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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1931
Page
6
They announced that about 120 delicatessens and groceries in the District of Columbia would take orders for the unfermented wine. They expressed no concern over Senator Morris Sheppard's demand to outlaw the concentrate under the Prohibition Act.
Mrs. Mary Graham Noss who attended the National Peace Conference in Washington will report on the Cause and Cure of War before the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the First M. E. Church Friday at 2 30 o clock. The society observes annual guest day with Mrs. W L Slutz and her group as hostesses. Devotions led by Mrs A E Wagner.
Philathea Class of the Christian Church met at 71 North Congress Street Tuesday night. Two contests were played with Miss Geneva Jones and Miss Alice Brewer winning prizes. Hostesses Christiana Church Lucille Duffee and Louisa Steele served Valentine themed refreshments. Mrs George McLaughlin left for Toledo after death of sister Mrs E W Reed who had pneumonia. Reed had died two years earlier. Sons Ralph Reed a Purdue graduate and Lawrence Reed a Michigan senior are at home. Mrs Reed was formerly Mae Carpenter of Sewart in Athens County. Elza Wyatt and Walter Daing of Southern Ohio Electric Co attended a General Electric convention in Cincinnati at Hotel Gibson. They motored there Wednesday. Women’s Relief Corps meets Friday at 7 at Tie Men’s Hall.
Higley Study Circle hostess Mrs. E L Miller at 94 Franklin Avenue led roll call with stories about commercial geniuses. A book review on Cornelius Vanderbilt was given by Mrs. George Coe. Friendship Music Club meets Friday at 7 at Dorothy Baird’s home. members bring a valentine for themselves and a guest. Mr J F Guthrie visited from Huntington WV. Mr J J Sisler rushed to Uniontown PA for his nephew James Garner 10, killed by a car. burial in Terra Alta WV where a sister lies.
Mr and Mrs H F Gingher announce the birth of a son, Wilson Coe Gingher, on February 4 in Columbus. Mrs Gingher, daughter of T W Coe of Albany, is a niece of Mrs L Jones of Athens. Mr Gingher is an attorney in Columbus. Guest night of the Current Events Club, set for Friday in the Chamber of Commerce rooms, is postponed due to the death of Prof G H Crow, a club member.
Directors of the Perpetual Building Association offer a $1000 reward for information about the source of rumors that caused a run on the bank yesterday. Depositors withdrew funds prompting the institution to face a liquidity scare.
GLOUSTER Feb one of three new water wells completed by the Board of Public Affairs was connected with the service Wednesday. The well’s exact capacity wasn’t determined yet but it is producing more water than the others in the system. To maintain reservoir water for fire protection the board has shut off water at night due to consumers wasting water to prevent freezing.
In Glouster on February 5 the Athens County Branch of the Muskingum Fish and Game Club was organized at E. H. Taylor's shop. Cc F Wallace was elected temporary president and B R Angle temporary secretary. Taylor became first vice president with Fred Barnett and Corn ing as second vice presidents. A second meeting is set for Monday at 7:30 at Mr. Taylor's shop to appoint club committees with representation from all valley towns.
State president E M Berry of the Fraternal Order of Eagles will visit Glouster Aerie on February 12. A special program is being prepared by the FP Entertainment Committee, followed by a conference with aerie officers and committee chairmen.
The Loyal Daughters Class of the Church of Christ Sunday School will meet tonight at Pie Howry on Peaun Street in Glouster.
Byers, an off duty hoisting engineer at Mine No. 255, suffers infan tile paralysis, shows gradual improvement. He can raise his hands to his face and move his legs slightly, marking a partial recovery after about three months.
Ambrose Stinson of Corning was fined for intoxication and for driving while intoxicated in Trimble. He pleaded guilty to both charges, paid $5 and costs for intoxication, and $106 and costs for the DWI. His driving privilege was revoked.
The Corn ing Road game refuge near Glouster remains under state protection and trespassing with guns or dogs is unlawful. A prior report that the refuge had been dropped by the state was incorrect.
A vintage advertisement touts Joint-Base as a fast acting remedy for stiff swollen joints. It claims quick penetration and swelling reduction with a money back guarantee and a 69 cent price, urging readers to buy from local druggists.
Ath ens Izaak Walton League members will travel to the Robinett farm in Waterloo Township to begin surveys for laying out lakeside lots and a fish and game preserve. The 165 acre property adjoins Waterloo State Forest and a new road will connect to the site. Plans call for a dam creating a larger lake, stocking with game fish, and trout in cold water. Cottage sites will be offered to members.
Sportsmen report most small streams in the district have dried up or killed fish. Only the Hocking River and Margaret's Creek retain some fish while Leading Creek remains a reliable fishing water due to lack of pollution. Raccoon Creek’s fish were long killed by sulphur water from nearby coal washers. Farmers and motorists describe a growing water shortage as livestock are moved or hauled for several miles.
The Dirigible Los Angeles located about 100 miles south of Cape Hatteras at midnight, cruising at 60 knots and 2000 feet, heading toward Panama via Guantanamo Bay. It is to reach Guantanamo Bay at sunset and moor to the airship tender Patoka ahead of Carib bean war maneuvers.
The body of an unidentified man, apparently shot in the head, was found in the ice of Bwan Creek near Toledo. Police investigated the scene as the investigation continued.
Report cards show 57 students across first through sixth grades earning the required average to join the honor roll. Dana Lee Tom, president of the Student Council, presented the grades and named the students from each grade.
The late Cincinnatus Mclain of Athens left all property to an aged sister living in Washington C H Ohio. He also left a daughter in the South and a son Wil a former Athens druggist living in Lone Pine California. A son Ben died years ago. McLain died at his sister’s home after living alone in Athens until shortly before death. He is said to have inherited a fortune from a brother in Illinois.
Ohio farm livestock shows a drop in hogs of about 5 percent while United States hog numbers decline less than 2 percent. Sheep and lambs fall about 2 percent. US cattle rise 2 percent. Total value of livestock on Ohio farms is estimated at 154 million dollars, down from 221 million last year.
MELLIOGLO Face Powder promises a smooth matte finish with longer wear. The French process claims to minimize shine and blur pores while keeping skin hydrated and naturally youthful looking. Approved coloring by the U S government and sold by Zenner Co.
Athens County Probate Court Judge 8S. M. Johnson told the Athens Chamber of Commerce that the garnishee law, while a debt collection right, is abused when it harms workers. He cited a local case where a wife and family suffered due to wage garnishment and urged business leaders to seek reforms with lawyers to curb abuses.
Rural mail carriers from Athens mostly use motor cars daily with one exception. Post Office officials note unusually good winter road conditions and many months without horse transport. Old employes recall no previous winter with roads this solid for such a period.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh marked his twenty-ninth birthday yesterday at the home of his father in law Senator Dwight W. Morrow in Englewood New Jersey.
Officials from GE’s 2XAF in Schenectady and WVCME in Melbourne, Australia, spent an hour discussing the devastating New Zealand earthquake.
After years of itching and suffering from piles, a man finds swift relief with Peterson's Ointment. He buys a 35 cent box after hearing that druggists across America know its healing power and that it ends piles.
Marietta, Feb 5 Mrs Elsie Howard Hoffman aged 45 widow of Captain Morris Hoffman a noted Ohio River steamboatman died at her Fourth Street home Wednesday morning from anaemia. Born in Athens County she married Capt Hoffman about 23 years ago. Surviving daughter Evelyn Hoffman and siblings Harry Howard Trimble G A Howard Athens Mrs L H Blackwood and Mrs A L Brown Athens and Mrs S D McKinley New Mexico. Body to be taken to Athens for funeral and interment with Mrs Blackwood and Mrs Brown escorting.
Washington reports that California fruit juice concentrates have arrived and may be developed into a stronger product under proper auspices. Company officials who opened Washington offices weeks ago mailed circulars describing the venture.
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a six mineral salt formula that purifies blood aids kidneys and bowels and helps fat loss. It claims daily half teaspoon in hot water reduces fat, improves skin and energy with a money back guarantee and cites testimonials from a Hartford and an Ohio woman.
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