Cheshire High School Plans Class Night and Graduation
Cheshire records May 18 class night and May 20 commencement at the high school auditorium with a program including scripture, prayers, songs, class history and addresses. Alumni Banquet is set for May 21 at the same auditorium. A miscellaneous shower for Mrs. Merrill Grover occurred May 7 at Nellie Davis home with guests listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire High School
Cheshire
William Scott
Lake Rose
Juanita Scott
Mary E. Thomas
Ara Grover
Edward Trichler
Josephine King
Lucille Durst
F. Charles Butcher
George Swisher
Francis Grover
Homer Tate
Lawrence Spires
Ladies Aid Society
H. E. Warner
Girls Glee Club
Boys Glee Club
H. L. Bates
Stanley Haskins
C. W. Frye
Merrill Grover
Nellie Davis
Turkey Run
Oscar Sisson
Vina Able
Lida Swisher
Henry Scott
Coline Mathews
Don
Local residents and guests recalled in Groveport area social notes
Coolville Mrs Ella Haning and Mrs Nancy Haning hosted Sunday guests including Harley Cline from Albany Olive Young of Middleport Blanche Haning Harvey Franklin of Parkersburg and others. W H Moody visited his brother E E Moody in Chesterhill. Upcoming Senior Class play延期 due to cast illness. George Caylor Delaware and Mrs Taylor Warren family guests. Alice Russell Belpre visited A C Mills. Elia Gray Evans Parkersburg stayed here. Ladies Aid meet at M E Church with Mrs Derrick. George Saunders Success and Harry Hoisington Fisher visited Ralph Chevalier. G Rounder spent Mother's Day with Parkins in Columbus. Ethel Shanks The Depot visiting Ralph Chevalier. S T McBride and daughter Roberta were in Athens and Albany. Carolyn Lobdell Delaware visited grandparents Bingman. D C Davis and Mary in Athens. Clayton Engles and son left for Lewisburg W Va to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Haning
Nancy Haning
Harley Cline
Albany
Olive Young
Middleport
Blanche Haning
Harvey Franklin
Parkersburg
Blanche
Rose Price
C. J. Flowers
Abner Frost
Athens
W. H. Moody
E. E. Moody
Chesterhill
George Caylor
Delaware
M. E. Church
Garden School Picnic Closes Term May 9
A Garden picnic for Hickory school children hosted by parents marked the term’s end on May 9. Jimmie Smith aged 13 achieved a perfect attendance record for the year. Also noted are visits and social calls among local families including the Coens, Mohlers, Goldsberrys, and Williams in Harrisonville and Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory School
Jimmie Smith
Methodist Church
Garden
G. E. Coen
Charley Coen
Harvey Coen
Harrisonville
Dora Goldsberry
Glennie St. Clair
J. W. Weatherby
Hubert
Athens
J. P. Mohler
Joe King
Goldsberry
Mae
Annie King
Eva Mohler
Pearl Williams
O. F. Souther
Local Families Share Mother's Day and School Break News
Bethany C C Petty and children celebrated with Mr and Mrs Wade Jarvis as the district ends its school year. Ed Burke is hospitalized in serious condition while Mrs Leslie Petty recovers from a fall in Athens. Postmaster Ralph Wolf and Carrier Ray Chevalier toured the local route. Ansel Barnhart plans to visit Washington DC after high school graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Petty
Wade Jarvis
Edward Mills
William Anderson
Zanesville
Nancy Morris
John Barnes
South Canaan
Charles Norris
Stewart
Martha Petty
M. M. Deweese
Ed Burke
Leslie Petty
Athens
Roy Russell
Boston
Russell
Ralph Wolf
Coolville
Ray Chevalier
Rome High School
Ansel Barnhart
Washington D. C
Relair
Lewis Ludwig
Banat
Silas Biddison
Community Guests and Mother's Day Observances in Athens
Shade Hawk and family hosted by Joe Hawk along with visits from Floyd Williams and children and other local residents. Mother's Day services at the M E Church featured Gaylord orchestra and Chappel singing, with 104 in Sunday School. Local renovations and yard work noted, including painting and construction around several homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Mrs. Fulton
Obituary and Community Notes From Graham Chapel
The community mourns Mrs. Edna Hartley with her funeral at Clarks Chapel on Sunday. A cold epidemic affects nearby areas while Dorris Bartlett remains in serious condition after a mine accident. Various locals visit relatives, attend gatherings, and report injuries and illnesses. Rome High School closed May 10. Evelyn Geston and Lucile Kincade were students there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Hartley
Clarks Chapel
Dorris Bartlett
Miss Margaret Penn Weds Howard Miller in Cleveland
Miss Margaret Penn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Penn, married Howard Miller formerly of Nelsonville on a Saturday at the M E Church in Cleveland. They, both Nelsonville High School graduates and teachers, will reside in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Penn
Nelsonville
Haydenville Community News Highlights Local Visits and School Events
Local families from Haydenville and surrounding towns visited relatives in Union Furnace Akron Columbus and Logan over the weekend. The Haydenville High School commencement was held at the M E Church with Dr B O Skinner delivering the address and music by the school orchestra glee club and chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Crothers
Andrew Roush
Dean Allen
Harley Sherburn
Union Furnace
Chester Beougher
Charles Pierce
Akron
Clyde Powers
Floyd Rheinshield
Clarence Lehman
Maude Hartley
Lester Crothers
Harvey Ruble
Marie Dawley
Carbon Hill
Aileen Pollock
Floyd Matheney
Columbus
Marie Martin
George McBee
W. A. Martin
Frank Allen
Nellie
Alice Allen
Logan
Alice Smith
Haydenville High School
M. E. Church
B. O. Skinner
Webb
Homer Carter
Funeral Services Held for Two Former Zaleski Residents
Funeral services were conducted for Elizabeth Betz Rickey and Mary Mathews, both former Zaleski residents. Rickey, wife of Dr. L D Rickey of Columbus, was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery after services at the Potter home with Rev. Webber officiating. Mathews, widow of John Mathews of Nelsonville, was born in Zaleski and buried in local church rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Charles Benbow
Columbus
Flora Dill
H. E. Ansel
George Crow
Carroll
Crow
Harry Powell
Maria Powell
Nelsonville
John Potter
Walter Watkins
Vigo
Ranger
W.S. Bromley
Garnet Kendall
James G. McKibben
Florine Merritt
Helen McKibben
Ohio University
Athens
Car
Mother's Day programs and commencement set at Albany Grange
Albany reports a Grange meeting Saturday features roll call and performances including The Dish Mother Makes Best and Silver Threads Among the Gold. Mothers Day program at M. I. Sunday School drew ninety nine attendees with readings and songs. Commencement at the High School Auditorium will award diplomas to eighteen students with Dr E B Bryan as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Grange
Sam Scott
Guy Wingett
Eldon Dailey
David Dailey
M. I
Hillen
Thora Belle Baughman
Ohio University
Charles Brown
Florence
New Straitsville
Charles Sherrard
G. H. Wiggin
Cincinnati
Claude Smith
John Wesley Coughnar
Wesley Swisher
Cheshire
Wilbur Dixon
Huntington
W. Va
Chauncey van Dyke
J. B. Sampson
Zanesville
Marion Bobo
Ludelle
E. C. Kenney
Athens
Wash McVay
L. F. Miller
Will Higley
G. J. Tewksbury
Eastern Star Lodge
E. H. Lasch
Ernest Martin
Oda Gillogly
Association
Chester High School Graduates Honor Iris Coleman
Long Bottom and others attended graduation at Chester High. After the ceremony the class sent flowers to Iris Coleman’s grave, a member killed in last June’s automobile accident. W. S. Chevalier and family vacationed with his parents in Chester. Mrs. Minerva Polk and Linnie Swan visited Portland. J. B. Shumaker returned from Lexaver to spend summer at home. Robert Matlack, Richard Coleman, and Willard Pigott passed the Eighth Grade exam at Pomeroy. Elmer Schreiber returned from working on the Monongahela River. Mrs. Adah Fitch of Cincinnati is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Matlack
Doris Larkins
Chester High School
Iris Coleman
Chevalier
Columbus
A. P. Chevalier
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
Minerva Polk
Linnie Swan
Portland
J. B. Shumaker
Lexaver
Robert Matlack
Richard Coleman
Willard Pigott
Pomeroy
Elmer Schreiber
Monongahela River
Adah Fitch
Cincinnati
Relatives Visit And Quarantine Notice At Stal Maker Home
The week includes relatives from Pomeroy and Columbus visiting here Friday evening. Jemshaw Stal maker 18’s home is quarantined due to daughter Gertrude’s scarlet fever illness. F N Dorst began housekeeping on a Chester Township farm last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazael
M. W. Stewart
Pomeroy
Howard Hughes
Columbus
Jemshaw Stalmaker
Gertrude
F. N. Dorst
Chester Township
Local Socials and Visits Across Athens Area
Athens residents host family gatherings and weekend visits with relatives and friends. duke new asbury guest Miss Burneta Konkosia stays with Ruth Bobo while groups from Athens attend a wiener roast at the Gaston home and visit relatives in Long Run and Columbus.
Protracted Mt Liberty meeting draws local attendance
A long gathering at Mt Liberty near Chesterhill engages many locals during the protracted meeting at Mt Hermon Church led by Mrs Bennington. The Ladies Aid Society quilted for Lillian Bardin whose home burned recently, with a potluck dine r served.
Second turtle bearing initials found at Willow Nook farm
At Willow Nook farm C A Sheldon received a large turtle with carved initials C A S from J A Bell who found it on his land. The shell shows dim but distinct markings suggesting the carving is about forty years old. The turtle measures seven and a half inches across. A prior carved turtle was found about thirty years earlier by J A Bell.
Redtown Opens 1932 Season With Athens
Redtown baseball team starts its 1932 campaign Sunday after noon at 3 o clock against a fast Athens club. A large crowd is expected to attend as Redtown promises real players and a good game.
Local Social Notes From Amesville and Surrounding Areas
Scatter Ridge residents visit Ath ens and Clarks Chapel as families share weekends. Several locals attend the Amesville baccalaureate, while families gather at homes of Koker, South, Simms, and Dillinger. Flora Ellen Dean ill with measles. Mary Dean and children visit her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Simms
Athens
J. W. Koker
John Dillinger
Clarks Chapel
Amesville
F. J. Hubler
John South
Mary Dean
Ellis
Wade Smith
Dutch Creek
Flora Ellen Dean
Ray Mathews
Floyd
Frank and
Ralph
Death of Decatur farmer Charles Simpson at Rockland
Charles Simpson, a Decatur farmer, died Friday morning at his daughter's home in Rockland. His funeral was held at Rockland Church Sunday with many locals attending. The obituary notes he leaves numerous friends and relatives.
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Charles Simpson
Farmer
Decatur
Rockland
Alexander Martin
Tennessee
Lillian Martin
Matheny
Mable Giddings
Clarence Layner
Watertown
Stanley Martin
Frost
Guy Martin
Ward
Belpre High School
Mabel Place
Byron Clark
Lucille Irvin
Elwin O'Neil
Waterford
Amy Giddings
Lottridge School Pupils Record High Marks and Events
Lottridge May 11 the Lottridge school closed April 27. Sixth seventh and eighth graders hiked with Roy Thompson. Eighth graders passing: Russell Archer Milford Bailes Clyde Stout Glenn Gaston Glenn Sharp Robert Martin Forrest Metcalf. Fourth graders with perfect attendance: Iva Dalton Hildreth Tucker Victor Clark. Fifth graders: Billy Graham Kenneth Jeffers. Third graders with perfect attendance Opal McGrath. First graders not absent: Helen Carsey Paul Metcalf. Teachers Miss Gertrude Johnson and Miss Lizzie Cowan.
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Lottridge
Roy Thompson
Russell Archer
Milford Bailes
Clyde Stout
Glenn Gaston
Glenn Sharp
Robert Martin
Forrest Metcalf
Iva Dalton
Hildreth Tucker
Victor Clark
Billy
Maurice Ackley
Grace Jeffers
Lee Gaston
C. D. Swartz
Ruth Warner
Lennie Sharp
Parkinson
Draper Davis
Coolville
Eldon Kinney
Athens
Frank Lawrence
Glenn
Colonel Church
Community Guests Friended Across Albany District
Albany R D No 1 residents and relatives visited friends and family across multiple nearby towns including New Marshfield Mt Blanco Pegtown Wales Mill Mechanicsburg and London. Guests included the Crabtrees Fagans Peacock Bowens Tom Hern Saylor Bailes Knowlton Ross Tewksbury Enlow and Collins with various family groups gathering Sunday and over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Crabtree
Max
Peck
Mt. Blanco
Arch Arbaugh
Flat Run
Floyd Bolton
Wales Mill
John Fagan
Albany R. D. 1
Kenny Crabtree
Pegtown
Harold Peacock
Gilbert Bowen
Dorothy
Lawrence
Margaret Crabtree
Blanco
Adam Tom
New Marshfield
Hern
London
Leona Masters
Walter Saylor
Jimmy
Mechanicsburg
Ed Saylor
George W. Scott
Edward Bailes
Albany
Lloyd Knowlton
Cliff Ross
Darrell
Earl Tewksbury
Luster Enlow
Lo Tewksbury
Helen Collins
Madge West
Athens Visitors and Local Social Roundup
Lottridge L H Allen and family plus Mrs J I Gaston visited Athens on Monday. Mrs Gaston and Mrs Allen dined with Ira Gaston and John Chevalier. John Archer family and Gaston and Allen guests at Sammy Gainer home. Gaston stayed to assist care for Mr Gainer who is ill. Parris Bean died in Parkersburg hospital. he served as Carthage Township clerk. Frank Caldwell serves on Athens grand jury. Bailey family relatives ill with measles. Lee Gaston and family visited Plains home. George Swartz returned from Long Bottom to visit Robert Lott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Allen
R. M. Allen
Eleanor
J. I. Gaston
Athens
Ira Gaston
John Chevalier
Carl Kincade
John Archer
Sammy Gainer
Tuppers Plains
Gaston
Gainer
Sam Bails
J. B. Persons
Torch
Parris Bean
Parkersburg
Bean
Carthage Township
Frank Caldwell
Lawrence Bailey
Lee Gaston
George Swartz
Long Bottom
Robert Lott
Local Social Notes From Nelsonville Area Journal
Mrs Conrad Wein of Nelsonville called on her mother Mrs Brown Tuesday. Mr Elmer Burdans of Homer visited Millfield Tuesday. Lee Denney attended the funeral of William Deal at My City Saturday. Jessie Wein to marry Millard Sowers in Jobs with families of Sowers and Mackling. Mrs William Farms and Evelyn Bowden of Cadiz visiting Canter family. Frank James stayed with sister Luella Dixon in Carbon Hill. Bertha Potter to wed Charles Christian of Longstreth. Reverend Wylie officiated. Dinner at bride’s home. attendees included Christian family and Sauters, Potters, and others from Longstreth. Beatrice Sommers of Nelsonville visited Friday. Morris Higgins and Cha Frasure of Logan were here Friday on business. Maxine Witham of New Pittsburgh visited Sunday. Celia Huntley and daughters Icy Elsie and Clara Grinstead spent the day with Mrs William James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Wein
Nelsonville
Brown
Elmer Burdans
Homer
Millfield
Lee Denney
William Deal
My City
Glen Mackling
Jessie
Millard Sowers
Roger Sowers
William Farms
Evelyn Bowden
Cadiz
Robert Canter
Frank James
Luella Dixon
Carbon Hill
John Potter
Bertha
Charles Christian
Longstreth
Wylie
Murray City
David Christian
Joan Louise
Edgar Sauters
Doris
Ralph
Leila
John, Jr
Brand
Beatrice Sommers
Morris Higgins
Cha Frasure
Logan
Maxine Witham
New Pittsburgh
Celia Huntley
Icy
Elsie
Clara Grinstead
William James
Birth announcement and local social notes in Chesterhill
McDougal Carl Quinn and his wife announce the birth of a daughter. The column lists numerous social visits and hometown relatives from Athens Murray City Sugar Creek and Mountsville with mentions of families and gatherings across Chesterhill.
Tired Gardener Demands Ransom for Kidnapped Son
Oscar Seachrist, tired of gardening, wrote two letters to Colonel Lindbergh demanding 50 000 to 150 000 for his kidnapped son. He told Judge Hirma H. Heller he was satisfied after sentencing him to one and a half to three years in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doylestown
Gardner
Oscar Seachrist
Charles A. Libergh
Seachmat
Hirma H. Heller
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Dell Fife
Bobby
Kate Mulford
Grace Grover
Mae Rothgeb
Eloise Yeanger
Noah Haskins
Raymond Grover
Bucyrus
John Wesley Coughenour
Wesley Ely
Gallipolis
Harry Clark
Waldo Davidson
Pat
Charleston
Clarence Mulford
Kenneth Knight
Miller
Amanda Swisher
George Kail, Jr
Little Kyger
Mike Jacobs
Link Able
D. W. Thomas
eMiss
Anna Vangilder
Clif. Vangilder
Wil! Vangilder
Marietta
Mary Agnes Clark
Iris Peters
McMillen
Hart Shoemaker
Rachel Thomas
Bethany
Ralph Hawk
Joe Hawk
Floyd Williams
Walt Williams
Fred Smith
Little Son
S. J. Smith
Pearl Smith
Glenna Flanders
Rex Burson
Fred Biehl
Anita
Jay Hamer
Claudis Chappel
Mrs. Grim
Charlie Bobo
Perry Smith
Grange
Christian Church
Mr. Woode
Graham
Mike Gaston
Kate Chapple
Arthur Gaston
Belford Bobo
Arthur Rolland
John Bobo
Woodrow and
Pershing
Ruth
Dewitt Sloan
Jesse Brown
Athens-Pomeroy Road
Mr. Brown
Robert McClain
Edison Kelly
Mr. Norris
Lois Frost
Little Gene Frost
Long Run
John Q. Bobo
Willie Hawk
Bliss Business College
Herb Hawk
Herbert Oxley
Grove Love
Orestes Fulton
Lucy Gaston
Angie Dailey
Sam Frost
Lucile Kincade
Evelyn Gaston
Mr. Bean
Mr. Lenton
Walter
Gertrude Lones
Pearl Beaty
Howard McClain
Delmer Frost
Richard Dailey
Woodrow Pershing
Ruth Bobo
Vernie Koker
Richard Byron
Evelyn
William Gaston
Lucile
Mary Belle
Charley
Roland Kincade
Evelyn Geston
Barney Penn
Margaret
Howard Miller
Cleveland
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Harold Skidmore
Detroit
Mich
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Cambridge
John Shafter
Maria Fisher
John Hogan
Claude Chase
Eli. A. Person
Jobez Hamer
Shade
Chas, Hellyer
Thomas Foster
Bernice Beachler
Clara Shelton
Near Marion
Samantha Shelton
Howard Bush
Wm. Bush
Haydenville
Willard Seel
Canaanville
Jacob Ginther
J. C. Rowley
David Pierce
Harold Gastin
Harry Swain
Floyd Matheny
New Marshfield Jolly Stitchers
Francis Nichols
Dorothy Sidders
Mabel Perry
Virginia Efaw
Donna Nanna
Virgene Lewellyn
Evelyn Sidders
Olive Hulbert
Nichols
Methodist Protestant Church
Harry Devore
Chillicothe
D. B. Jones
Emma Jones
Guy Burkett
Jones
Miles E. Hoon
Cottrill
Everett Wigal
Union Church
Herron
Burt
Fred Hoocier
Williams
Ohjo
Zaleski
Rie Alexander
Zaleski High School
Fischer
Lucile McKibben
Dorothy O'Leary
Minta Criss
Floyd Rhodes
Carl Webb
Martin McKibben
Orland Surke
Maynard Thomas
John Webb
Harry Freeman
Jean
Joan
Joy
Virgene
Doris Mace
Missouri Mace
Etta Freeman
Julia Cooper
Pershing Bobo
Charles and
Rolland Kincade
Evan Sinton
Walter Jonas
Elbert Bean
Richard Bryan
Edson Kelley
Harley Williams
Doris Bartlett
Arthur Rowland
Floyd Hartley
Bliss College
Herbert Hawk
Mary Margaret
Bernice Sloane
Clinton Frost
Stanley Love
George Love
Sharpsburg
Mt. Liberty
Mt. Hermon
B. E. Armstrong
Henry Burns
Daisy Burns
Lillian Bardin
Charles Endicott
Harry Aldrige
Bennington
Ella Harris
Forest Russell
Vera Strode
Flossie Lovell
Sterling
Asa Dille
Cephas Dille
Vincent
Earl White
Wilbur
Nina
Lenore Strode
Roy Love
Martha Pinkerton
William
Faye Funk
Frances Funk
Glen Harris
Gracie Dodson
Bartlett
Pauline Dickson
Marie Delbert
Carl Beard
Hermon
Carrie
Lena Rowland
Willow Nook Farm
C. A. Sheldon
J. A. Bell
Ward Radford
Mother Love
Elizabeth Phillips
Lisbon
Snow
Cletus Mulligan
Robert
William Potter
Harry Franklin
Frances Haning
Harvey Cline
Oscar Dillinger
Lloyd
Oliver Walls
Eileen
Ella Dillinger
Redtown
Andrew Thompson
Helen Morrison
Joseph Braglin
College Hill
William Dalton
William Dalton, Jr
Taylor Ridge
Joseph Dalton
Marie Anderson
Estella Beal
Guy Morrison
George Rankins
Glouster
Gerald Parkes
Trimble
Russell Vere
Hazel S’ayborn
Jacksonville
William Gillett
Alfred Bernard
Nellie Thompson
Edgar Thompson
Homer Strausbaugh
Francis Bernard
Gilbert Strausbaugh
Gospel Mission Church
M. L. Kimmey
Scatter
Lottridge School
Troy Grange
Parrisl Bean
Guysville
J. S. Gaston
Wees
L. A. Townsend
Beulah
Charles Gaston
Johner
M. Allen
Eleanore
Clarence
Ruby Church
Wilma Swartz
Harry Carleton
Watson
Charles Martin
Isadore Mantle
Michael Kinnen
Sam Gainer
Willett
Burdette Farm
Walter Persinger
Riley Farm
George Tedrow
Margaret White
Harry Aldridge
Amencement
Lucille
R. D. No
Matt Throckmorton
Chester
Jennie Kuhn
Lafe Hewitt
McDougal
Carl Quinn
Quinn
Julia Mulpas
Ace Easler
Less Bryson
Ott Fleming
Federal
Everett Short
Pearl Morris
F. FE. Boudinot
Ben Davis
John Hixson
Elva Conner
William LaFollett
John Southerton
Sugar Creek
Donald O’neal
Henry North
Howard North
Bruce North
Warren Munn
George Hale
Mountsville
Jack Grover
Ed Donaldson
Helen Margaret Short
Martha Morris
Cal Robinson
Ora Bobo
Less Bobo
David Weaver
Hubert Stanley
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