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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1932

Page

2

Hudson departs Nelsonville relief post seeks successor

W L Hudson will no longer volunteer at the Nelsonville relief office after Dec 1951. He ran unemployment registration at the Legion Building and oversaw flour distribution with York Township, aiding 3600 sacks. Volunteers are asked to take over, with flour shipments due within two weeks.

Nelsonville W. L. Hudson Legion Mr. Hudson York Township Fred Mulligan Lloyd Evans Chicago

Florence Rife 15 Dies. funeral set in Buchtel

Florence Kathleen Rife 15 daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Rife died suddenly at home in Buchtel. Funeral services are scheduled Friday at 2 PM at the Buchtel M E Church with Rev Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Buchtel Cemetery. Her parents have six other children.

Lsonville Florence Kathleen Rife Frank Rife Buchtel Buchtel M. E Thompson

May Kilpatrick Dies at Cambridge Former Jobs Resident

Mrs May Kilpatrick 40 wife of William Kilpatrick Byesville died in a Cambridge hospital Wednesday She was a former resident of Jobs Ohio Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 am at the Byesville M E Church Reverend Donally officiating Burial will be at Greenlawn Nelsonville She leaves husband a daughter Lovelle two sons Richard and Paul mother Mrs Mary James and two brothers William James Jobs and Thomas James Blaine

May Kilpatrick Jobs Nelsonville William Kilpatrick Byesville Cambridge Ohio Byesville M. E Donally Greenlawn Love

Haybrow Council to elect new officers at lodge meeting

Nelsonville reports a stated assembly of Haybrow Council No. 119 Masonic Lodge tonight at the Masonic Temple. New officers for the coming year will be elected.

Nelsonville Masonic Lodge Masonic Temple

Benefit Card Party at St An drews Church

Ten tables hosted bridge and euchre at a parish home benefit on Wednesday night. Bridge high scores went to Miss Mary Louise Pritchard of the city and Joe Canty of Logan. euchre top prize went to Mrs. Thomas Mulligan.

St. Andrew’s Church Mary Louise Pritchard This City Joe Canty Logan Thomas Mulligan

Drill Team Club Meeting at Mrs Kreider Home

The Drill Team Club of the WBA meets tonight at Mrs Ruth Kreider’s Adams Street home for a potluck lunch. Two birthday anniversaries will be observed.

Ruth Kreider Adams Street

No Pythian Sisters Meeting This Week

Majority of the officers attend the Pythian Sisters Convention in Pomeroy Thursday night, so no local meeting will be held this week.

Pythian Sisters Pomeroy

King's Men Gather at Beagle Home Friday Night

King's Men plan a meeting at 7 30 pm Friday at George Beagle's Walnut Street home led by Charles McCray. The session will study a Scripture lesson from First Thessalonians Chapter Five.

King’s Men George Beagle Walnut Street Charles McCray First Thessalonians

Methodist Class to Meet at Dorothy Howe’s Tonight

The M M Class of the Methodist Church and teacher Miss Virginia Lou Eberle will meet at 7 o clock tonight with Miss Dorothy Howe at her home on Elizabeth Street.

Methodist Church Virginia Lou Eberle Dorothy Howe Elizabeth Street

Local Residents Visit and Guests Gather Over Decoration Day

A flurry of social visits spans Columbus Cambridge Lancaster Akron Marion Ravenna Kent and Smithfield as families welcome relatives and friends including Roy Sater Elizabeth Pugh Ruth Gilbert Florence Moore and the Kontner daughters for a series of weekend and Decoration Day hosting events.

Howard Sater Roy Cambridge John Blick Lancaster Albert Mann Carman Kinssin John Sweeney Akron Jennie Hoch E. H. Pugh Elizabeth Columbus Chester Edgar E. M. Gilbert E. H. Moler Henry Grimes Fisher Marion Ohio G. W. Hutchinson Fred Mulligan Ruth Gilbert Muriel Gilbert Earl Baker Eileen Bennett Mildred Simon Porter Bennett C. M. Martin Smithfield Martin E. J. Kessinger H. E. Gray E. A. Gray Ravenna Florence Moore Kent W. F. Gray Madison Street Forrest Kontner Ida Kontner

Seek Walker Ouster Removal of New York Mayor

New York June 2. Removal of Mayor James J Walker will be asked of Governor Franklin D Roosevelt on two charges. He allegedly violated a city ordinance by financial interest in city contracts and failed to meet conduct standards set by the governor. The Hofstadter Investigating Committee adjourned to resume after the national party conventions. Samuel Seabury, counsel, has presented evidence of large deposits and gifts from friends during Walker’s term and accused Russell Sherwood of concealing income.

New York James J. Walker Franklin D. Roosevelt Hofstadter National Party Board of Estimate Samuel Seabury Russell T. Sherwood

Akron Fans Rally to Keep Central League Club Afloat

Akron businessmen pledged support to John J. McCloskey manager of the Akron Central league baseball club. Temporary funds covered salaries as a meeting planned for permanent financing. All Central league games were rained out yesterday.

Akron U.R John J. McCloskey

Stars Shine as Ruth Gehrig Simmons Power Big Win

Babe Ruth singled for two runs in eight plate appearances. Lou Gehrig added three singles driving in two runs in ten at bats. Al Simmons collected three singles and four RBIs in nine plate appearances. Bill Terry hit a home run and a single for two RBIs in four trips. Hack Wilson did not play.

Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig AL Simmons Bill Terry Hack Wilson

Jockey Gilbert Elston Injured at Washington Park

Jockey Gilbert Elston a young Louisville rider for C. V. Whitney remains in hospital with a serious head wound after a fall in the seventh race at Washington Park. The horse Hard Lines kicked him as it jumped the hurdle causing forty two stitches from ear to ear. Doctors report no X-ray due to the seriousness of his condition.

Chicago Gilbert Elston Louisville C. V. Whitney Washington Park Elston T. M. Stapleton

Arlett Hits Four Homers In IL Return Record Pace

Buzz Arlett of the Baltimore Orioles matched the International League single game homer mark by hitting four circuit drives in a 14 to 13 win over the Reading Keys. He leads the IL this season with 20 homers, a feat not matched in any major league since 1896.

Reading U.P Buzz Arlett Baltimore Orioles Reading Keys Baltimore Arlett

Congo Man Wounded on Holiday Hunt Near Beverly

James Meco of Congo, Ferry County, was wounded by birdshot in a hunting accident Monday afternoon on Lev McCutcheon farm near Beverly. Tony Spurgeon, a relative, unintentionally fired a 16 gauge shotgun while Meco attempted to dig out a groundhog. He was taken to Memorial Hospital with multiple pellets embedded in the face neck and shoulder. condition reported uncertain.

Memorial Hospital Spurgeon McCoy Soe McCutcheon

Coal Tax Figure Rewritten After Senate Bill Error

The Messenger corrected an excise tax figure for coal noted in a Wednesday statement. The bill set coal excise tax at 10 cents per 1,000 pounds, not per 100 pounds as printed. Several coal property owners called to question the figure.

Senate Messenger

Entire Estate Bequeathed by Mrs Marie Longworth Storer

The estate of Mrs Marie Longworth Storer widow of Bellamy Storer once American ambassador to Austria is left to her daughter Margaret Rieves Nichola de Chambrun and her son-in-law Pierre Marquis de Chambrun of Paris. The will was revealed after probate filing in Cincinnati on June 2.

Cincinnati Marie Longworth Storer Bellamy Storer Austria Margaret Rieves Nichola de Chambrun Pierre Marquis de Chambrun Paris

Senior Class Play Opens Tonight at Athens High School

The senior class presents Skidding a three act comedy with a cast of 10 seniors led by James Rutkoskie William Clark Lorene Rode haver John Pickens and Mary Eleanor Morton at Athens High. Class events follow including a June 5 address by A Wilcox a June 8 class day theater party and a June 9 commencement.

Athens High School James Rutkoskie William Clark Lorene Rodehaver John Pickens Mary Eleanor Morton Helyn Jones Jane Gill Dennie McDaniel Martha Hitchcock William Porter Rav Wilcox Ann Custer Raymond Archer Clifton Atkins Richard Atkins Catherine Barstow John Bates Harry Beebe James Blazer Harley Bobo Beatrice Brewster Elizabeth Briggs Rita Burns Ruby Carmean Ruth Chandier Kenneth Cheaser Wiliam Clark Carl Clifford Mary Carolyn Clutter Francia Cofey Violet Coffey Goldie Collins Maurine Cornwell Richard Corwin Joan Courty Nellie Coury Eleanor Cox Thomas Craig William Curry Albert David Ruth Dixon Raymond Dvar Charlies Emish Chester Prashier Abel Gaskill Catherine Graham Irma Greenawalt Betty Gullum Ruth Hayden Clyde Heaton Fred Helwig Laura Henderson Evelyn Hoffman Robert Holdren Virginia Hoover Alfred Hughes John James Lucille Jones William Kaviish Regina Kempton Francis Kempton Louise Kempton Kathleen Kerr Thomas King William Kircher Walden Kirk Jane Knott Helen Kolenich Flora Lawson George Lowry Lucille Manefield Emma Mariner Marjorie Matthews James McClanahan Beatrice McClain Harold McCoy Bonnie McDaniel Dennis McDaniel Ardis Metcalf Julia Mingus Louise Moorhead Aubrey Morris Charles Edwin Mote

Notable Names Listed in Local Obituary Notice

A long list of individuals including Kaon Jean Morton Mary Eleanor Morton Sarah Munn Kathleen Murphy Mary Louise Nagle Helen Nichols James Overmeyer Gordon Oxtey Mike Parestides Elen Pendergrass Beatrice Perkins John Pickens Mary Cathryn Pinkerton Bill Porter John Bardin Thomas Reading Watt Rhodes Roy Riggie Serene Rodehaver Clysta Rosser Mary Carolyn Ruston James Rutkoskie Donald Sams Mark Schulte Norman Orson Clarice Shafer George Sarah Sherman Wilbur Slaughter Arthur Stacy George Stevers Kenneth Stewart Grace Story Tedrick Mary Josephine Twilas Van Dyke Naomi Vernon Ralph Wagner Kathryn Walburn Robert Walker Millard Wildermuth John Wiseman

Koskie Donald Sams Mark Schulte Norman Orson Clarice Shafer George Sarah Sherman Wilbur Slaughter Arthur Stacy George Stevers Kenneth Stewart Grace Story Omg Tedrick Mary Josephine Twilas van Dyke Naomi Vernon Ralph Wagner Kathryn Walburn Robert Walker Millard Wildermuth John Wiseman

Eight sports may be cut by Badgers

Madison Wisconsin June 2 Eight minor sports including crew would be dropped for a year by the University of Wisconsin if the Board of Regents approves the Badger athletic board plan Meeting June 18 Other sports listed are cross country hockey golf gymnastics swimming wrestling and tennis Major budgets for football baseball basketball and track were cut to save fifty one thousand dollars

Madison Wis U.P University of Wisconsin Board of Regents Badger Athletic Board

Cleveland Veterans Begin Bonus March to Washington

More than 400 Cleveland World War veterans will join the Bonus March from Cleveland at 8 a.m. Saturday. Gov. George White refused any further state assistance to the marchers.

Cleveland Cleveland World War Washington George White

Shortlived Berlin cabinet under Von Papen seen as stopgap

Berlin reports the feudal government headed by Lieut. Col. Franz Von Papen, expelled from the United States in World War I, faced a short life. The cabinet was viewed as a temporary measure between Heinrich Bruening’s government and a likely Hitler fascist regime.

Berlin U.P Germany Franz von Papen United States Heinrich Bruening Adolph Hitler

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