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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1935
Page
2
Nelsonville The Central Parent-Teacher Group will meet Thursday at 3 pm in Central School. First and second graders will perform an Easter program. Newly equipped rest rooms will be opened for inspection, with redecorating and new furnishings on the second floor.
W. H. Badger spoke on Rotary’s obligation to service and member development at the Nelsonville group meeting Tuesday night. He said Rotary fosters training and encourages member participation in community enterprises through cooperation with established agencies. Dr. J. G. Francie of the Logan club attended as a guest.
Nelsonville group hosts fifteen members and three guests at Donald Betts home Fort Street. Mrs J D Adamson Mrs Carl Coakney and Mrs Chb Ogg presided. Mrs Hebert Kinney spoke on the Bible figure Rook Zruth sharing details of the character with the group. Lunch followed the program during the social hour.
Nelsonville announces the engagement and upcoming marriage of Miss Helen Parry of Columbus to Lee J Bailey of Cleveland. The informal wedding will be held April 20 at 2 PM at the Parry home with Rev. D C Shearer officiating. Parry, a Nelsonville High School graduate, has worked for seven years with Ohio Bell in Columbus. Bailey is employed by an oil company in Cleveland where they will reside.
Thirteen members of the Hi Tri Society and leader Mrs Nele Johnson with one guest met at Miss Delores Watkins home on Myers Street Monday. President Miss Almarine Johnson led the session and minutes were read by Alice Mechem with a treasurer's report by Francis Barron. The group plans to meet with the A C M B S for officer installation. program titled Japan led by Betty Figgins included readings by Margaret Hampton Carma Heffner and Betty Figgins. refreshments were served by the hostess.
The Circle of Ruth of the Presbyterian Church will hold its annual bake sale on Saturday at the Southern Ohio Electric Company. It opens at 10 o'clock and features colored Easter eggs at booths. To order colored eggs call Mrs Edward Sharp.
An opinion piece condemns drunken driving as a public danger and lauds the State Highway Patrol for enforcing safety laws. It argues penalties should be strict, urges consistent suspension of driving rights, and praises officers for courageous, fair handling of road safety in the district.
Zaleski High School will hold commencement exercises Thursday night. The senior class includes Frances Marie Williams Whavalene Tinker Donna Maxine Hayes Margaret Potter Anna Mae Simonton and Marvin Chester. Baccalaureate services occurred Sunday and the class play is set for Wednesday. The Ladies Aid Society of the M E Church will stage an Easter bazaar Saturday. Miss Avis Hayes visited Athens last week and Mrs W J Weed visited her parents in Mineral Monday.
Nelsonville reports Clagg No 21 of the Methodist Church met Monday in the church parlors with thirty two members and one guest present. Hostesses included Mrs. Co BE Ogg Mrs Gene Berry Mrs Ruth Partlow Mrs Merle Green and Mrs Pearl Lehman led by Mrs Hess Nichols the devotions. A business session preceded a social hour with a refreshment course served.
The Will Meet Thursday gathering of the Pythian Sisters will convene at 7:30 PM for an initiation. All officers and degree staff are urged to attend. A potluck lunch will follow the meeting.
Members of the Pocahontas Lodge entertain with a weekly bingo party at Red Men’s Hall. The play starts at 8 15 p m.
The Rev. Lloyd Evans will preach at a special Passion Week service in Nelsonville’s Presbyterian Church Wednesday at 7 PM. The event invites the community to attend the midweek religious gathering.
Professor Robert M. Baker of the University of Illinois spoke to Ohio University students about astronomy beyond the Milky Way. He described how observers from outside would view our galaxy as part of a larger system and explained nebulae and dark regions creating holes in the Milky Way.
Ralph Smith Chauncey was sentenced to the Ohio Penitentiary by Judge O F Rowland of Athens County Common Pleas Court for violation of probation related to failing to provide for a minor child. He had been arrested Sunday at Chauncey for fighting. Also arrested Sunday by Sheriff Charles W Stratton and Deputy Sheriff Karl Gardner were Don Lyons Charles Hillyer Lew Northup Lewis Johnson Martin Barstow Don Williams and Mike Kauffman.
The Order of Rebekahs will host a benefit bingo at the I O O F hall on Thursday night at 6 15. The event aims to raise funds for a community cause and will invite local residents to attend and support.
The Pythian Sisters in Nelsonville cancel their regular bingo party for Thursday night due to Passion Week.
The meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church, scheduled for Thursday night, has been postponed to Tuesday night. The meeting place will be announced later.
Mrs. Elvin Bean entertained with two tables of bridge Monday night in Nelsonville. High scores went to Mrs. Joe Wien and Mrs. Bertha Evans, while Mrs. J. W. Wien placed low. Lunch followed the play.
Judge C F Rowland oversees the liquidation of Glouster State Bank through R H Squire as superintendent of banks. Ed S and S White obtain judgment for 410 dollars plus interest against Nellie Van Vorhes on a promissory note. They also sue Lucinda and Dallas Embrey to collect a cognovit note for 274 dollars.
CHAUNCEY The largest list of mines working in this district for three weeks was marked up for Tuesday. Fifteen active mines are listed including No. 9 No. 15 No. 235 No. 10X Ohio No. 1 Chauncey No. 25 Salem Hollow Lick Run Black Diamond Carbondale Luhrig Hocking and Kimberly.
Chauncey residents share visits with relatives in Cincinnati Cleveland and Athens. Mrs Jane C Witham is seriously ill in Converse Street Chauncey. Measles strike Billy Wade and Jack Bricker and Glenneta Patton. Dannie Mae Adkins spends a few days with her parents in Chauncey with local family guests.
The Plains M. E. Church sponsors a home talent play So You're From Missouri at The Plains School Auditorium on Thursday night. Chauncey Church of Christ orchestra will provide a music program.
Chauncey Mrs. George M Keck received word of the death of her brother John R Butt 51 at a hospital near Raton New Mexico He was a prominent Santa Fe railroad employee and underwent surgery last Saturday Funeral services and burial will be in Raton He is survived by his wife Mary and five children two brothers Henry Butt of Raton and Dr William J Butt of Alexandria Louisiana and one sister Mrs George M Keck of Chauncey
Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge Chauncey will hold an important meeting Thursday night April 18. The April birthday party will be observed and members are asked to contribute their favorite dish for the supper which will conclude the meeting.
An important meeting of Local 126 of Poston Mine No. 6 will be held Friday at 1 o'clock in East Millfield. Ray Gaston, president, will preside. Secretary is William Cole.
Rev. Whisler, a returned missionary from Jamaica and India, will speak Wednesday night at 7 30 at the Morristown Holiness Church. The public is invited to the services.
The Rev J D Deed will preach Wednesday night at 7 30 in Chauncey M E Church. The public is invited. Thursday night at 7 30 the choir will rehearse Faster music at the church.
Miss Louise Duskey and Miss Alice Duskey will host the W. E. A. Juniors gathering Wednesday night at 7 o clock at their Nelsonville home.
Mr and Mrs Hick of Columbus were guests Wednesday of the former's mother in Nelsonville.
Adjt. W. W. Hinshaw announced a Salvation Army prayer meeting to be held Thursday night at 1 30 o clock at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Carsey 21 Fern Street.
Mrs. Hawk entertained a group of Chauncey relatives and friends Sunday at her Main Street residence. Guests included Mrs. Blanche Woodruff and family, Lewis Tavern of Columbus, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Patton and daughter Glenetta, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bricker and children, Delbert Hawk, John Schoonover, and Thomas Perry all of Chauncey.
Mrs. Julia Mingus of Dover Township marked her 79th birthday with a surprise picnic dinner at her Sand Ridge home. Family members attended from Athens Logan Millfield Bre men Chauncey Amesville and nearby areas, with one daughter from near Jerseyville unable to attend.
The Progressive Study Club meeting scheduled for Friday night is postponed and will be held Monday night at the home of Mrs. Mae Dunnett.
Jacksonville Trimble High School Alumni Association will meet at the J T High Auditorium Thursday night at 7 30. Business of importance will be transacted.
The Daughters of St. George Club met Monday night at Mrs. Lucy Morgan's home. Contest winners were Mary Johnston Sarah J. Kay and Annalee Brown. Lunch was served to the 22 members present. Next meeting is planned for May 6 with Mrs. Hannah Parker assisting.
The Jacksonville Trimble High School Senior Class presents The Dream of Queen Esther at the auditorium Friday night. Three juniors assist in the cast. list of cast members includes Ann Frederick Gerald McCellan Max Anderson Bernice White Betty Johnson Lois Howard Phyllis Willeke Elizabeth Ellen Rambo Edith Kasier Viola Johnson Avenejl Smith Thelma Koons Marie Stevens Ethel Markins Ada Frances Draper and Edith Kasier. Nine Trimble grade children and eight Jacksonville grade children assist on stage.
The Frances Asbury Class of the MEB met at Miss Mary Elizabeth Bennett’s home Tuesday night. After business, contests were held with prizes awarded to Nellebelle Williams and Mrs. Hettie Thomas.
Chauncey Dick, Clarence Jr., and Willis Lopez, children of Mr and Mrs Clarence Lopez, Chauncey, have improved after ptomaine poisoning from sausage. The family notes all three also suffer measles, a common ailment among local children.
Rolland Schaar forest ranger told the Kiwanis Club at Hotel Gordon that several thousand acres of submarginal land in Athens Perry Morgan and Hocking counties could be bought by the government for reforestation soil erosion control dam building and highway beautification. CCC would do most work with some local labor. East Branch dam lands are included. Attendance prize to L. E. Richardson.
Glouster Temple of the Pythian Sisters will hold a meeting Thursday night with members urged to attend and participate in the orderly gathering at the local lodge.
An old ad copy touts Olive Tablets as a remedy for sluggish bowels and youth energy. It markets a product by Dr Edwards and urges relief for both men and women, selling 30 cent tablets labeled Olive Tablets.
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