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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1929
Page
3
Hubert C. Hah, of Lorain, was arrested in Chauncey by Marshal Burke Withem on a reckless driving charge. He appeared before Mayor W. D. Hines, pleaded guilty, and was fined $10 plus costs. He settled part and arranged to pay the rest.
Chauncey October meeting of the Loyal Woman's Division of the Church of Christ gathered at Mrs. Guy Brookins home with Mrs. Floyd Nye as chair. Program leader was Mrs. Harvey Nye and devotions were by Mrs. John Shaffer. Readings were by Mrs. Helen Howard and Mrs. Isabel Bradfield with social hour following.
The Messenger laboratory program at Ohio University shifts to upperclass only lab work with underclass taking theory. In 1928 29 eight reporters wrote 1817 stories for 21 credits and 63 weekly hours. in 1929 1725 stories were produced with one more student, eight graduates this June.
Chauncey Higeb will play Glouster in a Friday game at Chauncey. Victories in ten years are about even as Glouster seeks its first score this season. The Blue Devils, upset after a 6 6 tie with Inchtoel, face injury losses but show a smooth offense and weaker defense. Game time is 3:00.
Miss Eve lyn Fouty of Chauncey has become clerk at the Chauncey Post Office replacing Evelyn Poling who resigned to join Beasley Company in Athens. Mr and Mrs Guy Gardner plan to move to Athens this week as Miss Gardner takes a teaching post at East Side School and they have bought property there.
New York traders faced a sharp market downturn as selling orders erased more than 2 billion dollars in quoted values. Many active issues fell 5 to 20 dollars per share, with a dull session until mid afternoon and total volume near 4 million shares.
A capacity crowd at Millfield last night enjoyed a home talent play by Mazon Council Degree of Pocahontas for Millfield PTA. Special feature Mrs Irene Woods Wade, masked as a colored sheik, sang several songs. The show moves to Chauncey next Monday at the high school auditorium for Chauncey PTA funds.
Columbus Oct 17 The proposed State tax limitation amendment was endorsed as a good business proposal in a statement by Henry G Brunner chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee He said it would offer fair distribution of taxes benefiting wage earners homeowners farmers and small business people in similar measure to larger firms
Washington report shows the National Coal Association's weekly tally at 11,550,000 net tons for the week ended October 12. Bureau of Mines figures list 11,453,000 net tons for the week ended September 8 and 11,197,000 net tons for the week ended October 4.
President Hoover will dedicate the Ohio Valley Improvement Association monument in Eden Park Cincinnati next Tuesday. WLW will broadcast the 10 30 a m E S T address via NBC coast to coast, commemorating the completion of a 150000000 dollar Ohio River locks and dams chain funded by the association.
Unclear text describes a local incident with Pomeroy and Robiteen in Downington and a Sunday event. Two Syracuse residents, Mire Usa PeWolf and Lester Raimecy, were involved in a warrant for unlawful assembly. the warrant was sworn by Will De Wolf, husband of the accused woman, with details incomplete.
Members plan two consecutive Sundays of visitation to boost church work. Sermon topics include Raul before Caesar at Rojo. W Fort elected chairman oversees new building decisions including art glass windows purchase and veneer brick facing. Corner Stone Laying day set with program featuring President Brown of Johnston Bible College.
Mra Henry Albers Adam Morehart 4 if Williams and Captain W t Hap ton depart on the Cineramatic Wednesday to join the fleet of steamers in the big Ohio River parade at Witte burgh next Sunday.
Readable text notes a person will pilot one of the boats from Cinetanatt to Catra. The fragment provides minimal context about the voyage and involved locations.
A courthouse review shows Metga County women rapidly occupying roles previously held by men. The shift reflects broader social change as women assume positions of local responsibility and leadership.
In the county election summary four of twenty five school board clerks are women while five village clerks are men. Among treasurers and township clerks the gender balance shows one woman in the courthouse staff alongside seven men. Lerence Smith is noted as the postmaster of Pomeroy with others holding county offices.
A fragmentary item notes Prank Vale was hospitalized after a wreck involving a New York Central Railway employee. The report mentions injuries including a missing collar guard and two broken bones. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
Susan Kites Chevalier, 84, died here after long illness. Survived by two daughters Mrs Thomas Barnherry Adena and Mrs Cora Snye ler Roudaville, a son Charles of New Lexington, 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements not listed.
Ashland October 17. Lieutenant Governor Charles H. Lewis now head of the State Conservation Council faces a charge of unlawfully killing fish in Town Creek with quick lime during an experiment at the city sewage disposal plant conducted by the Travers Lewis Corporation of Cleveland.
A simple explanation of piston seal and crankcase dilution describes how oil fills the space between the piston ring and cylinder wall to prevent unburned gasoline from reaching the crankcase. The text notes Sohio oil is free from harmful wax and is thick enough to seal effectively.
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