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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1931
Page
2
In Nelsonville on June 15 readers learn the U S Bureau of Mines reports little shift in soft coal output for the week ending June 6 totaling 6 595 000 tons a slight recovery from the holiday dip and near the May 25 figure.
John at Athens suffered cuts and bruises to his nose and face after a late Saturday night collision near the Wiggins Filling Station at Wolf's Basin. He was treated by Dr. C. G. Dew. Fort's car reportedly collided with a new car driven by Walter Hoskins of Murray City.
Frank Webb of Nelsonville pleaded guilty to intoxication after Saturday night arrest by Patrolman James Cope. He was fined ten dollars plus costs by Mayor Bill Hickman.
The Queen Esther Society of the Methodist Church meets this evening at 7 o clock at Miss Mary Catherine Miller 830 Chestnut Street. The gathering will discuss society activities and plan upcoming events.
The Woman's Community Club picnic was moved from Tuesday to Thursday and will be held on the lawn of the L. A. Kelch residence at 76 Jefferson Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Coakley hosted Sunday dinner at Adams Street in honor of Mrs. Fred Coakley's birthday anniversary. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Coakley, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Wolfe, and Virginia Coakley.
Miss Blanche Linton hosted a Friday afternoon bridge tea for club members at her Jefferson Street home with yellow and white decor. High score trophies went to Miss Marguerite Cook first and Mrs. R. A. Snackenburg second, with Miss Stella Linton as guest from Cleveland.
Mrs. Emmett Pickett and family spent time with relatives. Visitors included Lydia Chafan and son Harry near Paint Rock. Numerous locals hosted and visited in Asbury Ridge as townsfolk attended funerals and travels to Columbus and Marietta for events and GA R Encampment activities.
In Placerville California a longest whiskers contest during the Hangtown revival unfolds this summer with old timer John Sellec visiting to comb out his beard and Sybil Rayburn hired to keep the whiskers in trim as judges prepare to hand down their decision.
John Christian Armand, an 80 year old Fairfax County hermit and former follower of King Benjamin Purnell, the House of David, has sold his land and will pursue his own preaching career by starting a cult trek to Michigan.
Miss Forest Brandenburg Earl Washburn and Richard Gibson visited Roy Washburn in Wooster on Sunday. Miss Stella Linton of Cleveland is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Charlie Linton.
During a Sunday electrical storm, lightning reportedly struck the Mullins farm north of Chauncey, setting a silo ablaze and prompting Chauncey firefighters to respond. A second strike damaged the silo top, but a second call saved the barn and surrounding structures.
A photo taken Friday by County Agent G. W. Kreitler shows Harry Pickens’s potato fields at Beedeville knee high vines and ground coverage, resembling acres of flowers. Some Ohio River farmers plan to let early potatoes mature to counter price declines.
George Williams of near Bishopville was fined 200 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to possession of intoxicating liquor. Gerald Congreve of Stewart and Chris Cook of Athens also faced fines for traffic and intoxication charges. Mr and Mrs George Woodruff of Albany were bound over to the Athens County Grand Jury on an assault charge over a boundary cherry tree dispute.
The Board of Trustees and a Liberal faculty committee opened a meeting at Ohio State University to discuss ways to improve troubled relations aboard campus.
The State Department was informed by the American Embassy in Mexico City that Kingsley Camden Mitchell of San Francisco, a geologist, was killed in Mexico last Friday. The report confirms the fatal incident and names Mitchell as the American victim.
An application to discontinue agent service at Summit station in Ross County was filed with the Public Utilities Commission today by the Detroit Toledo and Ironton Railroad.
Members of the Athens Izaak Walton League will discuss lake development plans at a meeting in Athens City Hall on Tuesday night.
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