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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1937
Page
3
Grand jury session extends into mid week over Williamson death case. Special Prosecutor Craig Davis pursues every lead, with Dana Roush Carl Baer and George Hicks jailed for contempt. Roush to be paid three dollars daily as material witness while jailed.
Neighborhood playmates of Lee Smith celebrated his seventh birthday at his home with Mrs. E O Smith hosting. The item lists numerous local visitors and trips to Columbus and New York City, plus a church picnic at Pythian Park.
Denver police court will require traffic violators to view films showing the consequences of bad driving along with the associated fines and jail sentences. Municipal Judge Philip Gilliam orders this educational penalty to deter erring motorists.
Pomeroy social column lists Sunday visits from Frank Shaffer and family to the Shorn sisters, plus many guests and trips involving residents to Columbus Marietta Ironton and Pittsburgh. The notes mention church events, births, illnesses, and forthcoming travels of locals and relatives.
POMEROY-Ray Tracy of Charleston son of Mr and Mrs A O Tracy Second St Charleston WV won Group E in a national sales contest conducted by the Lincoln Zephyr division of Ford Motor Co. covering the estate of West Virginia.
Mr and Mrs W J Robey have returned home after a vacation spent in Detroit Michigan.
Salvage crews expect nearly 10 million dollars in treasure from the Lu tine, the British ship wrecked off the Dutch coast in 1799. Divers locate chests and plates as authorities oversee the operation.
The banns of Holy Matrimony were published at Sacred Heart Church for J Victor Wipple of Pomero y and Margaret Elizabeth Andrews of Long Bottom both of Sacred Heart Parish. Wipple, a farmer and noted baseball pitcher, is the third son. Andrews is the third daughter. The couple will begin married life on the Pompe ry Chester Road where adjacent farms are owned by their families.
Harold Edward Hubbard hosted a farewell party for Normand and Franklin Edwards as they depart for Columbus. Attendees included Roberta Howell Cora Dell Seines Betty Wise Betty Hoeflich Mary Hackett Violet Hartinger Betty Jo Roush Marjorie Brown Normand Edwards Franklin Edwards Laurence Bradford Dale Durst Bob Lohse Rodney Sauer. Laurence Bradford will join Ohio State University next week.
Alterations in plans move the meeting from Simpson M E Church to a church pot luck dinner at 6 30. All members are invited in honor of Rev and Mrs C H Morrison who will soon depart for Ironton.
Funeral services for Irene Murphy Baldwin 51 were held Monday at 2 PM at Heath M E Church. The Middleport native and Massillon State Hospital worker died Friday from heart ailment. Survived by her mother, siblings, and children Florinel Kring Sunbury Mary Mossman Gallipolis Eugene Baldwin Cuyahoga Falls. services followed by burial arrangements with Weller Funeral Home in Cuyahoga Falls involved husband and in laws.
A large crowd watched the Middleport Firemen beat the Bradbury Tigers 6-3 in a Sunday baseball game. Manley and Chuck Wagner anchored the Middleport battery, with Wagner returning after time off. Bradbury started Pullins and Williams as the battery. Barker, Cunningham, and Jenkins stood out for Middleport, set for tryouts with the Mountain State League in Logan, West Virginia.
Announcement says a cafeteria supper will be held at the Church of Christ in Middleport Thursday evening from 5 to 7 o'clock.
Mrs Elizabeth Robinett and Miss Olive Brookins hosted the Martha Bible Class September gathering of Millfield Church of Christ. President Viola Howard led the business session with devotions by Celia and Mae Boudinot.
Community social notes list visits and guests in Chauncey. Mr and Mrs Herbert Mingus hosted at Millfield. The Church of Christ official board will meet Monday at 6 30 PM. Kenneth Sands and son visited Frank and Mrs Sands in Chauncey. Ollie Brookins of Millfield visited the Brookins family. Ida Myers of Pittsburgh is guest of niece Mrs Ida Hill and daughter Mrs John Sharrick in Millfield.
Mrs. Frank Cline of Chauncey and her sisters Mrs. W. E. Cherrington of Wellston and Mrs. Sadie Blackford Curran of Lancaster joined their nephew Robert Duncan in Indianapolis for the Saturday night wedding of John Duncan, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Duncan. On return Mrs. Cline paused in Wellston to meet her husband and son as they came home Sunday night.
The Chauncey Church of Christ women gather Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. William A. Hartley on Mill Street. Class president Mrs. Floyd Nye will lead, and Mrs. Thomas Hamilton will present the lesson.
Middleport announces the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Wick Crow of S Second Ave on Saturday with H J Hysell of S Second Ave as grandparents. A son was also born Saturday to Mr and Mrs K J Terman of the Mc Master Apts. Mr Terman is a vocational adviser for the National Schools.
At the Hocking Valley Unity Meeting in Chauncey ten churches attended including Coolville Athens Chauncey New Lexington Corning Glouster Haydenville Goshen Run The Plains and Zanesville Lancaster was not represented Rev Clarence Way presided Raymond Atkins led the song service Kwang Won Kim from Korea spoke on religious work in his country The next Unity meeting will be at The Plains Church of God in November First meeting of Chauncey Parent Teacher Association begins tonight at 7 30 in the high school auditorium Carl Shafer is president committees to be appointed social hour and refreshments provided
Worried by getting up nights may be caused by irritating germs in the kidneys or bladder. Symptoms include nervousness pains swollen joints backache dizziness headaches puffy eyelids burning passages loss of appetite and energy. The Doctor's formula Gystex claims to fight kidney germs in 3 hours and restore vitality with a money back guarantee.
Mrs. Sadie Young of Route 2 Stewart Ohio describes relief from nervous insomnia and pains after using Vendol. She credits improved bowel movement and toxin cleansing for better sleep and health with endorsements from Athens Pharmacy and local Hickman’s Pharmacy Nelsonville.
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