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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1948
Page
2
Athens County land transfers for May show a near normal activity level with most categories rising. Deeds totaled 142, mortgages and liens 65, and fees at 497.30, while discharges fell notably from 17 to 9 and chattels declined to 349.43.
Seventeen couples applied for marriage licenses in June, bringing year to date total to 67 and May auto registrations to 654. Nelsonville led with seven licenses. Athens and Glouster tied for second with six each. Monthly and yearly trends show age groups, occupations, and vehicle registrations, with total fees and state receipts noted.
Athens County Treasurer Ed Lasch announced the second half real estate tax collection for 1947 in four communities. Dates span June 18 to June 30 at local banks in Nelsonville Glouster Amesville and Coolville with Coolville marking its first outreach. Payments may be made in respective towns for York Two Trimble Ames Bern Carthage and Troy residents. Closing date is July 20.
Announcement by Edna E Felt and Margaret Duncan lists starting date June 14 for grades one through six at Mechanicsburg School. Classes run 8 30 a m to 12 30 p m until August 6 with Ohio University bus pickups at Stella Ave and Hooper St. Plans include swimming instruction and trips.
The Friday high reached 88 degrees the week’s peak, tying May’s high and just below April’s 89. The night low was 60, ten degrees above Thursday’s 50. At 2:25 p.m. Saturday the thermometer stood at 75, as reported by Mrs. C. N. France, an observer. the Hocking River stage measured 3.30 feet.
Three men pled guilty to police intoxication charges and were fined ten dollars plus costs by Mayor W. P. Mickle on Saturday. William Lonas 62 of Columbus George M. Tate 66 of 40 Sunnyside Drive and Louis Hulker 22 of Toledo were jailed for non payment. Doyle Rose 20 of Jackson was fined five dollars and costs Friday with costs suspended after arrest for failing to stop at a city stop sign.
A short circuit sparked a fire Friday night destroying a motor in the refrigeration unit at the A P Supermarket. Fire Chief C A Parker reported the incident and investigation continues.
Cecil Sanborn of Millfield filed a $50,000 action in Common Pleas Court against the New York Central Railroad seeking damages for injuries from a March 31, 1947 accident on a Mine 6 track. He says defective brakes caused a coal car to strike a parked car, leaving him totally disabled. Attorney Paul Cochran of Columbus represents him.
A lively five by six foot animated display in the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. window portrays Athens as a thriving city with moving scenes. Workers, shoppers, and vehicles populate both residential and business districts as a plane tows a banner and skyscrapers loom in the background. The exhibit is sponsored by the Eagles 529 Ladies Auxiliary, with Hazel Luman directing the setup and remaining in place for several days. Two World War II veterans from Indianapolis organized the displays nationwide.
A Saturday crash east of Athens damaged three cars with no injuries. Columbus driver Frank B. Brookbank 38 skidded on wet pavement and hit a guard rail after striking a bump. A follow-up sideswipe incident involved Donald Reese Boyer 19 Smyrna Del and William P. Harris 23 Mingo Junction.
Floyd Bolin Post 3477 of Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet Monday at 7 30 p m at the Armory. Everett Barnhart, the commander, announced plans for a donkey baseball game to be held in July.
Five hundred Athens residents were surveyed by The Messenger for reader interests. University staff trained 30 Athens girls to canvass Thursday editions and mark reactions with crayon on copy. The study, begun in 1939, compares The Messenger with 120 papers nationwide as publisher aims to improve newspapers.
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