Society notes include Clule meeting and charity plans
Muss Genevieve Apgar led the Socialiterary Club at Mrs. J. T. Merwin’s home with Shakespeare readings. The group planned its annual Christmas donation for a needy Athens family and groceries funded by the club treasury. The next meeting is Tuesday December 17 at Mrs. Frank B. Guilum’s home.
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Setatee 9
Muss
Genevieve Apgar
J. T. Merwin
North Hill
Apgar
Anthony
Cleopatra
Athens
Frank B. Guilum
Women’s Benefit Association to Host Initiation and Officers
The Women’s Benefit Association will hold a meeting at 30 o clock Thursday night featuring initiation of three candidates and election of officers with Mrs. Roy Saylor presiding. Hospital visits and family updates accompany the agenda through reports on members and local movements.
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Women's Benefit Association
Pp. Hal
Roy Saylor
Will
Ladies Auxiliary Eagles to Meet Thursday Evening
Mrs. Frank R. Gross returns home after a three weeks visit with her sons and families. The sons are Ernest Gross of Columbus Fred Gross of Crooksville and Carl Gross of New Lexington.
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Frank R. Gross
Ernest Gross
Columbus
Fred Gross
Crooksville
Carl Gross
New Lexington
Farm Bureau Opens Athens Service Branch
The Athens Service Branch of the Ohio Farm Bureau Corporation opened Monday in the former B and O Freight Office building. Financed by the Ohio Farmers Corporation in Columbus, it is one of 23 branches statewide with R W Darling as manager and N E Mills as assistant manager. The branch will handle farmers supplies fertilizers kerosene and seed.
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Athens
Ohio Farm Bureau Corporation
Ohio Farmers Corporation
Columbus
R. W. Darling
Marion County
Martel
N. E. Mills
Farm Bureau
Perry County to Seek State Aid for Road Program
Perry County commissioners plan to request state funds to continue their mile township road program. They will meet Governor Cooper in the assembly, prompted by President Hoover and following the defeat of a two mill wood road levy at the fall election. The county lacks resources to sustain road improvements.
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New Lexington
Perry County
Cooper
Hoover
Chesapeake & Ohio ratifies purchase and stock increase
Stockholders in Richmond at a special meeting authorize acquisition of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway properties including the Chesapeake & Hocking Railway and the Hocking Valley Railway. They adopt resolutions to raise capital from 185 million to 800.9 million and amend the charter to split each $100 common share into four $25 shares.
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Richmond
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Chesapeake & Hocking Railway
Hocking Valley Railway
Norwich City freighter crew lost after reef crash
A wireless message from the steamer Tron Gate reported 11 crew members drowned when the freighter Norwich City struck a reef at Gardiner Island in the South Pacific. The message arrived in Tutuila Samoa on December 4.
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Tutuila
Samoa
Norwich City
Gardiner Island
South Pacific Ocean
Tron- Gate
Special Meeting of Philathea Class
Special meeting of the Philathea Class of the Christian Church will be held at the home of Mrs. John Jagers, 34 North Congress Street, Thursday evening at 9 o'clock following church services. Members should bring finished articles for the bazaar.
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The
Christian Church
John Jagers
North Congress Street
Finsterwald Sisters Host Hobson Circle Meeting
Miss Blanche Finsterwald hosted the Hobson Study Circle at 82 Franklin Avenue with sister Delle Finsterwald presiding. Mrs. P. G. Hibbard led the paper on Homes of Yesterday and Today as Delle reported on the Women's Federation meeting in Portsmouth. The next gathering December 17 will be a Christmas party at Mrs. N. S&S. Welk's home with gifts and a food drive for needy families. Mrs. E. J. Shannon returned from Columbus visit with Mrs. H. H. Herron.
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Blanche Finsterwald
Hobson Study Circle
Miss Delle Finsterwald
Franklin Avenue
P. G. Hibbard
Women's Federation
Portsmouth
N. S&s. Welk
Second Street
Slaughter Family Hosts Flora Jane Slaughter Sixth Birthday
Mr and Mrs Ray E Slaughter entertained Saturday from 2 to 4 p m honoring daughter Flora Jane on her sixth birthday. Betty Lou Wyckoff and Betty Griswald performed dances while guests included Betsy Bailey Patsy Sherrard Eugenia Kresge and others. Gifts were plentiful and the hostess was helped by sons Ray Junior and Paul Franklin. Mr and Mrs George Johnston returned from Columbus where they spent Thanksgiving with their son Fred Johnston and family.
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Ray E. Slaughter
Maplewood Drive
Flora Jane
Betty Lou Wyckoff
Betty Griswald
Betsy Bailey
Patsy Sherrard
Eugenia Kresge
Ada Louise Phiffer
Martha Ann Hoisington
Helen Frances
Story
Virginia Quidor
Bernard Tom
James Robert Williams
Guy Richard Chapman
Flora Jane Slaughter
Ray Junior
Paul Franklin
Mrs
George Johnston
Columbus
Fred Johnston
Standard Bearers of First Methodist to Meet Miss Kittle
Standard Bearers of the First Methodist Church will meet with Miss Lillian Kittle at 1738 North Lancaster Street Thursday evening at 4 30 o clock.
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First Methodist Church
Lillian Kittle
North Lancaster Street
Fiftieth Anniversary Party of First Methodist Home Missionary Society
Members and friends attended the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Home Missionary Society of First Methodist Church. District President Mrs H J Holcombe presided. Miss Lulu Kepps spoke on mission work from 1926 to 1930 and outlined goals for the year including training, stewardship, evangelism, and a building program.
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Home Missionary Society
First Methodist Church
H. J. Holcombe
C. M. Coulter
Lulu Kepps
Ierse
Kepps
Utah
Mexigen
Cincinnati
Jacksonville
Chicago
P. J. Huffman
Charles Evans
Ori Carpenter
Mina Fry
Osa Cooper
O. W. Wilcox
Ardilia Shuster
W. Drake
Helen Cross
Holcombe
Salvation Army appeals for food and clothing aid
Cold weather and snow increase the Salvation Army’s work as requests for food grow. Capt. Richard Benton appeals for canned goods and clothing while mariners contribute. He notes 126 requests for Christmas dinners and seven families received aid Tuesday.
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Salvation Army
Richard Benton
Christmas party by Sarre Study Circle at Mrs Porter home
The Sarre Study Circle opened its annual Christmas party with scripture verses and carols sung by 15 members at Mrs. Carl Porter's 67 West Washington Street home. Mrs. P. G. Huffman presided as vice president, a playlet titled Marie Jinks was presented, and prizes were awarded in a contest.
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Sarre Study Circle
Carl Porter
West Washington Street
P. G. Huffman
D. B. Green
A. W. Roetticher
H. L. Atkinson
Charles Kinison
H. T. Lee
A. E. Wagner
D. ©. Snow
O. FE. McChere
James Williams
Canton grand jury probes police officers link to Jungie vice lords
Canton prosecutors expect a continuation of the grand jury investigation into charges linking Canton police officers with the Jungie vice lords later this month after a partial report was released.
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Canton
Jungie
Henry W. Harter, Jr
Walton League Admits Twelve New Members
Athens Chapter of the Isaak Walton League welcomed twelve new members at City Hall. Officers pursue a membership drive as reports from the Columbus convention stressed conservation of Ohio game life. The conservation league and Athens Boy Scouts plan a joint meeting soon.
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Athens
Isaak Walton League
City Hall
Don Young
Clarence Wyckoff
Guy Sassor
N. E. Millis
Caeil Cox
Harry Swank
Carl Beasley
Wilson Smith
Charles Woodworth
Rev Dapter Frank Murphey
Clyde Manafield, Jr
Hell At
Columbus
O. FE. McClure
W. Fink
Ohio
Conservation League
Athens Boy Scouts
Athens Grange Meeting Features Songs and Stunts
Athens Grange will meet Thursday night at 7:80 o'clock in Mira. George Snyder leads the lecture hour with songs recitations and stunts planned for the program.
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Athens Grange
Mira
George Snyder
Ratify program push to raise million for prohibition drive
In Columbus on December 4 the Anti-Saloon League proposed a $1,000,000 publicity and educational campaign to bolster public sentiment for continuing prohibition and enforcing the law. A resolution by the Manufacture and Business Committee of the League in Weaterville urged support for officials who will enforce the law and called on federal, state, and Iowa officials to enforce all laws while backing President Hoover’s law enforcement program.
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Columbus
U.ak-Tha
Anti
Students of French depart ment to stage play at Memorial Auditorium
Ohio University students present a play Thursday night at 7 80 o clock in Memorial Auditorium for the public. A musical program precedes the performance featuring Helen McClamlin Ann Haworth Kathryn Myers and Mary Elizabeth Clark. Cast includes Joe Mcculionagh Lois Vithlan Clark Murray Stephen King and Florence Moore.
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Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Helen McClamlin
Ann Haworth
Kathryn Myers
Mary Ellaabeth Clark Willl
Joe Mcculionagh
Lois Vithlan
Clark Murray
Stephen King
Florence Moore
Railroad fined $25,000 in discrimination case
Federal Judge Benson W. Hough fined Detroit Toledo & Ironton Railroads $25,000 after indictments alleged it accepted a discriminatory concession from the Norfolk & Western Railroad to ship coal at below established rates by rerouting from N and W points to DT&I points. BF Ruddman of Detroit, VP, pleaded guilty to each count.
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Columbus
Benson W. Hough
Detroit
Toledo & Ironton Rall
Norfolk & Western
Ounte
PB. Ruddman
Hough
Bridge Approved for Carrollton Ohio River Crossing
The War Department announced approval of plans to build a bridge across the Ohio River at Carrollton Kentucky by the Kentucky State Highway Commission.
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Washington
U. P
War Department
Ohio River
Carrollton
Kentucky State Highway Commission
Postponements Mark Local Court Week in New Lexington
Severe case of rhenticatien confines Common Meal Judge T PD to his home in New Lexington. Seven cases set for hearing this week postponed to next week.
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New Lexington
T PD
Hollingsworth Former Congressman Dies in Cadiz
Former Congressman David A. Hollingsworth, 85, died at his Cadiz home after a fall down stairs. The incident occurred late last night and authorities said his death was due to complications from the fall.
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Cadiz
David A. Hollingssworth
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Jessie Drake
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Canada
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Elizabeth Drake
Hester
Procter & Gamble Soap Company
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Charles J. Murdock
Louisa Atkinson
Grant Hospital
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Chesapeake & Ohio
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H. H. Herron
West Broad Street
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J. W. Hudson
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Bert Hooper
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T. R. Biddle
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Sarre Circle Christmas Park
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Mr. Swain
New Marshfield
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Visher
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Athens, Ohio
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