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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1945
Page
3
Natural gas was struck at a depth of 36 feet in a well drilled in the back yard of Henry Smith of Porter. The well is already supplying Smith's house with gas for all purposes.
Arrangements have been made for an 85 member army caravan to visit Gallipolis, with 5 p m arrival and 2 to 4 30 p m weapons display on the Public Square. The evening parade will be led by a 89th Ground Force champion band, featuring WW II veterans and local civic groups. Judge Cherrington will speak during intermission about the Seventh War Loan drive.
Mrs Anna Clark Cottrell aged 79 longtime Gallia County resident died Sunday at her son Arthur s home in Elizabeth New Jersey after ambulance transfer. She had been an invalid for three years and was married to Al Cottrell nearly 50 years. Surviving are husband son two grandsons a granddaughter three brothers and a sister Curtis Clark Edward M Clark of New York Curt is Clark Carlinville Ti Arthur Clark Chicago and Mrs Elmer Gillingham Columbus. Funeral services will be held Thursday at two o clock with Rev E Vent officiating burial in Mound Hill Cemetery.
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Sadie Coleman Howard, who died Saturday evening in Toledo, will be held at Grace Methodist Church at 1 30 PM Wednesday with Rev. W Scott Westerman. Burial will follow in Mound Hill Cemetery. She is survived by husband Chester Howard and ten children including Leland of Denver Robert Mer Till Phyllis Trotter Aldeth White Clarice Mulr Marcela Tans Ruth Hub Emerson Howard Gertrude Slagle.
Point Pleasant residents Mrs. William Woolfitt and family visited Ashland Kentucky with their daughter Kay Woolfitt joining them on return from Charleston. Miss Jean Faudree and Miss Genevieve Raike stayed with aunt Mrs. Brooks Cheuvront in Neville Island Pittsburgh. Ensign James J. Lovett spent leave with his mother Mrs. J. F. Lovell. Mrs. B W Krodel and daughter Florence visited Huntington. Mrs. Mervin Chapman, formerly at Holzer Hospital, to return home Wednesday. Mrs. Joe Bedinger of Charleston spent weekend here with her husband, assistant manager of Appalachian Electric Power Co.
Gallia residents and visitors, including Mrs Z B Roge and Mr Rosz family friends, spent Sunday in Huntington New Haven and Kinsville. WLW carried a color broadcast from Ralphburg featuring farm subjects with Miss Reta Joe Spencer and Ralph Davis among guests. Attendees included George Bigger WIAW vice president Daniel Conlin Jim Wells and Bob Wheaton with Clark county residents John Brawning and others.
Kyger Kentucky Cadettes held a meeting at Irma Ardath Spires home on June 15 with 18 members present. Robert Conkle served as president as committees were named for the next gathering. Billie Darst and Conkle sang, Phillip Sisson told a story, and Ardath Spires shared jokes. The next meeting is set for Mrs. Mary Sisson's home on June 29.
Mrs John Burnell and her daughter Patty returned to their home in Parkersburg after visiting the Briestles of Highland Avenue with Mr Burnell joining them at the end of the visit.
Gov Frank J. says the Legislature should levy a two per cent tax on premiums from all insurance companies in Ohio. Current state tax on out-of-state premiums is 2.3 percent and may face challenges as Ohio firms pay nothing. House taxation committee backs the plan, arguing the state could lose millions in revenue otherwise. The current tax yields about 3.5 million annually. In Steubenville a body was identified as George W Schultz 60 of East Liverpool missing days earlier.
Gallipolis report says Danny Spriegel whose right leg was amputated at Holzer Hospital after a tractor accident on his father’s Northup farm a year ago last Friday is recovering satisfactorily. Sunday he was moved about hospital corridors in a wheelchair.
County Agent Everett G Roger announced Lang assistant state leader of 4 H clubs will be principal speaker at the fourth annual 4 H advisers dinner to be held June 28 at Island View Inn in Gallipolis.
Coroner Robert Rowe said a special inquest would be held into the death of James Nolan, 17, of Cleveland, who was fatally shot yesterday in a tavern at Chippewa Lake. The report includes unrelated notes on Jamaica population and an Iowa insurance company statement from 1943.
Point Pleasant reports the burial of Carl Anderson Orr three years old after a Saturday bicycle incident with his father seriously injured. Services were held at Christ Church and burial at Suncrest Cemetery. Survived by parents Frances Ann Orr sister and grandparents.
Mrs Bradshaw says she lost six hundred nine dollars from her purse in city Saturday night after attending a carnival with her sister-in-law Mrs Hyre. The money was not missed until later when the pair were in an uptown restaurant.
Spencer Vaughn Spencer left his vacation to Charleston after being named manager of the J C Penny Co store in Asheville Inc. He had long served at the Charleston Penny store as assistant manager and began in local merchandising during youth. Amanda Hokanson fractured her hip at home and was taken to hospital for treatment after an early Sunday fall.
An appeal case in circuit court involving George G Somerville and E J Somerville trustees for Citizens National Bank was settled. Jake Howell of Letart recovered a car tied to a deed dispute near Route 1A south of Henderson. The bank claimed a deed of trust and the suit for possession was decided in its favor. Howell has requested dismissal and the case proceeds to the next term. Separate notes mention a Veterans hospital admission for Pvt Meadows, a closed Vickers Restaurant, and a fine for assault and battery in Crooked Creek.
Six colored youths riding to play baseball with a team from the Voyst industrial school were in a wreck near Arbuckle Sunday. None injured, car badly damaged. Sergeant Thomas of the safe police said speeding caused the crash. Driver Rufus Roebertson of Rand was ordered to appear in magistrate’s court Monday evening but failed to appear.
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