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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1945
Page
6
Nelsonville notes the Giants beat the Cubs 9 to 7 in a Junior Twilight League game for the 11th straight win. A six run burst in the fourth and a three run rally in the fifth gave the Giants the lead, while the Cubs threatened in the seventh before Blair closed the game.
A fragment notes a restaurant offering fried chicken fresh ham and eggs with sauerkraut and pies. It mentions Chester Call serving four years and a marriage to Frances Evener. The piece references the Philippines and Circle Hill with hints of family ties and menus reflecting wartime sentiment.
False teeth wearers feel embarrassment when their plates wobble. The ad claims FASTEETE, an alkaline powder, keeps dentures firm and odor controlled without souring, urging readers to buy at any drug store.
The York Township Democratic Club will hold a monthly meeting on Sunday July 22 in the grove near Connett starting at 2 p m. Democrats are invited whether members or not. Plans for the August picnic will be finalized, and refreshments will be served.
Nelsonville hosts Dr. Walker's Old Timers on Friday July 20 at City Playgrounds facing an all-star Junior Twilight League squad in the Twilight 6 o clock game. A large crowd is expected as the Old Timers also plan a Sunday game at McCannelsville.
Nelsonville hosts Mrs Orval Young at her Madison Street home with games and refreshments. Guests include Mrs Ben Raybould Mrs Gertrude Ray and others. Gifts arrive from absent friends. Also announced is the birth of Ralph Hubert Lott July 11 at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens to Gloria Newton and Russell Lott.
Hartford society column notes Mrs Ernest Mc Farland and Mrs Katherine Strickler shopped in Point Pleasant. Detroit visitors Mr and Mrs O Niel Quillen Miss Mary Jane Kearnes and Douglas Fields stay with relatives. Various locals and visitors from Lan caster Parkersburg Mason Wheeling Charleston Norfolk and Wew Haven appear in courtesy calls and weekend visits.
Captain Terence W. Greene 52 of Berkeley CA and former Nelsonville OH receives Croix de Guerre with Red Star and the U S Legion of Merit from the Navy Department for actions during the liberation of France 1944. He led a convoy of 31 LSTs through Seine channels under enemy air attack earning high praise for the invasion’s success.
Edward Call, son of Mr and Mrs Santford Call, of The Plains, formerly of New Floodwood, who was critically injured Jan 29 in Honolulu, Hawaii, is reported to be returning home soon. He has been in Ward 20 at Pearl Harbor Naval Hospital and underwent four major operations since the accident. Call, known as Sis, served as a civil service worker in Honolulu after being transferred from a CCC camp in Oregon. He was at Midway Island during the Pearl Harbor attack and is expected to stay home for 30 days before entering a Naval Hospital in the States.
Nelsonville court records show Joehn Maurray Greens Run pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and making menacing threats before Mayor Miles Howe, receiving a $10 fine and costs. He also pleaded guilty to resisting Patrolman Everett Hewlett after a 4 a.m. arrest and was fined $15 plus costs. Darrel Fierce Glouster pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined $5 plus costs.
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