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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1931

Page

6

Local Residents Leave for Visits and Meetings

Mrs Val Davis returns from Steubenville and Columbus where she stayed with Mrs Walter Reck, niece of Mrs Davis, while Reck manages The Ohio State Journal. Columbus visitors Roy Haddox family return home after Christmas with Mrs Haddox s parents. Local clubs reschedule meetings for Thursday and Wednesday. Birth announced for Thomas Clarence Horn. Miss Margaret Snow resumes teaching in Columbus after holidays.

Val Davis Steubenville Columbus Walter Reck Bryden Road Reck Davis Ohio State Journal Roy Haddox Marjorie Catherine and Roy Jr

Thoughtful Dead Husband Grants Widow Provisions for New Husband

Detroit January 5 40 P A will filed for probate states that Mrs Hazel Mother Tompkins widow of William F Tompkins who died December 20 will provide for a second husband. If she remarries he shall receive enough of the estate to start him in business or a profession. Mrs Tompkins is reported prostrated since the burial and could not be reached for comment. Her husband was purchasing agent for a large manufacturing company in Detroit.

Detroit Hazel

Christmas Vacation with Dr and Mrs Snow

A short notice describes a Christmas vacation with the parents Dr and Mrs D C Snow visiting relatives or traveling together during the holiday season.

Mrs. D. C. Snow

Mrs. Mary Harris Succumbs Sunday

Former Gloucester resident Mrs. Mary Harris died Sunday in Dayton. She was mother in law of Jay Andrews formerly of Athens. Her body will be brought to Athens tonight on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and taken to Dowler Funeral Parlors for services Tuesday at 1 PM. Burial will be in West Union Street Cemetery.

Mary Harris Glouster Dayton Jay Andrews Athens Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Dowler West Union Street

Traffic crashes leave three dead in weekend toll

Police records show three deaths and more than a dozen serious injuries after a weekend of multiple traffic crashes in Cleveland.

Cleveland U.P

Mrs Woods Dies At Home In Millfield

Mrs Jes sie Tippie Woods age 50 wife of E Woods died Sunday morning at the family home in Millfield She had been ill for weeks and funeral services are set for Tuesday at 8 PM from the Millfield Church of Christ with Rev G B Courtney Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery She leaves a daughter Mrs Edward Wade a grandson Richard Wade her parents Mr and Mrs H H Tippie of Glouster and brothers Charles Elmer Tippie She was known in lodge and church circles and assisted families after the Millfield mine disaster

Bruncey Jessie Tippie Woods E. Woods Mill 4 Pythian Sisters Mooseheart Legion Woods Edward Wade Millfield Richard Wade H. H. Tippie Charles Elmer Tippie Glouster

Manning Howard wed in Chauncey ceremony

Virgil Manning of Chauncey married Miss Maxine Howard of The Plains on January 6 with Rev. Pearl Miller officiating. The bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Howard of The Land, and the groom is son of James Manning of Chauncey. They plan to live in Chauncey and were attended by Julius Manning and Gee Manning.

Chauncey Virgil Manning Maxine Howard the Plains Pearl Miller E. C. Howard James Manning Ae Gee Julius Manning

Church Women Plan Wednesday Bible Class Meeting

Christian Bible class of the Church of Christ will meet Wednesday afternoon in the home of Mrs. Frank Lands with Floyd Nye as chairman. Mrs. Minister leads the program. All the women of the church are invited.

Chauncey Christian They Church of Christ Mre Frank Floyd Nye

Plains Church class to meet at Mrs Shaffer home

The Plains Church class will meet at Mrs Flay Channell Focal's home Wednesday evening. All members are urged to attend, with Mrs John Shaffer assisting.

THE Plains Jan Tennent Bible the Plains Church Flay Channell

Funeral Held For William Thomas Pettit At Millfield

Funeral services were held for William Thomas Pettit at Millfield Methodist Church with Rev. Hiram Mingus officiating. Interment followed at Greenlawn Cemetery. Pettit died Friday at Athens State Hospital after involvement in the Millfield mine disaster that claimed his brother Floyd Pettit. He left a sister Hattie Smith and two brothers. Pettit never married.

Chauncey William Thomas Pettit Millfield Millfield Methodist Episcopal Church Hiram Mingus Holiness Church Leonard Simpson Greenlawn Pettit Athens State Hospital Floyd Pettit Hattie Smith Mr. Pettit

Shields Injury Report From Chauncey Incident

Homer Shields of Chauncey, a state Highway Department worker, fractured his left foot in a Friday accident near Trimble. He was returned to his High Street home where Dr. Warren V. Sprague treated him.

Chauncey Homer Shields State Highway Department Trimble High Street Warren V. Sprague

Mines At Chauncey District Active In January

Twelve mines are in operation in this district today including Nos 9 255 267 10 69 68 24 28 Poston 6 L D Poston Black Diamond and Chauncey No 25.

Chauncey Poston L. D. Poston Black Diamond

Barba Fined for Intoxication in Chauncey Court

Steve Barba of Millfield pleaded guilty to intoxication in Mayor W D Hines court Chauncey. He was fined five dollars and costs after arrest by Marshal Burke Withem Chauncey.

Chauncey Steve Barba Millfield W. D. Hines Barba Marshal Burke Withem

Pocahontas Council to Attend Mrs. Woods Funeral

Mazon Council Degree of Pocahontas meets in Millfield lodge room at 7 PM to arrange attendance at the funeral of Mrs. Jessie Woods tonight.

Chauncey Mazon Council Degree of Pocahontas Millfield Jessie Woods

McHarg Family Hosts New Year Guests in Chauncey

Mr and Mrs Thomas McHarg and family welcomed as guests over New Year a daughter and niece from Dayton. The visitors included Miss Margaret McHarg Miss Anna Stewart both of Dayton and Alex McHarg of Pittsburgh staying at Mill Street Chauncey.

Chauncey Thomas McHarg Mill Street Margaret McHarg Anna Stewart Dayton Alex McHarg Pittsburgh

Miners Die In Blast At Midvale Coal Mine

Five men killed in a Midvale No 4 mine explosion as inspectors reveal a blow out shot ignited coal dust. Four died from after damp carbon monoxide, one was hurled by the blast. Victims Marek Rennicker Charles Carnahan Lurick Demattio Simon Boggiiana set charges near their dinner buckets.

Midvale Midvale Coal Company Inspec E. W. Smith Ohio Division of Mines J. J. Forbes U. S. Bureau of Mines Claude Ohler Marek Rennicker Charles Carnahan Lurick Demattio Simon Boggiana

Installation Held by Marcellite Rebekah Lodge

In Glouster on Saturday night Mar Cellite Rebekah Lodge installed officers led by Laura Gatchel District Deputy President assisted by Margaret McHarg District Deputy Marshal. New officers include Cassie Vaughn noble grand and Irene Morris vice grand with Mary Roberts as recording secretary and Edna Embrey as treasurer.

Edna Embrey Noble Grand Laura Gatchel Hazel Lunsford Arden Matie Dugan Maud Vaughn Dora Gardner Agnes Eddy Lenna Snowden Thelma Jones Beatrice Bickley Mary Blower

Hidden Gas Tunnel Tragedy Claims Four Miners

Four men racing toward an air shaft 1,800 feet away were overcome by deadly gas. Their lamps went out and they collapsed one by one. Rescuers later found their bodies after entering the passageways.

Balbo Leads Italian Seaplanes on Transatlantic Flight

Twelve Italian seaplanes under Minister Italo Balbo were set to depart Bolama in Portuguese Guinea tonight for a perilous flight to Natal Brazil. Four squadrons of three aircraft each were to take off under a full moon if weather allowed. A weather forecast supported the start of this long voyage.

Rome U.P Italo Balbo Bolama Cuinea Natal Brazil Air Ministry Balbo

Youthful bandit robs drug store for two dollars

Police in Columbus hunt a young robber who held up Mrs. H. D. Westervelt at a drug store operated by her husband and escaped with two dollars. The incident occurred Jan. 5 and was reported by U P.

Columbus U.P H. D. Westervelt

Walters Dies on Saturday Night in Jacksonville

Jesse Walters, a Jacksonville resident employed at a Baltimore area paper mill, died Saturday night in Fairfield County. The 41 year old left a wife in Jacksonville and a stepson George Parker of Akron. Funeral services were held at Jacksonville M E Church with burial in Russell Cemetery.

W. H. Reitz Russell Cemetery Jacksonville

Brysons Return From Columbus Educational Meet

Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Bryson returned from Columbus where Mr. Bryson attended a meeting of the Ohio Educational Association. In Columbus they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Bossack, Mrs. Bossack being formerly Irene Elliott of Glouster.

Glouster M. M. Bryson Columbus Bryson Ohio Educational Association FE. A. Bossack Bossack Irene Elliott

Former Locals Return as Detroit Plants Plan Reopen

Word reaches here that several Detroit auto plants will resume work this week. Former residents who had been visiting since December closures left for Detroit to be on hand for Monday morning shifts.

Glouster Detroit

Funeral services for Miss Clara Lewis

Funeral services for Miss Clara Lewis will be held Tuesday at 10 30 a m at Concord Church with burial in Concord Cemetery. She died Saturday afternoon in an Athens hospital. Survived by two sisters Mrs St G Wolfe Concord and Mrs Waiter Neff Albany.

Glouster Clara Lewis Concord Church Concord

Glouster Schools Resume After Holiday Break

Glouster schools returned to classes Monday following a two weeks holiday vacation. Out-of-town instructors spent the holidays at their homes while several local teachers visited friends outside town.

Glouster

Past Noble Grands Club to Meet at Mrs. Morris Home

Glouster residents note the Past Noble Grands Club will convene Thursday at 7 29 p m at Mrs Clara Morris home on Broad Street for a business meeting.

Glouster Noble Grands Club Clara Morris Broad Street

Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promote Liver and Bowel Health

Dr F M Edwards for 20 years treated many women with liver and bowel ailments. He offered olive tablets as a substitute for calomel to cleanse the system. The olive colored tablets are advertised to restore normal action, remove waste, and improve pale complexions, headaches, and dull eyes. Many people take them to stay fit. prices are 30c and 60c.

F. M. Edwards Dr. Edwards Dr. Madwards

Ford resumes assembly lines at River Rouge and 30 plants

Ford Motor Company announced that River Rouge and thirty plants nationwide resumed assembly lines today after a two week inventory pause. In Flint on Saturday the company hired more than a thousand men as production kicked back into full operation.

Detroit U.P Ford Motor Company River Rouge Flint

Einstein Overcomes Fear of Reporters in California

In Pasadena Albert Einstein speaks to American newspapermen at Caltech. He relaxes after a lengthy session with a youth translator and physicist Dr Richard C Tolman assisting. He declines a center of mass claim about the universe and plans to work quietly for the next ten days or two weeks.

Pasadena Calif U.P Albert Einstein United States California Institute of Technology Richard C. Tolman California Tech Dr. Tolman Einstein

Buick Factory Announcement Spares Jobs Amid Revival

The Buick factory announced new measures while the Oldsmobile plant in Lansing said it would rehire hundreds of former employees, signaling renewed production activity and workforce restoration in the automotive industry.

Buick Oldsmobile Lansing

Favor Briton Harvey to Meet Dundee in New York Fight

Len Harvey of England faces Vince Dundee of Baltimore in a 12 round middleweight bout at Madison Square Garden on Friday night. Selah El-Din weighs in for a six round debut against Eddie Benson at Ridgewood Grove Club the following night. Harvey seeks to pressure Mickey Walker into a title defense and carries a single loss in about 350 bouts.

New York Twaq Len Harvey England Selah El-Din Egypt Harvey Vince Dundee Baltimore Madison Square Garden Eddie Benson New Ridgewood Grove Dundee Mickey Walker

West Frontiersmen Society Hosts Banquet

The West Frontiersmen Society held its annual banquet inviting members and guests to celebrate achievements in exploration and regional fellowship. Speakers highlighted local clubs, donors, and future projects.

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