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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1932

Page

8

Chauncey Students Stage Jerry of Jericho Road

Chauncey High School Auditorium hosted the Chauncey-Dover production Jerry of Jericho Road under Mrs Christine Brown. Elizabeth Close led as Geraldine Bank with a large cast including Neil Tippett Dorothy Gillespie and Charles Sweeny in a colorful musical tale with imported costumes lighting and a dancing chorus.

Chauncey Chauncey High School Jerry of Jericho Road Chauncey-Dover High School Christine Brown Elizabeth Close Alan O’day Uncle Pete Billy Smith Feudal Rock Ranch Neil Tippett Geraldine Bank Jerry John Drayton Alan Charles Sweeny Mimi Helen Madek Dora Alfreda West Cornelius Bean Boston Ebbie Amos Bank Robert Nye Lettice Bank Frances Harvey Sandy Bank Dorothy Gillespie Hunter Clifford Shafer

Millfield Woman Taken to Hospital in Columbus

Miss Hazel La Hugh of Millfield, ill at her grandmother Mrs Ruth James home for five weeks, was ambulanced to St Francis Hospital Columbus Thursday. She was accompanied by her brother Virgil La Hugh Dr C N Sanders and nurse Miss Esta Rankin.

Millfield Columbus Institution Chauncey Hazel la Hugh Ruth James St. Francis Hospital Columbus Miss la Hugh Virgil la Hugh C. N. Sanders Esta Rankin

Chauncey Boys Class entertained at Millington home

Paul A Theisen’s Chauncey Church of Christ Bible School class met at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Millington on Lexington Avenue after a business session. Wilford Millington presided with a social hour and refreshments. Attending were Charles Hashman Paul Tippett DeWitt Walker Barney Hale Frederick Ross Jack Millington Fritz Smith Jack Smith Austin Palmer Franklin Conrad John Cunningham George Cline Richard Osborne Warren Hale Joseph Cline and Wilford Millington.

Chauncey Millington

The Plains Feeding Work Increases Helpers Added

The Plains School reports 70 needy children fed daily with a planned monthly schedule of women aiding under economics teacher Miss Beryl Conehoome. Three workers assist each day, up from two, with recent helpers listed as Miss Fredericka Nida Mrs Grace Savage Mrs Samuel Darnell Mrs Bert Adams and Miss Whetstone. Chauncey Bible Class Meets Tonight in Beaumont Home.

the Plains the Plains School Beryl Conehoome Fredericka Nida Grace Savage Samuel Darnell Bert Adams Whetstone

Chauncey Blue Devils topple pickup squad 10 to 4

Chauncey April 8 Chauncey Blue Devils baseball team defeated a pickup team Thursday afternoon by a 10 to 4 score.

Chauncey Chauncey Blue Devils

Many Present at Selby Last Rites

Jacksonville Methodist Church hosted the funeral for Mrs Anne Brown Selby who died suddenly at her parents home in Jacksonville. Rev Timberlake led the service with a Chauncey quartet and Mrs Frank Millington singing. Interment followed at Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs Selby, from Cambridge Ohio, had visited relatives in Jacksonville. Her husband died in a mine accident years earlier. A brother also perished in the Millfield disaster.

Jacksonville Methodist Church Chauncey Jacksonville Methodist Episcopal Church Anne. Brown Selby Robert Brown Jacksonville Timberlake Frank Millington Maplewood

Four Year Old Marjorie Russell Dies of Pneumonia

Marjorie Russell four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Russell of Millfield died Thursday at home after pneumonia illness. Survived by parents five brothers and three sisters. Funeral at 10:30 Sunday from grandmother Mrs Lillie Russell home Nye Cemetery Chauncey.

Chauncey Marjorie Russell Fred Russell Millfield Lillie Russell Nye

Plains High School Students Enjoy Holiday Break

The Plains High School students enjoy a holiday as teachers including Superintendent C. S. Rice attend an Educational Conference in Columbus. Classes continue in the lower grades today.

the Plains the Plains High School Supt. C. 8S Rice Columbus

One Pound Baby Is Now Gaining Strength

In Kansas City on April 8, Baby St. John, the one pound son of Mr and Mrs William St John, is slowly gaining strength. After many visitors disturbed his rest, feeding at two hour intervals continues with 20 drops of milk per meal. Grandmother and an uncle watched through the night as rest and regular feeding sustain the fragile infant and the family physician notes hope rests on proper rest.

Kansas City U.P Baby St. John William St. John St. John

Ohio Parole Board Grants 333 Conditional Releases

The Ohio Board of Parole authorized the conditional release of 333 prisoners in what was described as the state's largest single parole release. Seventeen from Marysville Women’s Reformatory, 42 from Ohio Penitentiary, and 274 from Mansfield Reformatory. Notable cases include Hocking’s Okey Rollins for abandoning legitimate children and Athens’ Sylvia Sweeney for embezzlement, with other names and charges listed by county.

Columbus Ohio Board of Parole Ohio Reformatory For Women Marysville Ohio Penitentiary Mansfield Reformatory Sylvia Sweeney Athens Walter Guthrie George Rush Morgan Mack Devore Vinton John McKinney Hocking Raymond Kneece

Alliance Man Accused of Breach of Promise to Miss Priests

Miss Grace Priests of Pittsburgh testified in Cleveland that Arthur H. Geiger of Alliance proposed in 1926, fixed a wedding date, postponed thrice, then quit. Geiger, a real estate operator and WWII veteran, said he never intended to marry and did not promise marriage during their 1926 Alliance relations.

Cleveland U.P Miss Grace Priests Pittsburgh Samuel H. West Arthur H. Geiger Alliance Miss Priests Geiger al- Hance

Crazed Negro Fatally Attacks Attendant at Hospital

Cincinnati April 8 A coroner report says Jesse Taylor a Negro patient at Longview State Hospital believed he was being poisoned and attacked attendant Charles Smitha 27 with a gas pipe in a runway Taylor was subdued by other attendants and may be moved to Lima Hospital for the Criminal Insane

Cincinnati U.R M. Scott Kearns Jesse Taylor Longview State Hospital Charles Smitha Taylor Smitha Lima Hospital

Proclamation of Martial Law Expected in Chile

Santiago Chile April 8 proclamation of martial law was expected momentarily to day after economic plight and political unrest caused the resignation of the cabinet and the threat of revolution.

Santiago Chile

Early Care May Cure Cancer

Dr Copeland urges prompt recognition and treatment of cancer, stressing early signs, persistent indigestion, and routine exams as key to recovery. He notes cancer is rare in children, warns against home remedies, and calls for continued research and public vigilance. A Q&A section addresses yawning, weight loss, and leg spots with practical health guidance.

Revolutionists blockade Guayaquil after seizing navy ships

In Guayaquil on April 8 revolutionists tried to blockade the port after taking two Ecuadoran navy ships and firing on a Dutch passenger steamer near Punta Piedras fort.

Guayaquil Punta Piedras

Athens Transportation requests trucking line to Chillicothe Belpre

PLAN TRUCKING LINE COLUMBUS April 8 The Athens Transportation Company Columbus today filed with the public utilities commission for authority to inaugurate a trucking line between Chillicothe and Belpre via US Routes 50 and 50S A hearing set for May 2.

Hemroid claim targets internal cure for piles

Ad touts internal circulation issue as cause of piles and promotes Dr J S Leonhardt Hemroid as the internal remedy. It claims external salves fail and guarantees money back if piles persist, urging readers to avoid operations.

J. 5. Leon

All Star Girls Basketball Team Chosen at Athens High

Selection by Miss Ethel Mc fiwen follows strict elimination with 100 point G A A membership for team members. Virginia Hoover Doris Boggs Violet Coffey Sarah Sherman Mary Louise Nagle on the All Star squad with Beatrice Perkins as manager. Other award levels include 75 50 and 25 point earners and preliminary G A A members listed.

Athens High School Ethel Mcfiwen Girls’ Athletic Association Virginia Hoover Doris Boggs Violet Coffey Sarah Sherman Mary Louise Nagle Beatrice Perkins Juanita Davidson Golda Pugh Mary Eleanor Morton Bernadine Sprague Frances Wilkes Grace Wood Phyllis Schuler Jean Barlow Esther Cakenougher Mary Hedges Phyllis Jordan Mary Margaret Bardin Helen Gibson Dolores Henderson Ann Beasley Marianna Schuler Jessie Cooper Mildred Edmundson Helen Gamertsfelder Elma Hill Pauline Kimes Evelyn Ruston Virginia Schuler Betty Littler Mary Elizabeth Littler Ruby Rice Mary Winning Ruth Huggins Alvada Pierce Helen Stacy Kathryn Burgess Katherine Haller Evelyn Hartman Eileen McAfee Pauline Masterton Jean Mills Katherine Reynolds Ruth Shepherd Catherine Connett Mary Olive Cowan Dorothy Duncan Hazel Everett Evelyn

Local names listed for obituary or notices

Carolyn Fuller Fishbaugh, Iva Hutchinson, Helen Kolenich, Made line McLeod, Jean Parrett, Ruth Phillips, Virginia Quest, and Anna Mae Simenton appear in a local notice. The fragment names indicate a section listing individuals connected to a community event or announcement.

Market for Meat Listless in Week

Columbus April 8 market report notes early week gain of 50 cents per hundredweight for fat lambs but demand waned and prices finished with little difference between choice and common. Lower grades slightly steadier as meager dressed meat supplies failed to spark livestock buying. buyers remained uninterested.

Columbus H. E. Curry Ohio Farm Bureau Research Department

Cattle Market Steady as Demand Matches Supplies

Markets remained nearly stationary all week with cattle supplies matching demand. Weighty steers showed strength while hog demand sagged, with prices dropping 15 to 25 cents per hundredweight. Indifference from buyers arose as direct shipments to large packers continued.

Ex-Prince August Wilhelm Elected Nazi Candidate in Berlin Diet Race

Former Hohenzollern prince August Wilhelm, fourth son of the ex Kaiser, is named among Nazi candidates in the Prussian Diet election set for April 24 in Berlin. He joins other NSDAP figures seeking seats in the regional assembly.

Berlin Hohenzollern August Wilhelm

Starting Ivy on New Concrete Walls

English ivy can be started on fresh concrete by applying a damp surface and letting the vines grow to several feet. The concrete mix may contain ingredients that prevent the ivy from clinging to the walls.

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Eleanor Close Mabel Gheer Lavina Rivers Margaret Tippett Juanita Pendergrass Mary Louise Baughman Iris Cunningham Cecil McCafferty Harold Wemmer Carlos Wolfe Orlantine Pencelli Daisy Hashman Irene Shears Edith Smith Anna Baney Sarah Nye Ruth Nagle Thelma Nagle Vera Lester Pauline Tracy Dora’ Lemons Loree Fre C. S. Bradfield, JR Elbert Minister Charles Sweeney Crier Sayre’s Stores Glousier Beasley Ee F. J. Beasley Company Friendship Bible Chauncey Church of Christ Ruth Fiske Beaumont Blue Devils Rauch’s Bakery Toffee Banks Ice Cream Co Selby Russell Ohio Parole Board Flyinging Flying Spy William A. Moffett U. S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics William A. Moffett, Jr Naval Air Station Pensacola Fla Lexington George H. Moffett R. S. Copeland M. D U. S New York New York City Dr. Copeland Ecuador Plan Trucking Line Bey Ites UNION Raia al F. J. Beasley Milling Co W. Union St Athens, Ohio Ivy Kasco West Union Servuwel Trade Eene Rome Libby Jack Horner Crites Bonnie Beasley Milling Ote Kanye Land O' Lakes Caldwell Maid Creamery Butter Traco Margarine Zic
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