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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1936

Page

8

Funeral of George Williams Glouster Traffic Victim

Glouster eight year old George Williams died in Columbus after being struck on High Street Monday night. The funeral will be Sunday at 2 pm in Athens, burial in West Union Cemetery. Williams, born in Wales, settled in New Straitville in 1881 and moved to Athens in 1887. Survived by Moses Williams of Columbus and three daughters in Zanesville and Athens.

THE Athens Messenger Athens Ohto George Williams Glouster Grant Hospital Columbus High St Williams Ray White Maple St West Union St Wales New Straitaville Moses Wiilliams Walter Williams Joseph Murray Zanesville Fred McCoy

Church Plans Annual Rally at First Church of Christ

The First Church of Christ will hold its annual homecoming rally on Sunday October 4 with Sunday school at 930 am regular services at 1030 am a basket dinner at noon and afternoon services 130 to 300 pm Committees for invitation program dinner decoration and arrangements are listed with local members in Trimble and Glouster notices of nearby residents and visiting relatives accompany the report including trips and visits by local families and former pastors.

Trimble First Church of Christ Gertrude Rainey Zoe Herrold Fern Johnson Pearl Christman Hazel Raber Lucy McCune

Fine Truck Driver Pleads Guilty in Glouster Court

Hedges Stewart, a Washington D. H. truck driver, pleaded guilty to driving a truck while intoxicated when arraigned in the court of Mayor C. F. Wallace. He was fined 100 dollars and costs, with driving privileges suspended for six months. Stewart was arrested Wednesday by Marshal Fred Heck and jailed in the city prison.

Glouster Hedges Stewart Washington D. H C. F. Wallace Stewart Fred Heck

Glouster Defeats Millfield Sun Kings 2-1 In Twilight Contest

Glouster edges Millfield 2 to 1 on the local grounds in a twilight game. Millfield tallies 3 hits to Glouster 6 while committing errors, with a benefit game for local catcher Bill Smith set for Sunday at home. Proceeds go to the Columbus hospital patient.

Glouster Glouster Ohio Collieries-Merchants Millfield Sun Kings Millfield Bill Smith Columbus Millfield AB R.H.E

Federal Valley Rally Planned

An all day gathering at Federal Valley Independent Holiness Church in Glouster is set for Sunday September 13. Sunday School at 9 30 a m with Clarence Henderson supervising. preaching at 10 30 a m by Rev Leon Gold of Athens. afternoon speaker Miss Jennie Tate of Friends Rescue Home Columbus. evening service at 7 30 p m with Pastor Curtis Knight. special music by Rev and Mrs Leon Gold and the Baker Trio. Also Ohio Collieries Soft Ball team travels to Cambridge Sunday to play Moose. local players asked to meet at depot square Sunday at 11 a m to depart.

Curtis Knight Leon Gold Baker Trio Glouster Ohio Collieries Cambridge Moose Depot Square

Local Union meeting at Greens Run School

Local Union 648 VU M W of A to meet Saturday at 1 o'clock at Greens Run School. Regular business includes electing a delegate to attend the A F L convention in Springfield on September 21.

Glouster VU. M. W. of A A. F. of L Springfield

Circuit ministers schedule for Carbondale M E closing services

Sunday School at Mineral Dowler Ridge Salem Connett and Carbondale begins 9 30 a m The circuit minister preaches at Carbondale 7 30 pm and at Salem 7 30 pm These are the closing services for the present conference year.

Mineral Dowler Ridge Salem Connett Carbondale

Pyle Family Holds Third Labor Day Reunion

Seventy relatives and friends gathered for the third annual Pyle reunion at Sam Pyle’s Millfield home on Labor Day. Attendees traveled from Detroit Wheeling Mansfield Newark Dover Chauncey Millfield Nelsonville Mineral City and Murray City.

Millfield Pyle Sam Pyle R.F.D. No. 2 Detroit Wheeling Mansfield Newark Dover Chauncey Nelsonville Mineral City Murray City

Vendor Medicine Promises Relief at Athens Pharmacy

An Athens Pharmacy advertisement touts Vendor as a plant based remedy for digestive and bowel issues. A local user, Jesse Brooks of Route 6, testifies Vendor eased indigestion gas and nervous fatigue after failed treatments. Sold in Nelsonville at Hichniyi’s Pharmacy, Ady.

Athens Jesse Brooks Nelsonville Hichniyi's Ady

Dover Sunday Schools Resume for All Students

Chauncey Trinity churches in Chauncey Trimble Greens Run and Taylor Ridge reopen Sunday Sept 13 to children of all ages after a three week infantile paralysis scare. Bible school meets at Chauncey Church of Christ at 9 30 with Communion and morning worship led by Andrew Simpkins. Choir directed by Christine Brown, evening preaching at 7 30 by Rev. Gilbert Courtney.

Chauncey Churches of Christ Trimble Greens Run Taylor Ridge Chauncey Church of

Chauncey Personal And Social Notes

Chauncey notes list visits by Chauncey residents and guests over Labor Day. Chauncey and surrounding area names include Thomas Cruikshank Marietta CCC camp in Moundsville West Virginia. Eben Gillespie Millfield. Patricia Prior Chauncey Dover Schools instructor in Blanchester Ohio. James Rankin Lancaster. Walter Daugherty Columbus. Walter Leffler. Leslie Davies Mentor Ohio. Edward Anderson Lower Plains.

Chauncey Thomas Cruikshank CCC Marietta Luther Cruikshank Marshall Smith Moundsville W. Va Zimmie Smith Eben Gillespie Millfield Athens Patricia Prior Chauncey-Dover A. B. Prior Prior Blanchester Ohio James Rankin Lancaster Labor Day Peter Rankin Converse St Walter E. Daugherty Columbus Walter Leffler Leslie Davies Davies Edward Anderson Lower Plains

Bill Smith Shows Marked Improvement

Bill Smith of Millfield son of Mrs Mabel Smith is in White Cross Hospital Columbus after a heat stroke suffered three weeks ago. He works at Mine 255 and played ball with the mine team. His throat and face were partially paralyzed but recently shows improvement and is believed to recover. His mother Mrs Mabel Smith employed at Sunday Creek Co Store Millfield accompanied him to the hospital and stayed a few days.

Millfield Bill Smith Mabel Smith White Cross Hospital Columbus Smith Sunday Creek Co

Snyder Family Reunion Draws Sixty-One Members At Clayton Home

Sixty-one Snyder descendants gathered last Saturday at Everett Males home for the annual Snyder family reunion. A noon basket dinner was served. The 21 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren were listed among attendees from Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania with the next reunion set for Clayton Ohio hosted by R A Thomas. The note adds a Kodiak bear factless in this local roundup.

Chauncey Michael Martha Snyder Snyder Everett Males Hookstown R. A. Sayre Robert Tommy J. E. Hood Betty Adeline Okey Sayre Josephine Thelma Mabel Junior Everett Dennis Mary Zora Ann Phyllis Balch John Bailey Elizabeth Chester W. Va R. L. Snyder Cameron Robert Rolland Wayne Arbergast Parkersburg Clyde Lyons Louise Cumberland Carrie Snyder East Liverpool R H. Thomas Harold Neise Clayton L. A. Snyder Annabelle Rosyth Charles Mildred Dayton Lee Sayre Wanda Lee Martins Ferry Raymond Syx Wanda Jean Samuel Balch Walter and Elmer Sugar Creek Martin Keirnston Leonard Athens Everett

The Plains Personal And Social Notes

The Plains notes list residents and visitors including Thelma Lin Scott Venus Rescoe visiting Vera Whitlatch in Portsmouth and Marguerite McGee in Kirtland Ohio. Also mentions Linscott grandparents in Hooper Ridge plus visits by Manda family Cambridge and Channell family Coalton Canaanville Millfield. London Office of Works maintains ninety statues requiring six attendants.

the Plains Thelma Linscott Venus Rescoe Vera Whitlatch Portsmouth Charles Jack Linscott A. M Linscott Hooper Ridge George Manda Mia Mike Moxin Cambridge Marguerite McGee Kirtland Ohio Addie Davies Marie Howard Addie Davis Batchelder Sarah Ethel Batcheldor Ben Evans Sarah Evans Carbon Hill Robert Channell Coalton William Channell Ervin Channell Plains Canaanville Millfield

Mrs Graves Visits Relatives in The Plains and Columbus

Mrs Nora Graves of Columbus formerly of The Plains spent the weekend in The Plains visiting relatives. She attended Sunday School and taught the Naomi Class she previously led, and she also visited her brother Alderman Matheny in Athens.

the Plains Nora Graves Columbus Alderman Matheny Athens Plains Naomi

Golf ball hit her own eye in tree rebound

Mrs. G. T. W. Hendrix of Clean, New York, suffered a deep cut over her left eye when struck by her own golf ball as it bounced back from a tree.

N. Y U.P G. T. W. Hendrix

Visit in Chauncey Brings Former Residents Home

Mrs Eunice Shope and sons Thomas and Donald Allien and families from Akron visited Chauncey this week to see relatives. Elmer Allen and Mrs Forest Allen hosted time with Eliza beth Phillips and Elmer Phillips. C R Howard and family returned from Willoughby to check on Mrs Mahion Bradshaw whose condition has slightly improved.

Chauncey Eunice Shope Thomas Donald Allien Forest Allen Akron Shore Marinda Cruikshank Jennie Courtney Donald Elmer Allen Mill Sr Elizabeth Phillips Elmer Phillips C. R. Howard Willoughby

Upner Sandusky Records Surprising Marriage Trend

Courthouse officials report 101 motor vehicle bills of sale and only three marriage licenses in a month. The town appears to favor buying cars over marrying, possibly to use vehicles to travel for weddings.

Upper Sandusky U.P

City fines revenue tops two million in 1935 36

City receipts from fines forfeitures bonds and court sources for 1935 36 totaled 1 899 638 25. The report notes crime does not pay for offenders but misdemeanors and traffic violations contribute substantially to income.

LOS Angeles U.P

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