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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1932
Page
3
Nelsonville City Board of Education reports 6400 dollars in state aid from the State Education Department. The funds cover arrears to January 1 for teachers and leave February and January salaries unpaid. Checks are being distributed. other bills will wait for the regular tax distribution.
Miss Louise Rice spoke to the Young People's Society at the Presbyterian Church in Nelsonville describing Henry Van Dyke's The Lost Word. The program included a saxophone solo by Robert Huenefeld and a brief life summary of Van Dyke by Rev. Lloyd Evans.
A testimonial from W. L. Adams credits Adlerika with dissolving gas pain after misdiagnosis of appendicitis. The ad touts Adlerika as cleansing both upper and lower bowel to wash out poisons causing gas and related symptoms. Available at Gibson's Pharmacy Coolville Taylors' Drug Store Nelsonville Hickman's Pharmacy.
Nelsonville reports the city fire department responded to a soot fire in the chimney at the Ed Dean residence on Chestnut Street around 9 30 this morning. The blaze was quickly extinguished with no injuries reported and the cause attributed to chimney soot.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Richardson visit Columbus where their daughter Mrs Julius Smith is at St Francis Hospital awaiting a surgical operation today or Tuesday. Mrs Smith's condition is said to be improved. Mrs Marguerite Ludden returns from Columbus after visiting daughter Katherine recovering from an appendicitis operation at Mercy Hospital.
Mrs. Tom Bush Jr hosted a Saturday afternoon celebration for her son Jack Bush on Jackson Street. Children attended from Janet Bay to Joe Bush, enjoying games and contests from 2 to 4 pm with a large birthday cake as the refreshment centerpiece.
William Abram of New Straitsville was fined $10 and costs by Mayor J. W. Hickman after pleading guilty to intoxication in Nelsonville. The incident occurred Sunday and the ruling stands as a local municipal action.
Nelsonville reports Carl Pettit a local plumber suffered a fracture of the right forearm Friday night while trying to crank his automobile.
A flurry of social visits fills the region as Mrs. Arthur Philabaum returns to Pittsburgh with her mother. Residents from Columbus Athens Zanesville and Long Island share weekend companionship with relatives and friends in Frost Frost Ohio and Mount Vernon as Dr. W S Rhodes and families join gatherings and sorority dances.
Miss Anna belle Hummell 19 of New Lexington, a nurse at White Cross Hospital, was recovering from injuries after an assault by a Black man while in the isolation ward Sunday night. Police report identifying a suspect as Herbert Arbert McDowell.
Sheriff Wayne Wingett asks the Athens County Commissioners to certify funds to hire additional deputies amid a strike at local mines. He requests auditor verification that money is available and notes an emergency may require immediate action to protect citizens.
Auditor J C Edmundson of Athens County replies to the Sheriff noting no funds are appropriated for deputies at the mines. He cites an incomplete county budget and states it is impossible to certify funds at this time. He adds the county prosecutor is the legal advisor and declines to advise further steps.
Washington reports January food prices declined on average by 4.13 percent from December with a 17.23 percent yearly drop. Fresh eggs led losses at 23 percent. butter, bacon, lard, potatoes, navy beans, oranges, sirloin steak, pork chops, and bananas also fell. Increases occurred in onions 27 percent, cabbage 21 percent, and pork and beans 4 percent.
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized eight railroads to borrow funds from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The decision opens access to RFC loans for modernization and refinancing of capital needs.
Col Theodore Roosevelt was inaugurated governor general of the Philippines today with a rousing reception from a large crowd in Manila.
County auditor Edmundson addresses tax policy and a proposed $35,000 bond for a South Bridge project. He argues against debt within the 15 mile limit, notes road fund balances and encumbrances, and warns of potential service cuts if valuations fall. He discusses personal tax forms and exemptions while defending office salaries and highlighting valuation increases driven by mining expertise.
Ohio's 1981 death rate reached 11.2 per 1000, the lowest since 1908, as the health department notes a drop from 11.4 in 1980. Total deaths were 75,577, with fewer accident deaths linked to factory shutdowns, while suicides rose by 65 to 1,938.
John T. Harrington a Youngstown lawyer and director of Ohio Edison died Saturday night in Sydney Australia. He was touring the world with his daughter Florence Harrington and her companion Katherine Owley both of Youngstown.
Former Ohio congressman and ex gubernatorial candidate Colonel Ralph D. Cole is in Findlay hospital with a severe scalp wound and a lacerated nose after the car he rode in collided with a truck. Local police reported no further injuries.
Lisbon faced a tense day as the local military commander took control in anticipation of a revolutionary general strike. Authorities prepared for potential mass action and disruptions across the city.
Morris L. Cranmer aged 75 died at 6 this morning at his home 141 Mill Street in Athens. He would have turned 76 on March 4 after a two year decline and seven weeks of illness. Funeral at 1 pm Wednesday at the residence with Rev. Calvin B. Hanes and Rev. Benjamin H. Pugh officiating. Burial in West State Street Cemetery. Survived by widow Lillian. daughters Lillian and Cledythe. sons Lewis Cranmer of Portsmouth, Claude, Edward, Nelsonville, Clyde. stepdaughters Mrs. W. H. Blackwood of Cleveland and Mrs. Neff Norman of Hockingport. brother Edward Cranmer of Ostrander.
The advertisement promotes Klax-Ko as a gall bladder remedy that clears congested bile and eases symptoms like dizziness and stomach distress. It promises relief in 3 to 5 days with full relief or money back within 30 days, available at Quick's Cut Rate or other drugstores.
In Cleveland on February 20 a 90 year old man Edwin Dwight Kinney was identified as the slain youth shot during an attempted drug store holdup. Kinney’s father Clarence Kinney said his son’s death followed head injuries from a boyhood accident and noted prior arrest for auto theft in Bloomington Indiana.
Lima Ohio February 20 Andrew Kayser 32 in Allen County jail serving a six day sentence after pleading guilty to burglary and larceny in connection with thefts from rural churches and schools near Lima.
Columbus Feb 28 Judges Edward Matthias of Van Wert and Thomas A. Jones of Jackson both Republicans filed declarations of candidacy for re election to the Ohio Supreme Court with Secretary of State Clarence J Brown.
Ford favors Hoover's re election and opposes repeal of the thirteenth amendment urging a return to old fashioned methods He argues prohibition remains essential to industry and says bankers must return to fundamental principles He claims Hoover has done a first class job and deserves continued service to the country
Ed gar Frick, a retired farmer and brother of the late Henry Clay Frick, dies at age 78 at his home in Pittsburgh. Cause listed as paralysis, with the death noting connections to the Frick steel empire and the era of Pittsburgh steel barons.
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