Ohio University to Broadcast Spelling Bee from Campus
An NBC sponsored spelling contest at Ohio University will air Thursday at 8 30 PM from McGuffey Elms. Thirty students two teams of 15 compete for $25 top cash prizes with $10 for runners up and $25 extra for the final high man versus high woman.
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Ohio U
Ohio University
McGuffey
Harvard
Chicago University
Radcliffe
Paul Wing
Wing
C. N. Mackinnon
Eva Heaton
Vivian Martin
Charlotte Moore
Jean McNeill
Helen Kahler
Mary Palmer
Mary Alice Roush
Martha Stafford
Magdalene Filipsin
Dorothy Hilty
Mary Herron
Helen Martin
Peggy Nunemaker
Beatrice Fox
Ruth Taylor
Eleanor Kent
Ava Smith
Martha Boyd
Essie May Oliver
Margaret Maybe
Lillian Stocker
Robert Weals
Robert Snyder
Frederic Goshe
Lyman A. Davidson
F. C. Weimer
George Griffiths
Robert Loyer
Richard Barber
Robert Young
Joseph Baum
Walter Davis
Robert Miner
Edward Dunn
Paul Davis
Maxwell Ferguson
Coy Costa
Willard Fitzpatrick
Jack Wiegman
Paul Day
Robert Schmid
Donald Hammell
NBC Blue
Agricultural Students Try Animal Judging
Vocational Agriculture and 4-H Club boys practiced livestock judging today at local farms. Teams and teachers led by C. H. Copeland and William Bembower evaluated Herefords Shorthorns Berkshires and other animals from breeders including Horses Everett Eddy and C Wooley Homer Linscott H G Henry and Dr T A Copeland.
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Everett Eddy
C. Wooley
Homer Linscott
H. G. Henry
T. A. Copeland
C. H. Copeland
William Bembower
County Extension Agen
Wip
Ohio University Alumni Hear Call for More Funds and Bigger Enrolment
President Herman G. James told about 318 attendees at the Franklin County Alumni Association banquet in Columbus that enrollment must be limited unless the Legislature provides more funding for instruction. He noted OU’s rapid growth and a 1100 freshman class last year, urging alumni support as campuses need more equipment, buildings, and faculty to serve all applicants.
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Franklin County
Ohio University Alumni Association
Columbus
James
Don Peden
Woody Wills
Ohio U
Columbus West High School
Ohio University
Clark E. Williams
Williams
Woodrow Wills
John W. Galbreath
Carlisle Collings
Galbreath
Harold Wise
Dayton
T. N. Hoover
Newark
T. C. McCracken
Akron
Herman G. James
Steubenville
Eastern
Postmaster at Stewart Dies
Wade Dean age 47 postmaster at Stewart died Sunday morning after two years of ill health. He was son of Kasson and wife Stella Nice married in 1913. He ran a Stewart confectionery and leaves wife son Paul of Nelsonville and three brothers George Myron Edward. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm in M E Church Stewart with burial in W Union St Cemetery Ath ens. Friends may call tonight and until 11 am Tuesday.
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Wade Dean
Stewart
Kasson Dean
Lodi Township
Stella Nice
Paul
Nelsonville
George
Myron
Delaware
Edward
M. E
W. Union St
Athens
Siblings Join Flying Valentinos for Trapeze Life
Pauline and Evelyn Radford leave The Plains School to train as trapeze artists with the Valentino troupe. They will begin on small rigs, progress to the 50 foot, and aim for top acts, guided by seasoned flyers. Their meals and training schedule fit a strict touring life.
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Plains School
Pauline
Evelyn Radford
Valentinos
Howard Brothers
Valentino
Plains
Radford
Evelyn
Jerry Pelto
Minnesota
Pauline Radford
Miss Pelto
Warm Week End Brings Shirt Sleeve Weather in Athens
Sunburn arrives as temperatures top 85 degrees marking this year’s first shirt sleeve weekend in Athens. Residents crowd summer haunts while Sunday climbs to 82 degrees after a three degree drop from Friday and Saturday. Late morning readings show 52 rising to 75 with fair skies and warmer conditions forecast.
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Athens
Mercury
Amesville Driver Bound on Reckless Driving Charge
Edward Keirns of Amesville was held to common pleas court on a $100 bond after pleading not guilty to reckless driving. State Patrol arrested him following a charge by Albert Rhodes of Athens that Keirns sideswiped Rhodes on Route 31 north of Athens while driving a sedan.
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Edward Keirns
Amesville
Common Pleas Court
Len B. McCune
Keirns
State Highway Patrol
Albert Rhodes
Athens
Rhodes
Willing Workers Donate $5 to Nutter Triplets Fund
The Willing Workers' Class of the Church of Christ in Nelsonville contributes $5 to the Nutter triplets fund, bringing the total donation to $69.87.
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The
Church of Christ
Nelsonville
Nutter
Demonstrate Cheese Making on Wednesday
A cheese making demonstration will be held at the Athens Grange Hall on Wednesday evening May 26 at 8 o'clock. Miss Elea nor Whitney of Meigs County will present the program. County extension agent Ross Wright says cottage cheese is common on Athens County farms and explains a modern method yields a curable cheese in about six weeks at low cost.
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Athens Grange Hall
Eleanor Whitney
Meigs County
Athens County
Ross Wright
Judge Denies New Trial Plea in Jeffers Damage Suit
Judge O F Rowland denied a motion for a new trial in the Don Jeffers versus Foster Pierce damage suit in Athens County Common Pleas Court. The earlier verdict favored the defendant. Jeffers claimed he was struck and injured by Pierce’s car in September 1931 near Shade along Route 31 and sought 2000 dollars.
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Don Jeffers
Foster Pierce
Athens Township
O. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Jeffers
Pierce
Route 31
Shade
Red maples Provide Blue Dye to Early Pennsylvania Colonists
Red maples furnished early Pennsylvania colonists with blue dyes used in textile dyeing. The finding highlights natural resources and colonial production practices in Pennsylvania during the early settlement period.
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Pennsylvania
Q-625 and Q-623 Relief Remedies Sold Here
Appealing newspaper ad promotes Q-625 promised relief for rheumatism neuritis sciatica and lumbago and Q-623 a specialist prescription aiding many users. Also touts Q-Tabs as a diuretic stimulant with a guaranteed effect and urges readers to visit Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store at 9 W Union St Athens Ohio.
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Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
W. Union St
Athens, Ohio
Two Coal Firms Sued for Unpaid Dues in Ohio Case
Ezra Van Horn filed suits in Athens County Court of Common Pleas on behalf of the fourth district liquidating agent. Western Fuel Co of Nelsonville owes 553.67 and Hocking Valley Mining Co operating a mine at Hocking owes 386.83 in unpaid dues. judgments sought. Athens Motorcycle Club met at Beaumont Club House to plan cleanup and decoration. after business, games were played and a club ride conducted.
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Ohio Bituminous Coal Producers’ Association
Athens
Motorcycle Club
Athens Motorcycle Club
Beaumont
The Morning After Taking Carters Little Liver Pills
A humorous item notes the after effects of using Carters Little Liver Pills with playful commentary about the morning after. It reflects period advertising wit and consumer culture without graphic detail.
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Carters
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Amy Lamborn
Nutter Fund Grows
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