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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1936
Page
5
A fragmented note discusses vegetables and meals aiding well being. It mentions daily tables and rolls, a social setting, and efforts to ease discomfort through diet and community support. The text references Rollandais and stress on helpful dietary choices for digestion.
Athens County politics centers on the Gilbert Bill extending sheriffs treasurers clerks recorders prosecuting attorneys and prosecutors terms from two to four years beginning next term. Athens attorney L R Pierce announces candidacy for county probate judge to run in November on the non partisan ballot. Pierce has long lived near Athens after University of Ohio studies and a varied career in law teaching and farming. The oil lamp era is noted with a lighthouse history remark mentioning St Bees and 1822.
Jackson County nominates Judge Roy J Gillen for the Ohio Court of Appeals. Blind since birth, he attended Ohio University Ohio State University and Western Reserve University. He was solicitor and mayor of Wellston, served four terms in the Ohio Senate, and four years as Common Pleas Judge with no reversals. Political notice signed by BK Stephenson chair and M H Patterson secretary.
Athens County sheriff Charles W Stratton seeks the Republican nomination for re election in the May 12 primary. Born near Murray City he ran a Murray City store 1910 1918 and later an automobile business in Nelsonville. He is married with two children, Robert and Helen.
Scout Troop 56 will run a camping school at Dupler Lodge led by Scout Executive Paul W Handel of Parkersburg W Va. Eligible are Athens Scouts 15 and older with no fee. Attendees should bring gear and notify Ralph Dalton by April 15. Camp begins 4 p m Saturday April 18, with a post camp training session the next day.
Virgil Collins pled not guilty to breaking and entering Luckoff's store in Glouster last Friday. He appeared at arraignment before Magistrate T. R. Bennett and was bound over to the Athens County Grand Jury under no bond, later committed to the county jail when he could not arrange bond.
An Easter Worship program will be held Thursday at 10 30 in the Athens Senior High School auditorium. Rev Arthur T Clark will deliver the Easter address I Believe In Life There will be choir music and student vocal solos The public is invited to attend.
Mr. Pearl Robinson of Harrisonville praises Vendol in an Athens Pharmacy testimonial ad. He reports rapid relief from stomach trouble dizziness headaches and insomnia after three weeks of use and urges readers to consult the Vendol man and Hickman’s Pharmacy in Nelsonville for details.
Carl Hamblen of Covington Kentucky pleaded guilty to driving an overloaded truck in Athens. He left 1400 pounds of apples and peaches in a storage house refrigerator and paid 10 dollars with 15 dollars suspended. State Patrolman R L Doebel arrested him at the Athens substation on Route 50 North and 31.
County Auditor Clyde Gibson issued February and March sales tax checks totaling 5 042 59 to 14 townships and 10 cities and villages. Townships received amounts ranging from 22 08 to 220 85 and cities from 24 02 to 2 032 84, with Nelsonville led at 851 62 and Athens at 2 032 84.
Insurance writers and business men from 15 southern Ohio counties will gather in Jackson on April 11 for a meeting sponsored by the Ohio Association of Insurance Agents the Insurance Federation of Ohio and the Ohio Association of Casualty and Surety Executives. Speakers include Henry Swift Ives and Senator John A Lloyd. The Southern Ohio District meeting also occurs at the same time. Represented counties: Pike Belmont Guernsey Scioto Muskingum Morgan Noble Monroe Washington Athens Meigs Vinton Jackson Gallia Lawrence.
New economic titles reach shelves including Organized Social Justice by the National Catholic Welfare Conference Department of Social Action, Inter-American Relations from Columbus Memorial Library Pan American Union, Sanctions Outline of Discussion by the Church Peace Union, Livestock Under the AAA by FitzGerald, and Cost and Production Handbook by Alford.
In March the Athens Salvation Army provided 168 lodgings down from 189 in February. They served 111 meals, 79 fewer than February’s 199. About 300 clothing items were distributed, 140 sent to Johnstown and Wheeling after floods. Twenty eight pairs of shoes were given, 16 to flood areas, and one Athens family was fully furnished.
Patchwork listing of residents from Nelsonville Athens and Bartlett with ages and parental names, including Coakley Rosser Whiley Westfall Swayne Scurlock Adams Cox and others. Notes indicate grants applications and references to R D addresses and a soy byproducts claim from The Orient.
The WPA mine sealing office reports 554 openings closed in 12 counties in March. Closures include cave-ins, drifts, and shafts with counts for Muskingum 76 Morgan 35 Perry 88 Hocking 107 Gallia 49 Athens 41 Lawrence 41 Vinton 20 Jackson 20 Meigs 42 Guernsey 25 Noble 10.
The case Emma Wilson v Citizens Central Bank of Nelsonville opens in Athens County Common Pleas Court with claims of negligence in transferring bonds from John L Wilson’s safety box to his brother Anthony. Plaintiff previously won a judgment against Anthony Wilson, upheld with modifications on appeal. Witnesses testified on Tuesday afternoon.
Twenty one Athens County youths left for Fort Knox Kentucky after acceptance as CCC enrollees. Five more boys will receive notice Thursday. Enrolled: Far Barnhart Nelsonville Edward Call Floodwood Rolland Carr Athens Leonard Conkey Glouster Gerald Covert Nelsonville Russell Douglas Athens Leslie Hughes Athens Austin McDonald Nelsonville Clarence McDonald Nelsonville William McQuaid Buchtel Vancil May Carbondale Ernest Norris Cananville William Popovitch Murray City Trunte Russell New Marshfield Edward Savage Buchtel Ralph Six New Marshfield Jedd Smith Coolville Donald Tignor Deanville James Wyatt Glouster R D 4.
Athens High School Hi-Y Club met Tuesday noon in the auditorium to view moving pictures of Washington scenes and New York City taken by Miss Marie Johnson during her summer travels. Short after, the group posed for Arena yearbook pictures.
Mre W A Ruston will be guest organist for vesper at 7 30 tonight at Shepherd Episcopal Church. Holy Communion Thursday and Friday services at 11 30 a m. Good Friday service runs one hour with a noon break. Saturday at 11 30 will be Holy Communion.
WPA payroll in Athens County shows a 53 000 reduction as 278 workers are cut under the March 31 WPA decrease. The total pay for 1 607 workers is 39 637 50, down from two weeks and a month earlier. Affected checks are distributed at projects and by timekeepers.
Prof Hoover recounts Rev Solomon Howard era noting Civil War impact and first female students. University thrifted candle use, 6 am classes moved later, two four week vacations, oral exams twice yearly, seniors tested in all subjects, ministers attended commencements, Athenian and Philomethean clubs funded by fines for minor infractions, debaters included Fred W. Bush and Albert A Atkinson debating civilization’s essentials.
Students at Rufus Putnam Training School dye eggs for an Easter Hunt to be held Thursday afternoon on the school grounds. Groups will search their assigned spaces for the most eggs to win a chocolate Faster bunny prize. Student teachers in charge include Miss Jane Ha, Lawrence Swackhamer, Wilbur Rapp, Donald Burnison, George Johnson, Miss Audrey Callander, and Miss Hope McDermott.
Georgia Kilpatrick’s office recorded 386 chattel mortgages 134 deeds 44 real estate mortgages 21 leases and seven miscellaneous records in March. She turned over 2373.25 dollars to the county treasurer, up from 264205 the prior year month. Real estate mortgage cancellations numbered 35.
An advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a natural remedy for pimples and constipation. It alleges the tablets cleanse the bowels, reduce a dark tongue and bad breath, and improve complexion with a mild, nonirritating action. Prices listed 15c 30c 60c.
Revival meetings held during the last month at Pleasant Hill Church ended last night with a convert meeting. The events were directed by the Athens Salvation Army and conducted by Mrs W W Hineshaw. Music was directed by Rea Farl Cowen, pastor of the church.
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