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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1935
Page
3
A safety survey exposes concerns in Nelsonville with advice for residents and families. The report emphasizes caution for people and children and outlines steps to improve community safety.
A special study and survey examine street crossing dangers and railroad and automobile accidents. The plan includes a December assembly and science class demonstrations at Phil-Sea School with Ruth Laessle Anna Stuffelbeam Jane Doolittle Mary Jo Keating and Peter Wodrow Bennett participating.
Six seniors of the Greyhound squad will play at Jackson High tonight at seven in the school gym for a benefit bridge at the Elks Club to aid Child Welfare. Bob White and Mirrison will appear. Also listed are Caldwell and 6th, with a 4 basket dinner at noon. Meet Saturday. Union No. 3905 Workers of America holds a meeting at the I O Ville Saturday afternoon at six.
The Christian Church auditorium hosted a funeral for C. A. Dilcher with Rev. R. F. Strickler presiding. Music featured Catherine Courtney and Tillie Hall, and readings included Let The Lower Lights Be Burning. Relatives and friends, including Brook Shoe Factory staff and Y boys, attended. out-of-town mourners came from Akron Columbus Steubenville Cincinnati Lancaster Athens and more.
Mrs. H. A. Kelch was surprised at 36 Clinton Street by neighbors and friends for her February birthday. Daughter Miss Elizabeth planned the quiet party with games and prizes won by Mrs. Carlos Ogg, Mrs. Florence Lowry, Mrs. Phil Kelch and Mrs. Donald Betts. A luncheon with valentine adornments followed for many guests who helped with contests and serving.
The memorial notes Al Dilcher as a grand man and leader who contributed greatly to youth through Y.M.C.A. activities in Nelsonville. The tribute praises his civic work, sportsmanship, and Christian character as a director and mentor.
Miss Margaret Bland hosted a Valentine party at her home Wednesday night with cards and dancing. A valentine exchange and lunch followed for a group including Martha Galvin Mary A Goodspeed Bernadine Adkins Jane Fisher Helen Weltzheimer Virginia Keating Martha Sheppard Jane Galvin and Frances Hall. Mrs Carl Coakley Mrs Albert Inman and son Darrell Mrs James Bland and Mrs Rachel Dresher visited Columbus Wednesday and Dresher stayed to visit daughter Mrs Sheldon Graham.
Nelsonville hosts a benefit dance Monday night February 14 at the Buchtel Opera House with music by Joyce’s Orchestra. Proceeds go to assist local needs.
Mrs Florence Lowry, Mrs Tessie Ridenour, Mrs Herb Long, Mrs Nelson Dowler, Mrs Retta Lennox, Mrs Malvern Wilson and Mr and Mrs Roy Sayers traveled to Logan Thursday to attend the district meetings of the Eastern Star.
Mrs Zella McLaughlin 68 died at home on Chestnut Street after a life in Nelsonville. Survived by husband Ulysses G McLaughlin five children Clara Zimmerman Donald Ralph Thomas Ruth and two grandchildren. Two sisters and a brother also survive. Funeral by Rev R F Strickler at Stouts Funeral Home Sunday at 2 PM after calling hours at home.
The Public Speaking Class under Julian Yantis presents the three act play Back to the Farm this Saturday February 16 at 8 pm in the auditorium. Cast includes Don Martin Ruth Lee Sibert Merton Merrill Rose Mead and others with Frances Cox and Glen Smith as stage managers. Proceeds fund boys basketball insurance and repair a damaged car from the Wellston trip.
In Nelsonville during Franks Moore funeral between 10 and 11 am all city shops were closed. Moore longtime business figure with Cable Hardware and local trades. Service at his residence conducted by Rev. H A Rothrock and Rev. Lloyd Evans featured hymns Crossing the Bar What a Friend We Have in Jesus and Abide With Me. Burial at Greenlawn with pallbearers from Cable Hardware and neighbors.
G A A color basketball games were staged at 4 15 p m Thursday in the Athena High School Gymnasium a color supper followed. First Red Team Anna Dunfee Mary Ann Schuler Josephine Barstow Iva Hutchinson Mary Olive Cowan Pauline Reynolds lost 7 11 to the Black Team. Black Team players Jean Pickens Mary Winning Eileen Decker Florence Smith Eileen McAfee Katherine Reynolds. Second Red Team Ruth Lewis Eva Rogers Helen Ward Anna McKibben Florence Burnsides defeated Second Black Team 7 to 4. Other Black Team members Helen Hamer Jean Mills Pauline Rose Margaret Burt Eileen Sanders Mildred Yaeger Lillian Cumley. Betty Higgins was scorer Camille Cash timed. Esther Secoy was board scorer and Ethel McEwen referee.
Mrs Josephine Harden aged 19 died at her Syracuse home at 3 pm after a brief illness. Survived by husband Ferrol Duckworth, her parents Mr and Mrs Albert Duckworth, a sister Genevieve and two brothers Charles and William. Funeral plans not set.
T R Bennett deputy clerk for Sheriff Charles H Stratton of Athens County will begin duties as justice of the peace Monday at Room 39 Security Building office of Magistrate Carl H Porter closed due to Porters illness Bennett's commission expires Dec 31 1935 Before serving in the sheriff office Bennett was deputy clerk of courts of Athens County for three and a half years
G. D. Gorham announces a dedicated Ohio sales tax receipts office will open Saturday at the Athens County Courthouse. The northern room beside the treasurer’s office has been redecorated and equipped with a large safe for tax coupons and a steel counter.
Revival services continue at Mt Union Church with Rev Selah Weatherby in charge. Weatherby speaks on Enlisting and Developing the Manpower of the Church tonight and Earth's Greatest Tragedy Saturday night. Sunday C A Spriggs preaches. Services run to Feb 24 with Sunday School at 9:30 led by Roy Wiseman.
Funeral services were held in Atlanta Georgia for Mrs. Warren Hall mother of Mrs. Lloyd W Clarke of 44 East State Street. Mrs Hall died Sunday night after a long illness. Mrs Clarke and her husband Rev Lloyd W Clarke rector of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd are in Atlanta.
Sylvia Mitchel of Athens was granted a divorce from Harry E Mitch el by Judge O F Rowland in Athens County Common Pleas Court for extreme cruelty. She also received custody of three minor children. Julia R McKinstry filed for divorce from Clarence McKinstry on grounds of willful absence. married October 24, 1931 with no children. Mid-State Finance Company filed suit for money and foreclosure on a $200 note against Spencer J Raabe and Crystal Rae Raabe of Athens.
Cincinnati February 15 The Procter & Gamble Company announced a profit sharing bonus of 535000 to 5187 employees for 1934. This compares with 534000 paid in 1933. Since the plan began more than 12000000 has been returned to employees in cash or stock, totaling 170858 shares.
Former Nelsonville pastor Rev. Frank Walfe will preach on air Saturday from 1 to 1 30 p m with the North Mooreland String Band heard from Huntington West Virginia.
A Valentine dance party was hosted by Athens High School Sophomores in Miss Ethel McEwen's class yesterday afternoon. Five Ohio University observers served as chaperons. Anna Dunfee and Betty Jane Hicks won the prize elimination dance. Virginia Goldsberry sang and a trio performed during intermission.
The Nelsonville Paint and Wallpaper Store will open to the public Saturday at 21 Hocking Street offering wallpaper paints and enamel products.
In Shreveport Louisiana a suit to set aside the will of the late George Bently Oliver seeks to overturn the bequest to Jennie Bonner a negro woman. The action filed by Charles Fedderick Oliver of Portsmouth Ohio and Ida May Smith of Latonia Kentucky targets the distribution of a $46532 estate with $24000 in real estate for the siblings. A second item notes Soviet Russia employs about 17.15 thousand workers across six plants focused on military aircraft manufacturing.
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