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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1938

Page

5

Court Dismisses Suit Over Hudson Addition Street Assessments

Judge W J Jones rules that Hudson Addition property owners slept on their rights as Athens city advances street improvements. verdict favors the city. The suit, started by Carl Norris and joined by 49 others, claimed assessments were invalid due to timing and overlap with sewer costs.

Hudson Addition W. J. Jones Vinton County Jones Pttteft Carl Norris Shannon and Hudson Aves Lincoln St Elmwood Place Athens Norris Oher Elmwood Lincoln Place Shannon Hudson Shannon Avenue John Bauer Freda Bauer Jimmy Graham Len B. McCune W. H. Brooks W. M. Bobo W. O. Rose Leslie White Pearl Day Herman Luckoff Clyde Hines W. D. Robinson Glen Staneart Walter Rohrer A. W. Matters Walter Smith Fred Brown Waldo Baird

Tri-Church Circuit Set Sunday Services

Amesville offers 9 30 a m preaching and Sunday School. Chesterhill hosts 9 45 a m Sunday School and 11 a m services. Oakland holds 9 30 a m Sunday School and 8 p m services. Amesville M E plans a social Friday July 1 at 8 p m sponsored by WFMS. public invited.

Amesville Chesterhill Oakland M. E WFMS

Patrol Receives New Car for Athens State Patrol Sub-station

Corp. J. B. Grogan reports Athens State Patrol Sub-station gains a new sedan. The district headquarters at Cambridge delivered the car on Wednesday.

Athens

Athens Rain Not Unusual

Athens residents debate rainfall patterns with Mrs. C. N. France, county weather observer, noting this year slightly rainier. June matches last year, May April March higher than 1937, January 1937 totalled 10.11 inches during the flood. Telegraphs are sent during heavy rain and high water warnings to Columbus and the U. S. Engineers at Huntington.

Athens Columbus U. S. Engineers’ Bureau Huntington W. Va East Bridge France

Evan Cameron Dies After Major Operation in Michigan

Evan Cameron, nephew of Mrs. Mertie Gaskill and Mrs. Edith Hamer, died Tuesday after a relapse from a major operation at Iron Mountain Michigan. He was accompanied by his wife Betty Cameron and sister Doris Wadley. The family travels to Columbus for the funeral likely Friday with burial at Evergreen Cemetery near Coalton. The note ends with an unrelated line about the last wolf in England in 1680.

Evan Cameron Mertie Gaskill Mulberry Sr Edith Hamer McKinley Ave Iron Mountain Mich Betty Cameron Doris Wadley Columbus Gaskill John Hamer Evergreen Cemetery Coalton Jackson County

Barton Critiques Business and New Deal Theories

Congressman Bruce Barton of New York spoke at Ohio University’s Conference on Social Change. He urged both business and government to correct misjudgments to restore prosperity, criticized New Deal economists, and defended the role of independent business. He warned youth need hard work and emphasized spiritual education and religious faith as core values.

Bruce Barton New York Ohio University Conference On Social Change Alumni Memorial Auditorium Barton New Deal Brain Trust New Deal Madison Square Garden Dr. Barton

Pleasanton Church Home Coming Scheduled for July 3

Annual home coming of Pleasanton M. E. Church will be held at the church on Sunday July 3. Memorial services will begin in the forenoon with talks by friends and former members. Special music and a basket lunch will follow at noon. All friends are invited to bring flowers.

Pleasanton M. E

Orange Church to Observe Lord's Supper

The Orange Christian Church will hold a Bible School at 10 a m Sunday. Rev D G Holman will preach at 11 a m with observance of the Lord s Supper. He will also preach at the evening service starting at 8 o clock.

Coolville — Bible School Orange Christian Church D. G. Holman

Will Start Check on County Farms July 5

Farm reporters from the conservation office in Athens will begin a countywide check-up about July 5 to determine depleting acres seeding and liming on farms. Different townships will be covered as material is ready with completion set for August 1.

Athens County Conservation Office Athens

Births and hospital notices at Sheltering Arms

A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Charles Mitchell of 5 Maple St at Sheltering Arms Hospital Tuesday night. Mrs Howard Stout of Athens RD 3 underwent a major surgical operation and Mrs Lawrence Bell had a minor operation yesterday. Dean Vore of Athens RD 6 was reported under observation.

Charles Mitchell Maple St Sheltering Arms Hospital Howard Stout Athens RD Lawrence Bell Dean Vore

Amy M. Cowan Dies Thursday at 31 in Columbus

Amy M. Cowan 31 daughter of Mrs. Pansy Morgan and the late Thurman Morgan died in St. Francis Hospital Columbus at 4 this morning after a yearlong illness. She lived in Athens and her husband Theodore Cowan survives with a three year old son. A sister Mrs. Theodore Sawyer of Crestline and a brother Herold Morgan of near Dayton also survive. Funeral arrangements pending at Jagers Funeral Home Athens.

Amy Morgan Cowan Pansy Morgan Thurman Morgan St. Francis Hospital Columbus Athens Morgan Athens County Cowan Theodore Sawyer Crestline Herold Morgan Dayton Jagers Funeral

New Athena Picture Sparkling Romance Opens at Athena Theatre

Loretta Young stars in Three Blind Mice a 20th Century Fox romance at the Athena Theatre with Joel McCrea. Dance and beach scenes glitter as Marjorie Weaver Stuart Erwin and Pauline Moore find pairings while David Niven rounds a love triangle with Young and McCrea. Cast includes Binnie Barnes Jane Darwell. screenplay by Brown Holmes and Lynn Starling.

Loretta Young Athena Theatre Joel McCrea 20Th Century-Fox Darryl F. Zanuck William A. Seiter Miss Young Loretta Marjorie Weaver Stuart Erwin Pauline Moore David Niven Niven

Ohio Senator Baumhart Visits Athens Alumni Event

State Senator A. D. Baumhart Jr representing the 30th to 33rd Ohio District visits Athens to meet friends and university faculty. Baumhart is an alumnus of Ohio University.

A. D. Baumhart, Jr Ohio Athens Baumhart Ohio University

Diversity of Services Shown by Chest Units

Mid year reports from the Salvation Army Hospital Committee Girl Scouts and the Ohio University YWCA to the Community Welfare Association detail broad services funded by the Community Chest. Salvation Army provided meals lodging garments shoes and furniture and recorded 2358 total attendees at events. The Hospital Committee cared for 33 patients at Sheltering Arms Hospital with expenditures totaling $860. The YWCA described year long social work including work with colored children in Athens Chauncey Carbondale Poston mining towns and shut ins plus Christmas Easter St Patrick s Day and hospital project activities.

Salvation Army Hospital Committee Girl Scouts Ohio University Ywca Community Welfare Association Community Chest Sheltering Arms Hospital Ames Township Athens Canaan Lodi Rome Trimble Waterloo York YWCA Children's Home Sheltering Arms St. Patrick's Day Chauncey Carbondale Poston

Rev Miller Announces Sunday Church Services

Rev J P Miller announced the Bradbury Bradford and Dexter Churches service schedule. Sunday School at 9 30 at all three churches. Visit ors Day observed in the defeat old man slump campaign. Wilbur Pierce superintendent at Bradbury with 10 30 preaching on A Declaration of Interdependence. Christian Endeavor at Bradbury and Bradford 6 30 led by Betty Archer and Gloria King. Evening service at Dexter at 8 with the pastor's sermon.

Bradbury Bradford Dexter J. P. Miller Wilbur Pierce Betty Archer Gloria King

Arill W. Baker Funeral Planned for Friday

Funeral services for Arill W. Baker aged 74 will be at Pleasant Grove Church in Success Ohio at 2 p m Friday with Rev Snyder officiating Burial will be in the adjacent cemetery Friends may call at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home until 1 p m Friday

Arill W. Baker Pleasant Grove Church Success Snyder Dowler and Ferguson

Tobacco Marketing Talk At Huntington Courthouse Meeting

West Virginia commissioner of agriculture J. B. McLaughlin will discuss Tobacco Marketing at a meeting in the Huntington Courthouse on Tuesday July 5 at 2 p m. He notes that federal graders will inspect the Huntington market this year and several Athens County men plan to attend.

J. B. McLaughlin West Virginia Huntington W. Va

Crestmont Invites William WCFODS To Fagles Mere Event

Crestmont announces a yearly event inviting William WCFODS, proprietor of Crestmont Ton, to Fagles Mere in Pennsylvania this year. The notice emphasizes attendance and community involvement.

William Wcfods Crestmont Ton Fagles Mere Cresimont

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Hudson Ave Hudson Avenue Mack Beckman Claud Evans Ina Coleman Charles Ashworth William Hess Jim Staley Dale Thompson C. W. Super Phil Schloss Elza Graham Cecil McLeod C. E. Norris Frank Bean Cliff Laughlin Aaron Simmons H. C. Ayres Willi Tippie Melvin Grubb Vern Kempton Golda Ashworth W. L. Carpenter W. H. Roach Clinton Sams Willia van Dyke Henry Ayres Elza James Albert Bolin Cecil Cooley D. A. Rardin Rardin Bros. Co Virgil Davis Masonic Temple Dial C. M. Gill Agent Travelers Insurance Co Travelers Indemnity Co Travelers Fire Insurance Co Hartford Conn Dwight H. Rutherford Royal Indemnity Co N. Y Patrol England Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company Pleasanton Church Orange Church Rae Wut Cee Amy M. Cowan Columbus Hospital Athena Gail Preston Braves Charles Starrett Miller Arill Baker Crestmont In-The-Mountains Lake of Eagles All America Washington, D. C Mcarthur Clarksburg Louisville Chedules Parkersburg ST. Louis Los Angeles Union Bus Station Union St Greyhound Washington St. Louis Taylor's Have A Safe & Sane Shop Taylor’s Taylor Stores, Inc. S Schine’s
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