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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1934
Page
3
The article traces how a man bought a meat saw and butcher knife then lured 18 year old Grace by promising a party, took her to a West Side farm, and murdered her. Police, aided by the family, identified suspects including Kid Fish, the girl's father, amid a long, entangled inquiry.
The Athens Post Office will be open Saturday afternoons on December 15 and December 23 until 6 p.m. Postmaster Harry W. McKinstry announced preparations to handle heavy Christmas mail as the rush is expected to start tomorrow.
Tuppers Plains reports the four lower grades will perform a Christmas exercise Friday night December 21 at 7:30 in the school auditorium. Public invited. Honor rolls for the second six weeks listed by the faculty include junior and senior high students such as Ruth Camp Reva Douglas Eleanor Cowdery Wilma Summerfield Phyllis Whaley Mary Camp Bernard Baker Edna Harper Bernice Betzing Sara Findling Sara Connolly Then Barnhart Cail Worthen Edward White. B Honor Roll names include Lotus Chapman Carol Guthrie Beryl Hamilton Elma Faye Kincade Ida Sommers Melva Barber Murl Whaley Amber Cozart Henry Bailey Joelaire MacPherson Robert Halsey Ruth Miller Evelyn White Eloise King Jeasie Crawford Radie Santee Wilma Bahr Henry Smith. Grade Honor Roll lists many students across grades one to six with names such as Billy Sommers Margaret Henderson Evelyn Chevalier Charles Shumway Betty Eileen Styles Calvin Hawk Guy Everett Springer William Carr Betty Hawk Fred Smith Cash Albn Bahr William Follrod Arlene Cowdery Geneva King Mildred Bentz Robert Kim Carl Matlack Inez Keebaugh Rachel Humphrey Esther Parker Wilma Griffin Twila Brooks Junior Shields Eilene Danewood Virginia Adkins Maxine Spurlock Gladys Osborne Carleton Follrod.
Haydenville reports a Sunday School class social at Mrs. Luther Wyskiver's home with seventeen members and three visitors. Officers elected include Nellie Allen as president Jane Matheny as vice president and Katie Grey as secretary treasurer. A jamboree at Community Hall raised funds for school equipment. Other notices include visits, marriages and a district meeting attendance in Lancaster.
Ohio relief officials approve projects in Bath Township and Athens County. About 200 non Christmas trees would be felled by 28 FERA woodsmen in Bath Township to provide fuel for the needy, at an estimated cost of 1305 dollars. Athens County also gains 600 dollars for surplus commodity distribution.
Lottridge Miss Myrtle and Roe Calvert visited Athens relatives. Lloyd Nichoson traveled from Athens with his mother to see Mrs. Frank Mitchell who later died. Harvey Persons family near Torch and Charmion. Bruce Robinson hosts McKawan guests from Coolville. Sherman Windsors dine with C F Windsor South Canaan. Grace Jeffers visits Vanderhoof. Mrs. Chase ill. Oden Johnson and sons visit Barnhill family.
Out of town relatives gathered Wednesday for the funeral services of J. M. Mygatt. Attendants included D. H. Denney and children of Corning, C. E B Denney and family of New Lexington, L A Denney and son, Herbert Catchpole, C A Denney and son, D N Denney and daughters Jane and Alice May, all of Columbus. Herman Mygatt of Toledo and Mrs. Homer Long of Gallipolis Ferry W W Va were also present.
Mechanicsburg school defeated East Side 2 to 0 Thursday night in the Elementary School Soccer League near the end of the season. Players included Mechanicsburg: Paul Hawk Bernard Spaulding Charles Douglas Milford McCailey Pearl Dailey John Dunfee James Tom Edwin McGrath Junior Rizer Orland McPherson James Mann Walter Gold. East Side players were Dick Schloss John Fall Bob Barrett Bill Sprague Richard Chapman Jack Grover John Ator Bill Pendry Blaine Hall George Peckham Richard Meagie.
Langsville residents host visitors from Fostoria Wil liam Leciie and relatives. Floyd Thomas and family from Wilkinsburg Pa visit Rosa Barnes and J W Thomas. Anna Miller returns from Mt Sterling and Columbus. Hanesville Ladies Aid met for an all day quilting with Mrs Harold Miller. W E Wright recovering from illness. Mrs Frank Frazier of Charleston W Va visits and takes her mother Frances Kennedy to Charleston.
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