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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1948
Page
10
Announcement lists a new address at 78 N Court St for the Outdoorsman Leathercrafts Co. A Pi Beta Phi fraternity pin studded with pearls was lost on campus and a Yau Delta fraternity pin set with diamonds and pearls was lost in Athens with a reward offered.
Gallipolis considers one hour parking limits on Sycamore Street and portions of Third Avenue with one side parking and possible changes on Vine Street. City officials report 96 percent of property owners favor the plan as several businesses offer parking lots to ease traffic, while a joint hearing is requested to discuss park usage and funding.
Gallia County sheriff's deputy Mort Dickey may not have shot the bear in Gallia County. He returned from Canada with a fit appearance and acknowledges a camp partner Ruby Walbridge helped fire the fatal shot, with Carl Nibert awaiting his account. The bear, a last year cub about 250 pounds, fell after the trio’s actions.
Gallipolis reports a joint approach after Tuesday’s ordinance by the city health department requiring rabies vaccinations for dogs before license issuance. The county had enacted a similar rabies measure Saturday and both jurisdictions plan joint action on health rules for eating and drinking establishments. The ordinances require vaccination, reports from veterinarians with tags, and penalties up to 100 dollars or 90 days in jail, with first offenders exempt. Additional county rules address milk production, labeling, pasteurization, and dairy plant regulation.
In Gallia County a resident, writing as a viewpoint, rails at poll irregularities and the politics of suspicion. He argues voters should know election laws, defends local honesty, and predicts backlash as accusations of crooked elections spread.
The Woman's Camp at Fort Hill, Highland County, runs August 12 to 14 with a 5.25 participation fee. Workers from Highland Brown Adams Lawrence and Scioto counties must register at the county agent's office by Saturday morning.
In Gallipolis municipal court Judge William H. Jones fined Everett Paul Walter Lawrence William V. Martin and Marvin W. Lantz five dollars and costs for intoxication. Bond was forfeited for Henry Matheny twenty five dollars and for Robert Dray fifteen dollars for intoxication.
Gordon Fisher, set to return to Oberlin and be greeted by a decorated office, surprised the town by arriving early in Gallipolis. He had been at Oberlin College taking a city sanitarian training course and finished ahead of schedule.
Vinton plans an old fashioned bean dinner on August 7 under Ward Poling Post 6515 VFW. The event serves as a homecoming with old time music featured for attendees in Gallipolis.
Gallia County officials head toward emergency funding for voter registration after chairman G R Phillips asked for a written resolution on needed amounts. Commissioners also approved road maintenance funds and a coal purchase for the courthouse and county home with G C Halley the low bidder at 28 dollars per hundred.
Gallia County Board of Education approved use of Gallia Academy field in August for the Buck Steele circus to benefit a Memorial Field scoreboard. The board hired Maxine Powell as elementary teacher and accepted a firm five cent milk bid from Spring Hill Dairy Co.
List of admissions at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis including Mrs Ralph Lemley James H Benson Mrs William Taylor Donald Magnani Gary Bates Ethel Knotts Alice Keesee and others. Births noted for Marion Rainey Cal layne Albert Neal Olin Neal. Discharges include Gary Bates Everett Nibert and numerous others.
Market notes list prices for hogs cattle veal calves and sheep at the Gallipolis sale. Hogs range from light to fat sections with sows boars and shoats noted. cattle include steers heifers baby beef fat cows and bulls. veal calves show tops seconds and heavies. sheep and lambs quoted with ewes, stock ewes, fat sheep, bucks, and wethers.
The Kemp ton reunion was held Sunday at Rising Park Lancaster at noon. Mrs Cora Davis was re elected president and Elmer Davis secretary and treasurer. Attendees included Vern Kempton Lloyd Kempton and many Kempton relatives from multiple towns across Ohio and beyond.
Judge John W. Howell received word from C. W. Goble state director of Ohio Selective Service that the plan for a five man draft board was wrong and a three member local board will be appointed. Goble noted most acceptances were reluctant and that board members must not be active duty or under 30. Howell had condemned the earlier five member naming without official notice from headquarters.
Claude Pauley 55 of Vinton was arrested for operating under the influence after posting 100 bond for an appearance Aug 4 in front of Judge William H. Jones. In one crash two miles north of Pomeroy on Route 33 near Rock Springs Dale Quinn 24 and Hayman Bernitz 26 collided as Quinn turned right. property damage was extensive with no arrests. In another incident on Route 124 six miles east of Pomeroy Harold Smith 33 and George Deens 47 sideswiped while passing. both said they were on their own side of the road and no injuries occurred.
Ship movements listed for Gallipolis Locks with boats down and up at various times including Combs-Dawson, Boggs, Progress, Miss Sterling, Sohio State, Hatfield, Solvay, Dixie, Atlas, Robert T, Rand, Brandt, Peace, Laughlin and Sterling. Kanawha River traffic shows Semet Marmet, Sullivan Marmet, Chris down Winfield, and Craig up Winfield Drakil.
Gallipolis locks report a list of vessels with down or up statuses across the day. Notable entries include Semet and Sullivan down early morning, Arden and Marlin up in evening, and Sohio State, Pete, Twain, Tennessee and Dixie up later. On the Kanawha river the Cook was down with Winfield at 11:10 a.m.
Jason Straight Jr of Waterloo files for divorce from Opal B. Straight of Ironton in Common Pleas Court on grounds of gross neglect. Married in 1944 with two children. attorneys H. W. and W. P. Cherrington represent the petitioner.
Charles W. Schaffer of Lorain aged 26 and Alice Elizabeth Cooksey of Rio Grande aged 21 obtained a marriage license in probate court.
Glouster Memorial Park proves its value with heavy play by local youth and use as a picnic ground and roadside stop for tourists. Carsey Green operates the Welfare Board’s new power mower to keep the grounds tidy while shade trees mature. The main need is a shelter house, but funding is lacking. hoped income from the amusements tax may finance the improvement.
The Rebekah lodges of district 52 will hold a school of instruction Thursday starting at 1 p.m. at Glouster with Marcellite Rebekah Lodge as hostess. Naomi Swartz Miller president and Anna I. Henderson secretary will conduct the session for Marcellite Lodge.
A party was held Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Hines with games and dancing. Refreshments were served to a group including Jean Hatfield Joe Briggs Virginia Hatfield Pee Wee Hatfield Dike Hatfield Jeff Reiner Jack Hardy Linda Doll Davis Amos Holland Bob Holland George Snyder George Mecfresh John Mecfresh Ken Hines Kay Hines Sheila Hines Mina Mingus Joan Hooper Rex Dew and Wilma Hines.
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its annual picnic at Memorial Park in Glouster on Thursday at 5 p.m. Each member should bring sandwiches and a covered dish.
William Klein of Glouster is listed on the honors roll of the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio State University for the Spring quarter with a grade average of 3.25 or better.
Mr and Mrs Robert R O Donnell of Dean State Forest Pedro Ohio announce the birth of their first child a son by Caesarean section at General Hospital Ironton on July 29. He has been named Robert Roderick Jr Grandparents are Mrs Joseph O Donnell New Lexington and Mr and Mrs Clyde Addington Glouster
Mrs J B Smock of New Concord and Mrs Leonard Smock of Zanesville visited Monday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs J V Yaw on Spring Street.
The WSCS of the Glouster Methodist Church will meet in the church Wednesday at 8 p.m. Mrs. Mabel LeFever will have charge of the program.
The Cincinnati market report lists poultry categories with price ranges for fowls over 5 pounds at 30 to 34 cents per pound, heavy fryers 37 to 40, broilers 37 to 40, Leghorn and light 24 to 27, roosters 16 to 44, and butter at wholesale per pound with prints around 75 to 76, butterfat premium 70, regular 67, and potatoes 3.00 to 4.75 per bag.
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