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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1934
Page
7
Dorothy Dix surveys a gallery of social irritants that ruin peace and ease. Loud radios, endless calls, borrowed books in tatters, intrusive storytelling, surprise visits, overeager hosting, and constant moral reformers intrude on daily life. The piece laments constant small intrusions that degrade happiness.
Gallipolis notes spring arrival with wildlife signs. A 2.5 ft water moccasin killed Wednesday swallowed a live frog still kicking after death. Whip-poor-wills are now heard in nearby forest districts as youths go barefoot in the warm weather.
Dicky and Lillian spar over a hidden affair as Ede threatens exposure, while the narrator feigns indifference to Floss. Lillian teases, hints at a plan, and questions emerge about trust, control, and the couple’s next moves. The scene ends with a chilling exit and a promise to continue tomorrow.
Elissa Landi studies her characters deeply describing her approach to portraying strength and weakness. The interview notes her method of observing people and seeking a balanced perspective to inform her acting and writing.
Fifteen year old Raymond Borzage earned a choice part with James Cagney in The Mayor of Hell at the Court Theater due to his natural on screen death scene. The script required a youth his age to be shown dying, and his convincing portrayal secured him lasting studio consideration.
Francis Lederer, in his RKO debut, says movie audiences now average intelligence around 35, not 13 as claimed. He warns producers against catering to supposed inferiors and argues films must be intelligent and logical to succeed with today’s viewers. He notes varied theater experiences and the public’s education by cinema.
Cheshire church announces Sunday schedule changes with Sunday School at 9 a m and church services at 10 am This alteration applies only to this Sunday.
The lunar transit bears rule for those in employment and seeking favors from power holders. It suggests promotion and advancement are likely. Those with a birthday may expect a year of fulfilled ambitions in work or affiliations with authorities. A child born today should be efficient and ambitious. Notable nativity: Wak poet Mason.
Lulu Ethel Walter age 25 died of pneumonia Wednesday in Bidwell. She was one of eight daughters of the late George Walter rural mail carrier. Funeral Friday at 2 pm with Rev. R R Denney and Rev Stephenson officiating. Burial in Fairview Cemetery. Survived by her mother and sisters Elsie Rose Pt Pleasant Marie Frush Georgia Walter Margaret Black Alma Turner Dorothy Ruth Walter.
Kananga residents Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Deem and family and Mr. and Mrs. Homer Sowers traveled to Lronton on Sunday for a Spanish War veterans gathering where Congress member T. A. Jenkins spoke. Ada Davison and children visited sister Mrs. James Hughes and husband. Audra Smith and Anna Summers announce the birth of a son on April 25. Rev. J. W. McMahan visited friends Friday. George Oliver and family of Martins Ferry stayed with Capt. and Mrs. Sherman Hanes and relatives.
Miss Mary Stone returned to Cambridge Sunday after a year as Home Economic team member in the high school. Emmett Ralston accompanied her. Several local visits and house moves are noted, including Mrs. Rachel Rife with the Hixs of Gallipolis, and the Johnsons of Portsmouth visiting here. Mr. and Mrs. Bumgarner hosted guests, and Carter families hosted relatives from Huntington, Ky. The Grovers of Bucyrus moved into their local property.
Holzer Hospital notes list Haner and Smith as patients including 10 month old Paul Eugene Smith and donor Sally Smith. Real estate transfers include Mary K Evans to Lois Johnson for Rio Grande lots and several other property deals with small or nominal sums across Guyan Township Huntington and Chambersburg.
A car driven by W. C. Wright of Pennsylvania and another by H. O. Cornell local man collided on Second Avenue Wednesday afternoon causing dented fenders and property damage.
Paris May 3 Trotzky will be allowed to stay in France after refusals by European and American nations. He will be confined to a definite area and barred from politics including his Fourth Internationale project.
The Destrehan, a new steel towboat, carried 16 000 barrels of gasoline from New Orleans toward Pittsburgh as the first oil cargo by barge on the Ohio. Other steamers like James Ramsay and Monongahela navigate upriver with tows while Devises and dredges operate. Captains Green consider a new craft to replace the Ashland wharf boat. A marriage in Sewickley, Grace Morrison to Captain Frederick Way Jr., is noted. A new 160 by 34 by 7.9 foot Diesel towboat is being built for Union Barge Line by Dravo Constructing Co in Pittsburgh.
In Gallipolis on May 3 a petit jury awarded Miss Lizzie Finley 500 dollars in Common Pleas Court. Her guardian, H M Miller, sued executors R M Switzer and W W Ingels over wages for six years of service to the Sallie Clark household. The case noted Finley had lived with the Clarks for nearly 60 years and had been under guardianship due to alleged mental deficiency.
In Gallipolis J D Craft of Clipper Mill reports early strawberries mostly killed by late frosts and drought harming the crop. He estimates about half a crop of cherries and early berries may be lost, with raspberries not yet affected. Water sources are drying up and a summer drought could recur without timely rains.
Lawrence Pinkerman of Crown City faced charges of assault and resisting an officer after an April 22 incident with Cecil Phillips. Judge Fred Millison presided. Pinkerman pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the grand jury on a $300 bond with T. E. Daniels and William Caldwell as sureties.
Burr Watters an official with the Ohio Power Company recovers from a skull fracture eight weeks after an automobile wreck on Route 11 north of Gallipolis. He is now able to be out of Holzer Hospital and homes in Lancaster.
Phone your news to Miss Edna Ervin at 635 Lafayette Hotel this Mes senger correspondent gathers local items from Gallia County readers for the newspaper.
In Gallipolis Probate Court Thomas L. Bush was named administrator of the estate of Hattie Co. Bust, deceased. A marriage license was issued to Ben Jordan, 36, shovel operator of Nitro West Virginia, and Kathryn Reinscheld, 35, Gallipolis stenographer. Ivan Fife, special deputy sheriff under Sheriff E. E. Hatfield, was dismissed after completing his service.
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