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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1930
Page
17
A 1931 budget adjourned session approved lights for both sides of High Street. Sam t of the Public Board proposed installing and wiring lights, with funds from council. A material estimate will be submitted next meeting, followed by a public subscription drive. Street lighting plans include alleys south of the bridge and a light behind the Odd Fellow house.
Red Men meeting in this district held at the Red Men Hall to organize an all day picnic and initiation at Logan's Cave near Logan. Delegates from nearly every lodge expected to attend this afternoon. Mrs Anna Mayle and her family planned a weeks trip to Pittsburg Farmville and Norfolk after the gathering.
The G28 club met at the M. E. parsonage with H. Reitz and Mrs. Rambo Jases. They opened with the Lord's prayer and discussed whether mothers are entitled to rest periods. Two papers on Mothers were read by Mrs. and by ite. A recitation titled Father the Baby was performed. They planned a picnic date later and closed with refreshments and social hour. The August meeting will be at Mrs. Burdess's home.
STER July 12 Pete Mc of McLeish and Len Davis of a city railroad section were injured when two cars collided at a curve a mile north of the Burr Pot shortly before 4 PM. McClellan suffered a four on his left elbow and was badly bruised across a railroad tile. Rib fracture possible, X-ray planned next morning.
Carl Fouts a Hartville pumper was bitten by a copperhead on the calf early Saturday. He received prompt treatment at a Glouster physician's office and the leg was swollen but no serious effects are expected. The rest of the column notes visits, travel, and local events in Glouster and Meigs County with multiple residents and guests listed.
Glouster township trustees report completion of grading on Taylor Ridge and Hollister Roads and will finish grading Walnut Hill Road next week. After grading, all three roads will receive crushed lime cover. The county will lay tar on the road from the bridge by the ice plant to McLeish to repair the long troubled Little Italy district.
Shawnee HAWNEE July 12. William Davis of Columbus visits friends here. Clarence Ross of Youngstown and family visit relatives. Edward Whitmer of Columbus visits parents. Iva Hammond of Newark visits the Davises. Kathleen Davis returns from Newark. Several families travel to Columbus for visits and relatives, including Murphy Hemrick Tigner Peyton Bentley Otte Humphrey Worthington Starkey Peart Turnbull Paterson Murphy. Virginia Murphy mentioned.
The forty ninth Coolville Camp Meeting session runs Sunday July 27 to Sunday August 3. Three services each Sunday and an evening service daily during the week. First Sunday speakers: Rev. H M Hite Parkersburg Rev. E H Wilson Coolville Rev. J E Scott D D Parkersburg. Last Sunday speakers: Rev H J Holcomb Athens Rev H E Warner Hebbardsville Rev G B Courtney Chauncey. Weekday events include a missionary pageant, sermon by Rev L L Cherrington Marietta, and sacred concerts by Athens and Rockland groups.
The Reverend Knight conducted his regular service at Graham Chapel. A Saturday night miscellaneous shower and serenade honored Claudius and his wife, with a large attendance. Fire destroyed the Fagan Beatty barn and contents during last Wednesday’s storm, with several hundred dollars in loss partly insured. House guests over the Fourth included families from Athens and Athena locals. other visits included Mrs. Mattie Cranmer and Mr. Guy Kelley’s families. Civil War veteran Hiram Frost, now of Dayton, is critically ill.
Willard Sprankle 35 World War veteran died in New Straitsville. Funeral Monday July 7 at home in Logan with Rev. H. L. Geddes officiating. He left a wife and two daughters Harriet and Virginia, a brother Sherman Sprankle and Mrs Otstot, both of New Straitsville.
Frost J. and Newton spent Sunday evening with relatives near Pennsville. Mrs. Walter Butler Miss Dorothy Butler and Mrs. James Ackermann from Norwood visited Mrs. Phoebe Barrows Route No 2. Mr. and Mrs. P R Russell visited Athens Saturday. Miss Nellie Parsons of Haga Ridge spent the weekend here with friends and relatives. Several from this place attended FROST July 12.
Mr and Mrs L G C Petty of Sidney and family visited relatives at Frost and Beebe. Art Frost and Em ery Parsons of Beebe called on kin in Akron. Clyde Rowell hosted a picnic with Henry Stewart Melvin Mathers and kin from Parkersburg W Va plus Nellie Kinney Beryl Newton Helen Kinney. Pauline Root visits grandparents Pete Parsons Hagard Ridge. Rowell made a trip to Athens. Ralph Byron Addie Biggens and Dorothy Stewart called on Frost friends Thursday.
Several local residents attended the Southwestern District Sunday School convention at Decatur Presbyterian Church where Mt Liberty Sunday School won the attendance banner. Numerous families from Cutler and nearby towns visited, hosted guests, or traveled for work and social events, including Jarvis, Welch, Parsons, and Taylor households. Cas Route No. 2, July.
Rutland ton, previously employed in Columbus, is visiting relatives before assuming duties with a shoe company in Portsmouth. Ed Smith and family visited Steubenville. Mr and Mrs Cris Smith, and Mr and Mrs Cris Rutland noted. July 12. Wald Sax.
An ad touts Chrysler performance, speed, pickup power, smoothness, and flexibility as key benefits, inviting readers to experience the brand’s driving qualities.
A tribute of community life as residents travel from Akron, Columbus, Athens, Lancaster, and Zanesville to visit relatives in Rutland. The weekends include birthdays, illnesses, and a funeral, with Jerry Nelson noted for his passing and a Rutland picnic drawing many American Legion members and families.
The report mentions Frank Whaley injuring his arms on a threshing belt last Thursday and a hot 102 degree day the previous Wednesday. It notes visitors from Newark to Gene Chapman, Ruthl and Bernard Higley along with school careers in Rutland and Los Angeles. Floyd Wise dies at his parents home in Zanesville. The MBE Missionary Society meets with Mrs Anna Reese as Genoa plans on Monday July 6.
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