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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1932
Page
13
Three Halloween parties were held in Chauncey area with local families attending. The Chauncey event featured Mrs. Daugherty hosts, contests, refreshments, and a gift shower for Bert Daugherty, while Greens Run and The Plains groups hosted masquerades with prizes for best disguises and varied entertainments.
The column records a November business meeting at Mrs. P. Ty’s home with officers to be elected and a noted turnout of about 20 members from the Poeshor tas Lodge. Several local residents including Mrs. H. O. McDaniel and Mrs. John Sharici attend. Also mentioned are health updates on Nelsonville resident Mr. Sny der after pneumonia surgery, and various visits and social gatherings across Athens and Nelsonville communities.
A youth sustained a forearm injury during an incident at a location described by OCR as a pot of the hyosettais paugh ring. The article mentions Mr and Mrs Mile Jonas Craaneer and references a Johnson Chaves figure connected to the event.
Frid funeral was held at the family home in Netsquyine for Chauncey Ceope. Interment followed at Grenivans & Coore with a former Pe Ar reported among survivors and many relatives including Ceope’s brother and husband Rev. gndkins G. B. Courtney.
Philadelphia reports a nationwide decline in private boarding and college enrollment this year by five and three tenths percent from last year. Institutions to N W Ayer Son note lower attendance across age groups as families struggle with rising costs. Some schools offer scholarships or extend aid while delaying payments, others report tighter budgets and deferred admissions.
An early 20th century notice offers a home sewing pattern for a decorative garment styled in multiple sizes. The fragment describes instructions and diagrams but is partly garbled, mentioning a “Baby Pattern,” traction guidance, and diagrams intended for the home crafts reader.
An advertisement details pattern 2455 with sizes 46 to 54 and yardage for fabric and binding. It offers illustrated, step by step instructions and lists the catalog price of fifteen cents and the combined catalog and pattern price of twenty five cents. Mail orders to The Athens Messenger Pattern Department at 243 W 17th Street, New York City.
Gloucester Board of Public Affairs appeals to residents to avoid wasting water after a dry spell. Officials say reduced supply may force rationing and urge customers to use water wisely while awaiting repairs and tests on the system.
In a fragmented report from New Boston and Davie, local residents and families including Patterson of Findlay and Mrs Gleuster are slated to attend a district American Legion convention in Neiwonville with a public meeting planned. Local gatherings and a teachers convention are noted, with attendees bringing food and awaiting evening events.
Class project details mention supervision by instructor W M Andersen and owners invited to bring machines to the school workshop for repair work with parts paid for by owners.
A 22 man posse searching for three missing hunters in the Big Horn Mountains is stranded by a blizzard. Led by Fred Agee of the Big Horn Forest, the group aimed to recover Fred Fennell, Dillon McKinnon, and Dell Yoakum, Wyoming hunters lost two weeks earlier. Officials await word from the trapped searchers near a ranger station with a telephone. Great snow drifts cut between the storm and the line for help.
Fifty six attendees gather at the M. E. Sunday School hosted by Mrs. Wathtee for a Halloween celebration. Prizes are awarded for costumes and clever acts, with Mrs Hing and Myra honored in contest results. Hostesses serve ribbons, pumpkin pies, and cotter treats.
The North Alabama chapter of the National Association elects its first board for the coming year. New officers include President Shaan Payton Athena Agron Reid Corning Alfie Hrownouster Jeanie Wale Neshe Pettiford Achelle din Ande Hendeele planter Lowes Pettiford janior director Ia Jones William Adelsen Rendvile Brown Here Wollains Giovrter Cornte Hawk Atlenes MASOL ERAVE. The group meets to set a program and ensure balance in opportunities and resources.
A fragmented section outlines criticism of President Roosevelts economic program. It mentions proposed work division federal cooperation county officials and federal construction projects plus concerns over drought relief relief funding and public relief measures amid debates on debt moratorium and farm relief.
The report lists residents and visitors including Mr and Mrs. Homer Wileea, Velda and Mes, Richard Brenet, and Mr and Mrs. Guy Trepplets. It notes Mrs Mary Meson called on, Mr and Mrs. Tatbort Marshall traveling to Florida, Iver to Catumbus for an operation, and extended family visits from Gyrus Erwin and others in Burr Oak and nearby communities.
Fragmentary report lists multiple individuals and places including Carbondale and Columbea with references to medical needs, family ties, and a Sunday or Monday event. Readability is too low to determine a coherent event or outcome from the damaged OCR text.
An unclear notice describes a distant funeral or memorial held in an unnamed church with references to Mrs Jeruahe and a regional figure. The fragmented text mentions a penitence, a public event, and a family connection, with unclear dates or times.
A number of persons are seen at the George Washington historical pageant near Hockingport and Shade Mixer Friday morning and afternoon. Sprague and Sheppard of Akron plan to visit the former's brother Frank Thursday.
Village residents hosted a long list of visitors and relatives over a week. Names include Mrs Gils Semerant Nelante, Tom Porter, Mr and Mrs Virgil Meraing, and many others visiting Athens, Canannyino, Nelsonville, and nearby towns. Social rounds covered funerals, church events, and preparations for a new store opening.
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