On Board USS Albany Sailors Train for Reserve Cruisers
Editor Gordon K Bush reports aboard the USS Albany en route to Newfoundland for a two week drill with 605 reservists. The Albany, a heavy Oregon City class cruiser commissioned 1946, carries 756 crew and 37 officers and hosts Adm Blandy and Lt Gen Rocky on inspection of northeastern bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon K. Bush
the Messenger
USS
Albany
Navy
Newfoundland
Norfolk
Mr. Bush
The
Argentia
Boston Navy Yard
C. L. C. Atkeson, Jr
Adm
W. H. P. Blandy
Atlantic Fleet
Rocky
USMC
Fleet Marine Force
Greenland
Naval Reserve
Community backs Sheltering Arms Hospital with patient praise
Mr and Mrs Woodrow West of 86 Hudson Ave recall their three year old Morgan's recovery from peritonitis and pneumonia at Sheltering Arms Hospital. The couple urge a full service local hospital with enhanced maternity and infant care supported by the community and a $350 fundraiser for a nursery resuscitator led by the Child Conservation League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow West
Hudson Ave
Morgan
Athens Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Four Road Mishaps Recorded in Area Over July 4 Holiday
Four traffic crashes were reported as the July 4 holiday weekend ended. A storm brought heavy wind and rain, with two crashes on Route 50 east of Athens and others on Route 75 south of McArthur and near Nelsonville. Injuries were not reported and several drivers faced fines or charges for unsafe operation or failure to yield. Weather notes include a 94 degree high, a 63 degree low, and rising river levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Pool
C. L. Jones
Athens Home Telephone Co
Athens
Jerseyville
Chauncey
E. C. Wyatt
Columbus and
Te Ohio Electric Co
State Highway Patrol
Route 50
William M. Nuzum
Guysville
Marcus M. Orr
Columbus
Thomas J. Neiman
Youngstown
Neiman
W. P. Mickle
Route 75
McArthur
James A. Maynard
Wellston
Sally Ann Leach
Nelsonville
Robert A. Payne
Jacksonville
William R. Graham
Logan
Payne
Earl R. Nichols
Londonderry
John Crow
Frank H. Beckner
Henderson
W. Va
Nelsonville Court
Poultry Feed Costs Rise Says Ohio State Report
May reports from the Poultry Department at Ohio State University show poultry feeds 15 percent higher than in May 1947. Egg feed rates remain nearly the same. Suggestions from C M Ferguson include culling weekly, selling nonproducing hens, maintaining production at 60 percent, feeding once daily, and using all night lights from July.
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Poultry Department
Ohio State University
Ross Wright
Wright
C. M. Ferguson
State Extension Poultryman
Marriage License Granted for Belford Nelson and Mary Chambers
Belford Nelson aged 49 and Mary Cornelia Chambers aged 35, both of Athens, obtained a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belford Nelson
Mary Cornelia Chambers
Athens
Inner-Aid Gas Relief Ad Claim
A testimonial says gas bloating and stomach pain vanished after using INNER-AID, a 12 herb formula claimed to cleanse bowels and relieve headaches and dizziness. The ad promotes the product as a multi effect remedy sold in drug stores.
Local Real Estate Transfers Noted Across Several Townships
A compilation of property transfers includes Wade W Burk and Catherine E Burk to Conrad M Hill and Wanda Hill for 1.37 acres with coal rights excepted. numerous deeds across Athens Township Trimble Township Troy Township and others, detailing parcels in Maplewood Place Village of Chauncey Stanley Heights and more with various purchasers and heirs. The list names multiple buyers such as McGarvey Founds O Nail Hunkerford Dickens Moore Martin Davis Munn Harner Parish Leeper and others along with parcel sizes ranging from 1.25 to 140.8 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade W
Catherine E. Burk
Conrad M. Hill
Wanda Hill
Orville W
Lorayne L. Martin
George E
Edythe M. McGarvey
Inlet
Maplewood Place
City of Athens
Marvin D
Inez Barnhart
Frank Founds
Troy Township
William H
Dorothy R. Malone
James
Mellie O’nail
Trimble
Cecil
Helen Pidcock
Rose Hunkerford
Lee Township
George W. Jacoby
Bertha M. Jacoby
Athens
Elizabeth L
Noah S. Harvey
C. J. Tippett
Chauncey
Jennie B. Pinkerton
Frank J
Margaret P. Dickens
Stanley Heights
Athens Township
Bert
Clara Moore
John Martin, Jr
Gladys Jenette Martin
Bern Township
John R
Katherine Davis
Arthur R
Nellie Graham
Waterloo Township
G. W
Mercia Munn
Lyle H
Adeline Munn
Russell H
Martha Lenigar
Merrill H. Chase
Mary Elizabeth Chase
Alexander Township
Charles H. Andrews
Ethel Andrews
Fern S. Gwinn
O. C. Harner
Mary Delle Harner
T. J. Mills
H. C. Parrish
Jerusha Leeper
Emmett B. Leeper
William Bowkley
Glouster
Driver Fined for Unsafe Operation of Motor Vehicle
Willard H. Brown 23 of Shannon Ave pleaded guilty to unsafe operation of a motor vehicle. Mayor W. P. Mickle fined Brown $10 plus costs after police reported reckless driving and excessive speed through city streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard H. Brown
Shannon Ave
W. P. Mickle
Brown
Masons to Meet at Constitution Lodge 426
Constitution Lodge 426 F and A M will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m with visitors welcome, announced by master S L Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield
Constitution Lodge 426
F&am
S. L. Collins
4-H Club Activities and July Meeting Plans
Betsy Ross Frost Hall 4-H club discusses Piente and health programs with seven members and two advisors. July meetings set for Miss Hazel Kinney’s home on July 8 and other clubs plan outings, camps, and paper drives with numerous new members and officers elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Ross Club
Frost Hall
Hazel Kinney
Union 4-H Boys
Ronald Wagoner
Deanna Lee Collins
New Marshfield
Miss Villa Tippie
Grange Hall
Shade Nifty Seamers
Tar Hollow
Hospital Notes List Local Admissions and Discharges
A hospital notes page lists admitted patients including Carolyn Yarger major surgery and several minor surgeries. Theressa Cornell Anna Haning and others at Athens Springfield Albany Glouster and surrounding towns. Dismissals include Edward Mingus Bicknell Foraker Edith Bobo Doris Tedrow Ruby McKnight and others from Millfield Athens Guysville and nearby communities.
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Carolyn Yarger
Springfield
Theressa Cornell
Athens
Anna Haning
Albany
Priscilla St. John
Clara Sheskey
Charles Taylor
John Tall
Pearl Leffler
Glouster
Louise McGee
Buchtel
William Cleary
Chauncey
Edward Mingus
June Brides Jump Total
Probate Court records show 23 marriage licenses issued in June, up from 17 in May. Farmers led as grooms with six, followed by students and laborers with three each. repairs, clerks and miners tied for third with three. One license went to each of construction worker, electrician, die maker, draftsman and one unemployed. Seventeen minors also sought licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Cupid
Army Reserve Processing Method Announced for Active Duty
Col John E Mc Mahon Jr executive of the Ohio military district announces a new processing method for Army Reserve officers seeking active duty. Interviews by unit instructors of the Organized Reserve Corps precede applications routed to the Adjutant General in Washington DC with age ceilings set by rank and the duty recall to the prior grade. Interested Athens area officers may apply at 36 S Third St Zanesville.
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Army Reserve
John E. McMahon, Jr
Ohio Military District
Organized Reserve Corps
Adjutant General
Washington, D.C
Athens
S. Third St
Zanesville
Marshfield Man Fined In Second Court Appearance
Alvernon Edgar, 37, of New Marshfield Route 1, paid a $15 fine plus costs after pleading guilty to intoxication in Mayor Mickle's court. He had previously been fined $10 and costs on June 14 for a similar arrest by city police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvernon Edgar
New Marshfield
W. P. Mickle
Edgar
Fire Alarms Rise in Athens First Half of Year
Athens firemen logged fifty two alarms from January to June up from forty two in 1947. Residential fires reached twenty four, eight chimney and nine electrical fires. Auto mobile blazes counted eighteen, trash fires four with most trash calls pre-permit. One false alarm and two injuries were reported. Barn fire at the Children's Home marked the largest incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens City
Clarence A. Parker
Parker
West End
Russell Dorr
S. Congress St
Robert Melzer
E. State St
Riley Tippie Rites Set for Wednesday
Funeral services for Riley Tippie, an Alexander Township resident, are planned for Wednesday at 10 30 a m at Zates Church. Revs R L McDaniels and I C Kenney will officiate with burial in the adjoining cemetery. friends may call at the family home after 8 30 p m Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley Tipepie
Alexander Township
Zates Church
R. L. McDaniels
I. C. Kenney
Tuese
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Stanley Ryan
Ryan
Hilltop Stitchers
Marilyn Morris
Claudette Chappel
Chase Merry Makers
Mary Chase
Sally Lowery
Oakdale
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Patsy Eisenaugle
Carolyn Tippie
Marie Raskievitch
Catherine Miller
Plains Junior Polivania Club
Bette Bryan
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Harry Aberts
Zemo
Cooper's Bobcat Cleaners
Warren W. Cooper
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