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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1929
Page
3
In Nelsonville on July 16 the Stratton Motors meet the Buckeyes likely deciding who takes second in the Twilight League first half. The Athenas lead, with only two games left, weather permitting completing the schedule by Friday.
Dr and Mrs C C Butt and their children Adda Frances and Charles. joined by Mr and Mrs Fred Marsh and daughters of Columbus, returned from a several weeks motor trip through seven states covering 1562 miles.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Stratton wife of Cashman Stratton will be held Thursday morning at St Andrews Catholic Church in Nelsonville. Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery.
An out of door box social will be held Wednesday night July 17 at New Pittsburg Wye hosted by the Missionary Sunday School. Proceeds go to church missions and local relief efforts with a small village turnout expected.
Major Casimir Kubala was unconscious in the cockpit of the Polish biplane Marshal Pilsudski when it crashed on Graciosa Island in the Azores. The explosion that killed Major Louis Idzikowski occurred as fuel was dumped after engine trouble. Kubala’s unconscious state saved him as he was ejected from the plane before the wreck.
Mrs. Irene Slavin of Stop 14-a Mayfield Heights Cleveland Ohio recounts severe indigestion gas bloating and pains. After a two week Konjola treatment she says all health troubles vanished and she enjoys splendid health. The medicine is sold at McKee Drug Store in Athens and by local druggists.
Nelsonville notes report the marriage of Belva Fern Parry and Robert Carnes Hickman in New York City. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Parry of Adams Street, Nelsonville, is a Nelsonville High School graduate and former Northern Mining employee. The groom, son of Robert Hickman, has worked as a mining engineer in Vera, South America, for three years.
The Ohio Inspection Bureau announced statewide reductions in property insurance rates effective with a new term rules change. Existing policies remain at current rates and the 16 2 3 percent drop applies to properties now eligible for term treatment including manufacturing properties and contents.
Health Commissioner J. M. Higgins ordered a 60 day dog quarantine in the Pleasant Hill area after a second rabid dog was shot south of town. Porter Dicken, Meigs County dog warden, said the second dog wore a Meigs County license tag and was pronounced rabid. A $25 fine awaits violations of the quarantine.
Sheriff Sheldon vowed to raid a Geneva area nightclub all summer if needed to curb large scale gambling at the resort near Geneva. He warned county law enforcement would be mobilized as the crackdown begins.
Installation of officers at the Daughters of America meeting Friday evening in Nelsonville listed Junior past councilor Flossie Green Associate junior past councilor Nellie Dolman councilor Adda Allman associate councilor Ellen Steenrod vice councilor Sylvia Wallace associate vice councilor Minnie Davis conductor Emily Stephenson financial secretary Mattie Weekje y assistant financial secretary Viola Keplar treasurer Etta McKibben and trustee Lizzie Scott. refreshments followed the session.
Roger Q. Williams and Capt. Lewis A. Yancey will launch at 5 a.m. for Paris in the Pathfinder monoplane. The American flyers who crossed the Atlantic from Old Orchard Beach to Home with one stop at Santander are due at Littorio Airport after arriving from Milan.
True to his wish to die at sea, 77 year old sailor Dunton left Sailors' Snug Harbor for a final voyage aboard the Sandwich from Portland Maine. He was placed in his stateroom and died after a few hours aboard.
A freight train derailed after a journal drop left twenty cars piled up on the outskirts of Columbus. The accident ruined over a quarter mile of track but caused no injuries.
Eldon Palecs and Darrel Gutchel of the city joined Peter Pierl of Akron after a fast departure Monday. The trio traveled by motor to the West and reached Kansas City Kansas where friends report they plan to stay awhile. They will harvest fields before continuing toward the Pacific Coast.
Report from Harbin says 2000 Russian troops crossed into Manchuria but did not engage Chinese forces. Chinese capital protests rise, while officials in Mukden tighten control of the Chinese Eastern Railway amid a tense standoff. Japan watches, European capitals cautious as Beijing and Moscow posture shift.
London dispatch reports Wing George, recovering from his third operation since last winter, in satisfactory condition today according to official confirmation.
Knights of Pythias Ilouateur Lodge No 346 installed officers at a Monday night meeting. A large crowd attended with refreshments served after. New officers include Past Chancellor Marty Colley Chancellor William Jones and Vice Chancellor Chris Skinner among others. The report also notes a recent eighth annual Mecutehen family reunion at Greens Run with a large basket dinner and many attendees.
Sheriff Ciderd Wileen located an abandoned vehicle on the highway near Moxadale. James Crider of Zanesville claimed the car, offering it was stolen from a street in Zanesville.
Mrs Mara Penrod purchased a lot on the Muskingum River opposite Swift and plans a cottage this week with the aim to spend spring and summer there next year. Many Sunday Creek Valley residents bought Muskingum lots and erected cottages this year aided by the Glouster McConnelville road improvement.
Edward Spooner, Canton optometrist, is in Athens to take over the practice of I M Covert for two weeks while Mr Covert seeks arthritis treatment at Magnetic Springs. Mrs Covert will be away, with a Friday afternoon test planned for the two weeks’ absence. She is expected to return in several days.
Glouster July 16 Mr and Mrs G Kaster hosted a lawn party at their home honoring Mrs Mae John Hartline of St David and Mrs Ernest Gibbs of Pontiac Michigan. Attendees included O J Sayre and family, Hartline, Gibbs and Pierces families, Gibbs children and relatives. Mrs Gibbs will stay several weeks with her parents and relatives.
Gloster July 16 Reverend Men DD Browning and children spend the week at the Lancaster Camp Ground Institute. Browning is a member of the institute faculty this year.
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