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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1928
Page
6
Murray City and surrounding areas report a flurry of weekend visitors and residents traveling to and from Athens Nelsonville Logan Glouster and Columbus. Individuals named include Miss Lorena Irazee Miss Margaret Penn and Miss Ann Popoczy among others visiting relatives or attending Ohio University.
A series of social visits and guests are recorded in Albany with many names. Ice cream supper at Temple church Saturday evening. Mrs. Rinda Dixon of Bolima Mill visited Mrs. O. Reeves. Lancaster visitors Orrin and Edward Reeves with Howard McDaniels spent Sunday with the Reeves family. Several residents from Columbus, Toledo, Cincinnati and Chicago are noted as visiting or staying with local families.
Mt Pleasant and other Ohio communities praised a large Woodyard reunion Sunday with attendees from Mt Pleasant Lancaster Lorain Columbus Radcliff Amesville Albany Greenfield Akron Athens and more. Notables include Will White Gus Woodyard M J Augustine Carl Castor Cary Woodyard Law Morris and E H Cottrill among many families. A separate note reports E J Persons selling his Cutler department store to Dell McAfee who will move in by August first and return to Athens thereafter.
Leonard Kerrns moved his family and furniture to Rushville where he works for Fred Fenzel and will return September first. Visitors from Logan, Utica, and Toledo dropped by, with Beasley reunion plans in Athens. Hoopers Ridge church hosts annual home coming this Sunday. Holiness meetings in Sand Rock apple shed drew three ministers despite heavy rains. Local ball team beat The Plains 10 to 4. A separation issue arises at the Elliott farm near Sharps.
Asbury Ridge resident Thomas Clark returns to Greenfield for work with Southern Ohio Electric. Various Carbondale residents attend church, visit relatives, and travel for study or business including Keturah DaBritz in Columbus, Mildred Wend in Athens, and Myrna Hill bringing visits to Carbondale. Families, trips to Logan and Nelsonville, and relatives in Athena are also listed.
Hamden and surrounding towns report visits by C T Francis and family en route to Athens, and locals attending Robinsons circus in Chillicothe. Obituary notes Jack Poore, 27, longtime Hamden resident, died at his parents home in Jackson after illness. funeral held at the family residence.
Strouds Run residents and guests spread through the weekend visiting relatives in Athens Guysville and Glouster. Cornelia Taylor extends a stay with relatives as gatherings include the Smiths Robinsons Bennett Dowler Gilletts and other local families with multiple dinners and a rodeo outing in Athens.
Bedford Marle Hart spent Sunday with Hazel Smith. Mr and Mrs Harry Will and son Herman and Cora Smith were Sunday guests of Sam Williams and family. A surprise party for Mrs Glen Hart Thursday evening. Lucille Rawlings spent Saturday with Dorothy Jones. Mr and Mrs Clyde Hines Mr and Mrs Guy Lee Ralph Jeffers and family Sarah Henderson Edith Whaley Frank Chaney and Victor Whaley were Sunday guests for Charles Hines and family. Mrs Lawrence Walker and children have been spending a few days with Jessie Cuckler and family. Maurita Lee spent Sunday with Ardith Hart. Mr and Mrs Will St Clair spent Sunday with George McCumber and family. Mrs Virgil Blackwood and children returned home after spending some time with Mr and Mrs John Douglas.
A satirical column parodies political figures and civic life, mixing wry quips on unions, parties, and local happenings. It humorously critiques the era’s politics while tossing in quirky anecdotes about family, weather, and everyday mishaps. The piece hints at election nerves and social mores with playful absurdity.
Bethany Mrs Martha Petty visits daughter in Stewart as Ida Burke and Garnet Wright with relatives spend time here. Garnet Wright returns home with her mother Mrs Glenora Wright and sons Herman, George, James. Clara Place visits Clarence Petty. Avis Ladd visits Claudine Richardson. Hallis Stalder and son stay with Grant Fussell family. Daniel McPherson and wife purchasers of the Norris farm came with Frank McPherson. Isaac Barnhart and sons spend Sunday with Lewis Ludwick. Thomas Biddison of Stewart visits Ansel Barnhart.
Peach Ridge Mrs Edgar Davis and Elnore Moody visited Mr and Mrs George Willie last week. The Peach Ridge Bible school program was postponed and will be held Thursday evening at 7 30 if it does not rain. Mary Lawrence was the Wednesday visitor of Pearl Lemly in Athens. Mrs Edward Noland Lawrence Noland and George Metcalf of Marietta were guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Roy Noland and family. Mrs H H Hoisington and daughter Miss Goldie from Miller SD were visiting her cousins Mr and Mrs Fred Stephenson and family last week. Mrs H H Hoisington and daughter Goldie and Mr and Mrs Fred Stephenson were the guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Frank J Hubler. Mr and Mrs Gus Townsend Mr and Mrs A P Hixson and Miss Mildred Hixson spent Saturday evening at Robert Everetts. Those attending the dance at the new filling station near Amesville Saturday night were Mr and Mrs Clement Everett and son and daughter Frank and Jessie Robert Everett Mildred Hixson and Mr and Mrs A D Hixson. Mr and Mrs John Hixson and son Lewis and George McLain attended the rodeo Saturday night. Mrs A D Hixson is cuttinger
Sunday visits and family gatherings mark a period of social activity around Albany and Athens. Families such as Reeves Robinson Jewell and Goff share time with relatives, while Children’s Day exercises at Mt. Union attract attendees despite poor weather, with Selah Weatherby contributing to the program.
Mr and Mrs Otis Clark hosted a small gathering Wednesday night at their Crescent Ridge residence with music. Attendees included Chester and Mrs Morris John Grosvenor Elsie Finsterwald R H Werner Mason Messecher Mabel Messecher Frank and Harold Wemner Pauline Clark and daughter. Mabel Messecher left Sunday for Columbus for employment. Mrs Floyd Wemner and daughters Vere Florine and Floy d Aldine visited Mr and Mrs Phillip Powell. Mrs A O Wolfe and Corene spent part of last week at Mrs Wolfe's former home on the late Mrs B F Brown farm.
From the effects of a sprained ankle she suffered in Athens on Saturday Miss Mildred Hixson has returned to Columbus after a month with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hixson. Sunday visitors to Robert Everett included Charles Manning Lilvy Martindille Stanley Bedekar Virgil King Arnold Nester Alvar Nester Columbus and Mr. and Mrs. John Hixson with their son Lewis George McLain Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Smith and children Lewis and Thelma Dutch Creek. Rebecca Everett and her sons Albert and Gilbert visited Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Hixson. Roland and Marjory Keirn Sugar Creek called on Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Sunday.
Zaleski Jacob Winfield Crist, 48, died at his Cincinnati home after a week of pneumonia. Funeral held at his Zaleski home, with services and burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. He was the only son of the late Jacob and Mrs. Crist, survived by his widow and four sisters, plus brothers-in-law, a niece, a nephew, and other relatives.
Burr Oak residents hosted and visited relatives and friends across nearby towns. Names include Pansy Clark Eva Ivers Lois Smith and Grant Post among others. Visitors from Corning Marshalltown Glouster Irish Ridge and Hatfield were noted during the period.
Word comes of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Williams motor trip through Canada reaching Ontario and enjoying the journey. Numerous visits and travels are reported, including Miss Betty Rawlings of Covington Ky visiting grandmother Mrs. Margaret Lawrence and various locals hosting and hosting guests from Columbus Pomeroy Parkersburg St Cloud Fla Athens and Powell. Everett Fields worsens from arthritis while several families plan and enjoy extended visits in Columbus and surrounding areas.
Thursday night social news from Plains recounts Carl Porter and family hosting a sixth birthday surprise for Harry Porter Jr. with a cake and ice cream. Various relatives from Athens Columbus Haydenville and Betsey Lane joined visits, gifts and greetings. other locals sent well wishes or traveled to see friends and relatives across the region.
The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies Aid will be at the home of Mrs Joe Robinson from 10 am to 3 pm Wednesday with a pot luck dinner. Also notices of visits by local families to Athens and a Tick Ridge 4 H play and sociable scheduled for Friday evening July 27 at Tick Ridge schoolhouse.
Mrs D H Steert of 1526 Laurel St Elkhart Indiana says she was exhausted and could not rise without her husband’s help. After using the Vegetable Compound she reports renewed energy enabling her to work without rest and feeling vastly improved. She urges other women to try it.
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