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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1946
Page
2
Nelsonville report states Valley Lodge No 169 Knights of Pythias will assign work tomorrow night. Master of Work Raymond Patton announced the session starts at 7 oclock. Vice Chancellor Charles Hoce urges strong attendance to discuss lodge and entertainment activities.
Nelsonville honors Phc Emmett Davis who returned Sunday after 33 months in the army. The reception Friday included all his brothers and sisters and several local relatives from Columbus Oak Grove New Marshfield Carbondale and Nelsonville. Others news items note Will Bland’s ambulance move to Marietta Osteopathic Hospital and visits from Margery Vorkes Brilliant and others.
Police tagged 15 motor vehicles for illegal parking on the first day the new meters operated in Nelsonville. Most tags cited failure to make a first deposit, while some involved overtime after initial coin deposits. Owners of 11 tagged cars called at City Hall and paid a $1 penalty.
Alma Louse Galvin wed Donald J. Walker at 3:30 PM in her parents Nelsonville home 48 Eldon Avenue Columbus. Only immediate family attended the double ring ceremony read by Rev George R Bernhart. The couple reside at 24 Euclid Ave Columbus and plan to celebrate with out of town relatives listed.
Mason County officials meeting Saturday deferred the proposed second story addition to the courthouse annex. Cost concerns and rising material and labor prices led to postponement for a year. An alternative plan to sell courthouse land for modern redevelopment is under discussion, aiming to fund a new courthouse, sheriff’s residence, and jail.
February collections totaled 1767.80 with 1315.00 to general fund 115.00 to auto tax 215.00 to the state and 105.80 costs to the mayor. Police and county fines added 32.00 and 385.00. Bonded indebtness stood at 79600 with 14000 sinking fund credit. Water works bonds 63000 sewer bonds 10000 and flood prevention bonds 609 remain outstanding.
An important Buchtel Alumni Association meeting will be held Wednesday evening March 6 at 7 30 at the High School. Attendees will set plans for the annual alumni dance.
A motorist, Mary H. Vorys, pleaded guilty at a Nelsonville Mayor court after alleged crossing of yellow lines on a state highway. She was fined 310 and costs. The affidavit was filed by the State Highway Patrol.
Oak Grove notes Detailing Emmett Davis son of Mr and Mrs Homer Davis who arrived home from two years in the Army stationed in England. He received discharge at Indiantown Gap and visited relatives including Mr and Mrs Arthur Cage and friends. Navy man George Walton Jr visits grandparents J E Cagg and kin in the community. The Patton family moves back from Columbus to their home, while Leonard Pidenck also relocates to Hamlet Run. Emmett’s siblings and friends hosted a gathering at his sister’s home to celebrate his return and their mother's birthday.
Murray City notes list numerous locals and visitors from nearby towns. Roland Coburn and daughter Ann return to Cleveland from visiting his parents. many residents and guests from Nelsonville Columbus Broad and surrounding areas appear at various gatherings and visits.
The Harrisonville Garden Club met at Mrs. Mae Ball's home with a flower auction and refreshments for members and two guests. Local residents including Mrs. Elsie Welsh, the Ball family, and several visitors shared meals and greetings. multiple seaside and Columbus area connections appear in the social round. A family reunion occurred at Harold Ball's home in Columbus with relatives from Toledo and Dayton present. Local obsequies and gatherings are noted, including Emma Warner's visits and a funeral in School Lot.
Bashan announces Oliver Bailey store opening on February 26 handling groceries meats dry goods and feeds. Clint Orr sells Bashan property to John Ashworth. Various visits and gatherings include Lola Sorden Cora McKay Dora Rose Arthur Orr Martha Orr and others across Bashan Prine Grove and Athens with local families and sports attendance at Middlesett.
Harry Roach local man was sentenced to a year in jail by a local magistrate for failure to bond for weekly support of his family totaling $20. The case arose from non support and the sentence followed.
POINT PLEASANT four teen new members joined Heights United Brethren Church in a weekend revival led by Pastor Rev. F. H. Capehart with assistance from Rev. K. G. Ellis. In Charleston Mrs. Parsons will join her husband after transferring work as a freight agent. Mrs. Ingraham at Holzer Hospital is reported improved after surgery. Nelsonville G T Club to meet March 7 at Eva Sanborn’s dens on Walnut Street.
The Past Chief's Association of the Pythian Sisters will meet Wednesday evening March 6 at 7 30 at the home of Mrs Carl Bateman West Franklin Street Nelsonville.
Firemen were called to a brush blaze beside the Navy Materiel Redistribution Center at 1 PM Monday. High winds and stubborn flames kept crews on scene for nearly two hours. Lincoln Avenue homes were threatened. A second call at 6:45 PM quelled a grass fire between Country Club and Victory Heights additions.
Friends press farmer F. Buckle of South Side to seek the Republican nomination for Mason County County Court. Buckle, not a prior candidate, is well known among business and political leaders. Everett Bissell, a farmer merchant on Charleston Road, is talked of for the county school board.
In Point Pleasant only three additional families moved into Park Drive in the past week. The homes are 170 Hellis Cole, 193 Richard Andruk, and 191 William C. Horne. Hellis Cole will commute from Huntington for work.
A revival started Sunday at 306 Main St Point Pleasant in the Church of Christ in Christian Union led by Rev. H. E. Hilderbrand evangelist from Gallipolis Ohio. Special music is announced for each evening of the series.
A large turnout at the Colonel Charlies Lewis Chapter DAR anniversary luncheon heard Mrs. Fred Luchs of Athens speak on peace, blasting atomic bomb dependence as bankruptcy by statesmen. The event featured numerous guests, including Mrs. Mary Margaret Bryan and Miss Kay Woolfitt, with various contests and performances enhancing the program.
Mayor B W Krodel said there is nothing new to report on the proposed floodwall but acknowledged rumors of developments. He suggested that important progress could occur in the next few days.
Pt Pleasant residents record a busy weekend of travel and family visits. Bartow Jones and G G Patterson returned from Florida with Mrs Jones meeting them in Louisville. John E Brown and family visited Charleston relatives with John J Dower Sr accompanying. Several locals attended a funeral in Charleston for Mrs J N Carnes. Various trips included Athens Ohio visitors and travels to Huntington and Cincinnati as families gathered.
An ad-style notice promises a nonspecific dental fix named Laxson to correct ill-fitting false teeth. It touts tasteless, non-irritating claims and urges purchase from a local drug store on West Grin.
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