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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1934
Page
3
Consent granted February 22 for new stone work to complete the Hocking Canal project in Nelsonville. Brindle reports city officials signed off and will use stones from nearby locks and farm to replace parts, with D. Poo and Vern H. Vorhes overseeing the work to begin at once.
Fragmentary OCR recalls a Wednesday Bridge gathering after Mrs Walter Mechem. Names Kelly, Mrs William, and Mrs Gay Aumiller appear among attendees.
A damaged OCR fragment describes a remedy claimed to boost health and bowel cleansing. Mentions lack of pep, eye skin changes, and constipation with partial relief from a product named in a misread form. Reader advised of thorough cleansing claims but text is garbled.
Edward Eugene Gene Fish aged 46 and World War veteran died yesterday at Dayton Soldiers Hospital. The body will be taken to his father Edward W Fisk’s home on West Washington Street Friday morning. Survived by his father three brothers and seven sisters.
Nelsonville reports the Morris Wilson property on Church Street now sealed after eight weeks of firefighting a mine blaze. Workers dynamited a stone overhang, loaded burning material out, and removed timbers, under federal CWA and state mining direction, ending the fire risk.
Nelsonville report says the regular monthly Methodist Guild meeting occurred Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Carlos Ogg with Mrs. Jeff Adamson and Mary Sharp, Helen Shaw, Blanch Linton assisting. A brief business session and study-book discussion followed, followed by a delightful lunch for 2 members and a guest.
A horse belonging to Clyde Grinstead was killed recently by a fall on a slick road. Mrs. Henry discarded a cook stove used for 40 years. William Sauders recovering from a mine accident. Annie Smith has recovered after a long illness. Mrs. Pete Nita recovering from illness.
Funeral services for Mrs Sergie Johnson will be held Friday at 1 30 o clock at Warrens Funeral Home. Burial will be made at Connett.
Mr. and Mrs. James Mahoney hosted a February 18 home gathering in Buchtel for their forty third wedding anniversary. Five generations were present from Wilson Swyers to infant Richard Hubert with relatives including Charles Mohoney and family, Russell McDonald and family, Albert Hahn and five children, James Tulley, Grace Mohoney and daughter, Jacob McGhee, Don Mohoney and niece Iva Jean White, Ival Mohoney and children. A chicken dinner followed as kin enjoyed the reunion.
Memorial W C T U observed Frances Willard services at Walnut Street home with Mrs. Bertha Barker assisting. Acting president Mrs. Anna Allen led a devotional, readings from John chapter fourteen, and Willard roll call responses. Members logged 28 sick calls, five garments, four meals, one cake. 448 pages literature distributed. Luncheon followed.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Keeton newlyweds of Murray City were honored Tuesday night with a shower at Mrs Anna Foss home. Gifts included a table and mirror from Brooks Shoe Co where Mrs Keeton works. They will reside in Murray City. The gathering featured dancing and refreshments with many local friends attending.
Miss Elizabeth Edington guests Mrs Bam Hanley in Columbus. Wayne Starkey and son Harold of Steven City Va in Nelsonville for Sam Hiness. Starkey improving at Grant Hospital. Coepe of New Philadelphia visiting parents Mr and Mrs Geo Coepe. Mrs George Coepe called to Pomeroy for brother John Donahue’s death. Pentertains Bridge Club hosted by Mrs Donald Lowden with three tables and luncheon. Mrs Oscar Bingman and Miss Freda Smith with high scores.
The east and south sidewalks along Fort and Washington Streets at the Central School would be repaved with cement if pending projects are approved. Fort Street frontage repaving was approved earlier. displaced brick will be relocated by the Board of Education.
Mrs Nancy Morris, ill at her daughter Mrs Will Anderson's home, shows slow but steady improvement as she receives care and attention from the family.
The Missionary Sewing Circle will gather at Mrs Thomas Spencer's Chestnut Street home Friday at 7 o'clock to hold a meeting.
Actress Sheila Terry testified in Los Angeles court that Maj. L E Clark mocked her feet saying they were too big and she was awkward. The judge granted the divorce decree.
At Central School a convocation honoring George Washington featured three Boy Scouts presenting a unveiling ceremony Paul Matthews played the bugle Paul Slaughter unveiled the picture and Bob Covert spoke on Washington Jean Forsyth and Grace Foster performed a piano duet Kansas Wild Cats Donna Gaitten tap danced Elizabeth Wood read Washington Alice McCombs and Virginia Segale played a violin duet with Donna Gaitten accompanying The program closed with taps by Cari Matthews.
Mrs. Coleman Ashworth on Curran Drive entertained many guests Tuesday at noon with a luncheon. Attendees included her sister Mrs. Mary Maxwell Scott of Columbus and several others from Athens Canasanville Road Harmony Road and Rural areas as afternoon quilting followed the meal.
Mrs. Sarah Beckwith former resident of this city died Wednesday at her daughter’s home in Cambridge. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon in Columbus. She is survived by two sisters Mrs. Nancy Morris and Mrs. Hannah Holliday and four brothers Albert Dan Smith George and Philip.
Preliminary steps toward obtaining a loan under the new educational relief measure were taken by the City Board of Education at its regular monthly meeting. The loan aims to reduce teachers' backlog in salaries, with two months' pay currently due and the indebtedness expected to fall to one month.
The Shade School program by the first six grades drew smaller attendance due to bad weather. It was directed by Mrs. Sadosky Miss Ashworth and Mrs. Gaylord and praised for its direction and execution. An all day quilting party at Mrs. Osee Douglas’s home drew a number of attendees. District superintendent Dr. R. O. McClure spoke at a M E Church service Sunday afternoon.
Athenian Temple No 173 Pythian Sisters will meet Friday at 7 pm. Past Noble Grands will meet with Mrs H O Townsend at 41 Second Street Friday at 7 30 pm.
Gen Augustino Sandino, noted Nicaraguan rebel and opponent of the U S occupation, was killed last night by National Guardsmen. The announcement came today in Managua.
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