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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1930

Page

6

Daughters of Union Veterans Install New Officers

The Daughters of Union Veterans met in the I O O F Hall and initiated Mrs Elza Warren. Officers elected for the year include Mrs H L Atkinson president Miss Nelle Pickering senior vice president Mrs William Haning junior vice president Mrs Alex Root patriotic instructor Mrs Charles Henry chaplain Miss Caroline McKinstry treasurer Mrs Elizabeth Harris guide Mrs Coleman Ashworth secretary. Plans include a December 17 Christmas party and pot luck supper.

Daughters of Union Veterans I. O. O. F. Hall Elza Warren H. L. Atkinson Nelle Pickering William Haning Alex Root Charles Henry Caroline McKinstry Elizabeth Harris Coleman Ashworth

Plains Standard Bearers Meet Here Last Night

Miss Frances Harrison hosted the Standard Bearer Society of The Plains with twenty members present. Nora Spencer led devotions and Marie Aleshire presided as president with Mrs. Fred Nida as counselor. Plans for the coming year were outlined and a Christmas party at Christine Cochran's home will host the next meeting.

Frances Harrison South Court Street Christine Cochran Thomas Cade Aleshire Michael J. L. Pickering

Social evenings and visits span Franklin Avenue and Shawnee

Mrs. W. F. Smiley hosted her bridge club at 66 Franklin Avenue with Mrs. Art Susatt as a guest. Mrs. J. B. Roberts won the top score and Mrs. Teaman Faris was second. Visitors include Mrs. Dent Russell from Hamilton arriving for the weekend at 69 Fast Mill Street with Mr. Russell. Mr. and Mrs. George Pennell and Marion Andrews visited the Welches in Shawnee, while Mrs. Welch recovers at home and Anna Collings stays with the Welches. Mrs. James Brown returns home to Toronto after visiting her son-in-law and daughter at 116 Franklin Avenue.

W. F. Smiley Franklin Avenue Art Susatt J. B. Roberts Teaman Faris George Pennell Marion Andrews Claude Welch Rose Mary Shawnee Welch Pennell Anna Collings James Brown Toronto Ohio

Roberts Family Travel Plans Across States

Mrs. L. W. Roberts visits Lawton Oklahoma to stay with sisters. Mr. Roberts plans to join in January and the couple will travel to California. Mrs BD. E. Blackburn visited Columbus to see sister-in-law Miss Elizabeth Blackburn,recovering at White Cross Hospital.

BD. E. Blackburn Columbus Elizabeth Blackburn White Cross Hospital

McClure Dinner Bridge Hosts and Winners noted

Mr and Mrs J H McClure at 32 Grosvenor Street hosted a Wednesday dinner bridge with seven tables. High score went to Mr Harvey C Baker while Mrs C W Gross won the women’s prize and Mr J J Woolley took the men’s prize. Lydia Lash Swans Club plans a Christmas party for December 11 at Mrs M C Morrison’s home with a 1 pm luncheon and gift exchange. Mr E S S Monce of Forest was Thursday guest of Mr and Mrs C A Hooper on Richland Avenue.

J. H. McClure Grosvenor Street Dinner Bridge Harvey C. Baker C. W. Gross J. J. Woolley Lydia Lash Swans Club M. C. Morrison Marietta Avenue

Indian Missionary Speaks at Athens Presbyterian Church

The Rev W A Moore a Presbyterian missionary from Shikoba India will speak twice at Athens Presbyterian Church on Sunday first at 6 PM in the young people's vesper on Education and the Indian Student then at the evening service on Heart Trends and Christian Tendencies in India He will discuss relations between India and Great Britain the Gandhi led nonviolent revolution and the challenges of reaching a 1000 square mile parish with 375 villages Mrs Moore a doctor aids parishioners and native assistants are trained to continue work under harsh heat and wet weather plus the need for basic education along with religious instruction.

W. A. Moore Shikohaband India Athens Presbyterian Gandhi Moore

Old Teacher Given Shower of Cards

Memories of the 46 years he spent teaching in Ross Vinton and Pickaway Counties returned to Mr. Wharton as he read about 60 birthday greeting cards from former pupils. He grew up in Vinton County and taught near Hallsville and Adelphi. He and his daughter and son in law, Mr and Mrs Earl N Snyder, reside at 1293 Sullivant Ave celebrated his seventy fifth birthday.

Columbus Ross Vinton Pickaway Counties Wharton Vinton County Hallsville Adelphi Earl N. Snyder Sullivant Ave

Ohio man commits suicide amid ill health despondency

Chillicothe, Dec 6 Ellis T Yaple, 35, shot himself here yesterday. Relatives say despondency over ill health prompted the act. His wife works as hostess at the Farm House near Columbus. They leave two children.

Chillicothe, O U.P Ellis T. Yaple Columbus

Stivers High to Play Miami High on Christmas Day

Stivers High School of Dayton will send its football team to Miami Florida for a Christmas Day game against Miami High School. Miami boasts one of the strongest teams in Florida.

Miami Dayton Fla Miami High School Florida

Sheppard Ready to Fight House Leadership at Caucus

Akron dispatch reports Carl Dle Sheppard Summit County's only Republican state representative elect says he will oppose the party leadership at the Columbus caucus next Tuesday. He informed Arthur Hamilton he will not back Hamilton for speaker and told Jacksons Charles A. Jones he will not support Jones if he capitulates to the bosses.

Akron U.P Carl Dle Sheppard Summit County House of Representatives Columbus Arthur Hamilton Warren County House Charles A. Jones Jackson Hamilton Jones

Illicit romance ends in double shooting in Cleveland

Authorities search for Walter Scott a 65 year old former Cleveland resident after he shot and seriously wounded Erie hotel proprietor George Herman 51 and his wife Bertha 49. The victims were injured in a confrontation linked to an alleged illicit romance.

Cleveland U.P Walter Scott

Death of Eight-Week-Old Powell Girl at Home

Mary Rosetta Powell eight weeks old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Powell died after one day of sickness at 132 West Washington Street. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at the Pilgrim Holiness Church Reverend Knoll will conduct the burial at West Union Street Cemetery. She is survived by her parents a sister Luella aged five.

Mary Rosetta John Powell West Washington Street Pilgrim Holiness Church Knoll West Union Street Luella

Burglars Take Bribe From Cleveland Woman

Two burglars violated their code by accepting a bribe from Mrs. Mary Bradley but fled after she threw a $29 bill from her window. She warned them to leave and then used the money as a deterrent.

Cleveland U.P Mary Bradley

Fair Board To Meet Saturday Athens County Fair Board convenes for annual session

The Athens County Fair Board will hold its annual meeting at 10 30 Saturday morning in the Athens County Courthouse to finish this year’s business. Directors and officers for the 1931 fair will be elected from 12 30 to 2 36 Saturday afternoon.

Athens County Fair Board Athens County

Bride of Movie Czar Weds Mrs Stutesman in Bethesda

Mrs Jessie Herron Stutesman wed Will Hays former Postmaster General and head of the moving picture industry at Bethesda Maryland. The couple left for a West honeymoon. Her first husband was James F Statesman once U S Minister to Bolivia. Her father was a Crawfordsville Indiana bank president until his death three years ago.

Moving Picture Jessie Herron Stutesman Hays Bethesda West Statesman James F. Statesman U. S Bolivia Crawfordsville Ind

Lloyd George brands Labour government a failure in London talk

David Lloyd George, Liberal leader, called the Ramsay MacDonald government an acknowledged failure at a Liberal Club meeting. He argued Labour showed no conception of its task and wasted 18 months of opportunity, adding he would not seek to topple the government with Liberal votes. He warned a Liberal move would likely restore Stanley Baldwin’s Conservatives.

London David Lloyd George Labor House of Commons Ramsay MacDonald Lloyd George Stanley Baldwin

Colorado woman faces gallows in first state case

Denver December 5 Mrs Pearl O Loughlin wife of a city detective is charged with murder for killing her stepdaughter Leona 10 by feeding a glass striking her head with a tire iron and throwing the body into a lake in a city park authorities report.

Denver Colo U.P Colorado Pearl O'Loughlin O’loughlin Leona

Hens Imported by Athens Hatchery from England

Three white leghorn hens arrived from England to Athens Chick Hatchery for breeding. They join 1,190 layers in a trap nest house with individual egg production tracked. Each bird cost about $8 and originates from Tom Barron flocks in Catforth England, famed for large white leghorn farms.

England Athens Tom Barron Catforth

Officers Elected by Red Men Thursday

Mohawk Tribe No. 174 of the Improved Order of Red Men held its annual election Thursday evening. The following chiefs were elected: Ray Rose sachem, A P Hatch senior sagamore, Clarence Collins junior sagamore, George Beverace prophet, Milton Efaw chief of records, Harry Swank collector of wampum, Fred Frenzi keeper of wampum, A P Hatch team captain, Charles Wood trustee, A F P Hatch property manager, Robert Mopas representative, James McCoy alternate.

Order of Red Men Ray Rose A. P. Hatch Sagamore Clarence Collins George Beverace Milton Efaw Harry Swank Fred Frenzi Charles Wood A. F P. Hatch Robert Mopas James McCoy

Australian aviator lands in Miami after Havana forced landing

Mrs Keith-Miller, Australian aviator, reached Miami from Havana via the Bahama Islands today after a forced landing there last Saturday.

Miami Pla Keith-Miller Havana Bahama Islands

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