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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1930
Page
6
Attendance at the Old Man's Cave in the Hocking Wonderland rose sharply over three years. From 18,007 in 1927 to 29,725 in 1928 and 63,198 in 1929, with 9,281 so far this year and Sundays near 1,600 visitors. Officials credit increased publicity and road improvements.
Members are invited to a picnic at the Grotto Grounds south of the city next Sunday. Free transportation will be provided with cars from 9 to 11 a.m. If rain occurs the event will be postponed to the following Sunday.
Logan June 3. Dry weather and heavy frosts last week caused large corn losses in Hocking County. Harold Chambers extension agent recommends soybeans as a substitute crop, noting their hay value and soil adaptability. He suggests sowing Wilson or Manchu varieties with six to eight pecks per acre and harrowing when beans are three to four inches tall.
McArthur June 3 The common pleas court hears cases for the first three days with Judge Darby presiding. Harry Whitt, charged with robbery at Dr B V Swisher’s Radcliff home, is in jail but now posts $1,000 bond for his appearance. The State of Ohio vs Chris Cline for larceny of turkeys is underway.
Local notes recount birthdays graduations and anniversaries across McArthur Columbus Dundas and Baltimore. Highlights include Miss Franzi Ziegler's June 12 graduation at St Josephs Academy Columbus and Rev Finley Crooks celebrating a golden wedding in Baltimore. Memorial Day visits and family gatherings mark a busy period with several out of town guests and community events.
Mr and Mrs John Stevens and two children of Detroit were guests of Mrs Sarah Wyckoff Friday afternoon Mrs Stevens is the oldest daughter of the late Isaac Wyckoff Mr and Mrs Hobart Walker sons Curtis and Paul Dent and Mrs Wyckoff drove to Chillicothe Friday to bring back Mrs Wyckoffs grandchildren Garnet and Marjorie Robinson for a few days visit
Athens city council approved a re assessment of the Stewart Street Storm Sewer cost after discovering an error in proceedings. The 60 complaints against original assessments will not be settled. new legal steps will be started to correct the issue. Mayor Wood reported $440 collected in May, with traffic violations and pool room licenses making up parts. A street light petition at North May Avenue and Arden Place was referred to the Lighting Committee. A $1000 transfer from General to Service Fund funds operating expenses until July tax settlement. Council authorized resurfacing West Union Street with limestone tar mix, not exceeding $2500 for materials, to be paid from gasoline tax funds. City Engineer Dowler ordered to prepare plans for rebuilding East State Street from Park Street to the east city boundary.
June 3 Logan report notes a large crowd for Circus Day with an early parade and two well attended performances by Downie Bros. The motorized circus claims to be the country’s largest of its kind.
Mrs. Walker Franks hosted the Easterling Clubhouse event for the Nondescript Club with dinner after the program. Mrs. GC S Clark presented "The Organ and Its Masters" and Mrs. Harry H. Wright led a questionnaire. Guests included Mrs. Russell Hare of Paris France, Mrs. H M Boocks, and Miss Dorothy Franks.
An officers and advisers conference for the 4-H Clubs will be held at Logan High School Auditorium on June 12. Outdoor games will be available on athletic fields. Helpers include C. C. Lang Columbus W. W. Brownfield extension agent supervisor Columbus T. H. Johnston Athens Miss Edith Beery Lancaster Harold Chambers Miss Hazel Cooke Barton Hall Clinton Webb. Lunch provided by the Logan Chamber of Commerce.
Daniel Carpenter marked his seventy ninth birthday with a basket dinner at his Enterprise home. Relatives and friends attending included Mr. and Mrs. McGill, Sarah Later, Noah Carpenter and family, and several others from Rockbridge Logan and Enterprise. Kermit Blosser of Ohio State University attended.
The National Society of Penal Information accuses officials of stupidity or negligence over the Ohio Penitentiary fire amid overcrowding. William B. Cox and H. R. Dean criticize political graft and call for Warden Thomas’s removal while urging accountability by lawmakers.
Athens County treasurer W. E. Moler announces regular June tax collection at the county courthouse. Taxpayers should pay early to avoid a rush. Office hours are 8 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. weekdays, closed Saturdays at 3 p.m. Final date not set. last year was July 20.
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the seven room home of Charles Bolin on Hooper Street Mechanicsburg at 9 10 Monday night with an approximate loss of 3000 dollars. Virtually all the furniture burned. Mrs Raymond Y Pennel awakened the alarm after Earl Bolin discovered the blaze. Athens City firemen assisted but water service was unavailable leaving Mechanicsburg crews unable to halt the fire. The blaze drew hundreds of spectators able to view it for miles.
Mr and Mrs Will A Hamby of Simpsonville welcomed a three day old baby girl weighing one pound one ounce at birth. The infant is described as normal and is being kept warm with a makeshift incubator box and feeding by medicine dropper.
Chicago police launched a large roundup after a weekend of gang warfare that killed six. About 200 suspects, many alien Sicilians, were held for immigration scrutiny as authorities sought deportation to purge the city. Scarface Capone associates were pursued in a dramatic chase, while a pending vendetta was suspected for deaths at a Fox Lake resort.
Virgilio Martinez Reyna, secretary to Horacio Vasquez's former administration, was fatally harmed and severely harmed at his home in San Jose Matas, Santiago province, last night.
Cincinnati June 3 The Presbyterian General Assembly heard from Dr E D Roberts educator and moderator of the Cincinnati Presbytery on the rise of sex education in schools. He said social hygiene and sex education have grown over 20 years with schools taking responsibility and considering marriage education. The National Congress of Parents and Teachers has made sex education a key program feature.
Cleveland June 3 The Northern Baptist Convention votes to continue support of the Federated Churches of Christ in America but requires the Council to confine its activities to those authorized by its constitution.
Chief Justice Carrington T. Marshall grants a 30 day reprieve to Lawrence Dull of Tiffin delaying his electric chair execution set for June 11 for the murder of Roy Fos Toria at a filling station in Fortia.
A Communist uprising in Hupeh Province interior China resulted in the deaths of Christian missionaries, reported June 3. The violence reflects broader anti-foreign sentiment and the danger faced by mission workers in the region.
Miss Marguerite Virginia Ray 17 of Uniontown died Sunday at the family home after a long illness. She was daughter of Mr and Mrs William Ray formerly from Glouster and a Uniontown High School junior. Funeral plans include services in Uniontown and Glouster with burial in Glouster.
Frank Kempton, a longtime Trimble resident and member of a pioneer family, died Monday night at 11 30 following a long illness. He was 74 and leaves a widow and two daughters Mrs Virginia Wilkes of Athens and Mrs Lola Howard of Trimble R D No 1. Funeral arrangements had not been made this morning.
Mrs William Mingus hosted weekend guests Mr and Mrs John Adams and Mr and Mrs Ralph Taylor from Cleveland. William Mingus visited his parents Fred Leffler in The Diamond. Leffler entertained Memorial Day with children John Adams Ralph Taylor William Mingus Arch Mingus and families present.
Mrs Ron Hipple's funeral in Warren drew relatives including Mr and Mrs Fred Householder Mrs Bessie Stephenson of Glouster Mrs Cloyd Householder and Mrs Frank Binderbasin Jr of Jacksonville. Also Mr and Mrs Guy Russell of Columbus visited Jacksonville relations over the weekend.
Glouster on June 3 enacted a new traffic ordinance with posted signs along High and Front Streets. Parking limits are two hours daytime and until 6 pm, three hours from 6 pm to midnight, with prohibitions on cutouts and double parking on High Street. Lengthwise parking with the curb required. first offense fines start at 10 dollars, rising to 25 dollars for a second offense.
Ray Niceswanger, a leader at Mine No 267 in Hunterdon, was struck by a slate fall weighing over 200 pounds around noon Monday. He suffered a severe head cut and bruises but narrowly escaped death in Glouster.
A United Brethren Church homecoming will be held in the Jacksonville grove on Friday July 4 A program is planned with Rev A B Cox conference superintendent among the speakers set to preside.
An advertisement touts Radox Footbath as a nightly soak to loosen corns and callouses so they lift out with roots. It claims feet become strong and vigorous again and invites readers to buy from Mc Kee Drug Co or any drugstore for a joyous, pain free walk.
Jacksonvillians Mrs Williiam Heiser and her nephew Harry Mandt arrived from Charleston W Va after visiting Mrs J L Mandt who underwent surgery at Kanawha Valley Hospital. Mrs Mandt is reported to be recovering well. Mandt returned to Williamstown today.
H H Dulaney formerly of the F P Dulaney & Sons mercantile firm in Glouster is spending a few days in the city. He was a long time member of the High Street business partnership before relocating to Miami Florida.
Members of the Willing Workers Class of the M.KE Sunday School are asked to attend prayer services at the church Wednesday evening at 7 30 o clock. Mrs. Gertrude Pride will lead. Immediately after the service, class business of importance will be discussed.
Joe Goodan of Soldiers Home Dayton praises Konjola as effective for long stomach trouble and insomnia. He says after four bottles he gains weight and can eat freely. The ad notes six to eight bottles for a fair trial and lists McKee Drug Co. in Athens Ohio and other local druggists selling the remedy.
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