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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1936

Page

9

Sunday Creek Sanitary District hearing set for Athens

A hearing on the Sunday Creek Sanitary District project is scheduled for Monday at 10 in the Athens common pleas courtroom. Three common pleas judges will preside, with large delegations expected from Glouster Trimble Union and surrounding areas. Evelyn Darling underwent an operation in Columbus and is recovering at home with grandparents in Columbus.

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Funeral for Mrs. Harriet Biddison in Columbus Attended by Local Figures

Dr. H. G. Gibson Mrs. Harriet Weymueller and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Morris attended the funeral of Mrs. Harriet Biddison in Columbus on Monday.

Odd Fellows Degrees at Magic City Lodge of Glouster

Ten candidates will receive the third degree at the regular Magic City Lodge IOOF meeting Friday night. Three come from Charles Thomas Lodge Jacksonville and seven from Glouster lodge, with refreshments and social afterward.

Glouster Magic City Lodge IOOF Charles Thomas Lodge Jacksonville Glouster Lodge

Service in Glouster by Athens Salvation Army duo

A public service will be conducted by Adj. and Mrs. W. W. Hinshaw of the Athens Salvation Army in the Odd Fellows hall Glouster at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Glouster Adj W. W. Hinshaw Athens

Watch theft confession leads to modeling chance

Maurine admits she hid the Bergman’s watch from Toby and loses her job. Toby forgives her and arranges a hand modeling path, guiding Maurine to a manicure and a potential modeling appointment. Toby tests a blue organdie dress as Duryea approves the look.

Toby Rose Sally Toby Maurine Bergman's Howard Pharis Miss Burrows Gladys Maurin Meurine Marie Duryea Cecile

Broadwell Social Personal Mention

Broadwell social notes list visits and household movements. Don and Gerald White of Michigan stay with relatives. Amos White’s family hosts. Elsie Crabtree returns to Pittsburgh after visiting Henry North. Leonard Keirns moves into Mary Johnston property. Lenard Ogg visits brother Wallace Ogg who is ill. other local guests include Mrs. Parsons, Mrs. White, Mr. and Mrs. Young, and the Vincent family. Measles illness noted for Harry Frances Meeks.

Broadwell Don Gerald White Michigan Amos White Arthur Conant Richard Boles Ellis Run Joseph Conant Elsie Crabtree Pittsburgh Henry North George Smith Frank Parsons Leonard Keirns Mary Johnston Ernest White Billie Scott White Harold Lawrence Ralph McCune Tick Ridge Ralph Young Lenard Ogg Wallace Ogg William Cummings Westland Bernard White Ray Nice Arthur Vincent George Sprouse Thomas Hanson Sand Rock Harry Frances Meeks

Local Visitors Come for Ed Pierpoint Illness

Mrs. James Reilly and three children and Mrs. Walter Baker with two children from Detroit visited due to Ed Pierpoint’s illness. Pierpoint is slowly improving but remains bedfast.

Trimble James Reilly Walter Baker Detroit Ed Pierpoint Reilly

Taft backs Landon as second choice in Topeka

Topeka reports Charles P. Taft, Cincinnati attorney and brother of Robert A. Taft, naming Alf M. Landon as his strong second choice for the GOP presidential nomination.

Topeka Charles P. Taft Cincinnati Robert A. Taft Ohio Republican Organization Alf M. Landon

Tuppers Plains Notes

Community notes include sunrise prayer meeting at 6 AM and communion at the Christian Church, Bible School at 9 30, and an Easter picnic for the Loyal Sons and Daughters Class after Bible School. Local visits feature Mr and Mrs J S Davis and Mrs Carrie Bahr. Several locals ill, and D D Blizzard listed as seriously ill in Middleport.

Olive Orange School J. S. Davis Thurman Reedsville Belle Rice Lowell Matlack Donald Pratt Bernice Betzing John Folan Tillie Reed Lena Parr Hubert Shields Parkersburg P. B. Shields D. D Blizzard Middleport Blizzard Ami Partlow Pearl Shields Ida Sommers Meigs Creek Doris Davis Margarette Kincade Athens

Weekend guest of Mr and Mrs C B Kincade

The text notes a weekend visit by a person described as the daughter of Mr and Mrs C B Kincade. It identifies parental names and the guest status but lacks additional context or events.

Mrs. C. B. Kincade

Glouster Schools to Attend Southeastern Festival in Athens

Fourteen glee club members and three orchestra players will represent Glouster schools at the Southeastern Festival in Athens on April 17. Ten county districts with Class A B and C schools will send top vocal and instrumental groups for a noncompetitive gathering of hundreds of student performers.

Glouster Glee Clubs Athens

Glouster and Nelsonville Visitors at Magnetic Springs

L. E. Richardson of Glouster and Leo White of Nelsonville are spending a few days at Magnetic Springs near Delaware.

Glouster L. E. Richardson Glouster Leo White Nelsonville Magnetic Springs Delaware

Garden District Flooded After Heavy Rain Mississippi valley creek tops banks

The Garden Shade Creek overflowed its bottom lands on Monday morning causing the worst flood in 30 years along Shade Creek. Several local residents were mentioned in passing as affected or visiting relatives, with various health and family updates interspersed.

Garden District Shade Hill GFE

Mrs Williams Chosen Glouster PTA Vice President

Irene Williams was elected vice president of the Gilouster PTA, replacing J G Dee long the high school principal, in a local Gilouster meeting. The decision shifts leadership at the school community group and outlines upcoming PTA activities.

Glouster Irene William@ oue The Gilouster Pta J. G. Dee Long

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