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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1932
Page
3
The Tadics of the Wednesday Bridge Club were entertained at Mrs William Mills home on West Washington Street. High score awards went to Mrs Harry Kelly first, Mrs L P Price second, and Mrs C E Bennett third.
The Senior Class of Nelsonville High prepares the three act comedy Tommy for a May 13 performance at the high school auditorium. Billy Nelson plays Tommy Mills who courts Marie Thurber, Lois DeVol. the cast includes Gerald McCreary, Clifford Scott, Bennie Sterling, Phylis Robson, Roy Sayres and Juanita Lines in key roles.
Louise Wolf 64 wife of Lewis Wolf died at home in Murray City after a long illness. Funeral Sunday 2 PM at Murray City U B Church with burial at Greenman. She leaves a sister Mrs Sam Robertson Nelsonville who helped care for her.
Albany resident John Heitzer reports four new garages on his lot with carpenter work by Harvey McVay. Stewart resident Lester Brunee begins a home addition to the same property.
Delegates from across the nation chose Kentucky Senator Alben W. Barkley as the keynote speaker for the upcoming Democratic presidential convention in June. The seated group includes Jouvuett Shouse, Robert Jackson, Norman J. M. h, Mrs. John C. Greenway, Mrs. Anna Struble, and Mrs. Florence Farley. standing members include Horatio Abbott, LB Deockweiler, A. F. Mullien, W. T. Kemper, Joseph Wolf, and Nellie Tayloe Ross.
Notice invites locals to call 412-W for classified ads and circulation services. Readers are encouraged to contact Bartlett and the Stare correspondence for ad-taking and local notices.
The Buchtel P T A plans a benefit dance at the Opera House Saturday April 23. Food will be accepted for admission to aid needy people, with previous dances proving successful and increasing food donations for the children.
Nelsonville music lovers will hear the high school band at 8 o clock tonight. The program includes Youth Triumphant by Hadley as the festival contest number to be performed at Chilli cothe. Corwin Cookson will sing and Joseph Galvin with Francis Kouri will perform a trumpet duet. The program lists Men of Ohio march Fillmore Youth Triumphant Over ture Hadley The Pals trumpet duet Joseph Galvin and Francis Kouri Scarf Dance Chaminade from Ballet Symphonique.
The snippet lists a sequence of musical and stage items including Callirhoe Air De Ballet No 3 March of the Prophets intermission and a number of names such as Corwin Cookson and Charles Finsterwald. It mentions Queen City City and sings Star Spangled Banner suggesting a concert or school pageant program.
Nel sonville high school announces the annual junior senior dance will be held April 29. Alumni are invited and juniors seniors may bring underclassmen or outsiders. A queen will be chosen and Charlies Patton and Mary Adelyn Wilson will lead the grand march.
Mrs Hannah Parry and several others visit Columbus while J W Vogel and Mrs Vogel tour with W L Powell and Mrs H W Shafer. Nelsonville attendees join Presbytery in Athens. Dr A L Pritchard visits Columbus to see his recovering brother James Pritchard.
The Woman’s Auxiliary of the Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal hosts a bake sale at the Majestic Theatre starting Saturday at 9 a m. Featured goods include cakes cookies home made bread and rolls. Proceeds support church missions.
Alma, Lucille and Marie Purpaff of Cleveland Minnesota wed in a triple ceremony that drew the town’s 300 residents to witness each take the surname Prom Vogel and McNamara, becoming Mrs. Nick Prom Mrs. Ernest Vogel and Mrs. Frederick McNamara.
Third grade students at Central School study birds and poetry, then design practical bird homes. Teacher Miss Florence Brewer oversees projects by Buddy Connett Charles Hayes and Lulu Burke, including barrels with roofs, greenhouses, and tiny cabins.
An advertisement claims Ru Ma cures rheumatic pain within a week or money back. It guarantees relief from stiffness swelling and pain in days, promising that aches vanish and crutches become unnecessary. Quick’s Cut Rae Store offers the $1 bottle with a full refund if symptoms persist.
A homemaker found a penny in an egg during breakfast causing surprise. The odd discovery is noted amid a discussion on easing current de pression and daily routines.
The piece describes a vivid robin’s nesting place painted by Flora Jane Slaughter and nearby houses designed by Robert Wilkes and others. It envisions Mr and Mrs Robin and their brood enjoying afternoon strolls on broad promenades in front of charming, inviting homes crafted for future feathered residents.
Co. L. Wood, principal of Athens High School, says small towns offer better community contacts and a sense of belonging. He cites more freedom and broader recreation options, plus less emphasis on putting on a front in town life.
A writer argues that children raised in a small town gain advantages from a school the size of Athens High School. Teachers know pupils, while the school can offer a varied activities plan including band glee club drama and other extracurricular programs.
The Athens Salvation Army branch conducted a special service Thursday night at the American Legion Hall in Nelwonville. The Rev. Fred Fields spoke on Righteousness and altar responses followed the sermon. Adjutant Stone reported attendance and impressions.
Maschke told a Mage meeting in Cleveland that not nominating David Singaile could doom all ticket chances in November. He called Ingatla the strongest candidate and praised his reform stance while noting Cooper and Brown have Anti Saloon League backing.
Judge O F Rowland ordered a verdict in Athens County Common Pleas Court on Thursday in Matilda Russell by her claim against John W Bolin as administrator of Nancy Homatine estate. The plaintiff sought 745 for funeral expenses and other work she claimed was unpaid.
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