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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1948
Page
14
Point Pleasant reports Deputy Sheriff Willard Hesson of Glenswood lost his home to a fire over a month ago and fled floodwaters to a second location. He plans to rebuild on the original site to avoid future water damage.
Logan County elections clerk Dollison reported record low absentee ballots with 24 issued and 19 returned by Thursday. Polling places open May 4 at 6:30 a.m. with judges listed for all 29 precincts and a new polling site in Logan 1D at Sam Whitehart’s residence.
Logan district students from Central Grade School will stage Polly Make-Believe with 225 pupils performing tonight at 7 45 in the senior high school auditorium. A matinee was held this afternoon in the same venue.
Four local youths from Hocking County are named winners in the state Farmers Institute poster contests after excelling in county and local events. Phyllis Anderson, Helene Whitcraft, George Goldsberry, and Jimmy Warthman receive top honors or honorable mentions with praise from J. P. Schmidt, Ohio Farmers Institutes supervisor, for the quality of hundreds of posters entered statewide.
Logan County real estate taxes for the second half of 1947 are due by June 20. Unpaid first half balances incur penalties and are included in the new payment. Village collection dates for Murray City and Laurelville have not been set, per County Treasurer Ralph Moorhead.
Mrs. Clarence Matheny hosted the Tuesday Bridge Club with a seven oclock dinner at Blosser s Restaurant followed by bridge at Haydenville. Four tables played guest award went to Mrs. John Lee club prizes to Mrs. Henry Dague and Mrs. Judson Shriner. Attending guests included Mrs. M H Cherrington Mrs. Edgar Paul Mrs. Charles Achauer Mrs. John Lee and Mrs. Clarence Salts. Members present were Mrs. John R. Pierce Mrs. James Barker Mrs. Clarence Schempp Mrs. Clarence Blosser Mrs. Frank Harden Mrs. Harry Bell Mrs. Dallas Kinser Mrs. Clinton Webb and Mrs. Matheny.
Multiple denominations publish weekly services and meetings including Methodist, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Evangelical United Brethren, and Trinity Lutheran. Weekly worships, sermons, communion times, and auxiliary activities are listed with dates for choirs, classes, and council meetings.
Alma Turner 75 widow of Peter Turner died Thursday morning at her son Samuel Turner’s Dicken Addition home after a three week illness. A native of McArthur she lived here many years and is survived by daughter Mary Brown of Chicago sister Minnie Turner Haydenville brothers Marion Shry Vinton County and Holden Shry Athens and two grandchildren. Funeral services set for Saturday 1 p.m. at Leonard Funeral Home with Rev A N Grueser officiating. Interment Allensville Cemetery in Vinton County. Friends may call at the funeral home until services.
Logan district library received several new titles per librarian Miss Evalan Fischer. New acquisitions include Christ and the Fine Arts by Maus and Abram, son of Terah by Bauer, plus When You Marry by Duvall and Christ and Man's Dilemma by Buttrick. Human Destiny by DuNouy and Taft Hartley labor law also added.
Mrs. A. N. Grueser president and Mrs. Clarence Salts secretary depart Wednesday for a three day gathering of the Women's Society of World Service in Portsmouth. The event includes the branch area and ties to 3000 Evangelical United Brethren Church members.
Mayor Roger Friend fined Jesse Huston of Logan Route 4 ten dollars plus costs for reckless operation on Route 33 north of Logan and Richard E Turben of Lancaster ten dollars plus costs for driving on the wrong side of Route 33 north of Logan. Both were cited by the State Highway Patrol.
The Hocking County Republicans will meet at 6 30 p m in the Methodist Church for a banquet and Meet Your Candidates program Robert Bangham assistant state welfare director will be featured speaker The event is sponsored by the Hocking County Republican Women's Club with Mrs A J Curl president in charge
Recent admissions at Hocking Valley Hospital include Mrs William McLaughlin Logan for surgery and Mrs Walter Shuttleworth Murray City. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Wilford Jay Deanville. Dismissals include Mrs Glendon Smith and daughter Logan and Mrs Francis G Kouri Nelsonville.
With the primary a week and a half away Mason County fields few hot races. Bardin withdraws from prosecuting attorney race leaving a quiet GOP slate. Democratic nominations slim with one for sheriff? one for house of delegates and assessor. Republican Morrison leads sheriff contest while Harless and Shirlet challenge. Veteran Rairden faces Roy Harless for the long-held House seat. Nonpartisan county board of education appears to tilt Republican. Democratic county commissioner candidate Wallis competes against Dorset Wedge and Alfred Hassell.
Ida Turner 87 died at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday at her brother Charles E. Rayburn’s home 2028 Main St. after a ten day illness. Former Hartford resident native of Mason County. Last rites at Raynes funeral home Viand St with Rev. Capehart. Burial Lone Oak Cemetery. Survived by Charles E. Rayburn and niece Mrs. Mary E. Gloeckner.
Jimmy Ellis, Harry Lasley, Charles Jenkins and Frank Ellison were initiated at a Moose Club meeting in Point Pleasant. Visiting Moose included Ralph Dush state president Leo Casey state director Merl Clerk special representative of the Supreme Lodge and H L Leonard membership director. A supper followed the initiations.
Attorney Raymond Musgrave and brother Charles E. Musgrave a former FBI agent, with Edward M. Foglesong, plan a hunting trip to Montana next October. They were told by the state conservation commissioner that the area is the best in the state with potential to kill any game including bears and offers excellent fishing.
Mason County Board of Education aims to hire 48 high school and 112 elementary teachers this term while 45 positions await later action due to certificate renewals. Superintendent Ferguson notes only qualified teachers will be employed and under state guidance emergency certificates should not drive vacancies.
In Point Pleasant the state supreme court upheld Circuit Judge Lewis H. Miller in the case of Dewey A. Windsor and F. W. Ingraham as administrators against Mrs. Allie Weissenburger. The dispute concerns 19480 allegedly due the estate of the late Walter A. Windsor from Crescent Carbon Co. stock dealings.
Commander F. E. Sleet of the U S Naval Storehouse lent the plant's pumper truck to Leon to clean out wells and cisterns after a recent flood. About 20 homes in Leon were flooded.
Edward Swint was elected president of the Rotary Club at a Wednesday night meeting in Point Pleasant. Vice president is Charles Bechtle and directors are R. O. Criss the Rev. D. M. Dorsey and Charles Lewis. retiring president A. F. Wilson. G. C. Judd spoke on the Mason District scout work. Dan C. Griner gave a farewell as he moves to Columbus.
The Messenger could not verify a widespread claim that a major coal company won mining rights for 30 000 acres around the Philip Sporn plant at Graham Station. Reports note Central Coal Co. filed with the SEC to conduct deep mining for West Virginia Coal and Transportation and for related utilities.
The Pt Pleasant area church listings show Holy Communion at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. services, church school at 9:30 a.m., rogation days with 10 a.m. communions, St Monica's Guild meets Tuesday at 8 p.m., Service Guild luncheon Wednesday 1 p.m., Ascension Day Thursday, and Bruce Chapel Church school 10 a.m. with 7:30 p.m. Communion.
POINT PLEASANT Mose Nibert father of ten children lost his home on the Sandy Lewis farm at Gallipolis Ferry around 8 am Thursday. No injuries were reported. The fire’s origin is unknown. Nibert works for Lewis, Mason County’s largest beef cattle producer.
Sergeant D G Wilfong of the state police spent leave with his mother Mrs Louverna Wilfong in Elkins She is 84 and has recently been ill but is improved.
Dealers continue filling tanks on demand as distributors struggle to keep normal reserves. A local service station closed not from a gas shortage, sources say.
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