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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1946
Page
6
In Nelsonville by Dean Circle, the league leading Giants lost 13-7 to the Cubs in six innings as Lloyd Platt limited the Giants to four singles. The Cubs pounded four Giants pitchers for eight hits, erasing a 4-1 deficit and pulling ahead 4-3 by the end of the third.
Dr and Mrs J J Hoodlett of Lancaster and Mrs Elizabeth Williams visited their relatives in Nelsonville and other areas. The Shafer family returned from Cleveland and Painesville with travel via Columbus for the Ohio State Fair. Dr J H Lancaster and son James left for Nashville after a stay with Mrs Henry Lancaster.
Mir and Mrs Leon White welcomed daughter Saundra Lee born Tuesday in a Parkersburg hospital. Fred Snider was hospitalized in Parkersburg after a fall at his son Lon Snider’s home. Mrs Flueta Norman visiting Cleveland with her sister. Yonker Y residents Mr and Walter Johnstone return home after visit to Joe E Bail ey. Frank Hilda and Mrs Ted Hildare visited Miss Ora Randolph. Frank Hanneman and Tun ther Stauler spent weekend at Meads Pa with Earl Jer.
Nelsonville trustees and officers plan a second Community Chest meeting at the High School. The gathering aims to discuss reviving the Chest as a support for war relief programs and to elect officers and a treasurer as provided by the constitution.
Mason area residents share visits and trips with relatives in Clariton P A and Parkersburg. Ella Hutchinson is ill at Dr Boytes clinic in Pomeroy. Families from Buffalo NY Portland Ore Charleston and Zanesville Ohio visit relatives in Mason Parkersburg and Columbus with church picnic events noted.
A federal jury in Dayton convicted Don J. Newland of Springfield of violating the Selective Service Law. Judge Robert R. Nevin sentenced him to two years in a federal penitentiary.
The Italian Sons and Daughters of America call for a Senate Privileges and Elections Committee inquiry into Senator Theodore Bilbo of Mississippi for alleged unfitness and using office to preach hatred. The eighth biennial convention approved the resolution. Elsewhere in Columbus Miss Margie Warren, stenographer at Fort Hayes, is slated to speak on the Meditation Hour program over Station WOSU with her sister Georgia Lou Warren attending the fair and broadcast events.
Hialmar Schacht former Reichs bank president and war crimes defendant tossed a cup of hot coffee at AP photographer B I Sanders. Sanders wiped his camera and photographed Schacht as he ate lunch in a small dining room above the international courtroom.
Twelve year old Mariella Grissdorn died at Gibbons Hospital from burns received after pouring kerosene on a hot kitchen stove. The report notes her age and place of death, with an unusual aside about linguistic note claiming Japan derives from Zapanga.
Nelsonville reports the Men s Berean Class of the Church of Christ will stage a program at Chauncey County Home Friday August 30 at 7 pm Music by the church choir and remarks by Rev L E Evans are planned The public is invited Cars will depart from the church by 6 30 pm Also noted is U S sun flower seed production about 4 823 million pounds with annual imports near 350 900 pounds mainly for poultry feed
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