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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1929
Page
3
Inez J Evans accepts classified ads for the Nelsonville Messenger column. Call or write to her at Slid or 412-W for placement and details.
Nelsonville reports the death of Miss Florence Horton at Grant Hospital at age, following an operation a week earlier. The longtime governess at the Athens County Children's Home and former matron of a Rescue Home in Columbus, she was active in Nelsonville's Christian Church and Esther Class. She is survived by her parents and a brother John Horton. funeral plans were not yet set.
Miss Philena Nelson daughter of Mrs Anna Nelson and Ralph Betts son of Mr and Mrs Frank Betts were married Saturday October 5 at the Presbyterian Manse in Athens Reverend A Y Wilcox officiating Both graduates of Nelsonville High School and Mr Betts an Ohio University 1929 alumnus they will live in Ashtabula where Betts is teaching in the public schools
Garnet Ruth Henshaw of Poplar Street Nelsonville died Sunday evening after a long illness. She is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs Tom Henshaw a sister and a brother. Funeral services led by Rev C P Pridgen will be held Wednesday at 10 o clock at Pilsrim Holiness Church Chestnut Street with burial at Greenlawn.
Elsie Tune Gleason four months old daughter of William and Mabel Gleason died Sunday at home on Pleasantview Avenue. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3:00 P.M. at the residence. Burial will follow at Greenlawn. parents and three sisters survive.
Members of the Athens Presbyterian Church are asked to meet for devotional and social services to be held Tuesday night at the homes of Mr and Mrs Clarence Gill 209 East State Street Mr and Mrs J E Barker 20 Columbia Avenue and Miss Nellie Van Vorhees 29 University Terrace.
In Nelsonville on October 7 three church services featured Y M C A speakers from Ohio colleges. W G Clippenger of Oberlin College spoke at Christian Church, J Know Montgomery of Muskingum College spoke at Methodist Church, and Forrest L Frazier of Dayton addressed Presbyterian members. The event aimed to highlight Y M C A work with plans for a fund drive starting Tuesday morning, with C A Unuoer of Washington D C addressing workers that evening and J J Squier arriving to aid through the week. About 40 solicitors volunteered for the drive led by John W Tontins of Columbus scheduled for a general meeting Wednesday night.
City schools face a $13 000 shortfall even with the three mill levy to be voted in November. Superintendent A F Hixson explains the levy keeps funding at prior levels and urges parents to vote affirmatively. He notes cuts in janitors and supplies and reliance on state paid teachers to balance the budget.
Col Charles A Lindbergh with his bride and two Carnegie Institution scientists starts a four day survey across Belize Guatemala Yucatan Campeche Quintana Roo to uncover Maya ruins long hidden by jungles. They fly over Tikal Uaxactun and northern Peten seeking unknown temples while locals react to the plane.
The Rev I P Day pastor of the Central Avenue M E Church says humanity's history echoes the impacts of strong personalities. He praises Jesus Christ for qualities of poise spirit sincerity sympathy and democracy of spirit and urges Christlike people filled with the Holy Spirit. He warns against missing present opportunities to serve at hand.
Burglars broke into Biedel Mead Oil filling station at Lancaster and Carpenter Streets early Sunday, taking 19 dollars from the cash drawer and several cartons of cigarettes. The discovery followed at 6 AM with Chief Finsterwald and Officer Gilson on the case as clues are pursued. Tau Kappa Epsilon members reported theft of 30 dollars from their clothes early Sunday.
An advertising pitch claims McCoy's Tablets will add weight and improve appearance. It offers a guarantee: after four sixty cent boxes or two one dollar boxes, if a person does not gain at least six pounds and feel better, the druggist will refund the purchase price.
United States Bureau of Mines data show soft coal output for the week ended September 18 at 11,451,000 net tons, the highest weekly total since February and about five percent above the previous week. The 1928 comparable week totaled 11,054,000 tons.
Mr and Mrs Thomas O Bush hosted a Sunday dinner at 650 Woplar Street. Attendees included Ervin Gilliland Sterling and Mrs Harry Gilliand of Columbus Miss Vernon Push of Cleveland and Mr and Mrs Noah Sommers along with Mr and Mrs George Dille in this city.
Mrs. Mary McCarty hosted a Sunday dinner on Poplar Street in honor of her daughter Mrs. bD G Candy of Tioga West Virginia. Guests included Mr and Mrs J Winefordner and Miss Sue Jones of New Strutsville Mr and Mrs L J Manick and Dall McCarty of Columbus Mr and Mrs C D Walker and daughter Mary Jane of Corning.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Young stayed with Mrs. R. J D Young in Vomeroy at week’s end. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Watters and three children from Violet, W Va, visited friends here Saturday and Sunday. William Mitchell visited his son Harley Mitchell and family in Columbus. Mrs. William Lancaster and son Paul of Steubenville were guests at the end of the week of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lancaster.
Four of six suspects arrested last Friday in Kimberly for the murder of Starry Green, a World War II veteran, were released Sunday. Two suspects remain in custody for further questioning as Prosecutor R. Williams and county officials pursue clues ahead of Monday grand jury proceedings. Green, shell shocked, was murdered Wednesday night. his pockets rifled and body dragged from a mine site to a hollow. Police believe the robbers took between 400 and 200 dollars.
Coast Guard Headquarters confirms reports the Russian plane Land of Soviets was found near Craig Alaska. All four fliers are safe. The agency issued the bulletin from Washington on October 5.
A United Press survey shows at least eight people killed and many injured in Ohio traffic crashes over the weekend. Victims include Cleveland residents Anna Seigall Virginia Caine and a unidentified man. Other incidents occur in Barberton Mount Sterling Callipolis Sandusky and Martins Ferry.
Hogs receipts 6 000 with market strong to higher across weight classes. Cattle receipts 1 250 with beef and veal values and calf prices listed. sheep and lambs also traded higher. Butter eggs poultry and potatoes priced. Boston wool sales light with few lines of fine wools selling and prices mostly steady to firm.
Cattle receipts 72 775 head and calves 345 head with varied weights. Hog receipts 3 500 head with steady to higher bids for 180 to 200, 250 to 380 and 90 to 130 pound classes. Packing sows reported at about $8 to $8.50. Market tone unsettled with mixed price signals across weight ranges.
The 48th General Assembly of Ohio proposes a statewide ballot amendment for November 1929 to modify Article XII and Article X, authorizing higher property taxes up to one and a half percent true value for state and local goals with exemptions, and setting a schedule for implementation and related fiscal terms. The secretary of state affirmes the text and filing details.
Market notes show beef steers steady and veal lower while lambs rise. Prices list beef steers 750 to 7512? and heifers 6913 with cutters down. sheep receipts around 300 with fat lambs top price 13 and culls at 4.50 to 5.50. Missouri Pacific and other rail stocks listed alongside a Cincinnati produce section noting fresh totals and prices.
Market news notes quiet activity in butter markets with varied receipts and prices. Creamery products show extras at 46 cents per pound while nearby white fancy and fresh firsts range around 90 cents and 60 cents respectively. Regional quotes include westerns at 35 cents and browns at 40 cents per unit.
Unclear OCR text notes produce items and pricing, listing tubs extras and frets with numbers and gale seconds. Reads as fragmented market notices with incomplete proper nouns and quantities.
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