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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1938
Page
5
On June 27 1938 Athens plans free music classes for local school students at the high school in August led by Floyd K Prince. The three week program starts August 15 with morning group sessions and private lessons in the afternoon and Friday.
Southeastern Ohio districts show large WPA road building gains with 22 932 workers on county projects. Scioto Athens and Belmont counties report the largest workforces amid extensive quarrying and material sources across District 3.
The Athens Salvation Army advisory board met at Hotel Berry to arrange a memorial for Frank S. Roach the principal benefactor. A bronze tablet will be unveiled at the memorial on Wednesday July 27 at the Salvation Army building on West Union Street. Plans also discussed for an Athens Fairgrounds picnic with E F Selis as picnic committee chair and L W Roberts as board chair.
Headquarters of the Second Battalion 166th Infantry Ohio National Guard will drill twice weekly until July 3 when 26 members of the company proceed to Camp Perry for a 15 day period. Drills meet Mondays and Thursdays 8 to 9 30 p m. Last drill covered rolling packs with James Gates in charge and Lieut Everett Barnhart supervising while First Lieut Harold F Chadwick inspected.
A. M. Howard of the National Reemployment Service says the Athens office in the Post Office Building will provide farm hands to farmers at no cost to the employer. A large pool of unemployed workers is listed. farmers may contact the office for a list of available labor. WPA will continue assigning workers to farms during harvest upon farmer request, with workers paid the prevailing wage and required to report for work or lose WPA status.
The Athens Livestock Co. riding academy on the Canaanville Road finished two and a half miles of wooded bridle paths cleared of underbrush. Ten horses are ready for riding, four being full five gaited. New saddles and equipment added. Lloyd Cooper leads the academy with Howard Stout noting full training.
More than 80 couples have reserved spots for the Izaak Walton League fish fry at the Waterloo cabin on Friday July 1. L F Jones reports. Committee chairs include Jones Dalton Sisler Ram sey Hedges Cable Stickney Kerr Youngs Bundy for arrangements and service. Dam at the cabin is expected to be finished by July 15.
Plans for the tenth Fairview Home-Coming announce July 3 at the Fairview United Brethren Church three miles from Ratcliffsburg on State Route 50 in Vinton County. Rev. Dr. J Balmer Showers will give the home-coming address, with Rev. Jonathan E Orr in charge of events starting at 9 30 a m.
Workers excavating for a sewer at Howard Hall Ohio University uncovered a soft skinned tailed toad in a 14 foot cavity below E Union Street. The unusual creature was alive and hopped away after being freed by W. W. Gesling the in charge contractor.
Twenty two Athens County farmers submit wheat crop insurance applications to the soil conservation office of Frank Pugh. The 200 acres covered will be insured next year. Policies are issued from the divisional office and returned to Athens for payment before seeding this fall. John Sheridan of Athens Route 4 is the first to file.
John Owen Tryon of Athens was to be arraigned in Common Pleas Court before Judge O F Rowland on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Tryon was arrested on North Lancaster Street Sunday afternoon by state patrolmen. Three men arrested in a traffic check near New Lexington will be arraigned in Mayor Browns court at Corning Tuesday evening. Jesse Carey of Moxahala is charged with DUI. Don Lyons of Chauncey was arrested for operating a car with faulty brakes and Carl McNeal of Zanesville is charged with failing to transfer license plates from his former car.
A blanket, a book, and art tools were taken early Sunday from a coupe owned by John P. Andrews a student at Ohio University of 20 Race St The car was parked on South Court Street.
A string of upcoming meetings and events listed for Monday through Friday. Auxiliary and class meetings at Theta Upsilon, interior decoration classes, church guild picnics and social events, and a Relief Corps gathering are scheduled at various homes, churches, and school rooms with times ranging from 2:30 p m to 7:30 p m and venues in Athens and surroundings.
Miss Ethel Hubler editor and publisher of the National Voice will speak at First Methodist Church in Athens on Friday July 1 at 7 30 p m on repeal its social and business effects She will review repeal promises and present up to date statistics on bootlegging drunkenness drunken driving and liquor consumption since repeal She is a National Temperance Council member and National Voice is America's oldest dry weekly since 1870.
The University Elementary School offers a broad summer program with art, music, trips, films, and physical recreation. Directed by Arthur H. Rhoads, it includes playground activities, tap and folk dancing, and swimming lessons at Crystal Pool using Red Cross lifesaving standards.
M M Munn of 115 N Congress St suffered a forehead gash and leg cuts when his car collided with a vehicle driven by Robert Hunter of Athens Route 3 at Congress and Carpenter St at 7 30 this morning. Munn’s car was wrecked and pushed into the Walker home front yard while Hunter’s car had minor damage.
The Gosling Plumbing Co installs a new sewer line for the Howard Hall dormitory at Ohio University. The line runs about 14 feet below E Union Street, began June 20 and should finish by July 2 with twelve workers on site undercontractor W W Gesling.
Rain ruined Sunday outings in the Athens District with intermittent showers turning to steady rain by evening. Total rainfall reached 1.38 inches with a high of 79 and a low of 56. at noon the temperature stood at 63.
Nelle Wiseman sues John E Wiseman for divorce over failure to provide. Couple married July 21 1932 and have no children. Plaintiff seeks alimony and restoration of her maiden name Nelle Stout.
Mrs. John A Hess reviews Joubert in The Commonweal June issue noting his centenary posthumous popularity. The piece credits Matthew Arnold for introducing Joubert to English readers and highlights his moral liberty language stance Christian spirituality and distrust of specialist jargon.
A narrator guides two boys to understand their grandmother Granzie as Daddy’s mother and to consider aging, family attention, and missed moments with their father. The scene reveals generational gaps and the care needed to bridge them without blame.
Entries indicate wide interest in the Bowl of Rice Party to be held June 30 at the country club. The local winner may enter Miss Model America, with training at John Robert Powers in New York and a Columbia Pictures contract. A bronze plaque will be sent to Madame Chiang Kai-Shek.
Miss Eugenia Lawson daughter of Chauncey C Lawson Albany Road and William H Ross Jr son of Dr and Mrs William H Ross Washington were married Thursday at Washington Heights Presbyterian Church in Washington D C Reverend John C Palmer officiated at 4 pm Delphinium gladioli and palms decorated the church The couple planned a South Mountain Pennsylvania trip Bride wore powder blue crepe with white felt hat Attendant Theodore Warner wore pink crepe The best man was Allen Ross Afterward the couple traveled to the South Mountains of Pennsylvania The bride was educated at Athens High School and Ohio University The groom a civil engineer graduated from the University of Maryland in 1934
Mrs Minnie Reynolds and granddaughter Lillian of Athens R D 3 returned home after visiting Mr and Mrs Carl Mitchell in Charleston West Virginia. Mr and Mrs Lee S Roach came home Monday after visiting Columbus and Buckeye Lake where Mrs Roach attended the Delta Province Zeta Tau Alpha convention at the Deshler Wallick Hotel. Diana and Bruce Roach stayed with their grandparents Mr and Mrs H B Pickett on Pomperoy Road during their parents absence.
Announcement of the June 6 marriage of Lillie Belle Price and Lawrence Carpenter performed by Rev. Weisley at the Jackson M Fk Church parsonage. Lillie Belle is the daughter of Mr. Thomas Price. Lawrence is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bk. W. Carpenter.
In a tender family moment, Junior and Roderick vow to stay silent around Granzie to spare her distress. They agree to keep mum as oysters to prevent arousing suspicion about the grandmother’s condition, while Mum cautions against hiding the truth.
Mrs. J. F. Smith hosted the Woman's Bible Class at 246 FE. State St. The group heard devotions from Emma White on Psalm 41 and a piece on Character Building by N. EF Mills. Members shared letters on Good Advice for Right Living and arranged a guest speaker for a joint class meeting. no July session.
Faithful Few Club gathered Thursday evening at 21 McKinley Street for a social hour with bridge and games. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Dorothy Stadler Mrs. Maria Moss Mrs. Charlies Zinn Mrs. Gladys Chambers and Mrs. Mabel Schenz. Guests included Mrs. Forest Chism and Mrs. Marjory Leonard. The next meeting is set for Mrs. Doris Mansfield’s home. In the United States weddings occur about once every five minutes.
Mr and Mrs Richard Rowell of Steubenville announce the marriage of their daughter Jenelda Mae Rowell to Mr Glenn Vore son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Vore of Richland Avenue. They wed October 16 1937 in Greenup Kentucky. Mrs Vore a 1937 Ohio University graduate taught in Steubenville. Mr Vore connected with Parkersburg Coca Cola at Marietta branch. They reside at 116 North Seventh Street Marietta.
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