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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1932
Page
5
Chauncey January 22 Dover High School Blue Devils schedule two games this weekend. They meet Stockport High at Stockport tonight and travel to Glouster in Chauncey on Saturday. Girls teams will also play.
Chauncey Jan 22 Church Fellowship Night at the Chauncey Church of Christ featured Rev Miles Hoon as general chairman leading a devotional with hymn scripture reading and prayer The February meeting will be the third Thursday next month committees were named Readings by Mrs Woodrow Ferrer Miss Lavina Rivers Elbert Minister a vocal duet a quartet and a humor act led by Mrs Joe bs and Mrs G B Courtney were on the program The event closed with a solo by Mr Tippett and two contests won by Mrs King and Mrs Brown Luncheon was served by church women with about 85 attendees
Chauncey Jan 22 Willing Workers Missionary Society of Chauncey Seventh Day Adventist Church met Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. Clarence Mullins Ellis Avenue with Mrs Enos Lockado presiding. Members answering roll call included Mrs Lockado Mrs Alva Karns Mrs Luther Cruikshank Mrs Hazel Hines Mrs Maude Cunningham Mrs Clarence Simmers Mrs Anna Kulik Mrs Gabriel Pengelli and Mrs Mullins.
Mrs Harv ey Wade entertained Millfield Needle Club members at her home in Millfield on Wednesday night. A luncheon with pretty appointments was served and the next meeting will be at Mrs Daniel Fultons home. Members present included Mrs Clarence Sanders Mrs William Sisson Mrs Elizabeth Robinett Mrs Pearl Hill Mrs Chester Sanders Mrs Ida Myers Mrs Henry Heffkin Mrs Frank McDaniel Mrs Herbert Mingus Mrs Lewis Sanders Donna Lou Sisson and Mrs Wade.
Mr and Mrs James H Jones of Athens along with Mrs Gabriel Pencelli Chauncey spent Sunday visiting in Columbus Dr C N Sanders Millfield was a business visitor in Columbus Thursday Mrs Daniel Fulton from Millfield is reported improving Chauncey Cotton Pickers Minstrels meet tonight for rehearsal Past Chiefs Club of Chauncey Pythian Sisters hosted Thursday at Mrs Noah Harveys Ellis Avenue Mrs Lawrence Reeves daughter of Mr and Mrs M B Tucker Chauncey is reported to be improving
In Sharpsburg on January 23 a Mt. Hermon Church gathering will organize Bern Township residents to regulate taxes and defend Route 50 North assessment led by Rev. E. H. Wilson of Coolville. Earlier, January 16, Mt. Hermon School hosted The Mt. Hermon Agricultural Society to plan monthly meetings with EB C Woodworth of Athens, B E B Armstrong, and A Wagoner speaking and Annce Armstrong and Ian Dickson chosen to arrange February’s second Saturday program.
Rep. Will R. Wood of Indiana withdraws his bid to reduce government salaries in the present session. He had pushed a plan to cut pay for federal workers, signaling a pause in the wage fight after facing opposition. The move leaves the issue unsettled as the deadline passes.
In Sharpsburg on January 22 revival services are held at Fairview Church under Rev. C H Bennington. Sunday worship occurs at Mt Hermon United Brethren Church at 11 am with Sunday School starting at 10 am.
Community news note from The Messenger lists Chauncey Chauncey Millfield and The Plains, with readers urged to contact the office at Phone 126 for news tips and updates.
All routine notices of lodge club and other organization meetings will henceforth appear at the head of the Announcement column on the Classified Page Classification Number 9 The Messenger.
Chauncey January 22 Steve Molenski Jacksonville miner hurt in L. D. Poston Mine north of Chauncey and confined in St. Francis Hospital Columbus is reported to be improving. He was crushed by slate fall at the mine and suffered chest and back injuries.
Chauncey Mine No. 25 is idle today while ten nearby mines report operation in the district. The active mines listed include No. 52 No. 10X No. 255 Hocking No. 9 No. 69 Black Diamond No. 24 No. 28 and Poston No. 6.
Richard Lester aged nine son of Mr and Mrs A B Lester of Chauncey is reported to be slightly improved. He was removed from Mill Street to Grant Hospital Columbus on Tuesday accompanied by his parents and Dr Cr N Sanders.
Mrs. Bess V. Mutchmore of Logan, visiting Chauncey with her brother Charles Bradfield Sr., attended a 1 o'clock luncheon in Athens at the Colonial hosted by Mrs. Esther Smith, formerly of Logan, for a group of sorority mothers.
Three people were dead and one injured with another believed dead after a series of air accidents. Carl W. Rousch of Chicago, airmate pilot for Northeast Airways, died near Genoa Illinois after taking off from Rockford for Chicago. Robert K. Showers, 22, a flight student, died in Champaign Illinois in a tailspin as he prepared for a flying exam. James Swyer, 48, head of Swyer Aviation Service, was killed at Salt Lake City when struck by a propeller while cranking a plane.
Washington reports the government plans a bold push to revive industry using a new $2 billion Reconstruction Finance Corporation program. President Hoover awaits final congressional action as Congress finalizes the measure, with an initial $500 million appropriation sought.
Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania coal mine operators lost their bid to raise freight rates on southern coal to Lake Erie ports. The Interstate Commerce Commission upheld existing rates, saying they do not unduly favor southern mines after a decades long dispute. The commission had authorized a 35 cent per ton differential to balance competition with Ohio and Pennsylvania coal.
Columbus reports hog prices fell 25 to 50 cents in the past week due to growing receipts and weak demand. Direct packer shipments rose, 17 000 head below a year ago, while the December pig survey shows a 19.7 percent rise in the fall pig crop—the largest in ten years. Breeding intentions for spring 1932 up 2 percent nationally but down 5 percent in the corn belt. Cattle prices declined 50 to 75 percent amid herd-fed beef weakness. Fat lambs boosted prices but stayed near a recent peak.
Dr Isaac E Ash professor of sociology at Ohio University cites improvements in modern football since his West Virginia Wesleyan days. He praises the forward pass, notes increased player versatility and injuries, and recalls early schedules with Pittsburgh Western University of Pennsylvania and Ohio University.
Ossining reports Francis Crowley died in the electric chair clutching a rosary sent by his mother who abandoned him at birth. He spoke his last words to send love to a mother he never knew, while rumors about his parentage and a Western University of Pennsylvania All American honor sparked public interest.
Airmen from New York businessman Otto P. Graff are scouring Western Texas in the Davis Mountains after he vanished more than 36 hours ago. The missing man is believed to have been in a downed plane and authorities intensified the search effort.
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