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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1935
Page
2
Nelsonville residents report two consecutive nights of severe electrical storms with high winds. Trees were torn, branches stripped, and debris littered streets as storms move from the west and northwest toward the Hocking Valley, splitting around the town.
Mrs. Miles Howe and Mrs. Clarence Butts along with Mrs. Lorenzo Butts and Mrs. Sheldon Powell visited Mrs. F B McCreary in Marietta on Thursday. Mrs McCreary is recovering after an operation at Osteopathic Hospital. Troop 46 Boy Scouts invite members to a 7 15 pm gathering at the headquarters R of Building tonight.
The Ohio Athens County Common Pleas Court sheriff sale of part of Lot No 32 in Nelsonville, Hamilton Township, will occur at 1 30 p m on September 10 1935 at the door of the courthouse in Athens. The property on West Washington Street is appraised at 2700 dollars. The sale follows a partition order in the case William F Patton v Nellie B Lee. Charles Stratton Sheriff Athena County Ohio and A B Wells attorney oversee the sale.
An estimate puts annual United States expenditures on handling criminals at about 13 billion dollars. The figure reflects costs across policing courts corrections and related services nationwide.
Mrs Vic Oakley entertained nine young guests for her son Jack's fifth birthday in Nelsonville. The party ran from 2 to 4 pm with games and refreshments served after the activities.
The Past Coun cilors Club sponsors a benefit bingo party at the I O F Hall Saturday night starting at 8 15.
During the 1944 deer hunting season more than 73 hunters were killed, signaling a deadly period in the region's hunting history and raising safety concerns for future seasons.
Mr and Mrs Oscar Hartley announce the birth of a daughter Becky Lou on a Wednesday in July. Grandparents are Mrs Minnie Laughlin and Mr and Mrs Bert Hartley.
In Nelsonville Roy Norris pleaded not guilty at mayor S S G Holland’s court to a firearm charge from an affidavit by Carl Keplar. Norris bound over to the grand jury on $900 bond for alleged May 25 offense. Melvin Guess pleaded guilty to operating an automobile while intoxicated. He is fined $100 plus costs and his driving rights suspended for six months. Don Wright and Virgil Collins were arrested for taking three pairs of shoes from Ben Bailey’s Carbon Hill store. one pair worn by Collins at arrest, others unrecovered.
Rhea Hans left for Akron after visiting her grandparents Mr and Mrs Join Hoodlett. Miss Freda Smith departed to join Colonel and Mrs J B Shettier and daughter in Chicago for a month long western motor trip. Ruth Coakley visits aunt Mrs D F Shafer in Columbus.
Mrs. L. S. Krieg and daughters Nancy and Mary Jane along with Miss Catherine Spencer Miss Dor othy Vorhes Mrs. Earl McCune Mrs. Frank Jackson and daughter Sally spent Thursday at Buckeye Lake with Mrs. Florence Barron and Mrs. C. H. Ruble.
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