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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1947
Page
3
G G Patterson of the Chamber of Commerce says the Philip Sporn power plant at Graham Station is a pivotal hub for Mason County and the valley, supporting industrial progress. Housing for plant workers is scarce with no suitable vacancies reported by real estate agents.
Pt Pleasant Christ Episcopal Church Service Guild met and reported a gift of an altar protector. The sick committee listed four ill members and Miss Betty Purdum reported on her Peterkin Conference Center trip inspiring seven guild members to assist the altar guild. Attending were Mrs Pullin Smith Miller and many others plus the Rev Thomas Finley.
The First Friend Sunday School class of Hickory Chapel Methodist Church met Wednesday evening with Mrs. Herman Hoschar hosting. Leaders included Marjorie Conolly for devotions, Alice Hoschar as program chairman, and Ruth and Anna Lee Johnson for recreation.
The Rev. Robert Finlay Thomas visited Gallipolis on Wednesday. Mrs. Howard Proffitt tours New York for O. J. Morrison Store where she manages. Miss Joan Vickers visits Mason County for Appalachian Electric Power Co work and stays with City Patrolman T. F. Yost family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frye and son Charles, and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Park and son Jack spent Tuesday in Columbus. Rev. F. H. Capehart recovers from a heart attack. Emerson Wilson at Johnson Apartments ill, expected back at work today.
Mason Clinic in Mason City reports the birth of Carol Lynn Gerlach to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gerlach of Point Pleasant on July 3. Milena Kay Jordan was born July 6 to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jordan of Harrisonville. Belva Jean Davis had a tonsillectomy July 7. Hartford residents Herman Lee Stewart and Nelson Bowser were admitted for tonsillectomies July 5. Mrs. Helen Wilt of Middleport discharged July 6 after minor surgery. Charlotte Marie Offenberger born July 6 to Mr. and Mrs. George Offenberger of Syracuse.
Employment in Ohio manufacturing districts declined by 20 800 in May. Budget notice for the Village of Albany Athens County Ohio shows a tentative form for the year ending December 31 1948 on file with Village Clerk Edna Whiteman.
Bellemeade church conducted last rites for James R. Stewart 71 who died Sunday night at his Bellemeade home. Burial followed at Suncrest Cemetery. He worked for the state road commission for several years and the minister, Rev Wilbur S Baxter, once served with the commission.
Robert H. Ferguson, general chairman, received letters of regret from Maj. Gen. N. T. Kirk and State Superintendent W. W. Trent. Kirk, now on terminal leave, would have attended to honor the pioneer surgeon who performed America’s first Caesarian. Trent sent best wishes and emphasized the role of schools in state development.
Leon resident Lorain Crump leaves for Washington to join the Capitol police force as a new appointee. The note mentions a Mason City man who also moved to Washington but returned home after a few days. Crump is the third Mason County man chosen by Congressman Hubert S. Ellis for this role in recent months. An eclipse is described as the moon blocking the sun, with total or partial obscuration depending on how much sun remains visible.
Carcasses of a doe and fawn stripped of most meat were found July 1 under straw at the West Virginia Ordnance Works in Point Pleasant. Mason County conservation officer Bert L. Dotson investigates with no success to date. A reward was offered by E M Foglesong, president of the Mason County Road and Gun Club, for information leading to the arrest and conviction. Deer have been seen on the WVOW reservation. hunters expect an open season may come. The carcasses lay for about 30 days before discovery.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Dearth of Lower Salem Ohio visit Mr. and Mrs. Ted Riley in Clifton. Ted Riley Jr returns from vacation with the Dearths. Homer Roush of Hartford, father of Mrs. Riley, was a weekend guest. The Dearths and Rileys visited C. G. Cooper family in Syracuse Ohio.
A Greyhound bus from Charleston stalled around 11 near the sheriff’s residence when wiring failed. Local passengers exited and walked to the bus station or dispersed to nearby homes and shops.
Point Pleasant resident D L Wilson prepares to grade his 80 by 200 foot lot on Ohio River Road opposite English Court. He says he does not expect to build on it at once.
Funeral services for J. W. Flowers of Mason County who died in Columbus Tuesday night will be held at 2 p.m. Friday from Creston Church. He was 68 and had been ill for several months.
POINT PLEASANT an incipient drouth was broken here Wednesday by a rainfall of .52 of an inch. It fell gently from early morning until noon. Reports indicate the rain may have reached all parts of the county. Some crops were slightly damaged in nearly two weeks of dry weather.
Point Pleasant notes list a surgical patient discharged from Point Clinic on Tuesday. Admissions on Wednesday include J. L. Morgan of 1922 Madison Ave for surgery and Mrs. Myrta Hesson of Glenwood for medical treatment. Mrs. Hesson is Sheriff Ernest Hesson’s sister-in-law.
Mr. W. H. Martin of Middleport entertained at the Lafayette Hotel in Gallipolis on Monday evening for his daughter Miss Georgia Martins birthday. Covers were set for Miss Martin Mrs. W. S. Hyer Miss Mary Somerville and Mr. Martin.
Advert promotes Warner's Compound 40 tablets to cure pains and backaches by aiding kidney detox. Claims lazy kidneys cause headaches dizziness rheumatism and loss of pep. Offers 60 tablets postpaid and a booklet What You Should Know About Your Kidneys from Warner's Remedies Warren PA.
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