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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1932
Page
25
In Nelsonville on Friday at 2 p m the World Day of Prayer program will feature pastors from city churches and various church organizations. The event at the Methodist Church includes special music and will be presented by local religious groups.
Nelsonville Elks sponsor a charity dance at their hall on Friday night February 12 with Walt Sears and his broadcasting orchestra providing music. February events include officer nominations on the 16th and a George Washington Progressive Class initiation on February 22 followed by dinner at 7 and open house at 8 with an old fashioned time.
Members of the Elizabeth Gane pew Chapter and Deryshters of the American Revolution received an invitation to attend a George Washington Memorial meeting for Southeast District chapters. The Southeast District meeting is to be held in Marietta, Ohio on Saturday February 20, with several local members planning to attend.
Ohioans face first listing of personal property returns on February 15 under the classified tax law enacted by the General Assembly. Rules set 70 percent or 50 percent valuation for various items, with confidentiality for returns and a 50 percent penalty for errors or late listing.
A local newspaper note directs readers to call 412-W for classified ads and circulation services and mentions staff correspondent Cc H Bartlett will appreciate this service.
Funeral for Wendell Woodard was held in Nelsonville with relatives from Columbus Westerville and Athens among the out-of-town mourners. Rev. John Lloyd Evans led services at his grandmother’s home with burial at Greenlawn beside his parents Clyde and ? Woodard.
The Women of the Presbyterian Church in Nelsonville will observe their annual Stewardship Day in the church parlors at 10 o clock. Each attendee should bring a dish for the noon dinner. All women are urged to attend, with a 2 o clock service at the Methodist Church for World Day of Prayer.
The Foreign Missionary Society hosts a calico supper at the Methodist Church parlor tonight at 6 15. Calico will not be served as guests, the ladies will wear calico attire to match the theme.
Mrs John Edington entertained the Wednesday Bridge Club at her residence. Three tables were in play with substitutes Mrs John Lawson, Mrs R R Stalter and Mrs Miller Wilson. High scores went to Mrs John Edington, Mrs Walter Mechem and Mrs Miller Wilson.
Mrs Hattie Weiss departed Wednesday for an extended visit with her daughter Mrs John M Brown in Long Beach California. Other local notes report Mrs John Coope recovering after an operation at Cherrington Hospital Logan and several Columbus residents visiting or returning home.
Primary Department of the Christian Church Sunday School held a Valentine party on Wednesday from 3 30 to 5 30 p m in the church basement. About forty five children enjoyed games contests and a Valentine box as part of the attractions.
Porter Barron of Nelsonville faced a preliminary hearing in Mayor J. W. Hickman courts on a concealed weapons charge. He pleaded not guilty and was held to the Grand Jury under a $200 bond.
Warren McClure reports on a school assembly with seven Boy Scouts presenting Lincoln childhood, six seventh grade boys sharing nicknames, ten seventh grade girls listing important dates, an eighth grade play Crazy, the Girls Octet performing, Life in Italy by seven or eight seventh graders, a speech by Principal M A Grubb, and cheers led by Parker Walker.
The Athens County Red Cross annual activities show 289 ex service cases handled with 867 home visits and 4 995 office interviews. Disbursements include 49 disability claims 226 disability allowances 282 veterans notes and 12 federal adjusted certificates. The Volunteer Production Committee made 173 new garments and repaired 300 old ones.
About 700 men in Athens County are on the waiting list for road work, per Surveyor J. W. Wilson. The county road payroll for January was 185 workers at 4263.25 dollars, with maintenance and bridge tasks planned. spring starts new construction.
The Athens High School hosts a weekly student tea series sponsored by Miss Mary Connett. The first event features red carnations, white narcissus, and red tapers, with hostess duties by Miss Connett and volunteers Jane Cline, Mary Ellen Bibbee, Wilma Pierre, and Helen Jones. The guest list includes a long roster of students from various home rooms.
France limits American radio exports while giving Holland and Germany favorable quotas. Julian M. Snyder of Ohio University and Philco France, now returning to London, leaves Paris posts as his family stays in London with Mrs. Snyder continuing to write for The Athens Messenger.
An old advertisement extols ZEMO as soothing relief for eczema itching and skin irritations. It claims twenty years of use with success in reducing heat and sting, and clearing rashes ringworm pimples and other scalp irritations. Extra Strength versions priced 38c 60c 1.00 and 1.23 in ads.
The report notes an ongoing case of aid in a prison escape and mentions related actions by multiple newspapers. It references a writer planning a France focused series and outlines a wartime radio import quota by country, with figures for France, Holland, Germany, the United States, and England.
Miss Gladys Anna Belle Coakley and Har! Earnest Tolbert, both of Nelsonville, were married at the City Building on Wednesday by Mayor J. W. Hickman. The ceremony united the couple in a civic setting as local officials witnessed the vows.
Mrs Will Coakley hosted an all day quilting party at 338 Elizabeth Street. Dinner at noon was served to guests Mrs William Alkire Mrs Clarence Matheny Mrs Morris Boolmer and Mrs George Bond of Logan and Mrs Carl Coakley and Mrs Rachel Dresher of Nelsonville.
The Paris edition of The New York Herald cites Julian M. Snyder of Philco and C Denby Wilkes of Jennen and Webster in France voicing concern over French government measures. They say allies should not face discrimination favoring Dutch and German interests.
The passage questions a French decree that blocks American radio imports while expanding trade with Germany and Holland. It argues the policy limits U S products, noting France tells consumers not to buy American radios even as German and Dutch radio sectors lag behind America in development.
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