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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1931
Page
3
Local station announces classified ads and circulation service guidance. Readers are urged to contact the office at 412 W for an experienced representative to handle society and locals correspondence in Nelsonville and surrounding areas.
Nelsonville reports Ohio Fuel Gas Co. drilled a test gas well on Sunday Creek property south of town. The well lies about a half mile southwest of Baird No. 2, which yielded only a small amount of gas when completed Monday.
Dr Charles K Grammer will begin an eight part series on The Lord's Prayer at 10 30 a m Sundays in January and February with a song service at 7 p m on January 4 The first sermon titled Our Father Who Art In Heaven will be followed by Hollowed Be Thy Name on January 11.
New Year’s arrival in Nelsonville ended with firecrackers whistles and bells. The business year ahead is viewed with little regret after a year of trial and tribulation. Police reported a clear docket this morning.
Charles Ayers, 58, died suddenly Wednesday at his home in Nelsonville after a heart attack. He is survived by his wife and five children. Arrangements for the funeral and final rites will be announced.
York Grange No 2436 will hold its regular meeting Friday at 7 30 o clock at the Oak Grove School. Members are asked to be present.
Mr and Mrs Glenn Allen hosted a New Year watch party at their Madison Street home. Bridge provided the main entertainment and a luncheon was served by the hostess to guests including Mr and Mrs Roy Davis and Mr and Mrs R H Sayre, Mr and Mrs Dean Linscott, Mr and Mrs Shelby Barber.
Troop 4 Boy Scouts will hold its regular meeting Friday at 7 PM in Nelsonville. Members are urged to bring dues and attendance is mandatory to maintain membership in the troop.
Mr and Mrs John Pierce of Chestnut Street announce the birth of a son at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Will Pierce on Madison Street New Year’s Eve.
Mr. and Mrs. Forest Kontner and three daughters visit Columbus relatives. Mrs. C. A. Hooper of Athens visits here. Mrs. Carl Starkey to Columbus and Toledo. Miss Mary Pritchard visits parents. Mr. and Mrs. Riley and Frances Jo in Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Davis and Paul join New Year guests. Mrs. McDowell in Columbus. Mrs. W. Powell and son Louis visit Grant Hospital. Mrs. Shafer visits parents. Logan visitors. Business Girls' Class holds New Year party with officers elected and games and refreshments provided by hostesses. Hooper of Athens noted as out-of-town guest.
The King's Men will meet Friday evening at 7 o'clock at the home of James Hallett on Fort Street. A good attendance of members is requested.
Ashland Pennsylvania and Ashland Oregon both report a population of 7 164 in the 1930 census. Only Wheaton Illinois also lists 7 164, best known as the home of Harold Red Grange.
Seattle reports a swimming rooster named Swiftwater Bill enjoys daily dips with ducks on Lake Union. He once resisted water but learned to swim after tumbling in with his feathery playmates beside Capt. E. A. Swift’s boathouse.
New Year’s Day in Athens 1931 saw bells and whistles and loud explosions from North Hill. City business halted with post office and banks closed while only a few restaurants and cigar stores remained open.
J V Stoecklein a pioneer Glouster merchant died Wednesday night at Red Apple Farm Morgan County after a quick collapse while walking with Orville Holbert to visit a sick son Fritz. He leaves nine children and his wife, who had died years earlier, with funeral plans not yet set. He had early on built the brick High and Front streets business.
The article details Mr. Stoecklein purchasing the Bowkley Hotel Building near Depot Square and building a top tier store with a cold storage display linked to a grocer and meat market, plus a bakery and further cold storage. He built an renowned orchard from an old lease, expanding to a farm with the famed Apple orchard yielding thousands of bushels yearly and storage to fetch high prices. He was widely regarded as a fruit growing authority consulted by university experts.
Margaret Welsh 85 died at home on Republic Avenue after a brain hemorrhage. Survived by sons Michael John William and Martin formerly of Wellston, sister Mrs Mary Donahue of Vanceburg. Funeral 9 am Friday at Holy Cross Church with burial at Wellston family plot.
Kiwanis Club of Glouster installed officers for 1291 at a meeting in the M E Church social room. George W. Rose served as installing officer. New slate includes L K Richardson as president and M M Brygen as vice president with C A Pride as secretary and B R R Angle as sergeant at arms.
Roland Leroyd Johnson, 21, World War veteran and former Athens resident, died yesterday at the United States Veterans Hospital in Dayton after several months illness. He was the son of J Johnson and leaves his mother and three sisters, Mrs Eugene Woodworth of Athens, Miss Bertha Johnson in the East, and Mrs Stevens of Columbus. He served with the Athena machine gun outfit in the war. After discharge his health declined and he was sent to Dayton Federal Hospital.
Columbus welcomed the new year with a noisy but orderly celebration. Several quiet but rowdy "whoopee" parties were noted but no serious accidents or violent deaths occurred. Nineteen arrests were made, mainly for liquor and narcotics violations.
The Plains weather station under E V Wolfe recorded a mild December. The coldest day was December 2 at 6 degrees, with December 4 reaching 54 degrees as the high. Four inches of snow fell and rainfall totaled 2.25 inches across 22 mornings with highs at or below 83.
Pred J Massa of Crawford County filed appeal in the Supreme Court seeking review of his case for the murder of Ralph Wilcox a gasoline station attendant. Fort Bites and Kenneth McClartney are named as co defendants with Massa and their sentences are set for January 16 and January 12 respectively.
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