Brookers and Owens pace city playground fast softball clash
In a rough city playground game July 9 Brookers joined Owens in a fast softball showing. Colley produced the winning two hit effort as the game ended 4 to 1 after a first inning stealers run. Athens edged its rival 3 to 0 in a tense contest as Hayes and Howell held the line and no scores came until late. Business Men faced the same team in Coolville, with a 12 to scoreline in a three inning finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookers
Owens
Colley
Athens
Hayes
Howell
Oring
Coolville
Club Hears Dery Candidates
Local candidates briefed club members on primary races. Speakers include Oakley for district nomination, Raymond C. n for county treasurer, Hickman for courts, James Shafer for county commissioner, and Thompson for prosecuting attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lere
Medhem
Anle
Yeter Oakley
Raymond C. N
Treasy
Hickman
James Shafer
Thompson
Republi
Bingo Social at Church Event Records Small Gathering
Class 21 members met at Kentner Street home hosted devotions and games after a business session. Prizes were awarded to Simington Mrs Keating Neva Grace Hess and others. Raymond Windy pleaded guilty to a DUI and was fined 25 dollars and sent to county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentner Street
Keating
Simington
Mable
Grace
Neva
Wcter
Florence
Hess
Raymond Wind@y
Arraigny
Junior Order Installation Rite at Nelsonville
Members of the Junior Order United American Mechanics held officer installations in Nelsonville with Pearl Glenn as installing officer. Floyd Brown became councilor. Wilbur Duskey as vice councilor. John Bennett as recording secretary. Carlos Glenn as conductor and state council representative. Arthur Kennedy and Ira Whitmore as trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United American Mechanics
Pearl Glenn
Lodge
Floyd Brown
Wilbur Duskey
John Bennett
George Schoonover
Charles Glenn
Howard Call
G. D. Evener
Carl Duskey
Carlos Glenn
Walter McKibben
Inside Sentinel
Ira Whitmore
Outside Sentinel
Clarence Stage
Chaplin
Arthur Kennedy
State Council
A. Kennedy
Luhrig Team Blanks Kimberly on Sunday
Luhrig pitcher limits Kimberly to zero runs as Sikles K's nine while Staley goes five innings for Kimberly. Coon's sixth inning homer pushes Luhrig ahead in a hot afternoon, Evans and Cali make key catches, and Stanley and Williams lead Kimberly with three hits apiece.
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Kimberly
Luhrigs
Luhrig
Coon
Hawk
Sikles
Staley
Special Services At Holiness Church In New Pittsburgh
Special services will be held at the Holiness Church in New Pittsburgh on Saturday night July 28. A Mineral group of singers will perform and the Rev. Charles Hook, pastor, will preach.
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Nelsonville
Holiness Church
New Pittsburgh
Mineral
Charles Hook
Missionary Society to Meet at Presbyterian Church
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church will hold a meeting Thursday night at 8 o'clock in the church basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Mrs Eng land and daughters visit en route to Lithopoli
Mrs Sarah England and her two daughters from Prenter West Virginia called on friends in Nelsonville yesterday while traveling to Lithopoli Ohio. Her father in law Zack England was buried there today.
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Nelsonville
Sarah England
Prenter
W. Va
Lithopoli
Zack England
Catholic Daughters hold annual picnic at Shenang Springs
Annual Catholic Daughters of America picnic was held Tuesday evening at Shenang Springs. Mr and Mrs Jacob Roller of Mulberry Avenue have returned home after visiting Winton and Bidwell where Mrs Roller conducted the inspection at the Rebekah Lodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Daughters of America
Shenang Springs
Jacob Roller
Mulberry Avenue
Winton and
Bidwell
Bible banging sparks court dispute in Philadelphia
Magistrate Costello fines a man ten dollars for banging a Bible on the desk to swear witnesses. Attorney Francis M. Smith appeals, arguing the act was disorderly conduct. In Riverton New Jersey police revive a public shaming method for speeding drivers, detaining them in a marked square for up to an hour depending on speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costello
Francis M. Smith
Riverton
N. J
Community Visitors and Local Family News Highlights
Reedsville families and friends travel between Beverly Parkersburg Akron Smytheport and Columbus to visit relatives and attend illnesses. The Reedsville 4-H Club held a meeting with demonstrations including a dresser scarf and dust cloth. plans set for a July camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Brown
Derry
Taylor Grogan
Middleport
H. Thomas
B. Whiteside
Long Bottom
Wilma Buckley
Myra June
Ellen Louise
Mary Lou Sisson
George Hamilton
Tuppers Plains
Reedsville
Mae Torrence
Eloise Buskley
Gladys Pickens
Louise Pickens
Sharpsburg U U B A Quarterly Meeting at Mt Hermon Church
Sharpsburg Union Benevolent Association held its quarterly meeting at Mt. Hermon Church on Thursday evening. Various local visits are noted including Della Mae Aldrige visiting her parents and multiple families spending Sunday with relatives in Nelsonville Millfield Bartlett and Parkersburg. A local resident Mrs J E Henthorne is ill with heart trouble and Pauline Dickson began employment in Parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Shumway
Dorothy Floretta
Beverly
Frank Shumway
Clyde Packard
Parkersburg
T. C. Kibble
Akron
Carrie Kibble
E. J. Humphrey
Beryl Hamilton
Murraysville
U. BA
Mt. Hermon
Della Mae Aldrige
Harry Aldrige
Frances Huffman
Nelsonville
Carlos Harris
George Hanson
J. E. Henthorne
Leota Strode
Chester Sanders
Millfield
Mr. Hartse
Toms
William Pinkerton
Columbus
Lillian Bardin
T. E. Dickson
Bartlett
John Thompson
Earl
Clarence Kerns
Rickets
Stine
Howard Harris
Pauline Dickson
Small-Town Almanac Notes Visits Births and Travel
Murray City Ward welcomed a newborn son of Micheal and Mary Byron near Athens, with grandparents John Byron of Murray. Various residents visited relatives in Columbus Akron Cleveland and Detroit, hosted bridge parties, and guests stayed with families along the Muskingum River and in Nelsonville Mount Carmel Hospital in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Micheal Byron
Athens
John Byron
Murray
Robert Bell, Jr
Betty Clark
Chicago
George Kozik
Grover Shelton
East Bernard
Texas
Leonard Shelton
Earl Penn
Pontiac
Mich
Samuel Penn
Margaret Popoczy
Columbus
Lillian Coleman
Nelsonville
Mary Riley
Richard Coleman
Harry Shuttleworth, Jr
Charles Shuttleworth
Detroit
Rolland Hanson
Ina Bauers
Harold Johnson
Muskingum River
Howard Chivers
William Chivers
Helen Brooker
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Joe Taylor
Cleveland
Mae Tolen
Maud Penn
Richard
Ruth Penn
Howard Miller
Miller
John Walters
Ralph Walters
Akron
Underpaid waitress and NRA code case in Ohio
The NRA closed its docket on a Cleveland case about a waitress who said she worked ten hours daily for five dollars a week with no tips and one meal. She claimed dismissal and theft of cash, while the restaurant partners disputed hiring her and described her as beggar with a revolver. The case references the Du Bois area and noted figures Specs Russell and Paul Jaworski from the Flathead Mob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
NRA
Ohio
Quincy Avenue 8. E
du Bois
Joseph
Specs) Russell
Paul Jaworski
Car Aides Split Abroad in Pittsburgh Divorce Case
In Pittsburgh Mrs. Rietta J. Harberth names the family automobile as co respondent in her divorce suit against Joseph H. Harberth. Judge George V. Moore grants the divorce after Mrs. Harberth testifies she asked him to choose between her and the car and he chose the car, noting he devoted more time to it than to her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Rietta J. Harberth
Joseph H. Harberth
George V. Moore
Story of Girl In Red Teller Continues On Dillinger Case
The article discusses who supplied the information leading to Dillinger’s capture. Mrs Sage returned to the scene in a red dress while Mrs Keele fled and later went to Fargo North Dakota. Rewards totaling fifteen thousand dollars hung over Dillinger. Captain Timothy Oneal and Sergeant Martin Zarkovich denied Mrs Sage’s involvement, citing an underworld figure who provided the tip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Sage
Mrs. Keele
Dillinger
Timothy O'Neil
East Chicago
Martin Zarkovich
Local Social News From New Straitsville Area
New Straitsville residents and relatives gather at Old Man's Cave and Mount Pleasant in Lancaster for visits. Several members travel to Columbus Huntington and Newark for treatments and family matters. A wedding shower for Nelda Brown and Alfred Seyberts was held at the Brown home with local guests attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Witchey
Logan
Joe Downs
Tim Blankenship
John Jacob Hay
Fred Blankenship
Howard
Edith Hyde
Shawnee
Herbert Davidson
Huntington
W. Va
Emma Lynscott
Nebraska
Jimmie Blankenship
Old Man's Cave
The
Mary Lawrence
P. M. Strain
Clyde
Jeanette
Paris
Jane
Lem Slatzer
Old Straiteville
Sam Hartman
Clifford Downs
Michigan
Jennie Breeze
Cleveland
New Lexington
Erma Breeze
Herman Brown
Nelda
Alfred Seyberts
Will Griffin
Urges State Highway Workers To Cast Vote
Ohio state director of highways O W Merrell said highway heads and division engineers should ensure their workers are properly registered to vote in the August primaries. He called it the duty of public officials to urge citizen participation, writing July 7 from George White for U S Senator HQ in Columbus. He denied political significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
O. W. Merrell
Ohio
Merrell
George White
United States Senator
White
United States
Probate assigns estate roles in Athens County cases
Judge 8. M. Johnson of Athens County Probate Court names Harold J. Rose as executor of the estate of the late Susan Ella Putnam. Frank I. Caldwell is named administrator of the estate of the late Martha Boyce of Coolville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold J. Rose
Susan Ella Putnam
8. M. Johnson
Athens County
Frank I. Caldwell
Martha Boyce
Coolville
Chauncey Softball Team Beats The Plains Twice
Chauncey defeated The Plains in a double header 14 to 9 and 6 to 4. The team schedules another game against The Plains Thursday at 6 PM, followed by a Chauncey versus Amesville matchup tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
the Plains
Amesville
Victim of Accident Buried at Chauncey
Funeral services were held for Billy Sapp six who died after being struck by a machine in front of his Chauncey home. The Chauncey Church of Christ program included hymns and floral tributes. Survived by his parents a three year old sister Margaret Ellen and grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Billy Sapp
Eldon Sapp
Mount Carmel Hospital
Chauncey Church of Christ
D. 8. Mills
Columbus
G. B. Courtney
Jack Mullington
Charles Hashman
Billy Simmons
Frank Mullins
Margaret Ellen
Arthur Sapp
William Dennis
Honor Mrs. Hanning On 70th Anniversary
Mrs. Paul Hanning celebrated her seventieth birthday Sunday with a family gathering at her Greens Run home and a picnic dinner. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hanning and children, Taylor Ridge. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dust and son, Trimble Heights. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Mingus and sons, Truetown. Mr. and Mrs. Theo Heffkin and son, Glouster. Betty and Henrietta Heffkin, Millfeld. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Bratka and children. Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Howdy and children. and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hanning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Paul Hanning
Theo. Heffkin
Glouster
Betty
Henrietta Heffkin
Millfeld
Julius Bratka
Oswald Howdy
Guns Hanning
Greens Run
Birthday Party Held In Compliment to Son
Albany July 2 Mr and Mrs Arthur Goodwin entertained many friends and relatives Sunday in honor of their son Homer on his birthday. Dinner was served cafeteria style with a birthday cake featuring a 16 candy centerpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Arthur Goodwin
Homer
Herbert Goodwin
Billie
Delaware
Geraldine Goodwin
Frederick Morrell
Robert Brooks
Samuel Goodwin
Lewis Goodwin
Sherman Goodwin
John Goodwin
Hoyt Hanning
Frank Tribe
Dallas Goodwin
Hattie Russ
E. T. Ansel
Hazel
Curtis McPherson
Lewia Bolin
Jessie Carsey
Pearl Goodwin
Storm Recall Ties July Lightning Tragedy to Chauncey
CHAUNCEY Residents recount a July lightning event that mirrors a 64 year old storm. Ida Pendergrass recalls her mother Mrs Border being killed by a bolt while sewing beside a chimney in New England County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Ida Pendergrass
Chauncey Area Hosts Annual Home-Coming at M E Church
Chauncey residents Mr and Mrs Tho mas Buckley attended the community Home-Coming at the Canaanville M E Church on Sunday. Guests visiting D A Rupe and family in Sand Ridge included Herman Prindle and sons Jack and Richard from Coshocticz Ohio. Other visitors were G C Stotts and family from Amesville and Juanita Keasey Billyon and children from Holderman Oklahoma visiting Peter Keasey and family. Mrs James A Long and family from Dayton are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs G H Nye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Thomas Buckley
Canaanville M. E
Herman Prindle
Jack and
Richard
Coshocton, O
D. A. Rupe
Sand Ridge
G. C. Stotts
Amesville
Juanita Keasey Billyon
Holderman
Okla
Peter Keasey
James A. Long
Dayton
G. H. Nye
Fancy Drill Planned At Pocahontas Event
Fourteen young girls will present a fancy drill at the open degree work of Mazon Council No. 93, Degree of Pocahontas at the Millfield ball park Thursday night. Miss Clara Bell and Mrs. Alice Theisen direct the drill, with six Councils Corning Glouster Murray City Athens Nelsonville and Logan represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Mazon Council No. 93
Pocahontas
Millfield Ball Park
Clara Bell
Alice Theisen
Corning
Glouster
Murray City
Athens
Nelsonville
Logan
Mazon Council
Fire at Davis Store Causes Damage in Violet Building
Firefighters extinguished a blaze at H. H. Davis clothing store, 4 West State Street, shortly before 3 am. The fire started in rubbish, caused smoke and wall damage, and shattered a plate glass door on Ray Miller Grocery while firemen entered the Davis storeroom. Damage estimated at about 400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Davis
West State Street
Violet
E. R. Laughlin
Ray Miller
Davis
Austria Under Siege as Dollfuss Holds Line Against Nazis
Civil conflict rages in Vienna as Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss maintains control amid fascist Heimwehr crackdowns. Bombings terrorize the nation while Nazis push for Anschluss, despite Mussolini and Hitler’s reported accord on Austrian independence. The government threatens executions of bombers, and the standoff continues with Austria pledging patriote front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engelbert Dollfuss
Heimwehr
Home Guard
Germany
Dollfuas
Austria
Geremany
Dollfuss
Adolf Hitler
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Europe
4-H Cattle Judging Team to Meet for Instructions
Athens County 4-H Club members will meet at the office of County Extension Agent Thomas Johnson Friday morning July 27 to receive directions for the afternoon cattle judging venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
4-H Club
Thomas Johnson
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