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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1935

Page

2

Four Victims In Hospital After Accidents Near Lancaster

Four Nelsonville women were seriously injured in two car truck crashes Saturday night and Sunday. Three Nelsonville girls from colored families were taken to a Lancaster hospital with skull fractures, including Ruth Woodson and Margaret Craig, while Lola Craig suffered a fractured shoulder. Hope Woodson, driver of the wrecked car, escaped injury. The accidents occurred near Lancaster around 3 a.m. Sunday in fog. the truck’s driver appeared to be on the wrong side of the road.

Nelsonville Lancaster Hope Woodson Woodson Ruth Woodson Margaret Craig Lola Craig Craig West Columbus Street West Franklin Lancaster Hospital

Date Change At Buchtel Luchier High Bingo

Buchtel High School changes its planned bingo event from tonight at the Opera House to Wednesday night this week October 16.

Buchtel Luchier Htigh Chief Opera House

Kimberly man faces DUI charge after late collision on Kimberly Road

A Kimberly man was charged with operating an automobile under the influence after a Saturday night crash on Kimberly Road. Two women were injured, Elsie Young and Bertha Farmer, with Young sustaining a broken leg and dislocated ankle. Farmer received deep lacerations and blood loss, later treated at Cherrington Hospital. Max Lauderback was arrested and to be arraigned today.

Kimberly G. Holland George Bateman Kimberly Road Elsie Young Hamsey Run Bertha Farmer Miss Young Farmer Cherrington Hospital Logan Max Lauderback Lauderback Wilbur Young Hamley Run Young

Society Meets Tonight in Nelsonville

The High Society of the Christian Church will meet tonight at 7 30 with Miss Carma Heffner attending.

Nelsonville High Society of the Christian Church Carma Heffner

Local Social Notes Highlight East Ohio Visits

Personal mentions cover visits by Mr and Mrs S Minault of Davidson North Carolina to Mrs Minaults parents the Mills. Readers list guests including Mr and Mrs Carl Verburg Grand Rapids Mich and Dr Lowell Burnell and Dick A miller at the William Burnell and Mechem households. Various relatives from Columbus Glouster Buchtel and Coshocton are noted with weekend and Sunday visits.

Minault Thelma Mills Davidson N. C William Mills Carl Verburg Grand Rapids Mich Willam Mills Lowell Burnell Dick Aumiller William Burnell Marie Mechem Columbus Glouster Joe Frederick Hirsch Louise Jones E. Dean A. G. Mechem Mary Margaret Michael Colbert Bernard Harve Sayers Buchtel Elizabeth White City Coshocton W. E. Edgell Barbara Judith Vernon Edgell Thomas Mulligan

Masquerade Planned by Nelsonville Sunday School Class

Members of the Retta Howe Sunday School Class of the Methodist Church will host a masquerade party Wednesday night at the home of Mrs. Ruth Barber at 831 Chestnut Street. Mrs. Hazel Dunkie and Mrs. Hagel Bateman assist as hostesses.

Nelsonville Retta Howe The Methodist Church Ruth Barber Chestnut Street Hazel Dunkie Hagel Bateman

Fall Contract Bridge Luncheon Delights Nelsonville Social Circle

Nelsonville hosts a 1 o'clock contract bridge luncheon at the Athens Country Club. Fifty-two guests dined on a three course meal and played in three sections while autumn decor brightened the glassed porch and living room. Out of town guests included Mrs. Vv. A. Miller and Mrs. C. F. Smith Bexley. High scores were won by Mrs. Cecil Shafer and Mrs. Smith of Columbus in section one, Mrs. Fred Edington and Mrs. Elizabeth Edington in section two, and Mrs. Corwin Cookson and Miss Louise Rice in section three.

Nelsonville William Brooks Freda Smith E. H. Wilson Miller Wilson Athens Country Club Vv. A. Miller C. F. Smith Bexley Cecil Shafer Smith Columbus Fred Edington Elizabeth Edington Corwin Cookson Louise Rice

Nelsonville jitney bingo party set for Tuesday night

The Woman's Benefit Association hosts a jitney bingo event at 7 30 PM Tuesday at the Red Men’s Hall in Nelsonville to raise funds for its charitable work.

Nelsonville The Woman's Benefit Association

Bidwell Youth Hurt in Accident Recovers in Gallipolis Hospital

Thurman Russell 20 of Bidwell remained in Gallipolis Holzer Hospital after a foggy midnight crash near Evergreen. His jugular was severed but he soon sat upright. Charles Russell donated blood and another transfusion was ready if needed. His brother Junior Hamrick and Charles Russell were involved in the accident that also affected Dwight Ward of Vinton.

Bidwell Gallipolis Hospital Gallipolis Thurman Russell Holzer Hospital C. H. Russell Clark's Columbus Junior Hamrick Ohio State University Charles Hamrick Evergrven Dwight Ward Vinton Ward Hamrick Russell Charlies Russell Wendell Red” Roush Charles Thurman Dale Russell Bidwell-Porter High School

No More Slavery CONSTIPATION Ad

An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a laxative alternative promising natural digestion and improved vitality. It urges buying a 40 cent jar at Athens Pharmacy Nelsonville Ball Pharmacy or other drugstores claiming quick relief from constipation and heightened ambition.

Athens Nelsonville Ball Pharmacy Ey Drug

School Board Considers Remonstrance Against District Consolidation

Gallia County five-member board meets with Supt. Bradbury to review remonstrance petitions opposing Cheshire Rural and Cheshire Special School District consolidation. No action due to Columbus Day. Bradbury notes 407 names remain after removals. about 1000 qualified electors may exist, possibly invalidating the petition. Attorney Halliday says court action could be needed to resolve eligibility. All five board members attend.

Gallipolis County Board of Education Bion Bradbury Cheshire Rural Cheshire Supt Bradbury John Halliday, Jr Bert Jones C. A. Evans John Sheets C. 8. Tanner A. L. Dillon

Gallipolis Homecoming Crowns Redmen vs Bluffton

Gallia County marks Home-coming at Rio Grande College with the Redmen facing Bluffton College at 2 30 p m next Saturday Oct 19 after last Thursday’s 18 to 12 victory over New River State College. Events begin at 10 a m with contests, dinner at noon and a carnival at 7 p m.

Gallipolis Rio Grande College Gallia County Redmen Bluffton College New River State College

Mrs. Wolfe Recovering After Emergency Appendectomy

Mrs Jack Wolfe also known as Dorothy Worman is in Holzer Hospital recovering from an emergency appendix operation performed Saturday night. She works in the Probate Court here and is married to a Ohio University graduate who belongs to the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

Gallipolis Jack Wolfe Dorothy Worman Holzer Hospital Ohio University Beta Theta Pi Fraternity

Girl Reserves To Present Program At Gallia Academy

Gallia Academy High School will host a Friday morning assembly on The Brotherhood of Mankind featuring diverse world races and creeds. Jean Kerr leads devotions with excerpts from the Jewish New Year ritual. Frendia Irion offers a Bible prayer. a Negro spiritual Go Down Moses is sung. Kathryn Jones plays a piano solo. Anna Margaret Gibbs processes. Myrtle Watson dances Irish style. a girl reserve pageant honors other nations. Melba Baker explains reserves’ purpose. Last Friday Rev L W Gishler spoke on opportunities and overcoming physical incapacity.

Gallipolis Gallia Academy High School Brotherhood of Mankind Jean Kerr Frendia Irion Moses Kathryn Jones Anna Margaret Gibbs

Five Scarlet Fever Cases in Gallia County

County Nurse Margaret Jones placarded two new scarlet fever cases in Gallia County bringing the total to five. The patients are Lawrence Boggs and Marcus George, from Thieve ner and Bulaville respectively. She planned to attend a Health Commission meeting in Columbus on November 18 to 15 but may not leave the county for the Ohio State Nurses Association institute beforehand.

Gallipolis Margaret Jones Gallia County Lawrence Boggs Alice Boggs Thievener Marcus George Alva George Bulaville Miss Jones Health Commission Columbus

Canned Goods Taken By House-Breakers

Sam Casey and family found their Rodney area home burglarized Saturday night. Locks were broken, 125 jars of canned fruit stolen, and burglars ate canned cherries leaving unwashed saucers on the kitchen table. Casey works in Portsmouth and often returns Sundays.

Sam Casey Portsmouth Rodney Casey

Gallipolis Jail Release Ends With Rearrest

Minor Hoover completed a 22 day intoxication sentence and was released Thursday then returned to the county jail Saturday night on new drunkenness charges.

Gallipolis Hoover

Creomulsion Promises Quick Relief for Persistent Coughs

An advertisement urges readers to try Creomulsion for chest congestion and bronchial irritation. It claims relief even after other medicines fail, guarantees satisfaction, and offers a refund if not effective from the first dose, urging buy now.

Dulson

Girl 18 Injured in Ohio Traffic Crash Near Winchester

Miss Miriam Mattox, 20, sustained serious internal injuries in a traffic crash near Winchester Ohio. She was hospitalized at Hillsboro. Her father John Mattox and sister Ruth Mattox Noble were notified. Ruth was in Gallipolis city jail. Three suspects questioned by Sheriff Hatfield about theft of 12 chickens from Clair Wellington near Vinton. charges deferred.

Gallipolis Miriam Mattox Winchester Ohio Hillsboro John Mattox Ruth Mattox Noble RE. B. Hat Clair Wellington Vinton Wellington

Boy Scouts Hold Special Meeting at Nelsonville Church

Troop No. 6 Boy Scouts of America in Nelsonville will gather at 7 PM at the Methodist Church for a birthday cake collection, dinner, and a charter presentation by a scout commissioner. The event replaces the regular Tuesday meeting and aims to inform parents about scouting while showcasing new member enrollments and fall collections.

Nelsonville Methodist Church Troop No. 6 Boy Scouts of America

Driver Fined $100 And Costs by Mayor

NELSONVILLE Lawrence Smith Goose Run pleaded guilty on arraignment in the court of Mayor 8. G. Holland Sunday. He was fined $100 and costs and his right to drive was suspended for six months. Smith was driving in Nelsonville Saturday when arrested by Police Chief George Bateman. The elder Smith, Isaiah Smith, pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined $5 and costs. Porter Barron and Clifford Pickett also pleaded guilty and were fined $5 and costs.

Nelsonville Lawrence Smith Goose Run G. Holland Smith George Bateman Isaiah Smith Porter Barron Clifford Pickett Kimberly

Plymale Rites Held Near Clipper Mill

Ansel Eugene Plymale age 74 died Saturday at his home near Clipper Mill from heart trouble. Funeral services were held at Ohio Chapel with burial in the local cemetery. Survived by five children from first marriage and by a second wife and a son. He was linked to the Plymale produce business with brothers John and Al Plymale.

Gallipolis Ansel Eugene Plymale Clipper Mill Ohio Chapel Laura Martin Scott Wallace Huntington W. Va John Woolever Lancaster Isabel J. Simon Isben B. Plymale Columbus Edna Mitchell Plymale Robert

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