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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1931
Page
8
A detailed array of radio segments lists personalities Irene Bordéni and Seidel violin performances, James McDonald on foreign relations, and Nat King Cole style lineups. Broadcasts include NBC CBS networks with music talks and drama hour by hour across stations WABC WAEG WJ B.
A veteran writer recalls a motor journey through West Virginia’s South Branch Valley and surrounding hills, contrasting past rough roads with present highways. He notes fewer hot dog stands, old brick homes, and a life where the South Branch of the Potomac once defined travel for hunters and fishermen.
An 1931 advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate liver bile and improve digestion. It warns against salts and laxatives, claims the liver must secrete two pounds of bile daily, and promotes the product as gentle vegetable extracts sold for 26 cents with red labeled packaging.
A travel narrative journeys through Moorefield to Petersburg Gap and Franklin in Pendleton County detailing scenic features the Potomac Valley and South Branch. It notes fishing at Old Fort Pleasant, Grover Cleveland visits, rugged cliffs at Seneca Rocks, and railroad-free Shenandoah scenery with rhododendron and evergreen growth.
Fred H. Teekler reported on a Columbus trip for road contractor insights discussed at the weekly Chamber luncheon. Members debated possible district road improvements and noted the Interstate Commerce Commission action allowing railroads to raise freight rates per car on coal ore and concentrates.
Local American Association of University Women completes plans for the ninth annual Ohio Federation conference in Athens. Delegates expected Friday and Saturday with events at Lindley Hall Chubb Library Memorial Auditorium and the Ohio University venues.
Unclear OCR text shows names Fred Radford Jacob Sher Herman Curry and August Dough with a fragmentary note Hale. No definite event or outcome available.
A story from Athens Ohio recalls Tony and Helen planning a life together with dinners and a wedding suit funded by $100 for Helen. The relationship ends as Helen leaves, the car disappears, and the groom faces investigating police on the deserted marriage plan.
Dayton school teachers from the Dayton Social Club plan a Bat h and Sunday tour of Athens historical spots. Arrangements were by C M Gill Athens Chamber of Commerce secretary and J E Bailey Hotel Berry manager with Lois Heiney guiding local plans. Visitors will base at the Berry.
In Toledo on October 22 three vaudeville elephants Myrtle Tillie and Bessie could not find lodging after a local engagement. They followed their mistress Adele Welson to a garage where a proprietor finally agreed to admit the trio for rest and meals.
Mrs Cynthia Van Horn shot and killed herself at her home near Derby in Pickaway County Wednesday. She had been ill for some time and was the wife of Horace Van Horn.
AL N Burgett of the Southeast Asia Motor Club says official mileages published by the American Automobile Association are now accepted by the U S government for computing government travel allowances. The comptroller general notes mileage should reflect miles driven by the private auto and be verifiable against AAA publications.
Battery E drill night features Sergeant William Long demonstrating the French 75 gun mechanism to the men. Four candidates compete for Second Lieutenant commissions in Columbus on December 15, replacing Chester Wolfe who moved to Battalion Headquarters.
A Philadelphia man spent thousands without relief until Emerald Oil healed his psoriasis. The ad claims the antiseptic treatment works with daily flat application and offers a money back guarantee through McKee Drug Co. Two bottles cost 85 cents and the product is pitched for skin ailments beyond psoriasis.
Scott, Elbert Carmichael, and Ernest Sama remain noted, with Belford Vercoe and Carl Pardew discharged. Charles Holdren fills a vacancy, Edgar Zick moves from National Guard Reserve, and Ivan Mapié will replace Vercoe. Battery E now has 63 men and aims to defend its Camp Knox first place drill prize. Wever absentees include John Cine and Fred.
Belated romance tale from Columbus centers on Tony Jurgisch who at 59 finds romance with Hedin who lived in the city. The fragment hints at a late-life courtship but provides few details beyond the names and setting.
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