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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1947
Page
8
R. O. Fowler, brakeman for the New York Central Railroad, was brought home Tuesday from McMillen Hospital in Charleston. He sustained injuries when he was thrown from a train car at Belle, West Virginia.
Middleport reports only a small turnout for the Chamber of Commerce meeting at the village hall. Attendees discussed the upcoming fall festival and agreed to coordinate with volunteer firemen once a date is set.
A daughter named Beverly was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Quindy of Harlan Kentucky. She weighs seven pounds. The Quindys formerly lived in Middleport and resided at the Powell Service Station trailer camp while Mr. Quindy worked in construction in West Columbia.
Middleport officials announce a coordinated weed removal along village streets with the county highway department. Mayor Horton Brown urges property owners to tidy lots or face assessment for cleanup costs to protect appearance and public health.
Col. Thomas Daniels U S Army is stationed at the Imperial Hotel Tokyo as headquarters while inspecting dental offices in the Philippine area. He was transferred from Florida and his family remains in Baltimore for six months or until Japan housing is found.
Pomeroy Meigs County issued marriage licenses for several couples including Joseph Slider 26 of Marietta and Wanda Brown 21 of Bradbury and Ralph La Faber 24 of Marietta with Betty Burkhart 21 of Racine. Also listed are Robert Scarberry 21 of Point Pleasant with Ruby Jean Lee 16 of Pomeroy and others across Racine Chester and Middleport. An emergency operation note reports James Elberfeld underwent an emergency appendectomy at White Cross Hospital Columbus.
Dr and Mrs Paul Jamison and children Glenn and Sandra Lynn left for Egypt to serve as medical missionaries for five years. Jamisons home in Washington PA have been in New Wilmington PA with Mrs Jamison's parents preparing for foreign duty.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Koehler return from a week at Gladwin Michigan with family friends Mr and Mrs Robert Allensworth and son John Harvey. also noted are John Frecker and the Misses Mary and Grace Montgomery. The group made a trip to the Straits by plane.
Miss Grace Ellis visits her parents in Columbus while several families from Cincinnati Springfield Logan and Point Pleasant travel to gather with relatives. Numerous guests return home after brief stays with relatives in Columbus Gravel Hill and Laurelville as distant kin visit.
A. H. Curtis was struck in the left eye while changing a tire Monday afternoon and taken to Holzer Hospital where the eye was removed. A large crowd attended funeral services for Bernard Wells at the Christian Church with Rev. Roy Bush presiding. The Methodist Sunday School held its annual picnic at Portland State Park after services.
Samuel A Halliday of Meigs County died August 21 at Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens. Survived by two daughters Vona McKnight Fern Sweeney both of Toledo and a son Earl of Athens. burial in Nelson Cemetery. Funeral conducted at home by Rev. Woltz and Prof. J R Morton with many Athens and nearby residents attending.
Mr and Mrs Wade Jarvis made a business trip to Columbus Thursday. Mary Ann Kellerman is home on furlough. Neil Petty visits his parents and will receive Army discharge in September. Guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Campbell were J D Falwell and Earl Jordan. Mrs Mary Roberts vacations with her daughter in Malta. Clifford Radabaugh of Athens visits the Hayes family. Frederick McBee of Canton visits his parents. George Starkey buys property formerly owned by John and Estella Seaman.
John Adams Dagyr, known as the father of American shoemaking, arrived in Lynn Massachusetts in 1750 and launched a factory scale shoemaking business, elevating the craft from custom work to mass production.
A concise physics note states that any freely falling object loses 16 feet of height in one second due to gravity. It emphasizes gravity’s constant acceleration affecting vertical motion.
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