Hunterdon Mine Resumes Today with 142 Workers
Hunterdon Mine No. 267 in Nelsonville resumed work this morning with 142 employees as guards verify eligibility under the amended 10 point plan. Salem Hollow and 10 X Mine were idle due to no orders. district totals show 2,627 men at 16 active collieries and about 5,400 employed at 27 properties at the strike’s start.
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Nelsonville
Ohio
Hunterdon
National Guard
Salem Hollow
Western Fuel Company
Feo J
Mayor to Speak at Epworth League Rally in Nelsonville
Nelsonville Sept 30 Mayor J W Hickman will address the Epworth League at First Methodist Church at 6 pm Sunday. Miss Helen Linton participates in the discussion and special music is planned. The pastor's Sunday morning sermon titled A Source of Help in the Time of Need at 10:30 am. The senior choir will provide special music and Rally Day brings expected large church school attendance.
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Nelsonville
J. W. Hickman
Epworth League
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Helen Linton
Missionary Society Hosts Roll Call and Program
Nineteen members and one guest joined Thursday afternoon as Mrs. N Hill and Mrs. Frank Poston hosted the Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Mary Kes sang devotions, Mrs. John Saltz led the program, papers were given by Mrs. Saltz and Miss Lu Shafer, and a playlet was presented by a group including Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Backus. A social hour followed with refreshments.
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William Morgan
N. Hill
Frank Poston
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Mary Kessinger
John Saltz
Saltz
Lu Shafer
Evans
Hill
Walls
Wood
Weltzheiner
Funeral for Edith Geraldine Rutter Baby of Nelsonville
Edith Geraldine infant daughter of Alva Rutter dies Thursday. Services at Jackson Street residence Saturday at 12:30 PM. Burial at Greenlawn. Mother died four weeks ago. grandmother Clarissa Rutter cares for the baby. Survived by a sister.
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Nelsonville
Edith Geraldine
Alva Rutter
Jackson’ Street
Greenlawn
Mary Rutter
Clarissa Rutter
Birthday supper honors Mrs McGee and her mother
Pythian Sisters held a birthday gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jake McGee in Buchtel on Tuesday night. A chicken supper was served to a long list of attendees including Mrs. James Mohney Mrs. Gertie Swick Wanda Susie Blackstone Tillie Culp Blanch Newman Lillie Whitmore Lula Hoppstetter Bob Bruce Dorothy Richardson Susie Newman Elizabeth Mary John Sheskey Anna Tolliver Lawrence Tennehill Dorothy Billy Mary Hayden Elizabeth Jack Keiffer Henry Newman Mary Newman Bert Smathers and other family members.
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Buchtel
Jake McGee
Dorothy Richardson
Susie Newman
Elizabeth
Mary
John Sheskey
Anna Tolliver
Lawrence Tennehill
Dorothy Billy
Mary Hayden
Harry Keiffer
Jack
Henry Newman
Margaret
Dom
Wanda
Bert Smathers
Mary Newman
Promotion Day Observed at Fort Street Church of Christ
Nelsonville on September 30 reports Promotion Day at Fort Street Church of Christ with Sunday School classes meeting in regular rooms for ten minutes to verify attendance before programs in the church auditorium by Beginners Primary Junior and Intermediate departments. All Bible School members urged to attend.
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Nelsonville
Fort Street Church
Funeral services for John Ross in Pilgrim Holiness Church
John Ross age 73 died Wednesday in Murray City. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a m at the Pilgrim Holiness Church conducted by Reverend D C Shearer. Burial will be at Green Lawn Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
John Ross
Murray City
Pilgrim Holiness Church
D. C. Shearer
Greenlawn
Farewell Party For Primary Dept At Fort Street Church
The Primary Department teachers and officers hosted a farewell party in the church basement Thursday from 3:30 to 4:30 for 50 members before they move up to the Junior Department. Contests were held and ice cream with cookies served. Mrs Edward Herdlitzka, a recent bride and a department teacher, received a miscellaneous shower from the group.
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Fort Street
Church of Christ Sunday School
Edward Herdlitzka
Elsie Ingram
Hyperion Club Meeting Notice
The Hyperion Club will meet with Miss Blanche Moorehead Saturday afternoon Oct. 1 at 2 o'clock Members are asked to bring their dues.
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Hyperion Club
Blanche Moorehead
Local ladies listed on visits in Columbus Logan and Pomeroy
Miss Hyla Herrold was a business visitor in Columbus on Thursday. Miss Phebe Clements spent Wednesday in Logan as a guest of Mrs Walter Campbell. Mrs Mary Frederick of Pomeroy is visiting her daughter Mrs Clarence Stewart and family for the week. Mr and Mrs Stewart plan to accompany her home Sunday.
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Hyla Herrold
Columbus
Phebe Clements
Logan
Walter Campbell
Mary Frederick
Pomeroy
Clarence Stewart
Mrs. Stewart
Mrs Clara Backus Heads to D A Convention
Mrs Clara Backus national representative of the Daughters of America District 138 leaves for Providence R I to attend the national conference. She is joined by Mrs Elizabeth Durst Pom ery and a Portsmouth group. The trio will motor to historic sites and return after a three week trip.
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Clara Backus
The
Daughters of America
Providence
R. L
Backus
Nelsonville
Elizabeth Durst
Pomeroy
Portsmouth
D A R Conference Attended By Local Members at Cambridge Club
Mrs Laura McCulloch Mrs Edith Stiers Mrs Rose Weigand and Mrs Martin Ohlinger attended the southeast district conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution held Wednesday at the Cambridge Country Club in Cambridge Ohio.
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Laura McCulloch
Edith Stiers
Rose Weigand
Martin Ohlinger
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Cambridge Country Club
Cambridge
Athens Hero film praised as quality comedy
The piece notes that the director will arrive in the city and that the film Athens' Hero compares favorably with any current comedy on screen. It promises a tasteful story rather than slapstick and hints at outdoor scenes used in production, with locals having seen some exteriors already.
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Athens
Col Shetler Receives Purple Heart in National Guard Ceremony
Lt Col John S. Shetler commanding National Guard troops in the mining area was among 183 veterans awarded the Purple Heart at Red Bird Stadium Columbus. Other officers honored included Adjutant General Frank Henderson and Col Robert Haubrich. Col Shetler could not attend due to field duties.
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National Guard
Nelsonville
Sept
Order of the Purple Heart
Red Bird Stadium
Columbus
John S. Shetler
George Washington
Frank B. Henderson
Robert Haubrich
168Th Infantry
Sheller
McNamara Son Killed in Cleveland Automobile Crash
William McNamara twenty born in Columbus and former Athens Nelsonville resident died in a Cleveland auto accident Thursday morning. He was son of James J. McNamara who ran a funeral business in Nelsonville and Columbus. Funeral at Sacred Heart Church Columbus at 8:30 Saturday. Burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery. He leaves parents a sister Anna Marie and brother Robert.
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Nelsonville
William McNamara
Jamee J. McNamara
Third Avenue
Columbus
Athens
Cleveland
James J. McNamara
Sacred Heart Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Anna Marie
Mary Immaculate School
Eagle Park
N. Y
Robert
University of Dayton
Making of shooting scenes to be staged at Majestic Theater
Consolidated Film Producers bring a complete studio on stage at the Majestic Theater for real time making of interior scenes. The events run Thursday through Saturday next week with local participants, following the feature film Athens Hero. Director Newland will share views on beauty in Sundays Messenger.
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Consolidated Film Producers
Majestic Theater
Newland
the Messenger
Athens
Public Forum Praises Court Street Water Work Resolve
The Messenger letters praise recent improvements on Court Street addressing alley runoff between Carpenter's Hardware and the Fair Store. Pearl A. Miller of Athens commends city officials for completing water line work on East State Street and the public fountain restoration, urging gratitude after election-season debates.
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the Messenger
Court Street
Carpenter’s Hardware Store
Fair Store
East State
John Collins
George Miller
Wink Knox
Griff Evans
Athens City
Justice of the Peace
Lars
Courthouse Square
Fair City
Athena
Voea
Andidotes
Pearl A. Miller
Athens
Reader questions Copeland figures on whiskey tax
Alvin H. Moore of Nelsonville writes to challenge Mrs. T. A. Copeland in the Public Forum, disputing her whisky tax claim of 6.40 per gallon and arguing the price he recalls for 100 proof five year old whisky was five dollars and fifty cents per gallon over the bar.
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the Messenger
T. A. Copeland
Ray
Copeland
Dry Cleaners Row Sparks Vandalism At Toledo Branch
Police believe a long standing feud over laundry services flared anew when vandals assaulted a City Dry Cleaners & Dyers branch in Toledo ripping clothing to shreds.
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Toledo
City Dry Cleaners & Dyers, Inc
Route 13 Improvement Is Finished at Trimble
Trimble completes Route 13 paving linking the new road with the old. Wood, New York Central Lines agent at Trimble, was first to travel the completed street. The project opens Route 13 to traffic from the south, eliminating detours via Congress Run and Walnut Hill. Main and North Street intersection paving is next.
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Glouster
Trimble
Underwood
New York Central Lines
Congress Run
Walnut Hill
Main Street
North Street
Broad Street
Odd Fellow Rally Planned for New Marshfield
I O O F will hold a district meeting at New Marshfield on Monday night September 30 with Grand Master Me Vey of Ohio Odd Fellows and district representative R I Wolfe of Coolville in attendance. Glouster and Jacksonville lodges will be well represented. the district includes 11 lodges in Athens County: Glouster, Jacksonville, Chauncey, Athens, Stewart, Coolville, Albany, New Marshfield, Buchtel, Nelsonville and Carbondale.
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New Marshfield
Buchtel
Nelsonville
Carbondale
Firefighters Respond To Chauncey Blaze In Glouster
Glouster Fire Department rushed to Chauncey at 4 am to battle a two story Wilsons building on the west side of Route 13 at 31. The first floor business was vacant while the second floor flat housed a family. No pumping was needed and crews stood by to prevent spread to nearby structures.
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Glouster
Chauncey
Wilsons
New Teacher Hired for Madison School in Glouster
Owing to crowded conditions the State Department of Education authorizes an additional teacher beginning Monday. Miss Beulah Bennett of Glouster is employed in a temporary position subject to cancellation if enrollment drops below the state minimum.
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Bennett
Glouster
Madison
State Department of Education
Beulah Bennett
Window shattered at Mun den Bakers on High Street
A plate glass window at Mun den Bakers salesroom on High Street was broken after 2 AM with a bottom corner badly shattered. Night watchman William Shrieves reports the window was intact at 2 AM and found damaged on his next patrol.
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Glouster
Munden Bakers
High Street
William Shrieves
Art Classes Formed In Glouster School
Glouster Sept 30 art classes organized for grades 4 5 and 6 in the Monros Building. Miss Dora Hedfelt teaches art and reading, one period weekly. Vocal music instruction began in both grade buildings with Mina Kathryn Wells directing two periods weekly per grade, and three periods by grade teachers.
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Hoth Iraden
Glouster
Monros
Dora Hedfelt
Mina Kathryn Wells
Eagles Urge Ohio Coal Use to Boost State Industry
Fraternal Order of Eagles members in Zanesville passed resolutions urging Eagles to buy Ohio mined coal for personal use. Copies were sent to all aeries in the state with a request to read the resolutions at three consecutive meetings.
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Glouster
Sept
Ohio
Order of Eagles of
Zanesville
Get-Together Tonight Of Epworth Leagues
A monthly meeting of Epworth Leagues in the Larger Parish is set for tonight at the M E Church in Trimble. The parish includes M E Churches at Glouster Trimble Jacksonville Millfield and Pisgah.
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Glouster
Epworth
M. EB
Trimble
Jacksonville
Millfield
Pisgah
Columbus Youth Killed in Cleveland Auto Crash
William McNamara 20 of Columbus died in Cleveland when the car he rode in struck a safety lane and he was thrown from the rumble seat, head fractured. Funeral in Columbus Saturday. He was an embalming student and a Beta Theta Pi pledge at Ohio State University. His father, an Columbus undertaker, had long ties to Athens and local politics.
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William McNamara
James McNamara
Columbus
Cleveland
Hie Akull
Ohio State University
Beta Theta Pi
Athens
Elk Hotel
Athens Journal
Mayme Walsh
Eagle Park
N. Y
Anna Marie McNamara
Mayor Urges End to Slingshot Use by Athens Youth
Athens Mayor Robert W. Wood pleads with parents to stop children from using slingshots and bean shooters after incidents including a girl struck by a missile and a prior eye injury to a child. He warns police will act if the fad continues.
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Robert 8. Wood
Athens
Wood
Attendance Decline in 1931 College Football
A 1931 survey shows overall U S college football attendance fell about 10 percent from 1930 levels. The drop reflected nationwide economic strain and shifting spectator interest across many institutions.
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United States
High School Girls Host Tea for Incoming Sophomores
The Senior High School hosted a mid afternoon tea sponsored by Dean of Women Mary Connett. About sixty sophomores and several teachers attended as Fern Rowland Carol Daret and Wilma Dipierre assisted in welcoming the new students. Fall flowers decor and treats of candy and nuts highlighted the event.
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Mary Connett
Wecternday
Fern Rowland
Caroli Daret
Wilma Dipierre
Miss Comnett
Veterans Hold Meeting in Athens County
The Athens County Civil War Veterans Association holds its annual meeting in the Chamber of Commerce room in the Security Bank Building on Wednesday October 5 at 9:00 a.m. A noon dinner will be served by the Women’s Relief Corps and the Daughters of Veterans from adjoining counties will attend.
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Athens County Civil War Veterans Association
Chamber of Commerce
Security Bank
Women's Relief Corps
Daughters of Veterans
Glouster Drum Corps Expected At Meeting
The Glouster Drum Corps is expected to attend and other entertainment features will be announced at the meeting. At last year’s annual meeting in Glouster, 15 Civil War veterans were present.
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Glouster
Athens Fans Meet at Lunch For Indiana Battle Luncheon
Athens football followers are invited to join the Central Indiana Alumni group for a 12 o'clock luncheon at the Union building on the Indiana campus. Organized by W. T. Morgan a history professor and Class of 1909, the inexpensive gathering requires no advance reservations for Saturday.
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Athens
Tage
Bobcats
Indiana University
Central Indiana
Union
Indiana
W. T. Morgan
Clase
Three Arrested in Athena on Intoxication Charges
Athens police arrested Dean Carr, Ducky Drake, and Charles Avers of Athena on intoxication charges Thursday night. All three are to be arraigned before Mayor Robert Wood today.
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Dean Carr
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