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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1939
Page
7
The Wallace Bros. fair acts were ordered out by Mayor Cliff Cornell after gambling devices drew complaints. Police recovered about 200 dollars for locals, including 40 dollars won by a couple, as operators moved kit and grounds were cleaned.
A Columbus truck driver Paul J. Frank was fined five dollars and costs in Mayor Cliff Cornell's court for failing to transfer license plates. William Llewellyn of New Marshfield was fined five dollars and costs after pleading guilty to operating a car with insufficient brakes in a 1929 model vehicle. Earlier reports state Lawrence Insche and Mathew Reeves collided after a curve issue on Route 50 near Athens. patrol clarifies Reeves faced the difficulty, not Inscho.
E. F. Sells of 38 N. Court St. closes his dry goods shop to feature household furnishings after a sale. He will install window shades furniture draperies and other home merchandise. The store will be re modeled following the sale.
A Goose Run terror tale ends with a pragmatic twist as officers chase a legend. Constable George Love and deputies reach William Johnson’s home to find the “wild man” is likely a government surveyor, well dressed and present, not a naked marauder.
Ernest D. Vore 29 a defendant in a forgery and minor child non support case today pled guilty to both counts before Judge O F Rowland. The court delayed sentence to hear Haddox and Vore’s recently divorced wife. Vore cited intoxication and severe mental strain from domestic troubles as factors in his offenses.
The FBI sponsored film You Cant Get Away With It will be shown to NYA members in July across Athens City Hall Happy Hollow Chauncey Jacksonville and Coolville venues with showings July 10 11 12 13 and 14. The Story of the Sparkplug also screens July 10 11 with other features. Public invited.
Judge O F Rowland granted four divorce decrees Wednesday in Common Pleas Court. Plaintiffs Millie Eggleston, Myrtle Chrisman, Daniel Civille and Margaret Fitzer filed against spouses William E Eggleston Joseph Chrisman Jessie W Civille and Charles T Fitzer on grounds of cruelty and gross neglect.
Local residents in Athens and vicinity are invited to a public meeting of the Ohio Coal Foundation at 7 30 Friday night in the Athens County Courthouse court room. W J Walker of Burn Ohio Coal Inc St Clairsville will speak on the coal situation as a leading informed official.
Students at the Elementary Training School continue ambitious projects despite summer heat. First graders study insects shells and rocks with exhibits, second graders focus on butterflies, third graders explore foreign lands with Holland themes, fourth graders hike for bird life and plan a Robin Red Breast play, fifth graders research Flag Day and Fourth of July, and sixth graders study the fishing industry while engaging in crafts and a school newspaper.
Sheriff Clarence Myers of Jackson County W V reports Everett Gandee escaped from Ath ens County prisoners not in Jackson officers custody. A complaint for theft of a revolver was lodged in Jackson County but he was not arrested there and is not currently wanted. If arrested he would be turned over to Ath ens County authorities.
Trustees set distribution for next Wednesday July 12 between 8 a m and noon at a central location. Recipients include eligible residents and families meeting federal criteria. Officials emphasize orderly lines and document checks to ensure fair access.
Athens County health officer reports Eloise Day of Buchtel is ill with scarlet fever. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur F Day. The notice confirms the illness as of today.
The Ohio University summer session band of about 30 under Karl E Witzler will perform outdoors Saturday at 8 p m on the Memorial Auditorium lawn. The program includes King Cotton Caliph of Bagdad Hillsboro Einzugsmarsch Old Kentucky Home Persian March and On the Air featuring students townspeople and players from Logan and Nelsonville.
R. B. Close, Vere Ridge, suffered a sprained ankle Wednesday afternoon after a ladder rung gave way while painting a second floor window at Mrs. Mary F. Walden’s home, 234% W Union St. He was treated by an Athens physician and returned home. Close had worked at the residence for over five weeks and was near completing the job.
In a brief session the Athens council voted to buy a new police motorcycle for 255 dollars, turning in the old bike. They ordered preparation of an ordinance to accept Elza Graham Addition to East Athens and approved mid year fund transfers.
In Common Pleas Court Judge O F Rowland ordered William E Moler and Mary G Moler to pay Athens Lumber Co 7077.59 plus interest within five days of July 3 or the Hillcrest property mortg ages will be foreclosed and sold by the sheriff to settle the debt. The judgment also includes 725.50 to Clayton E Barrows and 619.46 taxes owed to the county treasurer.
Miss Ella Cooley and her sister Ella Rebecca Cooley sustained injuries in a Wednesday evening car crash at the Grosvenor and Carpenter Streets intersection. The brakes allegedly failed causing the vehicle to strike the Athens Implement Co. building. Both sisters received head, facial, and knee injuries, treated at home after transport by Jagers ambulance.
The Junior Busy Stitchers of Chauncey will hold their next meeting at the high school on July 13 at 2 30 p m.
Mt. Carmel Church hosts an ice cream social in the grove opposite the church on Friday July 7. The notice corrects yesterday's report that it would be held on July 8.
An old time tonic claims to aid every family member with roots and herbs. It touts stimulating the appetite aiding digestion and relieving occasional constipation in a general system tonic.
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