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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1952
Page
3
State Highway Patrol made 28 arrests in the three county Gallipolis post area beginning Friday night for speeding and other offenses. Traffic halted 10 hours after a Route 75 crash injured several, with multiple fines and bonds issued for speeding and reckless operation.
A Paterson New Jersey reader reports relief from constipation after daily use of All-Bran. The cereal is promoted as a ready-to-eat bulk source, high in protein and iron with vitamins B and D, not habit forming. They offer a double money back claim if unsatisfied after 10 days.
At 1 35 a m Sunday two cars were heavily damaged and a third was involved about two miles north of the Silver Bridge on Route 7. Ronald Vermillion Crews 32 Point Pleasant rear ended Rob ert M Hanshaw 22 Mason pushing his car into Frank Beach 56 Middleport. Crews posted 50 bond for driving without AC D and Hanshaw and Beach faced separate charges. Donald Edwin Green 22 Hartford was charged with resisting an officer and driving without an operator s license. James Dingess 34 Porter was arrested for exhibiting an open flask and posted 30 bond.
Two cows on the Armstrong farm at Arbuckle earned commendations in the February Milking Shorthorn journal for milk and butterfat production. Wilson's Red Queen produced 1026 pounds of milk and 46.17 pounds of butterfat in December 1951 and was bred on the Armstrong farm. Big Brook Martha yielded 1132 pounds of milk and 65.66 pounds of butter fat, purchased by Isabelle Wilson from Bob Geisy in Lancaster, Ohio, in November 1950 and a 1949 Indiana State Fair first prize winner. Tests were conducted by dairy herd improvement tester L Bumgardner.
Funeral services were held in Charleston for Lewis Blacke Raines who died Friday night at Mountain State Hospital. Burial was at Leon Cemetery. Mrs. Raines is Blanche Smith, daughter of the late Annie Smith of Leon.
Locks at Gallipolis logged several upriver and downriver movements with boats listed by name and times from 9:35 a.m. to 11:15 p.m. on the Kanawha and nearby districts. Gauge readings show Upper 18.5 and lower 14.3 feet with 16 feet at the rollers as Kanawha falls rose to 3:18.
The Holzer Hospital Notes show births including Mrs. Robert Duffy of Jackson a daughter and multiple discharged patients such as Mrs. John i den Francis Stover and Mrs. David Burt. Admissions include Kenneth David Tucker Grimms Landing W Va and Dr. John Philson Racine among others.
Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River stands as the largest masonry structure erected by man. It dwarfs the Cheops pyramid in Egypt and features a spillway capable of a waterfall five times Niagara’s average flow and three times as high.
The Higgins settlement near White Hall west of Athens grew from 1797 homesteads to the early Athens County school system. Andrew Higgins built his log cabin in 1798 near Route 50, with the first South Athens School taught by John Goldthwaite in 1801 and Henry Bartlett later. the area produced prominent Higgins descendants and local figures, with roads named from rugged pioneer travel and many family tales preserved in local memory.
Mrs Van L Roush hosted the Cherokee Farm Women's Club at her Union home. The program featured a well groomed homemaker demonstration, model showcases, sewing machine demos, and a covered dish lunch. A birthday surprise honored Miss Doris McMillin with several attendees listed.
The Orpah Lodge will assemble Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Fourth Street hall for its regular meeting.
The Carpenters Auxiliary will meet on Monday evening at Carpenters Hall. Members are asked to join for the planned gathering and agenda items.
The Friendship Circle of the Heights EUB Church gathered Friday evening at 2115 Jefferson Blvd hosted by Mrs. Elma Woods. Attendees spent the evening piecing and socializing in a communal activity.
About 160 people attended the annual Mason District Boy Scouts dinner at Wahama High School in Point Pleasant. A. Fay Wilson chaired the event with remarks from Dave Collins, L. Polan, Ted Baer, I. D. Spiggle, Garrett Green, John Smart, Clyde Foley, and others, plus a report by Paul Pancake on the Austria Scouts jamboree and awards presented to Jack Caldwell and George Lamp.
Clifford Gibeaut senior and Darrel Wallis junior of Point Pleasant High School were chosen as delegates to the World Institute of Public Opinion in Cincinnati March 7 8 under Rotary International sponsorship. Gibeaut editor of the Oh Kan year book and debate team member. Wallis Gallipolis Ferry resident and 1949 Golden Horseshoe winner.
An old advertisement touts Lydia Pinkham's Compound as effective for menstrual distress. It claims three of four cases find relief from pains cramps and backaches with the product, and even suggests benefits for hot flashes during menopausal change.
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