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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1938
Page
8
Federal surplus commodities including peas milk prunes and raisins have been received at the City Building for distribution to eligible relief clients and old age pensioners. The distribution is now in progress.
Mrs Retta Lennox Mrs Garnet Schoonover Mrs Cora Davis Mrs Leonard Myers and mother Mrs O P Hale returned from visits with relatives and friends in Vincennes Bicknell and Spencer Ind They toured the Vincennes Clark Memorial Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Indianapolis and joined an early morning Cadie Tabernacle broadcast on the way home Ninevah Rebekah Lodge to serve a 6 Oclock vegetable dinner at IOOF Hall Jacksonville Aug 30 Members urged to bring covered vegetable dishes.
Hocking Valley Giants beat Carbondale 3 to 1 as Hope Woodson pitched well, allowing five hits and one run. Chesser led Carbondale with two hits. Woodson and Dexter also had two hits each for the Giants, who aim to win the city league title with Friday’s game vs Dr. Walker's All Stars.
Nellsville area report states Edgar DeFord of Nelsonville Route 2 is charged with operating under the influence after a wreck at Poplar and Harper Streets. He is to be arraigned in mayor's court today. Roy Elliott was fined 10 dollars for fighting, Dick Merz to be arraigned today. Sunset misadventure at Bath ends with Kingsbury covered in orange paint after arriving at an accident scene.
Nelsonville officials announce Dr. Walker's All Stars versus Hocking Valley Giants moved from Monday August 29 to Tuesday August 30. The City Twilight League Baseball Commission says the result will decide this year's city league championship.
Taft warns against the glamour of the New Deal and the lure of radio persuasion. He argues voters need issue talk to elect a Republican ticket and an anti New Deal Congress upholding the Constitution and American way of life. The Men attended a banquet after a committee meeting at the courthouse.
San Toy home coming will be held Sunday August 28. A basket dinner will be served and many former residents and their friends are expected to attend the event in Corning.
Miss Cleo Clark and Mr. William Bales wed at dawn on August 24 in the Methodist Episcopal Church. After a weeklong trip they will live in Wilmington where he teaches in the City Schools. Also notes on theater group outings, visits, and bridge club activities with local residents and families.
The Entertain Club hosts a gathering featuring Mrs Alden Stilson, Mrs Clay ton Crafts, and Mrs Corwin Cookson as principal attendees in a social page note from the local society column.
Nelsonville relatives announce the engagement of Miss Elizabeth Juniper and Lieut. John K. Carr. Both graduates of the University of Nevada class ’37, she a former Smith Valley teacher and he an air training graduate at Randolph Field. They plan to live in Riverside California where Carr will be stationed. The couple has visiting ties to Nelsonville. Germany schedules regular trans Atlantic flights from July 11 to Oct 17 with ships launched by catapults.
Nelsonville Eagles meet Philo Wonders at City Playground on Sunday at 2 30 pm. Eagles ride a four game win streak and aim to upset Philo, last season’s only team to beat them. Philo, led by Carl Hartley, featured five hits in a single game earlier this season. Also noting Mrs. Paul Shearer underwent appendicitis surgery at Marietta Osteopathic Hospital.
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