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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1931
Page
3
Classified ads and circulation ask for an experienced representative to cover society and locals. The message invites readers to contact through the telephone 412 W for Your News and notes H Bartlett as staff correspondent.
Nel lie O nails Buchtel pleaded guilty to intoxication and obscene language in a local dance disturbance and was fined 19 dollars plus costs. Sarah Jun Decanville pleaded not guilty to intoxication and was held to the Grand Jury under a 100 dollar bond. Juanita Patton pleaded guilty to intoxication and paid 10 dollars plus costs. Mrs. Tucker, linked to a disorderly house, was held to the Grand Jury. she remained jailed after failing to post bond. John Coe Murray City pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined 16 dollars plus costs and released after payment arrangements.
Verbal mentions list Mrs. James McKee and Miss Lillian McKee in Dayton for Episcopal Church convention sessions. Others attend events in Columbus, Greendale, Cleveland, Logan, and Athens as guests of relatives or students from Ohio State University and Ohio University.
Mr. and Mrs. John Love of 89 Short Street hosted a Sunday dinner with Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Love Mrs. Hannah McGaughey and Miss Louise McGaughey of Columbus and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Love Miss Sigrid and Ed Love Jr in the city.
Catherine Katzenbach Herrold 77 died Monday at her daughter’s home in Nelsonville after five years of ill health. She was born in Philadelphia and lived in Nelsonville since age 16. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 PM by Rev. H. A. Sayre from the John Herrold home burial at Union Street Cemetery Athens.
Gil bert Cline, 47, died in a Jefferson County mine accident on Saturday. His body was taken to his sister Mrs Sam Penn’s home in Murray City. Funeral services were held at 1 36 PM at the U B Church in Murray City with burial at Greenlawn Cemetery.
Floyd Duffy was moved to Mercy Hospital in Columbus for a goitre operation with Dr. A L Pritchard accompanying him. W M Harden from Buehtel was transported to Dayton Veterans Hospital for medical treatment.
Miss Geneva Geers hosted the LH.T. Club at her Fayette Street home Monday evening with Miss Vivian Dowler among guests. Members present included Mrs. Wilbur Martin of Athens, Mrs. William Barrows, Mrs. Malvern Wilson, and Misses Helen Devol, Mae Linton, Leah Reynolds, Blanche Moorehead, Florence Cook, and Ruth Cook. Games and contests entertained guests, followed by a luncheon prepared by the hostess.
The State Division of Mines will hold an examination for mine foremen and five bosses at the Senior High School Building in Nelsonville on Thursday morning at 9 o clock.
Ohio farmers face possible lower wheat prices as the Farm Board offers no plan for stabilizing the 1931 crop. World supplies from Canada, Australia, Argentina, and Russia suggest ample availability, while domestic demand for corn and livestock products remains weak, depressing prices across grains.
The power boat Overland nicknamed The Phantom was seized by Captain Ellsworth Latham and a Brenton Point crew at Seaconnett Dock. George Horeman of Fall River, master of the Overland, and about 450 cases of liquor with wholesale value near 25000 were confiscated. The remaining eight crew members escaped on foot.
The State Senate Taxation Committee approved a resolution to create a nine member commission tasked with drafting a general taxation plan for submission to the Legislature. The plan aims to present a comprehensive tax framework for consideration.
A tale where shadow children and a clever Knarf conspire in a workshop to swap a baby’s tooth with a real teddy bear tooth. A bear plans to eat the toothmaker, but Knarf’s ruse yields a real tooth for the neighbor’s baby, with surprising results.
Health of China's future citizens will lie partly in the hands of Dr. William W. Peter, director of the Health Service of the Cleanliness Institute of New York. He is to go to China at the invitation of the Nationalist government to institute a nation wide health education program. He is a recognized authority on hygienic conditions in the Orient.
The State Prohibition Department with about 70 workers could be reduced as a new commissioner replaces Rupert R. Beetham. Gov. George White hints at removing several members and increasing salaries to attract a higher quality staff, saying underpaid officers tempt corruption.
Columbus January 27 Assistant Secretary of Navy for Aviation David S Ingalls declared the United States Navy has the finest and most efficient naval aviation service in the world in a brief speech before the House of Representatives He spoke while in Columbus to confer with Rep Earle I Johnson Lt Jank Mckee State Director of Aeronautics and John I Forys former Aeronautics Director about a bill to amend Ohio aviation law.
Glouster mayor Andrew Allen orders punch boards and slot machines removed from all business places by Saturday night after complaints from parents. Marshal Fischer to notify owners to discard devices. These games had operated for years with occasional temporary prohibitions.
Lead to revival in Glouster announces cottage prayer meetings ahead of the M B F Church revival. City split into North and South sections with multiple homes hosting Wednesday Thursday and Friday sessions led by local residents.
Robert McCreanor aged 88 died of influenza early Monday in Glouster. The body will lie at Patrick McCann’s home in Jacksonville. Funeral at Holy Cross Church Wednesday at 9 AM conducted by Rev. Mather Clark. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. He was the last of his family in the city.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Sabo and two children John and Margaret visit sister and brother in law Mrs and Mr Charles Kolar Jr at Gloucester Route 6. They drive to Athens to see Jon Sabo a brother in Sheltering Arm Hospital who was burned at The Plains in a mine about three weeks ago and is convalescing.
Mia. William Brown of Somerset and Mrs. Anna Selby with son Robert of Cambridge were guests at Jacksonville at the start of the week, visiting former Jacksonville residents and friends.
Glouster January 27. Thea Chapter O. E. L. 8 will hold a regular meeting with officers requested to attend. A social hour will be held following the session.
Shanghai dispatch reports aviator G. W. Brophy, missing since a flight from Foochow to Canton, located safe at Hunghsal. Believed to have become lost in a snow storm, he had been long overdue on arrival at Canton.
Columbus January 27. Governor White's cabinet appointees were confirmed by the Senate with no opposition. Hopple of Cleveland named to Public Utilities Commission and Southard of Marysville named State Director of Health. Faris from Lynchburg not confirmed. investigation planned. Dr. Neal of Cincinnati confirmed as Prohibition Commissioner.
An old remedy promotes a home mix using Pinex with syrup or honey in a pint bottle. It is touted as tastier and cheaper than store bought formulations and said to soothe inflamed throat membranes while easing chest congestion. The advertisement promises quick relief and money back guarantees if unsatisfied.
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