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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1930
Page
8
Surprise party held Friday at Leroy Boggs home in Lottridge honored Catheryn Boggs on her fourteenth birthday with forty two guests and a white cake. Posts note many local visitors and gatherings, with the community rallying around families including the Boggs and Allen households.
In The Plains district on Armistice Day week, Dick Lee suffered a fractured leg at the Hocking Mine and may have internal injuries. he was moved to Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens with his wife and children nearby. Leckner Smith also injured a leg when struck by a bar and received treatment from Dr. Nelson. Dense, interconnected local notices follow.
Taylor Ridge resident John Kempton returned from ten days in Columbus at White Cross Hospital with head and eye trouble. His sight in one eye is gone and he plans another Columbus visit Wednesday. Several local residents visited family and attended basketball games with Trimble teams winning at Jacksonville Trimble Gymnasium.
Kimberly Miss Kathleen Ossman of Columbus spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs John Ossman. Mrs Charles Rizer of Nelsonville visited Mrs Elmer Rizer. Lawrence Wetzel of Happy Hollow called on Mr and Mrs William Davis Saturday. Gene Pickett guests at Millfield. Harvey Syx of Columbus visited relatives here. Mrs Josephine Tolliver of Carbondale spent Sunday with the Pickett family. Jim Nelson of Nelsonville visited Kimberly Sunday. Margaret Levering of Nelsonville spent Sunday with her sister Mrs Clarence Young. Ed Nelson was visiting relatives in Nelsonville Sunday. A box social was held at the home of Mrs George Ossman Friday. Mrs Rosa Brown hosted Sunday guests Mr and Mrs Raymond Redick of Logan. The Kimberly Mine did not work Saturday as rabbit season opened.
New Straitsville resident Carl MecCulla of Lancaster visited Monday. Mrs. Fred Blankenship and granddaughter Gertrude Strain were in Athens Tuesday to see Mrs. Blankenship’s son Jimmie. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Strain and son Jr of Crooksville were here. Mrs. Beattie is improving. Mrs. James McNamee and Pattie and Helen Strain shopped in Logan Tuesday. Frank Hillcher and Earl Spicer of Columbus called on friends. Evert Gill is in Akron for oil work. On Thursday evening November 20 the women of the M E Church will serve lunch and hold a program. Mr. and Mrs. George Hankison and Mr. and Mrs. George Ashbaugh of New Lexington visited Saturday to see Mrs. Ashbaugh’s parents, the Blankenships. Jimmie Richards of Shawnee, recently at Roseville prison, was here Monday.
Alyce Arminta Russ took first prize with Billie Jacoby second in the Grange Hall Declamation contest on the first day of the Farmers Institute. The event drew 33 poster contestants. Athens Grange officers were elected. meetings are scheduled for Thursday at 7 30 p.m. and many local residents were listed as visitors and guests across the weekend.
Lanesville T W Mitchell and a Huntington family visit J C Phillips and Warren Wilcox while Mrs Rex Graham recovers. High schoolers in the area miss two weeks due to Rutland School closures for smallpox and diphtheria. W D Bolin and son Lief ship cattle to Cincinnati. many families visit relatives in Racine Radcliff Akron Parkersburg Gallipolis and Vinton. J W Miller and wife are reported modestly improved after illness.
Murray City residents and guests enjoyed visits and gatherings across Columbus, Detroit, Ashland, Logan, and Lancaster. Highlights include Ralph Gaffey visiting his mother, households centered on Mrs Coral Gaffey and Dr M F Cox property, and births announced by Lina Bryan alongside multiple family visits over the weekend.
A round of visits and church appointments fills the week with Mr. and Mrs. A D Jewell visiting relatives in Zaleski and Rev Spencer from New Mata moras delivering services Sunday. Lodi Girls vs home team basketball set for Friday in the new gym. Mrs Howard Chase of Millersport visiting friends, Carl H Chase injured wrist by thorn while rabbit hunting, Rev Dean from Albany to preach at CO Church next Sunday 11 am. Dave Russell from near Downington, G W Ash preparing trucks for road surfacing near Wolfpen to begin soon. Dr and Mrs Hawk spend Sunday with relatives at McArthur.
Hooper Ridge residents host visitors including Harold Gillette and family after a weekend stay with C R Kasler who was injured in a two roll over at Hooper Hill. Funeral services for Mrs Ann Wooley Glouster and Harvey Z arley held locally. A sheep raid at the Davis farm near McDougal draws attention.
Local families share visits with relatives in Burr Oak Albany and Athens. Bishopville Primary Class plans a Thanksgiving program at the Townhouse on Thursday November 27 under Mrs Lucy Pedicord. Miss Lucy Norris was accidentally shot by a hunter, the bullet passing through a window and striking her in the back.
Albany hosts visitors from Athens and other towns as families gather for weekend visits. Edward Donald Morse is born to Howard and wife. Albany and Amesville residents plan church supper and Grange programs with officers to be elected at Trimble.
Reedsville and nearby communities report numerous visits and travel. Mrs. Frank Shumway goes to Columbus to see daughter Mrs. Miller, Elizabeth Kibble visits her sister Miss Hetzer, and families including the Williams, Willams, Coleman, Sisson, Emrick, and Donohue clans make weekend trips and hunting plans in Ohio and nearby states.
The returned China missionary Miss Mary Thomas addressed the M. E. Church Sunday night to a large audience. She stayed with Mrs. Edward Alden during her visit. The M. E. Sunday School drew 124 attendees, the year's high mark, and will shift to a 9 45 start next winter. Many local residents and visitors were noted at services and social visits.
In Rutland on November 19, schools were shut for two weeks due to prevailing smallpox and diphtheria. Walter Hysell is seriously ill with smallpox. Several diphtheria cases are reported as recovering. The item also notes social visits and local events including birthday celebrations and church activities.
Funeral services for Elizabeth Gardner were conducted at the Federal Valley Church with Rev. Ralph Mc Null and grand-nephew Tom Zarley assisting. A large list of distant attendees traveled from West Virginia, Ohio towns, Indiana and beyond. The Amesville Grade School announces a Friday evening program November 21 at 7 30 including fortune telling and a whistling contest.
The week featured visits by Haydenville residents and neighbors from Columbus Logan Nelsonville and Millfield. Mrs Jennie Patton and Mrs O B E Oliver hosted relatives while Roy Nutter celebrated a birthday with six couples attending. Community groups met including W F M S at the parsonage and King’s Daughters class with Kate and Maxine Todd.
Mineral residents visit relatives and attend a funeral in Athens. Families of Clendenin Betts and Woods travel for weekend stays and work trips. The B and O pumping station well was cleaned due to drought. Mrs. Solomon Scott suffered minor injuries in a fall but escaped serious harm.
Dr. C. E. Cooper, Ohio University geography professor, told Athens Rotary Club the United States should retain the Philippines longer. He argued continued US presence protects trade outposts, boosts health and education, and prevents Japan or China from dominating the islands.
Funeral services for John Kennard, longtime Penn Township resident, were held Sunday at the Church of Christ in Pennsville. He died from a fall suffered a week earlier at his daughter’s home in Columbus. Interment followed at Westland Cemetery. He is survived by a son Frank of Columbus and daughters Mrs. Ida Hoopes of Rutland and Mrs. Alpha Forrest of Columbus.
An advertisement promotes Hill's Cascara Quinine as a fast remedy for colds. It claims the scientific formula quickly relieves head and body pains, clears the system of poisons, and leaves you feeling new. The offer guarantees money back if it fails and notes the price is only a few cents.
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