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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1930
Page
13
Messengers reporters note social visits and gatherings in the Hocking Valley area. Residents including Bert Peck and son James, Lewis Ingram, and many others from Buchtel, Trenton, Columbus, Logan and Nelsonville are shown visiting relatives, attending club events, and sharing meals, with details of Wednesday and Thursday local meetings, apple pie socials, and school-based activities.
The Chesterhill Ladies Aid met at the home of Misa Beulah Pawcett with twenty six members present. Officers elected for the year: president Mrs Mattie Goddard vice president Mrs Delphine Snook secretary Mrs Pearl Calending treasurer Misa Emily Kiesey. Next meeting at Mrs Eva Worthingtons October 1. Social hour followed with refreshments. Thieves stole 20 white Plymouth Rock hens from Earl Bowmans poultry house. Various community updates follow including visits, travel, and church notices.
Services held at Oak Grove Schoolhouse and Green Lawn Cemetery with Rev. Harvey Howamt presiding. Kinsey died Monday of pneumonia. survivors listed. Local socials include birthday gathering for Thomas Kronedy in Nelsonville with many attendees.
Tuppers Plains residents attend Pomeroy business meetings and band practice. Community birthdays, visits, and hospitality span Guysville, Tone Totton, Nelsonville, Success, and Belpre with multiple families hosting guests and attending events.
Local residents attended a surprise party for Hedi Everett of Strouds Run. Families and friends from Strouds Run McDougal Guysville and New Salem shared visits and Thursday gatherings at several homes. Notes mention travel to Little Hocking and dinners with neighbors across the community.
The Arden Gazette reports the gas well on Grace Day’s farm, under Charles Ross, as progressing satisfactorily. Guests visited Bert Swartz and family, with J F Mohler hosting relatives including J A Rogers and Virginia Eva on the Athens Pomeroy road. Various locals attend reunions and services, noting a sale planned for October 2 and an injury incident at a gas well near Darwin.
Residents and visitors share updates across McConnchville and surrounding towns. Mr M and Mrs Henry North with daughter Garnet visited relatives. Mabel Parsons of Geebe spent time with cousin Warren Munn. Pearl Morris family and daughter visited Chesterhill. Sarah Morris stayed days with Chesterhill relatives. Lew Smith hosted visits from Bruce Donaldson and Charles Smith of Columbus. Jonnie Sealock and Mary Adeline were in Owen t for weeks. Ace Kaster drove to Columbus to see son Wilbur Kaster and family Whilbur and children returned Sunday evening. Levi Cone's candidacy remains highly scrutinized. George Bean and family visited Warren Minn's household.
Marshfield society notes record a May 22 marriage at St Marys WV between Milas Nelie McDaniel and Walter Jones. Bride a Carbondale schools teacher, daughter of Mr and Mrs Prank McDaniel, groom son of Mr and Mrs Loren Jones of WV. Also mentions Athens visitors, store clerk appointment, moves back home from Barberton, and visits by local residents.
Downington notices show funeral services for Mrs. Getrees Beatty at M U ivbareh at 2 o'clock Monday. Burial at Wells Centers. Nonsld, 1-year-old son of Milan and Mrs. Eart Foster, died at his home in Guyselie.
Abba Hees Younus visits relatives during the holiday and plans to travel next to Lowe. The note mentions She is on at Btronghurat and later continues to Lowe.
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