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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1939
Page
7
Glouster PTA officers for 1939 1940 are Mathew Dawson president Mrs A C McCance vice president Nelle Belle Williams secretary and Mrs William Golding treasurer. Trimble Grade School wrapped up the year with multiple picnics and parties.
Social rounds from Langsville recount visits by Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Smith of Indianapolis to the O. O. Smith and A. L. Smith home family. Numerous relatives and friends from Columbus Huntington Wellston and Cincinnati gather for weekends meals and showers. church services planned at Langsville Christian Church Sunday night.
Mrs. Walter Williams of Zanesville, a former Glouster resident, underwent a surgical operation Monday at Grant Hospital in Columbus. Present with her were Mrs. Sara Colbert and Dr. H. G. Gibson.
The Athens club notes Mrs Florence Vaughn led devotionals with Mrs Cecelia Banfield in charge of the program. A social hour followed with refreshments for 19 members and six guests. Former members now living in Athens include Mary Dillon Freda Darling Mrs Virgil Yaw Mrs Gayton Fern Robinson and Joan Darling. June meeting will be in charge of Mrs Elias.
The Officers Association of the 17th Masonic District is scheduled to convene on June 15 at the Masonic Temple in Marietta.
Logan. Alton Hurley of Sabina was taken into custody by State Highway Patrolman R L Doebel and brought before Mayor Dallas Kinser for arraignment. He pled guilty to driving without proper rights and was fined five dollars plus costs.
In Tokyo a booming munition industry spurs prosperity for slum residents as a department store supplies two extra special chairs to a munition worker in a poor district. Across Tokyo and Osaka, bars and amusements cater to pedl ers flaunting new wealth while workers dream of the luxury now reachable through munitions income.
The text cites people enjoying themselves unusually while white collar workers, stuck on subsistence wages, face rising prices. Police consider special taxes on munition workers to ease the tension.
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