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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1945
Page
14
Nelsonville city council adopted an ordinance raising wages for most departments for 1945. Police, fire, water and electric plant staff receive substantial monthly increases funded from general, electric light, water, and related funds. Clerical salaries in the light and water office also rise under the new schedule.
Mayor Miles Howe announces the appointment of C. W. Backus to the City Board of Health for five years to succeed him. Other board members are W. A. Warren, Phil Ong, Frank Wristman, and Orville Midkiff. Council approves annual appropriation of 130,216.20 for the year, compares with 110,851.52 last year.
Nathaniel Reynolds 51 died Thursday while visiting at Sandusky. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Stout Funeral Home with burial in Buchtel. Survived by wife Leona and six sisters, plus brothers in Ohio and Michigan. Children William, Max, Evelyn, and Maxine listed. two sons serving in France.
The annual congregational meeting of the Church of Christ will be held at the church on Wednesday evening at 7 o clock. Reports of all church organizations for the year will be read, necessary business transacted, and officers elected. A large attendance is expected.
A potential pool of about 5 million men from Farmers and 4-F groups is under reconsideration by War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes and House Military Affairs Committee Chairman Andrew J. May. The National Service Act may reclassify 4-Fs for armed services or war industry work.
Nelsonville article reports Mrs Rhoda Ann Jenkins age 60 years widow of Clayton Jenkins died this morning at her Harper Street home. A longtime Nelsonville resident for 60 years she leaves three sons Charles Fred and William of Columbus and three daughters Elizabeth Shevalier of Columbus Margaret Bowernun of Texas and Dama Angle of Athens. Funeral arrangements not yet completed.
Nelsonville relatives learn of Clinton Steenrod death at his Detroit home. Funeral procession will reach Nelsonville Wednesday at 10:50 AM for short services before interment at Theentawn Cemetery. Steenrod, born and raised in Nelsonville, was brother of the late Eugene Steenrod of this city.
Nelsonville Greyhounds host Athens Bulldogs in a Tuesday night gym clash. After a league loss to Pomero y, Nelsonville had beaten Logan and Gallipolis while Athens beat Middletown 52 to 26 for its first league win. Expected Hounds lineup features Blair Kinney Baird Standall and Woods or Shafer with reserves playing earlier.
McARTHUR Ohio a red ink report shows Vinton County in the red by about $18 000 due to tax law earmarking and special legislation. Probate Judge E C Motter requests over $7 000 for his office, over 20 percent of the county’s total needed funds, threatening county commissioners to secure the money as centralized government pressures mount.
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