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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1928
Page
6
Joseph Bailey and Miss Lena Clarey visit Miss Clarey in Nelsonville while Miss Katie Clarey works there. Ruth Clarey and Dorothy Lowery called on Marquite and Nora Slater at Bailey Run recently.
The district quarterly meeting of the Free Methodist church of Southern Ohio will be held in Zanesville July 1 to 2 in connection with tent meetings. Sunday school day occurs July 20 with attendees from Athens and nearby churches. W B Pruden will speak on building a successful Sunday school. The Rev W C Crane will speak on the Sunday school and Bible class. Evening services will feature Rev Harvey Webb on devotionals and conversions. Rev J A Kelley will be the principal speaker at all three Sunday school sessions.
The annual boys camp sponsored by the YMCA and Boy Scouts opened with 30 to 35 registrations. Supper served last evening was the first meal. Camp runs from July 11 to 20 at Lake Chute.
John Murry, 48, a farmer from near Chauncey, was rushed to Grant hospital in Columbus last night after suffering a stomach hemorrhage. He received a blood transfusion to stabilize his condition.
John C. Merry was taken to Grant hospital in Columbus Thursday evening for probable blood transfusion. He has been ill for weeks and his condition worsened recently. Dr. Warren V. Sprague accompanied him by ambulance. He is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Merry of near Chauncey.
Correction issued in Chauncey noting Miss Susan Donaldson was elected as Warden in the Rebekah lodge not Mrs Susan Goldsworthy as earlier announced.
Chauncey July 18 John Wilson of Uhrichsville pleaded guilty in Mayor W Chains court to operating a machine while intoxicated He was fined 100 and costs and his license revoked for 90 days He was arrested Wednesday by Officer Heck and jailed before paying the fine.
Mr and Mrs Worth Dickin and family stayed with Mrs Eva Smith in Carbon Hill. Wendell and Melvin Moore returned from Dayton. Lizzie Barber of Nelsonville visited sister Mrs George Gabriel Jr. Leslie Davies and Wolloughby Ohio children visit her parents Mr and Mrs Edward Anderson. Hazel Sickles visits Parkersburg friends. Mrs Denzil Gabriel hosted dinner guest Mrs Fred Deweese Mansfield. Denzil Gabriel has returned.
Miss Jessie and Isabel Smart visit in Dresden while Jack Schrappe returns with grandparents. Edytha Smart of Columbus visits parents on May Avenue with Ruth Smith as guest. Mr and Mrs Lester A Weekley and children Mary Lee and Lester Jr of Orala Florida are hosted by Mr and Mrs Charles Bradfield in Chauncey and by Mr and Mrs James E Love in Millfeld.
Forest Rose Rebekah lodge in this city will meet this evening at 7 30 to conduct degree staff practice.
Morristown reports the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Norman Carwile. The Goodman and Carwile families hosted and visited relatives in Athens Canaonville Racine and Circle Hill. Miss Minnie Mae Clarey returns to Lancaster after visiting her parents. Prayer meeting announced at Morristown Independent Holiness church Sunday evening. Johnny Williams of West Virginia visited the Clarey family.
Washington July 13 Hoover Curtis campaign forces shift from the east to a western invasion. Herbert Hoover will depart for California to accept the nomination with Charles Curtis to follow with notification ceremonies in Kansas.
William Bush Heuston, a former federal city officer, was sentenced by Judge E P Middleton in Urbana to not less than 15 months in the Ohio penitentiary after a jury convicted him last week of obtaining money under false pretenses.
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