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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1931
Page
8
A Circle Hill confectionery owned by Mr and Mrs Lewis Johnson was entered early Wednesday. Groceries coffee cigarets and candies were stolen with an estimated loss of 60 dollars. Marshal Burke Witham Chauncey notified county sheriff. no arrests yet. Entry gained by breaking the front door lock.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Hillen of Chauncey entertained Mr and Mrs George Horton and two children of Green Springs Ohio as guests Tuesday The two men served 18 months together overseas in World War Two with the 439th Supply trains and had not seen each other in 13 years Horton and his wife had just finished an Eastern trip visiting Washington D C New York Niagara Falls and Montreal before returning to Green Springs Ohio
The Stalder family reunion drew 91 attendees at the Athens Fairgrounds on Sunday. Officers elected included Add Stalder as president and Cos Fierce as vice president. Mrs Addie Stalder as secretary-treasurer. The oldest attendee was 81, the youngest a six month old, and prizes were awarded in 13 stunts chaired by Harry Stalder. The 2027 event will be held the last Sunday in August at the Athens Fairgrounds with guests from several states.
By Mrs. F E Boudinot the Standard Bearers Society met Friday at Miss Pauline Tracy s home for August business and social gathering Refreshments were served to a long list of local members and guests including May Howard Kath Gillespie Hazel Willis Clara Groner Dorothy Gillespie Madeline Ider Marietta Chadwell Helen Tracy Lewis Tracy Ernest Howard Oris Chadwell Homer Pyles Pearl Misner and Clarence Tracy News includes regional visits and movements among Devore Chadwell and Tracy families plus a corn roast on Sanders Hill and a nine pound birth at New England with Ruth Devore Freeman as mother Thefts were reported in West Millfield gardeners garden stolen produce noted Also social notes about visits and a mine idling at Sunday Creek mine No 6 due to a large influx of workers and illness of a child
Chauncey on September 3 reports Mine No. 25 Chauncey and Poston No. 6 at Millfield back in operation after a pause. Eight district mines are active today, including No. 255, No. 68, Ohio No. 1, No. 28, Black Diamond, Chauncey, L. D. Poston No. 65 and Poston No. 6.
Mrs. Homer Cunningham and son Montford of Chauncey visit Dayton with the W. Syx family. G B Courtney and children attend Marietta boat regatta. Ogg family from Chauncey visit Pomeroy. Margaret Malien and Alice Arnold attend the State Fair. Fauna Speilman returns to Columbus after Millfield visit with Clarence Sanders. Sanders accompanies her home for a few days. Wilfred Henry and Donald Henry of Chauncey return from camping and fishing near Toronto Ontario.
Chauncey September 3 annual Keirns reunion announced by Gilbert Keirns of Millfield as president. The gathering will be held Sunday September 6 at the Hooper Ridge Church of Christ with all relatives and friends invited.
In Chauncey Clarence Stalder son of Milo S Stalder suffered a broken thumb on his right hand during a friendly scuffle with his brother Tuesday afternoon.
The Kempton family union will be held Sunday September 6 at Rising Park in Lancaster. Members and friends of the family are invited to attend, as announced.
The Hall Seever reunion will be held at the Athens County Fairgrounds on Sunday September 6. Relatives and friends of both families are invited.
The Salvation Army operates the Athens County Free Employment Bureau under Adjt. Bernard Stone. It invites job seekers to register by writing or calling for blanks and asks employers to contact him at the Salvation Army Building, 92 West Union Street.
Toledo attorney general Gilbert Bettman prepared to file several civil suits in common pleas court to recover more than $1,000,000 withdrawn from the Security-Home Trust Company. Three actions totaling $514,000 were filed, and depositors refunded more than $125,000 amid threatened litigation.
A large crowd was expected at the Ohio State Fair on Governor's Day as Governor White arrived to inspect exhibits and attend a noon luncheon. The main race of the afternoon was the governor's stake, and weather improved after heavy rain on Wednesday reduced attendance.
The French mariner Alain Gerbault advances outfitting of a new boat named after a Polynesian sun goddess. The 34 foot craft uses teak from Bangkok and Monel lining, with lead ballast for rough seas. He seeks solitude of the South Seas, preferring sea life over land comforts.
Senator Simeon D. Fess criticizes bank practices hindering access to savings in Yellow Springs Ohio. He cites a personal loan denial and warns the lack of confidence in financial institutions undermines national prosperity and business stability.
Walter S. Gifford appointed a 17 member committee to tackle unemployment by finding jobs. Harry A. Wheeler of Chicago was named chairman with leaders from business and industry including AFL president William Green, Daniel Willard of B&O Railroad, Leonard Ayres, Edward Hurley, Matthew Sloan, and Alexander Legge.
Walter S. Gifford's unemployment relief committee notes California's approach where employers are urged to guarantee jobs to keep workers spending. The appeal aligns with broader recommendations to reassure the public and support business confidence during difficult times.
A special committee of the Ohio House of Representatives will investigate wages paid to highway workers in Cuyahoga County. Representative Martin E. Blum, the secretary, said the probe targets reports of starvation wages by contractors on state and county projects and plans to reveal contract names when the panel arrives.
Chicago authorities hunt for an accomplice in the Walter E. Wolf case as officials review records about the Continental-Illinois Bank and Trust Company embezzling more than 1.5 million dollars over ten years. Wolf, a 42 year old bank employee, claims no accomplices but investigators doubt his solo conduct given the scale of losses in the stock markets.
An analysis of unemployment conditions among Ohio World War veterans will be conducted at State American Legion headquarters in Columbus on September 9. Governor White and leaders of the Ohio Federation of Labor have been invited to attend.
Seven people were killed and 30 wounded in Quito during protests against a foreign match monopoly escalating into disorders.
G B McClellan resigns from the Trimble Township Board of Education after moving from Oakdale to Philo for work. No replacement named yet for the unexpired term ending next year. Two board seats, including James Brown's, to be filled at the November election. Brown may seek re election.
Mr and Mrs Pat Smith of Greencastle Ind visit Mr and Mrs Fred Smith in Glouster Ohio. Pearl Baum gardner of Grand Rapids Mich and Pat Smith were secretly wed in Sept 1929. Mr Smith teaches at De Pauw University after Glouster High School and Michigan graduation.
The final meeting of the Past Noble Grands Club was hosted by Mrs. Maggie Skinner on Taylor Ridge. Seven members attended: Mae Dew Winnie Phelps Lucy Strohmeyer Irene Morris Nellie Jones Marie Dodson and the hostess. Nine visitors were present.
GLOUSTER Sept 3 William Shrieves finishes one year as night watchman patrolling High Street and adjacent alleys without missing a night despite weather. He followed E E Weaver who resigned to take a job at Mine 255.
Three substitute teachers Cortine Wolfe Trimble Gladys Hoon this city and Edna Black Ather have been hired by the Trimble Township Board of Education. Bernard Hughes of Athens is employed as health instructor in the township schools.
A group of young ladies plans a performance of That Girl at the M. E. Church in Glouster on Friday at 7 30 p m Proceeds will be used for church purposes.
Mr and Mrs N M Brewer along with son Jathan and daughter Grace have returned to Trimble from a summer in Columbus with Guy Brewer to spend the fall and winter at their home.
Glouster on September 3 reports the Thrilling Workers Class gathering in the social room of the M E Church starting at 7 30 pm with a lively program planned.
The Lunsford family reunion will be held next Monday Labor Day in Mount Grove on the Oakdale pike. Members and friends are expected to attend and a basket dinner will be served at noon.
GLOUSTER Sept 3 Game protector E J Clark of Pomeroy Route 1 visited Glouster Wednesday in the interest of strict observance of game laws awaiting a permanent appointment for Athens County.
The Salvation Army will host its Labor Day picnic at Hibbard's Grove with transport from the Salvation Army Building at 9 a.m. A hay ride, lunches, refreshments, games, and races are planned and the group will return to Athens about 5 p.m. A donor provided a hay wagon for the ride.
Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson, arriving in New York aboard the Leviathan, predicts a new era of peace and goodwill in Europe. He cites friendlier ties between France and Germany and praises the wartime moratorium. General John J. Pershing accompanies him, returning from Europe after five months with the battle monument commission.
A plane taking part in force maneuvers in Ferrara Italy fell into the crowd killing three spectators and injuring seven others. The pilot Attilio Allevena was also hurt as the aircraft failed to gain speed while starting to ascend. The king and officials were present at the event.
Newton D. Baker will argue in Columbus that Probate Judge Homer Z. Bostwick should be suspended from office. He represents 1,443 petition signers seeking ouster, opposing Clarence M. Addison who questioned jurisdiction of the Common Pleas Court to suspend the judge.
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