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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1934
Page
7
Reports to Chester Miller highlight anger over surplus food distribution as some relief families receive supplies while others fear cuts. County CWA quota stays around 1289 with 1600 to 1700 work-ready, amid a statewide 40 percent cut in CWA funding. Also noted is Rev. R B Frederick returning to Nazarene church for a district clergy meeting.
The Men’s Club of the Presbyterian Church will hold an evening meeting February 22 at the church. A 6:30 supper will be served before a program featuring Washington highlights and speakers. Kenneth and his German Band will provide music.
Plymouth Grange and Washington celebration set for February 22 at their hall. A speaker will recount a biography of a noted woman born in A. E. Fitzpatrick state, with a report on Grange work and Camp Vinton activities.
More than 700 attendees at Logan High Auditorium enjoyed a two hour student program directed by Ruth White and Alice Frasch. The event featured a one act play 1st Comes Home From College a station LHS broadcast segment led by Iris Hull and Harold Thrush with Robert White as announcer. The program included home makers hour religious hour news flashes orchestra and vocal music sports flashes market reports and more. A boxing match between Ray Dollison and Paul Wingrove drew applause with Dollison declared winner. Hal Phillips and his Rhythm Ramblers and Billy Case’s religious hour with Old Mother Hubbard theme were highlights. A considerable sum was added to the athletic fund.
In Hocking County starting Wednesday three people were assigned to conduct a government business survey under CWA supervision. Miss Florence Stort leads in Logan, Henry Spencer covers the eastern area, and Fred Graham oversees the western part. Data collected is confidential for the government.
Logan officials weigh adding baseball as a spring school sport after limited recent sponsorship. A decision will come soon after basketball season ends to determine if Logan High sẽ field a team this year.
Public health nurses report for the period ending January 22 to last week covers visits to all city schools weighing and inspecting 314 children and examining 254. Of the examined, 41 percent had unclean teeth and 42 percent enlarged tonsils. Five percent had enlarged glands, six percent visual impairment, 11 percent personal uncleanliness, and five percent defective speech. 18 percent had no remedial defects. The kindergarten was visited daily and inspected weekly.
Hocking County physicians who are OSU College of Medicine graduates plan to attend the centennial celebration in Columbus from March 1 to 3. Alumni include Dr. O. W. Donaldson Gore Dr. E. A. Persons Murray City Drs J B and M H Cherrington Dr D A Rannells Dr Claude C Lyon and Dr C F Shonk Logan.
Logan Chieftains ready for season opener against Gallipolis High in Gallipolis Friday night. Coach John Longley may start Krumiaus Johnson Terrei Thrush and Gabriel, a lineup winning in recent weeks. Brandt and Sheets expected to see action late in the game.
Logan reports a divorce case where Elijah Lanning answers Goldie Lanning and seeks custody of a minor child, alleging the plaintiff guilty of neglect and cruelty.
Valentine activities filled Rufus Putnam and East and West Side Schools with red hearts white streamers and large Valentine boxes. P T A and school staff sponsored treats plays postmen and a spelling contest amid class celebrations and gifts for Athens Children’s Home.
The Boy Scouts of America hold 24th anniversary week ceremonies at Athens High School. Wade Volwiler is named Eagle Scout by E. Dowell. Walton Davies becomes Assistant Scoutmaster and Life Scout. Fourteen merit badges awarded to 150 Scouts and Scouters. several boys advance to first and second class ranks.
Mr and Mrs Charles Chambers of Coonville announce the birth of a son on Sunday.
Orville Roy Palmer 22 laborer of West Logan and Effie Ardere Stewart 21 at home of West Logan wed in a magistrate led ceremony officiated by C. T. Stephenson with both families present.
Mrs Walter Brehm and her son Jim will spend the end of the week visiting relatives in Columbus. B F Morris, who has lived on the John Mauk farm in the Cedar Falls District, moves this week to another farm near Tav elton. Supt J W Coleman was a business visitor Tuesday in Columbus attending Legislature sessions.
A compact reflection on performance and aging as a stage slowly empties. The speaker laments a life’s play ending before dawn and notes masks and paint fading with approaching darkness.
Sixty one pupils at Athens Junior High are listed for the last six weeks. Fifteen earned high honors. Seventh grade students with high honors include Mary Duncan and others. honors recipients include Alice Carpenter and several named peers. Eighth grade high honors include June Baird and Jean Finsterwald among many. Ninth grade high honors list features Clark Bieder and Stephen Fuller with several more scholars named.
New Straitsville announces an indoor chautauqua Friday night at the high school auditorium sponsored by the school. Parents and others are invited to attend. local residents welcome visitors including Mr and Mrs Harry Strain of St Louis Michigan.
Muldoon explains the re employment service under the Wagner Peyser Act with $125 million in federal funds. By now 76 bureaus operate in Ohio, including Athens County at the Armory. The service aided 1,700 in Athens through re employment and 1,100 from relief rolls, with CWA creating rapid job placement nationwide.
In Columbus on February 15, 350 Ohio State University students applied for part time jobs under the federal student aid plan to finish winter quarter work. The federal relief administration allotted 10,400 to the university for student aid as forty other Ohio institutions shared 46,000. Capital University was among them. Applications for aid from new spring enrollees lacking funds will be accepted.
The left side of a vessel is designated as the port side while the right side is the starboard. This maritime convention helps crews coordinate navigation and docking operations.
Administrator Johnson and NRA officials resumed negotiations on an anthracite code and met with bituminous leaders to discuss fuel competition. A five cent per 1000 cubic feet gas tax was proposed to help soft coal compete with higher bituminous costs, with the issue sent to NRA research for study.
Joseph B. Eastman railroad coordinator urged that gas pipe lines be brought under the Interstate Commerce Commission authority. The appeal aims to regulate pipelines as essential utilities and ensure safe, fair handling across jurisdictions.
Slippery roads and cold kept Tunnel Parent-Teacher Association members from Chesterhill from attending a Monday night meeting. Visitors presented an instrumental and vocal program with readings and talks by Paul Rex and Carl Barkhurst. Mrs. Margaret Johnson is ill. Mrs. Goldie Embree and two children visited relatives in Zanesville. Clovis Rowland is recovering from illness. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Mercer of Stockport were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Zumbro.
Ill will between Zeeland High School and Holland Christian in Holland, Michigan leads to the suspension of all athletic competitions for the year. The note mentions Houston as the largest city in Texas, but no additional local sports details are provided.
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