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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1930
Page
7
Columbus May 12 Full production of 10 000 license plates per day is under way at the Ohio Penitentiary tag shop with 200 convicts at work. Two million plates are to be made for 1931 in pearl gray with black numerals. Early color selection allowed manufacture to begin 30 days earlier than planned.
Commencement exercises at Ohio State University will be held Tuesday June 10 at 10 am in the Coliseum at the State Fair Grounds. About 1 800 of the 9 800 students will receive diplomas as the university announces the commencement orator and program later this week by President G W Rightmire.
A newly issued pamphlet outlines organization details and essential aeronautical information for licensing aircraft and pilots, air markings, and airports. Dr. Charles A. Neal urges county fair officials to ensure grounds sanitation to prevent disease. State fees collected total 490001 with Goodyear Tire 39500 leading, followed by Illinois Central and Meade Corp.
Glouster May 12 Baccalaureate services were held in the high school auditorium with a large crowd present. Seniors faculty and Board of Education members occupied reserved seats. The Rev A A Turner of Corny former pastor of the Glouster M E Church delivered the sermon with the text Lord act us. Musical numbers by the High School Glee Club complemented the program.
The Jacksonville Trimble School will stage an operetta at the Christian Church in Trimble and again in Jacksonville. Performances start at 8 o clock nightly. Commencement exercises will be at the Kodist Church in Trimble. Music by the class men high school and the orchestra. Admission free.
Bernice Zimmer 11, daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Zimmer of Glouster, died Saturday at 1 45 PM at Grant Hospital Columbus after Thursday observation. Body returned to Glouster and funeral planned Tuesday at 2 PM at the Walsall Addition home with Rev. F F Roberts of the Church of Christ presiding. Burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
Joshua Stiers of Oakdale was arrested Sunday by Constables Williams and Love for possessing homebrew. At arraignment before Mayor Penman he pled guilty and was fined 100 dollars plus costs. Part of the fine paid. balance to be settled.
Traffic in Glouster is detoured via Front and Madison to Main while county crews repair the High Street Bridge.
Gilbert Bettman of Cincinnati Ohio Attorney General will deliver the 8 pm commencement address to Murray City High School Senior Class Wednesday night. His work for the American Legion boosted his popularity with World War I veterans and he helped organize the Legion nationally.
Dwight Post of Marietta has bought the undertak ing business and equipment of C L Green at Corning and has taken possession. Post has worked with Mr Wallace in this city’s trade and will relocate his family to Corning to run the business. In another item, Mr Janchius and Mrs Janchius with Rev Roberts traveled to Columbus for medical consultation.
George Williams of Bishopville was arrested Sunday morning by Marshal W. Fischer on an intoxication charge. He was arraigned before Mayor Penman that night, pleaded guilty, and paid a $20 fine plus costs.
Miss Bertha Payton, colored, was transported from Grant Hospital in Columbus to her parents home near Glouster in the Co. F. Wallace ambulance on Sunday. She had a major operation at the hospital a few weeks prior.
GLOUSTER May 12 Tickets for the High School Alumni banquet to be held Saturday night are on sale at the Model Grocery according to committee announcement.
Churches in Chauncey celebrated Mother’s Day with flowers and plants adorning chancel railings and pulpits. The Church of Christ report gave a gift to M. J. Gardner and noted a program including solos and readings. Attendance reached about 125 at the Chauncey Methodist service and 190 at the Church of God.
At The Plains Church of the Nazarene Mrs. Carrie Channell received a teachers Bible after the Mother's Day service titled Home Life Beautiful. The pastor Rev. L. H. Stanley presented the gift as readings poetry and songs filled the largest Sunday School turnout yet at 184.
The Friendship Bible Class of the Church of Christ Chauncey will meet Wednesday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Andrew Jackson with Mrs Jackson as chairwoman. Floyd Nye will lead devotional. program leaders are Mrs Lawrence Tenn ihill Mrs Darrel Withem and Mrs Gladys Pickering. Members urged to attend. The Woman's Christian Bible Class has postponed its meeting to a week from Wednesday.
A series of weekend visits to Chauncey include Misses Tippett and Fink plus Vera Tennehill and Eva Ferrell. Executors named are Maude L. Woodworth for Robert L. Woodworth and Howard M. Rossetter for A T Rossetter, with dated probate approvals in 1930.
Chauncey May 12. Mr and Mrs Sam Tippett planned a Sunday chicken dinner for friends. A rooster and two fat hens were stolen from the coop Sunday morning, leaving no clue to the thief.
Mrs. N S Blake state organizer of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will visit Chauncey Tuesday evening to reorganize the Chauncey W C T U The meeting place will be announced. Blake a former Nelsonville resident urges women from all local churches to cooperate and she will stay several days this county for W C T U work.
Two legal notices from Athens County Ohio courts list Eva Zeller executrix seeking attached real estate in Buchtel for $158.50 plus 6 percent interest from 1926 with May 10 1930 deadline and another notice against Nina Harner in probate case 10788 involving real estate sales between Robert M Patterson and William A Cameron and Nellie F Cameron in Athens City, beginning at Out Lot 197 and describing a 11-190 acre parcel.
Nina Harner must answer by the 7th day of ivon to authorize execution and delivery of a deed to William A Cameron and Nellie F Cameron for the premises. Woolley and Rowland, attorneys for plaintiffs, filed the motion in case 1-14-Cotw.
Burtena Copeland seeks to quiet title to land in Rome Township Athens County Ohio in case 14522. Heirs and devisees of Esther Reed Samuel Aiken and Josiah Copeland named. defendants must answer by May 31 1930. Also parole notices for Nathan Reynolds and William Howell cited. parole hearings set after June 26 and May 13 1930 respectively. Administrators appointed for Ann M Lash estate in Athens County with probate date April 25.
The State Department of Education promotes health and physical education, forging a union for the state's general program to enable broad health care and physical activities across schools.
The state is developing health and physical education for all Ohio school districts. Health and physical education are new to many schools, and its overall value is still being assessed. Current laws mandate 100 minutes per week of study and activity for every student from first through twelfth grade.
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