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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1931
Page
11
Four residents of Glouster area face shoplifting charges after Monahan Department Store in Corning reported missing house dresses and other apparel. The grand jury in Perry County is handling the case with arrests following recovered goods identified by Edward Debney of Joyce Department Store. A report is expected this week.
Twenty Odd Fellows from this city and 16 from Jacksonville attended the district meeting held by the Odd Fellows lodge at Chauncey Wednesday night. More than 80 members were present, among the largest district gatherings in the area. District Deputy Grand Master R. I. Wolfe of Coolville presided, with W. T. Watkins of Marietta delivering the principal address. Visiting District Deputy Grand Master Kennard of Chesterhill attended, and after the session lunch was served followed by a social hour.
Robert Ray Henderson of Ashland is among the successful applicants at the last state bar examination and is now a licensed attorney. He is the son of Attorney John F. Henderson of Ashland, a former Glouster school superintendent.
In Glouster on February 19, 31 people with and without instruments attended band rehearsals at the mayor's office. Director S. B. Slick invites girls interested in band instruction to leave names with Lester Zimmer at Carpenter Hardware. next practice is Wednesday at 7 pm, with a larger room hoped. Meanwhile Clara B. Watkins was granted a divorce from Elijah M. Watkins in Common Pleas Court at McConnelsville for gross neglect of duty. both residents of Homer Township.
Betty Compton star of Fifty Million Frenchmen and Edward Dowling dialogue director at Paramount wed last Monday. The couple are honeymooning on the high seas as reports place Spain moving toward a new political era with a cabinet meeting to outline a ministerial declaration.
Two Cedarvale residents were kidnapped and forced to aid two bandits in robbing the Citizens National Bank. The thieves escaped with 7000 dollars in cash and 15000 dollars in Liberty bonds.
Dr F M Edwards presents Olive Tablets as a natural substitute for calomel to improve liver function and bowel action. The ad claims they restore a clear complexion and energy, urging daily use with prices 15c 20c and 60c and noting thousands use them to stay fit.
Marietta February 13 hundreds of tons of rock and mud slid into the county road along Big Run in Adams Township. The slide blocked the road after a coal bank undercut a rock ledge weakened by rain. Workers cleared debris through Wednesday. No one was in or about the coal mine at the time of the slide.
President Hoover sent to the Senate for confirmation the nominations of W. McKinstry of Athens John R. Lloyd of Cambridge and John B. Davis of Ironton for Ohio postmaster positions.
The Athens County High 5 Teachers Association will convene at 10 o clock Saturday morning in Ohio University Fine Arts Hall. Prof MM Jones of Jacksonville Trimble High School will lead the discussion with C N Jones Albany Miss Beryl Cone The Plains Miss Mary Mulligan Lodi High School and W W Connett Athens also participating.
Quick relief is promised by Joint- 1 a generous 60c tube guaranteed by all druggists. The ad claims it soothes inflamed swollen joints with instant effect and assures easy purchase from druggists.
A Chicago cashier explains how Smith Brothers Syrup cured a persistent cough after exposure to a draft at work. She notes she lost no work time and saved money by using the remedy, praising its effectiveness. The testimonial is signed by Anna Briscoe of 417 North Clark Street.
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