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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1929
Page
7
Funeral services for David Mandry, who died while working in a Wheeling area mine, were conducted Thursday afternoon at his parents home on Barber Street by Rev. F. E. Roberts. Burial followed in Holtader cemetery.
The Trimble Township Board of Education voted to discontinue the Taylor Ridge School after this term. Sixty pupils will transfer to Greens Run and Trimble schools, with 16 in the first four grades remaining at Taylor Ridge until transport is arranged. The move aims to cut annual costs and provide centralized schooling.
The Kiwanis Club met in Glouster with the attendance committee in charge. E. H. Taylor sang a vocal solo and Rh. G. Webber gave a talk on Lincoln. Visitor L. E. Munden attended.
Millie Bergstresser of Factory testified in Athens County Common Pleas Court that the incident was merely a spat. Her husband Ray Bergstresser, jailed on assault charges, posted a $500 bond with her help and was released. The couple had recently arrived from Colorado for an estate settlement after Mrs. Bergstresser's father died.
Relatives on Taylor Ridge were notified Thursday of the death of Mrs William Kempton of Portsmouth, who died Wednesday. Funeral services will be at Wellston Saturday morning with burial in Wellston Cemetery. The Kemptons formerly lived at Trimble about 15 years ago. Mr Kempton was son of the late Riley Kempton and nephew of John Davis and Mrs Davis of Taylor Ridge.
The following officers were elected at a Blue Key meeting at Ohio University on Wednesday. James Patterson was chosen president, Kendall Query vice president, and Theodore Haines secretary treasurer.
A periodical promotes Gold Medal Flour as the kitchen tested brand for reliable, uniform outcomes with ham recipes and other dishes. The ad urges readers to ask grocers for Gold Medal Flour to ensure perfect results before trying the recipe.
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