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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1930

Page

6

Society Club Notes Highlight Tea at Alpha Gamma Delta

Alpha Gamma Delta pledges hosted a Sunday tea at the sorority house 1 Park Place with about 50 representatives present. Martha Foster Ruth Anna Kittle Mary Helen Lee and Mary Louise Walker were in the receiving line. Mrs. Ella Alexander presided. Eastern Star officer Mrs. Chor Olson returned from Toledo after a school of instruction.

Alpha Gamma Delta Park Place Martha Foster Ruth Anna Kittle Mary Helen Lee Mary Louise Walker Ella Alexander Chor Olson Order of Eastern Star Toledo Hjalmar Olson Fred Wheaton Robert Charles Napoleon Wheaton Binecke Dan Goon The Eastern Star Olson Women's Club Woman's Music Club Calumet Temple Broadway Avenue

Mail Early Warns as Postmen Brace for Christmas Mail Surge

Postmaster McKinstry urges early mailing with 82 shopping days left until Christmas Eve. Public cooperation required to prevent congestion as holiday gifts flood in. Pack fragile items securely with return addresses, and use special stamps for perishable contents. Foreign parcels should be mailed at the main office and packed for long sea travel.

McKinstry International Tristan, da Cunha Mongolia Andorra

Virgilian Group Postpones Meeting Next Week

The Virgilian Group of the A A U W postponed its meeting to next week and will notify members in advance of the exact date.

Virgilian

Public Auction of Berntown Area Real Estate in Athens County

In Athens County Common Pleas Court case 14651 Oliver E. Phillips files sale by order of sale. On December 20, 1930 at 1 PM the following four tracts in Athens and Berntown are offered at the courthouse door by court-appointed trustees: tract details include locations, boundaries, and sizes totaling 4.5 acres, 15 acres, 40 acres, and 1 acre and appraised at 700 dollars. sale is cash in hand.

State of Ohio Athens County Common Pleas Court Oliver E. Phillips Clarence B. Yeater Athens State of Ohio Berntown David James Ohio Company John Riddle James Erven Isaac Totman Seth McCune Mene Farm Sand Rock Bernamises Salc

Sheriff's Sale Of Real Estate In Athens County Ohio

Public auction to 1 o clock PM at Athens Court House for Lease Lot 107 in Ohio University Leasehold Lands. Property on Lower Plains appraised at 500 dollars. Executed under De Pleas Court Case No 14634 with William Williams as attorney and probate officials Johnson and Beasley overseeing the sale.

State of Ohio Athens County Radford Goldie Gabriel Athens Ohio University Corpf A. Beasley Oyne Ohio M. Johnson

Actress Rose Hobart challenges arbitration ruling over $1600

Rose Hobart seeks court action in New York to overturn the American Arbitration Board decision that she owes producer Carol M. Sax $1600 for breach of contract. Sax claims Hobart failed to appear in a production taken to Europe, while Hobart says a physician advised against a sea voyage.

Rose Hobart New York American Arbitration Board Carol M. Sax Sax Europe

Sheriff Sale in Partition Athens County Ohio

The State of Ohio Athens County gives notice of a public auction on December 18, 1930 at 1 PM at the courthouse door in Athens to sell three tracts in Rome township with detailed metes and bounds, including coal rights reserved for a portion, totaling 50 acres in tract one, 58 1/2 acres in tract two, and 16.82 acres in tract three, all under Common Pleas Case No 14583 Helen D Dogg plaintiff with Mary J. Davis as defendant.

State of Ohio Athens County Common Fleas Helen DD Ogg Mary J. Davis Athens Rome Ohio Company Shotwell Big Run Skinners Lot Federal Creek McCoy's Edward Williams Ely Davis Marietta Mineral Railway Company Chas, Davis Hinks Widward Williams Marietta and Cleveland Town No. 6 Ratmire No Raual Charles Davis Z. N. Hizey Filis A. Lewis Davis Hizey

Nabby Lee Ames Hosts DAR November Musical Program

Nabby Lee Ames Chapter of the Daughters of American Revolution held its November meeting on Saturday afternoon. Miss Fitzgibbon directed a unique program from “Songs We Can’t Forget” performed by Joy Cutler and R P Tompkins. Schaber of Ohio University played two minuets by Bach and Beethoven and an encore. Hosts included Mrs J M How ard Amesville Nellie Van Vorhes and others. Nearby residents Mrs C C Poston and Mrs Q O Sloane visited Columbus. Local families hosted Sunday guests from Basil.

Nabby Lee Ames Daughters of American Revolution Mary E. Kahler Robinson J. M. Howard Amesville Nellie van Vorhes C. C. Robinson Anna Fitzgibbon

Think Lower Price on Meat Is Necessary

Farmers urge retail meat price reductions to boost demand. Ohio Farm Bureau figures show consumer meat prices about 10 percent lower than last year while livestock prices fall 20 to 25 percent. Retail margin cuts could lift volume and livestock prices, says Carl J. West, with wholesale beef and dressed lamb also down from last year.

Columbus Carl J. West Ohio Farm Bureau

Auction Notice of Sheriff's Sale in Athens County Ohio

In Athens County Ohio the township property appraised at 1900 dollars will be sold as the property of the parties to the action under a partition order from the Common Pleas Court. Terms are cash in hand at the day of sale. Dated November 10 193. Sheriff of Athens County M P D Hughis Attorney 11-10-Sotw.

Athens County Ohio Common Pleas Court William Williams M. PD. Hughis

Senator's Daughter to Marry Wartime Aviator

Miss Hawes daughter of Senator Harry Bartow Hawes of Missouri will wed Lewis Thomas Preston a New York businessman and wartime aviator. The couple are described as socially prominent in Mississippi society circles.

Beirs Missippes Hawes Harry Bartow Hawes Missouri Lewis Thomas Preston New York

Athens Visit Ties Local Business Figures to University Game

Mosaic Tile Co. president Russell Herrold and Gilbert Mc Connell traveled to Athens Saturday for the Muskingum game with Ohio University. The group also visited relatives, while other Athens residents and families were mentioned in a roundup of weekend trips and a hospitalized accident victim.

Russell Herrold Mosaic Tile Company Zanesville Gilbert McConnell Athens Ohio University Herrold W. H. Herrold

Abandoned S S Petrel Grounds on Block Island

The S S Petrel, a Portland Trawling Co fishing boat, ran aground on Block Island and the crew abandoned ship in lifeboats. Coast Guard authorities received the radio notice from Block Island.

Washington U.R Portland Trawling Co Block Island U. S

Bread Shortage Forces Madrid Government to Operate Ovens

Madrid faces bread riots after a bakers strike. troops prepare 40 000 loaves from military ovens. Gov officials deem the strike likely to end today as workers clashed with police at a funeral. Many residents fled to other cities for supplies amid closed shops and bread lines.

Madrid U.R Damaso Berenguer General Confederation of Labor Hermosillo

Want To Look Young The Secret Of Keeping Youth

A doctor named Dr Edwards in Ohio promoted Olive Tablets as a gentle substitute for calomel to cleanse the liver and bowels. The olive colored tablets were advertised as improving vitality and clearing toxins, available in 15c 30c and 60c sizes.

Edwards Ohio

Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Cautions Substitutes

An advertisement urges buyers to insist on Carter's Little Liver Pills for a free flow of bile and a bright feeling. It warns against substitutes and directs shoppers to look for the red bottle and buy Carter's by name.

Carter

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