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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1936

Page

16

Circus Chiefs Optimistic After Opening

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum amp. Bailey Combined Circus opened at Madison Square Garden with strong showmanship. Management foresees its longest route in years, a boost for business leaders who view the circus as a barometer of the economy. General manager Samuel Gumpertz notes a Presidential year usually hurts show business, making the optimism notable.

New York Madison Square Garden Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Samuel W. Gumpertz

Civil War Veteran Edgar Lockwood Dies at 91

Edgar Lockwood, 91, one of two surviving Civil War veterans in Niles, died of pneumonia. He enlisted at 16 and served four years, participating in many major battles.

Niles Edgar Lockwood

Joppa Brief Social Notes

Joppa notes move in new residents and visits. Ernest Tanthorey and family relocate to White Chapel house. Virgel Westfall families move into Tanthorey home. W C Blake family visits Grim kin near Guysville. Pratt family from Kansas visits E W Pratt’s, then Ravenswood trip. Betty Ann born to Rev. and Mrs Franklin Norris Greenfield. G N Longsworth as grandparents. Maxine Folan works in Parkersburg. Sue Santee visits from Success. Pratt and Folen miss due to mumps. CCC men from Pomeroy visit parents.

Joppa Ernest Tanthorey White Chapel Virgel Westfall Coolville Tanthorey W. C. Blake Albert Grim Guysville F. M. Pratt Arthur Thomas Kansas

Family Moves and Local Employments Noted in Small Town

A family moved from Vanderhoof to the home of the mother Mrs. O. R. Pullins on Tuesday. Zelma Founds and Ada Watkins are employed in Pomeroy. Mrs. Thomas Buchannan and her daughters returned to Little Hocking Sunday after traveling here due to the illness and death of her father O. R. Pullins.

Vanderhoof O. R. Pullins Zelma Founds Ada Watkins Pomeroy Thomas Buchannan Little Hocking

File Guest Menu Thesaurus for Frequent Guests

Maintain a guest file noting each guest plus dishes they like or dislike. Track preferred options and avoid repetition. Include the seven quickest digesting sugar rich items and label nourishment value for quick serving.

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