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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1928
Page
6
Coolville residents hosted guests including Clyde Parrish and H H Parrish with Wack Parrish while C E Findling and daughter Sarah Estella visited Alfred. Death of John Shields announced with burial planned at Marion. Local Ladies Aid Bazaar and chicken supper set for December 1 at the school building.
Oyster supper at a country home with the Knowltons and Gilloglys. Quilting at the M E Church drew several women. Presbyterian raised over 50 dollars at the chicken supper. Albany Grange planned a December 8 corn show with prizes. Local visits and Thanksgiving dinner guests are listed among area families.
Local church and lodge reports include officers elected for The Order of Eastern Star with W M Mrs Hazel Curtis and colleagues. High school teams won basketball at Pennsville. residents travel to Cincinnati and Pittsburgh for family visits and church events. A federal route study visit, a Coon Skin Library photo request, and regional road improvements are noted along with minor curios from the Edward North residence.
Former resident of this place and Athens native Carpenter Vv C McComas died in a Columbus hospital Saturday. Funeral services were held Monday with burial at Hebbardsville. He was brother of Mrs. W. E. Harman. Nearby families and visitors are listed with several social calls and health notes mentioning Mortimer McKnight's heart trouble.
News from Sharpsburg reports the death by self infliction of Rep Paewnett of Bartlett Bark H. Interment occurred Tuesday with light attendance due to bad weather. Local residents mourn the tragedy as friends and family grieve. other items note a truck crash near Hermon Church injuring the driver and delay at a saw mill operation.
Burr Oak resident Miss Grace Ivers stayed home with her mother Mrs Eva Ivers at week’s end. Faye Ivers visited Corning on Saturday. Mrs Fanny Hines of Burr Oak traveled to Glouster on Saturday. Dew Woods of Hemlock hunted rabbits with Faye Ivers on Monday. Myrtle Jones and Mrs King and Mrs Washington of Mid Hocking called on Eva Ivers Monday. Clint Wilson and son James called on Faye Ivers Sunday. Jene Post also called on Faye Ivers Sunday.
Lottridge The Aid Society of the Lawrence Chapel M. E. Church met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Runion. Sixteen members and thirteen visitors attended. Three new members were added. Next meeting planned for December at Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Allen. Reverend Nutter preached and services set for December 9 at 3 p.m. Young people gathering drew a large crowd. Upcoming meeting to be at Bethel Church next Sunday at 7 p.m. Visits noted: Ed Bailey and daughter Helen from Stewart, Miss Mary Hangs from Oakland, and others visiting local families.
Local residents report visits and relocations across Athens Nelsonville and surrounding areas. Mrs Zine Courtney and others visited Friday while families like Binkleys and Porters moved into Athens and Chesterhill homes. A mining worker Riley Keaton returned to Basil to live with kin near Hocking as Alfred Hawk splits time between Columbus and Athens. The baby son of Mr and Mrs Will Nash died in Cincinnati hospital.
New England A. W. Smith of Loveland stayed with his sister Mrs. H. H. Starlin and family from Wednesday to Saturday. A benefit supper will be held Saturday evening December 1 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Copeland for the Presbyterian Church. Rev. Andrew Taylor and Mrs. John Wilson of Amesville were guests of Mrs. S. J. Copeland Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Morrison and children were business visitors in Amesville Thursday. Mrs. H. H. Starlin drove to Cincinnati Monday with Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Algeo of Athens for an automobile meeting. Rev. Taylor preached here Sunday evening.
Students rush home as the Thanksgiving recess begins at noon and lasts until Monday morning. Special trains run for travelers as whispers of skipping classes spread through campuses. Stories recount Pilgrim beginnings and tales of children saving homes from Indians.
Thanksgiving Day services will be held at 10 30 Thursday morning at the Christian Science Church located at 6544 South Court Street.
Pleasant Valley Mr and Mrs Walter Davis and children of Athens visit H M McKinley on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ira Haning and daughter Goldie spend Sunday with Everett Russ family in Jackville. R E Wood and Ira Wood of Parkersburg visit Pearl Wood. Roy Showalter and mother visit relatives in Morris town. Zern Bolin fractures arm while leading a cow for Mike Brooks. Mrs Hattie Russ and son Harry visit Glouster with Elmer Saulters. Bush King visits his father Henry King near Pleasanton.
Bishopville residents Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stump and daughter Betty Jean spent over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Embrey in Buckingham. Mrs. Elton Pedicord and daughter Orleana called on Mrs. J. W. Palmer. Mr. and Mrs. Miles Kasler and son Donald visited Mrs. Kasler's parents in Gloucester. Miss Dorothy Wells visited Athens to see grandmother Mrs. Bertha Martin. Mr. and Mrs. Millard Kasler called on their parents near Mountville. Misses Mary and Aldean Wells spent Sunday in Gloucester with Miss Bernadine Jones.
A Thanksgiving season program was presented in the East Side School assembly. Students performed songs and readings about Pilgrims with "Abide With Me" sung by all, "November's Feast" by the fourth grade, and other pieces by each grade. Doris Wilhite accompanied. June Fultz read a Psalm, and Mary Jinks and Stephen Fuller delivered poems and Pilgrims tales.
It promotes relief from itching and skin irritations with Zemo Liquid. The ad sells 35c 60c and 1.00 prices as a safe antiseptic solution to keep skin clear of pimples blotches and eczema.
Elizabeth Reagan of Cincinnati visited brother Leo Stanton in Hamden. Hamden High lost to McArthur 44 to 0. Amanda Robbins died in Boston and will be buried in Hamden. she leaves six children. Funeral held at M E Church with burial in Hamden cemetery. George and family guests included Brookhart and Will households from nearby towns.
Ad claims S.S.S. or Nature's own tonic boosts red blood for renewed energy. It promises clearer skin, rosy cheeks, better appetite, and improved mood by cleansing the body of poisons through the blood. It touts over a century of use and appeals to readers seeking health restoration.
Mrs. Nan Duffy underwent major surgery at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens with fair condition reported. Charles Metters and Columbus mother visit Mr. and Mrs. C Y Bridgeman. Miss Anna Karr visits Columbus relatives. Gertrude McBride and Marcia Karr attend teachers party in Pomeroy. Hess Nichols attends Western and Southern Insurance convention in Portsmouth. Clyde Mills of Steubenville visits Ed Mills family. Rev C H Fowler and wife evangelists from Delaware begin two week Asbury M E Church meeting. Fowler addresses Epworth League before first sermon. Fred Shumway recovering after Holzer Hospital surgery.
Local residents share weekend visits and travels across Ohio towns including Bremen Columbus Zanesville Glouster and Athens. Church and school officials, relatives and friends visited Murray City while several accidents and social calls mark the week.
Fairview residents Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bailey and family and Maryli Ransburg were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wines. Mrs. Ralph Wines and daughter Hazel visited Mrs. Ever Ett Bond. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Latmer visited Mr. and Mrs. FE A. Adam on Sunday. Burt Wiemer is drilling at 400 feet, Abe Burt visits Art Cole this week.
Peach Ridge reports Rev C A Spriggs home missionary visited the Sunday School last Sunday. H B Spaulding of Athens attended to butchering on the Ridge last week. Mr and Mrs Roy Noland and family visited Mr and Mrs Pearl Miller of The Plains Sunday afternoon. Miller family formerly lived on Peach Ridge. two younger children Garth Reed and Jane have whooping cough. Mrs Jane Davis of Zaleski was Thursday guest of daughter Mrs George Willie returning Friday. Fred Stephenson improved his dwelling with a coat of paint.
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