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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1932
Page
3
Nelsonville reports that about half of the funds needed for the shoe factory building have been subscribed. A 20 member committee vows to stay until the goal is met, with machinery installation planned next week and cutting operations slated to begin in a week. The new company expects to employ about 100 workers once organized.
Manager John Johnson delivered a bases loaded double to lift the All-Stars to a 3 2 victory over the Thomas Jewelers at the city playground. Hudson pitched for the Jewelers and Patton for the All-Stars, with both teams inconsistently supported by fielding in crucial moments.
In Nelsonville on July 15 Gilbert Smith shut down the Buchtel Old Timers while Stratton Motors offense exploded for 8 runs. Dupler hit two triples among three trips, and Earl Hilleary handled 12 chances at first with no errors. Next Twilight League game alls Tuesday as Chevrolets meet Buchtel Old Timers.
Nelsonville report: a double flour distribution will occur Saturday morning in York Township between 9 and 11 o'clock. The relief committee in charge states no children will receive flour and women will be served only if widows. Those arriving by automobile will not be supplied.
Nelsonville July 15 Ross Reed son of Mr and Mrs John Reed had tonsils and adenoids removed in Columbus yesterday He returned home last night
City Auditor Ralph Elliott submitted a balance sheet for Nelsonville funds as of July 1, detailing June income and outlays. General fund ends at 1 017.92, Water 488.97, Light 4 793.95, Auto tax 2 076.88, Gasoline and other funds show no activity or balances as noted. Miss Adeline Kay hosted a birthday gathering for sister Eleanore Ray on her sixteenth birthday with Sunday School classmates and friends, featuring bingo and pink and white refreshments.
Nelsonville July 15 the Queen Esther Society of the Methodist Church will host an ice cream social Saturday night at the Central School grounds.
Nelsonville All-Stars travel to face The Plains in a feature contest at the city playground Sunday at 2 30 p m. After beating Murray City last Sunday the All-Stars seek a second straight victory but expect stiff resistance from The Plains who have won most of their games this season.
Pleasant Valley hosts Sunday services July 17 at 11 led by Reverend Davison. Children’s Day planned for July 24. Local deaths noted, funeral plans in Malta. Community gathering at Pleasant Valley Ladies Aid July 7 with 33 members. quilting project completed for Mrs. Brooks. Visitors include Frank Pugh and Frank Heydenreicht. families travel from Canaanville Pike and Parkersburg.
Harley E. Nice of 98 Morris Avenue brought two Irish Cobbler potatoes to The Messenger Office. Each weighed from three quarters to a full pound and hailed from his garden behind the house. Planted April 5, he notes potatoes of this size at this season are unseen in his years of gardening. He dug ten potatoes from one hill, proving the crop withstood the drought.
E. O. Dewey of Athens was released on parole by Sheriff Wayne Wingett after county commissioners authorized the action. He had been fined $100 and costs by Justice Pearl Miller for driving while intoxicated and jailed for non payment, with $5 due August 14 and $5 monthly thereafter until fully paid.
Arch Markins of Athens was arrested by Athens police on a charge of driving a car while intoxicated. He will be given a preliminary hearing tonight.
Zaleski and surrounding communities report visits and travels of residents and relatives. Guests include Tom and Mollie Robinson with Miles from Columbus, Eliz sop h Vansky and Miss Emma Vansky, and Irwin Zinn. Others travel or visit family in Athens Par ksburg Columbus and Detroit with hospital and health updates as well as ongoing care at White Cross Hospital and Chillicothe hospitals.
Jane Renwick, 28, found unconscious in Shaker Heights night of July 6, spent 18 hours in that state before being taken into custody in Akron. Doctors diagnosed her condition as hysterical amnesia from worry after dismissal from City Hospital and transport to Akron to face a charge of cashing a worthless check.
Hollywood reports Florenz Ziegfeld the New York theatrical producer is seriously ill in a New Mexico sanatorium. His wife Billie Burke the stage and screen actress disclosed the condition today.
Rev Roy Little will conduct services as planned at the Free Methodist Church on Stroud Run at 9 AM Athens Church at 10:30 AM and Redtown Church at 7:30 PM Sunday.
A Messenger classified ad shows how items become cash by simple phone requests. Geo R Bailes of Albany traded Foster's Opal coal range for cash, with the range removed and cash given in its place. Call 642 to place an ad.
A mixed cinema page notes Majestic presents The Roadhouse Murder starring Eric Linden and Dorothy Jordan with a thriller plot of a reporter entangled in a double murder. Court Theater advertises Tom Tyler in Vanishing Men and tales of Western intrigue with The Lightning Warrior and an educational comedy.
Pi Pur sued by two gunmen who fired four shots in an attempted holdup. William H. Miller, president of the International Metal Hose Company, and his sister escaped after a long automobile chase through Cleveland Heights streets.
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