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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1949
Page
7
Sen William H Deddens Ohio development and publicity commission should be abolished. He argued it is drawing a Mason Dixon line across Ohio after the panel last week awarded governor honors to entities in the northern half of the state.
Labor changes usually tied to a new state administration have started in Meigs County. Effective March 7, Democrats Emmett Bartels William Snowden Carl Offett William Offett Eldon Krider Jesse Will Ralph Cari and L. S. Buckley were hired as laborers for the State Highway Department on the county committee’s recommendation. They replace Republicans Val Grueser A C Beards Delbert Romine Raymond Hood A J Hatfield Harry Potts H Z Storey and Leo Hysell, dismissed March 4.
George Hawley and his son Leslie of Columbus spent a weekend at their Cheshire home. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Adams of Evergreen were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Swisher. Mrs. Bryan Cremeens of Gallipolis was a guest of Mrs. Lottie Roush. Alice Yeanger.
The Student's Wives Club met at Mrs. Robert Walden's home on March 1. The group plans a April 6 gathering at Mrs. David Lodwick's home. Advisory Council reviewed Morris Ernst's The First Freedom with Mrs. Dewey Smith's critique.
A divorce was granted Wednesday to Dorothy Walburn from Harry H. Walburn in common pleas court. The couple married August 29 1946 and have one child. Plaintiff represented by Attorney E W Peoples.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Ewing funeral home for Mrs. Florence Cecelia Richards with Rev. R. L. Hegnaver officiating. Burial followed in Beech Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers included George O. Harper and Kenneth R. Dodds. Mrs. Richards, born in Point Pleasant February 6, 1 daughter of Stephen and Caroline Butler Comstock, married Fred F. Richards in 1886 and lived in Maine for over 30 years before returning to Point Pleasant in 1920 and moving to Pomeroy in 1925. She was a member of the Federated Church. Surviving relatives include six nephews and nieces, 19 great-nephews and nieces, and 14 great-great-nephews and nieces.
The American Academy of General Practice urged government noninterference in medical care and adopted a resolution seeking AMSA to retain hospital rating rights. It charged the American College of Surgeons had usurped hospital grading authority.
Mrs Warren Pickens hosted Olive Farm Women's Club at her Reedsville home with past president Mrs Victor Wipple presiding. Devotions by Mrs Chas Myers and program by Mrs Marion Hall included "Birthday of a Great American" with readings by Mrs Hall and Mrs Rey Hannum. Guests Victor Wipple Carl Buckley and Warren Pickens attended. 30 joined a church social dinner prepared by Mrs Tompkins and Mrs Fysell.
Rocksprings PTA met with guests from Laurel Cliff PTA. Mrs William Jameis, president, led the meeting while the Johnson Family of Mason provided instrumental music. Mrs Nellie Tracy offered two humorous readings and refreshments were served by the hosts.
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