Waters talk frames Soviet Union as workers paradise myths
Mr and Mrs John E Waters spoke at the Athens Elks Club about living in the Caucasus in 1929, describing class divisions, food rations, and the Red Army as backing for the regime. They argued religion was abolished and housing was primitive, noting exit cards and forced spending.
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Soviet Union
Russia
John E. Waters
Athens
Elks’ Club
Mrs. Waters
Communistic Party
Runaway Car Crashes Into Concrete Wall
An Athens woman could not locate her car on Mill Street when it rolled away and struck a concrete wall. The vehicle with plate X 475 K was towed to a North Court Street garage. damage to the car and the wall at 51 Mill Street was reported, with no estimate given.
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Athens
Athena
Mill Street
North Court Street
Carmen Church
Howard Walden
High School Girls Decorate Art Supply Room
Athens High School art class decorates the supply room with murals of modern flower designs by Betty Baker and Sarah Manafield. The project features greens oranges and yellows with shelves painted to match colors for a harmonious look.
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Athens High School
Betty Baker
Sarah Manafield
Vinton Relief Supervisor Temporary Appointment Noted
John Hall named Vin ton County relief director at McArthur to oversee cases while awaiting a successor for Grace Saltsgaver who will move to relief work elsewhere.
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Vinton
Columbus
John Hall
Vinton County
McArthur
Grace Saltsgaver
German Musician Puzzle List of Clues and Answers
A dated, fragmentary puzzle page listing numerous clues and partial solutions related to a German musician born around 250 years ago. Items include references to elements, Latin numbers, musical terms, and family relations, with scattered hints like old time era descriptors and miscellaneous word associations.
Milk Wagon Horses Aid Drivers in Athens
Four horses pull milk wagons for two Athens dairies with drivers noting horses learn routes and routines. Old Dan has served 10 years, stop orders and bottle cues show horses’ keen awareness. Big draft horses endure steep streets and are retired to pasture in old age.
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Athens
D. A. Webb
Nelsonville
Webb
Dan
Ray Love
Bottle
Elmer Finsterwald
John Stauffer
West Union Street
Civil Service Tests Announced Thursday
The U S Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for architects and architectural engineers, taxation economists, and related grades with yearly salaries from 2 400 to 5 600. State quotas and notice indicate shortages in several states. full details available from J L C Kelley secretary at the Athens post office.
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Treasury Department
Veterans’ Adminis
Massachusetts
Utah
Iowa
Vermont
Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Washington, D. C
J.L. C. Kelley
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Athens
Home on West State Is Being Renovated
The house at 29 West State Street owned by Elmer Tom is being renovated. Exterior improvements include gray shingles and a repainted roof. two new rooms and two new bathrooms added. new hallway floor. interior repapering and repainting throughout. C L Williams holds the contract with new rain pipes installed. front porch rebuilt, painted tan and green. window casings also painted green.
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West State Street
Elmer Tom
C.L. Williams
Funeral for Mrs Burt to Be Held on Friday
Funeral services for Mrs Lillian Burt of Logan who died in White Cross Hospital Columbus will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o clock in the Christian Church at New Marshfield Friends may call at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home Athens before the service She was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Walter Hunter of New Marshfield and leaves her husband Everett a son Hunter a brother Paul Hunter of Chicago and a sister Mrs Winifred McVey of New Marshfield
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Lillian Burt
Logan
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Christian Church
New Marshfield
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Athens
Burt
Walter Hunter
Everett
Hunter
Paul Hunter
Chicago
Winifred McVey
High School Debaters Receive Letters at Assembly
Athens High School honored its debate team with letters presented by coach Carl Roberts during a Wednesday afternoon assembly. Recipients include Betty Hoyt McCoy Bob Bird Stephen Fuller Harry Entwistle Leslie Fultz and Emerson Houf. Mrs. John E Waters spoke on her Russia visit 1929 to 1931 describing Communistic Union conditions and urging that such tendencies not take root in the United States. It is possible to sail the Amazon River for days without seeing either shore.
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Mra. Waters
Russia
Union
Mrs. Waters
United States
Athens High School
Carl Roberts
Betty Hoyt McCoy
Bob Bird
Stephen Fuller
Harry Entwistle
Leslie Fultz
Emerson Houf
John E. Waters
Ohio University Choir Plans First Athens Appearance
The Ohio University Vested Choir will perform its only public concert in Athens this year on Sunday night at Memorial Auditorium. The program blends sacred works by Robinson Handel Christiansen Bach and Brahms with secular pieces including Winter and Spring and Down in the Forest. Prof. Phillip Peterson will be the soloist.
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Ohio University Choir
Athens
Ohio University Vested
Memorial Auditorium
Cr. C. Robinson
E. B. Bryan
Tchaikovsky
Borowski
Sir Landon Ronald
Schumann
Brahms
Farlane
Gounod
Pinsuii
Phillip Peterson
Indo-Vin new medicine offers 25 cent trial bottle Friday and Saturday
Advertises Indo-Vin a herbal medicine claimed to aid stomach liver kidneys and nerves with quick relief from gas pains backache and bed wetting. The 25 cent introductory bottle is available Friday and Saturday only with full price $1.25 thereafter and orders shipped postpaid from Indo-Vin Inc Cincinnati Ohio.
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Indo- Vin, Inc
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lubrig Men Face Hearings on Thursday
Kenneth Francis William Stone and Kenneth Hawk of Lubrig were arrested by Officers Charles Maple and Leslie Bradfield on intoxication charges. They pleaded not guilty before Mayor Len B. McCune and were each held on $580 bond. Trial was set for Thursday night in Mayor McCune office.
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Kenneth Francis
William Stone
Kenneth Hawk
Lubrig
Charles Maple
Leslie Bradfield
Len B. McCune
McCune
Doctors Meet at Athens Hospital Session Urged
The Athens society will meet at the hospital on Monday evening. Dr. Cc discusses a report on paresis and a medical result is promised after the meeting. Members are urged to attend indoors with artificial light and to observe the hospital's order.
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Athens Ciety
Pital
Teacher Exams To Be Announced For Athens Junior
The intendent's office announced exams for teachers. County certificates and state teaching subjects major or minor will be considered for high school positions.
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Athens
Indo-Vin promises gradual cleansing and relief from indigestion
An old advertisement touts Indo-Vin as a gradual bowel cleanser that may cause initial gas and discomfort but promises relief from indigestion bloating sour stomach and dyspepsia. It claims to boost appetite act as a diuretic and improve liver activity removing impurities and older bile deposits.
Cabin to be built in Mechaniceburg by Herbert Spitzer
A four room log cabin with hardwood floors and painted finish is planned for June in Mechaniceburg. The structure measures 34 by 28 feet and includes a bathroom.
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Herbert Spitzer
Mechaniceburg
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Miss Earhart
Cardenas
Elmer Price
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