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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1930
Page
3
Christian Workers plan an entertainment program at the Church of Christ Friday at 7 pm. The event recreates a radio studio setting with famous announcers, symphony music, prima donnas, and news bulletins as heard on air. Public welcome.
Athens Rotary Club luncheon explained the Sunshine Class for crippled children at the East Side School of Athens. W W Ankenbrand described state funded care with 5 500 dollars yearly for transport and operations while Athens City funds two local pupils. Major S M Johnson noted humanitarian and economic benefits and plans for a crippled children clinic, Roger J Jones added subsequent cases need medical attention.
A doctor's advice for stubborn bowels praises six daily glasses of water, bulkier foods, and a mild laxative. Syrup Pepsin, tested over 47 years, is marketed as a safe, effective laxative for all ages, made from laxative herbs and pepsin.
Homer Township Morgan County will again have two voting precincts after Secretary of State Clarence J. Brown approved the change. The Bishopville precinct will be re-established for the November election, sparing residents from traveling 10 to 14 miles to Mountville for ballots.
Forty-five Glouster people were ordered to appear before the grand jury Saturday afternoon. Deputy Sheriff Fred H. Heck said those subpenaed must bring receipts for electric current payments and check stubs or cancelled checks. This marks the largest Glouster turnout for a grand jury since the county's dry years when the Snider Gang testified.
Glouster Aerie No. 463 Fraternal Order of Eagles plans to initiate about 12 members at its regular meeting tonight. After degree work, refreshments and a social hour will be served.
Glouster Chapter 280 Women of Mooseheart Legion held a September birthday party in their hall on Tuesday. Mrs MecHarg arranged a good program with skit Si and I by Mrs Hudson and Mrs McHarg, readings by Mrs Hudson, and Eva Van Dyke singing with Margaret Walburn on piano. About 40 visitors and members enjoyed a picnic dinner.
Mrs George Reed, a Black resident of Glouster, was taken to Grant Hospital Wednesday night in the E F Carpenter ambulance for treatment of a fractured pelvis and other injuries from a Friday night automobile collision. She was accompanied by her husband who returned to town after escorting her to the hospital.
Mrs J E Carpenter 77 a former resident of Glouster and Athens is seriously ill with pneumonia at her Joy Morgan County home. Her daughters aid in caring for her at the house.
Mr and Mrs Julius Bradka of Greens Run are parents of an 11 4 pound son born Wednesday at Glouster. The birth adds to the Bradka family in this community.
A 16 year old from Middletown Ohio was charged in Denver with killing 55 year old J G Armstrong during a hold up. Police say the youth admitted the shooting but claims the gun discharged accidentally.
Construction at the Ohio University Library is near standstill as steel shipments of about 200 tons are delayed. Superintendent R E Buckley says work will resume once the steel arrives, with some brick supply issues delaying progress until first floor steel is in place.
Medina Oct 9 10Pe Trail of Sam Yakus of Barberton charged with taking part in the murder of Dolly Kozlowski 19 shot to death in a Wadsworth oat field August 1 was to go to a Criminal Court jury today.
The Athens County Democratic Executive Committee moved to form a women’s political club. A meeting to finalize the organization will be at Athens City Hall Friday at 7 30 p m. D A Bardin chaired the committee announcing precinct sub chairmen will be named and women’s votes pivotal in the election.
Police broaden the hunt for a bandit who wounded 81 year old Charles Hoadley, manager of the Western Union office, during a September 24 holdup. Hoadley remained in General Hospital after the attack.
George Junod is the first person in Athens County to vote in the 1930 election. He cast his ballot Wednesday morning in the office of David Johnson, the county elections clerk, before preparing to leave for Portia for the winter. The Junods will visit daughters in Pennsylvania and Washington as they travel south.
Albany, Oct. 9. At noon at the home of the officiating minister Rev E B Dean Miss Helen Elizabeth Cordray and Lowell Reed Jeffers were united in marriage in a single ring ceremony. Miss Cordray, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester Cordray, is a 1927 Albany High School graduate who studied at Ohio University and taught in Center Stake School. Mr Jeffers is a graduate of Albany High School.
A couple from Albany High School tied the knot after completing a six year agriculture course at Ohio State University. They left for a short wedding trip to Marietta and will reside on a farm near Carpenter.
An advertisement claims higher red cell counts improve health and infection resistance. It lists symptoms of anemia and touts an eight eight eight product as a dependable, years tested remedy sold at drugstores with a promise of renewed appetite and energy.
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