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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1931
Page
8
Ruth McCormick praises women passing from forty to fifty as they shed the misery of the forties. The piece contrasts twenties idealism with thirties routines and forties aging, then cheers fifty as a safe harbor with wisdom, leisure, and family milestones including grandchildren and renewed confidence.
Local baseball fans will see a double header Saturday afternoon Decoration Day at Glouster. First at 1 o clock Athens faces the Glouster American Legion team with Hughes and Cross on the mound for Athens and Butsko Halbert and Kiraley for Glouster. The second game at 2 30 features Shawnee versus Glouster Reds with Nichols and O Hare for Shawnee and Adams and Theisen for Glouster.
Joe Kanots of Fairport Harbor, son-in-law of Mr and Mrs Frank Gail Sr Hollister, was badly burned Saturday when hot water escaped from a valve in the boiler house at the Diamond Alkali Company. A fellow worker was burned but less seriously. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.
May 28 Muskingum Fish and Game Club received shipments of pheasant eggs for hatching. Recipients must commit to care for the young birds after hatching until they reach a specified age.
Vague note directs parties desiring eggs to notify B. R. Angle, secretary of the local branch of the club. The statement implies an upcoming distribution or ordering process managed by the branch.
In Glouster on May 28 Miss Treva Black of Athens was rehired as principal of Greens Run school. C J McCullough of The Plains was rehired as principal of Hollister school. Trimble Township teachers will be hired at a board meeting on June 27.
Gratiot hosts Decoration Day services Saturday afternoon with Rev. Paul E. Kemper of Glouster M E Church as speaker. Gratiot is noted as the Kemper family’s former home.
GLOUSTER May 28. Daughters of Union Civil War veterans will hold a gathering announced in local notices. Members plan activities and discuss upcoming commemorations at the town meeting place.
Members of the Odd Fellows meet at the Odd Fellow Hall at 8 o clock Saturday morning then proceed to Bishopville Cemetery to take part in the decoration exercises. All members are arranging to go to Bishopville.
A son born to Mr and Mrs Albert Gaskalla Wednesday of last week died Wednesday shortly before noon Funeral services will be held at the home Friday at 2 o clock conducted by Rev Frasne pastor of the U B Church Burial will be in Maplewood cemetery
The Stalter Essex Mining Company signs a contract to furnish 40 car loads of coal per week for lake trade through navigation season. Coal will be mined and shipped from local mines owned or controlled by the firm, boosting summer business and employment prospects.
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