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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1928
Page
6
Eleven year old Danny Langley of Murray City fell about twenty feet while gathering hickory nuts. He suffered fractured arms a broken left collar bone a fractured jaw and loosened teeth and was taken to Dr M E Cox for treatment. Personal notes list several residents from nearby towns visiting or staying with local families.
Syracuse community notes report visits by Mrs. A. E. Williams and daughter Helen Grace to Gallipolis, Mr. and Mrs. Baker hosts in Columbus, and family visits by Avery Roberts in Huntington. P T A at M E Church elected officers after a moving picture showing. A newborn son blessed Rev L O Lineberger’s family. multiple social visits and a W C T U meeting with Mrs. Jessie Bee handling fees.
A pie social will be held at Strouds Run schoolhouse to raise funds for the school following a literary program at 8 o'clock on Friday October 5. The article notes local visits and minor injuries including a dislocated arm from a fall and a toddler undergoing surgery for intestinal obstruction with recovery reported.
Rev Russell Purdy leads a series of meetings at Troy Baptist Church with visitors from Belpre Cleveland and Coolville including Mr Mrs Lee Little Mollie Dana Haddon Dye Ruth Dunfee and Elizabeth Richardson The gathering draws families from Troy and nearby towns Friday through Thursday evenings.
Twelve members of the Ladies Society gathered at Clarks Chapel for the yearly session with quilt block work then a 4 pm meeting electing officers. Mary Snow treasurer and Victor Carpenter president led the group accompanied by Mrs. Frank Phillips vice president and Mrs. J. A. Bell secretary. A cafe lunch followed as members brought items starting with their initials. Nearby notes mention Mrs. Nancy Spaulding visiting in North Lewisburg and Sun School set for 10 am on October 7.
Local notice announces the Bedford Fair to be held at Burlingham on Saturday October 6. The column also records visitors and weekend visits among Bedford residents, including Mrs. W L Whaley, Mrs. Earl Mason, Edith Whaley, and various relatives from Columbus, Athens, East Liverpool, Nelsonville, and Middleport.
Pleasant Valley residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. Arthur Goodin and family joined Herb Douglas and kin near Burlingham. Mrs. Charles Chase and son Merril visited Mrs. Wade Hanning. Hattie Russ and son Harry connected with relatives in Glouster.
Cutler Route 2 crowds report visits by Mr. and Mrs. Noah O Neal and family to Frank O Neal near Coolville. William Sherman visited John Ladd at Beebe. Highland Root and daughter Clarice of Coolville visited Layman O Neal and family. Ralph Taylor was guest of William Sherman. William Sherman was a businessman.
The Ladies' Aid held its annual business meeting at the church last Wednesday. Officers for the coming year were elected led by president Eva Carpenter and secretary Mary Snow. Several visitors from New Lewisburg attended, and Sunday School officers and teachers were named the following Sunday.
Zaleski residents report departures for Washington and Harrisonville as Nelle Tuscher and Margaret Fischer head to National Park Seminary. Mr and Mrs Wirt Robinson visit family in Cleveland, Dr A A Boal and family tour Columbus, and Dr Philip Hawk marries Edna Tripp in McArthur. Hobnobbing with friends includes picnics, baptisms, and a Holiness tent meeting at Athens County Fair Grounds.
Bethany Mr and Mrs Leslie Petty and two sons visited Willis Grimes while Frank Parsons and family and Mrs Hester Russell of Beebe spent Sunday with Clarence Petty. Martha Petty Glenora Wright and two sons called on Wade Jarvis Stewart Sunday evening. Lucy Russell and Birtie Moore called on Martha Petty. Mabel Parsons of Beebe Avis Ladd and Byron Frost of Frost spent Sunday at Doris Gruft’s home.
A Friday 7 p m collision in front of Joe Hutchins’ house involved a Ford touring car owned by Earl Cowen of Vore Ridge and a Chevrolet driven by Gib Johnson. Mrs Ethel Johnson and her young son suffered head neck and ear cuts though not seriously. Cowen’s car veered into the ditch. Several local residents and visitors were noted in attendance and nearby observers described bright red lights as a factor in the crash.
Amesville hosts a district Masonic Past Masters meeting with 152 attendees and a social time. Local groups report Eastern Star activities, visits from Cleveland guests, and a honeymoon couple at Capital Inn. The school issue dominates as voters consider a new high school. Amesville and New Marshfield athletic teams split in basketball with Amesville winning both games.
Jacksonville residents host relatives and friends over the weekend with visits from Mrs. Homer Strausbaugh in Glouster and Mrs. Crate Morrison in Dayton. Local households welcome guests including Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Reedy and family, Gilbert Strausbaugh, and Albert Collins seeking work in Dayton. The Morrison children suffer whooping cough while Morrison returns to Dayton for work.
Bishopville residents hosted and visited relatives from Chesterhill Glouster and Columbus. People included the Glass family the Jones family in Glouster and McDonald connections from Albany Burr Oak and Glouster. The Church of Christ annual homecoming is scheduled for Sunday October 7.
Shade S. J. Smith hosted Jim Goldsberry of Marion and Helen Guthrie along with Mr. Guy King for visits. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Biehle entertained Dr. and Mrs. Coleman of Bremen. A Jerseyville M E Church homecoming is set for Sunday October 7 with an all day meeting and basket dinner.
Sunday visitors gathered at Herb Douglas home including Earl Robinson Paul Robinson and families from Newark Athens and Center Stake. Several residents visited relatives. schools in Alexander Township will close Thursday and Friday for the state PTA convention in Athens.
Lottridge Mrs Rosg Evilsizer and son Hoyt Evilsizer with Elizabeth visited sister Mrs Leroy Boggs. Reverend Nutter led Lawrence M E Church services with Sunday School at 9 30. Homer Gist of Chicago visited L T Runnion. Several families hosted dinners and visited Parkersburg. Willie Hixon and others spent weekends with relatives.
Carpenter Mr and Mrs Paul Edmundson and two children of Dexter visit F M Durst and family. Mr and Mrs H I Steward were Sunday guests of J L Rawlings and family. O B Woodyard of Hill iards spends time at his farm nearby. Elwood Swearingen spent the end of the week with grandparents J S Dudgeon. Mr and Mrs B F Howery visit relatives near Harrisonville. Mr and Mrs F E Wood and Mrs Annie Goff attended a ball game at Syracuse Sunday. Mr and Mrs H W Dudgeon and two children were Sunday guests of Frank Foley. John Lax of Hebbardsville was here on business Monday and Tuesday.
Athens County Pomona Grange held a special meeting at Canaanville and initiated seven candidates in the Fifth degree: William Graham Wilford Patterson Wilda Patterson Mrs J D Rowe Billy Joe Rowe Canaan Grange Cledythe Kincade and Donald Dor of Rome Grange. A countywide parade is planned in Nelsonville on Friday October 12 followed by a drill. A officers practice will be at the Chamber of Commerce room on Wednesday evening Oct 19.
Cleveland police sought 15 year old Minnie Louise Channell of Marietta who, according to her sister, ran away from a Parkersburg West Virginia boarding school with a Marietta boy and may have come to Cleveland.
Pat Knebelkamp the Louisville Ky race plunger was reported down and out recently but is back financially after winning a small fortune at Lincoln Fields yesterday. The Oct 3 Chicago report notes the comeback and earnings of the veteran bettor.
Albany area items include Sidnor Foutz returning to University Hospital Columbus for several days of treatment. The Busy Bee class at M. E. Church honored Mary Elizabeth Jones on her fifth birthday with games, gifts, baskets of candy, and refreshments. The Smith Hughes agriculture teachers met at Thomas H. Johnson’s home in Athens with refreshments and a plan for October 25. Various local residents are listed visiting, traveling, or ill, including Arclissa McKinstry in Columbus and newborn Jack Leroy Downs at Latter Day Saints Wales Mill.
An oyster supper at the M E church dining room in Hebbardsville raised 25 to repair the parsonage despite rain. Church services were moved to 2 30 PM. Pastors and local hosts hosted a Friday social at the Wingetts with guests from Athens Whitehall and Hebbardsville.
Funeral services for John A Vale who died Monday at Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus will be held Thursday at 1 o'clock at the church with burial in Springfield Cemetery. Reverend Smith will officiate and pallbearers include local businessmen. The family requests donations to Mt. Carmel Hospital Hospice in lieu of flowers.
Zenner Co introduces MELLO-GLO D a new face powder promising shine reduction smooth spreading and long wear per a French process. The advertisement extols purity fine texture and enduring finish as a fashion aid.
Two testimonial notices from Mrs Rosa Swicecoop of Woodleaf North Carolina and Mrs Rose Monais of Jacksonville Florida report improved health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Swicecoop says she regained strength and can do housework and more after three bottles. Monais credits four years of use with reduced fatigue and irritability enabling her to work in an office and at home.
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