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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1933
Page
3
In Seaman hearing at Ville on April 11 Pearl pleaded not guilty to trespassing alleged last night. Case before Judge Hickman with Frank Minner as agent. A lease claim to a canal land tract near city limits noted. next court date set for April 15.
Nelsonville April 11. W H Bartoe resigns as president of the City Council to become service and safety director under Mayor J W Hickman. Salary set at 50 dollars monthly from the general fund. Funds adjusted so light and water departments share 115 dollars monthly for the clerk’s salary. A budget for the City Relief Commission is adopted with R F C grants totaling 3500 dollars for April, funds to be used for work relief direct relief administration and clerk hire under safety department supervision.
The R. F. C. states that a full investigation of all relief applications will be required.
Nelsonville plans its annual festival for Friday April 21 with a two part program. Six grades and the music club perform skits in the Junior High, then an amateur show contest at the Senior High with singing tap dancing instrumental recitations and funny costumes. A girls beauty contest and refreshment stands are planned under committee chairs Kenneth Kinneer Helen Shaw Blanche Moorehead and Julian Yantis.
Mr and Mrs Gene Traugh and family visited the Hartman home Sunday. Guests at Mr and Mrs Andy Howard included Raymond Humphrey and children, Orson Davis, Cleve Woolery and Barbara Lee, and Ervin Howard. Services at Carbondale were led by Rev Charles Wachenschwanz. Various families attended church and school events, with Easter program plans and a large upcoming turnout. The Unemployed League met Friday and Saturday, with a next meeting set for Friday April 14 at the schoolhouse. Local clubs held meetings, talks on China and Mary Kelly, and a Hi Tri Club gathering featured devotional singing and social hours.
The E. E. Club gathered Friday evening with Mrs Martin Oh linger. Members enjoyed sewing and a social hour with games and contests arranged. The hostess served a refreshment course. Bobby Max Lanning's funeral is set for Wednesday at 2 PM at Floodwood Church with burial at Green.
Mrs J M Hyde Mrs Thomas Spencer Mrs Bertha Barh and Mrs Harry Jackson accompany Mrs Shire fey to Chillicothe for a district meeting of the Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church.
The Circle of Ruth announces a bake sale at The Chocolate Shop on Saturday April 15 to raise funds.
Rev. Lloyd Evans will preach this evening at 7 oclock at the Presbyterian Church during Holy Week services on The Fight with Death in the Commonplace. The church choir directed by Prof Janssen will sing.
The Oak Grove Unemployed League No. 1 will meet at the Oak Grove School Friday night April 14. Members urge York Township trustees to attend, and Athens County commissioners are also invited.
Philip L. Peterson, voice instructor at Ohio University, will be tenor soloist for the First Presbyterian Church Choir in Stainers The Crucifixion on Good Friday at 7 30 p m in Nelsonville. It marks his first public appearance in the city. Peterson trained at State Teachers College St Cloud University of Minnesota and Northwestern University and has taught in Junior High Schools in Superior St Cloud and Evanston. Bass soloist Friday is Paul Sebring of Indianapolis.
Nelsonville April 11 A Woman's Community Club meeting led by Mrs P W Hickman discussed planting 170 trees and aiding city crews until they establish a proper start. They consider covering red banks on the approach with honeysuckle and will cooperate during Clean Up Week to reduce trash and unsightly buildings. Next meeting with Mrs Mary Kessinger.
Nelsonville High School will present the operetta Ask the Professor on May 5 with more than 100 students in the cast and chorus. Ward Hamm directs rehearsals, with Mrs Ward Hamm guiding intricate dances and a full orchestra providing accompaniment. The show features Ralph Parks as Professor Breakeasy and a large cast including Mary Adelyn Wilson Rosemary Smith Joe Galvin and others.
April 11 reports man Watson of England will sail to New York aboard the Olymp to challenge Kid for the world's featherweight title around May 12. Madison Garden announced the match. chocolate is to arrive from Cuba tomorrow, though the boat may be delayed a few weeks.
Howard Nicholson was arrested Saturday on a charge of drunkenness and intoxication and pleaded guilty before Mayor R B Woo night. He was bound over to the grand jury on a $300 bond. Dave Fields, colored, was fined for fighting.
The Young Married People will direct the special Holy service at First Methodist on Wednesday at 7 30 PM. Rev C M Coulter speaks on Jesus Experience in the Mountains and Ours during the mid week Worship hour.
Scientists from Ohio and the Midwest converge at Ohio University for the Ohio Academy of Science forty third annual meeting. The event features lectures, section meetings in Memorial Auditorium and various campus venues, and a Friday night dinner with Dr. R A Budington as speaker.
Nelsonville High School pupils completed the Every Pupil Test in English on Wednesday. The second state test this year covered subjects including 7 8 mathematics 11 American history general science plane geometry and 12 physics in the second period with algebra B history and chemistry in the third.
Nelsonville reports limited beer deliveries yesterday with all licensed dealers selling out within hours. More of the three point two beverage was promised for today as sampler reactions were generally favorable across the trade.
On the first day of April eighth graders took tests and the top scores listed Terry Greene Elmo Robson Martha Galvin Paul Wright Irvin Badger and Billy Mechem leading the honor roll beside twenty others including James Sterling Eileen Hughes Jack Green and Mary Goodspeed.
In the last week bookkeeping instruction led by Mr Stedman saw many pupils practice sets and growing interest in the subject among students including Roland Pierce.
The Literary Club held a birthday party for their advisor Miss Ruth Hyde last Monday. After games and contests, members enjoyed a social hour and presented Miss Hyde with a flower during the social hour.
Prizes were awarded to pupils who sold more than one subscription in the recent magazine drive. The four top sellers were Emory Shaw, Garth Lightfoot, Nelle Dowler, and Ruth Lacassle.
Teachers and pupils are planning an Athletic Carnival to be held Friday April 21 at Nelsonville Junior and Senior High Schools. The program will feature junior high skits in the first half and a large show in the senior high auditorium in the second half. Friends of Nelsonville Schools are invited to attend. Nelle Dowler
Nelsonville High School students enjoyed a Friday vacation on April 7 after teachers voted to attend the State Teachers Convention in Columbus Ohio.
Freshman Earl Crouse inspires peers to pursue magic after watching Moore perform. He shows growing skill in the act Tears of Budha and plans to captivate audiences with tricks, hoping for success and plenty of beans tossed by delighted spectators.
Rosemary Smith plays Maryida O Neal in the operetta. Daughter of a fashion seminary laundress she attends night school and leads her class. Professor Break scorns her yet she rises to graduate with highest honors under a fictitious aunt of John and June Ainsworthy.
Mr Kinneer acts as truancy officer in Mr Nelson's absence and hunts down students skipping school. He travels by car to pursue rule breakers and issues warnings to those playing hooky.
On Monday the Junior 10 Guidance class split into teams with the girls led by Wilma Patton and the group named Cleansters while the boys led by James Elliot use the name Cleanups. Captains and generals will be Patton and Elliot, with name suggestions from James Rizer and Charles Moe-Nelle Dowler.
May 26 will feature a senior class production titled Diggin Up the Dirt directed by Miss Ruth Hyde and Mrs Licille Long. Diggers will be chosen next week and rely on community support to stage the event.
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