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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1929

Page

11

Classified Listings Fragment Prompting Sparse Display

A dense OCR of a classifieds page lists numerous categories from political announcements to automobiles and real estate. It includes items such as autos for sale, repairs, services, housing—apartments and land for rent—along with damaged fragments and prices like 1924 coupe and 1925 touring cars.

Energy And Cash In Athens Business Opportu

In Athens many ambitious thrifty people are shown by The Messenger ads. An energetic young man with $750 in cash and good references was hired by Gloria Light Company of Chicago to run their Athens branch. An ad in Business Opportunities drew a quick, strong response. Call 0248 Athens or 412 W Nelsonville to place an opportunity ad.

Gloria Light Company Chicago Athens Nelsonville

Inspect Sewer Near McBee Plant In Athens

Inspectors from the city and county health team will jointy study the sanitary sewer district by the open ditch beside the McBee Binder plant in Athens. They found a home using the ditch and railroad tracks to drain into the Blocking River, a violation of Athens ordinances.

McBee Athens G. M. Romine J. PB. Tucker J. M. Higgins County Health Department Wriday Baltimore & Ohio

Market Reports From Across the Midwest and Northeast

A compiled market digest lists grain and livestock prices from Toledo Cincinnati Chicago and Pittsburgh. Wheat corn oats barley and butter quotations appear alongside hogs cattle and sheep values, with regional notes on wool and produce prices.

Trapo Toledo Cincinnati Pittsburgh

Petery Heads County Taxes League Aimed at Tax Amendment

W E Peters from Athena was elected chairman of the All Ohio Tax League at a Cham ber of Commerce meeting in Hotel Berry. The group will educate the public about the proposed tax amendment and recruit county-wide representatives from Grange farm bureau building and loan real estate banks manufacturing and other sectors to support the effort. A Cleveland motion picture service representative discussed Athena development prospects and challenges in producing films.

W. E. Peters Jocal Athena County All-Ohio Tax League Chamber of Commerce Hotel Berry Petersoh Grange A. B. Porter Athens Farm Bureau A. E. Porter F. EB C. M Gi T. W. Craig D. Zenner Company J. T. Merwin W. A. Carpenter Carpenter Hardware Carl Heasley Beasley Milling and Grocery Company Freasley White Seal Or Company F. W. Bush the Messenger the Press Glouster

Local social notes from Nelsonville bridge club gathering

Mrs Cecil Shafer hosted the Nelsonville bridge club at her East Franklin Street home on Wednesday with guests Mrs Eugene Shafer Miss Hazel Glenn of Columbus and Miss Catherine Spencer. Prizes went to Mrs P W Hickman high, Mrs Harry Kelley second, and Miss Hazel Glenn third. The column lists several visitors from Akron Columbus Athens and Madison and mentions trips to Chattanooga North Carolina Washington DC and Cleveland as well as local visits in Chillicothe Columbus and Shelby.

Cecil Shafer East Franklin i Street Eugene Shafer Misa Hazel Glenn Columbus Catherine Spencer P. W. Hickman Harry Kelley Hazel Glenn Mra. C Howard Wallace Erma Wilson Stella Linton Cleveland Don Bowers, Jr James Shaw Darius Greendale Arizona Horace Mender Chestnut Street Shaw West E. D. Rosser W. Franklin Street Zail Kemp Frank Freer Fred Edington Madison W. Va Lillian Call Catherine Emish

Property Owners Told To Cut Weeds In Athens

A score of property owners in East Athens were ordered to cut weeds on their lots by I P Tucker sanitary policeman under a city ordinance requiring vacant lots to be weed free. Dr J M Higgins of the County Health Department notes past arrests and fines are unnecessary this year and says weed cutting has reduced mosquitoes and improved district appearance.

Athens I. P. Tucker Sanitary Po-Iceman J. M. Higgins County Health Department

Report On Baby Disease Reporting Urged For Physicians

Physicians in Athens County are urged to report infant diseases promptly under state law. Ohio Health News notes the 1928 report showed 1 798 cases with over 16 000 fatalities, indicating only about one tenth of cases were reported. Dr J Mc Higgins, county health commissioner, emphasizes high standards for reporting all diseases.

Charles Muler North Hil Athens Ohio Nelsonville Betra Geod Hayes Covert J. D. Everley Oca TD Person Realty Ca Sear Glouster Ohto Delco Glouster A. D McGee Ee Buck and Burk Dial Ass Athens County Ohio State Health Department Ohio Health News J. McHiggins

County Eyes Largest Educational Plans in State

State Department of Education officials believe Athens County is pursuing the biggest educational program in the state, as reported by the County Superintendent of Schools H. R. McVay. No further details on building projects will be available until August 6.

State Department of Education Athena County County Superintendent of Schools H. R. McVay

Hand Mangled at Haydenville Factory

Haydenville July 25 0 Robert Hutchinson boiler fireman suffered a badly mangled right hand and a crushed left thumb while working at the local factory.

Haydenville Robert Hutchinson

Pomeroy Widen River Navigators May Expect To Find

Ohio River dredging work by the LA and Engineer Department continues at Letart Island near C. 8. Light 877. West Virginia Sand and Gravel Co operates sand and gravel operations aiding channel widening. Major Ardery announces navigators should expect the channel to be partly obstructed by dredging equipment until further notice.

Lutart Falls Ohio River la, & Engineer Department West Virginia Sand and Gravel Company Letart Island Major Ardery United States Shlantington

Meigs County News Briefs From July Adventures And Local Notices

Mrs Clish Jacobs of Sugar Run dispatches a weasel raid on her 15 chickens. A nail in a picket killed the predator instantly. Meigs County reports Milo Stewart away in Nebraska, plus local officials covering duties. Marriage licenses issued in Gallipolis, repeats of road plans near Kanhauga. Reed Circle pleads guilty to a bad check with suspended sentence. Hospital visits and moves noted for Ebersbach Carleton De Witt and Grace White. 4 H Camp set for August 12 in Jackson County near Little Raccoon Creek, with Lawrence and Vinton counties also involved.

Pomeroy Clish Jacobs Sugar Run Meigs County Milo Stewart Meigs County Infirmary Nebraska Bill Deem Sam Kanhauga Galliopolis Silver Bridge Deem Reed Circle Racine Willock Gallipolis Charles Ebersbach Holzospital Julia Carleton St. Francis Hospital Columbus Syracuse Bert de Witt Cheshire Holzer Hospital Rio Grande Grace White West Sedgewick San Francisco Jackson County Little Raccoon Creek Poméroy Lawrence Vinton

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