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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1947
Page
2
The Athens High School Band will perform eight of 18 numbers in a Tuesday 7 30 p m concert in the school auditorium. The glee club orchestra two ensembles and two soloists also appear. Nancy Rosser is featured on Etude in Boogie with Bach Chorale. The band has 61 members sighting new uniforms.
The Athens Soil Conservation District board in regular session approved its first annual report and one new conservation farm plan. Ten farm applicants were accepted for assistance, with 46 total applications since operations began last September. Named directors were Frank Pugh, Earl Johnson, Wayne Wingett, Fred Dorr, and Roy Gilham.
Cross-breeding of sheep and demonstrations from the Carpenter experimental farm will be presented at a special meeting Friday at 1 30 p.m. at the Grange Hall. Ross Wright Ohio State University sheep specialist L K Bear and L S Powelson will be present. First and second cross Columbias and Corriedales will be brought from the farm along with straight Delaines. Powelson will provide weight statistics for the cross breeds. The meeting is open to all interested persons in the county.
Officers named at the Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association annual meeting held in the Ohio University Men's Gym. Rev. Miles Hoon of New Marshfield serves as president, O. C. Bird of Athens as vice president, Bertha Bridgeman of Athens as recording secretary, and Lawrence G. Worstell of Athens as treasurer. New executive committee members include Dr. Webb Nelsonville Mrs. Earl Baughman Albany Mrs. B F Cutler Athens Earl Cooper Athens and Mrs. Keith Scott Athens.
Funeral services for Herbert J. Finsterwald 50 who died Tuesday at his home in Bexley will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at Bethany M E Church. Burial is at Greenlawn Cemetery in Columbus. He was a native of Athens and an Ohio University graduate and had served as principal of the Cassingham School in Bexley since 1927.
An appeal by Mrs. Carman Church chairing the drive urged March of Dimes workers to finish coverage of their territories by Saturday. She said a collection of calls and records would be made then and asked workers to have funds and information ready for a final check.
Kenneth Kerr publisher of the Lancaster Eagle Gazette and his son Kenneth Jr were injured when their car skidded on an icy road at Stone Creek near Dover and plunged into a ditch knocking down 15 feet of guard rail. Both expected to return to Lancaster today. Kenneth Jr manages the Kerr bottling plant near Athens.
Ohio University will open a new Lower Campus cafeteria on Monday to feed about 500 students. The FPHA building, moved from Point Pleasant West Virginia, will host three daily meals to ease crowded dining amid record fall enrollment of 5789. World War II veterans housed in FPHA dormitories will primarily use the facility. A reception for dormitory kitchen and maintenance staff is planned Thursday at 7:36 p.m. with President John C. Baker speaking and a hillbilly band performing.
Clarence Cooley, president of Aerie 529 Eagles Lodge in Athens, sues Glen Romine for 18,125.11 plus interest owed after Romine, former aerie secretary, failed to pay by July 19 1946. Romine faced embezzlement charges, pleaded guilty November 4 to stealing 16,362.42 from the lodge between November 1943 and June 1946 and is serving a prison term.
Social Security Administrator William J. McCauley warns World War II veterans survivors may qualify for benefits tied to a veteran’s service record. Eligible survivors who died after discharge and before Aug 10, 1946 have 16 days to file to receive back benefits. those dead before enactment get six months until Feb 10.
Mrs. Edward Seipel, 52, of 483 Richland Ave, died this morning after a year of illness. Survived by husband Edward two daughters Mrs. Ivan Brown Athens and Mrs. George Jackson Crooksville three grandchildren Eddie Brown Jane Lou Bobby Jackson four sisters and two brothers. Funeral at Richland Ave Methodist Church Friday 2 pm conducted by Rev. M. T. McDonald. Burial Hebbardsville Cemetery. Friends may call Woolley funeral home after 7:30 pm tonight.
The Veterans Administration Contact Office at 8 President St. will stay open Thursday from 7 to 9 p m to answer questions on veterans life insurance. Acting contact representative N K Blosser said county veteran's service officer Ernest McGraner and Red Cross executive secretary Ellen Biddle would attend during the two hours.
K T Crossen Post 21 American Legion plans a district meeting in Athens on Wednesday February 12 with State Commander Don Schoeppe and the Lancaster degree team to discuss the program. Post Commander Donald Robinson says refreshments follow the 7 30 p m gathering at the Legion home at Congress and Washington.
The Rev. M. T. McDonald of Athens will speak Thursday evening at the Methodist Church in Carbondale, delivering a sermon to the local congregation.
Two persons charged with intoxication entered guilty pleas at arraignment before Mayor Franz Woodworth. Each was fined five dollars and costs. Defendants were Harry Mitchell, 57, of Athens, and Woodrow Lester, 34, of Chauncey.
George Gaul Nial Koehler and Arthur Hines seek separate trials in Common Pleas Court for the alleged theft of hogs valued at 1800 from J G Hope. Judge O F Rowland will decide. Prosecutor Gordon Gray has named R D Williams as assistant prosecutor in this and Brummage cases.
Athens endures the winter’s worst cold with temperatures near zero and a low of 2 above. The Ohio Fuel Gas Company issues an urgent plea to commercial customers to conserve gas and cut usage, warning of a possible shortage. Pipes freeze in homes as drivers rush for anti freeze and tire chains.
Athens firemen responded to a blaze caused by chimney soot at 74 Second St. Tuesday afternoon. No property damage reported, Fire Chief Parker said.
An advertisement claims over a million dollars yearly are spent on pile remedies and promotes Peter sons Ointment as fast relief. It offers 35 cents per box or 60 cents in a tube with applicator and a money back guarantee if not delighted.
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