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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1928

Page

5

Receptions Planned at Churches for New Ohio University Students

Receptions for new Ohio University students will be held Friday night at the Methodist Presbyterian and Christian Churches. All students are welcome and may attend the church of their choice. Reorganization and officer elections for the Inter Church Student Council take place Thursday night at the Presbyterian Church. Home Hours are at 4 30 Sunday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church led by Miss Irma Jones.

Ohio University Presbyterian Church The Irma Jones

G O P Rally Opens Ohio Campaign in Columbus

In Columbus on Friday a large Republican mass meeting opens the state campaign with Secretary of Labor James J. Davis as keynote speaker. Delegations arrive by special trains and a chorus of campaign buttons signals the old fashioned rally atmosphere. Speakers include Myers Y. Cooper for governor Senator Simeon D. Fess and Congressman Theodore E. Burton who seeks the short term Senate seat.

Columbus James J. Davis Ohio Myers Y. Cooper Simeon D. Fess Theodore E. Burton Cleveland United States Senate

Ye Old Time Club meets at Keirns home in Millfield

The Ye Old Time Club of Millfield met at the Keirns country home on Hooper Ridge with autumn decorations and an old time Schottische by Emmett Linscott and Mrs Belle North. The evening featured dancing and a refreshment course, and the next gathering will be hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Grover Patton in Millfield.

Chauncey Millfield Cecil Keirns Hooper Ridge Emmett Linscott Belle North Grover C. Patton L. E. Woods RK. H. Werner Phillip Powell F. E. Boudinot G. C. Patton Newton Russell Gilbert Keirns William LaFollett Arthur Mingus Howard Brown Sylvia lLverett Helen Patton Sianche Russell Edith Brown Inez Illike Garnet North Harold Frank Werner Elmer William Russell Forest Carlos Mingus Orris Boudinot Elworth Tracey Bruce North Keirns

Woman Dies at Home of Daughter Near Chauncey

Mrs. Sarah Shepherd, 76, widow of William W. Shepherd, died Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter and son-in-law near Chauncey. The obituary notes her death in Chauncey on September 26.

William Shepherd Chauncey

Chauncey P T A elects officers at first meeting

Mrs Stella Cunningham was elected president of Chauncey P T A at the High School Auditorium. Molly Gardner remains as retiring president after two years. New officers include Mrs Homer Shields as vice president and Miss Isabella Smart and Mrs Alta R Miller as secretary and treasurer.

Chauncey Stella Cunningham Parent- Teacher Association Molly Gardner Homer Shields Isabella Smart Alta R. Miller Fanny King Nelle Ogg Joldie Fielder Charles Bradfield, Jr Paul Theisen James Nye Effie Sands

Mrs Shepherd Dies. Funeral Planned In City

Mrs. Shepherd who had been in ill health had lived with her daughter in the city. Her husband died 11 years ago. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at the residence with burial in Dew Cemetery near Buchtet. Survived by three children Mrs Mary Stevens and Henry Shepherd of this city and Alfred Shepherd of Nelsonville, plus a number of grandchildren.

Raymond M. Slutz Mary Whiley Lancaster

Blanche Snyder weds W. H. Tate in Millfield ceremony

Announcement reports the marriage of Mrs. Blanche Snyder of Columbus to W. H. Tate of Hot Springs Arkansas. The ceremony took place at the home of the bride’s sister Mrs. William Pyles in Millfield on Saturday. Reverend G. B. Courtney of the church conducted the rites.

Blanche Snyder Columbus W. H. Tate Hot Springs Ark

Society Notes on Meetings and Visits in Athens

The Child Conservation League met at Mrs Jed H McCoy's home with topics "To Spank or not to Spank" and "Young Mothers Consider Religion" discussed from Children’s Magazine. Guests included Mrs J W Hudson and several new members, with delegates elected for state convention in Columbus.

Child Conservation League Jed H. McCoy North Congress Street Thomas E. Gibson Children’s Magazine McCoy W. H. Radford O. G. Jordan Charles DeMolet Carl Fuller Hal Rowland Ray Barnhart E. D. Cooley O. E. Fri Lois Betty Hoyt McCoy

Plains couple wed in Chauncey ceremony

The wedding took place at the Church of Christ in Chauncey with Mr. and Mrs. William Pyle present. The bridegroom, Tate, will work in Columbus and they plan to reside there. A Bible class event follows, as Naomi class members meet at Mrs. Bernice Leeman’s home in The Plains at 7:30.

S Church of Christ, Chauncey William Pyle Tate Columbus Chauncey Naomi Bible Class The Plains Church Bernice Leeman the Plains

Miners Set Special Meeting at Cocal No 4267

A special meeting of the miners of Cocal No 4267 will convene Friday at 1 30 PM at the L D Poston mine north of Chauncey. President John Lester and secretary Charles E Headley will oversee the gathering.

Chauncey L. D. Poston John Lester Charles E. Headley Lester

Local Residents Entertain Guests from Columbus

Mr and Mrs William Collins and Mr and Mrs Arthur J Smith hosted visitors at their Main Street homes in Chauncey with guests from Columbus including Mr and Mrs Samuel Knauer Mr and Mrs Damon Collins Miss Mary O Neal and Joe Newman.

Chauncey William Collins Arthur J. Smith Main Street Samuel Knauer Damon Collins Mary O'Neal Joe Newman Columbus

Family Night At Mill Field Methodist Church

Family night will be observed at Mill Field Methodist Church this evening with speakers M. M. Bryson and Rev. L. A. Donnally. A party for the primary department drew about 40 children on Tuesday.

Chauncey Millfield Methodist Church M. M. Bryson L. A. Donnally

Pollyanna Sunday School Class Party At Church

Pollyanna Class of the Christian Church held a party in the church social rooms with Miss Thelma Bingman presiding. Miss Pauline Fierce and Miss Rowena Sprout led games and contests. refreshments were provided by a committee including Miss Lillian Kittle and others.

Christian Church Sunday School Thelma Bingman Pauline Fierce Rowena Sprout Lillian Kittle Dorothy Osborne Lucille Westfall Alice Briley Edith Pierre

Marriage License Issued to Walters and Smart

A marriage license was issued in Probate Court yesterday to Dwight Walters a 21 year old brickyard worker from Nelsonville and Virginia Smart a 21 year old student from Buchtel.

Dwight Walters Nelsonville Virginia Smart Buchtel

Entries in radio audition contest close tonight

Seven young singers from Athens and vicinity entered the local audition to be held at 7 pm Thursday in Music Hall. Six are Ohio University students and one is an Athens High School student. Two winners will be chosen, a boy and a girl, to compete in Columbus on October 19. The event will be broadcast on Station WAIU.

Athens Music Hall Ohio University Ther Athens High School Joy Cutler

Ohio cities hold local auditions across state

Columbus Cincinnati Zanesville Dayton Bellefontaine Chillicothe Hamilton Delaware Newark Logan Marietta conduct local auditions. The list names multiple Ohio locales where auditions are being organized.

Ohio Cities Columbus Cincinnati Zanesville Dayton Bellefontaine Chillicothe Hamilton Delaware Newark Logan Marietta

New System Ends Leisure Phone Talk in Lima

Lima in September reports a new automatic telephone system reducing chatty calls with operators. The old polite ritual of asking to be connected and gentle remonstrances upon delays are described as relics of the past.

County Grangers To Meet in Canaanville

The Athens County Grange will meet Friday night at Canaanville instead of Athens city. Canaan Grange members and Grange members from all county sections are expected to attend. Ladies should bring sandwiches.

Athens County Grange Canaanville Athens Canaan Grange Grange

Weed Family Holds Reunion at Union Furnace

The Weed and Elizabeth Weed family reunion was held at the home of Frank Weed in Union Furnace on Sunday with 85 attendees. Plans were made to host the Weed and Gray families next year at Rising Park in Lancaster, with numerous members listed from Athens County Logan McArthur and other communities attending.

Union Furnace Eli Elizabeth Weed Frank Weed Weed Frank Schmidt F. O. Stout New Plymouth Adam Scholl Homer Mason Fred Mason William Wells Ray Beery Logan Roy Conner Hall Downhour William Weed Robert Swain Haydenville Levi Mason McArthur

Canton man pardoned on liquor sentence by governor

Oscar Gregory of Canton, serving a $1250 liquor fine in Stark County Workhouse, has been pardoned by Governor Donahey on recommendation from Prohibition Director B F McDonald. Gregory was sentenced February 23, 1928.

Columbus U.P Oscar Gregory Canton Stark County Donahey B. F. McDonald Gregory

Explosion at Cabrerizas powder factory kills forty in Melilla

An explosion at Cabrerizas powder factory on the outskirts of Melilla, Morocco, killed forty people and left about two hundred injured, the U P reported today.

Melilla Morocco U.P Cabrerizaa

Spectacular fire devastates New Albany row of homes

New Albany Indiana report notes twenty six families left homeless and five business houses ruined by a spectacular blaze that struck last night.

New Albany Ind

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