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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1939
Page
4
Nelsonville expects a safe and quiet Fourth with no local celebrations. Hot weather draws crowds to the city pool while fireworks stays banned by ordinance though some stands near the city limits may bypass it. A Nel sonville Grays vs Hocking Valley Giants game starts at 2 at City Playgrounds.
Personal mentions list guests and visits from Canton Alliance Columbus Buckeye Lake and Montgomery including Mr and Mrs Oral Daugherty Mrs Pearl Bateman and Ralph Mrs Ethel Moore and family Clayton Murphy Ruth Murphy Iva Murphy Willis Wolfe Fred Coakley P W Hickman J W Hickman Mildred Hickman Edith Secrest at hotels and relatives over the Fourth.
Prominent Democrats in the Tenth District praise Davey at Athens dinner as former Governor Martin L. Davey is hailed as the potential next governor. Athens County Democratic chair Oral Daugherty hints at resignation while noting his mine work limits political time. Attendees include J. Freer Bittinger and Lawrence Wooddell among others.
Chauncey Merchants defeated the Federal Valley all-stars 5 to 4 in 11 innings Sunday at the local diamond behind seven hit pitching by Baron Sapp. Chauncey committed one error to seven by the visitors as the key factor in the comeback victory.
Chauncey members of Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge attended the district convention in Corning on Friday. The event drew 156 attendees, with Chauncey representatives including Ruth Bridgewater Ella England Grace Stalder Lillian Sweeney Kate Johnson Martha Shafer Elizabeth Boling Georgia Allien Deloris Taylor Nelle Jorden Agnes Tarleton Laura Russell Mae Kasler Mary Kasler Blanche Champlin Frieda Smart Tillie Sweeney and Lucille Grandstaff.
Chauncey resident Virginia Mc Quaid visited Columbus Sunday during the Fourth. Mr and Mrs Chester Sanders of Millfield visited son Fred in Concord. Dow Sanders of Albany spent Sunday with Fred Sanders. Betty Heffken, Columbus Business College student, visited her parents in Millfield. Lorena Mae Sisson of Athens spent a week in Millfield with Virginia Mc Quaid. Tommy Blower visited grandparents in Greens Run. Clifford Shafer of Columbus spent the weekend in Chauncey with his parents. Albert Robinson and family of Chauncey attended the funeral of his sister Etta Davies in Columbus.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Hitchings of Riverside announce the marriage of their son James Walter to Miss Mary Elizabeth Davis daughter of Mrs Stella Davis of Buchtel. The single ring ceremony was at First Methodist Church Lancaster on Saturday July 1. He is a Nelsonville High School 1934 graduate and she a Buchtel High School 1938 graduate. They will reside in Nelsonville where he works for William Brooks Shoe Co.
Nelsonville officials report solid early usage for the new swimming pool with an average daily attendance of about 450 and a peak day of 738. The facility opens today at 9 o clock and is expected to challenge prior attendance records despite rainy June weather.
Nelsonville reports two junior leaders sessions for Troop 66 outlining four patrols with Camp nights led by Patrol Leaders Bob Bateman Roland Mender and supervised by junior officers. Meetings set for Explorer patrol Monday, summer camp August 13 to 20, leaders urge parent support and camping benefits. Glenn Thomas heads the Cub pack with three den chiefs Clarence Coakley Max Linton and Charles Pedigo.
Chauncey children in the Primary Department will hold an outing and picnic Thursday afternoon. All children meet at the Parish House at 3 o'clock with teachers Mrs Elma Cass Miss Eva Ferrer Miss Betty Courtney Miss Julia Johnson Mrs Jennie Jackson Miss Ethel Henry and Miss Margaret Jackson in charge.
Nine year old Robert Burris Chauncey of Millfield stepped on a broken bottle Sunday. He received seven stitches to close a badly cut left heel at Doctor C N Sanders's office.
Mrs. Elizabeth Robinett entertained Sunday with a dinner honoring the birthday anniversary of her daughter Myrtle Matheny of Nelsonville. Present were Ivan Matheny and children Jean and Larry of Nelsonville, and Mr. and Mrs. William Sisson and daughter Lorena Mae of Athens.
Carl Reed fires at a hawk rising from the Suncook river with a fish in its talons. The hawk escapes in fright but drops a two pound twenty one inch pickerel onto the riverbank.
Lawson Little shot a 69 to lead the first round of the 79th British Open at St Andrews in a three way tie for the top with James Bruen and Percy Alliss. Johnny Bulla and others followed as the field began with varied weather and wind while Little surged with an eagle on the 12th and late birdies.
John R. Cobb the London fur broker and hobbyist car pilot will arrive Aug 9 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah to attempt the world land speed record. The current record of 357 mph is held by Capt. G E T Eyston of England.
A group of 40 Izaak Walton chapter members from Columbus visited the Waterloo Forest retreat in Athens County and praised the site as one of the most ideal settings they had seen in the state.
John Smith of Nelsonville pleaded guilty Monday in the court of Mayor C. G. Dew to reckless driving. He was fined $10 and costs after an affidavit from the state highway patrol.
Mrs. K E Dower reports her wire haired terrier Dusty has adopted a live chick, nursing and guarding it as the chick keeps Dusty nearby. The unlikely pair shares close companionship in Lawrence Kansas.
Lionel Bag nard of Zane Grey's California fishing party landed a 1,382 pound tiger shark in Sydney, surpassing the prior Australian record of 1,291 pounds. A French inventor Francois Boissier also perfected a storage battery using iodine as the active material.
New York reports that Yankee Stadium will host a Gehrig Appreciation Day after Lou Gehrig's career ending spinal illness was revealed. The 15 season star played 2,130 games and had previously refused such tributes.
Yankees host a Gehrig Appreciation Day doubleheader with Washington, featuring Babe Ruth and 1927 team members. Event aims to honor Lou Gehrig amid a parade of attendees including Latin American players and dignitaries. Also notes a 19 000 term education dictionary by Wayne University.
At Wimbledon US players progress toward the finals with Gene Smith losing to Franjo Puncec as Elwood Cooke defeats Bunny Austin and Henner Henkel advances. Riggs, Cooke, Puncec, and Henkel reach the semi finals or better.
Chicago reports say American League President Will Harridge fined manager Jimmy Dykes of the White Sox fifty dollars and suspended him three days for remarks toward umpires in Detroit. Teammate Eric McNair and pitcher Ted Lyons were banished with Dykes but not fined. A separate note mentions new buses designed for tall and short passengers.
The nation marks National Swim for Health week with a 24 page booklet Swimming and Diving published by the Athens Messenger Service Bureau. It offers plain instructions for learning to swim and diving and can be obtained by returning a coupon with postage and handling.
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