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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1930

Page

6

Family visits span Ohio and West Virginia in fall outing

Mr and Mrs Fred Slaughter with daughter Natalie and Mrs Anna Bolinger traveled from Athens and Columbus to Pennsboro West Virginia to visit Mr and Mrs G H Stevenson Sunday. Mrs Bolinger returned to Columbus this morning. Mrs Fred Lee Tom of Maplewood Drive will host the Child Conservation League Tuesday at 730 PM.

Fred Slaughter Natalie Athens Anna Bolinger Columbus Pennsboro W. Va G. H. Stevenson Bolinger Fred Lee Tom Maplewood Drive Child Conservation League

Locals and visitors gather in Athens area

Mr and Mrs C D Hopkins and Mr and Mrs G W Hopkins return from a five week summer sojourn in Topinabee Michigan. Mrs Mary Whipple of Western Springs Illinois arrives with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs P B Lawrence and her son Mr George Whipple for a visit at 21 North College Street. Will Norris former Athens resident now a St Louis manufacturer visits Columbus and Athens to review cemetery plots. H H Henry Amesville and family visit 20 Kurtz Avenue. George D Henry departs for Cincinnati Seybold Paper. Harold E Nice joins Ohio University for senior and sophomore years. Alfred Swett and Fred Carpenter visit from Logan. Will Gabriel and Heck Collins head to Los Angeles to see John Graham. H L Driggs of Zanesville and relatives stay with A N Johnson at 42 Grosvenor Street.

Mary Whipple Western Springs Ill P. B. Lawrence George Whipple Lawrence North College Street Will Norris Athens St. Louis Columbus Mr. Norris Here California H. H. Henry Amesville George D. Henry Donald Pichard George C. Dyson Kurtz Avenue Dyson Seybold Paper Company Cincinnati Ohio University Delta Tau Delta Fraternity Poe Harold E. Nice Barberton Nice Chem Pittsburgh Glass Company Will Gabriel Heck Collins Los Angeles Calif John Graham

Make This Model at Home Pattern 2928

Pattern 2928 offered by The Athens Messenger Pattern Depart ment for 15 cents. Cut from durable wash fabrics, includes collar vestee and cuff details with two side pleats, sizing for 2, 4, 6 and 8, no dressmaking experience needed, yardage and instructions provided, order form asks for size and address. Also promotes fall winter fashion book at 25 cents.

West Lith Street New York City

London Bound Visitor Departed After Athens Visit

Mr. John Tillery ended a two week visit with his daughter Mrs. T. M. Pilcher of 10 East Union Street and left Saturday night for his home in London Kentucky. He had returned to Athens with Mrs. Pilcher who had been at her parental home for some time.

John Tillery T. M. Pilcher East Union Street London Athens

Judge Johnson Returns from Elks Meeting in Chicago

Judge S M Johnson deputy grand exalted ruler of Elks Lodges South Central District of Ohio returns from Chicago where he attended the exalted rulers meeting of the Elks Lodge in September 2021.

S. M. Johnson Chicago The Elks’ Lodge Judge Johnson Elks Lodges South Central District Ohio

Progressive Literary Club Meeting and Local News

Progressive Literary Club will meet Tuesday evening at seven with Mrs A N Johnson at 42 Grosvenor Street. Mr and Mrs Fred Wolverton of Newark spent Sunday with Mrs M Pierce at 15 Poplar Avenue. Mrs Jennie O Dell is ill in Ohio University Hospital.

Progressive Literary Club A. N. Johnson Grosvenor Street Fred Wolverton Newark M. Pierce Poplar Avenue Jennie O'Dell Ohio University Hospital

Knights Templars Gather in Cleveland for Grand Conclave

Cleveland hosts the eighty eighth annual Ohio Grand Commandery conclave as 10 000 Knights Templars and many ladies assemble for three days of receptions drills and a grand parade led by Grand Commander Robert N Queisser. Sir Knight Robert J West of Toledo is expected to become grand commander and Toledo forecasts hosting next year’s conclave.

Cleveland U.rp Knights Templars Ohio Grand Commandery Ohio Templar Knights Templar Robert N. Queisser Ohio Grand Commandry Robert J. West Toledo City of

Morristown School Recalled Near Chauncey Fifty Years Ago

L C Nye of Athens recalls the Morristown School near Chauncey in Dover Township Athens County fifty years ago. He lists teachers including FE G Siddison and J C Wilkes and describes the 24 by 30 foot building with leaky windows, cold air, and a barefoot, adventurous student life with homemade bats and sleds.

L. C. Nye Athens Morristown Dover Township Athens County FE. G. Sbiddison Assisant County J. C. Wilkes James Hall George Gardner Columbus Effie Boudinot Nellie Freeman Grant Allen Clara Allen John Davis Glouster Ida Lewis H. H. Fuller John Howard Amesville Julia Colmer Day Libbie Howard Chauncey Lulu Potter New Marshfield Bailey Run

Business Upward Trend Seen by Cleveland Bank

Early September reports from Union Trust Co of Cleveland show definite evidence of a gradual recovery in 1931 with a bottom reached but no sudden upturn. Prices inch higher, raw-material buying resumes, and savings deposits rise as workers build cash reserves, though industrial gains remain modest.

Cleveland Union Trust Co Trade Winds

Chauncey Man Severely Injured In Crossing Collision

Dudley LeMaster of Chauncey suffered throat and facial cuts when the car he rode in with James Hardy of The Plains was thrown through a windshield after colliding with a slowly moving train at the Main Street Railroad Crossing in Chauncey. LeMaster, a miner at Chauncey Mine No. 25, was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens and discharged the next day.

Chauncey Dudley LeMaster Main Street LeMaster James Hardy the Plains Hardy Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens

Morristown School 1879 80 Alumni List and Memories

J C Wilkes and E G Biddison recall early Morristown School days 1879 80 amid high water disruption. The roster names many locals and spouses with later lives, marriages, and deaths, spanning Chauncey Columbus Glouster Beaumont and nearby towns.

J. C. Wilkes Eri. G. Biddison Morristown John R. Muller Marion Riley Tedrick Caroline Cunningham Chauncey Miner Owen Withem Jane James Jacksonville Farmer William Withem Miss Hartley Glouster Charles Withem John Withem Austin Withem Annie Ryan Beaumont Effie Withem Hartman Maggie Withem Cunningham Greens Run Lizzie Coots Columbus Emma Coots Martin Morrison Daisy Coots Edward Barnes Parker Coots Canton Cora Southerton Ellsworth Day Cl. C Lew) Davis Hattie Fulton Frost Elza Stubbs Thomas Tittle Lizzie Stubbs Ida Brawley John Lahugh Sugar Creek Charles Burchfield Laura Linscott Crooksville Josie Burchfield Mr. Mitchell Nellie Burchfield George Ed) Leffler Kate Burchfield Webbster Cunningham Edward

Miner Chauncey worker in St. Francis Hospital improves

According to a message from John Wemmer in St. Francis Hospital Columbus the Chauncey Mine No 25 miner is reported improving. Wemmer was injured in the Chauncey railroad yards when run down by a train of cars as he tried to crawl beneath them.

Chauncey John Wemmer St. Francis Hospital Columbus Wemmer Chauncey Mine No

Chauncey Parent-Teacher Association to Elect Leader

Chauncey will hold the first PTA meeting of the year tonight at 7:50 in the High School Auditorium. With the resignation of Mrs Walburn as president a new leader and a treasurer will be elected. Nominating committee members are Mrs Fanny King Mrs Luther Cruikshank and Miss Isabel Smart.

Chauncey Chauncey Parent-Teacher Association Walburn Fanny King Luther Cruikshank Isabel Smart

Chauncey Graduates Enter Ohio University

Misses Helen Patton Mary Guerra Millfield Sarah Thomas Circle Hill Mary Louise Fiske Mary Lee Savage and Margaret Johnston Chauncey from Chauncey Dover high school have entered Ohio University Miss Lauretta Fielder Chauncey is a sophomore junior this year at Ohio University

Chauncey Helen Patton Mary Guerra Millfield Sarah Thomas Circle Hill Mary Louise Fiske Mary Lee Savage Margaret Johnston Chauncey- Dover High School Ohio University Lauretta Fielder

Evangelist J F Maffin to Lead East Millfield Revival

Rev. J F Maffin of Marion, Holiness Church evangelist, opens a revival and tent meeting in East Millfield with the first service held Sunday evening. He previously conducted revivals in the area and preached at the Independent Holiness Church.

Chauncey J F. Maffin Marion Holiness Church East Millfield Maffin Independent

Christian Woman's Bible Class Meets at Chauncey Church

Chauncey on Sept 22 reports the Christian Woman's Bible Class of Chauncey Church of Christ will gather Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. J. O. Ferrel's home on High Street. Mrs. Floyd Nye will lead the meeting with Mrs. C. W. Ferrel as program leader. All church women are invited.

Chauncey Christian Woman's Bible Chauncey Church of Christ J. O. Ferrel High Street Floyd Nye C. W. Ferrel

Chimney Swallow Reappears From Pipe to Wallkill Home

A chimney swallow released over three years ago at George School in Pennsylvania entered Josiah H. Phinney’s Wallkill home through the fireplace. The bird was identified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Biological Survey via a numbered leg band.

Wallkill N. Y U.R George School Josiah H. Phinney Bureau of Biological Survey U. S. Department of Agriculture

Diamond Dyes Proclaim Easy Use for Rich Color

True dyes are easiest to use. Diamond Dyes yield even bright colors on dresses, drapes, or lingerie with no spotting or streaking. Promoted as high quality, rich in pure anilines, they’ve been famous for 50 years and sold in 15 cent packages at drug stores.

Freshman and Senior Classes Hold Wiener Roasts in Chauncey

In Chauncey Ohio on Thursday the Freshman Class gathered at the Close home for a wiener roast with teachers present. On Friday the Senior Class met at the Cline country home for a second wiener roast also attended by the high school faculty.

Chauncey Chauncey-Dover High School C. B. Close Frank Cline

Hitchings Host Guests At Welch Eberle Farm Dinner

Mr and Mrs Charles Hitchings hosted a chicken dinner at their Welch Eberle fruit farm home in Chauncey Sunday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ben Frazure and son Jimmy Mr and Mrs Ode Frazure and Walter Hitchings from Dayton Mrs Kate Blackston of Columbus and Mrs Evelyn Miller and her son Paul from Happy Hollow.

Chauncey Charles Hitchings Welch-Eberle Fruit Farm Ben Frazure Jimmy Ode Frazure Walter Hitchings Dayton Kate Blackston Columbus Evelyn Miller Paul Happy Hollow

Social Hosts Mrs Sanders Welcome Out-of-Town Guests

Mrs Clarence Sanders and Mrs Jennie Sanders entertained at their Millfield home over the week end with a dinner Sunday night. Guests included Mrs Elizabeth Woody, Mr and Mrs John Anderson, Mrs Fauna Speilman of Columbus, Mrs Spellman's daughter Mrs Leroy Brothers of New York City, Mr and Mrs Charles Beiber and Ted of Zanesville, Dr C Nile Sanders and Mr and Mrs Lewis Sanders and family of Millfield.

Chauncey Clarence Sanders Jennie Sanders Millfield Elizabeth Woody John Anderson Fauna Speilman Columbus Spellman Leroy Brothers New York City Charles Beiber Con Ted Zanesville Ohio Nile Sanders Lewis Sanders

Six mines active in Chauncey district report

Chauncey reports six mines operating today per the mine report. The active mines listed are No. 255 No. 10 No. 68 No. 24 No. 28 and Poston No. 6 in the local district.

Chauncey Poston

Girl Injured in Automobile Crash Near Athens

Josephine Dunn a 16 year old from Stockport suffered a fractured right arm and severe bruising in a Sunday automobile crash while accompanying a brother to Ohio University in Athens. She was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital for several days of care.

Josephine Dunn Stockport Athens Ohio University Sheltering Arms Hospital

Wounded Attorney Wounded by Gunmen in Chicago

Attorney Samuel Aronfeld aged 30 was wounded when two gunmen used a ruse to gain entry to his Chicago apartment early today and attempted an assassination.

Chicago U.R Samuel Aronfeld

Tipton vigilante murder case yields suspect Kail

Kail of Canton Ohio says either Roy or Jack Mercer of Philadelphia fired the fatal shot that killed R. G. Sproat during a brawl while Sproat tried to intervene. He also admits taking part in a Davenport Iowa drug store robbery linked to the crime.

Tipton U.plain Kail Canton Ohio Roy Jack Mercer Philadelphia R. G. Sproat Bery Kail Davenport Sproat

Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Backed by Bold Claims

An old advertisement urges readers to use Carter's Little Liver Pills as a personal remedy for torpid liver biliousness and constipation. The copy promises faster bile cleansing effects and directs readers to buy the red bottle from any drug store.

Carter

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