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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1948

Page

2

Questions Presented as Hospital Drive Begins te

Foundation answers queries about Sheltering Arms Hospital Foundation campaign. Campaign volunteers conduct the drive. no officials yet. Funds are deposited to the Foundation and will fund future hospital needs after the drive ends. Physicians in good standing may practice at Sheltering Arms. Class A hospital status affirmed. needs include equipment, facilities, and nurse housing. Dr. Morgan’s will note discussed. funds will not go to the hospital or him.

Sheltering Arms Hospital Foundation Hospital Foundation Roger Connor Sheltering Arms Hospital Foundation, Inc Athens Coun Athens County American Medical Association Athens County Medical Society Connor The Foundation American Hospital Association State of Ohio Hospital Board American College of Surgeons Morgan Bush Dr. Morgan Sheltering Arms Hospital C. F. Patton John Blower Helen Mosier

Testimonial of Appreciation for Sheltering Arms Hospital

Glouster resident Mary Ellen Dew credits Sheltering Arms Hospital with saving her after a traffic crash that left a broken ankle and injuries. She praises the care she received and urges community support to keep the hospital operating for local health needs.

Mary Ellen Dew Glouster Sheltering Arms Hospital Mrs. Dew

Enlistment in Guard Halted in Athens Unit

The Athens National Guard unit halted enlistments after a letter from State Guard headquarters in Columbus. Recruitment for Army Ohio National Guard ground forces will cease at noon June 26 1948 and stay closed until further notice. Fourteen enlisted vacancies and one officer vacancy remain. Thirteen new recruits were sworn in last Thursday before the draft bill passed.

Athens National Guard State Guard Columbus Ohio National Guard Congress

Dayton Man Fined For Driving Without License

Arthur McGee aged 43 of Dayton was fined 10 dollars and costs by Mayor W P Mickle after arrest for operating a vehicle without a license per police reports.

Arthur McGee Dayton W. P. Mickle

Man Is Held For Grand Jury

Carl Davis age 22 of Stewart Route 1 bound over to the grand jury by Mayor W P Mickle after pleading guilty to taking an auto without owner consent Bond set at 350 State Patrol said Davis drove Mrs Faye Stover of near Guysville to Athens Saturday night in the Stover car He parked it then drove to Columbus and was later apprehended by patrolmen at a tavern near Beaumont Sunday

Carl Davis Stewart Route 1 Grand W. P. Mickle Davis Faye Stover Guysville Athens Stover Columbus

Five Drivers Arrested By State Patrolmen

Five drivers arrested over the weekend by the State Highway Patrol, four on unsafe operation charges, were fined in area courts. Henry A. Goins of Zanesville paid $5 and costs. Mrs. Francis R. Hamilton of McArthur paid $15 and costs. Jonn C. Mart and Ane George Beck, Columbus truck drivers, paid $10 and costs. Worthy Cole of Frost paid $10 and costs by Justice of the Peace T. F. Cecil.

State Highway Patrol Henry A. Goins Zanesville W. P. Mickle Francis R. Hamilton McArthur John Crow Jonn C. Mart Ane George Beck Columbus Nelsonville Earl Hilleary Worthy Cole Frost Justice of the Peace T. F. Cecil Coalville

Mayor Fines Four Men After Weekend Arrests

Four men pleaded guilty to intoxication charges before Mayor W. P. Mickle over the weekend and were fined $10 and costs each. The defendants were Clyde Dowler, 36, of 14 Nash Street. Rex Nicholson, 34, Athens Route 3. Ray Simpson, 29, Dayton. and A. A. Wolf, Athens Route 5.

W. P. Mickle Clyde Dowler Nash St Rex Nicholson Athens Ray Simpson Dayton A. A. Wolf

Eskimo Fishing Tactics Bring Fine

George L. Hayes of 24 Elliott Street was fined $20 plus costs for spearing fish in the Hocking River. Mayor W. P. Mickle imposed the fine after a game warden arrested Hayes Sunday.

Hocking George L. Hayes Elliott St Hayes W. P. Mickle

Circus Show At Athens State Hospital Draws 235 Patients

A Mills Bros circus matinee and night performances were staged at Athens County Fairgrounds for 235 Athens State Hospital patients with additional shows on hospital grounds. Doc Waddell, traveling pastor, led dawn worship and Sunday School for about 50 children of performers and conducted memorial services for notable local figures. The Mills brothers Jack Jake Harry and Paul toured with the show alongside other circus personnel.

Athens State Hospital Mills Bros. Circus Athens County Fairgrounds State Hospital Athens County Hospital First Methodist Church Athens Grosvenor Waddell B. H., Andres B&o Herman Studer R. J. Studer Middleport Jack Jake Harry Paul Mills

Shelter Notes from the Arsenal Hospital

A list of admissions and patient statuses at Shelter Arms Hospital including major surgeries and medical cases. Names and hometowns such as Athens Millfield Glouster The Plains Chauncey provide context for the patients and their conditions.

Navy recruits enlist 25 in Athens area June training

The Navy announces that twenty five Athens area men have enlisted during June. Recruits sent to Great Lakes for twelve weeks of recruit training include Seamen Richard Davis and others from Athens Amesville The Plains Racine Guysville Belpre and nearby locales. Enlistees join three year terms with 12 day leaves after training before specialty schooling.

Athens Navy Navy Recruiting Office Great Lakes Naval Training Station Great Lakes Ill Richard Davis Marietta David Sams Edward Hennessey Pomeroy Raymond Paulsen Hemlock Grove Glen Weasel Little Hocking

Army Air Force mobile recruiting tour planned for Athens County

A mobile recruiting station will tour Athens County from July 4 to July 10. Stops include Glouster Albany Shade Coolville Stewart Guysville Chauncey Buchtel Carbondale New Marshfield Nelsonville and Athens with locations at post offices or public squares. Schedule spans July 3 to July 10 across multiple daily time slots.

Army Air Force Athens County Glouster Albany Shade Coolville Stewart Guysville Chauncey Buchtel Carbondale New Marshfield Nelsonville Athens

Army Captain Carmichael to Begin Alaska Two-Year Tour

Captain Elbert E. Carmichael, assistant troop movement officer at Camp Stone, starts a pre-embarkation leave before a two year duty in Alaska. Native of Athens Ohio he entered service in October 1940, served at Camp Shelby Fort Ord and in the Pacific, came to Stoneman in 1946. He is the son of Mr and Mrs James Carmichael of 116 University Terrace Athens Ohio.

San Francisco Elbert E. Carmichael Camp Stoneman Alaska Carmichael Athens Ohio Camp Shelby Miss Fort Ord Calif Pacific Theater of Operations Stoneman Captain Carmichael James Carmichael University Terrace

Navy to Expand Reserve Officer billets by Three Thousand

The Bureau of Naval Personnel announced authorization for about 3000 additional Naval Reserve officer billets. This expansion aims to bolster reserve leadership and readiness across fleets and shore establishments.

Naval Reserve Bureau of Naval Personnel

Naval Reserve V-6 veterans exempt from qualification test

Veterans discharged after August 15 1945 enlisting in the Naval Reserve V-6 will not face the application qualification test required of non veterans. Reserve service offers two week summer cruises and 30 training schools to advance rate or education. Non veterans and veterans may contact Lt Commander Homer T Baird USNR for details and August and September cruise deadlines.

Naval Reserve V-6 Naval Homer T. Baird USNR Baird Ninth Naval District Great Lakes Illinois

Mercury Holds at Ninety Degrees Over Weekend

Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France reported a steady weekend with temperatures at 90 degrees on both Saturday and Sunday. The coolest day was Sunday at 66. By 10 a.m. today the high reached 83. A light rain Sunday evening left the Hocking River at 3.02 feet.

C. N. France Mercury Hocking

Soil Health Ties Highlighted by Friends of the Land Conference

The seventh annual two day Friends of the Land conference on the Ohio University campus stressed links among soil conservation nutrition and health. Speakers from national circles discussed atomic energy in agriculture aging diets and building soil for better productivity while urging stronger domestic animal agriculture and sound heredity in farming practices.

Friends of the Land Ohio University United States Memorial Auditorium Clive M. McCay Cornell University Ithaca N. Y Karl D. Butler American Institute of Cooperation Butler B. T. Abbott Southern Soils Service Memphis Robert Cook Washington D. C Journal of Heredity Milton H Fohrman Washington, D. C Bureau of Animal Industry U. S. Department of Agriculture Thomas S. Sutton Ohio State University

Athens Man Named District Legion Officer

Donald F. Spinny Robinson of Athens was elected Eight District vice commander of the American Legion at a Sunday Lancaster convention that drew 34 posts. It marked the first time an Athens man reached a district elective office. the district spans eight counties with about 7,500 members and includes Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Perry Vinton Jackson and Fairfield. Attending Athens delegates included John DeMolet W Ralph Shafer Everett Barnhart D E Robinson and Sam Alvarez with others listed in various capacities.

Donald FE Spinny) Robinson Athens Legionnaire American Legion Robinson K. T. Crossen Lancaster Legion Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Perry Vinton Jackson Fairfield John DeMolet W. Ralph Shafer Everett Barnhart D. E. Robinson Sam Alvarez Joe D. Mechem Frank R. Murphey Jr Carl D. Heck Ben Williams Bert Barnes Francis Lavelle John Dowler John Cox

Five Persons Injured In Two Ohio Crashes

The State Highway Patrol reports two crashes near Jacksonville and near the Vinton Inn on late Saturday into Sunday. Ernest Glass of Jacksonville, 59, suffered a scalp laceration skull fracture and three broken ribs. His wife Anna Glass 58 and Pearl McManaway 34 Walter Irvin 42 and Bill Barnhart 29 of Glouster were hurt less seriously. Chauncey Fout Nelsonville was treated after a second crash on Route 33 knocked down a guardrail near the Vinton Inn.

Jacksonville Vinton Inn State Highway Patrol Sheltering Arms Hospital Ernest Glass Anna Glass Pearl McManaway Walter Irvin Bill Barnhart Glouster Route 4 Glass McManaway Irvin Barnhart Chauncey Fout Nelsonville

Pfc Robert C Chute Buried in Arlington

The body of Pfc Robert C Chute Jr who was killed in action on Luzon May 1 1945 was buried Friday in Arlington National Cemetery Virginia He was a Athens High School graduate who entered the Army Nov 11 1941 He is survived by his parents a brother Frank and two sisters Mrs Harry Mettler and Mrs George Evans

Pfc Robert C. Chute, Jr Luzon Arlington National Cemetery Pfc. Chute Robert C. Chute Miller St Athens High School Frank Cleveland Harry Mettler Columbus George Evans

Marriage License for Randall and Gwinn in Albany

Everard Howell Randall aged 31 and Fern Marie Gwinn aged 33, both residents of Albany, obtained a marriage license.

Everard Howell Randall Fern Marie Gwinn Albany

School Head Dies After Auto Crash in Streetsboro

Linwood Freeman 37 superintendent of Streetsboro Ohio schools died from injuries received in an automobile accident on June 14. He had served as head of the Streetsboro school system for several years and was widely respected in the community.

Warren Linwood Freeman Streetsboro Ohio

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Special Young People's Service Wesleyan Methodist Church Pratt St Ralph Haines Free Methodist Church Campbell and Stimson Athens, Ohio L. A. Robinson William A. Smith James Schall Harold H. Atwood Joan Campbell Bernice Turrill Dorothy Frost Alma Howard Millfield Frances Minor Dexter James Frost Miriam Watkins Charles P. Herbert Reta Whaley Bertha Bulstron Idene Chesser Andrew O'Leary Zaleski Donald Evener Bernadine Blazier Richard Atkins Lena Starlin Amesville Charles Bail Edward Stewart George Bersers Corning Arthur Stowers Ruth Atherton Roberta Cable the Plains Athens County Savings & Loan CO Masonic Temple H. G. Householder G.I. Bulletin Board Naval Air Reserve Naval District Obile Jonathan Forman Oho State Medical Journal Atomic Energy Vincent Sanchelli American Chemical Society Baltimore Arlington the Security Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Court Street Beaco & Kasco F. J. Beasley Co Stewart, O Medical Service Department Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Association E. Broad St Evans Market California Dan Bartlett
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