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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1950
Page
6
Major Ruth Ward of the Salvation Army appeals for donations to fund Christmas dinner baskets for 150 families in Athens. So far $475 has been raised, with $136 by mail and $337 in street kettles. The goal is $1500, and baskets will be distributed Friday December 22 from Athens and Glouster offices.
Wilbur D. Mender, a Nelsonville real estate agent and World War II veteran, is named Athens County civilian defense director on a temporary basis. The county commission calls a Friday meeting with mayors to form the program and assign unit directors including welfare, information, police, and transportation.
Mrs Jennie Ramsey of Sugar Creek changed her pleas from innocent to guilty on counts of delinquency and dependency involving her three children. Judge Newcomb sentenced her to one year at Marysville Reformatory on each charge but placed her on probation totaling six years with custody to her parents. Co-defendant Jack Evener also pleaded guilty, receiving a $1500 fine and two year jail term.
Clarence Wilson Watson age 22 and Iona Virgene Buck age 17, both residents of Athens, were issued a marriage license.
John H. Gillette 76 lifelong Strouds Run resident and farmer died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon while conferring with Rev. Harold F. Kellogg in the First Methodist Church study. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Sheltering Arms Hospital from a heart attack. Survivors include two sons, Glen O. and Phil G. Gillette, two foster daughters, seven grandchildren, a brother and four sisters. Funeral set for Saturday at 10:30 am at the First Methodist Church with burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
Corporal Harvey Leroy McClain son of S W McClain Athens Route 3 has been wounded in action in Korea per a Department of Defense release. Local records show his enlistment in June 1948 at the Athens recruiting office and service with the engineers corps after basic training at Fort Dix New Jersey.
Public health clinic at Mount St Mary Hospital in Nelsonville shows rising local interest. In November 50 small chest Xray films and 14 large films were administered. Chest X-rays are free to area residents, funded by Christmas Seals sales through Dec 25. Seals have supported anti tuberculosis work since 1907.
Willard P. Barker Myrta Ashworth president of the Athens Education Association and Prof Carl Roberts of Ohio University education department will join the Ohio Education Association Representative Assembly session in Columbus Thursday through Saturday at the Deshier Wallick Hotel. Bernice Kayser will host the State Classroom Teachers Welfare and Professional Problems Committee banquet Friday night celebrating 25 years of the association. Officers will be elected for the coming year and a 1951 program planned. The state wide minimum salary schedule for teachers will be discussed.
Dog licenses for 1951 are now on sale at the county auditor's office. Fees are 1 dollar for male and spayed female tags, 3 dollars for females, and 10 dollars for kennel licenses. Deadline to purchase licenses is January 20.
A discussion on new regulations for residential real estate credits will be led by a Federal Reserve Bank representative at a public meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in Athens High School Little Theater Officials from the Veterans Administration and the Federal Housing Administration will attend the session.
Friday ceremonies in Athens County Common Pleas Court at 2 p.m. will grant citizenship to three applicants in a session overseen by Judge Francis D. White and Clerk Phyllis A. LaVelle announced today.
The Athens City School Board approved November and early December bills totaling 4731.19. Zoe Baird of Athens was hired to replace resigning junior high secretary Joanne Matthews. The board also set January 2 as the date for the annual reorganizational meeting.
The Ohio Society of Professional Engineers announced Edward Larson of Cincinnati as president elect He will succeed George W Clark of Athens as head of the Ohio organization and lead OSPE.
Mrs. Griffith Resor Jr of Cincinnati discussed revising the 1851 Ohio constitution at Athens Ohio University. The Ohio League of Women Voters outlined potential convention routes and possible changes such as governor four year terms, agency coordination, and legislative reform, with support limited to platform items.
Albany area farmer Henry Hawkins died Tuesday morning after a heart attack at his Carpenter Route home. Survivors include his wife foster-son Dale Andrews and two sisters, with funeral services Thursday at 2 p.m. at Hawkins Chapel UB Church. Burial follows in the adjoining cemetery.
The thermometer dropped to 10 degrees Tuesday night, the lowest in some time, then rose to 29 by 10:30 a.m. Intermittent snow fell yesterday and this morning. A prayer band will meet Thursday at Mrs. Mary Bobo’s home with Edith Lauer leading.
The ninth grade chorus directed by Jeannette Slocum presented the Junior High Christmas assembly Tuesday afternoon. The group honored Miss Slocum with a corsage and performed Christmas themed songs with a festively lit stage. Soloists included Shirley Weekley Claudette Chappel Anna Mullins Hilda Hanning and Mark Luchs with Barbara Nellis narrating the Christmas story assisted by Janet Hill Arthur Hawkins and Shirley Weekly.
Admissions list shows Mrs. Fred Carsey Athens Mrs. Merle Russell New Marshfield Mrs. Olive Hart Lore City Mrs. George Robinson Glouster William Theisen Millfield David Dotson Chauncey Discharges include Mrs. Herbert Gilkey Athens and twin daughters and Mrs. Robert Mulligan Athens with daughter Mrs. Neva Cleland Rutland Also Norma Howard The Plains Bernard Williams Athens Gerald E Brown Athens Hugh Sheridan Athens and Mrs Lula Hartley Glouster.
Constitution Lodge 426 F and AM will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m according to E W Allen Jr master in Marshfield announcing a regular lodge gathering for members and local brethren.
Announcement states magician Bulla will be available for parties clubs lodges or banquets from December 11 to January 4. For bookings call Glouster 230 or write.
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