Condition of Local Church Revealed in Annual Meeting
Athens Presbyterian church held its annual dinner and business meeting with about 300 attendees. Officers elected include A. B. Sias as chairman and F. E. Harshman as secretary. F. D. Forsyth and Prof. George McLaughlin reappointed treasurer and financial secretary. Clark Williams named to fill Patterson’s unexpired term as elder. Budget for 1928 1929 approved. membership at year start 508 with 1 death, 14 letters lost, 8 by letter and 14 by profession received.
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Athens Presbyterian Church
Br. A. B. Sias
F. E. Harshman
F. D. Forsyth
Prof
George McLaughlin
M. D. Hughes
F. B. Dilley
John Jagers
A. Q O. Sloane
H. J. Ong
W. C
Wilcox
Forsyth
McLaughlin
W. L. Gard
Woman's Missionary Society
M. Haffy
The
Friendly Society
Thor Olson
Men's Brotherhood
Dr. Wilcox
Bible School
W. 8. Gammertsfelder
Birthday dinner honors Mrs Edward Leffler in Chauncey
Chauncey April 10 Mrs Ed ward Leffler this city celebrated her birthday anniversary Easter Sunday with a chicken dinner at her home. Attending were Harley Leffler Marian Leech Gilbert Friend Columbus Carl Leffler Thomas Burdette Greens Run Waldo Burdette Greens Run T D Schoonover Kate Cunningham John Tippie Hollas Forest Leo Walter Hartley Jank Pierce John Ed ward Frances Martin Edward Leffler Dorothy Leffler Willard Leffler Columbus Edith Ryan Columbus spent Sunday at her Beaumont home.
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Chauncey
Edward Leffler
Harley Leffler
Marian Leech
Gilbert Friend
Columbus
Carl Leffler
Thomas
Waldo Burdette
Greens Run
T. D. Schoonover
Kate Cunningham
John Tippie
Hollas
Forest Leo
Walter Hartley
Jank Pierce
John Edward
Frances Martin
Dorothy Leffler
Willard Leffler
Easter Services at Chauncy County Home Chapel
Impressive Easter services were held Sunday afternoon at the county home chapel for inmates. Mrs. V Ahlbrand and Mrs. E J Karns led devotions with a trio of Bradfield Lahugh and Tanborey, piano by Lucille Bradfield. George Nye recited a poem and Rev V Ahlbrand delivered the message. The Daughertys, as superintendent and matron, lead monthly infirmary services with the Ahlbrands serving for years.
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George Harvey Nye
V. Ahlbrand
Daugherty
Billie Stanley Visiting Grandparents in City
Billie Stanley of Pomeroy is spending two weeks in the city at the home of his grandparents Mr and Mrs Floyd Stanley on Mound street.
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Billie Stanley
Pomeroy
Mrs
Floyd Stanley
Mound Street
Marriage to Dale Dutton in La Grange Illinois
Society notes announce the wedding of Miss Margaret Carpenter to Dale Dutton at her La Grange home. Carpenter, daughter of Arthur and Mrs. Carpenter, studied at Ohio University and Ohio State graduate Dutton works as a Chicago pharmacist. The piece also depicts Appomattox Day observances by the Daughters of Union Veterans in Athens and church youth activities.
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la Grange
Sil
Margaret Carpenter
Arthur Howe Carpenter
D. J. Evans
Dale Dutton
Chicago
Dad Dutton
Middleport
Mrs Roe Returns From Florida Visit
Mrs. C. M. Roe arrived home at noon after a stay in Clearwater Florida that began at the start of the year.
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C. M. Roe
Clearwater
Via
Roe
Florida
Miss Mildred Church to Study Voice in Columbus
Miss Mildred Church of Chilli Three comes to visit Miss Lillian La on Second Street for a week. Next week church will depart for Columbus to study voice under Cecil Fanning.
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Mildred Church
Chillithre
Lillian la
Second Street
Iss Church
Columbus
Cecil Fanning
Mr Rowan to Chicago for Butler Brothers president week
Mr John A. Rowan departed Sunday for Chicago to attend a meeting of the Butler Brothers who are celebrating president week of the firm.
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John A. Rowan
Chicago
Butler Brothers
Kooglers Visit Athens for Easter With Relatives
Mr and Mrs G A Koogler of Dayton drove to Athens Friday to spend Easter with their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs G R Koogler of 46 First street. Robert and Mary Koogler, who had spent spring vacation at their brother’s home, returned home with their parents Sunday afternoon. Also with the Kooglers was Master Billie Roberts of Dayton.
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G. A. Koogler
Dayton
Athens
G. R. Koogler
First Street
Robert
Mary Koogler
Investigation Aims to Reduce School Pension Rates
An investigation into the state school pension fund seeks to lower teacher and school board contributions. Started in 1920, the fund has grown to 82 million dollars held in state depositories, with about 5 million added yearly and last year’s interest covering expenses. The report notes this could lessen required contributions. TELAND April 10 Urban Cleveland school board today.
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Becan
Teland
Ur— T
Cleveland School Board
Cleveland Girl Held As Member of Gang
Grace McDonald King, 28, of Cleveland, linked as sweet heart to a bootlegger, jailed in Detroit amid charges she belongs to a nationwide robbery gang. The gang allegedly carried out holdups in Cleveland, Washington, Buffalo, Knoxville, and Indianapolis.
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Cleveland Girl
Cleveland
U.P
Grace McDonald King
Jack
Detroit
Washington
Buffalo
Knoxville
Tenn
Indianapolis
Know-Ohio movement organized in Columbus
A Columbus committee organized the Know-Ohio movement and elected an executive panel to launch plans for an All Ohio Week during May 21. The executive group includes William M. Ackerman Mr. Vernon and Fred W. Bush from Athens.
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Columbus
O.R
William M. Ackerman
Mr. Vernon
Fred W. Bush
Athens
Soup Burns Child in Cleveland Kitchen Incident
Four year old Lita Weiss is near death after overturning a kettle of boiling soup causing severe burns in a Cleveland kitchen today. Police and medical staff gave no further detail on her condition or the accident.
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Clueveland
Lita Weiss
Addis and Rowan Guests Share Sunday Visit
Mr and Mrs C B Addis of Dayton were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs George Rowan on Spring Street.
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C. B. Addis
Dayton
George Rowan
Spring Street
Mr Bethel Returns To Cleveland After Easter Visit
Mr. Mac Bethel of Cleveland returned yesterday to that city after spending over Easter with his mother Mrs. A. B. Bethel at 47 West Washington Street.
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Mac Bethel
Cleveland
A. 8. Bethel
West Washington Street
Runyons Guests Of Bobo Family In Albany
Mr and Mrs W G Runyon attended Easter visiting relatives in Albany hosted by Mr and Mrs Marion Bobo. A dinner was given in their honor and the event noted as a family gathering.
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W. G. Runyon
Marion Bobo
Albany
Dinner Planned by Jolly Sewers for Husbands Postponed
A planned Friday evening dinner by the Jolly Sewers for their husbands has been postponed until a future date.
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The
Jolly Sewers
Mrs Edward C Schloss Hosts Bridge Club At Country Club
Mrs Edward C Schloss entertains her bridge club Thursday afternoon at the Country Club, hosting fellow members for an afternoon of games and socializing.
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Edward C. Schloss
Sheriff May Increase Guard at Bradley Mine
Sheriff William T. Allison announced he may boost the guard at the Bradley mine of the United States Coal Company near Steubenville due to recent miners demonstrations. He called the situation the worst in the year old coal strike with reports of riots and bombings.
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Steubenville
U.P
William T. Allison
Bradley
United States Coal Company
Pradley
Ohio Children Injured When Cathedral Platform Collapses
In Washington Easter vacation for 75 Ohio school children ended badly as a temporary platform at the Washington Cathedral collapsed. Ten Lucas County girls and their chaperone were injured after the fall of about 15 feet. Nineteen others escaped following warnings from cracking timbers and screams.
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Washington
U.pthe
Ohio
Lucas County
Washington Cathedral
Strike Threat After 10 Percent Wage Cut In New Bedford
New Bedford mill workers face a 10 percent wage reduction by the New Bedford Cotton Manufacturers' Association, effective April 18, affecting 31 000 employees. Threats of strike arise as labor groups plan meetings before the cut takes effect.
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New Bedford
Mass
UPR
New Bedford Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Does It Pay To Be Popular At Athens Hi Luncheon
At a noon Hi luncheon in Athens high school the topic Does It Pay To Be Popular is discussed. Fred Rice, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Rice, served as discussion leader.
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Athens High School
Fred Rice
Easter Guests Visit at the Shirley Home
Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H QO. Shirley over Easter Sunday included Ralph Wright, Ronnie Smith and family Bernice Doran and Cecil from Detroit, Jack Combs, Esther Myers, Marieta and Ethel Shirley. Colum bus travelers Charles Wise and Edgar Reynolds of Middleport also visited.
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H QO
Shirley
Ralph Wright
Ronnie Smith
Bernice Doran
Cecil
Detroit
Mich
Jack Combs
Esther Myers
Marieta
Ethel Shirley
Columbus
Charles Wise
Edgar Reynolds
Middleport
Marquis Couple Travel to Washington for Weeklong Visit
Mr and Mrs D E Marquis travel to Washington DC for a week. Miss Grace Marquis remains in DC at the home of Miss Winifred Richmond, a former Ath Venian.
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D. E. Marquis
Washington, D. C
Miss Grace Marquis
Washington
Winifred Richmond
Roushs Attend Cincinnati Funeral and Visit Ill Sister
Mr and Mrs Eli Roush attended the funeral of Mrs Barbara Howe in College Hill Cincinnati on Friday afternoon. They visited my sister Mrs J W Cheshire who is very ill at her home in Lancaster. They traveled by motor.
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Eli Roush
Barbara Howe
College Hill
Cincinnati
J. W. Cheshire
Lancaster
Dixon Returns to Ohio Wesleyan After Vacation
Mr. Robert Dixon arrived back in Delaware at noon to resume his senior studies at Ohio Wesleyan University after a ten day vacation with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dixon of 210 West Union Street.
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Robert Dixon
Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan University
J. W. Dixon
West Union Street
Gretz Funeral Planned for Andy Gretz 35
Funeral services for Andy Gretz 35 were held Monday at a Catholic church in Athens with burial in the Catholic Cemetery. He died Friday at his Circle Hill home after several hours of acute indigestion. He is survived by his widow and five children, aged 13 to nine months.
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Gretz
Chauncey
Andy Gretz
Circle Hill
Athens
Mr. Gretz
Wallace Social Dinner Hosts Chauncey Event
Mr and Mrs Joe Wallace hosted a six o'clock dinner at their Hocking home on April 10. Guests included Mrs Mollie Wallace Barberton Mrs Sallie Johnson Athens Mr and Mrs Lloyd Thorne and two children Willoughby Mr and Mrs R West Pomeroy Mr and Mrs Carl Wallace and three children Deanville and Bobbie Blair Nelgonville.
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Chauncey
Joe Wallace
Hocking
Mollie Wallace
Barberton
Sallie Johnson
Athens
Lloyd Thorne
Willoughby
R. West
Pomeroy
Carl Wallace
Deanville
Bobbie Blair
Nelgonville
Beaumont Youth Undergoes Appendix Operation
Jess Ryan of Corning, son of Mr and Mrs Emmett Ryan, was taken to White Cross hospital in Columbus after Sunday illness. He underwent an appendectomy Monday morning and was accompanied by Mrs Ryan, his sister Edith Ryan, and William Yoder.
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Chauncey
Jess Ryan
Corning
Emmett Ryan
Beaumont
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Easter Guests at Mound Street Home
Mr and Mrs Floyd Stanley hosted Easter guests including Mr and Mrs O G Tasch and Mr and Mrs Ferris Fraser of Dayton, Mrs Nellie Wilkinson and children, Mrs Neva Nutter and Mary Lou, and Mr and Mrs Roy Pendergrass of Columbus. Mrs Tasch and Mrs Fraser are aunts of Mrs Stanley.
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Chauncey
Floyd Stanley
City
Mound Street
O. G. Tasch
Ferris Fraser
Dayton
Nellie Wilkinson
Ernest
Ira
Neva Nutter
Mary Louall
Carbon Hill
Roy Pendergrass
Columbus
Tasch
Fraser
Stanley
Garfield Heights High Principal Faces Court Ruling
Justice of the Peace Edward Crudele of Garfield Heights was to decide if Nelson Campbell, principal of Garfield Heights High School, should be dismissed or bound over to the grand jury on a charge of beating a student.
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Cleveland
U.R
Edward
Crudele
Garfield Heights
Nelson Campbell
Garfield Heights High School
Two Toledoans Die In Lake Erie Storm Tragedy
In Locust Point, the 24 foot Fiora was wrecked by a lake storm off Rono Beach killing Herman Bush 80 and his brother in law Winnie Brown 28. Their bodies were recovered after nets were lowered by fisherman Joseph Byers. It is unclear if they were swept overboard or tried to swim ashore.
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Toledo
U.R
Locust Point
Rono Beach
Lake Erié
Herman Bush
Winnie Brown
Joseph Byers
Lady Bailey Crashes Landing in Tabora
CAPETOWN April 10 A message from Lady Bailey states she crashed while landing at Tabora and was unhurt. Her plane was badly damaged during the solo London to Cape Town flight she undertook as one of England's premier women aviators.
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Capetown
South Africa
Abe Bailey
Lady Bailey
Tabora
England
London
Federal Livestock Club Starts Year in Amesville
The Federal Valley 4-H club held its first meeting of the year at C. C. Curtis home. Officers elected were Ray Starlin president Edward Keirns vice president Warren Kagler secretary Ralph Frash treasurer John Kasler news reporter and Max Heston recreation leader. Projects include potatoes dairy heifers poultry sheep and dairy production. Next meeting set for May 5 at Curtis home.
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Amesville
Federal Valley Livestock 4-H Club
C. C. Curtis
Ray Starlin
Ray
Edward Keirns
Edward Keirins
Warren Kagler
Ralph Frash
John Kasler
Max Heston
Arthur Kasler
Warren Kasler
Howard Starlin
John Easler
Don Strode
John Davis
Harmon Keirns
Howard Keirns
Amiensville Club
Curtis
Peacefulness Hope in Chicago Today
Chicago held its Illinois primary under tight security as about five thousand regular police and several thousand special officers plus hundreds of civilian volunteers staffed polls from 6 am to ensure peaceful, free voting amid fears of bombing and gunfire.
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Chicago
Illinois
Schoolgirl Sadie Crossman Dies After Poison Ingestion
Cleveland April 10 Miss Sadie Crossman an 18 year old high school girl died today from poison taken a week earlier according to police Relatives described her as healthy before illness and took no note of distress prior to her death.
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Cleveland
Sadie Crossman
Black teen charged after injuring man at salesroom contest
Marietta police arrested 18 year old Bernard Phillips on a serious charge after he allegedly stabbed William Amann, 21, with a putty knife during a confrontational incident at a motor car salesroom after Amann refused to let him leave with a prize.
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Marietta
Berenard Phillips
Willliam Amann
Phillips
Amann
Fall's Relative To Be Star Witness In Sinclair Trial
Washington April 10 W T Everhart son in law of former secretary Albert H Fall may testify today as the government star witness in the Sinclair trial He is expected to recount carrying 280 500 dollars paid to Fall for a one third interest in Fall s new properties and may elaborate his story during testimony
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Washington
W. T. Everhart
Interior
Albert H. Fall
Harry F. Sinclair
Everhart
Fall
Six Ohio National Guard members dispatched for mining region relief
Lancaster report states six members of Company G of the Ohio National Guard will report to St Clairsville to perform relief work in the mining region by day and guard duty at night.
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Lancaster
Ohio National Guard
St. Clairsville
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