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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1953
Page
7
The city issued 67 building permits valued at $185 875 in the first half of 1953, up from 43 permits and $166 52 in the same period last year. March led with 16 permits totaling $53 20 thousand, while June reached $39 95 thousand.
A public health forum is scheduled for Monday July 20 at the Hocking County courthouse in Logan, the first in a four county series with Athens Meigs and Vinton to follow. Athens physicians Dr A A Baldwin and Dr Blaine R Goldsberry are among expected attendees.
Checks totaling 17 150 were mailed to old age pensioners within five hours of the budget appropriation becoming law State Auditor James A. Rhodes said Thursday Gov Frank J Lausche signed the budget bill Wednesday Delays occurred for counties including Athens Adams Allen Ashland Ashtabula Auglaize Belmont and Brown as funds could not be spent until the bill became law.
Police report says Alvin E. Downard turned from President to Congress cutting in front of Benny Henthorn causing damage to both vehicles at the President and Congress intersection. Downard cited for failing to yield. fined $10 by Mayor Peter B. Lee with costs suspended.
A Common Pleas Court entry signed by Judge Francis D. White legally changes the name of Robert Eugene Barnhart to Robert Eugene Parry. The petition states Parry lived much of his life with his stepfather Ralph Parry who reared him and provided his education.
Thomas G Bailes 59 of 22 Columbia Ave died Friday morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital after months of illness. Born in Lee Township he lived in Albany and Athens, serving 25 years as city employee there with roles in fire and police departments and city service trucking. He belonged to First Christian Church and Eagles lodge. Survived by wife Juanita daughter Glenna stepdaughter Naomi sister Goldie Scott brother George R Bailes. Services Sunday 2 pm at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home with Rev Joe B Maffett. burial West Union Street Cemetery.
Lionel Smith was named to succeed A G Middleton as work unit conservationist in Point Pleasant. Middleton retired after 35 years with the soil conservation department. Smith, previously with the office seven years, earned a BS from West Virginia University in 1939 and an MS in 1942.
The Ohio Legislature agreed to a compromise allowing access to county relief rolls for any reason. Senator Ross Pepple sponsored the measure, with Gov Lausche to decide its fate. Democrats largely oppose the bill.
James W. Cothran, national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, urged Columbus in a speech that the 55,000 known Communists in the United States should face deportation or jail. He called for U S action against Soviet Russia if the Kremlin commits further aggression.
Athens continues to experience the coolest weather of the summer with 9 am reading of 65 and a nighttime low of 51. The high on Thursday reached 78 after a low of 55, signaling a cool spell for residents.
Norman Dean of Athens says gamma globulin helped his polio son and helped his daughter avoid paralysis. The Red Cross provides free gamma globulin via blood centers. Athens County chapter needs blood donations and funds for daily bloodmobile service totaling 1625 yearly. Appointments for the next stop at First Methodist Church can be made by calling 31651.
PFC Richard M. Reed, 21, son of Elza and Mrs Reed of Millfield Route 1, completed mechanics training in Atlanta and serves in Japan in an office capacity. Pvt Joseph W. Bowles, Albany Route 3, serves with the Army at Ft Richardson Alaska after basic training at Ft Belvoir. Ale James A. Bolin, Athens Route 5, sent as a replacement to Camp Spellman California after Hadley Field Dallas assignment.
Charles Hallack, 59, a retired Zanesville real estate broker, drowned Thursday after falling from a boat on a pond at his farm north of Zanesville. In a separate incident, 12 year old Gary Wilson Jr. of Sandusky drowned after being knocked down by a wave during a Salvation Army outing at East Harbor State Park on Lake Erie.
Larry B. Robinson 26 of Leechburg and Catherine Forbes 26 of Athens. John L. Sullivan 23 and Prentice Newman 17 of Buchtel. Ronald Verner 24 of Columbus and Lovina Staten 18 of Millfield Route 1. Richard Poston McKinstry 22 and Mary Kathleen Downey 20, both of Athens.
Ohio issues an August draft call for 1298 men born before October 1, 1933. It represents Ohio’s portion of a national call of 23,000, the second lowest since June 1991. County quotas include Meigs 3 and Muskingum 15 among others.
Mr and Mrs Roy Lester in Chauncy welcome twin daughters. Sherill Phillips of Athens admitted. Thomas Andrews of Gloucester and Mrs Margaret Boley of Moxahala dismissed.
Stanley C. Allyn president of the National Cash Register Co. told the closing dinner of the Ohio Workshop on Economic Education that a company's strength rests in the surrounding community. He urged continuous leadership by the entire corporation and described NCR's welfare programs and open forums as steps to better city relations. About 80 teachers and administrators attended the three week event in Lindley Hall ending with a final luncheon.
Jack White files in Common Pleas Court to partition land on Coolville Main Street. Defendants Clyde White Jr Billie F White and Bank of Athens trustee in Nellie White estate. The petition states Jack owns one half of the J Cole Co store house except a barber shop room. remainder willed to all parties. He asks the court to determine the parties rights.
Cecil Willson 31 of Parkersburg West Virginia was fined five dollars plus costs by Justice of the Peace T F Cecil on Thursday for passing in a dead zone.
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