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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1937
Page
2
Seventy nine students from Athens and nearby communities will receive degrees or diplomas at Ohio University's commencement in Alumni Memorial Auditorium on Monday morning June 7. Three Athens residents will earn Master of Arts degrees.
The Albany Consolidated Grade School is prohibited for school use by an order from the State Division of Factory and Building Inspection. Exterior walls show dangerous settling cracks. the Board of Education must repair by rebuilding or fund a new structure. The current term is complete and the building is not in use.
Ohio school districts begin receiving the second quarter 1937 distribution under the school foundation program totaling 11,297,377 in notes. Cities receive 5,936,951. exempted villages 675,175. counties 4,685,251. Notable local shares include Athens 12,843 Gallipolis 16,659 Logan 20,000 Nelsonville 14,333. County totals add Athens 76,768 Gallia 52,017 Hocking 44,474 Meigs 50,082 Morgan 37,974 Perry 61,172.
Ray Martin and N Shafer Sr were admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital Friday after being trapped beneath slate in a Sunday Creek Coal Co mine. Pearl Coon The Plains underwent a minor operation Saturday. Mrs Vella Primmer Mill Street and Mrs Irma Petty Coolville were admitted for observation or possible surgery. Mrs William Hawk and baby son Charles William Jr Athens Route 7 were dismissed.
Forrest Hanlon of Parkersburg won the Pierce chronograph wrist watch after cutting paper five times in three minutes and five seconds for an average score of 37, with Carl Van Dyke of Athens second on four cuts in three minutes 12 seconds and an average of 48. Three planes came from New Philadelphia and a Model K Aeronca demonstrator was shown. the local airport will receive one next Friday.
Rev Eliot Porter pastor of Memorial Presbyterian Church Oxford Ohio led Sunday Memorial Day exercises at Greenlawn Cemetery. Porter, a World War I trench mortar battery captain, delivered the main address.
Dr J R Sprague trains pedigree Scotties with AKC and British ties. His line traces to Heather Necessity from the World’s top Scotties, with show wins and royal antecedents in Britain and the United States. He plans future matings with a key local sire in Zanesville.
With warm weather and a new club year the Amesville 4-H Sewing Club meets with 25 members. Officers include Mary Lee Thompson president and Gratta Sedwick vice president. Other clubs like Nimble Fingers Broadwell and Eldeen Coolville elect officers and plan meetings for June. The Loyal Daughters and Chase Sunshine Sewing Club also elect leaders. The Athens County 4-H advisors convene June 2 for a district gathering.
Mrs Emma Wilson is the week end guest of Mrs Clarence Slater in Columbus. Mr and Mrs Waldo Chute of Huntington W Va are guests of relatives here. Dr Gilbert Love of Columbus came to accompany his mother Mrs John Love home for Memorial Day. Miss Octa Powers and Miss Mercedes Keaton of Columbus visit Mr and Mrs William Keaton. Mrs Fanny Daugherty of Columbus is week end guest of sister Mrs Victor Oakley. Mr and Mrs Ted Garrett of Gordon W Va were guests of Dr and Mrs J C McGrath. Mrs Jack Pearson and twin daughters of Detroit are guests of Mrs Jo Kelley. Miss Elizabeth Carr Wellsburg W Va guest of Mrs H E Lancaster during commencement week. Mr and Mrs Leighton Aumiller and son Dick and Dr Lowell Burnell, Columbus, are guests of home folks.
F H Laughlin and Stewart resident Stewart entered a not guilty plea to assault with intent to rape in Magistrate T R Bennett s court Friday. The complaint by Peter Frisby of Stewart states his wife was the alleged victim. Laughlin bonded at 500 and bound over to the grand jury.
About 50 Nelsonville High School band members tumbled when a temporary stand collapsed at Greenlawn Cemetery before Memorial Day exercises. Eleanor Spencer hurt her ankle and others were skinned or bruised. no serious injuries. The stand held only a speaker and a few onlookers.
The Nelsonville plant of Hocking Valley Brick Co. employing about 90 men closed down indefinitely Saturday after operating since March. Management cited lack of yard space to store finished product, with plant yards currently filled with material.
The Nelsonville Athens County Labor Non Partisan League will hold a meeting at Faglies Hall in Glouster on Tuesday evening June 1 at 7 30 announced by secretary Wilber L Hutchins. All officers and members are urged to attend.
Mrs Garnet W McBride files for divorce from Lewis D McBride in Athens County Common Pleas Court claiming neglect of duty. She states he deserted her on April 23 1937 after their 1930 marriage. The source adds a quoted line from Lady Mary Kingsford Smith about a vanished husband in 1935.
A vintage ad promotes Q-623 guaranteed relief for rheumatism neuralgia sciatica and lumbago with many past users reporting it stops pain quickly. It also touts Q-Tabs as a diuretic stimulant tablet and lists Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store in Athens Ohio as the source and contact.
Nelsonville churches honor the class of 1937 with separate observances. The Methodist breakfast followed by greetings and class history. the Christian Church tur-key dinner with graduates awarded yellow roses. Special sermons marked commencement at all three churches.
C L Stout attended the Ironton funeral of James O'Keefe a member of O Keefe and Son funeral directors. Charles O Keefe father is president of the State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers of which Stout is a member.
A local resident charged with intoxication pleaded guilty at the Mayor S G Holland court in Nelsonville Overton Wal lace. He was fined ten dollars plus costs.
C. G. Sheppard underwent a surgical operation Saturday morning at Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus. His condition was satisfactory on Sunday as family members visit him, including Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sheppard Miss Martha Sheppard and Mrs. Harry Edington.
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