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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1945
Page
14
Athens High School girls forty six will stage a March of Dimes on Court Street to raise funds for infantile paralysis. A girl will start at the curb near Court and Washington Street and move one inch for each dime, progressing to Beckley’s corner. Other students will solicit dimes along the street.
Mrs. Osee Douglas of Athens Route 5 reports grandson Pvt Harold D B Douglas is at Camp Hood for basic training, according to a card received. Local return address not specified. Navigation to inspection noted as routine in local column.
Mrs Ardis Macomber Radcliff called to active duty in November. Pvt Donavin Macomber Athens working as assistant in clothing factory and sent a photo of a snow cap. Sgt Norman Hugh promoted while in Camp Stevens New Caledonia. Verna Wemmer Columbus in charge of education and recreation. Stuski Johnny Bender Vick recently shipped from New York en route to Fort Knox. Stupski stationed in the Army Medical Corps. George H Perry promoted to staff sergeant with the 6th Field Hospital Camp Swift Texas. Harold Moody awarded Good Conduct Medal in France with 398th General Service Engineer Regiment. Max W Wolf Nelsonville Purple Heart now convalescing at Deshon General Hospital. Merle Metcalf Navy on leave at Athens home. James A Frost promoted to lieutenant commander Norfolk VA. William Oldfield Wright Field Dayton assigned to the 4141st AAF Base Unit. Jack Sanders Trimble APO address. Ralph Sanders in Patton’s Third Army. Donald O Pierce earned Meritorious Service wreath in Italy with 15th Air Force Service Command. Royal and Select Masters inspection to be held at Masonic Temple. Nav y boat training completed at Great Lakes by Bell from Athens High. Dixon in Netherlands East Indies well and grateful for letters. Major James Patrick named branch chief in Ninth Service Command Utah. Dana Connett Jr Seaman 1-C with Armed Guard returned from overseas. visited Athens friends including Bill Maxell. William Chappelear in France with Anti Aircraft Battalion. Don Standly met him there. John Fulton promoted to 1st Lieutenant at Miami AACS.
Ohio farmers face 1845 production challenges due to labor and machinery shortages. Farm management specialist Floyd DeLashmutt of Ohio State University urges practical farm shortcuts to save time and labor for the war effort. He notes Australia’s dairy shortfall increases U S needs and warns southeastern Ohio soil and water losses threaten sod crops for livestock support.
Athens High School Home Economics classes staged an all cotton fashion show titled wartime living. McCall Corporation and Cotton Tex tile Institute presented the program in the Little Theater with 12 girls from each class modeling 11 handmade garments all size 14 altered to fit each model.
Farmers Week in Plants will run January 30 to February 1 with discussions on postwar American agriculture the European food situation labor use on farms farm water supply soil building sod crops and veteran reintegration in Ohio plus changes in conservation agencies. Livestock and beekeepers groups will meet during the three days with a 4-H recognition dinner honoring long serving advisors. Mrs. W G Munn of Albany is Athens County’s sole attendee.
In Pt Pleasant West Virginia at 8 30 am Friday Mrs D Bernard Morgan driving a 1939 sedan collided with a heavy state rena commission truck near Carr Canal. She suffered cuts bruises and possible serious injuries and was taken to the Point Clinic Miss Julia Pew Thomas riding with her had a back injury and a cut on the jet. The women were returning from work at the General Chemical Defense Corporation plant. Trooper H D Coyner investigated and said Mrs Morgan was charged with attempting to pass a vehicle when the road was not clear. Her husband paid the fine and costs. The Morgan car was wrecked.
Burton Heath outlines how to report multiple income sources for tax. Readers learn listing rent and depreciation rules, pensions, endowment policies, and schedules, with practical examples and steps for calculating items 2 3 and 4 on page 1.
Farm machinery repair courses for adult farmers will be offered in the farm shops of Carthage Troy Hugh School Coolie and Clive Orange High School Tapers Plains under the supervision of C E Stout vocational agriculture teacher The first meeting at Toppers Plains is Monday Jan 29 at 8 oclock slow time The Coolville meeting is Thursday Jan 31 at 8 oclock last time Facilities will be available at no cost during the course to help ready farm machinery These courses are sponsored under the Food Production War Training Program with offices in Columbus.
Honor roll pupils listed by grade include seventh graders Nellie Ashworth Pare Bowles Rose Ellen Brooks Donald Cain Kenneth Cone Johnny Gibbs Betty Glass Peggy Hood Joseph Lavelle Baynara Lowe Helen Sapp Ruth Wiekine. Eighth graders Better Hixenhaugh Barbara Anne Howe Shirley James Patricia Laziuman Roger Sapp Martha Yeager. Ninth graders Robert Ossentine Harold Douglas Lewis Hamilton Charlene Nicholson Irene Maxwell Theresa Lavelle Norma Sams Marilyn Tucker Dorothy Williams. Straight A students: seventh Peggy Hood Barbara Lowe Ruth Wickline. Eighth Barbara Howe. Ninth Theresa Lavelle.
Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Tippie who died at Hocking Wednesday night will be held Sunday at 2 PM at Plains Methodist Church. Friends may call at Jagers Funeral Home until noon Saturday and after that at the Tippie family home in Hocking.
Athens County Selective Service Board No 1 requests the present address of Walter Lee Martin. Notices sent to 196 Green St Columbus were returned. anyone knowing his whereabouts is asked to contact the board at 241 Court St.
Athens High School hosts another i Presidents Club dance with 125 attendees on average. Principal QO Weed and Miss Mary Connett supervise eight dances this season. Proceeds from juke box fairs fund the Red Cross and a Dec 20 event featured Bob Rice and his Marietta orchestra with top chaperons Miss Connett Miss Woolf Miss Geisen and Principal Wood. President Roy Yaw leads the club with officers and a long list of members.
Mrs Effie Lave Finsterwald 69 died about 9 o clock morning at her son Herbert's home in Bexley where she had been since a week ago She was born in Athens County and lived here all her life She leaves three sons Elmer Athens Herbert Bexley and David Canal Winchester two brothers Grover Love Athens RD and Adolphus Love Athens four grandchildren and two great grandchildren Her husband Fred died years ago and a daughter Rinda also preceded her Funeral services Sunday at 1 30 pm in Clarke Chapel Church conducted by Rev Harald F Kellogg burial in Clarke Chapel Friends may call at Elmer Finsterwalds 26 Hocking St after Saturday noon
Mrs. Flossie Wise Bolin aged 67 died at Grant Hospital in Columbus Thursday. Born and raised in Athens she was the daughter of John and Alice Wise and widow of Edward F. Bolin. Survived by children Mrs. F H Beckler John W Bolin and Mrs Donald Barstow. Former house mother of Chi Omega Sorority she later supervised the Cooperative Dormitories at Ohio University. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday at her residence 9 S Congress St with calls Friday night and Saturday.
Frank Segale a former ticket agent for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad died this morning at his home 31 N Lancaster St aged 59. He leaves his wife Lillian and daughter Virginia and brother John of Cincinnati. He last served in Athens and retired February 1944. Funeral Monday at 9 30 in St Pauls Church Burtas burial in W Union St Cemetery. Friends may call at Jagers Funeral Home after Saturday noon and Rosary at the funeral home Sunday at 730 pm.
Washington agency authorizes a ration free odd-lot sale of men s and women s shoes from Feb 19 to March 3. Over 4.5 million pairs expected to be sold during the two week ration holiday, about 3 percent of rationed shoes in wholesale and cetad stocks.
Mr and Mrs John Humphrey of Cooville received a telegram from the War Department on December 14 stating their son Pfc Donald A Humphrey age 24 was killed in action on Leyte Island November 3 1944 He served in an anti tank company of the infantry He entered service September 15 1942 at Ft Hayes trained at Ft McPherson Camp Butner RC oversea duty began March 1943 with postings in Hawaii Australia and New Guinea He is survived by his parents five sisters Betty Jo Eloise Patricia Georgiana and Mrs George Guthrie of Guysville and one brother Johnnie Jr at home.
A gathering of Salvation Army maintenance fund workers is set for tonight at 4 o'clock in the ballroom of Hotel Berry to report on the drive aimed at raising £8,800. Air division majors captains and team workers will attend and doughnuts and coffee will be served after the brief meeting.
Two petitions for divorce have been filed in Athens County Dol inon Pleas Court. Helen M. Pickett charges gross neglect of duty against Edward Gerald Pickett, married Sept 26 1940. Louis Saho accuses Marjorie Sabo of several neglect of duty, married Aug 1937 at Glouster, with four children.
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