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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1956
Page
3
Ruth Miller, 29, of Hartford, mother of five, has a May term trial on charges of shooting her divorced husband Leroy Miller, 39, at their Hartford home on May 29. She confessed to the use of a 12 gauge shotgun claiming fear after years of alleged abuse and intoxication by him. Miller is free on a $5000 bond.
A city effort to crack down on drunks yields results with only two intoxication arrests in the last week. Berdie Herdman, 58, of Leon, and Jack Tooley, 30, of Point Pleasant, were arrested by the Sheriff's Department on a warrant. Mayor B. W. Krodel said the arrests show what happens when drunks are checked out for several weeks and promised продолжение close surveillance.
J Ross Corfee formerly of Mason County died Sunday morning in Phoenix Arizona apparently from a heart attack. Born in Shiloh community Leon he was the son of the late George H and Mary Cor. He was married to Lillian Ethel Mankin and survived by four sisters Anna Click of Point Pleasant Boyd Parson Evans W Va Gus Steele Gallipolis and Denver Knapp Pinellas plus two brothers Truman.
POINT PLEASANT The $135 million bond debt for road and veterans bonos will be paid off. Treasurer William H. Amsel Jr announced the total debt at 135,212,000 with $79 million in road bonds and $56 million in veterans bonus bonds. He said state income and sales tax measures and budget appropriations ensure funds to cover payments.
Mr and Mrs Charles Gibson announce the arrival of a daughter born August 19 in an Indianapolis hospital. Families from several towns visited, including Rupe reunion attendees in West Virginia and relatives in Columbus and New Boston. The Amesville Grange No 798 will meet August 25 at 8 pm with third and fourth degree rites. Refreshments will be served. members should bring cookies.
Pleasant Junior Womens Club received six additional Bennett-Built trash receptacles Wednesday for the two year state project City Beautiful. Donors include Citizens National Bank Lions Club City Ice and Fuel Co Quality Manufacturing Co and two bought by the city. New locations are Viand and Sixth Seventh and Eleventh in front of C J Morrison’s department store and near Bigg department store and Jack Johnson’s Cab stand on Main St. One cab stand receptacle is temporary until the sidewalk is finished. Club members urge public cooperation and say students can help by using the containers. Mrs. Dale Roush 2018 Mt Vernon Ave says to contact her to order receptacles. the club is not taking further orders.
Church listings for Point Pleasant and Cheshire detail services, pastors, and schedules across multiple denominations including Baptist, Episcopal, Seventh-day Adventist, Catholic, and Methodist. Notable entries include Point Pleasant arrests, church visit notes, and community notices with names, places, and times.
Pt. Pleasant Society Dr and Mrs Lloyd and Dr Dan Lloyd attend the West Virginia Medical Association conference at White Sulphur Springs. Dr Lloyd and Dr Maloney serve as Mason County delegates with Mrs Lloyd and Mrs Maloney representing the Mason Women’s Medical Auxiliary as they prepare to receive a newly organized auxiliary charter.
Kiwanis program featured Prof Robert Britton of Marshall College discussing West Virginia and his Atlas of West Virginia with Dr Sam Cragg. The resume notes market potential within a 500 mile radius and a growing chemical industry impact on the state.
Local public health nurse Miss Dorothy Watkins outlines three focus areas for the annual health conference at Jacksons Mill in August 2022. Topics include school health services school living and school education with emphasis on policies responsibilities of school health administrators and the health department in school work.
An advertisement touts Bellans as a fastest known relief for stomach gas and acidity. The copy emphasizes rapid action and digestives tablets, with price cues and promotional phrasing.
Mr and Mrs Henry Pollock of Akron visit Mrs Mary Featherstone and Mr and Mrs James Pollock in Carbondale. Gerald Williams and daughters of St Clairsville and Richard Williams with Pat Ivitz of Detroit come to Carbondale due to Ralph Williams illness at St Marys Hospital in Nelsonville. Ovid Scott of Columbus recently visited Mrs George Barber and family.
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