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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1930
Page
13
Community notes from Haydenville and Nelsonville recount club meetings, fairs, and school events. 4-H groups, bake sales, and pre school clinics at Haydenville alongside church activities at United Methodist and Asbury churches are listed with attendees and dates.
The report lists numerous local residents and visitors in Athens, noting Miss Martha Morris's birthday party and many relatives and friends from Athens visiting relatives state wide. It mentions extended family gatherings, shoppers, and residents traveling to nearby towns with several names and places.
Long Bottom BON, 38 year old son of EB Johnson, is recovering after a bite from a poisonous snake while some distance from home. He received medical attention several hours later following the incident, with relatives including John Vaseai ead brother and others noting the event.
Local notes from New Straitsville and nearby towns record visits, family updates, and weekly travels. Howard Blamiens Jr. visits Chippewa Lake. Mr and Mrs Fred Blank welcome relatives. Jance Blankenship returns after broadcasting duties. Regulars include Roy Meredith, Walter Meice, Andrew Sweanes, Charles Waldt, and Grady’s Columbus trip. Military training and commuter news cap the week.
A surprise birthday dinner for Mrs. Herbst Jr. was hosted at the Herbst home in Alyor Ridge on Sunday. Guests included the Palmer and Judson families, Herbst relatives, and friends from Glouster and Lancaster, with many cousins and family members attending. Miss Mildred Strubble also joined from Logan. The evening featured the usual social gathering of relatives and neighbors.
Frost hosts and Frost relatives, with visits from Everett Parsons, Barrows family, and local residents. Attendees include Mrs Cora Atkaas, Mr and Mrs P R Russell, Mrs Blanche Knowles, and others visiting from Athens, Chillicothe, Pennsville, and Beebe for social and fraternal engagements during the week.
Torch Howard Dewees and Denver Day returned from la tip to the northern part of the state where they had been working for bakeries. They were joined by Mrs. Durrett and Mrs. Dewees Misses Etta and Ora Dunfee of Coolville Archie Dupree of Athens and others visiting relatives and attending the funeral and church events. A cream social on the M F Church lawn drew many local residents. TORCH July 5 C B Durrett
The Peaster Ridge Holiness congregation held Sunday services with preaching. Guests included Robert Almanier from Grave, Uriah Judy and Lister Judy families, Mrs. Ernest Judy, Charles JoHey and family from Carbondale, Pete Mace family, George Bowler from Nelsonville, and locals Myre, Rachel McGee, and Jesse Melee Jr. were in Nelsonville for business. Roy Farmer began work at the Ludwig Mine. Ds RIDGE. July s-
The page records a string of family visits and social events across towns including Athens Greensburg Martins Ferry and Lancaster. It notes gatherings at homes of Brown Bobo Gillogly Morris Morrs and Van Dyke with relatives and friends, plus church and school updates and upcoming local meetings and travel plans.
Langsville and Angsville residents extended visits to relatives in Adair Ohio and Columbus, with trips by Mrs. A L Smith and Mrs. Greville Davis among others. The greetings included dances, theatre plans, and hosting relatives from Akron and Pleasant, West Virginia, across late June into July.
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