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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1934

Page

6

Charlie Chan in London Comes to Ohio Theater Friday

Warner Oland stars in Charlie Chan in London opening Friday at the Ohio Theater. The article notes Oland’s rise to fame as the detective on screen, contrasts him with Lew Ayres’s early banjo days, and mentions other upcoming films The Scarlet Empress and Tracy Rides at courts, with details on production and cast.

Warner Oland Charlie Chan London Ohio Theater Bari Derr Biggers Oland Sweden Chan Fox Film Bert Derr Biggers Lew Ayres Hollywood Los Angeles Alice Faye Onlo Josef von Sternberg Majestic Theater Catherine the Great Russia Misa Dietrich Catherine John Lodge Count Alexei Sam Jaffe Peter Louise Dresser Elizabeth Paramount Tom Tyler Virginia Brown Faire Eadmund Cobb Charles K. French Carol Shandrew Lafe McKee Tyler Tracy Court Theater

Te Fading Social Round at Oak Grove and Nearby Towns

Oak Grove and surrounding areas hosted a series of Sunday visits and family gatherings. Attendees included Meda Reynolds and Irvin Howard with Ralph Wolfe and families from Lancaster and Carbondale, plus numerous Nelsonville residents joining celebrations and weekend visits. A birthday dinner honored Mrs. Herbert Ely and Miss Mildred Bryan, with extended family from Nelsonville and Columbus in attendance.

Meda Reynolds Lancaster Irvin Howard Ralph Wolfe David Sadditer Lion Ridge Merie Standley Bishopville Simon Parson Carl Frank Eugene Wolfe Nelsonville Arthur Green Hazel McManus Pearl Allman Ed Wolfe Ely Herbert Ely Mildred Bryan Thomas Bryan Barbara Red Sanderson John Bennett Merri Carr Robert Stuffelbean Harry Witterman Inez Bennett Columbus

Dessert and supper fusion for bridge party menu

A guide for an afternoon bridge party offers a hybrid tea supper setup with dessert first, then bridge. It includes recipes like Chicken Sweetbread Mushroom Salad, lattice potatoes, spiced crabapples, angel parfait, and a date torte, plus hot serve options for chilly days.

Bridge

Circleville corn husking contest crowns winner at fair

George Reisinger of Clarkburg wins standing corn and husks 13 bushels 24 pounds in 80 minutes at the W. 8. Carpenter farm near Circleville during the state corn husking event. Emmanuel Dickerman of Preble County wins the standing corn crown by husking 21 bushels in eight minutes. The event drew about 20 000 attendees and featured 200 acres of corn demonstrations.

C. D. Dailey Albany Carpenter Farm Circleville George Reisinger Clarksburg Emanuel Dickerman Preble County

Local Socials and Obituary Notices From Bunker Hill

Bunker Hill residents hosted guests including Albert Baer and family and Guy Bing of Forest Run. Lawrence Reuter died at home and was buried at Beach Grove after a funeral at the M E Church in Pomeroy. Several area families entertained relatives from Akron Harrisonville Dexter Peach Fork and Nease Settlement with visits by Everett Whaley Iowa George Bolin Cable Seymour Will Peach Fork and others. John Sponagel suffered a heart attack and is cared for by his daughter Mrs. George Frecker of Pine Grove. Many attended Reuter's funeral in Pomeroy Tuesday.

Albert Baer Guy Bing Forest Run Dena Epple M. A. Eppie Lawrence Reuter M E Pomeroy Beach Grove Gilbert Michael Charles Ebersole Alberta Arthur Mae Morehead William Wahl Catherine Elizabeth Akron Ohio Sidney Jordan Harrisonville Everett Michael Dexter W. D. Thoma Dylvan Michael Gertie Toban Everett Whaley Iowa George Bolin Cable Seymour Will Peach Fork J. J. Will Karl Holter Nease Settlement Olan Genheimer John Heilman John Sponagel George Frecker Pine Grove Mies Mae Morehead Gilbert Michae

Byrd Party Delayed by Antarctic Ice Ridges

Little America, Antarctica. November 7. The Byrd expedition faces a delay as tractors bound for Queen Maude Mountain Range encounter an impenetrable belt of pressure ridges and crevasses south of the Eightieth Parallel. Admiral Richard E. Byrd is forced to shift plans to the south, as further progress seems unlikely without risking extended field work.

Little America Antarctica Mackay Queen Maude Eightieth Richard E. Byrd Pete Demas

Columbus First Girl Telephone Operator 1878

Alice Belle Hodgkins became Columbus Ohio’s first girl telephone operator in 1878, replacing boys amid profanity from patrons. She later recalled the era, noting better temper among female staff and rising pay from ten to thirty five dollars monthly by 1885.

Alice Bell Hodgkins Columbus Hodgkins Julia Hodgkins Alice Belle Exchange Ohio Martin

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