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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1931

Page

9

Ninth Grade Girls Win Season Finale in Athens Hockey

Results from the season end show Ninth Grade defeating Eighth Grade 3 0 with strong defense by Marjorie Wheaton and Betty Gilham. Tenth Grade beat Eleventh and Twelfth Grade 4 1 with Ethel McEwen as umpire and Helen Gibson as scorer.

Athens Marjorie Wheaton Betty Gilham Ethel McEwen Helen Gibson Mildred Edroundson Carol Hope Rer Florence Smith Louise Tucker Frances Kasler Margaret Burt Josephine Barstow Katherine Shannon

Demonstration on Rupture Treatment at Lafayette Hotel

An events notice states a free demonstration on rupture treatment at the Lafayette Hotel Marietta Ohio on Tuesday November 24 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Admission restricted to men with a caution against wearing belts pads or devices and a note that the visit is for white people only.

Lafayette Marietta Ohio E. J. Meinhardt Ong Whitehall Michigan Chicago

Widow Hattie Caraway Named to Senate Seat

Governor Parnell appoints Mrs Hattie Caraway to fill the unexpired term of her late husband Senator Thaddeus H Caraway of Arkansas pending a January 12 special election She becomes the second woman to sit in the U S Senate following Mrs Rebecca Felton of Georgia who served one day years ago.

Hattie Caraway Parnell Thaddeus H. Caraway Arkansas U.S. Senate Rebecca Felton Georgia

School Team Lineups With Grade A Averages Listed

The report lists Ninth and Tenth Grade basketball lineups including centers forwards wings and goalkeepers. Players include Marianna Schuler Pauline Masterton Katherine Reynolds Iva Hutchinson Katherine Haller Ruby Rice Frances Kempton Mary Elizabeth Littler Virginia Quest Mary Cowan Evelyn Hartman Ann Beasley and Jewel Chandler among others with substitutes named.

Marierie Wheaton Myrna Riggle Betty Gilham Betty Higgins Martha Meister Florence Smith Louise Tucker Margaret Burt Mary Graves Goldie Morris Jean Pickens Marianna Schuler Pauline Masterton Katherine Reynolds Iva Hutchinson Katherine Haller Ruby Rice Frances Kempton Mary Elizabeth Littler Virginia Quest Mary Cowan Evelyn Hartman Ann Beasley Mary Margaret Bardin Jane Marquis Delores Henderson Gladys Wiseman Jewel Chandler Mildred Templeton Jean Barstow Helen Gamertsfelder Ellen Terrell Betty Littler Esther Cokenougher Grace Wood Phyllis Schuler

Combination team lineup for Eleventh and Twelfth Grades

The roster lists Virginia Hoover as center forward Mary Eleanor Morton at left inner Sarah Sherman left wing Beatrice Perkins left wing Mary Jo Tiches right wing Frances Wilkes center half Agnes Kilpatrick left half Jean Merton right half Juanita Davidson left full Louise Kelley right full Frances Kempton goaltender Substitutes Doris Boggs Golda Ayres Mildred Edmundson

Virginia Hoover Mary Eleanor Morton Sarah Sherman Beatrice Perkins Mary Jo Tiches Frances Wilkes Agnes Kilpatrick Jean Merton Juanita Davidson Louise Kelley Frances Kempton Goa Doris Boggs Golda Ayres Mildred Edmundson

Athens Mayor Orders Removal of Gambling Devices

Mayor Robert B Wood of Athens ordered all games of chance removed from local businesses. Police surveyed venues using slot machines punch boards and Tip books selling chances for merchandise prizes. Baseball machines were initially allowed but later ordered out with possible confiscation for any further operation.

Athens Robert 8. Wood Wood

And Here's Another Son in Presidential Race

A movement aims to name John Garner as a favorite son candidate from Texas to boost the anti Roosevelt camp. Favorite sons are growing at about one per week with names including Ohio governor White, Illinois senator Lewis, Maryland governor Ritchie, Virginia former governor Byrd, New Jersey governor elect Moore and Tennessee senator Hull.

Washington U.P John Garner Lone Star State Roosevelt White Ohio Lewis Ilinois Ritchie Maryland Byrd Virginia Moore New Jersey Hull Tennessee

Widow questioned in third murder plot in Delavan case

A middle aged widow, Alice Mason, confessed to poisoning her husband and daughter with arsenic to collect life insurance. She named three accomplices and said she planned to poison her son Robert next, who was insured for $2,000. The plan and details emerged in Pekin amid renewed questioning by authorities.

Pekin U.R Alice Mason Delavan Mildred James J. Crosby Robert

Hunting Deaths Rise Five In Opening Rabbit Season

Ohio hunting fatalities reached five after the death of Robert M. Bishop 73 of Hallsville Ross County whose body was found in a field with a shotgun blast destroying his side. Walter Gordon 32 of Cleveland is hospitalized in Lancaster with back injuries from an accidental discharge by his sister in law Mrs Dewey Hilliand.

Columbus U.R Robert M. Bishop Hallsville Ross County Ohio Bishop Walter Gordon Cleveland Lancaster City Dewey Hilliand

Visit To Be Climaxed Grand Dine With Hoover and Stimeen

In Washington on November 19 United Press reports the Grand Dine was set to culminate today with a conclave featuring notable figures Hoover and Stimeen. The event marks a high point of the capital’s social calendar and scope of the gathering.

Washington U.P

Hoover Grands Talks Deepen Italy United States Ties

The article notes ongoing discussions between President Hoover and Italian Foreign Minister Grandi on international issues. It cites a growing personal friendship between Hoover and Grandi and says there are no definite agreements yet, though officials do not rule out possible outcomes.

Hoover Stmson

Ohio Fuel Gas Company seeks injunction over Coalton bills

The Ohio Fuel Gas Company has filed suit in Coalton to collect delinquent gas bills from a three member Citizens Committee and the village. The company asks for an injunction to stop further interference with collections. Rates in question were enacted by the Village Council on May 29.

Jackson Ohio Fuel Gas Company Coalton

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