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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1937
Page
5
Fred C. Shafer reports Athens County expects an $8,648 check from the state to relieve direct relief finances. The funds, overdue under the expired relief bill, will cover bills into February and avoid immediate relief disruption. State legislature in Columbus to consider an emergency bill to provide $900,000.
Columbus U P The State Relief Commission today assigned January relief funds totaling 851000 from a 3 million appropriation. County figures include Athens 3220 Gallia 622 Hocking 982 Meigs 1987 Morgan 798 Muskingum 5128 Noble 338. Athens County's relief finances are strong, with 525 county families and 115 individuals currently receiving food orders at 110 per week for adults and 55 cents per child.
Swiftair, Inc. announces sale of its Aeronca low wing model and orders the new 1937 K model with expected April delivery. The high wing monoplane is larger, more economical to operate, and aimed at flight instruction and small passenger charter work.
Bishop A William Lewis serves as principal speaker at the Apostolic Church revival on Richland Ave. Tonight young people will perform a program. Elder G H Martin announces a life of Christ film Thursday. Bishop Lewis lectures Wednesday and Friday. Saturday ends with old fashioned testimony service followed by baptism and tarrying.
Walter Howard of Albany Route 1 was admitted for medical treatment. Jake Anderson of The Plains underwent a major operation. Michael Almond of Jacksonville was transferred to Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus for leg fracture care. Mrs. Mary Shaffer of Richland Ave and Mrs. Arthur F. Boyles and baby son of Pine Place were dismissed after recent hospital stays. Buckingham shire river Misbourne reappears at Chalfont St Giles after six months of dry conditions.
Elmer E Halbirt 75 lifelong Canaan Township resident died Monday night at 8 45 p m after years of ill health. He owned a prominent Athens County farm east of Canaanville along Route 50 South. He belonged to the Masonic Lodge and Modern Woodmen of America for over 50 years. Survived by wife Berta Burns Halbirt whom he wed in 1887 two sons Earl and Leslie of Canaanville three daughters Jennie Starkey Chillicothe Effie Crawford Warren and Lucy Sutton Canaanville ten grandchildren one great grandchild one brother Frank E Halbirt and sister Anna Hanning both of Canaan Township Funeral at 10 a m Thursday in Canaanville M E Church burial in W Union Street Cemetery Athens calling at home Wednesday.
Mrs Elsworth Pierce aged 68 died at 5 oclock Tuesday at her Marshfield Road home after six weeks illness. Widowed previously, she leaves her husband of 38 years, three sons George Gilham Jr Athens Frank and Elmer Pierce at home, four daughters Goldie Reed Louisville Ina Lowe Athens Erma Gabriel Carbondale Mae Hartley Athens and a brother in Iowa. Funeral in Union Church with Rev Ray Huff pending word from her brother.
Central School seventh grade history pupils under Mr Eugene Cottle completed three weeks of study on the industrial revolution. The class enriched the work with small models of cotton gins blast furnaces canal boats and American clipper ships. Active students included Henry Miller Mary Jean Williams Kenneth French Dix Schenz Bill Pendry Jane Maccombs Martha Lou Dowler Hattie Lu Grones and Tommy Hughes.
On the complaint of Clarice Andrews Hollister bastardy charges were heard in Athens County Common Pleas Court today against Willard Keefer Murray City.
Miss Tony Sender former Reichstag member and German pacifist told an Athens audience that democracy requires willing fighting. She criticized Nazi Germany pointing to mass arrests exile and concentration camps and warned of World conquest ambitions in My Struggle and rearmament financed by short term notes.
In Southeastern Ohio the Hard of Hearing Class at East Side School with 11 deaf pupils ages 6 to 13 uses an audiphone. Miss Ridenour reports the device lets totally deaf children hear the teacher and learn speech by repeating nouns and verbs with control over individual sound levels.
Albany will host a community good will shower at the Albany Grange Hall on Wednesday night for Mr and Mrs Ray Bailes whose home burned down last Thursday. Attendees are asked to bring pies and sandwiches for the lunch.
Residents awoke to a surprise snow covering Athens as light flakes drifted down overnight. Snow on streets melted to slush with pedestrian and vehicle traffic while trees shed accumulated powder as wind gusts moved it off. Temperatures hovered in the 28 to 42 degree range with a high of 42 on Monday and 28 by night.
WPA field engineer Paul Watson reports rapid progress with two new projects in Buchtel and York Township. Buchtel work covers street repair and resurfacing costing 4400 dollars, using cinders for grading. York Township covers 8.2 miles of roads at 23275 dollars, including grading surfacing and drainage. The district also sees temporary repairs to keep roads passable. Twelve limestone quarries operate locally with workers quarrying stone for later crushing.
F. J. Mildren of Marietta outlined plans for the Northwest Territory Celebration marking 150 years since the Marietta settlement. The event runs from late this year in New York City to April 1988 in Marietta, with a caravan tracing pioneer routes and education prizes funded by state and federal governments. President Roosevelt expected in Marietta next July.
Mildred Carlin seeks divorce from Cecil Carlin and restoration to her maiden name Mildred Wend. She alleges neglect of duty in their 1933 marriage. The note mentions Ames Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution with past regents Mrs. J. T. Merwin and Mrs. George Pil cher. Chapters of the DAR will play a prominent role in the Northwest Territory celebration.
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