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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1947

Page

5

Acquittal in Tires Theft Case Ties Up Ohio Trial

Frank Buhla of Glouster was acquitted by a Athens County Juvenile Court jury after a two day trial on charges he knowingly bought stolen tires. Defense argued Buhla acted without knowledge and testimony questioned previous statements by authorities.

Frank Buhla Glouster Athens County C. W. Gross Francis D. White Hal H. Rowland Gordon B. Gray Rowland Gray Buhla William McCutcheon William Olbers Bateman Moe Cutcheon McCutcheon Buccaneer Club Chicago Glouster Express Olbers

Eighteen Receive Grange Degrees at Rome Meeting

Athens Grange conferred the third and fourth degrees on eighteen candidates at the Rome Grange meeting. The joint session included about 100 Grangers from Troy Canaan New Marshfield and Albany with Everett Carbaugh speaking on cancer drive and Mrs Carbaugh noting the home economic project. Addresses were given by O O Bryson former Stewart resident now in Hamden who praised the Grange. Recipients included Bertha Bryon Marian Dodderer Glen Parsons Gaylord Cook Helen Cook Ralph Bryon Clarence Frost Leda Frost Everett Parsons Virgene Parsons Marian Petty Leonard Petty Bernard Voke Geraldine Voke John Barrows Shirley Barrows Celma Mansfield and Mrs Mace. Rome Grange provided lunch.

Athens Rome Troy Canaan New Marshfield Albany Everett Carbaugh Carbaugh O. O. Bryson Stewart Hamden Bertha Bryon Marian Dodderer Glen Parsons Gaylord Cook Helen Cook Ralph Bryon Clarence Frost Leda Frost Everett Parsons Virgene Parsons Marian Petty Leonard Petty Bernard Voke Geraldine Voke John Barrows Shirley Barrows Celma Mansfield Mace

Amputee Veterans Urged to File Auto Aid Claims

Veterans eligible for autos under the amputation program must file claims with the Veterans Administration by July 1 at the Ohio Michigan Kentucky Branch in Columbus. Some veterans may wait longer for delivery. the program began last September and caps vehicle cost at 1600 dollars including necessary equipment.

Veterans Administration Ohio - Michigan - Kentucky Columbus

Glouster Man Pleads Guilty to Arson Charge

Sam Reeves, 58, of Glouster Route 4, pleaded guilty to arson at arraignment before Mayor Franz Woodworth. He was bound over to the grand jury on a $2,000 bond. The charges concern the burning of two unoccupied houses in Modoc Hollow last Saturday, with one building valued at $150 per the complainant Helen Shesky.

Sam Reeves

Meigs Drivers Arrested After Sideswipe Crash

Charles Powell and Hubert E Johnson both 19 Portland youths were fined ten dollars and costs after a sideswipe crash on a Meigs County road near Racine. Powell faced a charge of driving on the left side of the road and Johnson was charged with having insufficient brakes.

Charles Powell Hubert E. Johnson Portland Meigs Racine Justice of the Peace L. B. Higgins Powell Johnson State Highway Patrol

Naval Reserve Officers to Meet in Berry Hotel Dining Room

Athens County chapter of Reserve Officers of the Naval Services will hold a meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. in the main dining room of Berry Hotel, announced today.

Athens County Reserve Officers of the Naval Services Berry Hotel

Graham Chapel Prayer Band Meet Set at Lauer Home

The Graham Chapel Prayer Band will meet Thursday at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Lauer with Mrs Effie Chapman directing the session.

Graham Chapel Henry Lauer Effie Chapman

County Board Approves Relied Bills and Appointments

The Athens County Board of Commissioners met in special session and approved direct relief bills totaling 2801 for March and April to aid food drugs clothing fuel and shelter. Everett Holmes Jr. was appointed bee inspector upon county beekeepers association recommendation. $100 was allocated for a Rocky Glen sanatorium patient. Kiwanis Club won approval to place a ball gum machine in the Court House corridor to fund under privileged children. Present were Chairman Ray Bobo, Charles E Bolin, and Auditor Ralph Elliott acting secretary.

Everett Holmes, Jr Glouster Athens County Rocky Glen Kiwanis Clu Court House

New Fraternity Initiates 17 Pledges at Ohio University

Trowel, newest of Ohio University active fraternities, held 17 initiation ceremonies Monday for 17 pledges. The chapter now includes 40 members meeting general acceptable qualities. Campus Affairs Committee approved changes removing a Masonic requirement to attract younger entering freshmen after postwar normalcy returns. Officers: Richard Lamond of Youngstown president Evan Williams of Athens vice president Jay Morrison of Parkersburg secretary Oscar S Glasberg pledgemaster Brooklyn NY Charles Pepper treasurer Zanesville.

Ohio University Richard Lamond Youngstown Evan Williams Athens Jay Morrison Parkersburg W.va Oscar S. Glasberg Brooklyn N.Y Charles Pepper Zanesville

OU Sophomore Ranks High in Speech Contest

Terry Jenkins, a sophomore at Ohio University, won first place in the Eastern Division of the Inter-State Oratorical Association contest at Northwestern University speaking on Stranger Within Our Gates about Communism in Latin America. She is the eastern champion after losing to a South Dakota contestant in the national event Friday.

Terry Jenkins Toledo Ohio University Northwestern University Latin America Miss Jenkins Mississippi River South Dakota

Mercury in 80s for Third Time in April

The article reports a third April day above 80 degrees with a Tuesday reading of 82 by weather observer Mrs. Co. N. France, following an 86 on April 6 and 83 on April 24. Rain began Tuesday afternoon and continued Wednesday morning, totaling .78 inches, as the Hocking River rose to .7 feet. The temperature cooled to 56 overnight and stood at 62 at 10 this morning.

Co. N. France Hocking France

Methodist Students To Gather For Spring Conference

Representing 16 Ohio colleges, more than 100 delegates meet at Ohio University Athens May 2 to 4 for the Ohio Methodist Student Movement spring training conference. Theme is Christian Leadership on a Growing Campus with leadership courses for OMSM and Wesley Foundation representatives. Ohio colleges include Kent State Ohio State Miami Oberlin and others. Dr Thomas S Kepler Oberlin College leads speakers. Dorothy Nyland discusses mission work. Charles Walker attends on summer canvass term. Ohio A Wesley Players perform two demonstrations The Valiant and Not Tonight. State officers Ollie Tedrow Russell Sawmiller Wanda Stahley Gordon Speckman and Rev Donald H Allen also attend.

Ohio Ohio Methodist Ohio University Athens OMSM Wesley Foundation National Methodist Student Movement World Student Christian Federation Kent State Miami Ohio State Muskingum Baldwin - Wallace Mount Union Oberlin Ohio Northern Wooster Ohio Wesleyan Wilberforce Denison Marietta Cincinnati Bowling Green Thomas S. Kepler Motive Magazine Graduate School of Theology Oberlin College Dorothy Nyland Board of Missions and Church Extension The Methodist Church Charles Walker American Friends Service Committee Ohio A. Wesley Ollie Tedrow Russell Sawmiller Wanda Stahley Gordon Speckman

Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital

Mr and Mrs Bernard Keffer of New Marshfield welcome a son. Admitted include Dale Boyd of Athens for minor surgery. Mrs Solomon Rosenberg and daughter, Athens. Mrs Robert Anflick and daughter, Athens. Mrs Willis Haning and son, Athens. Dwight Munn, Athens. Mrs Clara Wallace, The Plains.

Bernard Keffer New Marshfield Dale Boyd Athens Solomon Rosenberg Robert Anflick Willis Haning Dwight Munn Clara Wallace the Plains

OU Professor To Speak at Marietta

Dr. Arthur H. Blickle associate professor of Botany at Ohio University will present a paper before an Ohio Academy of Science session Friday at Marietta College. A Marietta College graduate from 1934 he is curator of the Ohio University museum. The academy’s three day session includes other scientists and educators.

Arthur H. Blickle Ohio University Ohio Academy of Science Marietta College Blickle Ohio University Museum

Scholarship Tests for 6 Southeast Ohio Counties Here Saturday

High school students from Athens Gallia Hocking Jackson Meigs and Vinton counties will travel to Ohio University for the final district state scholarship test. Preliminaries begin at 8 45 a m with the first test at 9 a m under the State Department of Education.

Southeastern Ohio Ohio University Athens Gallia Hocking Jackson Meigs Vinton State Department of Education Evan R. Collins College of Education Ohio U Monroe Morgan Noble Washington Marietta College Muskingum College Belmont Guernsey Muskingum Perry Lawrence Pike Ross Scioto Portsmouth

Lawrence Masterson and Leona Walczak Married in Glouster

Lawrence Masterson aged 24 and Leona Walczak aged 17, both of Glouster, obtained a marriage license. Also listed are Charles Grim 39 of Shade and Glenna Flanders 40 of Athens, plus William Melzer 22 of Athens and Barbara Bos 21 of Amsterdam, Holland.

Lawrence E. Masterson Glouster Leona Mae Walczak Charles Leo Grim Shade Glenna Luella Flanders Athens William N. Melzer Barbara Bos Amsterdam Holland

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