Athens Social Calendar Updates and Postponements
The Athens Chamber of Commerce annual meeting moved from January 2 to January 9. Higley Study Circle meets at City Federation Club rooms at 2 PM on Wednesday. location changed due to Mrs. Druggan’s illness. Foreign Missionary Society to meet next Friday afternoon at First Methodist Church. Order of Eastern Star to observe its twenty fifth birthday Friday January 4 at 7 PM. Mrs. G A Koogler arrives December 19 to visit relatives. will return to Columbus New Year’s Day. W C will meet January 8 at 2 PM at Mrs. E G Campbell’s home. meeting postponed one week. Athens League of Women Voters meeting January 3 indefinitely postponed due to flu.
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Higley Study Circle
City Federation Club
PF. G.druggan
Foreign Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Oom
G. A. Koogler
Cleveland Heights
Athens
Anna Edwards
Central Avenue
W. C
G. Campbell
Carpenter Street
Athens League of Women Voters
Thursadas
Visiting Miss Dailey Returns Home for Holiday in West Liberty
Miss Dorothy Dailey a West Liberty Pennsylvania college teacher visits her parents Mr and Mrs Earl Dailey on North Congress Street for the holiday season during a college break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edythe McClain
Cleveland
W. H. McClain
Grosvenor Street
J. R. Hayes
Nelle Finsterwald
Cincinnati
John Finsterwald
Btate Street
Dorothy Dailey
West Liberty
Earl Dailey
North Congress Street
Nobel prize winner elected AAAS president
New York December 29. Robert A. Milligan of the California Institute of Technology and 1923 Nobel prize winner was elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, succeeding Henry Fairfield Osborn, president of the American Museum of Natural History.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert A. Milligan
California Institute of Technology
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Dr. Milligan
Henry Fairfield Osborn
Amercan Museum of Natural History
Princess Marie Louise to wed American in Paris opposition
Princess Marie Louise announced plans to marry W. F. Kingstand, an American living in Paris, despite strong objections from official representatives of the ancient House of Orleans in Paris who oppose the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Orleans
Paris
Marie Louise
W. F. Kingstand
Ruth Duvall Reveals Prison Guard Father Murder
Ruth Duvall, 18, daughter of prison guard J. D. Duvall, told police she witnessed the killing of her father by escaped convict Charles Shepherd. She described being taken into the woods, released, and later found in a Negro hut in a state of shock as posses hunted for Shepherd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherd
Appointment of Groat and Clapper Named by U P Leader
New York Dec 29 U R appointment of Carl D Groat as day news director of the United Press and Raymond Clapper as manager of the Washington Bureau announced today by Robert J Bender vice president and general news manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.R
Carl D. Groat
United Press
Raymond Clapper
Washington
Robert J. Bender
George Slaughter Dies at Age 89 in Athens Area
George W. Slaughter of 23 Grosvenor Street died at 3 16 Saturday afternoon at 89 after a two week illness from a brain blood clot. Born on Stroud Run Road he lived there until 1915 when he retired to Athens. Survived by three sons Ray Slaughter Columbus Fred C Slaughter Athens Ormand Slaughter Springfield three brothers John Slaughter Wellston Barnosy Slaughter and Eber Slaughter Athens and seven grandchildren. Funeral arrangements announced later.
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George W. Slaughter
Grosvenor Street
Mr. Slaughter
Stroud
Run Road
Slaughter
Athens
Ray
Columbus
Fred C Slaughter
Ormand
Springfield
John Slaughter
Wellston
Barnosy Slaughter
Eber Slaughter
Wanderer Fined On Drunk Charge
A man described as R. B. Covington of Virginia was found intoxicated on South Court Street near 10 o clock Friday night. Constable Harry Dalton arrested him and he pleaded guilty in Justice Carl H. Porter’s court Saturday morning, receiving a $20 fine plus costs and later paid to secure release from Athens County Jail.
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South Court Street
R. B. Covington
Virginia
Harry Dalton
Athens County
Covington
Court of Justice of the Peace
Carl H. Porter
Bigamy? Never Heard of It
Mrs Margaret Arthur tells Denver juvenile court she sees no wrong in marrying two men and seeks annulment from Elmer Arthur. Alex J Evans, her first husband, allegedly attempted to kidnap their 13 month old daughter. In New York, Mrs Elbert H Gary will move from the Fifth Avenue mansion to a 14th floor apartment after selling the historic home. maintenance charges total 34000 annually. In Columbus, the Public Utilities Commission delays a hearing on Harding Wyandotte Lighting Company rates to January 10 to allow engineers to collect more data.
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Margaret Arthur
Denver
Elmer Arthur
Alex J. Evans
Hortense Saunders
New York
Fifth Avenue
67Th Street
Elbert H. Gary
Gary
Manhattan Mansions
Columbus
Public Utilities Commission
Aars
Hardin-Wyandette Lighting Company
Hilbert H. Gary
Postpone Hearing on Exorbitant Gary Penthouse and Wealth
The piece notes the Gary residence in New York with 18 rooms and six baths, housing notable tenants including Mrs. Gary and social figures such as Harriman and Frelinghuysen, plus John B. Watson. It discusses the servant problem and vast valuables, including gold plate, silver, diamonds, and a multimillion art collection, highlighting strict discipline in managing the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Garrs
Queen Marie of Roumente
Geary
Watchmen Report Hourly Checks as Servanta Leaves Home
The supervision system logged hourly checks to ensure security while Servanta departed after dark. Readmission required private detection confirmation before reentry.
Has License Taken Fined In Two Cases In Carthage
Roley Dye of Deep Hollow Carthage Township was fined for operating an auto while intoxicated and for suspending license for six months. He paid fines of 10 and 100 dollars when arraigned, after a December 1 arrest by Constable Harry Dalton. A search of his home found no evidence of liquor manufacturing.
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Lqicensa
Roley Dye
Deep Hollow
Carthage
Court of Justice of the Peace
Carl H. Porter
Dye
Harry Dalton
Dya
Slain Teacher Miss Anna Freher Found With Throat Cut
Miss Freher Carmi NL teacher and treasurer of the local Teachers Institute was found slain in her room. She had just collected several hundred dollars in dues but had deposited them in the bank before going home. The article notes a payroll figure for motor vehicle factories in 1927 totaling over 650 million dollars cited by the South East Ohio Motor Club.
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Obbery
Anna Freher
Carmi
Preher
Teachera’ Institute
South East Ohio Motor Club
Mrs F C Webster Dies At Home In Athens County
Mrs F C Webster aged 88 of 37 Wentworth Street died after years of illness. She is survived by her husband and daughter Frances Meighen of Athens and was the last of Ezra Smith’s family. Known for knitting socks for soldiers in World War I she reportedly made a pair daily for months. Funeral services Monday at 2 pm at her home with burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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B.C. Webster
Wash Street
Webster
Mar
Mir Frances Meighen
Athens
Ezra Smith
Amos Township
Athens County
Weat Union Street
Eighteen Month Old From West Virginia Improves After Toy Toy Motorcycle Obstruction
Frankie Brooks of Asco West Virginia, age eighteen months, has had a toy motorcycle lodged in his throat for two weeks causing pneumonia. He shows slow improvement and Dr H H Haggert plans to operate if his condition continues to improve.
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Cincinnati
Frankis Brooks
Asco
W. Va
H. H. Haggert
Frankie
Funeral for Baby Vaughn Soward Sr
Funeral services for Vaughn Soward Sr six month old son of Mr and Mrs Vaughn Chase Indianapolis Indiana will be held in the church at Hebbardsville Monday afternoon Interment will be in the cemetery at Hebbardsville The infant died early Saturday morning and the parents brought the body Saturday night to the home of the fathers parents Mr and Mrs Jim Chase of near Albany
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Soward
Vaughn Chase
Indianapolis
Indiana
Hebbardsville
Fathers Parenta
Jim Chase
Albany
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Darly Cullums
Mary Teulse
Bilse Cullums
Louise Cullums
Franklin Avenue
Ida Allison
Miss Cullums
Logan
Clyde Baveridge
Ralph Buchanan
J. E. Rogers
Jerseyville Road
Rebecca Lodge
Herb Rice
G. E. White
Annabelle White
Bella Rice
HE. L. Carpenter
May Avenue
C. E. Cooper
Columbia Avenue
Association of American Geographers
Hotel Bretton Hall
New York City
Mr. Cooper
Ohio University
Fred McKay
Jeanette Smith
N. K. Smith
Stimson Avenue
Norfolk
Mile Smith
F Lewis Brown
St. Clairaville
Own
Jefferson Medical School
Philadelphia
William Moler, Jr
N. EB. Moler
College Street
Mr. Molter
J. L. Hudson Company
Detroit
Chicago
Ines de Coriano
Spain
Mme
Ricardo de Soriano
Chauncey J. Blair
Mid-West
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Dial
Ruth Duvall
San Negro
Photographers Association of America
Callums
Live Forever
S. Court St
George Slaughter
Wanderer
Will
Confectionery Athens
Z. E. Weekley Watch and Repair Shop
Majestic Theatre
Ohio
Cox Bros
W. Union St
Aakets
Billeold
Aeeke Mises
Cornwells
W. M. Cray
Ben
W.B. Drake
Carl Porter
Victor
Bulova
Jacobs
F.C. Webster
Peat
B.M. Covert
B. M. Covert
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