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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1930

Page

5

Sayre Study Circle meets. notes college topics

Mrs. Howard S. Wood hosted the Sayre Study Circle with 17 members present. Roll call discussed an American college and topics on women’s important years. The May 6 meeting will close the calendar year with a social dinner at W. L. Gard’s North Hill home. Edith E. Beecher attended funeral services in Carroll for Charles K. Mohler. James Ginnan returned from Florida wintering in Miami, Athens, and Columbus. Gus White is home ill with mumps.

Howard S. Wood Woodard Avenue Sayre D. C. Snow Howard Wood H. T. Lee North Hill W. L. Gard

Make This Model at Home Pattern Description

The Athens Messenger Pattern Department presents a 1873 design with elbow flare sleeves and tucks on front and back bodice. Pattern offered in sizes 16 18 20 34 36 38 49 and 42 with yardage details and simple instructions. Send 15c per pattern or 10c with pattern order to 243 West 17th St New York City.

Elizabeth Georgette Athens Messenger Pattern Department West 17Th St New York City

Straw Vote on Zoning in Athens Ohio

A ballot asks Athens residents to mark Yes or No on zoning. It instructs voters to clip the form and mail it to the Zoning Straw Vote Editor of The Messenger in Athens before midnight Friday April 18 1930.

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Local births and a stillborn reported in Brooksville area

Mr Lawrence Kellar of Columbus on audit business in Athens. Three babies were born Tuesday night within half a mile of Brooksville near Luhrig. A son arrived to Mr and Mrs Harvey Davies and to Mr and Mrs Earl Secoy. Mr and Mrs Earl Stover mourn a stillborn daughter.

Lawrence Kellar Columbus Ohio University Athens Brooksville Luhrig Harvey Davies Earl Secoy Earl Stover

Club To Honor Husbands At Dinner

Hobson Study Circle met Tuesday evening in the Chamber of Commerce rooms with Mrs. R. A. Dalton presiding. Fifteen members answered roll call as current events were presented including The New Generation and Where It Is Going by Mrs. Farley Burdette. Mrs. C. G. Jordan spoke on Home the Unit of Society, and plans were made to entertain husbands with a 6 o clock dinner.

Hobson Study Circle Chamber of Commerce R. A. Dalton Farley Burdette C. G. Jordan Columbus

Zoning Straw Vote Details For Athens Ohio Ballot

Athens voters are invited via The Athens Messenger to participate in a one day straw vote on zoning the city into business industrial and residential districts. Eligible voters include city residents and property owners age eligible. Voters must provide name and address on five ballot lines with X marks for Yes or No. Ballots are counted at The Athens Messenger and results reported to City Council. names remain confidential. Ballots must be mailed to the Straw Vote Editor by midnight Friday April 18 1930.

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Hobson Study Circle to Hold Last Meeting of Season

Commerce room hosts the Hobson Study Circle for its final meeting of the season before fall. The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Eagles will meet at 7:20 PM Thursday in Eagles Mall with initiation planned. Mrs. James Carmichael is visiting her daughter in Fast Gulf, West Virginia, Mrs. Willam Green.

Av Commerce Rooms Hobson Study Circle The Eagles Eagles Mall James Carmichael Fast Gulf W. Va Willam Green

Eyes To Strain Smoked Glasses For Sun Eclipse

An unusual solar eclipse is visible April 23 to 28 with smoked glasses in Athens. The moon's shadow passes San Francisco around 11 AM and moves northeast, reaching Southern Montana after a half hour. Penumbra covers North America. A total eclipse lasts about ninety minutes in the western states.

Athens San Francisco Montana North America United States

Drinking by Prison Guards Now Charged

State Welfare Director Griswold faced questions over charges of drinking by guards at Junction City Prison Brick Plant. The document notes prior filings, involvement of attorneys John H. Cooper and Randolph Walton, and alleged political motives. Additionally Guard Ray Hillard’s home raid and legal case in New Lexington are mentioned with dates April 5 and April 24.

Columbus Griswold Junction City John H. Cooper Cooper Randolph Walton Charles Jones H. C. Blosser Blosser Ray Hilliard New Lexington

Marriage Defies Church as Harrisburg Couple Ties Knot

A Russian Harrisburg stenographer Drake 24 and her husband wed yesterday at Ebenger Baptist Church after obtaining a courthouse license. This marks the third interracial marriage case in eight years. The article then shifts to wage statistics, noting $1445 average yearly wages for workers vs U S $1200 and regional comparisons among East North Central Ohio and Middle Atlantic New England states.

United States East North Central Ohio Middle Atlantic New England States Middle Atlantic States

Ohio's high average industrial wage per worker

Ohio state's average industrial wage scale ranks high among the states with an elevated average annual wage per worker. The April report notes Ohio's standing in national comparisons of wages across industries.

Columbus Ohio State United States

Porter Weds White Stenographer in Lancaster

Williard C. Temple, 25, a Negro porter, marries Margaret H. in Lancaster with the ceremony noted by U.P. report. The article fragment records the union of two individuals from different racial backgrounds in a dated social note.

Porter Lancaster U.P Williard C. Temple Margaret H

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