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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1930
Page
3
Nelsonville York Township society page lists staff correspondence and service line. Classified ads and circulation requests directed to Mrs Inez Evans with telephone contact for local readers.
Funeral services for Frank Hartley who was killed by electricity while working for the Southern Ohio Electric Co at Redtown were conducted Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist Church. The Rev H A Sayre led with two other ministers assisting. Burial followed at Greenlawn with a large turnout of out of town mourners from Columbus Toledo Duncan Falls Akron Barberton Glouster and Athens among others.
Miss Lillian Stover will perform popular piano pieces on WAIU Columbus Saturday at 6 45 PM. Mrs C A Stover visits Delaware for weekend with daughter, a student at Ohio Wesleyan University.
The fifth grade girls of the Junior Department at the Methodist Sunday School with teacher Miss Gladys McAfee and assistants Miss Majel Lee hosted a wiener roast on Kentner's Hill Wednesday evening. Attendees included Virginia Keating Catherine Duffy Martha Galvin Mary Whitmore Marie Buell Jane Galvin Norma Hillen Ruth Hanning Ruth Gilbert Pearl Shaner Mary Jo Keating Alberta Shafer Isabel Easterling Coralie Buell Ruth Kuhn and Royal Gilbert.
Mose Dishong of New Straits ville visits daughter’s home in Oak Grove. Athens visitors include Mrs. George Walton and Mrs. Blanch Malone. Numerous relatives travel for dances, dinners, and family gatherings in Nelsonville, Athens, Toledo, Detroit, Haydenville, and New Marshfield.
Morning results claim Cascarets candy cleanses the tongue breath brightens eyes and leaves a refreshed feeling. Advertises cascara laxative as a gentle remedy that strengthens bowels and suits elderly and children alike with a pleasant flavor.
Nelsonville's Beany Trace held Columbus to two runs through eight and two thirds innings before two eighth ninth inning errors gift wrapped a 2-0 win for the Professionals. Kline fanned twelve locals, while Trace struck out eight in a sharp mound duel. Gilbert Smith starred in center as Crabtree and Sweazy each doubled for Nelsonville.
The D. of A. Club gathered Wednesday evening October 8 with Mrs. Della Robey hosting. Prizes went to Mae Ennis and Cecil Adkins amid Halloween themed refreshments. Guests included Gertie Merz, Alice Dresher, Daisy Kesterson, Adda Allman, Blanche Stanley, Flossie Green, Audrey Stanley and Margaret Robey. The next meeting is set for November 12 with Mrs. Stanley on Fairview Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Green, Martha Keister, announce the birth of a son on Tuesday October 7 at their home in Cleveland.
Nelsonville High School travels to Jackson Saturday with a crippled squad and key injuries. Frank Shay is out for the year with a bruised kidney, T A Hickman has an injured nose, and several others nurse minor injuries. The Greyhounds must contain undefeated Jackson and star back Exxtine to avoid a lopsided loss.
Mrs Etta Young visits friends in Columbus for a few days. Mrs Eugene Shafer of Athens and Mr and Mrs Louis Rice with Miss Vivian Roscoe were visitors in Columbus Thursday. Miss Mayme Keplar spent Thursday in Columbus. Miss Belle Herrold has returned from Columbus visits. Mrs Emma Artis of Akron visits her daughter Mrs Donald Shafer and brother Mr and Mrs Lewis Gandee. Mrs Lottie Anders of Akron also visited.
Mr and Mrs Belford Anders and others spent days with friends in this city while attending the funeral of Mrs Elizabeth Anders Larsson in Murray City Tuesday and visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Louis Davis and granddaughter Lorene Coffman of Dublin were guests end of week of Mr and Mrs Harry Davis. Mr Lester Turner son Bobby Mrs Henry Shivers and Mrs Bernard Powell visited in Columbus Thursday. Flossie Mundy returned from Logan where she was a patient at Cherrington Hospital. Claude Hail of Columbus visited grandparents Mr and Mrs George Sargent Wednesday and Thursday. Mr and Mrs Ray O Dell of Columbus visited relatives here Wednesday.
Nelsonville church announces that Rev. Charles K. Grammer of the Christian Church in Nelsonville will lead Sunday afternoon services at Greens Run Church.
Charles Helser of Myers Street announces the marriage of his daughter Miss Marian to Fern Streett in Columbus on Wednesday October. The newlyweds will reside in this city.
The Daughters of Union Veterans announced a called meeting to be held at the home of Mrs. Della Pidcock on Columbus Street Saturday evening at 7 30 o clock. Important business has been announced.
The Athens Messenger offers a new booklet titled FAMOUS LOVE AFFAIRS. It recounts the love lives of real people with happiness or tragedy. Write to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau, Frederica Haskin, Director, Washington DC, enclosing ten cents.
Ravenna reports P M Jones former superintendent of the state highway department division charged by Portage County Grand Jury with embezzling funds from the highway department.
W D Stents of Nankin Ohio was killed early today when struck by a car in Elyria. He was returning home from a trip to Cleveland.
Funeral services for Thurman Evans who was killed at Kimberly Mine will be held Saturday at his home in Hamley Run at 2 PM. Local officials confirm the mining incident occurred Thursday.
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