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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1931
Page
3
Bartlett staff correspondent reports community society notes from Nelsonville and surrounding area. The column highlights local events, club meetings, and notable residents, detailing who attended, where, and any upcoming plans.
Nelsonville June 9 Complications said to arise from new power line construction in East End. City Council discussion with Cook Roy Maze Haffey of Ohio Electric Company and H H Buck of Ohio Belt Telephone Company considered three way joint lines routing underground options and city re routing primary lines to canal land to ease conflicts. Officials agreed to refer to an upcoming City Council meeting for final decision.
Nelsonville June 9 Estel Crabtree Cincinnati Reds outfielder visited friends here yesterday to buy a new car from the McFarland Agency. He was struck in the side by a pitched ball in the first game of a doubleheader with Boston, sidelining him for the second game. The lad has raised his batting average in recent games.
Nelsonville June 9 veterans graves at Greenlawn Cemetery can receive standard headstones at no charge if relatives file applications. Legion committeemen will assist Friday June 12 between 9:30 and 9:30 at the Legion building. Discharge papers help with forms. if unavailable, name, rank, unit and date of death suffice. Applications go to the War Department. markers issued free. The group will also answer pensions questions.
Five riding devices including a merry-go-round and ferris wheel, owned by L. FE. Gooding, are being erected today on the Baird lot at Fulton Street where they will operate throughout the week.
Misa Nelle Dowlerle spends weeks with relatives in Detroit while Frank Johnson and son Alfred visit Pennsylvania. Walter Wolfe and Marian Morris attend Ohio State University commencement as Floyd Waite graduates. Monica Ucker travels to Steubenville and Steubenville Steubenville and Pittsburgh. L B Joe and Marcellette Wallace motor to Indiana to visit relatives. Moler family and Wingo relatives host in Hebbartsville. Stanley Wolfe and Joan visit Columbus. Majel Lee returns from there with Janice Mitchell and friends. Marie Stowe ends visit with H C Kreis. Anna Mae Wolsht visits Columbus. Paul Allen's family tours Corning. Isaac Warner departs for California. Howard Warner and Harry Rodda return today. Ward Hamm and Fred Wise visit Paul Davis on Fort Street. Stover family returns from Delaware after daughter Lillian’s Ohio Wesleyan graduation.
The W B A will meet in the Junior Order Hall Wednesday evening at 7 30 o clock. Memorial services will be followed by initiation. A luncheon will be served after the meeting. Personal notices mention Mrs C R White in Columbus and several others visiting relatives in Glouster Huntington and Circleville.
Convicted and fined Raymond Bolin in Athena County Common Pleas Court Monday after indictment by the May Athena County Grand Jury for burglary and larceny in connection with the theft of a ham and other goods from Warden White Store at Buchtel last February. The jury valued the stolen goods at $10, deeming the offense petit larceny. Bolin was fined $80 plus costs by Judge O F Rowland.
Will Accept Post Marsdon A Grubb a Chicago graduate student has notified Superintendent W W Ankenbrand of acceptance as pelhcips of the Junior pol and will succeed Oliver as principal of the Senior High School A social science teacher and art censor at the Junior and Senior High Schools are also appointed by Eugene Cottle and Miss Anna Brown respectively according to Superintendent Ankenbrand.
Marvin Reaves of Alexander Township pleaded guilty to assault and battery and paid a fine of 25 plus costs after arrest by Constable Joe Jonas and Harry J nod on an affidavit by Dora King. Theron and B F Goodson of Chauncey pleaded not guilty and were held to the grand jury under 300 bond on an assault and battery charge supported by Carl H Brown.
Reports show candidates filing petitions for the Athens county primary. Clerk Kil Daaid Johnson of the Athens Board of Elections notes the Republican and Democratic party nominations and the village clerk’s reelection position amid contested candidates in the first ward.
Officials forecast higher student enrollment this year at the university after the previous term saw strong turnout. The registrar noted that many students planned to register early, with ongoing efforts to manage coursework and campus access for the upcoming year.
National section reports that university professors will investigate the firing of a Ohio State official amid concerns over academic freedom. Faculty members from several universities join the inquiry into alleged political interference and fairness in campus governance.
Rioting erupted in Hatana and Santiago de Cuba as hundreds of unemployed civilians flooded the streets. Police and troops clashed when protestors refused to disperse, leaving two men badly wounded and scattered reports of casualties.
Berlie Caraway, 24, of Charleston West Virginia, was arrested by federal authorities on a charge of counterfeiting after officers found counterfeit currency in her hotel room. Detectives said she planned to travel abroad for two months, using money supplied by the counterfeiters, and that the money originated in Kalmas City Missouri.
Mrs Ankenbrand, wife of Athens City School Superintendent, presented a four-essay English study titled Dent ayme's Contribution to Modern Literature and His Philosophy of Life as Portrayer by His Work. She plans to begin summer work toward a PhD at New York University in about six weeks.
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