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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1936
Page
5
G. D. Gorham treasurer reports 9469.19 paid on delinquent accounts and 1062.44 from minor payments as part of a new program. Officials from 25 counties consider adopting the system to collect overdue taxes between periods. Checks may be mailed and offices open Saturdays.
Postponed probate counts for J and estate matters involve H W Cox and Carl Manning. W McCune named administrator to sell real property. Mary McCann Blake seeks probate claiming Frank Melb as sole heir. Plea cases include Abdul al ve and Leeper-Craig suit with court vacating judgment and tax liquidation actions in Athens County.
Dr. Herman G. James president of Ohio University will broadcast from Cleveland on WTAM and the National Broadcasting system this week. He then travels to Cincinnati for a Schoolmasters' Club dinner. His 2:30 p.m. Feb 5 talk on the National Parent-Teacher's Radio Forum centers on Liberty of Expression and Freedom of Teaching, with a prior talk for the Schoolmasters on What’s Wrong With American Public Education.
An enlarged WPA financed recreation plan will run in Athens County this summer under Mrs. Charlotte Gowing Cooper. The program expands playground activities across twenty sites with active sports and hobby classes and aims to extend into winter with more practical work and part time leadership.
Athens District braces for continued cold as groundhog observers note clear shadows and forecasts show a cold wave persisting. Sunday brought 28 degrees high and nights stayed above zero with new snow, while temperature trends point to more cold weather through Tuesday.
Labor unions prompted a ruling restricting WPA Athens District skilled workers to their trades, ending full time pay for flexible work. Workers report severe pay loss as demand for skilled tasks is insufficient, though they still earn prevailing private sector wage for time worked. They demand steady work to pay groceries and bills.
Twin girls were born Saturday morning to Mr and Mrs Clarence Loradich of Nelsonville. Mrs Loradich was formerly Margaret Cooney of Athens. The couple now has six children in the family.
Athens County residents heard district supervisor Frank L. Goebel and U. S. Forest Service ranger W. Bromley urge support for the Rural Resettlement Administration. They said funds exist to aid more needy farmers, with credit rather than relief, and highlighted Wayne National Forest benefits and tax questions. The forum backed House Bill No. 610 to gain federal mothers pension aid for eligible families.
Albert Cairelli a 23 year old miner of Glounter and Louvenia Teel 21 of Nelsonville apply for license. Kenneth Lands 28 of Chauncey a salesman and Laura Gift 24 of Athens a nurse are granted.
Vintage ad claims uric acid causes joint pains and other ailments and offers a 75 cent bottle of The Williams Treatment plus a booklet. It requests payment via stamps or coin and promises a full size bottle and diet guidance, with no cash on delivery.
The open book shelf plan to encourage reading across fiction biography science art and more is proving successful says Miss Anne C Keating librarian of the Edwin Watts Chubb Memorial Library. The varied selections allow unhampered choice for students and Athens residents. next weeks will tabulate circulation and new books will be added as popularity grows.
Athens Salvation Army, led by Adj. W. W. Hinshaw, reported 131 lodgings and 111 meals for homeless and transient men and women in January, a surge from December due to cold weather and the closing of federal transient camps. Some transients stayed in the city jail while awaiting work or relocation.
Fred Heavener of Athens was fined 100 and costs, with six months driving rights suspension after pleading guilty to driving under the influence. In the mayor's court five others, Orlan Graham, Clifford Kirkendall, Chester Collins, Everett Addis, and Mike Rick, were fined 5 and costs for intoxication. Rieck jailed for failure to pay.
The Ath ens County Izaak Walton League will hold its regular meeting Tuesday night at 7 30 in the Council Chamber Athens City Hall. The oyster supper planned by league members has been postponed.
Lawrence Nichols of Wellston was taken into custody Saturday by Sheriff Charles Stratton at Coolville. Residents reported he had been drinking rubbing alcohol and risked freezing, according to the sheriff.
The Hathemore Class of the First M. FE. Church will meet tonight at 6 30 p m for a spaghetti dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs W B Drake Mr and Mrs Sam Warren and Mr and Mrs Richard Fought in the church hall.
Four Athens ministers joined about 1,200 Protestant clergymen from 17 denominations in Columbus for a four day Ohio Council of Churches session. The Hocking Valley was chosen for intensive local cooperative programs in each community led by one of the 17 denominations.
Mrs. William Brooks departed Sunday for Columbus to join friends for a three week motor trip to Florida. Mr. Brooks accompanied her to Columbus.
Thousands suffer bad breath and find relief with Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets. The vegetable tablets act gently on the bowels to cleanse the system without calomel side effects. Olive Tablets, olive colored, come in 15c 30c and 60c sizes. Take one or two at bedtime for a week.
Donald Lyons of Chauncey was bound over to the Athens County Grand Jury on $300 bond after pleading not guilty to reckless driving. He drove a sedan owned by Don Pickett of Chauncey in a collision with Floyd Kaiser of Millfield on Route 13 Saturday night. Six people rode in each car. Pickett was injured with a slight scalp wound.
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union will hold a meeting Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Mary Hunt Hartnell aged 90 widow of J. E. Hartnell of Coolville died Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter Mrs. J. Halliday Cline, 387 N Congress St after several weeks illness. Survived by son Dr. W. B. Hartnell and two daughters including Mrs. Cline. Funeral arrangements were under way.
Moses J. Gardner age 86 of Chauncey was struck by an automobile Saturday night. His condition at Shelter ing Arms Hospital today is reported favorable with a deep cut above his right eye and another on the back of his head.
Two sheep belonging to Mrs. G. H. Williams in Shade were killed Saturday by two dogs. Athens County dog warden Porter Dicken tracked the dogs in the snow but did not locate them until today, when he destroyed them. The same dogs chased another flock nearby Sunday but were driven away before damage. One killer was a bulldog and the other a makeyre.
An article extols liquid laxatives for children and adults, claiming easy dosing and gradual reduction until bowels regulate themselves. It highlights Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the widely used liquid laxative available by prescription at drugstores.
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