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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1931

Page

6

Athens W C C U Sets 168 Members and Officers

At the Christian Church meeting the Athens W C C U elected officers led by President Mrs T A Copeland and Vice President Mrs Roy Saylor. The group noted 168 paid members and planned grouping in fives to boost state and national ratings. They discussed teaching temperance materials and possible fruit and vegetable canning for the needy this winter.

Athens Ww. Cc. T. U The Christian Church Lillie Andrews Ella Buxton Athens Union Mongay Ewing Hall Noral Pontious Orff Roy Savior T. A. Copeland Roy Saylor Emma C. McVay Helen Lawrence

Angell Johnson Nuptials Foregoes Formal Reception

Coral Gables Florida resident Mr Charlies E Johnson announces marriage of daughter Maude Agnes to Mr Richard G Angell of Sewickley Pennsylvania after a ceremony at First Presbyterian Church Manchester Indiana. Purdue and Pitt educated bride Alpha Xi Delta member. Angell Ohio University graduate Phi Kappa Tau member now with American Bridge Company Ambridge Pennsylvania. Couple to reside in Sewickley. Attending relatives returned from Indiana wedding voyage.

Charlies E. Johnson Coral Gables Fla Maude Agnes Richard G. Angell J. B. Lindsay First Presbyterian Church of Manchester Ind Purdue University University of Pittsburgh Alpha Xi Delta Sorority Angell Elmer G. Angell Athens R. F. D. No Ohio University Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity American Bridge Company Ambridge

Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Meets at First Methodist Church

The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church held a demonstration at 2:30 Friday afternoon. Mrs J W Hudson and Mrs H T Farrar directed the program with Miss Inez Alexander as reader and Mrs Arthur Hunter leading devotions. New year books were distributed and several members and guests were noted visiting from nearby homes, with travel plans and university enrollments mentioned for various families.

Woman's Foreign Missionary Society First Methodist Church J. W. Hudson H. T. Farrar Inez Alexander Arthur Hunter Carpenter

Miss Marion Morse Weds Mr. Edgar C Turney

Miss Marion Adelaide Morse daughter of Mr and Mrs W H Morse married Mr Edgar C Turney in Columbus at the First Community Church. They left for a motor trip to New Orleans and the south and will reside at 1846 Glenn Avenue Columbus.

Robert E. Nye Bobby London England Lay Doctor Nye Harvey Nye Chauncey Cincinnati Nye W. H. Southerland New York City D. E. Davis Newark R. E. Davis Ruth Me Lou Co, Texas J. B. McCor North Congress Street A. B. On A. B. Pre Baby Mr. Davis Marion Adelaide Morse W. H. Morse Columbus Athens Edgar CC. Turney First Community Church New Orleans Glenn Avenue

Rail rate increase plea unlikely to be granted by ICC

The Interstate Commerce Commission is expected to reject the railroads 15 percent freight rate request. Agents indicate the panel favors differentiated rates and may cap increases around 5 percent, with hearings wrapping up in Chicago and Washington decision in October. Farm bureaus urge repeal of section 15 A to curb guaranteed railway earnings until agriculture improves.

Interstate Commission Washington U.P Interstate Commerce Commission Chicago Commission

Unfair Petition Tactic Suspected In Kane Mayoral Campaign

In Youngstown Ohio the board of elections investigated a suspected unfair method to obtain signers for mayoral candidate James E. Kane. An advertisement for male help wanted gathered hundreds of men who were allegedly approached by a man claiming to be Kane's campaign manager. The jobs offered were unpaid campaign work with possible City Hall and construction work after Kane’s election.

Youngstown U.R James E. Kane Board of Elections John J. Farrell Kane City Hall

Kelley and Queenie Save Day in Rooming-House Capers

In Chicago on Sept 3 a bold hold up at a rooming house failed after Mrs Anna Kelley fought the robbers and her bull dog Queenie joined the fray. Queenie bit one intruder and Mrs Kelley bit the other, leaving the would‑be thieves badly chewed and likely recognizable to police.

Chicago Kelleys Ireland Bulldogs Anna Kelley Queenie

Hijackers Seize $10,000 Worth of Liquor in Belmont Home

Belmont police seized champagne ale and whisky valued at $10,000 from the home of Daniel Frank Duris after hijackers hit the specialty cellar room. Police Chief John J. O'Brien secured a search warrant and recovered contraband valued at $5,000 in the initial break.

Belmont Mass Daniel Frank Duris Boston John J. O’brien

Innovations at Defiance College Focus on Social Needs

Defiance College forms a social needs committee under new president Dr. W Vernon Lytle to interview and aid deficient students. He says social contacts shape student mind and character alongside class work. Gandhi in Arabia follows his London itinerary for the second round table on Indian affairs.

Defiance, CO U.R Defiance College W. Vernon Lytle Gandhi Arabia Aden Mahatma Gandhi Rajputana Mahatma London

Oil History Lives On In Pennsylvania Well Scenes

The southwest may face oil woes but Pennsylvania shines with 72 years of production. An owner sits calmly in a chair beside a western Pennsylvania well pumping in her front yard near a cemetery. Below, Samuel Smith sits beside the first oil well in the world near Titusville, Pa. which he helped drill.

Southwest Pennsylvania Samuel Smith Titusville

Air Bootlegger Taken in East

Customs men posing as bootleggers captured a liquor laden airplane soon after ground crew members Jack Anderson age 17 and Edward Connelly age 34 were detained at a Pendleton field. Pilot Arnold Austin 26 of St Catherines Ont was arrested and released on 1000 bail for smuggling and conspiracy. Plane and cargo of Canada ale and assorted liquor confiscated.

Buffalo N. Y U.P New York Jack Anderson Edward Connelly Pendleton Connelly Anderson

Carroll County Sheriff Searched For Man After Chair Attack

Carrollton Ohio September 3 Sheriff John Kempthorne is seeking a 25 year old man who attacked Mrs Belle Miller 54 with a chair and knocked her unconscious when she could not provide money.

Carrollton, O Carroll County John Kempthorne Belle Miller

East Texas Crude Oil Price Set At 68 Cents A Barrel

Gulf Pipe Line Company announced the first posted price for East Texas crude oil at 68 cents per barrel. The move follows a period when major Texas fields raised prices by up to 30 cents. Earlier, during martial law in East Texas, crude had sold for five to 15 cents a barrel after wells were shut down.

Houston Tex U.P East Texas Gulf Pipe Line Company Texas Ross S. Sterling

Markets Close For Labor Day Holiday Nationwide

All major financial and commodity markets will be closed from Friday night until Tuesday morning in observance of Labor Day. Banks will be open Saturday and closed Monday.

New York U.P

Gas on Stomach Is Dangerous Digestive Advice Ad

Gas on Stomach Is Dangerous Gas, pain, bloating and fullness after meals indicate excessive hydrochloric acid in the stomach. Overproduction irritates lining, causing gastritis and ulcers. Ignore dangerous remedies. use Bisulated Magnesia from Quick's Cut Rate Store or a drugstore after meals. relief promised within five minutes or money back.

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