Japan Is Studied by Hobson Study Circle
The Hobson Study Circle met Tuesday night at 16 West State Street hosted by Mrs. E R Lash Jr The group studied Japan with papers by Mrs L C Staats on Agriculture In Japan and Mrs Anna Swartz on Other Industries In Japan Three guests attended Mrs Florence Lash Williams Mrs Charles O Pickering and Mrs H M Woods Twenty five members were present The next meeting will be a Christmas party at Mrs Earl Marquis on December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobson
E. R. Lash, Jr
West State Street
S. M. Hobson
L. C. Staats
Anna Swartz
Japan
Florence Lash Williams
Charles O. Pickering
H. M. Woods
Ural V. Westfa!l
W .B. Drake
Susan Lash
Jessie Cooper
Juanita Saylor
Surprise Party Celebrates Miss Van Dyke Fifteenth Birthday
Miss Goldie Van Dyke marked her fifteenth birthday with a surprise party hosted by Mrs. S. J. Van Dyke at 161 East State Street on Saturday night December 3 from 7 to 10. Ice cream and cake topped the refreshments for guests Betty Corwin Helen Haskins Sara Mansfield Martha Minnemeyer Martha Meister Hazel Kelley Margret Burk Frances Hartman Jean Pickens Ann Barlow Florence Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldie
J. van Dyke
East State Street
Betty Corwin
Helen Haskins
Sara Mansfield
Martha Minnemeyer
Martha Meister
Hazel Kelley
Margret Burk
Frances Hartman
Jean Pickens
Ann Barlow
Florence Smith
Christmas Party by White Shrine Held with Gift Exchange
Thirty eight members of the White Shrine Lodge gathered in the R. of P. Hall for a monthly meeting followed by a potluck dinner and a Christmas party. Members exchanged inexpensive gifts to be given to the Children's Home. A program featured Alice Maccombs and Alice Carpenter, Jean Kilpatrick, Mrs. Jessie Drake, and a playlet How the Story Grew. The next meeting is January with a turkey dinner.
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White Shrine
White Shrine Lodge
R. of P. Hall
Alice Maccombs
Alice Carpenter
Miss Maccombs
Miss Carpenter
Jean Kilpatrick
Jessie Drake
J. W. Hudson
P. J. Huffman
James McClannahan
James Earick
Fred Fenzer
H. T. Phillips
Elizabeth Ong
Auxiliary and civic groups schedule Thursday meetings
The Ladies' Auxiliary to Eagles Lodge meets Thursday at 7 30 p m in Eagles Hall. The Martzolff Class of the First Methodist Church holds its monthly meeting at 7 p m in the church classroom. The Business and Professional Women's Club gathers Thursday at 7 30 p m in their club rooms at City Hall Building.
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Eagles Lodge
Eagles
Martzolff
First Methodist Church
City Hall
Women’s Christian Temperance Union Meets at Linscott Home
The W C T U met Tuesday afternoon at 39 West Carpenter Street, with Mrs. T A Copeland presiding. Devotions by Mrs. George I Putnam focused on Moses leadership. reports included treasurer and minutes. A telegram urged President Hoover to veto wet measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Fred Linscott
Weat Carpenter Street
T. A. Copeland
George I Putnam
Helen Lawrence
H. T. Farrar
Hoover
Copeland
Athens County
Mary Ervin
Columbus
Prohibition
Ervin
Putnam
Moving Pictures
Martha M. Berry
Daughters of 1812 Plan Annual Christmas Party
The Rebecca Morris McKee Chapter U 8 Daughters of 1812 will host its annual Christmas party Friday night at 67 West Washington Street with hostesses Mrs. Cari Porter and helpers. Gifts will be exchanged among members. The Christian Church Woman's Missionary Society meets Thursday at 7 o'clock at 87 Grosvenor Street for a special Christmas program, noting a 7 o'clock start instead of 7:30.
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Rebecca Morris McKee
U. 8. Daughters of 1812
Cari’ Porter
West Washington Street
Henry Link
Frank Buxton
Harry Junod
Delle Finsterwald
Elizabeth Hackman
Woman's Missionary Society of the Christian Church
William Williams
Grosvenor Street
Troy Damage Case Attracts County Seat Monday
COOLVILLE December 7 A crowd traveled to Athens Monday to serve as witnesses in the damage suit between the State of Ohio and Joshua Ashcraft for right of way on a new road west of Troy. The jury inspected the grounds and the trial was continued to Wednesday morning. The report also notes local social visits, illnesses in the Troy area, and several community events.
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Coolville
Athens
State of
Ohio
Joshua Ashcraft
George E. Caylor
Delaware
Wilbur Woodburn
Newbury
Rowena Aiken
Aida Larson
Hazel Parrish
William Livingston
Aiken
Velma Johnson
Bert Johnson
Frost
Miss Johnson
Troy
Ohio University
Johnson
Paroles Granted by Ohio Board of Paroles
Columbus December 7 seven inmates at Ohio Penitentiary received paroles from the Union Board of Paroles today.
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Columbus
Ohio
Unio Board of Paroles
A Christmas Gift Guide For Men By Dahrayt
The piece urges thoughtful, distinctive gifts for men that are memorable and tasteful rather than expensive. It promotes handmade or unique items, notes taste over price, and mentions a leaflet from The Athens Messenger offering gift ideas and DIY options. The author signs off ready for voyage on the 8.8. Virginia from Hollywood to New York.
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Dahrayt
Dah-ray
Athens Messenger
Virginia
Hollywood
New York
Panama Canal
What Christmas Really Means Beyond Money and Gifts
A reflection on why money cannot buy Christmas or happiness. The piece contrasts lavish holiday displays with Christ’s humble birth and recalls memory rich with family scenes, warmth, and the quiet peace of a home.
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Christ
Ike
Trimble Christmas Program Outlined by Church Group
Trimble Church of Christ workers conference met to plan Christmas events. A pageant Where the Young Child Lay will be shown December 25. Committees named for program, baskets for needy families, care of Christmas tree, treats for Bible School children, and an offering for the Christian Orphans Home in Cleveland.
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Chauncey
Workers’conference
Trimble Church of Christ
Pearl Christman
Hazel Raber
Connie Brown
Lewis Clark
Bar! Johnson
Jonathan Rainey
Gertrude Rainey
Fern Johnson
Clase
Zoe Herrold
Bible School
Christian Orphans Home
Cleveland
Flour distribution set for Chauncey-Dover district Thursday
Government flour for the Chauncey Dover district will be distributed Thursday afternoon from 1 to 4 o clock. Distribution points include Chauncey Millfield Sugar Creek and Beaumont. Beneficiaries are urged to call promptly for their flour.
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Chauncey
Dec
Chauncey-Dover
Millfield
Sugar Creek
Beaumont
Christmas Bazaar at Millfield Church of Christ Saturday
The Ladies' Aid Society hosts a Christmas bazaar bake sale and supper at Millfield Church of Christ on Saturday December 10. Proceeds go to the church building fund.
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Chauncey
Ladies’ Aid Society
Millfield Church of Christ
Ogg Family Moves Within Chauncey
Mr and Mrs Charles Ogg and their children moved this week from Robinson property on Jacob Avenue to the Guy Gardner property on High Street in Chauncey, formerly lived in by Mr and Mrs Wesley Waibburn.
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Chauncey
Charles Ogg
Robinson
Jacob Avenue
Guy Gardner
High Street
Wesley Waibburn
Local Fight Mine Names Identified in Chauncey Area
Chaos erupts as fight mines operate in Chauncey area with Poston No. 6 at Mili ficid and multiple others including Greas Run Ohio No. 1 No. 69 Batley Run Carbon Dale Lick Run No. 15 and Black Diamond cited in the report dated December 7.
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Chauncey
Poston
Milificid
Greas Run
Ohio No. 1
Batley Run
Carbondale
Lick Run
Black Diamond
Christmas spirit beyond money and rents
The piece extols Christmas as a yearly uplift not tied to wealth or possessions. It urges families to share happiness and simple joys, noting that true cheer comes from togetherness, singing, and love rather than gifts, and that spiritual warmth should not be bought.
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Santa
Dover Township Improves Sand Ridge Road In Winter
Dover Township trustees report crews upgraded Sand Ridge Road from Dan Johnson’s to Little Sandy School by grading and spreading heavy cinders. The wash of winter weather is said to have improved the road from previously impassable to good condition. A fire damaged a three room company house in East Millfield Monday night, believed started in a closet. neighbors formed a bucket brigade and kept damage minimal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Board of Trustees
Dover Township
Sand Ridge
Dan Johnson
Little Sandy
East Millfield
Mrs Hemerick Dies Former Peach Ridge Resident
Mrs Melissa Hemerick aged 65 died at her home in Terra Alta West Virginia last week funeral was at United Brethren Church and burial followed in Terra Alta She is survived by her brother Ezra J Karns of Chauncey and others unnamed
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Chauncey
Melissa Hemerick
Terra Alta
W. Va
Ezra J. Karns
United Brethren Church
Terra Alte
Greens Run Girls Face Small Team This Season
Chaurcey Dec 7 only one member of the Greens Run Girls basketball team Athens County champions for the last two years is included this season Agnes Welch a sophomore is the sole girl left Five players were lost by graduation and the rest left by a mood factor The coach has nine players to select a team from Greens Run the smallest school in the county supports a girls team Only two boys remain from last year Oren Justice is coach at Greens Run school.
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Chaurcey
Greens Run
Athens County
Agnes Welch
Oren Justice
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