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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1947
Page
2
In Point Pleasant the 1948 primary slated for early May will nominate a sheriff and other county offices as well as a full slate for state and federal posts. Potential Republican sheriff candidates include Darsel E. Wedge John E. Brown Otis Young Frank A Morrison and Campbell Stevens.
Hartford residents honor Rev. A. J. Shea and family and Bertha Righthouse at a Friday picnic supper at Club Park New Haven. Shea plans to move Sept. 10 to Spencerville while Miss Righthouse heads Sept. 22 to Trevecca College in Nashville Tenn. Attendees include the Sheas with sons Gene and Clayton Arnold Righthouse and Hayes Syracuse and others.
William H Bardin is likely to seek a fifth term as prosecuting attorney with no opposition known. George A Rairden is rumored to target his old seat in the House Delegates, likely challenged by J G F Johnson who has previously defeated him. Wedge may seek re election as county commissioner without opposition and Assessor Morrison could win a third nomination unopposed.
In Point Pleasant a Laymen's League meeting reported Harmon's Field nearly cleared of brush and selected trees. Burn planned after drying. A blueprint for fountains, fireplaces, and courts was to be prepared for public inspection. Monthly meetings to be held at Trinity Methodist Church.
New discovery promises relief for aching legs rheumatism and swollen limbs with Relief Kings. Sold for two dollars by Relief Kings box 800 Massillon Ohio.
H. H. Rayburn of Point Pleasant pleaded guilty to operating in this state a truck with Ohio licenses. He appeared before a local magistrate on Wednesday and paid a $10 fine.
Mrs Earl Mohr of Gallipolis Ferry remains hospitalized at Holzer Hospital where steady improvement was reported yesterday after several weeks of serious illness.
A 17-year-old girl refused to testify, leading to the dismissal of the charge against William Turner in a Mason County magistrate court. Stanton R. Bowles of Bidwell pleaded guilty to the same charge and received six months in jail and a $50 fine for molesting two young girls in a local theater, with additional complaints noted by Sheriff Ernest Hesson.
Assessor Frank A. Morrison reports that parts of the line extension negotiations with Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. have yielded material for the Flat Rock project.
Marietta paints are distributed by Bardin Bros. Co. of Athens Pomeroy Cement Block Co. of Pomeroy and Plymale Wagner Co. of Gallipolis. Partners supply local retailers with a range of coatings and construction materials for residential and commercial projects.
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