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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1930
Page
6
The record notes Mrs Guy Brookins chaired by Mrs Floyd Nye and program led by Mrs John Shaffer, outlining the organizing roles for the upcoming gathering.
Italian driver Letterio Piccolo Cucinotta nicknamed the red bull leads the foreign entrants at the Indianapolis 500 as he plans to race an eight cylinder Maserati as a solo entry. Borzacchini arrives with a 16 cylinder Maserati while Cucinotta competes against other notable Italian speedsters with a history of success at Indianapolis.
Amesville May 19. Four regular meeting of the Ames Bern Parent Teacher Association will be held at 7:30 Tuesday May 20 at the Hill School Building. Important business demands a large attendance.
The Church of Christ hosted the baccalaureate for Chauncy Dover High School seniors. Rev G B Courtney spoke on Why An Education, as the chorus directed by Mrs Christine Brown performed The Song of the Leaves and Whispering Hope. Twenty three students are to graduate this year.
About 500 people attended the Hooper Ridge Church of Christ funeral for John McDaniel 44 who died suddenly in a corn field. The service was led by Rev G B Courtney with Rev Roberts singing three solos. Burial followed at Hooper Ridge Cemetery. he left a wife and several children, with relatives from Athens Chauncy Millfield and Greens Run present.
The senior class will present Class Night exercises this evening at 8 in the Chauncey-Dover High School auditorium. The event highlights senior achievements and upcoming graduation activities.
Commencement exercises will be held on Tuesday evening with graduates assembling for the ceremony. Organizers urge attendees to arrive early and follow campus guidelines for seating and safety.
On Sunday afternoon at the Chauncey County Home chapel the Rev. and Mrs. W. Ahlbrand led services for inmates. Mrs. Donald Henry presided at the piano as a male chorus from Class Six, Athens sang. The sermon was delivered by the Rev. Ahlbrand.
Chauncey May 1. Liv and Mrs Ernest Smitty hosted guests Sunday at their The Plains home. Welcome guests included Mr and Mrs Phil Briley Isaac Newton from near Athens Mr and Mrs O O Baker and three children from Baker Settlement Mr and Mrs Herbert Newton and daughter from Nelsonville Mr and Mrs Raymond Brooks and Mrs Guy Carpenter Richland Avenue and Mrs Sylvester Smith of Lower Plains.
Arthur Stanley and family and Mr. Powell of Springfield, former Chauncey residents, visited this city for the weekend with Mrs. Fred Smith Sr. and family. Dr. C Nile Sanders from Columbus spent the weekend in Chauncey and Millfield with relatives.
Miss Elizabeth Hillyer daughter of Robert Hillyer is recovering in City Hospital Chauncey after an operation for car trouble and the removal of adenoids. She has been living in Akron for several months.
A lively WEAF morning children’s program features Muriel Harbater age 10 as Jane and William Steinke cartoonist as Jolly Bill. They form one of the nation’s most popular radio teams broadcasting to kids for nearly two years. Muriel enjoys school and plays, while Steinke balances family life with broadcasting.
Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown, chief of U S army engineers, directs the Mississippi River flood control project valued at 225 million dollars. A Bonnet Carre spillway map shows diversion into Lake Pontchartrain to shield New Orleans, with parallel spillways planned upstream. The accompanying photo depicts levee work in progress.
In Speers Memorial Hospital Dayton Kentucky two weeks after gallstone and appendix operation Mrs Headley is recovering. The Headleys formerly lived in Chauncey and moved to Cincinnati months ago.
Chauncey May 19 Athens County Pomona Grange will meet Thursday evening May 22 in Albany. There will be important business a program and social hour and a good attendance is expected according to the master Eben Gillespie Millfield.
The Christian Woman's Bible Class of the Church of Christ in Chauncey will meet Thursday evening instead of Wednesday afternoon. The gathering will be held at the home of a member.
The speaker notes they are called Muriel in most settings and affirm that at school the name Muriel is used, highlighting name variation across contexts.
The ladies of St Sylvester s Church held a well attended card party in Waleski on Wednesday evening with ice cream cake and lunch served. Athens attendees included Miss Ann Morgan Miss Marie Mulligan Mrs Daugherty Mrs Collins and Miss Clara Cavanaugh.
A May 19 raid by a police squad on a Cleveland garage seized a bonded whisky consignment valued at $10,000. No arrests were reported.
A. C. Bozette claims lifelong constipation ended after using Adlerika a glycerin saline mix that cleanses both stomach and bowels. The ad asserts rapid relief within hours and claims to expel hidden poisons. Local druggists Gibson's Athens Hickmans Nelsonville Poing's Murray City Taylor's Coolville carry the product.
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