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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1935
Page
5
Messenger towns report numerous church and auxiliary events across the region. Alexander residents will serve a supper while other groups host Irish programs, bake sales, and meetings. Rev Williams preaches in McArthur, Albany Grange observes Arbor Day, and local property transactions wrap the community notices.
A fragmented notice reports Epworth League events at the Hall with quillin and Lizzie Hayman ill. It notes a Ladies' Aid meeting at Portemouth and a district meeting at the ME Church, plus missionary work in India and varied local social updates.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Pleasant Valley Y event on March 21 hosted by Rev. Ray Barbara Loy at homes of Hattie Bolin and Peter-in-law Mr. Brotts Lion and son John and Charles Wood MiMaing. Names and places are partially garbled.
A Wednesday meeting in Athens County addressed tax concerns amid a rush of inquiries. Officials noted S8on and 4 500 heirs and discussed securing funds as part of the follow up.
Mrs. Belle White of Long Bottom visits with daughter Mrs. Wilma Buckley while S E Wilson and daughter Betty Lou spend Sunday with relatives. Various local families host and visit in Parkersburg Chester Joppa and Akron with hospital and funeral notes.
The Get Together Club met at Mrs. Bertha Carpenter's Palos home with Mrs. Carpenter presiding. Members chose a quilt pattern for a future project and welcomed two new members, Mrs. Gertrude Jewell and Mrs. Maxine Holbert.
Members of the Rutland M. E. Church Ladies Aid Society host a St Patrick’s dinner in the church dining rooms on Saturday night March 16 from 5 o’clock until all are served. The Rutland Athletic Association plans a St Patrick’s Day dance in the gymnasium Wednesday night. The Foreign Missionary Society will hold a tea at Mrs Bertha Rathburn’s home Thursday afternoon under Mrs Copley’s direction.
In Cutler the PTA met Tuesday night as seventh grade pupils led a program directed by Mr. Masters with special music. A candy and popcorn sale followed. Community notices include a Freshman Class party at Bartlett High School hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J W Leyda and visits by local families. A home grown foods demonstration was held at Mrs. Claucie Mindling’s with talk on health foods by Eva Kitsey. Thirteen S O O F Lodge members traveled to Marietta for second degree work at Cutler Lodge.
Alfred notes report measles illness among Alfred residents Alfred-Vernon Swarts Maxine Guthrie and Wilma Griffin. Social visits include Charlies Woode and Barton Hayes family near Chester and multiple local gatherings at Dana Swartz home. Thieves take pets from Dayton pet store not money.
The Rome Fox Hunters Association will hold its first meeting Thursday night March 14 at Stewart Bo 6 F hall. All interested persons are welcome. Local notes include visits from Otis Clark and family, Luther Halbert of Columbus, Floyd Burke and family, George Wright, and Mrs. Isaac Barnhart with relatives in Guyeville and Sharpsburg.
COOLVILLE Mrs. W. E. Bingman hosted dinner for Mr. Bingman’s seventy six birthday with children and grandchildren including W. R. Clark Lois Brandeberry Keith Dotty Leora Bingman Owain and Wendell Clark. Several local families attended funerals and visits while farms and poultry houses were started or moved.
Shade P T A will meet at the Shade gym Thursday night March 14 with the Art and Thimble Club in charge of the program. A short sketch Old Fashioned Sewing Society will be given. Several local residents visit relatives and attend church revival services under Rev Fred Fields and Rev Earl Cowen. Alan Leigh born to Leigh Cadawalinder and Zita Smith of Long Island New York. Various visits and social notes from Reynoldsburg Albany Road Pom eroy Zanesville Bartlett Columbus and others.
Orange and Olive Townships completed the farm census last Saturday. Local residents note visitors from Weirton and Columbus attending family events. L. E. B. Young suffered fractured ribs after a plowing accident, while community members hosted a birthday gathering for Jimmy Hawley.
Only 14 mines in the Chauncey district reported work today. Mine No. 25 at Chauncey is idle while active pits include Nos 68 107 9 255 119 24 69 10 Ohio No 1 Black Diamond Luhrig Poston No 6 Hocking and Carbondale. The article notes the Alaska coast line is longer than the United States.
Murray City residents hosted a busy weekend with relatives visiting from Wheeling and Columbus. James Madden went to Wheeling to see his ill brother John Madden. The Gears family and Delbert Jones spent Sunday in Lindon with William Gears as his health declined after a paralytic stroke. Others traveled to Logan and Pomeroy to visit relatives including John Walters Frank Walters Lizzie Marwick and Lorenzo Lewis and his wife. Willard Dyson and Leela Simes also visited family while Peter and Mrs. Simons stayed with local parents.
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