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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1935
Page
5
Official counts show a Democratic write-in candidate qualifying for Athens Council in Ward Two with 13 votes and 62 Democrats in the ward. Glouster nominating votes list Elza Morris for mayor, with other local offices decided by written-in ballots and a note on independent candidacy filing requirements.
Clara Belle Hoover, 10, slipped on a rock while wading in a Bedford area creek during a family picnic. An undercurrent carried her underwater and she did not survive.
About 100 students at Athens High School joined the band this week said Robert K. Prince the new music director. New music and instruments were purchased and a daily summer music school begins at 9 am with placement by ability and a 12 week instrumental course for concert readiness.
James C. Farmer national Grange lecturer will tour Ohio next week delivering 11 addresses including Southeastern Ohio. Other speakers are Walter F. Kirk and J. W. Fichter. events include Chillicothe High School Aug 22 and Meigs County Grange Picnic Aug 24 at Carpenter Experiment Farm.
Southeastern Ohio families plan the third Clover Farm Stores picnic at Moxahala Park on Sunday August 18. Anticipated attendance rises to 40000 with stunt flying by Harold S Johnson in a 15000 pound plane and a 9 pm fireworks display. Prizes include a new automobile and 11 bushel baskets of Clover Farm food, plus free concession tickets for the first 2000 children.
Mrs. F H Parker of Rutland sent a 140 piece wood sample kit to Ohio University Alumni office. The collection, from her late husband Dr F H Parker a 187? graduate, includes native Meigs County woods and rare specimens. George Plantz and Hart Stansbury gathered the woods. exhibit at University Museum Agriculture Building. Clark F Williams, Alumni secretary, announced.
Co J Martin of Parkersburg pleaded guilty to writing a check with insufficient funds. He appeared before Mayor Len B McCune and was bound over to common pleas court on a $100 bond which he could not furnish and was remanded to the city jail. Charges were filed by Fred Lee Tom Athens restaurant owner who cashed the check. Homer Reinhart Luhrig was fined $5 and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication before Mayor McCune.
Ballots in Glouster show mismarkings with stray marks near candidate names. Officials report confusion over initial vote counts and anticipate further review by local election authorities.
The GLOUSTER Social Service committee of the Women of the Moose requests donations of infant layette items. Members should bring goods to the Moose Hall next Tuesday night for transfer to the child welfare committee and presentation to a needy family.
An error misled results reporting. W. J. Golding actually received 77 votes, the top total among Democratic candidates for the board of public affairs. Democratic nominees for the three seats are Golding, John Crawford, and C. G Lunsford. Republican nominees are Phil F. Robinson, Dr. J. H. Elias, and Nick Brunton.
A Saturday cleanup at Beech Grove Cemetery precedes the Beech Grove home coming on Sunday August 25 with an all day meeting. Participants are asked to bring tools and arrive early. The Ladies Auxiliary of the UMW of A meets Monday at 7 pm at Mrs. Carl Orndorf's home with a pot luck dinner. Hazel Love Mountville, niece of Mrs. E. Le Fever, left for California for about a year by motor.
Glouster personals list residents visiting relatives and traveling to Akron Athens Lancaster New Lexington Barberton Columbus Green Bay and Indiana. Names include Biddison Eaton Gardner Matthews LeFever Jonas Richardson Foraker Robinson McCoy Hedfelt Swartz Lime Bennett Stewart and Vian with reunions and family visits across Ohio and neighboring states. Local trips include hospital recovery visits and a Fairview Church reunion in Muskingum County.
A wedding was held Wednesday night at 8 o'clock in Chauncey at the home of Elmer Poling on Lexington Avenue. Chalmer D. Poling and Opal Furnell, with Rev. Gilbert Courtney officiating, entered into a single ring ceremony attended by Poling family members. The bride is the daughter of Gladstone and Mrs. Furnell of Marietta. The couple plan to reside in Athens in a furnished home awaiting them.
Rev Ward Radford of Central Avenue M E Church Athens conducted a preaching service at the local M E Church Chauncey Wednesday night during the absence of regular pastor Rev J D Deeds and his wife who are on vacation Singers from the Central Avenue Church provided special music
George Leffler arrives in Chauncey with William Crosser for a first visit in three years to see his parents Mr and Mrs Charlie Leffler and family. The city notes announces the birth of a 7.5 pound son to Mr and Mrs Kelly Crawford in Glouster and the birth of a 10.5 pound son to Mr and Mrs Alex Molnar on Cross Street. The Glouster council holds its final regular monthly meeting tonight at the city building.
Chauncey authorities announce morning and evening preaching at Zion Baptist Church on Sunday August 18 conducted by Rev. Guss Graham. Sunday School begins at 9 30 with 10 30 sermon and creek baptism near Edward Sickles home. Evening service at 7 30 followed by communion.
Mrs. Mary Cooper aged 80 resident at the Athens County Home at Chauncey for 14 years died Thursday afternoon. She had lived with a daughter in law at The Plains before moving to the County Home. Burial will be beside her son in Gravel Hill Cemetery at Cheshire on Saturday. She used a wheelchair for about four years and is survived by a sister Mrs Kennedy of Gallipolis.
Mr and Mrs Harry Tribe of Dayton were injured in an auto accident while returning from a Chauncey Athens visit. Both suffered fractured spines and Mrs Tribe fractured a collar bone. Ethel Graham of Chauncey went to Dayton to help at the Tribe home.
Chauncey M E Church softball team will face Beckley from Athens at Chauncey playground tonight. Sunshine Girls of the M E Church plan a Saturday night meeting to organize a team for local games. Andrew Jackson leads Chauncey Church of Christ team in Greens Run game tonight. W L Grandstaff notes meeting in White Ash Mine No 69 at Bailey Run on Saturday. Seven mines active in the district with Nos 15 24 219 267 Coonville Hocking and Poston No 4 operating today.
Chauncey Local 358 will hold a key business meeting Saturday at 1 o clock at the Chauncey K of P hall.
William Potts of Athens was fined 10 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to operating a truck on a closed highway. State Patrolman J A Bower testified Potts, employed by a Portsmouth firm, drove over freshly tarred Route TM at Hebbardsville causing the vehicle to slide off near the Alexander Presbyterian Church despite a watchman warning to detour. The case was heard by Magistrate T R Bennett.
Washington reports that automobile fatalities in most of Ohio’s largest cities fell during the four weeks ending August 3 compared with a similar period in 194.
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