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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1929

Page

5

McCathran Family Reunites Near McArthur

Chauncey Sept 16 Annual reunion of McCathran descendants held at Trinmer Grove near There were 115 attendees with a program and dinner. Officers were elected for the coming year. Local attendees included Mr and Mrs Ralph McCathran Mr and Mrs Arthur Burchfield and son Kenneth of Lower Plains.

Chauncey McCathran Trinmer Grove McArthur Ralph McCathran Arthur Burchfield Kenneth Lower Plains

Baby Ralph Patterson Dies in Millfield

Ralph Emmerson Patterson six months old son of Mr and Mrs Walter Patterson died Saturday at home in Millfield after a brief illness. Funeral held at 2 pm from Millfield M F E Church with Rev G B Courtney officiating. Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Survived by parents and grandparents.

Chauncey Ralph Emmerson Patterson Walter Patterson Millfield Millfield M. FE G. B. Courtney Church of Christ Greenlawn

Chauncey Council Sets Special Meeting Tonight

Chauncey, Sept. 16. The Chauncey City Council will hold a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the mayor's office. Officials say there will be important business and all councilmen are urged to attend.

Chauncey Chauncey City

Walter Ferrel Returns Home After Hand Injury

Walter Ferrel, once employed in Pontiac Michigan, suffered a broken left hand at work last week. He returned to Chauncey and is staying with his parents, Mr and Mrs J O Ferrel on High Street.

Chauncey Walter Ferrel Pontiac Mich J. O. Ferrel High Street

Millfield Juniors Defeat Glouster Lumber Team by Wide Margin

The Millfield Junior baseball team led by manager Barney Sanders defeated the Bryson Lumber Company squad at Glouster Sunday afternoon by a large score. Millfield has lost only one game this season and plans to host Glouster’s fast colored team next Sunday on Millfield grounds.

Chauncey Millfield Barney Sanders Bryson Lumber Company Glouster

Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs. R C Cox and Guests

Mrs Edward Lockard and Mrs H B Nelson hosted a Sunday noon surprise birthday dinner at 5 Elmwood Place Columbus with a green and white theme. Guests included Mrs Cox sister of Mrs Lockard and other family members as well as Athens friends sending word of Betty Boyer Riddle’s Nashville marriage to James Thomas Riddle.

R. C. Cox Columbus H. B. Nelson Edward Lockard Athens Lockard Elmwood Place G. M. Cox Robert Tuana May Dpd. W. Williams Clara Straitor M. C. Nelson

Morgan Lectures on Becoming Great at First Presbyterian

Prof Geoffrey F Morgan of Santa Monica California spoke at the Sunday service of First Presbyterian Church on becoming great through unpopular but worthy causes. He traced history by figures like Garrison Willard Anthony Wilson Ford Addams Wesley Bunyan and noted future lectures in Cleveland New York City Portland and open dates in Oregon.

First Presbyterian Church Geoffrey F. Morgan Santa Monica Calif Athens Assembly Ndt Quesell Morgan Deed William Wiloyd Garrison Francis RB. Willard Susan B. Anthony Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt United States Henry Ford Jane Addams Chicafxo Hull House John Wesley The Methodist Church John Bunyan Morgan Cleveland New York City Portland Ore

Mrs Jennnings Guests in Athens on Vacation Visit

Mrs Ralph P Jennings of Boston Massachusetts arrived Sunday to visit home folks in Athens She is the house guest of Mr and Mrs Louis J Brown at University Terrace She works as a floor clerk at the Hotel Statler in Boston and is on vacation until early October.

Ralph P. Jennings Boston Mass Athens Louis J. Brown University Terrace Jennings Hotel Statler

Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae Club Meeting at Park Place

Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae Club schedules a Wednesday 7 30 PM business session at the chapter house located at 1 Park Place. All members are urged to attend.

Alpha Gamma Delta Park Place

Social Notes on Local Residents Vacations and Visits

Miss Mabel Carr returns from Atlantic City and New York City with Mrs. Brown. Dolores Phelps comes back from a few days with relatives near Corning. R M Van Pyke and sons John and William return from Columbus after visiting relatives. Mrs Carl Backus of Logan visits niece Mrs Russell Lamborn. Hope Morris and daughter Laura Morris Bell spend weekend with Columbus friends as Lawrence Maple and Homer Johnson travel home to New York City. Mr Johnson, secretary for the American Institute for Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, toured Pittsburgh Youngstown Cleveland and Charleston in Institute duties.

Mabel Carr Atlantic City N. J New York City Ben S’. Brown Morgantown W. Va Hope Morris Laura Morris Bell Lawrence Maple Columbus Homer Johnson Homer, Jr A. I. Johnson

Upstreamers Meeting at 7 29 Tonight in Marplewood

Upstreamers Class of the Christian Church will meet with Virginia Lamborn at 8 Marplewood Drive on Tuesday evening at 7 29.

The Christian Church Virginia Lamborn Marplewood Drive

Aldridge Dempsey Nuptials in Charleston West Virginia

Mrs. Nettie Aldridge announces the marriage of her granddaughter Letha Aldridge to John Dempsey son of Mr and Mrs William J Dempsey of Bexley Columbus. The ceremony occurred Sunday at 12:30 pm at Presbyterian Church Charleston officiated by Rev F L Brown. Attending were Letha’s father Clarence Aldridge and her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Henry Aldridge. They will reside in Columbus. The bride lived with her grandmother and attended Athens school and Charleston High School where she earned a diploma.

Nettie Aldridge North Court Street Letha Aldridge John Dempsey William J. Dempsey Bexley Columbus Charleston W. Va Presbyterian Church F. L. Brown Clarence Aldridge Henry al

Waltz Family Reunion Held at Miller's Park

Mr and Mrs Herbert Baird and Mr Leo Potts with family from Athens and Miss Maggie Allman of Nelsonville attended the Waltz family reunion Sunday at Miller's Park Lancaster. Fifty other descendants from various locations joined the gathering.

Herbert Baird Leo Potts Athens Maggie Allman Nelsonville Miller's Park Lancaster

Timms Family Visits Akron Matriarch for Week

Mr. and Mrs. EF B. Timms and their five children Charlene Elizabeth Lois Ann Charles Margaret Ellen and David traveled from Akron to spend a week with Mrs. Timms mother Mrs. T J Fields of 73 Mill Street.

EF. B. Timms Charlene Ellizabeth Lois Ann Charles Margaret Ellen David Akron

Learns Not to Speak to the Pretty Girls

Lowell McClee of Newport Ky faced Newport Police Court judge Theodore Bertels after a dispute with a policeman's wife Lucille Collins. A punch from Buddy Okrent left McClee with a damaged jaw while Collins and the former prizefighter watched.

Cincinnati U.R Lowell McClee Newport Theodore McClee Lucille Collins Kenneth Collins Buddy Okrent Collins

Past Chiefs to Meet at Pleasant View Temple

Chauncey Sept 16 The Past Chiefs association of Pleasant View Temple Pythian Sisters of Chauncey will convene this evening at the home of Mrs Ira Cunningham on Main Street.

Chauncey Chauncey Church of Christ Joan Brewer Union Street Athens Guy Brookins

Fort Wayne couple visits The Plains relatives serenaded

Roy Donaldson of Fort Wayne Ind and his wife Erma Doherty formerly of Fort Wayne visited The Plains last week to see his parents Mr and Mrs John Donaldson. They also toured Logan and West Virginia and were greeted with an old fashioned serenade by local friends.

Chauncey Roy Donaldson Fort Wayne Ind The Plains Erma Doherty John Donaldson Logan West Virginia

Neighborhood Visits Spread Across Several Towns

Mr and Mrs John Sewell of Fisher visited Mrs Roy Gabriel and family last Thursday. Miss Helen Gabriel stayed with her aunt Mrs John Sewell over Sunday. Mrs Worth Dicken and her children Florence Grace Eileen and Robert visited in Carbon Hill last week. The Shaner family from Columbus visited several local households including Mr and Mrs Ralph McCathran and Mr and Mrs Arthur Burchfield and Harriett Barber of Nelsonville. Mrs George Gabriel Jr and Mrs George Potts of Chauncey hosted visitors. Eunice Lowery of Columbus visited her mother Mrs John Leonard. Roy Donaldson and John Donaldson visited relatives in West Virginia Friday.

John Sewell Fisher Roy Gabriel Helen Gabriel Misher Worth Dicken Florence Grace Eileen Robert Carbon Hill John Shaner Columbus Mes Ralph McCatbran Arthur Burchfield Harriett Barber Nelsonville George Gabriel Jr George Potts Chauncey William Potts Eunice Lowery John Leonard Roy Donaldson John Donaldson West Virginia

Seven Held After Mother Killed in Strike Rioting

In Gastonia North Carolina on September 16 seven Manville Jencks Cotton Mill workers were held on $1000 bond for the killing of Mrs. Kha May Wiggins a mother of five during an anti union demonstration. Witnesses identified six suspects among the rioters present when the open truck carrying mill workers was struck and a shot fired.

Gastonia N. C Kha May Wiggins Here Manville-Jencks George Lingerfelt M. Soessman Will Lanchford Lowery Davis Theodore Sims Troy Jones F.C. Merrow Wiggins Bessemer City

Husband seeks divorce over thrice weekly drunkenness

Albert Cerneck of Bellatre files for divorce from Mrs Cerneck in St Clairesville Seni County claiming repeated intoxication over three years. He cites drunkenness and extreme cruelty as grounds while noting she has been intoxicated at least three times a week.

ST. Claitesville Seni Elmont County Albert Cerneck Bellatre Mre Cerneck

Radio reception returns after rain-related outage in Athens

Serious interference with radio reception in Athens and nearby points ended Friday after heavy rain likely dampened a ground fault. Harry Simmons of the Automotive Battery & Hiecra Company said reception has been very good since Friday, attributing the clearance to the rain moistening the ground and breaking the short circuit.

Athens Harry Simmons Automotive Battery & Hiecra Company

Arabs Wield London Dispatch On Syria Clash

Jerusalem dispatches to The London Daily Chronicle report 18 Arabs killed and many wounded in a running fight with British troops between Lubiyeh and Hattin northeast of Navereth. No British casualties.

London Jerusalem London Daily Chronicle Today Aras Lubiyeh Hattin Navereth

Resort Worker Shot by Bandits in Akron

Akron dispatch reports bandits invaded Three Mile House, a highway resort, Sunday night and shot Steve Pierson as he tried to stop them. They robbed patrons including women, taking jewelry, furs, and cash worth about 1500 dollars, then fled. Pierson lay wounded but is expected to recover after more than forty minutes of robbery and shooting.

Akron UPR Three Mile House Here Steve Pierson Pierson

Four Escapees Searched After Eaton Jail Break

Hamilton dispatch reports four men who escaped from Eaton jail over the weekend are being sought in the surrounding area as authorities widen the manhunt and issue search notices.

Hamilton Eaton

Adlerika Health Claim Restores Comfort With Water and Meals

An ad promotes Adlerika claiming relief from stomach and bowel trouble. It urges drinking plenty of water and two meals a day, says the first spoonful relieves gas, and cites various local drugstores and retailers selling Adlerika.

DeForest Gibson Athenss Hickman Nelsonville Poling’s Drug Murray City Taylor's Prue Coolville

Race Riot Fears After Negro Arrested Near Cincinnati

Charles Robinson, 24, a Black man, is questioned in an alleged kidnapping attempt of Betty Atwell, 6, and her sister May 4. A car of armed Black men gathered as police and whites clashed, and Robinson was beaten before surrendering while denying drunkenness.

Cincinnati U.P Charles Robinson Betty Atwell Robinson

Two Plane Victims Highlight Sunday Ohio Death Toll

A United Press survey reports nearly a score of deaths across Ohio from plane, auto, train, and other accidents over the weekend. Notable losses include Melvin Hawkins 17 of Fostoria and Michael Kimes 22 an apprentice bricklayer in a homemade plane crash near Fostoria airport.

Columbus Ohio United Press Melvin Hawkins Fostoria Andent Michael Kimes Harold Hickerson Hickerson Young Hawkins Cleveland Ted Mary Rose Andover Leonard Ashtabula Patterson James Hood Carey Francisco Hernandes Atv Weeks Rockford Dayton

Mrs. Hamilton Dies Sunday Afternoon in Baltimore Ohio

Mrs. Mariah Hamilton widow of Noah Hamilton of Baltimore Ohio died at her daughter’s home Franklin Avenue Sunday afternoon from heart trouble after a few hours illness. Funeral services planned at Wolfe home Tuesday morning and Baltimore Tuesday afternoon conducted by Rev. Charles Weber and Rev. F P Wright. Born in Hocking County near Logan she was 78 or 79 and mother of nine children six living.

Mariah Hamilton Noah Hamilton Baltimore Ohio M. Blyon Franklin Avenue Wolfe Charlea Weber Hamilton Wright Hocking County Logan

Gunmen Escape Cleveland Store Owner Slain During Holdup

Two gunmen escaped police after fatally shooting the proprietor of a Mast Side drug store during a Sunday holdup and wounding four officers who tried to capture them. The pair remained at large as of Monday.

Cleveland

Cystex Promoted for Bladder Irritation Relief

Advertised remedy Cystex claims to ease bladder irritation and related discomforts within 48 hours. It asserts no habit forming drugs and offers a money back guarantee with a 60 cent price, inviting readers to test its effectiveness.

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