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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1948
Page
10
The East Side and West Side playgrounds reopen today from 1 to 5 pm and 6 to 8 pm under student directors from Ohio University. Harry Lackey, city recreation director, says programs will include softball basketball and volleyball with daily free play periods and inter playground competition.
A magazine contest awards top carriers 120 points a four day trip to New York City to view the Statue of Liberty. The statue rises 151 feet on a 142 foot pedestal and shows Liberty with a torch and a tablet. Visitors can climb a 168 step staircase to the crown, with the statue 300 feet above water. Gifted by France, it was presented in Paris in 1884 shipped in 1885 and dedicated in 1886 by President Cleveland.
Athens Board of Trade members urged action after noting municipal facilities lag behind Ohio University’s standards. Roger Connor will liaison with the university trustees to push improvement, focusing on sewage disposal and a relatively low local tax rate as factors in delaying progress. The group plans ongoing panels and committees with a September meeting to consider sewage system proposals.
Chief Joseph Grogan announced advance tickets for the Mills Bros. Circus, a police sponsored event set for June 28 at the Athens County Fairgrounds. Proceeds go to rehabilitation of Dupler Scout Camp. the Athens County law enforcement officers sponsor the show with Grogan as chairman.
Chief Joseph Grogan reports installation of two hour meters eases congestion in downtown Athens. The meters remove all day parkers on Court St area, freeing space for short term shoppers. Hours run 8 am to 6 pm daily, 8 am to 9 pm Saturday. Sundays and holidays are free.
The Rev. Harold F. Kellogg of Athens was elected president of the Athens County Ministerial Association at a recent meeting. Retiring president Rev. O. M. Awe received appreciation for his year’s work. Revs. L. A. Miller Nelsonville and J. L. Hyde Albany were named vice president and secretary treasurer respectively.
Lt Cmdr J R Delezene of St Louis was acquitted in a court martial over a fatal crash near Port Columbus that killed 23 year old Wilma Burris. The incident occurred February 5 when Delezene's plane struck a house.
Firefighters responded to 220 W. Washington St. at 11 25 a m Wednesday to extinguish a small blaze in a car owned by Florence Haddox. Fire Chief Clarence A Parker said the fire started from a short circuit in the wiring.
The B and O passenger Cincinnatian was delayed near Athens at noon Thursday after officials learned a freight car jumped the track near Zaleski to block passage of the passenger train.
Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France reports a high of 77 degrees after Tuesday rain and a low of 44 degrees Wednesday night. The Hocking River rose to 3.63 feet and at 11:30 a.m. the temperature was 73 degrees.
Ross Wright, county extension agent, corrects a Wednesday bulletin on using DDT on animals. The revised mix is 8 pounds of 50 percent wettable powder to 100 gallons of water, not 12 gallons as first stated.
Holbrook Jackson, 73, noted biographer of printers William Caxton and William Morris, died in Bournemouth England yesterday.
The Board of U S Civil Service Examiners adds two positions at Wright Patterson Air Force Base Dayton for Senior heavy duty truck driver and automotive transport shift foreman with pay from 1.28 to 1.64 an hour. Full details and application blanks available from W H Oldfield at the post office.
Ohio University reports 1853 students enrolled in the eight week summer session opening Wednesday. Registrar Robert E. Mahn notes late registrations could raise total to about 1925, 125 below the 2042 record in 1947. About 1207 are war veterans and 417 are women, roughly 65 percent and 22 percent respectively.
Aden Onley age 44 of Athens Route 5 admitted intoxication in Mayor W P Mickle court Thursday and was fined ten dollars plus costs.
Chillicothe reports 20 year old Richard Hettinger of Adelphi was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car near Laurelville. His 22 year old brother Ray Hettinger, a passenger in the car, survived. elder Hettinger unhurt.
Jack P Eddy 21 of Athens Route 3 wed Olive Virginia Glazier 21 of Athens. Edward F Cheeseman 24 of Nelsonville married Lucille E Rosser 19 of Nelsonville. William E Shingler 19 of Albany married Helen K Ryan 19 of Athens.
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