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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1946
Page
5
Charles Stanley, 50, of Carbondale, pleaded guilty to intoxication before Mayor Franz Woodworth. He was fined $3 and costs, and jailed for failing to pay the fine. City police made the arrest.
Electa A. Moore age 90 of 1835 Lancaster St died yesterday at home. Funeral services Sunday 2 p.m. at Will H. Wooley funeral home with Rev. O. M. Awe officiating. Survived by son Harry, The Plains, five grandchildren and eight nephews. Burial Union Cemetery. Friends may call at the Wooley Funeral Home. Day Meets Friday Conrath Bean Chapter 37 Disabled American Veterans meets 7:30 p.m. in the Armory.
A 77 year old Largo resident testifies that eating Kellogg's All-Bran every morning for over 15 years helped with constipation due to lack of bulk in the diet. He urges daily use with water, suggests muffins, and notes a money back guarantee if not satisfied after ten days.
The 1946 plan calls for modernized milk regulations and a broader restaurant and food handlers law in the Athens City County Health District. It aims for stricter inspections and better milk production distribution, with Nelsonville excluded. The proposal also covers extending semi annual restaurant inspections district wide, public health education, garbage disposal, funding, and state health cooperation.
Sufferers of bronchial coughs from colds are urged to buy Buckley’s Canadiol Mixture for 45 cents. A few sips at bedtime are said to loosen phlegm and ease breathing by soothing irritated membranes. Available in Gloucester at Economy Store and Drury Drug Store.
Fred Flegal of Zanesville, owner of the Zanesville Land Co., died after a months long illness. Funeral services will be held at his home at 2 p.m. Saturday. He was husband of Aldine Roach and had connections with Athens and local residents, with sisters Hazel and Louise and brother Wescott living in the area.
Paul Burson president of the Athens County Senior 4-H Club announced the next regular meeting will be held Wednesday February 27 at the Athens Grange Hall. Edward Sheridan Keith Scott and Howard Starlin will chair the committee.
Pfc Clarence C Meek Stewart recently received his discharge at Camp Chaffee Ark. He served in the European Theater with the 52nd Armored Infantry Battalion 9th Armored Division and earned the Bronze Star and Unit Citation. He previously worked at D B Frampton Lumber Mill Nelsonville and now lives with his parents. James Walls Athens Route 4 reports his sons Pfe James and Pvt Virgil spent a weekend together at Camp Lee Va.
Isabel Napper a 19 year old Wellston resident was arrested on Route 753 south of McArthur and fined five dollars and costs by Mayor John Crow on a charge of possessing no operator s license state highway patrol reported Also arrested on Route 75 at 10 pm was Charles W Nichols a 30 year old McArthur resident charged with having no tail light Nichols was fined five dollars and costs by Mayor Crow
Delbert Grover Sams 71 lifelong Athens County resident dies at his home 13 S McKinley Ave of coronary thrombosis. Survived by wife Carrie and four sons Earl Floyd Ernest Donald of Cincinnati. daughters Virginia Rope Newark and Louise Langhurst Cincinnati. grandchildren Lance and Andrea Lee Sams. sister Ethel Lamb Akron. brother George Sams Athens. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. at Dowler and Ferguson with Rev. Ernest Nicholas Wheeling W Va. burial West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call after Friday noon.
Mrs Opal Ogle files in Athens Common Pleas Court for divorce from William Ogle after 17 years of marriage. She accuses gross neglect and extreme cruelty and requests custody of their two minor children after their separation following his release from service.
Frank W. Sheridan Jr urged Athens area employers to call his office at 8 President St to learn about on the job training through the state Department of Education. He said local and county school superintendents are authorized to assist in setting up programs.
New booklets detailing wholesale and retail ceiling prices for over 2200 food items become effective March 1 for all district stores. Prices largely match prior levels, with changes in sugar, new canned fruit and vegetable packs, and items losing subsidies. Separate posters publish meat, poultry, dairy, and fresh produce prices.
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