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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1949
Page
6
A daughter named Phyllis Ann was born to Mr and Mrs William J Mingus on February 15 at Hocking Valley Hospital Logan.
Nelsonville Ohio speakers described state and local public school needs to a citizen audience. Lincoln Delong of Ohio University outlined proposed cost of living salary increases for teachers and higher pupil funding, highlighting state comparisons. superintendent D W Codding urged informed citizenship and practical plans to fix elementary housing and gym facilities for about 1000 pupils. Byron Eby moderated and a social period followed.
In Nelsonville, Carl Parry and Mrs. Elizabeth Parry and Mrs. Nora Ervin faced court for fighting in the hallway outside the mayor’s office. Carl Parry’s fine was suspended. Mrs. Parry and Mrs. Ervin were fined ten dollars plus costs, with Mrs. Ervin found guilty after trial.
About 100 members and visitors attended the St. Bernard Chapter 156 RAM and Haybrow Council 119 R&SM annual banquet and reunion at the Masonic Temple. Ed Morgenstern led visiting Masons from multiple Ohio towns. Leonard Powell and Oliver Ormiston presided over degree work. a turkey dinner followed at the First Presbyterian Church.
Nelsonville church group gathers in Mrs. Anna Hall home with 12 members. Devotions led by Mrs. Mary Steenrod. Prizes awarded to Mrs. Wilma Tolliver and Mrs. Grace Plummer. Lunch served by the hostess.
Nelsonville VFW Post 3467 prepares funeral services for Pfe. Joe Nichols the first local service member killed in action overseas in World War II. Arrangements to be finalized at the post meeting tonight as his body is expected to arrive soon.
Funeral services for Mrs. Serena Lloyd 96 who died Wednesday night are scheduled for Friday at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church Middleport with calling hours at Rawlings Coats funeral home prior to the service.
The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Cincinnati's law requiring inoculation of dogs against rabies, ruling the ordinance valid under state health and police power.
The Nelsonville High School senior class plans the 1949 annual titled Saga with distinctive art and literary design. Advance orders are taken at Betts Store and Majestic Theater. Editor in chief Janie Krieg business manager Dorothy Ross. staff includes Charles Hayden and other members.
Youngstown Municipal Railway Co. driver John Horvath diverted his bus along a new downtown route after an unruly passenger brandished a knife. He stopped at City Hall where two patrolmen disarmed the attacker and removed the weapon.
The fragment names the advertising manager Martie Betts circulation manager and Jean Fick as literary editor, indicating the newspaper’s editorial staff roles.
Nelsonville police seek James Albert Davis of Columbus after he left an imported English Austin here as security for a $100 fine. The car later was found driven without consent. Davis was arrested for driving under the influence and arraigned by acting Mayor Earl Hilleary. The owner, C. A. Bushong of Unionville Center, later identified the vehicle.
Fragmentary notes indicate an owner named Davis and an unresolved matter involving seven Stewart and a missing return. The readable text lacks a complete sequence of events or formal statements.
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