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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1949
Page
5
Sleet followed up to three inches of snow, snarling city traffic as state county and city crews plowed main highways. Ice formed on hills and curves with trucks stalled on slopes. Athens saw long lines into business areas as cinder trucks worked since 1 a.m. The cold peak earlier in the weekend, with river levels receding, added to travel hazards.
Ohio University health service will provide free chest X-rays during registration week. The Rufus Putnam gym will host the X-ray unit on Friday February 11 from 8 am to 1 pm for male seniors and 1 to 5 pm for female seniors. Wives may accompany husbands in the morning and receive the service. No appointments are needed.
Woodrow Knox of Athens pleaded guilty to intoxication charged by police. He was fined $10 and costs in the mayor's court Saturday.
The 1948 R. L. Polk directory lists Athens population around 8,120 and 7,518 residents in Athens and rural routes. It shows two banks with deposits totaling 10,121,922.14 plus a savings bank with 5,561,608.82 and two building and loan associations with 1,437,810.74 in assets. The classified section notes 189 varieties of enterprise.
Mrs Hilah Barnhill 54 died Saturday at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Funeral by Rev H L McDaniel Tuesday 2 p.m. Richland Ave Methodist Church burial Bates Cemetery. Sister Mrs W E Nicholson of Athens was unintentionally omitted from survivors.
A Sunday Athens news item corrected a list of city offices up for election this year noting the auditor post, held by J. E. Bailey, carries a four year term. Bailey has served only half of it while all other city officials are elected to two year terms.
Police report a collision at Shafer and W State between James H. Johnson 23 of Columbus and William Roberson 32 of 16 Montrose Ave. There were no injuries and damage was estimated at 150 dollars.
Cincinnati coroner reports Betty Howell died from burns after her clothing caught fire when she lit a kerosene furnace in her Lincoln Heights home. The accident occurred Saturday. she died yesterday.
Veterans using GI Bill on the job training or below college level courses apply at their training establishment, not the VA office. Advance leave is allowed only to avoid undue hardship. leave accrues at 2.5 days per month but not beyond 30 days. Those in public law 16 programs still apply at a VA office.
Four drivers were fined Saturday after arrests on Route 33 by the State Highway Patrol. In Mayor W. P. Mickle’s court the fines were Arthur Glenn Lemons 35 Dayton speeding 15 dollars and costs Warren D. Reeves 27 Columbus speeding 10 dollars and costs Loren Franklin Dean 30 Athens Route 3 no tail light 5 dollars and costs John William Reed 32 Nelsonville failure to stop 10 dollars and costs in Nelsonville court of Acting Mayor Earl Hilleary.
The Armed Services Committee prepared to approve a bill permitting an Army of 837,000 officers and men and a 70 group plane force, aiming to exceed President Truman’s request and to end compulsory military training. Chairman Vinson said the panel will act today or tomorrow.
The Vinton Banking Company held its annual meeting on January 8 electing H. M. Wells as president C. E. Alexander as vice president Dewey Walker as cashier and Ruth Casto as clerk Directors named were Wells Wilcox Alexander and Walker and W C Feltman Riley Cardwell bought property in Valley Ville from Mr and Mrs Clark Baker Mrs Cash Strong moved in with her children after living there for years Mrs Otho Powell was taken to the Point Pleasant Clinic Local residents visited family and friends including Ward and Verna Phillips and the Angles families and blood donor Kelley Huntley aided his ill father Charles Huntley at the Columbus hospital stay nearby Worthington is noted.
Mr and Mrs Harold Waymer and others hosted and visited friends across Columbus Waterford Zanesville Amesville and Coal Run. Several couples including the Grahams Gessels Barkhursts Thomason and Wymer were listed as guests with extended visits among friends and relatives.
The Aviation Cadet Training Program will grow from three to eight classes yearly, clearing waiting lists with six week class intervals. The April 4 start targets about 600 cadets per class, expanding peacetime enrollment beyond previous years while maintaining age and education requirements. Cadets receive 12 months of flying and training, earn pilot wings, and become second lieutenants with active duty service.
List of patients and family notices from Shelterings Arms Hospital includes newborns and dismissals. Names include Mr and Mrs McFarlin Athens with a son, Kasler Athens with a daughter, Russell New Marshfield with a son, Sfikas Moore and Wagner Rutland Rout e2 with major surgery, McIntosh Athens with major surgery, Cooley Athens Route4 Corning with surgery, and several others from Athens Glouster Shade Nelsonville Chauncey.
Fire Chief confirms the infant Mary Ann Alltop died from clothes catching fire, initially blamed on a sibling's matches. Investigators determined the blaze started when clothing touched a stove after the mother, Mrs. Donald Alstop, briefly left the one room home.
State police arrested five people on charges of manufacturing moonshine on a farm 15 miles west of Butler. A 50 gallon still seven barrels of mash sugar and 10 gallons of white mule were confiscated. Three arrestees listed Youngstown Ohio as their home. Names given: Ross James Pierre Vangoura and Page Wallace.
John H. Richardson reports Corbet Dean, 55, found dead by an empty insect spray bottle. Police say his wife Mary discovered the body in their home. No external injuries noted and investigators pursue cause.
Mr. and Mrs. James Roberts visited the E L Cottrills and David Haley. A bridal shower honored Mr. and Mrs. Morris Burk at the Sprouse home. David Haley was hospitalized in Pennsylvania for asthma treatment. Mrs. W W Paisley and Mrs L B Terry were among those ill or assisting. A birthday dinner honored Harley Greene with guests from Wilkesville. Mrs. Verna Woodall signs as editor.
A new procedure by Second Army Headquarters screens applicants for direct commissions as second lieutenants in the Regular Army. Eligible are former officers of any armed force or current officers, with 21 to 27 years age and honorable active duty service of at least one year between Dec 7, 1941 and Sept 2, 1945. Apply by April 30 via military science professors, districts, or recruiting stations. office at 368 S Third St, Zanesville.
Pfe. Paul Keirns 21 son of Mr and Mrs L H Keirns Albany Route 3 paraded in Washington for the presidential inauguration and serves with Company B Engineers at Fort Belvoir Virginia after Merchant Marine service in the South Pacific and two years in Germany. John R Fee son of Mr and Mrs George Fee Athens Route 4 graduates from Great Lakes Naval Training Center Diestel School January 28 and ships out for a 20 month Mediterranean cruise aboard USS Greenwich Bay at Norfolk. Navy veteran and Athens High School graduate of 1948.
Cpl Elmo Yates son of Mr and Mrs Elmer R Yates The Plains has completed 13 months overseas service with the Fifth Air Force He is stationed in Japan with the 38th Air Police Squadron as a military policeman Entered service in September 1945 at Fort Hayes and moved to the Pacific Theater in November 1947
Robert L. Watkins, seaman apprentice, USN, from Coalville Route 2, set to arrive in New port Rhode Island after a six month Mediterranean Sea cruise aboard the light cruiser USS Little Rock, per Navy dispatch.
Private Charles C. Willard is stationed at Aberdeen Maryland after completing basic training at Fort Dix New Jersey. He serves as a clerk-typist with the D and PS Ordnance unit.
Pfc. George Sewell son of Mr and Mrs George R Sewell of Amesville has reported for duty at Keesler Air Force Base Mississippi the Army announced.
Pfc. Paul E. Cunningham son of Mr and Mrs H D Cunningham Coolville has graduated from the Air Force Communications School at Scott Air Force Base Illinois He has been on active duty since January 1948 and is a graduate of Carthage Troy schools the announcement stated.
Mrs. Sarah Long Jones assistant dean of women at Ohio University died Monday morning at Mt Carmel Hospital Columbus after two months illness. She was 51 living at 50 Morris Ave and survived by mother Mrs F B Long son Gene Jones and sisters. Funeral Tuesday 430 PM First Methodist Church Columbus with burial in Mt Vernon Wednesday.
A long list of transfers records property deeds and executors in various townships including Athens, Dover, Jackson, Chauncey, Trimble, and others. Entries note deeds by administrators and numerous buyers such as Lenna Finsterwald Theodore Crawford Roy McKee K. Crossen Post 21 and Gaylord Oil and Gas Co among others involving parcels of 80 acres 110.93 acres and multiple tracts with serial lot numbers in towns like Chauncey Nelson Athens and Jacksonville.
Dr. H G Southard announces vacancy for the Athens County sanitarian. Interviews will be held Tuesday and Wednesday mornings in the Athens City County Health Office. Franz T Woodworth retires after serving since January 1948. prior salary cited as $2000 yearly and $30 monthly expenses. applicants need two years college or equivalent, own autos, and be residents of Athens or Athens County.
JT M Hyde, 58, former Athens resident, died Monday at his sister Blanche King’s home near Athens after illness since Friday. He worked as a stationary engineer at Athens State Hospital and Point Pleasant, served two years with the Merchant Marine in World War II. Surviving wife Linnie and three daughters Betty Feinberg, Loretta Wotoway, Betty McBride. brother Charles M Hyde and sister Mrs King. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Jagers Funeral Home Nye Cemetery Chauncey.
An examination for social worker positions with the Veterans Administration branch office at Columbus has been announced by the U S Civil Service Examiner. Salaries range from 8727.20 to 5242 a year. Applications and information may be obtained from the board's local secretary W H Oldfield at the post office.
Mrs. G. W. Clark aged 56, formerly of Athens, died Sunday at her Barberton home. She moved from Athens to Barberton in 1915. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Mineral Methodist Church with burial in New Marshfield Cemetery.
Brady LeMaster, 36, of Coolville Route 3, died Sunday evening in a Parkersburg hospital. He is survived by his wife Mary Jane Founda LeMaster, a daughter Mrs Helen Cremans, and sister Mrs Harry Pulvis. Services are Tuesday at 1 p.m. at White Funeral Home with burial in Coolville Cemetery. friends may call anytime.
James Burchfield 90 of Columbus was returned to Athens by Sheriff George Bateman to answer to a charge of non support filed by his wife. He formerly lived in Nelsonville, the sheriff reported.
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