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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 04, 1931

Page

6

Ohio W C T U Convention Highlights Athens Meeting

Mrs. T A Copeland reports on the Athens W C T U meeting at Miss Emma C McVay home with 611 delegates. Florence Richards elected state president for the twentieth year. Dr Clinton Howard urged adherence to the Constitution and Prohibition. Mary Harris praised Hoover. Alpha Delta Pi alumnae and guests visited. notes on ill members and family travels accompany the social page.

Athens Women’s Christian Temp Rance Union Emma C. McVay Theodore H. Farrar Treasury Ella Buxton Augusta Duffee Nelson McDaniel New Mower Department of Temperance Ohio T. A. Copeland Dayton Milmore Hotel Florence Richards Clinton Howard Syracuse RCV United States Biltmore Mary Harris Georgia

Sayre Study Circle appoints three new chairmen

Mrs. Carl Porter hosts the Sayre Study Circle at 67 West Washington Street on a Tuesday afternoon. Three new chairmen are named for divisions of Motion Pictures, Observation, and Americanization and Citizenship. Two papers, The American Indian and Our Immigration Problem, are read by Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Wagner before the Club Woman's Creed closes the meeting.

Sayre Carl Porter West Washington Street America the Beautiful Maude Fenzel Motion Pictures O. BE. McClure Observation H. L. Atkinson James Williams A. E. Wagner

Esther Class Forty At Hard Time Party

The Mother Class of Christian Church met at Mrs. Donald Seward’s home on Franklin Avenue with forty members present. Mrs. Fred Lee Tom presided. Miss Myrtle Mitchell led devotions. The program included readings by Mrs. C. Roy Cline and Mrs. Frank Watkins with encores, a pantomime, and a word contest won by Mrs. L. E. Carpenter. Refreshments were served by hostesses.

Christian Church Donald Seward Franklin Avenue Fred Lee Tom W. W. Conner Myrtle Mitchell C. Roy Cline Frank Watkins Thomas Rosser William Davidson L. E. Carpenter H. F. Kittle Nell Sands Ray Slaughter D. A. Bardin John Vercoe

Local Social News Highlights College Ties and Hospital Update

Mrs. William Long hosts Ohio Wesleyan and Ohio University alumni including Miss Ruth Snell and Miss Maude Tearis plus Miss Oda J. Kincade at the Home Coming weekend. Other visits include Mrs. Bart Davidson and Mrs. Roy L. Dupler in Logan. W. Crossen underwent a mastoid operation in Grant Hospital Columbus. condition is good.

William Long Grosvenor Street Bart Davidson Roy L. Dupler Logan

Webb infant dies. brief funeral services held

Virgil Everett Webb two day old son of Mr and Mrs Donald Frederick Webb died at 1 o clock this morning at the Hooper Street home. Brief funeral services were held at the home.

Virgil Everett Webb Donald Frederick Webb Hooper Street

Local Family Remembers Grandparents and Parents in Chauncey

A note from Hooper Street recalls Mr. and Mrs. Everett Green and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Down, grandparents and parents of Mrs. Webb and Mr. Webb, as Chauncey residents reflect on the family ties spanning the district this afternoon.

Everett Green Webb Hooper Street Mr. Webb Charles Downhour Chauncey

History Club Officers Elected at Athens Junior High

Organization of the History Club at Athens Junior High School completed with officers: President Gerald Stauffer, Vice President Dana Lee Tom, Secretary Ruth Lewis, Treasurer Geraldine Stauffer. Members include Esther Shamel, Aileen Sanders, Emma Frost, Aldine Duncan, Dorothy Staneby, Virginia Gillett, Pauline Rose, Mabel Connett, Ruth Lewis, Lois Fri, Fred Rowland, Hildi Griffith, Howard Bollinger, Virginia Goldsberry, Dortha Ann Schilling, Myrtle Tucker, Marjorie Herdman, Gerald Stauffer, Dorths Calvert.

Athens Junior High School Gerald Stauffer Dana Lee Tom Ruth Lewis Geraldine Stauffer Esther Shamel Aileen Sanders Emma Frost Aldine Duncan Dorothy Staneby Virginia Gillett Pauline Rose Mabel Connett Lois Fri Fred Rowland Hildi Griffith Howard Bollinger Virginia Goldsberry Dortha Ann Schilling Myrtle Tucker Marjorie Herdman Dorths Calvert

Local notables named in scattered obituary list

A list of individuals including Othellia Channel Kathleen Long Anna McKibben Leta Long Geral dine Stauffer Ernest Gross Clyde Littler Virgene Mace Helen Metcalf Dolly Schuler and Mary Margaret Graham appears in the community notices. The fragment suggests a roster of residents referenced in a local column or memorial notice.

Kathleen Long Anna McKibben Leta Long Geraldine Stauffer Ernest Gross Clyde Littler Virgene Mace Helen Metcalf Dolly Schuler Mary Margaret Graham

Britton Case Heads to Jury in Toledo Libel Suit

In Toledo on November 4, the trial of Nan Britton's $50,000 libel suit against Marion Hotel keeper C A Klunk nears a jury verdict after closing arguments. Each side has four hours to present whether Klunk hired Britton by selling copies of The Answer at his hotel.

Toledo U.R Nan Britton C. A. Klunk Marion John M. Killite Klunk Miss Britton Warren G. Harding Elizabeth Ann New Rochelle N. Y

Judgments Filed in Common Pleas Court In Marshfield Bank Case

In Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge heard multiple judgments against note holders of the Marshfield State Bank now closed. Plaintiffs include Ira J. Fulton state superintendent of banks. Amounts range from 119 to 309.25 dollars with total judgments listed. A separate verdict found Loretta Rife eligible for workmen compensation against the State Industrial Commission. Marcus Clark changed to guilty on non support charges. Imposition of sentence forthcoming.

Ira J. Fulton State Superintendent of Banks Marshfield State Bank New Marshfield Athens County H. W. Roach Harry M. Roach S. E. Violet Violet Loretta Rife State Industrial Commission Marcus Clark Sen

Central PTA to Meet With Speaker Mrs Morrison

The Central Parent Teacher Association will convene at 2 45 in the Central School Building. Mrs O D Morrison will be the program speaker addressing members and guests.

Central Parent Teacher Association O. D. Morrison

Social notes from Pennsboro and adjoining towns

Mrs Burma Yerkey of Pennsboro West Virginia spends several days with Mr and Mrs James Beard. Mr and Mrs W L Cooley and Miss Vivian Roscoe spent Sunday in Columbus. Bill Tedrow of Barnesville visited his mother Mrs Charles Tedrow. Miss Mildred Bryan and Kathleen Barrows were guests of Mr and Mrs Tom Henry in Athens. Miss Wilma Tignor of near Denaville visits relatives in Zanesville. Mildred and Evelyn Beal attended a party at Longstretch hosted by Miss Aileen Dane.

Burma Yerkey Pennsboro W. Va James Beard W. L. Cooley Bill Tedrow Barnesville Charles Tedrow Mildred Bryan Kathleen Barrows Athens Tom Henry Wilma Tignor Deanville Zanesville Mildred Evelyn Beal Longstretch Aileen Dane

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