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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1934

Page

7

Beach Club Dreamer Boots Faces Regatta Week

Boots Raeburn, a 18 year old in a faded town, watches rival Sylvia Rivers and Hardy at the Yacht Club as she envies wealth and romance. Her evenings at home contrast with fantasies of Europe, pictures, and a future meeting a mysterious cousin Denis Fenway arrives.

Bristol Boots Raeburn Poppy Lane Mickey Mouse Ted Ter Chris Boots Tima Sylvia Trys Mawr Patty Hardy Laddie Rudd Isabel Jim Eberman Jim Raeburns Larchneck Mr. Raeburn Daddy Sylvia Rivers Lovey Timmy Dorothy Perkins Lois Hart Lois Denis Fenway

Scouts Enjoying Five Day Century of Progress Trip

Ath ens Boy Scouts travel party attends the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago for five days. Report notes strong appetites robust sleep at night and rugged mosquitoes at their camp near the city. Knowton brothers collect souvenirs while Carrol Davis Walton Davis Warren Higgins explore shows. Junior Ward and Donald Radford arrive late for dinner. David Pierce remains hungry. No illnesses reported and no homesickness observed.

Athens Chicago Knowton Brothers Carrol Davis Walton

Pony struck and killed near Chesterhill

A pony belonging to Carroll and Bernard Triplett was struck and killed by a motor car while grazing at the roadside near Chesterhill.

Chesterhill Carroll Bernard Triplett

Kinsey MacMellon Family Reunion Set for Aug 12

Chesterhill report notes Kinsey MacMellon family reunion scheduled for Sunday August 12 at Embree Park with planned gathering and activities.

Chesterhill Kinsey-MacMellon Embree Park

Local Social Notes Highlight Area Visitors and Helpers

Mr and Mrs Fred Pratt spent a few days with Dad Congreve's family to help care for two seriously ill children. Carl and Perry Orr are building a silo for EB E Hayman. Miss Bertha Rose of Columbus is vacationing with relatives. Recent guests of H V Tucker included Mr and Mrs How ard Miles Mrs Dillon Cross and Adda Cross Mr and Mrs E A Wingett Mr and Mrs Chester Barnett Miss Fanny Bell Weaver of Racine Orville Brown of Reno and Mr and Mrs Loretta Roush of Pomeroy.

Chester Barnett Fanny Bell Weaver Racine Orville Brown Reno Loretta Roush Pomeroy

Local Ball Game Won by Middleport Negro Team

A Negro team from Middleport won the ball game Tuesday here. Mr. and Mrs. O. E. German visited Columbus relatives last week. Mrs. Mae Young of Greenfield spent the weekend with relatives. Capt. W. E. Roe, visiting relatives, became ill and was taken home to Cincinnati Saturday.

Middleport O. E. German Columbus Mae Young Greenfield W. E. Roe Cincinnati

Lewis Home-Coming Is Held at Ferndale Sunday

A Lewis School home-coming in the Ferndale area drew a fair crowd despite threatening weather. W D Christman of Oakdale spoke on Civil War experiences. local figures Dr. W N Alderman Athens and Everett Lewis Albany spoke, with others sharing memories and greetings from former students and kin across Ohio.

Glouster Lewis Ferndale W. D. Christman Oakdale W. N. Alderman Athens Nelson Alderman Everett Lewis Albany Walter Lewis Jacob Lewis Ira Shaner Adam Shaner Hettie Woodward Chesterhill R. A. Lunsford Fletcher Murphy Lydia Coulter Crookaville Rose Helle Shrewsberry Coulter R. A. Headley Columbus Isaac Headley Atty J. C. Headley Trimble and M. F. Andrews Clarksville Albert 8. Johnson Sherrodeville Kate Linscott Cherryvale Kan John Wyatt James Smith

Kasler Family Reunion Set at Hooper Ridge

The sixteenth Kasler annual reunion will be held at Hooper Ridge on Sunday September 2. All descendants of Abram and Kellion Kasler are invited, according to secretary Mrs Frances Clark Trimble.

Glouster Kasler Hooper Ridge Frances Clark Trimble Abram and Kellion Kasler

W. C. T. U. Meets in Glouster for Primary Talk

The W. C. T. U. held a Tuesday meeting at Mrs. Ernest Jones on Walnut Hill with ten members. President Mrs. Lulu Bingman led the session while Mrs. Laura Gatchel read Scripture and Mrs. R. B. Smith offered prayer. Members discussed candidates ahead of the primary. next gathering is September 4 at Mrs. W. W. Leadbetter's home.

Glouster Ernest Jones Walnut HM Lulu Bingman Laura Gatchel R. B. Smith W. W. Leadbetter

Cemetery Work Day At Beech Grove

A meeting of all interested men is set for Saturday morning at Beech Grove Cemetery. Bring lunch and any mowing or cleanup tools. Grounds need attention, with volunteers asked to help clear and tidy the grounds.

Beech Grove Beech Grove Cemetery

Local Family News From Columbus and West Mansfield

W G Miller and family of Columbus visited over the weekend with his sister Mrs Robert McKnight. Mrs Millard Grimm entertained Mrs Grimes of Indiana at her home last week. The condition of Mrs Harold Gardner improved. RL Grapes traveled to West Mansfield to see his brother Emerson who was critically ill. the brother, born and raised here, died Friday and was buried at West Mansfield Sunday.

W. G. Miller Columbus Robert McKnight Millard Grimm Grimes Indiana Harold Gardner RL. Grapes West Mansfield Emerson

Mrs Hartinger seriously ill in Middleport

Mrs Hannah Hartinger has been seriously ill for several days in Middleport. She is the mother of Dr M D Hartinger of Pomeroy and Jed Hartinger of Five Points.

Hartinger Middleport Hannah Hartinger Mrs. Hartinger M. D. Hartinger Pomeroy Jed Hartinger Five Points

Emerald Oil Promises Instant Leg Healing Without Surgery

A vintage advertisement touts Emerald Oil as a home treatment for bad legs. It claims no operations or injections are needed, no enforced rest, and says users can go about normal activities while it heals sores, reduces swelling, and improves circulation with instant results.

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