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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1930
Page
6
Trimble Grange No. 1830 hosts a Saturday meeting at Grange Hall Trimble with an important business session and a social hour. D. M. Sawyer speaks on Chicken Raising, a reading by Mrs. Clara Cannon, piano by Nina Sprague, vocal by Beatrice Vaughn, and an old-fashioned spelling bee led by Don Cannon and Jean Post. Patrons urged to bring pies.
Funeral services for Mrs. Donald Lyons 19 were conducted by Rev. Charles Weber at the Church of God. Burial followed in a Glouster area cemetery. Mrs Lyons, formerly Della Hook, died after childbirth and her infant son died shortly after birth. She leaves her husband, her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Hook Chauncey, five brothers and five sisters. Brothers served as pallbearers. Large attendance noted.
Belmont County voters face a political dispute as Governor Cooper's pardon of Dominick Venturato a 1921 murderer and Union Mine Workers member stirs campaign tensions. Judge W W Cowen who presided in the case denies involvement while Judge John C Nichols allies claim Cowen recommended the pardon.
Frank Ipolitto 50 faced public scandal for living with two women and children by both when he shot and seriously wounded Mrs Theresa Scilla 34 in Cleveland. Juvenile Judge Eastman had ordered Scilla to leave the home and take custody of her three children Josephine 11 Sam 9 Peter 7, a custody ruling Ipolitto allegedly violated by keeping the children.
Vice President Curtis expected to send the rate sections of the Smoot Hawley Tariff Bill back to conference. The flexible provisions giving the President power to adjust rates would stay in the Senate for debate. An agreement laid the report before the Senate to allow corrections while the other points are considered.
The U S Court of Customs Appeals rules the Nassak diamond an precious stone and not an artistic antiquity, subjecting it to about 50 000 dollars or 20 percent of value. It overturns a New York Customs Court ruling that allowed duty free entry.
Chauncey June 5 15 graduates will receive diplomas at 8 pm in the Grade School Auditorium. Dr KE Bryan president of Ohio University will deliver the address with music from an orchestra and a Helen Hook vocal solo. The Rev Earl Cowan will give the invocation and benediction. Diploma handoff by Floyd Linscott president of the Board of Education.
Mrs Leonard Koenig Sr and Jr plus Murray City guests visited Chauncey. Mrs Elizabeth Phillips and sister Allie Kincaid from Chauncey went to Athens. Chauncey hosted Mrs Leo Bingman and Mrs Elmer Finsterwald with their children. John Palmer family enjoyed Enterprise visit with Willard Watkins. Mary Davis of Columbus visited Charles Tippie in Chauncey. Earl Stanley family returned to Springfield after visiting Mrs Fred Smith Sr.
The Millfield Church of Christ Ladies Aid Society will hold its monthly meeting Friday at 7 PM in the church. After the session, members will gather for a wiener roast and outdoor picnic.
Police report no trace of the Ohio Fuel Gas Company vehicle used by robbers who blew the safe of Luster Fought and Company, taking over $90 early Tuesday. Athena police alerted nearby towns with the stolen car description. Two safes were blown in Beverly near Marietta later the same night. authorities suspect the same burglars.
John Tippie of Athens was fined $10 and costs by Mayor Robert Wood after being found guilty of petit larceny for allegedly attempting to steal a revolver from Kerr Hardware. Also fined were Hiram Radcliff and Charles Rice for intoxication. Red Hawkins had intoxication charges dropped.
Memorial services at the Jerseyville M E Church will be conducted by the Rev. L F Miller of Athens at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Motorists observed frost damaged corn in several fields near Athens yesterday and the day before. Farmers report wheat generally fair. H A Wooley, Messenger solicitor, notes the best wheat seen in miles between White's Mill and Hope Dairy west of Athens.
Delegates to the 142nd Presbyterian General Assembly dispersed in Cincinnati after a notably quiet session lasting about a decade in tone and tempo. The gathering concluded with no major disputes or controversial resolutions recorded.
Athens publicity grows as air minded citizens seek a public airport. CC M Gill, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, reports over 206 letters from stamp collectors in US and Canada requesting postmarked Athens air mail stamps on the airport dedication date. Some envelopes include up to ten stamps for return cancellation.
About 1000 motorists gather in Cleveland for the Ohio State Automobile Association's twenty-ninth annual convention. Leaders like Lynn Timmerman and R. B. Schmunk vie for the presidency as discussions focus on highway safety taxes and traffic improvements, with officials including Gov Cooper and state officers invited.
The Association of Operative Millers approved a campaign to restore white bread to its former standing on American tables. They oppose food faddists and cite medical societies and federal officials endorsing white bread as wholesome for all ages. Herman Steel of the Millers National Federation urged public education to aid growers and the milling industry.
Wilbur Smith a senior in geography at Ohio University has won an $800 geography scholarship from the University of Wisconsin. The award, the most valuable Ohio University student scholarship, supports his studies and he will serve as a Wisconsin Geography Department assistant completing master degree work in one year plus a summer term. Clarence Kuhner a former student who won a $500 Wisconsin geography scholarship has earned a master degree and will join the University of Pennsylvania Geography Department as an instructor this fall.
George Gregg, formerly chief clerk in the Internal Revenue Department office of the Eleventh District in Athens, died at his Lima home Sunday and was buried in Circleville Tuesday. He moved to Columbus as revenue collector office moved then worked as a clerk before settling in Lima.
Announcement of the coming marriage on June 25 between Miss Norma Noon of Jacksonville and David Powers of the city was made at a bridge party hosted by Mrs. L. J. Noon in Jacksonville. Guests included Mrs. Nettie Allen and several local residents.
Washington. Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South says five hours of Senate Lobby Committee questioning failed to deter him from detailing how 48300 contributed in the 1928 anti Smith campaign was spent. He reports 16000 went to general expenses and 32300 to election day work in Virginia districts, with per-district allocations not disclosed. He reaffirms that his Virginia anti Smith activities are not the committee’s business.
Beginning next week Glouster stores will close at noon on Thursdays for June July and August except when pay day falls on Thursday. July 10 and 24 are pay days with all day operations. Merchants signing the closing agreement include Trasin Bros Carpenter Hardware Co Fair Store Goldberg Bros Gormley Bros Eddy Hardware Co Claris Shoe Co Truax Tailor Shop T W Sanders Boston Store Luckoff Store Atlas Store B I Achauer Williams 5¢ to $1 Store Frank Mellinger Binderbasin Boot Shop.
The T. N. T. Club will gather Friday night at the Front Street residence of Mrs. Charles Hinton for a scheduled meeting.
A maternal worry over a puny child leads to a pharmacy pitch for McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Extract Tablets. The ad claims strong weight gain and energy with a guaranteed refund if no weight gain, offering 60 tablets for 60 cents from Cline Pharmacy.
Glouster report states Mrs Hilah Jennings, formerly of Glouster, was granted a divorce from Frank Jennings in Franklin County Courts. She now resides with her parents in Columbus, while her former Glouster neighbors Mr and Mrs C S Jacobs are mentioned as previous residents.
June 5 report states Antone Vollmer has moved to Ashley Pa and says nearby mines are operating better than half time with plans to stay temporarily.
Magic City Lodge I O O F schedules a regular meeting Friday night. Second degree work will be performed as part of the session.
The Rev. Householder of Murray City will fill the pulpit at Glouster M I Church Sunday evening at 7 39 oclock. Rev Paul E Kemper is recuperating from a major operation and will be absent. Sunday School will be held at the usual hour with invitation to all.
Mr and Mrs Matthew Horner and four sons of Fostoria spent several days in Glouster and Hollister visiting friends. The Horner family long lived in Hollister before moving to Fostoria when mine work fell off.
Members of Chickamauga Council No. 62 Pocahontas are urged to attend at Red Men Hall Friday night. Officers will be nominated and other important business will be discussed.
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