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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1947
Page
2
Athens butchers report consumer resistance as prices rise to levels not seen in two decades. Retailers say customers switch to fish and cheaper cuts while beef and pork sales falter. Market officials note steady wholesale costs and tighter supply, with retail prices influenced by packers and grass fed cattle.
In Athens, cool early week weather kept crowds away despite reduced pool prices. Attendance fluctuated from 275 on a hot Friday to 38 on a cool Saturday, then 88 on Sunday as temperatures rose, with 47 by Wednesday and 70 on Friday morning despite lower rates. Price cuts lowered adult and child admissions to 25 cents and 9 cents respectively.
State Highway Patrol arrested four drivers on Thursday for traffic violations near Athens. Austin F. Knowlton and Ronald Kimes each paid a $5 fine plus costs after appearing before Mayor Franz Woodworth for crossing freshly painted highway center lines. Richard Y. Yost and Kenneth Arnfield faced charges of passing a vehicle on the right and were fined or bonded for appearances as ordered by Mayor Oral Daugherty. Dean J. Beckholt was fined $10 and costs for a missing tail light.
Sara R. Yoakam’s suit for divorce against Darrell R. Yoakam was dismissed by Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland after it was revealed she had not resided in Ohio for the required year before filing. The ruling ends the action without prejudice.
Birth announcements list a daughter for Mr and Mrs Willard Brooks of Athens and a son for Mr and Mrs Charles Sanders of Millfield. Admitted include Mrs Jennie Jones of Athens medical status and several Athens residents plus Mrs Wendell Poole and daughter Glouster and Mrs James Holland and son Athens. Also listed are Mrs Lucy Pierce Athens Mrs Mary McKinstry Athens and John Sanborn New Straitsville.
A children's service is scheduled for Sunday at 10 am at the Amesville Methodist Church. Residents are invited to attend and participate in the morning program.
Boy Scout officials and their families will meet at Camp Kootaga Walker West Virginia July 20 for a picnic and meeting as discussed at the Hock Hocking District meeting held at Hotel Berry last night. Summer programs include father and son dinners picnics and other functions. Last weekend's Camporee was voted a success with a financial report. Camps open at Camp Kootaga June 29 with a provisional camp to July 6. troops camp July 6 to August 3. Scout Executive Orriss Stutler says this year's camp will be the biggest yet. The fall plan calls for organizing senior units in the area.
High school graduates may apply for specialized AAF training before enlistment. Applications go to CG ATRC Barksdale Field La with full name address age race military history transcript and three preference course choices. The Air Training Command will review and notify applicants of selection or rejection.
Mary Lucille Ross five months old daughter of Mr and Mrs James Ross Racine died Wednesday evening at Good Samaritan Hospital Zanesville Funeral services planned for Saturday at 2 pm pending arrival of her father an Ohio River boatman based in Memphis Tenn funeral at Ross residence Racine with interment in Greenwood Cemetery
The 28th annual Ohio Poultry Day will be held at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station in Wooster on Thursday. Tours of poultry plants will be offered along with exhibitions and demonstrations on modern housing and labor-saving equipment. C. M. Ferguson of Ohio State University will lead the afternoon speaking program.
James Ray Johnson 28 and Josephine D Garvin 33 both of Athens. Paul Wesley Smith 30 and Mary Maxine Potter 23 both of Athens. Frederick Donald Price 21 and Joan Louise Morris 16 both of Glouster. John Marion Dozier 27 and Mary Kathryn Sharp 23 both of Nelsonville.
Victoria Gwinn was granted a decree of divorce from John L. Gwinn in Common Pleas Court on grounds of gross neglect of duty. The plaintiff was restored to her maiden name Storer. The couple have no children.
1st Lt. Thomas P. O'Reilly at the local recruiting station urges young men to finish high school before joining the Regular Army. He says those with a diploma will better access higher education classes offered in service. Soldiers with special abilities will be sent to specialized schools in mechanics and administration.
Regulations let World War II veterans reclaim lapsed National Service Life Insurance with no physical exam. The existing option expires August 1 1947. The GI policy can be resumed by paying two premiums one for the lapse month and one for the reinstatement month.
Sgt. Harold Buck Athens recruiter says final reenlistment date at the rate of time of previous discharge is June 26. Pfe. Robert F. Finsterwald son of Mrs. Mary A. Finsterwald 5 Watt St serves with the 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division in Japan. The 24th occupies Kyushu and he has been with the unit since January, per a release.
Albany Grange members gathered in the Grange Hall for a Saturday meeting with James Whaley serving as master of ceremonies. A pot luck dinner fed 65 members and guests as plans were announced for a youth program led by Jean Van Dyke at the next gathering.
Chase Church schedules its annual Homecoming with Sunday school at 10 a.m. a noon basket dinner and a 1 30 p.m. program led by the Rev and Mrs A N Maxwell.
Thieves target the Airport Inn on E State St last night stealing a ham worth seven dollars and about 140 dollars in small change from a juke box and a pinball machine. Entry occurred after 11 pm by cutting the screen door wire and breaking the rear door glass. Coin boxes were forced open likely with a chisel or screwdriver. Police Chief J B Grogan reports no immediate suspects.
Master Sergeant Jack S. Sampselle returns to the Ohio University Military Department after an absence of over four years. He previously served as an infantry instructor at the ROTC unit from Fort Thomas Kentucky from October 1939 to November 1942, then served overseas in the Western Pacific theater before returning to assume infantry instructor duties. He and Mrs. Sampselle reside at 60 S. Shannon Ave. in Athens.
A meeting to form plans for the Athens County Junior Fair will be held Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Civil Service room of the Federal building. County Extension Agent Ross Wright announces representatives and instructors from the Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Vocational Home Economics Vocational Agriculture and 4 H Clubs will discuss improvements for the Junior Fair set for August 19 22.
Millie E. Brown transfers Inlet 2276 in the Smith Addition to Athens to Wade E. Smith. Delbert and Laura M. Taylor transfer three tracts in Alexander Township Section 17 totaling 117.4 acres: Farm Lot 2 72.7 acres, Farm Lot 3 southeast corner 12.9 acres, and east half of Lease Lot 3 31.8 acres to Ralph C. and Jean Porter.
The will of Marie Antle distributes real estate in Trimble with Cedric Antle receiving most property. A two-story tile building goes to Max Antle with a stipulation it reverts to Cedric if used for liquor sales. Martha Ann Antle and Max each receive $100. A two-room cottage also passes to Cedric.
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