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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1936
Page
9
County official Leo EK Carter announces processing backlogs for old age pension applications. He notes 875 registrations, 40 approvals, 67 deaths, and ongoing reapplications as staff Ima Chic and he work to clear the pile. A marriage license is issued for John Rathburn and Lucille Scott in Polis.
Public notice of a partition sale in Athens County Ohio listing multiple tracts in township areas with detailed metes and bounds. The sheriff announces sale conditions, dates, and payment terms under Common Pleas Court authority.
Harold Mackenzie, once a world war lieutenant and cabinet maker now runs a small Second Avenue furniture repair shop. He teaches caning, upholstery, and cabinet work at adult emergency schools under FERA and builds wood models including a Silver Bridge miniature. From orange crates he created 20 nursery chairs for emergency schools, later to be finished by teachers and pupils.
White Christmas and New Year’s brought limited travel as snow drifts halted the school bus for two days. Local residents Charles Woodyard, Charles Newton, Marie Parsons, Russell Parsons, and John Woolman attended events and business calls in Chesterhill and McConnelsville. Mrs Farnsworth returned home to Dale after caring for her daughter. New Year’s Eve gatherings included Henry Parsons’s home with several local families.
Alfred Miss Vicatta Parker visits relatives near Chester with Dr F Guthrie and family. Several locals, including Elsie Bahr, Will Bentz, and Van Nest families, host gatherings for New Year and weekends. Modern Woodmen initiated a member. a horse belonging to Lee Henderson died last week. Giant Sequoia seeds weigh an ounce with about 3,000 seeds per ounce.
Edith Donahue filed a petition for divorce and equitable relief against Edward J. Donahue whose residence is unknown in the Common Pleas Court of Athens County Ohio. The hearing is set for on and after January 23 1926. Attorney for Plaintiff John Bolin signs the notice.
Gerry Wetherholt heads Gallipolis NRS as 2 163 seek work including 206 women. Up to 150 visitors arrive daily. Regulars face instant file withdrawals, new registrants undergo careful classification, and daily job referrals hinge on employer specifications. Detailed reports to Columbus and Washington complete the day.
Straitsville residents and visitors are noted in a series of social items. Mrs. Charlies Breeze returns home from illness to Old Town. Edward Lawson family visits Dr. Gibson in Gloucester. Mrs. Waldron travels to Columbus to see her ill mother. Watch party on New Year’s Eve hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McCannon. Edna Price resumes teaching duties in Jackson after a trip with Paul Webb and Robert Blankenship. Foster Nixon from Washington, D. C. visits his parents. Mrs. Walter Grandy ill. Co W Jones of Bradford, Pa., visits the Abram home. Grandy family and Thomas Grandy visit The Plains. R. W. McCannon and daughter Dorothy visit G. L. Hess in Newark. Mrs. Otto Echbacher learns of Dr. Richardson’s death in Parkersburg. Cosby Irish and daughter Evelyn from Lorain, Ohio, visit the Grandy home. Miss Mary Nihiser returns to Sugar Grove after holidays with Nihiser parents. Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Nihiser host. Bob Clark and William Mitchel of Akron spend weekend with George Lanning. Anna Mae Mills returns to Akron for an extended stay. Richard Crowe sustains a broken arm near the shoulder in a Thursday morning accident. admitted to St. Francis Hospital, Columbus.
Trimbie Township Trustees appoint J. M. Vaughn to manage Cemetery 1 Hollister and Crate Morrison to oversee the Russell Cemetery near Jacksonville.
Fragmentary historical note hints at a brick making process in Czechoslovakia. The text references bow shaped forms and ash based materials, suggesting early manufacture practices or a craft method. Core names or exact places are not clear in the readable segments.
Albany Grange degree team installed officers at York Grange on Friday Jan 8 and at Trimble Grange on Saturday Jan 4. Team members include Don Sanders master of ceremonies E H Lasch drill master Zelle Fought chaplain Frances Cline pianist Ida Elliott installing officer Ray Knowlton Marshall Maude Knowlton regalia bearer and Melya Radcliffe emblem bearer. An Albany Grange meeting is planned Saturday night with sandwiches pie and coffee.
New Plymouth W C T U meeting set for Friday January 17 at the school with lunch served at noon. Various residents report visits to Dundas Cambridge and Athens, births, recoveries, and ongoing church and youth activities around town.
Forty three coal miners escaped with their lives when flood waters broke through seals at Old Ben Mine No 18 in Johnson City Illinois. The flood overwhelmed a large portion of the mine for the second time in recent months and caused extensive water intrusion.
Mayor C F Wallace's son Gail, a student at the Cleveland School of Embalming, was called to Cleveland Wednesday due to illness. He returned home Sunday to resume studies but fell ill again after arriving, and his condition prompted the return of his parents. He is expected to be brought home today.
The obituary for Mrs. Caroline Ruther Hunter don had two errors. The first name should be Caroline not Mary. A son named John Ruther, listed with residence unknown, actually resides in Akron.
Part of the Homer Ward estate, the house occupied by JL N Simmons on Fourth Avenue sold to Alva Myers for 1125 dollars on Tuesday.
Glouster Frank McCann Post of the American Legion supports a new civic association for Sunday Creek Valley. F Hamble is chosen as representative to the meeting at the Legion hall Friday night at 7 30. Unions and valley groups are invited to join and help the valley prosper.
Miss Mary and Nell McCann entertained the Catholic Study Club at their Columbus home Tuesday night. Guests included Mrs. Tom Noon, Mrs. Joe Wolf, Mrs. K. Bartels, Mrs. Fred Smith, Mrs. Andrew Chute, Mrs. George Vermaaten, Mrs. Jno. Exenkamper, Mrs. John Teal, Mrs. George Carter, Mrs. Joe Thyne, Mrs. Dave Evans, and Misses Josephine Hedfelt Evelyn Deal Jo Ginnan Lillian Deal, with the McCann hosts in attendance.
Mr and Mrs Karl Tracht return to Columbus after visiting Mrs Tracht s brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs L L Stedman in this city.
Local Union 648 UMWA meets at Greens Run High School on Saturday at 1 PM to discuss important business.
The document lists loans and discounts, overdrafts, U S Government obligations, direct and guaranteed securities, and furniture and fixtures totaling assets. Pledged items cover public funds, trust deposits, and fiduciary power qualifications. Total assets reach about 1.676 million with various allocations and reserves.
The Progressive Class met at the Church of Christ in Trimble Tuesday night. Nellie Tanner led Scripture and Iris Pettit read minutes. Announcer Asta Haskins performed, with Grace Shipley on piano duet, Barbara and Verna Sayer on piano, Lucy McCune on violin duet, and a comic sketch by Mr and Mrs Ly R Gooding. Fern Johnson presented Fake Livestock Reports and news of the world, Esta Haskins shared fun facts. A business meeting ended the evening.
Sppt. Thomas W. Figley reports the Glouster High School football debt cut from 554.46 to 196 dollars. A 59 dollar contribution from the school play Hobgoblin House was applied to the indebtedness.
C. E. Haaskins, a Columbus florist, visits Ohio State University this week for the annual florists school. The program covers soil care plant needs and the business side of the trade. Haaskins has attended the school for several years.
Mrs A A Gessell hosted the W C T U gathering at Fairlawn Ave with Mrs Maude Williams presiding. New member Mrs Nellie Altman of Jacksonville was welcomed. discussions covered liquor advertising on radio and a proposed 18th Amendment reform replacing intoxicating with alcoholic.
Glouster High hosts McConnelsville High in a Big Six League clash at the high school gym Friday night. The Tomcats have not dropped a Big Six game this season.
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