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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1931
Page
3
Society notes and locals column from Nelsonville area with staff correspondent H Bartlett inviting readers to share news and classified ads via telephone. Public notices and circulation details are noted as part of the community service.
Lake coal loadings at Ohio ports show mixed signals with weekly production and cargo dumpings varying. For the week ended May 30 total bituminous production in Ohio reached 6,466,000 tons, down 162,000 from the prior week due to May 20 holiday. May 31 cargo dumpings totaled 867,582 tons, up from 703,945 the week before. Season to date Lake tonnage remains below prior years, with 4,544,730 tons dumped by May 31 versus 7,963,410 in 1930, 8,043,350 in 1929, and 5,534,081 in 1928.
Nelsonville, June 8 Two local graduates Ralph Ely and Paul Hudson will receive their Wooster College diplomas on June 15. Both are letter men with Ely earning honors in track and basketball while Hudson began on the varsity basketball squad. Ely will coach and teach at Apple Creek near Wooster next year, Hudson at Sheve in Wayne County.
Fire Chief Dana Winden drove the city truck to Chauncey with Athens and Nelsonville units responding to a barn fire at the County Infirmary. Cause was not yet determined.
Longstreth, managed by George Galentine, posts a June schedule with games against Buchtel Old Timers, Sayre's Specials, and The Plains, plus a July 4 matchup at the Boys' Industrial School in Lancaster. Managers seeking to book games may contact George Galentine in Nelsonville Rt. 4.
Mrs. A. B. Johnson attends East High School commencement with Ray Rhodes among the graduates. Numerous visits and travels include Miss Donna Tilton Cambridge visiting grandparents, Miss Venice Harbarger in Logan, and R. O. Scott attending the Red Men convention in Hamilton June 8 to 10. Affiliated families from Athens Logan Cambridge and Columbus report weekend gatherings and trips.
Peter Guldbranson of Piedmont California seeks final papers but as a Quaker he opposes bearing arms and will refuse to take the oath. Examiners will oppose his petition in the citizenship test.
Nelsonville residents note retirement of Patrick J. Clancy a railroad engineer with 48 years of service. Born Feb 25 1870 in Athens County Ohio he began as water boy in 1882 then rose to switch lights brakeman yard fireman passenger engineer in 1894. He left cab for eye surgery in 1980 and recalls notable Hocking Valley events including the W H Fisher Streeter collision at Buckeye Park May 30 1896.
In Nelsonville on June 8 officials announce the Local teacher helps form a branch of the National Junior Shakespeare Story Telling Club. The educational aim is to introduce grade school children to the works of the Bard through play like activities. It prepares students for high school English and gives younger children a working knowledge of the classics.
Seismic shocks rattled England and Scotland with 1:26 a m tremor. People fled in night attire as heavy rain fell. Epicenter traced near Hull in the North Sea off England’s coast.
The annual Thank Offering service of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church was hosted at Mrs. Charles Monks home with Mrs. Thomas Spencer assisting. Devotional led by Mrs. Josephine Murphy centered on Through Temple Doors to the Place of Subdued Light. A program of readings songs solos and prayers followed with remarks on Chinese girls' work in the Orient.
Diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the Italian government deteriorate as Rome ignores Vatican notes. The Vatican plans a third note today and may issue a white book if responses lag, signaling possible severance of ties and a papal boycott of the Italian ambassador.
Wiliam Hooper aged years died this morning at his home in Rutland of old age. The funeral will be held at the family home Wednesday at 2 o clock. Hooper leaves a wife and one son. He had been a resident of the town for nearly his entire life.
Columbus June 8 The annual commencement at Ohio State University will close with the awarding of degrees to the class of 1400 in the stadium tonight.
Fragmentary advertisement claims a simple treatment for ulcers gastritis and related disorders with no diet and quick relief. Mentions a product from RA LEE INC Medical and 116 Minneapolis in vague terms.
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