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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1933
Page
10
Buckeye Pipe Line delivers Penn grade crude from Hocking County to 1.47 per barrel after a 15 cent gain. The move nearly doubles the 0.77 dollar low from months ago as the national oil code debate unfolds and could affect local production and drilling shifts.
Four people from Indianapolis were injured when their auto struck a fence at the foot of Enterprise Hill after the driver lost control. Injured were Mr and Mrs Henry Spann, James and William Ratliff. William Ratliff required medical aid. others were cut and bruised. The group was en route to Glouster. Deputy sheriffs Ferrbearn and Spannow handled traffic at the scene.
An Aug 3 report describes a severe electrical storm in Logan that struck near the city center, rattling attendees at the picture show the American Legion Hall and the Pythian Building. Dozens felt the shock and were shaken by the near direct lightning strike.
Hocking County rural schools plan a September 4 opening date as tentatively set by the county board. Local boards may start September 5 with Labor Day as a holiday if desired. The board did not fix a closing date, citing finances as a possible factor affecting term length.
Divorce action filed by Marjorie Dalton against Paul Dalton in Logan. She charges cruelty and neglect, cites marriage in Covington, Kentucky on October 3, 1930, and a June separation. They agreed July 10 for custody of their daughter and $10 monthly support. alimony requested.
Edward Godfrey and Asa Anderson report to Sheriff Sol Flin ger that a patch in the Dicken Addition has been robbed. About one third of the crop is missing after nights of activity.
Logan August 3 Jesse Smart 20 Murray City is suffering from diphtheria per a health department report filed Wednesday. The onset was Sunday. Health commissioner Dr W B Lacock says no spread is anticipated since most Murray City school children were immunized last year. The home was quarantined and family members treated to prevent further illness.
County jury commission completed selection of 200 names for the jury wheel after a session from Monday to Wednesday. The names will serve as the source for jury selection for the upcoming court year in Logan.
In Logan on July, 20 new automobiles and trucks changed hands locally while 16 second hand cars were transferred, the highest monthly total in two years, with Charles C. Achauer noting the record. Local oil prices staying low slow new development though and Ohio Fuel Gas Company will begin new wells in Ward Township. Rumor holds five wells to be sunk. The report also notes visitors from Lancaster, Pa., heading to Chicago for the fair and July guests of Logan residents.
Effie Johnson reports to Sheriff Sol Ellsinger that in two weeks a total of chickens and a 150 pound hog were stolen from her Walnut Valley premises. The incident prompts investigation by local authorities.
Price's Sohio baseball team hosts New Straitsville at the Fair Grounds Sunday at 2 30 pm for what is billed as the season's best game. Ewart the right hander has improved pitching, contributing to a string of victories including 7 to 3 over Ohio Fuel Gas and 6 to 2 against Gore.
Mrs. Mart Pettit Woodard left for Conneaut after a two week visit with her mother Mrs. Blanche Pettit. Mrs. Lewis Neasline of Columbus visited Mrs. Byron Moorehead in Olean, N Y, at the Harden home. Mr. and Mrs. John Elmer Crooks announce the birth of a daughter. Robert Keck visited his wife at Buckeye Lake. Oscar Steward and Carl Judy attended Clover Farm Stores officers election and banquet in Athens. Judy led the fruit and produce committee. Family members travel to Ft. Wayne for Henry Till’s funeral. Dr. W B Lacock advances Greendale sanitation efforts and Old Greendale project revival is eyed as feasible. Deputy Eberst notes Rempel Basin Lake project may not be dead and could be revived.
Sherwood L. Sherwood of Fremont will supervise Athens County and 19 additional Ohio counties under the National Employment Service as announced by Stanley B. Mattenson. The plan sets up county re employment offices to take applications for men seeking construction work financed by the Public Works program.
A straight heavy rod supported by securely fastened wall brackets keeps curtains level. Sagging or weak rods worsen hang. Curtain construction and high machine tension cause hems to stretch, so adjust tension properly or stretch by hand to preserve appearance.
In Cincinnati on August 3 Miss Alberta Vance 18 spotted a 25 cent piece in the street and bent to pick it up she was struck by a street car and taken to a hospital for treatment.
Washington dispatch reports 10,000 additional unemployed in Ohio may gain work within a month as 54 highway projects gain approval for federal aid. The plan allocates per county projects, with 45 percent of Ohio’s 15.48 million allotment for Federal aid highways and 30 percent for city improvements 25 percent for secondary roads. Notable items include Champaign County paving at 157000 and projects in Fremont Columbiana Roots town Montgomery and Belmont County.
About 1500 people are expected for the Gasco picnic at Moxahala Park five miles south of Zanesville on Wednesday August 9. Activities include amusement rides swimming boating dancing and concessions plus a championship baseball game between Athens Zanesville Lancaster Cambridge in the morning and a title bout in the afternoon. The program features a tug of war swimming and diving contests a bathing beauty contest at 630 pm and an evening dance with old time fiddlers and the Moxahala Park orchestra. Dancing is free with prizes for best waltz and fox trot.
GHESTERHILL Aug 3 musical program at St Pauls ME Church Sunday night featured orchestra Scripture reading by Charles Gibbons prayer by Mrs Lenore Gibbons a piano solo by Margaret Shook a quartet and baritone solo by Neil Pratt a ten minute talk by Rev Minion and a drama Where The Gates Swing Outward.
Plans for upgrading the road south of Mc Arthur through Hamden to the Jackson County line are announced by Earl Ford resident state engineer. The project will salvage the road bed and resurfaced with macadam treatment creating six and a half miles of improved road with a 20 foot roadway and berms.
A Columbus gambling house displays the NRA emblem and states it is complying with the National Recovery Administration blanket code. A firm member and the casino dealer say the operation is moving forward with the President on the proposal and have added two new staff members in the past week.
In Bellefontaine on August 3 the retail price of milk increased, with quarts selling for nine cents instead of eight, reflecting a rising cost for dairy consumers.
The Ohio Public Works Advisory Board held its first meeting and took over over 72.69 million dollars in prepared projects from the Ohio Public Works Projects Committee. The transmission states Ohio is entitled to about 165 million dollars of 3.3 billion allotted to public works under the Federal program based on population.
Vague OCR text notes a large sum 72691 and 509 occurrences tied to undertakings and a subdivision political matter. Reference to separate undertakings and a subdivision official context appears but details are unclear. Entities include no clear person or organization names.
Cleveland Aug announcement by Ohio Standard Oil Company declares a ten hour work week for its employees and new policy aimed at standardizing hours amid industry and government discussion.
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