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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1939
Page
2
Nelsonville High School Band directed by Brooks D Franks will perform on the Public Square Tuesday at 8 oclock, the first in a summer series. A 6: 30 p m rehearsal at the high school invites community members to join in.
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Martin Kreppel of Nelsonville were held at Glenn Myers Funeral Home in Columbus after she died Friday in Chicago. Burial followed in Columbus. She was born in Nelsonville, a Nelsonville High School graduate, and sister to the late Charles and Don Martin. Surviving relatives include a sister, Mrs. Grace Morris, and many Nelsonville relatives. The text notes an aunt, Mrs. Lucy Hoodlet, survives as well.
John Mooney celebrated his 77th birthday at a family reunion picnic at Cantwell Cliffs with relatives from Columbus Bainbridge and Nelsonville. The Methodist Guild held its annual picnic at Mrs. Carl Coakley’s home with twenty members attending. Local residents travel for events including San Francisco education convention delegates and West Coast visits. Various dinners and visits across Nelsonville, Middleport and Columbus are noted, with multiple families hosting guests and relatives from Oakland to Ann Arbor. Junior Order planning a weekly benefit party at IOOF Hall on Tuesday evening with June ticket distribution.
Swimming instruction begins Tuesday at 8 45 AM with classes for children and adults three times weekly Tuesday Wednesday and Friday mornings. Instructors oversee sessions. Admissions Sunday reached 600 with visitors from surrounding communities. A delegation from Montgomery West Virginia inspected the pool and facilities.
Reverend Dwight Plymire, longtime pastor of the Nelsonville Church of the Nazarene, resigns effective July and will start new duties in Newcomerstown on August 1 after five years of service.
Floodwood resident Pearl Cunningham pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated on arraignment before Mayor C G Dew. He was bound over to the grand jury under a $200 bond after police charged him with taking Ralph Hartman's truck from Myers Street, delivering butter and eggs, and crashing it into a tree. Patrolman James Cope arrested him. Rudolph Bryan also pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined $5 with a three month probation.
Torch Social and Personal items list several community events and visits. Mrs Earl Webb underwent an operation at St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg. A son James Willard born June 17 to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Russell. Funeral attendance for A N Criss at Zaleski Methodist Church with interment at McArthur. Various trips visits and property transfers are noted among local residents including Delore Dunfee, Judson Torrence and Emma Stout with travel to Cincinnati and Athens.
Dr. L. E. Butts of Nelsonville will be a principal speaker at the national convention of American Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons in Dallas Texas this week. His topic is The Control of Pain in Gastro Intestinal and Rectal Surgery. He left for Dallas Saturday night and expects to return July 1. Dr. C. J. Shaffer of Marietta Ohio will cover his office during the absence.
Mineral Social activity notes from the area include a Lake Alma picnic by the Mineral-Lock Club led by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gibson and Mr. and Mrs. Orland Ely. Dam visit to Hope and supper there. Florence Sewing Circle meets at Mrs. G. C. Sickles for quilting. Several ill and visiting individuals named with health updates. Ely family reunion set for July 2 at Mound City Park Chillicothe.
A Revolutionary War veteran flotilla reached the Muskingum River and Fort Harmar to found Marietta, the first permanent Ohio settlement. The Ohio Company, led by Rufus Putnam, secured land and an Northwest Ordinance framework promising rights and eventual statehood. Today Marietta honors its Boston origins with Campus Martius monuments and historic sites.
Rev. C. A. Gibson Ohio district superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene will speak at the Nelsonville Church of the Nazarene Tuesday at 7 30 pm. After the service he will discuss pastoral arrangements for the coming year starting August 1 with church members.
Private fliers in the United States reduced their risk per passenger in the last half of 1938, boosting miles per passenger fatality by 276 percent from 1937. The Air Safety Board cites improved safety across non-scheduled flying and notes causes include personal errors and power plant failures, with overall safety up 54 percent.
The community notes Mr and Mrs Gilbert Coen and others attended the funeral of John Weatherbee born in Lodi near the Garden. Warrick Midkiff dies aged 86 at the Perry home after three years of care. Mrs R E Goldsberry and family visit their farm home after time with relatives. The M E Church near the cemetery is rapidly progressing under Rev Earl Cowen.
Mr and Mrs Em mett Carsey and children of Lancaster and Mr and Mrs Joe Carsey of Logan were guests of Mr and Mrs Wilfred Bales. Mrs Lela Lightfoot of Springfield visited her parents Mr and Mrs C E Norris along with Clare Norris Garth Lightfoot and Miss Mary Eunice Goodspeed. Perry Freese of Lancaster stayed with Mrs Stella Dean last week. Heber McGill and wife announce the birth of a son last Friday. Ruth Deeter and Ralph McAllister of The Plains wed, announced by Art Deeter. Myrnie Congreve moved to Akron for work, Vern Parsons moved his garage from the Starkey property to Elm Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Kendell Crossen of New York City visited relatives then left by motor for Florida. Dr Edna Lotz and Miss Hazel Swan of Kent were guests at the Crossen home. Blanche Henry of Columbus plans an extended visit with the Crossens. Several locals visited Glouster for a Fred Heck gathering. Funeral attendees from distance included families from Cincinnati Chillicothe Columbus Kent Charleston and Pomeroy among others.
Alfred notes indicate Alfred McGinnis spent a weekend in Cleveland for the Virginia Beam wedding. Reuben Midkiff remains seriously ill after a Louisville hospital operation three weeks earlier, with Harley Midkiff at his side. Warick Midkiff funeral held at Cherry RidgeFriday, attended by local residents.
Genevieve Kemble notes a day of mixed influences with potential rapid changes and possible opposition from employers. Caution in speech and tactful, discreet maneuvering may avert losses while a birthday cohort could see a productive year if speech is restrained. Children may show brilliance and versatility but possible eccentric ideas.
The Athens Messenger Service Bureau promotes a 24 page booklet Swimming and Diving with plain directions for learning to swim and diving. Readers may obtain the illustrated booklet by sending a dime and a return postage cover to F M Kerby Director Dept B-163 Washington DC, with address for mailing.
Early Sunday a head on collision on State Route 13 near Sawyer Filling Station involved Clark Preston of Chauncey and Howard Coty of Buchtel. Both vehicles ended in a swamp beside the station. no major injuries, minor bruises reported. Damages are estimated around $200 for one car and higher for the other before repairs at Maxwell garage.
Glouster Thursday Night Bridge Club met at Mrs. Georgia Sayre s home with three tables in play. High scores went to Mrs. Ella Morrison, Mrs. Helen Ginnan and Mrs. Helen Earich. Guest prize awarded to Miss Helen Sanders. Refreshments served to guests Mrs. Mary Collins, Mrs. Esta Haskins, Mrs. Helen Sanders, Mrs. Eleanor Sharick and to members Miss Merle Danford, Mrs. Helen Earich, Mrs. Helen Ginnan, Mrs. Medrith Jarvis, Mrs. Nelle Linscott, Mrs. Austina Sands.
Mrs. John Molnar of Hollister announces the marriage of her daughter Miss Margaret to Mr. Frank Thomas of Corning. The wedding was held at Magistrate Thomas Gamwell's home on Spring St. on Saturday at three o'clock. They will reside at Drakes, Ohio, where their home is furnished.
William Pough returns to Niles after three weeks with relatives. Victor Norris completes CCC camp in Oregon and returns home. Visits extend to Tem ple Michigan Columbus and Logan. C G Lunsford attend Boys State Camp at Columbus and Anne Beaver joins as guest. Several residents host and visit family members across several towns including Coshocton West Lafayette Philo and Trimble.
Glouster officials plan a city council meeting at 7 p.m. in the mayor’s office to discuss a year old sewer project. If approved it would employ 350 workers for 11 months at a cost of 204000 dollars with 25 percent funded by the city and the rest by the federal government. William Swindle urges WPA workers and the unemployed of Glouster to attend.
About 200 attended the all-day services at West Side Church of Christ in Trimble Sunday led by Evangelist D. H. Hadwin of Belpre. Attendees from multiple nearby towns heard Hadwin and Damon Watkins with a picnic lunch at Grange Hall and an afternoon hymn sing.
Members of the Junior C E Society of the Church of Christ will meet at the church in Nelsonville Tuesday at 2 pm to go to the swimming pool. They are instructed not to bring lunch as previously planned.
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