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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1934

Page

3

Woondale Downs Eagles in Nelsonville League Clash

Carbondale nine overcame a shaky start to beat the Eagles 4 to 2 in Nelsonville. Chesser settled in after a rough opening as Carbondale hitters plated runs on sharp singles and long drives to deep center, while Eagle pitcher yielded five hits and battled the old time spirit of the Old Timers in second place.

Joe Sprayville Carbondale Eapy Lodge Nine Gamer Chesser Carbon Hill

Fires in Nelsonville Raise Two Alarms No Damage Reported

The Nelsonville fire department answered two calls Monday afternoon and evening. A stove explosion on Frank Tedrow Street caused a blaze that was extinguished with no damage. Later a fire at Harry Stage involved a gasoline torch used to burn paint, causing small damage.

Frank Tedrow Harry

Mrs. Maggie McCray Dies at 53 in Nelsonville

Mrs Maggie McCray age 53 died Monday at the family home on Madison Street after a weeks illness Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 PM at the Christian Church with Rev A B Kirkendall of Creola and Rev R F Strickler officiating Burial will be in Greenlawn Surviving are husband Charles a daughter Mrs Helen Wendele of Columbus a son Harold at home mother Mrs John Loudner a brother Fred Loudner and a sister Mrs Elza Campbell of Portsmouth Two sons Paul and Clarence preceded in death

Nelsonville Maggie McCray Madison Street The Christian Church A. B. Kirkendall Creola R. F. Strickler Greenlawn McCray Charles McCray Helen Wendele Columbus Harold McCray John Loudner Fred Loudner Deanville Elza Campbell Portsmouth Paul Clarence

Local social notes from Columbus to Athens region

Miss Alice Taylor hosts in Columbus. Mrs. Earl Baker and Miss Rosemary Bennett visit Nazareth sister Frances Patricia in Corning. Beulah Tomlinson and Marian of Jackson visit relatives. Ed Spradling Arch Jeffrey and son stay with Bel air relatives. Harry Corbin family and Evelyn Wright visit near Lancaster. Ray Warehime and Theodore Horns visit John Brooks family in Black Lick. Clarence McMillen and Norma Jean Haydenville visit Paul Edgar in Athens. Charles Grace returns from Black Lick after a brief visit with sister Mrs. John Brooks. Harry Kourt and son of Chillicothe visit relatives. Bertha Barker visits Athens relatives.

Alice Taylor Columbus Eugene Hohenade Earl Baker Rosemary Bennett Corning Frances Patricia Nazareth P. H. Clifford Beulah Tomlinson Marian Jackson Ed Spradling Arch Jeffrey Bellaire Harry Corbin Evelyn Wright Lancaster Ray Warehime Theodore Horn John Brooks Black Lick Clarence McMillen Norma Jean Haydenville Paul Edgar Athens Charles Grace Harry Kourt Chillicothe Bertha Barker

Happy Hollow Hustlers Club Meets at Warehime Home

Ruth Warehime presided as Happy Hollow Happy Hustlers Club held a business meeting at Miss Kathryn Warehime home. Members then sewed pin cushions and dust cloths and enjoyed a program. Next meeting set for Thursday June 28 at Mrs Addah MacCombs home.

Ruth Warehime Happy Hollow Happy Hustlers Club Kathryn Warehime Addah MacCombs

Visiting Mechem Family Hosts In Nelsonville

Miss Mary Margaret Mechem of Columbus visits Mr and Mrs C B Mechem and family on West Washington Street. Mrs Marie Mechem and Joe Mechem return to Columbus. Mrs Charlies Vore of this city with Richard Josephine Mary Vore and others from Logan visit Rob ert Vore in McArthur.

Nelsonville Mary Margaret Mechem Columbus Mechem West Washington Street Marie Mechem Joe Mechem Charlies Vore Richard Josephine Mary Vore Charles Quinn Dorothy Johnson Logan Robert Vore McArthur

Sunday School Class Meeting Postponed To Friday

Nelsonville M E Sunday School Class No 11 meeting moved from Wednesday to Friday evening Mrs Fay Howard is asked to bring a card or letter for capsule friend in attendance also noting the change. Murray City notes mention Harold and Mrs Johnson guests in Glouster and visits of Letha Wright and daughter to Carbondale with relatives. Fred Wein of Columbus visited relatives here Sunday. Charles Ralph and Phil Devol families visited Ralph's mother in Vinton Sunday.

Nelsonville M. E Fay Howard Murray City Harold Johnson Glouster

Mrs Mabel Smith Taken To Shelterin Arms Hospital

Mrs Mabel Smith of Jerseyville was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital today for medical attention and possibly an operation.

Mabel Smith Jerseyville Sheltering Arms Hospital

Olson claims North Dakota governorship amid Langer crisis

Lieut. Gov. Ole Olson, shown in a new photo, asserts he legally serves as governor after a U.S. felony conviction against Gov. William Langer. Olson was sworn in while Langer refused to surrender, and troops guarded the capitol in Bismarck to avert a clash.

Ole Olson North Dakota U. S&s William Langer Olson Langer Bismarck

Nelsonville merchants suspend Thursday afternoons this summer

Beginning Thursday June 28 and continuing through July and August all stores in the Nelsonville Retail Merchants Association will close each Thursday at noon. Groceries and meat markets have observed the half holiday throughout the year and will continue to do so.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Retail Merchants’ Association

Legion Plans Fourth of July Celebration at Ath ents County Fairgrounds

F A Lavelle announces a full day program for the American Legion Fourth celebration at Ath ents County Fairgrounds. Events start 10:30 a m with a baseball game and continue into the night including boxing rounds, horse racing, a coon chase, games, prizes, and fireworks.

American Legion F. A. Lavelle Athents County Fairgrounds R. W. Finsterwald Fred Witham C. O. Gibson M. P. Shannon L. C. Baker R. W. McKinstry H. W. Link P. O. Nichols Franz Woodworth Ray Duffee Coon Chase W. A. Edjeman W. F. Burke

Leroy Carl to Be Buried at Zion Church

Funeral services for Leroy Carl age 87 former Meigs County resident will be held at 2 30 o clock Wednesday afternoon at Zion Church on Route 143 near Harrisonville He died Monday noon at the home of a son Delbert near Columbus He leaves a daughter Mrs Carl Phillips of Athens and seven sons two of whom B E Carl and D C Carl live in Athens

Leroy Carl Meigs County Zion Church Route 143 Harrisonville Carl Delbert Columbus Carl Phillips Athens B. E. Carl D. C. Carl

Scout encampment plans urged for Nelsonville youths

Nelsonville Boy Scouts prepare for Camp Endubonah on the Muskellunge River. Two seven day periods begin July 1 and July 8. Troop 46 may join in the second period with limited admission, reservation advised. Camp staff includes a camp physician life guards and safety officer.

Nelsonville Boy Scouts Camp Endubonah Lake Chute Muskingum River Mender Troop 46 Endubonah

Increased Correspondence Study Registration at Ohio Univ

S H Bing director of the Extension Division reports a rise in correspondence study enrollment in the first six months of 1934. Total registrations for June 1934 reached 110, up from 101 in June 1933, with a 20 percent month over month increase in May.

S. H. Bing Ohio University

Invincible Workers 4 H Club Picnic and Meeting

Members of the Invincible Workers 4 H Club held a picnic and swimming party on June 20 at the Home Economics Building. After the meeting the girls planned an ice cream social for June 27 to fund camp expenses. Refreshments were served by Helen McNeal and Florence and Edna Gully. The next meeting is set for July 5 at the Home Economics Building.

New Marshfield Invincible Workers 4-H Club Home Economics Kathleen Roland Helen McNeal Florence Fdna Gully

Estate of Emmett R. Radford Declared Tax Exempt

Athens County Probate Judge S. M. Johnson rules that the estate of Emmett R. Radford is not subject to inheritance tax based on the probate findings, releasing the matter from further tax assessment.

Emmett R. Radford Athens County S. M. Johnson

Play Centers Draw Wide Family Attendance in Athens County

Athens County playgrounds under new recreation programs transformed into family centers. Mothers, fathers, siblings join in activities from sewing clubs to boxing. Highlights include Shade baseball and hit-pin ball, Broadwell Amesville softball 22-7, and a six-team league at Coolville Hockingport Torch.

Athens County Billie Granddad Marie Grimm Shade Raymond Dixon Amesville Broadwell Lathrop Eildon Hawk Plains Chauncey Coolville Hockingport Torch Center William Westervelt Mildred Hammond Jacksonville Trimble Eldon Armbrust New Marshfield-Luhrig Center Harry Lacky

Hillsboro Killer Executed in Ohio Penitentiary Death Row

Irmel Kittrella, the Hillsboro holdup slayer, was executed at Ohio Penitentiary last night reducing Death Row to six. Awaiting next was Serafino Sinatra alias Joe English, condemned for the killing of Jack Kennedy in Toledo as lawyers sought Governor White’s intervention.

Columbus Ohio Penitentiary Irmel Kittrella Hillsboro Kittrella White Serafino Sinatra oJe English Jack Kennedy Toledo

Employ Teachers for School At Jacksonville Next Year

Jacksonville board of education hires teachers for grade schools for the next year. Robert Grim joins the board to fill the unexpired term of H J Dust. H A Jenkins joins the Jacksonville Trimble High School Committee. New hires include Faye McKinley principal Mary McCann Helen Kearns Lillian Deal Nell McCann. R A Brinkley hired as janitor. Coal contract for the school slated for next Tuesday at 7 PM. Trimble note Merle Danford departs for Cleveland to join Mary Kerr for a trip to New York and Cape Cod.

Ers Board of Education Robert Grim H. J. Dust Fierce Ridge H. A. Jenkins Jacksonville-Trimble R. E Davis Faye McKinley Mary McCann Helen Kearns Lillian Deal Nell McCann R. A. Brinkley Trimble Merle Danford Cleveland Mary Kerr New York City New York Cape Cod

Athens Grange to Honor 11 with Third and Fourth Degrees

A special meeting of the Athens Grange will confer the Third and Fourth Degrees on 11 candidates Thursday night at the Grange Hall on the Fairgrounds. Members are asked to attend and bring pie or sandwiches for a lunch.

Athens Grange Grange Hall Fairgrounds The Grange

College Class Work Is Done in Forest Camp

A unique college class is conducted at Camp Hocking CCC unit Rockbridge via Ohio University extension division. High school graduates study English composition under Prof C N Mackinnon with one member previously a university student. All students aim for a college degree as R C Procter assists. The course draws attention from CCC camps and inquiries reach as far as Idaho to H S Bing.

Camp Hocking CCC Rockbridge Ohio University C. N. Mackinnon R. C. Procter Mackinnon Idaho H. 8 Bing

Fred Federick Sues for Divorce in Athens County Court

Fred Federick files for divorce from Bessie Rhorick citing wilful absence of over three years in Athens County Common Pleas Court. The couple wed in 1914. Clarence Hoskins and Lenora Hoskins face a delinquent tax suit in the same court seeking 146.37 on Trimble Township property.

Fred Federick Bessie Rhorick Athens County Common Pleas Court Clarence Hoskins Lenora Hoskine Common Pleas Court Trimble Township

Firecracker Blast Hurts Local Children on Holiday

A six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Norman Newman suffered a badly lacerated finger from a firecracker explosion Sunday afternoon. Fourth of July is being prematurely observed by local children. Homer Westfall, 15, son of Mr and Mrs Eli Westfall of Burr Oak, fractured his right arm Saturday while cranking an automobile.

Glouster Norman Newman Homer Westfall Eli Westfall Burr Oak

Local social notes from Bishopville and nearby towns

Mrs Walter Parks and son visit Jacksonville friends while Mrs Albert Embrey and children of Fultonham stay with her parents. A R encampment brings Mr and Mrs J W Palmer and Mrs W H Hoon to Columbus. Marguerite McDonald spends time in Gloucester with Don Withem and his wife. Edith Robinson calls on Mrs Carl Dennis. Trimble resident Anna Wilson visits Mary Wilson. Dwight Smith and Thelma Standley, with Harold Ahle, are guests in Gloucester.

Bishopville Walter Parks and Son Jacksonville Charlies Milhoan Albert Embrey Fultonham J. W. Palmer W. H. Hoon Columbus A.R Frank Hoon Clara Gottschalk Marguerite McDonald Glouster Don Withem Edith Robinson Carl Dennis Anna Wilson Trimble Mary Wilson P. M Smith Dwight Smith Thelma Standley Harold Ahle

H E Boyer In Charleston On Central Lines Business

H E Boyer spends the week in Charleston West Virginia on business connected with maintenance of way employees of the New York Central Lines.

Glouster H. E. Boyer Charleston W. Va New York Central Lines

Gamwells Move Into Pedicord Residence on Hill Street

Mr and Mrs Ancel Gamwell relocate from Walnut Hill to the E E Pedicord home on Hill Street which he recently bought. The house has been newly painted and redecorated.

Glouster Ancel Gamwell Walnut Hill E. E. Pedicord Hill Street Mr. Gamwell

Glouster Lodge Plans Degree Work at Special Meeting

Glouster Lodge No. 607 F. and A. M. will hold a special meeting Wednesday night for degree work and related proceedings.

Glouster Glousster Lodge

Funeral for 16 year old Anna Pavlick at Buchtel Church

Miss Anna Pavlick 16, formerly of Oregon Ridge, died after a surgical operation. Funeral services were held at Buchtel Catholic Church with Rev A V Kessler presiding and burial in Buchtel Cemetery. She had lived in Dover Township and Kinsman with sisters Elizabeth and Mary Losak.

Anna Pavlick Buchtel Glouster Buchtel Catholic Church Oregon Ridge A. V. Kessler Buchtel Cemetery Paviick University Hospital Columbus John Hubey

Glouster social visit recalls local newspaper roots

Mr. and Mrs. James Van Vechten of Akron visited Dr. A. J. Crawford and daughter Miss Helen over Sunday in Glouster. Mrs. Van Vechten, formerly Elizabeth Allen, spent her girlhood there. Her late father J. M. Allen started the Athens County Gazette, the weekly paper in Athens in the early 1890s.

van Vechten Akron A. J. Crawford Helen Elizabeth Allen J. M. Allen Athens County Gazette Athens

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