Athens Fall Festival draws crowds in debut city parade
The Athens Fall Festival opens amid canvassed booths and lively chatter. Watch Dog recounts parade antics on Court Street with locals including Lew Jones and Bank of Athens staff. he promises a return visit and warns against spoofs on Abrigal in the parade.
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Retiring Athens County Commissioners Lauded for Service
Retiring commissioners Dave Sawyer and L. E. Munden leave office after long terms marked by a focus on efficiency and debt reduction. The board's new approach stressed value for dollars amid heavy countywide demands, while Murphy Johnson and Hawk support stricter wages for work performed. The piece praises honesty and fiduciary standards set by the outgoing officials and calls for careful funding of education and texts during hard times.
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Athens County
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Munden
Couny
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Rising Cost of School Books Burdens Local Families
The article notes that despite factors lowering prices, school books will cost more this year in many locales. It urges keeping text books unchanged unless vital reasons arise and recommends students reuse books from the previous year. It calls for limiting purchases to essential items only.
After Dinner Stories with Rose the Garrulous Domestic
A talky domestic Rose vows she never tells a lie and claims easy memory training. Her employer questions memory and she explains a simple rule to remember facts, promising lasting accuracy for what she shares.
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Rose
Divorce Troubles and Pessimism in a Western Court
A western judge probes a divorce case where trivial spats fuel lawsuits. A man cites three years of silence as a reason and another demands separation over cooking duties. The court suggests alienist intervention, noting how fragile personal disputes can seem. Henry Clay is invoked in a quip about writing versus presidency.
The Flood Problem A Call for Unified Flood Control
A historical overview argues floods rise from location of cities rather than deforestation. It cites Mississippi Basin floods, cites soil and river patterns, criticizes levees' limitations, promotes retaining basins and a unified U S flood control system spanning Montana to Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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Answers to Readers Questions in Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger presents a Q and A column where readers ask about topics from eyeglasses taxation to crustaceans and London building materials. It notes the information bureau offers plain questions, with responses mailed to inquirers and limited advice.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
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Hebbardsville News Notes and Community Events
Funeral attendance for Mrs. Daniel Ragan in Chauncey with locals present. Mrs. Masure remains ill. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Frost hosted relatives from Seattle on a 100 mile plus winter trip to Florida. Pearl Maston relocates to Blaine Kennedy farm. William Cain loses a cow to lightning. Castle child operations at Sheltering Arms hospital. Ice cream social at Hebbardsville school on Sept 24 for song books and lamps. Church services Sept 25 with Rev Warne returning and Epworth league at 7. Sherman Parker buys a new Ford touring car.
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Pearl Maston
Blaine Kennedy
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
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Warne
Epworth League
Otis Morris
Sherman Parker
Filipino midgets on exhibition at Fall Festival
A feature on a group described as Filipino midgets performing at the Fall Festival. They are portrayed as tiny wonders and are noted as 11 inches smaller than the late Gen Tom Thumb. The article highlights their dancing and attendance.
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