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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1935

Page

8

Dexter School Hires Teachers for Next Year

Dexter announces new staff with Mr. O. Will in the grades and Miss Martha Romine in the primary. Lawrence Chapman named principal of Bradbury School. Local residents and visitors are noted in weekend gatherings and hospital news.

Dexter O. Will Martha Romine Lawrence Chapman Bradbury School J. D. Bowen Starr Hall Ruth Davis Bessie Phillips Baltimore William McMorrow C. Cook Julius Johnson Lafferty Robert Livingston

Social visits span Carbondale and surrounding towns

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ely and Mrs. Alfred Ern shaw spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Cox. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Charles France and son Meri of Barberton calling on local residents. Other locals host and travel, with jury duty and illnesses noted.

Carbondale Howard Ely Alfred Ernshaw Jasper Cox Charles France Meri Barberton Jane Doolittle Phyllis Betts Har Chesser Clint Walker Asbury Ridge Carl Gardener Frank Risley Freda Pollock James Pollock

Pleasant Valley Community Notes Highlight Visits and Events

Mr and Mrs Harold Young and children from Columbus visited last weekend with Mr and Mrs J M Knowlton. Grace Whaley hosted a birthday dinner for Mrs Beasie Pugh near Darwin. Pleasant Valley Church holds revival led by Rev Ray Huff with special singing by Herman Secoy. Mothers and Daughters Night on May 21 and Fathers and Sons Night on a following Wednesday. Mrs Anna Powers assists Mrs Sylvia Hanning with house work. Felix Dorsey and family joined Ed Brooks residence Friday. Betty McVey visits Bea Bolin for a time.

Pleasant Valley Harold Young Columbus J. M. Knowlton Grace Whaley Beasie Pugh Darwin Pleasant Valley Church Ray Huff Herman Secoy Anna Powers Sylvia Hanning Felix Dorsey Ed Brooks Betty McVey Bea Bolin

District Leader of Church Heard at Church in Syracuse

Syracuse reports Dr. R. B. Foster district superintendent of Portsmouth delivered the morning sermon at Asbury Methodist Church. The Ladies' Aid Society met with vice president Mrs. Carl Duckworth presiding. Several local residents visited family and friends in nearby towns over the weekend.

Syracuse R. B. Foster Portsmouth Asbury Methodist Church Roy Carmichael Ladies’ Aid Society Carl Duckworth Martha Echols Irving Karr Parkersburg Mavin Roberts Ohio University Athens A. M. Roberts Fred Shumway Nelsonville

Local Socials Across Logan and Surrounding Areas

Greendale residents visit relatives in Logan and nearby towns including Miss Vivian Greene from Nelsonville and Charles Bennett from West Virginia. Several couples and families travel for visits, with reports of hospital stays and an operation for Laurena Hupp.

Greendale William Courtney Harry Logan Theodore Starr Sherman Starr James Starr Nathan Starr Vivian Greene Nelsonville William Cozad Charles Bennett West Virginia Jack Dixon Hazel Jewell Viola Bond Myrtle Stedman Carbon Hill Clarence Cozad Norma Jean McQuade Bessie Kline Walter Hill Ralph Jackson County Arthur Guess Curtis McWilliams Laurena Hupp St. Francis Hospital Columbus Hiram Dixon Betty Ray Adams Ocean Ethel Arthur Hanning Gore

Elliott Divorce Case Notices in Achens County Ohio

Katie Elliott files suit for divorce against Thomas Eliott in the Court of Common Pleas Achens County Ohio in Cause No 16183. Defendant must answer by June 8, 1935. Woolley and Rowland Attorneys for Plaintiff.

Thomas Eliott Katie Elliott Achens County Ohio Woolley & Rowland, Attys

Albany Baptist Church Group Elects Officers for Next Year

The Philathea Society of Albany Baptist Church met at Mrs. Clarence Cooper’s home and elected officers for the coming year: President Mrs. Adriel Welker, vice president Mrs. Lawrence Morris, secretary-treasurer Mrs. Lowell Chase, assistant secretary-treasurer Mrs. Nelson Luckett. Additional officers will be named by the president. The meeting adjourned to meet Mrs. Charles Townsend in June.

Albany Philathea Society of the Baptist Church Clarence Cooper Adriel Welker Lawrence Morris Lowell Chase Nelson Luckett Charles Townsend E. M. Musgrave Belpre Albert Caster Dexter L. D. Gillogly Jesse Douglas Clifford Sidney Columbus M. E. Aid Society Harry Davis

Silver Ridge Local Happenings Highlight Events

Local residents attended the high school baccalaureate at Tuppers Plains and saw plays including Uncle Tom's Cabin in Chester and Double Wedding at Tuppers Plains. Several families, including the Betzing and Harper groups, visited Parkersburg, Pomeroy, New Lexington, Zanesville, and South Canaan during the weekend.

Silver Ridge Tuppers Plains Chester Eun Betzing Oneila Jamita Eleanor Tuttle Parkersburg Alta Thelma Harper Pomeroy G. W. Christy James Christy New Lexington Archie Betzing Lulu Betzing Zanesville Helbert Gaul Lovell Bean South Canaan Virgil Davis Athens Nelsonville T. W. Shafer

Birds Sleep Safely With Automatic Tendon Locking Feet

Birds can sleep perched without falling because their tendons automatically lock in place. This natural mechanism tightens foot grasp when the leg is bent, securing them on branches even as muscles relax.

Paying Gasser Is Hit In Langsville Area

Langsville area news notes a gasser drilled on J. T. Ledley’s farm is expected to be a paying well. Locals include Mrs. Amos of Dexter visiting daughter Mrs. J. E. Chase and Estelle Lowery returning to Columbus after a week with sister Amy Lowery.

Langsville J. T. Ledley Amos Dexter J. E. Chase Estelle Lowery Columbus Amy Lowery Davis Anne Wellston Dale Wright Don Savage Malta W. Va Grace Savage Perkins F. A. Miller C. A. Nelson Buckeye Lake Hope Nelson L. Knapp Louise Grimes Race Hill

Services Sunday in Bradford Church Report

Rev G N Perkins preached at the Bradford Church Sunday morning June 2. Rev Kenneth Reed filled the Bradbury appointment Sunday night. Sunday School attendance: Bradbury 77 Bradford 104. Bradbury beat Hobson 11 to 4 on Hobson’s field Thursday. Winfield Scott ill with no improvement. Mrs Bernice Gilmore of Logan visited her sister Mrs W M Russell. J M Carsey family visited George Pierce in Bedford. Wayne King family Rutland visited Vint King family. Mr and Mrs W E Chaffin and son of Zanesville spent the weekend with the Matrons. About 300000 dollars worth of buggy whips are purchased by Americans annually.

Bradbury G. N. Perkins Bradford Kenneth Reed Hobson Winfield Scott Bernice Gilmore Logan W. M. Russell J. M. Carsey Bedford George Pierce Wayne King Rutland Vint King W. E. Chaffin and Son Zanesville Guy Martin

Fragmentary Chester program notes and legal petition fragment

A damaged OCR fragment documents a May night program at Chester with names and roles among Patriotic Youth Officers and guests, plus later legal notice about a partition petition filed in Ohio involving land description and defendants response.

American row ing coach in 32nd yet in 4 h r of no Rowing Coach Answer to Previous Puzzle

Reading puzzle hints list names and terms across horizontal and vertical clues. The fragment references Jim and school as rowing topics and includes numerous partial words and numbers from a crossword style puzzle.

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