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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1936
Page
2
Nelsonville board of education approved the 1937 budget and announced appointments for music instructors William Steinhauer of Columbus to lead high school band and orchestra and Faith B. Cordray to head elementary music. janitorial staff changes, 12 month salary plan, and free textbooks for fall term outlined.
Nelsonville relatives report the death of Charles Roberts age 43 of near Canning who was killed instantly by a slate fall in Mine No 90. His son Charles Roberts narrowly escaped. He leaves a wife and six children. He was the son of the late William Roberts of Nelsonville.
The board plans to extend free texts from the eight grades into the high school within two years. Law allowed four years for adoption, but the district moves to full free-text service sooner. Workbooks and tablets are not textbooks and remain parent-supplied. Clerk C. E. Washburn, who oversaw last year’s rollout, will continue distribution during the extension.
The Nelsonville community recreation program hosts a 7 o'clock pet show at the YMCA with free admission. After prizes, a short musical program by the Half Moon Trio, and a parade of registered pets through the business district at 6 45.
Nelsonville will host attorney John P. Kelso who will open offices Saturday in the Citizens' Central Bank Building. Kelso practiced in New Lexington and Somerset from 1930 to 1994 and has served as Washington attorney for the federal government. He has Supreme Court Bar admission and previously led Somerset and Junction City as city solicitor.
Benson Preston of the F. L & 8. D. Preston Co. has been ill at home in Nelsonville and was taken to Grant Hospital in Columbus on Thursday for treatment.
A night thief stole about $3 in change from a cash box at the Simington Filling Station Wednesday evening, according to police reports.
Albanys social scene centers on PTA formation led by Superintendent MacFarlan and District supervisor Mrs Booth with input from Mrs Bird. The report lists officers including Walter Hampton and Julia Stanley Ewing and notes upcoming meetings and garden club events, with multiple local families visiting relatives and alumni gatherings across Albany.
Canton McKinley High School veteran Matty Fehn has been appointed head football and basketball coach at Waynesburg High, replacing Lester Emerson. Fehn is a former Ohio University gridder and led the McKinley reserve squads for two seasons.
In Healdsburg California Robert Berchioli awoke to buzzing and swung at a sound he believed a fly hitting a full sized bat with an 11 inch wingspan Easter dating note explains the paschal full moon falls on the 14th day of the lunar month, lagging behind the astronomical full moon.
Members of the Co Op Class Greens Run Church of Christ held their annual picnic at Nice Park on Wednesday evening. Families enjoyed games and a picnic supper with attendees including Emmett Olbers Dalton Courtney Blower Swarts Fier bauch Cannon Leake Cartwright and Davis families.
Chauncey Church of Christ holds Bible School at 9 30 am and 10 30 am service with Miss Julia Johnson leading. Rev. Gilbert Courtney preaches at Trimble Church. Sunday night services are dispensed as cooperating churches join Rev Reed J Down’s Athens Church closing. Taylor Ridge Church hosts 2 pm with Rev Wilcox as guest on rural church contributions.
Funeral services for Paul Hanning Sr. 74 were held at Millfield Church of Christ conducted by Rev Stottler. A Chauncey trio sang. Granddaughters served as flower bearers. Burial followed at Hilltop Cemetery. Survived by wife Ernestine and children Alfred Chauncey Robert Taylor Ridge Paul Jr Detroit Gustat home Mrs Emma Heffkin Glouster Mrs Hattie Mingus Truetown and Mrs Eda Heffkin Millfield.
Revival in progress at Millfield M E Church led by Rev. Ray Greene continues nightly next week. Tuesday August 4 at 8 p m features singers from Glouster First Baptist Church. Public invited to all services. ChaunceyWitham family returns from ten day visit with Lloyd Merry in Beloit Wisconsin.
Mrs. William Theis entertained at a 6 o'clock chicken dinner Tuesday for Pocahontas Lodge officers attending Mazon Council No. 93 Millfield Degree of Pocahontas. Covers included Ida Binns Springfield Great Pocahontas Nellie Mae Curtis Troy Ruth Ann Ruth Yantis Troy member of the Orphan Home board Anna Runck Dayton First Great Scout Hazel Coon Nelsonville Great Keeper of Wampum and Mr and Mrs Theisen and family.
Mrs. 8 S Lane Mrs. Frank Mellinger Miss Irma Wilson and Mrs. Miller Wilson depart Sunday for Chicago to join a Western trip itinerary including Yellowstone Park Yosemite Valley Grand Canyon Lake Louise Vancouver and other points. Mr and Mrs E G Clifton visit Newcomerstown. Charles Miller a Columbus carrier tours the Cleveland Exposition as one of two local honorees.
Nelsonville social items list visits and travels of locals. Georgiana Parker and Elizabeth Rannels are summer students at Ohio University. John Hysell to Rocky Glen Sanatorium for treatment. Weller family hosts relatives from New Lexington. Detroit visit for H S Rosser and Floyd Rosser. Kerr heads to Portsmouth for Kroger job. Vorhees sisters visiting Columbus guests of Tedrows. Poston and Steenrod visit Adrian Michigan with Bethel family. Various local movers and visitors from Columbus Warren and East Franklin are noted.
Mrs Edward Sharp entertained her bridge club with substitute players Mrs Harry Kelly Jr Mrs Leonard Cooley and Miss Audrey Ailes. Mrs Herman Ruble won high score, Mrs Harriet Burgess second, Mrs Helen Jackson third. Rev D C Shearer to preach final sermons at Pilgrim Holiness Church Sunday 10:30 AM and 7:30 PM. Sunday School 9:30 AM. Rev Cecil E Mender to preach at Coes Chapel Sunday night at 8 PM with Sunday School at 10 AM.
Chauncey residents Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Oxley and the late Mrs. Lin scott’s mother Mrs. Margaret Lin scott traveled to Chauncey due to the death of Mrs. Ella Tedrick in Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Simpson and son Junior, Millfield, and Mrs. Simpson’s mother Mrs. Bertha Rieck, Jacksonville, spent the last end of the week visiting relatives in Columbus.
The Kennedy Dairy Company plans to take over the vacated Rader's Store space on Second Street opposite the park in Gallipolis. They will assume possession on August 15.
A marriage license was issued to John O. Frame age 24 of Charleston West Virginia a bookkeeper and Ernestine Mears age 21 a secretary native of Steelton Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Davis welcomed a daughter in Rio Grande with Corinna Clark named as the child. Prof. C. O. Clark is the maternal grandfather. Davis teaches school at Union Furnace.
Gallipolis office posts new working hours from 7:00 am to 3:50 pm to cope with extreme heat. The sign on the door explains the adjustment is for the hot season.
Gallipolis American Legion plans the annual regatta and air show at the airport on Sunday August 23 with C T Robinson heading traffic and parking nine State Highway Patrolmen on duty and oiling airport roads to reduce dust. Legion committees include H P Bradbury George H Lear and Aaron Davis to handle concessions Major H E Houck chairs stands and Frank C Christ is cashier at the gate.
John Newton Davis of Gallipolis helped select numbers for 23 Jackson contest events. The Grace Methodist Church choir director coordinated mixed, male and ladies choruses, school choirs, bands and numerous vocal solos and duets from Eaton Framing to Hollis Dann, Sibelius, and Greig.
Nelsonville notices announce the Saltz family reunion to be held at McArthur on Sunday, August 2, inviting relatives to gather for the event.
Gallia County extension agent office will relocate from the courthouse second floor to a basement room Monday as remodeling proceeds. When the building is fully redone the clerk of court and county treasurer offices shift floors and the courtroom ceiling will be lowered and partitioned to create extra offices and reduce the court room size.
Grace Methodist Church will not hold an evening service. Rev. H H Wilbur will preach morning on The Kingdom of God with The Test as junior sermon. Baptist Church holds two services. Presbyterian Church has no services due to Rev L W Gishler's vacation. Sunday School at 9 30.
Judge William R. White overruled Creda Spence Mullins motion to set aside the verdict against Hanley C. Betz. The case was ruled in Betz's favor and he was awarded costs totaling $28.77.
Pluma Johnson aged 12 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan Johnson of near Bladen died after a brief illness. She is survived by her parents four brothers and four sisters.
Mrs Wilba Filling er DeWitt age 41 wife of Fred De Witt an Ohio Hospital for Epileptics employee died Thursday two weeks after the birth of a son. Survived by husband six children and twelve siblings she was a Mercerville area resident. Funeral at Mercerville Church conducted by E E Caldwell with burial there.
Paul Ward resigns as teacher of vocal music in Gallipolis city grade schools to take a similar post in Hillards near Columbus. He taught last year and was retained for the coming term. Ward and his wife were active musically here and he directed the St. Peter's Episcopal Church choir.
A group of Gallia County orchardists plans to attend the fourteenth annual Orchard Day in Wooster on Friday August 21 to learn about experimental work at the station. The Gallia apple crop will be light this year due to late freezes and very cold mid winter temperatures.
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