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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1935

Page

5

Ohio University Receives Tower Mounted Telescope Upgrade

A long article describes Ohio University receiving a large telescope loaned from Armour Institute of Chicago. Professor Carpenter and Dr. Frank R. Carruth, with university faculty, work on mounting a four and one half foot diameter instrument with a four hundred plus inch focal length and advanced optics. The setup includes a mediationless bronous motor gear train and a three-point steel frame, designed to improve star observations from hilltops and observatories. The piece also notes the project’s historical context and future plans amid campus events such as a Future Farmers ice cream social on July 12.

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Exhibit Showcases Egg to E Lesson in Ohio University Room

Room 105 in Ellis Hall hosts a July exhibit under Ohio University auspices illustrating a transition from an oval egg to a chick and finally to a capital letter E. The display includes 17 publishers, ranging from primary to college texts, with colorful bindings and illustrations.

Ellis Hall Ohio University Louisa May Alcott Moby Dick

Coon Hunters Set Sunday Field Trial in Athens County

The Athens County Coon Hunters Association finished plans for a field trial to be held Sunday, July 7, on the Arthur Walsh farm, south of Athens. A committee reported the association owned coons are growing well and about one third grown, and plans include buying this season's young coon from local game farms and freeing them throughout the county in good dens.

Athens County Coon Hunters Association City Hall Arthur Walsh Athens

J B Allen Enlisted 74 Years Ago Today

Seventy four years ago today Captain J B Allen enlisted in the Union forces during the Civil War. He volunteered at the Sugar Camp in Alexander Township and was nearly 19 when he enlisted. He will be 93 next Sunday July. A federal rule limits sick leave for Washington employees to 30 days per year.

J. B. Allen Alexander Township Allen

Marconi Daughter Electra Meets the Pope at Vatican

Electra Marconi, daughter of Guglielmo Marconi, dressed in white, meets the Pope during an audience at the Vatican in Rome. The moment is described with pride and dignity, highlighting the rare privilege for a Catholic girl of her age.

Pope Marconi Electra Guglielmo Marconi Vatican Rome

Million Pay HOLC Loans Put On Nationwide Collection

The Home Owners Loan Corpora tion will begin collecting small monthly payments from about one million U S homeowners starting in July according to HOLC chairman John H Fahey. Foreclosure has already started against several hundred borrowers to deter defaults. The Athens office received the statement noting the June 27 application deadline and stressing honesty among borrowers. The Invincible 4-H Club of New Marshfield hosts an ice cream social at the Russell Building this afternoon and evening to raise funds for camp expenses. Mr A O Sloane, 69 South Court Street, is confined to his home by illness.

Home Owners Loan Corporation United States John H. Fahey HOLC Athens Fahey Invincible 4-H Club New Marshfield Russell A. O. Sloane South Court Street

What’s on the air by William McGaffin

CBS plans a new Sunday drama crossing American life starting July 14 with a 50 person cast and musical interludes by Howard Barlow. The schedule lists Thursday and Friday programs across WEAF NBC CBS and other stations with varied acts, talks, and concerts.

Howard Barlow Symphony Weafnbc Rudy Vallee Helen Hayes Whiteman Music Hall Ramon Ramos Senator Metcalf America Ben Pollack

Friday Radio Schedule Unfolds with Evening Lineup

A dense listing outlines daily radio programming from 12:15 pm to 1:30 am including Lee, Sunbeam, Market and Livestock reports, orchestras led by Gene Burchell and George Duffy, various shows such as Dreams and News Notes, plus entertainers like Betty and Bob and Lucille Duffy’s acts.

Lee Sunbeam Gene Burchell George Duffy Vic and Sade Ma Perkins Betty Bob Dorothea Ponce Teddy Hill Orch Arnold Douglas Mary Alcott Stubby Gorden Orch Jack Armstrong Lowell Thomas Dorsey Brothers Bod Newhall Macy's Men Rudy Vallee Death Valley Bob Nolan Crusaders Paul Whitemi Pathe News Sum Johnny Courtney Coney Island Orch Continental Gypsies Joe Sanders Orch Moon River Vie and Sade Platt Nierman Congress Speaks Maurice Spitalny Bob Newhall Floyd Gibbons Music Box Lum Abner Ozzie Nelson Billy Biset

Rise of Southern Ohio Electric Company Tracing Slack Coal Use

A historical sketch outlines how slack coal transformed mine waste into fuel for electric power, leading to the formation of the Southern Ohio Electric Company. From Nelsonville to Floodwood and beyond, consolidation created a regional network serving 44 towns in 16 Ohio counties and Mason County, West Virginia, with 275 employees today.

Southern Ohio Electric Company Hocking Power Company the Illuminator Columbus Power @ Light Company Nelsonville Hocking Valley Ohio Utilities Company Chillicothe Electric Railroad, Light and Power Company Ohio Counties Mason County W. Va Amesville Athens Buchtel Chauncey Cahillicothe Circleville Coalton Coolville Delaware Gallipolis Glouster Hamden Hillsboro Jackson Jacksonville Logan Middleport Murray City Oak Hill Piketon Pomeroy South Salem South Webster Trimble Waverly

Five Girls of Army Receive Bible Prizes

Salvation Army service awards five girls for a church doctrines quiz with Clarice McKibben winning a Bible and Margaret Barnhart Louise White Mildred Carsey and Pauline Carsey receiving New Testaments. Open air services shift to nearby town due to heat and a camping trip sends four younger members to Glendale Camp near Cincinnati.

Salvation Army Clarice McKibben Margaret Barnhart Louise White Mildred Carsey Pauline Carsey Band of Love W. W Hinshaw Hainess Athens State Hospital Young People’s Legion Salvation Glendale Cincinnati Margaret Mann Lula Lavely Louise White Walter Hinshaw

Examiner To Face Another Suit in Dayton

Legal difficulties loom for Fleming's American Examiner as Dayton police confiscate 7 000 copies and an attorney says charges will be filed against those connected with the paper. The action follows a complaint by Mrs. H E Talbott over an article critical of Dr John Finley Williamson and mentions of Municipal Judge Null M Hodapp.

Williamson

Children's Day Program at Graham Chapel Church

A Children's Day program will be given at the Graham Chapel Church Sunday evening, July 7, at 8 o'clock. The public is invited.

Graham Chapel

Drowning of Frank Kelley in Lake Pine

Frank Kelley aged 42 from Los Angeles drowned when a rowboat capsize occurred on Lake Pine Tuesday. Two companions swam to shore after failing to rescue him.

Cleveland Frank Kelley Los Angeles Lake Pine Kelley

Q 23 Guaranteed Relict for Rheumatism Ad

Found at Last! The Q 23 Guaranteed relict for rheumatism neuritis and neuralgic pains is offered to sufferers. Q 622 is a prescription of a famous specialist that has helped thousands when other remedies failed. A few doses usually stops the pain and people say it is worth its weight in gold. Quick's Cut Rate Store, Athens, Ohio.

Quick’s Athens Ohlo

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