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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1934
Page
5
The dialogue unfolds around Esther Ordway and Alice Lorton amid a deceptive plot. Bleeker and Griff discuss alibis, bank access, and the danger of exposure as investigators seek motive and identity swaps. Blanche Malone remains sought as a key witness.
National commander James E. Van Zandt told a state VFW gathering in Columbus that he expects Congress to vote the bonus. He said politicians oppose immediate payment of adjusted compensation certificates and that he is convinced Roosevelt would pay the bonus if politicians allow it.
Large crowds attended the parent teacher association sponsored indoor carnival and Halloween party at Pearl Street Gymnasium on Monday night. Committees responsible for the event did splendid work.
Ohio High way Users Federation issues a bulletin urging voters to back two constitutional amendments to prevent diversion of auto license fees and gas taxes. It warns of drastic increases and calls for capping the state gas tax at three cents to fund highway construction and maintenance.
At the October meeting the K T Crossen Post unanimously endorsed renewing the three mill levy and appointed a committee to educate ex-service men about the proposition. The committee urges members to inform family and neighbors, ensure they know the ballot, and help others choose the correct school levy ballot among three.
Dr Charles K Weichert of the University of Cincinnati told a campus audience that chatter about maternal impressions has no scientific basis. He outlined five main factors for abnormalities including embryonic inhibition and hereditary influences, noting Siamese twins arise from incomplete separation during development.
A Louisville area notice urges ex service men to influence a school levy vote, stressing obligation to support free public education and calling on circles of friends to act. Signed by K T Crossen Post No 21 and R W Finsterwald, chairman, Special School Levy Committee, Athens, Oct 27.
The Norwalk City Council authorizes the purchase of the Ohio Electric Power Company, an Insull subsidiary, for 20000 dollars. The sale ends a dispute with the Ohio Electric Company and leaves the Municipal Electric Light plant as the sole power provider in Norwalk. The city plant currently furnishes free street lighting.
Rio Grande resident David Jones and Miss Evelyn Fichinger, Ohio University students, spent Saturday in Rio Grande while Mrs S M Shiers and others were Sunday dinner guests. Various visitors and attendees, including Mrs Harry Howell, Miss Elizabeth Swisher, and families from Athens, Xenia, Oak Hill, Ironton, Columbus, and Dayton, joined football game crowds and homecomings.
Several households host relatives and friends on weekends and weekdays. A newborn daughter was reported to Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Russell of Wolf Pen on October 24. Additional movements include residents relocating to Wolf Pen and visits to Downington Albany Bashan and Cincinnati. Local funerals and church events were noted through weekend activities.
In St Louis on November 1 a radio stunt at the city zoo featured an electric eel that shocked a microphone. Two announcers touched the eel while one dangled fingers in the tank, ending the broadcast as the eel emitted a jolt and silenced the mic.
A new county bridge near Louis Saxton’s home in Grass Run Side Hill was built by W L Glaze. Weekend visitors included Rev and Mrs T D Zimmerman, Mr and Mrs G O Will, and families. Elza Nichols moved the Mutchlers Schoolhouse. several families hosted guests across Huntington and Bunker Hill areas.
Mrs. Martha Kinrose of Perry Indiana seeks relatives from Athens County. Born about 56 years ago as Martha Brown, she was orphaned young and adopted by Joe Morrison after time in an Athens orphanage. She recalls a twin Mary Brown and a half brother Frank Carpenter. Mail tips to 506 Warford Perry Ind.
Mountville Seneraville couple Dale Murphy and Edith Armstrong wed in Wheeling West Virginia last Saturday. Charles Tillett and Kathryn Harper of Senecaville also tied the knot. Both brides are Senecaville High School Class of 1931 graduates. A wedding dinner was hosted by Mrs. Senac LeFever, cousin of Mrs. Murphy, and the new families were entertained by Mrs. Tillett’s mother. The Murphys expect to be at home in Senecaville after November.
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