This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1927
Page
7
Albany items report a Grange hall Hallowe'en party for Grange members and neighboring granges with seasonal food. Other notes cover local meetings travel weddings and social visits involving Albany residents and families.
Torch Mr and Mrs Haddon Dye and daughter Ruth attended the Baltimore and Ohio centenary return home Sunday evening. W R Baker Civil War veteran is seriously ill at home. Riley Cole of Little Hocking aged 80 died after weeks of illness. Universalist church member. Funeral at home with burial in Newbury cemetery. Three sisters survive Mrs W R Baker of Moreh, Mrs Lew Wells, and Mrs Saphronia of Little Hocking. Mrs Rowena Nixon hosted Ladies Aid and Missionary society. Ira Mickle of Athens visited his mother Mrs Samantha Mickle and sister Mrs Arthur Watson. Sadie Barrows hosted guests including Charles Daugherty The Plains and Martha McGrew visiting Ted McGrew and family.
Amesville guests include Mr. and Mrs. David Gardner and family with Miss Goldie Brawley. Sidney Warrener from Bowling Green visits a week. Giffords visit Columbus for Mrs. Laura Smith hospital care and possible operation. Athens residents T. E. Clark and Mrs. Lucy Adair travel to Beverly. Henry Burns relocates to O. E. Wooley house after selling Mt. Hermon farm.
John Herrold of Newark joins six colleagues and will stay with the group after leasing G Linscott's house and moving Thursday. The M E church ladies plan a cafeteria dinner Thursday evening. Sidney Carpenter adds two cars on routes Athens Marietta and McConnelsville. Nabby Lee Ames chapter D A R held its first meeting of the year at Mrs L B Glazier's home with hostesses and a program on Caroline Scott Harrison followed by refreshments and social hour.
Syracuse hosts a large district missionary convention with delegates including Mrs. Bert Weese and Mrs. Irving Karr among others. Guests Mr. and Mrs. Allen Underhill visit Syracuse while Deacon Dubbs is staged at the M E church. Kathryn Gilliland of Gallipolis visits, and Gomer Lewis aids church youth work.
The Rev. Delbert Mills of Columbus is guest of his mother Mrs. Margaret Nease and relatives. He spoke to the Parent Teacher association and miners mass meeting at the M. Sk church. Rev. Howard Pilchard of Athens led Anti-Saloon work at the M E church. Rev. John Sharpe of Martins Ferry preached on Mission work at the Presbyterian church.
Mr and Mrs Fred Shumway and Doris visit Mr and Mrs Charles Calkins of Portland. Ladies Aid at M E church elected officers W J Lawrence president F Harris vice president A E Williams secretary C Sprincer treasurer. fall soup sales planned. Mrs C L Arnold back to work after illness. Mrs Dan Rizer recovered from a week long illness and returned to Minersville school. Mr and Mrs Eison Roush of Columbus visiting Newton Roush. Mrs Martha Echols of Parkersburg visiting daughter Mrs Irving Karr. First Parent Teacher Association meeting in Syracuse held at Junior hall with Mrs C Y Bridgeman presiding. Missionary delegation from Syracuse M E church attended convention in Coolville. Rally day at M E church well attended. men choir directed by A L Flanagan sang. Mrs Henry Roush convalescent from influenza. Ralph Reese of Huntington visited midweek.
A.A. Person of Athens spent Sunday with his ill son Dr E A Person who has influenza but is improved. Numerous captions note visits by neighbors and relatives across Athens Logan Nelsonville Harpersville Glouster and Columbus with births illnesses and travel details.
Carbondale residents host and visit relatives in Columbus Coonville Athens Mansfield Mansfield game at Marietta Ohio University referenced. Ethel Cox sustains severe burns from stove accident. Several locals travel for work and family gatherings with Emmett Parker Parker and others noted for travel and housing in the week.
A Columbus trip brought carpenter Mr. W. J. Swett and wife Mrs. W. J. Swett and Mrs. A. D. Morrison to see Miss Augusta Swett who is convalescing after an operation at Mt. Carmel hospital. Local residents Glen Cline and family stayed in Langsville for work on a new pike. J. L. Rawlings and family visited his sister Mrs. Harry Dean in Bedford township. A R. Caster and family of Columbus were guests here over the weekend. Several attended church in Albany Sunday night. Mrs. J. M. Graham of Columbus visited her nephew Walter Jordan and family.
Lottridge family from Nelson West Virginia visited relatives in Columbus and Parkersburg before returning home to Weston. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Runnion and Mildred, Mrs. Lucy Windsor, and the Weimer family preparing to move to Morganville. Others hosting or visiting were the Mingus, Hixson, Gaston, Bailey, Wines, Chevalier, Murphy, Mauz, and Swartz households with Sunday social hours and dinners across Carthage Guysville Tuppers Plains Parkersburg.
Sunday hosts at the Brooks home included Mr and Mrs Carl Hanning Orland Mc Coy and daughter Leota Mr and Mrs Henry Steinmetz and two daughters Miss Anna Martin visiting from Oregon Ridge with her parents Mr and Mrs W T Martin and Snowville homecoming attended Felix Dorsey and Mrs Dorsey of Columbus stayed with the Wood family Oda Rucisel formerly of Pleasant Valley now of Norwood visited friends and acquaintances.
The article highlights a resident visiting her old home after 380 years, identifying her as the daughter of the late Rev. Peter Williams. It also reports Mrs. Henry Johnston recovering well after a recent operation in a Columbus hospital, and notes local farmers praising gravel work on Hooper hill funded by farmer labor and a gravel grant from the commissioners.
Bedford records state Mrs. George Pierce died Friday with funeral services held Sunday at Cherry Ridge. Mrs. Seldon White of Dayton cared for her mother in law Mrs. Edward White who has been ill but is improving. Mrs. Howard Wilson injured in an auto crash is reported better. Nora Gilkey returned to her school at Darwin. The PTA met at Bearwallow Friday night. Rev Dodson held Bearwallow meetings Saturday and Sunday. Miss Virgie Bryson visited relatives in Columbus on Saturday and Sunday.
Hamden hosts visitors including Mrs George Knox and son Dean from Akron and the Shelton family moving to Buffalo street for Holiness church work. Announcements include Audrey Newman and Theodore Taborn wedding in Flint Michigan and Ben nie Avelene Ray and Dr J Manly Foster marriage in Dayton.
Coolville report notes Audrey Fitch departs for Parkersburg to take a department store job. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs R S Henderson last Saturday. Multiple local visits and family gatherings are listed with neighbors from Albany The Plains Chauncey Rock Street and surrounding areas. Mrs J F Merideth underwent an operation in Parkersburg and is recovering.
The Lancaster Fair drew family and neighbors from Betsy Lane Ashford and nearby towns including Ed Micheals Mrs Liz Guess and Miss Emma Gulley. The group traveled to Columbus to visit relatives such as Mrs Adda Nash Smith and Mrs Ethel Johnson while others hosted and toured, noting births and weekend gatherings across several households.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.