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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1949
Page
3
POINT PLEASANT The contest to name Mason's best speller for grades five to eight inclusive will start in each grade school tomorrow. Winners advance to regional contests at Sunnyside Senior and Wahama High Schools. The final county contest to pick the Huntington tri state rep will be Saturday in the Circuit Court room.
Ex teacher C F J Frank Weaver of Corning died Feb 20 in St Petersburg Fla while wintering in Florida. Funeral Thursday at Schoedinger Columbus with burial at New Lexington. Weaver, aged several years, once taught in Corning then worked at a post office and retired. He belonged to the Methodist Church and Knights of Pythias. Survived by brothers David S Weaver Columbus and William Weaver Corning and sisters Edna Mae Morris Dayton and Almeda Dew Corning.
Glouster Mayor Thomas Williams announced licenses for operating juke boxes and pinball machines are due March 1. An ordinance passed about four years ago requires licenses and a $10 annual fee for the privilege of operating them.
State Senator Bartow Jones defended his proposed $600 bonus payment to active combat veterans from surplus funds, despite a chair’s ruling against the amendment. He says the move would speed up payments while voter approval in 1950 governs broader disbursement and potential outcomes if approved or rejected. He also opposed taxing farmer gasoline used for power.
Creomulsion claims to relieve coughing by targeting the bronchial membranes and loosening phlegm. It promises a money back guarantee if customers are not satisfied with the rapid cough relief.
In Florida John A Blain veteran trader from Gallipolis Ferry inspects a large tract with a mansion on site hoping local men will buy. He previously bought a 10 acre tract near Deland laid out for building lots with R P Bell handling sales. Bell a former resident plans to market the lots.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Vickers vacate their Main Street restaurant as demolition begins for a new building. The business will stay closed until construction finishes and equipment is installed with A J Moore serving as contractor.
Yee z Yee z Point Pleasant Bern ie Odome of New Haven was released Friday night to Augusta Georgia officers who secured extradition papers from Gov Patteson. Odome was arrested a week earlier on a Georgia warrant by Deputy Sheriff Toral Morrison and held in Mason County jail until Georgia officers arrived. He is wanted for kidnapping his daughter by a former wife. The child had been living with Odome and his present wife in New Haven.
Mason County Court may transfer any amount above 500 dollars from the dog tax fund to the general fund by legislative permission. The fund usually pays farmers for sheep killed or injured by dogs, but claims lag behind collections. Senator Bartow Jones introduced the legislation.
Leroy Miller of Hanging Rock in The Bend Area was arrested Saturday night by State Trooper R C Dilley. He was released on cash bond for appearance and trial in this case and in an assault and battery case from May 1948 for which the warrant had not been served.
A divorce action was filed Saturday by Delva Chapman against Stanley Chapman in Point Pleasant. They married in 1937 and separated in 1948. The husband is accused of cruelty. No children are involved.
L. G. Aten of Richmond Virginia retired civil engineer for Chesapeake and Ohio Railway arrived Saturday and after a short visit with his brother County Clerk John G. Aten went to Letart to visit his sister Miss Ida Aten who is ill
Three new members were initiated Friday at Point Pleas ant Chapter of the Daughters of America. The initiates are Mrs. Lola Stone, Mrs. Lena Castor, and Mrs. Yurl Randolph.
State Trooper R C Dilley says he ordered Jerry Robert Byus a local cab driver to appear before a local magistrate today for trial on a highway law violation.
Mrs Scotty Hyre of Ohio River Road was admitted to Holzer Hospital Saturday evening and it was anticipated she would receive surgical treatment.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship met at Judy Vernon’s Fairlawn Avenue home last Monday evening with Judy Vernon, vice president, in charge. Devotionals were led by Sharon Gamwell, Rev. John Devol spoke on literature for future meetings, and plans were outlined. Jane Meyer and Helen Cole directed games and contests. refreshments were served to the Rev. and Mrs. Devol and guests Dianne Devol, Pauline Gamwell, Sharon Gamwell, Jane Meyer, Helen Cole, Gary Hughes, and Jim Franklin, Wayne Davis.
Glouster residents Mr and Mrs Courtney Petit and children Ela and Austin of West Carrollton spent the weekend with Mrs Petit's parents Mr and Mrs R E Davis in Jacksonville. Mrs Nettie Heiser visited Theresa in Athens. Mrs Bernard McKinney and family went to Zanesville after a week away. Linda and Johnny returned with Mr and Mrs John L Morris. Mrs McKinney was accompanied home by Mr and Mrs Donald Price.
Mrs Evan Morgan Sr was taken to Marietta today and will enter Osteopathic Hospital for observation and treatment pending admission.
The Kiwanis Club will meet in the dining room of Hotel Gordon this evening at 6 30.
The gemsbok, a large South African antelope, never drinks water. Its moisture comes from the succulent bulbs and plants it feeds on.
A Burr Oak celebration marked Wilma Jean Hines’s 17th birthday at her home Friday. Friends organized the party with cakes by Fannie Hines and Ethel Hooper, games and photos. Refreshments were served to a long list of guests including Helen Cavell Amos Holland Joann Hooper James Holland Billy Lengyel Johnnie Hardy and many others.
Mrs Florence Parfitt president of the Glouster Alumni Association invites organizations to bid to serve the May banquet. Bids must include a menu and price and be received by March 31 for committee consideration.
Mrs Tra Conaway of Jacksonville leaves Saturday for Ripley New York to visit her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs James Johnson and their three children all of whom are ill according to a letter from Mrs Johnson to her mother Clea Conaway.
Telegram from GLOUSTER reports Pte. Russell Van Horn of Malta Route 3 arrived overseas in Malta after being cited in action in Italy on Oct 1 1944. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs William Van Horn two brothers Des Newark Dwight Ringgold two sisters Mrs Felda Stansberry Glouster and Mrs S T Taylor Roseville his wife died July 12 1940. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev J W Hicks Malta Methodist Church burial Wolfe Creek Cemetery.
Mrs Nell Black of Philadelphia spent Friday night in Lorain as a guest of Mr and Mrs Robert Bullock. They drove to Glouster on Saturday. Robert Bullock returned to Logan. Mrs Black plans an indefinite stay visiting James and Emma Bullock, Mr and Mrs John Bullock, and other relatives.
The Jacksonville group will gather Tuesday evening at Kenny Kempton's home instead of Monday as previously announced by the Methodist Youth Fellowship.
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