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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1930
Page
7
From Page Six, Clarissa Morley watches Judy and Alan reunite with Steyne, her return described with tense stillness. She feels unseen, while the two lovers exit in tears, her own presence hidden behind a mask of incredulity as life unfolds like a staged comedy.
A dramatic note says a leg will not halt the circus as the protagonists reflect on a broken heart. The scene describes a merry evening ending a gala day, with the story labeled To Be Continued.
Tucker and Whitmore of Athens known as Ralph and Eddie will broadcast three times Saturday on Huntington and Charleston stations in West Virginia. They perform guitar and banjo, first from 3:30 to 4:00 pm on the Huntington outlet, then 8:15 to 8:45 pm on Charleston, and 10:00 to 10:30 pm on a Moon Program from Huntington.
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Amanda near Lancaster, closed by state examiners, will meet liabilities and possibly reopen soon. I. H. Simon, president and founder, says the bank can make good. Clyde Barr, cashier, is under a 10000 dollar bond on embezzlement charges.
New Philadelphia reports that The Advocate-Tribune, formed in 1911 by the merger of The Tuscara Advocate and The Tribune, will cease publication after July 16 due to the rise of daily newspapers. The Tuscara Advocate originated in 1819 and The Tribune in 1893.
The article lists multiple social visits across Hamden, Lima, Ironton, Athens, Marietta, Ash Cave, Columbus, Ohio University in Athens, Bellaire, Cincinnati, Logan, New Marshfield, Madison Wisconsin, and Dundas. It notes Mr. and Mrs John Harper hosted relatives, Alma Robertson and Anna Darby met, and several doctors and families were visiting county residents for the weekend.
Average daily attendance in 1929 30 for rural and consolidated schools totaled 6 107. This compares with an enumeration of school children in the same districts totaling 7 583. The total attendance enrollment is 6 686 with five year olds included. Records in the county superintendent’s office show 8 116 attendance.
Last year HOYS enrolled 2,980 girls and 2,540 boys in elementary grades with 2,455 girls in attendance and 450 more girls than boys in high school attendance. Prosee indicates overall attendance slightly higher than the prior year. Probate Court records show a petition by Fred EB Varner as executor of Jacob J Varner seeks construction of the will against Cora E Varner French Hagel F Varner and Dorothy D Varner Carsey.
Wilmington residents endured a brutal heat day as the city lacked water after a fire swept the local pumping plant. City officials reported the outage affected multiple neighborhoods and disrupted daily life while crews worked to restore supply.
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