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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1932
Page
3
Nelsonville Ohio April 18 the Nelsonville Brick Company resumes operations at its No 2 paving block factory after a months long suspension. About 100 men are expected to be employed once full operation returns within a week to ten days with future work seen from Route 31 brick bids opened last Friday and pending contracts.
Walter Bolin reports in Buchtel that last week the relief kitchen was assisted by Mrs Myrtle Sweeney Mrs Mary Corwin Mrs Myrtle Maheny Miss Florence Coakley Mrs Grace Mitchell Mrs Genevieve Kilgore Mrs Mildred Shesky Mrs Susie Newman Mrs Verda LaFollette Miss Velene Smathers and Mrs Ruby Garlinger. An average of 143 children were fed daily at the kitchen.
Mrs George Barrows hosted her bridge club Friday night at West Washington Street. Guests included Mrs Kathleen Smith and Miss Pearl Barrows. Two tables played with Mrs Raymond Raine taking high score and Mrs William Nethery low score. hostess served luncheon after.
The Famous Q-623 promises relief for rheumatism neuritis arthritis seratica lumbago and related pains. A prescription by a renowned specialist claimed to have helped thousands where other remedies failed. Sold only at Quick's Cut Rate Store.
Bartlett notes telephone and society listings for readers and urges use of classified ads and circulation services. Local locals and services advertised with contact numbers are highlighted to help residents connect with offerings and notices.
In Nelsonville on April 18 Miss Betty Jane Tignor was crowned queen of the senior high school athletic carnival after the vote lead. Flower girls and maids of honor with prizes donated by city merchants followed, and the program included a motion picture entertainment, acrobatics by boys, minstrels, a magic show and music by Covert's Mountaineers. Refreshments were available at the junior high school.
National Commander calls for emergency mobilization of American Legion members Auxiliary Boy Scouts and Veterans for April 18. Radio signals from Ohio stations to trigger five whistle blasts at Nelsonville Glenford Dugan Post 229. Members to register with name and address at the Legion Home.
Mrs. Laura Stephenson of 1248 East Walnut Street Lancaster is recovering satisfactorily after a major surgical operation at Lancaster Hospital. She was formerly a resident of Nelsonville and is reported to be improving.
A charity dance at the Odd Fellows Hall in Nelsonville on Thursday night April 21 will accept two pounds or more of food as admission. Proceeds go to the high school kitchen to feed needy children. Music by Ham Joyce’s orchestra with the Old Time Fiddlers.
Sandusky Stover of near Carbon Hill was bruised when his motorcycle left the highway at Kimberly Crossing and overturned on a street car track. He was treated in Nelsonville then sent home. injuries not believed serious.
Mrs. Walter Green on W Franklin Street hosted the Forest Rose Club Friday night with guests Mrs. Maria Creighton and Mrs. Wm McCulloch. Members present included Mrs. Malcolm Raybould, Mrs. Clarence Green, Mrs. Burl Wallace, Mrs. Alice Wyskiver, Hazel Wallace, Lulu Parry, Margaret Clark and Bessie J Deer. The hostess served a two course luncheon.
The County Auditor and County Treasurer will be at The Peoples Bank in Nelsonville on Tuesday April 19 for calculating and receiving personal tax for 1931. York Township and Nelsonville taxpayers only can be served. April 20 is the final day to file personal returns and pay taxes without penalty. G. D. Gorstam County Treasurer.
John B. Andrews 78 of Nelsonville died Sunday after months of illness at his West Franklin Street home. A skilled cabinetmaker and carpenter, he worked for M. A. Krieg & Co and later Nelsonville Lumber Co. He leaves wife Kimura J Andrews, son Roy A Andrews of Athens, daughters Gertrude Rainey of Trimble and Lillie James of Barberton, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 3 pm at his home conducted by Rev G B Courtney and Rev John Scott with burial in Chauncey.
Mrs. Sarah Gilpin age 65, former Busch telt resident, died Sunday morning. The body was taken to daughter Mrs. Violet Six in Buehtel. Funeral set for Tuesday at 10 at the Baptist Church in Buehtel with burial there. She is survived by one son.
Nelsonville April 18. Marjorie Vorhees reviewed The Life Music and Poetry of David at the Presbyterian Church youth meeting. The group heard of Davids rise to leadership, the David Goliath tale, and Davids death with hope of Solomon’s succession.
Mrs Harold Mechem and family visited Nelsonville and Glouster while Charlies Cox stayed with his mother in Columbus. Henry Hale and Delbert Davis and families appear in Columbus. Other listed visitors include Blair Adams, W J Tedrow, Eliza beth Tedrow, Martha Davis, Flossie Crawford and Jake Sibert among Columbus and Barnesville residents. Mary Ann Campbell is described as seriously ill in Logan with visits noted by Phebe Clements and Mildred Wend.
Miss Phebe Clements of 353 Madison Street hosted a dinner Sunday night. Guests included Mrs. David Minton, Mrs. Nellie Parks and her son David, Mrs. Homer Griffin and her son, and they are from Lowell and Columbus.
A benefit card party is held tonight at St An drew's parish home hosted by the church ladies. Bridge and euchre will be played starting at 8 o clock.
The Athens Salvation Army branch will hold evangelistic services Thursday night April 21 at the American Legion Hall Adit in Nelsonville. Bernard Stone announced Rev. Fred Fields will lead the meeting which starts at 7 o'clock. The first evangelistic meeting at Nelsonville was held last Thursday. Adjutant Stone asks that anyone needing workers for spring house cleaning gardening or similar tasks contact him to place applicants.
The regular meeting of the Willing Workers Sunday School class was held Thursday night at Mrs Ellen Steenrod's home on West Franklin Street. Mrs Harriet Gray assisted as hostess, with Mrs Jimiy Reed presiding at the business session. Eleven members attended and were served refreshments by hostesses, with Mrs Frank Murphy the teacher. The chain party is planned for Tuesday evening at Mrs Verna McConaha's home.
Nelsonville reports seven year old Buddy Wood of Cincinnati fractured his right arm Saturday while standing on a stool at his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John Wood home. He fell onto a tile hearth.
At Youngstown on April 18th two men died in an airplane crash. Victims are Jack Durell 35 local pilot and Carl Hannold of Gifford Pennsylvania. Durell tested a monoplane with a new propeller for a prospective buyer Hannold. The plane had flown over the city Sunday. Other pilots at the Raccoon Road airport said the engine had been trouble prone.
The League of Women Voters hosts a meeting at Mrs. C. M. Coutter's home 8% North Cotleze Street at 8 tonight announcing candidates for national state and county offices on Democratic and Republican tickets with terms and salaries. The Board foresees difficulty in elimination without review and fitness consideration. A committee will arrange the annual meeting before the Primary and vocational guidance topics will include talks by Miss Mary Connett on guidance for high school girls and Miss M H Fretts on guidance for college girls.
The United States posted a favorable March trade balance of 25 million dollars, with exports at 156 million and imports at 191,006,006. Gold exports reached 48.9 million while imports of gold stood at 19,238,000, yielding a net loss of 24,671,006. For the first three months, exports totaled 450,917,000 compared with 709,843,000 a year earlier.
Mrs Dera Nye age 80 a Chauncey resident died Sunday at her home after a long illness from pneumonia. Services are set for Tuesday at 2 pm from Chain Methodist Church where she was a member. Burial will be in Nye Cemetery. She was the widow of France Nye and leaves several children including Mrs Alice Nye of Chauncey.
Mrs Chauncey wife of Taylor Blair Chauncey died Saturday at the family home on Lexington Avenue after a prolonged illness. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 pm from Chauncey M. E. Church. Survived by husband Otis Edith Anna Bell at home mother Mrs. H H Bartlett Chauncey and several brothers and sisters John William Marion Sehoon over are Chauncey residents.
Miss Juanita Keeton hosted the annual Senior Class party at The Plains High School with Herman W. Humphrey present. Attendees included Mary Miller Dorothy Nelle Michael Arthur Spencer Fred Ellis Reba Jellison Charien Savage Vera McNutt George Keeton Doris Gabbert Perry McAllister Leo Lee Rosalie Shust Harrison Loveay Johnny Lovesy Cynthia Keeton Wendell Nagle Walter Metlarg Lavenda Moore Marcelle Buttlington and Juanita Keeton.
A Rainbow Class Christian Sunday School meeting slated for Wednesday night at Mrs. Stanley Mechem's home has been postponed.
Messenger staff dispatch from Melipield reports on local events, community updates, and notable happenings. Brief items cover meetings, weather, and civic notices with concise notes for readers.
A meeting for World War disabled veterans in Chauncey and surrounding area is announced for April 6 at the Legion Building in Athena. Interested veterans should contact Rainh Wood, district chairman, for the local organization.
Chauncey Church of Christ hosts a social night with New Marshfield Church of Christ youths to conclude a joint attendance campaign. Participants from Chauncey meet at the local church Tuesday at 6 p.m. to travel to New Marshfield.
In Chauncey the Loyal Women Bible Clans of the Chauncey Church of Christ will host an all day meeting and pet duck dinner in the church genial room. Mrs. T. R. Hamilton to lead the program. Also note: death of Am drews, former Trimble resident, at his Nelsonville home after long illness. Daughter Mrs. Gertrude Rainey of Trimble listed.
Mr and Mrs Charles Oggw and family Chauncey were at Buckeye Lake Sunday afternoon. Dr and Mrs W A Witham and children of Corning were in Chauncey Sunday visiting Marshal and Mrs Burke Witham. Mr and Mrs Leslie Bradield and daughter Mary Eleanor of Athena also present.
Mrs T M Wolfe's clades in home making will meet Wednesday at 1 15 in the birth school instead of Thursday as previously announced.
The article lists numerous residents and guests in Chauncey and nearby Millfield including Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bradfield Sr., R. A. Surtees, Leonard Koenig, Guy Brookins and Thelma Jean, Milton Brookins, Grant Russell, Hollis Stalder, Dan John acm Jr., Adda Young, Mrs. Floyd Nye, Samuel ill, Kaleh Wood, Eather Ka fteon bach Siward Water, and M. J. Gardner visiting relatives and hosts in Chauncey and Millfield over the weekend.
An old advertisement promotes a two meal day diet claiming relief for stomach trouble by washing out the stomach each morning with water and a spoonful of simple buckthorn bark saline compound. It asserts no harmful drugs and promises rapid health improvements, urging purchase at local stores and pharmacies.
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