McClure Hosts Social Evening and Bridge
Mrs J H McClure hosted a Tuesday dinner at Hillcrest Inn and a bridge gathering at 32 Grosvenor Street with pink and white table decor. Prizes went to Mrs C O Barrett for women and Mr Earl T Dailey for men. Emmett Jones of Illinois has left Athens after the summer visit with Mrs Mary Kelley and relatives.
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McClure
J. H. McClure
Hillcrest Inn and Bridge
Grosvenor Street
Floyd Jones
Los Angeles
Calif
C. O. Barrett
Emmett Jones
Illinois
Mary Kelley
Pearl Jennings
Boston
Mass
Zanesville
Charles H. Higgins
Rachael Higgins
Jennings
Athens
J. S. Sherrard
East State Street
Bankers Debate Key Issue at Annual Convention
In San Francisco delegates to the American Bankers Association gather as Craig B. Hartewood of Chicago outlines the branch banking question. He notes over 1,000 bank consolidations in the past year, banks with combined resources of 1.14 trillion, and that one percent of banks hold three quarters of commercial deposits.
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San Francisco
Craig B. Hartewod
Chicago
Robin Hood
Wall Street
Charles Delos Wacxener
Telluride
Colo
United States
Federal Building
New York
Littl
Colorado
Gotham mayor race turns detective tale hints on wire taps
New York mayoral campaign takes a noir turn as Charlies Kerrigan reports City Hall wires tapped for two weeks. Eighteen wires tapped, Grover Whalen assigns eighteen detectives, and Kerrigan hints rivals may be listening. Also Marietta Kiwanis Clinics district convention closes with officer elections.
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New York
U.P
Arnold Rothstein
Sherlock Holmes
Charlies II
Kerrigan
James J. Walker
Wicker
Rohstein
Grover Whalen
Walker
Town Clock Is Painted Up Like a Flapper
The Athens County Courthouse clock received a reshaped look as it adopted a retro flapper style. Workmen washed and painted its face with rouge and lipstick while four faces kept accurate time, and janitor Tom Roush continues weekly winding duties.
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Athens County
Tom Roush
Romper Pattern for Children Listed with Materials
Instructions describe a romper pattern for 7 year 2 and 8 year sizes in messenger design. Material options include pany ge gingham cotton crepe or wool crepe with or without sleeves. Yardage lists 1 1/2 yards for sleeved 2 year size and 1 yard for sleeved less. binding width 1 2 inches requires 3/4 yards. pattern mailed on receipt of silver or stamps.
Youth Kills Himself at City Shooting Gallery
A slender 22 year old known as The Kid entered a St Louis shooting gallery on October 2 and, after requesting a pistol, placed the gun to his forehead. Proprietor Fred Clear turned to make change but could not prevent the fatal act.
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ST. Louis
U.R
Fred Clear
Clear
Eye exams urged to aid child schooling
A public notice urges parents to have their children’s eyes checked as unseen problems may hinder learning. The呼 Optometrist Atlons advertises comprehensive eye examinations and vision care for students.
Auto rollover injures New Lexington men on road
Bit HIS TONGUE NEW LEXINGTON Oct 2 Francis King of New Lexington bit his tongue nearly off and Tom Studer of the same city was painfully injured when their auto turned over on the New Lexington Somerset Road.
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New Lexington
Francis King
Tom Studer
Somerset Road
Women of the Factory Church Host Friday Chicken Supper
Women of the Factory Church will host a Friday evening chicken supper at the church on October 4, inviting parishioners and neighbors to enjoy a community fund raising meal.
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Women of the Factory Church
Farm students meet at Marietta experiment farm
More than 25 Washington County vocational agriculture students attended a two session gathering at the county experiment farm in Flem ing Monday. N V Batley spoke on soil fertility and clover rotation while 1 DD Lewis demonstrated orchard spraying and the use of different sprays. S C Hartman outlined the farm’s sheep program and the students later played games. Word from Columbus praised southern Ohio experiment farm meetings as top in the state.
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Marietta
Washington County Vocational Agriculture
County Experiment Farm
Fleming
N. V. Batley
Ohio
EB. Harvey
Japan
8. C. Hartman
Vocational Agricultural Office
Columbus
Market Day Traditions In Classified Ads
The piece recalls old market squares where carts arrive at dawn with fruit and vegetables and depart at night with cash. It notes modern methods of direct farm selling and urges readers to use classifieds in The Messenger to visit nearby farms. Mrs. J. Bobo of R D No. 7 reports good results selling Kelfer pears but could not meet demand.
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Athens
Basement Cleaned At the Courthouse
The courthouse basement undergoes a thorough cleaning and improvements. Workmen remove damp plaster in the basement hall and Board of Elections office and replace about 400 square feet. walls will be washed and repainted in a light color.
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Board of Elections
Corrections to Dialogue and Spelling in Plaid Plano Panel
The list notes errors in a panel: no black keys on the plano, the left man wears the wrong lapel for his ton-hole, bass should replace base in the girl’s dialogue, and the don’t contraction lacks an apostrophe in the man’s speech. The scrambled word APRI CYTs appears unreadable.
Expect a Vote on The Tariff Issue
Washington October 2 The Senate leaders expect a vote on the flexible tariff before nightfall. Senator Copeland Democrat returned to Washington this morning delaying the vote. Both sides claim full strength is needed with Hoover’s national appeal backing the tariff.
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Washington
Senate
Copeland
Hoover
Fined $500 for possessing intoxicating liquors
Herbert Brickles, proprietor of a soft drink parlor and restaurant, was fined $500 and costs by Judge J. Dy Davia when found guilty of possessing intoxicating liquors in New Lexington in October.
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New Lexington
Herbert Brickles
J. Dy Davia
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