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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1932
Page
5
About 600 to 70 people applied for jobs at the Nelsonville plant as it prepares to begin operations. Will hire roughly 100 initially with equal gender representation, and expand to 225 workers at peak to produce 2100 pairs daily. The factory will make a medium priced men’s welt shoe and sell through established trade connections.
Mrs. Bridget Murphy 75 widow of John Murphy died Tuesday at her Buchtel home. Survived by children Thomas Murphy Hamilton J W Murphy New Lexington Mrs Gordon Dillehay Zanesville Morris Murphy Elizabeth Murphy at home. Funeral Thursday 9 am at St Patrick's Catholic Church Buchtel Rev Father Carney officiating burial in church cemetery.
Jesse Green of Doanville arraigned before Mayor Hickman and held to the Grand Jury under $100 bond for reckless driving on Lick Run Road. The charge stems from an Ohio National Guard captain’s complaint. Roy Bagley entered a not guilty plea on a separate affidavit for non support and was held pending further action.
In Nelsonville on July 20 the Buchtel Old Timers defeated the Chevrolets 5 to 1 in a Twilight League game at the city playground. The Old Timers benefited from seven Chevrolet errors and 10 base hits off Joe Dalton, tying the Chevrolets for second place as Stratton Motors lead the circuit.
Band Boosters Club will meet at the High School Building Thursday at 8 oclock. A carnival report will be given and new officers elected. Mothers of the Junior Band are invited. Attendance of all members is expected.
Bashan Wayne Orr from Murraysville visits the Orr home with his mother and niece Mary Kathleen McElfresh of Delaware. Numerous calls and guest stays are noted: Carson family, Trussell, Deem family, Violet Babcock at Rocksprings eighth grade, and Billie Orr’s first birthday. Several others visit or host relatives across Letart Syracuse and surrounding areas.
Bergmann Players of St Louis present The Heart of Paddy Whack Thursday at Memorial Auditorium University officials say the free performance begins promptly at 7 o clock with Anita Tully as Mona and Gene Bergmann as Dennis. The Irish setting about 1830 highlights authentic costumes as the troupe continues its New England road tour.
President Hoover issued an executive order abolishing the radio division of the Department of Commerce and transferring its duties to the Federal Radio Commission.
John R. Rife, former constable, was arrested in Ironton on charges of conspiracy to violate national prohibition law. He is the ninth arrest in a Federal probe into graft in Lawrence County.
H H Harding of the New York Coal Company outlined a proposed Ohio constitutional amendment to reform county government. He urged creating a chief executive, reducing offices into function based departments, and adopting a flexible plan to fit each county from small rural to large urban.
President Hoover plans to appoint two new directors to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to oversee the 2.122 billion unemployment relief and business stimulation program. The addition aims to supervise loans for destitute relief and public works, with 337.95 million in loans tentatively set by states and sponsors. Hoover will sign the relief bill after selecting the directors.
In the St. Lawrence River near Cape Vincent and Ogdenburg the drill ship America exploded while blasting a channel. Two crew members are confirmed dead, four are missing, and nine are injured. search efforts continue for the missing.
All four H Club leaders gather at the Grange Halls on Monday night July 25 at 8 o clock to discuss the essay contest for boys and girls and other Ohio State Fair matters in Columbus from August 20 to September 8.
Trimble Township finished distributing 1581 sacks of government flour last week with 45 sacks remaining unclaimed. Flour went to Glouster schools for daily bread and three local bakeries supplied free bread. Distribution totals: Glouster 651, Trimble 4060, Oakdale 200, Redtown 140, Goose Run 60, Burr Oak 36, Maplewood 18, Jacksonville 10 sacks. The home of Miss Janchius hosted Monday night activities. attendees included Beulah and Eunice Peat, Geneva and Minnie Mae Standley, Edna Lee McGrew, Selma Jonas, Nedra Eddy and instructor Mrs. M. Rogers.
Government flour distribution will be held in Chauncey on Thursday from 1 to 4 oclock. The Dover Townhain families received a two weeks supply last week as announced by the committee led by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McCathran. In Lower Plains, George Gabriel Jr Clell Thorne and Mrs James Dailey visited Maita Ohio with Mr. Gabriel and Mr. Thorne returning. Mrs. Dailey stayed for a week with her daughters Bessie and Edna Datley. Robert Hawk of Columbia spent Sunday here with his mother Elizabeth Hawk. Kenneth Burchfield and Collings Shields also attended. Lower Plainers traveled to Marietta to attend a golf tournament.
Chauncey July report urges members and others to attend a Chauncey High School auditorium meeting tonight to discuss the Summer Round-up. Mrs. A. L. Preston PTA president and Wesley Wadburn Dover schools superintendent will attend.
Infant Donna Mine nette Theisen daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul A Theisen Chauncey died Tuesday afternoon at their Main Street home Interment was at Nye Cemetery Chauncey The Chauncey M E Church Girls Sunday School close will meet for song rehearsal at the church Thursday night led by Mrs Joe Bridgewater.
Miss Ruth and Frances Atkinson of Beaumont visit Fairport Harbor Ohio to see sister Mrs C A Babson. Miss Floride Sprague returns from Madison Wisconsin with Dr and Mrs Lindley Sprague. Mr and Mrs Charles F E Stack and sons John and Charles end Chauncey visit and return to Columbus. Mr and Mrs Arthur Burchfeld were in Columbus as guests Monday.
Mrs Mary Adam reports a wolf of a case at the Adam home insisting the husband Joe uses $200 to learn flying while she and their two year old son starve. She calls the conduct illogical and demands the pilot come down to earth to support the child.
The body of William E Joseph 84 formerly of Glouster will be brought to Glouster Thursday afternoon for burial. Magic City Lodge I O O F will conduct services at the cemetery with members meeting at 1 pm. He died Monday night at the home of his daughter Mrs D W Miller in Columbus. He is survived by two sons E A Joseph of Crooksville and G I Joseph of Columbus and a sister Mrs Rachel Jenkins of Glouster.
George Hyde, 73, of the Ferndale area, was found dead in his son and daughter-in-law’s home Tuesday morning after a bout with summer flu. Survived by his son, his wife having died nine years earlier. Funeral at Liberty Hill Church Thursday at 10, Rev Miles BE. Hoon presiding, burial in Liberty Hill cemetery.
A birthday dinner honored Henry C. Angle in Glouster on Main Street. Angle, a pioneer resident and longtime restaurateur, was joined by family and friends including Roy Brown, Cam Vesa Lancaster, Frank Angle of Columbus, Gerald Ball of Chesterhill, Dortha and Bernarda Danford, Bert Angle, Clarence Lewis and daughter, Elza Morris and daughter, Robert Angle and son, Robert Jr., and Earl Morris and son, among others.
Misses Dorothy McDonald and Elsie Janchius entertained the M E B R Class at Glouster on July 20 in the church hall. A program of devotional readings and social time followed.
Figures indicate manipulation of Cuyahoga County treasury led to a $570,382 tax shortage and may date back to 1926. Clewell M. Smith, an accountant in the office of County Treasurer L. G. Collister, disclosed the information today.
Chauncey residents hosted last week Prof. Homer K. Kistler of State College and Mrs F H Hyatt of Columbus. Also visiting were Dr G B Kistler and Dr J B Kistler and families from Newcomerstown Ohio, with Mrs Evelyn True Hutton and Miss Augusta True of McConnelville. The Kistlers and Mrs Hyatt are siblings of Mrs Sprague. Mina True and Mrs Button are cousins of Dr Sprague.
Chauncey in July hosts a gospel meeting by Eider Schulte of Logan at Chauncey K of P Hall. He will discuss why Seventh Day Adventists observe Saturday as their Sabbath. Mrs John Leach Athena will recite Jewish. Public invited.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Parson Cannon wife of Albert Cannon were held from her Ringgold residence in Chauncey on Tuesday afternoon conducted by Rev G B Courtney minister of Trimble Church of Christ Interment followed in Ringgold cemetery Relatives and friends attended from Chauncey Millfield Greens Run and Trimble
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