Christmas Party Planned for Chauncey Class
Friendship Bible Class of the Church of Christ Chauncey will hold its annual Christmas party Wednesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Donald Henry with Mrs Andrew Jackson presiding. Miss Ruth Fiske leads devotions and Mrs Arthur Smith and Mrs William Collins Jr. head the program. An exchange of gifts is planned and all class members are urged to attend. Mr and Mrs Earl Johnston of Columbus visited Chauncey at week’s end with Mrs B H Feilder.
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Chauncey
Friendship Bible Class
Church of Christ
Donald Henry
Andrew Jackson
Ruth Fiske
Arthur Smith
William Collins, Jr
Fifteen Mines Scheduled to Operate in Chauncey District
In Chauncey Ohio, fifteen mines were marked for operation today per the district work report. The district's daily mine count averages twelve, with readers listing mines Nos. 9 72 255 867 10 69 Ohio 1 68 24 28 86 Poston 6 Freeport L. D. Poston and Chauncey No. 25.
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Chauncey
Ohio
Poston
Freeport
L. D. Poston
Sigma Sigma Sigma hosts tea honoring patronesses
Sigma Sigma Sigma entertained with a Sunday tea from 3 to 4 PM honoring new patronesses Mrs Eugene Shafer and Miss Margaret Lax. Alumnae and guests attended the event at details not provided.
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Eugene Shafer
Margaret Lax
Sigma Sigma Sigma
Miss Wenner Wins County Declamatory Contest
Nine young orators denounced war in the Prince of Peace contest at the Presbyterian Church. Miss Pauline Wem mer representing Jacksonville M E Church won with a speech on Marshal Foch and the will to win. Second place went to Miss Priscilla Wells of Amesville.
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Mars
Presbyterian Church
Pauline Wemmer
Jacksonville M. E
Priscilla Wells
Amesville
Marshal Foch
Miss Wemmer
Foch
Carter
Jacksonville-Trimble
Miss Wells
Maul Lee
Nelsonville
Morel Place
Coolville
Paul Collamore
Clara Stadler
the Plains
Louise Watkins
Lawrence Chapel
Gertrude Vermatin
Trimble
Grace Watkins
Jacksonville
Strikes Likely End for International Ladies Garment Union
In Cleveland and other cities union leaders moved toward rapid convention closure with a tentative night session. The ILGWU has authorized strikes by 5,000 cloak and dressmakers in Cleveland and 45,000 in New York, plus local unions in Baltimore Philadelphia and Boston. settlements hoped. if not reached, strikers may be called after December 31.
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Leveland
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Benjamin Schlessinger
Cleveland
New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Boston
State Hospital Patient Ends Life On Sunday
Roy Coe aged 31 from Carbon Hill, who volunteered to Athens State Hospital, killed himself Sunday night by slashing his throat with broken glass. Coroner L F Jones ruled death by own action. Coe, unmarried, lived with his father and had not worked since June, suffering melancholia and fear. Body sent to Nelsonville.
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Roy Coe
Carbon Hill
Athens State Hospital
Coe
L. F. Jones
William Coe
Nelsonville
Cleveland inmate Frank O'Neil dies in prison
Frank O'Neil, 61, Cleveland, the oldest prisoner by service at the State Penitentiary, died of uremic poisoning. A two life-term convict, he had served 33 years for murdering a guard.
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Columbus
U.P
Frank O'Neil
Cleveland
State Penitentiary
O'Neil
Schools Close for Christmas Vacation in Athens County
Athens County schools will close for Christmas vacation Friday afternoon, December 20, according to Supt. H. R. McVay. Schools will reopen Monday, December 8 96, but no school will be held New Year's Day. The present semester ends Friday, January 10, with exams on Thursday and Friday of that week.
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Athens County
H. R. McVay
Speeding Auto Wreck Injures Couple Near Floodwood
Severe bruises and possible internal injuries afflicted Mr. and Mrs. Robert Douglass of Columbus after a speeding car passed another vehicle on a curve near Floodwood Saturday night. Douglass swerved to avoid a collision, their sedan rolled three times along the roadside ditch, and the other car did not stop. Passersby offered aid. both victims were treated and showed some improvement the next day.
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Robert Douglass
Columbus
Floodwood
Douglass
Athens
Frank Rauch
R. Berlin
Logan
Rauch
Athens County rehired Ator as traffic and humane officer
Wilson Ator was reappointed Athens County traffic policeman with humane officer duties for a year by county commissioners and the Athens Humane Society. Funds were found to cover his salary from reserves intended for dogs and kennels after a temporary suspension due to treasury shortages. The Humane Society named him humane officer to work with the sheriff’s office and the arrangement was approved Saturday night.
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Wilson Ator
Athens
Athens Humane Society
Ator
Reserve
Treasury
Humane Society
Sheriff's Office
Christmas Entertainment Planned by Chauncey Church Choir
Plans for the Chauncey Church of Christ Christmas entertainment are under way. Mrs Charles Ogg and Mrs Pearl Henry will train the children while Mrs Ralph Brown directs a chorus for carols. A meeting Tuesday at 6 o'clock at the church invites all Sunday School children who want a part.
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Chauncey
Plana
Chauncey Church of Christ
Charles Ogg
Pearl Henry
Ralph Brown
Chauncey Visits by Mosely Neppe and Others
Mr and Mrs Robert Mosely Neppe visited Chauncey Sunday to see the former's sister Mrs ert Mi x, while Mary Meinhart and Ralph C Brown, recently in Pontiac, Mich, spend a few weeks at his Millfield home due to his father Clarence Brown's illness. Henry Osborne of Chauncey visited The Mains last week to see daughter Mrs Carrie Miller. Basil Buchanan and baby visited relatives in Chauncey and Athens.
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Robert Mosely Neppe
Chauncey
Sisert Mi
Mary Meinhart
Ralph C. Brown
Pontiac
Mich
Millfield
Clar Ce Brown
Henry Osborne
Carrie Miller
Basil Buchanan
Baby
Athens
Naomi Class Christmas Bazaar in The Plains Wednesday
Naomi Class of The Plains Sunday School will hold a Christmas bazaar and bake sale on Wednesday in Sarah Ratchelder's store. Proceeds will fund repairs on the church.
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Chauncey
Naomi
the Plains Sunday School
Sarah Ratchelder
the Plains
Mrs. Augusta Droz Dies at 69 in Athens Home
Mrs. Augusta Droz 69 widow of Seldon Drog died at her 123 Mill Street home Saturday night around 10. Cerebral hemorrhage caused death. Funeral set for Tuesday at 10 at the family home with burial in West Union Street Cemetery. She moved from Cahaaville to Athens in 1902 and leaves daughter Mary Reed and son P. F. Droz plus four grandchildren. two siblings live in Crananville and she was a member of the Athens First Methodist Church.
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Augusta Droz
Seldon Drog
Mill Street
West Union Street
Mary Droz Reed
J. M. Reed
Marietta
P. F. Droz
Athens
Tv’. E
KE. EB. Halbirt
F. E. Hanning
Cranaanville
Seventy-first Congress Opens Under Longworth’s Call
Picture shows Speaker Nicholas Longworth on the House rostrum as he brings to order the Seventy-first Congress after ten days of rest. The scene captures the ceremonial start and the start of a strenuous session ahead.
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Nicholas Longworth
House of Representatives
Seventy-first Congress
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Help Restore Health
A vintage advert claims constant fatigue arises from clogged bowels and toxin buildup. It promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a harmless, effective laxative and liver toning remedy sold in 3p and 5p sizes with olive color branding.
University hosts Abherys County Teachers Institute session
Final sessions of the Abherys County Teachers Institute will be held at Ewing Hall Ohio University on Saturday with Dr Lester Ivins as main speaker. He will discuss The State Library and its Services to the People in the morning and Recent Movements and Modern Tendencies in Education in the afternoon.
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State Department of Education
State Normal College
Kent
Ivins
Ohio State Library
C. 10. Giauque
Ohio University Physical Eucation Department
Ohio University
Amesville High School
Marianna Bing
Teen girl allegedly abducted by Huntington men returns home
Cleo Hall, 17, said to have been taken from a dance by three Huntington men, later returned to Ironton and refused to discuss the incident. Police stated they would not investigate. Sisters Juanita and Beatrice Keating were also taken home by the men.
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Ironton
Cleo Hall
Miss Hall
Juanita
Beatrice Keating
Huntington
W. Va
Keating
Fifty-one Join First Christian Church Amid Evangelistic Services
Dr. Virgil Wilfred Wallace leads an evangelistic week as 51 new members are added to the First Christian Church. Thirty-one joined at the Bible School in the morning and 18 at the night service, boosting total membership by eleven. Sunday School attendance reached 460 with 16 present. baptismal service saw 18 receiving the rite in the afternoon. The sermon titled Behold Thy Mother highlighted maternal imagery, while songs Remember Now Thy Creator and a Christ on Endeavor Society meeting with Ohio University and Athena High School attendees closed the day. Cottage prayer meetings resume Tuesday at 10 AM.
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Virgil Wilfred Wallace
Weatlace
Livs
Wallace
Dan Hughes
Ohio University
Athena
Chriaton Endeavor Society
Haiti Disorder Reported as Marines Headed In
Washington reports rising disorder in Haiti as 500 Marines aboard the aircraft tender Wright near Port-au-Prince. President Hoover seeks authority and funds to send the visiting commission to Haiti, likely to pass Friday. The Foreign Policy Association urges including an American Negro in the commission. The group notes U S occupation began in 1915 under Wilson, restoring order yet limiting democracy.
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Urther
Haiti
Washington
Negro Republic
Wright
Port Vu P’rines
Troover
Hattits
Coniresa
Foreign Policy Association Today
Hoover
Association
Wilson
Porto Rico
Philippines
Byrd's Former Manager Found Alive After Death Report
Richard G. Brophy, once Byrd Antarctic Expedition manager, was found alive after a death notice. He had been working under the alias Charles Manning Mitchell in Omaha as a newspaper copyreader, recognized from a photograph by a colleague.
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Brophy
Omaha
Nebuoa
Charles Manning Mitchell
Margaret Smith 9 Dies at Home in Athens
Margaret Elizabeth Smith aged nine, daughter of Mr and Mrs M Smith of 259 East Minto Street, died Sunday at the family home from cataract jaundice and pneumonia. She was a pupil at the Fourth Ward School and had been ill since Thanksgiving. One brother Charles, aged 10, survives. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Margaret Elizabeth Smith
M. Smith
East Minto Street
Athens
Friend in Need: Johnson City Woman Praises Vital Remedy
Anne L. K. of 223 Floral Avenue Johnson City writes that Medhateghe ter Was only 60 years old but suffered misery. She credits Pinkham Vegetable Compound with restoring appetite and cheerfulness after two bottles, calling it a friend in need for mothers and daughters.
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Johnson City
Anne
L. K. Hal
Floral Avenue
Drunken Driver Crashes in Downtown Cleveland
Five people were hospitalized in Lakeside Hospital after a drunken motorist offered them a ride and barreled through traffic lights and safety zones in downtown Cleveland. The driver, identified as Mike Mudryk, 87, was treated for injuries and arrested for driving while intoxicated. The five were waiting for a streetcar when the incident began.
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Cleveland
Lakeside Hospital
Mike Mudryk
Peirce
Mudryk
Funeral to be held for resident with services Tuesday
A funeral service conducted by Rev. J. M. Coulter will be held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock. The burial will follow in the West Union Street Cemetery.
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J. M. Coulter Fhurial
Weat
Union Street
Ceme
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