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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1934
Page
3
City police enforce obstruction of sidewalks as Aug meeting notes urge firms to clear walkways. Mayor and officials say businesses must keep sidewalks open. stores and firms warned to comply with sidewalk clearance rules.
Miss Jeannette Smith notes a library car visit Thursday afternoon around 4 o clock for Junior High students. Patrons asked to avoid returning books or traveling to Creek tomorrow. supervisor reports events involving local families and neighbors.
Phi Club defeated Jewelers 7 to 4 at the city playground with Howell pitcher for the victors and Hudson and Betts for the losers. Both teams share first place as Brookers routed New Dealers 9 to 1.
Warren H. Badger spoke to the Nelsonville Rotary Club on the New Deal programs such as TVA AAA HOLC and other trends toward government capitalism. His remarks were judged highly informative by members.
Port Angeles Washington residents note a quirky science bent as Thomas H. Guptill, inventor of the cross eyed catfish salmon lure, describes its aim to trick timid salmon. He claims no patent and sees it as a contribution to science rather than a commercial venture.
Charles Cameron was fined one dollar by Mayor Len B. McCune today for parking longer than two hours in a restricted area.
Elmer Ames aged 28 of Gayesville and Margaret Lucas aged 19 of Athens filed an application for a marriage license. Both are listed as the children of their respective parents, with no other details provided.
Nelsonville residents report lean travel and visits. Nellie Spary left Petersburg after a visit. a group including Bob Blair Jack Rittemeyer Pat and Bob White Edison Hickman Henry Isselstein and Gene Connor returned from Camp Rye on Lake Erie. Arnold Hudson and daughter from El Paso are guests of Mason City Hill. Gard from Canton were weekend visitors. Betty and Josephine Tignor accompanied them home. The party journeys motor through Connecticut and Maine. Fred Craig and daughter Evelyn Jane visited Brookville and Middletown. Garnet Schoonover Audrey Bean and Don Rex Ferrell returned from Lancaster Camp Grounds. Russell Douglas and Charles Coos departed for the World's Fair.
Remodeling of the room in the Nelson Block Court Street formerly used by Fred McCoy barber shop began today. The J. F. Gallaher Co. will open a drug store there by early September, joining 28 other outlets in Dayton and Ohio cities. An architect oversees the project. a new front and floor are planned.
The will of J. E B. Cline is filed in Athens County Probate Court with an application for probate.
More than 500 grangers from Meigs and Athens Counties toured the Southeastern Experiment Farm in Carpenter. Harry C. Caton, secretary of the National Grange, urged farmer cooperation as key to prosperity, citing Denmark as a model of large scale collaboration. Other speakers included Miss Nellie Radakin and Eddie Howery, with a program about America’s Future.
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