Farewell party and society notices in a Delaware paper
Miss Lucille Westfall hosts a farewell party for Miss Dorothy Osborne moving to The Plains. Other items include bridge parties, Thanksgiving visits, Gleaners and Bishop Class meetings, and locals traveling to join relatives in Cincinnati, Portland, and Cleveland for the holiday season.
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Lucille Westfall
Dorothy Osborne
Plains
Trs
Virgil Conkey
Donald Leach
Fred Everett
Guy Wanless
Mise Pauline Vierce
Dolores Phelps
Thanksgiving service reflects on memory and gratitude
The Union Services at the Methodist Church featured Rev. M. E. Chatley of the First Christian Church delivering a Thanks giving Day sermon. He urged gratitude amid trials, noting America as a land of liberty and opportunity while acknowledging poor attendance due to bad weather and holiday travel.
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M. E. Chatley
First Christian Church
Union
Methodist
A. ¥. Wilcox
First Presbyterian Church
Charles M. Coulter
Helen Hedden
K. Catley
Farm and Dairy Magazine
Chatley
Mr. Chatley
Important Action At Local Church
An Athens Christian Church notice signed by Rev. M. E. Chatley urges all members to attend the 10 15 Sunday service. The message says action is needed since last Sunday and stresses presence as essential.
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Athens Christian Church
M. E. Chatley
Sarg Will Bring Troupe Again
Tony Sarg returns to Athens for two shows scheduled Saturday December 15. The local AAUW chapter sponsors the annual wooden marionette event. Last year the troupe staged Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. This year the theme is history with Ferdinand Isabella and Columbus in an adaptation of The Adventures of Christopher Columbus.
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Tony Sarg
Athens
American Association of University Women
Ali Baba
Forty Thieves
Ferdinand
Isabella
Columbus
Irving
Christopher Columbus
New Chief Inauguration Draws Crowds In Mexico City
Mexico's capital wore gala attire as crowds surged toward the Congress Building for the inauguration of Emilio Portes Gil as provisional president of the Mexican republic.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Congress Building
Emilio Porte Gil
Mexican Republic
Fessler Likely to Make All American Team for Ohio State
Wesley Fesler of Youngstown a sophomore end on Ohio State University’s 1940 team is expected to be picked for Grantland Rice’s All American first team. If correct, he would be the fifth Buckeye start on the Collier’s All American squad.
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Columbus
A.R— Wesley Fesler
Youngstown
Ohio State University
Grantland Rice
Fesler
Ohio State
Charity bake sale to aid needy children at church
The Married People's Class of the Christian Church Sunday School plans a bake sale on Saturday to raise funds for food and clothing for needy children. Mr and Mrs N S Welk traveled Thursday to East Palestine Ohio and will stay Sunday with Mr and Mrs David Elwonger and family.
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Christian Church Sunday School
N. S. Welk
East Palestine
Ohio
David Elwonger
Two Die In Dayton In Separate Vehicle Crashes
Dayton authorities report two fatalities from separate accidents. Miss Mary Thompson, 23, died after a motorcycle collided with a car. Edgar Best, a Soldiers' Home veteran, was struck by a truck. Toledo: Nick Lozola, 29, near death from accidental gunshot wounds while hunting near Pemberville when a gun discharged.
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Dayton
Mary Thompson
Edgar Best
Toledo
Nick Lozola
Pemberville
Ozola
Community Chest Drive Decision in Athens to be Made
Athens trustees may decide Saturday or Monday whether to hold a Community Chest drive this year. Three new trustees A H Brooks Frank Murphey and Judge B M Johnson replace terms ending. The board also includes W B Lawrence Harry Beckley Clarence M Gill W A Carpenter and D W Hughes. Plans also cover advertising Federal Route 60 and cooperation with Parkersburg Chillicothe civic bodies. A road guide representative outlined efforts to promote highways especially Route 50.
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Athens
Board of Trustees
Chamber of Commerce
A. H. Brooks
Frank Murphey
8. M. Johnson
P. O. Nichols
O. C. Bird
J. E. Bailey
The
Community Chest
W. B. Lawrence
Harry Beckley
Clarence M. Gill
W. A. Carpenter
D. W. Hughes
Parkersburg
Chillicothe
Road Guide
Tree accident claims life of local farmer
John Starrett a farmer living 12 miles south of here died from injuries after a tree he was cutting down fell on him.
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Zanesville
John Starrett
Here
Marshall College Football Looks Sharp This Season
Serena Shafer assistant coach and PE teacher travels from Athens during Thanksgiving recess. Marshall beat West Virginia Wesleyan 13 to 7 in Huntington and has strong season with a 6-0 victory over Wittenberg. Trusty Tallman heads Marshall as expectations rise for next year.
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Serena Shafer
Marshall
Athens
West Virginia Wesleyan
Huntington
Wesleyan
New York University
Shafer
Huntington College
Wittenberg
Trusty Tallman
Fans Back Billy Southworth In Cards Manager Vote
Before Billy Southworth was chosen manager of the Cardinals in 1929 fans in St. Louis newspapers held a straw poll to gauge preference. Southworth received the most votes in the survey.
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Billy Southworth
St. Louis
Southworth
Auto tags ready for South East Ohio Auto Club members
The eight thousand dollar 1929 auto tags for members of the South East Ohio Auto Club will be distributed Saturday morning at Athens County Buick Company headquarters. H N Burgett secretary says each member must show his bill of sale. Only 500 tags were obtained this year and early application is urged.
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South East
Ohio Auto Club
Athens County Buick Company
H. N. Burgett
Auto Club
Burgett
Opposition to Using Public Schools for Propaganda at AFL Meet
At the AFL's forty-eighth annual session in New Orleans the vote opposed using public schools to spread propaganda of special interests. Officers including William Green and Frank Morrison were re elected. Toronto chosen as next convention site. The council withdrew support from Brookwood Labor College amid charges of communistic teaching. John L. Lewis praised Green as labor's champion.
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New Orleans
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Frank Morrison
Toronto
John Dewey
Columbia University
Executive Council
Brookwood Labor College
Katonah
N. Y
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Mr. Green
Notre Dame Rams to Face USC in West Los Angeles Game
After three days of practice in Tucson, Notre Dame’s football team travels to Los Angeles to play the University of Southern California tomorrow.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Tucson
Ariz
Notre Dame
University of Southern Callifornia
Flu Strikes Hollywood Stars Including Clara Bow and John Gilbert
A mild Hollywood flu outbreak reaches the film colony with Clara Bow and John Gilbert ill. Thirteen stars and two directors are reported under physician care, including Lois Wilson, Monte Blue, Richard Barthelmy, Mary Philbin, Loretta Young, Sally Phipps, Jean Arthur, Ruth Taylor, William Haines, Buster Keaton, and directors Murnau and Sedwick.
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Hollywood
Cal
Colony Sunday
Clara Bow
John Gilbert
Lois Wilson
Monte Blue
Richard Barthelmenis
Mary Philbin
Loretta Young
Sally Phipps
Jean Arthur
Ruth Taylor
William Haines
Buster Keaton
KF. W. Murnau
Edward Sedward Sedwick
Millersport Doctor Hurt in Baltimore Pike Crash
Dr. O M Kramer of Millersport suffered critical injuries after an auto accident on the Baltimore Pike Tuesday. He was found unconscious beside his wrecked car and was taken to Mt Carmel Hospital in Columbus. Previously a physician at the Ohio Penitentiary.
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Columbus
O. M. Kramer
Millersport
Baltimore Pike
Mt. Carmel Hi
Kramer
Ohio Penitentiary
Heavy Snow Blankets Rocky Mountain States
Thanksgiving was marked by a Christmaslike snowstorm across Wyoming and nearby Rocky Mountain regions. Air mail service slowed, motor traffic was hindered, and northern and western highways from Rock Springs Wyoming became impassable.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain States
Wyoming
Rock Springs
Wyo
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Grinell Music Company
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J. E. Coursey
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W. J. Trautwein
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J. P. Wetherholt
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Homer Feigley
New Lexington
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Monteth
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Lawrence K. Dupler
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Henry C. Cameron
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Gilbert Ave
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