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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1931
Page
5
Local page notes call for society and locals to send items to 15 W Be and to 412 W for classified ads and circulation. Bartlety staff correspondent invites readers to telephone Your News for updates and community notices.
Final plans for Memorial Day observances in Nelsonville on May 30 were approved by Glenford Dugan Post. Ex service men, Woman's Relief Corps and Boy Scouts will assemble by 9 am, with a parade led by the High School Band forming at 9:15. The route goes to Fort Street Cemetery for ceremonies, then by car to Greentown for further services.
HLIE Zuber superintendent of city schools spoke to Nelsonville Rotary Club on Memorial Day meaning. He traced origins to 1863 when General Logan urged post members to decorate graves, noting Confederate Memorial Day in Virginia and the broader national observance. He praised leaders Washington Lincoln Roosevelt Wilson and stressed World War II added significance and a duty to country state county and community.
Nelsonville High School will award diplomas to 65 graduates this evening at the 88rd annex auditorium. The class includes 35 girls and 30 boys, with Maxine Hall delivering the salutatorian address and Jo Barnecut giving the valedictory. J. E. Lewis of Otis State University will speak, and Dr. Lowden will present diplomas.
Old Timers defeated Longstreth's steam 6 to 3 at Buchtel ground. Scoring spread across innings with early runs 2nd and 3rd, fourth tied 5-5, and a five-run fifth giving the Old Timers the lead. Next games set for Chauncey and Carbon at Buchtel.
Mrs Margaret Murphy died Tuesday at the family home on Oak Street. Funeral services will be held at St Andrew's Catholic Church Friday morning at stone clock hour, with burial beside her husband Thomas Murphy at Greenlawn Cemetery.
The Staff Council of Troop 46 meets tonight at the Legion Home from 7 to 8. The scoutmaster lists Leslie Dalton Bonet Bartoe Melvin Losey Francis Kourl Bennie Sterling John Steen rod James Parrmyrs Don Martin Billy Weltaheimer Jack Anfiick James Farran Gilbert Wess Camping and Memorial Day plans. Two new members Pat White and Robert Strattan join the Flying Eagle Patrol.
A courtroom note outlines actions from a recent session where film dancer Pretty Tut Macs and others testified. Witnesses included Cynthia Donle and Walter Wills regarding damages from a broken item. The case centers on alleged improper instruction and responsibility for the incident.
INDIANAPOLIS May 27 Half the entrants in the 500 mile Speedway race had qualified on the fifth trial day Nine starters were added yesterday Original 72 entries reduced to 65 with 33 meeting the four lap spin If more than 39 qualify the slowest will be dropped Cunningham Diesel Miller Special 16 cylinder claimed fastest speed 116 37 Leon Duray 16 extender at 103 13 Louis Meyer hit the southeast wall but qualified at 118 52 Congress Dies Brooklyn Rep Matthew V O Malley 54 dies at home
Faces check charge as a suspect tied to issuing bad checks is arrested by sheriff Wayne Wincett in Athens. He is taken to the county jail. officers notified. In Maryland, a bank with real estate loans laments losses amid a slow business mood as real estate leaders call for bankers to support construction.
The piece argues real estate values should reflect prosperity without being minimized. It emphasizes influence of market conditions and user impact on property assessments and growth. It frames value as a reflection of community strength and investment potential.
Columbus May 17 A year after learning he would be terminated Professor Herbert A Miller head of Ohio State University sociology department was informed an official dismissal would follow. University president George W Rightmire and the Board of Trustees plan a joint statement today explaining the move. The action cites complaints about his teaching on family relations and a newspaper interview that allegedly misreported a liberal speech he gave in India last year. Agricultural congress at Ohio State University to follow.
Fifty years ago Feart G fentth and C BE Heyoen carved initials on a land turtle Ramm. Mr Meyman found the turtle bearing cut designs dated 1601. Mr Grimith, resident of Bam Liverpeol Ohio, recalls Hayman and Smith present then.
Huntington West Virginia voters elected Floyd Chapman Republican mayor by 6 438 votes in a record Huntington election. Chapman led the field as the largest vote getter in the city’s history and returns to office amid the postwar political scene with support from major party figures.
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