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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1937
Page
5
Soil Conservation committeemen to conduct the final check of the 1937 program at a meeting led by H. M. Leinaker. The on site check will verify acreage and receiving practices with farmer maps and provide proof for seeding and liming. Papers then go to the county office for re checks and forwarding to Columbus.
Mrs. B. M. Covert of 116 N. Congress St. underwent surgery at Sheltering Arms Hospital on Tuesday. Mrs. Louie Abraham of 22 W. Union St. was admitted for medical treatment Tuesday. Mrs. Lewis Murvey of Gloucester and Mr. Robert Shields of The Plains were dismissed. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Onail of 6 N. Shaffer St. on Monday. Mrs. Forest Zinn was admitted for medical treatment Monday.
Mothers know children need blood strength after illness or pale looks. The ad claims 8 8 8 Tonic builds red blood cells to improve health, restore weight, and vitality, urging start now with S.S.S. Co.
Athens County officials urged a Nov vote on a five year three mill levy to fund a full welfare and health program. The drive targets a $107 794 state debt plus ongoing care for residents in state institutions and tuberculosis control, with revenue split among the general fund and needed health services.
Fifth graders at East Side School stage a book based football drill with the team named Ohio University. Each student moves ten yards for each read book and report. Girls run a bicycle race by work turned in. Fifth graders tour the Ohio University Electrical Engineering Dept with Prof. D. B Green explaining telegraphy methods.
The text notes that more than a dozen states have enacted laws aimed at addressing drunken driving, reflecting a growing push to curb impaired driving in recent years with new penalties and enforcement measures.
A Sugar Creek business man H. R. Bradbury reports a large flock of wild geese flying southward over Athens. This is the first geese migration sighting this fall as birds head south through Ohio until late November.
The Athens Hi-Y club inducted about 26 new members at a Tuesday night ceremony in the school auditorium after a bean supper. Dwight Riley presided, with Dan Bardin as MC, and speakers including Gerald Ramsey, Jack Biddison, Harry Hess, and Bill Rowland. Supt. H C Pendry addressed the adults and guests.
Dr Phillip J Woodworth opens his medical office in the Spot Building on West Union Street Athens. A native of Athens he recently completed internship at White Cross Hospital Columbus and residency there before joining Sheltering Arms Hospital staff. He occupies the late Dr J A Malones office.
An Athens County petit jury awarded John Martsiller of Nelsonville compensation benefits from Carbondale Coal Co a self insurer in industrial injury cases. Martsiller claimed total disability from breathing fumes at Carbondale mine on June 6 1934 after already winning at the State Industrial Commission on appeal of the defendant.
Athens hosts a Friday 8 PM meeting in the Farm Extension Office where officers discuss organizing farm institutes. Speakers include Ross Wright county agent and others from Lodi Waterloo Canaan Coolville Amesville Albany, covering community roles church school finance and local talent.
Belpre Chamber of Commerce sponsors a fall festival display in the Peoples Banking and Trust Co lobby this week to show local fruits grains and vegetables. Growers from Belpre Dunham Decatur and Troy Townships present offerings as the bank is open 9 am to 3 pm.
Floyd Bolin Post 3477 Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at the Armory club room Friday evening Oct 15 at 730. All members are asked to attend to finish plans for the Charity Dance set for Armory on Nov 11.
Athens Business and Professional Women invite the public to an open meeting at 8 tonight in the Cline Building to discuss Athens City bond issues and the Athens County three mill levy. Roger Connor of the Citizens Fact-Finding Committee will speak on the city issues and findings, while Richard Wilson, county clerk, will cover the county levy.
Mrs. Frank W. Steinmeyer responds in Athens County Common Pleas Court denying her husband’s accusations in his divorce petition. She seeks a divorce herself and claims repeated cruelty and at least two acts of violence. She says she was forced to leave a moving car and requests alimony, claiming she is pregnant.
Ella Virginia Kappes of The Plains and George Dean Houser of Columbus, formerly Athens, settled in Athens County Common Pleas Court. The suit accusing Houser of fathering the child was dropped after a $200 payment to the plaintiff.
An advertisement touts Alleniu Capsules as a swift safe remedy for rheumatism neuritis sciatica and related pains caused by uric acid and circulating poisons. The green capsules are claimed to relieve pain within 48 hours and are priced at 1.00.
Frank Murray, of Georgia, jailed in Athens County awaiting arraignment on intoxication charge after disturbance at Athens tourist camp on Richland Ave. Deputy Sheriff Charles Evans arrested him.
An old advertisement offers Bukets green tablets with juniper oil and buchu leaves to flush the kidneys and aid waste elimination. It compares use to castor oil for bowels and invites readers to ask a druggist for the test box at Cline's Pharmacy.
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