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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1929
Page
8
Glouster girl bowlers defeated Logan girls 1953 to 1670 on Colbert alleys Tuesday night. Logan was handicapped by the alleys. Miss Burgess led Logan with 153. Miss Harper led Glouster with 159 168 and 158. Final tallies: 671 615 667.
Mr and Mrs Stephen Gibbs hosted the Ohio Buckeye Club at their home in Pontiac Michigan to honor Mrs Gibbs parents the Burna family of Glouster. The first club gathering of the season drew 18 members with prizes won by Mrs Pete Joyce and Mrs Sam James. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs Clyde Gatehel in Auburn Heights Pontiac.
The Progressive Study Club met at Mrs. Bels Jones home with 12 members. Mrs. F I Roberts reviewed The Promised Land and members discussed quality in America. Rev I B Roberts sang and Mrs Roberts accompanied. Guest Mrs C A Bingman attended. next meeting set for October 28 at Miss Esta Cunningham’s home.
W H Stahl and K K Pugh of Glouster Lodge will represent Glouster No at the Grand Lodge Masons session in Toledo Tuesday night. Also attending are James G Carter for Bishopville Lodge and Kenneth Wolfe of Columbus for Trimble Lodge. Mrs L C Burson returned home from a Columbus hospital after major surgery.
Oct 16 notice states Mrs. FE E Drury will enter as a participant in a Loyal event with Mrs. Glouster.
Mr and Mrs George Harvey Nye of Chauncey receive a letter from their son Dr Robert E Nye in London England. He reports heavy rainfall breaking a long drought and notes that London has had its heaviest rains in years.
Athens County ministers met at the First M.E. Church to outline promoting a church training school, with Prof. H. T. Houf urging education as growth method. New president A. M. Taylor and chairman Charles Coulter elected. December opening planned. Attendees included multiple area pastors and church leaders.
Neva River overflow near Leningrad on October 16 results in twenty seven deaths and extensive damage to factory property, with investigators assessing the disaster aftermath.
Athens resident P. L. Walker of 121 Franklin Avenue sold a large heat rola after placing a Messenger Classified ad. The rapid sale followed a buyer's call the same day, illustrating the paper’s usefulness for small listings. Follow his example by calling 0243 to place an ad.
Chauncey City Council held a special meeting to discuss grading three streets. Officials reviewed estimates for gravel, truck hauling, and the cost of improving Lexington Avenue Ellis Avenue and High Street.
Chauncey October 16 at 7 30 p m Mazon Council No 93 Degree of Pocahontas presents their home talent play Lonelyville Social Club in the lodge hall for Millfield Parent Teacher Association benefiting the PTA funds.
Ohio University head coach Don Peden spoke to the Athens Rotary Club at Hotel Berry detailing offense and defense mechanics. He credited assistants Brandon Grover and W. J. Trautwein for the team’s success and noted fundamental play wins games. Athletic Director O C Bird and other guests joined the noon meeting.
Fellow surgeons echoed Dr Will Mayo of the Mayo Brothers Clinic at an American College of Surgeons conference in Chicago. They said Americans pay too much to get well, noting patients fear bills as much as death and condemning hospital pride and apparent hospital salesmanship.
Washington October 16 Members of the Army General Staff study three months of investigations to cut costs in response to President Hoover’s call for War Department economy and efficiency.
Chauncey workers installing a Western Union line from north of Chauncey to Armitage have been transferred to New York. The project runs Chauncey to Charleston with several work teams along the route. About 26 men stayed in Chauncey for ten weeks and formed close ties.
Willis B K Russell cashier of Citizens National Bank is seriously ill at his sister’s home suffering from a carbuncle on the neck His condition is critical prompting a sister to travel from Columbus His civic work and church leadership mark him as a prominent Middleport resident and longtime county banker
Chauncey Ohio notes report twelve mines on the working list today led by No 9 No 255 No 267 No 10 Ohio No 2 No 68 No 64 Posten No 6 Freeport Chauncey No 25 and L D Posten. Local residents and visitors from Athens Trenton and Columbus are listed as guests or hosts in Chauncey and Zanesville during the weekend. A 17 month old Chauncey girl Betty Banfield is seriously ill with influenza. The piece also mentions several Chauncey and Plains area residents visiting relatives and hosting gatherings.
Dr. A Fi Wagner of Ohio University addressed the Kiwanis Club at the Marilta luncheon on Tuesday. His talk titled Making a Life Living a Life drew a good attendance and sparked interest.
Years ago his health has not been good. He has no children, and although he owns a fine home on lower Fourth Street, he has been living with his sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. D. Farmer.
Pattern description for a blouse design in rayon and crepe fabrics with lapel fronts and fitted one piece sleeve. Includes material requirements for sizes up to bust 46 inches and options for vestee and contrasting facings. Pattern mailed for 15 cents.
The Daughters Class of the Church of Christ will meet at her home on High Street Thursday evening. All members are urged to attend the regular session.
A window display marks the fiftieth anniversary of Edison’s incandescent lamp by Southern Ohio Electric Company. A portrait of Edison greets passersby as Ohio native, Gov. Myers Y. Cooper, urged tribute in a national light’s golden jubilee proclamation.
The Athens Unit celebrates the thirty seventh anniversary of the Women s Benefit Association with a special program and the initiation of a large class of candidates. A picnic supper is planned. Final plans for the district conference at Slotel Berry on October 25 will be completed.
The Treasury Department is moving ahead with work to select sites for two modern narcotic farms costing $5,000,000 each to relieve prison congestion. The plan was disclosed today.
Memorial dedication and unveiling for the Coonskin Library in Amesville set for Sunday October 20 at 2 30 pm in the Presbyterian Church If outdoor weather fails the ceremony moves indoors Mrs George S Tilcher is presiding The program lists singing invocations flag salute welcomes responses historical notes and the unveiling with local officials and chapter members participating
The Rev. W. L. Surbrook, president of Kingswood Holiness College in Kingswood Kentucky, will speak at the Pilgrim Holiness Church on Washington and Congress Streets Friday evening October 20 at 7 30 in aid of the college. All interested are invited.
A pie and candy sociable will be held at the Angell Ridge School house on Wednesday night October 16 at o'clock. Proceeds support the school activities.
The Ohio State Supreme Court upheld the Wayne County Appeals Court ruling granting a new trial to Elias and Arthur Arnold who were convicted of kidnapping four year old Melvin Horst of Orrville.
A crowded column lists Mrs. Sarah Evans of Carbon Hill visiting her son Henry Evans in town, and many relatives and friends from Lancaster Columbus Nelsonville Wellston Athens Dex ter Marietta and St. Clairsville spending weekends and Sundays with local families. Town events include a machine incident injuring a boy near Jackville and several relatives dining and hosting at homes along with church and kin visits.
McDougal Mrs Hoste Houshton and daughter Mrs France Malpas and Raymond Malpas Jr visited Raymond Malpas last week. Ace Linscott and Mrs J Phillips attended the Lancaster Fair Saturday. Mrs J W Grover and son Jack of Athens called at the Donaldsons Friday. Mr and Mrs A A Kasler spent Saturday at the Lancaster Fair.
Rutland reports Mrs. Kate Gardner in poor health near Greenfield and formerly living nearby. Mrs. Viola Miller and Miss Mattie Stevena from Union Ridge visit Rutland relatives. Bertha Rathburn brings nephew David Rathburn Young from Columbus for a visit. Ethel Blackwood spends time at Darwin with her parents. Lee Johnson, Tocust Grove, visits over Sunday. Frances and Ruth Clark visit a sister. Wernard and Gwinn Clark tour West Virginia.
The affiliate membership drive planned by the Methodist and Presbyterian churches at Ohio University has been postponed to the week of October 26 27. Any student may hold affiliate membership without affecting home church ties and membership ends when the student leaves campus. Veterans will explain benefits via a folder and experienced members will visit prospects during the week. A conference supper for all members is planned for Tuesday October 22 to finalize plans. Membership Sunday October 27 will feature a recognition service in both churches.
Kel lys Island pupils were out of school today to help with the Catawba grape harvest. The crop is steady though lighter than usual. Concord suffered more from dry weather. Island grapes will be moved to Detroit and Cleveland by boat.
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