Tragic Drowning of Beryl Kincaid Shocks Chesterhill
Youths\" attempt to swim at Rokeby Lock ends in tragedy when Beryl Kincaid, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kincaid, is swept away by a current after stumbling into a deep hole. Companions failed to save him despite two grabs. body recovered after four hours. Funeral held in McConnelsville.
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Chesterhill
Beryl Kincaid
Albert Kincaid
McConnelsville
Kincaid
Rokeby Lock
Zanesville
Amos
Cecil
Olive
Johns Hopkins University
Hettie Woodward
Brooks Clark
Kent
Emma Shields
Youngstown
Beatrice Williams
Aurelius Rowland
Charles VanLaw
VanLaw
Dean
Stephen Niceswanger
Roy Funk
Columbus
Ella Funk
Edith Hallowell
Helen
Jean
Florida
Betty Ann Patterson
Carl Patterson
Local Social Roundup From Garden to Mt Zion
Mrs Zella Gillan and son Roscoe visited Mrs Eva Mohler last Friday. James Goldsberry of Marion stayed with his mother Mrs Sarah Golds berry Saturday night and Sunday. The McCrumbs Athens visited the Williams family Sunday. The Warnest Louther party from New Jersey spent days with Luther Louther and Frank Louther family, en route to Kentucky. Annie King visited the K ing family Sunday. Joe Lambert and family called on Arnold King Sunday evening. Ollie Ashcraft has returned home after weeks in St Francis Hospital Parkerboro. William St Clair attended the Lide Wallace funeral at Burlingham. Mt Zion quarterly meeting set for August 11 at 10 o clock with Rev Harwood preaching that evening. Dr Stanley Albany to visit Mrs Amanda Davis at her daughter William Colemars home. J H Rogers and daughters Eva and Virginia visited Rogers parents Peter and Mrs Mohler Sunday.
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Zella Gillan
Roscoe
Eva Mohler
James Goldsberry
Marion
Sarah Goldsberry
Carlis McCrumb
Athens
Richard Williams
Warnest Louther
New Jersey
Luther
Frank Louther
Kentucky
Annie King
Jane King
Joe Lambert
Arnold King
Ollie Ashcraft Wah
St. Francis Hospital
Parkershoro
William St. Clair
Lide Wallace
Burlingham
Mt. Zion
Harwood
Stanley Albany
Amanda Davis
William Colemar
J. H. Rogers
Eva
Virginia
Rogers
Peter Mohler
Robert
John O'Neal
London
Ed Seiples
Ed Micheals
Joe Charney
Columbus
Steve Charney
James Parfitt
Middleport
Zell Douglas
Angie Mae
Kirtland
Bachelo
Herman Humphrey
Oak Grove Cemetery
Logan
Humphrey
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mae
Bob McAllister
Barberton
Stobert McCallister
Beulah Hawk
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Joe Hutchins
Hutchins
Seth Rollinson
Mid Bryan
Betsy Lane
William Upryran
Ernest Smith
Jackville
Phillip Briley
Lewis Stauffer
Akron
Mary Stauffer
Brothers
Warner
J. Secoy
Lancaster
Bud Daily
Baby
Mr. Daily
Shade
Judson Residents and Nearby Visits Report Local Activity
Judson residents Mrs. Lizzie Ball and her sister visit Athens for two weeks as she is treated for blood poisoning. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hartley and Ed Donellas of Alliance visit Athens and Charley McGrath's family. A house fire at Elmer Dunffee’s is quickly extinguished with little damage. George Dailey Jr. returns from Dayton to spend time with his children near Judson as Mr. and Mrs. Clint Fiske visit Alden Buck. Mrs. W. M. Harris and daughter Ethel travel to Virginia to see her parents. Guy Webb takes his mother to Harrisonville for a visit with relatives. A Sunday picnic at the Dailey home gathers many relatives for lunch and a homecoming. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. George Dailey Sr. and family, Jess Spencer and children, Jess Epley and children, Clarence Vorhes, John, Dennis, and Charles Dailey of McConneleville, Floyd Hartley and sons, Lewis Dailey, Mrs. Louisa Dailey, Branch Jeatty, Kermit Swartz, W. M. Harris, and others. Tea cream and cake are served. Mrs. Nettie Stout visits her brother Fred Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Frost spend Sunday with Mrs. Frost's brother Wesley Taker and family.
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Lizzie Ball
Judson
Athens
J. H. Hartley
Ed Donellas
Alliance
Charley McGrath
Elmer Dunffee
George Dailey, Jr
Dayton
Clint Fiske
Lancaster
Alden Buck
W. M. Harris
Ethel
Virginia
Gaskin
Guy Webb
Harrisonville
S. C. Dailey
George Dailey
Jess Spencer
Wilma
Fioyd
Jess Epley
Earl
Luella
Wayne
Clarence Vorhes
John Dailey
Dennis Dailey
Charles Dailey
McConneleville
Floyd Hartley
Foster
Local Notes on Visits Travel and a Wedding
Rutland Howard Pond and family returned from a Cleveland vacation. Mrs Lizzie Braley visits Miss Mattie Chase who is ill. Alva Grimes went to Syracuse to work. Fred Byrne returns from Findlay. Mrs Wallie Clark and son Gwinn left for Jumping Stanch West Virginia to visit Mrs Cora Bryne Smith. Laura Hawkins has been ill. Miss Janice Woods and Erne Stansbury were married Saturday by Rev Harley Bolton. Mrs Harris Wrights Richze visited Bonnie Williams.
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Howard Pond
Cleveland
Lizzie Braley
Mattie Chase
Alva Grimes
Syracuse
Fred Bryne
Findlay
Wallie Clark
Gwinn
W. Va
Cora Bryne Smith
Laura Hawkins
Janice Woods
Erne Stansbury
Harley Bolton
Harris
Wright
Bonnie Williams
Local Guests Visit Murray City Folks and Visitors
Murray City residents hosted many visitors from nearby towns and cities including Barberton Thornville Nelsonville The Plains Detroit Wooster Columbus Dayton and Lancaster. Trips featured relatives and friends traveling for weekend gatherings and short visits with local families and neighbors.
Extended visits and relatives across Ohio and Michigan
New Pittsburgh residents visit Detroit relatives with Mrs C E Hutchin and son Bobby Gene. Nelsonville and Detroit connections include Jacob Shonkwiler and others visiting extended family. Wil loughby ties feature Charles and Kenneth Shonkwiler and friends John Slotz and Elmer Covert. Additional trips include Mrs Gilbert Randolph hosting, and Buckeye Lake car trip by Miss Grace Shonkwiler Thelma and Vexanies Phillips and friends.
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C. E. Hutchin
Bobby Gene
Nelsonville
Jacob Shonkwiler
Detroit
Albert Phillips
New Straitsville
G. M. Goodlet
Charles Shonkwiler
Kenneth
Willoughby
John Slotz
Cleveland
Elmer Covert
Robert
Charles Thomas
William Carmer
Forest Jackson
Gilbert Randolph
Frank Cooke
Esther
Kirtland
Grace Shonkwiler
Thelma
Vexanies Phillips
Buckeye Lake
Ludwick Family Reunion Honors Eightieth Birthday
The Ludwick family held a reunion at L. C. Ludwick’s Stewart home honoring his 80th birthday with a basket dinner for about 70 guests. Attendees included relatives from Stewart Amesville Athens Bethany Logan Nelsonville Guysville and Columbus, plus a late night surprise visit by Cleveland residents Mrs. Brawley and Wesley Brawley and family friends from Amesville and Winner family.
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Stewart
Charles Rowland
Athens
Isaac Barnhart
Bethany
Pearl Ray
Logan
Ervie Swift
Frank Mitchell
Frank Bean
Nelsonville
Warrington
Harry H. Brawley
Wesley
Cleveland
Brawley
Winner
Amesville
J. E. Parmiter
Sunday Socials and Visits Across Ohio Communities
The column lists numerous social calls and visits across Athens Coolville Pratts Fork Torch Hill Parkersburg and Akron. Notable entries include Shade Miss Josie Blazier guest of Mrs Vienna Kelley and Fred Smith with Worthington Biehl visiting Kirkersville near Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie Blazier
Vienna Kelley
Fred Smith
Worthington Biehl
Kirkersville
Columbus
J. Smith
James Goldsberry
Marion
E. J. Jacob
Wheeling
Mae Goldsberry
Pratts Fork
Edna
Edith Douglas
Chase
Walter Howard
Ted Burson
Worthington
Hayes Burson
Athens
Everett Bosworth
W. L. Thomas
Helen Amesville
Ralph Palmer
Ada O’brien
Mary Burson
Mansfield
Addison Creamer
Clark Creamer
Archie Coen
Guysville
Everrett Bosworth
Pearl Smith
Velma Flanders
Torch Hill
Fern Metz and Max Swindler Wed in Saturday Ceremony
Miss Fern Metz and Max Swindler were married Saturday evening. The wedding dinner followed at the bride’s cousin’s home in Athens. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sharp and families.
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Fern Metz
Max Swindler
Ethel Morris
Athens
C. L. Davis
Robert Sharp
Richland Avenue Notes Show Local Visits and Travel
Richland Avenue residents and guests are listed across a span of visits and trips. A. Creamer of Jerseyville calls on Mansfield and John Ator homes as the Creamers vacation with A. Creamer’s father. Many neighbors share a weekend in Columbus, Morgantown, and New Marshfield with family and friends.
The Plains Woman Picks Four Gallons of Berries
The Plains Woman 90 year old Ann Howard picked four gallons of berries one afternoon as temperatures reached 96 degrees. The item highlights her age and feat amid a list of local visits and happenings in The Plains and surrounding areas.
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Mercuries
Local Social Notes From Albany And Surroundings
Carpenter Miss Virgene Tewksbury of Albany spends the week with her aunt Mrs. W E Reeves. John B Dudgeon and guests Ray Johnson and family Edward Bodkin Fred Worhes and Caleb Stewart visit Albany friends. Wilma Jewell visits Baltimore relatives. H T Steward hosts Bowen family from Middleport. W E Jeffers was a business visitor in Pomeroy. J J Carpenter and daughter Mildred visit Mrs Mary Carpenter and family.
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Virgene Tewksbury
Albany
W. E. Reeves
Dudgeon
Ray Johnson
Edward Bodkin
Fred Worhes
Caleb Stewart
Bany
Dayton Steward
Surday
Wilma Jewell
Baltimore
H. T. Steward
Bowen
Middleport
W. E. Jeffers
J. J. Carpenter
Mildred
Mary Carpenter
Syracuse Beach a Popular Stop Amid Hot Weather
The Syracuse bathing beach draws large crowds everyday with many visitors from out of town enjoying the summer recreation. Local social notes mention numerous residents and visitors, with several medical and familial updates scattered through the community news.
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Syracuse
Ice to water energy at freezing point contrasts
At 32 degrees, converting ice to water requires zero times as much energy as raising water by one degree. The statement notes the energy relationship between phase change at the freezing point and temperature increase in the liquid state.
Coolville Camp Meeting Draws Record Sunday Crowd
Coolville on the camp grounds reports one of the largest first Sunday turnouts in years. The Congregational Ladies' Aid hosted a tea at homes of Mrs. Sloobler and Mrs. Barth last Friday, with forty guests and proceeds to support church activities.
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Coolville
Ladies’ Aid
Marriages and visits mark weekend in local notes
Sha wnee Sha wnee daughter La Roma visited relatives here over Sunday. Jake Richards and Miss Minnie Dishon were united in marriage by the Rev. Walker Saturday evening. Wesley Severance of Huntington called on his parents Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Dishon and children returned home in Staunton after a week’s vacation here. Mrs. Fast Smith of Martins Ferry visits Mrs. William Christian. Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes and daughter and Mrs. Thomas Lari mer spend two days. Mr. Harry Hughes and George Taylor visit W. A. Williams. Miss Clara Smith of Chillicothe visits two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. David Lewis of Columbus call on relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mellencamp of Junction City spend end of week with friends.
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George Gaver
la Roma
Jake Richards
Minnie Dishon
Walker
Wesley Severance
Huntington
W. Va
J. A. Severance
George Dishon
Staunton
Ind
Fast Smith
Martins Ferry
Carl Mellencamp
Junction City
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