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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1930
Page
6
Glouster report says former mayor Hugh Gormley, taken to St Francis Hospital in Columbus for treatment weeks ago, remains in serious condition and unable to recognize visiting friends from Glouster.
In Glouster on January 21 the community revival at the M E Church is continued with services announced for Tuesday and Wednesday nights. A large Monday gathering was reported and two conversions occurred. Homer Vian led singing and performed four solos while Rev. Paul B. Kemper delivers tonight's sermon theme, Prepare to Meet Thy God, at 7 o'clock.
John Popely of Hollister was examined in Derthick at Mine No. 10 after a January 8 fall. An X-ray taken Monday showed no fracture in his left leg.
City Council discusses the proposed Athens zoning ordinance with three district zones and directs the pro tem John W Bolin to draft a complete ordinance. Officials consider higher jail feeding pay, loudspeaker complaints, alley paving, civil service commissions and mayoral appointments amid funding delays and tax settlement.
IRONTON Ohio January 21 Roy Billette 16 son of Mayor J Ellette of Proctorville was jailed with three youths as investigators probe the January 2 burning of Proctorville High School Economics Building. Billette confessed to deputy state fire marshal A C McBride but would not name his accomplices.
The New York Botanical Garden cultivates native Australian flora that thrive only in their homeland. The effort highlights plants noted elsewhere across centuries, now grown in a controlled garden setting.
Glouster January 21 The sale of dog tags in this locality is about 100 behind last year says John B R Davis who handles tag sales. He reported 315 tags sold Monday night, versus over 400 last year. Beginning this morning a penalty is added to the regular price for those who did not buy in time.
John S. Haggerty, 40, a paroled Ohio Penitentiary inmate, is sought on embezzlement charges after state examiners audit of Roseville Brick Plant books. He allegedly sold 474 barrels of cement at 1.50 each and kept 527 dollars in cash refunds. The son of a former Charleston police captain, he was imprisoned for murder in Cleveland and paroled in 1929 after 11 years. A report by State Examiner Hoopengarner cites two Zanesville citizens as implicated. another prisoner was absolved.
Dr. E W LeFever of Marietta was sent from the Cleveland Clinic to University Hospital in Columbus on Saturday. Diagnosed with Malta fever, he is reported to be improving and likely to recover with treatment.
Dr Harry J Lefever of Columbus, son of Dr EB Lefever, will broadcast a health talk from Ohio State University Station WEAO in Glouster on Wednesday night at 8 30 o’clock. He recently spoke on tuberculosis.
At Gloustion High School Monday night nine juniors were initiated into the French Club. The new members are Robert Moldy Raymond Blower Virginia Gary Joseph Seshera Alfred Craft Beulah McCall Leonard Willis Dora Ervin and Bernice Done. Refreshments followed the initiation.
Dr. Beecher stressed the need for a club house where children hear experiences of people from other lands to shape the next generation's outlook. The message emphasized community programs fostering empathy and global awareness through shared stories.
Irene Schroeder, a blonde gunwoman, defied interviewers at Maricopa County Jail denying involvement in the December 27 killing of Pennsylvania state trooper Corporal Brady Paul. She claimed identity, expressed defiance toward Donnie and Glenn Dague, and described herself as Mil dred Miller while revealing fears about money, work, and possible release.
A discussion follows a talk by Dr Peechel on temperance and civic duty. A motion to appoint a committee to study the cost of installing a radio in the school is adopted.
Dr Edith Beeghel assistant principal Rufus Putnam School told Athens High School PTA that Americans fail to relax wisely. She urged study of good literature and art and recommended Boy Scout and Girl Scout activities church groups and school events for children. She advocated homes providing workshops with fireside story hours music family trips and guest speakers.
An advertisement claims sluggish internal organs cause weight gain and promote fatigue. It touts Kruschen Salts as a daily remedy that supposedly cleanses the liver and kidneys, boosts vitality, and leads to rapid fat reduction. The pitch urges McKee Drug Company availability and money back guarantee.
An older Paris resident named Mme. Mesnard Leon says she is the granddaughter of Napoleon through Count Leon, claimed as a natural son with Elenore de la Vilagne. She is over sixty and lives in a modest apartment with her daughter.
In the Senate Senator John J. Blaine of Wisconsin urged a resolution to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment calling it the ultimate solution to the prohibition problem. Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas defended the amendment praising ten years of prohibition as a triumph.
Fourteen professors will assist in teaching a journalism course at Ohio University in the second semester. Each will present two lectures on topics such as Chemistry and Industry, The Reign of Biography, The Isinstein Theory, Modern Philosophy, Modern Geography, Economics, and International Relationships. Lecturers include W B Bentley H R Wilson R L Berger W S Gamertsfelder C F E Cooper A C Gubitz L E Job C O Hansen D Morrison Harold Evans Frank J Roos F H Krecker Dean Jor R Johnston and John Berry.
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