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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1946
Page
3
June vehicle titles totaled 385 with 38 new automobile titles issued, down from May. Nine motorcycle titles, three jeeps and one jeep truck marked June as weather and market decline affected autos, trucks, and liens noted by Alberta Grones.
Susan Ra nsam Geer aged 72 died Tuesday morning at a sister’s home in Coolville. She had lived in Warren Ohio for years and is survived by two sons Carlisle and Forrest Dunsmoor. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 p m in Antioch Church with Rev W C Dennis. Friends may visit White Funeral Home prior to the service. A new built up roof will replace the tile covering at Athens Post Office work room, postmaster F P Frebault announced.
Mayor Franz Woodworth warned that East State Street speeding will be halted by 4 police patrols. He noted a surge in intoxication arrests, with 88 in June and 375 for the first half of 1946, nearly double 1945, and urged residents to report violations to aid enforcement.
Capt. Neil Sharkey former Ohio University student from Marion receives the Medaille de la Reconnaissance from the French Government. He is among 20 American officers honored, served as a paratrooper with the 17th Airborne Division, and is now Public Relations officer at the U S Service Headquarters Berlin district.
Ohio State agronomist D R Dodd says there is still time to plant silage corn after floods. He urges short season corn varieties or open pollinated seeds like M34 M26 Ohio K24 or K35. Dodd also proposes sowing soybeans or buckwheat, with buckwheat seed rates 3 4 pecks per acre and 200 250 pounds of fertilizer.
Robert Emrick of New Straitsville, Ohio, a graduate of Ohio University, is among 33 students sent abroad by the MRA and YMCA of Ohio State University. The group sails aboard the Cedar Rapids and will visit Trieste Italy Poland Czechoslovakia the Rock of Gibraltar and England as part of a plan to further their education.
Representing the New Marsh Field Church of Christ at the Tri State Banquet in Washington Court House were Donna J. Beveridge Dent Saylor Marilyn Hoon Dale Hawk and the Rev. Miles Hoon. The church announced plans to send representatives to the Tri State Christian Service Camp in August.
Robert R. Mettler files for divorce from Cynthia Mettler in Columbus Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect. The couple married in 1935 and have four children. custody of the children is requested.
Dawn patrol for flight students at the Ohio University Airport opened with first takeoffs at 5:15 a m. Early flights were chosen to fit the eight week summer term. Officials said students and instructors favor cooler air and smoother conditions in the morning sessions.
The Athens City-County Health Department graded dairies and producers selling milk. Grades issued based on plant inspections and bacterial analyses. Grade A plants listed Banks Ice Cream Co Bennett Co Imperial Ice Cream Co Blennerhassett Dairy Nelsonville Pure Milk Co in the county. Grade A producers include M. E. Cuckler J. T. Hope C. W. Kasler Anderson Bentz A G Carter J H Copeland E E Johnson W G Munn.
Funeral services for Fred Buck 80 whose body was found Wednesday near the B and O railroad tracks at Canaanville will be held Friday at 2 p m at the Asbury Methodist Church Carthage Township of which he was a member Burial will be in the adjacent cemetery Buck born in Carthage Township lived there most of his life until his wife Hattie died six years ago then moved to Athens to live with his son Wilson 12 McKinley Ave He is survived by four other sons John of Guysville Pearl of Athens Harvey and Charles both of Guysville Route Two two daughters Mrs T R St Clair and Mrs Edward Jones both of Athens a half brother Waldo Buck Guysville 12 grandchildren seven great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
The Lions Club announced a sight conservation plan to raise funds with sales tax stamps for Athens children. Containers bearing the Lions emblem will be placed in Athens business establishments to collect stamps, avoiding locations already sharing similar drives. Money from stamps will fund eye exams, glasses, and other corrective needs for local children.
Fair weather and moderate temperatures predicted for Thursday bolster Fourth of July celebrations in Athens as residents plan trips and picnics. Cooler night and early evening temps: 66 F at 6 pm after a 53 F low. daytime highs reached 81 F on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A wire recording of Bill Zipf interviewing 4-H Club advisors and extension staff from an Athens County conference at Mechanicsburg School will be aired on WOSU Farm and Home Hour this Saturday July 6 at 12 noon. Dorothy L. Dandakis of Cleveland was fined $3 and costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth after a Route 33 arrest for driving without a license.
A ten point program to ease the feed shortage is urged by the Agricultural Extension Bureau and Wooster Experiment Station. Ross Wright says follow these practices: grow feed, especially hay and protein. maintain good pastures for hogs and poultry. market cockerels early and avoid overfeeding beyond 12 to 13 weeks. Use home grown grains, move pallets to range, cull poor producers and old hens, protect breeding stock, prevent feed waste, and keep premises clean to reduce disease and parasites.
District Forester I Li Dickman said brush burning will require permits until October 1. Athens County recorded 32 forest fires this spring, up 14 from last year, with damages totaling 33 070 and woodland acres burned totaling 568, driven by a dry spring and more farm brush burning.
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