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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1930
Page
3
Local society and residents share updates in Nelsonville York Township with community news and upcoming events. Contacts and telephone details are listed for the Your News Your TM service to reach the locals.
Nelsonville officials and church workers urge discouraging promiscuous begging and unauthorized charity solicitation. Mayor Bill Hickman will issue authorizations after investigation to worthy solicitants, with official ID cards and reporting of unapproved solicitors.
Mrs L G Chapman and daughter Mary Ellen of Columbus visited her parents Mr and Mrs C C Ervin. Sigrid Love returned from Columbus after visiting sister Mrs Elton Smith. Numerous others from Columbus and nearby towns traveled to visit relatives here and in Columbus, including Mr and Mrs Boyd Roscoe and Edith Stiers, Mr and Mrs H H Bowen and family, and Gene Jewett staying with his grandmother Ida Jewett.
Nelsonville announces the annual Halloween celebration organized by the Y M C A. Participants must register, pick a number, and be inspected at the Y before 7 p m Friday. Judges in costume will select prize winners who ride a parade platform on the Public Square after a 7 o'clock march.
Miss Eleanor Ray entertained friends at a masquerade party Friday night at her West Washington Street home. Guests included Barbara Steen rod Lillian Wend Phylis Wend Frances Jo Riley and others. Anna Mae Voight won the best costume prize as games and refreshments followed the contests.
The S. H. T. Club met Monday evening with hostess Mrs. William Barrows on West Washington Street for social games and sewing followed by a two course luncheon. Guest Mrs. Earl Shafer from Athens attended with members present including Mrs. Lil lian Betts Mrs. Julia Reeves Mrs. Wanda Martin Miss Mae Linton Miss Geneva Geers and Miss Ruth Cook.
The Rainbow Class of the Christian Sunday School met at Miss Frances Parry's Adams Street home for their monthly party with Mrs. S S Lane as teacher and Mrs. Nelle Johnson assisting. Anna Butts and Mrs Lane won prizes as games and contests entertained. Plans for the Thanksgiving dinner were discussed. A two course luncheon was served to 17 members and two guests.
Sam Gilham has returned from Walbridge where he had been employed for some time.
Mrs. Joe Barrows entertained the Esther Class social committee at Fort Street home. Plans were completed for the masquerade party at the church this evening and refreshments were served after the meeting.
Nelsonville residents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Keplar announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Lucille to Gerald Sporn in Akron Ohio on October 20 They will reside in Akron where Mr Sporn is employed.
Dr and Mrs W I Jones of Columbus observed their thirty first wedding anniversary with a Sunday dinner at 62 East Columbus Street. Guests included their daughter Louise Jones, Frederick Hirsch, and Mr and Mrs Dean and Mrs Cable.
The adult public is invited to a masquerade social held Wednesday evening at the Junior Order Hall on Washington Street. Members of the W. B. A. will host refreshments for attendees.
Miss Katherine Hall of Columbus Ohio hosted a Halloween gathering Saturday at her grandparents home on West Washington Street. Guests enjoyed games contests and a Halloween styled luncheon.
Mrs. Fred Edington hosted her bridge club Monday evening at 6 with Halloween style appointments. Guests included Mrs. E. E. Rosser Miss Louise Johnson Miss Margaret Johnson Miss Dorothy Vorhes and Miss Freda Smith. Mrs. Frank Jackson won first high score, Mrs. Leonard Cooley was second, and Miss Johnson won the guest prize.
Miss Adaline Ray and the Christian Church Sunday School group hosted a Halloween party at the church on Monday evening. Games and contests provided entertainment for about 35 members and guests, with refreshments served.
The primary department of the Methodist Sunday School plans a Halloween party at the church Friday 5 to 7 pm. Members are asked to attend in masks and bring a lunch. Fourth grade children of the M. E. School have been invited.
Former Congressman Ralph B. Cole, a noted state orator, will address a Republican rally on the Nelsonville Public Square Wednesday at 2 PM. Rain plan moves meeting indoors if needed.
The Perry County Past Chancellors Assn semi annual meeting will be held at Porteraville on Wednesday evening October 29. Grand Chancellor Kidd and Uncle BU Schooler will speak. Lunch will be served at 7:80. Local members have been invited.
Mrs Thomas Spencer’s class of the Methodist Church will hold a hard time party at Mrs John Murphy’s home on Franklin Street Thursday at 7 o’clock. All members are urged to attend.
Funeral services for George Shingler age 75 who died Sunday at his home in Buchtel will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at his residence. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery.
Charles Kentner of Nelsonville was fined 10 dollars and costs by Mayor Bill Hickman after pleading guilty to intoxication.
State officers attended the annual School of Inspection of Rebekah Lodge District 67 last Thursday in Odd Fellows Hall. Jennie Henderson presided and Anna Henderson served as secretary. Elizabeth Oxley Eva Van Dyke and Goldie Moore of Athens received degrees. Lodges from Chauncey Stewart Carbondale Albany and Athens attended the special meeting.
Athens Senior High School registers with the Ohio State Debate League for the year. Debate coach Anna K. Price expects the discussion question soon and is busy organizing several debate teams at the school in preparation.
Glouster schools will close Friday due to Teachers Association meetings this weekend. The Southeastern Ohio Association meets in Portsmouth, Central in Columbus, and Eastern in Marietta. A majority of Glouster teachers are expected to attend the Columbus meeting, decision to be made at today’s teachers meeting.
The Progressive Study Club held its annual Halloween party October 28 at Mrs. B Angles home. Members paraded to Mrs. Bryson’s residence for fortune fishing and then judged the Who’s Who contest with prizes awarded to Mrs. Dunnett and another member, followed by the usual activities.
Glouster Ohio October 28 The football game between Glouster High and Murray City High has moved to Thursday at 3 30 p m due to Teachers Association meetings The game will be at Murray City and many local fans will travel to support Glouster High
Hollister Oct 28 a masquerade social will be hosted by the VU B Church at the Hollister School Building Wednesday night with orchestra music and various entertainments. Also notes of local visits include Mr and Mrs Guy Russell returning to Columbus after a weekend with the Bindersin family in Jacksonville and Mrs W N Hartley visiting Mrs Charles Webb in Zanesville where she remains seriously ill.
Eudora Chapter No 72 O E S hosts a masquerade social at the Masonic Temple on Friday evening October 31 for the pleasure of Past Matrons and Past Patrons.
A member is privileged to bring a guest to participate in the entertainment and refreshments. The note emphasizes courtesy and inclusivity at the event, inviting participation while maintaining decorum.
Ohio University professors H F Scott and W D Hill led the annual Ohio Classical Conference in Toledo. Scott was elected president for the next year at the gathering joined by Eta Sigma Phi members and Latin teachers from Ohio schools.
The Athens Senior High School executive body met in Room 206 to discuss publishing a high school paper, improving the Fall Festival plan for next year, and after school parties. Report cards for Athens Junior and Senior High will be issued Wednesday for the first time this year. The Home Economics Club for sophomores and juniors will meet at 8 06 Wednesday in Room 22 to elect officers.
The Rev. Harold F. Wonder of Second Presbyterian Church Newark will speak at 7 tonight on Some Things We Cannot Outgrow at a Fellowship service. An officer’s dinner is at 5 30 tonight following Wednesday’s talk on My Responsibility as an Officer of the Athens Church. Additional Wonder addresses include My Experience In Palestine Friday night The Good Shepherd Sunday morning The Greatness of Jesus Sunday night and Monday night The Key Words of Life.
The Beaver Patrol of Troop 2 in Athens is preparing a Treasure Hunt for Friday morning. They will meet at Camp Rowland at 9 o clock. The recent weekly Boy Scout meeting at the Athens Methodist Episcopal Church focused on tests.
More than a third of an inch of rain, .36, fell during the afternoon and early evening Monday according to E. V. Wolfe weather observer for the government station at Lower Plains. The temperature dropped to 50 degrees Monday night, 34 degrees higher than the previous night.
Athens County delegates report from the fifty seventh annual Ohio Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention in Youngstown October 21 24 endorsing bone dry candidates and opposing cigarette industry phases. Speakers from Australia Georgia Tennessee Missouri urged prohibition enforcement and voter participation. The gathering condemned dances and marathon dancing and urged W C T U members to press Ohio papers for pro prohibition coverage.
Prof. F. J. Roos of Ohio University Art Department will deliver talks in connection with gallery exhibitions in the Fine Arts Hall. The first lecture will be Thursday at 8 pm in the Fine Arts lecture room and will focus entirely on prints with slides illustrating works in the gallery.
Clarks Chapel Ladies Aid will hold its October meeting on Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Wilbur Young, 48 May Avenue, Athens.
Fairport police and Lake County authorities announced the capture of a man they identify as Charles King of Hamilton Ohio. They say he is wanted for the alleged murder of his wife and four sons.
Ohio plans radio broadcasts of election returns from statewide offices on November 4 with WLW Cincinnati carrying the program. Secretary of State Brown urges county boards to install receivers to get air instructions via the station, which will air last minute guidance and vote tallies starting 6:45 PM and continuing through the night.
An old ZEMO antiseptic liquid ad promotes scalp use to stop dandruff and itching. It claims cleansing cooling and healing effects and urges keeping ZEMO handy for various skin irritations. Prices listed include 66 cents and 1.00.
An Ohio mother praises California Fig Syrup as a gentle remedy for her daughter Edna Mae's whooping cough and measles. She credits the product with restoring appetite, digestion, and health, noting doctors widely recommend the pure vegetable remedy for biliousness and constipation in children.
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