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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1931
Page
6
Peckham as president, Patty Tyler as vice president, and Grace Ellen Foter as secretary led a society club gathering that escalated into a fight among 409 boys. The clash began in a cottage and spread to other buildings and the yard before state police arrived. about 75 boys escaped amid the confusion.
The Happy Tutors orchestra presented a program after a short WBA meeting in Moose Hall. Members listed include Paul Lewis Richard Imes Lloyd Kelley Lester Fultz Nelson Hamilton and Frank Calvin. Paul Lewis performed a bell solo and a pot luck supper followed the program.
Mrs A W Boetticher hosted the Child Conservation League at 26 West Mulberry Street. Twenty three members attended the program led by Mrs Eva Welch who read Child Freedom. Miss Gladys Jones sang with Mrs T Gibson at the piano and E E Gibson won a prize in a contest.
The Athens County Red Cross chapter outlines year finances and relief efforts for the Millfield mine disaster. It notes expenditures of 3408.99, a year start balance of 419.39, receipts of 3123.85, and a current 334.35 balance with rents owed. Miss French reports on case histories and six family awards funded to supplement state workmen’s compensation, plus monthly checks from National Red Cross totaling several hundred dollars, with oversight on proper use.
Columbus January 2 Governor White weighs rescinding L L Faris appointment as state prohibition commissioner after disclosures of his 1914 resignation under fire as secretary of the State Civil Service Commission. Bryson Hoskins and Mayo Fesler may supply testimony as Gov White and Faris confer.
Teething time brings fussiness and upsets but Castoria offers a safe remedy for infants and children. The ad touts harmless, mild formula with coating tongue note and applicability for colic and daily use by mothers.
East Side School selected new home room officers for six weeks. Sixth Grade picks Lawrence Helwig president Fred Wheaton Jr vice president Dorothy Hartman secretary. Fifth Grade elects Curtis Wilson president John Bailey vice president Ira Shafer secretary. Fourth Grade under Miss Shanon lists Na Jean Nelson president Gerald Ramsey vice president Harold Snow secretary.
Nine inmates at the New Jersey State Reformatory for Boys were unaccounted for and nine others were injured after a race riot at the Annandale facility on January 28. Local authorities and the juvenile bureau opened investigations as guards contained the unrest.
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