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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1931
Page
27
The fragmentary OCR note lists peculiar words and phrases with no clear event or names. It appears as a garbled item from a page containing stray font samples or misread text rather than a coherent report or notice.
An inventory of city property lists items including concrete mixer, generators, switchboard, two pumps, boilers, tools and supplies. Total value cited around $46,220.07 with various components itemized and tied to depreciation and current market worth.
Jackson named Tquster Frank receives office of postmaster in Nelsonville for a four year term. Appointment sent to the Senate and confirmed in January. At Melsonville A L Bar remains seriously ill at Chestnut Street. condition reported as serious and improvement hoped.
Henry Courtney longtime Nelsonville resident and former Chaunee area resident died Tuesday afternoon at the Columbus home of Aissor Floyd Courtney after a heart ailment. Survived by children Floyd, Fred, Belle and others. brother Harvey Courtney. sister Mrs Napey Seaon. Funeral plans set at the Christian Church with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Police report a Ford coach abandoned south of Nelsonville near Salt Well Hollow and a high age theft tied to South Columbia. Charles Ligreu arrived from Columbus to reclaim the machine as Officer George Baten notes the recovery. Mrs ker of High Street appeared before the Grand Jury under $500 bond after a preliminary hearing on a disorderly house charge, entering a not guilty plea.
Selegnvill e reports miner John Wickham aged 15 died Tuesday at his High Street home. He is survived by his wife Mirth Wickham, his mother Bridger Wickham, two sisters Anna Welsh Nelsonville and Nettie Bighouse Columbus, and a brother Matthew Wickham Nelsonville. Funeral arrangements not completed. Also includes Scout notes about Troop 46 meeting Thursday January 92, with attendance expectations and ceremony plans.
An old advertisement suggests that taking two candies relieves upset bowels quickly. It promotes Cascarets as a doctors approved laxative made from cascara and claims regular bowel action will follow with continued use. Tests at drug stores are implied.
Fragmentary OCR note cites officials and groups including Scouts and officers. It mentions executive involvement and cooperation, but the text is garbled, lacking clear events dates names or outcomes to form a complete item.
Readable fragments show a student debate at the Rotary Club meeting with topics on stores and the duty of citizens. Names like Zuber, Caldwell, and McDowell appear among participants and organizers. An evening event is noted at a local home with several family and school figures in attendance.
Fragmented text outlines a community aid initiative with mentions of Athens Messenger, Bushy alpen Hon, and various improvised phrases. The readable lines suggest a local effort, names, places, and payments but lack coherent details.
The piece notes that predictable costs for public notices remain high while advertising expenses fluctuate with business cycles. It discusses how newspapers face increased rates and the impact on publishers and readers as costs vary year to year and seasonally.
The report notes the temperature near zero and windy conditions at Lower Finns with breeze and warm gusts. Also listed is the birth announcement of Scott Thomas to Mr and Mrs Riehlauw Avertug with date Tass dag and age 40.
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