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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1931

Page

18

Glouster Halloween Not Presented as Announced

Halloween celebration on High Street failed to materialize after Kiwanis Club and the Glouster Parent Teacher Association planned cooperation. A miscommunication left lights only on High Street and no event actions. In Jacksonville race notes, multiple mayor candidates and council contenders are listed with incumbents and expected write-ins.

Louster High Street Kiwanis Club Glouster Parent-Teacher Association Parent~ Teacher Association Kiwanis E.B. Mund Parent-Teacher Association Clu Phier Hish Street Glouster Jacksonville Alfred 5 Deal Joe Judson W. C. Hit Francis Barrett Joseph Cominsky John D. Gillett Relph Smith Homer Talbert G. S. Householder William Glebs Earl Frazee Harold R. Phillips William Tinkham William Kalt Doba Hickman J. &. Baird

Root Will Speak at Jacksonville Parent Teacher Meeting

County Superintendent Ales Hoot of Athens will address the Jacksonville P T A at the Grade School Tilting Monday night. The event begins at 8 o clock and aims to inform schools and interested residents. A play titled When They Built the B R G will follow Wednesday night at 5 at the Pastime Theater to raise funds for educational equipment and music books.

Jacksonville Ales Hoot Athens Parent- Teacher Association Root Parent-Teacher Association Pastime Theater

Glouster Opera House Reopens for Friday Saturday Shows

After a summer closure the Glouster Opera House resumes Friday and Saturday night performances. Friday marked the first night under the new schedule.

Opera House Ope Glouster Oct. Il Glouster Opera House

Mrs Bartels Hosts Wedding Style Bridge Club Night

GLOUSTER Oct 31 Mrs John Bartels hosts her bridge club Wednesday night. Mildred Nida wins high score. Nora Powers second. Winnie White gets high score guest prize. Guests include Trude Zink Athens Anna Marie Wolf Sara Meredith. Club members listed. staff correction notes Miner misprint for village circle candidates Brimbie.

Saterinins Brides Club Glouster John Bartels Bridge Club Mildred Nida Nora Powers Winnie White Bartels Mary Gazelle Detroit Mildred Howard Milas Pauline Myers Barnesy Dundoe Olive McKee Agnes Melligan Louella Vaughn Fontelle Harper Dorothy Faires Norma Powers Dorothy Vernon Phys Roberts Gertrude Zink Athens Anna Marie Wolf Sara Meredith Mis

Band Will Appear In Concert Nov 13 At Local High School

Sick's Bant band, a community based musical group, plans a November 13 concert at the iNouster High School Auditorium to raise funds for winter music needs. The event will feature two out of town soloists from Indiana and Zanville and aims to provide valuable training for many local youths under band director 5 Be rural mall carrier. Proceeds support instrument purchases and ongoing practice sessions.

iNouster Gloustir Sick’s Bant Valuabio al Slick Endiana Zancaville Sul

Ripley Honored by Notable Guests at Book Celebration

An extraordinary turnout of leaders from arts sciences and journalism gathered in New York on October 31 to honor Robert L. Ripley's second Believe It or Not book. Sir Hubert Wilkins Count Felix von Liebmar Gershwin Tunney and many others praised Ripley's talent for collecting astonishing facts and rare explorations that fill the volume. The event showcased contributions from George Gershwin Gene Tunney James Thurber Cleon Throckmorton and Marc Connolly among others.

Whhw York Robert L. Ripley Ripley Hubert Wilkins Felix von Liclmer Sir Hubert George Gershwin Gene Tunney Fghter Sidney Lenz Liwell Thomas Hendrick van Loon Seive Jae Levy Thymster Hd Anthony Poo Marc Connolly Cleon Throckmorton James Thurber the New Yorker

Animal Coloring Contest Ends at School Event

A local animal coloring contest hosted by the school ends with judged entries and students from various classes participating. Prizes are awarded in multiple age groups and teachers encourage continued art activities.

The Buffalo in American Heritage and Extinction Threat

Col. Bol Stephan surveys the buffalo as a strictly American animal tied to Indian life, its near relatives in Europe, and its historical range across the United States and Canada. He traces population decline to overhunting and railroad expansion, notes protective laws lifting numbers, and highlights buffalo lore in Native life and early American engineering.

Stephan Cincinnati Zoological Garden Ates Europe Caucasus Asia United States Canada Great Slave Lake New Mexico Pennsylvania Georgia Arizona Nevada Mississippi Plains Yellowstone National Park Zoological Gardens

Parents Study By Thousands In This State

A statewide program of parent education in Ohio has grown through joint funding by the Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers and colleges. The University of Cincinnati started the first course in 1923, now expanded to thousands. a nursery school lab aids study groups. membership rose from 285 in 1926 to 3000 in 1930, with 13 groups among the Negro population. Leaders are university staff. Mothers' Pension Department requires attendance. university supervises play in nurseries and orphan asylums.

Columbus Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers Colleges and University of Cincinnati Mothers’ Pension Department Hamilton County Juvenile Court Cincinnati

University leads radio based parental education program

The university funds a broad parental education effort with support from the Mothers Training Center Association a grant from a foundation and an Exchange Club appropriation. Programs on WLW and WHAG reach 17 states offering 11 minute talks and 5 minute Q A sessions supplemented by lectures conferences leadership institutes and teaching materials aimed at aiding organizations and individuals to establish parental education initiatives.

Mothers’ ‘Training Center Association Foundation Exchange Club WLW Department of Adult Education Ohio State University State Department of Education

Nearly 500 Candidates in This County Election Next Tuesday

In York County races loom with close to five hundred contenders for local offices across townships and districts. Notable names appear for county board of education and various township and consolidated districts including Ames Bern Rural Canaan Athens Plains and Waterloo Consolidated, with lists of candidates such as Armstrong Gibson Shanks Willeke Brandeberry Lowery and Hartley among others. The page documents numerous polling jurisdictions and candidate slates organized by township and school districts.

County Board OF Education B. E. Armstrong Clyde O. Gibson G. 0. Shanks P. WH. Willeke Troy Township EB. Brandeberry D. C. Davis Emerson Daughes W. Hornsby Waterloo Consolidated W. H. Lowery Charles Brickles Hobart Reeder S. D. Root C. W. Tewksbury Henry Young Carthage Township Ralph Allen Art Cole George FH. Jeffers Rome Township S. 5 Biddison Carl W. Hayes Barry Laughlin Shade Consolidated Oo F. Ashworth Si Allen George Hartley Cecil Robinson H. B. Ruth Albany Consolidated W. H

Halloween Masquerade At Nagle Home Near Chauncey

Sugar Creek Schools sixth to eighth graders plus guests gathered Thursday at Mr and Mrs Rex Nagle home for a Halloween masquerade party. Miss Latretta Fielder assisted with refreshments as prizes were awarded for costumes and popularity. Attendees included George Forgarsey Clancey Porter Elizabeth Burchfield Virginia Nagle John Porter and many others with performances by a student orchestra and solo dancing.

Sugar Creek Lauretta Fielder Chauncey Rex Nagle Nagle George Forgar- Bey Clancey Porter Hailizabeth Burchfield Gladys Wiseman Athens Virginia Nagle John Porter Louise Mildred Nagle Miss Fielder Edwards Mary Porter Doris Porter Helen Leona McColley Mary Zachary Edward Nagle B. A. Fielder Lattretta Fielder Athens. Cie

Dover Township Trusteeship Candidates Listed

Chauncey readers learn ten candidates seek three trustee seats in Dover Township including James Burton Charles Bradfield Sr William Clary J P B Closter Harvey S Courtney C F E Senders Fletch Boudinot Frank Shumway FR H Wemmer Arthur Triplett and also a slate of constable hopefuls with twelve names. An Oct 11 note reports Miss Ethel Phillips hosting a Halloween party with 30 guests, decorations, games and prizes for Pansy Canter and Elmer Philips.

Chauncey Dover Township James Burton Charles Bradfield William Clary J. PB. Closter Harvey S. Courtney C. FE. Senders Fletch Boudinot Frank Shumway FR. H. Wemmer Arthur Triplett Clerie Miss Clara Tell Oscar Simpson Milffeld Guy EF. Osborne Constable Dover Raca Tom Dickerson Willard Guess Floyd B. Karns Clement McBride O. R. Howard Ronald Miller George Nicholson, Jr Crip” Schoonover Lee Schoonover Harley Schoonover William Collins, Sr Wayne Snyder Ethel Phillips Gwendolyn Sanffeld Alice Dowler Mildred Savage Pansy Canter Elmer Philips

Epworth League Planings Hold October Meeting at The Plains

The Epworth League district gathering met Wednesday night at The Plains Methodist Church under Rev. W.W. Reitz. Wilmer Powell led, with devotions and a mixed program from The Plains Jacksonville Bailifield and Trimble leagues. Afterward the group held a Halloween party at the Harry Porter Cafe with Miss Christina Cochran directing games. Refreshments were served. 85 people attended. November’s meeting will be in Jacksonville.

Chaunceyx Epworth Plains ‘Methodist Episcopal Church Christina “Cochran Jacksonville

Greens Run Church to Serve Election Day Chicken Dinner

The Ladies Aid of Greens Run Church of Christ will serve a chicken dinner on election day at Greens Run School Building. An annual custom, many people plan to eat meals prepared by the church women.

Chauncey Ladies Aid of Greens Run Church of Christ

Marriage Takes Place At Chauncey Home

In Chauncey on Thursday evening at the home of Rev G B Courtney of the Church of Christ Raymond Sys and Miss Alice Balch of Sugar Creek were married. The couple plan to reside with the groom's mother Mrs Lucy Lucille Sys at Sugar Creek.

Chauncey Raymond , Syx Alice Balch Sugar Creek G. B. Courtney Church of Christ Sys Lucy Lucille x

Pleasent View Temple Pythian Sisters Halloween Party

Oct 31 report from Chauncdy notes the annual Halloween party at Pleasant View Temple. Members enjoyed guessing contests and games with seasonable refreshments after the gathering.

Chauncey Pleasant View Temple

Greens Run Area Social Notes and Club Events

In Chauncey and Millfield communities, residents hosted Halloween parties with costumes, box socials, and fortune telling. Immogene Lock’s Halloween gathering for Chauncey Dover High School sophomores featured games, music, and dancing, while the Millfield Needle Club held a masquerade with prize contests. Local families hosted guests from Greens Run and Millfield, and Pocahontas Lodge planned a November birthday observance.

Chauncey Millfield Needle Club Kathryn McDaniel Millfield Harold Blower E. Boudinot H. O. McDaniel F. B. Boudinot P. D. Hill Clarence Senders Herbert Mingus Jank McDaniel Elizabeth Robinett William Sisson Dan Fulton Harvey Wade Lewis Sanders Henry Hidikin Eleanor Sharrock Iyn Myers F. EB. Boudinot Frank McDaniel Needs Club 19A Myers Mercer, Pa John Shatrick Nankin Istic Haro'd Blower F. E. E Boudinot L. W. Sanders Apa Harnk Blower Agrs- BP. D. Hill H. Osgjie- Daniel F. EB. Bouchnot C. Sanders Herb Mingus R. WH. Wade Daniel Fulton L. W. Sandew Ida Myers John Sharriei Henry Het Pocahontas Lodge William Cole J. R. Ware Alexander Truitt

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County Jacksonvile Mrs. Bartels Eugene Miner Cerle Pacific Coast York Towns Yortrus Arthur Allen Frank Anderson Clifford Brown Wayne Baumgardner Vernon Cary Brady Covert Ernest Curtis Chris Graham John James C. A. Juniper Clarence Kelley Grover Lew Charles Levering Walter Maccombs Prey Minner Henry Nutter Fred Pritts Harley Warden L. E. Wolfe Jin M. Whitmore Foir Clerk Vivian Dawler Charles H. Martin Wm. Howard Ames-Bern Arthur Thompson Harry Henry Ethelle Strode Fred W. Vernon Canaan Aulmer Ackley Wiliam Graham Conrad Haar Wm. H. Marshall G. Cc. Sutton Thimble James Brown John C. Brown Cc. Gateway Wm. E. Mouent Mack McCuteheor Buchtel Selby A. Murphy Ben TH. Wagner E J. Shiver Clouster C. A. Bingham John&. Clark Joseph Nelson Joseph Wolf Son Ville On Harry Dust N. T. Brown Pearl Christman Jimmett Cole Nelsoxnville James G. Francia Joe L. Hardy Bob Haenefeld James Im. Lee Donald EB. Lowden Clarence W. Monks A. L. Pri the Plains Ray Michael, M. C. Bryan Ernest Whitlatch Dozew Gil Lamborn Glouster, Ohio Grant Rice Coca-Cola Bottling Works C. 8. Bradfield, Jr The Luh Mireens Ladies Aid Istom Raymond Syx Chauncey- Dover Southeastern Teachers’ Association Jessie Smart Fanny King Chauncey and Get Christian Workers Conference Church of Christ Bible School Betty Low Banfield Clifford Banfield Clara Cannon Fred Leake Hay Mary Lee Am Blower Lottie Cannon Greens Dave M. Sawyer Clara Bodie Wheeling W. Va Chauncey Dover High School Immogene Lock Lester Lock Mound Street Wwa Fred Landis
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