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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1936

Page

7

Mechanicsburg School Dedicated by PTA in Open House

A new Mechanicsburg School was dedicated by the Athens Township PTA with an open house. Dr. T. C. McCracken of Ohio University urged state-funded education while students from all eight grades sang and toured the modern rooms. Harry R. Jacoby welcomed guests and urged PTA membership.

New Mechanicsburg PTA Mechanicsburg Athens Township T. C. McCracken College of Education Ohio University Ohio University Students of Music Harry R. Jacoby Township Parent-Teacher Association

Beckett Addresses West Side PTA On Character Growth

Rev A K Beckett pastor of Central Ave M E Church spoke to the West Side School PTA on character growth starting at home and in school. He urged thoughtful obedience and trust in parents and teachers, not blind obedience, to foster intelligent behavior in children. The PTA calendar includes a meeting Oct 30 in Ewing Hall alongside the Southeastern Ohio Education Association conference.

A. K. Beckett Central Ave. M. E Parent- Teacher Association of West Side School Homer Brown Ewing Hall Southeastern Ohio Education Association Alma Tingle Home Economics Department Ohio University PTA Charles Winters Clark St Bernard Chandler

Scout Week Girls on Go National Girls Scout Week Highlights

National Girl Scout Week runs Oct 25 to Oct 31 with a full Athens program. Activities include Know Your City Day at Ohio University Museum and The McBee Company, Health Day hikes, Community Service Day at the Red Cross, Hostess Day teas, Home Making Day helping mothers, and a Good Turn finale for Juliet Lowe.

Athens Camp Rotan Juliet Lowe

Ourine Hearing Remedy by Vienna Specialist

Many once deaf now hear again with OURINE prescribed by a Vienna specialist. Before costly devices, try one bottle to banish earache ringing and buzzing. Relief is quick and costs only a few cents a day with a money back guarantee. Get OURINE today Athens Pharmacy.

Vienna Athens Pharmacy

Big Crowds at Party Rallies Across County

Large crowds attended Republican meetings in Albany and Kilvert and a Democratic rally in New Marshfield. The Roosevelt-Davey caravan and a Bricker for Governor plane drew interest. In Albany 250 heard Mrs. Mary Frances McKinney and others, with a red light parade by the Athens High School Band and a dahlias bouquet from the Women’s Republican Club.

Albany Kilvert New Marshfield Roosevelt-Davey Athens Mary Frances McKinney Kansas 0. B. Gardner Anna K. Price Mia. O. D. Dailey Lee Township John W. Bolin Hart Cooper Women's Republican Club of McKinney Athens High School Savage Banks G. W. Savage United Mine Workers In Ohio George Banks Athens County H. L. Larason Daniel H. Parkinson Columbus Catherine R. Dobbs Barberton

Senior 4 H Club To Elect New Officers

The Athens County Senior 4 H Club held its monthly meeting at the Athens Grange and planned a new constitution and by laws and to elect officers at the next meeting. Agnes Terrell presided with Helen Sheridan and Bernarda Willame on the program committee. Bingo and music by Lloyd Garrison and Carl Frische entertained members. Refreshments were provided by Bernice Stewart, Helen Worrall, and Walter Ervin in Halloween colors.

Athens County Athens Grange Agnes Terrell Helen Sheridan Bernarda Willame Lloyd Garrison Carl Frische Bernice Stewart Helen Worrall Walter Ervin

Farming Must Be Scientific Says O. B. Gardner

Speaking before the Athens Chamber of Commerce Mr. O. B. Gardner former National Industrial Conference Board member described efforts to rehabilitate agriculture and boost exports. He urged broader use of scientific farming methods modern machinery and integrated control to raise living standards and national prosperity.

Chamber of Commerce Athens Chamber of Commerce O. B. Gardner National Industrial Conference Board Washington Gardner

Roush Ends Life Over Job Loss in Lancaster

Jesse Roush 32? ends his life at his mother's farm near Lancaster after job loss. He used a .22 revolver to shoot himself in the right temple at home of his mother Mia Lillie Codner Angell Ridge. He left a wife two children and several siblings. Funeral set for Clarks Chapel with Jagers Funeral Home handling arrangements. White spots mark the poles of rotation on the planet Mars.

Lancaster Jesse Roush Mia Lillie Codner Angell William Roush Joe Kelley Glouster Everett Roush Fisher Roush Alliance Elza McGrath Harry Sams Canada Clarks Chapel Jagers Funeral State Congress Sts

Women Award Prizes At Gasco Food Institute

At Schine's Athena Theater the Gasco Food Institute honored women with prizes. Recipients listed include Mrs. G. E. Nichols and Miss Ina Davies among many from Athens locale, Millfield, Glouster and nearby areas.

Food Institute Gasco Food Institute Schine Athena G. E. Nichols Central Ave Stella Grant Shannon Ave Fred Moorehead First St Bertha McLeod Hudson Ave Doris Cullums Franklin Ave Harold McGrath Curran Dr Myrtle Morris Wolf St Clyde Hines May Ave Martin Josten E. State St D. B. Green Arden Pl Virginia Burkle W. G. Yates the Plains Ina Davies Athens R.D R. E. Smith Mary Violet Flora Helen Wallis R. D Leo Sanborn Herbert Mingus Millfield Lara Stephenson N. Congress St Winifred Jones Second &T

Athens Walton Chapter Tops Ohio in Conservation Efforts

E P Rhinehart praised the Athens Chapter of the Izaak Walton League as the best in Ohio at a Waterloo fish fry. He noted the 162 acre farm with plans for a dam for fishing and highlighted Harry Dalton’s state record in membership growth. The event drew over forty attendees including Marietta supporters.

Harry Dalton State Head Marietta Athens Izaak Walton League Ohio E. P. Rhinehart Waltonians of Waterloo Rhinehart Ohio University Athena Chapter Athens Group Roosevelt Ohio Waltonians Dalton Marietta Walton F. R. Wheeler Alf M. Landon Wheeler Landon O. E. McClure Waltonians Athens County Natural Resources Council

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McCracken Jacoby Dean McCracken United States Beckett PTA Group West Side Udyard) Kipling Was Sombay, India Mars S.S.S Walton Gum Tree School Maude Freeman Will Edna Dunfee S. M. Johnson Liniment Jacobs Optometrist Roy A. Burkhart Institute Burkhart The Schine's Athena Theater Craig's Food Institute Tomor of the Institute Simmer Cooking Streosche the Gas Co Cooking School
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