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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1939
Page
5
The Athens Community Chest drive shows progress with about one-seventh of the $12,975 goal raised by noon. Three teams out of 32 reported, and their incomplete reports indicate active solicitation continuing across the community.
E Paul Cotton, general chairman, announced the drive shows 1990 total today with 1885 in subscriptions and big gifts at 11090. Twenty six teams report so far with mercantile groups included. Final results expected after December ninth with some institutions submitting after.
Warning about kidney sluggishness and backache. Promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a 35 cent remedy from Haarlem Holland. Claims various symptoms including swollen ankles puffy eyes leg cramps and nocturnal urination improve with the product. Encourages buyers to insist on genuine original Gold Medal box for purity.
United Mine Workers officials from Southeastern Ohio meet in Columbus with John Owens to assemble facts on unemployed miners. Athens official John Wyckoff says facts will be presented to Governor Bricker to urge a special legislative session. Counties represented include Athens Meigs Jackson Perry Vinton and Hocking.
Captain Carmichael announced $1,000 in pay for 69 enlisted men and four officers of Battery C 134th Field Artillery. Pay checks were to be issued at 7 30 p m at the Athens Armory. The Headquarters Company 166th Infantry awaited their about 350 dollars in pay due soon once delivered.
The Athens health department plans Schick skin tests in city schools to assess immunity to diphtheria and determine who needs another toxoid dose. Central Grade School starts testing with letters sent home for first seven grades. Local physicians, nurse Mil dred Colville, and city nurse Esta LaHugh will conduct the tests, with a note on a failing brake spring in a car wheel.
Medical claims lemon juice aids rheumatism and arthritis pain. A home remedy mixes four lemons in a quart of water with one RU EX packet, taken two tablespoons twice daily. If no relief, RU EX offers a money back guarantee at the druggist.
The Friday 8 p m performance closes the Collins Entertainment Festival. The stage tale follows David Chandler whose highfrequency ray upends world armaments, stirring nations and lavish offers. A cast led by Judy and Gordon Trent unfolds parallel romances through mystery and political intrigue to a hopeful ending.
The Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association launches its annual Christmas Seals sale to reach 2175 dollars. The effort funds tuberculin skin tests for school age children, 93 X-ray plates, 32 diagnostic clinics, and year long health programs. Association leaders urge strong purchases to sustain work into 1940.
Marietta brief reports John A. Nunn, held in county jail for burglary and larceny grand jury investigation, escaping from Deputy Sheriff Dayton Goddard while being transported to a dentist for a toothache. Nunn was a constable-elect.
German reconnaissance planes were spotted off the east coast of Scotland today. Two Heinkel bombers appeared near the Firth of Forth and two more were seen north of the Firth but driven off by Royal Air Force fighters.
Distress calls were received from the Dutch steamer Beverijk weighing 2948 tons as it ran aground in a zone thought to be heavily mined. The Lincoln highway is stated to exceed 3300 miles in length.
A young buck was sighted in the Athens area, with reports from Vernon and Vaughn Conkey of Mechanicsburg driving on Richland Ave when the deer crossed the road. Others, including student Hamilton Oldfield, saw the buck near Shannon Ave, cross the Hocking River, and vanish toward the Ohio University Stadium area.
Daniel J. McKinley of Millfield, age 60, was fined 10 dollars plus costs by Mayor Cliff Cornell after a State Police arrest on Route 33 near the State Hospital grounds. He allegedly operated his car in an unsafe manner and struck a school sign in front of Athens Township School.
Congressman Wright Patman of Texas, author of proposed legislation for independent businessmen, is set to be speaker at a Southeastern Ohio meeting in Athens on Monday January 8. F F E Dowler announced plans after Patman suggested several possible dates.
Mrs Ruth France of Nelsonville was taken Wednesday to the Marysville women's reformatory by Deputy Sheriff BC Day. She was committed by Juvenile Court Judge Francis D White on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of her own minor children. In Athens the fall temperature dropped to a record 16 degrees with a 10 degree high, then rose to 45 by Thursday noon amid light rain.
Athens City Recreation Board calls all interested in a city recreation program to attend an open meeting at West Side School on Monday December 4 at 730 p m. The aim is to discover desired activities and the program's scope while fund solicitation continues through the City Parent Teacher Associations. Participants from Wednesday night include C K Mrs W H Herbert Dr Robert Studer F B Gullum city recreation supervisor Lewis Sabo and other board members. Dr and Mrs Francis P Bundy announce the birth of a daughter Suzanne Victoria at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
Robert Cunningham, five, of Nelsonville Route Three, was discharged from Sheltering Arms Hospital after weeks of treatment for an eye injury. Also reported recovering nicely are Mrs. C. R. White of Athens Route Five, Frank Biddle of Athens Route One, Mrs. Stella Collins of 141 Franklin Ave., and Mrs. Fay Walker of Albany following surgical operations.
Floyd-Bolin Post 3477 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a regular meeting at 7 30 p m Friday December 1 in the Armory club room Commander M C Morrison urges all members to attend with important business to transa ct and refreshments to be served
A home recipe claims fast cough relief by mixing sugar syrup with two ounces of Pinex in a pint bottle. The ad touts easy preparation, long shelf life, pleasant taste for children, and promised money back if not satisfactory. It highlights Pinex as a Norway Pine guaiacol concentrate with prompt action against bronchial irritation.
The Harve S Sayre Co of Buchtel filed suit in Common Pleas Court against Frank Rosser of Nelsonville to recover 925.10 claimed as due on an account for groceries.
Fred C. Hotes of Berea a state examiner in the Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for state auditor in 1940. He was recently a visitor in Athens.
A record notes that ten thousand books on Napoleon have been written, roughly one every 98 hours for 112 years, reflecting a long standing literary obsession with the French emperor.
Athens Ohio drugstore offers Big Chief Indian Herb Tonic as a family elixir. Described as a general tonic from roots and herbs to stimulate appetite aid digestion and relieve occasional constipation. Regular price 1 25 for all sizes.
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