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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1961
Page
10
An Athens Mesvenger diary from July 1961 describes life with a German IFYE family in Berlin. The writer details farm crops on 40 acres, cabbage, cauliflower, potatoes, kohlrabi, lettuce, and celery, plus pig and poultry operations, and notes Berlin’s postwar recovery and rebuilt landmarks. Meals are multiple daily, with remarks on climate, prices, and home-like hospitality.
Mrs. Mabel Lillian Fry Henry, widow of James Arthur Henry, died Monday evening in a Weston West Virginia hospital after a long illness. Born in Parkersburg, she lived in Point Pleasant and Weston. Survived by a son James Arthur Henry Jr, two daughters Mrs. Ben Bendick and Mrs. Lloyd J. Green, three grandchildren and several great grandchildren, and her sister Mrs. John G. Aten of Point Pleasant. Memorial services set for 7 p.m. Thursday at Sweeney Smith funeral home Weston with further services Friday at Crow funeral home.
A group of nine individuals were fined $10 each by Justice of Peace A M Goodwin on intoxication charges. James Charles Sommer and Thomas E Cottrell faced fines plus costs for driving without a license and without a valid inspection sticker respectively. Arnold J Hoff man received $5 and costs for improper passing. Hersel Ferguson was fined $50 with license revocation for six months and 24 hours in jail for driving while intoxicated.
Seven year old Bucky Roush son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Roush of Letart was missing three hours in woods near his home Tuesday. Neighbors joined in the search before the child was found safe. he had gone to pick black berries and did not inform his parents.
Jesse Clyde Hayes 77 of Pomeroy and Mabel Helen Leng 57 of Mason apply for a marriage license.
The Kiwanis club corn roast committees are named for August 10. Dewey Smith chairs corn procurement and pit duty, John C. Hutchinson secures the grounds, and Bill Lewis leads the wood supply group. Rod Pullins heads grounds setup and parking, with Gene Crow and Vitus Hartley Jr. on his team.
Wesley Weikle and Mrs. George Young were admitted at Pleasant Valley Hospital in Point Pleasant. Discharges included Mike Harrison of Point Pleasant Mrs Sanford Kidd of Cottageville and Ivan Tomilson of Crown City. Ivan Tomilson is noted as deceased.
Gregory county agent urges Mason County farmers to soil test before August alfalfa planting. Collect 10 to 15 samples from the field and send to West Virginia University's Morgantown lab for lime, phosphorus, and potash guidance. Soil testing is free and the only accurate fertilizer guide. Make a firm seed bed.
Mrs J L Barnette of 2011 North Main Street will celebrate her 92nd birthday on July 22 with a family buffet. Daughters C M Mohl of Athens, Jerry A Rodgers, Eunice Jii den of Point Pleasant, and son Donald C Barnette of Detroit plan to visit, plus granddaughter Martha Mohl of Washington DC. She has eight grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren and remains active in politics and current events.
A six year old boy Philip Henderson received bumps and bruises when struck by a car in front of his home at 131 Park Drive. Driver Karen Dale Jones of 145 Park Drive was identified by city patrolman Charles Wood. He was treated at Pleasant Valley Hospital and released. No charges were filed.
Mr and Mrs Charles Heil of Point Pleasant announce the birth of a son. Also listed are Charles Litchfield of Apple Grove and several other individuals tied to Point Pleasant Galpolis Pliny Cottage and Patriot regions with named mothers and a newborn.
PFC Patrick F. Foglesong of Point Pleasant West Virginia completed a seven week welder course at the Army European Engineer Ordnance School in Murnau Germany. He trained on arc and acetylene welding and serves as a tracked vehicle mechanic with Service Battery of the Third Armored Division's 6th Artillery in Gelnhäusen. Foglesong entered service in 1960, was stationed at Fort Knox before going overseas last November, and is a 1955 Point Pleasant High School graduate.
A long list of Point Pleasant families and friends vacation across Michigan Ohio Connecticut and West Virginia. Names include O B Meadows Tom Rose Teresa Ball and Russell Bibbee with employers Celanese Appalachian Power C and P Telephone Evans. Also featured are many guests visiting Point Pleasant and Gallipolis Ferry homes and relatives in Columbus Springfield Cleveland and Rutland with trips to Cincinnati and Bellaire Michigan for leisure.
Point Pleasant Junior Women's Club and Harmon Field Stables sponsor an August 5 horse show at 7 p m at Harmon Field Stables featuring 16 classes. A band concert and a free pony giveaway accompany the event. Admission is 1 for adults, free for children under 12. Rain date is August 6.
Kiwanis Club hosts a 6 15 p m Thursday program featuring a movie titled West Virginia Park Panorama. The Coventry Cathedral of England site is under construction near preserved 15th century ruins as the old church was hit in a World War I bombing raid and will be consecrated in May 1962.
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