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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1931

Page

12

Funeral Held For Mrs D C Thomas In Glouster

Eight residents attended the funeral of Mrs D C Thomas at 4% Kine Avenue Columbus on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Thomas had been a resident of Glouster years ago with the family home near the M E Church.

Glouster William James Charles A. J. Crawford Helen Thomas Johnson J. R. Clark Sr D. C. Thomas Kine Avenue Columbus Ars 'Thomas M. E

Zanesville Pastor to Show Holy Land Views Friday

Dr. E C Carpenter pastor of the First Church of Christ in Zanesville will present a stereopticon lecture on the Holy Land at the Christian Workers meeting at the Church of Christ at 7 p.m. Friday. He spent last summer touring the Holy Land for material and refreshments will be served after the lecture.

Zanesville Holy Land

Poultry Taken From Martin Roberts Thieves Leave Clues

Morgan County resident Martin Roberts reports that Sunday night thieves stole several black giant and Plymouth Rock chickens from his farm. He says the culprits left clues that may lead to arrests.

Martin Roberts Glouster Morgan County Mr. Roberts

Stand ard Bearers to Convene Meeting on Friday

Society members will meet in the TM E Church social room Friday at seven oclock. The president urges all members to attend the gathering in Glouster.

Glouster

Red Men Initiation Aligned With Ohio Membership Drive

The Improved Order of Red Men launches a ninety day Ohio Membership Drive this month. A large initiation will occur March 26 in Athens at Mohawk Tribe No. 174 with many tribes participating including Indianola No. 8 Rendville Chickamauga No. 44 Glouster Mohawk No. 174 Athens Kill Eagle No. 179 Nelsonville White Oak No. 72 New Straitsville Thunder Cloud No. 182 Murray City Abadio No. 31 Hemlock Shawnee No. 13 Regenoa No. 53 Rockbridge Tuckahoo No. 365 Gibisonville Standing Stone No. 208 Lancaster Wampus No. 31 South Bloomingville No. 173 Laurelville No. 258 Londonderry Pathapasee No. 6 McArthur Acohanoc No. 25 Pomeroy Chemucka No. 231 Gallipolis Onota No. 86 Radcliffe Egota No. 106 Wellston Samoset No. 8 Byer Pontiac No. 115 Coalton Congo No. 51 Circleville Wanbeek No. 143 Zanesville Alletah No. 199 Crooksville Minnewa No. 52 Newark district administrator Past Great Sachem L. E. Miller leads the drive.

Ohio Red Men Athens Indianola Rendville Chickamauga Glouster Byer Pontiac Coalton Congo Circleville Wanbeek Zanesville Alletah Crooksville Minnewa Newark Sachem L. E. Miller

Social rounds in Elliottville and nearby towns

Elliottville residents and relatives visit family homes across Jerseyville Athens and McArthur. The list includes Mr and Mrs Edward Steele Mr and Mrs James Terrell Mrs Mary Six Mrs Frank Risley and others sharing a Sunday and weekend visits to Vore Ridge Chauncey Athens McArthur Sugar Creek and Jerseyville with several road crews and a funeral attendance noted.

Charles Steele Jerseyville Edward Steele James Terrell Athens Robert Coen Mary Six Murray City Frank Risley Nathan Inman Vore Ridge Harry Minnie Henry Moisington Sugar Creek Thelma Steele Elbert Bean Lucille Risley McArthur James Preston Dayton Kenneth Bean Elliottville Herbert Chauncey F.l Marquis Baker Athene

Pie Supper and Song Contest Benefit for Clarks Chapel

Ladies Aid of Clarks Chapel plans a pie supper and old fashioned song contest at Rock Riffie Schoolhouse Friday night. Each woman to bring a pie. Proceeds support the church.

Plan Church Glarks Chaf Clarks Chapel Rock Riffie

Mrs Hill and baby brought home after Caesarean in Glouster

Mrs Arthur Hill and her baby born February 14 at University Hospital Columbus were brought to Glouster after a Caesarean operation. This marks Mrs Hill having four children born by Caesarean section, a rare multiple birth record for one mother.

Glouster Arthur Hill University Hospital Columbus Hill

Former Glouster coaches produce county champions

In Wood County the Rossford team under George Wolfe, a former Glouster coach, won the county basketball championship. Perrysburg, led by Carl Bachman who departed Glouster last season, finished as runner up in its first winning high school season.

Glouster Wood County Rossford George Wolfe Perryburg Carl Bachman Perrysburg

Ohio State Honor List Includes Glouster Student

Frank G. Leeper of Glouster joins four Athens Morgan County students on OSU scholarship honor list for achieving at least a 3.0 average. Others named are YL. D. Glass of Sharpsburg Gale R. Kas ler of Amesville and James A. Kennard of Pennsville. Mrs. Emmet Carter, recently hospitalized, has returned home to stay with her parents in Glouster and is reported in improved health.

Glouster Frank G. Leeper Athens Morgan Counties Ohio State University YL. D. Glass Sharpsburg Gale R. Kasler Amesville James A. Kennard Pennsville Emmet Carter Jacksonville Columbus Herb Armstrong

Is Your Joint Painful Inflamed or Swollen

Ad claims a product named Joint-Ease as a pain relief emollient. The copy urges quick relief from inflamed or swollen joints and promises guaranteed effectiveness, selling a generous tube for 690 cents.

Kruschen Salts touted by New Bern buyer for weight loss

A Mrs. Solomon of New Bern says Kruschen Salts helped her drop from 217 to 170 pounds after months of daily use. She praises increased strength and youth, endorsing the product and its cost at 85 cents a bottle, with a hot-water morning dose and dietary cautions.

New Bern N. C McKee Drug Co Cline Pharmacy Co

Olive Tablets offer a calm relief for constipation

Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets present a gentle vegetable laxative without calomel. They claim to stimulate bowels and liver to normal action without forcing irregularity. Packaged as sugar coated olive colored pills, the ad touts pleasant results in one or two tablets and lists prices 15c 30c and 60c.

Edwards

Daugherty Found Guilty in Ohio State Bank Case

Daugherty is found guilty after a trial linked to the Ohio State Bank collapse of May 12 1930. Indicted on 17 counts, including misappropriation of bank funds, with Perrill transaction as the central charge. Perrill testified he signed two checks for Daugherty, aiding cover up of 5350 dollars.

Daugherty Ohio State Bank Fayette County Cecil L. Hall Frank Shaefer Cincinnati Hall Perrill John Perrill Uce Peppies and Drovers Bank Washington D. C Peoples and Drovers O. C. Gray Ohio State

Gas Up Again Second Raise This Week Announced

Standard Oil Company announced a second price rise in four days for Sohio ethyl gasoline set to go on sale Thursday at 20 cents per gallon and Red Crown at 17 cents. Sohio kerosene rose by one cent after a prior two cent drop. Monday saw a one cent increase with another planned Thursday.

Standard Oil Company

Ohio State students quarantined after fraternity house closed

Fifteen Ohio State University students are under quarantine for scarlet fever as City Health Commissioner N C Dysart closes the Sigma Delta Rho fraternity house for one to three weeks.

Columbus U.R Ohio State University N. C. Dysart Sigma Delta Rho

Canadian musher wins 200 mile The Pas dog derby

Earl Bridges, a young Canadian musher, won the 200 mile The Pas dog derby yesterday. He finished the race with two exhausted dogs still on the sleigh, completing the challenge amid demanding conditions.

Pas Man Earl Bridges

Zemo Promises Quick Relief for Itching Skin

Ad claims Zemo soothes itching skin and raw peeling areas with antiseptic cooling. It is described as safe and pleasant and priced at 5c 9c and 1 99 with wide availability and use for pimples rash and scalp irritations.

McArthur and Vinton County Society Page Note

Local staff reports highlight community notes from McArthur and Vinton County. Details scarce in this fragment. reads like a society and locals column with addresses and society items. Readers are urged to follow upcoming notices for changes, events, and community updates.

Kelly McArthur Ohio

Funeral for Rebecca Verigan Held in Knox Township

Rebecca Verigan, born October 30 1831, died aged nearly 100. Funeral services were at Putnam Chapel with Rev W W Weiser officiating and burial in the local cemetery. Pallbearers included two sons and four grandsons, with many relatives and friends from Springfield Richwood Marion Orbiston Millfield Zaleski and McArthur in attendance.

Margaret Herrold Harold Richwood Lin Verigan Marion John Verigan John, Jr Orbiston Robert Wallace Millfield Carl Reiter Herman Hohl Zaleski Charlies O'Leary Lewis Yeaker Howard Snyder T. C. Kelly McArthur Rebecca Verigan

Worthen Found Guilty of Murder in Ohio Case

Arthur Worthen, indicted by a Scioto County grand jury for the murder of his wife during a car ride near Portsmouth, was convicted of manslaughter by a Portsmouth petit jury. He faces a sentence of one to ten years in the penitentiary. His attorneys seek a new trial or appeal.

Mcarthur Arthur Worthen Scioto County Portsmouth Worthens

Electa Merritt Buried at Zaleski McArthur

Miss Electa Merritt aged 75 died at the home of her niece Mrs. Harry Tripp in Zaleski on March 1 after a stroke. Survived by one of seven siblings, George Merritt of Zaleski, and several nephews and nieces. Funeral at the Tripp residence with Rev. Frederick Grown officiating. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Attendants from Chillicothe Dundas and McArthur listed.

McArthur Electa Merritt Harry Tripp Zaleski George Merritt Aleski Tripp Frederick Grown Oak Hill Cemetery Fred Hallett Evelyn Chillicothe Harvey Waters Dundas Guy Waters Frank Andrews

Collision in Courthouse Square Damages Car

At 5 o clock Wednesday morning a head on crash in Courthouse square McArthur involved a Ford driven by Hugh Mullen near Wellston and a truck from ONeals Produce Co Parkersburg. Mullen suffered three fractured ribs and a fractured collar bone while his son Leo was unharmed. The truck driver and truck suffered no injuries. Dr T B Haas treated Mullen at his home.

Mcarthur Courthouse Square O’neal Parkersburg W. Va Hugh Mullen Wellston Mullen Leo T. B. Haas Mr. Mullen

Hope store robbed of goods in county action

The general store of Lawrence Dunn, county commissioner, at Hope in Vinton County was robbed last Sunday night. Thieves hauled away nearly all the contents in a truck.

Mrs. E Haseltine Returns Home From Visit

Mrs. E Haseltine went back to her Cleveland home Friday after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. F V Lantz.

Albany Woman Dies in Heart Trouble

Mrs. Diantha Carmichael Whitlatch, 69, died suddenly of heart trouble Wednesday morning while visiting her daughter Grace Ward in Oak Hill. Survived by two sons Clyde Whitlatch of Columbus and Walter Whitlatch of Nelsonville, sister Mrs. Martha Martin of Lancaster, and three grandchildren. Funeral at Temple Church Friday 2 PM with burial in church cemetery. Born in Meigs County.

Albany Diantha Carmichael Whitlatch Grace Ward Oak Hill Clyde Whitlatch Columbus Walter Whitlatch Nelsonville Martha Martin Lancaster Temple Church Whitlatch Meigs County

Sheriff to pay for boot legger stalls found

Youngstown March 5 Sheriff Adam Stone announced a bounty program offering five dollars for the first five bootlegger stalls located and ten dollars for every stall found afterward, countering police chief Lyden who claimed authority to arrest boot leggers in the county.

Youngstown Lyden Adam Stone

Don’t Endure Slipping Teeth Ad for Fasteeth Powder

An advertisement touts Fasteeth a powder to sprinkle on denture plates to prevent slipping when talking eating laughing or sneezing. It promises a secure comfortable fit without gummy paste taste and urges purchase at Quick's Cut Rate or other drug stores.

Missing Columbus student spurs police search

March 5 report from Columbus states police seek Glenn Mulner a 22 year old Waterford Ohio State University senior who is missing and has prompted a search by authorities.

Columbus Glenn Mulner Waterford Ohio State University

Best Remedy for Cough Is Easily Mixed at Home

A home cough remedy using Pinex and sugar syrup promises fast relief for bronchial coughs and chest colds. The blend, bottled to a pint, is said to save money, taste good, and absorb to soothe throat membranes while loosening phlegm. Pinex is described as a concentrated Norway pine extract with creosote, claimed to be the best healing agent for severe coughs, with a money back guarantee.

Also Mentioned on This Page

W. A. Craft Redmen Mrs. Hill Glouster High Frank G. Leeper Y Carolina Coffman Manufacturing Company Washington D. H Standard Oil Young Musher Jean Nolan Penstar Nord - Agar Tek Nelson Fice Vinton County Worthen M. J. Donovan Misa Catharine Bremen George Cavanaugh The First National Bank Fifth Federal Reserve District Diantha Whitlatch Tire & Accessory CO Athens County Buick Co Cadillac la Salle East Long St Cadillac Motor Car CO Columbus, Ohio
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