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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1929
Page
3
The text appears to be a garbled byline and contact note for Mrs. H Bartlett handling classified advertisements for The Messenger, with a phone reference for placing ads. No coherent events or names beyond Bartlett and Messenger are readable.
Nelsonville report states Raymond Sommers purchased the old Chestnut Street laundry building and plans to replace it with a modern filling station and restaurant. Bur Wallace finalizes erection of a filling station at the corner of Poplar and Harper Street East End.
Mrs. Anna Popocich 47 dies at home in Murray City after a long illness. Survived by husband Wes V Popocich and several children. Funeral at St Phillip's Newi Church Murray City conducted by Rev Father Gad orini. Burial at Bueh tel.
Martin Shuttleworth, 68, died Monday at his daughter Mrs. John Hogan in Murray City. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 PM at the Murray City Methodist Church with burial in New Straitsville. He is survived by five daughters and six sons. his wife preceded him in death.
Joe Sanders aged 30 son of Mr and Mrs George Sanders Nelsonville was killed Monday afternoon at Mine No 72 Chauncey Coal Co Batley Run by a slate fall. His neck was broken and head and face cut. pony drawing the cart escaped serious injury. Body taken to Stouts Mortuary and then to his parents home for viewing. Funeral arrangements not completed. He leaves parents two sisters Mrs Neva Thress Lancaster and Mrs Mary Keplar Nelsonville three brothers Ted San Antonio George and John Nelsonville.
James Shafer of Third and Poplar Streets told Acting Police Chief George Bateman that wire protecting his hennery was snipped and four chickens were missing at morning roll call after a Saturday night theft in the East End.
A special business meeting of the Faithful Rebekah Lodge is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Odd Fellows Hall. All members are urged to attend as important business will be transacted.
The Daughters of Veterans will meet this evening at 7 30 at the Oddfellows Hall.
The Loyal Woman's Class of the Christian Sunday School postponed its regular business meeting for this evening at the home of Mrs. Charles McManaway on Poplar Street. Attendance of all members has been requested.
Mrs H J Hyer returns to Columbus after visiting her parents in the city. Several families from Columbus and nearby areas, including the Gibsons and Beverages, hosted and visited relatives and friends during the weekend, with trips to Bryson City and Bridgeport noted.
Mi and Mrs Edgar Auflick were newlyweds and guests of honor at a Doanville gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Fred Loudner. The event featured a mint social evening and refreshments with many gifts presented to the couple.
Justice Charles E. Hughes and his wife and daughter arrived in New York aboard the Rotterdam after a European trip. He declined to discuss the World Court but expressed interest in the upcoming election and voiced support for Fiorello H. La Guardia as Republican mayoral nominee.
Mrs. Prank Posten visited Columbus on business Tuesday. Mrs. J Wilson and Mrs. Elizabeth Tedrow spent the week in Columbus visiting sister Mrs. Jesse Van Horn. Miss Sue Maze and Esther Maze of Cleveland visit friends here. Mrs. Nelson Dowler spent Tuesday with her parents in Logan. Mrs. Mary Willis returned from Columbus after four weeks with her sister Mrs. Lillie Shuggert. Mr. and Mrs. William Bachner and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Morris of Rutland visited Mr. and Mrs. John Price on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Kinney of Columbus were guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Morgan of East Franklin Street at week’s end.
London reports that Valereimn Dovgalevsky, Soviet ambassador to France, and Arthur Henderson, British foreign minister, resumed talks on restoring strained relations between Great Britain and the Soviet Union. The discussions focused on easing tensions and reestablishing formal ties.
Ambassador Dovgalevsky and Henderson talked weeks ago but negotiations stalled when the Soviet emissary pressed for exchanging ambassadors first. Henderson refused to concede, leaving the future of the agreement unresolved.
NYC Sept 24 The death of Allen Weir a wealthy club man from an eighth floor apartment at Piast forty Second Street was ruled accidental by court officials. Weir was found to have three plus ethyl poisoning according to a city toxicologist indicating intoxication at the time of his fall.
Willis Bays lor, 69, retired farmer, died at his home near Mineral at 3 o'clock Monday morning after a lingering illness of three years. He leaves a widow and four children Norman Calesky Mrs Edith Frout Athens, Mrs Luster Nickles Athens, and Mrs J Pinney New Marshfield. Funeral services set for 10:30 Wednesday at Bethel Presbyterian Church with Rev Howard Warner officiating. Burial in church cemetery.
Wheat futures opened fractionally lower on the Chicago board of trade as favorable yields in Argentina and Australia weighed on prices and sent declines for Liverpool futures as trading began.
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