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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1934
Page
3
The Jacksonville school system plans to start Monday September 10. Regular education buildings will be ready and janitors on standby as new equipment and features are installed. A new teacher for the high school was elected and will begin duties at the start of the term.
A meeting is planned at Trimble Church Tuesday with Mr. Levice, Qh Bradshaw district 1 president of the Pit Church, and other features including singing. Young people’s work and arrangements for the day are noted. Mrs Charles Louise Pritchard hosts a bridge luncheon with two tables of play. RC Stocklin family and Mrs Fanny Shields are mentioned among attendees.
Mrs. Bertha Starrett, 56, formerly of Nelsonville, died Tuesday in Cleveland after years of heart trouble. Daughter of the late John and Mrs. Garner, she lived in Nelsonville before moving to Cleveland ten years ago. Survived by husband Albert Starrett and children Clara May John Beatrice Madge Jane and Charles, all of Cleveland. funeral and burial held in Cleveland.
Miss Charlotte Acker and Miss Freda Smith joined Mrs. Florence Barron for a three table bridge session at the Green Shingle Inn. Blue wild flowers adorned the rooms as guests dined on a six o'clock three course meal with Mrs. Frank Jackson and Mrs. Walter Wilson posting high scores.
Mrs William Jacobs is released from Mercy Hospital Columbus and returns to her home on Nelsonville Route 3 in a brief local health update.
Nelsonville club Happ y Hollow Happy Hustlers met at Mrs William Dishongs home with Miss Vivian Maccombs presiding. Members introduced each other in a get acquainted session. The next meeting is set for August 12 at Mrs Leroy Weavers home.
Athens County Auditor J. Clyde Edmundson attended a statewide budget session in Columbus. Auditors were told to delay actions until printed forms from the State Tax Commission arrive, expected in a few days. Tentative Athens tax rates will be set within the ten mil limit once forms are received, with local units urged to prepare and submit budgets as before.
Mr and Mrs A E Huls of Logan were severely hurt when their car left a slippery road near Circle Hill on Route 31. Mrs Huls suffered a possible skull fracture and shoulder injury, while Mr Huls, 66, had head bruises and possible rib fractures. Charles Wenn, the driver, remained uninjured. The couple were en route from Athens to Logan and were taken to Grant Hospital in Columbus.
Agricultural land values declined more than 50 percent in Ath ens County over 15 years. The 1933 34 report shows 13.12 dollars per acre, down from 33 in 1919 and 42 in 1925. deeds filed totaled 772 affecting 2169 acres, with real estate, mortgages, and chattel filings recorded.
Charles Chapman funeral party will arrive Saturday morning in Nelsonville. Funeral services are planned for Sunday afternoon.
About 5,000 heard Republican hopefuls outline plans for Ohio as heat and rain swirled. Candidates Morgan Elden Brown and Davey pressed tax relief, economy, and jobs while sparring over platforms with Pickrel and Sawyer, who touted Hamilton County strength.
Sam ONeill of Happy Hollow and Carl Porter presided as two men appeared in court Thursday. One man pled guilty to operating a car without a tail light, fined five dollars plus costs. The other, Charles Courtney of York Township, pleaded not guilty to a paternity charge and was held on a three hundred dollar bond.
Accused of plotting against Mrs Pearl Owens, witness in the Dave Allen case, casting bureau manager, and Gloria Marsh, film extra. A Los Angeles jury disagreed, and Allen and Miss Marsh face retrial August 20. Allen claims Mrs Owens was a friend of Pat Harriman who threatened him.
A hung jury in the Hollywood morals trial delays verdict for Dave Allen and Gloria Marsh to August 20. Indicted May 15, they face retrial over an alleged immoral party at the De Long apartment on June 26, with defense naming Pat Harriman and Pearl Owens as involved.
The regular quarterly meeting of the Universalist Church of Frost will be held next Sunday with preaching and services at 11 am and 2 pm. A noon potluck dinner will be served. This is the last gathering before the Association's first Sunday in September, with sessions likely starting Friday or Saturday and expected to be very successful.
Probate Court records show no marriage license applications in Athens County since July 14 while in prior summers 1932 and 1933 entries appeared almost weekly. Court staff note only one other romance-free two-week period occurred in March 1932 during zero temperatures and a bank holiday.
Washington July 27 The Republic Steel Corporation and the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers reported a satisfactory accord after the National Steel Labor Relations Board announced progress toward a settlement. Board Chairman Walter P Stacy declined to specify if recognition of the union was included and offered no further details.
Marshal Louis H Lyautey, age 80, dies in Paris as a central figure of French governance during Aristide Briand era. The veteran commander helped shape wartime strategy and national direction in the 1920s and 1930s.
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