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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1932
Page
6
Eightieth birthday celebrations honor Mrs. C. W. Dowler of Athens county. Family and descendants gather at Edgewater Grove on Harmony Road for a picnic and dinner. Attendants from Detroit to Groveport attend, including grandchildren and in laws.
The McBee Binder Company annual picnic drew over two hundred employees and families to Island Park on the Muskingum River. The event featured outdoor amusements and food stands transported from Athens for an all day summer frolic with many attendees from nearby communities.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Central Avenue M. E. Church met at the church Thursday night with Mrs. H. T. Farrar elected as president. The meeting opened with prayer and song, and the scripture was read responsively followed by prayers. Department secretaries and committees were appointed for the year and the program outlined. A demonstration titled Pay Your Dues was given by Mrs. A Sat Romine and Mrs. Oliver Luni. Several residents and visitors are noted in local visits and family gatherings around Athens and surrounding areas.
Calendar items list Red Cross Sewink meeting at Mrs Gard s home with needlework and quilt work, potluck supper by Mrs Cone s committee, B T Chub at Earl Funk s home, Delta Tau Delta Alumni at chapter house, Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae picnic at Mrs Copeland s, Bishop Class Central Avenue AL E Church picnic at Mrs Spencer s Plains, Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge meeting at F Hall with 60 attendees?
Poultry extension specialist C. M. Ferguson announces a touring program through Ohio and West Virginia to connect poultry work with education. The trip will visit Gallipolis Pt. Pleasant Williamson Harrisonville Parkersburg Marietta and other cities to cover 25 points of educational and historic interest.
County 4-H leaders meet at Grange Hall in Athens Tuesday to map summer programs and camp plans. Ohio State Fair essay contest announced for high schoolers with winner to attend the fair pageant, while a divorce grant appears in the county court. A church benefit lawn social is scheduled next Tuesday at Richland Avenue Church for the church and missionary society funds.
County officials led by John Grosvenor and Porter Dicken crossed the new South Bridge by car, being first to make the trip. They recruited E F Lackey to clear a path with a wheelbarrow as they rode across in a ceremonial first crossing.
Grands Club met Friday evening at the Mangfield with Sirs as assisting hostess. Mrs. J. H. Rice, class president, led the business session. During social hour, blocks for a quilt were awarded to Sirs Frank, Bertha Bobo, and four Fin glerwald members. Refreshments were served to guests Mrs. Sherlock and Mrs. Vlock.
Fragmented oblique hospital notes list admitted patients including infant Binns child of Mrs D merical and Lert Miss Athens. Names such as Sw thens, Jenkins, Robert ns, medinah, James G. acgident, Fox Sirines Reta Leona Tierson, Prattaj Smith, Ames McDonnell, and John Fetttanarthn Black and Athen appear in a garbled roster of recent admissions and hold items.
Construction progress at the Athens Post Office continues as a temporary rear roof is removed Monday to allow permanent roof work. C. E. King, contractor, noted white coating on plastering and millwork on doors in the addition will begin Monday along with painters by late August.
Raymond Jones suffered injuries Saturday morning when he fell from a seatfold on the New South Bridge onto railroad tracks while working. He was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital after an X-ray and treated for severe bruises and suspected rib injuries. He is married with one daughter and previously lived at The Plains before moving to Athens.
Members of Boy Scout Troop S at Coolville led by Samuel F H Pailet and W Westervelt spent an all day hike to the Addie Warren farm. The group swam and completed scout tests in cooking fire building and tracking. Two meals were cooked during the camp period.
Lt E R Fenimore of the Maryland National Guard said he encountered a series of snow flurries while at 10 000 to 12 000 feet over the Blue Ridge Mountains near here. Ground temperature was 30 degrees. Frederick area.
L. J. Swaim representing the Ohio State Fair committee explains the Athens County essay contest open to county youths including 4-H and Junior Grange members, with topic Washington as a Farmer. A George Washington Bicentennial pageant is planned at the state fair, winner to be guest of the fair.
In Coolville the pest eradication contest among agricultural boys reaches its climax Thursday night as grind totals are computed. Teams tally mice and rat tails and bird heads collected, with the losing side hosting an ice cream supper. Captains Ellive Dixon and Virgil Berdine lead their squads.
A federal court decision upholds a 35 feet length limit on motor vehicles, barring trucks longer than 35 feet from Illinois highways. Tractor and trailer combined length count as one vehicle, with July 20 as effective date. The law, enacted in 1931, faced delays from a restraining order before enforcement.
Nannie Ullom Lodge observes thirty years with seven charter members including J R Harvey P E B Stukey John Roach and Mary Bryburger. Forty assemble for anniversary program with papers songs tableau and relic display of charter members belongings and regalia. Refreshments follow as Stewart Rebekah guests attend.
Miss Frances Hatch travels to Watervale Michigan to study voice under Arthur Kraft at Columbia School of Music Chicago as she works toward a Bachelor of Music Degree. She previously studied there last summer and plans to return to Winthrop College Rock Hill South Carolina to teach voice.
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