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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1933

Page

11

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Flood Waters Block Roads Near Reedsville and Mail Route

March 18 reports heavy rains causing high flood stages along streams near Reedsville affecting roads and mail service. A mail carrier used a rowboat to reach the station while routes 248 and 7 faced closures. Residents along the Ohio border brace for rising water and local officials coordinate mail handling as crests rise above forty three to forty five feet.

Reedsville Gville C. W. Ay Chester Ohio Mongilie

Local notes from Chesterhill and vicinity on gatherings and births

Chesterhill and surrounding communities report a series of social events including a Home Mission Society silver tea hosted by Mrs. Nannie Brooks and others. Other items note illness, a one act play presented by Good Will Sunday School, birthday celebrations, visits, and family news from the area, with several births and local moves highlighted.

Marie Brooks Nannie Dora Bowman Ita Hoon Home Miss Society A. H. Whitacre Alice Faires Mabel Good Will Delphine Shook Mabe Worrall Fattie Kennard Dorothy Alta Hoon McKitrick

Ohio River Flooding Edges Toward Higher Levels

Long Bottom reports the Ohio River has risen due to heavy rains and may rise several feet more before threatening homes or businesses. Community events include a Friday social by the Christian Sunday School and a K of P social in Middleport with over fifty attendees. The rest notes visits, illnesses, and travel among local residents and nearby towns.

Ohio Christian Sunday School K. of FP

Revival Meeting at Derthick Holiness Church

Rev. Fred Wolf leads a revival at Derthick Holiness Church as locals attend weekly services. Edward Faust spent the week with relatives in Millfield while Silas Juniper recovers from illness. Multiple families from Greens Run and Glouster visited area residents over the weekend.

Derthick Holiness Church Fred Wolf Edward Faust Millfield Cody Lewis Delbert Craig Greens Run Silas Juniper Clarence Gatcher Glouster Lillie Johnson

Banks to Withhold Reorganization Announcements in Cleveland

March 17 report that definite reorganizational announcements for Union Trust Company or Guardian Trust Company, two major Cleveland banks, are likely to be withheld until next week.

Cleveland Union Trust Company The Guardian Trust Company

High Waters Blocks US Route 50 Near Torch

Torch was cut off Friday by high water with U S Route 50 impassable to the west while a few managed to cross east. The B and O Railroad still delivers mail and goods. High school students stayed home. Numerous local residents hosted visitors and family over the weekend as others traveled to nearby towns.

Here Coolville H. S. Dye D. A. Dunfee Dunfee Rose Webster Morris Webster Ethel Blackburn Mountain State Business College of Parkersburg Hockingport Road J. E. Hamilton J. H. Shockner Sue White Rockland Frank Marrs Akron

Local residents noted for visits amid storm damage

Community members hosted relatives and friends across several towns from Mid dleport to Cheshire including Bashan Mr and Mrs J C McKay and Cass Warner. A severe wind and hail storm Monday night damaged telephone lines and slowed mail carriers on routes.

Alice Rairden Mae Pearson Roland Torrence

Floodwaters Halt Kimberly School Buses and Rail Walkways

Flooding along the Hocking River swamped Kimberly lowlands, halting two high school buses and blocking many roads. Residents walked tracks to Nelsonville as waters rose past three feet, while locals recalled the historic 1907 flood and noted early signs of spring amid high winds and vegetation growth.

Kimberly Hocking Kimberly Road Annabdelie York Township Nelsonville

Community Connections in Athena Area Social Roundup

Union Mr. Charlies Sherman and family visited the M F E Dewey home on Wednesday evening. William Cooper of Athens visited the S A Carsey home on Sunday. Sunday guests included Mr. and Mrs. Adam Stewart with Charlies Walker Mrs. Frank Brewer and Emma Joe of New Marshfield and Mrs. Dal Evener.

J. H. Bailey Hockingport Thomas Dunfee Everett Hawk Hockingport Road Coolville Joe Eslocker Rex Anderson Lowell Ralph Stout Bert Baldwin Howard Dewees Morris Webster E. H. Wilson George Washington Hotel A. N. Criss Little Hocking Charles Cooper Athens William Gabriel Otu Love Nazarene Church Davidson New Marchfield Union Hobart Reeder Lawrence Bell Elmer Gabriel Mer Gabriel Walter Stevenson Virgil Jones S. F. Holland Union Church Jean McBride Jane Roses

Daughters of King Hold Meeting in Haydenville

Haydenville The King Daughters met at Nora Skiver’s home Monday night. After the business session, refreshments were served by Nora Skiver and Helen Pvane.

King Daughters Nora Skiver Helen Pvane Jacob Lehman

Local Families Visit Friends and Health News Notes

Athens residents and neighbors hosted and visited kin over the weekend with reports of flu illnesses for G W Collins Fred Elliott and Lilk Scott. births and moves are noted including Barbara Jean to Mr and Mrs West and Ernest Rosser moving to the Zimmerman farm. The town mourns Theodore Hawk’s funeral as weather notes place February as London's driest month.

Guy Wingett Lois Cecil Chesser Athens Edd Bailes George Scott Lloyd Knowlton Cliff Ross Marold Lee Tewkaberry G. W. Collins Fred Elliott Lilk Scott Frank McDaniel Eldon Glenn Scott Brown Town House Jess Marshall Lena Masters Levi Nickles Roy Graves Lawrence and Mary A. F. Tewksbury Vernon West Fisher Station West Barbara Jean Ernest Rosser Edwin Zimmerman Theodore Hawk

Wilkesville Juniors Present Comedy Beads On a String

Wilkesville High School will stage the annual class play Beads On a String on Friday night March 24. The comedy features Bennie Davis Zez zalea Davis Pearl Russell Jefferson Davis and a large cast including Mrs Davis Mr and Mrs Reeves and others with attendees noted from the community theater atmosphere. The event serves as a school and local entertainment highlight with supporting activities and social notices surrounding the performance details.

Wilkesville Wilkesville High School Bennie Davis Zezzalea Davis Pearl Russell Jefferson Davis Donald Hood Mra. Davis Helen Foley Benjamin Dais Lawrence Lambert Ab Dinkler Mardly Graham Jeannette Blu Ben Donna Denney Harold Beem Bennie Bears Steel Moiie Masterton Hilda Kerk Cleopatra Cleomargatine Johnson Lucille Wat

Community notices and travel disruption in Guysville area

Local society notes record visits and funerals in Guysville and nearby towns. High water isolated the village with Route closures and residents traveling by train or alternative routes. Several residents attended services, visits, and preparations for property occupancy and employment overseas.

Grange Meeting and Community Notes From Amesville

Amesville notes record a Grange meeting on Tuesday March 21 at 7 39 p m with Third and Fourth degree work by Athens teams and a newly purchased piano. Other items include Music Club meeting with Mrs Eleanor Gifford, visits from Nellie Hixon and Ella McCune Lacy in Hull Illinois, and local moves and gatherings involving the Mensecher Eckard Moore Morris Keirns Hill Shoop Hartley Glazier Linncott Gibson Weber Fleming and the Future Farmers of America Ames-Belo Chapter banquet in Chesterhill.

Ameseville Grange Hall Athens Music Club Eleanor Gifford Nellie Hixon Ella McCune Lacy Hull Illinois Everett Moore Cleveland Lew Morris Mason Meseher Guyeville Jim Mensecher Jasper Brown John Eckerd Brown Raymond Lee Eckard Eckarda Helen Hinon Elsie Keirns Columbus Carrie Hill FG. Shoop McConnelsville Katherine Hartley Metta Glazier Lucille Linncott Arsené Gibson J. F. Weber Marietta Theodore Fleming Bila Morris Elridge Cambridge Ohio G. E. Moore Ralph Moore Edward Keirns Future Farmers Ames-Belo Chesterhil

Murray City P.T.A. Play Set for Tuesday at Gym

Murray City March 1 The P T A will present the play Mrs Deacon Spriggs at the gymnasium Tuesday night A matinee is planned for the afternoon The cast includes Mrs Deacon Spriggs Mrs Gladys Smith Mrs Sylvester Purdy and many others directed by Miss Mare Le Fever Chorus directed by Mies Melen Laverty Music by Byeboys from the industrial school and local families attended events and visits as notes from the town collect.

Murray City Deacon Spriggs Mare le Fever Gladys Smith Sylvester Purdy Opal Jones Elnore Pink Kate Kinneer Cynthia Pink Agnes Murphy Nora Nella Robey Spriggs Brown Marie Palmer Betsy Bumpers Helen Rowland Grant Eva Roberta Gowdy Opal Lanning Pringle Maude Farmer Moore Dora Spencer

Jacksonville News Notes From Athens Visitors And Flooded Streets

Jacksonville residents report visits from Athens families including Mr and Mrs Charlie Stratton and son and Mr J L Altman. The town faced high water with Sixth Street flooded and several homes and cisterns inundated while a Christian Endeavor party hosted about 25 youths. Anna Kane of Columbus visited Cordelia Kane as others traveled between Detroit and local households.

Charlies Stratton Athens J. L. Altman Anna Exenkamper Canton Herman Exenkamper Julius Bycofski Mary Detroit Billy Irmajean Nicholas Jacksonville Sixth Street Dave Swart

Local Social Notes Highlight Centennial Area Residents

Centerville area residents spend Sundays visiting family and attending church. Names include Miss Florence Andrews Miss Sylvia Cubbison Mrs Emma Brandeberry and many Welch Ritenour Linton and Hatch family members. Attendance at Centennial Sunday School rose to 36 from 10 a year ago. Earnest Welch of Columbus visited his parents Mr and Mrs Martin Welch.

Tressie Jane Paul Kibble Parkersburg Lawrence Buckley City Hospital Alfred Randolph St. Joseph Hospital Edward Sprague Akron Frank Sprague Helen Emrick Dorothy Zumbro Ravenna J. E. B. Dean Doyle Hale Fllsworth Hale Liberty Ridge Eerl Spindler Marietta Margaret Ray Herbert Six Grace Six Elden John Six Murrey City W. M. Wyatt Harve Norris Giouster Mondey George Kay Columbus Ed Morgan William McGuire Ava Pickett Vea Pickett Sharpe Fugene Pickett Cherrington Hospital York Grange Trimble Grange York Grangers Oak Grove Clarence O Rourke Harry Shuttleworth Charles Fostes Murray Eagle Lodge J. M. Shelton Marjorie Eldon Kirkendall Fred Kirkendall Buchte Point Pleasant W. Va Samuel Ponnita Fl Pneremonia Bel Baird Brant Art Barnhill Dan Simmers Sand Run Chas. Raiph Frank Hornsby Coolville Station Sylvia Cubbison Mary Linton Gayenella Welch Annabelle Brandeberry Mary McCoy Betty Dunfee Faye Ida Welch Lois Ruth Ritenour Emma Brandeberry Gaynelle Welch Centennial Sunday School Saya Earnest Welch Mrs Martin Welch

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