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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1931

Page

8

Marriage rumor correction and society notes in Messenger

A note clarifies that a proposed marriage between Thelme Fs36 and Kenneth Smith did not take place. The page also shares visits, relocations, and professional moves including Dr. W L Skidmore, Mr. Harshman’s new Nutley principalship, and various relatives visiting Athens, Columbus, Marysville, Detroit, Akron, and New Haven with ties to the Pilcher and Kirkendale families.

Alva Tom Walker Steel Thelme Kenneth Smith Tom F E Harshman Athens High School Harshman Samuel Eleanor Trenton Walter PF Porter Grosvenor Street New York University Hamilton Township Nutley Ollie Skidmore Mra K J Reed Maude Skidmore New Haven Conn Mra Reed Columbus Marysville Detroit Mre Skidmore W L Skidmore Akron David A Skidmore Afis Reed Elmore Feed

Ex Crown Prince Wilhelm Seen at International Tennis Match

The latest photo shows former Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany, eldest son of the ex Kaiser, attending an international tennis match in Ferth. Richard and Shirley Cincinnati visit Mr and Mrs Wayne Kenney for a few days. Mr Gilmore attends Ohio University. Arendson Paul Cotner travels to Athens with their children. Dr and Mrs Claude Jacobs visit Kansas City on a midwestern trip.

Bred C Kirkendal Zanessalle Ohio University Athens Kirkendal Repre Mies Alice Pitcher Rey J ‘N Pilcher Canaanville George S Pilcher Pileha Akron Jetsure Princ Wilhelm Germany Ferth Richard Shirley Cincinnati Wane Kenney Gilmore Ohio Univerg Mro John A Jacobs Arendson Paul Cotner Claude Jacobs Kansas City Michigan

Ohio Death Toll Averages 245 Daily In Early 1931

Ohio reports an average of 245 deaths per day in the first four months of 1931. Heart disease influenza and pneumonia cancer and tuberculosis are listed as top causes. Infant deaths and regional counts around key routes are noted, with a March influenza epidemic causing 75 deaths across numerous counties.

Columbus Ohio Division of Vital Statistics State Department of Hesith Tha Athena Delaware Monroe Paulding Union

Five Navy Cruisers Reported Defective in Battle Line

Five of the Navy’s newest and fastest cruisers are defective and cannot join the battle line. An order months earlier directed a radical stern redesign of seven Chicago class ships before defects appeared. Rear Admiral George Ho Rock confirmed the action and noted the ships include the Chicago and its four sister vessels. In a separate note, three girls escaped a Delaware reform school and were captured while fleeing toward the Canadian border with two men.

Sir Washington Fuly Navy High Navy Air Class Chicago George Ho Rock Navy Construction Osos Toledo Delaware Mintor Iward

Fascist Groups Face Split as Vatican Rift Deepens

Benito Wassount ruled that membership in both the Fascist port and Azione Cattolica is illegal, forcing Catholics to desert Azione if they wish to stay in the Fascist camp. High authorities say Mussolini may denounce the concordat or trigger Lateran Treaty instruments.

Wassolin Dakar Aziane Cattolica Roml Fuly 9 Benito Wassount Cathul Vatican T Teaty Azione Mussolini

Wheat Yield Forecast For Ohio Farms At 22 Bushels

Columbus July 9 Reports from economist C J West of the Ohio Farm Bureau indicate the 1924 Ohio wheat yield may reach at least 22 bushels per acre. If accurate the total crop could approach 42 million bushels, the largest since 1923. West notes good quality wheat in northern Ohio.

Columbus Ohio C J West Ohio Farm Bureau West

Toledo mob action fear grips Lima double murder case

In Southern Ohio reports of ght weight and hefty condition from early threshing. James May 22 held in connection with the double murder of Phelma Woods and Earl Truesdale. A battered pod found in a Quarry pond near Lima. The suspect kept in custody in Toledo amid fears of mob violence.

Ohio Toledo James Phelma Woods Earl Truesdale Lima Tales

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