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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1944
Page
2
Local records show changes in urban budgeting and clerk appointments. John Ti ase leads the finance committee as city officials review the latest projections for grants and payroll. The result involves adjustments to prior allocations and anticipated savings.
Nelsonville will hold Waste Paper Salvage Day on Saturday April 22 with city trucks starting at 7 AM in the East End. Citizens are urged to bundle papers magazines and place them on porches or curbs for easy pickup. A tin can collection follows on April 29 along with reminders to prepare fats for salvage.
Nelsonville Elks War Commission asks residents to donate carpet rugs curtains leatherette and linens to supply slippers for convalescents in military and marine hospitals. Committee members John Call Gilbert Smith and James Powell collect items and forward them to Columbus for manufacture.
Murray City Daughters of Pocahontas announced a soup supper for Friday April 21 in Murray City. Grace Shaffer Poe said members should bring their own bowls and spoons. Initiation will occur the same day and those missing the benefit games should bring prizes for the next game.
Buchtel High School senior class will stage the comedy Keep Your Fingers Crossed at the school auditorium on Wednesday evening April 19 at 8 oclock. The lighthearted play features a lively cast and promises a humorous performance for the audience.
Nelsonville Seaman Second Class Robert L. Day has sent a cable to his mother Mrs A Day of Buchtel. He has been overseas since March 22 and his location is unknown. He is attached to an amphibious training crew.
Nelsonville residents urged to display proper street numbers to speed telegram delivery. Absence of house numbers and unclear apartment designations cause confusion and delays, says Western Union representative Robert Kinney.
Nelsonville Elks in cooperation with OPA sponsor an essay contest titled My Part in Winning the War for seventh and eighth graders in all schools. Prizes include War Bonds and Defense Stamps with twenty additional $5 prizes. Deadline May 20 1944 with results announced June 15 in newspapers.
Local OPA officials warn that tire inspection records remain required for gasoline ration renewals and for supplemental ration applications. When replacing a tire, owners must present the inspection record to verify the tire serial number. An authorized inspector must certify tire replacement before a certificate to purchase a new tire is issued. truck tire inspections continue unchanged.
Nelsonville Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Monks receive a second postal card from their son Staff Sgt. John C. Monks now a prisoner of the German Government. The Feb 17 message says he is all right and keeping fit and asks his parents to greet friends at home. Pfc. Galvin Wesley Ray, stationed at a Tennessee airport, is on a 14 day leave with his mother, Mrs. Bertha Ray.
Late contributions to the Red Cross fund are listed with Mrs. Frank Anderson and Mrs. Charles Hanning each giving one dollar and Louise Shafer a donation from the Willing Workers Class of the Church of Christ and a five dollar gift from an unnamed donor.
Five colored men traveled to Huntington on Tuesday for re induction physical examinations. Pastor Francis Maryland Story of Paint Creek Baptist Church spoke to the selectees at the courthouse. Mrs Hester Hill Ira Neal and Rev R P McCarley served refreshments before departure. Reverend McCarley the Modern Woodmen of America service men committee chairman announced a $60 contribution to the coffee and doughnuts fund.
Elizabeth Zane Dew Chapter of the DAR met April 17 at Mrs. Gay Aumiller’s home with Mrs. Rose Weigand presiding and Rev. B A Awe as guest speaker on peace. Local announcements include church events and members’ travels, with several residents visiting Cleveland Detroit and Columbus. Sgt Frank Betts Jr in North Africa is noted.
Circle No 4 of the W S C S of the Methodist Church will meet Thursday evening April 20 at 7 30 o clock at the home of Mrs Mal vern Wilson 106 Adams St
Mrs. Nelle Eliott will host the Golden Rule Sunday School class of the Methodist Church on Thursday. Assisting her are Mrs. Birdie Eliott, Mrs. Julia Reeves and Miss Blanche Moorehead with Mrs. Nelle Eliott as program leader. G. T. Club to be entertained Friday night at Mrs. Eva Bush's Jackson Street home with a pot luck lunch.
Mrs. Garnet Fuller reports her husband Pvt John W Fuller of the Marines has arrived overseas. The notice confirms a service member’s deployment status and family acknowledgment of his international posting.
The Lady Elks will host a monthly bridge party at the Elks Club on Thursday night April 20 starting at 8. Committee members are Mrs. Ruth White Mrs. Georgia Foughty and Mrs. Ben Kirkendall.
GALLIPOLIS reports the body of Staff Sgt. Paul Bostic was recovered from the Little Kanawha River near Parkersburg a quarter mile below the bridge where his car plunged on March 19. Miss Louise Bibby of Parkersburg remains missing. Bostic, born in Gallipolis, was the son of Harley Bostic and the late Pearl Bell Bostic. He was the grandson of Mrs. Phoebe Bell who wintered in town with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kerns.
Gallia County War Price and Rationing Board chairman A K Merriman said public inspection of tire records will end after April 20 though records remain required for renewing gasoline rations and for supplementary rations applications. He cited Harold T Welch of the Office of Price Administration urging owners to check tire serial numbers before replacements.
Gallia County Board of Education appoints Grover Shoemaker to the Harrison Township board as announced by County School Superintendent H. Bion Bradbury. The action formalizes the member's role on the local school panel.
Gallia County Common Pleas Court records show Eugenia Arnott Talbott suing Maxwell Talbott for wilful absence over three years and custody of their child. they wed March 1941. William Jackson files against Hazel Jackson for adultery and seeks injunction on selling household goods. married March 13, 1940. He also seeks partition or sale of City Lot 381 on Fourth Ave below Olive St claiming half interest.
The New Haven Garden Club met in April at the Roush home with Mrs. Burt Roush and Mrs. Ottie Roush as hostesses. The program reviewed The Flower Grower and Portrait of a Patriot. L. J. Ruttencutter won first prize in the quiz, with Mrs. Proffitt second, and refreshments followed for a long list of members.
John Kirk vice president of the Farmers Building and Loan Association and Deputy State Tax Commissioner W. Springston visited Point Pleasant on business. Kirk inspected property for loans and reported numerous loans in Point Pleasant over the past two years are all in good standing.
Joint meeting of the two circles of the Woman's Society of Christian Service held at Trinity Methodist Church focused on The Lord's Song in China. Mrs. W A Gregg led the program with talks on missions in China and the story of General Carr and Charlie Soong, father of China's first lady.
Mrs S Chandler Wilhelm will host the Married Ladies Bridge Club at her Jefferson Boulevard home tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Joseph Buffington will host the Reading Club at her 22nd Street home on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. M. T. Epling of Gallopolis will lead the program, with Mrs. Delbert Staats serving as president.
The Mason election calendar shows April 29 as the final day to apply for soldier ballots and April 28 for other absentee voters. Officials note ballot sending to soldiers may be too late, though attempts to mail them continue. Candidates must file sworn campaign expense statements, with dates for pre and post primary filings and penalties for noncompliance.
Mason Legion asks members to mail copies of the National Legionnaire and American Legion Magazine to overseas forces. National commander Warren H. Atherton urges participation with 21 cent postage per publication. Commander Roy L. Price requests reports by mail or telephone.
The Trinity Methodist Church board of education at Point Pleasant met Monday evening with James B. Couch presiding. After reports from the secretary and treasurer, plans for the Vacation Bible School were discussed, and the monthly meeting time was moved from the third to the fourth Monday evening.
Mrs Ray Gill and daughter Mia return from visit with D T Wartensburgs of Ninth Street. Miss Carolyn Wartensburg recovers at home after car collision suffering a right arm fracture and bruises. Attorney Jack Burdette and Mrs Burdette return to Baltimore after Ohio River Road visit. Burdettes plan brief Charleston stop. Donald Mohr visits grandparents in Gallipolis Ferry. musician tours nearby. Sheriff Lieving and son Herven visit Huntington. Mrs James A Adie and daughter Mrs William Woolfitt visit Charleston.
Eleven Mason County men left Point Pleasant for Fort Thomas Kentucky for Army induction. Three volunteers were Eugene Allen Gardner Gallipolis Ferry Norman Weaver Letart and James Milton Lewis Jr Point Pleasant. Eight selectees included Charles Andrew Stover Letart Robert Gay Hill Leon Donald Gilbert Roush Hartford Bernard Charles Neutzling Mason City Vernon Roscoe Miller Point Pleasant Carlos Edison Cobb Glenwood Clyde Samuel Vansickle Beech Hill and Vernon William Eres a transfer from Lewisburg
Rush D. Holt, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, will speak at the courthouse in Mason on Monday, April 24. The ad provides no start time and hints it may follow the traditional lamp lighting. Holt targets Judge Meadows of Beckley, seen as the governor’s and administration’s candidate.
Gore residents share Easter gatherings with extended family visiting from Carbon Hill Logan Mt. Pleasant Kenton and Columbus. Mrs Woodrow Nutter announces birth of daughter Lonna Rae last Tuesday. Local families including Mc Mannis Wildermuth Turner Donaldson Beck Nutter Leonard Nixon attend services and visit relatives.
Jake Patterson of Crab Creek visited friends at the courthouse in POINT PLEASANT. He is the father of 16 living children, two deceased, and is believed nearly 85. His mother, Mrs. Parthena Patterson, born before her husband joined the Union army, is over 100 and lives with son Jim Patterson on Crab Creek in Clendenin District south of the Kanawha. Patterson travels eight miles on foot to town.
Mason's 4-H club agents report members raising money through multiple projects. Henderson Victory Workers earned 44 dollars at an auction of donated white elephant packages, baked goods, and a penny-letter Valentine event, supporting the Recreation Center.
Dan M Hope opens a new grocery store on Chestnut Street Henderson near Shadle Bridge. The building, built for this purpose, will be expanded after the war with a foundation already laid for the extension. The site near the Routes 2 and 17 junction is considered excellent.
Kayser reports brisk trading with three deals this week. Bert and Pearl Stanley sold a 5 room house on Chestnut and Wilson in Henderson to D. C. and Lottie Mayes. Maud Hoffman sold 2 1 2 acres near West Columbia to Malinda Waugh, with a five room dwelling and outbuildings. Columbus and Myrtie Blount sold their duplex at First and Decatur to Carl Neal and wife, five room units. Councilman Oliver moved into a new home on Charleston Road. Neals to occupy one unit.
Miss Latitia Hoffman of Charleston Road Katherine Ferguson of Leon and Mrs Walter Rhoades of Grimms Landing had tonsil operations at Point Clinic yesterday Mrs Nellie Siders of Henderson a surgical patient was discharged Attending the opening baseball game at Cincinnati yesterday between the Reds and Chicago were Columbus Blount O W Dye Toral Morrison and Toral Jr Doc Me Kinney
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