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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1940
Page
6
Nelsonville's water supply regained after repair of a river crossing leak. Pressure at City Hall gauge reached 60 at 4 p.m. but fell with rising consumer demand, holding around 40 pounds. Normal is 100 pounds. line to Kontners Hill reservoir not yet connected. crews to complete installation without delay.
In Nelsonville the Zaleski Merchants host the Covert Ice Men at the high school gym aiming for their 13th win of the season. Zaleski has four losses. Covert seeks two more games next week, with contact details for Bill Watkins.
Emergency measures continue as the boiler feed line broke with ice jam break up. City water was used in boilers and repairs to the soft water line proceed today. Officials report no further leaks at the river crossing and aim to restore pressure to near normal while conserving supply. Health department urges boiling water and a chlorine treatment is planned.
Miss Marguerite Morrison daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Morrison longtime worker at Frances Hughes Beauty Parlor has assumed management of the Southern Hotel Salon in Columbus She is a graduate of the Austin Beauty School in Columbus.
Mr G Phillips owner of Phillips Furniture stores in Athens and Nelsonville left Wednesday to attend the Chicago Furniture Mart and Convention. He will visit factory exhibitions and wholesalers before returning to Nelsonville Sunday. Also notes a benefit party by W B A at Spray Hall tonight at 7 30 and a linguistic aside about the Spanish loanword beefsteak becoming beestay or biste.
At Glenford Dugan Post American Legion in Nelsonville the post approved selling drum corps equipment to the Eagles Lodge. The meeting also set Feb 5 as the final date to reach a 55 member quota and announced a turkey dinner for all 1940 Legion and Auxiliary members with new members as guests. A Buckeye Boys State delegate position remains to be decided at a near meeting.
In Nelsonville a series of girls intramural basketball games opened Friday at 4 pm with Rooms 304 seniors versus 313A juniors. Juniors won 18 to 2. Subsequent matchups 308 seniors against 313B juniors saw 17 to 12. Sophomores 216 vs 216 required two overtimes with 216 taking 12 to 10. Monday noon 203 freshmen beat 204 6 to 4.
The Daughters of America will sponsor a benefit party in the 1.0.C.F. Hall on Friday at 7 45 P M. Proceeds support local activities and community needs.
Bonnie Con nors Nelsonville captain stands 4 ft 11 1 2 in tall and leads the independent Nelsonville girls team. She played six years of basketball including three years in Akron with Goodrich and Firestone teams, facing stars like Stella Walsh and Susie Sponseller. Coach Helen Shaw leads the squad as they travel to Newark to meet Pharis Tire Co Granville at Newark High School. Other planned games include Bleep Coombs Cleveland and Pure Oil Warren. Teammates include Doris Cook Mary Cope Lois Bateman Mary Tomlinson Peggy Freer and Betty Stewart.
Kyger Preaching services will be held Sunday morning after Sunday School at the M E Church. Kyger Sunday School was organized Sunday Jan 7 with officers led by superintendent Gladwin Werner and secretary Nelle Werner. The D of A held their installation Jan 10 with refreshments served. A showing of Boy of the Streets starring Jackie Cooper is scheduled for Friday at 7 30 in Kyger School House. Mr and Mrs James Lyons Canton spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Clarence Gilmore. Mr and Mrs Floyd Longstreth and son Langsville visited Friday with the Tate family. Eloise accompanied them home for the weekend.
The Annual Brotherhood Dinner was served in the Church of Christ social parlors with Women’s Christian Missionary Society leaders Mrs. Rose Weigand presiding. Rainbow class assist. featured a national broadcast from Rev. H. B. McCormick on Disciples of Christ.
Mrs Tom Sheppard travels to Springfield after the death of her uncle Charles Welch Hans She will return Sunday Central PTA will meet Friday at 3 pm in the high school with Mr LeFavor as guest speaker Loyal Workers Class of the Methodist Church will entertain Friday evening at the Potts home Fort Street A jitney sale will feature the gathering G T Club meets Friday at 7 pm with Mrs Leano Warren St Charles Street
Nelsonville reports the monthly Young People zone rally at the Pilgrim Holiness Church in Luhrig Friday January 19 at 7 pm. The zone covers Fairfield Hocking Perry and Athens counties with good church representation expected. Special music and singing planned and Rev Earl Appleman from Logan will be the evening speaker.
Nelsonville Greyhounds travel to Athens to meet the Bulldogs in a key league game. Illness will bench Harry Westfall, with Bob Juniper stepping in as a leading scorer. Blair and Bob Green will guard, with Laessle Ghent and Hitching at forward. Reserves play Athens seconds in the preliminary, aiming for a third league win.
Delegates of the Industrial Union Council of the Hocking and Sunday Creek Valley meet at the Legion building Friday evening January 19. New officers elected in December will be installed and other matters will be presented for consideration.
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