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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1930
Page
3
Nelsonville plans a Pre-School Round-Up for physical exams of local children entering school next fall. The program is organized by the Board of Health with the school admin and Parent-Teacher Associations. A preliminary conference with Supt. H. E. Zuber and State Health official Mrs. Davidson set details for a May 20 event.
Physical education majors from Ohio University staged a balanced program in Buchtel under Thor Olson. About 300 locals attended a showcase featuring Shaffer and Tanno in table and tumbling acts, Wanless and Johnson in hand balancing, and wrestling bouts including Burkhardt and Hendricks. A Chicago long count remark stirred chatter. Parents Association served a chicken dinner afterwards.
Mr and Mrs Gerard Donley and their little daughter Akron visit relatives in this city. Mr and Mrs Lee Pritchard and daughter Barbara spend Sunday in Belpre with kin. Mrs Miller Wilson returns from Columbus after visiting Mr and Mrs Harold Mechem. Dr and Mrs W H Hyde return from Cincinnati. Ben Schwartz visits Columbus on business. Mrs Ed Winklepeck leaves for Los Angeles after weeks with her mother Mrs John Ryder. Dr J M Hyde drives to Mt Vernon to bring home Mrs Hyde who spoke on Community Service at Mt Vernon Presbyterian Church meeting. Mrs Ralph Orr of Columbus visits her mother Mrs James C Smith. Miss Carrie Green of Carbon Hill visits aunt Mrs Charles Green. Mr and Mrs William Hick host their children and relatives including Lillian Mae, Eva Jane Edson in Columbus at end of week. Mayor Bill Hickman attends BBB banquet at Deshler Wallick Hotel in Columbus Tuesday. Mrs Adda Thompson of Huntington WV visits Dr and Mrs A L Pritchard. Mrs W H Hyde visits Columbus Wednesday.
Bishop Edgar Blake spoke at the Athens District Conference in Nelsonville detailing The Elder Brother from the Prodigal Son parable. He urged Christian joy and forgiveness and noted church growth outpacing population gains. The event drew 45 ministers, featured special songs, and included endorsements of benevolence and church advancement.
The Senior Orchestra of the Methodist Church will rehearse Thursday at 7 PM in the church main auditorium as final prep before its first Easter Sunday appearance on March 30. Members listed include Virginia Lou Eberle Marjorie Hickman Jo Barnicut Edna Laughlin and others.
Curiosity over fashion led Prohibition Inspector W S Lewis to stop a car carrying Mr and Mrs Samuel Courey. No liquor found, but beneath Mrs Courey’s ankle length dress was a five gallon jug of alleged whisky. Judge Jay Paisley fined Courey $600 and Mrs Courey $400 for transporting liquor.
Nelsonville Rotary Club heard C. S. Mechem stress the Boys' Work program and H. E. Zuber outline a supervised playground plan for the summer. Discussion covered the Student Loan Fund as a Rotary activity with visitors C. D. Shafer of Athens and G. S. Vaughn of Marietta attending.
Nelsonville women plan to attend the Athens Presbyterial Society 60th annual meeting in Logan. Sessions begin at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and at 9:15 a.m. Friday. Mrs. Lloyd Evans of Nelsonville presides as Presbyterian president.
Class No 11 of the Methodist Sunday School taught by Mrs Charles Monks will meet Thursday evening March 27 at the home of Mrs C N Stout 84 Fayettes Street All Easter cards that are ready will be received at this meeting.
Miss Phyliss Mills entertained with a bridge dinner Monday evening at her West Washington Street home for guest Mrs. Charles M. Gillick of Cincinnati. Green and yellow decor matched the dinner. In the play Miss Rebecca Sharp won first high score, Mrs. Watson Logan second, and Mrs. Robert Keynes Logan third. Mrs. Gillick received a guest prize.
Mr and Mrs Albert Smith celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary at their home in the city on Sunday March 23. A noon dinner for family followed by a reception was attended by more than 59 neighbors and friends who brought many gifts.
Miss Freda Smith entertained her bridge club Tuesday evening at 67 East Washington Street. Guests included Mrs. Ralph E. Orr Columbus, Mrs. Wallace Glenn, Mrs. Frank Jackson, and Mrs. R. H. Sayre. High scores went to Mrs. Leep rit chard and Mrs. Miller Wilson with Mrs. Wallace Glenn winning the guest prize. Luncheon followed the game.
Mrs A Richards of Youngstown says four bottles of Konjola cured long standing rheumatism and neuritis, restoring strength, weight and health. The drug is sold at Mc Kee Drug Store in Athens and by leading druggists in the region.
Mrs. Ellen Evans, 72, died at her home in Sand Run on Tuesday. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 PM at the Christian Church in Carbon Hill, with burial in Carbon Hill Cemetery. She is survived by husband Jacob Evans, four sons, four daughters, 15 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
An advertisement touts Klutch as a cushion that grips a denture plate to prevent rocking or chafing so users can eat and speak normally. It promises lasting comfort and lists a 50 cent box price for three months of use available at drug stores.
A testimonial claims Vinci mineral tonic restores energy and love in a troubled marriage. Mrs R D recalls years of fatigue and nerves and says her husband now loves her again after using Vinci. The ad promotes iron calcium cod liver peptone and claims renewed strength sleep and appetite. Gibson's Pharmacy.
United States offers a consultative pact to France in London amid a sinking naval conference. Washington aims to avoid any implied obligation to defend France while seeking dialogue on danger to peace. France faces pressure over naval demands and future credibility if she scales back.
The London statement departs from prior secret talks and sets out public terms, leaving the next moves to France. It appears aimed at addressing two domestic pressures as critics blame the administration for a perceived pre existing approach.
Dr. Jackson's Digestive Powder offers relief from heartburn sour stomach gas bloating and acid stomach. Sold by druggists with satisfaction guarantee or money back. Free sample requests to The Jackson Medicine Co. 1115 WN Fifth St. Zanesville Ohio.
The text notes hesitation to join a consultative pact and Senate suspicion of entanglements. It cites criticism of America for not achieving disarmament results at London and mentions Hoover inviting a prominent poet to the White House for dialogue. A letter from the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom accuses the president of failing the conference and urges support for pledges.
Cablegrams from Vienna shed new light on the death of Dr Just Wat and his supposed bride Mary Horvath McGranahan. Investigators revealed a note by Dr Wat to Dr Richard Bernkop describing disappearances after a secret New York marriage. Movements covered Canada India Japan France Austria before the deaths.
Murray DD Lincoln was re elected general manager of the Ohio Farm Bureau Corporation by its directors in session here.
A gas explosion wrecked a home in Akron on March 26 forcing a family to flee into the cold and wind. Snow battered by gusts added to the misery as residents watched their house burn and evacuate with sparse clothing.
From Genoa on March 26 aboard Elettira Marconi reports using a sea going laboratory with special apparatus to send enough electrical power to Sydney Australia to close a circuit and light thousands of lamps at the electro technical show. A press exchange with Sydney reporters preceded the test at Nome time 1 a.m. local.
Harold Evans announces the Sunshine Inn cast at Ohio University by the Come dians group. Cast includes Deliria Jackson Henry Harding Sophia Pfluge Lawrence Rhodes Lilyan Del Sarte DeVane KE Smith Withworth Gorman John Wilson Lenora Lane John Williams Zip Contey Robert Persson Nirgit Mulvaney Louie Shaw Mrs Wellington Montcalm Harry Mahan Millicent Montcalm Vincent Jukes Daeter Jimmy Stan shine Howard Blaine serves as health matron and adviser.
Kenyon Olsen wrote the one act comedy The Marriage of Little Eva presented at Ohio University convocation today under Playshop sponsorship. Irena Cowan directed with performers Hattie Thorne Betty Jones Jing Thorne Hob Whittier Waltie Wampler John Wilson Allen Montrose Lindsey Smith Montrose Irene Cowan and Orie Ole Hetty Kreese. A sorority sing sponsored by the Re tary Club was announced for May 6.
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