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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1946
Page
5
Athens Ohio will retain Eastern Standard Time. Mayor F L Woodworth says Athens should not change unless neighboring cities do. Daylight Saving Time begins in six states at 2 a.m. Sunday but Ohio cities decide on adoption.
Mary Stanley Chaney, 76, died Thursday at the home of her son Jack Stanley in Baker Settlement. Survived by six other sons and a daughter, with two brothers. Preceded in death by her first husband John Stanley, a son Edward, and her second husband Charles Chaney. Friends may call at Jagers Funeral Home.
Ohio University received 300 additional family dwelling units for married student veterans and their families. P L Peterson notes this will aid housing as 295 veterans and families are currently enrolled and housed in surrounding Athens. Two steel barracks for 48 single men are under construction near Rufus Putnam School as grading proceeds.
The Albany Schools honor roll for the fifth reporting period lists students across grades two through twelve. Notable names include Lois Bolin, Bessie Bailey, Foster Hamilton, Judith Barnes, Thelma Beatty, Eleanor Gibson, Christina Beckley, Katherine Jones, and Helen Davis among many others recognized by Superintendent H. Ellis.
City health commissioner Dr H T Phillips warns the public against bathing in the Hocking River this morning. He notes refuse from nearby areas flows into the river untreated, creating a risk of contracting venereal diseases tuberculosis and typhoid fever.
A touring group of six veterans led by 37 year old George L. Mark arrived in Athens by jeep and automobile as part of a state wide campaign for congressman at large. The caravan, following a stop in Marietta, planned to proceed to Pomerous and Gallipolis after Athens.
Births to Mr and Mrs Robert Hayslett McArthur a daughter. Admitted include Miss Katherine Oliver Preston Cottage and several others undergoing major surgery at multiple locations. Discharged Mrs Mary Ebien Mingus and son Nelsonville and Mrs Violet Gabriel with son Athens.
The Grimshawes North Carolina post office, claimed as one of the smallest in the United States at about four by five feet, continues its daily duties serving the town. Meanwhile the previous day saw a high of 45 and a low of 39 degrees with a 4.05 foot Hocking River stage as reported by Mrs. C. N. France, local weather observer.
A framed parchment resolution and a wafer thin Patek Philippe watch were presented to A B Roe, president of The McBee Company, in informal ceremonies this week. The board praised Roe’s 35 years of service since joining in 1910 and hoped he would steer the firm for many years. Roe had previously worked for Acme Keystone in Beaver Falls and became vice president and general manager after Charles McBee’s death in 1923.
Carl Bobo aged 26 of Shade was arraigned before Mayor Franz Woodworth on an affidavit by Alva Johnson charging assault and battery. Bobo pleaded guilty, fined 310 and costs, and jailed five days. William Kinsley, 26, of Coolville, arraigned for assault and menacing Thelma Ambler, pled guilty and fined 10 plus costs. Stanley Deeter, 37, of Hockingport, charged with property damage under 100 dollars, pleaded guilty and fined 10 and costs. Arrests were made by county officials.
Francis E Collins travels to Lima State Hospital for a 60 day psychiatric observation after Judge Rowland overruled a new trial motion. The 1945 law, first used in Athens County, lets psychiatrists assess him before sentencing for assaulting an eight year old girl.
Athens Business committee members led by Miss Josephine Garvin announce the cancer control drive will end May 15 in Athens with final May 25 contributions at Athens National Bank. A Saturday fund sale marks the April drive, part of Cancer Control Month, with 60 percent returned to the Health Department for cancer research and education displays at Columbus Electric Co. Court Street.
The County Prosecutor's office reports delinquent land taxes totaling 29 337 dollars with over 2 000 paid in the last ten days. About 60 foreclosure suits are to be filed to collect roughly 150 000 dollars in back taxes, seven final judgments slated next week, and several suits recently filed or settled.
Georgia Chastain profiles Steve Tatalos owner of College Inn in Athens who longs to live by the sea and own a boat. Born in Greece, he traveled to Europe in the 1930s and 1916, built an addition to his building after his brother’s 1920 death, and shifted to lunch service. Celebrities and even a Vanderbilt once visited his restaurant adjacent to a hotel, and Steve enjoys radio talk shows.
Ross Wright Athens County Extension Agent received an OSU appreciation pin and certificate for 25 years on university staff. He announced absentee voting details for a county referendum on a conservation district and noted the extension office as the single voting site on referendum day May 6. Wright, a Montpelier native, has led local activities with Kiwanis, Methodist Sunday School, and Masonic and Grange groups while also teaching in OSU Extension Service. Charles Bachman of Bachman Motor Sales reported 1947 Studebaker display from a Chicago air show dealer event.
Harvey H. Biffle, 52, a tenant farmer, was struck and killed by lightning yesterday while driving a tractor toward his home near Mount Vernon. The accident occurred during a storm that drenched the area, and authorities reported no other injuries. Biffle was known in the community for his work on the local farm.
Elwin R. O Neill announces the Mech anicsburg School fifth grade honor roll listing students by grade. Grade Seven names include Eleanore Wickline James Brooks Gale Cain John Smith Howard Brown Martha Davidson Harriet Sapp Franklin Hooper. Grade Eight lists Peggy Wood Joe Lavelle Kenneth Cone Barbara Lowe Ruth Wickline Pauline Bowles Betty Glass Helen Sapp. Grade Nine features Barbara Hope Bette Hixenbaugh Shirley James Patty Laziman Martha Yeager. The Straight A honorees are Harriet Sapp Franklin Hooper Barbara Hope Peggy Hood Barbara Lowe Ruth Wickline.
Mr John Parmiter of 12 Race St caught a ten pound carp with rod and reel in the Hocking River near Canaanville yesterday but his wife Dorothy from the county sheriff's office insisted he give it away. She said the meat is tough and it takes too much shortening to fry. Parmiter still had bacon and eggs for dinner.
Local 5006 of the United Mine Workers of America will meet Saturday at 1 30 p m in The Plains High School announced today by secretary Oscar McGee Marriage licenses Melvin Moore 25 Athens and Virginia Elizabeth Thompson 123 Athens Dale H Kirkendall 24 Millfield and Lena Mae Martin 23 Athens
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