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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1939
Page
5
Athens Ohio officials announce the fourteenth annual Scooter Carnival to be held Monday at 4 pm on Lorene Ave. Open to Athens County students, it features 32 events including scooter, wagon, roller skating, bicycle and tricycle races with prizes awarded by Mayor A. A. Cornell.
Fifth grade pupils of West Side School toured Athens Home Telephone Co. and Western Union offices. They saw a ticker tape with baseball scores. West Side boys beat Central 30 to 19 in a fourth fifth grade game. First grade enjoys its fourth half-holiday of the year for 60 perfect attendance days.
The divorce action filed April 12 by Kathleen Dugan against Ralph Dugan was dismissed by agreement of counsel with the approval of Judge O. F. Rowland in Common Pleas Court Thursday at plaintiff's costs and without prejudice to a future action. The Busy Bee 4-H Cooking Club met May 15 at the Hockingport School with Opal Blake recording minutes and discussing sandwich making. The 1894 S mint dime and 1913 Liberty Head nickel are cited as valuable coins. Coffee berries resemble red cherries when ripe, each berry housing two beans.
Dorothy Morris, Ohio University senior, set a shorthand speed record by writing 160 words per minute for five minutes with 14 errors. Instructor Miss Lila Miller says no student in Ohio history matched the low error rate, and the 160 wpm rate is among the nation’s top tests in the Gregg system. Mrs Morris resides in Cincinnati, daughter of Alice Mc Guire of Athens.
Charles W. Hayden 82 farmer died Thursday at his Torch home. Funeral Sunday at 2:30 PM in Torch Methodist Church. Calling at White's Funeral Home Coolville. Survived by wife Mary, sister Flora Pancoast of Pittsburgh, three stepdaughters Margaret Hendrickson McMechen Ed Gillilan Bridgeport and Charles Morris Wheeling, three grandchildren Paw Gillilan Athens Helen Cook and Paige Hendrickson McMechen.
Clyde Juniper age 52 was indicted for grand larceny and pleaded guilty in Common Pleas Court. Judge O F Rowland placed him on five years probation with strict terms including monthly reports, employment, alcohol abstinence, and 8 p.m. home confinement for six months. He must pay court costs and $50 to Dolph Hirscher for a stolen heifer. The judge stressed no precedent and warned of immediate imprisonment for violations. Juniper is father to 11 children and facing future arrival of another.
Harry Kelly of Nelsonville was sworn in this morning by County Clerk Ruth E. Burdette as a member of the Soldiers Relief Commission of Athens County. Appointed March 31 by Judge O F Rowland, Kelly is a discharged U S Army veteran joining M D Hughes and William Christman on the commission.
About 1,000 homing pigeons will be released from the Union Depot Athens Sunday between 7 and 8 AM for a 150 mile return race. The birds shipped from Cleveland are owned by pigeon clubs there and will be cared for by railroad workers after arriving Saturday night by Railway Express.
Prof. Miles Graham of Logan will address the Adult Department of the First Methodist Church Sunday School in Athens on Sunday morning.
Fourth grade students at University Elementary School sent 207 license applications to the National Bicycle Safety Bureau for over 50 Athens riders to receive licenses and plates. Riders must pass skill and balance tests. licenses cost 25 cents and will be issued through the Athens police department before summer break.
Ohio University public relations director B T Grover spoke on Higher College Education at the Athens High School Guidance Program on Friday. Bill Van Dyke sang a solo while Mildred Shirkey and Bill Lewis offered a vocal duet. Gerald Tate presided.
Clouds drift over Athens as a hot spell ends with showers likely this weekend. Temperatures reached 88 yesterday and are moving toward similar highs today with a low of 55 last night. Rain is forecast to arrive late today renewing garden thirst.
Lawrence Overholt reports on Ohio University meteorology students who study local weather patterns with standard equipment. The class learns to read instruments, compute readings, and forecast 24 hours ahead with about 90 percent accuracy, including field trips to Columbus and Washington.
Miss Margaret McCutcheon formerly of Ironton arrived in Athens to take the duties as consultant for Athens County Child Welfare Services. She succeeds Mrs. Helen Fretz who joined the state welfare staff in Columbus. Born in Ironton she graduated from high school there and earned a social sciences degree at Ohio State University. Prior to coming to Athens she worked at Ormsby Village in Anchor Ridge Kentucky, a leading child welfare center.
A new smallpox case in Athens was reported today by the county health office. John Cowles of 355 West State Street, a garage employee, is the patient.
Mrs Paul Edgar aged 44 from S Shafer Sr is reported recovering rapidly after a major surgical operation at Sheltering Arms Hospital on Wednesday.
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