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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1957
Page
22
A special session is among options to fund a veteran bonus via West Virginia bonds. Gov. Cecil Underwood awaits talks with the Board of Public Works and legislative leaders before deciding after Monday. Voters authorized the bonus last year with a 3 percent interest ceiling set on bonds.
Dan ial A. Matheny of Leon Route 1 a span ish american war veteran died Friday at Huntington Veterans Hospital after a week as patient He born June 23 1879 in Mason County son of Simon and Lucinda Postlewaite a retired farmer and railroad worker He married Emily Thomas Matheny then Anna Rollin Matheny leaving one son Melvin nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren Funeral 2 p m Monday at Biffle Chapel Church burial in church cemetery Rev Winfred Durst to officiate Crow Funeral Home handling arrangements
J. S. Reynolds of Mt. Vernon Avenue, Point Pleasant, fell at his residence and fractured his hip. He is hospitalized at the Point Clinic.
A list of real estate transfers in Mason County detailing grantors and grantees across districts including Lewis Robinson Robinson Clendenin Hannan and Arbuckle. Names include M B and Mary Grimm Carl Fowler Bessie Sturgeon Bowles Yeager Wallace Grant Wilson Stover Mattox Wray Dean Love Shaffer Vansickle Plants Reynolds and others.
Five defendants appeared Friday before Justice of the Peace A M Goodwin. Herman Davis of Columbus was fined 50 dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated with six month license revocation and one day in jail. Nina Harris and Albert Smith were fined ten dollars and costs for being drunk. Leonard Hewett of Milton paid ten dollars and costs for hazardous driving. George Lewis Harris of Pompey was fined ten dollars and costs for speeding. Leslie Nibert of Henderson was fined ten dollars and costs for driving without a registration plate.
Four H'ers reach 31 281 members as the club year ends in September. The program includes 12 882 boys and 18 399 girls across 24 625 families. Kanawha County leads with 2607 enrollments, Raleigh 2059, Fayette 1597, with Harrison Greenbrier and Mercer among the top counties.
A historic note states Cologne toilet water was created in honor of Colonia Agrippina the mother of Roman Emperor Nero. The piece links the fragrance to ancient Roman homage and the Colonia name.
Kaysers entertained Mr and Mrs H C Tilley of Wrightsville Pa and a group of guests at their Jackson Avenue home on Thursday. Attending were Mr and Mrs Joseph Kayser and son Steve Mrs Neal Wilson and her children Carolyn Susie Molly Jimmy and Rose Marie Mrs Josephine Crandal and son Dick Mrs Robert Durst and children Donna Robert and Cathy and Bill Horner.
The Missionary Society of Main Street Baptist Church will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the church. Mrs. Garrett Green will lead the program on Chris Church and Race. Mrs. Hugh Barr will handle devotionals. Hostesses are Mrs. Howard Tully, Mrs. Madge Byus and Mrs. Stuart Burdette.
Mr. and Mrs. H C Tilley of Wrightsville return home after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kayser in Jackson Avenue and other relatives. Holiday guests include families from Pittsburgh Charleston Arlington Va Wellington Del and Ohio. England born Mrs. Hoschar visits United States for first time.
Richard Carr five year old son of Mr and Mrs Charley Carr Staff House Road is a patient at Children's Hospital in Columbus. He has a broken blood vessel in the head and tests are being made to see if surgery is needed. His condition is slightly improved.
Sir Thomas Dilling, formerly senior veterinarian with the Ford and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, has retired at age 65. He is a Scottish national.
Robert Lee Tate files for divorce from Yvonne Marie Tate in Athens County Court of Common Pleas Cause No 21506 citing gross neglect and wilful absence. Trustees of The First Wesleyan Methodist Church seek authority to mortgage Inlet Number 20385 in Athens Brick Company Addition. hearing set for August 5, 1987.
Frankie H. Baker 77, former Point Pleasant resident, died Friday in a Huntington hospital. Born September 3, 1888 in Reynoldsville Pennsylvania, she is survived by two daughters, two sons, a sister, eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Chapman funeral home Huntington with burial there. several relatives from Point Pleasant will attend.
Funeral services for Jennie Mae Morgan of New Haven are set for Sunday at 2 p m at New Haven Methodist Church with Reverend K J Scott and Reverend R G Ellis officiating. She died Thursday at Point Pleasant Clinic after a week as patient. She was born December 30 1902 in Mason County, daughter of the late Joseph and Helen From, survived by sisters Leland Kirby and Pearl Roush. Burial will be in the Rickard cemetery at Londale.
Trooper Forren of Lincoln Ave has resigned from the local state police unit. He served two years here and four years with the detachment. He will become an adjustor for Nationwide Insurance and will be based in Welch, West Virginia.
The Cheerio Club gathered at Bailey's Lake with Mrs Herman Ross and Mrs Lillian Grim as hosts. A picnic dinner fed members and their children. Several visits and hospitality exchanges were noted including Mrs Gladys Riley and Mrs Eliza Metcalf hosting and hosting guests in Ohio Florida and Pennsylvania.
A marriage license was issued to Lloyd Manuel McPherson 21 of Springfield and Catherine Yvonne Durst 16 of Leon. Also licensed were Herbert Donald Henderson 22 of Point Pleasant and Dottie Jean Hoschar 16 of Point Pleasant.
J. M. Casto of Leon admitted to Point Clinic. Leonard Noble of City discharged. Mrs. Virginia Wallace of Apple Grove and Catherine Brannan listed among discharge or transfer notices.
Marie M. Huff sues Fred B. Huff for divorce on willful absence for over a year. Hearing set after August 5, 1957. Attorney R. J. Jones Jr. signs. Also notice to creditors of partnership Seiple and Kempton that Joseph Seiple, surviving partner, elected to purchase died partner James Kempton assets and demands claims within one year.
The city council hires the Cleveland firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey as special bond counsel to prepare and supervise the proceedings for issuing and selling notes to finance paving and improvements on Charles Street, Euclid Drive and Grand Park Boulevard. A $200 fee is appropriated for services, with funds certified and payments authorized. The ordinance takes effect after the earliest legal date, dated July 1, 1957.
An ordinance approves Morrell Kral and Zepf Architects of Cincinnati to design remodel plans for the City Building in Athens Ohio with a basic 2 percent fee and a 1 percent follow on for construction supervision. The measure notes free travel and three sets of drawings and outlines, with additional consultant costs paid by the City and a July 1 1957 effective date. A second ordinance authorizes issuing a note of 113145 dollars to anticipate special assessments and bonds for Charles Street Grand Park Boulevard and Euclid Drive improvements, with a two year maturity limit and emergency clause.
The ordinance outlines bonds and a note to fund street improvements from Jacobs Drive to Dalton Avenue with a City portion of 9679 dollars and property owners share of 105466 dollars. It authorizes a 4 percent bond interest, ten annual installments, and an anticipatory note of 113145 dollars payable by assessments or a general tax if needed. It also repeals an earlier Mechanicsburg Sewer District ordinance and expands it to include Athens County’s Mechanicsburg sewer district within the city limits.
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