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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1937
Page
2
Traffic in Nelsonville improved during the second period of afternoon and evening restricted parking. Eighteen drivers were cited to appear before Mayor Holland for overtime parking as police checks continued Saturday. The mayor urged cooperation to curb congestion and noted permanent rules may be considered soon.
NELSONVILLE The FRE Club met Friday evening at Haydenville home of Mrs Alice Wyskiver. Members shared needlework and a two course lunch was served to Nelle Dowler Bessie Ball Hazel Koon Clarence Green Susie Wallace Mary Brown Lulu Parry and Margaret Clark. Guest Hannah Parry attended.
Miss Margaret Clark returned from a two weeks vacation visiting Cleveland and Columbus. In Cleveland she stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Davis and attended the Great Lakes Exposition. In Columbus she visited Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Ely for several days.
Lucy Johnson named defendant in an order of sale will auction real estate in Ath een County Ohio at the Athens County Courthouse on August 1 1937. The property includes lots 1871 and 1843 in Sycamore Heights Addition Athens and is listed for 8847 dollars cash with no appraisal. Sheriff Sir W Bayless directs sale with Deputy B Gross and attorney F Well present.
William J Moran Marie Donnally and Henrietta Dugan named in Athens County Ohio court petition for cancellation of a deed to two tracts totaling about 134.74 acres. Plaintiffs seek equitable relief in Cause No 16886 filed June 12 in the Court of Common Pleas. Respondents must answer by June 26 or default judgment may be entered.
Nelsonville notes report Mr and Mrs L A Davis and family were Sunday guests of relatives at Sunbury. Mr and Mrs Jay Watson and Virginia Green left Sunday for their new home in Anderson Indiana. Mr and Mrs Homer Pyle and Margaret Bland of Barberton were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs James Bland.
Nelsonville mayor fined Norman Koon of Deanville five dollars and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication in Mayor G. Holland court. Virgil Reynolds of the city also paid five dollars and costs after a guilty plea and was jailed until settlement.
Nelsonville MM Club members held a picnic at Rising Park Lancaster on Friday evening then drove to Buckeye Lake Park. Fourteen members attended the outing.
Mrs. Wallace Glenn hosted the Wednesday Bridge Club with Mrs. C. E. Welch as the sole guest. High scores were won by Mrs. Rice, Mrs. Cecil Shafer, and Mrs. Welch.
Troop 65 Boy Scouts will meet at the M. E. Church tonight at 7 o clock. Scoutmaster Roland Pierce announced the gathering.
Nelsonville report notes the Mizpah Class of the M. E. Sunday School postponed its Wednesday evening party to a later date, an announcement made today.
The Jr O U A M will meet Tuesday at 7 PM in the IOOF Hall. Members are urged to attend.
The National Bituminous Coal Commission will hold a public hearing in Columbus Ohio on July 28 1947 to determine intrastate coal commerce in Ohio and its effect on interstate commerce under the Bituminous Coal Act. Examiner George Edward Acret presides. interested parties may present evidence. Public notice requires newspaper publication and mailed copies to coal interests in Ohio.
Patricia Douglas aged 20, a film extra, files a 500000 lawsuit alleging a film salesman supplied liquor and attacked her, naming several film executives and the company. A grand jury previously did not indict on her charges.
Seven Logan Business and Professional Women's Club members joined 14 members from the local club at the Sayers Pool in Buchtel for a Thursday evening swimming party hosted by Miss Regina White. After an hour of swimming a picnic supper followed, then more swimming before the event closed.
Gallia County court records show Leo E. Carter, former head of the Gallia County Age Pension office, filing for divorce from Elizabeth Carter. He cites their 1920 marriage and two children, Jean Louise 15 and Mary Frances 14, and alleges extreme cruelty and a serious beating on July 10 in Green Township.
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio receives an application by Transohio Motor Freight Inc to amend certificates of convenience and necessity to transport property along extensive routes from Cincinnati to Chillicothe and beyond, with multiple state and US routes and plan to abandon several existing certificates. Public informed parties may obtain details from the commission in Columbus Ohio.
Nelsonville Eagles batter Morgan County All-Stars 9 to 10 at City Playground as Sam Witham limits opponents to three hits in seven innings. Jimmy Odenthal goes 5-for-5 and Dane adds four hits as Eagles surge to form. Camp Nelson meets Greys in Twilight action at 5 30 tonight.
Mrs Roy Morris hosted the G T Club at her home in Nelsonville Friday evening Planed a picnic for next Wednesday. Luncheon served to a list of twelve members and one guest Prize winners included Esther Gabriel Nellie Lee Elizabeth Ray and Charles Finsterwald in games and contests.
The Friendship Club gathered Thursday night at Mrs. Ellen Ervin's Walnut Street home with 12 members and two guests Raymond Henshaw and Edna Dell Willis. President Mrs. Jennie Powell led the business session followed by a two course dinner. The next meeting will be at the Beagle home on Walnut Street.
Miss Dorothy Vorhes departed Nelsonville Saturday for Steubenville to join Mr and Mrs Walter Floto on a motor trip to Atlantic City and other eastern points of interest.
The GA Club will hold a benefit party at the IOOF Hall in Nelsonville tonight at 8 o clock. Funds raised support club activities and community projects.
Miss Adaline Ray Verna Hand Evelyn Galvin Louise Skinner and Mrs Elsworth Devore left Sunday on a two weeks motor trip through the New England states.
The Junior Order will host a benefit party on Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in the LOOF Hall to raise funds for its activities.
Funeral services for Charles Kempton 72 of Trimble will be held Tuesday at 10 AM in the West Side Church of Christ Trimble with Rev D P Morris officiating Interment in Sands Cemetery He was found dead on his front porch Saturday morning His wife passed away a year ago Body at Wallace Funeral Home until services.
Miss Eva Wright was returned Friday to her grandmother Mrs Albert Wright in Hollister from Mercy Hospital Columbus where she underwent an appendicitis operation two weeks ago. Her sister Miss Marie Wright accompanied her home.
A Sunday morning ceremony at Holy Cross Church marked an investiture for Catholic Boy Scouts. Father Kessler led Mass and blessed insignia while 14 candles were lit for the consecration and Scout oath amid music by Miss Norma McAllister and Miss Rita Rice. Phil Robinson attended as neighborhood Scout commissioner.
Glouster’s Glouster Athletic Club owner E Frank Buhla completed an open air arena on Broad St with 1000 seats and elevated views plus a press box. A clubhouse with showers and dressing rooms, training quarters, and boxing cards planned around August 1. Young locals can learn boxing under Buhla’s instruction.
The Loyal Women’s Class of the Church of Christ in GLOUSTER met Friday night in the church social room with 40 members present. Mrs. A A Gassell and other hostesses guided a scriptural reading and Bible drill while Mrs. David P. Morris reported on the Christian Action Convention at Chautauqua. Charlene Webb played a flute solo as refreshments were served.
The Priscilla Sun day School Class of the M. E. Church will hold their annual picnic at Antles Grove Tuesday evening July 20 at six o'clock. Priscillas and members of their families are invited to enjoy a fine outing.
Olivia Durham, a Black cook in Pasadena, claims top culinary credentials. She was fined 200 dollars or 100 days in jail for reckless driving, but her employer paid the fine to keep her cooking.
Glouster society items note travel from Carl Antle and family through Washington DC and East. Collected visits include Mrs Phil F Robinson with Phyllis and Billy in Columbus and Adel Harpold with Charles McMasters visiting Mrs C E Handley. Loretta Esselstein vacationing in Columbus. Boroff family visits from Dayton.
The Glouster Epworth League and their chaperons came back Sunday evening after a week at Lancaster Camp Ground. Miss Mary Frances Carpenter joined the group Wednesday to Sunday. Phyllis Morris and Effie Stephenson of Ohio University visited for the weekend at the Glouster cottage. L. D. McMasters was in Columbus on Sunday. Miss Cora Tignor of Nelsonville visited the Balderson home from Saturday to Sunday.
Chauncey 4 H Club members traveled to Athens Saturday for a Farm Bureau Granges and 4 H picnic. Leaders Frances Howard Gloria Hintz Thelma Conrad Jo Ann Williamson Isabel Courtney Cleo Cunningham Geraldine Parry Marilyn Parry Betty Green Mary Helen Sweeney Frances Fiske Jeanette Blackford Ellen Blackford Dorothy Wilson Elizabeth Rupe Lois Ann Shafer were among the attendees.
Mrs Herbert Mingus hosted a miscellaneous shower at her Millfield home Saturday night for her daughter Mrs Carroll Tippett Ernestine Mingus recently married. Guests included Mrs Lottie Cannon Mrs Addie Tippett Mrs Eleanor Sharrick Mrs Ida Hill and others. a refreshment course was served.
Chauncey C Fry remains seriously ill after several weeks with little improvement. The report notes he has been confined to care as doctors monitor his condition.
Mrs Christine Brown entertained her bridge club Friday night at her High Street home. Two tables were used in the play. High score was made by Mrs Jessie Fiske and second by Mrs Gladys Pickering. The guest prize went to Mrs Shirley Thomas. A two course lunch was served. Attendees included Miss Frances Howard, Mrs Jessie Fiske, Mrs Dorothy Daugherty, Mrs Shirley Thomas, Miss Sara Thomas, Mrs Dorothy Goodson, Mrs Lauretta Hickman, Mrs Gladys Pickering, and Mrs Christine Brown.
Willard Hood as receiver of Coolville National Bank will auction a Land Trust Certificate of Equitable Ownership No. 279, located in Columbus and leased to National Garages, at the Athens County Court House on July 23 1937 at 1 PM. The certificate holds a face value of 1515 dollars with a minimum bid of 436.30 dollars. Cash only. The sale proceeds to satisfy an execution in favor of Willard Hood. Charles W Bayless clerk. Athens Ohio.
Mr and Mrs Rice Thomas and family entertained as week end guests at their Chauncey home. Attending were Mr and Mrs George Fisher Mr and Mrs David Fillhart and son David Kenneth of Fostoria Ohio and their son Lloyd Thomas recently transferred from New Lexington to the personnel staff of a CCC camp at Coshocton Ohio The Fostoria guests were accompanied home by Mrs Douglas Locke Beaumont who will visit there.
The Ohio American Legion tournament in Columbus starts with 11 teams from across the state. Three first round games are scheduled today as Dun can Falls faces Chillicothe, Lima battles Springfield, and Cincinnati plays Logan. Five teams have byes and start Tuesday. Finals set for Thursday night before the Columbus Indianapolis American Association game.
Members of the Dover Grange 2646 will hold a meeting and picnic supper at the home of Mr and Mrs Andrew Jackson in Chauncey on Tuesday at 7 30 PM. Members are asked to bring food and their own table service.
Palm wax from Brazil is used in making phonograph records. The Carnauba palm provides a hard wax that suits the rough surface of early record pressing. Local producers note its durability and luster for audio playback.
Chauncey area social notes record visits from families in Columbus The Plains Glouster Trimble and Logan with several attending church and funeral events. Notable gatherings include Mr and Mrs Harvey Frye and family of Columbus with Mrs Erwin Stauffer of Way Addition The Plains hosting guests.
Below a depth of one mile the ocean water stays almost constant in temperature, showing little variation with latitude.
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