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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1932

Page

6

Sub Deb Affair at Country Club Honors Sixteenth Birthday

Mrs. FE C Bibbee hosted twenty debutants at lunch at the Country Club for her daughter Mary Ellen Bibbee who turned sixteen. Guests included Misses Jean Westlake Youngstown Margaret Farmer Dayton Betsy Noyes Charlestown W Va and several others from Ath ens and out of town. The event featured a T shaped rainbow table setting and after noon dancing and bridge.

FE. C. Bibbee Country Club Mary Ellen Bibbee Athens Jean Westlake Youngetown Margaret Farmer Dayton Betsy Noyes Charleston W. Va Marjorie Walker Ottawa, Mich Elien Biddle Mary Jo Twiss Jane Gill Ann Custer Virginia

Bowles-Williams Clan Reunion Set At Athens Fairgrounds

Second annual Bowles Williams clan reunion scheduled for Sunday at the Athens Fairgrounds. President Joe E Bowles and secretary-treasurer Bessie Carmen announce a basket dinner and note descendants of Robert Henry Bowles and David Williams form the group. Last year seventy five members gathered from Columbus Akron Dayton Newark Middleport and Athens. Many descendants live in the West and plan to attend.

Bowles- Williams Athens Fairgrounds Joe E. Bowles Bessie Carmen Robert Henry Bowles David Williams Columbus Akron Dayton Newark Middleport Athens Bowles-Williams West

Social and Local Visits Across Buckeye Lake and Area

A group including Mrs. Louis I Brown and several others traveled to Buckeye Lake to visit Mrs Frank X Ranch at her Shell Beach summer place for two days. Others spent the day fishing on the Muskingum River catching forty three white perch and bass. Additional residents returned from Kentucky visits and hosted or visited relatives in Park Hills Covington Ky Parkersburg W Va and Buckeye Lake with other small gatherings in Ohio.

Louis I. Brown T. W. Craig Edward C. Schloss Harry Beckley Alonzo Palmer Gordon K. Bush Harvey &. Ackerman Brooklyn N. Y Buckeye Lake Frank X. Ranch Shell Beach A. L. Cooper Jack Olsen Howard Mills Oscar “Red” Anderson Muskingum River Katherine Figg Kentucky Louisville Lexington Wilmore Miss Figg R. R. Figg Park Hills Covington 8. A. Stewart

State Tax Inspectors Invade Perry County

NEW LEXINGTON CO July 12 State tax officials arrive to check personal property tax returns in Perry County where about 40 percent of holders of stocks bonds mortgages may have not filed. About 1 120 taxpayers could be affected as 2 800 returns were filed last April and 800 plus evaders were counted by noon Saturday.

New Lexington Perry County State Tax Commission

Belmont County Mine Violence Spurs Martial Law Threat

Belmont County prosecutor Paul V. Waddell threatened to declare martial law over unrest in the Belmont County mine strike area. Miner Gail Gimble, 23, was seriously wounded en route to Powhatan. Arrests included Donald Young and his sister Ladine, 22, and Irwyn Lerner, 26, labeled alleged Communist reporters for a New York paper, by Ohio National Guard Lieut. James Thompson under Gen. George White observation.

Bellaire U.P Paul V. Waddell Belmont County Gail Gimble Powhatan Donald Young Ladine Irwyn Lerner New York James Thompson Ohio National Guard Gew George White

Highway Contracts Total 11 Million in Six Months

Contracts totaling 11.89 million dollars were awarded by the State Highway Department in the first six months of the year. The awards cover construction and improvement of 807.854 miles of state roads, representing 60 percent of the year’s total planned work, per bulletin from State Highway Director O. W. Merrell.

Columbus, CO U.P State Highway Department O. W. Merrell Merrell

Local Social Roundup Faces of Murray City and Area Families

Murray City and nearby towns feature a busy social scene with visitors from Glouster Columbus Athens Pontiac and Detroit. Families such as Atlas Penny Toole Bush Shel ton Robinson and Edington are highlighted across weekend visits and short trips. Several residents plan moves including Edington moving to Xenia and Athens resident A A Person visiting with local families.

Philip Atlas Glouster Lydia Thomas Columbus Eleanor Penny Alice Anders Nin Anders Joe Toole William Chivers Howard Jack Gibbs Athens Roy Palmer Donna Lou Detroit Palmer Edgar Hellyer William Bush Logan Howard Bush Howard Beougher Lois Ann Samantha Shelton Lella Simes Orvil Smith Pontiac Mich Gerald Robinson Mily Hugh Riggs J. A. Robinson Nofield James Hamer Nelsonville N. B. Edington Xenia Edington A. A. Person E. A. Person Willis Thomas Barberton

Paris Couture Hues Forecast Richer Wrappings For Autumn

New York dispatch notes a shift toward complete evening wraps and refined silhouettes as autumn fashion appears. Stripes gain a modern edge while walking outfits gain emphasis, with Paris Haute Couture signals and a push for elegant, photogenic design standards.

Attack Against Gov Roosevelt Is Begun Today

Boston July 12 Franklin D Roosevelt faces a Republican campaign attack led by Ogden Mills who criticizes Roosevelt over Tammany Hall and party platform while attacking Democratic leaders and the tariff policy as he promotes a midstream change argument. Mills retorts against Roosevelt’s travels criticizing tariffs on oil coal copper lumber and barbed wire trade policy.

Roosevelt Boston U.P Franklin D. Roosevelt Tammany Hall John Garner Ogden Lt. Mills Democratic Party Texas Kansas Oklahoma Mills Kentucky Arizona Utah Montana Oregon Washington

Ohio weighs uniform municipal court plan

A Johns Hopkins law study proposes a Uniform Municipal Court Act to replace 40 existing laws. It would create six year terms for all municipal judges, set uniform qualifications and procedures, expand jurisdiction to civil cases up to 1000 dollars, or 2000 in Cleveland, with state funding limited to 1000 dollars per judge.

Columbus U.P General Assembly Hesse Yntema Institute of Law Johns Hopkins University Ohio Yatema Governor White Ohio Judicial Council Ohio State Bar Association Justices of the Peace Police Cleveland

Patients and Visitors at Athens State Hospital Seen

The annual report shows 8 949 visitors in 1931 with four year totals never under 7 000 and yearly averages up to 9 000. Daily counts range from three to 150 as visitors register in the main building before guided tours. Student visitors go through on Thursdays and general visits occur all days except Sundays and holidays unless approved by the superintendent.

Athens State Hospital

Just Like a Woman in Gallia Court Disputes

In Gallipolis, Morris E. Myers and Edith Myers see court battles echoing a recurring pattern. A charge of assault and battery by Myers, filed by his wife for an alleged July 1 attack, was dismissed as a divorce case tied to alimony and restraining orders was also dropped at the wife’s request.

Gallipolis Finigan Morris E. Myers Edith Myers Myers Justice of Peace

Bank Reorganization Gains Momentum in Glouster

Glouster July 12 Depositors sign 35 percent relinquishments speeding bank reorganization at Glouster State Bank with about $20000 in deposits yet unsigned. State Banking Department grants brief extension to finish signatures and reopen the bank to protect depositor funds. Church services and closures mark a somber day as funerals are held for Mrs. L. C. Burson and Oliver Rutter.

Glouster Glouster State Bank State Banking Department Linit

Three Funerals Held In Glouster At Same Hour

In Glouster on Monday afternoon three funerals were held almost simultaneously. The services honored Mrs. H. F. Hambel and two other local residents, reflecting a rare clustering of last rites in one hour.

Daniel Webster Williams Memorial Services Held in Jackson

Funeral services for Daniel Webster Williams were conducted in Jackson at the Williams home. A former state senator, editor, attorney, and Ohio University alumnus, he was father of author Ben Ames Williams. Williams led the Jackson Standard-Journal for 34 years and wrote Day by Day. He served as U S consul at Cardiff from 1907 to 1909 and sat on the State Board of Clemency in 1923. He studied Indian history, helped excavate local mounds, and authored county histories and Scioto Salt Springs. He helped found the Jackson eisteddfod.

Daniel Webster Jackson Williams Ohio University Ben Ames Williams New England Jackson Standard-Journal United States Cardiff Wales Donahey State Board of Clemency Jackson County Scioto Delta Tau Delta Ohio Jackson Eisteddfod

Herriot Wins Second Confidence Vote in Paris

Premier Edouard Herriot secured a second confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies as an all night session stretched toward noon. The government’s financial reform program passed 385 to 201.

Paris Edouard Herriot Chamber of Deputies

Girl Scouts to Meet at American Legion Hall

Glouster report says the Girl Scouts gather Wednesday evening at 6 30 at the American Legion hall on High Street for a local meeting.

Girl Scouts Glouster American Legion Hall High Street

Mothers' Club Meeting Postponed to July 20

Jacksonville July 12 The Mothers' Club meeting at Mrs E C Shirkeys home has been postponed to July 20 at the regular hour. Glouster July 12 Lester Zimmer returns home from a ten day East tour with Bob Arnolds Band of Columbus playing in Philadelphia New York and other eastern cities.

Jacksonville Mothers’ Club E. C. Shirkey Glouster Lester Zimmer Bob Arnold Band of Columbus Philadelphia New York

Concrete work resumes along High Street east side

Work resumed on the east side of High Street from Woodrow Avenue to the Front Street intersection preparing to pour concrete for the new High Street Bridge.

Glouster High Street Woodrow Avenue Front Street New High Street Bridge

Miss Martha Lent Returns Home After Surgery

Miss Martha Lent daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell Lent was brought home from a Columbus hospital in a local ambulance after an appendicitis operation three weeks ago and is reported to be making a splendid recovery.

Glouster Martha Lent Russell Lent Columbus Hospital Miss Lent

Two swindlers steal $730 from Campbell man in Youngstown

Police seek two fast-working swindlers who robbed Joe Grant after he withdrew $730. The men promised to return to Europe and asked Grant to guard their money but first showed that the protector had his own funds. They returned a wrapped package that contained only paper.

Youngstown U P Joe Grant Campbell Grant Europe

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