Fragmented OCR summary of a local notice
Incomplete text appears to describe a legal or public notice with names and dates but key details are unreadable. The readable fragments mention persons and places without clear actions or deadlines.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1940
Page
6
Incomplete text appears to describe a legal or public notice with names and dates but key details are unreadable. The readable fragments mention persons and places without clear actions or deadlines.
Buchtel High Band made two public appearances last week. Members attended a Lancaster Buchtel baseball game and joined a Fourth of July parade in Logan. Names of attendees include the McDonalds Sayres Bookmans Snowdens and many local families.
Social notes recount weekend visits and travel among Athens residents and guests. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Murphey and Belmont guests, the Cummins and Huggins wedding party, lake and city trips, and relatives visiting from Cleveland Columbus and New Lexington with plans for East Coast tours and summer getaways.
The March family gathered at Rachelmacher Park in Logan on July 4 for a basket dinner led by Mr. Charles March. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gears and sons Charles and John, Joyce March, Jobs, Laura Mae Gears, Morris Dupler and son Warren plus daughters Norma Marilyn Imogene, Murray City residents, Vir ginia Lee Shaw and family, Vern Davis and four daughters Mona Joan Sue Ann and Margie, with later fireworks display before returning home.
The Alexander Presbyterian Aid Society met at Mrs. Arthur Stuart's home on Friday with Mrs. Bess Lax in charge of the business session. Plans for an ice cream supper on July 26 were made, with a committee led by Mrs. Hovey and Miss Grace Warren.
The Plains Garden Club at Barrows met Wednesday at Mrs. Kenneth Barrows home. Ten members named their favorite flowering plant. New members announced include Mrs. Elwood Daugherty Mrs. W S Bell Mrs R W Moore and Mrs Frances Lee.
An Ackley reunion will held at the old Ackley homestead on a Wheeling Creek branch in Pennsylvania on August 4 to dedicate a memorial for Sarah Jane Price Ackley widow of Daniel Ackley a pioneer mother. The 1818 journey from Wilkesbarre to the site with seven children is recalled as the cabin and settlement near the site are noted. Descendants are urged to attend and honor the woman as a native stone monument is planned.
Athens Camp Rotan hosted a week of activities led by Mrs. Anne Jones and Miss Doris Finsterwald. Scouts carved wooden shoes and pins, learned blue-printing and leaf printing, built stone walls and fireplaces, and cooked meals including tin can cookery. Units named Cliff Dwellers Monkey Camp House and Tumble Inn, with overnight stays and campfire feasts, plus animal nicknames Don and Oscar.
Regular meeting of Chapter 175 Order of Eastern Star is set for Monday July 8 with initiation. Catholic Ladies of Columbia meet Monday at 730 pm in K of C Hall. WCTU annual picnic and temperance program Tuesday at 6 pm in Christian Church basement invites all, bring guest and own table service. 31 Club hosts Mrs Charles Tucker July 9. Kappa Phi sorority holds July 9 potluck on Methodist Church lawn bring own service. Presbyterian Women picnic July 9 at 4 pm with transportation help from group chairman. WEA Review meets Tuesday 730 pm in Odd Fellows Hall.
The Bachelor’s Club held a Lake Hope picnic with swimming and boating. Attendees included Rev. Fred Luchs and many local residents. A July Fourth dinner at Eldred Shafer’s home featured numerous families from The Plains and nearby areas. News of Raleigh Perry’s death followed the social events. Also announced were Mt. Zion Baptist Church spaghetti dinner and Chase Church ice cream social on July 11 and 12 respectively.
Experts classify furs for wearing as Russian sable chinchilla mink ermine and silver fox based on State A of their kind. Eighteen of the twenty four national parks in America are now open throughout the entire year.
Mrs. H L Atkinson brought back a plant described as a plant of a Thousand Years from a Philadelphia greenhouse. She finds it similar to Mrs. O F Peoples' evergreen and notes an opening bloom with seeds from a prior bloom. Inspectors in West Virginia replaced the soil to prevent beetles.
A Shade gathering celebrated T. J. Violet turning 80 with a noon picnic dinner, ice cream, and cake. Attendees included Dale Hart and son Cletus of Athens, Gerald Violet and family of Chester, Robert Perry family, Ivor Shumway family of Shade, and L. J. Violet family.
Ray Gardner of Athens was elected president at the Gardner family reunion held July Fourth at his home. Officers include Vice president Mrs Mable McCullough secretary Glenn Gardner and treasurer Mrs Karl Gardner. The meeting made all present permanent members and voted to make the gathering an annual July 4 event at the Ray Gardner home with guests welcome.
A reunion of the late Dr. Chas. B. Taylors family was held July 4 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Poston. Forty one people attended including several Taylors from Asheville Rockwood Paterson Ravenna and Athens. Family members and friends from multiple states gathered and the Taylors planned a return to the Poston residence later in July to see more friends.
NYA announces classes for NYA workers start July 10 and will meet every Wednesday from 5 to 8 pm at the Jacksonville Public Library. Also notes local visits and guests including May Swindell seeking work in Pontiac Michigan. Ray Hilt family from Warren. Sands family from Columbus. Shumway and Weldon. Hooper visiting Hill family. Tippie family from Columbus.
Marie Hanson and George Sheldon were married June 27 by Rev Music of Athens. The couple will reside in Athens. Local social notes mention families visiting and hosting, including Bartlett’s Alfred Parson with Fred Lawrence, and multiple Hanson Holdcroft White and Tompson relatives visiting Roy Hanson, his family, and Ed Tompson.
Gore notes show revival meetings at the M F E Church Old Gore starting at 7 30 each evening. Walter Hartman of Columbus visited his sons Merle and Floyd here Tuesday. Numerous families from Columbus Lancaster Logan and Akron spent or traveled for visits and outings during the week.
The Lunar transits on this day favor practical plans and industry leading to successful culminations. Those born under this birthday gain opportunities to expand into new fields and stabilize existing projects with potential increases in fortune and possessions. A child born now could possess talents, energy, and executive ability to win support from prestige figures for constructive endeavors.
In a secluded Long Island rendezvous between Charles Spencer’s operatives and Jack Leslie’s gang, Madge Graham and Lillian Underwood witness two gangster cars arrive. Spencer’s men threaten to separate the pair while a gang leader and an army officer-like figure exchange signals, hinting at a planned showdown as tensions rise.
Adele Garrison narrates a tense scene as a gang leader orders Hank and others to move along with Sunday School boys. The gang forbids frisking and warns of consequences, while a disguised officer declares he will attend the display, and Jack Leslie approaches the hiding place.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.