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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1935
Page
7
Large crowd gathers for Sunday homecoming at Lottridge. Locals and visitors from Athens, Laurelville, Dayton, Huntington, Akron and beyond share meals and fellowship. Relatives include the Boggs, Caldwell, Barnhill and Pennsboro families visiting relatives across Ohio and West Virginia.
The Syracuse Missionary Society held its annual church picnic with tables dressed in red flowers and candles. Guests included Rev. C. D. Copley and Mrs Moble Clark. Notable displays featured Madonna lilies and blooming gardens, with emphasis on local residents and visiting families.
Mrs. Selena Jackson aged 77 was laid to rest at Athens Cemetery after funeral services conducted by Rev. Williamson of Lancaster. Her husband and one son predeceased her. she leaves a son, Frank Jackson, and a sister in Marietta. Local baseball organizers elected Ernest White manager and plan games. an ice cream social is set for Saturday night July 13 to benefit the team.
The Hocking County Election Board met Thursday to consider plans for the coming city primary. It removed from the ballot the name of Frank Weis, a Fourth Ward council candidate, who died Sunday.
Sharpsburg reports a fine wheat crop with harvest complete and haying in progress. Plowing corn is widespread but corn shows backward progress. The community notes multiple funeral, visiting, and church activities including A. B. Quarterly meeting at Mt Hermon and sermons by Rev. E. H. Wilson.
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