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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1936
Page
5
Athens County farmers seek inspection to determine eligibility for soil conservation payments. About 1,000 farmers expected to request inspection. Reporters measure land with crops since 1930 and gather data on seeding and liming. Government plans two payment types for conserving crops and for seeding and liming.
The official thermometer reached 80 yesterday marking the highest in Athens since last Sunday. Nightly low fell to 56 and this morning the temperature rose into the seventies as the warm spell persisted.
Athens council approved waiving all but one year of interest on street improvement assessments for Shannon Lincoln Elmwood Hudson and W State from Court to Lancaster. The measure shifts about $5 000 to $6 000 in general taxes to cover the lost interest while bonds can be issued under existing law.
Alonzo L. Tryon age 0 and Jane LeFever age 62, both of Athens, listed for marriage. Gordon B. Gray age 29, Athens, attorney, and Helen E. McLaughlin age 25, Athens, daughter of Mr and Mrs George F McLaughlin. Barney Hook age 33 Glouster R D 4, miner, and Helen Van Person age 15 Buchtel, daughter of Mr and Mrs Emmett Van Person.
Judge O F Rowland spoke to the Athens Rotary Club calling for simplification of court procedures to save taxpayers money and reduce delays. He noted 81 grand jury cases from transcripts with about 35 arising from assault charges and warned that moving minor cases to county courts increases trial costs and delays.
Miss Martha Lowry of Plymouth Colorado and Mrs Anna Bolin of Route 7 Athens have undergone major operations in Sheltering Arms Hospital. Leroy Egleberry of Zaleski has been dismissed after an appendectomy performed early last week. Mrs Lena Stevens of McArthur has recovered enough to be removed to her home after a major operation ten days ago.
The first of two radio programs promoting the district meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars was aired this afternoon from the Parkersburg station. A second program will air Friday from 12 40 p m to one o’clock.
Four prominent artists will perform at Ohio University Alumni Memorial Auditorium this school year under the Athens Community Concert Association. Dalies Frantz opens Oct with Rosa Tentoni, Carola Goya, and Nathan Millstein following. Subscription seats cost $5, with university students admitted on registration receipts.
Agricultural conservation meetings for farmers arranged at Lady Grange or Stew art School will be held at 7 p m on October 9 instead of October 8 as previously announced.
Roy Savage of Doanville pleaded guilty to assault and battery in Magistrate T. R. Bennett's court. He was fined $10 and costs. Deputy Sheriff Frank Joyce arrested him Monday on the case brought by his wife Clio Sav age.
City safety director Scott Haney spoke to the Kiwanis Club detailing three years of fire protection work in Athens. Upgrades include a $45,000 rehabilitation of the water works plant, major water main rebuilding, 25 new hydrants, and a new alinement of mains from Maplewood to Court funded by federal loans and grants.
Ranger Roland J. Scharr of the United States Forest Service urges caution as Fire Prevention Week highlights three local forest fires. He notes one blaze started by a person tossing a lit cigarette into dry brush and advises smoking only in safe spots until completely extinguished. Hunters are warned forest fires threaten quail and rabbit habitats.
The Beckel case from Columbus against the Hocking Valley Cereal Beverage Co. was continued by Judge Rowland at defendant’s request and plaintiff’s agreement. Beckel seeks appointment of a receiver and sale of premises to satisfy a $500 claim with six percent interest from December 6, 1935. The case will be heard next Tuesday morning.
Tokyo reports a reduced rate of population growth for the first quarter of 1996 from the cabinet statistics bureau. The release highlights a continuing trend of slower expansion in Japan's demographic figures amid economic change.
Fragmentary text discusses wildlife in Southeastern Ohio and a medical ad. It mentions Scharr warning about a serious fire, then shifts to a sensational gas relief product Adierika claiming to rid gas and poisons from bowels with one dose, advertised by leading druggists.
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