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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1938

Page

8

Miss Middleport to Compete for Miss American Legion Ohio

Miss Marjorie Brown, Miss Middleport, travels to Columbus on Aug 31 to compete with state contestants for Miss American Legion of Ohio at Main Theater. If she wins, she advances to the national pageant in Los Angeles.

Middleport Marjorie Brown Feeney-Bennett Post American Legion Columbus American Legion of Ohio Miss Brown Roe Brown Middleport High School Ohio Los Angeles

Meddlers and a Royal Fugitives Mystery Dialogue

Adele Garrison questions the narrator about a dangerous plot involving new babies and hidden threats. She seeks details on Dicky-bird's mess, hinting at a broader conspiracy connected to Mary and past foes. The tension centers on secrecy and the need to piece together a troubling puzzle.

Dicky-bird Dicky Mary

Grandstand Crowd at Athens County Fair Thursday

Reporter notes gatherings in the grandstand with many residents named from Athens including the Weber, Beasley, Cline and Linscott families among others. The piece describes action by horses in races, midway happenings, welfare service staff, traffic regulation, and local social details at the fair.

Maureen Cornwell Dorothy Parmiter Parks Fair Herb Parker Little Josten Twins Little Folks Automobile Speedway O. D. Dailey Faye Cline Flora Hall Julia Wadley Mary Collins Margaret Haskins Red Cross John Farley Raymond Bardin Marjorie Gordon Bush Kenner Bush H. B. Ackerman Lee Cox Betty Cavanaugh Shirley Ann Marie Cavanaugh Webb Bethel George Lantz Roush Guy Brown R. P. Imes Floral Hall E. J. Shannon County Welfare Services E. S. Finsterwald Welfare Service Mary Helen Fretts Fred

Cooper in Marco Polo at Athena in New Movie Peak

A lavish Athena screening today and tomorrow presents Gary Cooper in his most romantic role as Marco Polo the traveling salesman who opened a trade route between Europe and Asia during Kublai Khan s reign. Sigrid Gurie debuts as Princess Kukachin with budding star quality praised by critics. The drama follows Marco from Venice to Pekin where he wins Kukachin s love while thwarting Ahmed s plot and Kaidu s jealousy. Also features a couture slip and a canning rack ad in the same page.

Athena Gary Cooper Europe Asia Kublai Khan Sigrid Gurie Goldwyn Ahmed Marco Marco Polo Kaidu Alan Hale Khan Binnie Barnes China Sea Pekin

Reunions Scheduled for Aug 28 in multiple towns

Friday August 26 1938 notices invite descendants of William John Howard and Louis Lee Howard to a Wheeling West Virginia reunion. Sand Rock M E Church hosts an all day home coming with Sunday School at 10 am and basket dinner at noon. Knowlton and Gorby Reunions set for Athens County Townhouse and Masonic Park Marietta Ohio respectively on Sunday August 28.

Howard Mills Carl Wilson N. Shafer St Dean John Gibson Morris Ave William Johnson Howard Louis Lee Howard Athens County Wheeling W. Va Sand Rock M. E Paden City Masonic Park Marietta Ohio

Three Beasley Boys Celebrate Birthdays on Aug 23

A Beasley family gala marked August 23 with three birthdays. Jack Beasley 16, Carl Jr. 20, and cousin Frank Briggs 15, all grandchildren of Mrs. F. J. Beasley of Grandview Height. Their parents are Carl H Beasley of Utah Place and J C Briggs of Oklahoma.

Beasley Jack Carl Jr Carl H. Beasley Utah Place Frank Briggs J. C. Briggs Oklahoma F. J. Beasley Grandview Height

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