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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1935
Page
5
Voters in Albany Ohio approved the sale of 3.2 beer by a 158 to 105 margin. The measure defines beer as lager and porter with 3.2 percent alcohol by weight and allows this beverage while higher alcohol beer remains banned. The vote occurred during a village election and reflects ongoing debates on intoxicating liquor classifications and local liquor options.
Army Bible class at Salvation Army Hall features Roy Gold Ima Kassler and Mrs Adjt Hinshaw discussing Revelation sections. A study of the seven parables in Mathew Thirteen follows. Saturday night Rev Myron Martin preaches after praise meeting. services Sunday as usual.
An advertised remedy claims to relieve constipation and dizziness, headaches, and other symptoms by flushing impurities from the system. It is offered at $1.25 with no griping and promises improvements in back and joint pains and nighttime awakenings.
Eight Ohio University students were elected to Phi Beta Kappa this week. The new members include Anna Faye Blackburn and Joseph Wharton of Athens, Leona Penn of Otway, Herbert Alcott of Youngstown, Alvin Merendino of Clarksburg West Virginia, Margaret Flory of Wauseon, Phyllis Haslam of Council Grove Kansas, and Rose Shulman of Ellenville New York.
Sixty four students at Athens Senior High School were named to the honor roll for the first six weeks, earning Bs or better. Certificates will be awarded by Principal Co L Wood to seniors, juniors, and sophomores including Beth Cable Frances Hartman Helen Haskins Irma Hayes Frances Kasler Hazel Kelley Mary Ann McKay Martha Minameyer Jean Pickens Louise Bailey Anna Dunfee Dorothy Gentry Mary Graves Janet Mackinnon Bernice McVay Martha Meister Yvonne Meister Alice Bardin Florence Smith Louise Tucker Myers Faulkner Fred Krecker William Love Wilbur Perkins Orville Pierce Charles Leaders Calvin Franklin Charles Dalton Emerson Houf Jess Larch Jane Foster Mary Louise Wyatt Aldine Duncan Lois Fri Virginia Goldsberry Dorothy Hartman Eileen Saunders Warren McClure Peyton Reed Clark Biedel Stephen Fuller John Lockard Jack Biddison Harry Hess Doris Finsterwald Helen Baker Anna Ator Rachael Osborne Delpha Douglas Suzanne Danford Jean Houf Mary Elizabeth Lasher June Baird Helen Downs Virginia Beasley Jean Finsterwald Ruth Hartley Marjorie Harvey Martha Jones Marjorie Malone Lucille McDaniel Mary Katherine Sherrard Anna Mae Tal Dorothy Gilbert.
HOLC representative Miss Esther Harris of the District Home Owners Loan Corporation will interview homeowners seeking loans in Athens next week. She will meet in the office of Attorney Harry Mettler in the Worstell Building on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday.
The State Department of Highways will survey all public roads in Athens County starting next week with three staffers. Data will be recorded on maps by a chief, recorder, and driver as they ride the county, measuring mileage and road type from earth to brick.
A WPA payroll of 4391.72 will be distributed Saturday to 485 workers in Athens County. The county’s payroll is split, with the larger share paid Tuesday next week. Most recipients will get their first WPA check for less than two weeks and rely on FERA relief until full pay arrives.
Sunday preaching at Mt. Zion Baptist Church by Rev. B H Davis with worship at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m Sunday School at 9 30 a m and B Y P U at 6 30 p m on Carpenter and Congress Streets.
Alice T. Rowland seeks permanent alimony and custody of four children ages 15 12 9 and 7 in the Athens County Common Pleas Court. The hearing includes many witnesses and also carries the Lingy McClain compensation appeal continued from last week.
WPA sealing program in Athens Vinton and Jackson Counties has closed sixty four mine openings since October. Paul L Allen reports 39 men are employed across three counties with two crews near Nelsonville in York Township. Most closures are drift mines with some shafts. Program sponsored by the U S Department of Health aims to reduce stream pollution.
Rufus Putnam School defeated East Side to win the elementary school football championship on Rufus Putnam Field. A fourth quarter grounding play by Richard Mackinnon after a tipped pass secured the win. Team awards will be presented to Bobby Mills Herman James Thomas Hughes William White Phillip Zenner Edwin McPherson Evan Jones James Worley Junior Efaw John Finsterwald Richard Mackinnon. Substitutes included Alan Russ William Pierre William Dorst Howard Efaw Gerald Rider John Haller Billy Maxwell Franklin Sanborn.
Athens High School Girl Reserves held a patriotic program on the Y M C A peace theme. Represented countries Germany France China and Ireland were shown by Martha Meister Lucille Swaim Florence Smith and Kathleen Shannon with country customs songs and flag displays. The program will continue at a later meeting as all November meetings focus on Peace.
Athens County relief office will not distribute commodities Monday due to a legal holiday. Commodities reopens Tuesday with canned meat and prunes. Last week 1,444 families totaling 5,319 people received items. prior weeks saw 1,634 and 2,610 families respectively. WPA workers will receive commodities until two weeks pay is completed.
Stanley Bolin Chauncey, admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital on November 6 for injuries from an automobile crash, was discharged and returned home Thursday.
Frank Cunningham aged 23, a miner from Chauncey, son of Mr and Mrs William Cunningham, appears alongside Doris Boggs from Athens, daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Boggs, in the family notice.
George Wilcox of Zaleski, previously under observation at Shelter ing Arms Hospital, was formally dismissed on Thursday. The report notes his status and the hospital’s discharge protocol.
Athens pupils proclaimed Mother's Day at both junior and senior highs. Mothers of band members and football players entered the Gallipolis Athens game free. A town parade formed after a 1 30 p m start, with carnations sold by the Girl Reserves Club. The Gallipolis and Athens high bands were to parade between halves.
Ohio University sororities unveil comic strip themed booths for the WAA Carnival in the Men’s Gymnasium from 8 to 12. Judges include Dean Irma Voigt and Greta Lash. Prizes are 10 and 5 dollars, with booth construction capped at 5 dollars.
CCC Camp Athens continues improvement projects this week with new clothing racks in barracks new table tops in the mess hall and new walkways between buildings. The first weekly edition of The Keyhole a six page paper by the camp boys was issued Thursday replacing the former biweekly schedule.
A forecast calls for colder weather with possible rain or snow in the Athens District on Saturday. At noon the thermometer read 49 degrees, and about one fourth inch of rain fell last night per weather observer C N France.
WPA sewing centers for Pomeroy and Logan were released from Washington today and will be opened soon. Mrs. Charlotte Gowing Cooper, director of women's work, announced the project. Four similar centers already operate in the district with two in Jackson, one in Ironton, and one in Marietta, making clothing and sheets for needy families. a similar project has been proposed for Athens County.
Two caesarian sections were performed at Sheltering Arms Hospital on Wednesday yielding two newborn boys to Mrs. George Stump of Carbondale and Mrs. Walter Jones of New Marsfield. Both mothers and babies were reported doing fine. It marked the first day with two such operations at the hospital.
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