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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1929
Page
5
Chauncey report notes Mrs Net tie Love Miller of Gloucester and former Chauncey residents Ruby Love Spears and her infant Homer Dow in a Columbus hospital in critical condition. Little hope for recovery as of the message to Mrs Miller.
Chauncey January 10 Superintendent Daugherty reports improvement among influenza patients at the County Home. About 30 inmates have had influenza with some mild cases not confined to beds. No deaths have been reported.
Mrs Tom Rosser hosted a Wednesday dinner at 34 West Washington Street honoring Mrs Morgan Jones whose December wedding in Columbus united Helen Bowles with Mr Jones. The nine guests included bride’s sister Adriene Bowles and Ohio University student residents.
Mr and Mrs Hilton Foster of Warsaw Ohio announce the birth of twin daughters Jean Marie and Janet Lee on Tuesday January 8 at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Foster is a student at Ohio University. Mrs Foster formerly Miss Madeline Perry of Coshocton. Mrs Harry Z Foster at 220 East State Street hosts her bridge club this afternoon. The Sapps of Pratts Fork and Hugh Meighen with Miss Freda Meighen and John Conquest were visiting Chillicothe earlier this week.
Jefferson Love 72 of New Pittsburg died at his home. Funeral Friday at 10 from the Church of Christ in Greens Run with burial in Truetown Cemetery. He was a former resident and is survived by his widow and several children.
Mrs Rebecca Nelson died at 84 in the home of her son Wilbur Nelson in Lower Plains from pneumonia. Burial will take place in Buchtel Cemetery. She was survived by seven children.
A new mixed age Sunday School class has been organized at the Church of Christ on Taylor Ridge. Mrs Myrtle Brown Olbus formerly of Millfield has been elected president of the new class.
Chauncey residents share greetings as Mrs Hagel Courtney and daughter Marjorie return from Columbus. Leonard Heading and Lee Phillips plan to depart for Pontiac Michigan. Alva Gillett and Virginia Lee visit Athens amid illness and death in the Gillett family. Jessie Tippie and Mary Meinhart travel to The Plains for a visit.
Mary E B Martin 59 wife of Charles P Martin of 27 Franklin Avenue died of pneumonia Wednesday at 1 30 pm at the home of her son in law and daughter Dr R J Studer 155 Grosvenor Street She had lived in Athens 22 years She leaves a husband three daughters Mrs Brent Metcalf Mansfield Mrs R J Studer one sister Mrs John Burns Wellston and one brother William G Lavender Fairmont
George IC Price 37 valuation engineer for the Toledo Terminal Railroad and Dorothy Steveries 27 a stenographer were killed when an automobile struck them as they waited for a street car in Toledo.
Evan Morgan and Mrs Earl Thompson and families. Mrs Dora Watkins Chauncey ill with influenza. Mr and Mrs Clifford Courtney called here by death of Cliffords mother Mrs Isabelle Keplar in Nelsonville. Condition of Joe Civille son of Mr and Mrs John Civille Chauncey improved.
Athens County Grand Jury opened with interest on George Ludden charged in the murder of John Lent at Lent’s shanty near the Lick Run mine. Lent died after being shot with a 38 caliber bullet. Nine witnesses were summoned for Ludden while other cases included Col ling non support and several assault and larceny charges.
Miss Martha Willis followed her physician and used a double strength dose of Ayers Pectoral, a cherry and terpin hydrate mixture, to recover from a cold. The remedy relieved nasal congestion and chest symptoms within hours and fully cleared the cold in a day. Other cases follow the same physician certified results.
Ohio University Athens will host the Mantell Hamper Company in Macbeth on February 4 at Alumni Memorial Auditorium. Genevieve Hamper will play Lady Macbeth with John Alexander and other seasoned actors. Proceeds fund final work on the Ohio University Stadium.
In New York on January 10 a device by Dr. Philipps Thomas demonstrated an electrical eye that detects approaching vehicles and automatically adjusts traffic signals. The system continually gives a go signal on the main street until a car on the side street nears, then flashing greens and reds activate to control the crossing flow.
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