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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1935

Page

2

Garden Group Closes Season With Picnic At Hickman Home

Nelsonville Woman's Community Garden Chuo held its annual picnic Monday night at Mrs. P. W. Hickman's colonial country home. A buffet dinner preceded a business meeting on the first floor and a porch discussion of the contest results. The Athens trip and garden party were postponed until fall. A benefit committee was formed to raise funds for a library, and activities will resume in October.

Nelsonville Chuo P. W. Hickman Athens T. M. Wolfe

Hold District Meeting At Southern Ohio Electric

Nelsonville workers from Athens and Nelsonville offices met at the Southern Ohio Electric offices Tuesday night. Company officials stressed sales promotion with C. G. Neff of Columbus and J. P. Olsen of Graybar Company as principal speakers. G. T. Club members plan a Birch Mollow picnic and meet July 26 at 5 PM at Mrs Hagel Pierce’s Chestnut Street home.

Nelsonville Southern Ohio Electric Company Athens Floodwood C. G. Neff Columbus J. P. Olsen Graybar Company G. T. Club Birch Mollow Hagel Pierce Chestnut Street

Lillian Howard Weds J Robert Smith at St Marys Home

Mr and Mrs Albert Howard announce the marriage of their daughter Lillian to J Robert Smith son of Mrs Belle Smith of the city. The ceremony took place at the home of Rev J W Dawson in St Marys West Virginia on Friday July 19.

Nelsonville Albert Howard Lillian J. Robert Smith Belle Smith City J. W. Dawson St. Marys W. Va

Daugherty Improves After Illness at Grant Hospital

Nelsonville report says Oral Daugherty general superintendent of Sunday Creek Coal Company is slightly improved after a weeklong throat infection treatment at Grant Hospital Columbus.

Nelsonville Oral Daugherty Sunday Creek Coal Company Grant Hospital Columbus Mr. Daugherty

Millfield Loses To Old Timers In Low-Hit Game

BUCHTEL Dr Walker's Old Timers defeated Millfield 2 to 0 Tuesday at Millfield. Mohney and Bruce pitched for the Vets while Kollister and Smith started for Millfield. Millfield was held to no hits and only one error was charged. Kimble had two of the Old Timers' three hits.

Buchtel Dr. Walker Millfield Mohney Bruce Vets Kollister Smith Kimble Garner Longstreth CCC Boys Athens Buchtel Field Plains

Orchestra Plans Benefit Bingo at Kreppel Building

The orchestra will host a benefit bingo party Friday night at the Kreppel Building on West Columbia Street starting at 8 oclock. Proceeds will fund sending the ensemble to the Lancaster Camp Grounds.

Nelsonville Methodist Church Orchestra Krepple Building West Columbia Street Lancaster Camp Grounds

Nelsonville Personalities On Visits And Trips Summarized

Local notes show Paul Hudson and Jesse White departing for Washington D C for a motor trip. J R Fretta and daughters Ruth Pittsburgh and Helen Ohio University visit C H Bartletts. Florence Wood to Cleveland return tomorrow. Mrs William Gray in Ravenna for the week. Mrs Jack Goodwin Akron visits sister Fanny Gibson. Marion Walter Cleveland visits Mrs Earl McCune. Mrs William Morgan and Gibson and Goodwin travel to Columbus Tuesday. Rev Lloyd Evans spends Tuesday at Long Reach West Virginia.

Paul Hudson Jesse White Washington, D.C J. R. Fretta Ruth Pittsburgh Helen Ohio University C. H. Bartlett Florence Wood Cleveland William Gray Ravenna Jack Goodwin Akron Fanny Gibson Marion Walter

Nelsonville Class No 21 to Picnic at Rising Park

Members of Class No 21 of the Methodist Church are asked to meet at the Nelsonville church Thursday at 1 PM and proceed to Rising Park in Lancaster for their annual picnic.

Nelsonville Methodist Church Rising Park Lancaster

Faithful Workers Class Meet At Freer Home

Mrs. Fred Freer and Mrs. Mary Robertson open their West Columbus Street home Thursday night to the Faithful Workers Class of the Methodist Church for a members gathering.

Nelsonville Fred Freer Mary Robertson Faithful Workers The Methodist Church Freer West Columbus Street

Landis Birth Announced for Tamara Ann

Mr and Mrs Hugh Landis announce the birth of a daughter Tamara Ann on July 22. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs J W Stanley of Nelsonville and Mr and Mrs Johan Landis of Carbondale.

Nelsonville Hugh Landis Audrey Stanley Tamara Ann J. W. Stanley This City Johan Landis Carbondale

Daughters of America to Initiate Members Friday Night

All officers and guards of the degree team are requested to be present in Nelsonville for initiation. A potluck lunch will be served after the ceremony.

Nelsonville The Daughters of America

Huffman Undergoes Surgical Operation After Admission

Rex Huffman, admitted Monday to Marietta Osteopathic Hospital, underwent a surgical operation Tuesday morning as part of his treatment and care.

Nelsonville Rex Huffman Marietta Osteopathic Hospital

Nathan Wade Pleads Guilty In Ringgold Shooting Case

Nathan Wade formerly of Glouster surrendered to Morgan County authorities after shooting his estranged wife Lida Wade and her brother-in-law William Waymer near Ringgold. He pleaded guilty to shooting with intent to kill and was bound over to the Morgan County Grand Jury on $5,000 bond. Wade remained jailed after failing to post bond as both victims recover in a Columbus hospital.

Glouster Nathan Wade Morgan County Lida Wade William Waymer Ringgold L. M. Seaman McConnelsville Grand Jury Wade Columbus

Loyal Daughters Meet At Mrs. Watkins Home

Loyal Daughters Class of the Church of Christ held a July meeting at Mrs. Ruth Watkins home on Front Street. With Mrs. Rees Henshaw presiding in the absence of the president, the session featured scripture, prayer, a David life Bible study, and charades after a short business discussion.

Carrie Morris Irene Morris Mary Kinney Lena Smith Ruth Watkins Edith Stahl Maude Williams Mary Shepard Jessie Hill Carrie Balderson Ora Kittle Bess Henshaw Vera Kinney Florence Anna Mae Shepard Maxine Smith Richard Roberts David Harold Watkins

State Geologist Addresses Glouster Kiwanis Meeting

Baker, state geologist from Columbus, spoke at the Kiwanis Club luncheon at Hotel Gordon on Tuesday noon and joined a round table on the East Branch project. Al Lambert of Cincinnati attended as a guest. Mrs. Vera Kinney won the club prize presented by Ben Goldberg.

Glouster Baker Columbus Kiwanis Club Hotel Gordon al Lambert Cincinnati Ben Goldberg Vera Kinney

Plan Home Coming at Smithville School

A homecoming and basket dinner will be held at the Smithville Schoolhouse on Saturday August 3. The Music and Chatter Club will meet at the schoolhouse Friday night to arrange music for the homecoming.

Smithville Glouster

C. E. S. Association Plans Annual Picnic

Glouster notices invite past matrons and patrons of Thea Chapter C E S and their families to the Past Matrons and Past Patrons Association District No 2 annual picnic at the Coolville campgrounds next Sunday afternoon at 1 o clock. Attendees should bring food and table service.

Glouster Thea Chapter

Taylor Ridge Woman Undergoes Emergency Operation

Mrs Spencer Davis of Taylor Ridge underwent an emergency operation for a burst appendix at Mercy Hospital Columbus late Monday. She was reported in fair condition Tuesday. She traveled by local ambulance with her husband and her father Aaron Bernard. Later, Mr and Mrs W W Bryson and Patty Ann Rader from Washington DC and Mrs Bryson's mother Mrs Co M Clark were spending today in Columbus.

Glouster Mercy Hospital Columbus Spencer Davis Taylor Ridge W. W Bryson Patty Ann Rader Washington, D. C

Constable Love Acts as Marshal in Glouster Duty

GLOUSTER Constable G H Love serves as acting marshal while Marshal Fred Heck and his family visit relatives in Detroit.

Glouster G. H. Love Fred Heck Detroit

Flood Control Is Explained in Rotary Meeting

Nelsonville event heard G R Robinson of Zanesville and Butler of Kansas City discuss the Muskingum River flood prevention program. The plan calls for 14 dams under construction as part of a 34 million dollar water conservation effort. Ralph Henry announced Ralph Wolf of Lancaster will report on the Jary International convention in Mexico City next week, with his daughter accompanying.

Nelsonville G. R. Robinson Zanesville Club Butler Kansas City Rotary Club Muskingum River Ralph Henry Ralph Wolf Lancaster Jary International Mexico City

Scout Leaders Attend Conference at Area Camp Near Stockport

Miss Helen Shaw leads a group of scouts and leaders including Miss Elaine Nichols Miss Faye Sheldon Miss Mary Sheldon Miss Ruth Rothrock Miss Adda Frances Butt and Miss Helena Kouri to a scout leaders conference and training school at the area camp near Stockport. Mrs. W W Warren is recovering from surgery at Grant Hospital Columbus and has returned home with her husband. The deep sea fish Chiasmodon Niger can swallow prey three times its length.

Nelsonville Helen Shaw Stockport Elaine Nichols Faye Mary Sheldon Ruth Rothrock Adda Frances Butt Helena Kouri W. W. Warren Grant Hospital Columbus

Man Spends 25 Cents In Perfecting Medical Device

Lima Raymond Skelly a 45 year old factory worker spent a quarter on odds and ends and produced a device he calls a pressure boot. Doctors at Lima Memorial Hospital say the mechanical marvel could aid treatment of blood diseases and arteriosclerosis. Skelly presented the device to the hospital. Thunder and heat worsen milk spoilage during storms.

Lima Raymond Skelly Lima Memorial Hospital Skelly

Cobra venom show to feature at WJZ studio

Dr. Harold Carol Stryker of the Staten Island Zoo will extract venom from an 11 foot cobra in a WJZ studio demonstration as an announcer narrates. Program listings include WEAF NBC and WABC CBS with varied music drama and talk segments across Wednesday and Thursday schedules.

New York Harold Carol Stryker Staten Island WJZ WEAF NBC Fish Jim Harkins WABC CBS Nina Tarasova Dramatic Guild Burns Allen He, She They Isham Jones Tony Gus House of Glass John Charles Thomas Simon Bolivar Ben Pollock Weafnbc al Fearce Gang Old Kentucky Tito WIJIZ NBC Music Guild

Thursday Radio Schedule Highlights Long List of Orchestras

The program lists numerous time slots from 12 15 to 11 30 with acts including Gene Barehell Orch George Duffy’s Orch Mome Sweet Home Vie and Sade Dreams Come True Mary Alcott Lee Gordon's Orch Rudy Vallee Death Valley Days Goldman Band Paul Whiteman Lum and Abner Johnny Courtney Noble Sissle's Orch Moon River Dalton Brothers and more across the day plus news notes and the Continental Gypsies Anson Weeks' Orch and others.

Mark Parm Gene Barehell Orch George Duffy Mome Sweet Home Vie and Sade Ma Perkins Betty and Bob Dorothea Ponce Meredith Wilson Arnold Douglas Mary Alcott Lee Gordon Orch Jack Armstrong Lowell Thomas Amos Andy Bob Newhall Paul Pearson Rudy Vallee Goldman Band Paul Whiteman News Room Lum Abner Johnny Courtney Noble Sissle Continental Gypsies Anson Weeks Joe Sanders Moon River Gene Burchell Audubon Society Chauncey Parsons Harry Meyer Hal Kemp House of Glass Town Hall Vicksburg Georgian Bay Coney Island Bob Chester

Chauncey Mine 25 Active and Working in District List

Chauncey Mine 25 operated Tuesday and was marked up for work again today. Ten mines in the district are operating Wednesday. The active list includes No. 267 No. 219 No. 107 No. 10X Ohio No. 1 Chauncey No. 25 Poston No. 6 Luhrig Kimberly and Black Diamond.

Chauncey Ohio Poston Luhrig Kimberly Black Diamond

Pattons Return From Rural Carriers State Convention

Mr and Mrs Grover C Patton returned from Zanesville where he served as Athens County Rural Mail Carriers Association delegate and she as Ladies Auxiliary representative. Also notes Trimble Church of Christ Men s Brotherhood meets Wednesday at 7 30 with Earl Johnson presiding. Bert Smith and Oscar Omen travel to Columbus then to Michigan to visit and fish with Norris relatives.

Chauncey Grover C. Patton Zanesville Patton Athens County Ladies’ Auxiary Millfield Men's Brotherhood of the Trimble Church of Christ Earl Johnson Gilbert Courtney Carl Stahl Lewis Clark Lawrence Sands Bert Smith Oscar Omen Columbus George Norris Michigan

Chauncey Area Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

Chauncey residents welcomed Mrs. McPeak and son Leonard of Ringgold as guests of Mrs. Fred Sanders and family. In Columbus, H. O. McDaniel Andy Anderson and Dr. C. N. Sanders were present. Funeral grief for Mrs. Belle Blackford in Sugar Creek attended by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burchfield. Burg Johnson and daughter Margaret visited Columbus. Martha Bible Class plans a picnic supper at Millfield Church of Christ with Edith McDaniel hosting and Viola Howard in charge. Gladys Pickering to host bridge club tonight on Ellis Avenue Chauncey.

Chauncey McPeak Leonard Ringgold Fred Sanders H. O. McDaniel Andy Anderson C. N. Sanders Columbus Arthur Burchfield Lower Plains Belle Blackford Sugar Creek Burg Johnson Margaret Johnson Martha Bible Millfield

Hiccoughs Five Days At Bailey Run Visit

Chauncey resident James Murray visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holcomb near Chauncey has been suffering hiccoughs for five days.

Chauncey James Murray Robert Holcomb Bailey Run

New England Visitors Spend Week With Guerra Family

Chauncey Charles and Tony Mais and Mrs Eliza Vernon of Franklin Massachusetts visit the Guerra family. Lewis Muzio travels to Pittsburgh with Charles Mais and Mrs Vernon to see relatives. Joe Guerra runs the Muzio garage in Millfield during Muzio's absence.

Chauncey Charles Tony Mais Eliza Vernon Franklin Mass Guerra Lewis Muzio Charles Mais

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