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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1930
Page
5
A fragmented notice references a broadcasting committee linking a local group to a part of the National Lutheran Hour. The item hints at planned programming and institutional collaboration within the church community.
A legal notice from June 1960 announces a court action in Ontario County. The notice states a cause will proceed on and after August date, naming Woolle and Ward as parties. It signals formal court dates and interested parties must respond.
D How ard Mrs Fred Slater Jr Mrs Joe Slater and Miss Rose Slater all of Betsy Lane Ky return home after accompanying the body of Mrs Addie Callahan Howard to The Plains for funeral services and burial Mrs Howard dated in a Pikeville hospital and formerly lived in The Plains with Mr and Mrs Richard Calhoun and worked as a bookkeeper in The Plains store at Hocking Elizabeth Knode seriously ill at her Ellis Avenue home.
Chauncey readers note Mrs Dot Heimer and Loretta Heimer of Ashland Ky visited Chauncey over the weekend staying with Mrs Isaac Wilson. They traveled with the Wilsons and Mr and Mrs Lewis Trasin to Old Man's Cave for a picnic supper. Also Mr and Mrs Burg Johnston entertained guests from Columbus on Converse Street including Myer and Mrs George Scott and son Earl Edward plus others.
Chauncey residents share travel updates with Dayton Detroit and Chicago trips. Mr and Mrs Charles Ogg and daughters Mary and Laura May return from Dayton. Mrs Noah S Harvey and Mary Helen visit Detroit after a Columbus stop. Mrs Charles Sweeney and Mary Helen Sweeney return from Chicago after Mrs Sweeney’s mother’s stroke illness.
Members of the Naomi Sunday School class sponsor an ice cream and cake social on the lawn of The Plains M E Church this Wednesday evening to benefit the church.
Chauncey July 15 Mr and Mrs H Q McDaniel and sons Dennis and Gerald Mr and Mrs P D Hill Mrs John D Hill and son and Mrs Eleanor Hill Sharrock all of Millfield will leave Friday by motor for Halton Michigan for a 10 day fishing trip They also plan visits in Detroit and other points before returning home
REPORT ON MINES CHAUNCEY July 5 Nia telpes spe working in this distr fctav Thos operating are How Luhing Chauncey No 267 No 16 No 69 Chio No 1 No 25 and No 119 Mr and Mrs Thomas Schulte na family Chauncey spent Sun doy on a picnic at Old Man's cave
Charles Thomas Lodge I O O F installed officers at a Saturday meeting in Jacksonville with H E Jones of Glouster as installing officer. New officers include John Baird Past Grand Edwards Hallam Noble Grand and a full slate of lodge officers. refreshments followed. In Glouster church notices announce Oakdale Schoolhouse services led by J M Cochran with three services set for Sunday at 10 am 2 pm and 8 pm.
Bandits robbed the Loveland National Bank stealing an estimated 1000 to 3000 dollars. An airplane spotted the culprits and aided pursuers, but the robbers escaped in a gray coupe after fleeing crossroads and wooded areas. Suspects were believed to be headed toward Cincinnati.
Chester Taylor, 35, unemployed and penniless in Bridgeport, asked a scientist to experiment on him with trachoma in exchange for financial help for his wife Ruth. He cited reports of a western physician rewarding inoculation volunteers to study the disease.
Herman Luckoff of Athens and Chauncey plans six weeks abroad to visit England France and Germany. He left for New York Saturday night and will sail this week for Europe. Luckoff, proprietor of Luckoff Stores in Chauncey and Athens, will tour business and historic sites during the trip.
Glouster July 15 initiation set for Women of Mooseheart Legion at the regular meeting tonight at 7 30.
GLOUSTER July 15 Work of tarring the county road from this city to McLeish commenced Monday morning. A car load of tar arrived Sunday evening to be used on the road.
GLOUSTER July 15. Mr and Mrs T D Lewis, Mrs Morgan Lewis, and children from Detroit are spending the week in Glouster. All are former Glouster residents.
Mrs Leo Bradley and her grandson Jack left Monday by motor for a week long visit to Cleveland Akron and Columbus detailing their travel through Ohio with plans to tour multiple sights and enjoy the trip.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Emmett Andrews of Glouster on Monday. The family announces the new arrival in local notes.
Glouster July 15 Ed Townsend of Marietta pleaded guilty before Justice M. B. Peugh to hunting without a license. He was fined 25 dollars and costs after being arrested the prior Saturday by Game Protector B. T. LeFever near Lake Chute on the Muskingum River. Glouster Kiwanis meet tonight with a potluck dinner and music by Dutch Zimmer orchestra and Dick Wiley.
To Christen Ship Jane Brown Kennedy, a 13 year old Louisville girl, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Kennedy, who will christen the new United States cruiser Louisville at Puget Sound navy yards on September 1 using water from the Lincoln spring, birthplace of Abraham Lincoln.
John MacDonald rests in seclusion as attorneys and officials seek to resolve his offer to recant in the Tom Mooney and Warren Billings case. California Governor Young aims to delay his story until after the August primary, while McDonald’s lawyers press for immediate action.
The Rev. Frank E. Reddick pastor of the Methodist Church at Huntsville near Bellefontaine confessed to writing blackmail letters threatening two Howard brothers with bodily harm. Prosecutors say he will plead guilty when arraigned on charges of attempted extortion. The Howards former congregation members and private detective work led to the arrest.
Residents in Athena endured a chilly night as temperatures dipped to 48 degrees between 6 p m and 6 0 0 a m after rain ended a weekend heat wave. The day started cool with a high near 72 degrees by 4 p m and a gradual fall afterward, with warming forecast for today.
Report notes that Charles Howards youngest child faced kidnapping risk unless the ransom was paid by the men accused in the case.
The conference urged young delegates of the International Watcher League to uphold the core Augsburg Confession and oppose modernizing reforms. During the session, clear steps were taken toward inauguration of the plan at hand.
The convention approves a plan to support a radio broadcasting program for next year through the Walther League at a cost of 0.000. The proposal follows the committee’s recommendation and seeks board approval.
F H Beech an Ohio State University orchard specialist will demonstrate thinning techniques Thursday afternoon at the Howard Oakes farm near Little Hocking along a gravel road near the Athens County boundary.
Fragmentary OCR text references Chauncey Dovey and the Board of Educational, with a notice about a meeting at an office, but many words are garbled. The readable items show OSCAR IMPBON as a possible name and an official clerk role. No clear date or place is confirmed.
An advertisement extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the time tested cure for stomach acidity. It advertises a small bottle at 26¢ and 60¢, notes the product’s long physician endorsed history and U S Trade Mark registration, and urges readers to obtain genuine Phillips brand from drugstores.
The C. D. Shafer Company promotes Norge 1930 models with demonstrations praising features and a $168.00 price. Evan Dent explains that the Rollator’s simple compressor design drives lower costs and value, while buyers show surprise at the modern refinements packed into an affordable refrigerator.
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