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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1949
Page
5
July brought extreme heat with 18 days above 97 degrees and a 106 degree peak on July 21 in Athens. Rain totaled 5.13 inches while the lowest July temperature dropped to 60 degrees on July 11, with August readings noting 72 at 9 20 a m and the Hocking River at 3.10 feet.
Twenty four of Athens 35 scouts advanced to second class at Camp Kootaga Court of Honor along with several merit badges and two Order of the Arrow sashes. George Dion was promoted to Star Scout. Troop 50 had all nine Tenderfoot boys advance.
W H McClain 56 a Stewart oil driller died Saturday at Sheltering Arms Hospital after two weeks of illness. Born Avon WV he lived most of life in Stewart and belonged to the Baptist Church of WV. Surviving: mother Eliza McClain Ravenswood daughters Edythe Cleveland and Mary The Plains four sisters Lena Titus Camden Ravenswood Beatrice Hatfield Anna Douglas Georgia Douglas and five brothers Clifford Washington DC Monroe Hearst Ray Frank Clifton Akron four grandchildren and a late daughter Frances Hawk. Services Tuesday 2 30 p m Dowler Ferguson funeral home with burial Greenlawn Cemetery Nelsonville. friends may call anytime.
A series of property transfers listing buyers and sellers in Athens and nearby townships. Notable deeds include D D Chappelear to Harry Shean in J A Watkins Addition Athens and Ed gar D Parson to Warren Bentz in Ames Township. Multiple tracts and lots change hands in Canaan Clermont Trimble Merl W Tilton and The Plains areas.
Harold Landis Abmyer a 1947 Ohio University graduate and master in sacred music at Union Theological Seminary has been named minister of music at All Saints Episcopal Church Attleboro Massachusetts The appointment was announced with Rev Sydney J Browne leaving Athens to become rector of All Saints Church in Attleboro MA.
John A. Kramer of Logan filed a $75 000 damage suit in common pleas court against Esther Ferrell of Chauncey. He alleges a car driven by Mrs. Ferrell struck him while he worked on a Logan city street, causing a fractured hip and shoulder and negligence.
State Examiners R B Sullivan and Charles E Laird started a six week city records survey Monday. They will inspect all records from the auditor's office to swimming pool funds and will report findings to the city a few months after completion. Local work starts in the auditor's office.
Two men were fined 15 dollars and costs each by Mayor William P. Mickle for possessing raccoons during closed season without a permit. Clyde Miller, 37, of Athens, faced charges filed by state game protector B. F. Swartz. Richard Guseman, 23, of Route 3, Athens, faced a similar charge by Edward Eberst, another game protector. Miller urged others to observe state game regulations.
On charges of intoxication four men were each fined ten dollars and costs by Mayor William P. Mickle. Found guilty were Ronald Hudnale twenty one of Frost Charles Rhyne forty six of 544 Richland Ave and Roy Showalter forty six of Columbus. Fined twenty five dollars and costs on all intoxication charges was Dean Maxwell fifty of Athens Route Four.
The Roberts estate of Charles Roberts of Athens Route 4 valued at 32 480 includes 22 000 personal property and 10 000 real estate with 480 from rentals. Clara A. Roberts widow is named sole beneficiary and appointed administratrix by the probate court.
The Southeastern Ohio Jersey Breeders Association will present its champion Jersey trophy at the Meigs County Fair August 16 to 19. Transportation costs are covered. rewards range from two to three dollars per animal with extra for junior exhibitors. Judging August 18 by Professor S. M. Salisbury of Ohio State University. Directors listed.
George Boyles 71 lives alone on The Plains Salem Road near the Hamsey Run power plant and keeps his log cabin anchored by a cable a heavy chain and an anchor post. A bulldozer fixed a slide, and Boyles plans to stay as long as he lives. he tends goats and beagle hounds and uses coal heat while daily patrolling the cable that holds his home.
A list from Shelter Arms Hospital records births and surgeries. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Keirna with a son, Mr. and Mrs. John Heffken with a daughter, Mrs. Cassie West undergoing surgery, and multiple patients from Athens and surrounding areas noted for medical events.
Mayor William P. Mickle fined three men for weekend traffic violations after police arrests. Billy Dean Hill, 18, The Plains, got $5 and costs for reckless driving. three days jail sentence was suspended. Charles W. McGill, 26, Pickerington, $10 and costs for reckless driving. John A. Bente, 24, Cleveland, $15 and costs for speeding.
Nora Whaley appointed administratrix for the estate of William D. Whaley of Hebbardsville who died June 22 1949. Total estate value filed in Athens probate court is 12679 dollars. Next of kin listed Nora Whaley wife Hebbardsville W D Whaley son Columbus and J W Whaley son Athens.
Funeral services for Daniel O Tolson aged 73 from Athens and Belpre will be held Tuesday at 2 PM at Spencer funeral home Belpre. The Rev Lowell Millekin of the Congregational Church Belpre will officiate with viewing at 811 Main Street Belpre until services. Tolson died Friday afternoon.
In Athens County probate court July saw 17 marriage applications, a sharp drop from June's 31. The seven month total reached 119. The average applicant ages were 21.2 for women and 24 for men, with many women listed as at home or students and occupations including miner teacher mover farmer and auditor.
A 40-year-old Cuyahoga Falls man, Robert Lovett, foreman, is hospitalized at Sheltering Arts Hospital with shotgun wounds sustained while groundhog hunting Sunday near Albany. The accident occurred when he bumped the gun while in a tree, a shot discharging into his right arm above the elbow. Deputy Sheriff Frank Joyce investigated.
Annual homecoming at McDougal Church is slated for Sunday August 1 with a basket dinner and afternoon program. Frank Cone serves as president and confirms details for the event.
James A. Arandberry, 48, of Athens route 4, was fined $10 and costs after arraignment before Mayor W. F. Mickle on intoxication charges. State Highway Patrolmen arrested Arandberry near the state garage on Hudson Ave Saturday around 4:30 p.m.
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