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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1931
Page
9
The Plains and Athens residents share a busy social week with visits, hospital news, and local events. Families including Roy and Lester Gabriel and Mrs. Jellison are noted. several residents travel to Columbus and Millfield for medical care and leisure, while church gatherings continue with Rev. Tilton in charge.
W H Parks of Nelsonville and Charles Dunn win prizes at the Kiwanis luncheon at Hotel Gordon in Glou ster. Rev Dr R O McClure of Athens compares Lincoln and Washington as U S history factors. Visitors John W Wood and Rev A A Turner attend.
A rehearsal meeting for the newly organized band is set for tonight at 7 o'clock in the mayor's office at the City Building. Additional members may join at the gathering.
Funeral services were held at the Derthick home for Maxine Griffin daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Griffin. She died Monday morning at 10 30 from pneumonia after a brief illness. Burial followed in Glouster Cemetery.
Thirty eight new members joined the Athens County Branch of the Muskingham Fish and Game Club at a meeting in Glouster. The club will push an active fight against stream pollution and has asked Senator L J Eberle and Representative K Mardis to support remediation efforts this year.
Drawings for the district basketball tournament to be held at Pomeroy on March 6 and 7 will be made at the Pomeroy Junior High School Building Sunday at 2 o'clock. Glouster schools Supt. Co B. Dillon reports the Glouster team will participate in the district event after being barred from the county tournament at Athens.
February 25 report says Miss Clarissa Blackson, 17, of Santoy, injured in a Burr Oak area accident Saturday night, is progressing in Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville. She suffered a fractured skull and remains in extremely serious condition but shows signs of possible recovery.
Glouster Temple No 560 Pythian Sisters announces a meeting for Thursday night with officers named and all members urged to attend. The session is described as of importance and will address business for consideration.
Miss Dorothy Fell, a prominent figure in capital society and daughter of Mrs. Ogden Mills, wife of the Treasury Under-secretary, appears in a new posed portrait. The caption notes her as one of the prettiest young socialites in Washington.
Community notes from Bisherville list visits across nearby towns. Families including Milhoan Householder Reed McDonald Withem and Easler share weekend and weekday stays in Jackson ville Trimble Athens Glouster Ringgold and East Branch with updated home moves and birthday celebrations by the 4 H Club led by Mrs Lena Withem.
In Red Thrush Ginger is abducted prompting Phil to push a ransom scheme. Detectives unravel alibis as a carrier pigeon note demands thirty thousand dollars and the group prepares a risky release plan while tensions rise at Mill Rush and Doorndee.
Illness in Harrisonville Mrs Bertha Harmon. Shirley Howard and family visited Hod Williams. Downington guests J R Wilson and family. Demand for residential property rising with spring occupancy expected. Harrisonville girls win and boys lose at Tuppers Plains basketball. Cooking lesson at Grange Hall by Mrs Harley Musser ends season. Eastern Star meets March 3. Rev Dean invites P M F churches to meet at M F E Church. Mrs John Shrader of Asbury Va visiting, returns home. Abe Combs visits Clarence Wyatt family.
Syracuse residents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Proctor and family with J. L. Blair visited Jackson Sunday. Mrs. C. A. Springer led a soup sale at Asbury Methodist Church. Rev. Beecher Morgan and L. W. Reese spoke at local events. Several families hosted visits in Parkersburg and Tuppers Plains.
Pleasant Valley residents gathered for a birthday dinner at the Misses Nellie and Lena Bean home with Nellie Bean honored. Several local families and relatives shared stories and meals, including Dixon brothers and Ohio visitors. Homer Stotts was reported ill.
Chauncey report says John Michael of Nelsonville, worker at the Hocking Mine, suffered serious back and rib injuries when caught between a motor and a car. He was carried to Dr. Hyde’s office in Nelsonville and then sent home. He formerly lived on Mill Street Chauncey and is well known locally.
The Plains residents hosted relatives over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Edward Gerkin of Lancaster visited Mrs Gerkin's parents, Mr and Mrs Evan Morgan Sr. Chauncey guests included Mr and Mrs Clarence Loper and their children with Mr and Mrs John Loper. Wellston guests Mr and Mrs Walter Cope and Mr and Mrs Harry Warner and their son Floyd stayed with the Morgans and daughter Maggie.
Mrs Clarence Morris returns to her Chauncey home from St. Francis Hospital Columbus where she had been for two weeks. She is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Rivers Mill Street Chauncey.
A birthday surprise for Mrs. McDaniel at her home hosted by Mr. and Mrs. H O McDaniel featured games music and prizes for several guests. The Ladies Aid plans a chicken dinner at the Church of Christ to support furnace payments. Local fires illnesses and visits are noted among residents and travelers.
Mrs. W W E Dicken hosted a Sunday dinner at her Lower Plains home to honor her husband on his birthday anniversary. Guests included Mrs I R Dicken Logan mother of the honoree Mr and Mrs Porter Dicken Athens Robert Smith Carbon Hall Mr and Mrs Harry Moore and son Melvin and Mr and Mrs Wendell Moore and son Roger Lower Plains.
Elva Coulson of Millfield R F D No 1 has been notified that her song My Sweetheart of Yesterday was chosen by a New York publishing house for publication. It is viewed as fit for popular music or as a utility song for talking pictures.
Mr and Mrs Denver Bricker of Chauncey were entertained at a six o clock dinner last Friday by Mr and Mrs Leo McMennany at their Jacksonville home.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Church of Christ in Millfield will serve a chicken supper at the church this evening starting at 5 o clock. Proceeds support church activities.
Chauncey Mine No. 25 of the New York Company sits idle today while other local mines report activity. Operations active include No. 9, No. 267, No. 69, No. 24, No. 28, No. 86, Poston No. 6, L. D. Poston, Black Diamond and Hocking.
Mrs. Joe Bryan Sr. and grandson Patty Curran are reported ill with influenza at their Chauncey home. The brief note records the household illness without further details.
Mrs S G Nichols hosted her daughters Mrs Sam Scott of New Marshfield Mrs Arthur Coon of Athens and Mrs Audra Knowlton Also listed are updates on Mrs Russell McHarg visiting Athens Lewis Potts and his son Otto in Hamden and Benton Potts family guests Harry Moore and son Melvin in Nelsonville Mrs S S Shaw and son Clarence of Union visited George Gabriel Jr In other items Mrs George Gabriel Sr and Jr residents near here are reported seriously ill with slight improvement Ella England and Robert Hixson Sr of Chauncey spent weekend with sister Mrs George Gabriel Sr
Britain's Ryder Cup squad trials proceed with three more events before naming 10 players. Whitcombe leads seasoned golfers against rising pros at Sandwell Park near Birmingham. Final selections may come after the Fulwell test or the British Open at Carnoustie.
Frankie Simms of Cleveland and Frankie Cawley of Pittston Pa heavyweights signed for the feature 10 round bout at the Coliseum Club on March 2. In the semi final Freddie Edwards of Charleston W Va bantamweight and Marty Mc Hale of Cleveland are set for eight rounds.
Coolville next meeting of Troy Grange will be held Saturday afternoon February 2 at 1 o'clock. The program includes roll call essay readings music and a guest list features Mrs Lizzie Clark Miss Mildred Hornsby and several locals visiting relatives and friends.
Richland Ave visitors include Mr and Mrs S Jackson of Chauncey and A B Jackson. Birth announced Suzanne Irene on Feb 22 to Denver and Mrs Gooding. Perry Munn ill with pneumonia. funeral for Sherman McKnight at Apostolic Church. P T A to meet Friday with planned program.
Broadwell and nearby towns report several influenza cases with many residents ill. The Ladies' Aid Society met at Lolie Brill's home quilting. The Rev. Bennington preached Sunday as families received visitors including Mrs. Lolie Brill and neighbors.
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