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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1952
Page
7
Alfred Richardson of Nelsonville finishes re tubing one large boiler and completes four other heating plant jobs at The McBee Co in Athens.
Patrolman Don Bumgardner identified Claudiu Stanley in a Nelsonville restaurant from a photo provided by Kentucky officials. Stanley, a boiler maker with a wife at a local trailer camp, waived extradition and was held for Floyd County sheriff. He faces charges of non support of minor children and jumping a $2000 bail.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Mae Smith 65 wife of Lawrence Smith will be held Wednesday at 2 p m at the Christian Church Carbon Hill with Rev J A Long and burial in Carbon Hill Cemetery She died Sunday in Mount St Mary Hospital after an extended illness She is survived by her husband two sons Fred and William two daughters Avanelle Campbell and Betty Ricketts three brothers Fred Mike and Pete McManaway one sister Mrs Mattie Dane Longstreth and other relatives Friends may call at Stout funeral home Nelsonville
Hettie Gandee of Spiller died at 5 a.m. today at age 89. Survived by daughter Jessie McElhiny of Charleston and son Teed Gandee of Detroit. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Morris Chapel. visitation at Ewing Funeral Home.
Mrs James Edwards Floodwood received a surprise telephone message from their son Sergeant Eugene R Edwards at 1240 pm local time on Monday He said it was about 20 minutes to 3 am in Japan He is stationed at Camp Crawford Hokkaido Japan after service in Korea and hopes to rotate home by May or June.
More than 75 members and guests attended a Sunday pot luck at the Eagles club room. No business occurred, the social featured chicken and noodles, and a meeting was urged for Thursday when the district Grand Deputy will discuss arrangements for the February 10 district meeting. A Dutch lunch will be served.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Davis and daughters Janis and Gwen, with Mrs. Cora Leigett, visit Estey Davis in Portsmouth on Saturday. The elder Davis, recently ill, is said to be somewhat improved.
Tri Psi Sorority plans a rummage sale on the second floor at 77 West Washington Street in Nelsonville starting at 9 a m Wednesday. Proceeds support sorority activities and community programs.
Nelsonville observes United Youth Week with denomi national youth Sunday on Jan 27 and Inter denominational Youth Sunday on Feb 3. A 7 p m union service at First Presbyterian features youth choir ushers and speaker Keith B Hall of Central Province India on furlough after missionary work.
Nelsonville Troop 66 of the Boy Scouts invites boys aged 11 and older to join at 7 p m today in the K P building quarters. Explorer Scouts welcome those 14 and up if qualified as announced by Scoutmaster Wilbur D Mender. The BSA marks its 42nd anniversary Feb 6 13 with nationwide programs under the slogan Forward on Liberty's Team.
Nelsonville Valley Lodge 169 Knights of Pythias will meet Wednesday evening in Castle Hall. Chancellor Commander Billy Monks asks degree team members to practice for the Rath Bone Bible class presented next month and to be prepared for the occasion. Grand lodge officers will attend the February meeting and the supreme secretary of the supreme lodge will also be present.
Members of the Retta Howe Sunday school class of First Methodist Church will be entertained Thursday at 7 30 p m at 210 W Columbus St home of Mrs Gerald Wallace. Plans for the year’s work will be made at this first meeting of the year.
The Presbyterian Missionary Society will meet at 217 W. Washington St. at 2 p.m. on Thursday. Mrs. Frank Lowery leads the program. In CHAUNCEY the Millfield and devotions are set for 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Bertha Sanders with Mrs. Needle Club organizing.
Mr and Mrs William Butt of Columbus spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Audrey Hartman and family and George Butt and daughters. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Jack Butt and daughters Rebecca and Roberta. Dewey Ruscoe visited Newark and returned home. Columbus K Holmes of West Virginia was fined $10 for violating a stop sign in Nelsonville court.
Vernon Kuhn sparked a village fundraiser in Kananga that doubled the medical aid total for Sandra Crawford, five, with a rare bloody disease. The new total reached 157.50 as volunteers and donors from Kananga and beyond pledged further support for hospital care in Columbus.
Miss Mabel M Shafer of Nelsonville dies after care for her sister Louise who passed away January 18. A former city teacher and local newspaper circulation agent, she leaves one sister Eva Silcott and three brothers. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm with services by Rev. Lloyd Evans. burial in Green Lawn Mausoleum.
Funeral services for Russell Haggy age 14 will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Highland Church Thomas Fork after illness. He died at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Oakey Haggy, two brothers Alvin and James and two sisters Mary and Kay. Friends may call at Ewing Funeral Home Pomeroy.
Mr and Mrs Wilbur L Johnson of Lima announce a son. Miss Ida Sayers of Rimble. Mrs Elma Jayjohn of Athens and Mrs George F Higgins of Glouster. Mrs Roy M Doolittle of Carbon Dale. Charles H Calvert of Buchtel and Fred Wolfe of Nelsonville. Mrs Floyd Kitchen of Logan. Dismissed: Mrs William Patrick of Athens and son. Mrs Harold VanBibber of Nelsonville Route 2 and son. Mrs Blanche Jansen of Nelsonville. George Blackford of New Marshfield Route 1 and Mrs Nellie DeFord of Nelsonville.
Mr and Mrs Howard Pennell and sons Jack and Carl and Mr and Mrs Jack Canter of Chauncey and Mrs Moore of Trimble visited Howard Pennell Jr at Fort Knox Kentucky. He was injured on a rifle range last week and his condition is now described as less serious. He sustained a back sprain.
Chauncey area notices report Mrs Maxine Dehman daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Showalter had surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital Zanesville Diane Nye daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Nye returned from White Cross Hospital after a minor surgery two weeks ago
Mrs Nellie Brookins spent Wednesday with her mother Mrs Alvira Shafer at Athens Route 1, sharing family time and visiting in the countryside.
Gallipolis The State Highway Patrol reports heavy call volume for travel information, possibly 400 daily. About 100 roads are blocked, many countywide or longer, prompting 24 hour staffing and around the clock road patrol operations.
Holzer Hospital notes multiple births and names including Mrs James Davison a son Mrs K E Knotts a son and a daughter twins and several other new births from Gallipolis Crown City Pomeroy Wellston Jackson Oak Hill Point Pleasant and Chillicothe with many listed mothers and discharged patients including Patsy Grover Ricky Casto Bennie Mullins George Casto Robert White and others.
Dr. Fred Wemmer dies prompting attendance in Toledo by Chauncey residents. CHAUNCEY couples Dr. Woodrow Patton of Athens and Grover Patton with Charles Sanders travel. Sanders and Mrs Grover Patton stay in Toledo to attend the funeral. Dr. Wemmer and Mrs Grover Patton are siblings.
Mrs Lucille Sanders and Mrs Bertha Sanders with grandson Keith Sanders spent a day visiting Mr and Mrs King and Miss Jennie King near Athens.
Gallipolis Ohio flood conditions show crest delays with Point Pleasant crest set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. Officials report river gauges near 45 feet at Gallipolis and rising at about three tenths of a foot per hour. Evacuations and road closures persist across Route 35 Route 7 Route 325 and other lanes as crews prepare for possible housing needs.
Lena Dawn Myers 70, of Gallipolis died at home after a three year illness from heart trouble. Born February 5 1881 in Allegheny City PA she was an aunt of Mrs Claude Miller. Survived by husband W Edgar Myers stepchildren Clifford Clendenin Edith Graham Lucille Day Pauline Starcher and siblings including George Frank Gilbert Ches ter Roy Minnie Taylor Harriett Lamb. Funeral at Rodney Methodist Thursday 2 pm with Rev Thomas Taylor and burial Calvary Cemetery Rio Grande.
A wreck early Monday destroyed a pickup truck and damaged a new bridge eight miles west of Gallipolis on Route 35. Driver Leroy J. Russell, 19, of Leon Route 2, was pinned and extricated by a patrolman. He suffered a dislocated left hip and multiple lacerations.
Willard Nibert 35 of Gallipolis and Richard H. Stalley 25 of Waverly were involved in a Monday collision on First Ave near Sycamore. A following vehicle caused the crash during a stop at the traffic light and damage was heavy.
Gallipolis Locks list boats including Lady Bee Fleetwood Price Solvay Peace Lehigh Mt. Vernon with various up and down times. Kanawha River entries show Sennet Keeley London Winfield with morning times. Other district vessels include Stevenson Martin Sturges Ruth Indiana Pete Tennessee J Hatfield Corner Sohio Beatty Ferdinand Blasky Jefferson Sycamore with multiple time stamps.
Four men were fined by Justice of the Peace James A. Johnson for fighting and disorderly conduct after arrest by the sheriff's office. Each paid $5 and costs. Names: Jackie Harrington 19 Porter Oldin J. Lane Jr. 24 Bidwell Route 1 William Hill 23 Gallipolis Kenton Mitchell 26 Addison. Two separate altercations prompted the charges.
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