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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1932
Page
3
Nelsonville reports 107 truck loads of trash and debris collected during Clean Up Week, funded by the Woman's Community Club with city cooperation. Mayor J W Hickman thanked citizens and urged ongoing effort to preserve improvements.
The Sunday School Department of Christian Church donated 176 quarts of fruit and vegetables to the school relief kitchen. Canning was sponsored by church women last summer.
Classified ads and circulation details directed to readers with a telephone contact for an ad-taker. Includes a note about assistance via 412-W and a staff correspondent byline.
Nelsonville city council created the assistant linesman position in the Municipal Electric Light Department with a monthly salary of 155. An exam will be held for applicants, and a certified list will go to Mayor J. W. Hickman. Previously the job paid four dollars for eight hours. Mayor Hickman also reported April fines totaling 174.
Sunday School Orchestra of the First Methodist Episcopal Church will furnish the music at the dram.
Frank Gail Sr. lost his Hollister store and residence to a Monday night fire with an estimated $5 000 damage. The wareroom and kitchen survived while flames forced evacuation of upstairs rooms housing Mr and Mrs Gail and Mrs Gail. Firemen from Glouster saved parts of the building despite limited water. Funeral arrangements and burial at Sands Cemetery Trimble noted. casket not opened at church.
The New York Central bridge crew kitchen and dining car in Glouster was burglarized Monday night. About $12 worth of groceries and some cooking utensils were stolen. The theft was found this morning when the cook went to prepare breakfast. Entry was gained by unscrewing a clasp on the door. Foreman Lewis Entsminger of Langsville led the crew.
Funeral services for George Heckman of Trimble will be held Wednesday afternoon at the Church of Christ in the village. The obituary notes the service time and local location for the ceremony.
Glouster Lodge No. 607 F. and A. M. held its annual inspection Monday night at the Masonic temple on High Street with 143 in attendance. Charles E. Cameron of Athens directed the examination with Fellowcraft work performed. A May 24 dedication is planned with Grand Master Harvey F. Ake of Canton to deliver the principal address, drawing many out of town Masons.
Rev. M. S. Rogers reports that John T. Chase, a former roommate now in Tokyo for five years, will attend the Biennial Restoration Assembly of the Church of Christ in Cincinnati from May 12 to 15. Chase may later visit Rogers in Glouster. The Ladies' Auxiliary of the American Legion in Glouster will meet Thursday at 7:30 PM at the legion hall with initiation, a program, and refreshments.
Glouster Ohio May 3 A Glouster High School Alumni Association meeting is announced for Wednesday night at 7 o clock in the high school building. A strong turnout is requested.
Nelsonville voters will casting ballots May 10 at defined precinct sites. City Auditor Ralph Elliott confirms precincts unchanged since November. locations include Ameri can Legion building at Columbus Fulton corner, Mayme Gettie residence Adams Franklin, Y M C A Fort Street, Christian Church Fort Street, City building Fayette Street, Nerrick building Fayette, Town House Walnut Street, Monk's Garage Second Street, Crawford store room Fourth Street.
Doanville closes for the year with a noon chicken dinner and ice cream for students, thanking donors including Schmitter Brothers and Rauch Bakeries and numerous individuals for bread beans potatoes sugar and other supplies amid a community effort. A bridge party at Mrs. Arthur Slater’s in Murray City featured four tables and prizes. The Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church meets Thursday at 7 30 pm with talks on Korea and stewardship.
Judge Harley Whitcraft of Logan spoke at the Athens County Medical Association meeting in Athens on Monday. Twenty members attended and guests Dr. Book Dr. Cherrington and Drs. Smith Logan were present. A noon dinner was served at the Dew Hotel.
The Loyal Woman's Class of the Christian Sunday School meets at 7 30 pm at Mrs Effie Lamborn to conduct their regular business.
The Messenger announces a National Ripley Believe It or Not Contest open to readers. Daily local prizes will be awarded beginning tomorrow with top prizes including Curtiss Wright airplane, Rockne Six, Havana trip, and more. Submit believable facts with proof. no puzzles or drawings required.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Kaelin died Monday in Lancaster Ohio after recent leg amputation and illness. Born in Nelsonville she taught at local schools and later ran a beauty parlor. Survived by son Otto Kaelin of Cleveland daughter Lucile Kaelin Preston of Columbus and granddaughter Betty Lou Preston. Funeral services Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Stouts Funeral Home and burial in Greenlawn.
Mrs Edward Fluke of Columbus visited with daughter Mrs W P Minner. Charles Reynolds was a visitor in Columbus today. Mrs Carl Petit underwent a successful operation at Grant Hospital in Columbus Tuesday. Mrs Stella Cappell spent Sunday here with her mother Mrs William Linn. Mr and Mrs William Morgan attended a Co O railroad company meeting in Columbus. Mrs Harry Hartley returned from Columbus where her daughter Agnes is recovering at Grant Hospital. The county institute of the W C T U will meet at the Athens Presbyterian Church Thursday with a 10 am session and potluck luncheon at noon. Mrs Sam Starkey is county president.
Nelsonville residents learn that Miss Pauline Morrison daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Morrison married Cyrus Thorne in Kentucky on April 5 1931. The couple has left for Mt Clemens Michigan to reside.
Nelsonville news reports Mrs Eliza Pidcock aged 68 died Monday evening at her Carbondale home. Her husband William Pidcock and two daughters survive. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Plains baseball team will play N H S here Wednesday evening with the game set to start at 4 30 oclock.
A cool spell continues with sunshine and brisk air pleasing baseball and golf fans. Temperatures stayed around the low 60s, dipping to 42 overnight, with a steady rise predicted into today. The Hocking River sits at 3.5 feet this morning.
Ballots were mailed Monday by Athens County Board of Elections clerk David Johnson to 14 electors, the largest number since absentee voting began. The period for applying ends Saturday. Four voted in person and one by mail yesterday. Names include E. W. Sanders Walbridge H. H. Edington Nelsonville Paul B. McVay Praise Ky Dorothy M. Daugherty Chagrin Falls Harold L. Kinzig Wilmington William T Sharp Philadelphia Marcus Westervelt Cincinnati Mr and Mrs H. J. Riley Washington DC W. W. Poston and Mr and Mrs C. W. Silcott Nelsonville. Those voting were Harry Tras Glouster Anthony Wilson Nesu ville Lenna R. Whipple Lydia Hooper C. H. McCarty Washington DC.
Miss Florine Merritt of Trimble and Miss Helen McKibben of Zaleski present a joint recital at Music Ha Auditorium tonight at 8 o'clock. Merritt studies under Joy Cutler and McKibben under Mrs C C Robinson with Dorothy Cosgrave accompanying Merritt.
The annual census of Athena Cou sehood children will begin in May with the Department of Education directing. County enumerators will visit every district to count children and gather data for the attendance office. Attendees of the meeting included Dr Mary Pfleger Smith, Dr A Taylor of Ohio University, Mrs SHL Bing, and Mr O C Bird of the Southeast PTA.
A new derrick arrives for use on One South Bridge and will be set up immediately. Work continues on placing steel girders for the fifth span and the tenth girder moved and hoisted to the deck. The derrick engine is in good order and used to move girders. preliminary work on President Street progresses and storm sewer paving begins.
Captain Shafer of Company L 106th Infantry Ohio National Guard announced two promotions at the Monday drill. Homer Bartlett from private to sergeant will lead mess. John Alden from private to corporal becomes company clerk. Both are from Athens. An annual ordinance inspection at the Athens Armory is set for May 16 and 17 with Sgt Harold Andrex and civilian Joe Donahue arriving from Columbus to inspect and repair all arms. Replacements beyond repair will go to the Columbus arsenal.
Vic tory in northeastern Ohio's first golf competition of 1932 was held jointly today by Al Espinosa and Spaulding Watts representing Portage Country Club Akron. They won the invitational pro-amateur tournament at Lakeside Shrine Club with a team score of 35 33 68 two under par.
Bethany Claudine Richardson and other children here are ill with measles while Fred Russell suffers mumps. Kay Root covers farm work. Ed Burk is seriously ill again. Mrs Birdie Moore and son Lewis attend a funeral in Ireland for Mrs Ida Thorp Cubbison. Nina Craig in Oakland Calif reports heart trouble. Bernice Russell visit with parents Mussel. Sidney White returns to New York from Taylor farm. Elinda Frost healthier at Green Valley after stay in Ohio and Marietta.
Marietta May 3 Talmage V Barnett 42 a negro farmer of Barlow Township living in Barnett Rise neighborhood shot himself at noon Monday using a shotgun. The gun lay empty beside him as family members were away from home. Sheriff and Coroner Fred Jackwell of Beverly were notified and an investigation began. Barnett leaves a widow several children and many relatives. He farmed about two miles south of Fleming.
Major W Griffith 66 prominent Crooksville resident died Monday from heart trouble. He had been a leading figure in the community for two decades and was known as a finest man in the area. Funeral arrangements were not yet announced.
Dr Kingsbury describes Soviet social housing and family life including communal nurseries and single-room per person housing. She notes rental home ownership, group rather than individual advancement, and the use of shock brigades to drive collective progress.
The Rev O E Forester a Norwegian Bible student speaks at the Church of the Nazarene Athens nightly this week. Tonight's talk asks How May We Know That We Are Saved Wednesday discusses The Christian Inheritance. From Thursday through the rest of the week he delivers addresses on Dispensational and Prophetic Truths Leading up to the Second Coming of Jesus. Singing accompanies all services.
TIFFIN May 3 Guarded by Attica police the home of Venice Township farmer A B Marshall while authorities investigate an extortion note threatening death and demanding $1000. The missive read Lindy couldn't catch us so you can't.
Dr Kingsbury argues revenue for welfare hinges on economic conditions and youth leadership. He notes it matters not which plan youth adopt, Russian or American, for progress depends on youth. Louis Davis of Alpha Kappa Delta welcomes guests as Dr Elmer Burritt Bryan of Ohio University congratulates the initiates.
Honolulu May 3: Growing sentiment favors pardons for an American society woman and three Navy men convicted of manslaughter in a Hawaii case. Governor Judd works to restore calm as fear of racial outbreaks fades. Defendants awaiting sentence remain optimistic about liberty.
Carl Starkey, 23, a Western Reserve University student, stayed in a coma at Lakeside Hospital after allegedly swallowing sleeping tablets in a suicide attempt. The incident occurred in Cleveland on May 3.
An advertisement touts Tyamol as a powerful absorbing remedy to end neuritis and rheumatic nerve pain. It claims rapid pore penetration, easing burning nerves from the neck to fingers and toes, with relief from cramps and joint soreness.
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