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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1932
Page
3
Needy children at Nelsonville schools will begin meals next Monday with the high school cafeteria opening. About 100 children are underfed. the P T A Council provides milk, shoes, clothing, and requests local donations of potatoes apples onions rice and canned goods to stock the cafeteria.
Edward A. Evans editor of the Columbus Citizen will be guest speaker at a Congregational church dinner in Nelsonville on Thursday Feb 18. The event marks the 200th anniversary of George Washington’s birthday with Evans addressing Patriotism and the era’s needs. Sunday Feb 21 services will focus on patriotism using Henry Van Dyke’s order of worship.
The Willing Workers Class of the Christian Sunday School will meet Thursday night at the home of Mrs. Bessie Tucker on Grover Street.
Miss Frances Parry of Adams Street hosted her bridge club Monday night with Miss Mary Louise Pritchard and Mrs Ruth Kelch as guests. High score trophies went to Miss Lillian Coleman and Mrs Durward North. A luncheon followed the game.
Staff correspondent H Bartlett notes contact details for readers to place classified ads and access society and locals coverage. The notice invites phone submissions to 412 W and highlights experienced representatives to assist with requests.
Nelsonville Greyhounds travel to Logan after a tough loss to Gallipolis. Logan, with a rough home record, hopes to upset the favored visitors as Coach Yantis weighs lineup changes for next season and Nelsonville seeks to counter years of Logan struggles on the Wildcats’ floor.
The Buchtel Parent Teacher Association meets Thursday Feb 11 with Alex Root Athens County Schools superintendent as speaker. A Valentine operetta by the Fifth Grade directed by Kathleen Colbert will be presented. Plans for local relief administration will be discussed.
The February meeting of the Trimble Parent Teacher Association featured seventh and eighth grade pupils performing a mock trial and two musical numbers led by Miss Miller. A business session followed and the traveling banner was awarded to Miss Lantz's room.
Through attorney George W. Rose Louis and Harry Trasin of Bluster file a bankruptcy petition in the U S District Court at Columbus. Liabilities total 7385.04 with assets of 3392. The firm has operated a clothing and tailor shop on High Street for years.
The Palos Ridge Trio Galloway Vaughn and Davis performed instrumental music and songs at the Kiwanis Club luncheon in Glouster Hotel Gordon. Fred Kittle of Athens attended as a guest and Rev R J Batterson won the attendance prize.
A pleasant Sunday gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Boyton Duffy in Chillicothe honored the latter's birthday. Friends and relatives enjoyed a buffet dinner in the congenial event.
The W C T U met at Mrs. A A Gessell's home in Glouster on Tuesday afternoon. Members presented papers on Francis Williard and George Washington including Life of Francis Williard and sketches and memorials. The session closed with a benediction and plans to meet in March with Mrs. J A Pedicord on Madison Street.
Mrs. Mae Dunnett hosted the Progressive Study Club at Madison Street. Thirteen members attended as two papers were read on Andrew Carnegie and Helen Adams Keller. Refreshments followed and the club adjourned to meet February 20 at Mrs. Grace Ocha.
Nelsonville Rotary Club heard Rev. John Scott of the Christian Church urge understanding current world conditions through studying sociological issues. He warned against panic, urged facing socialism and communism with intelligence, and called for simple living for the welfare of all amid rapid economic change.
A plea for resolving social order on principles of love. The speaker emphasizes the need for peacemaking or facing a tremendous price, noting that other generations have paid. The vision centers on rebuilding the Kingdom of God.
Band Boosters Club members will convene Thursday evening in the High School Auditorium for a general meeting and planning session. The gathering aims to organize support and activities for the school band program.
Mr and Mrs James Ashbaugh entertained with a card party Saturday evening at their Grover Street home. Lunch was served to guests Miss Mae Griffith Mr Clyde Trimmer Miss Wilma Tignor Mr Ned Newton and Mr and Mrs Charlies Shaffer.
Nelsonville notes C D Shafer's Blue Streaks finishing practices for a key game against the Piketon Collegians, an all colored team from Piketon Ohio, set for tomorrow at the High School Gym. Preliminary at 7 30 with the main event to follow.
Howell worked out with the Blue Streaks on Monday evening. The endorsement notes his improved court sense, while Ketel Crabtree remains a key attacker. Dutch Stocklen provides run and Meade Whyte with Joe Evans contribute solid defense and scoring from the center.
Mrs. Jessie Smith spends several days in Columbus with her daughter Mrs. Ralph Orr and family. Mrs. Rose Horn is in Columbus for medical treatment at a local hospital. W. L. Powell is a business visitor in Columbus today. Eugene Hohend al is reported improved after a serious illness at his Chestnut Street home.
Columbus February 10. C W Eberhard head of the Ohio Farm Bureau Grain Department says liberal sales of wheat corn and oats by producers have pushed domestic grain supplies above demand. He notes corn in particular suffers from weak demand as eastern states are out of the market due to milk wars warm weather and high supply. He adds that China and Japan figure little in wheat. Far East conditions likely won't greatly affect wheat demand.
Thomas M. Shand, 46, was given a life term in Ohio Penitentiary after a jury found him guilty of second degree murder in the Dec 19 beating and strangling of his wife Mary in her apartment. The defendant protested the verdict, claiming his side was not heard.
A mystery witness, about 24, testified at Dave Rogers's preliminary murder hearing in Youngstown Municipal Court. She said she had a date with Rogers in Canton the evening before the holdup that killed 79 year old Smith Crawford, a feeder merchant. The witness's name was not revealed by agreement.
Production starts this week on Columbia Pictures outdoor drama set in old Mexico. Buck Jones plays a member of the Rurales rather than a cowboy, with Lambert Hillyer directing and selecting the cast.
George Crow of Fairfield County will celebrate his 102nd birthday on Thursday February 11. He resides with his daughter Mrs Ida Blackstone in Carroll Ohio. Crow is known as the area’s oldest resident and will mark the occasion with family.
Richman Brothers clothing manufacturers paid stockholders a 3 dollar per share dividend totaling 1 795 965 dollars for the year 1931 at their annual meeting in Cleveland.
The destroyer Parrot, Senior U S naval vessel at Nanking, reports to the navy department that 61 American citizens are still in the city and that the situation remains quiet.
New Philadelphia on February 10 reports C. T. Jones, 32, a lineman for the Ohio Power Company, escaped death after being struck by a high tension wire while 33,000 volts flowed through his body. The incident occurred in New Philadelphia with no fatal injuries. Jones survived.
Lancaster report says Harley Benson and his brother Arthur, farmers near Carroll, Fairfield County, were ditching on the Benson farm when they unearthed a nest containing 11 water snakes averaging two feet in length.
President Hoover selected Andrew W Mellon to serve as U S Ambassador to Great Britain succeeding Charles G Dawes who resigned to lead the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Mellon is shown emerging from a State Department conference with Secretary Stimson in Washington.
Athens County dairymen heard Ivan McKellip summarize the 1950-51 Ohio Cow Testing Association records. Okey Ashcraft of Guysville led herds with 412 pounds of butter fat per cow earning a gold medal. 37 dairies reported varied fat averages from under 250 to over 300 pounds per cow.
Saturday morning collection by Boy Scouts in the Northern Athens area asks residents to have donations ready. Children’s clothing is especially needed, though garments for all ages are welcomed, and please ensure items are clean. Volunteers will repair mendable items. Collections cover West State and West Washington streets plus several North and South Lancaster and Congress streets.
Five Birthday children currently attend the Rufus Putnam Training School from kindergarten through sixth grade. Julian McQuiston is the youngest celebrant, Nell Stuart Foster the oldest, with Martha Hooper in third grade, Jeannette De Pew in first grade, and George Edward Pennell in fifth grade at the Mechanicsburg School.
Dr. Thomas C. McCracken dean of Ohio University College of Education will travel to University of Maine to install a Kappa Delta Pi chapter. He then flies to Washington for AA C Teacher Colleges meetings February 17 and 18 and presides at Kappa Delta Pi convocation February 22 to 24 with an address opening the program.
The Eighth Grade Class of Athens Junior High School hosted a tea in the home economics room on Tuesday from 3:30 to 4:40. Betty Higgins and Dorothy Morrison served, assisted by Miss Ruth Giesen. Decorations featured yellow and white snapdragons, narciasua, and yellow candles. The class roster lists 58 members including Goldie Morrin Irma Hayes Betty Gullum Janet Mackin Eileen Decker Margate Wheat on Margret Burt Hagel Keily Titties Anslanides Pauline Reynolds Mary Anne Smith Martha McVay Misa Cora Bailey Misa Bertha Albert and M. A. Grubb principal.
The February session of the Ath ens High Social Science Club met from 3 15 to 4 00 at the high school. Edward Dowell, social sciences instructor and club sponsor, spoke on Phases of Insurance Every Layman Should Know. A March 7 meeting with Mayor Robert Wood was announced.
Bluffton College upset Toledo University 24 to 20 on Tuesday night. Toledo captain Arnie Straka scored 10 points, while Bluffton’s Howard Triplehorn led with 11 points.
Hoggarth of Lorain defeats Schwab of Great Neck to move into the second round of the Miami Women’s Golf Championship. Hoggarth earned medalist honors in the event.
The second initiation of the year was held by the Athens High School Hi Y Tuesday afternoon. The president James McClanahan the vice president Aubrey Morris and the secretary James Roskowski led ritual parts. Other participants included Charles Emmish Ralph Wagner Joan Pickens and Thomas Reading. Candidates facing the induction board were Charles Stas Gerald McDaniel Edward McBride and Wh Hard Smith.
Medical claims describe Marmola tablets as a cure for excess fat by reducing fat formation without starvation. The ad asserts a weak gland causes fat, promotes a 24 year track record, millions of boxes sold, and urges readers to consult a druggist and follow directions in the book included with each box.
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