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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1937

Page

5

Six Weeks of Scout Leadership Training Starts April

Athens County men are urged to join a six week training course in Scout leadership. The program begins April 2 in Chauncey with talks by G. E. Ashwill and Paul Handel. Subsequent sessions occur April 19 Glouster April 26 Nelsonville May 3 Athens and May 10 Chauncey with a final talk in Glouster. Dr. H. T. Houf will speak on Scouting Applied to Life.

Athens County Chauncey G. E. Ashwill Waewasa GA Ninwall The Athens Siu Seu Glouster H. T. Houf Ohio University Meigs Betsy Mills Club Marietta Ohio West Virginia Kentucky Washington, D. C Fred C. Mills D. D. Lawrence Stanley A. Harris New York City Clarence E. Shriner Cincinnati

Funeral services for Mrs Mary Bean Friday

Funeral services for Mrs Mary Bean will be held at 3 PM Friday at the Jones Funeral Home in Athens. She died yesterday in a Columbus hospital. Friends may call at the funeral home until the service and interment will be in W Union Street Cemetery.

Mary Bean Athens Yeesterday Columbus Jones Funeral Home W. Union St

Kiwanis to Get Smelt From Michigan For Athens Meet

The Kiwanis Club of Athens will host an early April meeting where a silvery fish shipment from Escanaba will be given as a souvenir. The Escanaba Kiwi Club will supply the smelt for the third annual Escanaba Smelt Jamboree, a premier Upper Peninsula sport fishing event. The jamboree runs April 1 to 3, opening the smelt fishing season and continuing through spawning runs near Escanaba into mid April.

Kiwani Athens Escanaba

Coon Club Plans Fig Trial Sunday

Coon club will hold a field trial for dogs Sunday afternoon at the Arthur Walsh farm two miles south of Athens. A silver cup stands as best tree dog with one cup member to be named. Public admission and gate fee noted.

Arthur Walsh Athens Ted Ers Associant Athens City

Scout leaders regional meeting set for Marietta

Fred C. Mills national director of health and safety Boy Scouts of America will speak at the regional meeting to be held in Marietta on April 9. Leaders from Athens and Meigs Counties and men from parts of Ohio are expected to attend.

Ee Fred C. Mills Boy Scouts of America Marietta Ohio West Virginia Kentucky Athens Meigs

Duncan and Romine Win Scout Awards

Duncan and Romine win Scout awards in Troop 56 after a three month point contest. Duncan, son of Mr and Mrs C D Duncan of 106 Maplewood Drive, takes first prize a Boy Scout axe for near First Class rank and four merit badges. Romine, son of Mr and Mrs Glen Romine of 6 Palmer Street, earns second prize a first aid kit for advancing from Tenderfoot to Second Class.

Donnal Duncan C. D. Duncan Maplewood Drive Scout Duncan Board of Review Ivan Romine Glen Romine Palmer St

Clyde Dawson Dies at 17 in Angell Ridge

Clyde Sidney Dawson age 17 son of Mr Charles E Dawson of Angell Ridge died Wednesday at home after a three weeks illness Funeral services will be held at New Marsh field Cemetery Friday morning at 10 conducted by Rev Ray Huff He is survived by his father two brothers Howard C and Glen C Dawson and one sister Reba His mother died in 1929

Clyde Sidney Dawson Charles E. Dawson Angell

Athens Dogs Must Be Tied 90 Days Quarantine Order

Health commissioner Dr. J. M. Higgins announces a city quarantine due to rabies spread in adjacent counties. All Athens dogs must be tied or kenneled for 90 days. loose dogs will be picked up by the dog warden.

Athens J. M. Higgins Athens County Columbus Franklin County Higgins

Flock Sets Egg Record On Athens Route 5

Jesse King reports his 60 white leghorns on Athens Route 5 produced an average of nearly 43 eggs daily in March and totaled 1,324 eggs for the month.

Jesse King Athens

History of April Fools Day Celebrations Across Nations

Marietta will observe the 149th anniversary of its founding on April 7 with an appropriate program. The article traces April Fools Day origins from Noah's dove to English, Scottish, and Hindu customs, describing pranks and social rituals and noting historical dates and practices.

Marietta U.P

Blue Works in Dallas Music Shop

Former Detroit Tiger first baseman La Blue is employed at a music shop in Dallas Texas, continuing his post baseball career away from the field.

Dallas Texas la Blue Detroit Tiger

Grange To Initiate At Meeting Tonight

The Athens Grange will initiate a class of candidates into the Third and Fourth Degrees Thursday night at 8 o clock. At the last session, Louis Tyroler, Billie Jacoby, Frances Malone, and Mr. and Mrs. Tyroler received First and Second Degrees. Refreshments will be served.

Athens

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