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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1933
Page
3
April 3 report from Nelsonville notes two individuals were fined ten dollars and costs after arraignments following intoxication incidents. Other items mention a hospital update for a World War veteran in Louisa Kentucky and a funeral service in Greenlawn with brief list of out of town attendees.
Funeral notice for Mrs Gertrude Pen Charlies L Pensyle issued by family lists burial arrangements and service details for an afternoon ceremony on a Sunday date near April 3. Local church and burial site not specified in readable text.
An ad explains Olive Tablets as a vegetable liver and bowels substitute claimed to reduce under eye shadows and restore vitality. It markets olive colored tablets in 15c and 30c sizes, tied to a doctor’s endorsement and claims of cleansing the system.
Nelsonville residents interested in the city and relief committee sponsored project may register at the City Building Tuesday April 4 starting at 10 o clock. The committee plans to lease ground and order planting seed soon. Funds for work orders are exhausted pending an RFK grant, and no new orders will be issued until grant funds arrive.
Mrs Ly dia Coakley aged 3 years died Saturday night at her High Street home. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 PM at Pilgrim Holiness Church with burial at Smiths Chapel. She is survived by husband and children Mia Erwin Howard James William O'Hara Thomas McDonald and Mrs Clyde Ballard.
Mrs Will Burnell and Mrs Grace Dugen hosted the Faithful Workers Class at West Washington Street. Hymns were sung for devotion with Scripture read by Mrs Flora Leclie and prayers offered by Mrs George Evans. Reading by several members plus a duet. Social hour featured contests and refreshments for 18 members and guests.
Nelsonville report states Mrs George Mundy has been confined to her home for two weeks with a scalded right leg after hot grease spilled from a stove by her daughter.
Thirty members attended Saturday's Hyperion Club session led by Mrs. Joe Davis and Mrs. Elizabeth Davis. Mrs. Davis reviewed Maid In Waiting and Mrs. Arnold presented Famous Letters. To mark the Girl Scout Movement's twenty first anniversary, members including Mrs. Sharp, Mrs. Whitmore and Mrs. Long shared current events.
Nelsonville reports County Treasurer G. D. Gorham will be at the People's Bank here before real estate tax collections close. Date to be announced. Also, King's Men plan a special meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Christian Church study to discuss important business.
J H Wellmer principal and Paul Hudson coach of Shreve High School were weekend guests of the Hudsons. Ohio University students Miss Wilma Hickman and Miss Cathleen Saltz visited here over the weekend. Cleveland’s Charlies Weltzheimer, Emmett Edwards of Columbus, and several local families also spent Sunday with relatives and friends in town and Columbus.
Henry Barnhart aged 64 died Sunday at 2 am at his brother Presley Barnhart’s home north of Glouster from organic heart trouble. Survived by brother Presley and half sister Mrs. George Palmer of Junction City. He served in Clinton Castle Knights of the Golden Eagle. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at C F Wallace mortuary conducted by Rev. M Rogers Church of Christ. Burial in Glouster Cemetery after flu pneumonia.
Thomas F. Joyce 53 a former Corning and Crooksville resident died Saturday at his Columbus home after a heart attack Funeral services will be Tuesday at 9 o clock in Columbus with burial in New Lexington He is survived by his wife and two sisters Miss Margaret Joyce and Mrs Nellie McFarland of Columbus Deacons and Elders of the Church of Christ meet tonight at 7 o'clock to discuss matters A meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society is set for Wednesday at 2 o'clock at Mrs Bertha Angle's home on Mair Street
Rev Father F X Clark pastor of Holy Cross Church confirmed as parsonage occupant in Glouster on April 3. Details indicate church leadership and residence status for the parish.
About 60 feet of copper water coil from three crates stolen from the board of public affairs was found under a vacant house in No 6 district Sunday afternoon. Joe Gaskalin reported the discovery to Constable G H Love and night watchman William Shrieves who retrieved the coil and brought it to the city building. The find is the first trace of the material, representing only a small portion of the theft.
Pearle James Lenigar aged one year, son of Mr. and Mrs Delmer Lenigar of Hunterdon, died Saturday evening from pneumonia after a short illness. Funeral services were at Hollister Church at 2 pm conducted by Frank Carey. Burial followed at Maplewood cemetery. He was a brother to three year old Billie Lenigar who was recently struck by a car with injuries not yet fatal. Also notes a board meeting in Glouster at the M E Church parsonage tonight after prayer meeting.
Mattie Leach a 16 year old colored girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Hale Leach, was accidentally struck in the eye by a marble from a sling on school grounds Thursday. She received medical care and by Friday her eye had begun to clear and she could see again.
Miss Helen Jackson spoke to the Presbyterian Young People on Paris features at Nelsonville’s meeting. She described Paris modern and ancient parts, highlighted the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame, noted the Arch of Triumph and its tomb of the unknown soldier, and mapped famous buildings and markets.
Athens Shrine members from Nelsonville plan to attend the annual installation of officers Tuesday evening in Athens. A covered dish dinner is scheduled for 6 o'clock. Local members should contact Mrs Roy Sayers to attend.
Fifty elm trees have been planted along Route 31 from the west corporation line toward the Herrold Farm as part of a tree lined drive project by the Woman's Community Club. The group plans 150 elms in all, spaced about 40 feet apart on both sides, with transplanting by the city work relief program supervised by State Forester Crumley of Athens.
The Esther Class of the Christian Church will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday in the church parlors. A covered dish dinner will be served at 6 o clock followed by a business and program session.
The Loyal Woman's Class of the Christian Church holds its regular monthly meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs Marion Lowthers residence on Mill Street. A large attendance is expected.
A committee of First Central Trust depositors met in Akron to press for depositor representation in forming a new bank and to urge state or federal investigation into the old bank. Jed Will R. Price, a former state senator, said a committee would be sent to Columbus and then Washington to demand scrutiny of the former bank’s operations.
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