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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1931
Page
3
Local notices from Nelsonville and Vicinity feature community brief items and social notes. Staff correspondent H Bartlett invites readers to call 412-W for society, locals, and classified ad services.
Nelsonville High School students stage a three act patriotic drama Claim Allowed by Oliver P. Parker. The play follows an American father opposing his son's Army enlistment and German born characters torn between homeland and the United States. Performances set for March 10 in Athens and March 12 in Nelsonville with Frank Shay Virginia Lou Eberle Mildred Pussey Ruth Backus and Bill Lawson in key roles.
Funeral services for Mrs Julia Robbins Beard Baird were conducted Tuesday at the family home on Robbins Road with Rev Lloyd Evans of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Born in 1837 she lived most of her life at the family home and was a devoted Bible student. Attending from out of town were Orin Thacker Edward Johnson of Columbus Mrs W S Webb of Toledo Will Rannells of New Plymouth and Mrs Lowell Dawley of Logan. Burial followed at Greenlawn.
Nelsonville Rotary members invited to join Athens inter-city gathering on March 24. Attendees included Emerson Poston Logan J G Reece Dearborn Mich and Mayor Bill Hickman. C H Bartlett presented The Futility of Thinking on public morals.
Mrs John Glen and son Paul travel to Columbus with the elder Mrs Glen to live with Mr and Mrs John Glen. Mrs James Beard and Miss Mayme Keplar visit Columbus on Wednesday. Alva Patton and Ralph Patton attend the funeral of Mrs Henry Arnold in Columbus.
Sonville March 4 The women's missionary societies of the Bytemian Church meet at 7 in the church social rooms Rev Lloyd Evans will teach the study book chapter This evening motion pictures of Porto Rico will be shown courtesy Governor Roosevelt and the National Y M C A depicting U S government work The meeting is open to the public
The regular meeting of York Grange No. 2436 will be held Friday evening March 6 at 7 30 o clock in Grenge Hall Osk Grove.
Nelsonville March 4 The Court of Honor by the Boy Scouts will be held at the Y M C A on Thursday evening March 5 at 7 o clock. Troops 45 and 51 members will receive Scout work awards earned by examinations in the last three months. The Rotary Club appoints the troop committee to conduct the ceremony chaired by H E F Zuber with John H Saltz Dr W H Hyde and W W Whitlatch district commissioner presiding. About 20 Scouts are to receive advancement and honor awards. parents are invited to attend.
In Nelsonville, Howard Warner withdrew from a bid for exalted ruler at the Nel sonville Lodge No. 545 election. L. J. Eberle was elected unopposed and also serves as state senator. Other officers chosen include Walter Gadbury leading knight, Fred Linscott loyal knight, Robert Pospichel lecturing knight, Charles Martin secretary, William Davis treasurer, Oral Daugherty trustee, William Silcott ruler, Thos. Smith grand lodge delegate, and L. I. Krieg as alternate.
In Nelsonville March 4 the race for the lead in the Junior and Senior High Schools book contest sharpens with Miss Blanche Moorehead's room pushing ahead of Miss Rosemary Acker's room, which led last week and earlier this week. Students hoard books, hoping for a late surge to win the banner.
The Missionary Society of the Christian Church will meet Thursday at 7 30 P M with Mrs Glenn Allen on Madison Street. Assisting hostesses are Mrs Adda James Mrs Edna Scott and Mrs Mary Coope. Miss Lulu Parry will lead the worship and the program is led by Mrs Josie Baugh.
Mrs. Stuart Hoodlet hosted the bridge club at 119 East Columbus Street Tuesday evening. Mrs. Miller Wilson and Mrs. Oscar Bingman won first and second high scores after three tables of play, followed by a luncheon.
G. E. Rector of the Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices inspected financial reports in Nelsonville yesterday. The annual reports must be filed with the state by March 15.
Funeral services for Mrs. Harvey Brown 58 will be held Thursday at 1 30 PM at Carbondale Church. Burial will follow at Asbury Church cemetery near Carbondale.
Nelsonville dispatch reports Mrs Charles Moe remains in satisfactory condition after surgery at Grant Hospital Columbus. Mr Moe and daughter Joan visited her at the hospital Tuesday following Monday’s operation.
Nelsonville High announces the third annual Athletic Carnival will be held at the high school on April 17 and 18. Principal L E Buell said plans are not yet complete.
The meeting set for Tuesday evening at Ruth Marie Spencer's home has been postponed to Thursday evening this week at 7 30.
Nelsonville March 4 G R Robinson will speak at the Board of Trade meeting this evening at 6 15 at the Y M C A. The event is expected to highlight local business concerns and community plans.
Nelsonville March 4 Mr. and Mrs. George Hayden Mason City Hill announce the birth of a son Charles Earl born Sunday March 1 in Mason City Hill.
Carl Willie, 29, of Monroe Michigan, bound to the grand jury under a $1000 bond after pleading not guilty to manslaughter. Stephen Marr, 28, of St Louis, was killed when his automobile was struck by Willie's truck Saturday.
The Nelsonville Greyhounds host an as yet unnamed out of town foe for their final game of the season on Friday. If talks falter a high school alumni team will fill the program. The Nelsonville High girls also close their year against Lancaster High with several seniors departing.
Ohio drought bites feed supplies as farmers seek roughage substitutes. Carl J. West of the Ohio Farm Bureau notes hay and corn fodder run short, driving up timothy hay prices and pushing dairymen to use oats and molasses. Farmers plan more corn and oat acreage, while plowing accelerates despite low corn prices. The wheat crop remains fair with rainfall uncertain for potential harm in the next 60 days.
In Columbus on Tuesday afternoon Fred Williams, 24, a Black man, was shot and killed after tussling with real estate broker Orville S. Osgood at a vacant house behind 755 Parsons Avenue. Osgood, investigating prior thefts, was released after reporting the incident to Deputy Inspector John F. O'Connor. he suffered a finger laceration from the weapon's trigger guard.
A four day drinking orgy is blamed for the deaths of Ambrose Swanberger 43 and his wife found dead at their home, Swanberger dying five hours after hospital admission in Martins Ferry.
17 year old Russell Noble, a high school student and Sunday School teacher, faces trial in Hav erhill Massachusetts for allegedly attacking wealthy widow Mrs. Clara F. C. Eliza with a claw hammer. Police report Noble was found in Mrs. Ellis’s home stealing a watch and needed $16 to cover debts.
New York report details 16-year-old Benita Lischoff's diary entries describing despair after her mother Vivian Gordon's murder. Entries dated Feb 28 to March 3 recount pressure, name change thoughts, fatal resolve, and wishes for inheritance to go to grandmother Herbert Trout and Billy Walton.
In Philadelphia the gun-wielding intruder, described as possibly somebody's wife, brandished a pistol and threatened to shoot a woman while doseing in on 25 City Engineering Bureau employees for about 30 minutes. Detectives arrived by phone and nabbed the suspect as she moved among stenographers.
The third midweek Lenten service at Athens Presbyterian Church starts at 7 PM. Rev. A Y Wilcox will address why Jesus is greater than other religious teachers. Soloist Myrle Davis and director Clark Williams lead the musical service.
Senator Robert A Taft told the Senate Committee on Political Sub-Divisions that granting charter counties the full powers of municipalities could prove dangerous in the future as discussion of the city county plan of government resumed in Columbus on March 4.
United Press reports the fall of the gavel marks the exit of 14 current senators and representatives. Notable departures include J Thomas Heflin of Alabama and Farnifold Simmons of North Carolina. Others leaving include Lawrence Phipps of Colorado and Frederick Cullett of Massachusetts.
Several veteran Republicans including Louis C. Cramton and Grant M. Hudson lose roles while Wallace C. Dempsey and Richard N. Elliott fail to win renomination. Three indicted members retire Edward K. Denison Frederick N. Zihlman and Harry Rowbottom. Womens bloc Ruth Hanna MacCormick Katherine W Langley and Pearl Peden Oldfield leave. only Oldfield retires voluntarily.
Charles M Schwab chairman of Bethlehem Steel says stockholders will be asked early in April to approve the bonus system under which executives are alleged to have received more than 26 million dollars since 1911. The announcement came from New York on March 4.
In Glouster on March 4, twenty six new members joined the Athens County Branch of the Musk-kingum Fish and Game Club at a gathering at E. H. Taylor’s shop. The club now totals about 160 members and plans to reach at least 700 in 19%.
Flora Seidenfeld former Glouster resident died Monday afternoon at White Cross Hospital Columbus after a two week illness. Widow of Herman Seidenfeld, she leaves five children including Mrs Rose Lebow Wichita Kan and Blanche Lucille at home. Burial set for Zanesville.
Deputy Sheriff George Rasp served subpoenas for the case the state against Fidon Daugherty of Hunterdon. Daugherty, indicted by the Athens County Grand Jury for manslaughter, allegedly drove a car that struck Leonard Robinson as he stood beside a vehicle between Hollister and Hunterdon on November 26. Robinson died in a Columbus hospital. The trial is set for next Monday.
The Past Noble Grand Club will gather Thursday at 7 PM in the Odd Fellow's Hall with Nellie Golding and Misa Matie Dugan as hosts. Gene details incomplete in text.
The county grand jury in Columbus will reconvene next Monday to consider 126 cases including an Easter Monday fire at Oto Penitentiary that killed 22 prisoners. State fire marshal Joseph Clear, who investigated the blaze, may testify along with several convicts.
In Glouster March 4 Mrs Mil dred Murphy hosted the Progressive Study Club meeting at Barbour Street. Officers for the coming year were elected: President Rose Henshaw Vice President Lou Munden Secretary Sarah Williams Treasurer Mae Drunnett Pianist Grace Bryson. Twelve members attended and heard Miss Lalla Danford discuss Persia its people industry and religion.
Hollywood report says former star and writer A R B Douglas MacLean and actress Lorraine Eddy were married at the bedside of MacLean’s father Reverend C MacLean and remained in Hollywood for their honeymoon following the ceremony.
In Glouster Naomi and Ruth chapter 14 22 will be studied at the M. and Church prayer meeting tonight at seven. Mrs Paul and Kemper will lead. A newly organized young people choir will practice after the service.
William H. Broadway actor now in motion pictures will face trial Friday March 13 in Los Angeles on charges of possessing liquor and gambling apparatus. The case noted in an update from March 4 157th Street.
The Postal Life and Casualty Insurance Co. offers a new accident policy paying up to 100 dollars monthly for disability and 1000 dollars for deaths. Over 68,000 already insured. Ages 10 to 70 eligible. Send name address age beneficiary details and they mail policy in 10 days for free inspection no money due no medical exam. Limited offer write today.
Glouster March 4 The DPD of P Lodge at Millfield will hold initiation at a meeting Thursday night. After lodge work a social hour will follow with refreshments served.
In Common Pleas Court Butler Brothers Co. wins $1 817.86 against J H Rowan in Athens County. Judge J W Darby presides. The D Shafer Co. gets $1 024.16 against Guy and L McMillen on a cognovit note. Jury in Earl Moore case unable to reach a verdict. continuation likely.
The Senate sustained President Hoover's veto of the Norris Bill on the Muscle Shoals issue, sending the dispute over the Alabama Power and Nitrate Plant to future Congresses after a 49 to 34 vote. The margin failed to reach the two-thirds required to override.
President Hoover signed a bill imposing a 10 cent tax per pound on all colored margarine regardless of color. Law, passed late in Congress, aims to raise revenue but dairy interests warn it could cost the industry millions in profits.
The Rev. V. Ablbrand Chauncey will speak at the review meeting at the Salvation Army building at 7 44 Sunday night. A Bible study and prayer meeting follow at 7 30 Friday night.
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