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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1930
Page
6
The column lists numerous social visits and family events across Bremen Columbus Nelsonville Glouster and McArthur. It notes services for Mrs Amer n and a burial at Carbon Hill, with many relatives visiting, staying and attending funerals and hospital visits. The piece paints a portrait of communal ties and seasonal gatherings.
Tuppers Plains residents and visitors are listed in a social roundup with numerous trips visits and greetings over a holiday period. The item names many individuals from nearby towns visiting relatives, attending church events, and traveling to cities such as Ashland and Spencer.
A long list of local households in Bedford and nearby Gordon West Virginia share holiday visits and Sunday gatherings. Families mentioned include the Riggs Athens Hines Hines Mul Jeffers Whaley Hart Chaney Cuckler and various spouses and children enjoying Christmas and Sunday time with relatives.
Shawnee residents host relatives with visits from Frank Crawford and family. A Detroit wedding united Miss Myrtle Harrop and Walter Morgan. Several locals plan for April state high school contests at Ohio Wesleyan University.
Chase. Mr. and Mrs Glen French returned to their Columbus home Thursday after Christmas with F C Oberholzer and family. Mr and Mrs Tom Wells stayed at C L Carsey’s. Mrs E H Carbaugh attended the Teachers State Convention in Columbus. Mr and Mrs J A Adair He bron spent the weekend with A J Carbaugh and family. School opened Monday after a one week vacation but is closed today New Year’s Day. Jack Stanley of Athens visited H E Douglas Monday. Mrs Robert Coates and son Maynard of Athens visited C E Chase Friday. E H Carbaugh and Emerson Wise were Guysville visitors Monday.
Strouds Run resident Austin Cone returned home Friday after visiting several days with her parents in Sugar Creek. Local families including Cain, Coke, Robin son, Dowler, Durfee, Perry, Shingler, Balderson, and Hunter report weekend or short visits. Dowler family mourns Louis C. Anderson of Cuyahoga Falls. Mildred Balderson resumes teaching after Christmas with Amesville parents. Evé Smith and Arra Gillette share Sunday calls. Clarence Smith and Dave Mattison return to work after weekend visits.
Haydenville residents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crothers and family visit Columbus with Mrs. Crothers sister Mrs. Jennie Snyder. Several local couples and their children travel to Columbus and Dayton. Nurses from White Cross Hospital visit home. Epworth League to meet Thursday at 8.00. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Matheny and family also visited Columbus Thursday.
Local residents from Marion Akron Berea Parkersburg Cleveland and other places visited relatives in Athens during Christmas and New Year period. Families including Ackley Frost Runnion McBee Boggs Sharp Davis and others gathered for dinners hospital calls and weekend visits amid travels by many, with several staying through Sunday.
Miss Sara Minear and Lowell Lewis wed at Saint Marys W Va on June 24 with Rev O K Martin officiating. Miss Minear taught Albany fifth and sixth grades and Lewis taught in Piqua. Also announced is Miss Idene Davis to Ermil Chesser in Saint Marys W Va on December 14. Both graduates of Albany High School class of 1923 teach in Albany. Basketball clash set Cannonville vs Albany on home floor Friday. Various social visits and family events noted with local residents and teachers involved. A large December P T A meeting at the school featured student performances and Santa visit for children.
Initiation of officers at Troy Grange planned for next Saturday afternoon with requests for refreshments. Local residents host flows of visitors including Hemlock Grove and Salem guests, Parkersburg business trips, and Christmas gatherings.
Wyatt Creek Potter and Roy Debecoise spent Christmas with Potter parents in Newark. Ralph C. Frash from Ohio State University vacationed with his parents C. S. and Mrs. Frash. Alice Potter joined Ida Frash Sun for afternoon. Gilbert Boudinot and Eldon Wyatt hosted callers Julia and Weber White. Ralph and Blanche Frank visited sister J. D. Parmiter. Lucy Evans of Athens visited sister Mrs. Wyatt McDaniel. The McDaniel family received guests Jacob McDaniel Erama Wyatt Nancy Green and Virgil Jones of Columbus along with Lucy Evans of Alabama.
Eden Miss Olive Cowdery left for Reedsville for work while Virginia Reed stayed home from Parkersburg. Several residents visited relatives in Coalville and nearby towns. many spent weekends with family. Frank Kibble, Harold Brannon, and others intertwined visits with Joe Windon, Pomeroy, Joppa, and Parkersburg activities.
Rutland County residents like O Chapman and family visit Salem kin while Miss Ethel Blackwood visits Darwin parents. Mrs Sarah Carter goes to Holzer Hospital for observation. Bill Williams visits grandmother Mrs Harrie in Beech Grove. Mrs Vinnie Johnson of Hanesville stays with son Leo and Mrs Bean with daughter Mrs Bertha Rathburo, and they pass Christmas in Columbus with grandchildren.
Corning residents Ruth Wilson and Pa lary Adeline Rodgers visited their parents over the Christmas holidays. Several families from Greenfield Columbus Middleport Cleveland Detroit Murray City Bucyrus and Toledo hosted relatives this week sharing seasonal greetings.
Syracuse Mrs Daisy Marr of Chicago was called home by the death of her mother Mrs Robert Griffith. Delbert Lee will receive further treatment in a Dayton hospital for injuries from an automobile accident. Mrs Fred Shumway hosted a Christmas Day family reunion. Joseph Thorn and son of Chicago visited Mr and Mrs Ira Fleming. A L Flanagan returned from a Columbus business trip. Miss Lenore Campbell to return to Youngstown Sunday from a two week holiday visit. Mrs Ethel Conkle and her Akron son were week end guests of her sister Mrs William Wallace. Belle Carleton visited Gallpolis last week. Fleming spent several days with Clarksburg relatives. Rebecca Wood returned from Chester.
Dayton and surrounding area residents hosted friends and relatives including Mrs. Albert Frost and her sons Emmett Leroy and Mae Bel, the Kelleys, the Gheer family, and Abe Sams. Many visitors attended weekend gatherings and Sunday meals with local households such as Beatty, Bean, Grosvenor, and Love families.
Santa unloaded a Christmas tree for Mineral School children at a well attended event. Fourth month attendance records end December 20 show 98.89 percent with many pupils listed across primary and teacher grade groups, including Glendon Clark and Erma Judger.
The Plains area residents and guests are noted visiting relatives in Spring Geld Columbus Springfield Athens Wellston and Nelsonville. Several injuries and travel for work are mentioned including John West’s icy slip in Chilligothe and workers returning to Columbus for Ford assembly.
Chesterhill Mrs Pear Berry left Saturday for a three weeks visit with daughter Mrs John Glass in Columbus. Charlies Wood has been unable to work due to feal trouble. Miss Blanche Schofield entertained at dinner. Thelma and Francis Palmer of Mrs Lelia Berry left for Detroit to join Hudson Motor Car Company. J L Ray of the Elliott District ill, went to Columbus for a specialist. John Patterson, OSU student, home for a few days. Mrs Elsie Williamson and daughters of Cumberland Md visiting sister Mrs William Snyder and teaching in Cumberland. Rev R L Derrick spent days in Cleveland returning with wife and children. Mr and Mrs Harry Smith of Parkersburg spent Sunday with Osbors Smith.
Mr and Mrs Wilber Kasler of Columbus announce the birth of a seven pound boy on December 28 Mrs Elizabeth Phillips visited relatives in Athens Monday Many local families hosted guests over the weekend including Mr and Mrs G L Bryson Mr and Mrs A A Kasler and others from Hooper Ridge Athens Sugar Creek and Cincinnati Numerous visits and extended family gatherings are noted with several names and places mentioned including Athens Lancaster and Sugar Creek
Mr and Mrs Pearl Smith return home after visiting the late rs Mr and Mrs Charles Flanders in Asbury. Miss Al O Brien Athens weekend guest of Miss Adrien Smith. Harry Smith visited his mother Mrs S J Smith. Kerm Schwartz and Claudis Chappell were Sunday guests of Adrien Smith and Ada O’Brien. Miss Florence Meeks visits Mazie Meeks. Floyd Williams and children visited his aunt Mrs Meeks Friday. Mrs Margaret Grim called on Mrs S J Smith Saturday. Anna Swartz and son, visiting near here, spent a few days on their farm nearby.
Carpenter Mr and Mrs E R Kincaid and son returned to Michigan Monday after visiting Mr and Mrs K L Steward. Mr and Mrs F Howery and sons Eddie and Verlin spent Sunday with Will Hull and family near Harrisonville. Mrs Anna Goff Athens spent the weekend here. Mr and Mrs H I Steward were in Pomeroy business visitors Tuesday. Lee and Lloyd McComas spent the holiday recess with their parents in Wilson. Weyand and Clifton Wood were Pomeroy visitors Monday.
The column lists residents visiting relatives during the holiday period across Columbus Athens Pratts Fork and nearby towns. Elda Smith Eva Mohler Clara Rogers Glen Goldsberry Goldsberry family and others travel to see kin. A horse owned by Bert Swarts died after a kick.
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