Garbage Disposal and Wage Hike Proposals Tabled by Council
Monday night council discussed a new garbage disposal system involving a ditch and earth covering with bulldozers, plus a land purchase for dumping grounds. A proposed eight percent wage increase for city workers was reviewed, with details to be studied and reported next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Studer
Safety Service
Daniel A. Pierce
Rodney Durham
Pierce
Crystal Pool
Council
Harry Wilson
W. P. Mickle
Marshfield
Clyde Dickens
Bob Steinmeyer
Lodi Township Road Request Tabled by Board
Athens County Commissioners studied paying bills and a Lodi Township request for grading and hard surfacing a road from the George Grim property toward the Hanard Danes home. Action on the request was tabled. Bills totaling 3799.57 covered maintenance with 1488.55 for tar and 502 for cement. 352.50 from the general fund included care for a tubercular patient. Custodian applications for the Court House women’s rest room were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Lodi
George Grimroperty
Honard Danes
Ralph Elliott
Elliott
Court House
Doan's Pills Offer Relief From Back Aches
When kidney function falters serous matter remains in the blood causing backache sleep loss and tiredness. Doan's Pills, a stimulant diuretic, have helped millions for over 60 years to flush waste from the kidneys and relieve related pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Dean
New Benefit for Disabled Vets Reported
Notice of increased compensation for service connected veterans. Rates 60 to 100 percent for dependents may be paid automatically from Sept 1 1948. Veterans urged to submit evidence of dependency including marriage and birth certificates. Extension for loss of use of foot or ankle auto aid through June 30 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest McGraner
Veterans Service
McGraner
Veterans Administration Office
DAV
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Regional Office Rating Board
Estate of O. A. Rider Listed in Court File
An estate valued at $14,597.96 filed in Probate Court belongs to the late Nelsonville druggist O. A. Rider who died March 23, 1948. Beneficiaries include Myra Rider wife of the deceased. Olan Stifler daughter. John C. Rider son. Personal property totals $9,823.10. stocks $1,549.99. accounts and receivables $2,724.83. real estate $3,500. Appraisers named are Dr. W. H. Hyde, Victor Oakley and Miller Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. A. Rider
Nelsonville
Myra Rider
Olan Stifler
John C. Rider
Rider Estate
W. H. Hyde
Victor Oakley
Miller Wilson
Forest Service Posts Listed by Civil Service
The Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners for the Department of Agriculture Milwaukee Wis announces it is accepting applications for U. S. Forest Service positions. No written exam. applicants rated on forestry experience and education. Applications must be received by August 11. details from local secretary W. H. Oldfield at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Department of Agriculture
Milwaukee
Wis
U. S. Forest Service
Commission
W. H. Oldfield
Divorce Petition Filed in Common Pleas Court
Jacquelyn Ashcraft sues Shirley Ashcraft in Gallia County Common Pleas Court for divorce on grounds of gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. They wed Sept 2 1944 in Gallipolis and have one child. Defendant currently resides in New Orleans Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Jacquelyn Ashcraft
Shirley Ashcraft
Gallipolis
New Orleans
Athens Messenger Tops Safety Survey in 1948
The Athens Messenger won first place in its circulation class in a national Safe-Driving Campaign for the first quarter of 1948. It stood first among 387 newspapers with up to 20,000 in circulation, logging six vehicles and over 60,000 miles without an accident in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
The
Messenger
American Newspaper Publishers Association
International Circulation Managers Association
GI Insurance Renewal Stressed for Veterans
World War II veterans have until July 21 to reinstate lapsed G I insurance under liberal provisions. A veteran can reinstate without a medical exam by certifying health is as good as at lapse and paying two monthly premiums or all premiums due with interest. The deadline falls on a Saturday, so early action is urged by VA representative N K Blosser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.I
N. K. Blosser
Veterans Contact
Blosser
Probate Court Approves Haney Estate Inventory
Probate Court approved the inventory and appraisement of the late Scott Haney estate. The value was listed at 11 560 65 with stocks a home and his filling station as the bulk. Emma Estella Haney and George Walker Haney were named beneficiaries. Len B. McCune and Fred H. Beckler were listed as appraisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Haney
Athens
Emma _ Estella Haney
George Walker Haney
FE. R. Walker
Len B. McCune
Fred H. Beckler
VA Advises Notify of Dependent Status for Subsistence Aid
VA urges veterans who gain dependents after entering training under the 31 Bill to notify the VA immediately. Adjustments to subsistence payments start from notification date, not the date of dependent acquisition, per the VA announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Egyptian Mob Stones U S Tourist in Cairo
State Department reports an American citizen, Stephen Haas, 53, a Philadelphia real estate man, was killed by an Egyptian mob in Cairo last Sunday while visiting as a tourist with his wife. Mrs Haas escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cairo
State Department
Stephen Haas
Philadelphia
Lincoln White
Notable Athens and Amesville residents listed
William Ray Evener aged 21 and Florabel Williams aged 18, both of Athens Route 3, along with Russell Emerson Wilson 55 of Athens Route 5 and Mary Leone Smith 46 of Amesville, and Carl Stewart Rouch 25 of Athens Route 2 and Martha Elizabeth Mace 20 of New Marshfield are named residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ray Evener
Florabel Williams
Athens
Russell Emerson Wilson
Mary Leone Smith
Amesville
Carl Stewart Rouch
Martha Elizabeth Mace
New Marshfield
Miner Injuries Prompt Hospital Treatment For Goldsberry
Elmer Goldsberry of Glouster is being treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital for injuries suffered in a mine accident Saturday, according to hospital attaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Goldsberry
Glouster
Graham Chapel Prayer Band Meeting This Thursday
Graham Chapel Prayer Band will meet Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lauer with Charles Gaston as reader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Chapel
Henry Lauer
Charles Gaston
Huffman Rites Thursday for Athens Doctor Killed in Michigan Crash
Funeral services are set for Dr Pleasant John Huffman 72 of Athens at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Methodist Church. He died in a Sunday car crash near Flint Michigan. His wife Emma Mae Huffman 70 is hospitalized in fair condition with leg and head injuries. He was a longtime educator and veterinarian and held government meat inspector and health sanitarian posts. He was a Masonic leader and Eastern Star member. Burial at West Union Street Cemetery after services. Funeral home awaiting visitors after 7 p.m. Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
New York Central
Council
W.E. Musgrave
Athens Civil Service Board
W. P. Mickle
E. L. Nye
Mary Smith
First St
Smith
Pleasant John Huffman
Flint
Mich
Flint Journal
Emma Mae Huffman
Hurley Hospital
Huffmans
Ohio Ave
Huffman
Londonderry
Ross County
Stedman Packing Co
Athens City- County
Paramythia Lodge 25
White Shrine of Jerusalem
Order of Eastern Star
Daniel B. Huffman
Mary Brofft
Chillicothe
Harold F. Kellogg
First Methodist Church
W. Union St
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral
Paramathia Lodge
Masonic
Real Estate Transfers in Athens and Surrounding Townships
A series of property transfers records multiple deeds in Athens area townships and nearby villages. Transfers include Lot 52 in Michaels Addition Athens Township and various outlots and sections in Dover, Lee, Rome, and other townships. Names such as Flossie J McGee Oscar McGee Sr Marguerite Coy Bessie Bailes George Snider Velma Welch Ralph Devol Max Barber and many others are listed with parcel details and additions in Nelsonville Coolville Glouster and Athens city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossie J. McGee
Oscar McGee
Michaels
Verity
Athens Township
Oscar McGee, Sr
Marguerite M. Coy
B. J. Schwarzel
Margaret E. Schwarzel
Virgil C. Maxwell
Mary E. Maxwell
Florence Woods
M. 4G. Woods
Willis T. Davis
David Jackson
Eleanor V. Jackson
Bess E. Fleck
E. H. Woodworth
Athens
Velma Welch
Ernest Welch
Donald Woodyard
Thompson
Albany
Story Henderson
Pauline Henderson
Herbert J. Kelley
Jettie Pear Kelley
George O. Whitesel
Helen L. Whitesel
Roy Graves
Doris Graves
Canaan
Ralph Devol
Wilma Devol
Max Willard Barber
Penna Jill Barber
Harper’s
Nelsonville
M. E. Frost
Velma Frost
Lester Dotson
Ruth E. Dotson
Rome Township
Layman O'Neal
Bernice O'Neal
Oscar Pierce
Josephine Pierce
Coolville
Mary Ann Morgan
Mary Levering
Samuel Evering
York Township
Rachel E. Bodkin
Delbert Bodkin
Virgie Marie Gadnai
Glouster
Susie Bayus
John Bayus
Canaan Township
Detroit
Frank Hawk
Ella Hawk
Guthrie, Gould and Company
Joe Matheny
Mary Matheny
Sylvester Woodard
Agnes A. Woodard
Sugar Orchard
4-H Club Activities Highlight Busy Season
Nine members and guest Helen Bosworth attended Merry Mix-Up at Jo Ann Mingus home with plans to raise funds for the Ohio 4-H Foundation Fund. Other groups met at various homes for health programs picnics sewing demonstrations and summer camp planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Bosworth
Jo Ann Mingus
Ohio 4-H Foundation
Doris Hixsonbaugh
Regional Council Proposed for Eight-County Southeast Ohio
Clarence Blosser and Jim Wells outlined a regional council for eight counties in Southeast Ohio to unite business, government and community groups. The non profit aims to promote commercial and natural resource development while funding needs through individual donations and county pro rata contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Rotary Club
Clarence Blosser
Jim Wells
Logan
Wells
Ohio
Ile
Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Trade
Blosser
Athens
Gallia
Meigs
Jackson
Pike
Hocking
Vinton and
Lawrence
St. Comdr
Leland Mills
Universalist Church Work Camp Sets Frost Mission
Four delegates from New England are completing a Universalist Church Work Camp in Frost under the Universalist Service Committee. Led by Mrs. Albert Bell the volunteers paint the church, landscape, and run afternoon recreation with crafts, songs, and games for children. Delegates trained in Nottingham New Hampshire prior to arriving, with Carlton Fisher national director visiting Frost Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frost
New England
Athens County
Universalist Service Committee
Albert Bell
Rockland
Bell
Belpre
Universalist
Nottingham
N. H
Carlton Fisher
Three Athens Carriers Win New York Trip
Three Messenger newspaper boys from Athens Duane Roger Brown Keith R White and Donald Eugene Sapp qualified for a four day all expense paid vacation to New York City this August The trip on August 8 includes two radio broadcasts Coney Island and a Yankees Red Sox night game The boys are sons of local residents with listed addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
Athens
New York City
Duane Roger Brown
Keith R. White
Donald Eugene Sapp
New York
Coney Island
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Duane
Eddie Brown
W. Carpenter St
Keith
Earl L. White
Spring St
Donald
Clyde Sapp
Woodland Ave
Shelterting Arms Hospital Notes
Family notices list births for multiple couples in Amesville and Athens housed under Shelterting Arms Hospital. Admitted patients include Trene Spencer Kay Spencer Ruth Devenport Virgil Conkey and Elmer Goldsberry. Dismissals mention Paul Carpenter and son Lois Campbell and Bessie Atbell among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trene Spencer
Athens
Kay Spencer
Ruth Devenport
Virgil Conkey
Elmer Goldsberry
Glouster
Paul Carpenter
Charles Steele
Lois Campbell
Bessie Atbell
Nelsonville
New Official Heads Railway Express Office
Anson G. Smith, former Chicago official, is named superintendent of the Southern Ohio division of the Railway Express Agency. He succeeds J. W. Johnson, who retires after more than 52 years of continuous service, per Cincinnati headquarters information relayed by Athens agent R. R. Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anson G. Smith
Chicago
Southern Ohio
Railway Express Agency
Cincinnati
R. R. Miller
Athens
Smith
J. W. Johnson
Dowler to Attend Road Builders Show in Chicago
County Engineer John W Dowler left Sunday for Chicago to attend the American Road Builders Association Road Show at Soldier Field this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Dowler
Chicago
American Road Builders’ Association
Soldier's Field
Driver Fined for Speeding in City
Clarence J. Fuller Jr., 21, Logan, was fined $10 and costs Monday by Mayor R. W. Friend after arrest by the State Highway Patrol on a speeding charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence J. Fuller, Jr
Logan
R. W. Friend
State Highway Patrol
Two Cars Crash On Pleasant Hill Road Reunion After Wreck
Eight passengers involved in a Saturday collision on Pleasant Hill Road near Bates Church were uninjured and greeted each other with hearty handshakes. The cars driven by Royce Dean Cooley and Delbert R Hanning sustained minor damage as they met on a curve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
Bates Church
Royce Dean Cooley
Athens
Delbert R. Hanning
Barberton
Camp Meeting At Tar Hollow To Be Aired
Farm women of Athens County hear from their representative on the Farm and Home hour. Mrs Lucy Felton Amesville speaks from Women's Camp at Tar Hollow on WOSU Columbus. The camp near Chillicothe sits on 16000 acres as Miss Villa Tippie and Mrs Adda Maccombs of Athens participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Showers
Betty Russell
Shirley Smith
Miss Smith
Athens County
WOSU
Columbus
Lucy Felton
Amesville
Tar Hollow
Ross-Hocking Tar Hollow
Chillicothe
Adda Maccombs
Athens
Rain Brings Slight Relief in Athens Temperatures
Weather report notes steady temperatures in Athens with highs near 89 degrees over two days and a low around 69. After rainfall early Tuesday, high fell to 77 at 10:45 am while the Hocking River continued to drop to 3.10 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Mercury
Monay
C. N. France
Hocking
Cognovit Note Action Filed in Common Pleas Court
James Carey filed a cognovit note action in Common Pleas Court against Dewey Cubbison and Beatrice Cub bis seeking 201.82 dollars. The petition claims the defendants owe the plaintiff on a cognovit promissory note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
James Carey
Dewey Cubbison
Beatrice Cubbis
Divorce Suit Filed in Common Pleas Court
Billy L Hillen sues Helen M Hillen for divorce citing gross neglect of duty. Couple wed in Gallipolis on August 27 1945 and have one child. Final order delayed until plaintiff is discharged from the U S Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
Billy L. Hillen
Helen M. Hillen
Cous Ple
Gallipolis
U. S. Army
Inner Aid Medicine Real Relief For Gas Constipation
An advertisement claims INNER AID three days use cleanses the body removing waste. It says headaches stop pimples fade and rheumatic knee pain vanishes as the user feels well again. The product contains 12 herbs cleansing bowels and aiding liver and kidneys. Sold by all drug stores.
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Guar
Senvica
Ann Page
Sunnyfield
Whitehouse
California
Forest Service
Civil Service
Ohio Valley Exterminator Company
H. A. Locke
MGR
Carpenter Hardware CO
Meigs CO
Rep
BUD
Juhling Middleport
Haney
U.S
General Electric Engineers
G-E X-ray Corporation
Belmont Mosser
Kiwanis International
Speer Carbon Co
International Graphite and Electrode Corp
St. Marys
Betsy Ross Sewing Club
Hazel Kinney
Leida Frost
Ellen Hockenberry
Betsy Ross
June Martin
Eleanor Atkinson
Dixie Hunter
Juanita Bridge
4-H
Grange Hall
Rosemarie Blazier
Jean Wingett
Sara Wilson
New York Trip
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Richard Shirley
George Rutkoskie
Lewis Terrell
Herbert Clemons
Carpenter
Railway Express
Cooper
Bobcat Cleaners
Union St
Bick Up
Warren W. Cooper
R. F. McCammon
Berry Hotel
Jackson CO
Fair Wellston
Pari-Mutuals
AL Jones
Culligan Service
Tony
Athens Ice & Storage Co
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