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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1938
Page
3
Granville S. Gillogly sues Marion R. Bobo for 20000 in alienation of affections and criminal conversation. Testimony shows Gillogly recounts wife leaving home in 1936 and later returning briefly, with detailed family and neighbor witness accounts.
The Athens Ice and Storage Co. asks the owner to reclaim a flock of chickens found by a night attendant who brought them to the plant after discovering them on Moore Ave. Frank Kayser, sales manager, said the birds may have fallen from a truck and have been kept at the ice plant since.
Advertises Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle laxative aiding elimination and liver bile flow. Claims common sleep loss and skin blemishes improve with regular use. Promotes 15 30 and 60 cent bottles available at druggists.
Yesterday's warm spell in Athens gave way to a cold snap as temperatures rose to 69 then plunged to 25. Rain fell about 0.65 inches across yesterday and last night, reported observer Mrs. C N France.
A petition with about 150 signatures was filed with the State Public Utilities Commission to oppose the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s plan to close its New Marshfield station in Athens County. The hearing on the application is set for Thursday.
In Katherine Northern Territory Australia guests dine on a Sunday dinner flown 1500 miles from Adelaide. The meal is supplied by an Adelaide catering firm via the regular airline stop at Katherine to service the remote hotel.
George T. Costello of the Red Cross will conduct life saving classes at Ohio University Women’s Gymnasium starting Monday January 31. He brings years of recreation and instructional experience and has served as a Red Cross life saving examiner and aquatic school faculty member. The Athens County Red Cross chapter organized the program with sessions at 3 PM for women and 7 PM for men and certificates awarded on completion.
Ohio Board of Parole released 96 inmates from two state prisons including 93 from Mansfield State Reformatory and 3 from Marysville Women’s Reformatory. Parolees from Athens Gallia Meigs counties include Frank Cunningham Clarence Fry Theodore Bass Russell Lind Lincoln Kean Hendricks with crimes ranging from forgery burglary larceny to motor vehicle theft and issuing checks without funds. parole dates span 1938.
Ross Wright an Athens County extension agent and Athens Kiwanis Club member was appointed chairman of the committee on boys and girls work in the Ohio Kiwanis District by Governor Philip Auer. The announcement came at the club’s Monday meeting led by president S. B. Erskine.
Ernest Irvine of Decatur Township in Washington County is jailed in Marietta pending a sanity investigation after his wife alleged he shot her in the arm as she fled their home last week.
Friday observation of club day with student body attending diverse club groups during the period usually reserved for assembly. Many subjects are studied at these club meetings.
Rat poison mistaken for candy caused the death of Virginia Morris a five year old girl in Marietta Ohio today according to UP dispatch.
GLOUSTER Union bowlers defeated Rich Leaf Bakers Monday night on the Wolf al Luig. F. Wolf was high pointer with a strong score.
Horace Stalder a McBee Co employee testifies before the National Labor Relations Board about rumors of plant closure if an outside union organizes. Workers formed an internal association saying they seek support and avoid dues to external groups while the president says the company cannot pay $1.25 an hour and would close the printing department to a strike. The witness says he is glad to be in the association and feels safe among friends.
The U S Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive exam for an elevator conductor with a salary of 1080 dollars yearly minus a retirement deduction. Applicants need at least three months elevator operation in ten years, be 18 or older, and under 50. Details from J L C Kelley secretary Athens Post Office.
A zone rally for youth is set at the Pilgrim Holiness Church on Washington and Congress Streets Friday evening January 28 at 7 30. The program features special music and addresses from area Pilgrim Church representatives with Rev Ben Awe of Nelsonville presiding.
Athens resident Mrs. Irvin D. Quick will address the Albany Consolidated School PTA in the school auditorium at 7 30 p m on the topic Books for Children.
Thomas J. Keane national director of Sea Scouting from New York City will be the guest of honor at the fifth annual Kootaga Area Council Boy Scouts meeting in Parkersburg. He will speak at the Scouters Conference at Fifth Methodist Episcopal Church and later address the annual dinner. Afterward he will be aboard a ship on the dance floor built by Parkersburg Sea Scouts and present awards to the crew.
George Cavanaugh aged 76 lifelong Zaleski resident died at his home Sunday morning. He was the father of Miss Clara Cavanaugh Athens County health nurse and survived by his wife two other daughters and two sons. Funeral services set for 9 a.m. Wednesday at St Silvester's Church.
The Waterloo PTA meets at New Marshfield High School Auditorium on Wednesday January 26 at 7 p.m. D. O. Chapple Eva Carter and Wilma Morgan will lead the program.
Vern Lamborn is appointed chairman of the Glouster Ball Committee. Two dances on Saturday Jan 29 at the high school auditorium and Lamborn’s pavilion will raise funds for infantile paralysis. Proceeds split with Warm Springs Foundation and local trustees. Committees led by Gail Wallace and Albert Zimmers share duties with local bands and organizers.
Jacksonville couple announces the marriage of Ralph M. Hoisington to Marie McGrath. The ceremony took place Saturday January 22 at McConnelsville Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev. Russell H. Hoy officiating. Attendants were Nellie Smith Pennsville John McMahon Jacksonville and Fred West Trimble. The couple will reside with the bridegroom’s grandmother Mrs. Ida South.
Glouster hosts Hollister tonight in the first meeting between the teams in years. Glouster starters likely include Cooper Koehler Carter Roberts Tolliver or Zimmer.
Eligible persons wishing to sign up for direct relief must call at the township building this Saturday between 8 a.m. and noon. Announcement comes from Trimble Township trustees Fred Leach Oscar Kloh and John Henry.
Glouster social notes recount Lydia Robinson and sons of Dayton visiting Jennie McLaughlin. George Demschak announces the birth of a son with the paternal grandmother listed. Attendees at funeral services for Mrs Alfred Morris Sr include relatives from Columbus Charlotte Penn Cleveland Detroit and Pontiac. William Morris Hines and Levi Morris also noted among attendees.
Epworth League members will gather Wednesday at 6 oclock in the M FE Church for a league meeting. The event invites all members to attend and participate in the church group activity.
Mrs. Carl McLain returned to Glouster after a brief visit elsewhere. She was welcomed by family and neighbors at a small reception. The event highlighted her continued ties to the community and local heritage.
Alfred Jonas Jr. age 15 of Dayton was killed instantly Monday in a car accident near his home on the way to school. The body will be taken to Robinson Funeral Home and later to grandparents in Glouster. Burial at Maplewood and church services are planned with Rev. David Morris. He is survived by his parents two brothers and his grandparents.
Mrs McLain recently underwent an operation at Grant Hospital and is now at the home of her son James Mc Lain on Front Street recovering.
The Senorita Class of Hollis ter U B Church will meet with Miss Leatha Rowland Wednesday evening.
Mr and Mrs Jake Collins of Hocking announce the birth of a daughter Saturday at the home of Mrs Collins parents Mr and Mrs Pearl Lennigar Hollister.
Pearl Lennigar of Hollister was brought home from Mercy Hospital Monday after a week of treatment for a condition arising from injuries suffered in a mine accident three years ago.
The mid week service at the Presbyterian Church will feature Rev. Fred Luchs discussing the Buchman movement. He will answer who Frank Buchman is and why figures like Harvey Firestone and Life magazine have highlighted the group known as The Salvation Army of the Rich.
Ohio University announces 1938 39 graduate student deans and dietitians appointments for women. Two to five graduate dean spots offer 300 stipend plus fee exemption. six hours daily dietitian duties, half graduate load, 385 stipend with room and board. Applications due by April 1 1938 from the dean of the Graduate College office.
Ohio University Home Economics expert Dr Velma Phillips will speak on consumer education at a WPA Adult Education Classes forum. The event, hosted by the Student Council, is set for January 27 from 8 to 9 30 pm at the Athens High School Auditorium with public invitations. Usher staff will take enrollments and answer class questions.
The Pleasanton M. E. Church Choir will meet at the church Thursday evening January 27 for practice led by Charles Roush.
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