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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1934

Page

3

Woman Sent To Hospital After Surgical Procedure

A fragmented report notes Mrs. F. H. was admitted to a hospital for a surgical procedure at Cross Hospital. References to Mr Booth, Gunder, Orville Ribbee, and Bridgett family members appear with unclear details about dates and outcomes.

F. H. At & Surgical Cross Booth Gunder Parkers Orville Ribbee Bob Bridgett Martin and Son Hargenes Ohio

Visitors and assignments noted in Parkersburg area

In Parkersburg on Tuesday residents hosted guests including I L Falls of Bishopville and Mae Davis. Anna Walden returns to nursing duties in Cincinnati. Troy schools secure teachers for another year. G E Carleton and H Harris followed hillside roads and got lost in eastern Meigs County en route to the Ohio River, reporting a mile toward Heaven before turning around.

H. H. Chapman Chapman I. L. Falls Bishopville J. A. Humphrey Mae Davis Parkersburg Anna Walden Cincinnati Board of Education Troy G. E. Carleton Harris Meigs County Bethan Ohio River Carleton Heaven

Orange Cemetery Clean-Up Announced for Memorial Day

LOTTRIDGE May 24 Persons plan to tidy Orange Cemetery for Memorial Day and will meet at the church Monday morning May 28. The notice notes community volunteers and nearby residents taking part.

Lottridge Orange Cemetery Catherine Boggs L. T. Runnion John Jeffers Joe Depoy Dorothy Bowers Stewart Nora Kincade Snyder Lona Clark Amy Violet Snyder John

Woman gives birth to twins in Tamaulipas home

Rosario Lianas, 70, mother of twins, welcomed the two children at Marcel Ranch in Tamaulipas. mother and babies are reported doing nicely.

Monterrey Mexico Senora Rosario Lianas Marcel Ranch Tamaulipas State

Couter Superintendent Faces Record Charge Claim

Vv. Couter, superintendent of schools, charged that she placed a black mark on her record by discharging her.

Vv. Couter

Chinese Bandits Kidnap Americans Demand Ransom

Three Standard Oil cars were seized near Peiping in the demilitarized zone 40 miles east of Peiping. Occupants included three American students. Bandits demanded 10 000 dollars for each captive.

Peiping Standard Oil Company of New York Demilitarized Zone

Highway Patrol To Close Ravenna Post

The Ravenna district office of the state highway patrol has been eliminated as part of a re districting plan. Headquarters offices will be located in Findlay Massillon Wilmington and Athens.

Columbus U.P State Highway Patrol Ravenna Findlay Massillon Wilmington Athens

Two Men Die Cleaning Tank At Vinegar Works

In Flemington New Jersey two men were killed and a third overcome by gas while attempting to clean an empty vinegar tank at the cider vinegar works.

Flemington, N. J New Jersey Cider Vinegar Works

Hattie Dishong files divorce petition in Athens County Court

Hattie Dishong accuses Morris Dishong of wilful absence gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty in a divorce petition. Married in 1912 they have a 20 year old son and Mrs Dishong seeks custody.

Hattie Dishong Morris Dishong Athens County Common Pleas Court

Thompson Seeks State Run Liquor Price Cut Plan

Lockwood Thompson of the state liquor control board, with support from Wellington T. Leonard, proposes cutting liquor prices by state manufacture of beverage alcohol and experimental distilling. He cites high prices and bootlegging as the motive, noting the law allows such a move if market prices are too high.

Columbus U.P Lockwood Thompson State Liquor Control Board Wellington T. Leonard Thompson

Dillinger’s Car Destroyed By Bombing at Garage

William S. Evans, a showman who claimed the car as John Dillinger’s, had exhibited the vehicle for seven years. Two bombs planted by six masked men wrecked the car in a garage, ending Evans’s income from the exhibit and leaving him to decide whether to replace the vehicle or charge to view the wreckage.

Chicago al Capone John Dillinger William S. Evans Evans

Morristown Morality Church Holds Tonight Prayer Meeting

Weekly prayer meeting of the Morristown Holiness Church is set for tonight at 7 30 at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Walton in Morristown.

Chauncey Morristown Holiness Church Frank Walton

Funeral for Henry F. Staffinger in Chauncey Friday

Funeral services for Henry F. Staffinger age 91 who died Wednesday morning at his Chauncey home will be held Friday at 2 30 in the afternoon from the M E church with burial in the local cemetery.

Chauncey Henry F. Staffinger M. E

Moore family announces birth of son Arlen Chauncey

Richard Arlen Chauncey Moore is the newborn grandson of Mr and Mrs Harry Moore and of Mr and Mrs W E Dicken. The Nye Cemetery burial is noted in the church obituary fragment from the Lower Plains area.

Chauncey Richard Arlen Wendell Moore Harry Moore Lower Plains W. E. Dicken

Langsville Notes Focus on Visits and Graduations

Ernest Hayes visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hayes in Athens Sunday. Mrs. Anna Miller travels to Lima to witness her nephew Robert Bushong’s graduation. Mrs. Harold Gardner recovers from a tonsil operation in a Columbus hospital.

Frank Hayes Athens Anna Miller Lima Robert Bushong Harold Gardner Colurmbua

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