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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1932
Page
3
Nelsonville report notes a further drop in soft coal output in May first week per U S Bureau of Mines. Total production about 4 475 000 net tons, down 242 000 tons or 5 1 percent from prior week. May 7 week output was 6 715 000 tons. week ended April 30 Ohio produced 91 000 tons of bituminous coal.
Ed Spraching, a former well known Nelsonville resident, died Sunday in a Bellaire hospital. Relatives here were informed by message. Funeral services and burial will be held in Bellaire after Mrs. Fred Voight and Miss Anna Heselden travel there Tuesday. Wednesday Mr. Spradling departs with his wife and four children.
Nelsonville May 16 A Presbyterian Young People Society gathering heard coach Julian Yantis define selfishness as taking without helping others He cited biblical Jacob and George Eliot s Ramola to illustrate self centered behavior and the lack of extending oneself to others
An advertisement claims internal remedy Hemroid cures piles by improving blood flow, restoring circulation, and strengthening affected parts. It asserts salves and cutting fail, touts a long proven track record, and offers a money back guarantee if one bottle does not end pile agony.
The column fragment notes a Bartlett staff correspondent inviting readers to 412-W for classified ads and circulation help. It recalls a speaker urging forgiveness over land disputes, and Coach Yantis praising the formation of good habits in youth shaping future achievement.
Nelsonville Merchants win 2 to 0 over Sayre's Specials at Buchtel behind Ira Mohney two hit pitching and 13 strikeouts. Harmon Dupler adds two hits as the Merchants improve to 2-0 in shutouts following a 10-0 win over Logan last Wednesday. Ben Sweazy makes notable defensive catch. Taylor pitches for Sayre, but four hits and three errors doom the visitors.
Betty Lou West eight months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank West died Saturday. Funeral held today at 1:30 from the residence in Buchtel with burial in Buchtel Cemetery. The West family has six other children. Anne Wilkinson 79 died Saturday at her daughter’s home in Carbon Hill. Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM at Carbon Hill M E B Church with burial in Carbon Hill Cemetery. Husband John Wilkinson and a daughter preceded her in death.
J F Finney of Waco Texas assistant to the Baytor University president says he plans a return to Ohio next fall and wishes to contact people bearing the surnames Finney Gibbs Gander Sayre Benson Scott and others formerly known to him. He was born in Meigs County and educated at Denison University. Friends and relatives are urged to write him.
Commencement exercises for Buchtel High School will be held Tuesday night May 17 at the Buchtel Opera House. Murray City Schools Superintendent Robert Secrest will deliver the address. Special numbers will be performed by the Girl Glee Club the School Orchestra and class members. Graduates include John Kracania Bernice Bookman Glenna Callins John Collins Agnes Calvert Steva Crabtree Mary Margaret Calbert Louise McGee Russell McDonald Charles Lewis John Newman Albert Riscoe Joseph Schenz Henry Clay Stevenson Raymond Tennihili.
A May 16 recital at Poston Studio featured Mrs Henry Lancaster's music pupils. The program included Musical Games Seales Rosemary Sayre In the Tree Top Trailing Moon Vines A Study As the Dance Goes On Bobolink and a Jo Ann Hawk solo. Jo Ann Hawk was accompanied by Pisther Hawk.
Washington May 14 The coal industry and its managers defend the sector against claims of inefficiency as West Virginia coal operators deny the need for federal regulation. Major W P Tama Jr of Gull Smokeless Coal Co admits unsatisfactory conditions but argues the industry is in better condition than steel and auto plants, which lack regulation proposals.
UR F W Mean reports 400000 forest tree seedlings planted this spring by Ohio 4 H clubs. Trees supplied free by the Ohio Agriculture Experiment Station at Wooster and distributed by county agents. Majority in northeast Ohio. About 400 club members planted 500000 trees for George Washington bicentennial. Varieties include Red Pine Scotch Pine Corsican Pine Austrian Pine Norway Spruce Black Walnut Tulip Poplar White Ash and Black Locust.
Major league matchups listed include Boston at St. Louis New York at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Chicago Brooklyn at Pittsburgh American League games feature St Louis at Washington Chicago at Boston Cleveland at New York Detroit at Philadelphia and Indianapolis at Columbus Toledo at Loutaville Milwaukee at Minneapolis St Paul at Kansas City.
The executive committee is asked to meet Tuesday night at 7 50 at the home of Mrs. Della McMasters on West Columbus Street to discuss pending affairs.
The Woman's Relief Corps holds its annual memorial services at the Methodist Church on Sunday morning May 22 at 10 30. Reverend H A Sayre will deliver the address. The American Legion and all other patriotic orders are invited to attend.
Mr and Mrs Will Robertson of Columbus spent Sunday with the latters brother Mr and Mrs Delbert Davis in Fort Street. Mr and Mrs A Stover and daughter Lillian were guests Sunday of friends in Delaware. Mr and Mrs Robert Kinney and children visited relatives in Columbus Sunday. Will Matheny spent Sunday with his brother Charles Matheny who is in Grant Hospital recovering from injuries from an accident at work. Mr and Mrs Jacob Smith Mrs C C Ervin Mrs William Schaeffer and Miss Imelda Smith spent Wednesday in Columbus. Mr and Mrs Robert Baldwin and little daughter of Yellow Springs were guests at the end of the week of Mrs Baldwin’s parents Mr and Mrs Frank S Knox. Mrs J A Stedem and daughter Elizabeth spent the end of the week in Columbus and Marion Ohio. Mrs Ida Starkey of Athens visited relatives in this city Sunday. Mr and Mrs C E Ogg spent Sunday with the latter’s parents Mr and Mrs J L Donley in Columbus. Miss Helen Keating spent Sunday in Columbus with relatives.
Mrs. J L Wilson of EF Columbus St Nelsonville ran a three day classified in The Messenger for household goods. She received thirty replies and sold nearly everything on the first day, including a Steinway grand piano.
Glouster, May 16. Baccalaureate exercises were held in the high school auditorium with choir songs and a quintet. Rev. F J Patterson delivered the sermon on The Call of Opportunity from Revelation 3 8 urging responsibility and solution of labor capital nationalism and race issues through Jesus teachings and peaceful action.
The article discusses a sermon by Rev Rattwereon stressing that all men are brothers since God made one origin. He argues races differ but are not inferior and prejudice stems from ignorance. He urges mutual acquaintance to foster understanding and outlines two paths: pursue opportunity or face destruction through delay.
Recent visitors to Mr and Mrs Francis Barrett include Mr and Mrs Wikhar Cassell Mrs William Hess and Mrs Harry Summers from Bicknell Indiana. Cassell Hess and Summers are sisters of Mrs Barrett.
Trimble Board of Education met Saturday night and hired only a portion of the needed teachers for the next term. After long session, the board adjourned to finalize remaining hires at a June 14 meeting. Miss Treva Black was rehired.
The Greens Run show principal and several teachers are slated for rehire including Oriana Justes Crystal Sims and Carrye Smith. Hollis J McCullough is named principal with Thelmia Adan Ralph Pritta and Catherine Metager as rehires. Floyd Oberholzer to lead upper grade at Oakdale with janitors and remaining teachers to be decided at the June 14 meeting.
Mrs Dessie Beals Cominsky, 42, died at 10:30 a m Sunday at her Jacksonville home. Interment will be in Crooksville Cemetery after services by Rev E R Robinette at 2:00 Wednesday at the United Brethren Church. Surviving: husband Joseph. son Forrest at home. sisters Mrs Elisabeth Cunningham Mrs Goldie Welly Mrs Anna Wothe. brothers Mr John Beals and Mr Jesse Beals. and many nieces and nephews.
Representatives from the Dade Hussey Co Columbus recently awarded the contract for rebuilding Route 15 through the city arrived in Glouster May 18 to set up siding facilities for unloading materials. Work is to start immediately with water main repairs and repaving on streets to be handled by the board of public affairs and gas line renewals by One Fuel Gas Co, creating additional jobs for a few weeks.
On a Sunday morning at his rural Ferndale area home Charles Hyde, a well known local farmer, was injured when his car slipped from a jack. He sustained a broken collar bone and two rib fractures and received X rays and treatment before being returned home.
The Jacksonville Board of Education will hold a meeting on Wednesday June 1 to hire grade school teachers. The notice was announced locally.
Dodge Hussey Inc of Columbus awarded by the State Highway Department to pave a 1 mile plus stretch through Trimble to Glouster in Athens County. The 20 to 33 foot wide road will use 60 percent labor from the Athens County Employment Relief Committee at 50 cents an hour. Total project cost about 109 755 dollars with brick supplied by Hocking Valley Brick Company. Work to begin at once and includes Route 61 between Nelsonville and Haydenville as current project.
Mrs Georgia McCaskey Burdick is set for a week away with her parents Mr and Mrs Walter McCaskey. Mr Walter McCaskey was a visitor in Athena Friday and spent the day with his cousin Mrs Halste Roop.
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