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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1930
Page
6
Columbus June 17 Students of Ohio State University are on the annual vacation following the spring quarter closing. 1351 graduates. Many of the graduates have taken part time state work jobs to help pay for college and show ambition and eagerness to succeed in their tasks.
The Ohio Penitentiary I and K block nears completion with steel and concrete construction designed for 816 inmates in four man cells. A concrete ceiling spans the block and a fireproof roof will make the building fireproof. Prison output is rising toward normal as shops inside work harder. The current populations are 3790 at the state prison and 3313 at Mansfield Reformatory.
Brock and Edward F. Schree liftoff from a San Diego beach at 6: 8 A M returning after a brief refueling stop. The Lockheed-Veza monoplane carries radio and a crowd watched the early takeoff. The pair planned a 30 minute stay in San Diego before continuing westward under overcast skies.
June 17 report from F H War ing of the State Health Department notes two water samples from Glouster. Wells water shows 241 ppm hardness and 3.8 ppm iron while treated water is 91 ppm hardness and iron absent. If sustained, Glouster’s water should compare favorably with other cities’ soft water.
A meeting of the Friendship Circle will be held at the M E Church tonight with a special program and refreshments served at the close. The public is invited.
Rain fell Monday afternoon and night bringing relief to gardens nearly burned out and easing water demands. The downpour reduced strain on four city wells and lessened the risk of fire by restoring available water supply, according to city officials.
Mr and Mrs John Kircher and their baby moved from this city to Rio Grande where Mr Kircher is employed on a contract. The family arrived last year when construction on the new school building began.
Large crowds fill the Lamorn Pavilion for the Glouster Bible Chautauqua each evening. Evangelist Ellis presents sermons shown on screen with doors opening at 7 and lectures starting at 7 30. Admission is free and open to the public.
The George Shust property on Barbour Street failed to sell at the administrator's sale last Saturday. It will be offered again on Saturday July 12 at 1 30 p m with a minimum bid of 1200 dollars, two thirds of the appraised value of 1800 dollars.
The Rev. Paul E. Kemper of the M E Church and Mrs. Kemper are spending the week with relatives in Columbus and Westerville. The clergyman recently had a major operation and has not fully recovered his strength.
A luncheon and games afternoon at Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bradley’s home honored grandson Jack Bradley on his sixth birthday. Prizes went to Maxine Clark Charles Hinton Jr. and Kenneth Bingman. Guests included Rod ney Bradley Ramona Clark Eileen Clark and others. Jack performed two piano solos during lunch.
Mr and Mrs Joe Sabo and two children Margret Jane and John travel in Congo with friends Mr and Mrs Mike Urban and family and Mr and Mrs Mike Urban Jr and family during the visit.
United Press dispatch reports the principal air base of Kweiteh in Henan Province surrounded and taken by General Feng Yu-Hsiang’s Big Sword Cavalry. Feng’s headquarters sent the telegraph confirmation.
Chauncey June 17. The Plains High School Home Economics Club held its first meeting in the Home Economics Department with good attendance. Plans included presenting a play titled A Day and a Night. Christine Cochran will serve as student director. A second meeting is set for June 18 to elect officers and plan a breakfast hike. All members are urged to attend.
William Saffol and his son John of Berrysburg W V were summoned home last week by the illness and death of William’s brother De Witt Saffol. Mr and Mrs Garfield Grimes Chauncey were hosted at dinner Sunday at Laughlin home near Stewart. Bernard Harvey visiting Chauncey Nelsonville heads home to Paintaville Ky. Carroll and Neil Tippett with Charles Minister Chauncey spent weekend in Philo Ohio at Arthur Swart home. Herold and Virgil Ogg Columbus spent Sunday in Chauncey with their parents Charles Ogg.
Pearl Loper returns to Chauncey after a stay in White Cross Hospital where he underwent surgery to remove tonsils and adenoids. The June 17 report notes his homecoming in Chauncey.
In Pomeroy a dynamite blast did not stop the Pentecostal Carleton Church meetings on Kingsbury Creek. A crowd of several hundred attended Sunday night with no disturbance. Charles Colloms faced Justice Titus on a disturbance charge from the blast. he was remanded to consult an attorney. Two men from Charleston WV surveyed the grounds to assess the blast site. their purpose remained undisclosed.
Mrs Arthur Lewis and her family traveled to Columbus for the weekend joining Mrs Ben De Lille for the outing. The visit featured family companionship and a stay in the city during the leisure period.
A flag day service in Trimble Church of Christ featured two silk flags the Christian and the U S flag presented by Sunday School classes taught by Miss Olive Reed and Mrs Fern Johnson. Miss Josephine Reese presented the flags, accepted by Mrs Gertrude Rainey and Earl Johnson. A Chauncey trio sang plus two solos by Mary Cole and Florine Merritt. Rev G B Courtney closed with a brief address.
Cecil E. Banfield of 984 Fourth Street Portsmouth was admitted to Portsmouth General Hospital for adenoid removal. A former Athens County resident and Chauncey-Dover High School graduate, he was admitted on June 17.
The Boy Scouts of The Plains plan an important meeting at the high school this evening. Scout master Herman Humphrey urges every Scout to attend.
A large crowd gathered at the Meigs County Courthouse for a mid month county commissioners session. A committee backed by Dr Hyde and George W Kreitler urged $2000 from the county fund to start tuberculosis eradication in cattle with the state likely to cover about $4000 of a $6000 total. The kennel fund was deemed an illegal source. The meeting extended into the night to address highway relief.
G B Waddell of Columbus and his wife visited at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs J A Beverage on Sunday. Mr and Mrs G D Waddell of Gallipolis joined the family for the term visit.
Chauncey welcomes Dr. Lindley V. Sprague and his son Billy from Madison Wisconsin. They will spend two days with his parents and sisters including Dr. Warren V. Sprague Mrs. C. E. Stack and Miss Florida Sprague. Dr Sprague is a practicing physician and university instructor in Madison.
Mrs. Nancy Linscott 71 a Chauncey resident and sister of Samuel Coulson died Monday at Sheltering Arms Hospital after two weeks with breast cancer. Funeral services Thursday afternoon at Hocking Street Church of God Athens with burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Survived by brothers Daniel and Samuel Coulson Chauncey. husband predeceased.
Grace Hawkins and Fred P. Davis were married Sunday in Columbus. Both are former Middleport residents with Davis later serving as a guard at the Ohio Penitentiary. They plan to live in Columbus.
William Schreiber of near Harrisonville reported two cows missing from his pasture and believed driven off for slaughter. At the same time another farmer reported a cow and calf missing from a neighboring section. no animals had been found by latest reports.
David Chase has been ill for several days and Mrs. Ray Sherman is ill with tonsillitis. Mr and Mrs Roscoe Fowler on a 11 day vacation to the northern state and Canada are home. Kenneth Vanschvich of Bloomington Illinois visited his aunts in Roseville. Chappelle Talbott Edgar Tucker man and Art Lewis visited Ravenswood. Frances Dillard returned to Columbus with sisters Phyllis and Dorothy. Mrs David Entsminger is ill with mumps. Mr and Mrs O E Bechtle of Portsmouth were here Sunday.
A string of weekend visits and family gatherings draws relatives and friends to town. Dr. James Stansbury and son with his parents stay on North Third Street while John Bachman of the Ohio Penitentiary visits with his family. Miss Mary Dennis visits from Columbus to spend vacation with her parents. Families from Charleston Baltimore Franklin and Dayton are seen with kin here. Will Willock is reported critically ill and births are announced.
Chicago moves to reform the police department after the murder of Tribune reporter Alfred J. Lingle. Deputy Commissioner John Alcock directs a reshaped force while a new police chief is awaited. The Commerce Association Secret Six expands to sixteen members, and the Church Federation forms a five ministers five laymen panel to combat crime as the June Grand Jury investigates all aspects of the Lingle killing.
Officials announce the Buckeye Press Association mid summer meeting in Cleveland on Friday and Saturday July 11 and 12. A Friday luncheon, business session and dinner follow, then a theater party. At midnight publishers board a lake steamer for Port Stanley Ontario Canada arriving the next morning. After a day at the resort, dinner is served on the boat and the return to Cleveland begins.
Dick Forrester, a veteran Columbus newspaper man, has been appointed to the State Board of Agriculture by Gov. Myers Y. Cooper and placed in charge of the State Fair Horse Show. He is named as one of three members of a budget committee to plan development for the State Fair grounds, including land acquisition and new buildings.
Dr. Charles A. Neal, director of the State Department of Health, calls on physicians and nurses allied with public school health to attend the National Education Association meeting in the Capital City on June 30 and July 1. The Health and Physical Education Section will hold a two session program in the auditorium.
London dispatch says Sir Prabhasankar Pattani met with Mahatma Gandhi at Poona to seek a compromise on Gandhi's four points for Indian independence. Pattani acts for the British Government in this negotiation.
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