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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1936
Page
5
Oswaldo Aranha Brazilian ambassador to the United States told Ohio University graduates that 1929 upheaval can yield benefits to the world and America. He urged solidarity and the renewal of democratic and educational strength to reap moral and social lessons from economic trials.
A large Sunday attendance marked the mission opening at St. Pauls Catholic Church with non Catholics among the crowd. Evening services continue this week at 745 with Rev. Henry Courtney OSB from Atcheson Kansas conducting and answering questions on religion morals and ethics. He formerly served 27 months as chaplain at Leavenworth Prison.
The rural Presbyterian Churches of Athens County will meet an all day program at Amesville on Sunday June 21. Included churches are Amesville New England Alexander and Carthage. A morning service begins 10 45 oclock followed by a basket dinner at 1230 and an afternoon program at 130 oclock.
Commander Roger Connor of the K. T. Cros sen Post American Legion will address Sons of the Legion tonight at seven in the post home. The topic The History of the Flag is to prepare for Flag Day observances on June 14.
Darrel A. Vernon a 29 year old from Newark and Dorothy R. Dixon 25 from Amesville are listed as applicants along with James H. Littler 21 of Athens and Eileen Decker 18 of Athens in the marriage application notice.
Three hundred fifty six students formed the Ohio University class of 1936, closing the 132nd year. Of them 272 earned degrees, 72 diplomas, and 12 master’s degrees, compared with previous totals from 1935.
Contested vice presidential speculation centers on Vandenberg Steiner and Dickinson with farmers’ planks critiqued. Ex-Senators Bingham McNair and George Peek favor tariff backed protection for American farmers. Convention prep shows modest decorations and veteran delegates shaping Steiner’s appeal.
A new member reception will be held at Millfield Church of Christ with Rev. Miles E. Hoon as pastor and Rev. D. T. Morris as speaker on Tuesday at eight. A social hour and reception follow the address. New members include Edna Martha Heffkin, Betty Jane Heffkin, Henrietta J. Heffkin, Lorena Mae Sisson, Mary Lee Blowers, and Donna Marie Blowers.
Hollywood Calif A 6 12pound daughter was born Sunday to the former Sally Blaine wife of Norman Foster movie star and sister of Loretta Young film favorite.
Dr Louis Clinton Wright, president of Baldwin-Wallace College, urged graduates at Ohio Universitys Memorial Auditorium to abandon the hazy middle and live in clear blacks and whites. He warned youth must lead reform, or drifters will fail civilization.
Ross Wright, Athens County Extension Agent, announced a spray to fight the Mexican bean beetle. The mix uses one and three-fourths tablespoons of 48 percent magnesium arsenate per gallon of water, applied to the undersides of leaves. A booklet on prevention is available at the post office building.
Will Help Veterans James Thompson and F E. W. Ross, officers in the local post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be available June 16 and for three days afterwards to identify veterans in cashing bonus bonds. The officers will be in Room 11 at the Security Bank Building during the day, and from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Post Office.
An Athens Airport mascot cat owned by Claud Dry naps in the tail of the Bird plane. On a Saturday morning flight with Rodney Young at the controls, the cat appears in the cockpit, curling in Bob Swift's lap and watching the moving landscape with calm indifference.
The court ordered Laura Kennedy as administratrix to sell estate personal property privately. It found the James M Brookins estate not subject to inheritance tax. Appraisers were named for Harl A Beebe and E Belle McKinley estates. Dorothy Warner sale confirmed. Edward Schloss will admitted to probate with Anna Schloss fiduciary. Elizabeth Merz case verdict favors Merz to participate in State Insurance Fund after Peter Merz death in 1927.
Rome Grange will meet at their hall in Stewart on Wednesday night at 8 oclock. Several important matters are to be considered. The lecture hour will include games and music. Members are asked to bring food for the pot luck supper after the meeting.
Columbus pastor Reverend J. Ashburn Jr. will preach at the Athens Mt. Zion Baptist Church Wednesday night at 8. He serves as moderator of the Baptist Eastern Association. The service is open to the public.
Reverend A T Clark delivered a graduation sermon at Athens High School praising a future oriented ethos and communal good. The service featured student participation, a processional by Jane Foster, readings by Douglass Hall and Riley Stenson, and a senior girls chorus performing Breil and Bach selections.
Ohio University School of Journalism receives Class A rating from the American Association of Schools and Departments of Journalism, joining 35 institutions nationwide. Other Class A schools listed include Boston, Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Stanford, Syracuse, Texas, Wisconsin, and more.
County extension agent Ross Wright said hay prices will rise this year as growers harvest finer quality hay. He noted less quantity and rapid drying under dry weather, with hay in perfect condition and high in protein from early cutting.
Harold Finsterwald son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Finsterwald of 26 Hocking Street completed the third grade at Rufus Putnam Training School with a perfect attendance record no absences or tardiness during all three years of his school career.
Clouded skies in the Athens District offered limited relief as Sunday rain totaling thirty three hundredths of an inch helped crops. In Columbus, state agriculture director Earl H. Hanefeld warned moisture shortages heighten drought severity across Ohio with potential declines in 1936 crop output. Corn faces the greatest impact as moisture remains insufficient while oats wheat and hay also lag in growth.
The account notes that Christopher Columbus’s 1492 voyage to America cost about $7,000 and that he received roughly $320 in compensation for his work.
Fortin relieves headaches neuralgia and arthritis pains quickly without affecting heart or stomach. Economical too one tablet does the work. Box of 12 tablets 2i at The Athens Pharmacy 7 North Court Street.
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