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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1937
Page
2
Carpenters erect scaffolding at the First Methodist Church in Nelsonville ahead of a multi week repair and redecorating program. Roof plastering and interior painting follow plaster work and previous social room redecorations by church groups. The congregation plans future auditorium re carpeting.
Definite plans have been formed for remodeling and redecorating under the direction of Mr. Geo W Evans. While repairs proceed morning church services move to the Episcopal Church. Junior and Primary depart ments meet in their customary room. Adult Sunday School classes convene in the Episcopal Church with six women’s classes in the main auditorium and the men’s group in the church basement. Mrs J M Hyde will teach the women’s group at 9 30 o'clock.
NELSONVILLE Troop 66 Boy Scouts will meet outdoors Friday at 7:00 PM at West School. Members should arrive early with flashlights and handbooks. Patrol Leader Bob Bardain leads the council fire. An overnight camp is set for Cox's Farm Saturday night under Scoutmaster Wilbur Mender and Assistant Earl Wachentschwanz.
Girl Scout cookie drive proceeds as the Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church finalizes a Friday paper sale. Residents may call Mrs. Ed Crouse or Mrs. C G Kreppel to arrange pickup from 12 to 5 PM. Commencement and a Woman's Home Missionary Society meeting are noted as moved to the church.
In Nelsonville all restaurants hostesses and housewives are asked to serve ice box butter scotch cookies this weekend. Girl Scouts have taken orders, donations aid the effort. Cookies bake Friday night and Saturday morning at local venues to raise funds for a camp site for the Girl Scouts.
Ernest Hoskins secretary of the Valley Labor Council calls a meeting Friday June 18 at 7 30 PM at the Legion Building to ratify proposed by laws and invite organized labor groups to send delegates. Future activities and union affiliation rules will be discussed.
Walter Evans of Alliance Ohio returned home today after being called by his grandmother Mrs Geo Dille's death. Miss Elizabeth Inman and Miss Ruby LeVier spent Wednesday in Huntington West Virginia. Neely Moody of near Glouster visited here with Dona Windon. Elizabeth Butt of Rock Island Illinois visits her sister Allan Riley for the week. Evelyn Craig stays with her grandmother near New Marshfield. Mrs Thomas Spencer visits her brother in Pomeroy. Ben Smith of Lancaster visits James Beard. Mrs James Bell of The Plains and Mrs Stewart Bell of Athens guest Wednesday with Will L Barker. Dan Martin and son Robert of Columbus guests Sunday with Will L Barker. C D Shafer spent Wednesday in Columbus.
Athens County PWA workers are called to a 7 PM meeting tonight at Red Men's Hall to discuss union issues and local project progress. The gathering aims to organize, share updates, and plan actions.
Nelsonville Masonic bodies plan St. John’s Day observance at First Presbyterian Church. Members to assemble at the Masonic Temple at 6 45 P M. Donald S Shafer in Ironton Ohio today to attend Alumni seance as guest of Miss Eloise Saul.
Six dollars more has been received for the Nutter triplets fund, reported today at the Athens County health office. Donations include five dollars from the Current Events Club in Athens led by Mrs. E. L. Church and one dollar from the Ireland Ladies Aid Society at Coolville with treasurer Mrs. W. R. Clark.
Jake Hudnell of Washington County was arrested by Sheriff Charles Bayless near Brookville and jailed in Athens County pending arrival of county officers. He faces non support charges. Donald Skinner of Jacksonville is jailed to serve a $50 fine plus costs for intoxication.
Rev J Ira Jones district superintendent of the Chillicothe District of the M E Church will conduct the preaching service and the last quarterly conference at Guysville Friday evening June 18 at 7 30 J N Bice is pastor
A dense crossword style puzzle presents clues for a horizontal woolly animal and related terms. Entries include various animal parts, measurements, and apparel hints, with vertical clues covering flora, metals, linguistics, and positions.
Mary Norton, Democratic representative from New Jersey, emerges as a leading candidate for the House Labor Committee chair after the death of William P. Connery, co-author of the wage hour bill. Norton already led the District of Columbia Committee.
Nelsonville residents Mrs. William Mills hosted a Wednesday bridge club session with substitutes Mrs. Frank Freer Mrs. Frank Poston Mrs. Fred Edington and Mrs. C. H. Bartlett. High scores were achieved by Mrs. W. B. Mechem Mrs. Cecil Shafer and Mrs. Frank Poston.
Reverend Herman A. Sayers of Circleville was called to Nelsonville on Tuesday to conduct the funeral of Mrs. Geo. Dille.
Nelsonville reports a benefit party hosted by the D of A at the I O O F hall Friday night at 8 o'clock. Proceeds support community aid. The event invites local residents to attend and donate.
Gus Wachenschwanz pleaded not guilty in Mayor Holland's court to cutting with intent to kill after an alleged assault at Pritts Beer Parlor Route 31. He was bound over to the Grand Jury under a $1000 bond. Pete Bitner of Murray City was fined for intoxication. Harry E. Kerr faced fines for reckless driving and a suspended jail sentence after a non fatal accident.
The poem argues that true peace remains elusive as war persists across nations. It contrasts dreams of lasting calm with the drumbeat of marching soldiers and new tortures imagined by clever minds. The speaker laments the risk of cyclical violence and the toll on the young as fathers’ ghosts return from cruel battlefields.
Ann Adams pattern 4436 offers a jaunty house frock with a perky yoke wide sleeves and tucks on the bodice. Sizes 14 to 42, 3 1/2 yards of 36 inch fabric for size 16. Send 15 cents for pattern and 15 cents for book. order from The Athens Messenger Pattern Department.
Ottawa entomologists warn tent caterpillar outbreaks will recur in scattered Ontario areas this year and, combined with a predicted three year infestation cycle, expect periodic widespread damage roughly every decade.
The Faithful Workers Class of the Methodist Church announced Friday night meetings are postponed.
A fragment of a railway timetable lists daily, limited, and Sunday-excluded services. It names CHESAPEAKE & OHIO and NEW YORK CENTRAL lines with arrival and departure times and directions for southbound and northbound trains.
A horoscope for Friday June 18 predicts a day of pleasant events and notable advancement from major planetary influences. Those with June 18 birthdays may receive favors and honors from employers and authorities, while a few may face conservative financial decisions and ventures into ambitious pursuits.
The Presbyterian Church social circle planned a picnic at the rustic home of Mr and Mrs W W Sigler in Raccoon on Tuesday evening. It notes relatives visiting and a quilting party near Mercerville with a noon dinner for several attendees including Mrs Nannie Rowley from New Mexico and local ladies and their children.
John Cox of Aurora New York travels to Nelsonville after the death of his mother Mary E. Cox.
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe diuretic for clogged kidneys and irritated bladder. It promises reduced backache, scanty urination, and nightly sleep improvements, urging buyers to choose GOLD MEDAL Haarlem product from Holland for assured results.
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