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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1935
Page
6
In Gallia County, heavy rains delay corn planting past the usual date, trimming yields to about a bushel per acre daily after May 10. Starbuck reports 40 percent of land unplanted, with alfalfa regrowth and storage challenges for hay due to high moisture and spoilage risks.
A tramp, claiming to be from West Virginia, trimmed shrubbery and grass on several lawns on 7th Avenue then on Cedar and Fourth Streets. He said he aimed to improve the street’s scenery. police noted he was not intoxicated and arrested him Wednesday night after the display.
Mrs Della Tanner Bones 64 died at her Perry Township home. Surviving are two daughters Mrs Rees Quell of Columbus and Mrs Hay Wood at home, two brothers W A Tanner Hipolls and R Henry Tanner Rio de, sisters Mrs Wilson Smelleer and re Dan Davin. Funeral services at Pine Church Friday 2 pm with burial in the near cemetery.
Due to the absence of a defense witness, Stella Brewer, the trial of Ernest Slim Smith for obtaining money under false pretenses was postponed from Wednesday to Friday morning. The burglary charge against Olaf Murray was set for a hearing today.
Edward Maddy son of Mr and Mrs Harry Maddy earns Eagle Scout becoming Gallia Countys first. He passed tests for more than 30 merit badges. The court will be held at Fairfield Lake Friday night with Scoutmaster Edwin McCormick presiding as other Scouts are advanced.
The June 30 reunion of Hamden Schools teachers and students is announced. Florence Kerr will attend the AAUW Convention in Los Angeles from June 20 to June 2. William A. McKean goes to Portsmouth for two weeks of relief work in the State Department of Liquor Control. E V Knighton and two children visit the H B Piersons in Gallipolis. Mrs Adolph Henke and daughters visit the Ira Booton family in Asheville. Ben Spear, former Spokane newspaperman, plans a summer visit to Ezra Spear. Jimmie Ray, grandson of the Rays, recovers from tonsillectomy at Bethesda Hospital Zanesville. The Wise family notes their grandson’s recovery and returns from the Ray home.
In Gallipolis a father Homer Sheets of Mercerville and his son Alexander Sheets were arraigned by Justice Milliser. Homer faced a delinquency charge linked to a chicken theft with $300 bond set and Opal Day named as the minor. Alexander pled not guilty to paternity and was bound over for trial in Common Pleas on June 25 with $300 bond.
Marion County authorities arrest Earl William Persinger known as John at Mary Halley home on a grand larceny case. He is accused of stealing from benefactor Kester Rice of Caledonia and was held in the county jail pending Marion County trial. Police seized a diamond ring pocketbook and pocket knife.
Hearings will be held at 1 o'clock next Monday after noon for Stanley and Elmer Jenkins of Gallia accused by Dog Warden H. H. Porter of owning dogs that killed sheep belonging to E. Shelton. The pair reportedly own a German police dog and a black collie linked to the incidents.
Neilson Brucker a 25 year old Gallipolis teacher and Clara Mae Sheets an 18 year old Murphy Store clerk obtained a marriage license with consent from Mrs. J M Sheets. The ceremony location is not listed.
Mrs. Lawrence Swindell died in Canton on Sunday June 9 and services were held at the M E Church with burial at Lone Oak Cemetery Pt Pleasant. Other local names include Drummond family in Bethesda visiting, Berridge and Wagner families in Huntington and Campaign Church events, and several relatives coming or going between Kanauga and neighboring towns.
A Chauncey gathering at Mr and Mrs Kelzenberg’s home honored newlyweds Mr and Mrs Jacob Way with a miscellaneous shower. Attendees included Rev Clarence Way and family, Kathleen Phillips, Giennis Phillips, John and Mrs Marshall, Ella Cunningham, and many others, sharing refreshments and gifts.
Millfield guests from here at the home of Mrs. Eleanor Sharick in Athens attended a noon potluck dinner with homemade ice cream. Attendees included Mrs. Ida Hill Mrs. Harold Blower Mrs. F E Boudinot Mrs. Jessie Fulton and others from Millfield and Cleveland. Mrs. Mary Stauffer is seriously ill at her son Ervin Stauffer’s The Plains home. Dr F W Wem mer and family visited from Toledo. Mattie Kineade convalescent at her parents East Millfield home.
Commencement exercises for Chauncey Daily Vacation Bible School pupils will be held Friday night at 7 30 in the Chauncey Church of Christ. The program includes songs memory drills and a handiwork exhibit from the pupils in the church social room. An offering will be received.
Millfield visitor William Detroit of New Castle Wyoming son of Mrs Laura Howard Roberts visited his uncle and aunt Milton Brooklin and Helen Howard Chauncey in Milfeld this week. He also called on cousin Guy Brookins and aunt Elizabeth Knode and was en route to South Carolina on business.
Chauncey and Dover district teachers join summer sessions at Ohio University led by Elbert Minister. Names include Paul Theisen Paul Fiske Sarah Thomas Shirley Thomas Glenn Gardner Charles Minister Willard Fielder Christine Mingus. Other Chauncey attendees are not listed beyond these names.
Chauncey residents host and visit relatives during a period of family travel. Hazel Miller and daughter Mary Frances of Troy Ohio visit her parents on Linscott Mill Street. Others include Margaret Kranyik Corning visiting Mary Helen Harvey, and Ira Cunningham returning from Warwood West Virginia.
Lois Shields spent last week in Athens visiting rela Audrey Shamel and James Mc Cauley attended the St. Mary's High School Alumni dance last Tuesday night at Lancaster. Mr. and Mrs. William Lyons and children Marion and Wilma left Monday for a trip through the West. They were accompanied by Perry McAllister. A Children's Day program will be held next Sunday night June 23 at the Methodist Church. The main feature will be a Junior Choir with recitations and songs by smaller children. The program starts at 1 30 o clock and all are invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Bar tel Franz, with son William and daughter Minnie, formerly of Chauncey, Jackson, Ohio, visited friends Sunday. They attended a birthday dinner in Crooksville honoring their daughter and sister, Mrs. Henry Frericks, at her home.
The text notes Harvard University as the oldest in continental United States and asserts the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines, established in 1611, as the oldest under Philippine jurisdiction.
Oakdale resident John Dickson moved a pile of bricks and found a black widow spider marked with a red hourglass on its underside. Dr. B LeFever in Glouster has the spider in a bottle on display. This may be the first of its kind found locally. The female eats the male in this species.
Miss Ruth Kinney entertained the Sub Debs club on Fairlawn Avenue. President Mary Estelle Anderson led the meeting with a club song, discussed earning money, followed by social hour and lunch for members and guest Harriet Lee Andrew. Next gathering set for Elizabeth Ann Mundew’s home on June 25.
Members of Glouster Lodge No. 607 F and A M will meet at the Masonic hall Sunday at 9 45 AM and march to the Church of Christ for a Saint John's Day sermon by Rev. David P. Morris. All Masons are urged to attend.
Jacksonville man Watty McDonald of Redtown was taken to St Francis Hospital in Columbus on Tuesday for observation and treatment with relatives accompanying him.
Delbert Bodkin received word of the death of his nephew Dale Bodkin in Hereford Texas. Dale was a son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Bodkin, former residents of Albany.
Rocks springs Grangers held a meeting at Hemlock Grove Grange Hall with about 110 members and guests. Hemlock Grove Grange led the lecture hour while Rocksprings refreshment committee provided refreshments. Various local residents were noted visiting relatives and friends in Michigan and nearby towns during the week.
James Rankin Jr., 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Rankin Sr., returned home from St. Francis Hospital Columbus after a knee amputation to control myeloma. He spent ten weeks in the hospital. The physician noted the disease seldom affects youths, with James among four under 30 in Ohio.
Relief workers under Street Commissioner Clarence Gatchel finished cementing the relaid Front Street segment between High Street and the railroad crossing. The surface will set briefly and traffic should return by Friday or Saturday.
Funeral services for Shirley Lou infant daughter of Mr and Mrs George Nott of Oakdale Road were held at the family home Wednesday at 2 pm. She was born the day before and lived three hours.
Birthday observances were held Sunday at the Wolfe home in Dayton for Mrs. John Wolfe her sister Miss Mertie Crawford and Mrs Wolfe's son in law James Gibbs. Guests included Mr and Mrs James Gibbs Dayton Mrs Bertha Faires Chesterhill and Miss Mertie Crawford. GLOUSTER Loyal Daughters Class of the Church of Christ will meet Friday at 7 30 PM at Miss Lalla Canford's Fairlawn Avenue home.
Logan suffers rain interruptions delaying three contests with two completed and more games expected tonight at the auxiliary Sons of Veterans Hall.
Miss Ne Swackhamer, daughter of Mr. Swackhamer of Lay Re, is reemployed in the Berea school system. She will take up her departmental duties this term.
A fragmentary parish and community notice lists Morgan, Lund, Miss Glada, Mr and Mrs, Ringold Clark, Trimble, Frank Pedicord, J M Smith, Milhoan and others visited on a Sunday. It mentions Logan Catherisonville Hospital and an Ethiopian independence note alongside a brief naval guard reference and Chauncey Ford Collins.
An old advertisement touts Honey Flaked Wheat Bread as a natural aid for faulty elimination. It claims the bread uses crushed wheat and pure honey to provide energy and easier digestion, urging a ten day trial to feel improvements in regularity.
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