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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1936

Page

7

Two Teens Plead Guilty to Auto Thefts in Ohio

Charles Petitt age 19 and Charles Millican age 18, of Red Town, pleaded guilty to stealing three automobiles. They were bound to the Common Pleas Court after admitting thefts spanning Jacksonville Athens Clarks Chapel Greens Run and an Athens car recovered in Greens Run.

Charles Petitt Charles Millican Redtown Lex B. McCune Common Pleas Court Jacksonville Athens Clarks Chapel State Highway Patrol Rardin Lumber Co Millican Petitt Greens Run

James Dunn Stars In Saturday Film At Athena Theater

James Dunn headlines the Columbia picture Come Closer Folks at the Athena Theater on Saturday. Marian Marsh Wynne Gibson Herman Bing and George McKay support in a light comical caper with Dunn selling antics and facing a triple cross in a plot about love and trouble. D. Ross Lederman directed.

James Dunn Athena Theater Columbia Dunn Marian Marsh Wynne Gibson Herman Bing George McKay Gene Lockhart D. Ross Lederman Aben Kandel Lee Loeb Harold Buchman

Miner Loren Russell and Redimpha Reeves Apply for Marriage

Loren Russell 21 of Millfield and Redimpha Reeves 25 of Glouster apply for marriage. Both are described as the children of their respective parents, with full names and ages listed in the notice.

Loren Russell Millfield Fred Russell Redimpha Reeves Glouster Charles Reeves

Schools Aid With Gifts At Christmas Basket Drive

Children from Athens area schools collect non perishables for Salvation Army baskets. Mothers asked to donate items such as potatoes onions beans rice tomatoes corn peas sugar coffee canned fruit or jellies. Donations will be gathered in the high school auditorium for Adjutant Ronald Irwin at 2 30 p m. Also Mechanicsburg and The Plains schools schedule similar drives around December 22.

Athens Salvation Army Adjt Ronald Irwin Mechanicsburg the Plains

Santa Joins Athens Senior 4-H Meeting

Santa Claus attended the Athens Senior 4-H Club Christmas meeting with Bruce Tom of the extension service guiding a discussion on youth interests. Members participated actively, followed by folk games and dances, with refreshments and carols, and a Christmas-spirited table. The refreshment committee included Mary Terrell, Lloyd Garrison, and Louise Blackburn. The club will meet again January 30.

Santa Claus Athens Bruce Tom Extension Service Mary Terrell Lloyd Garrison Louise Blackburn

Gas Company Honored for Safe Practices in Ohio

The Ohio Fuel Gas Co. received the National Safety Council Certificate of Merit for third place in public utilities. District manager F W Phillips stated the firm logged 46 disabling injuries during 6 890 854 man hours worked in the contest year.

Ohio Fuel Gas Co National Safety Council F. W. Phillips

Vocational Center Proposed for Athens County Youth

Dr. A E Wagner of Ohio University urged Athens County to establish a vocational education center for high school youths at the fifteenth annual community institute in Canaanville. He pressed for training for rural and mining district boys and unemployed older girls, arguing it would offer real life chances and industrial skill.

Athens County A. E. Wagner Ohio University Canaanville CCC Wagner Consumers’ Cooperatives Clinton 8. Poston Moxahala High School Vocational Agriculture Rome High School Mildred Marshall Donald Dorr Ross Wright W. F. Copeland Co. D. McClanahan Frank Rose Marvella Crawford Fred Dorr Betty Marshall B. K. Morris Billy Rose Spitz Elizabeth Morris Lois Jean Almashy Junior Williams Community Institute Herbert Hoskinson John McClanahan T. M. Crawford

Car skaden Funeral To Be Held Friday

Bert Carskaden Athens tailor dies suddenly Tuesday. Funeral at 10 Friday morning at Jones Funeral Home with Rev A H Beckett officiating. Burial in W Union St Cemetery. Flo Carskaden sister in law and her son in law and daughter from Ashland were unable to attend due to illness in the family.

Bert Carskaden Athens Jones Funeral Home A. H. Beckett W. Union St Flo Carskaden Harris Whitmer Ashland Whitmer

Holiday Mystery on Thunder Mesa Dinner Intrigue Sparks Escape Fear

Bob arrives at Thunder Mesa for a Christmas gathering and meets Betty Welch and Angelique in a tense, quirky household led by Tante Josephine. Betty pleads to flee as Bob contemplates staying or leaving with her and wonders if he himself is a prisoner in the desert town.

Bob Tante Josephine Thunder Mesa Betty Welch Pearl John Tante Betty Angelique Ramon Vasquez Shaw Ramon Josephine Mesa Santa Fe Rae

Biological Baboon Boosters Debate Sparks Church Talk

Dr. Andrew Johnson addressed a Pilgrim Holiness Church audience on shaking the monkey out of the coconut tree arguing Bible creation contrasts with Darwin. He likened evolution to historical fashions and warned the monkey remains a monkey while men stay men. He invited debate and announced a second lecture at Wesleyan Methodist Church on communism.

Andrew Johnson Pilgrim Holiness Church Dr. Johnson Kentucky Darwin Johnson Sam Karl Marx Wesleyan Methodist Church

Teachers Hear State Official in Athens County Meeting

Dr. Reavis urged rich supplementary readings for elementary grades and some outside work for high schoolers to balance time with extracurriculars. The Athens County Teachers Association elected 130 officers: Jessie Doolittle as president, E. B. Bannon as vice president, Treva Black as secretary. Delegates to the Ohio Education Association were F. J. Taylor and M. H. Macfarlan with alternates M. M. Bryson and Fred Linscott.

Athens County Teachers Association Reavis Jessie Doolittle Carbondale E. B. Bannon the Plains Treva Black Greens Run F. J. Taylor Amesville M. H. Macfarlan Albany Ohio Education Association Columbus M. M. Bryson Trimble Fred Linscott Buchtel

Weather sees 55 degree high then 19 degree low in Athens

The Athens area recorded a high of 55 degrees on Wednesday followed by a low near 19 degrees last night. This morning readings approached the 40 degree mark, indicating fluctuating temperatures for the season.

Athens

Hospital notes include admissions and discharges

James Mullins of Millfield was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital for observation. Charles Haning of Richland Avenue and Charles Forrest of Harrisonville were discharged from the hospital.

Sheltering Arms James Mullins Millfield Sheltering Arms Hospital Charles Haning Richland Ave Charles Forrest Harrisonville

Student Hit by Car In Athens Near State Street

James Swackhamer, an Ohio University student from Bexley, suffered minor head injuries after being struck on Court Street near State Street by a car driven by Ralph Harris of Athens. He was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital and released. Witnesses say Swackhamer ran into the roadway.

James Swackhamer Bexley Ohio University Ralph Harris Athens Court St State Sheltering Arms Hospital Swackhamer

Sorbol-Quadruple Goitre Test Ad Claims Relief

Quick small bottle treatment for goitre called Sorbol-Quadruple colorless Maiment advised to apply twice daily. Claimed to quickly supply thyroid needs without affecting daily activities. McKee Drug Co. offers information. Mrs. Dot Cox of 36 Prospect St Delaware Ohio shares success.

McKee Drug Co Dot Cox Prospect St Delaware Ohio Ady

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