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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1931
Page
3
Local note from Bartlett staff correspondent inviting readers to submit society and locals items for the Your News column and to contact via 412-W for circulation and classified ad services. Includes request for an experienced representative and service details.
Lucy Ellen Sheppard 78 died at home on Jackson Street Nelsonville. Funeral at 9 30 a m Sunday conducted by Rev H A Sayre. Burial Woods Cemetery near Vinton. Survived by sons Melvin and Elmer, daughter Lola Karrick, brother T D Woods and granddaughter Ruth Karrick.
The Wednesday Bridge Club met with host Mrs. Wallace Glenn at 23 Short Street with substitutes Mrs. John Lawson and Mrs. Donald Shafer. Prizes went to Mrs. Harry Kelly first, Mrs. Stanley Dew second, and Mrs. P. W. Hickman third.
Miss Ruth Nixon entertained a party of friends at six o clock dinner Wednesday evening at her country home. Guest list included Misses Maxine Hall Bernadine Wocedard Elmo Higgins Benny Kellar Loncaster Gomer Evans Carbon Hill Gordon Campbell and Billy Davis.
The annual home coming will be held at Connett Church on Sunday September 6. A basket dinner will be served at noon and the public is invited to attend.
Twenty five year old Dr. Harry Coke is credited with discovering a cancer retardant serum. He works as a surgeon at a Watford hospital and has seven years of service in Paddlington, England.
Mrs Elizabeth McDowell and daughters Irene and Helen journey to Van dergrift Pa to visit Ralph McDowell. Walter Gadbury attends RCA Radiotone dealers dinner in Columbus and shows. E H Winn and sons Cleveland plan Labor Day visit with Edward Pedigo family. S N Skinner and daughters Louise Evelyn visit Columbus for State Fair. Evelyn Skinner stays with relatives. Mrs Fred D Long and son Cincinnati visit Mrs Mary Ray family. Leslie Cavanaugh and daughter Jerry Flo spend end of week with Columbus friends. C D Rodda Dorothy return to Toledo after visiting Mrs D R Stewart. Elizabeth Linton visits Columbus. Mrs Bill Galvin visits Walbridge employee husband. Mae Ward returns home.
Miss Mayme Keplar was a business visitor in Columbus Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Loren North and Mr. and Mrs. Durward North spent Thursday in Columbus. Mrs. Hannah Hillis and family visited her home in Toledo before going to Columbus. Mrs. Clara Howarth attended the State Fair in Columbus.
Mrs Annie Dyson and Mary Ellen with niece Druscella of Blaine returned from a two week visit. Delbert and Mrs Thompson visited Mrs Gilbert Randolph. Leonard and Thelma Phillips attended the Athens fair. Norma Burton of Columbus visits grandmother Mrs George Canter. The Sunday School plans a reward trip for perfect attendance. Noel Parsons Evelyn Dyson and daughter Anna Mae returned home from Maynard Ohio. Herb Conkey announce birth of Norma Jean nine pounds born Tuesday. Florence Brooks Venus Phillips attended church at Happy Hollow. Ethel Hellyer and Floyd Powell Juanita Hellyer have returned home after visiting.
Leonard Conkey broke his arm after a fall from a peach tree. Clarice Phillips and Thelma Canter stayed in Nelsonville on Thursday. Evelyn Beal of Sand Run visited Gaynell Canter. A rain postponement delayed the boys baseball game here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon of Nebraska visited Saturday, residents here forty years ago. Albert Phillips family visited New Straitsville Sunday, joined by Ella Bennett. Calvin Burton and daughter Norma Jean and son Bobby Dale of Columbus spent the weekend with GXa Can.
Miss Woods and young Truesdale attended a May 3 dance in a local park and disappeared. Truesdale's car was found near an abandoned quarry the next morning. bodies were recovered after the quarry was drained. May circulated a petition to clear his name through a claimed solution.
James May, 22, circulates petitions to Gov. George White asking state investigators be sent to Lima to solve the killings of Thelma Woods, 17, and Farl Truesdale, 20, a friend of the girl said.
The President's Trophy event drew 1,724 marksmen at Camp Perry marking a record turnout for the National Rifle Association Matches. A double shoot off decided Ixlay for next week to determine winners of the Hercules trophy and Wimbledon Cup matches, with a gold medal and an autographed letter from the President awarded in the event.
The result lists Ralph Isard of Chicago and Lieut. William Re of Indiana police area as tying for the Wimbledon trophy with a soggy nine. J. Rep of El Paso finished as runner up.
Nelsonville hosts a decisive game on September 6 with Murray City versus Carbondale Greys at 2 36 p m Hoover will umpire with Monlihan and ser assisting for Carbondale Inez dee games mark the series finale Kaeh Kondale Mu 3 6 2 and Murray City Carbondale 4 1 results reflect strong season wins All State defeated Micheport 16 5 last Sunday and both teams boast multiple victories this year
Nelsonville Sept 4 Laura Sparks 32 died Thursday after brief illness at her Haydenville home. She leaves a husband four children and her mother Mrs Hogan of Kentucky. Funeral services will be Sunday afternoon at 2 oclock at the M. E. Church in Haydenville conducted by Rev Nutt. Burial will be made at the factory cemetery.
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