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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1930
Page
8
In Chauncey on June 19 ten mines are active per the work report. Mines listed as working today include No. 9, No. 72, No. 267, Ohio No. 1, No. 68, No. 24, No. 28, No. 86, No. 25, and Hocking, with No. 25 resuming after a brief idle period.
Mrs George Gabriel Sr and her sons John Gabriel and Clell Thorne of Lower Plains spent Wednesday in Mansfield at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Deweese to meet their daughter born last week.
PROGRAM PLANNED CHAUNCEY June 19 Chil dren's Day will be observed in the Millfield M E Church Sunday evening An entertainment of music and recitations has been arranged Children’s Day was observed last Sunday evening in the Millfield Church of Christ with a large attendance and good program
Mr and Mrs Jesse Scott announce the birth of a son named Richard Lee at their Chauncey home on Tuesday June 17. The baby weighed 10 pounds and is the grandchild of Mr and Mrs Thomas Olliver of Chauncey.
The Rev Mrs Amy West of Pilgrim Holiness Church conducted a Wednesday 10 am funeral from the Chauncey residence for Glenroy Showalter son of Mr and Mrs Max Showalter of Chauncey. Burial followed in Chauncey cemetery. The couple has a daughter and three sons.
June 19 in Chauncey Mrs John Shaner daughter of Mrs Anna Waymer The Plains who had a major operation at Mount Carmel Hospital three weeks ago has returned to her Nelsonville home. She was accompanied by her sister Mrs Ralph Mc Cathran The Plains from Columbus.
The Rev. Lauderbach conducted services at Zion Baptist Church in Lower Plains on Saturday night and Sunday, June 19.
Mr and Mrs George Gabriel Jr hosted and visited relatives across Gallia County with stops in Gallipolis Logan Hamden and Nelsonville. The group included Virgil Gabriel returning to Willoughby and Vern Fulton of Athens visiting his parents H E Stage and other family members guests included Mrs Denzil Gabriel Mrs Fannie Mattison Ralph and Mr and Mrs S G Nichols and Mrs Barber of Nelsonville.
Betty Rayburn, a year-old baby, was bitten and is in serious condition in a Portsmouth hospital after a rat attacked her while she played on the floor at her home in George.
John Cooper, treated at Grant Hospital in Columbus, returned home to Glouster after more than two weeks. He had been injured in a fall at Mine No. 256 and later struck in the stomach during work at the mine. his condition has improved under treatment. Lee T. Sellers and his Ohio University orchestra plan a summer at Silver Beach Virginia, with students returning to Athens University in the fall.
George Luther has purchased the J. L. Altman bankrupt stock and plans to open a store in the building formerly occupied by Altman in Jacksonville. The move signals a new retail entrant in the village.
Jack Eaton of Casper Wyoming traveling home from a Shrine convention in Canada paused to visit his brother in law and sister Dr and Mrs F H May. He plans to see relatives at New Matamoras before returning to Wyoming.
GLOUSTER June 19. Miss Sabra Armstrong assistant principal of Elyria grade schools visits her parents Mr and Mrs H A Armstrong in this city and plans a month long stay in Rochester Minnesota starting Saturday.
James Litteral of Athens County sits in Columbus awaiting execution by electric chair Friday night. He is praised by guards as the best behaved on death row after aiding guards to thwart an escape plot by George Williams and uncovering a tin foil blackjack. Litteral confessed to killing Harry Green in Kimberly to obtain $800 and was captured in Baker, Oregon after his Nelsonville brother notified police.
Investigators may drop the inquiry into the alleged marriage of Belpre resident May Cilles to Frank McCard, a Black barber in Parkersburg. Cilles, arrested on lunacy charges, was freed to her daughters who plan private care as prosecutors withdraw the warrant amid hospital crowding concerns. Police found jewels and clothing of Cilles at McCard’s Cornwall Street home. license reportedly obtained in Cambridge, Ohio and marriage performed June 10. Daughters claim she wed while under narcotics influence.
Ohio University economics associate professor W. Fink resigns to become professor of political science and economics in Dickinson College Social Science Department Carlisle Pennsylvania. He will lead politics and economics work in his new role and plans summer study at Northwestern University before relocating in September.
Edward McGaw convicted as a state prohibition officer is granted a Supreme Court review. The date is June 19 in Columbus and the decision was announced today.
The Dr. Zenner Company suit for judgment against J. A. Malone has been settled out of court.
The Joy farm oil well on Federal Creek is claimed as the oldest producing oil well globally, per Sohian a Standard Oil of Ohio house organ. Drilled in 1860 it has produced oil continuously for 70 years.
The Glouster Board of Education has one high school faculty vacancy after the resignation of Miss Jennie Maxwell who recently married Harry R. Bowman of Bartlett. This appears to be the only vacancy the board needs to fill at this time.
Prof. A B Sias of Ohio University was chosen president of the Ohio University Educational Association at a Rufus Putnam School Building meeting. The new group, with 51 original members, will affiliate with the National Educational Association. Miss Constance MacLeod became vice president, Dr Edith Beecher secretary, and Prof Harry Benz treasurer. Dr T C McCracken named delegate to the June 28 to July 4 Columbus annual meeting. Dr Frank Salisbury as alternate.
Clara Bow spent three nights in Dallas in a string of night club outings and went to bed at 5 a.m. She said she was trying to prevent a Dallas doctor's wife from filing an alienation of affections suit, a claim the doctor disputed. He said the affair is over and his wife is not seeking a divorce or money.
Eleven West High School students from Cleveland were to be arraigned today before May or George Goette of Berea after a premature July 4th celebration on the village triangle last night.
A gas explosion in a Moscow coal mine on June 19 killed 35 workers and left many others seriously injured, authorities reported. The disaster prompted rescue efforts and investigations into mine safety practices.
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