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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1936
Page
3
New two hour parking limit signs were installed in Pomeroy's business district under police direction and village council instruction. Officers will enforce the space restrictions on vehicles left all day during extreme cold to ensure compliance by motorists and business patrons.
A basketball game Tuesday night ends with the Pomeroy Yellow Dogs beating the Rutland Independents. Mees' Roy leads Syracuse defense as the Knights suffer a loss.
The Rutland High School sports honored athletes with a forthcoming banquet though the date is uncertain. Schools will be closed Thursday and reopen Monday per Superintendent.
Several weeks of illness affect Nelson and Matthews residents. Ellen Jane Mygatt, out of school, rests at home on Corner N. Ave and Walnut. A small daughter of Mrs. G. C. Schaaf remains at home on 8 Second Ave, as cases among local children linger and one worker shows slight improvement Monday.
Mrs. Doyle Phillips hosts a farewell dinner for the Phillips family at Simpson Church this evening. A covered dish supper will start at 6 o'clock as total church members prepare to say goodbye before the family leaves Pomeroy soon.
Mrs. Louis Johnson reports her bee bearer on the U S Nitro has landed on the Pacific Coast and will be stationed at San Pedro. She plans to join purcang in California once the nation is settled. she is noted as the former Miss rer Marshal, daughter of Mrs. Freq Marshall of STATE PAYROLL.
John L. Lewis, burly leader of the United Mine Workers, speaks to 2,500 delegates in Washington. The convention is expected to decide on a 30 hour week in the mines, industrial unionism, and coal bootlegging.
Glouster A meeting of the retail and service divisions of the Sun day Creek Valley Civic Association will be held tonight at 7 30 o clock at the American Legion Hall on High Street. Several matters of importance will be up for consideration and it is desired to have a good representation from these two divisions present.
A State WPA representative will attend a local WPA meeting Thursday evening. The session will cover business vital to all WPA workers and is open to the public. The meeting will take place at the high school building.
The list of football letter recipients in a recent publication omitted Harley Blower and Richard Buchman. Their names should be included among the players honored for earning letters.
Glouster High School basketball teams travel to Trimble for games against Jacksonville Trimble squads. Local fans are expected to travel with both sides showing strong support when the rivals meet.
On payday the Kiwanis Club meeting at the Hotel Gordon Tuesday noon drew a slim attendance. No program was presented and after lunch the session adjourned. The attendance prize from B R Angle went to M M Murphy.
A Glouster board of public affairs held its regular meeting at the city building Tuesday night. The session approved paying current bills but no other business was transacted.
William Cooper arrived Sunday after a visit at Tahokee near Tampa with his parents Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Cooper. Young Cooper will complete his work at the local high school as a senior and will reside with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marshall until his parents return to Middleport.
Cold weather does not halt WPA worker pay as reported. Workers who report to the timekeeper continue to receive wages even when unable to work. Work will resume as soon as conditions allow.
Scout Pomeroy finally passes the print ing merit badge test after fingers were injured in a job press incident. David Goodwin meets the goal Monday night as Harry Houdashelt of Middleport Printing Company conducts the test, awarding the merit badge.
Tacoma's Peter Marinoff, former president of Northwest Brewing Company, received a two-year prison term on Tuesday as an accessory in the stoppage of four union pickets at the brewery.
Columbus records show 42 auto license revocations as ten suspensions were certified under Ohio's drivers responsibility law by Frank West, registrar of motor vehicles.
WPA workers and volunteers will gather folklore customs and county history in Meigs County. The data will be condensed for an American Guide under Marvin Edule, with district and state guides planned. A photographer will document Meigs County to accompany the records for permanent value.
A fragment outlines a fruit known as "'ugu" in British Honduras and describes its taste as very sweet. It notes the fruit's appearance as a cross between a grapefruit and an orange and mentions a fruit rat.
Mrs. C. H. Snider, critically ill for several days, showed slight improvement on Tuesday. Her night nurse is daughter Mrs. Mertha Mygatt, with daytime care by Mrs. Lettie Parson.
Day testified that Loeb threatened him during a lavatory meeting. Day claimed he disarmed Loeb and acted in self defense as Loeb produced a razor. Loeb fled and collapsed 60 feet away as another inmate assisted by a hospital.
Lorraine Manville Gould heiress to the Manville asbestos fortune eloped with Camilo Aldao Argentine journalist to Armonk New York for a dawn wedding. Mrs Aldao later divorced Clarence Gould a dancer at Reno.
The Daughters of the American Revolution will meet February 14 at Mrs. Bertha Rathburns Rutland home. Charles H. Harris editor of The Athens Messenger will speak, per current plans.
POMEROY Mrs Ottele Jesse mother of 12 filed for divorce from Christopher Jesse in Meigs County Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty. The couple married October 9 1892 and six children remain living. Eugene Wyatt of Middleport was fined 150 dollars plus costs and given a three month workhouse for probation violation. His prior sentence for operating a vehicle while intoxicated was suspended and he was recently arrested on an intoxication charge. Dewey M Davis alleges his wife Elsie L Davis has been wilfully absent for more than three years and filed for divorce.
The record notes that Mr and Mrs Davis were married in October 1922 in a common pleas court setting.
Glouster High School announces the junior class play Aunt Cindy Clean Up with cast members including Claire Harlow Elizabeth Bailey Hester Hart Ruth Kinney Biff Pudkins Leonard Kleinman Lotus Clayton Virginia Pride Mary E Anderson Colby Magnet Jack McCreanor Jennie Dawson Betty R Carpenter Marcella Dawson Marguerite Waldeck Parker Tubbs Vaughan Jansen Ripley Harlow John Harper.
Sheriff Gorman Clark escorted Eugene C. Phillips 36, former Madison and Clark County Relief Administration official, to Ohio Penitentiary to serve one to 20 years for forging relief orders.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets claim to cleanse the bowels like calomel with gentler action. Aimed at improving skin and breath, the vegetable tablets are sold in 15c 30c and 60c sizes and recommended one or two at bedtime for a week.
Middleport High School Girls Glee Club sang Spanish numbers as the Woman's Music Club opened its January program at Heath Methodist Church. Members and guests enjoyed a coffee hour in a red and white St Valentine setting with multiple hostesses assisting. Jean Nicolet is credited with discovering Lake Michigan in 1634.
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