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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1933
Page
3
The Nelsonville VA payroll will total a large sum for 450 men employed on varied projects. Wages, sewing tasks, and public works across streets and utilities are being added as ongoing assignments prepare for the community’s relief and job stability.
The Rev. Evans will read The Other Wise Man by Henry Van Dyke in a church program. The selection promises a thoughtful tale of faith and sacrifice presented to attendees.
Nelsonville High School girls basketball under Coach Helen Shaw prepare for a six player rotation opening against Canal Winchester on December 22. Of 35 players, only four were regulars last year. roster includes Mary Margaret Betts Marie Hall and many others. Schedule lists January 12 Logan January etc. The team aims to uphold a five year, six win record out of seventy one games.
The Chippewa Club of the Presbyterian Church held a dinner for 12 members and two guests in Nelsonville. Rev. Lloyd Evans spoke on abolishing poverty and C. H. Hannahs spoke on the value of boys clubs. Paul Weltzheimer presided and Mark Herrold supervised next week's session.
The American Legion presented Minstrel Monarchs at Nelsonville High School Auditorium on Thursday night. The program featured singing by Jack Raybould and John Call with lively dancing, a Wild West skit, and a post intermission Daisy Days musical sequence. Margie Connor and Elmer Siddie led standout performances with a vibrant chorus and notable comic bits.
The Willing Workers Sunday School class of the Christian Church held a Christmas party at Mrs. Beatrice Shafer’s on Jackson Street. The event featured carols, readings, and a two course luncheon for 20 members with exchanges of gifts among members. Officers for the new year were elected, led by teacher Mrs. Clara Murphy and president Mrs. Cecil Moran.
Oak Grove residents report Friday visits by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wendell to Burlingham with Mrs. Allen Stotts and by Herbert Ely visiting his brother Lane Ely in Nelsonville. Arley Carr and Hawks native gueststayed with Mr. and Mrs. William Hartman, while Julia Foughty and her son called on Betty Foughty Tuesday. Ivan Hankinson and son from Carbondale visited his parents, Eugene and Mrs. Hankinson, Sunday. Floyd Lowry is improving after illness, and Clara Coe of Nelsonville is noted recently.
Dee Chauncey reports sixteen mines in the Chauncey area active at high production levels. Poston No 6 Millfield is idle today. Operating mines include No 15 No 68 No 24 No 28 No 21 No 267 No 9 No 10x No 26 Chauncey Hocking Lick Run Ohio No 1 Carbondale Luhrig Coonville and Black Diamond.
The Plains Briefs reports Thanksgiving dinners hosted by Mr. and Mrs. D F Pullins and family and by Mr. and Mrs. Herman Humphry with guests including Paul Tipton and Roger Humphry from Ohio University. Arza Linscott visited daughter Mrs Cliff Gabriel. the Terre! couple announce a second son. Florence Ervin and Chester Hanning visited the Gaskins. Marie Aleshire is ill.
Mrs. B. H. Fielder returns from visit with son-in-law Mayor J. W. Hickman in Nelsonville. Noah Harvey and wife attend funeral of nephew Arthur McDaniel in New Marshfield. Postmaster C. E. McCafferty and Dorothy Jane visit Columbus. Fauna Speeman travels from Columbus to Millfield then Logan to visit friends.
Ruth Close Roberta Simmers Irene Warnick Anna Bell Blair and Garnet Lovesy attended the Chauncey Grade School gathering of the Girls Sunshine Club led by Louise Banks Jack Burns and Rosemary Mason. The group will meet again Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. W C Channell reports 201 in Sunday School at The Plains Nazaren Church surpassing the 165 goal. Revival services led by Rev R F Fitch may conclude Sunday night, with several joining the church. public is invited to all services.
Chauncey December 15 attendance plan announced by the Young People's Society of The Plains Church of God. Matt Hunter will lead Sunday night services on December 17 as the group pursues a 50 member goal and prizes for the top two recruiters.
Mr and Mrs Chester L Wyckoff announce the birth of a daughter at their Akron home. The baby Donna Lee weighs 9 pounds 12 ounces. Mrs Wyckoff is formerly Hazel Conrad Chauncey a niece of B H Fielder and Mable Johnson.
Mrs Betty Foughty is visited by a daughter who recently returned. Arthur Cagg has recovered from an illness. Mr and Mrs Arthur Hartman were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Herbert Ely.
Nelsonville merchants extend store hours starting today to 9 30 p m each evening until Christmas. Stores will open at usual morning hours to allow residents of the city and nearby towns to shop after work.
The D. C. Club held its annual Christmas party last evening with Miss Freda Smith. A Colonial dinner was featured and Mrs Smith’s beautifully decorated home hosted a Christmas tree with gifts for everyone.
Nelsonville officials announce that unemployed teachers residing in the city must report to the high school building this Saturday between 9 and 12 for conference and registration with Supt. E. J. Arnold leading the effort.
Acting Secretary Morgenthau urged a lower federal tax on earned incomes than investment income before the House Ways and Means Committee. He also backed abandoning separate returns for husbands and wives and opposed a rate recommendation while opposing corporate depreciation limits and mining discovery depletion.
Barryton Michigan December 15. One hundred schoolchildren marched to safety a few seconds before the five room addition of the Fork Township Agricultural School collapsed. Two children received minor burns as workers repaired the scene.
The Wednesday Bridge Club held its annual Christmas party at the Hotel Gordon with husbands as guests for a turkey dinner. Five tables of bridge followed. top scores went to T. A. Noon and Mrs. B. R. Angie, with second to L. D. Corwin and Mrs. A. H. Chute.
Glouster High School football closed the season with an empty treasury and 153 dollars in debt. The report shows 196 dollars spent on equipment, 43 dollars paid on that equipment, and all running expenses paid in full. Despite finances, the season was among the most successful for a winning team.
Robert Harley, superintendent at the Logan Shoe factory, suffered serious injuries after a fall on the icy sidewalk near noon Thursday. He has back injuries and lung congestion and is receiving medical care at home. The report also names Andy Perine and Garnet Wetzel as relatives living in Logan.
Mrs Blanche Pettit and Mrs Russell Berlin hosted the Social Circle at the Pettit home on East Main Street with roll call and refreshments served after the program. Supt J W Coleman, ill with influenza, returned to his office briefly after a relapse following a two week illness.
Miss Helen Rochester comes home to Logan from Columbus after a three week stay. She spent the first week in a hospital undergoing a surgical operation and the remaining two weeks at the home of her cousin Mrs. Fred Collins.
Revival meetings continue at 7 o clock each night at the First Wesleyan Methodist Church Pratt Street led by Pastor Rev. E C Kenney.
The record lists Kenney as minister with Sunday School at 2, preaching at 3, and evening preaching at 7. A concise timetable highlights the day's religious duties and guest activities.
Icy roads Thursday prevented the Stanley Huston bus in Falls Township from completing part of its route. Parents were notified by telephone and several pupils walked about a mile to reach the bus.
Abe Barber of Ward Township came to Logan and surrendered after being sought by county officers in connection with a charge of breaking a lock and throwing a club through a window. He pleaded not guilty before Magistrate C. T. Stephenson. hearing set for next Tuesday.
One hundred sixty people attended the Glouster High School football banquet and dance hosted by the Glouster Parent-Teacher Association. Ohio University coach Don Peden spoke on community support and crediting plays, with letters awarded to players and a late-night dance following the program. Local bake sale announced for Ferne Johnson’s Sunday School class.
Five council members end terms in Glouster as new officials take over January first. Mayor-elect Wallace will lead a new slate with Harrington Gamwell Winefordner Kittrell and Stephenson joining council. New boards include Elias Brunton and Heck taking public affairs and the police marshal post.
Glouster Church of Christ will start Sunday with the sermon The Mind of Christ. A special pre Christmas service titled Christmas in Many Lands and Christmas in Every Land with special music is planned for the evening. Ferndale services at 2:00 include communion and preaching.
Mrs. Frank Pritchard of Congress Run was taken by ambulance to Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens for treatment around 10:30 p m Wednesday night. She was accompanied by Mr. Pritchard and Ed Vermantin. Mrs Pritchard had given birth to a child about ten days earlier.
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