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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1931

Page

3

Nelsonville heads seek new city school sup't today

Nelsonville Board of Education may hire a new superintendent as August terms begin statewide. O F Deetz had been elected but may stay in Painesville. Home Economics chair Miss Marjorie Rutledge elected, succeeding Miriam Slater who resigned. Local notices include community visits and family events.

Nelsonville Painesville Marjorie Rutledge McConnelsville Miriam Slater Murray City

Dinner Guests Include Campbell Family and Friends

Jr. and Mrs. Earl Campbell of East Washington Street entertained at dinner Tuesday with the latter's mother Mrs. J. F. Bond of Logan, plus Mickey Brown Jr. of St. Augustine Florida and Eugene Holland of Pennsylvania.

Earl Campbell East Washington Street J. F. Bond Logan Mickey Brown, Jr St. Augustine Fla Eugene Holland Pennsylvania

Marriage of Gaynelle Altman and Carl Birtcher

The marriage of Miss Gaynelle Altman of Happy Hollow to Carl Birtcher took place June 27 in Athens. The groom’s parents Mr and Mrs William Birtcher of Robbins Road announce the wedding.

Gaynelle Altman Happy Hollow Carl Birtcher Athens William Birtcher Robbins Road

Mrs Spencer Class Meeting at Mrs Murphy's Friday

The members of Mrs. Thomas Spencer's Class of the Methodist Church will meet at Mrs. John Murphy's home on Franklin Street Friday evening at 7 30 o'clock.

Thomas Spencer The Methodist Church John Murphy Franklin Street

Mrs Kelly to Move to Las Vegas After Sending Off Class Party

Mrs. W. W. Kelly Jr and husband plan to depart September 1 for Las Vegas Nevada to reside. She was guest of honor at a Class 21 Methodist Church party hosted by Mrs. Carl Coakley at 267 Oak Street. Sixty present. gift given. two course pot luck luncheon. guests included Mrs. Joe Bastrows and Mrs. Rachel Drescher.

W. W. Kelly, Jr Las Vegas Nevada Carl Coakley Oak Street Methodist Church Kelly Coakley Joe Bastrows Rachel Drescher

Social notes from Columbus visits and local families

Mrs Bessie Warehime and Ruth spend the week with relatives in Columbus. Mrs Joe Figgins of Columbus visits her mother Mrs Frank Murphy. G D Ridenour was a business visitor in Columbus today. Mrs Delbert Davis Paul Davis and Ward Hamm spent Tuesday in Columbus with Mr and Mrs Will Robertson. Mr and Mrs Clarence Davis and son Harold of Detroit visit, with Mrs H B Tinkham and son Charles of To-

Joho James Harrold Clarence Davis H. B. Tinkham Charles Ewington Frank Davis Columbus Robert Ingram Forest Green Youngstown Lawrence Sibert Frank Bean Betty Harris Ingraham Edgar S. Ingraham Edith Richardson Mercer John W. Wood West Washington Street T. R. Potts A. B. Johnson C. W. Brush Rebecca Ann Durward North Frances Bennett Mary Louise Pritchard Detroit Mich Nelle Dowler Erma Adkins Fred Stracke Logan Bessie Warehime Ruth Joe Figgins Frank Murphy G. D. Ridenour Delbert Davis Paul Davis Ward Hamm Will Robertson Harold

Wall of Water Brings Deaths in Tehachapi

A sudden twenty foot wall of water roared from Tehachapi Mountains after a six inch downpour flooding Mathrone Canyon. Two bodies were recovered and five feared dead including Jim Davis and wife as the torrent swept through their home. Portland resident William M. McFarland and others named in the incident were unaccounted for.

Tehachapi Calif U.P Tehachapi Mountains Mathrone Canyon Jim Davis William M. McFarland Portland Ore Robert Olive

Field Day At Southeastern Ohio Test Farm Carpenter

Several hundred people are expected for a Field Day at the Southeastern Ohio Test Farm in Carpenter tomorrow. Tours of the farm will be offered with talks by experts F. H. Ballou on orchard dusting and spraying, D. R. Dodd on experiment plots, L. A. Kauffman on sheep and beef cattle costs, and D. C. Kennard on poultry.

Southeastern Ohio Test Farm Carpenter F. H. Ballou Ohio Experiment Station D. R. Dodd L. A. Kauffman Ohio State University Department of Agriculture D. C. Kennard

Inspection Tours Schedule for Grove Project Areas

Officials will begin inspections at 10 15 in the morning with a second tour at 1 00. Addresses will be announced from the platform in the grove.

Hoover foresees local relief first in coming hardship

Farm Board notes pot closing and food clothing fuel items on market while federal aid may be needed in some cities next winter. Hoover awaits complete local need reports and aims to exhaust local resources before federal program. hopes unemployment relief can be self funded in many of 227 cities out of 400.

Texas Hoover Middle Western Association of Community Chests and Councils

Texas oil law heats up price fight and shutdown fears

Austin observers note a new oil conservation law went into effect raising hopes among producers for relief from low prices that have forced Oklahoma wells to close. The bill, passed just six hours before the special session ended, left questions about the extent of production cuts.

Austin Tex Texas Oklahoma

Failed legislative stance on oil curtailment limits

Bone legislators argued Heo 4 should not be cut at all, asserting oil curtailment is allowed only to prevent waste and not for economic reasons.

Miners At Murray City Urged To Join Reorganization

Seven hundred miners attended a mass meeting in Murray City High School gymnasium last night. Lee Hall president of District No. 6 United Mine Workers of America addressed the crowd along with David Watkins urging miners to join a reorganization effort.

Urray City Lee Hall United Mine Workers of America David Watkins

Wake Up Your Liver Bile Without Calomel

An advertisement urges readers to use Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate bile flow and relieve digestive malaise. It warns against laxatives and salts, claims two pounds of bile enter the bowels daily when blocked, and promotes the pills as gentle vegetable extracts sold 25 cents at stores.

Carter

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