Five year old Gertrude Strain and great-grandfather honored at New Straitsville birthday
In New Straitsville on February 18, Gertrude Strain aged five and her great-grandfather J N Blankenship aged 83 celebrated birthdays at his home with an old-fashioned chicken dinner. Attendees included James N Blankenship, the Strain and Blankenship families, and local residents. A dance followed at Red Men's Hall as part of the social weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Strain
New Straitsville
J. N. BlankiSmship
James N. Blankenship
Tim Blankenship
Bred Blankenship
Jimmie
Bob
Levi Wolfe
Glyde Strain
Margaret Strain
Blankenship
John Hines
Columbus
Sidney Johnston
Mormie Young
Don Young
Cribbie’ Blankership
Cleveland
Harry Abram
Funeral Held for Pearley Pickett in Barnesville
Pearley Pickett aged 80, born near Malta, died recently. Funeral services were held in Barnesville with relatives including Chesterhill residents attending. Survived by widow and daughter Edith Stratton of West Orange New Jersey. member of Friends Church. Other local notes: appendicitis operations, hospital updates, and visits across Chesterhill Malta and Kenton areas.
Extensive Sunday Visitation List At Local Homes
Area families gathered for Sunday visits at multiple homes including Mr and Mrs R L Sharp Laurelville guests Joe H Je and others. L A Townsend Parkersburg and J S Gaston Carthage attended dinner. Mrs L H Allen cared for Sherman Burnside in Good Hope. John Chevalier hosted birthday dinner for Will Chevalier near Success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Sharp
Joe H. Je
Laurelville
Earligcade
John Chevalieg
Mias
Grace Jeffers
Willie
Dennis Mixson
L. A. Townsend
Beulah
Parkersburg
J. S. Gaston
Carthage
R. M. Allen
L. H. Allen
Sherman Burnaide
Good Hope
W. Wea
Athens
Ralph Allen
John Chevalier
Will Chevalier
Success
Catheryn Boggs
A. L
Little Hoek
Laroy Boggs
Raymond Boggs
Lewis Shirley
Vanita
O. L. Davis
Lillian Bradford
William French
Emmett Swisher
Chdren
Roy Calvert
Valentine Parties Honor Lincoln Washington at Local Churches
Nellie Barnes entertained the Junior Class of the Methodist Episcopal Church with a Valentine party featuring songs recitations and games honoring Lincoln and Washington. Helen R. Emrick hosted a Junior Christian Endeavor Valentine gathering with games music and refreshments. Several local residents visited and well wishes were exchanged as families traveled between nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Barnes
Methodist Episcopal Church
Valentine
Lincoln
Washington
Anna Fay Hamilton
Fay Pickens
Kathryn Williams
James Buckley
Erma Barnes
Ivan Buckley
Rex Osborn
Richard Smith
Helen R. Emrick
Christian Endeavor
The
Christian Church
Lizzie Stout
Alfred
Russell
Torch
E. A. Persons
Paul
Murray City
Ohio
J. E. Torrence
Algia Mills
Ravenswood
L. B. Sisson
Tuppers Plains
George Hamilton
J. W. Barnes
Bethel
D. D. Watkins
Parkersburg
Fred Shumway
H. W. Larkins
Harry Pickens
Pomeroy
Ira Greathouse
Sumner
Barr
Local Residents Attend Ohio University Wrestling Match
Carbondale residents including Mr Mac Stanley and Mrs Celinda Edgar attended a wrestling event at the Ohio University gym Saturday night. The article also notes Ohio University student James Stanley, a team member, and lists several Sunday visitors and relatives from nearby towns. A man named Leonard Prater lost the end of a finger in an accident with an electric meat grinder at The Williams Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac Stanley
Sarah Stanley
Celinda Edgar
Mary Odenbaugh
Howard Johnson
Viola Thompson
Francis
Denver White
T. R. McDaniel
Ohio University
Stanley
James
Jane Howson
Earl Howson
Jacksonville
Fla
Bernard Howson
Leona
Mildred
Merl Howson
Emory
Columbus
Rolland Howson
Frank Betts
Athens
Josh Clark
Philo
Ray
Herman
Ada Hoskins
Clayton
Nelsonville
Opal Johnson
Norris
Barberton
Charles Marstellar
John Marstellar
Jane Hood
Pomeroy
Stover
Racine
Joe Barron
Lawrence
Roger
New Marshfield
Ida Clark
Leonard Lowry
Lulu Hartman
Velma Lowry
Eugene Hankison
Old Man's Cave
Delbert Lowry
Donna
Arthur
Emma Lowry
Charles Dougherty
Carbondale
Williams
Leonard Prater
Local Social Notes Highlight Weddings Visits and Illness
Shawnee Mrs. W W Jones and Hannah Treadwell of California travel for Fred Treadwell’s funeral. Marion Jones and Jack Foster announce their marriage, effective since November. Iyde Ward and Ralph Peyton Jr visit Glouster families over weekend. Rebekah Lodge honors Mrs Lee Welsh with a surprise visit and luncheon gifts. Charles Habbit moves his confectionery to Red Men’s Hall. Clyde Russell and Pennsylvanians visit relatives. F Wiles and family from Columbus spend weekend with friends. Mrs John Bath visits Lancaster and Mr and Mrs Sherman Stoyle spend time with daughter in Uran. Influenza affects Mrs Heiellaugh and Minnie Dishon for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Jones
Hannah Treadwell
California
Fred Treadwell
Marion Jones
Cager Jones
Jack Foster
New Straitsville
Iyde Ward
Ralph Peyton, Jr
Glouster
Lee Welsh
Rebekah Lodge
Welsh
George Mitchell
Charles Habbit
Red Men's Hall
Meades
Clyde Russell
Pennsylvania
F. Wiles
Columbus
John Bath
William Kincer
Lancaster
Sherman Stoyle
Uran
Ohio
Charles Heiellaugh
Minnie Dishon
State Road War Pushes on at Harrisonville
A force works on State Highway No. 143 with regular relays planned as county and township road work stalls. Local notes mention milder weather spurring outdoor labor, plus community items: city figures, church group meeting, a fatal car accident in Oklahoma affecting a local family, and several social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonville
Henry Mayhugh
Lena Alkires
Ladies Aid Society
M E. Church
Nora Gilkey
Son
Carl H. Chase
Dean of
Albany
G. W. Ash
J. B. Ash
Oklahoma
Carl Heywood
Nancy Ellen
Bert Hogue
Columbus
John Blackwood
Syracuse
Toppers Plains
Charleston
Parkersburg
McClure
M. E. Church
Frank Markins
Carpenter
Local Social Notes and Obituary from The Plains
The Plains area residents and visitors share greetings and visits across Athens Mech anicsburg and Columbus. Notables include the Thorn and Carpenter families with many cousins and friends visiting, a funeral for William McElfresh, and a report on Mrs Steve Charney recovering from injuries after an auto accident.
Local Residents and Visitors Share Weekend in Chauncey
Bethany Stalder and family visited grandparents in Chauncey while Miss Alice Frandeberry stayed with Mrs. Grimes in Frost. Dan Johnson and Herman Wright spent weekends with local relatives. Updates report Mrs. Lewis Ludwick improving after illness, Laney Grubb also improving, and Zora Barnhart visiting Ludwicks. Clarence Petty bought eight horses and other residents hosted guests from Frost and Youngstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis Stalder
Richard
Chauncey
Alice Frandeberry
Susie Grimes
Frost
Dan Johnson
Grant Russell
Lewis Ludwick
Herman Wright
Stewart
Glenora Wright
Minta Perdue
Columbus
Zaleski Dinner Honors 92nd Birthday of Mrs. Samantha Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vansky and family hosted a Sunday dinner on February 15 honoring Mrs. Samantha Johnson on her 92nd birthday. Numerous relatives and friends from Charleston, Mobile, Indianapolis, Columbus, Athens, Chillicothe, Belpre, Nelsonville, Huntington, and Zaleski attended or were noted as guests or visitors. Relatives also reported Harley Tripp of Columbus remains seriously ill in White Cross Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Vansky
Dorothy
Vansky
Samantha Johnson
E. H. Robertson
Joe Robertson
Charleston
W. Va
C. J. Robertson
Clarence
Oak Hill
J. A. Jones
Mobile
Alabama
E. H. Hoffman
Mary L. Rannells
Columbus
Commercial Avenue
Tripp
W. G. Henninger
A. H. Hayes
B. C. Railroad Co
Alfred Loper
Hamden
Theodore Lopez
Anna Kohler
Don Ayers
Nelsonville
T. J. Shipley
Huntington
Flora Dill
Lester Danny
Virgil
Albany
Doris Mace
Athens
Missouri Mace
Etta Freeman
H. E. Anser
James Pleukharp
Logan
Pleukharp
Jack McGarty
Bobby Riley
Murray City
William Carrick
Charles Holdcroft
Evelyn McIntyre
McArthur
D. P. Johnson
Community Notes From Haydenville Logan and Columbus Areas
Haydenville and Logan families visited relatives including Mr and Mrs Ervin Matheny and Dorothy Vollmer. A Valentine party for 4 H Club members and parents was held at Courthouse Auditorium with numerous local youths aiding music. Birth announced for Glen Farley daughter. Revival services attended by school pupils and teachers. Junior Choir performed. Local residents visited Grant Hospital Columbus and Mrs Achauer recovering from surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin Matheny
Logan
Aileen Weed
Aileen Vancuren
Aileen
Mary Hiles
Helen Filters
Waveline Martin
Ethel Patton
Hazelles
Dolly Poe
Kitty Bowles
Grace Lehman
Katie Gray
Reva Vollmer
Ruth Inboden
Maxine Appleman
Mies Allen
Margie Matheny
Raph Bond
George Bond
Glen Farley
M. FE
Tom Fling
Lancaster
John Carpenter
Matheny
W. L. Achauer
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Achavuer
Nellie Bond
Wolf Achauer
S.S. Scott
G. C. Nutter
Webb
Logan ‘S
Homer Carter
Bernice Iles
Charles Iles
George Cedar
Charles Pierce
Chester Boucher
Bob Matheny
Founders Day events and community notices in Syracuse
Syracuse and nearby communities report Founders Day programs at the new school building in Syracuse with attendees from Pomeroy and Gallipolis. Local visits include Sugar Grove and Shawnee, plus church and missionary meetings.
Deaths and social notes from Murray City and surrounding areas
Aged Murray City resident Mrs. Calvin McDaniel dies at her daughter Mrs. George Hamer home in Detroit. Funeral services held today. body brought to son Ralph McDaniel in Murray City. EK A Person called to Reedville for aunt’s illness. Numerous local visits and attendance at funerals, euchre results at St. Philip Hall, and travel notes including Jacksonville, Nelsonville, New Straitsville, Columbus, and Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin McDaniel
George Hamer
Detroit
McDaniel
Ralph McDaniel
EK. A. Person
Reedaville
John Fick
Charles
Ralph
Nelsonville
Barney Penn
Frank Williams
Grace Storer
Wyman
Grant Hospital
Columbus
J. A. Robinson
George Jones
Gerald Robinson
Ted Shuttleworth
Hugh Riggs
Dorothy Riggs
Charles Robinson
Jeff Robinson
George McCarley
Wellston
St. Philip Hall
Miss McMannaway
Jacksonville
Charles Dugan
Pearl Shuttleworth
New Straitsville
County Agent Speaks at Troy Grange Meeting
Troy Grange welcomed county farm agent T. H Johnson with a talk on Looking into the Future and special music by Mildred Bunion. An elm tree honoring George Washington was planted on the Grange Hall lawn, with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Amos Place visiting in Ath ens and multiple local residents noted in attendance and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Troy Grange
T. H Johnson
Mildred Bunion
Grange Hall
George Washington
Amos Place
J. M. Shirley
Athens
P. D. Sheets
Wilfred Sheets
Gladya Sheets
Russell Cody
FE. B. McCaulskey
Andrew
C. HM
Fora
Dell Morrison
Stewart
C. S. Thompson
Lloyd
John Wagner
Gallipolis
P. O. Smith
Ruth
Frances Tanborey
Middleport
Ira Kincade
Herbert Shields
Bethel Ridge
Ora Dunfee
K. M. Barth
Barth
Hoobler
Roy Runion
Parkersburg
R. J. Runion
Charles Burke
Kenneth Mars
Mars
H. M. Walden
O. W. Cody
Waterford
Dr. Danford
Samuel Davis
Athens resident loses large store to fire
Broadwell M. P. Totman of Athens reports his large store building burned on the property. Several Athens residents visit and family members travel for caregiving and family illness. Joe Young Jr and Dorothy Young suffer mumps. multiple local residents are listed as guests or visitors.
Local Socials and Church Notes from Nelsonville Area
Kimberly Robert Beckler, John McClain, James Ossman, Edgar McClain, and Floyd Brown attended a chicken supper at the Junior O U A M Hall in Nelsonville Saturday. Mrs. Elmer Rizer is slowly improving after illness. Charles Thomas visited the Kinsey home. Harry Stage of Nelsonville arrived. Mrs. Josephine Tolliver of Carbon dale visited relatives here. Charles Holcombe and Elmer Rizer were business visitors at Enter prize Sunday. James Collina of Nelsonville visited friends here. No church services were held Sunday evening. Thirty one attended Sunday School. Several locals attended church at Oak Grove Sunday evening. York Grange members staged the comedy A Poor Married Man at Athens Township Grange Tuesday night. The mine was idle Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Beckler
John McClain
James Ossman
Edgar McClain
Floyd Brown
O. U. A. M. Hall
Nelsonville
Elmer Rizer
Charles Thomas
Wes Kinsey
Harry Stage
Josephine Tolliver
Carbondale
Charles Holcombe
Enterprize
James Collina
Sun School
Everal
Oak Grove
York Grange
Athens Township
Local Social Roundup From Hebbardsville and Nearby
Mr and Mrs Harry Simmons and daughter Harriet Lee hosted Sunday guests from Hebbardsville. Miss Cecil Everley visiting from Athens spent the weekend with her parents. Frank and Pat Arnett of Racine joined Mr and Mrs Plummer Lax for Monday greetings. Athenean visitors Mr and Mrs W P Collins stopped by to see brother G W Collins and family. Mr and Mrs Arthur Reeder and Athens guests visited Mrs Martha Blackwood. Ermil Chesser of Athens called on Mr and Mrs Dennis Pauley on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Simmons
Harriet Lee
Earl Simmons
Mias Cecil Everley
Athens
E. Everley
Frank
Pat'’ Arnett
Racine
Plummer Lax
W. P. Collins
G. W. Collins
Arthur Reeder
Martha Blackwood
Ermil Chesser
Dennis Pauley
Cuticura Heals Infant Eczema with Quick Relief
Alice Fox of Fruitdale South Oak reports her four week old daughter suffered a red rash with blisters on the forehead head feet and ankles causing severe itching. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she saw almost immediate relief and complete healing after four cakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Fox
Fruitdale
Albany Grange Gifts York Grange New Hall Dedication noted
Albany Grange donated 10 dollars to York Grange which has just dedicated a new Grange hall. The Albany meeting on Saturday featured bylaw revisions and a volunteer program led by Edith Bobo with members and guests from Athens and New Marshfield Granges attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Grange
York Grange
New Grange
Albany
Turing
R. Knowlton
E. ~. Lewis
Local Notices From Rutland and Nearby Areas
Community updates include Red Cross relief talk at the Methodist Church by District Superintendent McClure Athens praise. marriages announced William Kelley and Frances Clark of Columbus colored wedding. multiple social visits and family news across Rutland West Virginia Ohio and Oklahoma. death notices for Mrs. George Nicholson in Shawnee Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. K. Chapman
West Virginia
Berry Jones
McClure
Athens
Red Cross
L. D. Agler
Columbus
Martha Bolton
Cash Zimmerman
Sylvester Huston
Frances Jayjohn
Wilma
Harley Garvin
Bradbury
EB. M. Powers
William Kelley
Misa Frances Clark
Henry Clark
Utland High School
Kelley
de Clark
Marvin Chase
Carpenter
Seth Niholson
William Nicholson
George Nicholson
Shawnee
Okla
Mra
Nicholson
Oklahoma
Emmett McCumber
Burial of Mrs. Emiline Monroe Draws Large Crowd
A large number of people attended the burial of Mrs. Emiline Monroe at the local cemetery last Sunday. Mrs. Monroe had previously resided in the area. Mrs. Selah Weatherby of Athens was a dinner guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Mohler last Thursday. Mrs. William Colmer and her daughter Alvira are ill with mumps. The Hickory School has closed for the past week with teacher Laura McClain also ill with mumps. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Buck hosted Eddie Ashcraft and daughter Thelma as Saturday night guests. Elda Smith employed in Columbus and Morris Switzer, Miss Mable Armsburger, and Miss Marie Pierson visited Mrs. Glennie St. Clair for dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Thorn
Athens
Joe Carpenter
Mechanicsburg
Ed Michael
Thorn
Steve Charney
Plains Road
Carrol Thorn
Steve
East State Street
Charles Shafer
Gandee
Harris House
Harrison Potts
Frank Erb
Barberton
Missa Vivian Erb
Columbus
Cameron
Neil Avenue
State University
Pete Erb
Harry Porter
Chester
Jack McAllister
Orla Porter
Tom Porter
Frank Porter
Sugar Creek
Harry
Robert Hawk
Elizabeth Hawk
Elza McGranor
New Marshfield
Noble Collins
Earl Jahlinson
Charles Tate
Jennie Mayberry
John
Mildred
Pittsburgh
Zell Buffington
L. Smith
Carbon Hill
Will Lyons
William Whitlatch
Ameagle
Will McElfreshn
Hugh Nida
Dana Swift
Lott Bricker
Bert Adams
Roert Graves
Ben Harrison
B. L. Cooper
Walter Wharton
L. D. Stanley
Bernice Stanley
L. D. Nelson
Charles Keeton
Thelma Keeeton
E. J. Swift
Dale
Mary Swift
Daugh Nida
Alfred Yauger
Cheshire
Allen Roush
Minersville
William McEfresh
Chesterhill
Emiline Monroe
Monroe
Selah Weatherby
J. P. Mohler
William Colmer
Alvira
Hickory
Laura McClain
Hubert Buck
Eddie Ashcraft
Thelma
Elda Smith
Morris Switzer
Mable Armsburger
Marie Pierson
Glennie St. Clair
Pape's Diapepsin Praised by Minneapolis Officer
A Minneapolis police officer named M. J. Czick testifies that Pape's Diapepsin cured his indigestion after two years of suffering from headaches belching sour taste and gas. He now regains appetite and can eat pastries without after effects and recommends the product to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Czick
Third Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
Pape
W. Va
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George Ashbaugh
New Lexington
James V. Blankenship
Ralph Graham
Barney Blankenship
T. D. Price
Roy and
Clarence Palmer
Orville
Fred Worthington
Kee
Hima Edgerton
Lillian Todd
Jesse Worthington
Carl Patterson
Barnesville
Pearley Pickett
Pickett
Hopewell
Malta
Edith Stratton
West Orange
N. J
Friends’ Church
Clara Hopkins
Memorial Hospital
Marietta
Leslie Mingus
Mary
Joe Young
Kentucky
Mingus
George Young
Big Woods
Clyde Collins
Zanesville
Bobby
Harvey Beck
Emorial Hospital
John Goddard
Kenton
David Gardner
Blanche Brawley
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Emma Shook
Joe Doudna
Harry Smith
Lottridge
Reedsville
Bethany
Mayflower
Philadelphia
Navy
Hoover
Zaleski
Haydenville
Parent-Teacher Association
Marcia Karr
Phil Williamson
A. l L. Flanagan
Gladys Crooks
Gertrude McBride
Marcéla Karr
Sugar Grove
Perry Bonnar
Chillicothe
W. J. Wallace
Emma Duckworth
Mr. Treadwell
William Wallace
Samuel McCullough
Guy Gorby
Marcella Owens
Asa Hoskins
Asbury Methodist Church
A. L. Flanagan
Woman's Foreign Missionary Meeting
Frieda Fields
Mina Lewis
Mae Karr
Nell Shumway
Clara Roberts
Lillian Moore
Madyline Roush
Ora Nease
Mattie Springer
Mary Bridgman
Belle Carleton
J. L. Blair
Methodist
Ruth Penn
Eleanor Thomas
J. A. Ayres
Columbia
Thomas Mordue
George Mordue
Robert Foster
Sadie Foster
George Brooker
Ruth Brooker
Lewis Seidenfeld
Blanche Seigenfeld
Dillinger
Earl Robinette
Cincinnati
John Stevens
John Shafer
Phyllis
William Kerns
John Kerns
Burke Wolfe
Emma Tippie
Grange
Troy
Broadwell
M. P. Totman
Harry Townsend
Ora Gorham
Sarah Johnston
Townsend
Marty Brill
Lottie Brill
Lawrence Ite
Paul Young
Mian
Ruth White
George Sprouse
Oscar James
Frank James
Wall Nice
Ray Nice
Dunbar
Art Vincent Guynville
W. C. Young
Esther
Earl Young
Athena
Joe Young Jr
Dorothy Young
Kimberly
Hebbardsville
Cuthura
Eas
Senter Laboratetion
Cape
Molden
Masa
Edith Bobo
Goldie Scott
Kate Lewis
Fred Elliott
Sam Scott
E. E B. Lewis
W. M. Throckmorton
Maude Knowlton
Althea Scott
W. N. Throckmorton
Thomas H. Johnson
Athena County
Mra. Booth
Ida Elliott
Quimby
Kathryn Rickey
Phosey Throckmorton
Jessie Jones
New Marshfield Granges
Baptist Church
Lawrence Morris
Lewis
Florence Strong
Eldon Dalley
Marion
Frank Knapp
Peevey
Dent Allen
Faye Baker
Gallipolis Fuentes
Mias Mary Barnes
Holger Hospital
Cash Smith
Dexter
Will Gillogly
Clarence Rickey
Winnifred
Misa Bertha Rickey
George Bailes
Florida
Ed. Bailes
Betty and
Tommy Jr
Jeff Tewksbury
Ralph Harker
Union
Arthur Wiggin
G. H. Wiggin
Leslie Lasch
Rex Brown
Kansas City
Helen Stevens
N Om
BE. Hi. Laach
Chicago
Monte Grove
Picnic Grove
Floyd DeLashmutt
Parent- Teacher Association
Ed McVay
D. Be, Allen
Ed Rickey
C. N. Jones
Will Bean
Donia
Wilbur Baughman
Mary Frances Gillogly
Virginia
James Edward Rosa
Harriganville
Albany M. BE
Paris
Rutland
Buckeye
Building & Loan Association
Buckeye State Building
East
Gay ST
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