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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1932
Page
4
Readers urged to prepare soil this summer emphasizing humus. Athens Garden Committee says well rotted manure peat moss and other humus carriers improve poor soils, with proper moisture and tilling to avoid large clods and aiding later cultivation.
Chevrolet will continue six cylinder production indefinitely and has led the industry in sales for fifteen months. Brown as a color remains popular in new colored tires by B F Goodrich. Dodge Brothers production rises with over 13 000 on payroll. De Soto Plymouth and Chrysler dealers report 23 419 retail orders in four days after a new Plymouth model reveal. The American Head Builders Association notes vehicle growth outpacing road construction five to one.
Cleaning under the car is a must for spring, whether done by owner or garage. Inspect and remove mud from chassis and wheels, then wash and lubricate. Tighten bolts after about 100 miles and have paint and lubrication refreshed for summer driving.
A stream of property transfers including Athens Township and City parcels, El Rr Calaway to Amy Cox, Clayton Huger to Lewis Chase, N W Hatch to Sarah Hatch, J W Kincade to Isreal Yeater, Jennie Hooke to Hattle Price, I N McLeod to Clara McKibben, and Charles J Dorst to Mary Dorst. Transfers include warranty deeds, affidavits for transfer, and executors’ deeds for multiple towns and corporations.
Numerous Athens residents on North Court Street South Congress Street and surrounding areas report redecorating repapering and interior upgrades. Projects include new kitchens baths porches floors and garages plus improvements to electrical and plumbing. A note highlights bus service cuts in Ohio tied to high taxes and business conditions.
Goshen Indiana reports guidance from gladioli expert A B L Kunderd on cultivating hundreds of acres of gladioli. Emphasizes good bulbs, adaptable soils, and timing from May planting in the north to early June in the south. Recommends soft shade, staking, weed control, and careful cutting to preserve blooms for next year.
Editor notes this Athens County Civil War veteran account as told by Frances Willock. Alan Devol recalls Union duties in 1862 with the 100th Ohio Infantry and a Lincoln visit to Fort Stevenson during a battle, including a warning to stay down. He quotes a June 19 1864 letter describing meals of mush and beans with water when milk was scarce.
Experts advise careful site selection for a home including land values, zoning, school nearby, soil condition, and title checks. A sheriff sale in Athens County involves Galvin L Bean and Gerude Bean by First National Bank of Stockport with cash sale terms, appraised at 6000 dollars.
Athens residents have been busy the past fortnight improving home grounds. Recent rains aided lawn seeding transplanting shrubbery and growing vegetables. Rock gardens have been established with the Bowles and Brown Woodworth properties undertaking notable landscaping by a local landscape architect.
Public auction to satisfy an execution against C. Dr. Metcalf in favor of Union Grocery Company. Sale to be held on the Robinson Bros. premises in Athens Township on April 1932 at 6 PM, including listed goods. sheriff of Athens County. Also separate notice of a mortgagee’s real estate sale by The First National Bank of Stockport against Calvin L. Bean et al in Athens County. Property described in six tracts totaling about 794 acres across Canaan and Ames Townships with multiple sections and parcels.
Logan on Main Street announces a change as Union Clothing Company will occupy the room left vacant by W H Strenta when it went into receivership. The first floor space in the Elks Building has housed a clothing store for years and is ready once repairs finish.
In May notes from AicCalla Ellen Eddy Shaw advocates planting unusual pansies and violas such as the Awk right Ruby for rock gardens and borders. She praises Lavender Glory Verbena and Fireball Dwarf Compacta verbena for long bloom and vivid color. Tithonia speciosa, the Golden Flower of the Incas, offers tall, hardy yellow orange blooms and screening potential.
The Little Shop opens in the basement of BL Woodworth Company on Court Street. It serves children under 14 with a youthful modernistic design featuring green enamel floors chairs and stools pastel walls and ceiling. Clever lighting fixtures and silver mouldings complete the theme.
The Philadelphia Saving Fund Society plans a new building with radio outlets in every office. Copper houses were shown at the International Building Exposition in Germany. The entire structure, except foundations, arrives in sections and can be erected by six men in twenty four hours.
H N Burgett secretary of the South East Ohio Motor Club states that within the next few years all motor vehicles will use shatterproof glass. He notes England already mandates safety glass and Michigan laws aim to require it for passenger vehicles from July 4 1932 with private vehicles following July 4 1934.
Washington April 16 The American Automobile Association urged motorists to prepare their cars for spring driving. It estimated that about 22 million passenger cars spending three dollars each could divert over 69 million dollars into business channels, boosting safety and reducing repair bills.
The optical department of the Milikin Company at the Court and Union Street corner was enlarged. A stairway to the bale cons was dismantled and relocated, adding space to the refracting roof. Show cases were moved forward, the watch repair area shifted to a secluded spot, and the jewelry shop moved to the balcony.
The American Institute of Architects plans to address the national housing problem from an economic perspective at its annual convention in Washington DC on April 27 to 29.
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