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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1935

Page

12

Athens Sees 23 Project Public Works Plan Grows

Athens officials expand a Federal work relief list to 23 items totaling about 1.084 million dollars. New costs include 400000 for a municipal electric plant and 120000 for a West Union Street railroad crossing plus 40000 for repaving Carpenter Street and 20000 for a West Side city park. Plans call for surveys, a possible light system study, a proposed incinerator, several storm sewers and river walls along West Union Street, and a river-bank beautification program.

Athens West Union Street Cable Street Shannon Avenue Morris Maplewood White's Mail Santry Wilson Store White's Mill South Bridge

Creomulsion Promises Quick Relief for Coughs

A vintage ad touts Creomulsion as a powerful yet harmless remedy for coughs and colds. It claims rapid relief, pleasant taste, and a money back guarantee if symptoms are not improved.

Chauncey Church Men To Meet Thursday Night

February meeting of the Chauncey Church of Christ Men s Bible Class will be held Thursday night at the church with Dannie Johnson as president in charge. Special music by James Donnie Homer Andrew Albert and Seli Jackson. Church orchestra will perform and a program will be given. Lunch will be served.

Chauncey Chauncey Church of Christ Dannie Johnson James Donnie Homer Johnson Andrew Albert Seli Jackson

Chauncey Mines Idle as District Activity Rises and Church Notices

Chauncey Mine No 2 in the Manhattan Coal Co. district is idle while sixteen area mines operate. Active mines include No 68 No 255 No 219 No 107 No 68 No 24 No 2 Ohio No 1 Poston No 6 Luhrig Lick Run Carbondale Kimberly Coonville Black Diamond and Salem Hollow. Cottage prayer meeting at 7 tonight at Clarence Mullins home. M F E church services Sunday at 2 led by Rev J D Deeds. Gertrude Carter of Chauncey and daughter Stella Martin of Crooksville travel to Columbus for nasal operation Thursday. Trimble Church business meeting set for Thursday night postponed.

Chauncey Manhattan Coal Co Ohio Poston Luhrig Lick Run Carbondale Kimberly Coonville Black Diamond Salem Hollow Chauncey—Cottage Clarence Naomi Mullins M. FE J. D. Deeds Gertrude Carter Columbus Stella Martin Crookaville

Athens considers public works for PWA funds

City officials outline projects including a $50,000 overhead crossing at Shafer Street, a $150,000 West Union Street crossing, an $8,090 beautification effort eliminating the city dump, and a $35,000 water and sewer extension along Richland Avenue to Routes 50 and 31. Boulay notes the list is a physical inventory of potential works if funds become available.

Sewart Street East Union Mulberry Franklin Avenue Madison Avenue Spring Street North Hill Park Shafer Street West Union Street Richland Avenue Mechanicsburg Athens L. A Boulay PWA Washington Boulay Worts

Lincoln Party Honors Mrs Welch With Home Event

Mrs C N Welch hosted a Lincoln Party at her Main Street home Tuesday night to honor a favor four years ago. Admission was a quotation about the log cabin president Abe Lincoln. Rev Clarence Swearingen spoke on Lincoln.

Middleport C. N. Welch Main Street

Revival in Progress At Zion Free Will Baptist Church

Rev Gulas Graham of Chauncey conducts revival at Zion Free Will Baptist Church with singing by Rev and Mrs Ralph Patterson. Services at 7 pm nightly. public invited. Sunday union prayer service drew large crowd from Nelsonville Chauncey Athens Albany Trimble and Jacksonville.

Chauncey Gulas Graham Zion Free Will Baptist Church Ralph Patterson Zion Church Nelsonville Athens Albany Trimble Jacksonville

Smitties Announce Detroit Birth of Daughter

Mr and Mrs Ray Smittie announce the birth of a daughter in Ford Hospital Detroit. Ray Smittie is a former instructor in Greens Run schools.

Chauncey Ray Smittie Ford Hospital Detroit Ray

Ida Stanley Reported Seriously Ill at Home

Chauncey Ida Stanley is reported seriously ill at her home. She expects to undergo an operation for a tumor as soon as her condition permits. Her daughter Bertha Sherlock of Athens is with her.

Chauncey Ida Stanley Bertha Sherlock Athens

Mrs Nettie Shields Hosts Birthday Dinner in Chauncey

Nettie Shields held a Sunday dinner at her Chauncey home honoring sons Delbert and Collin Shields for their birthday anniversaries. Guests included Lawrence, Robert, Herbert and Gladys Shields. The Sperry Players stage a benefit at Sanders Theater Thursday presented by Millfield Schools with a comedy and accordion music. The same show is planned for Sugar Creek School Friday as a school benefit.

Chauncey Nettie Shields Sona Delbert Collin Shields Lawrence Robert Herbert Ad Gladys Shields Sperry Players Millfield Sanders Sugar Creek

Fox Hunters Plan Daylight Chase Over Bethany Ridge

Fox hunters in Bethany Ridge plan a daylight chase on Washington's Birthday with all hounds entered. Farms in the district are being plowed and brush cut. Local residents Wade Jarvis Merrie Congreve Stewart are noted with a truck load of sheep sent to Parkersburg for Herman Wright.

Bethany Ridge Washington Wade Jarvis Merrie Stewart Parkersburg Herman Wright Winfield Russell Barlow Grant Russell Glenora Wright George Wright Pomeroy Athena Roy Chalfant Jacksonville Leslie Petty Charles Conkey Guysville Lewis Moore Clarence Petty Lucy Dalton

Funeral services for Charlies H Howell at Union Church

Funeral services will be held at Union Church Marshfield Road Thursday Feb 14 at 1 30 pm conducted by Athens Commandery No 15 Knights Templar. The notice also states that seventy five percent of all men and women past age 50 in this country have defective sight.

Charlies H. Howell Union Church Marshfield Road Athens Commandery No Knights Templar

Repairs by FERA at Coolville High School

During quarantine for scarlet fever work by 12 FERA men continues at Troy High School, with the gym floor being sanded and seats refinished. The extra holiday week is expected to finish the project. obituaries and local notices follow including deaths and social notes from Coolville and nearby communities.

Coolville Troy High School FERA Troy A. Z. Penrose Roy Thompson Harold Calaway Mr. Davies Virginia Bridgette Maurice Lott Racine D. C. Davis E.S. McCall Everet Richardson

Sheriff’s sale of real estate in Athens County

The Bardin Brothers Company sues Louis Gail and Ada Gail in case 16017. On February 25 1935 at 1 30 pm the sheriff will sell in Hollister on State Route 78 a tract in Trimbie Township appraised at 385 00 with no sale below two thirds of that amount. Cash only. Sheriff Charles En. L R Pierce attorney.

State of Ohio Athens County Common Pleas Court Bardin Brothers Company Louis Gail Ada Gail Athens Ohio Trimbie Township State of R. N. Fierce Louis Gat Hollister

Auction of Bailey real estate in Athens County Ohio

Public auction order by George B Bitzer Referee in Bankruptcy for the Southern District of Ohio Eastern Division. Listings cover multiple Carthage and Athens County tracts totaling about 220 acres, including farm known as Christopher farm, with various parcels described and appraised values, all to be sold free of liens for cash to the high bidder. The sale is set for February 21, 1935 at 10 a.m. in front of the courthouse.

Speeeees George B Bitzer Ohio John E. Bailey Carthage Athens Christopher Basom J. E. Bailey Christopher m 12Th Carthage Township Athens County U. W Nathan Hatch J E. Clark U. E William Bond Mary Bond Beaie S. E S. W Wm. Bond N. E Coolville Road James Krussell Poe C. P Bening Forrest EB. Claypool John EZ. Bailey

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