This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1936
Page
5
Columbus introduces legislation to raise maximum old age pensions in Ohio citing the National Social Security law. The measure aims to push political appointments for local offices, amid disputes over personnel and unpaid workers in Athens County.
Athens youths among 17 new Beta members were initiated at 9 a.m. in Court Street club rooms. A 6 p.m. banquet at Hotel Berry honored the initiates with principal speaker Dr. Edwin Watts Chubb, who quoted lectures by the late Dr. E. B. Bryan.
Torch Ohio University men's honorary will tap at Memorial Auditorium Wednesday. William K. Turner will deliver the oration Death Takes a Holiday, which won third place at the Ohio Intercollegiate Oratory contest at Wittenberg. Present Torch members include Forest Hopkins president Ted Hopkins secretary treasurer William Schmidt Bert Cameron Jack Reynolds and George DeStefano.
Kappa Delta Pi education honorary at Ohio University plans initiation for 16 new members at 6 p m Tuesday at the home of Dean of Women Irma Voigt 35 Park Place A banquet follows at the Colonial Dr Harry V Masters head of The Plains School and supervising critic will address the group Mrs Lloyd Bjornstad reports on the convocation in St Louis MO New initiates include Alice Schuler Slaughter Belvin Ash Frances Beck William Broadling Margie Brown Ruth Burcher Charles Gibbons Ulah Gilmore Theresa Heiser Maude Jones Eleanor Karr Alice Marsh Leona Penn Virginia Ruley Charles Shimp and Margaret Vandenbark.
Richard Misner three months old died suddenly Sunday evening at home near Hocking after visiting friends at Strouds. Indigestion is believed to have caused the attack. Survivors include his parents Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Misner and grandparents from Chauncey and Hocking. Services set for Tuesday at the Church of God Chauncey with burial at Clarks Chapel.
Charles H. Fitzer 58 died at his Cable Road home at 3 AM from a heart ailment. He was superintendent of the Carbondale Mining Co and formerly Luhing Mine supervisor. Born near Carbondale, he lived most of his life in Athens County. He leaves wife Marie and son Thomas. daughter Ennid preceded him. Funeral Wednesday at 2 PM at First M E Church conducted by Rev. E C Kenney. Burial at Green Lawn Cemetery Nelsonville. Friends may call at Jagers Funeral Home Tuesday.
Charlies Dixon and Howard Clark were in Athens County Jail today charged with breaking and entering in connection with the theft of two automobile tires and a rim from the Fitch farm barn near Glouster. They were arrested by Constable George Love and Marshal Fred Heck of Glouster along with Sheriff Charles Stratton and Deputy Karl Gardner.
Athens County’s CCC enrollment for April will be 23 with Paul Rock, FERA supervisor for Athens Gallia Vinton and Meigs Counties, announcing. Gallia 10 Vinton 10 Meigs 19. Most new recruits will be sent to the western United States. Ohio’s CCC payments to enrollees’ parents totaled about 5 million dollars in 1935.
Eleven amateur radio stations in Athens will join in a city wide network at 4 oclock Tuesday afternoon. Ohio University Radio Club president Thomas Hayes announced the event coordinating with the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. The demonstration will show amateur radio activities in Athens with a 4 15 p m central station setup in Super Hall by Malcolm Odell WS8PFU with WSAVT.
Ohio University pep meetings aim to spark student interest in contacting prospective students. The Student Public Relations Committee plans outreach during Easter vacation with speeches at fraternity sorority and housing group meetings. Prof L C Staats leads the committee and Prof T N Hoover provided background on the university's history.
Astronomers report new telescope surveys show about three hundred trillion stars observable across nearby galaxies. The study highlights expanded star counts enabling deeper mapping of galactic structures and stellar populations.
A personal testimonial describes a run down period eased by U.S.S. Tonic. After a course the speaker reports improved color, reduced fatigue, and regained strength describing red blood cells as “fighting strength.” The narrator credits the tonic and mother’s confidence in the product for recovery.
After rapid Ohio River floods, Athens District WPA workers worked 24 hours a day in eight hour shifts to clear debris in Marietta and prepare for cleanup in Pomeroy starting Tuesday. Ironton cleanup expected Wednesday as relief supplies move to flood refugees.
Programs are being made for the Spring Festival by Rufus Putnam Training School at Memorial Auditorium Thursday night. The pageant includes a prim itive world prologue, scientific dispelling of beliefs, and an epilogue poem. Dress rehearsal notes and key staff are listed with previews of scenes and costumes.
Four of seven extra state highway patrolmen aiding the Athens Patrol Sub Station at Pomeroy and Middleport for flood relief were to return to Columbus. Specific officers would then be assigned to the Ohio River Ports mouth area for special duty after reporting in Columbus. others remained at the Athens Sub-Station.
Southeast Ohio coal mines ran at 39 percent capacity in the week ending March 14, down from 83 percent a week earlier. Total output for the period and regional districts, including Hocking and Crooksville, declined due to weak markets.
Evelyn Hoffman, cashier at Hotel Berry, was charged with failing to issue a sales tax receipt. She pleaded not guilty before Magistrate T R Bennett. Hearing set for Tuesday at 2 30 P M after she said she tore the receipt and left it on the counter following a small Friday night purchase by E R Lama.
Charles Russell of Buchtel changed his plea from not guilty to guilty in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Judge O F Rowland ordered regular child support payments. A separate note states 15 percent of England railway coaches are steel.
Irma FE Voigt, dean of women at Ohio University, will address Coshocton YWCA at its annual dinner. She will discuss new frontiers for women and later broadcast a vocational talk from Dayton’s WHIO at 11 am for local students and parents. She will also speak to Miami Valley high school advisors on integrated guidance at the Engineers' Club.
Dwight Riley, 13, of 23 W Union St, reported a white and red bicycle stolen from behind his home Sunday night. The front fender was missing, and police have not found the bike as of today.
Two Athens County men pled guilty to driving under the influence and each were fined 100 dollars and costs plus six months loss of driving rights by Mayor Len B. McCune. Dale Reed a Coolville mail carrier kept driving on duty after the fine payment. ARRESTED IN ATHENS Clarence Brooks Lodi Township was jailed pending fine payment after arrest on S Congress St. Ray Howard Millfield was fined 20 dollars for reckless driving. Sgt Crume state patrol arrested him on Route 31 during the flood crisis.
Funeral services for Herbert Wyatt who died last Wednesday at his Rushville home were held Sunday afternoon at 1 30 o clock in Hebbardsville led by Rev. Gilbert Courtney Chauncey. He leaves his wife the former Hattie Border and had been in the grocery business until a few years ago.
Mrs Charles L Goldsberry of The Garden is reported seriously ill in University Hospital Columbus due to complications from influenza and pneumonia.
A U S newspaper summary notes that federal relief distributed food and textiles to Athens County families from December 1933 through March 1, 1936. Items valued at market total 252 004 85 dollars while another 200 000 was estimated for clothing furniture and appliances. Amundsen reached the South Pole on December 11 1911.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.