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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1930
Page
2
Nelsonville York Township reports staff correspondents and urges readers to submit society and locals notices via 412-W. Classified ads go to Mrs Inez J Evans at 834-13 and circulation inquiries call 412-W.
Nelsonville High Greyhounds begin practice with calisthenics signaling and punting drills as they prepare for a scrimmage against a team of former Nelsonville players. Ineligible Fred Nye hurts defense, while veterans compete for end and backfield spots. additional games set for Circleville and Murray City.
The Rev. Charles K. Grammer, new pastor of the Church of Christ, spoke at the Nelsonville Rotary Club meeting on September 16 17 outlining the four pillars home school courts and church. Visitors Ed Hamilton Dr Eastman and Dr Boocks of the Logan Club attended.
Nelsonville reports Troop 46 will start regular sessions on October 3 with biweekly meetings and each patrol to hold at least one monthly meet. The troop plans a 1931 membership drive, thorough candidate investigations, and autumn overhauls of all city troops. An emphasis on first aid training includes physicians and other experts to build a top local crew.
The Pythian Sisters will meet Thursday evening at 7 o'clock in the K of P Hall. Important business has been announced and attendance of all members is requested.
Nelsonville teachers and residents are invited to a Thursday 7:30 p m meeting at the High School Auditorium. A representative from Ohio University will outline plans to establish an extension course in the area and complete the arrangements.
Miss Thelma Hase hosted Sunday with guests Miss Lydia Welch and Herold Ball from Harrisonville and Oscar Palston from Logan.
A large turnout gathered for a reunion of the Stephenson descendants on September 15. Officers were re-elected and plans set to meet the third Sunday in August 1931. Attendees listed include Douglas Stephenson, Grover Hill. Ervan Rager, Paul and James Smathers, Oak Hill. many relatives from Ohio and West Virginia.
A conference of Senior and Junior Leaders is scheduled for Friday evening September 19 at 7 30 o clock at Legion Hall in Nelsonville.
In Nelsonville the Mac Chevrolet Airedales meet the Athena Terriers in a post season Twilight League contest to decide the second half champion. Both squads are 6–3 as the season nears its end with full lineups expected on the field. The Factory nine and Chevrolets have mixed results and the winner could force a full season series.
Funeral services for Mrs Jennie Buckley who died Saturday were held at her daughter Mrs Peter Shoughs home on Fast Washington Street with Reverend H Sayre of the Methodist Church in charge. Tennysons Crossing the Bar was read. Burial followed at Greenlawn. Out of town mourners included Mr and Mrs W H Claypool Dayton Ohio J B Bateman Van Wva Dan Bateman Murray City Mrs Alice Wryskiver Haydenville and Mrs Ida Wyman Murray City.
This notice calls all Patrol Leaders, Junior Assistants, and commissioned officers to attend a meeting to take up several matters of business at this time.
Mrs. K W Rittenhouse and son return from Tioga West Virginia with Mrs D G Candy. Miss Beatrice Higgins returns to Cincinnati Bible School. Numerous visits span Columbus Logan Athens Meigs counties and Columbus. Families, hospital stays, hunting trips, and weekend hostings populate the community’s weekly social calendar.
Virginia Lattimer aged one year, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Lattimer, died at the family home in Hocking Monday. Funeral services were held at the grandparents home near Floodwood Wednesday at 10 AM. Burial followed at Greenlawn. Survived by parents and a brother.
The Willing Workers' Class of the Christian Sunday School will meet Thursday evening at 7 o'clock with Mrs. Frank Anderson on Myers Street. A pot luck luncheon will be served.
Judge L G Worstell rules Beasley Milling & Grocery Company win against Mrs W J and William Johns for $249.21. Earlier, Marion Beckley and Emma Beckley settled damage claims with Herbert Kelly out of court after an automobile collision.
Gabriel E. Coon sues Emma Coon in Athens County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday charging wilful absence.
William Stump of Athens County received a $500 fine and 60 days in jail for failing to support his minor child. Judge S. M. Johnson suspended the sentence and fine on condition he pay $3 per week toward the child's support.
Kivan FE aged 26 and Goldie L. Cross aged 22, both of Athens, along with Robert Z. Jones aged 21 of Marion and Bernice H. Frost aged 17 of Guysville, were reported at home.
Two unmasked bandits held up the Lower Kroger Store in Pomeroy at 11:80 this morning, escaping with 176.75 from the cash register. They covered clerk Marie Earlywine and manager Oliver Geary with guns, then fled in a car toward Outer Butternut Avenue. Meigs County authorities launched a search for the suspects.
Ohio tightens game laws with five year limits on rider ducks wood ducks and gallinules. Duck season runs Sept 16 to Dec 31 with daily limits applied. Rails coot and other shorebirds face narrow seasons and strict caps. black bellied plover and yellowlegs banned. woodcock season limited to Oct 15 to Nov 14.
Nervous mothers and children are cited in an ad praising Vinci as the cure for cross moods and nerves. The copy claims the tonic contains iron calcium and cod liver peptone and that the first bottle brings sound sleep and a big appetite. It notes Gibson's Pharmacy in Nelsonville and Gem Pharmacy as suppliers.
The regulations restrict hunting to no more than four geese per day for each hunter. Geese have been placed under loan with the season running from September 16 to December 31 and a daily limit of four geese.
Howard Bobo Athens manager of the Southern Ohio Electric Company spoke to the Athens Rotary Club at Hotel Berry on Tuesday about extending electrical service into rural Ohio and nearby states. He is a member of the Athens Rotary Club.
Frank Stockdale of Pittsburgh will speak on future retail merchandising conditions at a 6:30 tonight meeting of Southeastern Ohio retail dry goods clothing and shoe merchants at Hotel Berry. About 150 merchants from Fairfield Hocking Vinton Jackson Gallia Meigs Washington and Athens Counties are expected. The session is opened with a banquet hosted by T. W. Craig and is under the auspices of Southeastern Ohio District units of three Ohio retail associations.
At the Ohio Democratic state convention in Columbus on Tuesday the Athens County Democratic Committee headed by D A Bardin was recognized as the official Athens organization. Nelsonville’s group led by Oral Daugherty and Louis Eberle sought recognition, while Athens officials and committee members were listed, and plans for the upcoming campaign were announced by Secretary Rardin.
Albany report says a Town House Church picnic honors the completion of the new road to that point. County commissioners, the county engineer, and their families are invited. Lafe Andrews announces a basket dinner at noon with music as the featured event.
Indiana's darkest day, recalled by resident H. W. Brown, marks the total eclipse of the sun that turned day into night for 30 minutes sixty three years ago in Martinsville.
J. Emy Tsukimoto, a Tokyo oyster expert and pioneer in growing Japanese oysters in Puget Sound, toured oyster beds in Grays Harbor and Willapa Harbor in Hoquiam Washington.
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