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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1933
Page
3
The high school hosted a fall festival on Monday evening at the gym. Activities included bingo wheel of fortune and a flower garden with a fancy work counter. A basketball game between Murray City and Carbon Hill ended in a tie. Two turkeys were given away during the event.
State Public Lands engineers begin investigation into the Nelsonville Canal CWA project. Work centers on evaluating construction, environmental concerns, and compliance with federal water regulations. Local officials await findings and potential remediation steps.
Officials expect engineers to inspect a Nelsonville canal property project involving filling leveling grading and drainage. The move was initially blocked by Public Lands Department objections later withdrawn after a Tuesday meeting. T S Brindle head of the department is ill but notified and engineers will conduct today's investigation.
Rev R F Strickler will reach Nelsonville Saturday at 10 33 AM and will preach Sunday at 10 30 AM on One Great Thought. Evening service at 7 00 PM features What is the Christian Religion. He aims to meet all members to plan immediate work.
In Nelsonville on December 1 a citywide Thanksgiving service was held at 9:30 a.m. with strong attendance. Rev. Rothrock of First Methodist delivered the message titled Thanksgiving Then and Now. The Presbyterian choir provided music, and Rev. Evans baptized the infant Ralph George Ely, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ely of Wooster.
Nelsonville High School Greyhounds put up a strong defense and aerial effort but lose 28 to 0 to the Logan Purple in the Turkey Day clash before 1,200 fans. Logan’s Krumlauf connects on three TD passes to Gompf, while Ned Gabriel and Bob Stalter spark the visiting offense as Art Chute anchors Nelsonville’s line. Rex Dilcher stars on defense in his final game for Nelsonville.
Officials in Nelsonville and nearby towns include Shner Smith Fitzgerald Daughtery Woodgeard Swain Shaw Elliott Horton Lash among named figures in the community update. The list underscores oversight across multiple districts and agencies.
Officials listed include referee Smith from Ohio Wesleyan and umpire Zwick from Oberlin with head linesman Hopkins from Kansas State. The field crew details reflect a college football matchup officiating team.
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