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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1934

Page

3

Missionary Societies Convene For 59th Presbyterial Session

Hundred attend the 59th Presbyterial session opening at Nelsonville First Presbyterian Church. Delegates from Athens, Logan, McConnelsville, Bristol and others heard reports on membership and missions in Africa, with Miss Riley McGilliard detailing work at Foulassi. Tonight election of officers and next meeting place to be decided.

Loganville James Mary Bratt Gallipolis Mission Freda Smith Bristol Church Ian Guild McConnell Ladies of the Star

Tulip Time in Holland operetta announced by Carbon Hill High

Carbon Hill High School Alumni Association will present a two act operetta Tulip Time in Holland late in May. Mrs. Powell Logan fills in for ill Gerald Devol who has pneumonia. Miss Berta Nutter returned to Lancaster after visiting with her parents Mr and Mrs G Nutter.

Carbon Hill Board of Education Donald Yates Logan Bert Green Harland Bailey Lancaster George Nutter Ralph Arick Grove City Frank Hawk

Daughters of America Benefit Night in Nelsonville

The D A is hosting a benefit social Friday evening at the I O O F hall in Nelsonville to raise funds for a local cause. Community members are invited to attend for a social and charity event.

Nelsonville D. of A I. O. O. F. Hall

Pomeroy Beats Chauncey In Extra Inning Contest

Pomeroy defeats Chauncey by one run in an extra inning game. Kilister hits strongly and Moore, Rollister, and Patton contribute key plays. Jenkins and Stuck record nine strikeouts apiece as both teams accumulate hits in a hard fought Plains matchup.

Eroy Chauncey Ing Buzz Patton Blue Devils Kilister Moore Pomeroy Sehits Jenkins Stuck Plains Thurs

Shumway Hosts Social With Chicken Supper and Games

Mrs Frank Shum hosted a party on Sand Ridge with a group of friends. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs Wil ey and daughter Leona Aries North, Mr. and Mrs Ray es, Emmett Smith, Mill Powe, Miss Evelyn Barnes, and others. The event featured singing, games, contests, and refreshments.

Shumway Frank Shum Sand Ridge Wiley Leona Aries North Rayes Emmett Smith Mill Powe Kes Evelyn Barnes McCune Shums J. Carrol Chape Ze Herr de Mwa

Swart Mill hosts needle club night with gifts

Busy Needle Club arranged a social evening at the Swart Mill for members and their families with gifts and a light program. The event featured communal sewing projects and a festive atmosphere.

Swart

District Personals Update From Columbus Visits

Mrs. William Robinet Jr and children Billy Lee and Norma Jean return to Columbus after a week with her parents Mr and Mrs Stanley. Mrs. Thomas Iiams of Deanville visited daughter Mrs Lawrence Tennehill and family. Mr and Mrs Harley Wallace have moved to housekeeping in The Plains. Miss Frances Adams of Beaumont visited Miss Vera Tennehill. Mr and Mrs Frank Millington and sons Wilford and Jack spent the weekend in Columbus. Mr and Mrs Clyde Rutter of Sand Ridge hosted Delmont Rutter and family from Pickaway along with Lawrence Rutter of Glouster and Carlos Rutter of Sand Ridge.

Chauncey William Robinett, Jr Billy Lee Norma Jean Columbus Stanley Thomas Iiams Deanville Lawrence Tennehill Harley Wallace Vera Lester Plains Frances Adams Beaumont Vera Tennehill Frank Millington Wilford Jack Clyde Rutter Sand Ridge Delmont Rutter Dottie and Delmont, Jr Pickaway Ohio Lawrence Rutter Glouster Carlos Rutter

Jackson Rites Held For Mrs Cora Bryan Jackson

The body of Mrs. Cora Bryan Jackson age 27 who died in Pittsburgh Pa was brought to Lancaster to her brother Henry Bryan’s home. Funeral services were held at Pilgrim Holiness Church in Nelsonville followed by burial at Green Lawn Cemetery. She is survived by husband Ned Jackson father Joseph Bryan Sr and brothers Henry Hubert and Joe Bryan Jr all of Lancaster.

Pilgrim Holiness Church Chauncey Cora Bryan Jackson Pittsburgh Lancaster Henry Bryan Nelsonville Pilgrim Holliness Church Greenlawn Cemetery

Mrs Gertrude McCune Hosts Sand Ridge Tea

Mrs Gertrude McCune entertained at her Sand Ridge home Sunday in honor of Mr and Mrs Hardy Derson Cecile McCune at Columbus.

Chauncey Gertrude McCune Sand Ridge Mrs. Hardy Derson Cecile McCune Columbus

Mrs Emma Cook Hosts 16th Birthday Party

Mrs Emma Cook of Fayette Street entertained for her daughter Miss Joanna to celebrate her sixteenth birthday. Guests included Lois Douglas Ruth Wilson Betty Davis Marine Johnson Eleanor Ray Phyllis Wend Delores Watkins Roy Adams Bill Hall Alfred Johnson Paul Galvin Dick Ray. Refreshments were served.

Nelsonville Emma Cook Fayette Street Joanna Lois Douglas Ruth Wilson Betty Davis the Plains Almarine Johnson Eleanor Ray Phyllis Wend Delores Watkins Roy Adams Bill Hall Alfred Johnson Paul Galvin Dick Ray Cook

Nelsonville High School notes theater and tests

Nelsonville High School hosts an evening in Room 4 titled an operation by Dr. Slice Em as part of the carnival events. Home Room 21 rehearses a black-face minstrel show with selections by Billy Parks and Billy Watkins. First-year typists Ruth Lowery Frances Gettle Vivian McCombs Dorothy Hannahs and Dorothy Gettle excel, with Gettle achieving the top speed of words per minute on a fifteen minute test without errors.

Nelsonville Rome Nelsonville High School Slice 'Em Home Room 21 Billy Parks Billy Watkins Ruth Lowery Frances Gettle Vivian McCombs Dorothy Hannahs Dorothy Gettle

Mrs. Myrtie Galloway Dies at 50 in New Floodwood

Mrs. Myrtie Galloway of New Floodwood died this morning at Cherrington Hospital after a recent operation. She had been recovering well when death occurred suddenly. Survived by husband Clarence Galloway and two sons from a former marriage, Gall and Basil Mourne. Funeral arrangements not yet set.

Nelsonville Myrtie Galloway Clarence Galloway New Floodwood Cherrington Hospital Gall Basil

Nelsonville K of P Dance Session Set for April 26

Clete Ball is engaged to lead the K of P dance and social at Castle Hall Nelsonville Thursday night April 26 starting at 8 30 oclock Invitations extended to K of P members Pythian Sisters and friends

Nelsonville Clete K. of P Castle Hall K. of P. and Pythian Sisters

Wedding Announcement for Raymond Warehime and Leona Lehman

Emma Warehime announces the marriage of her son Raymond Warehime to Leona Lehman both of Nelsonville. The ceremony was in Jackson Ohio on April 2 with Reverend Rife of the U B Church officiating. The couple resides at Nelsonville R D 1.

Nelsonville Emma Warehime Raymond Warehime Leona Lehman Jackson Ohio Rife U. B. Church R. D

W. O. White Dies Funeral Friday at Broadwell Church

Funeral services are set for Friday at 1 30 p m at Broadwell Church for W O White age 4 who died Tuesday at Ohio Hospital for Epileptics Gallipolis Burial will be at Mt Hermon He is survived by his mother Mrs Volla Tuttle five sons Albert Tom James Columbus Bert and Theodore of Cinco W Va and two daughters Mrs Fern France Ath ens and Mrs Hilda Rathburn Columbus His wife and one son preceded him in death

Broadwell W. O. White Ohio Hospital Gallipolis Mt. Hermon White Volla Tuttle Albert Tom James Columbus Bert Theodore Cinco W. Va Fern

Miss McKibben Performs at Ohio Convocation

Miss Helen McKibben of Zaleski a senior in the Ohio University School of Music appeared in Memorial Auditorium with the university symphony orchestra directed by Prof. D W Ingerham. She played the first movement of Schumann's A minor Concerto.

Helen McKibben Zaleski Ohio University School of Music Lil-ian Boles Robinson Memorial Auditorium University Symphony Orchestra D. W. Ingerham Schumann

WAIL Performers To Be Here Saturday

The Sleepy Valley Home Folks of WAIL Columbus will appear Saturday at Guthrie Auto Sales show rooms on Carpenter and Court Streets. The display room becomes a temporary broadcasting studio with equipment and microphones for the event.

Sleepy Valley WAIL Columbus Guthrie Auto Sales Company Carpenter and Court Streets

Reverend Wilcox to Speak on Crises in Character

The Rev. A. Wilcox will deliver a midweek sermon at the Presbyterian Church on the topic Some Crises in Character. The service is set to begin at 7 o'clock tonight.

A. Wilcox Presbyterian Church Nelsonville Otto Grace A.M.E Poplar Street

Nelsonville and Oak Grove Sunday Socials and Nelsonville notices

Oak Grove residents hosted Mrs. Floyd Lowry amid illness with Nelsonville musicians at the Lowry home. Churchgoers from Kinsey, Hartman families attended services in Nelsonville. A Nazarene revival at the A M E Church in Nelsonville drew growing attendance. York Township Eighth Grade commencement is slated for April 26 at York Grange hall with a public program.

Oak Grove Henry Wendell Donald Wendell John Wendell Nelsonville Lowry Home Floyd Lowry Eugene Wolfe Charles Wendell Charles Kinsey Royal Hartman York Township York Grange Hall

Ohio Pension Plan Questions and Answers

Five Q A items outline eligibility for Ohio old age pension including age 65 requirement residence 15 years in Ohio and provisions for infirmary and welfare home residents. Applicants must have no spouse child or other person able to support them. laws may compel support and deductions from aid.

Ohio

Loyal Women Meet at Church of Christ

The Loyal Women's Class led by president Mrs. Kate Vaughn gathered at the Church of Christ. Mrs. Edna Bingman read scripture, Mrs. Vesta Morris led prayer, and recitations were given by Lee Swartz and Charlene Webb. Mrs. Vaughn read an original poem first read by Mrs. Lucy Sawyer at a box social in Duncan 33 years ago. Forty? three? years ago on South High Street. Twenty five members attended the event with home made cake fruit salad and coffee served.

Glouster Church of Christ Kate Vaughn Edna Bingman Vesta Morris Lee Swartz Charlene Webb Lucy Sawyer W. H. Duncan Duncan South High Street

P T A Installs New Officers At Trimble Meeting

At the final PTA meeting for the school year in Trimble new officers were installed. President is Mrs Esta Haskins, Vice President Mrs Connie Brown, Secretary Mrs Elsie Stahl, Treasurer Mrs Bess Sayre, Pianist Miss Edra Lantz. The room of Miss Lantz won the traveling picture for most parents present and a lunch was served by retiring president Mrs Georgia Sayre.

Trimble Schoo Esta Haskins Connie Brown Elsie Stahl Bess Sayre Edra Lantz Miss Lantz Georgia Sayre

Carthage Man Pleads Not Guilty to Assault Charge

Charles Cole of Carthage Township was arrested by Constable Frank White and arraigned before Magistrate Carl H. Porter on assault and battery against Ioie Witton of Carthage Township. He pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the grand jury under a $200 bond.

Charles Cole Carthage Township Frank White Carl H. Porter Ioie Witton

Social gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Emerson Dye

Forty nine guests attended a Tuesday night social at the Emerson Dye home near Shade. Refreshments were served and music provided by Mr and Mrs Waldo Douglas Emerson Dye Mildred Ruth Pearl Douglas and John W Sams.

Shade Emerson Dye Waldo Douglas Mildred Ruth Pearl Douglas

Troop 46 Special Meeting and Hike Plans

Nelsonville Troop 46 calls a Thursday 7 to 7 30 p m meeting at the headquarters. A Saturday test passing hike will start at 9 30 a m with Tenderfoot to Second Class requirements and first aid signaling training. All Scouts and leaders must attend unless excused by the Scoutmaster.

Nelsonville Munroe Francis Tom Higgins John North Charles Smith Ray de Ford Paul Wright Bill Parks Charlies Parks Harold Lehman Don Sanders Bob Howe Roger Scott John Brooks Paul Pritchard Ned Smith Max Wright John Rider Rodney Linscott Carl Monks Jimmie

Day of Grace Ends as Traffic Violators Face Fines

Nelsonville residents Clifford Barber Charles Hashman Ray Ashby and Harry Green were summoned to see Mayor Holland who announced the grace period ends and fines will be assessed for traffic violations. Mrs William Wood left for White Cross Hospital Columbus for goiter operation.

Nelsonville Holland Clifford Barber Charles Hashman Ray Ashby Harry Green William Wood White Cross Hospital Columbus

Ames-Bern High School honors top seniors at ceremony

Principal F J Taylor announces the highest scholastic standings at Ames-Bern High School. First honor goes to Mary Ellen Heston, second to Addison Dixon. Diplomas are presented by Arthur Thompson as the school choir and bands perform under Kathryn Kern and Mrs Kern.

F. J. Taylor Ames-Bern Mary Ellen Heston Addison Dixon Kathryn Kern A. H. Beckett Methodist Episcopal Church Arthur Thompson Board of Education Grace White Aurelia Davidson Martha Carpenter Kathleen Maxwell Juanita Linscott Beatrice Davis Margie Adams Kathryn Wooley Mable Brawley Mildred la Velle Garnet North Eleanor Easler Thresa Winner Janette Thompson Stebert McDaniel Vera Fleming Ned Keney Lee Dorr Albert Howard William Dean Dail Thompson

Plan Street Project Next FERA Work In Nelsonville

The next FERA project in Nelsonville will improve Cross Street, a short link between Madison and Adams Streets in the West End. Old brick from streets under improvement will be used. Re-laying of Myers Street, unfinished by CWA, has been completed with some work remaining on nearby fire walks.

Nelsonville FERA Cross Street Madison Adams Streets Myers Street CWA

Nelsonville M E class to meet at Nichola home

The M. M. Class of the M. E. Church with teacher Mrs. Chester Hannahs will meet at Miss Elaine Nichola 482 Scott Street tonight at 7 o'clock. Miss Elizabeth Pierce will be assisting hostess.

Nelsonville M. M M. E. Church Chester Hannahs Elaine Nichola Scott Street Elizabeth Pierce

Figley Denies Schools Need Standards Raised

Glouster Kiwanians met at Hotel Gordon to discuss road improvements between Glouster and Murray City and Perry County routes. Projects include Route 78 and Burr Oak to Corning with a brick paving goal for the Burr Oak to Corning stretch. The talk highlighted employment for idle men and brick paving goals. Earl G. Reed, agricultural agent for New York Central Lines, will speak next Tuesday at noon. invitation extended by H. F. Kittle, club president.

Glouster Murray City Glouster Kiwants Club Gordon Perry County Corning-Glouster Burr Oak Corning Athens County John Clark L. E. Richardson Earl G. Reed Columbus New York Central Lines H. F. Kittle

Glouster Schools Probed Over Accreditation Claim

Glouster Superintendent Thomas W. Figley says a Messenger report overstated the district's risk of dropping from the North Central Association. He asserts the Glouster schools meet academic standards and program quality, with only the nine month term shortened by finances.

Glouster Messenger North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools Thomas W. Figley Glouster Sachola North Central Association Figley

Joe Danko Dies at 77 in Ohio Valley Hospital

Joe Danko 77 of Greens Run died Monday midnight at Ohio Valley Hospital Steubenville from double pneumonia. He lived with a brother in law and sister Frank Davale Wolf Run near Steubenville after leaving Greens Run last November to work in a coal mine. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs John Danko Jr three sisters Mrs Davala Wolf Run Mrs Mary Zach ey Miss Elizabeth Danko Chicago and three brothers John Jr Cleveland Michael Greens Run and Peter at home. Funeral arrangements not set.

Davala Wolf Run Mary Zachey Elizabeth Danko Chicago John, Jr Cleveland Michael Greens Run Peter

Alumni Banquet Plans Set By Jacksonville Trimble High

Program committee for the Jacksonville Trimble High School alumni banquet will meet this afternoon to organize the May 5 event. Members include Mrs. Lucille Joseph Lillian Deal Ernestine Shirkey Leona Belle Hall and chairman Helen Hearne.

Jacksonville Jacksonville-Trimble High School Lucille Joseph Lillian Deal Ernestine Shirkey Leona Belle Hall Helen Hearne

Local Visitors Help Family Recover from Illness

Jackson­ville residents Mr and Mrs D F Harry and family along with Delbert Wolfe of Pontiac Michigan visited Ed Harry's home Sunday to see their mother who has been ill and is improving.

Jacksonville D. F. Harry Delbert Wolfe Pontiac, Mich Ed Harry

Glouster Home Economics Club Attends District Meeting

About 25 Glouster High School Home Economics students and teacher Miss Grace Batterson attended a district meeting at Ohio University in Athens. A noon luncheon, afternoon program, and campus building tour were enjoyed.

Glouster Glouster High School Grace Batterson Ohio University Athens

The Show-Off at Majestic Theater Shows Laughter and Heart

The Majestic presents The Show-Off starring Spencer Tracy with Madge Evans and Lois Wilson. A comic tale of J Aubrey Piper a boastful man whose bravado triggers a string of humorous mishaps as Evans character falls for him and attempts to curb his vanity. Audiences laughed from start to finish and praised the believability of Tracy’s performance.

Majestic Theater Spencer Tracy Madge Evans Lois Wilson J. Aubrey Piper Tracy Raf

Squeaky Shoes Delay Private Detective 62 at Court Theater

At Warner Bros studios for William Powell's Private Detective 62, squeaky shoes could not be found as required for Arthur Hohl's detective role. Los Angeles and Hollywood shoe merchants report squeakless leather. An old fashioned cobbler finally made a special squeak lease pair amid on set romance and comedy. Maryaret Lindsay leads the cast after Cavalcade success.

Arthur Hohl Warner Bros. Studios William Powell Court Theater Hohl Atlantic City Powell Los Angeles Hollywood Maryaret Lindsay Warner Bros

Marriage license issued to Skidmore and Brabham at Bidwell home

Henry Skidmore 22 and Tona Brabham 21 both of Bidwell received a marriage license at their home.

Gallipolis Henry Skidmore Tona Brabham Bidwell

I ll Tell the World leads in lively New York picture

A pair of Yankee newshounds race through a European caper in I'll Tell the World at the Ohio Theater. Lee Tracy and Roger Pryor star as rival reporters chasing scoops while Gloria Stuart plays Princess Helen amid a royal revolution plot and a thwarted conspiracy.

Lee Tracy Roger Pryor Gloria Stuart Ohio Theater Tracy Pryor Vichy Archduke Ferdinand Stanley Brown Ferdinand Europe Paris Brown Briggs Jane Hamilton Baltimore Jane Princess Helen Treacy Helen Sean Waycoff Alec B. Francis Lawrence Grant Onslow Stevens

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