Outing Draws Thousands at Athens County Fairgrounds Picnic
Athens County fairgrounds hosted the fourth annual National Brands Stores picnic with crowds from across the district. Activities ran from morning to dusk including contests, races, vaudeville, parachute stunts, and a sky dog fight, plus exhibitions by Kraft Phenix Cheese and other firms.
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Athens County
Athens
National Brands
Thurman
Dusty” Miller
Neacinn
L. R. Cooper
Dayton
Shirley Rauner
Cincinnati
Stinson
Russell Moore
Captain Moore
Wayne Garigus
Major Garigus
Moore
Garigus
Knights of Pythias Band
Jackson County Band
Kraft Phenix Cheese Co
Durkee Famous Foods
Luster Fought & Co
Gold Medal Foods
Martin-Senour Co
Hoberg Paper Co
Cairo Chemical Co
A. R. Hoge & Co
Little Crow Milling Co
General Foods Sales Co
Ohio Valley
Local National Brands Picnic Prize Winners Named
Contest winners highlighted at the National Brands picnic include Raymond Davis of Nelsonville winning first in horseshoe pitching, and H Guess of W State St. taking second. Prizes cover children’s games, balloon and cracker contests, necktie tying, pet show entries, bicycle races, calling contests, chicken catching, nail driving, fiddlers, egg throwing, Coca Cola girls, track sprints, greased pig, motorcycle race, and a flaming wall stunt with Dod Tims.
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Raymond Davis
Nelsonville
H. Guess
W. State St
Mary Steele
Alonzo Mineard
Luhrig
Letha Collins
Clark St
John Gretz
Chauncey
Margaret Gibson
Mineral
Bob Scott
Shafer St
Helen Edgar
S&s. Shafer St
Jack Chappelear
Felix Alkire
May Smith
Richland Ave
Arthur
Russell Michael
the Plains
Mabel
Earl Follet
John Hughes
Lathinel Nelson
Cincinnati
Lorenzo Coon
Mary Rayford
Middleport
Emmet Linscott
Ames Township
H. H. North
Warren Hale
Athens
Ansel Dowler
Ada Jay Woods
Robert Patterson
Woodrow Edwards
Rome Township
Everett Gandee
John Romine
Tubby
Morris
Dod Tims
Farm auctions near Carbondale Albany and Meigs County
Multiple 1930s style sale notices list auctions in Ohio. Gale stock and machinery at Sheffield farm near Carbondale with John West as auctioneer. Albany area sale includes stock grain and implements run by H G Baylor. Mor gan Meigs County sale at David J Morgan residence with Margaret Smith administratrix. Fred Stephenson farm sale near Athens features stock machinery tools autos and household goods with Frank Erwin and H R Harder as auctioneers.
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Sheffield Farm
Carbondale
Ohio
Nelsonville Road
Albany
David J. Morgan
Chester Township
Meigs County
Ord
Fred Stephenson
Athens
Sugar Creek Church
Mrs Morris Cranmer Dies at Athens Home
Fulton Cranmer widow of Morris Cranmer dies at 141 Mill Street Athens at seven p m Saturday She leaves four daughters and one son including Mrs Neff Norman Hockingport Mrs William Blackwood Cleveland Mrs Davis Finsterwald Athens Mrs William Smiley Logan and Mr Lewis Cranmer Portsmouth Born October 20 1872 she married Harvey Fulton 1889 he died 1896 and in 1901 married Morris Cranmer who died 1932 Funeral at her home Tuesday 10 a m Rev Nicholas Church of God burial Clarks Chapel Cemetery
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Lillian Dean Fulton Cranmer
Morris Cranmer
Mill St
Cranmer
Neff Norman
Hockingport
William Blackwood
Cleveland
Davis Finsterwald
Athens
William Smiley
Logan
Lewis Cranmer
Portsmouth
Harvey Fulton
Lodi Township
Nicholas
Church of God
Clarks Chapel
George Baker Dies at Springfield Sunday
George Baker age unknown son of Mr and Mrs Jess Baker of Canaanville died at Springfield Ohio Sunday afternoon at 3 o clock He was born and raised in Canaanville Funeral services will be at Canaanville M E Church Tuesday at 2 30 burial in adjoining cemetery Friends may call at Dowler Ferguson Funeral Home until Tuesday noon British Boy Scout membership declined by 20400 during 1935
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George Baker
Jess Baker
Canaanville
Springfield
M. E
Dowler & Ferguson Funeral Home
25 Years of Perfect Sunday School Attendance Noted
P. E. Shirley of 48 S&S Shafer St. marked 25 years of perfect Sunday School attendance at First Methodist Episcopal Church during Copeland Class meeting. He began in 1911 with the Copeland class taught by Prof. C. M. Copeland, traveled to maintain his record, and received a reading lamp from the class.
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P. E. Shirley
S&s. Shafer St
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Copeland
L. W. Roberts
Shirley
C. M. Copeland
Mr. Shirley
Columbus
Lancaster
Akron
Stewart
Nelsonville
Greenwood
Wheeling
W. Va
M. Copeland
Annie Cooper
Athens
Athens Messenger
Roy
Everett Shirley
Richard
Robert
Barbara Ann
Melvin Grubb Dies After Mine Accident
Melvin Grubb 42 of 42 Hudson Ave Athens died in Sheltering Arms Hospital from internal injuries suffered Thursday at the Athens Coal Co mine in Burlington. He leaves a second wife Dora Wooten Grubb three sons mother two sisters and a brother. Funeral Tuesday at the Hocking St Church of God with interment at W Union St Cemetery.
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Melvin Grubb
Hudson Ave
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens Coal Co
Burlingham
Grubb
Lowie Partlow Grubb
Dora Wooten Grubb
William
Melvin
Blaine
William Lyman
Edson Kelly
Lawrence Mace
John Grubb
Hocking St. Church of God
W. Union St
Mrs Alice Jordan Dies At Home In Strouds Run
Mrs. Alice Jordan died Monday at 3 AM at her Strouds Run home. She leaves a daughter Mrs. Ida Secoy Darbyville, a granddaughter Mrs. O E Hill, two great granddaughters Alice and Betty Hill, sisters Mrs. Waldo Baird and Mrs. Carrie Larch, and brother Mr. Samuel Finsterwald. Funeral services Wednesday at 2 PM at Mrs. Waldo Baird's home. Rev. William G. Seaman officiating. Burial in Canaanville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Jordan
Strouds Run
Wade
Ida Secoy
Darbyville
O. E. Hill
Alice
Betty Hill
Galion
Waldo Baird
May Ave
Carrie Larch
W. Union St
Samuel Finsterwald
Canaan Pike
Jordan
Henry
Lucy Finsterwald
William G. Seaman
Canaanville Cemetery
Elks to Initiate Class in Athens Tuesday Evening
The Athens Elks Lodge will initiate a class of candidates Tuesday night at 7 30 o clock. A buffet lunch will follow. Lodge officers led by John Kircher plan a series of entertainments this fall and winter.
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Athens Elks Lodge
John Kircher
Man Reports Killing Wild Cow in Backyard
In New Britain Connecticut Benjamin Smith shot and killed a wild cow that had roamed since escaping the municipal slaughterhouse last spring causing crop damage over five months. The incident ends a local nuisance as authorities investigate.
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New Britain, Conn
U.P
Benjamin Smith
Daylight Savings Ends in New York and Nearby Cities
Daylight saving time ended Saturday night in New York City and many American and Canadian communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
New York City
Former Athens Man Stricken and Dies in Columbus
Clarence Smith age 70 former engineer at the Athens Brick Co. died in a Columbus hospital from a stroke suffered at work Friday while chief engineer at Capital City Dairy Co. He was a Parkerburg native who came to Athens in 1891 and later moved to Columbus. Funeral services set for ten Tuesday at Schroedinger funeral parlors State Street Columbus with burial there.
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Clarence Smith
Athens Brick Co
Columbus
Capital City Dairy Co
Mr. Smith
Parkersburg
Athens
Dairy Company
Cora Woodmansee
Henry O'Bleness
Schroedinger Funeral
FE State St
No Athens Audience For Communist Talk
W C Sandberg Communist candidate for congressman at large spoke at Athens City Hall but no audience attended. Only a Democrat, a university student, and a reporter appeared. they spoke briefly before leaving. Elizabeth Steele, Utah’s first white child, marked her eighty ninth birthday. her father served in the first Mormon battalion to enter the state.
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W. C. Sandberg
Athens City Hall
Sandberg
Salt Lake City
Young Elizabeth Steele
Utah
Impressions of Audience at Party Symposi
At Ohio University Memorial Auditorium last night audience members left confused after a panel on What My Party Stands For. Democrats Republicans Socialists and Communists spoke on policy amid bickering and audience questions.
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Ohio University Memorial Auditorium
Professor George McLaughlin Improves After Saturday Incident
Prof. George F. E. McLaughlin of 17 Franklin Avenue was reported in satisfactory condition today. Family members said his condition has improved since Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George FE. McLaughlin
Franklin Ave
Auto Crash Injures Two In The Plains Road Incident
Mrs. John Leonard of Guysville and her four year old daughter Rosemary sustained injuries in a Sunday night auto crash on The Plains Road. The Leonard car collided with a Gosney vehicle driven by Harry Gorney of Buchtel, after which the Leonard car hit a telephone pole. Both Mrs. Leonard and Rosemary received care from a local physician. Mrs. Leonard returned home by ambulance. No serious injuries reported in a separate Rt. 31 collision between Loretta Wyers and Emmett Friend with no injuries.
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John Leonard
Guysville
Rosemary
Plains Rd
Gosney
Harry McCoy
Mure Ray City
Two Arrests For Intoxication In Sharpsburg Court
Arthur Norman and Elm Hill of Sharpsburg were arrested by Police Chief FE Finsterwald Saturday night for intoxication. They pled guilty in Mayor Len B. McCune's court and were fined five dollars plus costs each.
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Arthur Norman
Elm Hill
Sharpsburg
Finsterwald
Len B. McCune
Domestic Dinner War Sparks Quiet Tension
Mrs Smith returns home in a new dress and Mr Smith, a model husband, keeps silent until after the children are in bed to avoid trouble. The scene hints at underlying marital strain and unspoken issues within the family.
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Mrs. Smith
Mr. Smith
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