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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1956
Page
3
West Virginia University extension home economic specialists urge keeping frozen foods frozen until defrosted for use. If thawed, they may be refrozen under certain conditions, though quality and flavor suffer. fruits and vegetables spoil more quickly above 40 to 45 degrees. Refreezing is generally best avoided for low acid vegetables and many fruits.
Eight persons were judged over the weekend by A. Goodwin justice of peace on drunkenness charges after city police arrests. Leiber Rainey 48 fined $12. A C Whit ington 67 fined $6. Jack Jim and Orville Harless of Letart Falls $12 each. Rodman Forbus 38 $12. Virgil C Booten $12. Franklin Henry 28 three days street labor. State police arrests produced Osher Alma Patterson 28 fined $10 and costs for driving without license. Margaret McDaniel 24 and Gerald McDaniel 28 of Mason fined and costs each for drunk and disorderly. Further arrests: Berlin Brougham for drunkenness by city police Fred Perry of Ripley for drunken driving by sheriff’s dept Virginia Randolf 36 drunk and disorderly by city police Jimmy Leonard 26 intoxication and assault by state police Robert Worth Jr 51 drunkenness by state police. Jess Hugh 41 released on peace bond after sheriff fault warrant.
Congressman M G Burnside defends dispersal of heavy and strategic industries in West Virginia noting the Fourth Congressional District's mountainous terrain offers protection from atomic and hydrogen attacks. He cites a House provision aiding Ohio River Valley revitalization and says agencies will consider the area as the dispersal idea nears becoming law.
William Johnson and his wife Dorothy relocate to 103 Liberty St after Johnson takes over management of the C. J. Morrison Stores from O. B. Meadows who joins Celanese Corp. Johnson brings 18 years as Rainelle Department Store manager. The couple have two children, Danny and Judy.
Sue Ellen Call and Beau Shertzer, both 10, winners on WSAZ-TV talent eliminations, will compete in the July 22 finals for an all expenses trip to Mexico. They are sixth graders at North Point Pleasant High School and advanced from last year’s finals.
West Virginia will receive 1,362,194 in federal highway aid under the new act signed by President Eisenhower. The combination of existing and new funds raises interstate road financing to 13,966,685 with 630,000 workers projected seasonally on roads as material and equipment contributions are added.
POINT PLEASANT Junior deputy sheriffs are reminded they meet at the county in uniform at 10 a m Wednesday to prepare for participation in the 4th of July parade. All young deputies will direct traffic and parking for horseshow spectators and plans for a new clubhouse will be discussed during the day.
POINT PLEASANT The 3664th ance Teee on fly of the West Virgaia Nati Beet Msareed from the annual Mra. Simpkins Presides two-week summer camp Satur Chapter 75, Order Eastern day afternoon carrying first place Star, will meet Monday evening Snees b tov been to be Masco "Temple, re The M-1 rifle team racked up! Edith Simkins will preside a victory to win the Davis Cup to second year in succession, which is the first time this has been done since 1906. M-Set. James Duncan was the state high-score man with the rifle. The other five members of the rifle team were M-Sgt. Dana V. Johnson, Sgts-1¢ Horace Miller and Carl Roach and Sgts. Jack Kauff and Walter Williamson. They competed with 12 teams from over the entire state. Also the ordinance company with the blue Streamer for outstanding perfor mance in the Governor's Day re view June 23, which was a mili tary dress parade of all compan ies attending the camp. A num ber of local families attended the review. 'The primary function of the ordinance company at camp was to support combat troops keep the equipment maintained and serviceable in the field and garrison. About 400 vehicles plus M-47 .d M48 tanks, all types of machinery, guns, mortars, roc ket launchers, range-finders and compasses among other types of equipment were under its re sponsibility. Approximately 160 men from Gallia, Mason and Meigs counties, plus 80 vehicles left with the com pany June 16 and returned Sat urday about 2:30 p.m.
Local society notes from Point Pleasant list visits and family news. George Rairden and relatives from Charleston spend Sunday with Leon parents. Also reported are church meetings, funeral notices for Brad Spurlock, and residents moving or visiting in the Leon area.
Mrs Ray Crank of Henderson won first prize in the custard pie baking contest held Saturday at 10 a m. She received an electric frying pan. Second prize went to Mrs A E Sommers of South Side, an electric iron. About 10 pies were entered and judged for taste and texture by Betty Ott Gallia County home demonstration agent Mrs Judson e Point Pleasant High School and Mrs Pete Burris of New Haven.
President Eisenhower announced the resignation of Dr. Leonard A. Scheele as Surgeon General of the U S Health Service effective August 1. Scheele has held the post for more than eight years and will join a private pharmaceutical firm. The move comes as Eisenhower accepts the resignation.
Reports claim a non surgical method dramatically reduces hemorrhoids while easing pain. Case results are described as thorough with many patients seeing real shrinkage after treatment. The claim references a “Pilea Sieteenmel oben prot ance” discovery and a company offering first line access with a money back guarantee.
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