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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1950
Page
5
Police Chief Joseph Grogan releases annual report showing 13 800 overtime parking citations and 623 arrests. Increases over 1948 include 234 accidents, 283 intoxication arrests, and 95 speeding or reckless driving cases. City asks to ban left turns at Court and State to cut pedestrian hazards.
Mrs. Alberta C. McLaughlin 71 died Sunday at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a brief illness. Widow of Ohio University professor George E. McLaughlin, she lived at 17 Franklin Ave and came to Athens in 1902. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church Tuesday at 2 pm, burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
City police report show two of three Saturday and Sunday crashes due to slick roads. Henry W. King of Parkersburg rear ended Clarence E. Heft of Athens Route 3 on E State near the Children’s Home. A truck hit Everett J. Russ’s parked car on W Union Street, with moderate truck damage. Floyd C. Barrows’s parked car on S Court Street sustained fender damage after being struck by Raymond W. Gee, as police noted slick conditions.
Nora Irene McManaway files for divorce from Pearl Mc Manaway in commoncourt. Petition requests custody of their two children aged 8 and 17 and cites non support as a charge. The couple married in 1932 at Murray City.
Athens residents enjoyed a cold weekend with temperatures at 25 degrees, providing first chances to skate ski and sled. Lakes at Athens State Hospital served as rinks while others used grounds and frozen ponds near Ohio University for winter fun as temperatures dropped to 8 to 10 degrees and rose to 15 by Monday morning.
Athens drivers cited after weekend incidents as state patrol reports two crashes tied to icy roads. Stadler rear ended a cinder truck near Beaumont. Edwards slid into a fence near Rockbridge. Five arrests include driving under the influence and license violations in Logan and Athens areas.
Stella M Carbaugh 74 native of Alexander Township died Sunday at her Columbus home. Daughter of the late Samuel Woodruff of Pleasanton she had lived in Columbus for years. Survived by daughter Edith and four sisters Mrs Slaughter Evanston IL Mrs Moore Chillicothe Mrs Barber Nelsonville and Mrs Brown Buchtel and two brothers R E Woodruff Columbus Holly K Woodruff Pleasanton. Funeral arrangements not made.
The list records births for Mr and Mrs Mike Brozek of Ste w art Route 1 a son and for Mr and Mrs George Millican of Albany a daughter, plus multiple surgeries and medical notes for residents in Albany Athens New Marshfield and nearby townships. Dismissals include Mrs John Dessalo and daughter and others from The Plains New Marshfield and surrounding areas.
The 1950 Athens County Red Cross fund campaign opens with a coffee and doughnut kickoff at 9 a.m. in the basement of the First Methodist Church. Campaign workers from City and county are urged to attend, with organizees in Carthage Troy townships meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Parrish’s home to plan efforts.
The Athens County Red Cross chapter reports multiple safety and life saving courses with 78 certificates issued this year across beginner intermediate swimmers and senior life saving classes. The college unit under Irma Voigt provided entertainment and gifts to veterans at Chillicothe VA Hospital and the chapter distributed stockings wreaths cigarettes and refreshments to veterans. Herbert Paul of Guysville was fined $10 and costs after a police arrest for intoxication.
Ross Wright announces two upcoming meetings this week. An egg auction planning session will be held in Nelsonville Thursday at 9 30 a m with extension agents from Vin ton Hocking Perry and Athens counties and OSU staff Harold Koker and D D Moyer. A beef cattle committee meeting will meet Friday at 10 a m in Jackson's Memorial Building in Athens to plan the extension program.
Petitions for divorce were filed by Luella L. Miller against Garth R. Miller and Grace Ashcraft against Orla Ashcraft. The Miller case alleges assault on February 3 with custody and support fights for two children aged 2 and 4. Ashcraft alleges gross neglect and extreme cruelty. spouses married in 1933 at St. Mary's West Virginia.
Ralph R. Thayer, 28, of 28 W Mulberry St, fined $10 and costs for speeding in a 30 mph zone. Police records noted a 49 mph speed in the violation.
Lawrence Gilmore aged 40 of Chester was arraigned in Mayor Mickle's court on an intoxication charge. He was fined ten dollars and costs and committed to city jail for failure to pay the fine.
Floyd Bolin Post 3477 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a meeting at the Armory Wednesday at 7 30 p m announced by William D Boyd.
Four Athens streets now post 30 mph speed limits with new signs after city council obtained state approval. Streets affected include Lancaster Street and its Columbus Road extension from Carpenter Street to the north city limits, E State Street from Carpenter to the east boundary, Carpenter from Court to Lancaster, and West Union from the Baltimore and Ohio crossing to the city limits. Approval came in December 9, signs arrived last week, Safety Service Director Daniel A Pierce said.
Dr. Roseberry Rowles 84 longtime Marietta physician died Saturday at Memorial Hospital after prior admission. Native of Monroe County he practiced 52 years in New Matamoras area. Honorated by Ohio State Medical Association with 50 Year Club membership. Survived by Athens son Emmett Rowles associate professor of physiology, another son Dr Everett Rowles surgeon near Rochester Minnesota, four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral set for Monday at Corum funeral home Marietta.
Professor Hiram Roy Wilson leads an open adult literature class at 7 to 8 p m each Wednesday from the Viess class venue. The series runs twice monthly for three months with no fee, covering American poets and possibly English biographies. He is OU emeritus and author and editor with ties to Phi Beta Kappa and MLA.
A local loan service urges readers to act now to secure dependable financing for owning a home. The message touts speed and ease in obtaining a loan as the path to realizing the dream of home ownership.
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