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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1944
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text names Alice Koppe Mrs Virgil B Lanning Mrs Catherine Myers and Mr and Mrs Lawrence R New among others at a social gathering. Mentions refreshment and collision reference but no clear headline or event details.
Past Masters of Philadorian Lodge No. 157 F. and A. M. conferred the master's degree on two candidates at the Masonic Temple in Nelsonville with Joe Figgins of Columbus assisting. C. D. Crawford and Harry Hickman served in the master's chair. refreshments followed. A special meeting is set for 7:30 tonight to confer the Entered Apprentice degree on a new class.
Beginning March 22 A 11 gasoline coupons will be valid for three gallons at stations but must last three months rather than two. Rationing board chair R B Stuart says value not cut, averaging two gallons per week. Occupational drivers may need to apply for supplemental mileage. from April 1 non-highway users lose A coupons at stations and must exchange R for E coupons.
Mrs. Winifred Shively appointed chair of the Red Cross drive for Buchtel and will begin a house to house canvass soon. She stresses the Red Cross as the link between soldiers on the battlefront and civilians. Citizens are urged to have donations ready to aid visiting solicitors. Assisting Mrs Shively are a list of local women including Mrs Ralph Cox and Mrs Flossie Whitmore among others.
Mrs. Otto Carter announced that the Red Cross surgical dressings room in the Masonic Building will be closed until further notice. Work will resume as soon as needed material arrives.
Nelsonville gardeners enjoy three years of ideal weather but face new trials this season. Prof H D Brown warns of dry spells and recurring issues from continuous cropping. Pest buildup, disease, and soil loss reduce yields when tomatoes follow tomatoes, urging better crop rotation for healthier beds.
Nelsonville community notices detail WSCS Methodist Church meetings, farewell party for Navy inductee Robert Wend on Fort Street, and multiple local social gatherings. Recipients include families from Nelsonville, Haydenville, Leland Norton, and Buchtel with yearbook style names and modest celebrations.
GALLIPOLIS Ohio River rose more than three inches an hour on Monday and was expected to submerge low points on Route 7 Tuesday. Several county roads were closed due to high water and school buses could not complete scheduled trips across districts.
Sam Alford, 56, native of Gallia County Ohio, died Monday in a Beckley hospital from injuries suffered in a mine accident at Pemberton. He is survived by his sisters Mrs. B. P. Stanley and Mrs. Hattie Stanley of Henderson. The incident occurred at the Pemberton coal mine and was reported by local authorities.
Gallipolis reports the dinner at Grace Methodist Church, originally set for Wednesday evening, has been postponed until April 11 due to indications of high water. Dr and Mrs William B Taylor announce the birth of a son Michael Brooks on March 18 in Ann Arbor Hospital.
The Nelsonville Business and Professional Women's Club hosted a program led by Mrs. Frank Knox and Miss Helen Stewart featuring Nelsonville High School students Jessie Pergrin and Jimmy Preston discussing foreign policy plans by Walter Lippmann and The Smith Plan. Local dancers and singers performed while officers were nominated for April. The club voted $20 to a clubmobile benefiting Ohio clubs and $10 to the National Red Cross drive.
Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis reports several new admissions including Mrs. Robert Green of Point Pleasant and Mrs. Sherwood Castoe of Leon admitted early Monday. Mrs. Charles Holland of Point Pleasant Route 2 admitted Sunday night in fair condition. Births occurred with Mrs. James Brewington of Middleport and Mrs. Tom Rodgers of Wellston delivering daughters and a son respectively late Saturday. Other patients listed as fair or good include Mrs. William Mayberry E M Eckard Point Pleasant Ben Cross Racine Mrs. William Grueser Pomeroy and Mrs. Amy Hutkins Charleston. Crilla Stiverson surgical patient not so well over the weekend. Discharges include Mrs. Sam Brown of Jackson and Robert Harrison of Blackfork. James Shafer Marietta and Mrs. Isiah Gates Gallipolis Route 1 expected to leave Tuesday.
Gallipolis report states Grace Methodist Church will hold its annual conference Thursday March 23 with district superintendent Dr A J Kestle of Portsmouth presiding. The all day program begins 1130 in the main auditorium, lunch at 1230, pot luck by WSCS, and at 130 the women’s session with speaker Miss Pearl Mason, returning missionary from China.
Mrs Gordon Jackson attended funeral services for her father Orville A Rust age 72 in Ohiopyle Pa after he suffered a stroke about ten days earlier. Jackson is expected home midweek.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Little Kyger Church for Hobart Budd Swisher who died Saturday in Columbus at age 48. Born and raised in the area he was the son of John B. and Elta Rachel Darst Swisher. He leaves two married daughters in Columbus, two brothers Erman and Deffie of Little Kyger, and two sisters Hulda Jenkins of Old Kyger and Goldie of Middleport. Funeral services conducted in Gallia County.
Clifton notes a string of home ownership changes and new neighbors. Martin Natross’s house sold to Oscar Henry, while John Gillis’s recently deceased owner’s home will transfer to others. Other homes shift to Dana Lewis A B Woodrum and Mr Blessing. Residents arriving include Ashworth from Hartford and Carlson from Point Pleasant.
The Queen Esther Circle met at Betty Backus's Logan home Thursday evening with Lucille Alltop in charge of the devotional period. Contests and prizes were enjoyed by Lu cille Alltop and Charlotte Proctor. Refreshments served to Kathryn McMullen Isabelle Emerick Lucille Alltop Charlotte Proctor Mrs Burdella Starr and Betty Backus. Guests included Mrs Hazel Reynolds and children Mr and Mrs Herman McMannis. Etta Mae Echart will host the next class meeting.
Mrs. Rose Hite of Old Gore celebrated her 70th birthday on Wednesday. She baked a cake with seventy candles for dinner with her husband Tom Hite and Mr and Mrs Frank Summers. Mrs Bessie Donaldson stopped by to wish her many more happy birthdays and she received several gifts and greetings.
Mrs Bertha Mohler hosted a Wednesday evening birthday party for her daughter Donna Marie who turned seven. Attendees included Mr and Mrs 0 V Mohler Donna Marie Judy Mohler Mrs Tillie Tucker Ruth Sauber Shirley Dixon Norma Coleman and Virgie Trader.
Attendees at Mrs Dora Orndolf funeral included Grant Den, Faith Beck, Dot tie Tucker of Gore, Ruth Nixon of St. Clairsville Ohio. Dorothea Duncan from Ft. Riley Kansas arrived for furlough with her mother Grace Boring and others. 4 H clubs entertainers visited County Home. William Yoder remains serious after hospital operation. Wayne Owings leaves for Camp Knox. Clifford Dyer on furlough from Great Lakes Navy visits. Robert Terrel ill at home. Ernest Nutter and daughter Nancy visit Elizabeth Nutter and Woodrow Nutter. W J Howdyshell visits with Jesse Tucker.
POINT PLEASANT Ohio river stage Monday evening neared 35 feet with officials predicting the crest would not exceed 37.5 feet. Snow in the Allegheny basin and Lower Monongahela area slowed melt while the Ohio at Pittsburgh remained in pool. Most water came from side streams between Point Pleasant and Wheeling as city schools closed due to weather and roads. Side streams overflowed some roads and one school bus failed to arrive.
POINT PLEASANT The Republican gubernatorial contest is simplified as Funkhouser accuses Dawson of backing Boss Hallanan and promises a business like administration, while Dawson touts economical state government and notes Funkhouser’s Democratic past. Democratic Watt refrains from pointed promises. Helt accuses Meadows, who denies backing Neely. McCue supports county control of schools.
Evelyn Marie Childers of Henderson marries Coastguardsman Robert Ernest LobSiger Seaman 3-c of Chicago in Gallipolis Ohio with Magistrate Earl Moore presiding They plan a honey moon in Chicago LobSiger is stationed at Brooklyn NY Local social items include Lt Eugene G Bell visiting from Murage California and other regional visits and travel notes
Barbee Rothgeb, a medical patient at Point Clinic in Point Pleasant, was discharged over the weekend and returned to his home on Jackson Avenue.
Earl Arnett removed Mrs. Charlies Holland of Route 2 from her home to Holzer Hospital Sunday evening initiating a hospital transfer incident under investigation.
The English House of Lords has 738 members including royal peers, two archbishops, 24 bishops, 16 Scottish representatives and 18 Irish relatives.
Joseph Ray Eads ten months old son of Mr and Mrs J Oral Eads of Jericho Road is critically ill. He was a patient in a Cincinnati hospital several weeks last year and has never fully recovered.
ST. ALBANS The Rev. W. C. Bowie rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church will be ordained to the priesthood by Bishop R. E. L. Strider of the West Virginia Diocese at St. Albans church on April 4.
A long list of relatives and friends traveled from states including Illinois Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia to attend the funeral of Charles Oliver Weis senburger. Notables from Huntington Gallipolis Parkersburg Marion and other towns joined other attendees. During the service downtown businesses and public offices closed for the hour.
Pat M. Wilson, chairman of the Selective Service Board, celebrated his 65th birthday last Friday on St. Patrick's Day at his Charleston Road home. Family members attended a dinner in his honor.
Mrs. Early Eads of Jericho Road Gallia County is recovering at Holzer Hospital after two major operations in three weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Mourning and two children from Lafayette Indiana arrived Monday to visit, Mourning is Mrs. Eads nephew.
Funeral services for Ben W. Wolfe 73 of Point Pleasant will be at 2 PM Wednesday at Leon Methodist Church. Rev. L W Gearhart of Clifton will officiate with burial in Leon Cemetery. Survivors include wife Lucy Crookham, daughters Ruby Marshall Audrey Boles Anna Pauline Wolfe, sons Owens Harley Wolfe, brothers Ed Wolfe and Herbert Wolfe. Return home notice for Ben Tracy Jr and infant Dianna Cornwell Tracy from Holzer Hospital.
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