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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1945
Page
5
Widow of a Civil War veteran died at home after long illness. Funeral services are set for Sunday at the local church with burial in the city cemetery. Interment will include participation by veterans organizations and a chaplain.
In Coolville area Mrs. Sarah Katherine Conklin widow of Claudius Conklin aged 97 died at home near Coolville. Services at Coolville Congregational Church led by Rev. W. C. Dennis with burial at Coolville Cemetery. She is survived by three sons Linius Uhrichsville A L Conklin Coolville and Ottie New York City and siblings Eli Cunningham Mt. Carmel Ti and Lydia Whitehill Bridgeport W Va. Also 11 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Her husband and daughter Naomi predeceased her. Additional notes report Sgt Arthur Smith stationed in Czechoslovakia and Sgt Smith expected home early January. grandson Sir Billy Riley arriving in Portland and discharge in Toledo. Pfc Ralph M. Hoisington discharged after 32 months service with awards. Sol Mott promotion to technician fifth grade in Luzon.
Middleport staff special George Mulford 88 of Cheshire died at home this morning Funeral plans not completed He is survived by wife a son Fred of Cheshire a daughter Mrs Del Fife Middleport a sister Mrs Halley Sisson two grandchildren Mrs John Russell and Pvt Robert Fife and one great grandchild Richard Russell Body brought to Rawlings Coats funeral home for services
Kiwanis Club postpones its Monday gathering to Wednesday night due to the New Year holiday. Harold Wise, the club president, announced the Berry Hotel venue at 5 30 p m for the meeting and a round table discussion at 5 30 p m on Wednesday.
A long list of discharged service members from Athens to New Straitsville appears with ranks and home addresses, including Lt. A rhomas, Alfred E. Moore, Thomas E. Bailey, James W. Tom, John W. Beard, Dan Lewis, James A. Stein peck, Donald B. Lane, Oscar E. Elkins, Herbert Webb, Robert L. Warren, and many others across Gallipolis, Gallupolis, Logan, Glouster, Chauncey, McArthur, Pomeroy, Reedsville, Albany, Hamden, Cutler, Bartlett, Amesville, Guysville, Sharpsburg, Cheshire, Trimble, and more, listing various corps and unit designations.
Charles C. Millikan of Athens converted a globe into a war memorial for his nephew Charles Cameron Millikan II buried at sea near the Iwo Jima theater. A gold tablet with name date and burial location was engraved and attached to the globe displayed in Gillilan jewelers window. The memorial inspired a second one for a friend in Zanesville.
The Ohio Division of Forestry is accepting tree requests for spring planting. Ross Wright, Athens County agricultural extension agent, says both deciduous and coniferous trees are available in lots of 250 but a minimum order of 500 trees is required. Shipments occur at planting time and the trees are not for ornamental use. Application blanks are available from Wright's office in the Post Office building or from the Ohio Division of Forestry in Wooster.
Light rain and snow measured .17 inch, with the precipitation quickly turning to slush. The high yesterday reached 58 degrees and the low 30, according to lee Co. N France weather observer.
Allen Rodney Bennett of Athens Route 3 pleaded guilty at arraignment before Mayor Franz Woodworth yesterday. He was fined $10 and costs on a charge of assault and battery, with the complaint filed by James V. Griffith.
Windom requests Selective Service help to regain the job of Portsmouth city manager. City council had appointed E. G. Littleton as city solicitor at $6,000 annually. Earlier the council amended the military leave ordinance to exclude return of the ex-manager to the payroll.
Rep Scrivner of Kansas protested to General Arnold, army air force chief, against abandoning airplanes in flight calling them menacing as bombs. The letter followed a piloted-less C-47 transport flight from Nebraska to Ohio that crashed near Chillicothe, Ohio.
Ohio war veterans are increasingly finding work as the state Postwar Program Commission reports a rise in veteran employment. Committee chairman Paul C. Clapp of Columbus cites that among large employers with payrolls over 200,000 as of November 15, ten percent of male workers are World War II veterans.
Veterans who develop malaria within six months of discharge can obtain treatment from their own physicians with government reimbursement. County veterans' service officer Earnest McGraner cites Athens County cases where veterans paid out of pocket due to lack of awareness of benefits. To access aid, the veteran asks his physician to contact the chief of outpatient treatment at a veterans hospital, Dayton headquarters for the region, enabling authorized treatment and reimbursement forms.
Funeral services for Michael Barto 75 The Plains will be held at St Pauls Church at 9 a m Monday. Friends may call at the family home The Plains any time after Saturday noon.
Mrs. Arthur Boice, 78, died this morning at her Columbus home. Funeral services will be at the First Baptist Church in Middleport with interment at Cheshire after a Sunday procession. A former Middleport resident, she leaves a daughter Mrs. D E Leath of Columbus and a granddaughter Betty Lou Johnston.
D. W. Martin, a former Albany resident, died Friday morning at his Wellston home in Athens County. Funeral services are set for Sunday afternoon in Wellston with burial in Hebbardsville cemetery.
Military police from Fort Hayes prepared to move Pvt. Lonnie M. Phelps from Athens city jail where he was held for absence without leave. The decorated GI wore a coat with oversea ribbons and five battle stars, claimed a false name, later matched to his own dog tag, and was described by Ft. Bliss officials as AWOL since December 10 while a trainee.
The Messenger corrects the record that Harry Mitchell fined in Mayor's Court did not reside at 12 Palmer Street yesterday. He is a Fern Street resident.
Mothers report relief from children's colds with Penetro salve marketed as a modern version of Grandma’s remedy. The product claims external warming action to ease chest discomfort and medicated vapors to soothe nose and throat passages, priced 25c and 85c for double size.
The Ohio banks earn the 1000-Point Award from the American Bankers Association for promoting farming. In the year, Ohio banks issued 152,707 agricultural loans totaling 71,852,000 to 74,556 farmers, with farm cash income rising to 719,000,000 including government payments.
The B C Club will host a benefit party Saturday night in the K of C Hall starting at 7 p m. Proceeds support club activities and local causes with an evening of music and refreshments.
B F Beckert professor of accounting at Ohio University leaves for Cincinnati to attend the National Business Teachers Association annual meetings at the Netherlands Plaza Hotel. The 50th anniversary event features his talk on present day methods of teaching accounting at the collegiate level.
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