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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1933

Page

5

Home Talent Minstrels Bring Chauncey P T A Show To High School

Chauncey P T A presents a home talent minstrel show tonight at 8 in the high school auditorium. The program features mat comedians, five ballads, an interlocutor Paul Daugherty, pianist Mrs Mabel Smith, dancing acts, a miniature minstrel by Millfield Boy Scouts, and a concert by the Millfield Community Band under Dutch Wade.

NNCEY Tal Chauncey Asso Paul Daugherty Mabel Smith Millfield Boy Scouts Inged Orchestra Chain- Millfield Community Band Direct Dutch” Wade

Lorena Pyles Visits Grandmother and Mrs Phillips

Lorena Pyles of Millfield was a guest of her grandmother Mrs Elizabeth Phillips and FE Phillipe of Chauncey on Tuesday.

Lorena Pyles Millfield Elizabeth Phillips FE. Phillipe Chauncey

Uncey Report Sparse Work in District

In UNCEY on March 30 only four in the district reported work. The four are No. 25 at Chain No. 28, Luhrig and Carbondale.

UNCEY Chain Luhrig Carbondale

State Eighth Grade Test Set For Chauncey Friday

Test day set for Friday at 9 a.m. in Chauncey high school auditorium. State Eighth Grade exam will be given to all Chauncey Dover schools at the Chauncey building. Examiners are Lauretta Hickman Jessica Smart and Fannye King.

Chancey Chauncey-Dover Chauncey Lauretta Hickman Jessie Smart Fannye King

Go To School Day Planned in The Plains Schools

The Plains district designates Tuesday and Wednesday April 4 as Go To School Day. Regular classes will run and patrons are urged to attend and see children at work. A social hour will follow for parents.

the Plains Plains

Friendship Bible Class Hosts Faithful Circle Dinner

Members of the Friendship Bible Class of Chauncey Church of Christ entertain the Faithful Circle group of Millfield Church of Christ with an Eastor dinner and party in the Chauncey church social room on Friday night.

Chauncey Friendship Bible Class Chauncey Church of Christ Faithful Circle Millfield Church of Christ

Past Chiefs Club to Meet Chauncey Friday

March 30 report says the Past Chiefs Club of Pythian Sisters Chauncey will be entertained Friday night by Mrs. Nora Graves at her home in The Plains.

Chauncey Chiefs Club Nora Graves the Plains

Five Feet Two Snake Captured in Bailey Run Camp

In Chauncey a large black snake appeared at the New York lumber camp in Bailey Run on Wednesday. Jess Dailey captured it and, acting as a snake charmer, dispatched the reptile which Dailey measured at five feet two and a half inches.

Chauncey New York Bailey Run Jess Dailey Dailey

Triple Birthday Party at Shafer Home in Chauncey

A triple birthday observance was held Saturday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Shafer in The Plains. Celebrants were their daughters and grandson Mrs. Jaret Channel Mrs. Floride Sands and Dale Wharton. A chicken dinner followed the festivities with a cake baked by Mrs. Elmer Bingman.

Three Newborns Brighten Chauncey and Millfield Homes

Chauncey and Millfield welcomed four new arrivals in two days. Clyde Canter and wife announce Barbara Jean, 7 pounds 6½ ounces, born at Jacobs Avenue. John Ley’s wife has a 7 pound unnamed daughter. Lee Love and Conde Webb families report a 10 pound son and a 7 pound daughter, respectively.

Chauncey Millfield Clyde Canter Barbara Jean Jacobs Avenue John Ley Canter Chauncey High School Ley Chauncey Depot Lee Love Conde Webb

Roosevelt invited to inspect Great Miami flood control project

Dayton March 2040 President Roosevelt was invited by Congressman Byron B Harlan to inspect the Great Miami River flood control project, praised as a model for disaster prevention. The invitation came on behalf of Wayne G Lee secretary of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, reflecting interest in reforestation and flood prevention efforts.

Dayton Roosevelt Byron B. Harlan Great Miami River Ohio River Wayne G. Lee Dayton Chamber of Commerce

Robin Declares War on Its Own Reflection

In Kansas City a robin has attacked its reflection in a window since Saturday. Prof. L. N. Montgomery reports the bird’s beak is broken from the onslaught but the creature persists in its futile quest against the imagined rival.

Robin Tiffin U.r—Thobin Kansas City L. N Montgomery

Beer Lovers Plan Inaugural Ball For 3.2 Beer Legalization

Washington beer enthusiasts plan a large inaugural ball on April 6 to celebrate 3.2 beer becoming legal. At midnight trucks will depart the city’s only brewery carrying barrels of beer for revelers.

Washington U.P

Athens County Boosts Ohioana Library Contributions

Athens County has donated 49 volumes by local authors to the Ohioana Library, announced at the final Athens County group meeting at Chubb Library. Ohio University faculty works are included, with 25 authors represented. a scrapbook of local historic clippings will be prepared at Ohio University for the State Library.

Athens County Ohioana Library Chubb Library A. A. Atkinson Ohioano State Committee State Library Chioana John Finsterwald Ohio University Ohioana Athens

Roosevelt joins National Press Club in Washington ceremony

President Roosevelt was inducted into the National Press Club with Kentucky military figures in attendance. Postmaster General Farley is to become a member. colonels Rowe MelIntryre and Karty and Texas Ranger honorary officer Early attended, with swords and a symbolic gun marking the event.

Kentucky Washington U.P Roosevelt National Press Club Army Mr. Roosevelt Farley Louis McHenry Rowe Marvin H. MelIntryre Stephen T. Karty White House Howevar Asame Charley Michelson Jobe Brown Fairey Howe McIntryre The Texas Rangers

Beer To Bring Traffic On Old Spanish Trail

Beams of traffic expected on the Old Spanish Trail to Lake Charles as beer becomes legal in nearby states. Beaumont and other cities draw beer enthusiasts planning trips to Lake Charles, about 50 miles away, to sample the beverage while Texas remains prohibitive.

Beaumont Tex Lake Charles Louisiana Texas Houston Galveston Here

Extension Service Staff Reduced at Ohio State

Ohio State University announces the elimination of 11 to 14 percent of extension service positions. Director Rie H. C. Ramsower cites reduced appropriations for 1933 and 1934. Resignations take effect April 1 as five prior resignations were already processed. Remaining staff face a 16 percent salary cut.

Ohio State Columbus Rie H. C. Ramsower Agricultural Extension Service Ohio State University University Specialtate College of Agriculture

Perak Clash in Sealn Madrid Sees Fleet Visit Cancelled

Madrid March 3. A projected view of the German fleet docking at Spanish ports has been cancelled due to fear of trouble if German sailors disembark. The decision reflects rising tensions and concerns over security during the visit.

Madrid

Neuberger sues National City Bank over defaulted bonds

David Neuberger filed suit for victims who bought Chilean Peruvian Cuban and other bonds from National City Bank and J and W Seligman Company alleging concealment of risks and misleading prospectuses. If successful it could require massive reimbursements to estates of widows and orphans.

Washington Charles &. Mitchell National City Bank David Neuberger Neuberger New York J. and W. Seligman Company Peru Lautaro Nitrate Company Chile

April Term Jurymen Drawn in Vinton Co Ohio

Vinton County jury commissioners draw Grand and Petit juries for the April term at McArthur. Grand jury includes Reed Wilkesville Vowell Radcliff Winner Seal Davis Howell Steele MecLaughlin Jeffers Craig Wyatt Allen Collins Harkins. Petit jury lists Vanderford Timms Griffith Sampson Smith Teeters Stevens Fiie Christian Arnett Pierce Cooper Beckley Specht Cremeans Scott Newton. Grand jury summoned for duty Monday April 17.

Clinton Arnett Clyde Pierce Vinton Ralph Cooper Walter Beckley Fred Specht Swan Lottie Cremeans Brown W J Scott Harrison Ott Newton Jackson

Miner Rescued Alive After 100 Hours Burial

John Cheslock Jr., 28, was freed from an abandoned Mt. Carmel mine after more than 100 hours trapped under rock. Chilled and weak, he was wrapped in blankets and rushed to a hospital as rescue workers finally communicated with him after 75 feet underground for four days.

MT. Carmel John Cheslock, Jr Cheslock

Fairbanks Jr Claims Conspiracy in Answer

Douglas Fairbanks Jr alleges a conspiracy to extort money in his answer to the $50,000 alienation suit filed by Jorgen Dietz. He says Dietz and Jacy Doraine demanded $6,000, and he denies Dietz's accusation that he stole the engineer’s first wife Solveig Diets.

Los Angeles U.P Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Jorgen Diets Fairbanks Dietz Jacy Doraine Solveig Diets

Chicken supper at U B Parsonage in Tuppers Plains

Tuppers Plains on March 2 reports a chicken supper at the U B Parsonage on Saturday night April 1 from 6 30 to 12 benefiting the Silver Ridge U B Church.

Tuppers Plains U. B Silver Ridge U. B

Peterson's Ointment Promises Fast Eczema Relief

An old advertisement urges eczema sufferers not to give up and claims Peterson's Ointment provides instant relief and rapid healing. It touts a unique ingredient that banishes rashes pimples and blemishes and notes a 35 cent price per box in drug stores.

Peterson

Goodrich Safety Silvertown Tire Introduces Life Saver Ply

The new Life- Saver Golden Ply in Goodrich Safety Silvertown tires resists heat and prevents blow outs. In tests on the fast track the Silvertowns lasted three times longer than tires lacking the feature and did not blow under strain.

Goodrich Safety Silvertown Goodric Safety

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