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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1930
Page
6
Dr James P Porter of Ohio University spoke to the Pallas Club Saturday afternoon in the Fine Arts building. He presented Psychology with stereopticon views as illustrations.
The Athens City Board of Education will meet at 7 o'clock tonight in Athens City Hall.
Mayor W D Hines announces a public meeting at Chauncey Knights of Pythias Hall Wednesday at 7 PM to plan a charity ball. If held it will raise funds for food or clothing for destitute Chauncey children and families with trustees offering the hall and an orchestra offering services.
The Christian Woman's Bible Class of Chauncey Church of Christ will meet Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Lloyd Nye's High Street home. Mrs. Elizabeth Knode will be program leader. All church women are invited.
Chauncey officials warn drivers to stop passing school buses halted for pupils. Gabriel Pencellis, bus manager, says arrests will follow if the dangerous practice continues as lives of students are endangered by careless driving.
Raymond Savage and Jimmie Hardy of Chauncey were entertained at dinner Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boling in Tick Run, according to local social notes.
Chauncey December 1 The Millfield Needle Club will meet Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs Daniel Fulton all members asked to attend.
Thomas Pettit of Millfield was brought to Athens Hospital on Saturday with head and mental distress after his brother was killed in the Mill Bela mine disaster.
Mrs Law rence Reeves of Chauncey underwent a surgical operation at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus on Saturday morning. A message to her husband Mr M B Tucker and her parents reports her condition as encouraging. Dr C Nile Sanders of Millfield took Mrs Reeves to the hospital.
Chauncey and Dover Township Schools reopened this morning after the Thanksgiving recess. Several teachers visited home folks during the vacation.
Chauncey City Council set to convene at 7 30 this evening in the mayor's office at the City Building to discuss city matters.
Illnesses update several families as Marguerite and Gilbert Courtney Jr remain ill with pneumonia. Marjorie Courtney returns to Columbus after visiting grandparents. Clif ford Courtney and wife visit parents in Chauncey. Alice Courtney returns to Middletown Ohio after visiting relatives. Dave Swartz moves to Chauncey from Millfield occupying Parry property on Lexington Avenue. wife Verna Martin formerly of this city. Paul Porter and son Paul Jr of Chauncey visit Sugar Creek area with John Lahugh. George Williamson Chauncey visits Colorpus. Wilford Burnside of Athens visits Chauncey guest.
Alt Mines report Chauncey Dec 1 notes all local mines active today. Mines listed include No. 9 No. 254 No. 967 No. 10 No.6 No. 24 No. 28 Ohio No. 1 No. 69 No. 119 Poston No. 6 L. D. Poston Chauncey No. 25 Hocking.
Funeral services for Mrs. Car Coe daughter of Mr and Mrs Leslie Brown of Strouds Run were held this afternoon at the church there burial made in West State Street Cemetery in Athens. Mrs Coe leaves a husband two daughters her parents and three brothers. She lived in Canaan Township.
In Scotland a fall 92,000 miners were striking and risking a national coal stoppage while mines outside Scotland ran with hoped agreements. The National Miners Delegate Conference convenes in London Thursday to seek a compromise with owners as a Glasgow meeting between miners and owners occurs and government officials anticipate a possible continued operation.
Mrs. Thomas Scott 86 a native of England died Sunday at her home near Torch. The body was brought to her daughter Mrs. Frank R. Gross in Athens for funeral services Tuesday at 2 pm. Burial at West Union Cemetery. Mrs Scott married to Jack Simmons in England and moved to Kentucky then Athens County. Surviving are Mrs Gross two other daughters two sons and Mr Scott sizable.
A French motion picture titled The Passion of Joan of Arc will be shown at Alumni Memorial Auditorium Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon. L Alliance Francaise and Ohio University French club organized the screenings. The film set in Rheims portrays Joan of Arc’s trial and execution with a leading French cast and features the expressive performance of Falconetti as Joan.
Sarah F. Miller of Los Angeles works as a telephone secretary to more than a dozen businessmen. She manages multiple extension lines from each client and consistently answers the correct instrument when calls arrive.
Athens Junior High School’s Book Shower during Good Book Week ended with 1,774 books collected by pupils. Ninth Grade led with 709 books, Eighth Grade 621, Seventh Grade 444. Room 12 contributed 398, room 9 308, room 20 285, room 10 283.
Ohio University in Athens reports hundreds of students back on campus after the Thanksgiving vacation. Nineteen days remain before the next break on December 19 with fourteen aiming to spend more time in classrooms.
Geauga County escapes famine as thawing weather and rain ease the 80 inch snow cover. The Cuyahoga rises stopping short of flood, roads reopen for horses and autos on main routes, bread deliveries resume after shortages. Farmers report coal and feed scarcities.
Governor Myers Y Cooper’s advisory committee on unemployment relief will convene in Columbus to decide if a state wide appeal for funds should be launched. The meeting aims to outline relief measures with Mrs Lucia J Bing, superintendent of the state Division of Charities, coordinating state and county efforts.
Thomas C. T. Crain, New York District Attorney, heads the Committee of Public Safety ready to launch action against racketeers with federal and private cooperation. Crain’s evidence shows rackets extract over 100 million dollars annually from legitimate business.
Raymond G. Ingersoll of Columbus, former state commander of the Ohio American Legion, will speak at 7 pm Wednesday to K. T. Crossen Post. Representatives from Athens County post are invited to attend.
The office of W. W. Anken, superintendent of Athens City Schools, was redecorated during Thanksgiving holidays. Walls were painted buff and the ceiling Ivory.
John Marrani twenty five shot himself in the basement of a home he bought for his bride to be Anna Osco twenty, of Canton. The couple had a marriage license issued the day before and were to wed today. His body was found by his employer in the Canton shop where he worked as a meat cutter.
Ruth Giesen of Athens High School explained use of the contract plan in clothing classes at the Athens County Home Economics Teachers Association meeting in Ohio University Fine Arts building. She showcased student-work samples and led a round table discussion. Plans were made to visit schools and study courses from other states to shape a more definite Athens County schools program. The next meeting, December 6, will be part of the Athens County Teachers Institute at Ewing Hall with Ida M. Patterson as group leader.
Piles are caused by poor blood circulation in the lower bowel and weak vein walls. Dr J S Leonhardt’s internal medicine HEMROID is claimed to cure the condition, with a money back guarantee. Quicks Out Rate Drug Store invites sufferers to try it and promises a refund if not relieved.
A practical durable remembrance for Christmas highlights a Norge electric refrigerator as a highly useful home gift. The appliance would offer lasting utility and daily pleasure, combining function with a touch of modern convenience for everyday living.
A damaged OCR text fragment mentions Bath and a land holding of a Mr. with unclear details. The readable portion references a large pile and operations near a property but lacks coherent events or dates to define a full news item.
Fragmented text mentions illness symptoms and germs with sparse readable terms. No clear event or identity is established to form a concrete news item or factual summary.
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