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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1946
Page
5
Athens building permits climbed to a high mark not seen since the prior peak as material shortages persisted. The report notes activity despite reduced supplies affecting construction across the city.
Athens issues a record July total of twenty two building and remodeling permits with seven for new houses totaling about five thousand dollars each and nine remodeling projects. The lumber shortage looms over builders as F W Wheaton notes slow progress and scarce materials while other builders push ahead with apartments and garages.
July saw a record high in marriage licenses with 34 issued in the month and an Athens County Field Day drawing 70 contestants. Bill Poston led the older boys in the bicycle races while Don Flowers and Alice Winning collected top prizes in multiple events. Winners can pick up certificates and prize money at the police headquarters.
A long list of land transfers and parcel descriptions across Athens Carthage Nelsonville Lodi and surrounding areas. Transactions include multiple tracts in Athens additions Chauncey and Coolville with buyers and sellers named. Notable entries cover parcels ranging from 28 to 511 acres and various lot numbers and subdivisions.
Charleston state police announced that Delbert Spencer a 41 year old mechanic charged with the slaying of a farm woman near Athens Ohio was arrested and held for jail in Charleston West Virginia.
Athens County Librarian Frederic Wakeman reviews The Hucksters lamenting loud vulgar satire of radio advertising. The piece defends sharp targets while noting the book reads like a commercial and critiques its artificial characters.
Corning area churches publish weekly services and events. Corning United Brethren Church lists Sunday school at 9 30 am with Charles Woodruff sermon at 7 30 pm plus August board meeting and missionary society picnic with Mrs Martha Young Leader, plus Thursday prayer meeting led by Mrs Wilma Gibbs. Corning St Bernard Church offers 7 am mass and 9 am high mass with Rex Fr J L Riley. Methodist Church notes 3 am school, 10 30 am worship with sermon on The Supreme Claims of God. WSCS picnic planned for August 6 at Waterwork Park. New Lexington Friends invited.
Shelterings Arms Hospital notes include births for Mr and Mrs Thomas Eales and Mrs Flora Risley and admissions for Mrs Mabel Marquis Athens and Mrs Fred Shafer, with a Salvation Army Vacation Bible School ending after enrolling 75 students and inviting the public to a commencement on Sunday August 4 at 92 West Union Street.
Weather observer Mrs WN France reports continued cool conditions with temperatures around zero degrees recorded yesterday.
Hunting licenses for 1946 are now available, though not in effect until September. Mrs Alberta Grones, clerk of courts, says licenses are sold at the clerk of courts office for 125 dollars.
Postmaster F. B Frebault reports a Post Office directive from Washington outlining penalties for mailing whiskey intoxicants ammunition firearms and matches. Violations face a 1000 dollar fine up to two years in prison or both, with post office officials authorized to inspect packages and prosecute offenders.
A 21 year old New Straitsville man Ralph D Cook escaped uninjured after his runaway coal truck crashed on a steep hill near the Route 56 and 75 junction in Vinton County. The vehicle rolled, demolished the truck, and coal piled against a guard rail as it overturned. He had been attempting to restart the engine when it died and the truck began to roll downhill. The State Highway Patrol reported no injuries.
Professor and Mrs D. Green and their daughters Ursula and Nona Jean mourn the death of Professor Green's mother Mrs H. A. Green, prompting travel to Martinsville Indiana.
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