Child Conservation League holds Monday meeting
The Child Conservation League met Monday in Chamber of Commerce rooms with Mrs. W. F. Giesecke as hostess. Mrs. L. W. Kelley led the program introducing Mrs. O. C. Bird who spoke on Child Welfare and clothing needs. Miss French discussed Red Cross work. The group voted to mend clothing for Red Cross and to donate half of Christmas gift exchange funds toward clothing a child. Athens High School orchestra performed. Refreshments followed.
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Child Conservation League
Chamber of Commerce
W. F. Giesecke
L. W. Kelley
O. C. Bird
Southeast District
Parent-Teacher Association
Richard Imes
Lloyd Kelley
Frank Calvin
Lester Fultz
Paul Lewis
Mildred
Woman's Music Club Enjoys Open Meeting in Music Hall
An appreciative audience attended the Woman's Music Club open meeting in Music Hall Monday evening. Mrs. C. C. Robinson of Ohio University Faculty directed the program featuring ensemble pieces by Stalder, Phillips, Beasley, and Cushman, vocal solos by Brown Hedden and Thomas, piano solos by Ness and Witham, organ numbers by Ruston, with multiple accompanists including Robinson Beard Bush and Thelma Thomas as substitute.
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Woman's Music Club
Music Hall
C. C. Robinson
School of Music
Ohio University
H. G. Stalder
W. R. Phillips
Carl H. Beasley
Cushman
L. V. Brown
Helen Hedden
Thelma Thomas
Mary Ness
Irene Witham
William A. Ruston
C. Robinson
Vera Beard
Elinor Bush
Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary Set Wednesday Meeting
Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7 oclock Wednesday night in the L O F Hall. Camp commander is W A Westervelt of Coolville and auxiliary president is Mrs W A Westervelt. The next meeting is scheduled for the fourth Wednesday in December.
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Athens
L O. O. F. Hall
W. A. Westervelt
Coolville
Alpha Xi Delta Initiates Lois Gillilan and Annette McFarlane
Alpha Xi Delta announces the initiation of Lois Gillilan of Summit New Jersey and Annette McFarlane of Clarksburg West Virginia. Mrs. Fred Artz province president made her annual visit to Pi Chapter arriving Thursday for a two day stay. The chapter hosted Alpha Xi Delta patronesses and alumnae at a dinner bridge Friday evening in Mrs Artz's honor.
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Alpha Ni Delta
Lois Gillilan
Summit
N. J
Annette McFarlane
Clarksburg
W. Va
Fred Artz
Pi Chapter
Alpha Xi Delta
Artz
Virgilian Group Discusses Aeneid Outline at Local Meeting
The Virgilian Group of A. A. U. W. met Monday evening at 176 Mill Street. Miss Helen Leach presented an outline of book four of the Aeneid while Mrs. Alfred Hughes reviewed Gertrude Atherton's novel Dido Clean of Heart.
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J. J. Crumley
Mill Street
Helen Leach
Alfred Hughes
Gertrude Atherton
Dido
Plan Party for Athens Young People Set at Church
A Thanksgiving gathering for Athens Young People's Department of the First Methodist Church is planned for Wednesday at 8 15 p m in the Boy Scout room. It includes students from Athens Senior High School and Ohio University with Margaret Haskins in charge of entertainment.
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Athens Young Peoples’ Department
First Methodist Church
Athens Senior High School
Ohio University
Boy Scout Room
Margaret Haskins
Robber Is Killed In Bergholz Hardware Raid
In Steubenville a store owner Roscoe Smith 79 owner of Smith Hardware at Bergholz Ohio shot two men during a late night holdup. One robber was dead, the accomplice wounded and Bergholz storekeeper wounded in hospital in serious condition. The dead robber was identified as Kelly of Wheeling West Virginia.
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Steubenville
Navy
U.P
Kelly
Chaplain Street
Wheeling
W. Va
Father-in-law Charged in Death of William Hamalainen
At Ashtabula authorities charged Allen C Patterson 45 with second degree murder in the fatal shooting of William Hamalainen 26. Patterson a New York Central Railroad freight conductor was named in a dying statement by Hamalainen as the shooter though the son-in-law had previously claimed the shooting was accidental.
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Ashtabula
U.pk
William Hamalainen
Allen C. Patterson
Patterson
New York Central Railroad
Hamalainen
Harley Bixler
Mrs. Bing to Head Relief Work in Ohio
In Columbus on November 25 a state plan for unemployment relief was launched after a meeting with Governor Myers Y. Cooper. A sub-committee will raise funds for clothing and food, coordinating with state departments and welfare groups to mobilize local resources for seven distressed counties first. Mrs. Bing of the State Welfare Department will coordinate unemployment and relief efforts.
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Columbus
Myers Y. Cooper
Republican Majority Confirmed in House With Chindblom Win
Official canvass in Illinois Tenth District awards seat to Carl Chindblom Republican after a tight race. House tally reaches 218 Republicans, 216 Democrats, and 1 Farmer Labor, securing GOP control for the 1931 Congress barring unforeseen changes.
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Chicago
House of Representatives
Ilinois
Carl Chindblom
Farmer Labor
Aimee Semple McPherson Seriously Ill at Angelus Temple
Aimee Semple McPherson, evangelist, is gravely ill and in strict isolation at her home on the Angelus Temple grounds. The condition was disclosed in a formal statement issued last night by J W Arthur, temple business manager.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angelus Temple
J. W. Arthur
Temple
Senators Plan Caucus In Columbus Assembly
Democratic state senators elect announce their organization caucus will be held December 2 in Columbus. James A. Reynolds of Cleveland Earl R. Lewis of S. Clairsville Frank E. Whitemore of Akron and L. L. Marshall of Cleveland are top candidates for president pro tem and Republican floor leader.
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Columbus
U.P
James A. Reynolds
Cleveland
Earl R. Lewis
S. Clairsville
Frank E. Whitemore
Akron
L. L. Marshall
Ex Ambassdor Sued for Divorce in Newport Suit
Former Ambassador to Italy Richard Washburn Child is sued for divorce by his wife Eva Sanderson Child in Newport Rhode Island on cruelty grounds. Eva, who was his literary secretary during their 1927 marriage, cites his two prior divorces in 1916 and 1926 as context for the third degree petition.
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Italy
Eva Sanderson Child
Child
Newport
R. I
Indicted in Murder Case Near Logan County
Logan County Grand Jury returns a first degree murder indictment against Arthur Hamilton a 41 year old local junk dealer in connection with the death of Mrs Catherine Bell widow of a Shelby County minister slain November 5 in Bellefontaine.
Six Robbers Blow Gratis Bank Vault Open
On November 25 six men robbed Gratis State Bank at Gratis five miles north of Middletown. They used a nitroglycerine blast to open the vault and escaped with about $5,000 in a blue sedan while three lookouts waited outside. Police did not intercept them.
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Dayton
U.P
Gratis
Middletown
Insurance Man Dies In Baltimore At 72
William J. Williams 72 founder of Western and Southern Life Insurance Co died Monday at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore after a short illness. He entered the hospital for treatment a few days ago and had long donated to philanthropic causes. Williams founded the company while secretary of a fraternal organization and served as secretary for many years and president for the last 20 years.
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Cincinnati
William J. Williams
The
Western and Southern Life Insurance Co
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Williams
Plates Found Linked to Counterfeit Ring
Federal secret service operatives completed an investigation into a counterfeit ring based in Toledo Detroit and Evansville. Two Evansville men were arrested and confessed to making the plates used for printing spurious twenty dollar gold certificates. One suspect led agents to a spot near an Evansville area shanty and the Ohio River bottoms where a complete set of plates was unearthed.
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Toledo
U.R
Federal
Secret Service
Detroit
Evansville
Ohio River
Storms disrupt Great Lakes shipping and Midwest travel
High winds whipped large waves on the Great Lakes delaying shipping while Nebraska blizzards slowed automobile and train traffic. Reports indicate at least 26 deaths this week from storms with more feared as additional fatalities be reported. Roads and rail lines in the Rocky Mountain region were later cleared.
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Chicago
W.P
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountain
Notable Local Helpers Honored For Theater Event Support
Reverends Kemper Courtney and Connolly along with Mr. Gross the Majestic Theatre and staff including organist Dorothy Sarber receive thanks for assistance. The American Legion is also acknowledged for support.
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Kemper
Courtney
Father Connolly
Mr. Gross
Majestic Theatre
Dorothy Sarber
American Legion
Grange Plans Program at Stewart High School
Rome Grange will present two plays The Marrying of Brother Samson and a Negro comedy at Stewart High School Saturday night along with a musical program.
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Grange
Stewart
Brother Samson
Rome Grange
Stewart High School
Nye to Probe Anti Prohibition Campaign Finances
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee led by Gerald P Nye continues unfinished inquiries into the Anti-Saloon League and the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. Nye plans to gather evidence in Washington next Tuesday on city organization expenditures in recent senatorial campaigns and will travel to New York on December 4 to examine the wet group.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Committee
Gerald P. Nye
Republican
South Dakota
New York
Levine Set for Release on Bond in Vienna Counterfeit Case
Vienna reports U.P. says Chaes A Levine will be released today on 7409 bond after jail time linked to charges of a counterfeiting plot. Levine, once a noted transatlantic flyer aboard the Columbia piloted by Clare Chamberlin, has denied attempting to hire an engraver and called the arrest a misunderstanding.
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Vienna
U.P
cChates
A. Levine
Berg
United Press
Levine
Atlantic Ocean
Columbia
Clare Je Chamberlin
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