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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1935
Page
2
Nelsonville schools are not the sole beneficiaries of the sales tax, says Supt. E J Arnold. He notes a chart showing 1935 tax allocations with schools at 41.9 percent and local government 27.9 percent amid expected yields under 50 million dollars.
The Business and Professional Women's Club held a picnic styled meeting in Nelsonville. Members paid annual dues and planned the new year starting July 1, forming a committee to sponsor a Girl Scout troop including Margaret Johnson, Regina White, Florence Wood, Freda Smith and Verna Hand. The group adjourned to reconvene July 9.
State Senators R A Pollack of Canton and W A Clark of Urbana spoke in Nelsonville to Junior Order members. Pollack authored the bill that passed the Legislature to provide free textbooks for public schools and opposed state aid to parochial schools.
Pearl Skivers of The Diamond worked on a Laurel Run project when a Black Widow spider bit him on the hip while he rested after lunch. Two Hocking County physicians treated him as his leg swelled. he is reported recovering.
Nelsonville playground sponsors a marble tournament Thursday June 27 directed by Donald Shafer and Vivian Burdette. Two age groups 8 to 12 and 12 to 16 will compete with eliminations starting at 2 p.m. Register before then at the playground.
Nelsonville news reports John Ossman and Carl Lauderback in Mayor G. Holland court. Kimberly pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined five dollars plus costs. Lauderback pleaded not guilty to obscene language before a woman and was bound over to await Grand Jury action under a 300 dollar bond.
Nelsonville R D 2 reports weekend social visits from residents to Logan University Hospital and nearby homes. Families including the Todds, Denisons, Williamsons, Sowers, Hinnermans, and Pearsons are noted. George Scott moved his family to the P T Sowers farm while Mrs. Clarence Fuller recovers from appendicitis at University Hospital Columbus.
Office equipment from Gordon Oil Company will be loaded here Friday for transfer to Mt. Pleasant Michigan where the main office will be established. W L Franks secretary and his family left for the city today while I W Hartman remains to supervise the transfer and will report there Friday with Mrs Hartman.
Lydia Bebout and Valley Rutter of Marion Township held a joint birthday party at the Bebout home Sunday with 24 attendees. Logan guests included J. E. Bebout and Gerald W. Lanning families and Ida Wright. Marion attendees listed. Haydenville couple Porter Moore and spouse announce birth of a son on June 20. grandparents are C. B. Moore and Mrs. Frank Chesher.
Some species of monkeys and apes can swim though most of these creatures shun water. The note highlights rare aquatic abilities among primates and their varied behaviors around swimming.
Henry Leader was introduced as president of the Nelsonville Rotary Club for the new year starting July 1, succeeding Orlie Rider. He unveiled committees, welcomed guests from Jackson Ohio Gainesville Fla and Athens clubs, and thanked June Rotarians Robert Butts and Ralph Barber for their month of service. Also noted are visiting relatives and a health update on Mrs. E. B. Horn in Logan after appendicitis surgery.
Members of the Faithful Workers Class of the Methodist Church will gather in the church parlors Friday evening for a program led by Mrs. Thomas Spencer. In other notes, termite queens can live up to 15 years and lay over 100 million eggs.
Gallia County authorities again delay the Claude Carpenter liquor truck hijacking case. Carpenter of Huntington West Virginia has appealed to the state Supreme Court while bond rises to 3000 dollars. Albert Casto identified Carpenter as the ringleader in the Crown City hold up.
Six 4-H Club boys led by Vance Campbell from Gallia County and seven from Jackson County competed in a dairy heifer judging event staged at farms near Mills Station. Three rings of Jersey cattle were judged at Niday’s and two rings of Guernseys at Carmichael’s. The tour ended with a milking machine demonstration at Fred Foster’s dairy farm.
Boulder City, born from the Boulder Dam project, has rapidly expanded and ranked as Nevada's third largest town after its construction.
Gallipolis enforces city ordinance banning fireworks within limits unless supervised by a skilled display officer. Four boys have been arrested for firecracker use. Three appeared in police court Tuesday night and were warned by Judge A J Stormont. the remaining youth received a similar warning. Fines for disobedience range from 1 to 100 dollars.
Lieut. Eckford Hodgson, aeronautics instructor at Holzer Airport, departed for Troy Ohio to fly back the new Waco ambulance plane bought by Dr. C E Holzer. The aircraft carries equipment to transport injured or seriously ill patients to Holzer Hospital from the local field.
A Gallipolis sighting Tuesday night showed a one and a half ton truck carrying about 9 216 pounds of green lumber, more than triple its legal limit. Earl George of Vin ton filed for divorce from Faye George of Rutland alleging gross neglect and intoxication with other men. they wed in 1952 and have one child.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Spencer of Columbus visit Kanauga for two weeks with relatives during his vacation. Mrs. Mollie Barringer of Falls spends time with kin. Homer Comstock of the Hallie steamer calls on his mother. Mrs. Mollie Denney visits relatives in Pt. Pleasant W Va. The Woman's Home Missionary Society met at Mrs. F F Thorne ton with music from Buffalo W Va and a hostess lunch. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Wagner and two children and Mrs. Kate Wagner of Chelyan W Va visit the Wagner sisters. Class No 2 of the Sunday School held its monthly meeting with Misa Grace Wagner. Mrs. J Q Adams announced the program numbers. Mrs. W E McDade attended a funeral in Portland last week for a relative Wade Middle Newark.
William Johnson was released on a 400 dollar bond after waiving examination in Gallipolis Municipal Court. He is charged with assault with intent to kill for allegedly stifling Mrs. Carl Devault with a firewood stick at the John son home, injuring her left arm. Police recovered an 18 inch oak stick with a blood smear as the alleged weapon. The case proceeds to the next Grand Jury session.
James Ballard 22 appeared before a grand jury today over manslaughter charges tied to the fatal shooting of Robert Stabler. Ballard told police he shot Stabler after finding him prowling around his home.
Marriage licenses issued at St. Marys West Virginia to Athens County residents include Robert Warner 22 of Lancaster and Daisy Hashman 21 of Chauncey. Max Williams 22 and Donna Lee Bailey 21 of Glouster. Edward Kurtzman 43 and Carrie Harry 34 of Glouster. Kenneth B. Jones 22 and Laura J. Rollins 25 of Glouster and Jacksonville respectively.
Nelsonville officials ban selling or using firecrackers and fireworks within city limits. Police Chief George Bateman says orders will enforce the ordinance and arrests will follow continued violations amid citizen complaints of premature July Fourth celebrations.
The Fairmont Creamery of Columbus opens a Nelsonville branch at 363 Chestnut Street near Swingle's Filling Station. James Johnson of Nelsonville will oversee the new branch which will begin accepting cream on Saturday, June 29.
Cheshire news notes a Baptist Sunday School group practicing a Children’s Day program for Sunday morning following services. Obituary records C. E. Long dies after a stroke, survived by widow and two sons Everett and Wendell. Funeral held at home with burial in Grave Hill Cemetery. Additional social mentions include visits and gatherings across local families and a W. W. A. picnic planned for Sunday June 30 at Shenang Springs with invitations to members and friends of the Sunday School.
Ethel Layne was exonerated of intoxication and disorderly conduct charges after county police arrested her in Kemper Hollow last Saturday. She was released from the county jail and sent to stay with her sister in Buchannon West Virginia. Her companion Herman Burnette remained jailed to serve an old intoxication fine.
The Aztec economy valued cacao beans as currency and reserved chocolate consumption for the elite class, restricting access to upper social ranks.
Troy Grangers present a three act musical at the Coolville High School auditorium on Thursday June 27 22. The performance directed by a local company features fourteen speaking parts and choruses with cast members Luther Brafford Francis Gaskins Lillian Deweese Myrtle Anderson Ada Shanks Ruth McBride Howard Deweese and others. Local residents attend with Miss Davis and family hosting guests over the weekend. A serenade after the show and refreshments followed at Brafford's.
An advertisement from Philadelphia touts Peterson's Pile Treatment with a six ingredient blend and applicator. It claims dramatic relief after years of discomfort and offers free samples from the Peterson Co. Dept. AWW.
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