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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1936
Page
5
A four year natural gas rate ordinance with Ohio Fuel Gas Company was presented to the Athens City Council Monday night. The plan raises rates for the first term and adjusts the second term, with a $1 minimum monthly charge. Council delayed action for study and analysis before the September meeting.
Floyd Prince, Athens High School music instructor, conducts morning instrumental classes before the school year. Saxette at 8:30, beginners band and orchestra at 9, junior and senior band at 10, violins at 11, with private lessons by arrangement. New mixed chorus planned for next year for credit.
A study reports rat milk contains higher fat and protein content compared with cow milk, suggesting notable differences in nutritional composition between the two species.
Irene Biller, a Hungarian actress, is the latest European arrival on the Hollywood bound route and is seen arriving in New York as she heads toward Hollywood.
Sheriff Charles Stratton reports the seizure of five slot machines in York and Trimble Townships as part of a broader crackdown on gambling. He notes more than 20 devices have been broken up and says other machines are operating and will be confiscated.
Twenty three members attended the meeting of the B Natural 4 H Band Club. The band will hold marching practice at the Canaanville Schoolhouse on Tuesday August 18 at 7 p m.
The C. D. Shafer Company finishes installation of a second refrigerator unit valued at $7,000. A dedicated zero room will handle specialty lines within this project, indicating a specialized section of the setup.
Thirty eight boys and girls over 15 years old attend Camp Jackson Ohio for a week from August 17 to 22. The program includes self expression, music, crafts, swimming, group discussion, vespers and campfires with instructors and advisors from county 4-H and YMCA staff.
G E Mitchell told Athens Kiwanis Club how the Berlin Games endured severe conditions yet marked the Eleventh Olympiad as highly successful since revival. He traced Olympic history from ancient Greece to 1896 Athens and noted the modern games' origin. Monarch II bear to be honored with a Bay Bridge commemorative coin in San Francisco.
Athenians learn their weight for a penny at Court Street shops weighing machines. About 200 people daily step onto the scales with many seeking a token read by engraved stars. Women are the heaviest users and summer brings more weighings due to lighter coats and sweating pounds off.
Two Union Party petitions from Athens County were checked by C L Jordan clerk of the Athens County Board of Elections and returned to the Secretary of State's office. The petition with 10 names was acceptable but the other lacked proper certification and is void.
Visitors from 46 states and 16 foreign nations toured the Palace of Education at the California Exposition. A survey found less than half of the teachers visiting were from California.
Mrs. Lee L. Farnham spends her seventy third summer at a Massachusetts island resort with a cottage on the pond shore. A separate brief note mentions a Kurd dissolving a marriage by saying I divorce you three times in eastern Turkey, freeing the parties.
Sheriff Charles Stratton and his deputies investigated the twenty third robbery in Athens County in a week. Gasoline from a tractor and road repair equipment were reported stolen on Greenbranch Road near Albany. Police continued probe into two burglaries near Coolville with items including a watch flashlight and canned goods taken from John Humphrey’s home on State Route 7 and more watches stolen from another residence.
James, a 4yearold son of Mr and Mrs William Sheppard of Waterloo Township, is the sixth infantile paralysis case reported by the Athens County Health Department. Dr J M Higgins health commissioner fears another case in Trimble Township as the child cannot walk and shows all symptoms.
Public auction set for September 21 1936 at 1 30 PM at the Athens County Courthouse doors to sell coal oil gas and other minerals beneath 20 acres with surface rights for mining testing and access. Sale with no appraisement and minimum bid equal to taxes of 20 24. Sheriff Charles Stratton and Deputy Dorothy J Parmiter oversee with Foster B Cornwell attorney.
State Highway Patrol in Ath ens warns parents about children riding bicycles on highways after dark without lights. The patrol cites the danger and urges steps to discontinue the practice.
Martin Sorrell of Orbiston pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated on Route 13 near Glouster. Magistrate Thomas Gamwell fined him 100 dollars plus costs and suspended his driving rights for six months. Willard Shaffer of Murray City received a citation for reckless driving and awaits a Logan Mayor hearing.
No mid week services at the First Methodist Church as members attend Central Avenue Church for a 30th anniversary celebration led by Dr. R. O. McClure district superintendent of the Chillicothe district.
Athens County Health Department requires smallpox vaccination for all first time entrants to Athens schools. Health commissioner Dr. J M Higgins urges completion before school opens. A baby is born in New York City every four minutes.
Plans are nearing completion for a Republican rally in Wilkesville Vinton County on Monday August 24. Attorney General John W Bricker Republican candidate for governor will be the principal speaker with Congressman Thomas A Jenkins Earl Griffith Tom Jones Edwin Davis and Mrs Mary Bartlett also speaking. Meigs Gallia Jackson Athens Ross and Hocking counties expected to be represented. Music drum corps band and sound car will accompany speeches with Bricker arriving around noon after the ox roast.
Samuel L McCune of Cleveland remains seriously ill after a stroke suffered last week. He is a native of Athens and serves on the board of trustees at Ohio University and was formerly a banker in Athens. The piece mentions cold nights at Alto Curcerim Bolivia and hot noonday sun blistering skin.
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