Social News roundup from Athens county eventful weekend
Mrs George Wittmer and Mrs O B Stanley visit Middleport while Eldon Wyatt visits sister in Amesville. Several locals travel to camp meetings and family visits. Major Phillips Rose and Capt James B Golden return on furlough. Roy Sharp arraigned for sodomy. local teachers oath noted by county official.
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Phillips F Rose
Chemical Laboratory
U. S. Rubber Co
N. Y
E. T. Rose
New Vienna
James B. Golden
W. B. Golden
Bank of
Athens
Hoboken
France
Golden
New York
Dinner Honors Ohio University Student Beatrice Wright
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Rhodes entertained last evening with a six o'clock dinner in honor of Beatrice Wright a student at Ohio University who leaves for her home soon. A seven course dinner followed by a motor drive. Out of town guests included Miss Leona Wilson Miss Forrest Wilson and Lola Ayles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Rhodes
Beatrice Wright
Ohio University
Leona
Forrest Wilson
Lola Ayles
Ambulance transports Mrs. Anderson to Columbus hospital
Mrs. Quincy Anderson of The Plains was taken to a Columbus hospital after being moved by Newsom-Walburn ambulance from The Plains to Athens, then by train to Columbus for care amid a diabetes diagnosis. Emmett Cotton criticizes food price investigations noting farm-to-town producer shortages. R. W. Goddard reports on a Columbus Grange meeting opposing the Ohio property amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Anderson
the Plains
Columbus
Newsom-Walburn
Anderson
Athens
R. W. Goddard
Athens County Farm Bureau
City
Grangers
Home Owners Associations
Ohio
Carnival crackdown ends gambling device at city venue
Mayor halts a wheel game at the hill carnival while Chief Porter stops a nascent race riot by ordering a 15 year old colored girl to go home after she slapped a white girl. The carnival thus continues despite the disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Grave diggers strike in Long Island City seeks $4 daily
New York report says grave diggers in Long Island City urge residents to postpone funerals during a strike demanding four dollars a day. The action aims to pressure employers amid rising costs and labor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Long Island City
Eloped Couple Found Sleeping After Park Elopement
Musette Bragg aged 16 and Matthew Boyd aged 16 postponed their wedding and were later located asleep on a park bench by a policeman. The incident ends their abrupt elopement in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Musette Bragg
Matthew Boyd
Lover released from charge in drowning death
Lester Decker twenty was freed after relatives and county officials concluded Miss Mabel Harris twenty died accidentally in Pompton Lake Sunday night when his canoe went over a dam. Autopsy showed accidental drowning and he had not reported the death until the next day.
County Board Delays School Closures and Appoints Examiners
The County Board of Education met with County Superintendent Alex Root and took no action on closing schools with average attendance under ten. They will reconvene August 9 to consider closures. Lucy B. Evans, principal of Amesville High School, was named to the County Board of School Examiners as the teacher member. the other two members are the County Superintendent and a District Superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Root
F. B. Fearson
State Department of Public Instruction
United States
State of
Ohio
United States of America
County Board of Education
Lucy B. Evans
Amesville
County Board of School Examiners
Miss Evans
First Woman Joins County Board of Examiners
Miss Evans, senior at Ohio University, succeeds E G Gibson as district superintendent and becomes the county's first woman member of the Board of Examiners. District Superintendent B L Pilcher serves with her. Her teaching career spans multiple county areas, reflecting the era's shift toward recognizing women in education roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Gibson
B. L. Pilcher
Miss Evans
Ohio University
Board of Examiners
County Board of Education
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BOO Auto Sales CO
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Seand
Eaton’s Highland
Cline Pharmacy Co
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Superman
Nou
George Wittmer
O. B. Stanley
Middleport
F. A. Russi
Mr. Eldon Wyatt
D. D. Fuller
Frank Riley
Nelsonville
Frome
Earl Weiss
L. L. Weiss
Near
Lillie
Christian Church
W. L. Slutz
Raymond Slutz
Lancaster Camp Grounds
Alice Laughlin
Mabel and
Franklin
Chillicothe
Viola Burleigh
New Lexington
Mrs. C. B. Tigner
Ida B. Devore
Stockport
Lucile
Mabel Brown
C. D. Hopkins
Rufus
Rachel
Topinabee
Michigan
William Pierre
Detroit
Athens County
Dun Glen
Poston Consolidated Coal Co
Pierre
Raymond Strecker
5Th Army Corps
Marietta
Rev. C. L. Strecker
Camp Sherman
Rev. Strecker
Ray Duffee
T. W. Duffee
Camp Merrit
4Th Division
77Th Regiment
Mr. Duffee
Montgomery
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Roy Sharp
Woodworth
Common Pleas
Emmett Cotton
Hallmark
Sornwell
O. K
Men’s Athletic Union
The
F. L. Preston Co
Koppenheimer
Kuppenheimer
Scott Haney CO
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