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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1936
Page
7
A large crowd of youths and adults greeted the Boy Scout Covered Wagon Expedition as it arrived at the American Legion grounds at 10 o clock Thursday. Demonstrations covered first aid pioneering craft tent pitching and other scout activities providing a view of a scout day at camp. The caravan has toured the area this week and drew strong reception at each stop.
A home-coming is planned for Sunday August 30 at Coes Chapel Sand Run Y. Former residents and friends are invited for basket dinner and all-day services with preaching and music. Local church notices also include Bible School at Alexander Church and Carthage Presbyterian worship times. Probate Court in Athens County announces Estate accounts filed and hearings set for September 7 1936 with numerous executors guardians administrators and estates listed. interested parties may file exceptions by September 7 1936.
Glouster pitchers dominate as Toth strings together a strong start allowing five hits. Zimmer leads with three of Glouster’s 12 hits and Butsko belts a home run. Bert Smith exits season with hand injury in lopsided affair at Millfield.
GLOUSTER David Lloyd a former Glouster resident died at his Columbus home Wednesday night after a several week illness from heart trouble. He was 73 and survived by his wife three daughters and a son Ernest who is in South America. Funeral services were held Friday at 2 p.m. in Columbus with burial in a Columbus cemetery.
Mr and Mrs F L Jones and Mr and Mrs C G Lunsford joined other employees and families in Lima for the Faurot Park annual picnic of the Telephone Service Co of Ohio and affiliated Union Telephone Co local employees.
The Local No 1 Ladies' Auxiliary of the U M W of A will hold a special meeting Monday at 7 30 p m. A quilt donated by the auxiliary was won by John Cevello. It is noted that the United States average annual state and municipal per capita tax burden exceeds $50.
The Superintendent of Banks of Ohio seeks court authority in Athens County Ohio to assign the Glouster State Bank mortgage to the estate of Ralph Guerra. The hearing in Common Pleas Court is set for August 31 1936 at 9:00 A.M. in Glouster.
M E Church adult classes met Thursday night honoring Mr. and Mrs. John B. Stiff and Ted Stiff who plan to move to Athens next week. Gertrude Pride presided with opening prayer by Rev. Boroff. Music and talks followed, gifts announced, and ice cream and cake served amid yard floral decorations. Articulo notes artesian wells named from the Latin artesium in Artios France.
A top fall on the main motor road at Mine 267 in Hunterdon County halted operations today. About 350 miners are idle after the fall was discovered as workers reported for shift.
The Carbon Dale Methodist Episcopal Circuit holds Sunday School at Connett Car Bondale Salem Dowler Ridge and Mineral at 9 30 a m The Annual Home-Coming Service occurs at Dowler Ridge Church Sunday Aug 23 with an 11 a m sermon A basket dinner at noon and a second sermon at 2 p m follow.
The column records numerous visitors and residents in Pomeroy and surrounding towns. Names include Mrs. Jean Hennessy and Miss Mildred Hennessy in Columbus, Mrs. Kathryn Bramblage of Athens, Mrs. Bertha Baum of the D A Chester Council, and many others visiting or returning to Pomeroy.
Two highway improvement programs in Meigs County near completion. The Pomeroy Rutland project, costing 139 166 17 dollars, has half its concrete surface laid and eliminated Dead Man's Curve after relocation. The Painter Ridge Road in Salem Township, about four miles, uses crushed limestone with up to 120 workers and costs about 23 987 dollars.
Java spans 48.54 square miles and is described as the world’s most densely populated island. In 1932 its population was estimated at over 46 million.
Revival services begin Monday night August 24 at the Dexter Church of Christ and run through September 6 with Evangelist Rev. O W Williams of McArthur. Williams, a noted gospel preacher, will also lead occasional songs. Lectures include Rutland Circuit visits at Bradbury and Bradford with morning communion. Sunday School at all four churches starts at 9 30.
Chauncey Dover Board of Education approved renewed contracts for high school teachers and retained existing janitors. New superintendent A B Pryor attended. A 60 passenger bus and 12 typewriters were bought. Bus drivers named with districts and insurance details. Hines family reunion set near Burr Oak on August 22.
The Blue Birds Class of Millfield M B E and the Buds of Promise Class were entertained Thursday afternoon at Miss May Howard's home Miss Howard led the gathering Amy Jo Sanders led the Buds of Promise. Mr and Mrs H W Rood of Barberton Ohio visited with the host and guest relatives including Mr and Mrs Carson Sanders Jr and daughter Amy Jo Sanders.
In Ridgefield Connecticut a local economics teacher Francis J Bassett yelled at a motorist for driving too slowly. He signaled the driver to stop and began to remonstrate when he recognized the woman as Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt. The incident ended with a embarrassed apology and polite exchange noting her identity.
Refugees from the Spanish civil war return on the Conte De Savoia sobered by horrors. Dancer Carola Goya, trapped in Granada by the revolt, saw a bomb near her hotel and a mother with premature twins fatally wounded in the patio. The babies died hours later.
Chauncey notes list domestic visits and guest families from William Theisen and Clarence Rodgers to Kathryn Pattingale in Ohio University. Eldon Sanders visits Millfield relatives in Columbus. Hixson and Russell families return from Catlettsburg Kentucky. Morristown Holiness Church invites outsiders to Sunday services led by John R. Peel with morning worship and an evangelistic sermon by the pastor.
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Kandalik Sofronco age 66 wife of George Sofronco Sr were held Tuesday at St Pauls Catholic Church Athens with Rev Fr Carney officiating Burial followed at Calvary Cemetery Athens She is survived by her husband one son George Jr two daughters Mrs Adolph Farich Millfield and Mrs Emmett Dickerson Chauncey and several grandchildren A large crowd attended the service.
Mrs Wayne Johnson and family Columbus are visiting relatives here. Miss Theda Rieder Haydenville is spending days with Mr and Mrs Russel Devol. Mr and Mrs Woodrow Devol have returned home after months in Lancaster. Mrs Glen Sowers and family Columbus are spending weeks with the Johnsons. Eva Wright and Johnny Wright spent Wednesday with the Devols. Martha Sowers and Grace McNabb spent Wednesday in Athens. Olivier Stover and Marie Balch Columbus visited the Rufus Coe family. Rebekah Lodge members met Tuesday evening and visited Mrs William Briley after lunch. Attendees included Venice Evans Lizzie Devol Nellie Wilkinson Edna Milshuff Belle Devol Allie Hawk Priscilla Lemon Florence Johnson Anna Lowes Flora Evans Anna Jane Evans Myrah Smith Laura Sweazy. Columbus was a guest of Mrs Johnnie Spence and daughters Dottie Nancy Belle spent Tuesday with Omer Devol in Logan. Mrs John Devol visited Mrs David Lloyd Logan Tuesday.
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