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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1936

Page

5

Miss Ella Lane Dies After Illness in Greenfield Hospital

Miss Ella Lane of Athens died Sunday at Greenfield Hospital after several months of illness. She lived with the John James family and is survived by cousins in Athens and Trimble. Funeral services will be Tuesday at Jagers Funeral Home with burial in W Union Street Cemetery.

Ella Lane Johu James Courtney Hill Greenfield Hospital Greenfield Miss Lane Harry Frank Chadwick Athens Fred A William Chadwick R. D D. T. Sands Trimble Florence Bobo Miss James Jagers Funeral Home W. Union St

Civil Service Exams Open for Entomology and Librarian Posts

The U S Civil Service Commission announces open competitive examinations for an Associate Entomologist at 3200 dollars and an Assistant Entomologist at 2600 dollars in the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Department of Agriculture, plus an Assistant Librarian at 2600 dollars in the Department of Labor. Most states have not met their quota. full information is available from J L C Kelley, secretary, at the Ath ens post office.

United States Civil Service Commission Bureau of Entomology Department of Agriculture Department of Labor Colorado Iowa Massachusetts Maryland Minnesota Nebraska Vermont Virginia District of Columbia Washington, D. C J. L. C. Kelley U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners Athens

Central and Athens Schools Honor Roll Honors Amid Strong A Grades

The central and athens schools publish honor rolls for the second six weeks. Anabelle Houck seventh grade and Mary Margaret Graham eighth grade earned all A records. High honors include Martha Lou Dowler John Farley Henry Miller Jane Finsterwald Elizabeth Kolenich George Peckham Constance Dent Jesse Marie Bowles and Phyllis Sheldon with three A’s and no B. Other grades list numerous seventh and eighth graders, plus first through sixth graders noted for their strong academic performance.

Central Athens Anabelle Houck Mary Margaret Graham Martha Lou Dowler John Farley Henry Miller Jane Finsterwald Elizabeth Kolenich George Peckham Constance Dent Jesse Marie Bowles Phyllis Sheldon Martha Caskey Shirley Ann Cavanaugh Julia Coe David Cooper Barbara Danford Lotus Elkins Kenneth French David Goldsberry Hattie la Grones Ruth Ann Grover Betty Lee Henderson Maurice Hummell Richard Ingerham Homer Johnson Evan Jones Joanne Leben Lucille Lemons Jane Maccombs Juanita Morris Dorothy Ann Pearson Harry Peckham Bill Pendry Dick Schenz Sylvia Schuler Billy Sprague Bobby Sprague Martha Ellen Walsh William White Mary Jeanne Williams Freda Young Betsy Bailey Lara Baird Max Baughman Mary Virginia Bingman Phyllis Bean

Stocks Jump Amid Fast Trading Across New York Market

Stocks rose sharply in active session led by American Can up 4 percent to 114 1 2 after prior drops. Chrysler gained two points to 125 as Building shares strengthened with Johns Manville at 146. Steel and rail stocks edged higher while utilities traded vigorously with Commonwealth & Southern up 3 percent on a large block.

New York Chrysler Johns Manville Commonwealth & Southern

New York Stocks and Oil Prices Snapshot

Market listings show rail and industrial stocks with mixed gains and losses led by Penn Central and Pacific Coast industries. Oil prices in Pittsburgh quotes range from 1.13 to 2.45 with several Pennsylvania grade lines and national crude references.

Pittsburgh—I Nciee Transit Oil City Bredford Allegheny Tide- Water Pennsylvania Eureka Southwest Penna Buckeye Pipe Line Co Somerset South Penn Ashland Big Gandy Kentucky Western Kentucky New York Lima

Toledo Grain and Cincinnati Produce Prices Amid Market Fluctuations

Grain prices for Wheat Corn and Oats listed with various No. 1 and No. 2 grades. Cincinnati eggs and live poultry rates show adjustments across multiple categories including fowls capons roosters and broilers with price ranges for different weights and breeds.

Toledo

Egg Market Slumps as Receipts Decline in Fresh Grades

Egg market shows weakness with receipts totaling 9 370 cases and varied grades listed. Fresh graded firsts 28 extra firsts 29 dirts 23 current receipts 27 checks 23. Butter market remains firm with receipts 5 374 pounds and assorted grade figures.

Poultry Prices Mixed as Eggs Trend Up in Early Market

Egg quotes unsettled with receipts around 55 and a 32 percent rise. Firsts and whites noted at 34'9 and 35'5 while pullets sit at 28. Poultry markets show steady fowls with spring birds easing. heavy hens 18 19, leghorn hens 13 14, old roosters 12 13, colored springers 15 17, small 13 15. Ducks 14 15, geese 13 14, turkeys old toms 18, young 20 22, fresh killed hens 29, hog dressed 26.

Cincinnati Los Cleveland

Cleveland Produce Market Report Summary

Eggs steady with extra grade 34 and extra firsts 30 percent. Live poultry prices show heavy hens 5 percent and up at 18, broilers 2 percent and up at 15, and ducks 6 and up at 17. Potatoes priced by 100 lb bags with varied regional quotes from Idaho to Maine and Texas to Florida.

Idaho Ohio Maine Penn Texas Florida

Cash Hog and Cattle Prices Live Across Markets

Livestock market notes from Cincinnati and Pittsburgh show hog receipts about 3 500 with bids. Hogs top 19.40 per cwt for 200 to 276 lb and 10.30 for 180 to 200 lb. sows mostly 8.75 to 9.25. Cattle receipts 1 300 and calves 490 with steers and heifers near Friday close. bulls and cutters steady to strong. cows mostly - 5.25. Sheep receipts 300 with steady to higher prices for good fat lambs and yearlings. Pittsburgh market lists 3 000 hogs and 1 000 cattle with top hogs 10.65 for 180 to 220 lb. sows 9.25 down. cattle bulk 7.50 to 9.50.

Jeincinnati Pittsburgh

Drunk Driver Fined $100 After Cambridge Guilty Plea

Rene Tallichet of Cambridge pleaded guilty before Mayor Len B. McCune to driving while intoxicated. He was fined $100 and costs and had his driving rights suspended for six months. Tallichet collided with Edwin H. Gaylord of Ohio University near Lindsey Hall. Police Capt. Charles Maple and Officer Leslie Bradfield made the arrest. Jack Stanley and George Roberts were fined $5 each for fighting and intoxication.

Rene Tallichet Cambridge Len B. McCune Tallichet Edwin H. Gaylord Ohio University Lindsey Hall Court St Charles Maple Leslie Bradfield Jack Stanley Machanicaburg George Roberts Armadale McCune Stanley Roberts

Daniel Koehler Dies At Marion After Paralysis Stroke

Daniel Koehler 58 former Athens and Meigs County resident died at his Marion home Saturday after a Tuesday stroke. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 1 PM at Asbury Church near Guysville with burial in Asbury Cemetery. Surviving widow Lillie Shields Koehler and three children live in Marion plus six brothers and two sisters. Born in Meigs County to William and Anna Koehler, he married Sept 4 1904 in Athens County.

Daniel Koehler Athens Meigs Marion Asbury Church Guysville Asbury Cemetery Koehler Asbury M. E. Church Lillie Shields Koehler G. E Germany Athens County

Athens Sees Morning Temps Reach Low Thirties

The thermometer in Athens shows a morning low in the low thirties while Saturday night dipped to a record low around 18. On Sunday Highway 42 traffic remained light after the cold spell.

Athens

Grange to Meet for Special Session in Chauncey

Athens County Pomona Grange will convene a special session at the Dover Grange Hall Chauncey to confer degrees on Tuesday in the afternoon. Local members from Athens County will attend to advance member statuses and initiate new degree ceremonies.

Athens County Pomona Grange Dover Chauncey

Salvation Army seeks help for Christmas baskets and party

Early applications are requested for Christmas baskets for needy families and toys for children. Adjt Ronald Irwin announced an Army community party on Thursday December 24 at 2 p m in the high school auditorium with Harper C Pendry arranging use of the venue. The Athens Toy Shop led by Mrs Arthur T Clark and Mrs Gordon Gray aids toy collection and repair. Parents must apply this week at the Army to receive tickets for treats at the party.

Salvation Army Adjt Ronald Irwin Army Harper C. Pendry Athens Arthur T. Clark Gordon Gray

Ohio University Debaters Finish Second in State Meet

Ohio University placed second in the Ohio Intercollegiate Debate Conference at Capital University Columbus. Muskingum won seven of eight ballots. Ohio and five other colleges shared second and third places. Jack Meister of Athens spoke on the negative team as Ohio defeated Denison and Bowling Green and fell to Kenyon and Ohio Northern. The affirmative squad beat Baldwin Wallace Capital Bowling Green and Earnham. Sixty four debates were held from 9 am to 5 pm under the conference’s executive committee led by L C Staats.

Ohio University Capital University Columbus Ohio Colleges Indiana College Muskingum College Ohio Denison Bluffton Wittenberg Heidelberg Jack Meister Athens L. C Staats

Taxed meals set at 4.50 weekly for student housing

R M Winegardner announced in Athens that fraternities sorority houses and boarding houses must charge 4 50 per week on food value for Ohio sales tax collection and prepaid receipts. Records must be kept for Tax Commission inspections and vendors licenses are required under the new ruling excluding food served off premises from the sales tax.

R. M. Winegardner Security Bank Athens Ohio Tax Commission Ohio Tax Commission

Birth and discharge notices from Sheltering Arms region

A son was born to Mr and Mrs Floyd Sikorski of Glouster at Sheltering Arms Hospital Sunday afternoon. Mrs Catherine Delp of Fremont Ohio has been discharged after pneumonia treatment and returned to her granddaughter Mrs Bruce Cook's home in Athens Route 3 where she had been visiting before admission.

Floyd Sikorski Glouster Sheltering Arms Hospital Catherine Delp Fremont Delp Bruce Cook R. D Athens

Izaak Walton League to Nominate Officers in Athens Chapter

The Athens Chapter of the Izaak Walton League will nominate officers for next year at a meeting Tuesday night at 7:90 o clock. City Hall hosts a large anticipated turnout for the session.

Athens Izaak Walton League

4-H Seniors Set Monthly Meeting At Athens Grange Hall

The Athens County Senior 4 H Club plans a monthly meeting at the Athens Grange Hall on Wednesday at 7 p m. Bruce Tom extension rural sociologist will join to help plan a winter program.

Athens County Athens Grange Hall Bruce Tom Extension Rural

Modern Ways Bring About Date Changes

The Bell System Almanac for 1937 notes the US presidential inauguration date moved from March 4 to January 20 by the twentieth amendment. It recounts earlier timing, Washington’s lengthy preinaugural journey, and highlights rapid modern communication predicting instant nationwide dissemination of election results. Franklin D. Roosevelt will be the first to inaugurate under the new rule on January 20, 1937.

America United States Bell System Athens Home Telephone Co Congress Washington Mount Vernon New York Franklin PD Roosevelt

Birth Announcement for Son Chauncey Williams

Mr and Mrs Clarence Williams announce the birth of a son born Saturday at their home in Chauncey weighing 8 pounds 8 ounces. The baby's grandparents are Mr and Mrs Henry Locke of Chauncey.

Chauncey Clarence Williams Nola Locke Henry Locke

Combined Church of Christ Choirs To Present Cantata

The Chauncey and Nelsonville Churches of Christ combine their choirs to perform The Christmas Vision by Nolte. The cantata will be sung Sunday afternoon in Nelsonville and Sunday night in Chauncey around :15 o'clock with a processional and festive lighting. Directed by Mr. Charles Poston with Miss Sigrid Love as pianist. Public invited.

Chauncey Nelsonville

Chauncey Dover Honor Roll Students Named

Chauncey Dover announces 23 students named to the honor roll for the six week period ending Friday December 11. Seniors Charles Pendergrass Virginia McQuade and Alice Johnson posted a straight A average. Miss Ross and McCafferty also achieved straight A averages among the listing.

Chauncey Chauncey-Dover Charles Pendergrass Virginia McQuade Alice Johnson Pendergrass Elizabeth Burchfield Harold McBride Virginia Nagle Helen Ferrer Hazel Childress Irene Ross Elaine McKinney Mayme Lou West Ellen Blackford Venice Hunter Mary Ward Betty Jane Courtney Miss Ross Iymaar Irene Hanning Matilda Fogarasy Marie Bentley Wanda Bumgardner Lois Closter Don Bridgewater Richard McCafferty Carl Hart McCafferty

Christmas Bible Class Meets at Bradfield Home

The Loyal Women's Bible Class of the Church of Christ holds its annual Christmas meeting Wednesday at Mrs. Charles Bradfield's Converse Street home. Mrs. Floyd Nye leads, Mrs. A. B. Prior presents the lesson, and an exchange of gifts will occur. Committee helpers include Mrs. Sam Tippett Mrs. William Hartley and Mrs. Homer Johnson.

Chauncey Loyal Woman's Bute Church of Christ Charles Bradfield Converse St Floyd Nye A. B. Prior Mra. Bradfield Sam Tippett William Hartley Homer Johnson

Chauncey Personal Notices From Area Residents

Chauncey residents report family visits and health updates. Mrs. B H Fielder returns from Carlisle Ky after a daughter’s illness with Mrs Lauretta Hickman improving. Mrs C H Boudinot visits Allan Boudinot in Millfield. Cannonville pair dines with Olive Brookins in Millfield. The Plains group visits Akron. Lizzie Barber visits Nelsonville. Nettie Henry and James Rankin family visit Chauncey and parents in Lan caster.

Chauncey B. H. Fielder Carlisle Lauretta Hickman Hickman C. H. Boudinot Athens Allan Boudinot Millfield A. C. Mansfield Cannonville Olive Brookins Harry Wallace Vera Verna the Plains Joe Pitt Akron Joe Lohse Lizzie Barber Nelsonville Flora McHarg Lower Plains Nettie Henry James Rankin Lancaster Rankin Peter Rankin

Mrs. Viola Howard Reelected Bible Class President

Mrs. Viola Howard was reelected president of the Martha Bible Class at Millfield Church of Christ. Miss Olive Brookins elected vice president, Mrs. Jessie Fulton secretary, and Mrs. Robinett treasurer. An offering to Cleveland Christian Orphanage was collected in place of a gift exchange.

Chauncey Viola Howard Martha Millfield Church of Christ Olive Brookins Robinett Miss Brookins Jessie Fulton Mae Boudinot Cleveland Christian Orphanage

Esther Bible Class Christmas Party Held Friday

CHAUNCEY The Esther Bible Class of the M E Church held its Christmas party Friday night at Mae Tennihill's Mill Street home. Bertha Border presided and Elizabeth Simmers led devotions. New members Edna Cline and Freda Smart joined. A guest named Mrs Christian attended.

Chauncey Esther M. E Church Mae Tennihill Mill St Bertha Border Elizabeth Simmers Edna Cline Freda Smart Christian Delores Taylor

Relief for muscular aches and pains with Q-623 remedy

The notice promotes Q-623 for rheumatic disorders lumbago and related pains claiming thousands helped when other remedies failed. A bottle costs $1.00 and suggests trying Q-Tabs while using Q-625.

McDonalds Welcome 64 Pound Daughter Iona in Chauncey

Mr and Mrs George McDonald announce the birth of a daughter named Iona at their Chauncey home on Saturday December 12. Iona is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Pearl Lowery of Chauncey.

Chauncey George McDonald Iona Pearl Lowery

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