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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1939
Page
5
Four relief notes totaling 24 760 dollars were placed before the Board of County Commissioners to encumber anticipated revenues from public utilities beer malt and admission taxes for 1938 through 1942. The notes will be advertised and sold to bonding houses after a 30 day notice period, with maturities extending to 1940 1943.
The U S Civil Service Commission lists open competitive exams for several positions in the Agricultural Marketing Service Veterans Administration Public Health Service and other agencies. Applications due by Sept 5 in Washington D C. Posts include marketing specialist senior grade associate grade and assistant grades with salaries from 2600 to 4600 plus a lithographic transferrer role at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
Elsa Maxwell makes her film debut in Hotel For Women at the Athena Theater Tuesday. The Cosmopolitan 20th Century Fox production stars Ann Sothern Linda Darnell James Ellison and Katharine Aldridge with direction by Gregory Ratoff and a screenplay by Kathryn Scola and Darrell Ware based on Maxwell and Scola's story.
Five year old Billy Olmstead suffered head lacerations requiring stitches when he fell from a sedan en route to Stillwater Oklahoma. He was taken to a Lebanon hospital after the accident as Lieut. Col. M. E. Olmstead and family were notified by telegram following graduation exercises. The family planned vacation in Stillwater with Mrs. Murray to join at Belton Montana where Mr. Murray commands CCC personnel.
Torch Baptist groups met at Mrs. E. G. Alden’s Coolville home for an August session led by Mrs. Macleod a returned India missionary. The program opened with singing and scripture. Eleven were served refreshments and Septembers meeting was set with Mrs. Asa Long.
Sheltering Arms reports eight year old Mary Eleanor Bradfield underwent an emergency appendectomy last night and is in good condition today. A D Townsend, recovering from a broken knee in an auto crash, was discharged with crutches. Michael Kent had tonsil surgery this morning. Harry Ervin was dismissed from the hospital today. The zebu is identified as the Orient's principal milk yielder.
The third annual Ohio Young People's Bible Conference of the American Sunday School Union will run August 14 to 19 at Ross-Hocking Camp. Over 100 youths from Ohio are expected. activities include Bible classes in mornings, recreation afternoons, and vesper services in evenings. Leaders include Rev. G. W. Jeffers as dean and Rev. C. E. Hoyt as local missionary.
Thousands are expected to tour the Ohio Coal Foundation display at the State Fairgrounds in Columbus from August 26 to September 1. Fourteen volunteer miners from Athens County are building the exhibit under Matthew Dawson with John Gail assisting. The mine rises eighty feet with coal cars, a mule track, and lamps on miners caps. Six hundred tons of coal will be donated to Columbus charities after the fair. Mayor Charles Wallace of Glouster chairs the project and will present a 12 minute radio talk on WHKC Thursday night.
R D Keiser and G A Stone of Black Diamond Coal Co met with Athens County commissioners to push county sponsorship for a WPA funded resurfacing of the Marietta Run Road. They cited tax payments and 40 years of payroll, and noted coal and fertile bottom land north of Broadwell would benefit farmers and open 600 acres for tillage. A meeting with WPA authorities and the county engineer was proposed to resolve sponsorship hurdles.
Milo Bean was arrested Saturday night in front of the Armory by Officer Carl Wilson. He was fined $25 and costs by Mayor Cliff Cornell for intoxication and committed to jail for non payment.
Twenty eight states have women in their legislatures this year, down from thirty eight states in 1938. The count of women lawmakers is 130 this year, compared with 149 a year ago.
Athens County commissioners approved furnishing 50 yards of gravel to Rome Township to build one half mile of sidewalk through Stewart along State Route 144. The project, sponsored by the state highway department and federal government, aims to improve safety for school children along state highways near public schools.
Henry Trout 52 died at his home in Marshfield after a long illness. Funeral services will be at Pilgrim Holiness Church Tuesday at three in charge of Rev. B. H. Pugh. Interment in New Marshfield Cemetery. Survived by widow Eva Withers Trout and three children Bernard Ada Dillon. Brothers Abe Artie Will Nellie Lula Osie John Lew also survive. two brothers preceded him.
Robert Skivers 18 of Richland Avenue escaped three weeks ago from Grafton Honor Camp a Mansfield Reformatory subsidiary and surrendered to Sheriff Charles Bayless Sunday afternoon. He was sent to Athens City Jail to await reformatory officers and will be returned to serve a longer term.
W G Copley the London Prison Farm guard who was dismissed for cause has appealed the dismissal order to the civil service commission today seeking reinstatement or reversal of the ruling.
Twenty five provisional state employees from the highway liquor and aged aid divisions petition the State Civil Service Commission for reinstatement with back pay citing a Supreme Court ruling that dismissals require charges and appeal rights. The court rehearing on the ruling delays action. a new Civil Service Law may override or suspend the decision, and a voter referendum could render the law inoperative until approved.
Members of the Non Stop Stitch ers 4 H Club who did not attend visited Ross Hocking Camp last Saturday. Attendees and guests joined a trip to Ash Cave and Old Man's Cave with a picnic at the latter site. The next meeting will be at the home of Elizabeth and Kathleen Lavelle.
John W. Dowler, former state highway engineer, visits Athens with his family before resuming work on a 120 mile toll super highway from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg. He oversees two overhead bridges and one cloverleaf grade separation for the project. Portugal is noted as the ukulele’s birthplace.
Linda Lee Burson two day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Glen Burson died Sunday at Sheltering Arms Hospital Funeral services were held at 2 pm at Robert Cabeen home 118 State St burial in Jerseyville Cemetery Grandparents Flora Burson Cabeen Athens and Will and Mrs Fleming Amesville Has two surviving siblings Donna and Betty
Federal relief commodities will be issued by the Athens Township trustees at the Athens brick plant on Wednesday morning. Distribution will end at noon.
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