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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1956
Page
6
The Better Vision Institute cautions that direct sunlight and glaring lights should not strike a baby’s eyes, stressing protective measures to prevent eye strain and potential damage.
Army ROTC instructor Sgt Carmichael trains cadets in firing range protocol with CAP senior Robert Ziegman and Robert Hagen assisting. Plans target qualifying more cadets for a two week summer encampment at Wright Patterson AFB in July. Cadets drill in formations and courtesy to familiarize with Air Force life. Cadet attendance will decide finalists. Qualified cadets include George Martin William McCoy Ken Smith. Other named marksmen and sharpshooters listed. Maj Olson announces CAP repairs and reassembly of a plane damaged by a Lancaster storm.
Kelvin E. Walker aged 20 was fined $20 and costs for driving with no 1986 license plates. Jean A. Umbarger aged 21 of Athens Route 1 was fined $15 and costs for failing to stop within the assured clear distance. Charges filed in Mu iual Court by the State Highway Patrol.
River levels continued to fall this morning though clouds and a falling barometer suggested rain. Readings showed low 78 and 42 at nearby sites with Hamley Run at 34, rising to 20 by 9 am. Thursday temperatures ranged 28 to 76 degrees.
Muncara Overnoiter, 22, of 60 Mill St. was fined 80 dollars plus costs in Municipal Court for leaving the scene of an accident. Two Ohio University freshmen also faced charges after filing complaints against him, while Oberholzer faced a separate jaywalking complaint against Joseph Janus and Richard L. Kohn. James Williams, 72, Hebard Township, died at Sheltering Arms Hospital after two years of illness. services set for Sunday at the Alexander Presbyterian Church with burial at West Union Street Cemetery.
Birth notices list several families including Mr and Mrs R W Williams of Athens welcoming a daughter. Other entries name Mrs Clyde Beasley of Athens and Murven DeWeese of Athens Route. Also listed are Dennis Davis The Plains Alvin Dye Harrisonville Karen Cohen Athens, Charles Lax Athens Bernadine Whan Athens Route ED Lewis Adkins Millfield Janice McMullen Athens David Christman Jr Glouster Route 1 and Mrs Donald McClead Shade Route.
Marshfield fire brigade answered an alarm to the John Ward farm on Athens Route 1 when a barn caught fire from undetermined cause Friday at 11 a.m. Firemen arrived at 11:30 as the barn burned furiously. Ward said sparks from a grinding stone were not the cause.
A scout leaders round table will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Room 205 of Ohio University’s Super Hall. C A Randal announces the event with I scout leaders and advisers, featuring ideas crafts and discussions. Dr William Carmean will speak on forestry. Dr Lorin K Bixler will lead Sunday worship at Central Ave Methodist Church.
Former Athens resident Mrs. James Pratt died at her Newark home Thursday morning. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 1 p.m. with burial in Newark. She is survived by two daughters Mrs. Helen Roach of Mt. Vernon and Mrs. Gladys Bobst.
Earl Sands of 16 Stimson Ave was appointed used car manager for Bateman Riley Motors. Sands has three decades in the auto business and was formerly with C. B. Nye Co.
The emergency squad was called to administer oxygen to Mrs Hannah Brookins of 168 N Lancaster St at 9 17 p m Thursday. Fire Chief Charles Dalton said she was suffering from an asthma attack. The squad had responded to the same address early last Wednesday morning.
An Athens County bank robbery case involving Logan King is recalled for clemency review. King was indicted in 1885 for armed holdup of the Citizens Bank of Albany, pleaded guilty, and received a life sentence. He escaped in 193? and was recaptured, with parole considerations debated.
Ten members of the Aaven Board of Trade attended a meeting of the George Washington Highway Association Thursday evening at The Chicken Inn near Chillicothe. Richard Rawson discussed the Route 80 National Federation and showed films about The Famous 50 marking the highway from coast to Colorado. The association elected William Kramer of Chillicothe as president and will include three representatives from communities between Cincinnati and Belpre. Athens Board of Trade participants listed include Carl Clifford John Dowler Joseph B Grogan B T Grover Robert Mathews Marper C Pendry Fred H Sands Carl Tom Wakefield and C T Williams.
Charles McGinnis a West Fairmount High School graduate from Fairmount West Virginia has joined the Athens Office Supply staff. A Marine veteran with seven years service he spent three years in the Pacific during World War II. He previously worked for Royal Typewriter Co in C harleston West Virginia and now lives on 5 Shannon Ave with his wife and daughter.
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