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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1930
Page
6
Chauncey January 18 Mrs Carl Conrad of Chauncey is in White Cross Hospital Columbus where she will undergo four surgical operations Tuesday morning. Mrs Conrad has kidney trouble and her mother Mrs Rosa Dickerson of this city cares for home and children during her absence.
Eight mines were in operation in this district Saturday according to the work report. From 12 to 15 mines are generally in operation daily in this vicinity. Those working Saturday were: No. 285, No. 267, No. 63, No. 63, No. 24 Freeport, L. D. Poston and Chauncey No. 23.
Charles Fiske of near Chauncey had stomach surgery Friday at Holzer Hospital Gallipoli. His wife Mrs Fiske remains in critical condition though hopeful reports have arrived. She was moved to the hospital two weeks ago after several months of ill health.
The Plains P T A will meet Tuesday evening in the Grade School Auditorium with Mrs. Robert Graves presiding. Prof. Salisbury of Ohio University will give an address and students will present a program. A business session precedes the program.
Prof A B Silas of Ohio University spoke at the Athens WCTU victory meeting celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Eighteenth Amendment ratification. He reviewed prohibition progress, noted high dry rates pre-ratification, and cited benefits such as lower infant mortality and growth in savings accounts. He said prohibition would succeed despite enforcement challenges and praised WCTU members for their untiring efforts.
Jan 18 near this city a mule attacked Quincey Besrac husband of Skeet Lock’s daughter. Besrac, bitten on the arm and leg, was found to be attacked by a rabid animal. The mule was killed and its head sent to Columbus for examination. Besrac receives two treatments daily from Dr. Warren Sprague in Chagaveys.
Athens residents answer a poll on naval armament with varied views. Hixon advocates reallocating to education and disease control, Halrowland urges no reductions without reciprocity, Rood favors reductions only if others do, Harris supports U S naval cuts for air defense, and Finsterwald cautions naval strength tied to world powers.
County roads to be improved and new ones built in 1930 will be determined at the regular meeting of the County Board of Commissioners on Monday at the Courthouse. J F Grosvenor, president of the board, announced the plans. The board will also consider funds for a bovine tuberculin test led by the Athens Dairy Tuberculosis League. The commissioners were guests at the Athens County Fair Association annual meeting in Columbus, attending sessions and fair tours.
A fragmentary reminiscence sketches a cold morning on the street with portraits of local figures. Ironic notes compare horses to cars, reference familiar passersby like Timmy Horselolder and Gussle White, and hint at daily routines, gossip, and a few missteps in town life.
Chauncey Jan 14 The Chauncey Parent Teacher Association will meet Monday evening at the high school auditorium. Clell Cunningham presides. Committee reports on a program are planned.
Chauncey observes a monthly birthday social after the regular meeting. Mrs Martha Shaffer and Mrs Ciara Willdee celebrate anniversaries. A luncheon was served. The next meeting will include a white installation with members asked to dress in white.
Farmers at Coolville hearing hear Ohio State official warns coddling moth, or apple worm, now rising in Athens County. Parks urges egg-laying period sprays and petal-tasting timing, notes resistance to sprays, cites tests in Virginia and Colorado, and cites soil and disease considerations affecting control methods.
In Chauncey on January 18, a high school auditorium audience heard Rev G T Courtney discuss ten years of prohibition. Teachers Wesley Walburn and others gave talks, with student songs and readings. A surprise social hour followed, hosted by Grace Stalder Jeanette Cainer and Susan Donaldson.
Girl Scout Troop No 2 met at the Girl Scout House on MI Street to study Morse code with taps closing the session. Troop 4 observed hikes and signalling practice while Troop 3 worked on last tasks. A new member joined Sin via Hornbrook and a bridge party to earn hostess merit badges was announced for Tuesday hosted by the American Girl patrol.
Athens County issued 499 marriage licenses in 1929 while 46 divorces were granted to residents. Of divorces, 29 involved women and 6 men. Six cases were contested with in nine others children mentioned. Grounds included adultery absence neglect and intoxication with various child outcomes noted.
Willam Oxley Thompson president emeritus of Ohio State University will be one principal speaker at a meeting of the Athens Presbyterian Brotherhood on Friday January 2 During the Ohio Conference of Churches held at the site the date was changed from Thursday to Friday The Reverend Wilcox announced the change and described his Saturday night church presentation using stereoptican slides to illustrate missionary work
Jisse W. Sands pleaded not guilty to obtaining money by false pretenses in a Friday session before Magistrate Carl Porter. He was bound over to the grand jury on a bond and committed to Athens County Jail after failing to post funds. Sands is charged with selling a mortgaged lot as if free of encumbrances.
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