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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1945
Page
8
In YELLONVILLE Mrs. Nancy Davis reports her hen Dominick laid one large double yolk and two fully formed eggs after an emergency on the home front. The eggs, softer than typical, were science curiosities as the hen was slated for dinner before the incident in question.
Mrs Nora Siddle hosted the Mizpah Class of the Methodist Church for their ay meeting with Mrs Bessie Ball reading devotions and prayer. After a business session Mrs Siddle led a social hour and refreshments were served by her daughter. Circle No 1 led by Mrs Wesley Hawk held the final meeting until fall with devotions by Miss Elizabeth Linton and a study of Chapter One. Guests include Mrs Hattie Daft Baker and the Cooksons visiting from Columbus and Newark.
Report on farmer distress as government price supports falter and subsidies shift. Nebraska feeders like Paul Kruger voice risk from rising costs and volatile markets. Hog prices during 1943 44 fell below promised support, eroding confidence in policy.
Cpl Charles Shirley of the 19th Army is spending a day of leave with his parents in Nelsonville. He has been overseas for about 19 months and is visiting relatives and friends before returning to duty.
A letter from Sergeant Ingram describes the emotional toll of war on mothers who wait at home. He writes that mothers bear great sorrow and sacrifice, while soldiers seek safety and a future free from conflict. He notes his own home in York and Hocking County.
Funeral services for Ruth Shields Romine 46 of Pittsburgh were held at Chauncey Methodist Church with Rev. J N Lakin officiating. Burial was in Nye Cemetery. Survivors include daughters Hazel Fletcher Mary Cox both of Erie Pa a son Francis Jr missing in action in the Pacific a mother three sisters and a brother Homer Shields.
Nelsonville notes greet Alden Stilson returning from Europe with the 6th Black Hawk division. He spends short leave at his Columbus home with mother Mrs Louise Hyde Stilson and sister Derry. Lt Col Aldea Cajisan on duty in the Pacile area.
Scientists say human intervention could divert massive air masses amounting to about 190 billion tons, challenging rain formation theories. The claim suggests weather alteration near impossible practical use but potential for significant atmospheric impact.
Funeral services for Joseph Carpenter former Dover Townskin resident who died at his sister’s home in Athens were held Sunday at Dowler Ferguson Funeral Home. Rev C B Tignor officiated with three hymns sung. Burial followed at West Union Street Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Fern four sisters and two brothers. He was a brother in law of Mr and Mrs Bart Pettit Millfield.
Chauncey residents report social visits and weekend travel. Mrs DeWitt Walker and daughter Sharon Ann travel to Toledo to stay with Harrold Childress family. Mrs Floride Grinstead visits Columbus parents. William Lawrence Lima guests at Ray Shafer home in The Plains. Feuerhelm Columbus and Cruikshank families host relatives in The Plains and Henbardsville area.
Mr and Mrs Ray Shafer hosted a two hour chicken dinner at their The Plains home Sunday with guests including George Shafer Beaumont J Icn Shafer The Plains Dora Shafer Chauncey Ira Reeder Athens Rosalie Miller and Don Shafer Also present Mary Cox daughter of the late Ruth Romine who came from Erie Pa for her mother’s funeral could not attend and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens for minor surgery Visiting parent Lieut John Bern ard Ley stationed at Austin Tex is visiting Chauncey with his parents John J Ley and siblings James Richard Jo Anna Helen and Patricia Ley
The Trimble Township Memorial Association Finance Committee appeals to Glouster and Trimble Township residents to attend a program and dance at the high school gym Friday evening at o'clock. Admission is free, but a free will offering will be collected to fund a roadside park shelter, tables, ovens, and a monument honoring local service members who served or will serve in the war.
Funeral services for Loria Dodson will be held at the John Sg Blower funeral home Wednesday at 2 PM with Rev B Tigner officiating. Burial will be at Maplewood.
Valentine Burn, age 82, died Tuesday evening June 26 at his son-in-law and daughter's home in Red Town after a yearlong illness. He came to the valley from Poland in 1908 and is survived by his wife Catherine, one daughter Mrs Zalupski, and five grandchildren. Funeral at Holy Cross Church Thursday at 9, Rev Edwins E. Yocke officiating. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may visit at Mrs Zalupski's Red Town home until funeral. Also note local meetings at Jacksonville and Nineveh Rebekah Lodge. William Beveridge, author of The Beveridge Plan, was born in Rangpur, India.
Glouster residents and relatives share visits across Ohio and beyond. Chester Mavin family stayed with Bruntons in the city and returned to Fostoria Sunday. Various guests include Bob Williams party in Chesterhill, Dorothy Higgins in Dayton, Virgil Mates and baby Rodney Jan in Akron, Dianne Blower from Ohio Wesleyan, Anna Louise Logue from Columbus, and Don Carpenter’s cousin Delmar Ahle in Wrightstown detailing travel from Neuhofen Austria.
Sgt William Vaughan arrived for a 30 day rest with his parents in Glouster after 120 months in the Eighth Air Force in England. He will report to Camp Atterbury Indiana for reassignment. Andrew T Ginnan promoted to corporal after 20 months service and two battles in Germany near Frankfurt. Pte Glenn Jones killed in action on Okinawa June 6, survived by father and eight brothers in service.
Stockholm dispatch cites Tidningen alleging Emmy Sonnemann seeks divorce from Herman Goering, arguing no real marriage existed, allegedly tied to an order from Adolf Hitler. The piece notes Sweden did not quote a source and questions the marriage’s validity.
On the West Okinawa coast near the southern tip, the Sixth Marine Division killed 33 Nipponese, including two fully uniformed women carrying grenades. The women, part of a Nipponese unit, were apparently heading north on a sniping mission.
A sad tale recalls a woman who feared food and avoided meals. She suffered swelling and gas, wore herself out, and faced constipation before finding relief with ERB-HELP. After treatment she eats normally, her bowels are regular, and she enjoys life again. ERB-HELP lists twelve herbs and is advertised by Betts Cut Rate in Nelsonville.
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