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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1930
Page
3
York Township updates and local society items compiled by H Bartlett with contact line for reader submissions and telephone service guidance.
Classified ad notice directs Mrs Inez J Evans to call 412 W for circulation, with contact details including phone 824 J. The terse item records a routine notification in the publication’s classified section.
Catherine Malone age 70 died Thursday at the home of her daughter Mrs Louis Hounstine in Jacksonville. The body is to be taken to Puritan near Hamden for services Sunday at 1 PM. Burial will follow at Mt Zion Cemetery. She leaves three daughters and two sons. her husband Thomas Malone preceded her in death.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Huenefeld and Mrs. W L Hudson with Mary Lou attended the Ohio University band concert in Athens Thursday. Bob Huenefeld, member of the band. Guests Friday included Mrs. Stella Bean St Louis and Mrs. H M Bean Granville visiting R M Henry.
The Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church held the first calendar year meeting at 76 Jefferson Street hosted by Mrs. L. R. Kelch. Devotional was led by Mrs. Rachel Dresher, with program by Mrs. Elizabeth Tedrow and discussions led by Mrs. Lloyd Evans and Mrs. John Saltz on the Younger Generation and foreign topics. A district meeting for October at Nelsonville Presbyterian Church was organized, with committees named to coordinate.
Sept. 26 Ed Reynolds of New Straitsville pleaded guilty before Mayor Bill Hickman to disturbing the peace and was fined five dollars plus costs. James Tucker of Nelsonville pleaded guilty to assault and battery, fined ten dollars plus costs, and jailed at Athens County Jail pending settlement.
The Esther Class of the Christian Church held an all day party at the Price home near Glouster. Mrs Price provided a chicken dinner at noon and a picnic dinner in the evening. Prizes were awarded to Mrs P B Verity and Mrs Clarence Stewart. Mrs Price received a class gift. Attending included 14 members led by Mrs Harley Mitchell of Columbus.
Charles W. BumGardner 61 formerly of Nelsonville died Thursday in Columbus after a heart attack. Funeral at R L Southwick Chapel Columbus this evening at 8. Body to Nelsonville Saturday for service at Stout's Funeral Home and burial at Greenlawn. Survived by wife Eleanor two daughters Mrs Van Dyke and Mrs Dennis a son Clarence plus four brothers and sisters.
Following the regular meeting of Eudora Chapter Order of Eastern Star Mrs Ches ter Reeves Julia Burnelle a recent bride was honored with a miscellaneous shower A program featuring a playlet was presented by the group Refreshments were served during the social hour.
Newburgh New York officials ban Sunday wedding processions that use horns and tin cans after complaints about Sabbath disturbance. Police are instructed by City Manager McKay to enforce stricter limits on such noise.
A peculiar pictured figure from the Pinto tribe of Australian aborigines reads like a man out of a stone-age tableau. An expedition to Central Australia captured this dandy amid preparations for a tribal dance.
The Woman's Community Club expresses appreciation for local enhancements as summer beauty fades. Foregrounding shrubs and flowers, the club notes notable pride in Nelsonville's Y M C A lawn and Franklin Street gardens, praising efforts to beautify a once plain area.
The Loyal Workers' Class of the Methodist Sunday School met Thursday evening with Mrs. George Dille. President Mrs Gus Pidcock led the business session while Mrs Bessie Wareheim conducted the program with games and contests. E M Gilbert won first prize and Emma McManaway received consolation. Dille and Potts served luncheon to a lengthy list of attendees including Mrs G C Woolery and many names such as Elizabeth Pidcock Effie Bardin Besse Bland Emily McManaway and Bertha Nelson.
A 19 year old Milwaukee youth William Phillips shot and killed his father on a street in front of their home claiming he acted to protect the rest of the family after years of alcohol abuse. He was arrested and detained for investigation.
About 25 delegates and nearly as many visitors attended the final annual gathering of the Ohio State Automobile Association at the Hotel Berry. The event featured talks by city officials and club leaders from Cincinnati and Athens with plans for emergency road service and club membership discussed.
Amelia Earhart, noted trans Atlantic flyer, sustained minor injuries after her aircraft crash landed at the Hampton Roads Naval Air Station in Norfolk Virginia. She is reported to be recovering.
Ashington report notes that 35 states will change license plate colors in 1981 with 26 motifs. Ohio to use black on gray, 31 states previously changed in 1981, and 16 motifs used. Eleven states plus DC retain 1950 colors. Missouri and Oregon undecided for 1931 plates. First rank white on black and white on green chosen by five states.
The text details color schemes for state and territory branding of rubber-tired transportation units. It lists combinations such as black on gold, white on blue, black on yellow, old gold on blue, and green on grey as used in three states, with each variant used in two states. It also notes Canal Zone red letters on white, a 1939 scheme, and Philippines grey on black. Hawaii Porto Rico and Alaska have not yet chosen motifs for 1931.
Athens city fire officials warned students and rooming-house owners that wiring not tailed by a registered electrician is condemned. The practice of suspending wiring from walls with strings and unsafe items must end under the fire code. Replacing blown fuses with coins was noted as illegal and over heated wires can cause fire.
Henry N. Burgett secretary of the South East Ohio Motor Club says the American Automobile Association national program will study road sign hazards and road beautification in Ohio. He urges public sentiment and local owners to remove rubbish and junk yards to improve highway appearance.
A peach tree growing from a discarded stone in Mesa has borne fruit for the third year straight. Neighbors note the tree sprang from a peach pit tossed into the yard by Weasley Bates years ago.
A simple harmless fluid claimed to recharge automotive, radio and other wet batteries instantly is offered on trial by Harry Eliott of Des Moines Iowa. The fluid purportedly extends battery life and lets batteries hold charges indefinitely with no trouble. Eliott seeks interest and offers a free trial to testers by request letter.
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