Ohio University graduates new president's assistant
She graduated in June 1936 from Ohio University with a B A in Education. She replaces Miss Helen Goss who has been student assistant in the president's office the past semester.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1930
Page
2
Senate adjournment plans stuck amid jammed session
Washington June 20 The Senate faced an unsettled closing jam as House leaders held the whip hand with plans for adjourning Friday or next Wednesday abandoned. No definite adjournment date will be set until the House confirms the Senate has passed all desired legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Senate
House
Weaver Showcases Fast Ohio River Outboard Boat
Capt. Wallace Weaver of Racine, renowned skiff and motor boat builder, is finishing a swift outboard craft for the Ohio River. The article notes Racine’s historic role in skiff production, ties to the Smith family lineage, and Weaver’s collection of riverboat photographs including the Katy Did and Hibernia, once mail boats in Gallipolis and Marietta trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Juana
Gallipolis
Meigs County
Wallace Weaver
Racine
Ohio
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
George Smith
Capt
John Oliver
Katy
Dor DeWolfe
Syracuse
Weaver
Hibernia
Alf Day
Cheshire
Arthur Maddy
United States Mail
Parkersburg
Marietta
Maddy Brothers
Bans Fireworks in Middleport For Fourth of July
May or J. E. Harley announces no firecrackers in Middleport except July Fourth. He says officers will arrest violators of the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
J. E. Harley
Plans to Operate River Ferry Here
Norman H. Cooper of Martins Ferry plans a yacht ferry across the Ohio River between Pomeroy and Mason City for about 25 passengers. He has rented a West Virginia landing, consulted attorneys, and will seek a franchise from the Pomeroy Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Norman H. Cooper
Martins Ferry
Ohio River
Mason City
Middleport
Cooper
West Virginia
Winkleblack Estate
W. J. B. Carleton
Meigs County
Pt. Pleasant
Pomeroy Council
Ohio
Pomeroyans
Wheeling
W. Va
Local Notes On Families Visit and Travel in Akron Area
Miss Mary Elizabeth Hartinger, a Central High School teacher in Akron, returns home for two weeks then plans study in Middlesex Vermont. Mrs. E. A. Reed and Miss Nancy visit Columbus with relatives before home. Mrs. Rowley improves. The Bergs attend David Chase funeral, then depart. The Bush family visits Milwood West Virginia while Giboneys and Williams relatives plan visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mary Elizabeth Hartinger
Central High School
Akron
Middlesex
E. A. Reed
Nancy
Columbus
Robert Adams
Myra Rowley
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Edward Giboney
Fred Fultz
Mr. Giboney
J. M
Frank Williams
Herman Bailey
Levi
W. Va
160 4-H Club Meeting Draws Big Turnout at Pomeroy Courthouse
In Pomeroy the fifth annual 4-H Conference drew 160 rural club members from 71 county clubs totaling 801 members. About two thirds were girls as youths heard talks on cooking, mending, canning, planting, cultivating crops and livestock care in a day of cheer at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
The
Posting of Signs Prohibited on Highways and Vehicles
June 20 Pomeroy report notes a highway bulletin outlining that posting advertising signs on highway rights of way is illegal. State highway employees may remove signs on trunk highways while county and town officials enforce on secondary roads. Posters may be used only on rear side windows and license plates must remain visible at all times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
State Highway Department
Woman Fends Off Intruder by Claiming Smallpox
A Pomeroy woman living alone for 12 years says she awoke to find a man in her room. She yelled that she was covered with smallpox and needed her pa. The man fled the house and ran two blocks as she heard him dash away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Orange Brand Tonic Promises Clear Skin and Health Boost
A Fairmont man claims eight weeks on Orange Brand Tonic cleared widespread boils and pimples, improved digestion, increased appetite, and boosted strength. He praises the product as a blood purifier and nerve tonic, sold by Lash's Drug Store and other druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Vigna
Chamberlain Ave
Fairmont
W. Va
Lash
Phi Delta Kappa Elects Officers in Middleport Chapter
The newly organized Phi Delta Kappa chapter in Middleport held its first meeting to elect officers and set rules. Elected were President Edgar Tuckerman Vice President Charles Barnett Secretary Starling McCullough Treasurer William Grate House Manager Henry Fichinger The group plans dances and boat trips for the coming months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Phi Delta Kappa
Edgar Tuckerman
Charles Barnett
Starling McCullough
William Grate
Henry Fichinger
Finnicum, George W. Dies at 73 in Letart
George W. Finnicum, 73, lifelong Letart resident, died yesterday. Survived by wife, son Warner H. Finnicum of Wellsburg, and daughters Mrs. A. E. Strode of Mason and Mrs. Nina Heinover of Cleveland. One sister, Mrs. Catherine Hoffman, lives here. Funeral from the residence Saturday morning.
Injury to Arthur Gosney reported in Albuquerque
A letter from Mrs. Emily Entsminger of Albuquerque states Arthur Gosney was accidentally injured several days ago with back muscles torn loose. He lies in a hospital there where tonsils and adenoids were removed and doctors expect a lengthy recovery period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William Gosney
Emily Entsminger
Albuquerque
N. M
Arthur
Wiley couple returns home after Columbus visit
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Wiley, after a brief stay in Columbus with Mrs. Gibbs, returned home on Wednesday following the visit with Mrs. Gibbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Wiley
Columbus
Phil Gibbs
Doors Close to Gypsies As Town Fights Shop Ingress
In Pomeroy a band of gypsies arrived and attempted to swarm stores. Merchants closed doors to deter entry, forcing clerks to watch multiple intruders. Local volunteers aided clerks as crowds formed, preventing unauthorized access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mrs Delia Wilbur Sells Home in Middleport Visit
Mrs Delia Wilbur and son Fred returned to Columbus after a brief Middleport stay in which most household goods were sold. The residence sold to Mr and Mrs Ernest Mulford who will repair it for rental. Mrs Wilbur, 85, suffered burns in a fire months ago and remains unable to walk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Delia Wilbur
Fred
Fr. B. Murphy
Columbus
Wilbur
Dishes Spill from Truck in Pomeroy Crash
Yesterday afternoon a Sebring bound truck backed to a curb in Pomeroy and the end gate came loose spilling packed dishes onto the sidewalk. The fall caused a crash of plates scattering pedestrians but few broke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sebring
Williamson and Griffiths Assist Widow in Move to Warren
Mr and Mrs Clyde Williamson of Warren and Mr and Mrs Griffith of Columbus arrived to help Mrs William Griffith pack and move from Laurel Cliff to Warren to live with her son after Mr Griffiths recent death. The Laurel Cliff home has been sold to John Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Clyde Williamson
Warren
Griffith
Columbus
William Griffith
Laurel Cliff
John Turner
Misses Abbott and Russell Visit Athens for Several Days
Miss Fern Abbott and Miss Jessie Mae Russell travel to Athens on Thursday. Russell will visit her sister Mrs. Doyle Miller, while Abbott stays with cousin Mrs. R. T. Hughes. The pair plan to stay several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Abbott
Jessie Mae Russell
Athens
Doyle Miller
R. T. Hughes
Picnic at Mourning Beach Group in Middleport
A group of friends gathered for a picnic at Mourning Beach on a June 20 afternoon. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Kim Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Burchett Mr. and Mrs. Everett Davis Miss Hallie Zerckle Carl Rutherford Miss Nella Zerckle and others, then spent the evening at the Davis home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Dwight Kim
J. M. Burchett
Everett Davis
Hallie Zerckle
Carl Rutherford
Nella Zerckle
Davis
British Policy Clarified on India by Benn
Capt Wedgwood Benn, British secretary for India, says policy is spelled out in documents led by the Montague declaration of 1917. It calls for gradual development of self governing institutions with a view to responsible government in India as part of the British Empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.R
Wedgwood Benn
India
United Press
Miss Brison Retires From Ohio U Faculty
Miss Mary J. Brison of West Gore Nova Scotia retires after 23 years as head of the Arts Department at Ohio University due to disability under the State Teachers Retirement system. She joined the faculty in 1907 and is a Columbia University graduate with a master’s degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Education
Mary J. Brison
West Gore
Nova Scotia
Ohio University
E. B. Bryan
Brison
Columbia University
Academie Moderne
Paris
France
Leona Hughes
Hughes
Com
Akron Tragedy: Woman Leaps From High Level Bridge
Police seek motive after Mrs. Rachel A. Hartman, 65, climbed the High Level Bridge parapet then fell 200 feet into the Cuyahoga River. Witness Raymond Bahr said she paused at a precarious point and tried to retreat before succumbing to the plunge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
U.R
Rachel A. Hartman
Cuyahoga River
Raymond Bahr
Sod Is Removed for University Library
First signs of work on Ohio University’s new library appeared as workmen began removing sod at the northwest campus site. The college saves the topsoil. Contractors were expected early this week, with official construction to start next week in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Athens
Children’s Day Exercises at Graham Chapel
Children’s Day events will be held at Graham Chapel on Sunday morning at 10 o’clock with a program for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Chapel
Boy 12 Drowns In Darby Creek At Columbus
William Griffin, 12, drowned after wading into Darby Creek near Columbus. Two men and a woman tried to save him. Mrs Lydia Yost repeatedly dived from a rowboat to recover the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
William Griffin
Darby Creek
Here
Lydia Yost
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Georgette
Shantung
Jam
Council
TONTC
Axminster
Swansons
North Court St
Thai Point
Miss Brison
Ohio U
Woman
River
Roways
Fresich Dry Cleaners
Lowney
the Cline Pharmacy Co
Court House
Woney
Guaranty
Automotive Battery & Electric Co
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