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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1931

Page

3

Vinton County districts pay past due school salaries

The state funds were diverted to cover overdue salaries for teachers and janitors in several Vinton County districts. Hamden 1500 dollars, Zaleski 800, Esville 800, Vinton Township 5000, Richland Township 800, Harrison 500, McArthur 2500, Eagle 500, Jackson 506, total 8490 dollars.

Carthur Aug Vinton County Hamden Zaleski Esville Vinton Township Richland Township Harrison Township McArthur Eagle Township Jackson Township Total

Committee To Study Hamden Bank Named

About 75 depositors of Citizens Bank Hamden met Wednesday evening and appointed a nine member committee to pursue investigation and funding. W C Tripp was named chairman with Theodore Webb Harvey Tripp Floyd DeLashmiutt George Henderson John Cox D C Thomas Charles Edwards and William Coles as members. John Cox was named treasurer and Harvey Tripp vice chairman. Depositors urged to donate to any committee member.

McArthur Fair Opens September 9 with Exhibits

Information from J. D. McKinley, county superintendent, notes an unusually fine public school exhibit in the new exhibition building at the Fairgrounds. A special Red Cross demonstration and exhibit will be featured along with agricultural and livestock displays. Harness racing runs on the last two days. The fair opens Wednesday September 9 and continues through Saturday evening September 12.

Kennard Outline on 47 County 4-H Activities

Vinton County extension agent reports boys and girls in the county are participating in at least one of the 47 activities sponsored.

Kennard Vinton County Exsion Agent

New Law Cuts Down Number of Licenses Issued

A Franklin City report shows August licenses down 50 percent from last year under a new five day law. Through Aug 20 130 licenses issued this month versus 272 a year ago. Clerks say couples avoid delays or seek licenses in Kentucky while liquor concerns influence marriages. August county totals indicate about 200 licenses likely this August from 350 last August.

Franklin City Frank Powell Kenucky Powell Seounty Fe Icemee U.P Mar

Breeding Classes Boost Ohio State Fair Saddle Show

The Ohio State Fair in Columbus announces 2000 dollars in breeding class prizes to boost saddle horse breeding at the fair from August 30 to September 5. Total cash and prizes reach 22000 dollars, with the 500 dollar 1931 foal stake underwritten by Charles W. Lee of Panhandle Oil.

Columbus Ugust Fair Ohio R. A. Forster Charles W. Lee Panhandle Oil Company Colt

4 H clubs grow as compared with last year

Nine hundred thousand in the United States and Ohio are in this movement. Miss Genevieve Kelly of the McArthur Savings and Loan and McArthur Brick Company office leaves for a two week vacation. Mrs QO. D. Daily of Albany attends funeral of Capt. D. H. Moore.

United States Ohio Genevieve Kelly McArthur Savings and Loan and McArthur Brick Company York Collingswood N. J Washington D. C QO. D. Daily Albany William Jacobs D. H. Moore Charles Keeney Hawk J. D. McKinley M. 8. Cox McArthur Pickaway County Ohio County Superintendents’ Association Athens Tina Vollenweider Hamden C. E. Vollenweider J. H. Milhon White Cross Hospital Eliza J. Wood Marion Jerry Martin

Local Socials Include Visits and Annual Basket Dinner

Elizabeth Morris of Marietta visits Columbus with Mrs. Ella Bolen and Effie Hummel. George Gilkey goes to Hebree for work. Mr and Mrs C A Bolen with daughter Margret visit Homer Ellis. The fourth annual alkday meeting and basket dinner will be at Mrs Ira Marshalls near Pleasanton on Sept 6 with invitations to bring baskets.

Columbus Elizabeth Morris Marietta Ella Bolen Effie Hummel George Gilkey Hebree C. A. Bolen Margret Homer Ellis Ira Marshall Pleasanton

Young American Visits Moscow Aims at New Human Conditions

A United Press report by Jack Howard from Paris notes Moscow as a center of a new civilization and a laboratory of social and political experiment. The piece describes the foreigner’s astonishment at daily life, transportation, and the difficulty of finding taxis in the city with 2.8 million people as 115 aging cars serve residents and visitors alike.

Russia Jack Howard United Press Paris Moscow

Moscow Travelogue Reveals Luxury and Hardship for Foreigners

The writer describes Moscow streets crowded with soldiers and bread lines, foreign hotel prices, and lavish meals for officials, noting currency costs, American bars in hotels, gypsy entertainment, and a mix of opulence and scarcity for visitors. The piece highlights capitalist charges at hotels and the vivid diversity among troops.

Moscow Soviet Union Fifth Avenue Europe Russia

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McArthur and Vinton Inton County Hamden Bank Franklin County Sidle Horse Show Buick America R. L. Polk & Co The Athens County Buick Co United Parts Bureau Ris North Court Street Rayon Childrens mBa Rouen Tuckoff Nate de Manel Chauncey U. S. Dept. of Agriculture Bureau of Anima Industry Foreign Office Athens, Ohio
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