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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1938
Page
2
Wages and production terms guide the proposed six month contract at the William Brooks Shoe Co in Nelsonville as workers vote on an agreement that could resume operations Saturday. A wage restoration was requested when the previous contract expired April first and the new terms include a sixty day wage review.
Mayor Max Krotche announces Buchtel clean-up week with village officials urging residents to place trash for truck pickup starting April 15 1938. The notice requests all citizens to assist by clearing garbage and making it accessible to hauling crews.
Rev J Lloyd Evans and Charles E Poston lead a true or false quiz tonight at the Legion Building at eight o clock. Two teams of Nelsonville prominent men and women will compete. Proceeds aid a Junior Class boy at Nelsonville High School to Buckeye Boys State.
A Sunday night drama at the Church of Christ features Rev. Leland Goodman as Justus the centurion in The Things That Are Caesar's by Dorothy Clark Wilson. Junius earns a promotion then converts after meeting a follower of Christ. The service begins at 7 30.
Nelsonville social column reports visits to Grant Hospital and White Cross Hospital in Columbus for Mrs Bernard Inman and others. Local events include a Presbyterian Junior Choir rehearsal and Brooks Franks joining a state band concert in Kent Ohio. The GA Club plans an IOOF Hall entertainment on Saturday night at 8 o clock.
The Pythian Sisters will sponsor a benefit party at the KP Hall Saturday night to raise funds for a local cause. Details about start time and activities are announced by organizers.
Nelsonville merchants discussed renewing the current wage contract with the Retail Clerks Union but postponed a decision for one week. A full association meeting is set for April 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Legion Building to consider the renewal and related matters.
W. B. Gray of Nelsonville, who piloted the Twilight League last season, has called a meeting of all team managers at City Hall on Tuesday night, April 12 at 7 30. Prospective teams should send managers or representatives to help organize the new season.
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Morris who died Thursday at her daughter’s home will be held Sunday at 2 PM at Warren's Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Lloyd Evans. Burial follows at Greenlawn. She is survived by three brothers Daniel Smith Nelsonville George Smith Akron Phillip Smith Fall River Kansas and sister Mrs Hannah Halliday Warren Ohio.
Funeral services for the late Frank Crothers will be held Saturday at 1 PM at Warren's Funeral Home in Nelsonville. Rev. Leland Goodman will lead the service and burial will follow at Green Lawn Cemetery.
The Berean Bible Class in Nelsonville will honor nine of its oldest members aged 70 to 88 during Sunday services at 9 30 at the Church of Christ. Special music by the Figgins sisters and a lesson by Walter Morrison will accompany the tribute. Nonattending men are welcome.
Two cars wrecked in a Poplar Street collision on Third Thursday afternoon. No injuries reported. Patrolman James Cope investigated. Mrs S Davis drove east on Poplar Street and collided with J R McGuire of Murray City who came from Walnut via Third Street.
Funeral services for Henry Stratton, prominent Nelsonville businessman, will be at his sister Mrs. Miller Wilson’s Fort Street home Sunday at 2 pm. The Rev. W. P. Clark of the M E Church will lead, with Greenlawn burial to follow.
Palm Sunday programs unfold across Nelsonville churches with Rev. Leland Goodman delivering The Triumphal Entry at Church of Christ and music by The Palms Faure. Presbyterian and Methodist services include choirs, organ pieces, baptisms, ordination of J. W. Scott, and evening youth activities.
The plan outlines a July 1 start with up to 1.25 billion in relief funding, a 1.5 billion non-interest loan fund for public works, and 1.5 billion in interest bearing Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans. It warns of debt buildup and potential next January shortfalls as unemployment, pegged at 11 million by the AFL, remains high and repayment spans 50 years at 2 to 3 percent interest.
Boy Scouts from eight communities will attend the Hock-Hocking District conference at the First Methodist Church in Athens starting at 9 30 a m tomorrow. Registration pairs at 94 with more delegates expected from Nelsonville Glouster Jacksonville Coolville New Marshfield Chauncey Athens and Poston as exhibits open Saturday at 9 30 and the opening assembly at 10. Officers from last year preside with William Mansfield Athens president Gilbert Smith Nelsonville vice president Robert Williams Athens secretary and Dan Gladding Athens treasurer coordinating plans and duties. Souvenir tokens serving as meal tickets will be given to registrants and Judge O F Rowland will speak at the dinner following sessions. Scribes will report their group discussions at the closing assembly.
The Salvation Army outlines Sunday activities: Sunday School at 9 45 a m, Holiness meeting at 11 a m, Young People's Service at 6 15 p m, and night service at 7 45 p m Captain Briggs P Dingman from New York City will lead the music during the Sunday night service.
The Ohio University Varsity Male Quartet will sing before the Amesville P T A on Tuesday April 19. On April 22 they travel to Ironton for a special program at the high school under the Ohio University Public Relations Committee.
The Hardwood Finish Company based in Athens Ohio has complied with dissolution laws and filed a formal certificate with the Secretary of State. Secretaryosufus C Hopkins dated April 4 1938.
Ohio University five man ROTC team won the National ROTC Rifle Competition for the William Randolph Hearst Trophy with 928 points, beating 21 senior teams from Ohio Indiana West Virginia and Kentucky. Indiana University took second and Cincinnati third while Ohio State was fourth. James W Foster of Youngstown led individuals with 194 of 200 and Ohio University will receive the Hearst trophy at the spring ROTC review.
Dr Wheeler of the State Forestry Department will address the convocation on reforestation and present moving pictures. The event, sponsored by the Department of Agriculture, takes place Friday April 15 at 3 o'clock at Ohio University.
A new Boy Scout troop is formed at Poston Sugar Creek as 14 scouts enroll. Glen H. Gardner will be scoutmaster with Harold Sycks and Adam McLean as assistants. The troop committee, led by G. W. Robinson, includes Clyde Bobo E. A. Wood Ash Bradbury James Mackie and Floyd Edwards. The group aims to maintain two patrols and draw more members.
Ohio University German instructor Mr Eugen H Mueller will provide state facts and an Ohio University song for a Berlin radio program in May. The program will be broadcast by short wave and can be heard in Athens, with the exact date yet to be announced.
An annual count of all youths aged five to eighteen in the county school system will occur during the four weeks ending the fourth Saturday in May. James Russell, the county attendance officer, leads the census which also covers feeble minded children up to twenty one and handicapped youths, recording names, sex, ages, parent names, residence, school history, and other details.
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