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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1933
Page
3
Report on Hocking Valley coal mines busy despite cold wave. totals show cars shipped by Central, C&O, and others. Also notes local social event at Deanville with a soup supper. injuries at Colonial plant. mayoral court case involving an intoxication charge with a $100 fine and jail for Athens case.
The Morning service at Nelsonville Presbyterian Church on Sunday focuses on Christianity and Life's Labors. Rev. Lloyd Evans will lead with a Prayer Book Litany on Labor and the choir will perform The Lord Is My Shepherd and Praise O Praise the Lord. Congregational hymns include I Heard the Voice of Jesus and Come Unto Me.
Ernest M. Murray Sr. dies suddenly of heart disease at his Columbus residence 64 East Livingston Avenue. Former Glouster resident, family moved to Columbus in 1920. He belonged to Glouster Moose Lodge No. 1197. Funeral services set for Saturday in Columbus.
Mrs. Cora Ogg aged 61 wife of John Ogg of near Coonville died Thursday at St Francis Hospital Columbus after Wednesday admission for treatment Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 at Asbury Church with burial in Asbury Cemetery Survived by husband and several children
The Circle of Ruth will hold a bake sale this Saturday starting at 1 PM at the Palace furniture store. The event serves as a charitable benefit for the group and its activities.
A series of property transfers and vacations are recorded. Warrants and warranty deeds show transfers in Athens Township and Ames Township. Dover Township notes include vacation actions and multiple transfer certificates for many parcels and respondents.
George G. Myers of Cleveland the secretary of state declined comment on a proposed five member Senate committee to probe claims he used coercion to force civil service employees to resign. Senator Robert H. Roberts of Youngstown introduced the resolution alleging Myers aimed to replace workers with party loyalists. Myers is a Democrat.
Mrs Johnson, who had been seriously ill for two weeks, is slowly recovering.
In a Washington session, a Senate Appropriations Sub-Committee trimmed wire tapping and snooping costs in prohibition enforcement. A five member bloc blocked proposals to end or further cut the program while a $844,000 reduction was won after pro prohibitionists failed to kill the enforcement item. The measure awaits House and Senate approval.
Albert Matters, indicted in October 1932 by the Athens County Grand Jury for failure to provide for aged parents, opened in Athens County Common Pleas Court. A jury had been impanelled and testimony begun when court recessed at noon.
Relief coordination and emergency relief program discussions are planned at a noon Saturday meeting of the Athens County Association of Township Trustees and Clerks in the Laestro Building Athens. Clarence Wolfe vice president and relief committee chairman says the session was moved up a week for immediate action and notices have been sent to all trustees and clerks.
Mary Ellen Calentine aged unknown died at Sheltering Arms Hospital from a fractured skull after a car skidding incident struck a telephone pole near Rufus Putnam Training School. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ngaman Calentine of 10 Hocking Street. Funeral services are set for Sunday at Hocking Street Church of God with two pastors and the church Girls Quartet. A second service will follow at Federal Valley. friends may call after 10 Saturday morning.
Pete Donohue, veteran Reds pitcher, signed by Hollywood of the Pacific Coast League on a trial basis. Manager Oscar Vitt announced the move after Donohue, a free agent, played ten seasons with Cincinnati and was released to Boston of the American League.
United Press reports scattered results from midweek games. Alabama defeated Chattanooga 533 to 2 while West Liberty beat Youngstown College 33 28. Georgia Tech topped Fale Mexico 41 24 and Princeton won 70 to Cooper Union percentage not clear. Syracuse beat Oberlin 46 42. Temple 42 defeated West Virginia 2. Vanderbilt edged Auburn 21 20. Wabash 2 beat Franklin 22. Wittenberg 38 defeated DePauw 35. Wooster 42 overcame Ashland 40.
The Athens High School affirmative debate team lost to Portsmouth High School on Thursday afternoon, ending a series of six district contests.
The Athens negative beat Nelsonville in Nelsonville on Wednesday night. The Athens affirmative beat Ironton High School on January 12, while the negative traveled to Logan and lost. Marietta defeated the Athens affirmative on January 16, and the local negative beat Gallipolis. Affirmative team members are Betty Hoyt McCoy Eveleth Atkinson Eleanor Hitchcock and Boris Woolley. Negative team members are Jack Meister Jessie Cooper Charles Sias and Mary Ellen Bibbee. Coach is Miss Irene Estabrook.
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