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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1936
Page
5
Athens veterans meeting postponed from October 7 to October 14. The gathering of Civil War veterans from Athens and vicinity will be at Odd Fellows Hall with guests from the Daughters of Union Veterans announced by H. A. Dixon, GAR Post commander, Downington.
Porches appear summery with furniture out while chimneys emit smoke. Temperatures hovered near 60 degrees, with a morning low around 54. Showers in the last two days added 0.18 inches of rain. United States domestic airlines carried 8,009,300 pounds of mail in the January June period.
Athens County treasurer G D Gorham reports second half tax receipts totaling 232 150 51 bringing year total to 570 508 77 from 45 districts Delinquent accounts from prior years boosted the income above the charged amount of 532 215 52.
Local residents report relief from long term stomach trouble and dizziness after three weeks on Vendor herbal medicine sold by the Vendor Man at Athens Pharmacy. The Plains resident William A. Hamer endorses Vendol for indigestion, constipation, and joint pain and Harrison firms Vendol’s availability at Hickman’s Pharmacy in Nelsonville.
Mrs Marie Fisher 49 of Nelsonville died Wednesday morning at 11 45 at the home of her sister Mrs D M Murphy 60 W State St Athens She is survived by a brother William Treace Funeral services will be at Mrs Murphy s home Friday at 1 pm Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery Friends may call Friday morning at Mrs Murphy s home Maine is the only state...
A man and woman with their two and a half year old daughter and two suitcases resumed walking toward Middletown Ohio after a night in the Athens Salvation Army. They said they left Burnell West Virginia a week ago and have walked most of the 150 miles to Athens. They slept in barns and begged for food and plan to live with the wife’s mother on relief.
Heat and drought hit Athens County farming across crops from corn and hay to oats and wheat. Truck farms near the Ohio River suffered most while alfalfa held up best. Pasture turf dried to a sun burnt condition and livestock sales rose as water shortages increased.
Rufus Putnam Training School starts its intramural program with two evenly balanced teams selected by height weight age and grade. Boys compete in touch and pass football soccer basketball and individual sports. girls play pin ball field ball hockey basketball and individual events. Saturday playgrounds begin with voluntary games chosen by children.
Fifteen new students attend Hollister High after a house to house canvass by principal E W Cole reveals clothing needs. Red Cross secretary Mrs. Dwight Rutherford provides stock clothing to allow children to return to class. The school adds courses in automobile mechanics and business stenography and typing with staff including Letha Rowland and Thelma Adams.
News from Athens reports the death of David Courtney former Athens resident at his mother’s home near Marion Ohio. The body will be brought to Athens for funeral services Saturday at noon in the chapel at W Union Street Cemetery with burial there. He leaves his mother Mrs Mary Betz a brother John and three sisters. Eight of every ten homes in America have at least one pet.
The Athens High School Hi V meeting featured principal Oliver Wood’s Mexico trip tales about bandits bullfights and the Mexican elite. Plans for the Oct 13 bean supper followed new member induction. Officers John Lockard president Ted Sprague vice president Dwight Riley secretary Stephen Fuller treasurer. Regular meetings are planned every second Tuesday with sponsors Clarence Sanford history and W P Porter biology.
Forty girls attended a Girl Reserve tea at Athens High School on a Tuesday afternoon. The program featured piano solos by Arminta Morrison and Virginia Porter, a tap dance by Virginia Hayes, a reading by Dorothy Hartman, an accordion solo by Mary Louise Wyatt, group singing, and remarks by Miss Mary Connett, English department sponsor. The council roster includes Mabel Connett president Dolly Schuler vice president Lois Frn secretary Dorothy Hartman treasurer Marjorie Herdman pianist and Dorothy Schilling Evelyn Reading as assistants. The group will meet at noon on the second Wednesday monthly.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Barnhart to be conducted by Rev. M. L. Kimmey Friday at four o'clock at the Methodist Mission in Pratt Street. Burial planned at W. State Street Cemetery. Friends may call at the Plains home of her daughter Mrs. Ralph Parry.
On a rainy day two men argued baseball on courthouse steps. They debated whether Carl Hubbell would win 26 games this season or if the New York Yankees would set a new home run record and dominate him.
Jacob Dorst appeals against the Ohio State Industrial Commission over workers compensation. Judge O F Rowland presides in Athens County Common Pleas Court.
A promotional testimonial urges daily use of Kruschen Salts to cleanse the tongue stomach and intestines and prevent headaches and sluggishness. It promises a money back guarantee if not satisfied and cites Mrs. M. H. Grimm of Denver as a user speaker.
Five year old Alice Bronson Gaskill daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Gaskill of 80 Stimson Avenue had her tonsils and adenoids removed today by an Athens doctor at his office.
Marriage licenses issued in Athans County Probate Judge S. M. Johnson's office dropped by half in September. Eleven couples filed for licenses, compared with sixteen issued in August, signaling a notable slow month.
At coastal homes pianos are kept with lights burning nearby to counteract moisture damage from salty air. The practice aims to protect instrument wood and strings by maintaining a warmer, drier microclimate around the piano.
Train schedules show New York Central and Chesapeake lines with multiple daily departures and arrivals including Nos. 2 3 4 8 and 30 37 43 44. Athens Municipal Airport offers AirTaxi service with sunrise to sunset flights and connections to major carriers.
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