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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1935
Page
2
Nelsonville reports the City Council will hold its final session of the present term on December 30 after adjourning the December 2 meeting. Three members retire with year end. new council to organize January 6. Board of Education to meet on New Year’s Day for organizational election of officers.
Nelsonville reports the Junior Order of American Mechanics plans a watch party tied to their weekly bingo gathering in the J O O F Hall. The event will start promptly at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening, offering a social extension to the regular bingo night.
Nelsonville residents hear that the Eagles will host a smoker and lunch with their regular meeting Tuesday evening at their home on West Washington Street.
Mr W H Hawk returned to Columbus after spending Christmas with his parents Mr and Mrs Wayne Mathews. Mrs Gene Shafer and son Joe visited Athens relatives. Glenn Weymueller of Washington DC will return home after a week with Mr and Mrs C A Stover. Mrs W W Kelly Sr of Cleveland visits Athens sisters and Emma Wilson. Mr and Mrs F S Clifton visit Newcomerstown friends. Mr and Mrs Will DeVos and Wanda spent Christmas in Athens with son and daughter in law Nelson and Wanda DeVos.
The American Legion Auxiliary of Murray City hosts a benefit bingo party at the Legion hall tonight at 8 15 PM. Proceeds support local community and veterans programs.
Nelsonville mourns John Coe with burial at Greenlawn Cemetery following services in Columbus. The Coles, including his son John and Elza Coe, accompanied the body after the 10:30 train. Mr. Coe died Christmas Day at his son's Columbus home where he was hotel manager. He is buried beside his wife, who died six years ago.
Funeral services for Mrs Margaret Keirns age 79 who died Sunday evening at her home near Millfield will be held Tuesday at 1 o clock at the Murray City Methodist Church. She formerly lived at Murray City and is survived by her husband Marvin Keirmins plus several children and step children.
The Unemployed League will hold a weekly meeting at the I. O. O. F. hall Monday night December W. R. H. McCray announces a speaker from Logan Ohio. Members are urged to attend.
NELSONVILLE The Past Noble Grands Club will host a New Year s Eve party at Mrs Jake Smith s home on Poplar Street The evening starts with a supper served at 6 o clock and continues with festivities planned by the members.
Dr and Mrs J M Hyde announce their annual open house in Nelsonville Tuesday evening from to 12. Friends are welcomed during the hours.
On Christmas Day Sara Roosevelt, four, the daughter of Mr and Mrs James Roosevelt, headlined the White House household pageant. She stood with her grandfather President as the main attraction in the absence of Sissie and Buzzie Dall, Franklin D’s usual outside hours companions, making Sara the centerpiece of the holiday scene.
At Grovenor Station Alton Hope fed 600 young chicks six to eight weeks old all the milk they could drink, totaling 27 gallons daily. Athens reports frigid weather and a slight drop in egg prices amid a general national slump.
Mr and Mrs P G Oakley hosted a Christmas Day family dinner at their Nelsonville home with a long festively set table. Guests included Mrs Verna Rose and daughter Jane of Columbus Mrs Robert Poxpichael Treva Oakley of Columbus Mr and Mrs Charles Gariinger and Mr and Mrs Clarence Andrews with son Woodrow of Buchtel.
Mrs. A. C. Davie of Coolville died Sunday night at home after a pneumonia illness. Her daughter Mrs. C. I. L. Stout of this city was with her at the time of death.
In Nelsonville a meeting of the Retail Clerks' International Protective Association is set for tonight at 7 30 at the K P Hall. All members are urged to attend.
Winter evokes old bed warming pans while alternatives like heated bricks and stones gain favor. Amesville’s F. W. Vernon, Route 1, is named master of the local Grange for 1936 with a full slate of officers including H. G. Henry as overseer, Edward Keirns steward, and others listed in the 1936 roster.
Columbus report notes Herbert S. Duffy announcing his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for attorney-general. He was the Democratic nominee in 1932 and 1934, losing to John W. Bricker, who leads the Republican governor race. Duffy has criticized Gov. Davey’s administration.
GIBISONVILLE The Juniors presented The Path Across the Hill to a small crowd snowbound on the roads. Cast performances were creditable. A Thursday matinee benefited younger students. Friday’s program featured readings and carols, Santa distributed treats, and gifts were exchanged. Bert Vorhees, 64, longtime local figure, died. Services at U B Church conducted by Rev. J. R. Love.
Tobacco growers confront a USDA disclosure that weeds in crop rotations can enhance leaf quality. In South Carolina two year rotations with ragweed as a preceding crop yielded the highest value and weight, averaging 1,873 pounds per acre and an acre value of $410.37, signaling a shift in cultivation strategy.
A ragged monologue laments poverty and alcohol woes amid holiday shortages. The narrator and peers describe Santa’s absence, temptations of Coca Cola cigars, and a bleak town scene where people cling to scraps of joy and frayed pride.
The Billy Ringhiser family of Logan spent Christmas with Mrs Daisy Moore and her family. David Wylie and his family and Donovan Wylie of Cleveland enjoyed a turkey dinner with the W T Brashares family. Mrs Elia Kline, recently ill, is recovering while Mrs W T Brashares suffers rheumatism. Miss Nevada Wylie and Paul Carr, teaching in Ward Township, are spending vacations at home.
A druggist offers Creomulsion for persistent coughs and bronchial irritation. If prior remedies failed, customers are urged to try Creomulsion with a promise of satisfaction or money back.
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