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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1946
Page
5
Athens Ohio awaits a Monday start for the Dowler Slaughter damage suit in Common Pleas Court with $30 565 at issue. The report notes the case moving forward as June 2 1946 is published in the Athens Messenger.
Fred Dowler files a Common Pleas Court damage suit seeking 20565 in compensatory damages and 310000 in punitive damages after he says Ralph Slaughter struck him with the cue in a February pool hall incident. Dowler alleges permanent injuries and hospitalization costs while Slaughter admits the blow but says it was provoked and offers partial reimbursements for medical expenses.
John L Douglas is announced as general assignment reporter and temporary sports editor by The Messenger. A war veteran, he served in Italy with the 15th Air Force and the 485 Bombardment Group as squadron intelligence officer. He previously worked for three dailies and two weeklies, and as feature editor of the Sheppard Texacts. He earned a journalism degree at Ohio University, will graduate in August, and lists Weatherford Oklahoma as his home, with his mother teaching at Southwestern Tech.
Miles C. Linscott 68 died at his Union Township home in Morgan County He was a Greens Run Church of Christ member and son of Lorenzo and Barbara England Linscott Survived by wife Addie Border Linscott a daughter Mrs Raymond Miller two sisters Nancy Sanders and Susie Bell Field Funeral at home Saturday 2 p.m. conducted by Rev Charles Hill and Elder Chester Parsons Burial in Iseau Cemetery Body to be moved to family home tonight from Miller funeral home McConnelsville Flowers optional.
The Hocking River crested five hundredths of an inch above 17 feet Thursday evening and began to recede, reaching 15.4 feet by 9 am Friday. Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France notes a mild temperature swing with a high of 90 degrees and a low around 59 to 65 as conditions eased.
Word of the death in Columbus of Tom Brewer, former Athens County resident, was received by Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Guthrie who expect to attend the funeral services in Columbus Saturday at 1 30 p.m. Mrs Brewer, the former Sarah McManaway, died in February. The Guthries also plan to visit Mrs Guthrie's sister, Helen Wilson, who has been seriously ill of rheumatic fever.
Athens Boy Scouts announce a city wide waste paper drive to be held Saturday. Two trucks, one for the East Side and one for the West, will canvass from the morning hours with Boris Woolley in charge of arrangements. Scouters request residents place old magazines and papers on porches yards or curbs for easy pickup.
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Garrett Barber Nelsonville with a son and Mr and Mrs Sherman Pratt Athens with a son. Admitted include Norma Green Albany for major surgery Eva Perry Carpenter for major surgery Mae Radford Athens for major surgery and several others referenced by town.
Funeral services for Alonzo Tryon 90 who died Thursday morning will be conducted Sunday at 2 p m in Hooper Ridge Church by the Rev E C Kenney. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Friends may call at the home of his son Owen Tryon Athens Rome 3 after Saturday noon.
Forrest R. France 28 of Athens was fined five dollars and costs after pleading guilty to speeding on East State Street. City police reported he was driving over 50 mph. Seventeen sixth graders toured Kimberly strip mines under Miss Esther Dunham as part of a conservation project. Everett Addis of Mineral was fined ten dollars and costs after pleading guilty to indecent exposure in Mayor Woodworth's panel. Probate notices announce appointment duties in the Estate of Prog. sed, late of Athens County.
A year-old Barred Rock hen owned by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stage of Lower Plains laid an egg bearing a Western Hemisphere map. The shell showed North and South America with major features, but an island appeared west of South America, sparking playful speculation of a new discovery. The hen clucked proudly to her 19 chicks.
Ohio University hosts a three day conference on high school publications with Dean Evan R. Collins urging editors to present the school system clearly. Speakers include John W. Webb, Rush Elliott, and Emmett Shipman. Attendees from over 20 cities tour The Messenger plant and attend clinics and social events.
The Ames post office will raise box rents effective July 1. Formerly seventy three dollar boxes rise to one dollar, one dollar boxes to one fifty, and one fifty boxes to two dollars. The hike, automatic and per postal receipts, becomes permanent after the 1945 fiscal year.
Athens County 4 H clubs will observe Go To Church Sunday on June 23 with members and advisors attending morning and evening services and Sunday School. The observance has become an annual event with members pledging greater loyalty, larger service, and better living.
Savannah Lodge No. 466 F and A M will attend morning worship at Guysville Methodist Church in a body. Members meet at the Lodge Hall at 10 30 a m for services starting at 11 a m according to Cyril Arnold master.
The Athens recruiting office at the Post Office is a permanent station under the U S Recruiting Service. Staff Sgt H F Buck Pacific war veteran commands the office open 8 to 5 daily. Buck, an Athens native, earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with clusters along with the Theater Ribbon and Good Conduct Medal. He flew 39 missions across the Sulu Sea and various Pacific targets and survived a two day raft ordeal after a forced down.
The Regular Army offers retirement at half pay after 22 years or three quarters pay after 30 years. Over 750,000 have joined, with a push to reach one million. Read full details at a local Army Camp or U S Army Recruiting Station.
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