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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1936

Page

5

Redtown youths caught after three-car theft spree

State Patrol arrested two 18 year old Redtown youths after an all night chase for a free riding spree in which they took a car in Jacksonville and two in Athens. Charles Millican and Charles Pettit were held in Athens County Jail and Athens City Jail respectively and arraigned the next day. Pettit eluded officers temporarily but both admitted the thefts.

Athens Jacksonville Charles Millican Charles Pettit Redtown Pettit Athens County Athens City Loren Cominski William Gregory Gregory Rardin Madison Bernon Greens Run H. D. Henery R. L. Doebel

Ten Month Plan For Financing Chest Offered

The Community Chest drive in Athens, led by John H. Preston, aims to raise about 7 500 dollars as more reports arrive. The Chest offices will stay open for subscriptions and missed workers are urged to complete assignments quickly. Cooperation is urged among agencies and more volunteers are needed to sustain the Chest through 1936.

Association Community Chest John H. Preston Southern Ohio Electric Co the Gas Co Athens Preston Sias

Claire Trevor and Cesar Romero Benefit Show at 15 Maiden Lane

A Friday event at 15 Maiden Lane features Claire Trevor and Cesar Romero for a Kiwanis Club benefit. Proceeds support club charitable programs and community projects in the area.

Maiden Lane Claire Trevor Cesar Romero Kiwanis

Booze and Evolution and Communism Sermons By Dr Johnson

Dr An drew Johnson evangelist and Kentucky colonel speaks tonight at 7 30 at the Nazarene Tabernacle on Blood and Thunder Boodle and Booze He appears Wednesday at Pilgrim Holiness on Shaking the Monkey out of the Cocoanut Tree and Thursday at Wesleyan Methodist on Uncle Sam or Karl Marx the Constitution of Communism Last night he preached at Central Ave M E Church Attending ministers include J G Townes Harold Osborne A H Beckett Eldon Kenney Myron Martin and Leon Gould

Rail Time Card and Athens Air Service Schedules

Rail lines list daily and weekly train times for New York Central Chesapeake and Ohio and Baltimore and Ohio routes with arrivals departures and notes. Athens Municipal Airport offers Airtaxi flights from sunrise to sunset with various west north and east bound departure times and connections to major air carriers.

NEW York Central South NEW York Central North Chesapeake & Ohio Baltimore & Ohio West Bound No National Limited Diplomat Athens Municipal Airtaxi A. A. Airlines Athens West North East

NYA Force Discussed For Soil Conservation Work

A Friday meeting will explore using NYA workers in the federal soil conservation program. Athens County NYA director E S Haller said CCC, soil conservation, Forest Service, extension service, and NYA reps would attend. In the county, 100 NYA youth are employed building roads landscaping and a community house at Hockingport earning 16.56 dollars monthly for 46 hours.

NYA E.S. Haller Athens County CCC Soil Conservation, Forest Service Extension Service Hockingport

Dog Tag Sale Opens Monday In Athens County

Athens County Auditor C. O. Gibson announced dog tag sales begin next Monday at his office. Tags are due by January 20 with a $1 penalty if late. sales locations include Vivian Dowler in Nelsonville and others in Jackson, Amesville, Glouster, Coolville, Torch, and Chauncey.

Athens County C. O. Gibson Gibson Vivian Dowler Nelsonville John Altman Jacksonville J. H. Hartley Amesville J. R. Davis Glouster A. B. White Coolville H. S. Dye Torch Guy E. Osborne Chauncey

Mrs. Alice Riley 61 Dies at Home Near Athens

Mrs. Alice Riley age 61 died at her home near Athens Monday noon after a brief illness. She leaves husband Joseph four children and three brothers with one sister. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 PM at Alexander Presbyterian Church Hebbardsville. burial in the adjoining cemetery. Reverend H E Warner to conduct.

Alice Mary Riley Athens Riley Henry Sarah Tribe Alexander Township Joseph Grant Michael the Plains Charles Carsey Albany Claudius Chesser Charles Riley Frank George Harry Tribe Bessie Allen Hebbardsville Alexander Presbyterian Church H. E. Warner

Parkersburg Livestock Market Receipts and Prices

Cattle receipts 350 with best steers $7.75 to $8.50 and top baby beef to $9. Mediums $6.50 to $7.75, commons $5.25 to $6.25, stockers $5 to $7.20, bulls $4 to $6, fat cows $4.50 to $5.50, cutters $3.50 to $4.50, shelly $2.75 to $3, and milk cows $20 to $76. Veal receipts 145 with good $11.50 to $11.85, mediums $10.59 to $11.15, outs $9.48, heavy calves $7.09 to $7.50, grass calves $4.50 to $7. Grass hog receipts 220 with good $10 to $10.15, lights $8.50 to $9.50, sows $7.50 to $9, shoats $7.50 to $8.25, pigs $1.50 to $76.50. Horse receipts 15 with slow sale $15 to $9.71 to $30.

Parkersburg

Athens High artists craft Christmas gifts for display

Students in Ethel Woolf's class at Athens High School rush to finish holiday projects before the Thursday deadline. Ninth grade girls design modernistic trinket boxes and wall plaques while eighth and seventh graders sculpt plaster works and painted linen handkerchiefs. Bible books ends and folded paper baskets join the display as gifts for under the Christmas tree.

Athens High School Ethel Woolf Woolf

Soil Conservation Committee Moves Offices in Athens County

The Soil Conservation Committee of Athens County will relocate from the Post Office building to the second floor of the Nelson Plock Building at 1444 S Court St. The move follows a meeting last night to provide more office space for reviewing farm reports used to determine soil conservation benefit payments. The panel will maintain its partnership with the county agriculture extension service.

Soil Conservation Committee of Athens County Nelson- Plock S. Court St County Agriculture Extension Service

Gallipolis Livestock Sale Totals $9 000 Report

Ohio Valley Livestock Sales Company held a Gallipolis sale with 439 head sold. Receipts included 181 hogs 139 cattle 80 veal calves 7 sheep and 32 lambs. Hog prices ranged 7.75 to 9.99 per hundred pounds, cattle 2.50 to 7.45, veal calves up to 11.65, lambs to 8.50.

Gallipolis Ohio Valley Livestock Sales Company

Dinner Opens Nelsonville Methodist Guild Christmas Party

A dinner served promptly at six o'clock in the Church parlors will open the Methodist Guild Christmas party tonight in Nelsonville.

Nelsonville Methodist Guild

Radio Club Plans Broadcast From New Transmitter

The Athens Radio Club will dedicate its new radiophone transmitter to the Athens area on Wednesday evening December 16 from 7 45 to 7 30. Dr Herman G James president of Ohio University will speak at 8 o clock over WSLEU. An open meeting precedes the broadcast at 7 30 in Music Hall Annex 36 President St. invitees may attend.

Athens Radio Club Herman G. James Ohio University WSLEU Music Hall Annex President St

Ondis Couple Welcome Daughter At Sheltering Arms Hospital

A daughter was born yesterday to Dr and Mrs Lewis A Ondis of 49 12 Morris Ave at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Irene Sikorski and baby son of Glouster have been discharged. Ernest Howard of Guysville entered for treatment of a lacerated hand from a corn-cutter incident.

Lewis A. Ondis Morris Ave Sheltering Arms Hospital Irene Sikorski Glouster Ernest Howard Guysville Howard

Florida for Holidays Not With These Days

Athens faces a cold spell with highs near 30 and nights around 22. Forecasters expect a warmer day ahead but temperatures remain well below typical December norms for the area.

Florida

Mrs. Lee Recovering From Basement Fall Injuries

Mrs. H. T. Lee of 70 N. Congress St. is reported recovering after Saturday night fall down basement steps. She suffered a fracture of the right arm and bruises. Her son, Dr. W. W. Lee, is listed among relatives.

H. T. Lee N. Congress St W. W. Lee

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