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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1949

Page

2

Ohio University hosts eight summer education conferences

Ohio University announces eight summer sessions during June and July. Educational administration health and conservation topics lead discussions with leaders from Ohio and national institutions. Conferences run June 27 to July 1 for elementary principals and teachers, June 30 to July 1 for administration, and July 7 to 8 for secondary education with extensive panels and workshops.

Ohio University Rush Elliott Paul Allen Fox Meadow Hool Scarsdale N.Y Harley Carnicom Garfield Heights Frederick McKelvey Ohio University Center For Educational Service Wilbur Yauch Ohio U Jean Frazer Clark Otterbein College Neal Glenn Gladys Tipton University of Tennessee Esther Dunham Yauch Hazel Nalley Shadycide Louise Clark Marietta State Department of Education State Department Ohio Bookmen's Club

Marriage Licenses Reported for Four Couples

William H Strausbaugh age 21 of Glouster Route 3 weds Zelda M McKinney 16 of Millfield Route 1. Louis C Lawrence 19 of Sharpsburg weds Helen M Cunningham 16 of Athens Route 3. Virgil E Baker 23 of Athens weds Donna M Skinner 22 of Auncey.

William Harvey Strausbaugh Glouster Zelda Mae McKinney Millfield Louis Claude Lawrence Sharpsburg Helen Marie Cunningham Athens Virgil Everett Baker Ape Donna Mae Skinner Auncey

Weekend Road Crash Total Brought to Eight

An epidemic of highway accidents extended over the weekend as State Highway patrolmen reported two more crashes Saturday and Sunday. No injuries in the last two incidents, keeping the weekend total at eight. six had been reported earlier. Slippery roads blamed for six earlier crashes. the weekend saw a truck crash on Route 43 near Chauncey and a car plunge into a creek on Route 50 near Guysville. Saturday incidents included injuries to two women north of Chauncey. Sheltering Arms Hospital reported one woman discharged and another listed in fair condition.

Cecil E. Searls Haydenville Chauncey Searls Grosvenor St

Scouts Attend Encampment at Patterson Field Dayton

Thirteen Ath ens Boy Scouts from Explorer's Post 55 sponsored by First Presbyterian Church attend a senior scout encampment at Patterson Field Dayton. The June 12 to 18 event gathers 320 Scouts from Ohio and West Virginia to study meteorology flight and aeronautical training. Participants include Jack Vickers John Gibbs Phil Nye Weese Dickman Ted Geary John Mitchell Jesse Lee George Starcher Charles Tribe Ernest Anderson Dan Merrick Dan Whitehouse and Lewis Ondis.

Athens Patterson Field Dayton Explorer's Post 55 First Presbyterian Church Ohio West Virginia Jack Vickers John Gibbs Phil Nye Weese Dickman

Delegates Set for Presbyterian Synod Convocation

Delegates from the Athens Presbytery will represent Athens Washington Morgan Meigs Vinton Gallia and Hocking counties at the Presbyterian Convocation of the Ohio Synod and Synodical Societies at the College of Wooster June 20 through 23. Among area representatives are Mrs Lloyd Evans Nelsonville president of the Athens Synodical Mrs Mary Jennings publicity chairman of the same organization the Rev Christy of Marietta and the Rev Fred Luchs pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Athens.

Paul R. Cummins Fairfield County Carl Porter-Shirley Newport R.L Glen C. West Portsmouth D. D. Rummel McConnelsville Glen Hanes Athens County Walter Crewson Hamilton George E. Carr Logan W. B. Clay Jor Jackson Esther Dailey Ralph Dye Malis- McConnelsville O. C. Lawrence Crooksville Ross Strickter Board of Education Ohio Thomas ©. Shaffer Ohio State Medical Association School For Health Education Sewell O. Milliken Rural Health Organization Ira V. Hiscock School of Public Health Yale University Jonathan Forman Friends of the Land Doctor Forman Harry E. Benz Ohio University Walter H. Gaumnitz Federal Security Agency U. S. Office of Education Joseph R. Strobel Ohio Department of Education Allen E. Rupp Cambridge Wallace E. Blake McArthur High School Earl R. Bodenbender Glouster High Athens Washington Morgan, Meigs Vinton Gallia Hocking Ohio Synod and Synodical Societies College of Wooster Lloyd Evans Nelsonville

Storms threaten but hold off as weekend rainfall lifts Athens area

A weekend weather run saw storms threaten Sunday but fail to materialize while Saturday brought 2.77 inches of rain in Athens. A noon thundershower and a late afternoon shower accounted for most of the rainfall. Temperatures rose to 88 on Sunday with a 63 low, and the Hocking River level stood at 3.50 feet as of 9 30 this morning with a 76 degree reading.

Athens C. N. France Hocking

Mayor Fines Three For Intoxication In Court

Arrested Saturday night in a N Court St grill three men were fined ten dollars and costs each in Mayor William P Mickle s court Sunday morning. Pleading guilty to intoxication and causing disturbance were Gilbert M Inboden 40 Union Furnace Benjamin A Fortney 29 Guysville and Joseph R Brown 24 Logan.

N. Court St. Grill William P. Mickle Gilbert M. Inboden Union Furnace Benjamin A. Fortney Guysville Joseph R. Brown Logan

Bloodmobile Visits Set for June 21 and 22

Athens County Red Cross announces blood donor registrations as the Columbus regional blood mobile arrives next week. The unit will stop at Nelsonville on June 21 and Athens on June 22, needing 140 donors each day. If quotas aren’t met, the county blood bank will be withdrawn.

Athens County Red Cross Columbus Nelsonville Athens

Glouster Barber Enterts Innocent Plea in Murder Case

John LaCorte of Glouster entered an innocent plea in Mayor Mickle's court to first degree murder charges in the fatal Friday shooting of Mrs. Anna Lewis at Buckeye Restaurant. Attorney James Moscatta, retained by the LaCorte family, asked for time to secure Athens counsel.

John LaCorte Glouster Anna Lewis James Moscatta Yorkville William P. Mickle LaCorte Mickle Lewis Buckeye Moscatta Sona Sicily Athens

Summer Term Enrollment Set at AHS

Summer school at AHS offers an eight week session from June 20 to August 12 with no tuition. Classes run 8 a.m. to 12 30 p.m for grades 7 through 12, and attendance may shorten high school by half a year. Courses include English algebra botany government history typing business biology vocations woodwork drawing. Faculty listed include Bryant Wamsley Clifton Ferguson Fenske Wood.

W. M. Bryant P. S. Wamsley E. G. Clifton Maxwell Ferguson Jerome Fenske O. L. Wood

Ohio University Professor at Goodyear Forum in Akron

Prof. Edwin T. Hellebrandt of Ohio University joins 11 other Ohio educators at a Goodyear Industrial Relations Forum in Akron from June 12 to 24. The event aims to show how college taught industrial relations apply in large industries. Participants include educators from Bowling Green, Akron, Baldwin Wallace, Oberlin, Toledo, Ohio State, Western Reserve, Kent State, Miami, Case, and Kenyon.

Edwin T. Hellebrandt Ohio University Ohio Akron Bowling Green Baldwin-Wallace Oberlin Toledo Ohio State Western Reserve Kent State Miami Case Kenyon

Three Minor Traffic Mishaps Reported Over Weekend

City police listed three minor traffic accidents with slight damage. One crash at W State and N Lancaster involved Henry Gregory and Edward E. Vore. A second collision near E State and Mill Streets involved C M Gill and Frank Cain. A truck driven by Ray Thomas McGrath backed into the Cash Feed Store from an adjoining alley.

W. State N. Lancaster Streets Henry Gregory W. Washington St Edward E. Vore Athens Ray Thomas McGrath McConnellville

Former Marshfield Resident Dies

Mrs. Carilla Boden Warner 72, a longtime Marshfield area resident and last member of the John Newton Boden family, died on Columbus Saturday after a long illness. She was predeceased by a sister and a brother. Funeral services are Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Hoodlet Funeral Home with Rev. M. E. Hoon officiating. Burial will be in New Marshfield Cemetery.

New Marshfield Carilla Boden Warner Columbus John Newton Boden Near Here George Holdren W. H. Boden M. E. Hoon New Marshfield Cemetery

Be Discontented at OU Baccalaureate Address

Ohio University held its largest graduating class at Memorial Auditorium with Dr. Julian Price Love urging discontent as path to a more excellent way. He warned against complacency and stressed service, faith, and unity, citing George Washington Carver and nationalism.

Memorial Auditorium Ohio University Julian Price Love Louisville Presbyterian Seminary Doctor Love Christ Dr. Love

Mrs McGrath Rites Tuesday at Graham Chapel

Alma McGrath 63 died Saturday at home on Pleasant Hill. Survived by husband Charles five children Elza Marl Ernest James Webb Parker Nutter Irvin Cremeans. seventeen grandchildren two great grandchildren. Rites Tuesday 2 p.m. at Graham Chapel Church led by Rev Roy Deeter with burial beside the church. Friends may call at Dragers Funeral Home until 8 p.m. Monday and after at Pleasant Hill residence.

Alma McGrath Pleasant Hill Charles McGrath Elza Robertsville Marl Rutland Ernest Athens James Webb Guys Ville Parker Nutter Irvin Cremeans Coolville Graham Chapel Roy Deeter Dragers Funeral Home Pleasant Still Residence

Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes

Admission and dismissal records from Shelterin g Arms Hospital list new births and patient movements. Entries include a dozen admissions for surgeries and minor procedures, several dismissals with accompanying family details, and multiple residents from Athens and surrounding towns.

Keplar Fined For Left Turn Right of Way Violation

Ernest S. Keplar, 45, of 11 Fremont St, was fined $10 and costs by Mayor W. P. Mickle after arrest by the State Highway Patrol on failing to yield the right of way for a left turn.

Ernest S. Keplar Fremont St W. P. Mickle State Highway Patrol

Fire Blamed on Leaking Carburetor in Truck Crash

Firemen blamed a leaking carburetor for a truck fire on N Court Street Sunday afternoon. The semi trailer was driven by Joe Wedge of Findlay and flames were extinguished before any damage occurred.

N. Court St Joe Wedge Findlay

Accidental Wounding Near Guysville Reported

A Guysville man wounded another after an accidental gunshot on Route 1. Harry Buck, shot himself in the left shoulder with a .22 rifle. Buck was listed in fair condition at Sheltering Arms Hospital.

Harry Buck Guysville

Homecoming Meeting Set For July Fourth Parade Prep

Businessmen are urged to attend the homecoming committee meeting at the mayor's office at 8 p.m. Saturday July 2 marks the start of a three day celebration. A parade Monday morning July 4 highlights the event with the Army band to perform and army officers to speak at the monument.

Glouster

Saint John’s Day Observed by Glouster Lodge 607 F&AM

Glouster Lodge 607 F and AM held a Saint John’s Day service at the Church of Christ with E K Peugh directing a song service and quartet including Mrs. Marcella Brown W W Wallace C F Wallace E K Peugh and Daniel K Teater. The Rev Daniel K Teater spoke on The Lion of the Tribe of Judah noting Masonry rests on the Bible and aligning its principles with God’s plan from Eden through Abraham the tribes and the Messiah’s coming crucifixion and resurrection.

Glouster Abraham Jesus Messiah

Local Social Notes From Glouster And Surrounding Areas

Weekend visits mark gatherings as Nora Hall Jones stays with her parents in Glouster and Peter Jay Jones. Gail joins C A Bingman in Columbus. Relatives from Akron and Sterling attend funerals for Lawrence Guinther in Pom eroy. Journeys include visits to Monroe and Newton Falls, with residents returning home.

Nora Hall Jones Roy Hall Peter Jay Jones C. A. Bingman Columbus Gail R. G. Weber Sterling C. A. Pride Dick Guinther Glouster C. F. Guinther Florence Luther Akron Lawrence Guinther Pomeroy Neeley Moody Crooksville Charles Swartz Newton Falls Monroe Michigan Lewis Gatchel E. E. DeNune, Jr Janet Sue Elizabeth Mitchel Grant Wallace Esta Cunningham

Downpour Drenches Glouster Area Creating Street Flooding

A half hour downpour drenched Glouster with about one inch of rain Saturday afternoon, overwhelming sewers and flooding streets and sidewalks in low areas. An additional steady shower added another eighth inch, reviving lawns, pastures, and crops after weeks of drought. By Sunday evening no further rain had fallen.

Drouth

Funeral Rites Held For Chauncey Mayor

The Rev Gilbert Courtney of Chauncey conducted funeral services for Mayor William D. Hines of Chauncey at the Glouster Methodist Church Sunday afternoon. Mrs Christine Brown, Mrs Gilbert Courtney and Charles Bradfield sang three numbers. The Rev Mr Courtney delivered the sermon. Burial was made in Dew Cemetery.

Glouster Gilbert Courtney Chauncey William D. Hines Glouster Methodist Church Christine Brown Charles Bradfield Mr. Courtney Dew Cemetery

Degrees Awarded to Brunton and Gears at Ohio University

Wallace David Brunton and Willa Joy Gears of Glouster received degrees at Ohio University commencement exercises. The ceremony highlighted the university’s graduating class with notable local ties.

Glouster Ohio University Wallace David Brunton Willa Joy Gears

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Presbyterian Synod AHS Marshfield McGuffey Elms Louis Bromfield Wilfred Grenfell George Washington Carver Mrs. McGrath Sheltering Arms Hospital Clifford Dunkle Clem Kovaleski George Constable Darrell West Albany Michael Curran Gregg Sanders Anita Wallace Barry McBride Sandra Antle John Coulladis Ada Kinneer Harvey Buck Harold Hayes Shade Leonard Gilkey Mac Horn the Plains Robert Graham Chillicothe J. Maxwell Ferguson Frances Minor Dexter Frank J. McClelland Maxine Sauters Frank Landis Mary Hoffman New Haven Athens County Savings & Loan CO Masonic Temple H. G. Householder Gallaher, Quick Tad Carbondale-Kimberly Rd the Security Bank Court Street Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Stalders ACME Dry Cleaners W. Union St Athens, Ohio DIAL EVANS Dixie Choice Evans Bologna C. E. Clyse Dan Bartlett
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