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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1950
Page
2
Gallia County Selective Service registrations have doubled from June to July with 13 new registrations in June and 26 by mid July. Officials forecast July totals could reach 100 as the board reorganizes with John E Switzer on a 30 hour week and O J White joining to fill a vacancy left by Homer Mossman.
Henderson tops the country club squad 10 to 3 at Harmon Field to move to three wins and one loss in the three-team summer baseball league. Howe, Henderson’s third baseman, scored three runs to lead the high tally. California’s orange tree estimates: 10,000,000 Valencia and 8,000,000 Navel trees.
Maritime logs list boats passing through Gal lipolis locks with times from early morning to late evening. Entries include Down and Up movements for ships like Down down Alcott Omar Minnesota-Husky and Trade Winds, plus Kanawha River vessel Semet at Winfield and other district boats such as Martin Allas Rand and Ott Ernestine with gauge readings 18.3 and 11.7.
Seven workers filed claims against Elmer Hodge doing business as Hodge Coal Co in Mercerville prompting a court order that attached mine equipment and garnished $1000 due from Maiden Coal Co. The action halted operations while the two companies face the claims.
A brief incident at Kana wha Falls features seven feet slipping on rollers with one to twenty four falling. Authorities report no serious injuries and the scene was cleared without incident.
A brief notices page lists births for Mrs. William D. Jeffers in Wellston a son and Mrs. Milford Sheets and Mrs. Fred Scott in Gallipolis a son and daughter respectively. Admitted patients include F E Bletner Mason Robert H Roberts Boggs Hanson Peek Murray Pittenger Koehler Diller Bartlett Colp West and others at SP Quicks Drug Store Athens Ohio.
Mary Monnig of Gallipolis files for divorce from John Monnig of Huntington for gross neglect. Married 1948 with no children. Belle Hughes of Gallipolis sues Clyde Smith for property possession and rents withheld since 1945 with $6000 damages. A second suit seeks cancellation of a deed claiming it was induced without consideration to convey remainder estate.
Patrolman R. D Young of the State Highway Patrol told Kiwanis members Tuesday night that motorists have no grace period for obtaining license plates and that the opposite view was stated.
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