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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1931

Page

3

Nelsonville Honors E M Poston in Mass Tribute

Fourteen hundred sober faced students and citizens of Hocking Valley gathered in Nelsonville to pay tribute to industrialist Kias MacClellan Poston. The service followed a early morning funeral in Columbus and included a simple ceremony at the Verity residence, with traffic control by local officers and Legion members.

Nelsonville Hocking Valley Kias MacClellan Poston Columbus P. B. Verity W. Franklin Street S. M. Haffey J. AL. Murphy Morgan Milne Concho W. Va R. F. Cuyler Athens P. C. Morris E. M. Poston Robert J. Caren Carl M. Poston Mary Poston J. L. Murphy Ray Teegardin T. H. Teegardin M. C. Wagner N. J. Boggs Miss Reed Marquand Hyder Miss Hare Miss Schimmel W. G. Cover William P. Crawford Edgar Bruce Cahill Vance M. M. Morrow Homer Greenlawn Stevenson Hocking Counties American Legion

Classified Ads and Circulation Services Be Available

Cc H Bartlett staff correspondent notes contact for society locals and classified ads and circulation via telephone 412 W for an experienced representative to assist.

Cc. H. Bartlett

Injury Not Serious After Carbon Hill Football Incident

Nelsonville report says Kaye Blosser suffered a skull injury and a three inch forehead gash during a Sunday practice at Carbon Hill. X rays in Nelsonville showed no fracture and doctors called the overall injuries minor and non life threatening.

Nelsonville Carbon Hill Kaye Blosser

Sunflower and giant turnip draw crowds in Nelsonville

Nature outdoes itself as Mrs. Ed Howard reports a sunflower 14 inches in diameter at the Baird farm and a humble turnip 25 inches around weighing three and three quarters pounds. Double crops of cherries strawberries and other fruits are encouraged by a fruitful year.

Nelsonville Ed Howard Baird

Journalist Ben H Spence to Speak on Canadian Liquor Control

Nelsonville announces journalist and investigator Ben H Spence of Toronto will address a luncheon at the Presbyterian Church on Wednesday October 14 at 1130. The speaker, on an eight months U S tour visiting colleges, cites first hand knowledge of Canada liquor control. Public invited. He has written for a major Canadian newspaper in Washington.

Nelsonville Ben H. Spence Toronto Canada Presbyterian Church Washington Ohio United States

Miss Pearl Carey Hosts Day-to-Day Gathering on Bainbridge

Miss Pearl Carey formerly of Deanville entertained friends at her Day ton home on Bainbridge Street Saturday October 10. The evening featured music games and refreshments.

Pearl Carey Deanville Bainbridge Street Dayton

Glouster Faces Week Without Street Lights

Glouster remains dark after a switch at the city light plant burned out ten days ago. Repair parts are unavailable and a new switch must be built at the factory. Officials expect delivery in time for lights to be restored next week.

Glouster

J. B. Collison Dies After Heart Attack In Columbus

J B Collison aged 78 died at his Columbus home from a heart attack Saturday. Funeral services were held in Columbus today with burial in Athens. He once lived in Glouster over twenty years ago and and with brother Charles ran a company store for W P Read of Chicago who operated mines in the valley.

Athens Glouster J. B. Collison Columbus Mr.Collison Charles W. P. Read Chicago

Corning Talent to Stage Cool Knights Benefiting Fund

Corning High School audiences in Glouster tonight and Wednesday will see a home talent show titled Cool Knights. Proceeds go to the Corning immunity fund to buy clothing for needy village schoolchildren.

Glouster Corning High School Corning Chilren

Fay-Vert Laxative Promises Easy Relief and Taste

An advertisement touts Fay-Vert laxative in powder form that melts in the mouth with no water. It claims quick relief for constipation for all ages and notes availability in 25c and 50c sizes at rug stores.

Nature

Death of Edna Marie Shifflet 17 Months

Edna Marie Shifflet 17 months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Theodore Shifflet died at the Drydock home Sunday afternoon after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at Mt Olive Vinton County this afternoon conducted by Rev Mrs Kimmey of Athens. Burial followed in Mt Olive Cemetery.

Glouster Edna Marie Theodore Shifflet Drydock Mt. Olive Vinton County Kimmey Athens

Evangelistic Services Continue In Bishopville Church

Evangelistic services at the Bishopville Church of Christ will continue for the balance of the week. Attendance is good and four additions to the church were reported Monday night. Rev. Miles E. Hoon of New Marshfield, a former Bishopville resident, is in charge.

Glouster Bishopville Church of Christ Miles E. Hoon New Marshfield Bishopville

Glouster Lodge Plans Wednesday Master Mason Degree

Glouster Lodge No. 607 F and A M will hold a special communication Wednesday at 7 pm in the new lodge home above the Palace Theater. The Master Mason degree will be conferred at this meeting.

Glouster Glouster Lodge New Lodge Palace Theater

Ladies Aid Meeting at M E Church

The Ladies Aid society will hold an all day meeting at the M E Church on Wednesday October 13. All officers are requested to be present for this gathering.

Ladies Aid Glouster Ladies’ Aid Society M. E

Faye Jauchius to Lead Wednesday Church Services

Mrs Faye Jauchius leads Wednesday night services at the Church of Christ in Glouster with Elsie Jauchius directing music and Grace Ochs as booster. The topic is New Testament Evangelism.

Glouster Faye Jauchius Church of Christ Elsie Jauchius Grace Ochs

Return from Hospital Glouster

Mrs Herman Atlas and her baby daughter born in a Zanesville hospital have returned to this city and are at the Atlas home on Madison Street.

Herman Atlas Zanesville Atlas Madison Street

Miss Geneva Geers Hosts S H T Club Bunco Night

Miss Geneva Geers entertained the S. H. T. Club on Monday evening at 3444 Fayette Street. Bunco provided the entertainment with Miss Florence Cook earning high score and Mrs. Wilbur Martin low score. Hostess served luncheon to members and guests including Athens and local residents.

Geneva Geers Fayette Street S. H. T. Club Bunco Florence Cook Wilbur Martin Athens William Barrows Malvern Wilson Chester Reeves Donald Betts Leah Reynolds Blanche Moorehead Ruth Cook Mae Linton Helen Devol

Bridge and Euchre Card Party At St. Andrew’s Church

Thirteen tables hosted bridge and euchre Monday evening at the St. Andrew’s Catholic Church parish home. Prizes went to Miss Lillian Coleman and Joe Indersden in bridge, Mrs. Gerald Wallace and Frank Linton in euchre, with Mrs. Harve Sayre winning the door prize. Refreshments were served.

St. Andrew's Lillian Coleman Joe Indersden

Installation of Ladies Auxiliary Officers in Glenford Dugan Post

Installation of new officers for the Ladies Auxiliary to Glenford Dugan Post American Legion occurred at the Legion Home Monday evening. Post Commander W I F Gray served as installing officer and installed President Mrs Dean Linscott first vice president Mrs W L Cooley second vice president Mrs Albert Barber treasurer Miss Irma Wilson secretary Mrs Frank Jackson chaplain Mrs Robert H Jackson sergeant at arms Mrs W S Gray. About 25 members and guests attended a bingo social and luncheon followed.

Ladies’ Auxiliary Glenford Dugan American Legion Legion W. IF. Gray Dean Linscott W. L. Cooley Albert Barber Irma Wilson Frank Jackson Robert H. Jackson W. S. Gray

Band Boosters Meet To Discuss Key High School Matter

The Band Boosters' Club will convene at 8 o'clock this evening in the high school building to discuss and decide on an important business matter. All members are urged to attend.

Norths Celebrate Birthday Anniversaries at Home Dinner

Mr and Mrs Charles North hosted a Sunday dinner at their home to mark the October birthday anniversaries of Mr and Mrs North. Guests included Mr and Mrs William Prevost of Point Marion Pa and family, Mr and Mrs Barney North and children Lorella Donald, Mr and Mrs Robert Mount of Laurel Run with Patricia, Mr and Mrs Theodore Lane and children Theodore Jr Basil Pete Edna Belle of Nelsonville, and Mrs Ella Smith of Dorr Run. The Norths received many gifts.

Charles North Johnson Hill North William Prevost Georgia Point Marion Barney North Lorella Donald Fred Smith Columbus Robert Mount Patricia Laurel Run Theodore Lane Theodore Jr John Basil Pete Edna Belle Nelsonville Ella Smith Dorr Run

Local Notes on Hospital Visit and Regional Socials

Dickie Richardson three has acute appendicitis and was taken to St Francis Hospital Columbus for surgery. His parents grandmother and aunt accompanied him. Columbus visits relatives, and several residents travel to Cincinnati Athens Louisville and Buckeye Lake for family events and professional engagements.

Dickie Richardson Richard Richardson St. Francis Hospital Columbus Rife J. W. McConaha Alonzo Figgins Sheldon Powell Cincinnati Pritchard Dave Evans C. C. Sharp Anna Trotter Marietta Dayton Trotter Bartlett T. J. Davis Sigrid Love Buckeye Lake Earl Baker Cambridge E. W. Allen Paul Allen Earl Linscott Athens Verna Hand Pauline Dowley John Saltz Ed Young Louisville Short Line Railway Company Leslie Cavanaugh Helen McKibben Vivian Dowler Max Ervin Ned Newton Gay Ervin Grand Hospital

Ohio University Women Attend Annual Y W C A Retreat

About 50 cabinet members led by Dean Irma E. Voigt and Dr. Edith Wray attended the sixth annual Ohio University Y W C A Retreat at Cabin Inn. They divided into three groups for discussions with seniors and leaders focusing on What Has College Done for Me, My Neighbor, and My God. Plans for the year include mass meetings from Nov. 6, church work in nearby towns, and Christmas gifts for mining community children.

Irma E. Voigt Edith Wray Ohio University Y. W. C. A Cabin Inn Athens

East Side student wins club letter contest

Jack Biddison age 11 earns a Cincinnati newspaper prize for best letter in a children's club contest. He attends East Side Grade School and aspires to be a newspaper reporter and author. He reads a lot and has written many little stories.

Jack Biddison Cincinnati Jack East Side

Lawyers Club Aroused By Story In Detective Magazine

Columbus lawyers protest an October Detective Story Magazine article attributed to Walter John Rohberger claiming many lawyers are “legal evaders” and criticizing crime statistics. The Lawyers Club plans review at its October 29 meeting to decide on possible action.

Columbus U.R Detective Story Magazine Walter John Rohberger P. E. Thomas Lawyers Club Columbus Attorneys Kohberger

Samuel Everett Dies at 76 in Canaanville

Samuel Everett, 76, died at 12 30 AM at the home of his daughter Mrs. Lewis Weatherby after a two week illness. He had been in poor health since the death of his wife Ada Totman Everett last December. Funeral arrangements are pending. Surviving daughters are Mrs. Lewis Weatherby Canaonville Mrs. Guy Carpenter Mrs. Alma Maxwell Mrs. Kenneth Reed Athens Mrs. Harold Custer and Mrs. Virgil Hall Akron.

Canaanville Samuel Everett Lewis Weatherby Ada Totman Everett Canaonville Guy Carpenter Alma Maxwell Kenneth Reed Athens Harold Custer Virgil Hall Akron

Social at Rock Riffle Schoolhouse for piano fund

A community social will be held at the Rock Riffle Schoolhouse Wednesday evening. Organized by the Young People's Society of Clarks Chapel, proceeds go to the piano fund.

Rock Riffle Schoolhouse Young People’s Society of Clarks Chapel Piano

Sino Japanese Trouble Grows

Chinese troops move northward from the Yangtze River as tensions with Japan rise. Six Japanese battalions guard railroad stations bridges and culverts while one and a half divisions concentrate in various cities. A Manchurian communique says Japanese planes bombed three Chinese train loads at Tahusan with casualties undetermined.

Peiping China U.P Yangtze River Japan Tahusan

World powers seek to avert Manchurian crisis at Geneva

The League of Nations council, with unprecedented U.S. cooperation, probes China Japan tensions in Manchuria. Secretary Stimson directs consul to sit in if Kellogg pact is debated. A Japan China war would harm postwar recovery, with potential blockades and impact on American wheat, flour, and iron and steel trade.

League of Nations Council Geneva Orient China Japan Tokio Council United States League Stimson Prentiss Gilbert League of Nations Farm Board

Scout Court of Honor to be Held at Athens High School

Scout Commissioner Rey L. Dupler announces a Friday night Court of Honor at Athens High School Auditorium starting 7 o clock. The event honors scouts from Athens The Plains and Richland Avenue with many Eagle Life and Bronze Palm awards to be presented by Dr Bird and others among a large crowd.

Boy Scouts of Athens the Plains Richland Avenue Athens High School Rey L. Dupler Rowland William Leader Robert Singley Bird Boris Woolley J. B Trepp John Pickens John Woolley Willard Smith Donald Radford Robert Morrison Robert Bird Ralph Dalton Richard Acomb Carroll Davies Walton Davies Merritt Preston Ralph Thorne Thorne Ralph G. Dupler Claire Frankling Herman Humphrey Dupler Camp

Crop Prospects Brighter Now

U S Department of Agriculture reports September weather favored harvests for beans potatoes peanuts tobacco hay and cotton. Corn and late flax faced drought in Great Plains while hay was short in the West. Overall yields expected 10.9 percent above last year and 9 tenths of one percent below 10 year average. cotton and tobacco large crops offset hay shortages and light feed grains.

Washington U.P Department of Agriculture Great Plains

Try Woman On Murder Charge

Spectators watched Mrs. Carrie Simmons in Lebanon Indiana as she faces murder charges for poisoning her two daughters. She remains confident of acquittal despite Indianapolis druggist identification of buying strychnine grains three days before the girls died at a picnic. Prosecution notes others fell ill after eating sandwiches, but hinges on circumstantial evidence.

Lebanon Ind U.P Circuit Carrie Simmons Indianapolis Charles W. Friedman Ben Scifres

Columbus Community Fund reaches 897008 goal

The Ninth Annual Columbus Community Fund campaign will raise 897,008 dollars. The drive runs November 16 to 24 with a goal nearly 150,000 dollars higher than last year.

Columbus U.R Columbus Community Fund

Melloglo Beauty Ad Claims Youthful Complexion

A vintage ad touts Melloglo as a French process yielding a pure smooth complexion. It promises lasting effect, a non drying feel, and pore minimization with natural blending, from Zenner Co. Ady.

Ellu Zenner Co

Bolin Elected President of Athens Kiwanis Club

Johan W Bolin Athens County prosecuting attorney was chosen president of the Athens Kiwanis Club and will assume office at year start. Clark Williams becomes vice president with Fred H Sands continuing as treasurer. George Whipple named trustee, others elected as directors including GC Bird B M Covert M M Kerr Dre J C Henry R C Hess W F Smiley O G L Wood. Delegates to the state convention are George Whipple Dr J C Henry and Samuel B Erskine.

Johan W. Bolin Athens County Athens Kiwanis Club Clark Williama Fred H. Sands George Whipple GC. Bird B. M. Covert M. M. Kerr Dre J. C. Henry

State Troops Called in Iowa Farmers' Riot

About 500 enraged farmers stormed the New London jail releasing Ronald Hart as veterinarians tested cattle for tuberculosis. State troops arrived with machine guns in the square while Hart remained at large and two men were jailed for disrespect to soldiers.

Iowa New London Ronald Hart Cedar County Hart Michael Hennessey Henry Connor Mt. Pleasant

Ru Ma claims quick relief for rheumatic pain

An advertisement promises Ru Ma clears rheumatic swelling and pain in less than a week with a money back guarantee. It claims pain relief starts the first day and offers refunds if symptoms persist. Quick's Cut Rate Store backs the product with a full money back guarantee.

Ru-Ma Quick's Cut Rate Adv

Shaw Says Russians Have Laugh on U S in London Speech

Shaw rebroadcast remarks claim Russia has outpointed the United States in world affairs and ridicules American big business methods. He faulted Hoover for famine relief delays, praised Soviet leadership, and blamed both nations and himself for the rise of Soviet Russia.

London Russia America George Bernard Shaw United States Hoover Europe Shaw Alwayys Karl Marx

Ohio Building Association League Opens in Columbus

One thousand loan heads convene as the 43rd annual meeting of the Ohio Building Association League begins in Columbus. W Paul Wagne ta presides over the opening sessions with remarks from the Cantan office.

Columbus Ee Thousand Building and Loan of Ohio Ohio Building Apgosclation League W. Paul Wagne Cantan

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