Celebrates Twentieth Wedding Anniversary at 18 Palmer Street
Mrs Lewis Fishbaugh marks twenty years with a Wednesday party at their home attended by 24 guests. Bridge and dancing preceded refreshments, with family members including Sharon Jean Dailey and J Leo Schuter among those present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Fishbaugh
Palmer Street
Wilbur Stout
Logan
Leo Meade
Clarence Dailey
Sharon Jean
C. E. Schuter
J. Leo
Harold
Athens Man Elected Camp Commander in Fort Worth
John H. Peters of Athens Texas was elected commander of the John L. Terrell Camp United Spanish War Veterans in Fort Worth. Peters enlisted in the Spanish American War with the Athens Company and his wife Millie O. Peters was chosen president of the camp auxiliary. The unit has 200 members and the auxiliary 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Peters
Ft. Worth
Texas
Athens
John L. Terrell
United Spanish War Veterans
J. E. Barker
Columbia Avenue
Peters
Millie O. Peters
Athens Company
Club Has Game And Gift Party
Mrs. William Junod hosted the Mary Ann Card Club at 8 Fremont Street on Thursday evening. Members played the regular game and held a Christmas gift exchange. Mrs Mary Ann Root won the high score trophy with Mrs Willis Casby taking second high honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Junod
Fremont Street
Mary Ann Card Club
Mary Ann Root
Willis Casby
Club Exchanges Gifts and Donates to Needy Family
Gifts were exchanged by the Wednesday Needle Club at their Christmas party hosted by Mrs. W. J. Grover at 5 North Shannon Avenue. The club also donated money to help a needy family at Christmas time, with guests including Mrs. Fred RR. Beasley and Mrs. James Caldwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Grover
North Shannon Avenue
Fred RR. Beasley
Grover
James Caldwell
Norris Beasley
Mrs Harper Dies In Indianapolis After Illness
Mrs. Kate Wilson Harper wife of Dr E D Harper died Thursday at the family home in Indianapolis after a two months illness. The body will be taken Saturday to the home of daughter Mrs Harry Hulbert in New Marshfield. Funeral services set for Sunday in Carthage. She was born in Carthage and was sister of Mrs W W Coe Athens Mrs C O Fordyce Toledo and Mrs Chapman of Guysville. Her father was the late Alex Wilson of Carthage Township. The Harpers once lived at Guysville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Wilson Harper
E. D. Harper
Indianapolis
Ind
Harry Hulbert
New Marshfield
Carthage
Harper
W. W. Coe
Athens
C. O. Fordyce
Toledo
Chapman
Guysville
Alex Wilson
Carthage Township
Harpers
Farmer parks car on porch to solve garage problem
Roanoke Virginia reports a farmer avoids garage trouble by parking his car on the front porch. The unusual solution draws attention from neighbors and local authorities.
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Roanoke
Toy Shop Volunteers Prepare 1000 Gifts for County Children
Hundreds of orders are filled as Toy Shop winds down repairs by Saturday. By Monday, gifts are distributed to needy families across Athens County through Red Cross and Salvation Army lists. Local students and groups collect, repair, and assemble toys for 600 plus new items, with a delivery motor corps organized to bring packages to homes.
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Messenger Toy Shop Happiness Project
Athens County Red Cross
Salvation Army
Toy Shop
Santa Claus
American Legion of
Nelsonville
Coolville
Samuel Pailet
Athens
Motor Corps of Athens
Eugene Shafer
Red Cross
Ohio University Plans Religious Conference Here
Ohio University announces an all Ohio plan for a religious conference on March 3 to 6. Rev. Herbert L. Willett of Kenilworth Illinois will be guest speaker. Lectures by Father Paul Glenn Rabbi Jacob Tarshish and Rev Lichtiter precede the event. Open forums will follow his talks and a planning group from university staff and faculty coordinates the program.
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Ohio University
Herbert L. Willett
Chicago University School of Divinity
Kenilworth
Paul Glenn
Jacob Tarshish
Lichtiter
Columbus
Willett
Irma E. Voigt
John R. Johnston
Edith A. Wray
Ruby Hankey
The
Presbyterian Church
Arlie H. Krussell
First Methodist Church
H. T. Houf
C. D. Giauque
Leonard Henninger
David Stein
David Titus
Eugene Cotter
Walter Ice Nelson Underwood
Katherine Wary
Marion McClure
Olive Carpenter
Marie Leeper
Agnes Eisen
Eleanor Hechtkopf
Sunday School Class Chicken Dinner Held at Methodist Church
The Nelsonville Sunday School class of the Methodist Church taught by Mrs. Charles Monks held its annual chicken dinner Thursday evening in church parlors. Christmas decor adorned the table. Mrs. Cheeseman gave thanks, Mrs. Anna Lowden led a devotional, Christmas songs were sung, and gifts exchanged. Officers for the new year were elected: President Mrs. Besse Bland, Vice President Mrs. Alex Nelson, Secretary Treasurer Mrs. Emma McManaway, 1931 dinner secretary Mrs. Margaret Riley, Birthday and Flower Fund secretary Mrs. Besse Higgins, Corresponding Secretary Mrs. John Williams.
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Methodist Church
Charles Monks
Cheeseman
Anna Lowden
Besse Bland
Alex Nelson
Emma McManaway
Margaret Riley
Birthday and Flower Fund
Besse Higgins
John Williams
Scout Troop Meetings Set For This Week
Scout news notes Troop 45 meets at the Y at seven this evening with a focus on id will be studied. Troop 51 holds its regular meeting Monday at six with gym period Saturday. Scoutmaster McCall asks all members to attend. Troop 46 meets Friday at seven at the Legion Home for test instruction.
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Y.mc. Afp
McCall
Legion Home
Guild Meets in Turner Township Methodist Group
The Methodist Guild met Thursday evening with 17 members present at Mrs. Ralph Parks home on Jefferson Street. The study book chapter Sam Higgins bothan was discussed and a playslet Sunset of Life was presented by Mrs. H A Sayre Mrs. Harry Davis Mrs. Carl Coakley Mrs. Jack Pritchard Miss Florence Cook and Miss Blanch Moor head. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GUILD
Methodist Guild
Ralph Parks
Jefferson Street
Sam Higginbothan
H. A. Sayre
Harry Davis
Carl Coakley
Jack Pritchard
Floerence Cook
Blanch Moorhead
England May Keep Wright Plane Forever Displayed in London
The Wright brothers’ airplane, valued as a premier aviation treasure, is on display at the Science Museum in London with a five year option to retain it. Museum officials aim to keep the craft permanently and it hangs above the aviation exhibit, described in a labeled display recalling the 1903 Kitty Hawk flight.
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London
O.R
Great Britain
Henry Ford
Science Museum
England
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Kitty Hawk
North Carolina
The Athens Messenger Booklet on Word Use
The Athens Messenger promotes a word use booklet not just for reference but for study and frequent reading. It claims rapid vocabulary growth and suggests two or more people study together to check pronunciation and spelling, then send a copy for six cents by mail.
Four big lines near mergers in east today
Reports circulated that eastern railroads may consolidate into four trunk lines. Plans reportedly involve Pennsylvania selling Lehigh Valley holdings to Van Sweringens, B and O gaining Reading and Central of New Jersey, and NYC receiving Lackawanna with a shorter Buffalo route. Professor Ripley urged consolidation.
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New York
William Z. Ripley
Harvard
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
van Sweringen
Leonor F. Loree
Delaware and Hudson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Lehigh Valley
Chesapeake and Ohio
Jersey City
Buffalo
Reading
Central of
New Jersey
Lackawanna
Pickrel Narrowly Leads Brown in Clinton County Vote Recount
A Clinton County vote recount shows Democrat William G. Pickrel gaining five votes on Republican John T. Brown for lieutenant governor, reflecting a revised tally from the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Clinton County
William G. Pickrel
John T. Brown
Georgia Jiminez Emerges as South American Element Leader
Georgia Jiminez of Panama City, popular senorita at Wittenberg College Springfield, stands out as a prominent figure in the South American element and draws followers with ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Jiminez
Panama City
Wittenberg College
Springfield
East Side School Presents Christmas Program
The East Side School fourth to sixth grades staged a 1 pm Christmas program featuring songs such as O Come All Ye Faithful Deck the Hall It Came Upon a Midnight Clear and Good King Wenceslas readings The Christ Child Christmas Everywhere The Unflighted Christmas Tree and The Story of Christmas plus Bible stories and group performances by grades four to six.
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East Side
Christ Child
Dorothy Edleman
Town of
Bethlehem
Juanita McGrath
King Wenceslan
Margaret Weiss
We Three Kings
Richard Sherman
Centuries Change Little as Ohio State Grants 220 Degrees
Ohio State University graduates 220 students as Dr. M. B. Ogle notes little has changed in human nature since Vergil and Augustine. He calls 1930 a year that will linger in memory for its suffering droughts heat and economic hardship, yet some will recall brighter moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
M. B. Ogle
Ohio State University
St. Augustine
Ogle
Suri
Welcom
Alumni Class Reunion Reception Held at Faculty Club
A reception for alumni, their families and friends followed the class gathering in the Faculty Club, bringing together graduates to celebrate reunion moments.
Progress Report On New Ohio University Library
Construction of the Edwin Watts Chubb library at Ohio University progresses despite cold weather. Superintendent R E Buckley notes nearly all concrete is poured, a temporary roof up, slate roofing to begin soon, and plastering planned for the second week of January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Watts Chubb
Ohio University
R. E. Buckley
Buckey
Building Progress Report at Buckey Project
About 60 to 70 workers are on site including contractors for plumbing and wiring. Mr Buckey expects the building to be completed by May 1. Interior wood trim work will require extensive time to finish.
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Buckey
Palatine Gliding Club Emulates Caterpillar Club Concept
The Palatine Illinois gliding club forms a lightweight version of the Caterpillar Club. Members gain eligibility not by parachute jumps but by having at some time suffered a cockpit crash damaging a vital part of their aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palatine
Ill
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