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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1948
Page
2
In a series of interviews, Mrs. Roy Gold of Athens Route 1 lauds Sheltering Arms Hospital for personal care during a serious gallbladder illness. She credits the local hospital with using modern resources and notes the value of local health services to the community.
A Cincinnati man’s auto alarm sounded for one hour and twenty minutes on Court Street drawing a crowd after police and garage workers failed to silence it. Police tried entry and jarring the car, a dealer was summoned for a master key, and a wreck truck lifted the car before Joseph Kennedy calmly shut off the alarm.
Admitted Imogene Hager Albany for major surgery. Doris Tedrow McArthur major Robert Riggle Athens major Dora Long Carpenter medical. Discharged Mrs William Wolfe and daughter Athens Mrs Carl Dotson and a son Chauncey Wilbur Tolliver Nelsonville Route 1 Mrs Frances Minor Dexter Charles P Hebert Glouster Route 4 Jackie Johnson Trimble Mrs Charles Jump and son Athens.
State Highway Patrol arrests Homer L. McWilliams of Athens and juvenile John Richard McCallister of The Plains. McWilliams pays 25 dollars plus costs for using plates assigned to another. 15 dollars of the fine is suspended. McCallister, 17, has driving privileges suspended for 30 days in juvenile court for unsafe operation.
A 23 year old Portsmouth driver Eugene Mutter escaped serious injury when his car left Route 50 east of McArthur, crashed through a bridge guardrail, and ended in a creek bed. Mutter was treated for face lacerations by a Wellston physician.
The Inter Church Choir will sing at the Athens Lion Club’s regular meeting at the Berry Hotel starting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
The Rotary Club heard Rev. Fred E. Lachs discuss the Arab Jewish issue in Palestine. He outlined forces in the Near East including oil interests, nationalism, and homeland hopes, noting Zionist settlement and Jewish development as practical claims. John Jagers retired as president and passed office to Dwight Rutherford.
D R Zenner announces McBee will convert the former Stedman Packing building on W State St Athens into McBee Plant No 2 mainly for printing. The project aims to add warehouse space and hire skilled craftsmen as early as next year with new equipment installation possible soon.
Ed Marlowe, a 26 year old lifeguard and Red Cross instructor from Youngstown, leads free swimming classes at Crystal Pool as part of the recreation program. Beginner, junior lifesaving, and senior lifesaving courses run with dozens of signups and schedule 4:30 to 6 p.m. midweek. Adults join Thursday sessions while children attend Wednesday and Friday.
Benoni W. Hurlbut of Waterford Route 2 faced the mayor's court this morning and was fined 19 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to a charge of intoxication.
A Monday night electrical storm broke the year's high heat record 93 degrees at noon and 93% reported by Mrs. C. N. France. It caused brief power outages, damaged about 15 fuses, and stopped Mills Bros Circus at the fairgrounds, forcing spectators to flee to cars in rain.
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