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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1938

Page

5

Wood Continues McBee Testimony In Labor Hearing

National Labor Relations Board witness Claude Wood recounted the formation of the McBee Co Employees' Association and alleged management hostility to a local AFL affiliated union. He testified about petitions, meetings, job threats, and warnings from plant manager D R Zenner while describing wage deductions for union activity.

National Labor Relations Board Claude Wood McBee Co McBee Company McBee American Federation of Labor Henry W. Smith Washington, D. C New Trial Examiner Chamber of Commerce Security Bank Mr. Smith Mapes Davidson New York Wood George Ashworth Ashworth L. D. Cox W. F. “Spatsy” Burke D. R. Zenner Zenner

Former Carpenter W G DeVore Dies In Athens

W G DeVore aged 76 and a former carpenter who had lived in Athens 25 years died Monday morning. He leaves a wife two sons Earl DeVore of Columbus and Paul DeVore of Cincinnati three daughters Helena Metrican Anne DeVore of Tacoma and Mrs Carl Kunsman of Akron three sisters Mrs H L Wheaton of Athens Mrs Charles Mosser and Ina De Vore of Long Bottom and two grandchildren Funeral services will be held at Dowler Ferguson Funeral Home Wednesday at two o'clock with Rev William G Seaman officiating.

W. G. DeVore Athens DeVore Earl DeVore Columbus Paul DeVore Cincinnati Helena Metrican Anne DeVore Tacoma Wash Carl Kunsman Akron H. L. Wheaton Charles Mosser Ina DeVore Long Bottom Dowler-Ferguson Funeral Home William G. Seaman

Rice and clothing to relief clients with official orders

Relief Agent Fred C. Shafer said this week relief will provide allotments of rice and a small quantity of clothing to clients presenting orders signed by local officials. The distribution depends on verified documentation and official authorization.

Fred C. Shafer

Salvation Army Adjutant Ronald Irwin in Cincinnati Visit

Adjutant Ronald Irwin of the local Salvation Army headquarters traveled to Cincinnati today for an officers council meeting. An American scientist cites that a person of average weight could safely drink up to 43 cups of tea daily.

Irwin Cincinnati Ronald Irwin Salvation Army

Glouster Scouts Invested In Ceremonies By Pastor

Thirteen Tenderfoot Scouts were invested into the Holy Cross Troop during a service Sunday morning. Rev A V Kessler blessed neckerchiefs certificates and Tenderfoot badges. Robert Carter was praised for service to church home and community. Father Kessler urged obedience to God and church and stressed Scouting as wholesome and moral activity. Benediction marked the ceremony with many parish and scouting supporters in attendance.

Father Kessler Jesus Scouting

Boy Scout Troops Split Into Patrols In Contest

GLOUSTER Scout Troop 72 met with 17 members for the second patrol contest week. The Dragon patrol leads in attendance and advancement as a new patrol forms. Patrols include Flaming Arrow, Indian, Dragon, and Covered Wagon with leaders and members listed. Gordon Ross serves as senior patrol leader. Next meeting is Wednesday at 7 PM.

Glouster Boy Scout Troop 72 Dragon Patrol Flaming Arrow Patrol David Morris Herbert McDonald Allen Ross Richard Williams Don Hickman Donald Kasler Wayne Gardner Jack Butts Indian Patrol Sam Gayton Bill Byers James McCance Donald Price Dick Reed Phil Faires Babe Faires Arthur Mathew Charles Vernon Lee McDonald James Shears Allen Jago Robert Gardner Marvin Atlas Dean Pough Harold Andrews Jack Andrews Dick Morris Glen Reed Jack Vernon Theodore Williams Gordon Ross

Hollister and Albany Split Double Bill on Friday

Hollister loses 36 to 27 at home to Albany with Svada scoring seven for Hollister and Zimmerman tallying ten for Albany. Hollister girls win 19 to 17 led by Bickley with six as Albany’s Collins Knowlton and Zimmerman pace the visitors. Class will meet at Mrs. Mike Sharlike’s Tuesday at 7 for the Priscilla M E Church group.

Glouster Hollister Albany Svada Zimmerman Bickley Shaffer Embry Dixon Kovach Hellyer West Scott Everley Hottee Harky McGee Welch Rothery Fade Carpenter Collins Knowlton Wingt Clark Krushkamp Priscilla M. E. Church Mike Sharlike

Skywriting over Athens and Parkersburg flight pranks

Report details a group led by Gordon Bush and Bob Swift performing staged forced landings near Parkersburg with real looking maneuvers to test realism. They encountered snow in Parkersburg while Athens stayed clear. Other pilots from Columbus, Nashville, and Wellston visited, and a new solo cross country blindfold test is proposed for student pilots and instruction customers.

Gordon Bush Bob Swift Parkersburg Athens Leon Martin Bob Columbus Harry Nettles McArthur Bill Patterson Wellston G. T. Markeson Waco

State convocation of Athens Council No 15 R SM

Athens Council No 15 R and SM will hold a convocation on Wednesday January 19. Master William W Connett asks a full turnout as an important question will be discussed. Visiting companions are invited to attend.

Athens Council No R&sm William W. Connett

Glouster Social Meets At Bryson Home On Saturday

Glouster local social notes report the King’s Heralds gathering at Mary Isabel Bryson’s home Saturday afternoon with Mary Isabel Bryson presiding. Refreshments served to a list of attendees including Bryson, Dunlevy, Strohemeyer, Withem, Rogers, Ryther, and others. In a separate note Neva Golding hosted a birthday gathering with Anne Weymueller winning high in cards.

Miss Golding Neva Golding Anne Weymueller Rita McMenamy William Golding Miss McMenany Miss Weymueller Virginia Morris Gloria Heck Lois Balderson Margaret Dunlevy

Delegates to Miners' Convention Announced

United Mine Workers Constitutional Convention opens in Washington on January 29 at Rialto Hall. Delegates from Division No 1 District No 6 include Leonard Trout Ira Cox George Curdie Mr Hammond Charles McIntyre Ansel Moulten and others with a possible Hemlock delegate. The session lasts ten days to two weeks.

Strikes Are Winners in Wolf Alleys Bowling Event

Strikes won three straight games on the Wolf Alleys. J. Hemsley led with 510 total. Strikes players E. Miller and Hemsley posted series of 139 142 170 and 165 167 178 totaling 451 and 510 respectively. KIDS players J. Munden and J. Fierce tallied 408 and 385. Team totals 961 for Strikes and 793 for KIDS.

Glouster J. Hemsley E. Miller J. Munden J. Fierce

Drunk at Wheel Two Jailed In Athens County Court

In Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge O F Rowland jailed two men after pleading guilty to driving while under the influence. John Reynolds 26 of Athens Route 2 and Frank Huseman of Salem were fined 50 dollars and costs 10 days in jail and banned from driving for six months. Reynolds was arrested on W Carpenter St by Deputy Charles Evans and Huseman after a crash near Grosvenor Crossing. Clyde Dowler of New Marshfield faced trial on a separate drinking and driving charge after dec 19 arrest.

O. F. Rowland Athens County Grosvenor Crossing Harold J. Rose Clyde Dowler New Marshfield State Highway Patrol

Walton League Athens Fish and Games Club Meeting

The Izaak Walton League and the Athens Fish and Games Club will hold a regular meeting Tuesday at 7 30 PM in Athens City Hall.

Walton League Izaak Walton

Wells Fargo tribute film at Athena Theater chronicles West Coast growth

Paramount's Wells Fargo screens at the Athena Theater tracing Joel McCrea and his wife Dee through a era of expansion and war, tying the East West mail routes to San Francisco’s early gold era. Supporting cast includes Bob Burns as an Indian Scout with Lloyd Nolan Henry ONeill and more under director Frank Lipya.

Paramount California Wells Fargo Athena Theater Joel McCrea Pacific Coast Miss Dee Wells Fargo Express Railway Express Agency San Francisco West Wells Fargo Pony Express Bob Burns Lloyd Nolan Henry O'Neill Porter Hall Robert Cummings Ralph Morgan Mary Nash John Mack Brown Barlowe Borland Frank Lipya Stuurt N. E

Creomulsion Promises Quick Relief for Persistent Coughs

An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a potent remedy for chest colds and bronchial irritation. It claims to soothe inflamed membranes, loosen phlegm, and expel germs with a money back guarantee if not satisfied after the first bottle.

Q-623Relief for Rheumatism Claim At Athens Store

An advertisement from Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store promotes Q-623 a guaranteed relief for rheumatism neuritis sciatica and lumbago with claims of rapid pain stop and high value. It also touts Q-Tabs as a diuretic stimulant tablet and lists store address 9 W Union St Athens Ohio.

Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store Union St Athens, Ohio

Students Hurt When Car Upsets Near Athens County Home

Three Canaanville area youths returning to Columbus after a weekend at home were injured when their car ran off the road and overturned near the Athens County Home at 4 30 this morning. Eslocker driver said the car suddenly buckled before the crash. Bayless took them to a physician then back home. They attend the Office Training School in Columbus.

Canaanville Columbus Athens County Ralph Hoskinson South Canaan Donald Eslocker Willow Creek Richard Smith Athens Bayless Office Training School

Local surgery at Sheltering Arms Hospital

Mrs Eva Davis of Athens Route 2 and Mr Arthur Enlow of Athens Route 1 had minor operations at Sheltering Arms Hospital Monday morning. Mr Phillip Peterson of 100 Elmwood Place was admitted Sunday morning for medical treatment.

Eva Davis Athens Arthur Enlow Sheltering Arms Hospital Phillip Peterson Elmwood Place

Hawk Birth Announcement at Sheltering Arms Hospital

Mr and Mrs A P Hawk 55 Lincoln Street announce the birth of a daughter at Sheltering Arms Hospital on Monday.

A. P. Hawk Lincoln St Sheltering Arms Hospital

Oregon Prepares Largest State Troop Concentration

Major General George A. White announced that about 3,600 officers and men will train at Camp Clatsop near Astoria in June, making it the largest troop concentration in Oregon history.

Salem Ore Oregon George A. White Camp Clatsop Astoria

Railway workers protest medal ribbon ban on duty

Johannesburg reports railway workers and ex service personnel condemn a Railways Administration order banning wear of military medal ribbons on duty calling it an insult to war honors. The move sparks claims of belittling veterans.

Johannesburg Railways Administration

Oak Park Doughnut Frying Limit Cited in Old Ordinance

An old Oak Park Illinois ordinance restricts residents to frying no more than 100 doughnuts in one day. The rule reflects historical kitchen limits and local governance.

Oak Park, Ill

Complete Relief Form Required by County

Warning to Athens County relief clients not following the new program rules. Agent Fred C. Shafer says relief orders are issued only when a completely filled out form signed by a township or municipal officer is presented. Some clients brought partial orders to 203 W. Washington St. lacking full details of need, condition, or work arrangements.

Athens County Fred C. Shafer Shafer Washington St

C F Brewer Dies at Home in Independence Kansas

C F Brewer, 81, born in Athens County, died recently at his family home in Independence Kansas. He taught for 53 years starting at age 16 and had six children with his first wife Virginia Linscott. she died in 1896. He later married again and had three more children. His life spanned Kansas Oklahoma and Montgomery County. Professor Raymer McQuiston of Ohio University once taught in Cherryvale where Brewer also served on the faculty.

C. F. Brewer Athens County Kansas Independence Kans T. W. Brewer Vicksburg

Civil Service Tests Announced For Athens Post Office

The U S Civil Service Commission announces open competitive examinations for Fire cooperation specialist at 3800 dollars a year with the U S Forest Service and Principal plant physiologist at 5600 dollars a year with the Bureau of Plant Industry. Full information is available from J L C Kelley secretary of the U S Civil Service Board of Examiners at the Athens post office.

United States Civil Service Commission U. S. Forest Service Bureau of Plant Industry J. L. C. Kelley U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners Athens

Cats Sense Better Day Vision Yet Hunt Mainly After Dark

Cats see better in daylight but most hunting occurs at night when prey is active. This behavioral pattern helps felines exploit nocturnal opportunities while daylight limits may affect visibility.

Mrs. Snedden Dies Sunday at 83 in Baker Settlement

Mrs. John Snedden aged 83 of Baker Settlement died at her home Sunday morning after a short illness. She is survived by three daughters Mrs. E. N. Briley Detroit, Mrs. D. B. McCollister Inglewood Calif, Mrs. D. D. Tritipp Athens and two sons A. L. Snedden Baker Settlement and Ben Snedden Johnson City Ill. Funeral Tuesday at Union Church at two o'clock led by Rev. Fred Fields and Rev. H. A. Sayre with burial in Union Cemetery. Friends may call any time.

John Snedden Baker Settlement Meigs County Athens County E. N. Briley Detroit D. 8. McCollister Inglewood Calif D. D. Tritipp Athens A. L. Snedden Ben Snedden Johnson City Ill Snedden Union Church Fred Fields H. A. Sayre Union Cemetery

Wood To Show Movies At 4 H Club Meeting

Oliver Wood principal of Athens High School will give a travel lecture with moving pictures at the Senior 4-H Club meeting Wednesday at 8 oclock in the Athens Grange Hall. The Cuba Florida and Georgia talk stems from a trip to the South. Program committee includes Janice Erwin Maralynn Davis John Sheridan Harold Terrell Bernarda Williams and Edward Sheridan. Refreshments will be provided and after the program members will join in folk games and stunts.

Oliver Wood Athens High School Athens Grange Hall Wood Cuba Florida Georgia Janice Erwin Maralynn Davis John Sheridan Harold Terrell Bernarda Williams Edward Sheridan

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