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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1938
Page
7
Ohio officials spar over relief efforts as Gov Davey and WPA funds come under fire. Delegation leader T J Price estimates 4000 miners unemployed across five counties while 3000 await WPA certification and 854 were helped last week.
A dam on Hubert Buck's farm near The Garden broke after workers dislodged a rock, releasing about 2500 fish into Shade Creek. The dirt dam stood 143 feet long, 25 feet high, and eight feet thick, built for swimming and fishing.
Robert D. Dalrymple begins duties as Scout Executive in the Kootaga Area on April 1 replacing Paul W. Handel who moves to Tecumseh Council in Springfield Ohio. Dalrymple residence set for Parkersburg married with an eight year old son formerly served as Dayton field executive over the Piqua District since 1925. The Kootaga Area covers Athens County.
Thirty five years ago in Athens the first locally owned automobile reached the city. Ordered from Cleveland as a horse less carriage by Dr C L Jones, it shipped by rail to Athens. The one cylinder four horsepower car with a floor rod guidance later joined Dr and Mrs Jones on the 1904 St Louis Exposition trip, a six day journey there and four days back, Columbus stop included, with a top speed of 15 miles an hour unless on a hill.
Hastings Gabriel aged 53 died at his home in Clarksburg West Virginia after weeks of illness. Born in Athens he worked at D Zenner then in a Clarksburg lumber firm for 25 years leaving a widow four children two brothers a sister and several Athens relatives survive. Funeral services and burial will be in Clarksburg. Investigate Colts Death Deputy sheriffs investigated a Dowler Ridge farm death of a pony colt with external marks suggesting it was shot.
Chinese army spokesmen report fierce 24 hour battle north of Suchow along the Tientsin Pukow railroad as Chinese forces attack a 4000 strong Japanese column near Taierhchwang. Hankow war office notes earlier reverses but asserts continued fighting. The article also mentions the Sangerhausen Rosarium in Germany perfecting a black rose after years of study.
Winifred Mingus of Modoc was slashed in the face and neck during a post midday fight with Joe Reynolds of Mine 255 near Glouster. Reynolds, 45, pleaded not guilty to cutting with intent to kill and is jailed in Athens County on $300 bond. Mingus received 26 stitches at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens.
The April 2 radio dramatization of the Millfield mine disaster of November 5, 1930, has been postponed. Elmer Dingeldey of Cleveland, an Ohio University journalism student and Messenger reporter, aided in rescue with a Red Cross armband and entered the mine. His eyewitness story ran on first pages nationwide. a new broadcast date will be announced in The Messenger.
The 150 year old voyage down the Youghiogheny Monongahela and Ohio Rivers will be broadcast on KDKA Friday April 1 from 3 45 to 4 p m. The program honors the Northwest Territory Celebration with the pioneer station airing the trip via short wave to reach 120 stations nationwide and beyond.
Four cancellation of contract suits filed August 16 1937 in Athens County Common Pleas Court accuse Clay M Sanders former salesman of Nelson ville Auto Sales Co of selling four cars on May 27 1937 and making fraudulent bills of sale through two notaries. Plaintiffs include Harold H Figley Cassius G Dew Charles L Stout and E Franklin Stedman. Notaries Lucille B Good and Faith V Williams cited with Williams denying charges and Good having surrendered commission last summer.
Garden community members were asked to bring tools for a fence building project at Zion Church on Thursday morning. Fence material is already on the ground.
Athens County work under the Works Progress Administration aims to inventory county archives, including county and municipal records and church files. Lewis A. Shirley notes the project will produce 88 inventories with detailed record titles dates volumes contents locations and indexing.
Tickets for the McKinley Republican Club of Logan dinner in Athens are available for a April 6 event at 6 30 p m in Logan club rooms. Speaker will be John Bricker, Republican gubernatorial candidate. Tickets from Harold Rose Mrs Georgia Kilpatrick or John Dalton.
In 1935 American Class 1 railroads charged an average of 0.988 cents per ton mile. The low rate reflects the era’s freight pricing practices and industry structure, highlighting how transportation costs influenced commerce during the period.
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