County Farm Agent Heads 4-H Camp Group Near Utica
Athens County farm agent T H Johnson led a group to the Ohio 4 H Club Camp near Utica for a week from July 10 to 16 with several Athens R F D residents named among participants. Other local items include social visits, family trips, and returns from Buckeye Lake and Columbus areas with multiple residents visiting Athens over the weekend.
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County Farm
T. H. Johnson
Athens County
Utica
Dorothy Barker
Athens R. F
Anna Jacoby
Garrett Terrell
Athens R. F. D
Johnson
Ohio
Family reunion travels and visits noted in region
Mrs E A Cottingham and family return from a Lake Erie weekend after attending the Isbell family reunion near Toledo. E A Cottingham joins them at Lake Erie and will ride back to Athens. Mrs Hess travels to Fostoria to visit children and relatives in Toledo and will be joined by Mr Hess next Sunday. Mrs Acomb visits Cincinnati to see cousin Helen Cunningham while Prof T N Hoover attends funeral for Daniel J Hoover of West Jefferson. Norris Beasley hosts Marjorie Walker of Ottawa Michigan visiting from Sabina.
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Frederick
Robert Ellis
Harold Barstow
West
Pacific Coast
Lee Beasley
Buckeye Lake
William Bobo
Marjorie Haddox
Roy Haddox
Junior
Columbus
Will O Faye
Fairfield Beach
E. A. Cottingham
Martha Isbell
Virginia
C. S. Cottingham
Hattie Lou Grones
Lakeside
Lake Erie
Sumner Cottingham
Isbell
Toledo
Athens
Robert C. Hess
Fostoria
Bobby
Elaine
Kathryn
Mr. Hess
Charles Hess
A. L. Elliott
T. N. Hoover
Daniel J. Hoover
West Jefferson
Professor Hoover
Norris Beasley
Grandview Heights
Marjorie Walker
Ottawa
Mich
Miss Walker
Sabina
Motorists Enjoy New South Court Street in Athens
Riding the newly improved stretch of South Court Street between Union and President Streets drew a large crowd Sunday. The street opened to traffic Saturday night and bricklayers moved with speed. Crews began sidewalks on President Street and will finish this week as part of the overall Court Street and neighborhood project.
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South Court Street
Union
President Streets
Athens
Court Street
President Street
South Bridge
Richland Avenue
Hattie Richey
Lash Street
Inventor of Safety Razor Gillette Dies at 77
King Camp Gillette who perfected the double edged safety razor blade is dead at 77 in Los Angeles. The Chicago educated salesman helped found the Boston plant with William Nickerson and launched the razor in 1903, later selling millions of razors and blades as shaving became popular.
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Los Angeles
Calif
King Camp
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
Windstorm hits Mogadore and Goodyear Heights near Akron
A Sunday windstorm in Summit County, near Akron, devastates Mogadore’s residential area harming 12 homes and many trees. Goodyear Heights sees about 100 houses damaged and a bystander injured by falling slate.
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Akron
Summit County
Mogadore
Here
Goodyear Heights
L. J. Kelly
Hitler Opens Reichstag Campaign With Fiery Berchtesgaden Speech
Adolf Hitler told 18 000 Fascists at Berchtesgaden Bavaria that the 3 000 000 000 mark Lausanne Treaty will not be worth three marks within six months. The Berlin dispatch notes the crowd and the start of the campaign.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Bavaria
Pair of Bedford Robbers to Face Lineups in Cleveland
Cleveland July 11. Robert Cannon 22 and James Carl 26 both of Bedford admitted 49 robberies. Police say they will be viewed by victims in lineups at Central Police Station today. Carl was deputy constable of Twinaburg Township.
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Cleveland
U.P
Robert Cannon
James Carl
Bedford
Central Police Station
Carl
Twinaburg Township
Ohio Accidents Kill Ten Over Weekend in Ohio
Ten people died in Ohio accidents over the weekend with most deaths from traffic. Among the victims were Roberta Donohoe 14 struck by lightning near Marshall and Harry Matthews 12 drowned in Big Break Creek near Lashee. Additional fatalities occurred in a Bellefontaine auto crash and a Winterset overturn near New Philadelphia.
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Columbus
Bellefontaine
Andrew Gualtierre
Philip Foulk
Alice Zeits
Lima
Thurmen Lament
Harper, O
Miss Zeits
Clifford M. Smith
Winterset
New Philadelphia
Hire New Teachers Shade District Board Announces Action
Shade Consolidated School District Board of Education hired three new teachers for 1932-33. D. K. Pierce and Orville Martin join Jerseyville High School, and Boyd Angell serves Angell Ridge School. The district rehires principals and teachers across Jerseyville, Munn, Pleasanton, and other campuses. Hickory may close next year. janitor Charles Bobo and three of four bus drivers F S Pierce, F W Biehl, and G E Coen were appointed.
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Shade Consolidated School District Board of Education
Ray Bobo
D. K. Pierce
Orville Martin
Jerseyville High School
Boyd Angell
Angell Ridge
D. O. Chappel
Clyde Martin
Blanche Phillips
Gordon Ruth
Judson School
Helen Kinney
Munn
Charles Evans
Pleasanton
Helen Ashworth
Jerseyville
Fern Sargent
Gertrude Weisenbach
Kinney
Glenna Flanders
Blackwood
Laura McClain
Bassets
Audrey Davis
Hickory
Charles Bobo
F. S Pierce
F. W. Biehl
G. E. Coen
Mystery of Long Lost Educator’s Fate Clear
ESTES PARK Colo July 11 Disappearance of Rev Thornton R Sampson a Austin Tex educator friend of Woodrow Wilson on a fishing trip 17 years ago was believed solved with a skeleton found at Odessa Lake trail foot by Weldrum Loucks of the Rocky Mountain National Park trail crew. Park superintendent Edmund B Rogers said a nearby diary last noted September 1915 suggested he fell over the cliff.
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Estes Park
Colo
Thornton R. Sampson
Austin
Tex
Woodrow Wilson
Odessa Lake
Weldrum Loucks
Trail
Rocky Mountain National Park
Edmund B. Rogers
Sampson
Pooled Buying Planned for Washington County Schools
Centralized buying of supplies for rural schools in Washington County will be realized this year. Educators in Marietta announced uniform text books may come soon, with work already under way since 1926. Several districts have subscribed to the plan and more are expected.
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Marietta
Washington County
Belpre Township Residents to Host Picnic at Howe's Grove
Residents of Belpre Township plan a home coming celebration on Saturday August 20 at Howe's Grove on State Route 7 midway between Belpre and Rockland. The event aims to draw many old time residents of Washington County for a memorable gathering.
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Marietta
Belpre Township
Washington County
Howe's Grove
Belpre
Rockland
Need for multiple underskirts in hot weather wardrobe
In New York July 11 observations on summer underskirts and costume slips. Mesh fabrics demand sheer coverage so wrap around slips fall short for many figures. Flared, straight and bias underslips suit different gowns. an elegant woman owns several slips to match each dress and budget.
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New York
Smart beach bag and hat from Athens Messenger leaflet
A plea offers detailed instructions to make a beach bag or a matching hat and even a beach dress. Readers can obtain the leaflet by sending a stamped self addressed envelope to the Care Department of The Athens Messenger.
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The
Athens Messenger
Cut in Wages Discussed by Mail Carriers
Postal Inspector Frank C. Casey told the Athens County Rural Mail Carriers Association at a picnic that wage cuts affected all workers up to Congress and the President. He spoke on route consolidations, noting improvements in roads and efforts to minimize patron address changes. More than 35 members and families attended. Gilbert Keirns presided. George Brady reported plans for a Portsmouth convention.
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Frank C. Casey
Athens County
Rural Mail Carriers Association
Athens County Fair
Casey
Gilbert Keirns
Millfield
George Brady
Nelsonville
Portsmouth
Clarence E. Wolfe
Waterloo Township
State Organization of Township Trustees
George H. Stoughton
Revk Bridge
State Association of Rural Mail Carriers
Sherman Darrah
Washington County
State Association
H. A. Woolley
H. L. Waddell
The
Athens Messenger
Community kitchen feeds 70 children on July 4
Crate Morrison Charles Lee J C Reedy and Jess Clemons organized feeding 70 children at Redtown’s community kitchen on Independence Day. The meal included creamed chicken mashed potatoes gravy dressing noodles milk bread butter and chocolate sundae. Local merchants of Jacksonville and Glouster donated food and ice cream from a Glouster firm. Mrs John McDonald managed the dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crate Morrison
Charles Lee
J. C. Reedy
Jess Clemons
Redtown
Glouster
Jacksonville
John McDonald
Severe Sunday Storm Hits Hocking Valley Towns
A violent storm Sunday caused heavy rain and winds across the Athens District and Hocking Valley. Power lines and telephones failed, basements flooded, trees toppled, and Route 56 closures occurred as the Hocking River rose. Temperatures spiked before cooling. the forecast called for fair, warmer conditions Tuesday.
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Hocking Valley
Athens
Hocking
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Chicago
Peter E. Sams
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College of Music
Ohio University
Olwin Jones
George McLaughlin
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Louise Stahl
North Congress Street
Edith Jones
Miss Jones
Ohio State University
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J. P. Wetherholt
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Esther Schachtele
Bellevue
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W. T. Vliet
Gordon Pierce
Wellston
Harry Burns
West State Street
Lydia E. Pinkham
DRY Cleaners
E. B. Acomb
Cincinnati
Helen Cunningham
Hitler
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the Security Bank
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Smith Reynolds
Blanche Yurka
Libby Holman Reynolds
Miss Yurka
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Frank Casey
Heim
Au Revoir
Gertrude Ederle
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