Daughters of 1812 Mark Burial Spot of Early Settlers
The Rebec Morris McKee Chapter unveiled a memorial marker on the George Washington Highway near Fisher marking the grave site of early county settlers including Mrs. Margaret Brooks Snowden. Descendants and Athens County residents attended the ceremony with reflections on the Snowden lineage and local history.
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Daughters of 1812
County
George Washington Highway
Fisher
Rebecca Morris McKee
United States Daughters of 1812
West Virginia
Ohio
Margaret Brooks Snowden
Joseph Snowden
Margaret
Margaret Southard
Jacksonville
Vern Mills
Extenkemper
Miss Extenkemper
Snowdens
John Cross
Margaret Snowden
H. L. Atkinson
J. R. Har
Vey
Athens County
State of
Myrtle M. Mitchell
Paul Hudson
Charles William Carpenter
J. W. Hudson
National
H. N. Burgett
Henry Link
Picnic Postponed By Philathea Class Event
Picnic of the Philathea Class of the Christian Church is postponed to Wednesday night after 5 o'clock at the church announced by class president Miss Ethel Beekman. Athens Izaak Walton League meets at 7 30 tonight at City Building to plan protest against pollution of county streams and discuss petitions ahead of governor talks. Mr James S Rose of Church Street leaves Wednesday for Dayton to live with his niece Miss Rose Marie Downing. Mrs Frank Kempton and daughter Francesa of Pearl Street visited Wellston last Wednesday.
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Philathea
The
Christian Church
Ethel Beekman
Waltonians
Athens
James
Rose
Church Street
Dayton
Rose Marie Downing
Frank Kempton
Francesa
Pearl Street
Wellston
Mrs Noss and Daughter Arrive in New York from France
News from Athens reports Mrs. Mary G. Noss 48 University Terrace and her daughter Mary T. Noss arrived in New York Saturday aboard the steamship France from Havre. Mrs. Noss is in California Pa visiting her sister and will visit Athens before returning to Chautauqua. Miss Ness earned a Doctor of Paris University degree with highest honors and is at Middlebury Vermont summer school.
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Mrs. Noss
New York
France
Athens
Mary G. Noss
University Terrace
Mary T. Noss
Havre
Ness
University of Paris
Middlebury
Vermont
Birthday honors for Martha Morris with neighborhood guests
Mrs. Pearl Morris hosted eighteen children on Thursday June 30 at Amesville Road for Martha Morris eighth birthday. Guests enjoyed ice cream cake games and contests while relatives and friends from Cleveland Columbus and Akron joined in.
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Pearl Morris
Amesville Road
Martha's
Carl Morris
Macon dirigible construction moves forward in Akron
In Akron Ohio on July 5 work began installing engines and gas cells on the new 75 foot nose section of the Macon dirigible after a ceremony yesterday. Miss Susan Myricky Georgia newspaper woman signaled the hoisting of the final section as workers bolted the steel nose onto the main body.
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Akron
U.R
Macon
Susan Myrick
Georgia
Cincinnati Woman Dies of Heart Attack in Hamilton Home
Delia McDaniel Hamilton age about 48 is found dead Sunday morning in Cincinnati in the home of M. J. Gante. Cause is heart attack. Daughter of Riley and Mrs. McDaniel of Guysville. Survived by husband Alb ie Hamilton of Connersville Ind daughter Mrs. T Crumple of Los Angeles and siblings Carl Charles Okey. Funeral at Concord Church Trimble with Rev G B Courtney officiating. Burial in adjacent cemetery. Friends may visit at 64 North Cemetery Street.
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Delia McDaniel Hamilton
M. J. Gante
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Riley McDaniel
Guysville
R. E. McDaniel
Concord Church
Trimble
G. B. Courtney
Chauncey
Albie Hamilton
Connersville
Ind
T. ©. Crumple
Los Angeles
Cal
Charles
Brehm Family Vacation Visit Near Huntington
Dr. Walter Brehm and family, including his mother Mrs Lucy Brehm, traveled from Logan to Huntington Indiana to visit Mrs L E Perry. They spent Sunday at Silver Lake forty miles away fishing at Mrs Perry’s cottage and planned to return to work Tuesday.
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Logan
Walter Brehm
Hocking River breaks let thousands of fish escape nets
Deputy game protectors planned to salvage Wolfe's Basin fish before drainage but水 burst through the outlet early. The result was several thousand fish escaped into the Hocking River Friday, hindering propagation plans for other waters.
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Logan
Wolfe's
Hocking River
Hold Carnes Funeral for Columbus Man at Greenlawn
Final rites were held at the Murray City United Brethren Church for Walter Carnes 53 of Columbus died Friday after a stroke of paralysis and intestinal influenza. He leaves a wife Lena and two brothers Pearl and Roy Carnes. Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery Nelsonville.
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Columbus
Greenlawn
Logan
Murray City
Nihiser
Greenlawn Cemetery
Nelsonville
Fourth of July Quiet in Logan Amid Rainwashed Holiday
In Logan on July Fourth the day passed with minimal celebration. Firecracker pops and flag displays were noted. no general program was offered. Rain left baseball games canceled and many residents stayed home or fished away from the city. Mayor Elias Bright reported orderly streets and police limited activity.
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Logan
Elias Bright
Fashion Fads From 1928 Inspire Modern Patchwork Ideas
New York July 5. A humorous look through 1928 French style magazines reveals fashions that look ridiculous today yet inspire clever repurposing. The piece notes Poiret gowns, robes de style, and the long gap to 1932 styles, with tips on beautifying a telephone book cover and detachable cuffs for white gloves.
Rich Youth Held by Ransom Gang in Twin Cities
A.R. Haskell Bohn, 20, son of a wealthy refrigerator maker, has been kidnapped near the Twin Cities. Police and federal agents report little progress as ransom demands reportedly fluctuate from $35,000 and a letter from the captive requests his father meet the gang.
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ST. Paul, Minn
A.R— Haskell Bohn
Twin City
Gebhard C. Bohn
Bohn
Young Bohn
Twin Cities
Division of Heppy A. Canny estate ordered in Athens County
Probate Court authorized division of personal property and real estate from the estate of Heppy A Canny Albany. Vernon and Virgil Canny will share assets equally per the will. R D Williams Athens attorney granted letters of administration and bond set at five dollars for Evaniline Marie Calvert estate.
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Heppy A. Canny
Albany
Athens County
Vernon Canny
Vernon
Virgil Canny
R. D. Williams
Athens
Evaniline Marie Calvert
Rome Township
Floodwaters swamped Rarden village after backed streams
PORTSMOUTH July 5 The village of Rarden near here was submerged under three feet of water today as several streams backed up.
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Portsmouth
Rarden
Thieves Hit Athens Country Club Golf Shop
Athens Country Club golf shop robbed after 11 PM Monday. Six and a half dozen golf balls stolen. $70 in change left in the desk. Pro Mike Heaney and assistant Gene Robinson reported the break in, entry gained through a smashed doorway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Athens Country Club
Mike Heaney
Wayne Wingett
Heaney
Gene Robinson
Rain Remains Steady as Hocking River Rises
Rainfall measured about .39 inches yesterday as Mrs. C. N. France reports. The Hocking River rose to 5.65 feet this morning from 4.85 feet yesterday while damp weather kept the thermometer low. The Fourth saw a high of 77 and a low of 56 with continued rain today keeping readings near 66.
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C. N. France
Hocking
Illness and Visits Reported Across Barberton and Columbus
Carbondale resident Mrs. D B Lowry and daughter Mrs Irene Arnold visit Barberton to see ailing Lizzie Cox. Columbus friends Mrs Gertrude Evans and Mrs Minnie Cly travel here for the same reason. Howard McLain and Wilbur Bray visit relatives in Barberton as Mr and Mrs Paul Shannon host Betty Kennard. Don Branscombe of Columbus vacations with the Pollock family. Mrs Henry Pollock and Arthur visit Mrs Jane Howson in Barberton. Mr and Mrs Oscar Prater and daughter Maxcene motor east to Norfolk Virginia and Washington DC. Guests of Mrs Dora Hoak Sunday include Mr and Mrs John Thomas.
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D. B. Lowry
Barberton
Irene Arnold
Gertrude Evans
Minnie Cly
Columbus
Lizzie Cox
Howard McLain
Wilbur Bray
Paul Shannon
Athens
Littl
Betty Kennard
Don Branscombe
James Pollock
Henry Pollock
Arthur
Jane Howson
Oscar Prater
Maxcene
Norfolk
Virginia
Washington, D. C
East
Dora Hoak
John Thomas
County government overhaul urged in tax waste critique
A discussion argues county inefficiency stems from dispersed offices and duplications. It recommends a functional department scheme, a chief executive, and consolidated finance to curb waste and improve fiscal control across counties.
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Department of Finance
Welfare Administration
Chauncey Sees Spillover of Holiday Visitors
Many former residents and out of town guests thronged Chauncey during a two day Fourth of July holiday. Stops included Virgu Webb of Washington DC visiting his mother Mrs Charles Downhour and numerous visitors from Columbus Athens Millfield and Pittsburgh among others.
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Omauncey
Chauncey
Virgu Webb
Washington, D. C
Charles Downhour
Agiingham
Montom Cunningham
Columbus
Homer
Ray Tucker
the Plains
Tucker
Clarence Oultnes O ' Ver
Darrel Witham
Day
Kutz
Millfield
A. J
Frank Bluebaw
Elizabeth Hillyer
Howard Hillyer, Jr
Akron
Rt Hillyer
Robert Haws
Lucille
Hamilton, C
Guy Brookins
J. M. Brookins
Mullfield
Cecil McCafferty
Cous
Carroll Tippett
Loree
Chilli
Frank Milling
Wilford
Jack
Charleston
W. Va
Lou Conrad
Zanesville
B. H. Fielder
Earl Johnson
Coy
Orville
Albany
Sville
Charles Hawk
Athens
Arthur Brewer
Jean
Jimmy
Robert
Charles C. Shields
Charles, Jr
Lawrence
Elbert
Muskingum River
Herbert Mingus
Gordon
Amos Hixon
Lottridge
Fred Leake
Greens Run
Dora Heffkin
Taylor Ridge
Henry Heffkin
Chester Sanders
Cecil Keirns
Hooper Ridge
Floyd Grimes
Chesterhill
Fred Sanders
Trimble Heights
Harry Leake
Sam Tippett
Margaret
Neil
Paul
Clell Cunningham
Iris
T. R. Hamilton
Dean
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Family Time
Mrs. Nora Frank and daughters along with Mr and Mrs John Milar and grandson John Fenzel Milar of Athens joined Virgene Thomas and Hazel Frank as nieces of Mrs Hook spent several days during the week. Silas Dunlap and Ralph Williams were business visitors in Trimble Monday evening. Little Virginia Kennard daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Kennard of Hope spent from Friday until Sunday with Mrs Hazel Dust. Miss Rita McDaniel returned Sunday from a visit with friends in Columbus.
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Chillicothe
Nora Frank
John Milar
John Fenzel Milar
Athens
Virgene Thomas
Hazel Frank
Hook
Silas Dunlap
Ralph Williams
Trimble
Little Virginia Kennard
Leo Kennard
Hope
Hazel Dust
Rita McDaniel
Columbus
Zoo Deer Killed by Firecracker at Cincinnati Zoo
A youth set off a firecracker startling two sable deer. The buck leaped a six foot fence, fell, and broke its neck, dying instantly. Its mate fled across a street and the doe was hit by a car and expected to die.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Cincinnati Zoo
Fierbaugh Family Reunion At Embree Park Pennsville
Chauncey July 5 Annual Fierbaugh family reunion held Sunday at Embree park Pennsville with about fifty attendees. Officers elected and program of speeches and music in afternoon. Attendees include Herman Fierbaugh family Virgil Doris Thelma Truetown P H Willeke family Trimble Jessie Chalfant family Claire Hilma Faye Trimble.
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Chauncey
Fierbaugh
Embree Park
Pennsville
Herman Fierbaugh
Virgil
Doris
Thelma
Truetown
P. H. Willeke
Trimble
Jessie Chalfant
Claire
Hilma
Faye
Hughes Welcome Son Richard Carter Hughes in Chauncey
Mr and Mrs Cecil Hughes announce the birth of a son Richard Carter Hughes at their home in Columbus He is a grandson of Mr and Mrs Bert Carter Chauncey and joins their family news from Chauncey dated July 5.
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Chauncey
Cecil Hughes
Glenna Carter
Richard Carter Hughes
Columbus
Bert Carter
Miner Injured At Millfield After Vehicle Collision
Chauncey July 5 Joseph Morgan of Millfield a pumper at Poston Mine No 6 sustained injuries Sunday when his head was caught between a car and a rib He received medical attention from a local physician and was later taken to Athens for further examination
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Millfield
Chauncey
Joseph Morgan
Poston
Athens
Patriotic Talk and Recitation at Chauncey Bible School
Harvey Nye delivered a patriotic talk at Chauncey Church of Christ Bible School Sunday morning. Miss Elizabeth Close sang a solo with Mrs. Ralph Brown at the piano accompaniment.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Church of Christ Bible School
Harvey Nye
Elizabeth Close
Ralph Brown
4-H Club Meets In Athens City Stitchers Group
The Athens 4-H City Stitchers club held its fifth meeting. Kathryn Nash discussed dress construction and advisor Mrs. Frank Beebe spoke on common mistakes. The next meeting is set for July 12 at Mrs. Beebe’s home.
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City Stitchers 4-H Club of
Athens
Kathryn Nash
Frank Beebe
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Middletown
Evan Hamilton
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Charles Scanlan
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Watson
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Doc Wargo
Nan
Anna Wargo
W. T. Lenhardt
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Leslie Bryant
O. L. Wood
Athens High School
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T. H. Johnson
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William Davis
Wheeling
Fred Kittle
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C. E. Gorham
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Citizens’ Military Training Camp
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Kay
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Piqua
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St. Clairsville
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Old Man's Cave
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Eleanor Minister
Marie Pritchard
J. E. Minister
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