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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1935
Page
5
The article reports enrollment activity for a summer session, with 1,130 students enrolled on Tuesday and ongoing registration events. It mentions the university plans for a WPA project, funding discussions, and the keep-open policy for summer offerings, with registration continuing at the Men's Gymnasium.
Club members met Monday to contribute 26 to the Scout fund for sending to the international council. A Bakf sale at Loyal Dough will be held Saturday on Athens Route 4. Helen Sheridan spoke during the Western talk segment.
In case of rain on Wednesday the Athens Boy Scouts will hold the social in the Athens High School Gym Nasium. Scouts are preparing the Central School playground for the old fashioned event and report plenty of tickets remain for friends.
Improvements at Hotel Berry cost 25000 dollars, Louis Shaw says. First floor work includes relocating kitchen dining rooms coffee shop and tap room with an Old English front and wormy chestnut interiors. Upper floors receive new paper lighting beds and furnishings as renovations continue. Meal service aims to match the Berry standard set by FE C Berry.
Mrs Margaret McCrea aged 80, housekeeper for Father Dowd of St Pauls Catholic Church, died Tuesday morning at the rectory after years of ill health. The funeral rites were set with a rosary at 7 30 p m and departure for Philadelphia planned for 9 45 p m Tuesday. She was born in Ireland and came to Athens with Father Dowd years ago.
Athens sent its first prisoner to the Dayton Workhouse when Milo Bean was taken there by Police Chief E. B. Finsterwald to begin a 40 day sentence for intoxication. He was fined 50 and costs for his seventh offense and must pay 58.70 at 1.50 daily. The city recently contracted with Dayton to house Athens prisoners for 80 cents a day. Monday night the mayor fined Albert Singer and Clarence Baker 5 and costs and Carl Williams 10 on intoxication charges.
Estates of Therecia Heck and Charles R. Cable of Athens County were ruled not subject to inheritance tax by Judge 8. M. Johnson in a court decision.
The Marion College Quartet will perform Tuesday night at 7 30 in the Wesleyan Church Pratt Street. The public is invited to attend. Thursday night prayer meeting follows at 7 30 in the church.
Frank J. Bender president of the Zanesville Federation of Labor and former secretary treasurer of Su- District No. 6 United Mine Workers of America will speak Wednesday June 12 at 7 p m over radio WALR Zanesville on The Progressive Wage Policy of the American Labor Movement.
The Progressive Class of Richland Avenue M P Church will meet Thursday night at 7 30 to arrange the annual picnic. The event will be at the home of Mr and Mrs Jack Poole near New England. Mrs Denver Gooding leads devotions and J R Baker directs entertainment.
Petitions flood in as Friday’s filing deadline nears for the August primary. Nathan Hill seeks Nelsonville mayor, J E Algeo and Harry L Wilson seek Athens council seats, Win Bols seeks Nelsonville council, and C G Lunsford runs Democrat for Glouster Board of Public Affairs. Clerk C L Jordan warns signatories must sign and certify petitions and explains a filing fee equal to half a percent of the office salary.
Athens youth Lewis Speiser left for Indianapolis Tuesday to face exams at Ft. Harrison in mathematics and English as the last hurdle toward entering the United States Military Academy at West Point on July 1. Roderick Eddy, appointed to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, has passed his entrance tests and awaits report. Both appointments were secured through Congressman Thomas A. Jenkins.
Albert D. Castellini, attorney, appointed Belgian consul with jurisdiction over 33 Southern Ohio counties and three Northern Kentucky counties. Territory includes Dayton, Hamilton, Springfield, Zanesville, Columbus, Marietta, Portsmouth, Ironton, Gallipolis and Athens.
Judge O F Rowland of Athens County Common Pleas Court docketed three criminal cases this week. Harry Milliron faces trial Thursday on indecent exposure on the Ohio University campus. Friday the state will try Garnet Combin and state agent On Shuler, both indicted for selling illegal liquor.
Three Wyatt children of Mr and Mrs Elza C Wyatt of Athens presented a music and dance program for Athens Rotary Club at the Athens Flooring Company plant on Elliott Street. Mary Louise Wyatt played accordion Imogene Wyatt violin Elza Carl Wyatt Jr guitar and Wyatt sang and tap danced. The program followed a dinner enjoyed by club members and the visit, with warm applause for the performances.
Gordon B. Gray filed a petition for county treasurer G. D. Gorham against Rana M. Waggoner Don Ross and the Ohio Fuel Gas Company seeking sale of property to cover delinquent tax liens. Homer C. Dorman and Ruth Howard Cone apply for marriage license. Raymond Carsey and Luzine Dunfee apply for marriage license.
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