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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1935
Page
5
A county exhibit bottle containing a spider was discovered by B. L. Kreitler and left corked in a basement. Officials questioned visitors and noted a possible removal last Saturday night, with fear of a hidden venomous lurker in dark corners.
Fragments indicate James A Bailey aged unknown died at home in Fundy Evening. He had long ties to Pomeroy Ma Campion No 3 and worked at a local plant. Survived by several relatives including Mrs Susan Heived and Mrs Youngstown. Burial arrangements unclear.
Mrs Fannie Stok and Mrs Mina Boice will host a dinner party at the home site on Jean Avenue. A brief service will be held at Mt Blan with burial in Mt. The event includes a special table and a meeting tonight at the Baptist Church. The Woman's Party hosts the regular program.
L. D. McMaster chair of the Pomeroy Civic Club urges business and professional men to attend a joint Civic Club and Middleport Rotary Club meeting at Elmhurst Tavern at 6 30 this evening. Cards issued to new Civic Club members as Safety Week plans are made. Mrs Inez Gilmore celebrated her eightieth birthday with friends at Union Avenue home of Mrs Mary Huber.
The Federated Circle of the Federated Church plans a Wednesday afternoon meeting at Mrs. Raymond Hood’s Lincoln Hill residence. The Methodist Church Home Missionary Society held its gathering Tuesday evening at Miss Eva Simms’s Mulberry Avenue home.
Middleport notes show the Downing family returning from Charleston to their home. Mrs D A Howell hosted her bridge club on Main Street Tuesday after noon. James Arnold from Zanesville visited with wife and son over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Jennings Keffer are in Youngstown for the present. Wilma Girard hosted her daughter from Spencer West Virginia for the weekend.
The Rev. A. Y. Wilcox of Athens Presbyterian Church will address the 7 o clock Wednesday service on Doing the Will of God. The talk is the fourth in a series on The Lord's Prayer.
Rev. F. C. Kreager led a Sunday meeting at the Cheshire Baptist Church with four young men, William and Clifford Beaver Arnold Bennett and Clarence Clark Jr, presenting four talks on The Prodigal Son. Fifty persons attended and a similar service is planned for next Sunday afternoon.
Meigs County Ministerial Association met Monday hosted by Rev and Mrs R C Ditter. Rev F I Gardner spoke on the Oxford Movement. Ministers reported on the recent Ohio Pastors Conference in Columbus. Monthly meetings feature hosted programs and topical discussions.
Bradbury notes report Mrs Griff Russell left Sunday for Columbus to visit her son Delbert who is in school there. Other residents visited locally or with relatives including Mrs Christenia O'Donnell and Mrs Mary Korn of Pomeroy and Adolph Fairnale and wife of Middleport. Pomeroy post meeting followed by a veterans banquet discussed matters of interest to ex service men.
Mrs. W. P. Ohlinger ill at home on South Fourth Avenue and Lincoln Street for a week. Miss Emma Jean Smith visiting her parents on South Sixth Avenue. Mrs. Arthur Skinner and daughter returned from Columbus after weekend visit. W. E. Russell to return after Ohio Bankers convention. Heath Epworth League held a pollock dinner and Valentine party directed by Mrs. Nan Moore. John Davis and family left for New York City after weeks with G. W. Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Simm and Mrs. Fannie Stevens hosted dinner guests at Egger with Mrs. J. P. Bradbury family.
A marriage license was issued Saturday to George Smith age 29 of Broadwell and Edna Mae Young age 21 of Racine. They were united in marriage by Magistrate J W McCullough. The event marks a formal union in the local record.
Middleport residents attended the Sanborn Missionary Society gathering at First Baptist Church on Palmer Street with Mrs. Ross Pullins. The group studied the second chapter of the textbook Out of the Far East and refreshments were served afterward.
Hemlock Grange members hold a Feb 16 meeting with a discussion on St Valentine Day origin a valentine tableaux and charades a Grange officers stunt The Most perfect living valentine A valentine box home made jingles and advice a prize pot for best jingles most perfect living valentine most comic and most beautiful valentine
Mid dleport officials announce speed limit enforcement by local officers. Signs posted in conspicuous places Monday warn motorists to slow down and obey posted limits.
Glouster Feb 12 The Glouster High Juniors will stage the class play Call Me Mike on February 20 in the high school auditorium. The three act comedy drama features 12 main characters and follows a businessman troubled by mood and politics as his Harvard son returns with a roommate who calls himself Michael Smith. Supervised by Ralph Richey.
A Ferndale community shower at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Smith honored Mr and Mrs Raymond Smith (Sophia Chakey) with seventy one attendees. Several local residents visited ill Mrs L G Taylor and relatives gathered for Sunday dinners and family visits noted among local families.
Mrs Phil F P Robinson hosted a Saturday afternoon celebration on Madison Street from 2 to 5 o clock for her daughter Phyllis fifth birthday. Prizes were won by Elizabeth Bergman and Andrew Wolf. Favors and luncheons with St Valentine were served to Shirley Andrews Elizabeth Bergman David Kennedy Helen Murphy Cynthia Vernon Jimmy Wolf Rita and Andrew Wolf and Billy and Phyllis Robinson.
Mayor C. F. Wallace mandates dogs be chained at home for 30 days. Police were ordered to shoot any dog found running at large, leading to store shortages of dog chains and a sharp drop in stray sightings from a dozen to near none.
An international radio plan schedules a weekly swap of American and English scenes for rebroadcast across the Atlantic. The CBS Christmas Eve idea evolves into a 30 minute cycle with alternating American and English segments. Programs listed include WEAF WABC and WJZ slots with acts from Ben Bernie Ginger Rogers Bing Crosby and more.
A long list of shows and musical acts fills Tuesday’s air from 2:30 pm with Legion Pilgrimage to midnight with orchestras led by Isham Jones and Glen Gray. Notable entries include Bing Crosby, Dick Messner, Joe Haymes, and John Navara orchestras, along with readings and speeches.
A fragmented radio guide lists programs and times from 7:30 to 1:00, including Jack Armstrong, The Shadow, Myrt and Maree, Burns and Allen, Lily Pons, and orchestras led by Ozzie Nelson and George Hall. The sequence mixes entertainment, news, and variety shows in a dense late 1940s air roster.
Jackson, Feb. 12. Common Pleas Judge Roy Gillen ruled the State Barbers Code unconstitutional and dismissed the case against Carl Littlejohn of Wellston who faced charges for violating the code. Littlejohn described precode prices of 2 cents for haircuts and 15 cents for shaves and said after initial compliance at 40 and 25 cents his business collapsed as customers shared cuts. He testified neighbors started cutting each other’s hair or letting it grow. He was arrested on a complaint by the State Code Authority after lowering prices in response.
A meeting of the Corning District United Brethren Churches will be held at the U B Church in this place on March 14. Services occur all day and in the evening with a chicken dinner served at the Odd Fellow Hall.
A case of scarlet fever is reported to county health authorities involving Joan James, a five year old resident of Sugar Creek, today.
Ramon Novarro appears in The Night Is Young at the Majestic with Evelyn Laye in a Vienna set romance about an archduke and a ballet dancer. The cast includes Una Merkel and Rosalind Russell. songs include The Night Is Young and Wiener Schnitzel.
The piece notes ostrich farming activity in California Arizona Texas and Florida reflecting growing agribusiness wider spread and regional interest in alternative livestock.
The rotation of the globe creates a tailwind for east to west flight paths at high altitudes, making eastward travel easier than westward journeys due to atmospheric conditions and the Earth's spin.
Quick relief from indigestion due to excessive smoking and drinking offered by Dr Emil s Adia Tablets sold at The Cline Pharmacy Co with money back guarantee paggaptes wording reflects old ad copy and tone.
The Glouster Lunch Room and a separate hot dog establishment in the Foley Building on High Street have merged. Hot dogs are served from the lunch room and the former hot dog space now features lunch booths with an archway linking the two rooms.
Christene Skinner, 14, daughter of Mr and Mrs Chris Skinner, is ill with scarlet fever at the Locust Street home. Improvement appeared Monday but the residence remains under quarantine for some time.
Mrs. Golda Willis entertained Sunday with a birthday dinner for her son Leonard marking his twenty first birthday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Nick Brunton and daughters Nina and Laura Mae, John Schubert, Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson, Mrs. Willis, and the guest of honor.
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