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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1932
Page
3
County Auditor Clyde Edmundson will visit the Nelsonville mayor's office on Friday March 4 from to 4 to help taxpayers prepare personal tax returns. New blanks have been available for ten days and returns must be filed with the County Auditor by March 31. Many locals are expected to take advantage of the service.
The Standard Natural Gas Company of Pennsylvania prepares to drill a new Berea sand test in the Hamiley Run district near Nelsonville. The firm has already drilled four producing gas wells and two oil wells in the area.
Louise Graham widow of Everett Graham reports the birth of her son James Everett Lee on Sunday February 28. Everett Graham was killed in a mine accident several months earlier.
The Pythian Sisters will meet in regular session Thursday night. Members are asked to be present for ward and officers' practice.
The Willing Workers' Class of the Christian Church invites members to a Hard Luck party in the church social rooms tonight. Attendees should wear costumes appropriate for the occasion.
Mrs Miller Wilson returns from a several days visit with Mrs Harold Mechem in Columbus. Mr Wilson traveled to Columbus Sunday to accompany her home. Raymond Hill of Detroit visits his mother Mrs Clarence Green. Poplar Street hosts Mr and Mrs W J Scott with guests including Mr and Mrs A J Hager man and others from Grove City Kent Columbus and this city. Miles Brandenburg returns home to Grand Rapids after a week with his parents Mr and Mrs M T Brandenburg.
Columbus residents and nearby towns share family visits birthday celebrations and illnesses. Laffs Daileys and Hemsworths traveled to Columbus for Agnes Dailey's 21st birthday. Washington DC and Huntington visitors joined relatives in weekend gatherings.
The Missionary Society of the Christian Church will meet Thursday night at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. Will Bland on Fort Street. Assisting hostesses include Mrs. P. E. Lama Ada Alice Lama of Lancaster Mrs. Eugene Imboden and Mrs. Eva Kerr. Mrs. Ethel Wallace chairs the program and Mrs. Effie Lamborn leads the devotional.
Commander Mulligan of Glenford Dugan Post No 229 announces a program of music for the Post meeting tonight. The Black Diamond Four string quartet, heard on Columbus and Zanesville radio, will provide entertainment funded by Isaac Vaughn. Ex service men are invited to attend. meeting opens at 7 30.
Valley Farms Company reports the sale of three carloads of apples to M. Swartz & Sons of Chicago. The first car was shipped Monday and a Chicago representative said his firm is interested in purchasing additional apples in car lots.
The Standard Bearers of the Methodist Church will meet Miss Ruth Keating of Knotner Street on Wednesday at 7 o clock. Keating will lead the discussion and the roll call response will be an international news item.
Civil and military authorities gain drastic power by a government decree to crush an uprising led by the Lappo Party north of Helsingfors. The Lappoites threaten a march on the capital and demand reorganization to suppress socialism. The measure allows force, suppression of printed matter, and sweeping controls including travel ban if needed.
The Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will gather Thursday at 7 o clock. Mrs. Ben Stalter hosts on Fort Street with assistance from Mrs. L R Powell and Mrs. Ethel Jackson who help Mrs. Stalter.
Judgment of 745.71 favors DD W Forrest and R G Webber as estate administrators against William Shaw with potential mortgage foreclosure if unpaid within 10 days. Athens Brick Corp assets in Nelsonville to be sold March 24 under Athens County Court oversight. Receivers Renick and Jackson to run sale including real estate buildings and equipment as one unit for 40000, inventory units for 10000, and remaining assets for 50000. 10 percent down, bonds may substitute cash.
W H Shennefield of Radcliffe owns a century old gold pen from England via his grandmother. Mrs Shennefield holds a hair charm made 45 years ago from her mother's hair, mounted in gold. Plowing is largely complete across the district as spring work advances unusually early despite lingering weather.
County sanitary inspector R. L. Marlow conducted a general inspection of sanitary conditions in the Amesville district this morning. He tested Amesville town and school water sources, visited food handling establishments and barbershops, and examined dairy farms in surrounding districts.
William Coe a shoe merchant of Athens announced his bid for the Republican county treasurer nomination his first foray into county politics. Incumbent G D Gorham and James Vercoe filed petitions last week. Democrat side sees four candidates for county commissioner with Robert L Kilgore paying fees yesterday.
Athens County Ohio State Alumni Association president Thomas H. Johnson and SE Ohio Experimental Farms superintendent C Hartman attended the annual alumni meeting in Columbus. The event included dedication of the new Men's Gymnasium and Natatorium, an alumni program pledge to boost local education facilities, and a luncheon and banquet.
Nelsonville will host a Board of Trade gathering Wednesday at 6 15 pm with Robert Secrest Murray City schools superintendent as the featured speaker. The event will be held at the Americas Lash Munitibs.
Company L 166th Infantry drilled three hours last night for federal inspection led by Captain Wampler. Last year the unit scored 87 and ranked among the top four in a 23 company regiment. Enlistments this week totaled six with new men Oscar D Perry George Powell Jess Cosas Charles Pytes Walther Graham and Clarence Stolls. A shipment to the local arsenal included shoes shirts pistol belts caps and a map sketching outfit valued as an expensive fieldwork tool for contour surveying practice.
Captain H E DeVol led revival meetings at The Salvation Army on West Union Street with a talk titled The Sufferings of Jesus. Vocal solos by Grace Goldsberry and Charles F E Miller preceded the address. Tonight he speaks on The New Birth or Twice Born Men with music by Charles E Miller and Fred Fields. public invited to 7 30 p m events.
Mrs. Martha Josephine Henry widow of William Wallace Henry died at 12:30 am at 16 Oak Street from heart disease. She left a daughter Mrs. Charles Chase of near Albany. Funeral services set for Thursday at 1:30 pm with burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Mr Henry died ten years ago.
Ruth McCullough of Hollister High ranked first in the state with 212 points on the college entrance examination. Hollister High led Athens County schools with an average score of 131, a record for the system despite a county high of 214 set by John Mingus of Hollister High.
GLOUSTER March 1 After a wintry stay on High Street Mr and Mrs M F Andrew leave for their Clarksville area farm They left after long teaching careers totaling over half a century in the schoolroom and now spend summers on the farm and winters in town
Funeral services for George Conkey 85 who died Sunday will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at Hoodlet Funeral Home. The Rev Miles G Hoon will officiate. An error in yesterday’s notice corrected surviving relative spelling. his Marshfield brother is Ira Conkey.
Evangelistic meetings at the Church of Christ in Trimble draw growing interest as the query box yields questions about instrumental music in worship. Thomas W. Butterfield of Zanesville will answer why instruments are not used, with a capacity crowd expected. A children’s class each evening teaches Bible books and references.
Swedes Here Tonight at the high school gym Olson's Terrible Swedes, a traveling pro team, face the Church of Christ squad in Glouster. The event marks the city’s first professional basketball appearance with many out of town fans expected.
March 1 meeting of the W. F. M. B. 8 will be held Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. Taylor on Fairlawn Avenue. Each member should bring or send her bank offering.
March 1 reports show Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brown relocate from the Christman property to the Jerry Snell property on the neat side. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Morrison move into the Brown vacated residence.
Mrs. Mary Thorpe entertained neighbors with a George Washington theme at her Trimble home on February 22. A program by children, music by Lawrence Sands, Chris Parker and the Easlers, and seasonal refreshments complemented decorations. Attendees included numerous local families and individuals such as Pearl Jewett, Bryan Walton, Dean Pedicord, Herman Kloh, Sam Johnson, Arthur Palmer, Bert Palmer, Grimm, Herbert White, Carl Phillips, Charles Grandy, Mary White and grandchildren, among others.
Five Ohio telephone companies in Northern Ohio won PUC approval to offer an Additional charge for secretarial services. The service allows notifying absent subscribers of calls, calls when bus lines are released, and delivery of written messages up to 25 words, at a typical rate of 10 cents.
State Examiner L L Louthian of the department of education arrived in Athens to resume his study of state aid needs for county schools. He spent the afternoon interviewing the clerk of the Troy district school board.
Cincinnati March 1 The seventh division veteran is entitled to two volumes of division history and a maps booklet a gift by the state of Ohio for every veteran who sends his name to the 37th Division A B F Association 329 Stoneman Building Columbus Judge Thomas H Morrow President urges all veterans to claim their volumes The division trained at Camp Sheridan moved to Camp Lee to France serving in the Baccarat Am�nocourt sectors the Argonne Meuse offensives St Mihiel and other campaigns giving notable service to France and Belgium
An old advertisement touts LIQUID TABLETS SALVE as a complete treatment for diseases. It claims internal tablets and external salve provide the most speedy remedies known and promotes their use for various ailments.
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