Captain Allen recalls Civil War days and honors veterans
Athens County's last surviving company member, Captain Josiah B. Allen, 87, recalls battles from Bull Run to Vicksburg and recalls Rosecrans kindness. He notes Athens sent 2600 soldiers, 75 remain, and memorial services in Marietta will be held by Civil War veterans for the last time.
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Athens County
Josiah B. Allen
Athens
Bull Run
Antietam
Vicksburg
Allen
Marietta
Marion Tipple
Eli Roush
Jake Glen
Eber Gabriel
General Rosecrans
Hawk's Nest
West Virginia
Fort Hill
Hugh Ewing
C. Thirtieth O. W. L
Sherman
Blair
Napoleon
Lodi
Out of town visitors fill Zaleski cemeteries Sunday
A crowd from Athens Columbus McArthur and nearby towns visited local cemeteries Sunday. Among them were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Robinson and their son, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Earhart, and Mrs. Bodna Jones with their son. Monuments were placed for Mrs. Sarah McFarland and Samuel Martin.
Athens Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Carbondale Miss Jessie Doolittle was an Ath ens visitor Friday. Roger Williams and Nolan Mace were shopping in Athens Friday. Miss Mary Mills, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mills, is spending the summer in Logan where she has employment. Mr. and Mrs. John Cox Columbus spent Sunday with the former's parents Mr. and Mrs. Jap Cox. Mrs. Cox who visited last week in Columbus, gives them to her home here. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mace and daughter Mrs. Verna Crow of Lancaster and Mr. and Mrs. Orlando McCoy of Athens were guests of Mrs. Anna Miler Sunday. Verna Crow is spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. John. Mrs. Glenn Prater and Mrs. Pearl Mace spent Monday afternoon with their parents Mr. and Mrs. George Howson. Mr. and Mrs. John Landis and daughter Mary were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Clark of Logan. Mr. Oscar Bo Mrs. Belle Doolittle, Mrs. Malone and children, and Frances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Robinson
Little Son
Athens
J. Scott
Bodna Jones
Art Gorsuch
McArthur
Albert Pennell
Middleport
J. W. Earhart
Columbus
George Cavanaugh
Sarah McFarland
Oak Grove
Sammuel Martin
Edward Webb
Robert Webb
New Plymouth
Harvey Fry
Mabel Ansel
L. D. Rickey
Elizabeth Andrews
John Andrews
Emma
W. G. Henninger
Clyde West
Raymond Reeves
Martha Vansky
Mary Shipley
Dar Johnson
Chillicothe
John Schneider
T. J. Shipley
Huntington
W. Va
Jessie Doolittle
Roger Williams
Nolan Mace
Mary Mills
Tom Mills
Logan
John Cox
Jap Cox
Cox
Givcoremenias
Lee Mace
Verna Crow
Lancaster
Orland McCoy
Anna Miler
John
Glenn Prater
Pearl Mace
George Howson
John Landis
Mary
Nathan Clark
Oscar Bo
Belle Doolittle
Malone
Frances
Decoration Day Services Planned at Asbury Ridge Church
Ed Betts and Ralph Williams and sons Roger and Gerald camping on Muskingum River near Stockport for several days of fishing. Decoration Day services will be held at the Asbury Ridge Church on Friday May 30. Kingum River near Stockport observed Saturday and Sunday activities noted.
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Kingum River
Stockport
Asbury Ridge
Ed Betts
Ralph Williams
Roger and
Gerald
Muskingum River
Plans for Fish Rearing Pool Discussed by Walton League
Marietta May 28 Plans for building and maintaining a rearing pool for young fish will be discussed at a Muskingum Chapter Izaak Walton League meeting Wednesday evening. The pool near Vincent is to be built with blue prints and waters options, with stocking planned in Washington County and mature fish raised in pools in Barlow Township.
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Marietta
Muskingum
Izaak Walton League
Vincent
Washington County
Barlow Township
Women Are Caught Transporting Liquor
COLUMBUS May 28 Mrs Blanche Bennett 33 and Miss Hazel Hawthorne 87 were held by federal authorities charged with transporting 71 gallons of corn whiskey and 25 pints of bonded whiskey. Federal agents arrested Mrs Bennett after she left an automobile where Hawthorne remained, entered a garage and drove out another machine containing the whisky. Officers said Bennett’s husband is serving a term at Atlanta on liquor law charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Blanche Bennett
Misa Hazel Hawthorne
Relative heirs face meager share of Cleveland recluse estate
Relatives of Valentine Christ a Cleveland bachelor who died in 1910 will receive only a few thousand dollars from his vast estate of millions after Common Pleas Judge Frank Phillips upheld a will found 15 years posthumously. Bequests go to two nephews John and Oliver Christ and niece Mrs. Ethel Schamadan.
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Cleveland
Valentine Christ
Cuyahoga County
Common Pleas
Frank Phillips
Christ
John
Oliver Christ
Ethel Schamadan
Straitsville Man Bound Over For Liquor Law Violation
A.R Homer Blosser of New Straitsville was bound over to the grand jury by U S Commissioner Homer to answer a liquor law violation charge. Bond set at $2000.
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Columbus
A.R
Homer Blosser
New Straitsville
United States
Homer
Pleads Not Guilty in Reckless Motor Vehicle Case
Newt McCumber of New Marsh field pleaded not guilty when arraigned before Magistrate Carl H. Porter on a charge of unlawfully operating a motor vehicle. Bound to Athens County Common Pleas Court, he was released on $300 bond after officers said he drove recklessly on a public highway.
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Newt McCumber
New Marshfield
Carl H. Porter
McCumber
Joe Jonas
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Madge Plans a Party for Mary Faces Noel’s Captious Mood
In a tense telephone relay Madge appeals to Noel Veritsen for help staging Mary’s party. Noel, rattled by his father’s looming plans and past letters, steadies himself to join the effort and keep Mary safe as they prepare for a joyful evening amid family tensions.
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Madge
Noel
Mary
Bone-Dry Senators Weigh State Referenda On Prohibition
In Washington and state capitals dry senators urged referenda to let voters decide on keeping or repealing prohibition. Senator Walsh and Senator Jones backed a constitutional amendment vote if their states want it, while Senator Sheppard would consider Texas demand. Attorney General Mitchell planned stronger rules on industrial alcohol diversion as Hoover signed the Williamson Bill transferring enforcement to the Justice Department.
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Walsh
Jones
Sheppard
Washington
U.P
Justice Department
Montana
Texas
Mitchell
Hoover
Treasury
Wife jailed in Mendoza linked to eleven year sequestering
Maria Blanca Maure was detained by Mendoza police on suspicion of aiding in the long captivity of Senora Amdo Astorga. Astorga, emaciated and clothed in rags, was found in a back room as her husband lay in a casket pending burial. Police were alerted by Dr. Edmundo Correas.
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Mendoza
Argentina
U.pr
Maria Blanca Maure
Senora Amdo Astorga
Astorga
Edmundo Correas
Senora Astorga
Senorita Maure
Make This Model at Home Pattern 1913 for Spring Silks
Learn to sew a square neck dress with yoke fullness and tiny sleeves. The 1913 pattern fits sizes 2 4 6 8, requires minimal fabric, and uses silk crepe voile batiste organza georgette or lawn. Send 15c per pattern, 10c with pattern, to The Athens Messenger Pattern Department New York City.
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Athens Messenger Pattern Department
West 17Th 8&T
Stolen Jewels Recovered as Police Nab Sixth Suspect
New York police announced the arrest of Robert C. Nelson and seizure of over 1 million dollars in gems from four city bank vaults tied to a East Coast theft gang. Nelson, 52, claimed to visit race tracks and buy jewels. others were arrested during a hotel room dispute over 2330,000 in gems. Detectives recovered between 3 000 and 5 000 pieces and puzzled over a cash roll thrown from a window.
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New York
Buffalo
N. Y
Florida
Robert C. Nelson
Sheepshead Bay
L. I
Mulrooney
Nelson
Elizabeth Keating
Athens Messenger offers a booklet on games
The Athens Messenger advertises a booklet with over 100 games and stunts for all ages and occasions. It can be mailed anywhere for six cents, cheaper than other books that sell for 25 cents to a dollar. Order using the coupon provided.
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Athens
Frederic J. Haskin Named Director of Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin from Washington D C takes the post as Director Information Bureau overseeing city street and state communications duties and public information outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Sheriff Sale in Athens County Ohio on Flora Schaal property
The Nelsonville Home and Savings Association wins a sheriff sale of three York Township tracts in Athens County Ohio on April 31 1930 at 1 PM. The parcels include five acres and 1.98 acres with mining rights reserved to The Hocking Valley Fire Clay Company and total appraised value 3070 dollars. Sale by Sheriff William Williams attorney Emmett Keenan.
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Flora A. Schaal
A. D
Court House
Athens
Ohio
York Township
County of
State of Ohio
Athens County
Hocking River
Hocking Valley Fire Clay Company
York
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley _Fireclay Company
Hocking Valley Fireclay Company
Salt Well Hollow
Warcon
Nelsonville Home and Savings Association
Common Pleas Court
Sey
William Williams
Emmett Kefnan
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate in Athens County Ohio
Public auction of three leasehold and Ohio University lands tracts in Alexander and Athens Townships. Sold as is for cash with appraised value $1,934. Sale set for June 28, 1930 at 1 PM at the Athens County Court House. Sheriff WOHes Wingett, Deputy M Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
Beulahy, Cordray
John J. Woolley
Athens
Ohio
Alexander First
Ohio University
Athens and
Gallipolis
S. H. Hibbard
Fort's
Egan
Real Estate Sale Notice in Athens County Ohio
Common Pleas Court case 14197 lists Wayne Wingett and Emm Keenan announcing a May 31 1930 auction in Nelsonville for tract of Inlet 742 Scott Street Scott Street property in Yorktown Township Athens County appraised at 1550 dollars cash due sale day. Addie Saville appointed administratrix bonis of Francis M Ippie estate with address 6 Miller Ave Athens Ohio.
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State of Ohio
Athens County
Common Pleas
Nelsonville Home and Savings Association
Lillian E. Barrows
Mack Barrows
Athens
Ohio
Yorktown
J. S. Scott
Fairview
Nelsonville
Elias Davis
Scott Street
William Williams
Wayne Wingett
Emm Keenan
Addie T. Saville
Miller Ave
Francis M. Ippie
H. Roach
North College
Street
Harry M. Roach
M. Johnson
Said
Brewers Arrested in Prohibition Conspiracy Case
Dayton officers charged three Walm Blatz Brewing Company employees with conspiracy to violate prohibition laws in connection with alleged sale of malt tonic containing two percent alcohol. The arrests followed an investigation into illicit alcohol distribution.
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Dayton
Walm Blatz Brewing Company
Buckeye Lake Opens Summer With Boat Races
Buckeye Lake Park marks Decoration Day with a full program for holiday pleasure seekers. Boat races begin at 11 am and run through the afternoon featuring the fastest boats on the lake. Outboard and power speed boats race, and cat boat skippers contest speeds.
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Buckeye Lake Park
Special Race Tieup Possible Between Balloon and Air Races
Cleveland plans to link the Gordon Bennett International Balloon Race on Labor Day with the National Air Races in Chicago August 23 to September 1. Clifford W. Henderson, manager of the air races, outlined plans for a mutual benefit. Senderson, who ran Cleveland last year, proposed a Chicago to Cleveland and return leg during the balloon event.
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Cleveland
U.P
Labor Day
Chicago
Clifford W. Henderson
Senderson
Treating a Cold by Dr Copeland in Health Topic Today
Dr Copeland explains colds are seasonal epidemics affecting nasal mucosa and causing toxins to enter the system. He prescribes argyrol nasal spray, alkaline drinks to reduce acidity, rest, and light exercise like walking while advising simple foods, open windows, warm clothing, and ample sleep to boost recovery.
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Dr. Copeland
New York City
Health Q and A column on sleep diet skin and weight
A compiled reader Q and A column offers home advice for dark circles pimples constipation and weight gain. Answers emphasize sleep diet simple foods and avoiding excess fats and starches with occasional notes on cod liver oil and eye wear as discussed by multiple contributors.
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Captain Allen
UNION
Louisville
Kentucky
Mississippi
Port Gibson
Black River Bridge
Department of Congress
Ohio Supreme Court
Zaleski
Carbondale
Straitsville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Shawnee
Reading
Adele Garrison
Katherine
Dicky
Mrs. Graham
Meyer
Noel Veritsen
Neol
New ‘Or
Mrs. Underwood
J Ceprright
Genevieve Kemble
Jupiter
Senora
Athens Messenger
Anne Adams
East
State of
Oe of Common Pleas
Wohes
Wingett
Hughe
Said County
Releren Wells
Lathrop
O' James Sanders
Nson
Buckeye Lake
Royal S. Copeland
M. D
Mrs
John L. Q
F.C. B
Caperight
Garviat
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