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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1929
Page
5
Raymond Schoonover aged six months died at home on Sunday in Converse Street Chauncey after a brief illness. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 pm from the residence with Rev G B Courtney of the Church of Christ officiating. Burial in Nye Cemetery. Survived by parents Harry and Mrs Schoonover four sisters Addie Ruth Helen Abbie and brother Eldon Harry Jr.
Members of the Chauncey Parent-Teacher Association meet at Mrs. Charles Sweeney’s home Monday evening to organize a home talent play.
A choir of about 50 Chauncey students performed at the Athens County Teachers Institute held in Athens. Two groups, seventh and eighth graders and high school pupils, sang The Echo and On the Road to Mandalay under director Mrs Christine Courtney Brown Chauncey supervisor of music.
A small blaze erupted in an upstairs room at the Luther Cruikshank residence on Main Street Chauncey Sunday evening. A young Cruikshank struck a match igniting papers. neighbors quickly extinguished the flames before significant damage. The Cruikshanks were away at the time and damage was slight.
Joseph L. Pickering Jr and Margaret Crowell wed Sept 29 at Thorndyke Hilton Memorial Chapel University of Chicago with Rev Clarence Harvey officiating. Bride's relatives hosted reception. couple to reside at 765 East Calfax Chicago. Pickering, son of Joseph L and Mrs Pickering, is a Valley Mold and Iron Co. employee and Ohio University alumnus.
Clifford Kelly of Pomeroy Road reports a busy day after placing a classified ad in The Messenger offering stringless green beans and pickles. He says the rush began at once and continued while the ad ran, as broadcast notes list WEAF WJZ NBC and WABC CBS with a 2 80 p m time for the FE ST opening World Series game Cubs versus Athletics in Chicago.
Athens to Lancaster one dollar round trip with ticketing at Nelsonville station for travel on October 11 and 12. Special service operates on the Hocking Valley Railway route between these points.
Chauncey residents including Mrs C N Sanders George Williamson Max Wilson Saul Wilson Abe Wilson Lena Wilson and other locals spent Friday to Sunday in Columbus attending events visiting relatives or with friends. James Smith Ira Myers and families also traveled between Chauncey Columbus and Newark for weekend activities.
The Rev G. Courtney and Charles Uradfield Jr. attended the funeral of Fred W. Buah publisher of The Athens Messenger in Athens Sunday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Collins and their family have moved to Chauncey from Athens and occupy a High Street home. Collins works at the L D Poston Mine to shorten his commute.
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Hamilton of Chauncey hosted a birthday dinner at their Mound Street home. Guests included Hull F. Kittle Ray Duffee James Duffee Harriet Duffee and Dean Hamilton with family members.
Mrs Morrison Eisenaugle hosted Chauncey and guests Sunday. Attendees included Mr Albert Hockenberry and family from Byesville, Marion Andrews, Thelma Voling, Mildred Barrow of Nelsonville, and Mr Arnold Zinn, Roy Keene, Ernest Smith of Lancaster.
Oct 7 report lists Hout 8. Courtney and daughter Miss Jenny Courtney as ill after hosting guests Sunday. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Vint Cheadle and son Robert of Flint Michigan and Mr. and Mrs. James Cheadle and daughter Mildred of Albany.
Mrs Ana Cunningham 80 sister of the late William Watkins Chauncey died Sunday at her Glouster home from paralysis. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon. Her sister in law Mrs Dora Watkins Chauncey was in Glouster at the time of death.
The funeral for Mr. Bush drew journalists officials and southeastern Ohio leaders. Messages of condolence from Edward H Butler Karl A Bickel Gov Myers Y Cooper L B Palmer and others were read by The Messenger editor after Coulter's eulogy. Attendees included newspaper men from Ohio public officials and citizens. Gov Cooper could not attend due to a Cleveland memorial address.
The King Features Syndicate in New York notes the death of Fred W. Bush a respected leader in the profession. The Messenger Staff and family receive condolences as colleagues reflect on his standards and guidance. John W. Cullen Advertising Company expresses heartfelt sympathy to his family and colleagues.
A Baltimore Ohio passenger train struck a car at a grade crossing near Grove City, derailing three rear coaches while the engine and first two stayed on track. The car driver Mrs Otto Weber, a rural school teacher, was seriously hurt and taken to a Columbus hospital. Two dozen passengers were shaken. Wrecking crews from Columbus cleared the right of way.
The listing outlines Tuesday evening radio features across networks NBC and CBS. It mentions WJZ NBC at 8 p.m. Edwin Frank Goldman’s band at 8:30 p.m. EB, and Around the World on WEAF at 9 p.m. BE. Mario Chamiee tenor on WABC at 9 p.m. BE. Paul Whiteman’s orchestra on WEAF at 10:30 p.m. EB. 8S. Vaudeville hour.
Reports from Copenhagen say 25 people drowned when the Norwegian steamer Hakon VII sank near Floroe on Norway’s northwest coast last night. The San Lu rescued 58 passengers. details of the disaster were not yet received.
A physician endorses Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the safe choice for cleansing the system. The ad highlights symptoms of constipation and urges use for men women and children, claiming strict supervision and adherence to the original prescription.
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