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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1931
Page
3
G E Melvin of Columbus will explain telephoto to Nelsonville Board of Trade members at 6 15 pm Thursday. The talk covers transmitting pictures over telephone wires for news, police records, and distant events in non technical terms. A large turnout is expected.
Miss Margaret Howe celebrated her fourteenth birthday Monday night at her parents Fort Street home with music games and a refreshment course for a group of friends. Guests included Anita Hall Dorothy Howe Barbara Steenrod Wilma Scott Mary Margaret Betts Elizabeth Backus Virginia Green Clara Galvin Mary Adeline Wilson Joanne Cook Almarine Johnson Oleanore Ray Joe Galvin Harold McCreary Jack Heffner Ralph Barber Dick Powell Ray Swyers Edison Hickman Charles Evans Bob Stalter Bob Butts John Huddy Fred Stapleton Paul Courtney and Elwood McCreary. The honored guest received many nice gifts.
Ed Young and Charles Poston visited Columbus on work days. Miss Rose Shay Miss Lillian Coleman returned from Ashtebul a Thanksgiving trip with Mr and Mrs Ralph Betts. Wilbur Murphy, stationed with the First Marines in Quantico Virginia, will depart December 5 for two years in Nicaragua. Mrs C H Martin visited Columbus with her daughter Mrs A H Schroeder. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Ervin and son Bill left for Walbridge after visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs C A Shockley headed to Huntington West Virginia for family illness in Sherel Denny.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Washburn, Mrs. Ray Ashby, Mrs. G. W. Lax, Mrs. Emma Cook, Mrs. Nelson Dowler, and Mrs. Harry Sines attended the White Shrine meeting in Athens on a Tuesday evening.
The W B A will meet this evening at seven o clock. The section of officers will be held during the business session.
The Drill Team Club will meet Friday evening at the home of Mrs Georgia Foughty on Walnut Street. All members are asked to attend.
The trustees of Hock-Hocking IOOF No. 339 urge all members to attend the regular meeting on Thursday evening. Important business will be transacted.
The Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will meet at the home of the pastor Rev H Sayre Thursday evening at 7 o clock. Members and friends are urged to attend.
The Christian Sunday School class met Tuesday evening at Mrs. B. S. Steenrod's home in West Washington Street. President Miss Margaret Johnson led the session. Names were redrawn for the Christmas gift exchange and fresh treats were served to 15 members.
Classified ad and circulation details direct readers to call 412-W for an experienced representative to assist with listings and newspaper services.
Nelsonville Glenford Dugan Post 229 American Legion plans an unemployment relief agency as part of the national program. State Commander Paul M. Herbert will speak at a turkey banquet on Dec 2. The post, with over a million members last year, targets 100 new members and will hold boxing exhibitions using the Armistice Day ring.
Walter Linton died Tuesday night at 11 o clock in University Hospital Columbus after being moved from his Nelsonville home for medical treatment. He is survived by his wife of 13 years, three daughters Evelyn Helen and Grace, his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Linton, five sisters Eva Atkinson Stella Linton Bertha Linton Elizabeth and Blanche Linton and a brother Frank Linton. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
Nelsonville Rotary Club heard Warren Badger of The Southern Ohio Electric speak on current events and Rotary. New member Fred Linscott joined under Secondary Education. Visitors included Rev. Father William Rath of St. Andrews Church and C. D. Shafer of Athens.
The Chippewa Boys Club met at the Presbyterian Church Tuesday evening with Mac Bartlett in charge. Lisle Dalton showed the motion picture Our Daily Bread and the group enjoyed fudge as refreshments.
The Improved Order of Red Men announce a benefit dance at the Forty and Eight Hall on Thursday night December 3. Dancing runs from 7 30 to 12 with a good orchestra. The public is invited.
A benefit masquerade social will be held by the Daughters of America on Thursday evening December 3 at the Junior Order Hall on West Washington Street. Good music and entertainment are planned. Admission will be charged and all members are asked to bring pies.
The City Fire Department was called to the Sealph Parks home on Jefferson Street Tuesday afternoon to extinguish a small roof blaze caused by a spark from the chimney. Slight roof damage reported.
All Spanish American War veterans are invited to attend the funeral for John Kinkade on Thursday at 2 PM at the home of his daughter Mrs. Herbert Finsterwald. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery.
William Henry Kesterson aged 66 died at his Haydenville home on Tuesday evening. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Nelsonville report George Brutvan of Murray City pleaded guilty to intoxication at arraignment before Mayor Bill Hickman. He was fined ten dollars plus costs.
Dr. B Skinner of the State Department of Education designates Friday December 11 as Christmas Health Seal Day in Ohio public schools. Teachers should allot time to read the seal story and give a short Health talk. The Ohio Public Health Association discourages seal sales by students but supports child contributions to educate on tuberculosis and health.
S F Beverage of 101 University Terrace dug up turnips weighing three to four and three-fourths pounds in his garden yesterday. Some are on display at Carpenter's Hardware Store window. The Clope round turnips grew to giant size thanks to warm fall weather and good soil. For winter storage, he buried some in his garden to protect them from frost.
Dr Weston A. Price of Cleveland received the Dr John R Callahan Memorial Award from the Ohio State Dental Society for leading research. He studied how diet affects teeth, noting New England farm phosphorus and calcium shortages linked to dental issues, and contrasting results with cattle fed on fresh forage.
An increase of nearly 50 percent in Athens County auto license tag revenue is expected under 1982 rates, says David Johnson registrar. Fifty-one licenses sold yesterday netting $666.80, versus $413.60 for the same number in 1931, a $253.20 rise. Passenger car licenses led with 42. trucks totaled 9.
David Coffman, 62, sought for robbing his 90 year old Civil War veteran father Jacob Coffman of 260 dollars from a trunk at the home. He fled Sidney after lavish spending and was captured in New Orleans as Sheriff Dilbone headed there for custody.
COLUMBUS December 2. C. W. Eberhard Ohio Farm Bureau Grain Department notes the 189000 bushels held by the Grain Stabilization Corporation. He says sales of up to five million bushels monthly may be possible but overall demand remains weak as importing nations struggle with finances and reduced shipments. Coarse grains face similar pressures, though corn and oats may see gains as usage rises in the consuming season.
Bright sun returns as Athens District experiences a cold snap after recent gloom. The thermometer fell to 21 degrees last night, with a high around 42 yesterday and 41 at noon today. The Hocking River rose to 4.6 feet earlier this week and is now receding.
Akron December profits announced by Seiberling Rubber Company show a yearly gain of $850,089 for the year ending October 31, contrasting with a loss of $1,282,098 in 1930. Directors presented the figures today.
About 50 men marching to Washington from Columbus will proceed to Zanesville and Cambridge while 150 others head from Toledo to Pittsburgh. The two groups plan to unite in Pittsburgh and press on to the capital for Congress opening. Cities welcome them with food and shelter.
Detroit December 2. Michigan and Ohio 1932 automobile license plates will use white numerals on a royal blue background. Officials expect no confusion since sizes will differ with Michigan plates smaller than Ohio's.
General Jacob S. Coxey arrives in Washington after about three years leading unemployed armies. He seeks Congress to adopt his non-interest bearing bond plan as a method to break the depression and fund relief without interest charges.
The Wabash Railway Company, with hundreds of miles of track and headquarters in St Louis, is placed in the hands of receivers. Federal Judge Charles B Davie appoints Frank C N and Walter Bee dent to oversee proceedings after Moss Tie Company petitioned for relief citing about 4 million in debts and six million in interest charges.
Former men soldiers living in Findlay will greet the John Hancock Post at the mastin next Monday night in a Legion ceremony honoring Germans.
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