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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1932

Page

8

Chauncey Precincts Poll Shows Variable Local Races

About 400 votes were cast in Chauncey two precincts with boards kept until morning. Brown Turner Bettman and Tetlow led in both precincts while Hunter edged Jenkins by 26 votes. State senatorial LeFever won Chauncey and Mardis beat Woodworth by 12. Johnson won probate judge. Thompkins won clerk of courts. Stratton led sheriff. Theisen Easler Gorham Wilson led local races. Worley topped Jones for coroner. S. Bradfield Jr. Messenger staff correspondent.

Chauncey Brown Turner Bettman Tetlow Jenkins Hunter LeFever Mardis Woodworth Johnson Miller Watkins Kittle Thompkins Stratton Theisen Easler Gorham Wilson Surveyor Worley Jones

Junior Loyal Temperance Legion Meets in Chauncey

Mrs. Christina Brown led the Junior Loyal Temperance Legion meeting at Lincoln Grade School Chauncey on Thursday night. Vivian Bingman presided, with Virgene Palmer as program leader and readings by Ellen Blackford Ruth Schoonover and Ruth Cruikshank. Members present included Jean Bingman Isabel Courtney Vivian Bingman Helen Schoonover Betty Jane Courtney and others.

Chauncey Christine Brown Junior Loyal Temperance Legion of Lincoln Vivian Bingman Betty Jane Courtney Virgene Palmer Ellen Blackford Ruth Schoonover Ruth Cruikshank Jean Bingman Isabel Courtney Helen Schoonover Lois Earich Mabel McColley Leatha Collins Jean Brewer Evelyn Stewart

Chauncey-Dover High School to Hold Commencement

A class of 23 will receive diplomas Friday night at Chauncey-Dover High School in the auditorium. Dusty Miller will deliver the class address. The salutatory will be given by Juanita Pen-

Chauncey Chauncey-Dover Thurman Dusty’ Miller Juanita Pen

Dergrass and the Valedictory by Ruth Wade

Pauline Tracy will sing the class song with the high school orchestra and chorus also performing. Elizabeth Close and Dorothy Gillespie sing a duet, Neil Tippett Chauncey offers a violin solo, and Carl Gardner presents the diplomas. The invocation and benediction will be given by Rev. G. B. Courtney of the Church of Christ. Class roll includes Cecil McJafferty Mary Agin Dolores Canter Virga Fennell Lena Gould Grace Hawk Loree Ice Dwight Karns Vera Lester Harold Linscott Frank Madek Adam McLean Albert Minister Stanley Nadroski Leon Newman Leona Newman Juanita Pendergrass La Vina Rivers Pauline Tracy Ruth Wade Harold Werner Ruth Nagle Carlos Wolfe.

Dolores Canter Virga Fennell Lena Gould Grace Hawk Loree Ice Dwight Karns Vera Lester Harold Linscott Frank Madek Adam McLean Albert Minister Stanley Nadroski Leon Newman Leona Newman Juanita Pendergrass la Vina Rivers Pauline Tracy Ruth Wade Harold Werner Ruth Nagle Carlos Wolfe

Chauncey High School Concert Tonight

Music department at Chauncey-Dover High School presents a combined orchestra and glee club concert at 8 PM in the high school auditorium. Admission is a small fee. Orchestra directed by Hubert Spangler and glee club by Mrs Christine Brown, both faculty members. Program includes 17 numbers.

Chauncey Chauncey-Dover High School Hubert Spangler Christine Brown

Chauncey Personal Notes From Chauncey Area

Chauncey personal items include Montford Cunningham and sister Agnes Cunningham of Columbus visiting parents Mr. and Mrs. Homer Cunningham. John McClain returns to Canton after a Sugar Creek visit. Mrs. J. R. Wade of Millfield visits Cleveland daughter Mrs. A. M. Truitt. Mrs. Sweeney is in Chauncey visiting.

Montford Cunningham Agnes Cunningham Columbus Chauncey Homer Cunningham John McClain Canton Ohio Sugar Creek J. R. Wade Millfield Cleveland A. M. Truitt Sweeney Vis

Local families visit relatives during weekend in Dayton and Chauncey

Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeney and Mr and Mrs Harvey Nye hosted relatives on the High Street while visitors from Pittsburg and Chauncey joined Rev J A Long and family in Dayton Ohio and the Porters in Athens for a weekend gathering.

Iting Charles Sweeney High Street Harvey Nye G. W. Nye Chauncey J. A. Long Dayton Ohio Cuyler Law Pittsburgh Fred Porter Athens Arthur Brewer

Workman Struck by Pick Injures Head Near Chauncey

Edward Gabriel of Carbondale sustained a deep scalp gash when a fellow worker accidentally struck him with a pick on a state highway north of Chauncey. Stitches closed the wound and the skull was not fractured.

Chauncey Edward Gabriel Carbondale

Child Donna Faye Wood Injured in Chauncey Fall

Donna Faye Wood, 14 months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Wood of Chauncey, suffered injury to the collar bone and shoulder in a fall on Tuesday. A fracture to the collar bone is believed.

Chauncey Donna Faye Ralph Wood

Millfield Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits

Mr and Mrs J D Hill and son of Cleveland visited the Hills parents Mr and Mrs P D BW over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Harry Dusz of Jacksonville were guests of Charles Dusz. Mr and Mrs M E Christman of Trimble visited Mrs Frances Earich. J R Wade and son Edward visited Columbus where Mrs Wade had been hospitalized and was moved to daughter Mrs Alexander Truitt in Cleveland.

J. D. Hill Cleveland P. D Harry Dusz Jacksonville Dusz Charles Dusz M. E. Christman Trimble Frances Earich J. R. Wade Edward Columbus Wade Alexander Truitt

U S Open To Money Conference Talks Post Churchill

The U S administration signals willingness to join an international monetary conference after Churchill's call. Conditions include no talk of war debts and no major shift toward inflation. Senator Hayden discusses a four year silver debt plan with President Hoover for European debtors.

Washington U.R Winston Churchill House of Commons Churchill Britain America United Press United States Churchills Hayden Arizona Hoover Hayden Represented Mr. Hoover

Grill Plate Service Makes Meals Efficient at Home

The article promotes grill plates or blue plates with partitioned sections to serve meals efficiently while reducing dishwashing. It highlights balanced color, texture, flavor, and value, with sample menus including filet mignon, veal, lamb chops, and a full day’s breakfast to dinner plan.

Negligee Delight From Dah-ray Design

A black velvet negligee with peach colored tulle ruffles by Dah-ray Design is praised as glorious and flattering. The item emphasizes luxurious fabric and elaborate trim, showcasing a romantic, high fashion style.

Fashion column touts beauty routines and negligee hype

A New York Athens Messenger fashion column extols beauty basics like clean skin and healthy hair, urges meticulous cleansing and brushing, and promotes affordable negligees and tea gowns with lavish trims. It riffs on style, trimming, and the allure of chic accessories as essential to a woman’s allure.

Cic The Athens Messenger N’ Directions

Goss Teaches Life Saving in Athens County

Paul W. Goss Red Cross life saving representative taught Athens adults at Ohio University for examiner certification. Classes run 3:30 to 5:30 and 7 to 9 with about 35 in the current group. The course aims to reduce drownings, with 62 000 saved by Red Cross examiners to date. An advanced track is offered at Chautauqua New York for camp water work training.

Paul W. Goss The Red Cross Athens Ohio University Goss Corps of Red Cross Mr. Goss Chautauqua N. Y

Instructor to Leave Athens After Test Day

The article notes a physical education instructor who has continued in his current role since a prior time and previously taught in Dayton public schools. He will depart Athens Thursday night, with certificates awarded to class members who pass the test after his departure.

Dayton Athens

Still Walking Beat He Had in Civil War

Cadiz Ohio May 12 Billy Mitchell, now a deputy marshal in Harrison County, has walked a beat since age 17, guarding lives and property. He recalls Civil War era troops patrolling the town and notes today’s National Guard units mirror that duty during a coal strike. Mitchell has served as a patrolman for more than 40 years with occasional civic service breaks.

Cadiz U.P Billy Mitchell Harrison County Mitchell

Lawsuit Seeks Million From Cadillac Chief Fisher

Howard Young Galleries files in Federal Court to collect 1 million dollars from Lawrence P. Fisher president of the Cadillac Motor Car Company and VP of General Motors for payment of valuable paintings.

Detroit Lawrence P. Fisher Cadillac Motor Car Company General Motors Howard Young Galleries, Inc

Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad From 1931

An old advertisement promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a remedy to wake up bile flow and improve digestion. It claims the liver should pour two rounds of bile daily and warns against substitutes, pricing the product at 25 cents with the red label.

Fred Old Carter Carter C. M. Co

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S. Bradfield, JR Chauncey, Millfield the Plains Junior Legion Dusty Miller Chauncey High Ogg Battle Creek Micy London, Cay Kellogg’s Kellogg W. K. Kellogg Workman Fel U.S British House of Commons New York Miladi Court & State Sts Athens County U. S ROYAL Peerless U.S. Royal E. State St Athens, Ohio U. S. Royals Daugherty’s Used Car Lot West State Williams Walter Booth J. W. Carter Rob Roy Rollins Archer Vogue Shoe East Main Street Pomeroy, Ohio
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