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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1932

Page

3

Dr Landrith to form Allied Citizens unit in Nelsonville

Nelsonville hosts Dr Ira Landrith promoter of Allied Forces to organize a local Allied Citizens unit at a 3 p m meeting Wednesday Sept 28 at First Christian Church. The drive aims to enroll supporters of the Eighteenth Amendment across cities and states with leaders touring to extend enrollment and pre election campaigning. Allied Citizens includes Allied Women Allied Business Men and Allied Youth led by Patterson Morey and Fred Stripp respectively.

Nelsonville Ira Landrith Ednesday First Christian Church John J. Scott Landrith Daniel A. Poling Hoover Dr. Poling Roosevelt Allied Citizens Jean Rushmore Patterson Washington, D. C Arthur T. Morey St. Louis Fred &. Stripp University of California

Dinner honors Mrs Hallett on birthday anniversary

Mr and Mrs James A Hallett of West Washington Street entertained at dinner Sunday in honor of Mrs Halletts birthday anniversary which occurred on Saturday Guests included Mr and Mrs Linder Davis Mrs Dana Baer and children from Minersville Ohio Mr and Mrs Hal fett and children James Jr and Garma Heffner

James A. Hallett West Washington Street

McCreary Recovering After Appendectomy

Gerald McCreary who had an appendectomy at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens is reported to be recovering satisfactorily. His parents Mr and Mrs F E McCreary accompanied him to the hospital and Mrs McCreary will stay until tonight or Tuesday.

Nelsonville Gerald McCreary Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens F. E. McCreary

Pile Sufferers urged to use Hemroid tablets

Advert says internal remedy removes bad blood circulation in the lower bowel to cure piles. Hemroid tablets prescribed by Dr J S Leonhardt stimulate circulation, purge thick blood and restore damaged tissue. Quick’s Cut Rate and druggists promote Hemroid with money back guarantee if relief isn’t found.

J. S. Leonhardt Adv

Customs of India Topic Delights Local Youth Group

Nelsonville report. J C Perkins a graduate student from Oberlin College Seminary spoke to 60 Young People Society members on Indian customs and people before a Presbyterian church group. Perkins born in India and raised in the United States pursues ministry while leading a Millfield church project. The program included piano solos by Martha Sheppard Lee Galvin and Helen Weltzheimer and a discussion on the Untouchables.

Nelsonville J. C. Perkins Oberlin College Seminary India Young People's Society of the Presbyterian Church Perkins Princeton Oberlin Millfield Martha Sheppard Lee Galvin Helen Weltzheimer Harriett Whitemore Lloyd Evans Frank Knox

Injured in Crash Near Kimberly Mine

Nelsonville Sept 26 Kimberly Hanning was taken to Cherrington Hospital Logan after a car wreck near the Kimberly Mine late Saturday. The car went off an embankment and overturned. Hanning suffered nonserious injuries.

Nelsonville Herschel Hanning Kimberly Cherrington Hospital Logan Hanning

Nelsonville man pleads guilty to reckless driving

Frederick Stellhorn of Columbus was arraigned for reckless driving and failing to obey police signals. He pleaded guilty to both charges and was fined $25 plus costs for reckless driving and $10 plus costs for the second complaint. Stellhorn was arrested by Police Chief George Bateman after a Friday night chase on West Washington Street.

Nelsonville Frederick Stellhorn Columbus Steilhorn George Bateman West Washington Street

Reverend Metzer to Preach at Circleville Church

The Rev. Metzer of Circleville will preach at the Independent Holiness Church in Nelsonville located at Poplar and Watkins Streets. The sermon is set for Tuesday night at 7:30 o clock with a public invitation extended.

Nelsonville Metzer Circleville Independent Holiness Church Poplar Watkins Streets

Nine year old Marion Henry honored at Deanville party

A surprise Sunday party for Marion Jean Henry was hosted by her mother Mrs. Marie Henry at her grandfather Perry Hutchison's home in Deanville. Nineteen guests attended with a refreshment course and party games provided.

Marion Jean Henry Perry Hutchison Deanville Marie Henry West Washington Street

Woman's Relief Corps to Meet at I O O F Hall Tonight

The Woman's Relief Corps will meet at the I O O F Hall tonight at 7 30 o clock Arrangements for the district convention to be held in Athens on October 8 will be made

Woman's Relief Corps I. O. O. F. Hall Athens

Household Sewing Club meets at Miss Traugh home

The Household Sewing Club gathered at Miss Muriel Traugh's home on Wednesday night for a brief business session led by president Mrs. Goldie Wood followed by social time and bingo. Luncheon served to members Bessie Tucker Viola Keplar Anna Ruscoe Florence Lash Jennie Powell Goldie Wood Miss Traugh and guest Elizabeth Traugh. Next meeting will be hosted by Alma Ruscoe on Adams Street.

Household Sewing Club Muriel Traugh Goldie Wood Bingo Bessie Tucker Viola Keplar Anna Ruscoe Florence Lash Jennie Powell Miss Traugh Elizabeth Traugh Alma Ruscoe Adams Street

Local families visit relatives in Columbus and nearby towns

Mr and Mrs La Mar Foreman and Ruth Woodruff along with Betty Palmer visited Miss Bertha Nixon and relatives. Athens residents Mr and Mrs Joe Mathewson and sons Bobby and Joe were here at week’s end. Doris Woodruff Jerles and son returned to Byesville after visiting Mrs Delbert Walls and Bertha Nixon. Others traveling to Columbus included Dr Jerles with family, Don Davis and children, Leighton Aumiller and son, and Dr W S Rhodes with Mr Dyer Minner. Mrs William Morgan vacationed in Columbus visiting Vance Morgan C R Fisher families. Rosser party and Becky Ann joined Harry Stewart household in Columbus Sunday.

Frank Jerles Doris Woodruff Byesville Delbert Walls Bertha Nixon Jerles Don Davis Bob Ellen Athens T. J. Davis Leighton Aumiller Columbus Rhodes Bill Dyer Minner William Morgan Vance Morgan C. R. Fisher Ti Rosser Katherine Gilmore Ed Rosser

Republican Faces Trial In Cleveland Embezzlement Case

Maurice Maschke veteran leader of the Cuyahoga County Republican organization and former national committee man from Ohio goes on trial in Common Pleas Court with five other defendants charged with embezzling $177,273.

Cleveland Maurice Maschke Cuyahoga County Republican Organization National

Belmont County Workers Return from Mine 267 Visit

Six Belmont County men arrived in Glouster to work at Mine 267 but chose to return home after learning of local conditions. They slept in the city jail Saturday night rather than depart Sunday morning. The spokesman cited a supposed local miner shortage and said more Belmont County men planned to come. Some eastern Ohio workers also returned home on Sunday.

Glouster Belmont County Hunterdon Ohio

Route 13 Opened Over Week End

GLOUSTER Sept 26 Through courtesy of paving contractors Route 13 between this city and Trimble was opened to traffic Saturday night and remained open over Sunday, doing away with the detour from Trimble via Congress Run over Walnut Hill. The road was closed this morning but paving in Trimble is expected to finish today or tomorrow and the Trimble road will be opened permanently.

Glouster Trimble Congress Walnut Hill Grouster

Emancipation Day Flag Display Praised by Delegation

In Glouster on Emancipation Day a delegation praised local business men for mounting uniform flags along High Street. The display, visible to the colored community, was described as greatly appreciated and fitting the occasion.

Glouster High Street

Seibert Stiff Takes Post at Gibson Pharmacy in Athens

Seibert Stiff of Glouster has moved to Athens to join Gibson Pharmacy as a staff member, assuming duties late this week.

Glouster Seibert Stiff Athens Gibson Pharmacy

Local Union 1205 to Elect Officers at Millfield

A notice posted in Glouster announces Local Union 1205 will meet in Millfield this afternoon at 5:20 for electing officers and various committees at the Millfield Mine 6 union seat.

Glouster Millfield Millfield Mine 6

Eastern Star to Meet Glouster Tuesday Evening

The Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will hold its meeting Tuesday night at 7 30 o clock announced by Mrs C B Dillon worthy matron Refreshments will be served after the business session

Eastern Star Glouster Order of Eastern Star C. B. Dillon

Mrs. Hoover Fixes Red Cross Sewing Machine

Mrs. Hoover visited a Red Cross sewing room to fix a stubborn machine. After multiple attempts and a repairman's help she finally started the machine and sewed a child’s dress seam amid cheering observers.

Washington Red Cross

Government seeks subscriptions to weekly circular

The Commerce Department plans a paid subscription for The Business Situation at Home and Abroad after previously offering it free. It costs $1 a year to cover postage and printing, with stamps not accepted. Secretary Stimson, on his 65th birthday, received 10 new battleships, and a miniature Kellogg Pact fleet appeared at a dinner.

Department of Commerce Stimson

Germany to rebuild military strength despite world appeasement

General Hans von Seeckt declares Germany will become a great military power again, urging that the world must accept German expansion as necessary. He cites financial limits but argues rearmament cannot be blocked and that Germany waited for others to reduce armaments without result. He speaks from his Bavarian estate during a UPI interview.

United Press Gilching Bavaria U.R Germany Hans von Seeckt Hohenzollerns von Seeckt

Manchuria General Honjo Scene Amid Sealed Drink Incident

A soldier waves a Japanese flag labeled General Honjo directing troops in Manchuria. An accompanying guest offers the secretary a beer colored liquid that is sealed at both ends when lifted to the lips.

Monocled German Officer Urges Militia Reforms and Unity

Sived notes Germany did not seek equal arms and that neighbor disarmament would ease insecurity. He argues for security through reorganization and strengthening of armed forces, warns against extra outlay, and calls for closer ties between army and universities to rekindle military spirit.

Germany von Seeckt

School Farm Work Cuts Student Costs

OSKALOOSA Iowa Sept 2 SP A plan at Penn College would have students work on the farm to earn 135 toward expenses and gain 15 graduation credits while Dormitory meals could be funded by farm profits. The Iowa Society of Friends discussed self supporting campus dining and farming operations to offset endowment shortfalls.

Oskaloosa Penn College Iowa Society of Friends H. Clark Bedford Penn

Three Die in Crash at Bradner Crossing

Three young Wellington residents died when their car hit a Hocking Valley freight train at a Bradner crossing. Mark Schofield, 22, died instantly. Miss Lillian Green, 22, a Wellington school teacher, and Harold F. Green, 22, a bank clerk, died of injuries.

Rescue Delayed As Storms Halt Nome Air Search

Rescue efforts off Nome Alaska were hindered by fierce storms over the Bering Sea for the overdue Japanese single motor Junkers monoplane Hochi Nichibet. Pilot Eichiro Baba departed Sabishiro Beach Japan at 1:27 p.m. Friday with a navigator and radio operator aiming for about 2600 miles to Nome in under 31 hours.

Nome Alaska Bering Sea Hochi Nichibet Sabishiro Beach Japan Sabishiro Eichiro Baba Baba

Despondent husband ends life in Island Park hall

Dayton Sept 26 Albert F Hulse 66 driven by grief over wife’s death hanged himself Sunday in a dance hall at Island Park. He bound a rope to a rafter and leaped from a table to end his life.

Dayton Albert F. Hulse Island Park Hulse

Infirmary Fist Fight Leads to Inmate Death

Cincinnati authorities investigated a fatal fist fight between two Hamilton County Infirmary inmates over a window. One man died after the altercation and staff intervened. Authorities pursue details of the incident and potential disciplinary actions.

Cincinnati Hamilton County Infirmary

Public Costs Must Be Paved In the Future

Fred H. Clausen of Wisconsin told the National Tax Association that the nation's tax bill has declined from a 1931 high but remains high. He urged continued economy in federal, state, and local spending and cited reforms aimed at reducing veteran and other government costs, warning that more cuts are needed to maintain fiscal balance.

Fred H. Clausen Wisconsin The National Tax Association Chamber of Commerce of United States Clausen van Front Manufacturing Company Hertecon Wis

Marshall and Bettman speak at Ohio A A C P convention

Cincinnati September 26 Chief Justice Carrington T Marshall of the Ohio Supreme Court and Attorney General Gilbert Bettman spoke at the closing event of the state convention of the Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Cincinnati Carrington T. Marshall Ohio Supreme Court Gilbert Bettman Aasavelation For the Advancement of Colored People

Toledo Woman Hangs Self in Michigan Cottage

Toledo resident Tessie Muncon, 51, reportedly hanged herself from a bedpost in a Lakewood Michigan cottage, per a coroner’s report. The incident occurred in September.

Toledo Tessie Muncon Lakewood Mich

Oil Plays Part In Diplomacy Of Far East

Observers in Washington see Soviet oil fields shaping Far East diplomacy with Japan and Russia. A Japanese fuel supply arrangement could push Japan toward independence from American oil, harming U S exports and nudging Japan and Russia closer amid Kellogg and Nine Power Pact tensions. Russia, surprised by U S diplomacy delays, weighs recognizing Manchukuo but leans toward cautious talks while oil supply shifts influence regional power dynamics.

Far East Washington Russia Japan United States State Department Asia Great Britain France

Q-623 Relief for Neuritis and Rheumatic Pain Ad

An advertisement claims Q-623 a guaranteed prescription from a famous specialist relieves neuritis rheumatism arthritis belatica lumbago. It promises quick pain relief after a few doses and urges trying the remedy, sold at Quick's Cut Rate Store.

Quick's Cut Rate Ady

New York Mayor McKee Trades Limousine for Subway Life

Cameraman shows Mayor Joseph V. McKee riding the subway to City Hall after abolishing the presidential carriage. He walks to work, enters City Hall, and starts a busy day including salary cuts from 40000 to 25000, setting top salaries at 12000 for department heads, trimming 2 million from salaries over 2000, ending a city printing monopoly, and agreeing to meet a protesting Communist committee.

Joseph V. McKee New York City Jimmy Walker City Hall

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