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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1933
Page
3
William Brooks of Brooks Shoe Company spoke to the Rotary Club about a future growth path for the Sonville industry. He cited a 1,000 pair daily production, expanding payroll, and a plan to reach 2,000 daily capacity with about 200 workers by year end.
Nelsonville April 19 A complete list of persons employed to teach in the York Township Rural School District for 1953 and 1934 was received at the county superintendent of schools office in Athens. Teachers were hired at a York Township Board meeting Monday night per clerk Charles Kinsey. Names include Dorothy Covert Mary Scenes Katherine Warehime John Mourn Clara Cox Catherine Wolfe Mrs. Mary Beckler Lena Wolfe Gladys Kinneer Mildred Wend Gay Erven Blanch Malone Mary Warehime Cleo Ogg Whitmore.
Nelsonville April 19 A big carnival at Nelsonville High School Friday night will offer an old-time minstrel show boxing and wrestling matches and a radio free broadcast. Minstrel Dashing Darkies features Ned Smith Billy Watkins Roger Scott and others directed by Blanche Moorehead.
The Willing Workers class of the Christian Church will hold a chain party Thursday with Mrs. Ernest Ray on Walnut Street.
Doctor Walker's Old Timers organized to play Sunday ball in 1933. The squad, built from four catchers and eight pitchers, features several players new to those roles. They posted strong prior records from 1918 through 1932, planning an early start if weather permits but rain postponed today's first game to Friday at Orbiston ground.
Nelsonville relief committee will begin distributing work orders Thursday at 8 o'clock. The office is in the City Building, room beside the fire department. Eligible are men whose names start with A through I, under relief director Harry Kelly Jr., assisted by William Mills and Robert Pospichel.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church meets Thursday at 7:00 with Mrs J M Hyde assisted by Mrs Carios Org and Mrs Stella Betts. Mrs Henry Lancaster will lead the program as the Lenten offering is taken. Mizpah Class of the MNEF Church meets tonight with Mrs Walter Green on Weert Franklin.
Mrs. Freq Stracke and Mrs. Harry Wright of Logan ran on Tuesday as part of a racing group led by Mrs. Nelson Dowler.
The ladies of St Andrew's Church sponsor a bridge and euchre card party at 8 o'clock Thursday night April 20.
Faithful Martha Class of the Methodist Church was entertained Tuesday night by Mrs Geo Badnelle and assistants Mrs Frank Allen Mrs E J Arnold and Mrs A G Cotton. Twenty one members and one guest attended. Miss Nixon led devotions. Bessie Stephenson with the Tignor sisters Audrey Bean and Garth Wightfoot presented a musical program. Refreshments followed.
H. B. Goddard of Marietta, a member of the State Liquor Commission, will visit Athens County next Monday night for a county wide conference at 7:50 PM in the Athens City Hall. Permit holders distributors law officers and others may attend as rulings will be explained and questions answered.
Dr. J. Harry Cotton of Broad Street Presbyterian Church in Columbus is the guest speaker for the Athens Presbyterian Church Brotherhood meeting. He recently spent a year traveling in India, China, and Japan and will share his personal observations. Members will bring their wives to a 6 o'clock dinner before the address at 6 45.
The Hocking River rose from 7.1 feet last night to 8.2 feet this morning as additional rain in the past two days brings total weekly rainfall to 1.15 inches. Officials see little flood danger though levels may continue to climb. Temperatures varied with a low of 48 degrees overnight and a slight uptick to near 49 by mid-morning.
John Baird of Jacksonville traveled to Columbus for a left heel operation caused by an on the job injury at Mine 255 Drydock last December. Dr. von Scheele witnessed the surgery. Foster Sayre of Trimble also went to a Columbus hospital for a minor procedure. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sayre.
The Board of Trustees met to organize for the coming year electing Edward B. Sharp chairman and R. B. Stuart vice president and secretary. They merged secretary and treasurer roles for one year with Mrs. Donald Shafer named to act in that capacity until April 1934.
The maiden flight of the navy airship U. S. Macon scheduled for today was cancelled at dawn due to rain and a 15 mile per hour wind making flight unsafe for the large dirigible.
Athens ministers and laymen adopted a resolution praising merchants, restaurants, hotels, and other businesses that refuse to sell 3.2 percent beer. The document urges church members countywide to support these establishments and to present the temperance cause to local groups and the Athens Retail Merchants Association.
Marriage notice from Jacksonville announces the union of Lillian Robinette and Lewis L Lehew. The ceremony occurred in Middlebourne West Virginia with Rev J O Potts officiating. The bride known as a local evangelist assisted pastors. groom son of Samuel Lehew of Hollister, Ohio. both plan to reside in Ohio.
At the April meeting of Past Chief's Club of White Rose Temple Pythian Sisters in Louster, Mrs. Elizabeth Ellis spoke on Easter, Kathryn Metzger read The Miracle, and Twila Mae Williams recited. Eleven members attended and guests included Mrs. Thomas Williams and others. next gathering will be at Mrs. Thomas Williams on Republic Avenue.
Young people directed by Mrs Pearl Christman Mrs Connie Brown and Miss Hazel Raber presented an Easter program at the Church of Christ on Sunday night The program focused on Home Missions with a child narrator telling stories of the department by mission location and work The cross and rainbow decor complemented the scene.
Ringgold High School will hold commencement Thursday at 8 p.m. with Dean T. C. McCracken of Ohio University delivering the address. Ringgold senior clan members are listed, and local activities note Easter visits, choir practice, and parish rally rehearsals. David Powers is recovering from injuries.
A Friday school exhibit by Glouster Schools will display work from grades one through twelve across three buildings. Subjects include manual training sewing art history agriculture geography spelling writing arithmetic and more. Visitors may tour classes and a chapel program by seniors in the gym concludes the day.
In Glouster on April 19 two Leake siblings tied the knot. Ray Leake wed Miss Fileen Sayre of Trimble at Pt. Pleasant West Virginia with Rev. Teddow officiating. Ada Leake married Glenn McConkey of Athens at the Church of Christ parsonage with Rev. Reed Downs presiding.
In GLOUSTER on April 19 pupils in Miss McKee's room achieved 100 percent in spelling with Jo Lavon Faires Edna Sanders Dorothy McLaughlin and Andrew Mecum among the top honorees. Others earned 99 percent including Edward Matthews Mary Lee Thompson Ralph Rothery and Andrew McCreanor. In Mrs Watkins' room 100 percent went to Mary Virginia Logue Bobby Bryson Marjorie Holk bert Glenna Morris John Cunning ham Betty Ann Seckinger and Maxine Smith with 99 percent for Rita Rice Elizabeth Bergman and Bessie LaFollett. Mira Vaughn's room had 100 percent achievers Dora Harry Lois McGrew Paul McAlister Josephine Buffa Cynthia Richardson Margaret Summers and Frederick Stansberry.
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