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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1936
Page
5
Residents clash over outdoor footwear clarity as officials warn about soil disturbance and dust control. Community groups urge practical limits while experts call for stricter guidelines to protect lakeshore habitats.
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Three Algebra students tied for first at Athens Junior High delaying results of the Athens County scholarship tests. About 200 high school entrants from multiple townships will retake the Algebra paper while the county plans to select two winners per subject for the district state finals at Ohio University.
Carelessness caused two grass and timber fires near Nelsonville last week. Forest rangers said the first blaze at Dorr Run burned 23 acres of grass, and a second fire started by a lighted cigarette consumed seven acres of grass and second-growth trees on the outskirts. Walter Wolfe reported both fires. R J Scharr urged renewed caution.
State Highway Patrolman M L Davis of the Athens Sub Station was thrown from his motorcycle on Route 13 at Truetown near 7 o clock this morning. He was knocked unconscious and later taken to a physician in Glouster and then to Sheltering Arms Hospital. Doctors reported severe bruises but expected injuries not to be serious unless complications arise.
In Zanesville Branch 63 of the National Association of Letter Carriers held its annual banquet honoring two recently retired carriers. Ed J Zinsmeister retired April 1 after 43 years in Zanesville. Edward J Gainor spoke, noting his 20 years as NAC president and 35 years as a close friend of Zinsmeister. Zinsmeister served as branch secretary throughout his 43-year career.
Roy Githam of New Marshfield near Athens credits Vendor laxative tablets with curing his chronic constipation and related symptoms. He reports improved digestion, back and joint pain relief, and better sleep after regular use. Vendors promoted at Athens Pharmacy and Hickman’s Pharmacy in Nelsonville.
Athens County candidate John H Preston runs unopposed in the Democratic primary for county treasurer. Born May 30 1884 in Nelsonville he studied at Ohio University and has 30 years in retail with Athens and Nelsonville stores. He and wife Lillabridge Merritt have three sons Jack Ted and Merritt.
Herbert C. Gray aged 57 father of Gordon Gray Athens City solicitor died Monday at his Marietta home after a brief pneumonia illness. He was a Crescent Supply Co. salesman and a Republican candidate for Washington County treasurer. He leaves wife, son Gordon, daughters Dorothy of Columbus and Eleanor of Marietta. Funeral arrangements not yet completed.
I C Gaston of Athens pleaded not guilty to a DUI after an early Sunday arrest on Route 31 near Athens. Mayor Len R McCune set a Tuesday 7 PM trial in the mayor's office. Gaston remained jailed after failing to post a 200 bond. State Patrolman J B Grogan made the arrest.
State Education Director FEL Bowsher will speak to Southeastern Ohio school executives at Hotel Berry on Tuesday at 1 PM. The meeting is for school officials only and not open to the public. Pr D H Sutton of the State Department of Education will address the Athens Junior-Senior High School PTA in the high school auditorium at 7:30 PM tonight.
Mrs Dora Litmer died at her Sarasota Florida home on April 18 as telegrammed to her sister Mrs Carrie Burleigh Litmer had visited relatives and friends in Ohio in the fall of 1934 in that year
Twenty members and Boy Scout leaders from Troops 50 56 and 59 of Athens attended a patrol leaders training at Dupler Lodge on Saturday and Sunday. Paul W Handel of Parkersburg W Va led the camp with two patrols Whippoorwill and White Ash both scoring 173 points in a tie. Attendees included Richard Lillie Robert Hedges Murray Hall Maynard Aldridge Ralph L Dalton Walton E Davies Phil Swanson Fred Wheaton Richard Burdette Dan Bardin Robert Covert Clinton Knowlton Carl F Wood Howard Bolinger Roy L Dupler Elson Hedges Robert George Paul Hallowbraw and Paul W Handel.
Local families share Easter visits and gatherings in Carpenter and nearby towns. Virgil Perry and child visit Mose Perry in Logan while George Radekin and family visit Orlin Sams in Athens. Belle Caster and Lovina Griffin join Co H Ogdin’s family for Sunday. The Carpenter Church plans its annual officers meeting next Sunday after Sunday School.
Clarence Robinson of Athens bound over to the Athens County Grand Jury on a $200 bond after pleading not guilty to a charge of failing to stop after an accident. The collision with Fred Landis occurred at Congress and President Streets with minimal damage and no injuries.
A town meeting in The Plains grade school auditorium at 7 50 p m Wednesday will decide on recreational program questions. The School Board is urged to attend with WPA officials speaking. The Izaak Walton League meets at the Waterloo Township Cabin Wednesday night with a fish fry starting at 7 30.
An Arbor Day Assembly at East Side School showcased wildlife and tree conservation. Fourth through sixth graders performed plays and songs about trees while younger students presented bird talks and art. Each child received a tulip, white ash, sugar maple, or gum tree from Supt. Harper C. Pendry and planted it on site.
Arthur H. Rhoads of Rufus Putnam Training School and Prof. Bird, B. F E. Hughes, and J. P Trepp from Ohio University Physical Education Department attended the American Physical Education Association Convention in St. Louis April 14 to 18. A pageant Friday night at Municipal Auditorium featured all city and county children. the 10 000 seat venue was filled. Clark E. Williams of Ohio University Alumni Office was in Cincinnati for the American Alumni Council convention at the Netherland Plaza Hotel. The meeting opens today and runs through Tuesday.
Dr S E G Pedigo contributed 1000 enabling final dividend to Marshfield State Bank creditors. R W Finsterwald, attorney for State Banking Department, said depositors were paid in full after the bank closed in 1929. Pedigo was bank president and major stockholder.
Athens High School junior Stephen Fuller won 100 dollars for second place on the affirmative side in the State Public Speaking Contest finals in Columbus. He represented Central and Southeastern Ohio after three eliminations and spoke on the topic Should Ohio Adopt a One House Legislature.
Clifford Wein of Buechtel was jailed in Athens County to await grand jury action after pleading not guilty to forging his father's name on a $25 check drawn on the Ohio National Bank. Deputy Karl Gardner arrested Wein following a complaint by Harvey Cone, a W. Washington Street grocer, who said Wein attempted to pay his bill with the forged check. Arrraignment before Magistrate T R Bennett set bond at $500.
The annual event fills Thursday and Friday nights with ceremonies, skits, songs, and dances. Thursday's master of ceremonies is FPmer son Hour, Friday features Stephen Fuller. Performances include Mary Ann McKay and Anna Dunfee solos, Yvonne Meister and Virginia Hayes tap dances, Mary Louise Wyatt and Fred Wheaton accordion solos, a Meister and Van Dyke duet, and baton routines. The Masquers Club presents Prose Preferred by Arthur Leroy Kaser with Entwistle Foster Chism Logan Biddison Fulton Daggett directed by Miss Anne Pickering. The Athens Junior High performs seventh grade dances and four skits, awarding first to third in class plays. the Macquers debut but are not in competition.
Lola I Folley aged 57 died at 9 S Lancaster St after a two month illness. She was born in Lorain County Ohio and lived in Portland Oregon before moving to Athens 21 years ago. Survived by son John Clyde Athens sister Edith Black Athens brother Forest Lyndes North Olmstead and half sister Alice Heath Lafrange. Funeral at Dowler and Ferguson Parlors at 2 pm Wednesday with burial at Columbia Center Lorain County. Friends may call Tuesday and Wednesday.
An old advertisement touts uric acid as the cause of joint pain and other ailments. It offers a 10 cent bottle of The Williams Treatment with a booklet and diet tips, mailed with a home address and stamp, no obligation, single bottle per family, sold since 1892.
In the new serial Folly and Farewell two men contend for the same woman. One is a successful playwright while the other is unemployed. The question of who wins is posed by the opening lines as readers are invited to read it themselves.
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