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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1935
Page
5
The Athens No. 479 lodge will host the district meeting with C. W. AB on grand master duties. George M. Neffner, grand past grand of the United States, will preside as the event is held in the Worstell Court Street hall.
The Rotary Club session centers on fundamental principles of governance and religion. Dr Gamertsfelder outlines democracy as an ideal realized through education and civic effort, urging members to foster better citizenship.
Relatives from Delaware, Columbus, Albany and towns nearby attended a Saturday service at the Rev. waster of the Church in Athens and The Nazarene Tab on State Street. Revered Gardner and others delivered tributes as capacity crowds gathered for the event.
Richard Blaine Rypma, son of Mr and Mrs Gerben Rypma, found a land turtle bearing the inscription C D B July 12 1824 while burning brush on Morrison Brown Hill. The ancient creature crawled into view as it moved to a new location.
Athens can obtain a PWA grant covering 45 percent of the electric light plant costs with a 55 percent loan at 3 percent interest. The loan would likely run 20 years. Mayor Len B McCune received the notice from L A Boulay, state PWA engineer, and a cost estimate will come after a planned survey.
The Mosaic Tile Co protests a 1.80 rate on clay charged by the Baltimore & Ohio between Oak Hill and Zanesville, calling it excessive unlawful and discriminatory. June 12 set for a hearing. A separate note changes the hearing date for Ohio Water Service Co to June 13.Assistant U S District Attorney E L Foote probes alleged compulsory fee practices by an association targeting Northern Ohio food terminal merchants.
Frank Moler of the Fred R Beasley Company presented a synchronized illustrated talk on Greenfield Village Dearborn Mich at the Athens Kiwanis Club meeting The village recreates historic sites including Edison and Steinmetz homes Menlo Park and the red clay oppose Lincoln courthouse and other 19th century scenes The attendance prize was won by Earl Beckley William Davis Jr and F 16 Plegal Guests included Harvey Householder Dr E C Briggs dies aged 81 in Wilmington
Citywide program begins June 10 with 8 weeks of plays and sports at Rufus Putnam and West Side School playgrounds. Daily 8 to 11:30 am instruction by Ohio University student teachers. Afternoon 3:30 to 5 pm. tennis, handball, dancing, hiking, and swimming with limited swimming to Putnam students.
The Gross-Fre bault Oil and Gas Co. began work Saturday on its third well in the shallow gas field near Fisher Station. The Lewis farm hosts this new well while the two gassers on Verity farm continue producing. Completion is expected by week’s end.
The May Term petit jury in Athens County Common Pleas Court is ordered to report Monday June 3 at 9 am by Judge Co F Rowland. Jurors include Elmer Bobo Emma Woodgerd Mary Shafer George Dodds Frances M Jordan Norah Whaley John Owens Shires Cagg Clyde Smith Charlie Daugherty Stella Jandees Pearl Linton Clarence Petty Ellen Harrison Oscar James and other Athens Nelsonville and Stewart residents.
Funeral services for Mary M. Lee of Albany will be held at 2 PM Wednesday at her home conducted by Rev. David Williams. Burial will follow in Hebbardsville Cemetery.
Memorial Day observances Thursday at 9 30 AM in the New Marshfield M P Church with Rev. Ray Huf and Rev. Richard Powell as speakers. Music by a band led by H B Stright, audience sings America, invocation by Rev. Miles Hoon, schoolchildren sing The Pledge, veterans and Don Lowry speak, Star Spangled Banner closes. Parade to cemetery for brief ceremonies and graves decorated.
Glen Gaston and Clyde Stout chosen to represent Troy Township High School at the seventh annual Ohio Association of Future Farmers of America convention in Columbus May 31 and June 1. Under instructor L L Hoover the Coolville unit prepares to enter judging teams in dairy cattle wool agriculture engineering poultry crops sheep and milk.
The Glouster Street brick paving relaying project in Madison and Front Streets was approved by Columbus FERA headquarters and will likely start Tuesday. About 15 men will work daily on the 2,575 foot streets while Pine Place Athens finishes grading and curbing before FERA crews begin dropping brick there.
Ivan McKellip dairy extension specialist gave a special livestock judging exhibition Monday morning at the Cecil Robinson Jersey Farm south of Athens. A similar session followed Monday afternoon at the Athens State Hospital dairy barn. The sessions, under 4S. C. Harte man direction, prepare boys for a dairy cattle judging contest at Ohio State University in Columbus on May 31 and June 1.
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