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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1935
Page
7
The Mountville News reports plans to install a lighting system within 38 days, with airings starting in January. The company engages workers tonight as the Big Six League game features a new team against the Cats after a previous championship defeat. an attendance noted by growers amid wheat land adjustments.
At Mrs. J. G. W. Schafer home the Democratic Ladies Club organized in Glouster. Plans for the year were set and a membership committee named for four precincts. Chairmen named for program social finance music publicity welcoming flower historian chaplain with precinct workers to announce meetings later.
Fragmentary note lists names Frederick Laughton and SA GIFT C Fields amid a House fire incident at Barrett Street. Details about time, injuries, or cause are unreadable in the OCR fragment.
Federal Housing Administration outlines 18 regional meetings in Southern Ohio during March dubbed Better Housing Month. Speakers James G Caffrey and John A Hall discuss Title I and II financing for repairs and new homes, with dates set from March 13 in Athens to March 28 in Lancaster.
Mrs Nellie Mopin of Columbus spends the week with Mr and Mrs John Crawford in the city and with Patrick McCann and daughters at Jacksonville. Guests include Mr and Mrs J H Vercoe and family of Marietta visiting G H Love and George Duncan.
The Junior class presents Call Me Mike February 19 in the high school auditorium with a two reel motion picture about wild flowers between acts. Ralph Richey from the high school faculty coaches the production.
A fragmented OCR listing shows multiple food items and weights with prices such as flour and canned goods. The garbled text mentions Goodson and Our Leader brands with quantities like 2 Ib and 10 Ib bags, plus prices like 17¢ 33¢ and 29c. The exact items and context are unclear.
Chauncey Dover Board of Education and the state team up to offer an auto mechanics course for Athens County boys who completed school. The state pays for instruction and the board provides building equipment and lights. the course is free to attendees. An introductory meeting will be held at Chauncey High School.
Nineteen mines operate in the Chauncey district today per the work report. Active mines include numbers 267 68 285 28 24 9 10x 51 52 and named shafts Ohio 1 Chauncey 2 Poston 6 Hocking Carbondale Later Hollow Lick Run Luhrig and Kimberly.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Ragan of Chauncey were held at the Chauncey Church of Christ with Rev. Lon Grove officiating. Burial followed in Nye Cemetery. Survivors include her husband Daniel and several siblings. In Chauncey Belle Burson remains confined after a fall injuring knee and ankle. Mrs. Austin Parkhurst returned to Cincinnati after a visit during Mr. Minister’s illness.
Vicky schemes with Brian to appear as her escort at parties to prove to Greg that he cannot bully her. Brian agrees to pose as the attentive suitor, hoping to help Vicky gain the upper hand, with their plan to be kept secret until the moment Greg submits.
Mr and Mrs Wesley Trainer of Columbus formerly Chauncey attend the death and funeral of Mrs Daniel Ragen. Mrs Verne Fulton is seriously ill with influenza at her Lower Plains home. George Wilson injures his foot by a pick at Chauncey Mine No 25. Mrs Jennie Reeser of Glouster visits her brother Edward Minister and family in Chauncey.
Chauncey resident Elizabeth Fiske is reported seriously ill at the home of her son in law Wilford Henry and daughter Nettie Henry in Jackson Ohio. Former Chauncey residents Mrs Bartel Franz and Minnie Franz visited her last week. Babies under eight months manufacture their own vitamin according to English scientists, with the power decreasing and disappearing by 14 months.
Seventy two students at Central School earned honor roll status for the last six weeks across grades one through six. Names listed include Dona Beveridge and Mary Blaker in first grade, Duane Bell and Eddie Brown in second, Patricia Wright and Vernon McKibben in third, Luther Dunfee and Marion Franz in fourth, Anita Biehl and Ruth Gentry in fifth, and Walter Hinshaw in sixth, among others.
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