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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1934

Page

6

Rural Mail Carriers of Athens Co Elect Officers

Chauncey residents report election of W D Tucker Athens as president of Rural Mail Carriers Association of Athens County and Mrs Tucker as Ladies Auxiliary president. Officers also named for vice president and secretary treasurer. meeting followed a potluck supper. Nine mines active in district Chauncey area. Thanksgiving services set at Taylor Ridge church with scripture quotes music poems and stories.

Rural Mail Carriers of Athens Co. Elect Officers Chauncey Rural Mail Carriers Association of Athens County Ladies’ Auxiliary Grange Hall W. D. Tucker Athens W. E. Gillogly Albany Grover Co. Patton Ladies Auxilary Mra Tucker Mra. Gillo _e Mra. Patton Mi Ittela

Morristown Holiness Church Youth Topic Sunday

Mrs. Joe Bridgewater directs the Young People's work at Morristown Holiness Church and will speak on David and Jonathan Sunday night. The group sent offerings each month for foreign missions and is preparing a medical supplies box for Jamaica. Mrs. Lawrence Bowen assists.

Chauncey Joe Bridgewater Morristown David Jonathon Bridgewater Jamaica

Grieve for Two Girls Slain in Clifton Forge

Mrs. E. R. Hill consoles with twelve surviving children as authorities report the murder of her daughters Alice 13 and Ellen 6. A negro suspect allegedly confessing the killings was moved from Clifton Forge Virginia to avert mob violence by local residents.

E. R. Hill Alice Ellen Clifton Forge Hills

McClure Severely Injured After Night Crossing Accident

Frank McClure, 75, was struck by a motor car while crossing at night and blinded by oncoming headlights. He suffered a left leg injury and will remain homebound for some time. Relatives from Carbon Hill Greens Run and Murray City attended, as did neighbors from Goose Run.

Jows Frank McClure Lowes and Son Carbon Hill Howard Heeton Thomas McCullough Greens Run Henry Johnson Sophia Ray Logan Ray John Potter Barberton David Potter Murray City Ladies Auxiliary United Mine Workers of America Rosa Farmer Clara James Tessie Camp Pearl Mahoney W. EB. James Mr. James Edward Frank Robert Luella Dixon Billy Dee Teddy Goose Run

Social rounds and visits noted across towns

Mrs. C A Barnett hosted for her father Stephen Pp Queen's eighty seventh birthday. Visits include Mr and Mrs Arthur Mills at Pomeroy, Mr and Mrs S E Wilson and Betty Lou of Parkersburg, Mrs M E Bing and daughters from Pomeroy, W E Parker Columbus and Perry B Parker Marysville visiting Rosa Parker's household, and many others at a funeral in Springfield for P R Hetzer. Delaware Thanksgiving plans and local shoppresenters also mentioned.

C. A. Barnett Stephen Pp. Queen Arthur Mills Pomeroy Hopkins Sherman S. E. Wilson Betty Lou Parkersburg Earl Randolph M. E. Bing Misa Nelle Mrs. French W. E Pilling Paul Kibble Fred Rice Chester Delaware H. W. Larkins J. B. Torrence Long Bottom Joe Torrence Co. E. Humphrey Belleville Dorothy Burden

Community Notes and Social Gathers Amid Local Families

The item lists multiple local residents including Miss Fernie Mey and Mr and Mrs George, with references to social visits, Sunday dinners, revivals, and family gatherings around Athens and Plains. Names mentioned include Lena En Jen, Elizabeth Herviong, Grace Bailes, Silas Scott, and Sam Scott among others.

Fernie Mey Athens New Marstgan Revival Plains Lena En Jen Denver Y Elizaben Herviong Iight George Suerte Alex Grace Silas Scott Pe Scott Pi Hawk My Hawk Silas Plains Sam Scott

Unclear fragmentary notice from Athens officials and public

Fragmentary text references Mayor McCune Haney and police aid, urging officials to heed constituents from Athens. Mentions churches and The Messenger, signaling a local civic appeal to act or respond.

McCune Haney

Coal Miners' Editor Reflections on Valley Daybreak

The Messenger editor recalls a dawn in the valley with dew on the grass and the call of miners starting their shift. The fragment hints at local labor life and the rhythmic rhythm of early work.

the Messenger

Burning Lights Draw Neighbor to Prowlers in Lorain

Franklin J. McFadden, a Lorain barbeque joint owner, went to a neighbor’s home after seeing lights. He boarded a running car, subdued the driver, and then pursued three youths who fled. he then captured two suspects and exchanged gunfire, with others escaping. In Cleveland, Nickel Plate Railroad reported a October deficit of 35,619 dollars, down from 124,066 a year earlier.

Gilbert Courtney Chauncey Scribe Courtney Lorain, O Frank J. McFadden Here McFadden Nickel Plate Cleveland Nickel Plate Railroad Emergency Work Administration Ohio Civilian Conservation Corps CCC Adj Frank D. Henderson W. Frank Persons Labor Department Henderson Leon Snyder

Checkup on Reception Re veals New Deal Agency Approved in Ohio

The first New Deal agency evaluated reception in Ohio and found broad approval. The report from Washington notes the favorable response as of November 23. Ohio officials and residents welcomed the agency, signaling potential rollout across the Buckeye State.

Columbus Joseph S. Myers Middletown Ohio State University School of Journalism Idea Buckeye State Washington New Deal Ohio

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