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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1948
Page
8
An AP update from Cincinnati shows hogs selling higher or lower by weight class with barrows and gilts around 21.25 to 21.75. cattle trading weak in spots with steers and heifers mainly steady, feeders lower. sheep and lambs steady with western bred lambs selling well. Also listed are poultry butter potatoes prices and a Passover note for Jews in Germany and a soldier fatality near Newburgh.
Household moves reported on Main Street and Church Street. Death of Mrs. Donald C. Hendershott of West Rushville follows a long illness with services at West Rushville Methodist Church. Numerous family visits and births noted in Hamden Wellston and Columbus communities.
An Ohio National Guard plane dropped 32 cots and 64 blankets to the WVOW guard station for evacuees housed in Point Pleasant junior high Langston and high schools. About 100 people were at the high school, with Langston hosting others. Classes were not expected to resume before April 26.
Judson Ortman from Columbus lost a finger and part of his hand when his 30 foot outboard boat struck a log near Gallipolis locks. He was examining the propeller when the engine backfired. He was hospitalized at Holzer Hospital.
A spokesman for Appalachian Electric Power Co says water still flows over the plant site at Graham Station. An excavation for the foundation is 20 feet deep and holds about 12 million gallons of water and mud. pumps are expected to remove it soon.
Edna Florence Johnson of Salem West Virginia died Saturday at home. She was the wife of Morris Johnson and mother of Howard Johnson. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 pm at Salem Church conducted by Rev. Wilbert Ray. Burial will follow at Suncrest Cemetery in Point Pleasant.
POINT PLEASANTS Chandler Wilhelm and Barton Jones planned to go to Cincinnati last night but were unable to go due to other problems. Local fans held tickets yet most abandoned plans to attend the Reds opening game amid travel issues and weather.
Edgar Hill Leslie Hickman and John Durst were arraigned on intoxication charges and pleaded guilty. Each was fined five dollars and costs. Charles C. Spencer faced a reckless driving charge and also pleaded guilty, with fine and costs. State Trooper R. C. Dilley made the arrest.
Mrs. Ona Dew was seriously injured when struck by a Dayton car near Hollister while walking from her brother in law Edward Phelps residence. She suffered a broken leg and facial wounds requiring stitches. taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital. Her sons William and Lewis visited. the driver stopped and remained at the scene.
Glouster Ohio Priscilla Class Circle No 2 met in the church social rooms on Thursday evening with hostesses including Mrs T D McAfoose Mrs E E Munden Mrs Charles Sweeney and Mrs C K Rockhold The session was led by president Mrs B R Angle with Miss Margaret Gamwell directing devotions Refreshments were served to a list of attendees.
Albert Hall and Jimmie Dennison claim the honor of large fish in East Branch of Federal Creek. After landing several small fish they hooked a sucker weighing five and three quarters pounds.
Mrs. Ida A. King of Columbus arrived Sunday in Chesterhill to spend the summer with sister Mrs. Blanche Ridgley and Miss Cora Reed. They had wintered in Tennessee. C. A. King and Mrs. Mae Putnam accompanied her and returned to Columbus via Glouster visiting M. M. Bryson and the Brysons.
Mrs. Chester Post of Corning was moved to Columbus on Sunday to see a brain specialist for observation and treatment after a week of illness.
Mrs William Winefordner of Monroe Street is ill at home after a slight cerebral hemorrhage suffered several days ago. She is confined to bed and unable to receive visitors or callers.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Faires traveled to Dayton to visit Mrs. Faires' brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Stephenson. Mr. Faires attended a Frigidaire convention while there.
Mr and Mrs Dennison and son Jack of Dayton spent Saturday and Sunday in Glouster with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Jimmie Dennis returning to Dayton Sunday evening.
The Catholic Ladies Study Club will meet in the church hall Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. The session will discuss upcoming community projects and parish activities.
Mrs W W Bryson hosted the Rothwell Club at 41 Broad Street with Mrs Charles Sweeney as vice president presiding. Program leader Mrs Ed Ley presented a paper on History of Old Fort Niagara. Candy was served to listed members. next meeting set for April 29 at Mrs Sweeney’s home.
Funeral services for Ph.M. 3 c Lewis Jennice were held at Holy Cross Church with Rev. Fr. Charles Walsh officiating. A military service at the cemetery followed, conducted by the McCann-Frederick Post American Legion, whose members served as pallbearers. Jennice was killed in the Iwo Jima battle on February 28, 1945, the first day of the invasion.
Funeral rites for Mrs. Billa Smalley will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Racine Methodist Church. She died Saturday at the home of her son Emmett. Burial details and calling hours at Ewing funeral home. Surviving: six sons Frank Bert Fred Ray Hobart Pearl deceased. daughters Mary Robinson Bertha McNichols Edith Waltern Flora Vanderdale. Also husband George and son Pearl are dead.
Glouster residents reported a light frost Friday night and a heavy frost Saturday night. Thermometers showed 32 degrees Saturday morning and 30 degrees Sunday morning with no damage to early ground vegetables observed.
Mrs. Elizabeth Clark announced the LMW District Convention will be held in the K of P Hall Tuesday. Local auxiliary members will attend. a plate lunch will be served and games played.
Theodora Williams, patient at University Hospital for three weeks, underwent surgery a week ago and was improving when complications developed. Mr and Mrs Charles Williams Richard and Joyce Williams and Mrs Elmer Tippie were in Columbus Friday to see her. condition described as serious.
A case holding rare birds of paradise plumes at a Maryland academy is filled with a lethal war gas to protect the collection. The gas fills the container and the plumes themselves are impregnated with the substance, securing the exhibit.
The Garden Club met April 6 at Mrs. Max Hall’s home with fund items sold to replenish the treasury. The next meeting is at Mrs. Dan Sayre’s home. An April 8 Eastern Star inspection led by Deputy Grand Matron Margaret Thomas with visitors from multiple towns. Wilkes Grange undertakes cemetery cleanup as this year’s project. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Levis of Athens. grandparents listed. Various social visits noted including Parkersburg guests and a Junior play presented April 9.
The Coolville High senior class stages Gone With the Girls on April 15 in the school auditorium under Mrs. O R Kiracofe. Cast includes Vandall Cunningham Sanders Griffin Summerfield Cole Allen Sinnett Clark Uhl Hall. Troy Township WCTU moves meeting to April 16 at the Methodist Church. Red Cross drive reaches $400. Eastine Brand and Willis Tucker wed April 3 in a home ceremony by Justice T F Cecil. WSCS hosts at Mrs. Kincade with president Mrs Alda Larson presiding. Program includes readings by Mrs Floella Norman and Mrs Johnston and a dogwood origin poem by Mrs Henderson, plus a hat reading and Martha Serving Jesus playlet. Guests include Mrs Wesly Bingman and Mrs Freda Faber.
The Singapore Federation of Trade Unions, uniting 74 unions and about 50 000 members, declares a general strike to be held Friday across the city state.
Manila reports President Elpidio Quirino declares commitment to democracy saying he will never let democracy down. He emphasizes stability and national unity amid early tenure remarks.
German socialist press claims Russia is conscripting young Germans in the occupied zone into the Soviet army. The report notes the allegation involves Berlin and broader German areas under Soviet control.
Former Ohio Governor Frank Lausche, seeking the Democratic nomination, reaffirmed opposition to political bossism during a Cleveland appearance last night.
Berkeley Calif announced a four year extension of its contract with the U S Atomic Energy Commission for atomic research. The report includes legal notices from Nelsonville Ohio seeking sealed bids for a hot water heater and an air compressor for city use, with bid security and right to reject bids. It also details an Ohio Department of Highways unit price contract for Meigs Athens counties improvements on State Route 143 with paving and grading and a five percent bid bond requirement.
Thomas Edison created the first recording device in 1877 using tin foil cylinders. He later patented the electro magnetic pickup and turntable advancing sound reproduction technology.
Edward R. Dunham of Columbus was elected president of the Ohio Laundry Owners Association.
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