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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1957
Page
2
Miss Carolyn Whitmore 26 died Tuesday noon at her parents home 473 Chestnut St Nelsonville. Survived by parents three sisters Harriett Taylor Mary Fischer Ruth Woody and several nieces and nephews. Funeral 10 30 a m Friday Warren Funeral Home burial Green Lawn Cemetery.
Nelsonville Troop 66 schedules a Friday 7 p m meeting in the Knights of Pythias Building scout rooms. Plans for an overnight camp will be set. Scoutmaster Larry Crothers asks all scouts to bring handbooks pencils and paper and invites boys not yet in a troop to attend.
Three cars were involved in a highway crash on Route 664 near South Bloomingville at 6 50 p m Tuesday. A southbound car driven by Billy Massingale 17 collided with a vehicle backed into the highway by Ernest Garrett 44. A parked car owned by Loren Rossiter 23 of Kingston was also badly damaged.
Nelsonville miss Betty Parry Mrs Parry shows improvement after an appendectomy at Mount St Mary Hospital on Monday January 7. She has been moved to her home on Walnut Street.
A Nelsonville meeting is planned for 7 30 p m in the American Legion Building to discuss forming a Ground Observer Corps post. Local officials have allocated 250 dollars each from the city and county toward building a post with trained volunteers and a Columbus Filter Center crew will attend to explain the program and need.
Boy Scouts of Haydenville Troop 118 met at the NATCO Store Scout room. Gary Knapp is senior patrol leader with Ronald May as patrol leader. They built a rabbit shelter and learned compass and map skills with NATCO general manager Clarence Mothney providing materials and a truck. Ronald May attends junior leader training. other scouts present include Darrell Gastin Darell Boals Jay Karsner Gary Kaugh Quentin Cadd and Guy Knapp. Next meeting set for Thursday Jan 24 at 7 30 p m.
Birth announcements list a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bowen of Buchtel and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wagner of Murray City. Admitted patients include Ella Dennison Glouster Delmar Ridenour Shawnee Flora Easler New Marshfield Route 1 Cora Trough Nelsonville Route 2 Dr Albert Volwhler Athens Charlotte Tennehill Murray City and Charles Clements Glouster Route 3 Michael Powell Nelsonville.
David J. Kimes 22 of Athens and John G. Pangle 24 of Wilkesville were fined five dollars plus costs by Chauncey Mayor Charles Wadley on state highway patrol illegal parking charges. Gerald Lee Taylor 20 of Chauncey was fined ten dollars plus costs on a patrol charge of improper passing.
Pfc Francis T Graham son of Mr and Mrs Francis Graham Nelsonville Route 1 is spending a 30 day leave from the Marine Corps with his parents He most recently served in Hawaii and will report Friday to Washington D C
Television critic Charles Mercer argues most American military dramas fail on screen except Dozier’s Real Fine Cutting Edge which ends strongly. Mercer notes the drama portrays Army life via a cowardly sergeant and a reluctant commander, highlighting the clash with a drafted civilian.
A reviewer notes Dozier's television drama challenges the standard military ethos on screen. It centers on a draftee asserting integrity, exposing the commander’s responsibility and opposing the usual portrayal of organizational righteousness. The piece lauds the work as arresting and a refreshing shift from typical TV depictions.
Nelsonville Rotary Club member Warren Badger notes the Rotary Foundation program funds over 100 graduate student exchanges yearly, producing 831 fellowships at about 2500 dollars each. Since inception Rotary paid 1.75 million with most from interest on 22 million in clubs’ investments.
Common Pleas Judge Francis D. White ordered recovery for four plaintiffs in the money suit against the Glouster Moose Lodge. If not paid within five days from the January 7 judgment, the lodge’s chattel property will be sold by the sheriff. Individual recoveries totaled Bank of Corning $6597.32 Ray Sanborn $3486.09 Glouster Community Bank $4135.90 Henry P. Ley executor of James Carey estate $4112.62.
Doan's Pills ease bladder irritations with a soothing effect. They quickly relieve backache headaches and muscle pains. They act as a mild diuretic increasing kidney output, offering relief for over sixty years. Buy the new large economy size to save money.
An advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as a remedy for itching eczema pimples and irritated blemishes with a money back guarantee if one application does not delight. It also claims relief for itching feet and cracks between toes at 50 cents.
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