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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1947
Page
2
Nelsonville High School Band directed by James Carter will perform its annual assembly in the high school auditorium on Wednesday at 10 20 a m. The public is invited. Selections include Scenes From The Sierras Showboat Selections From Faust Body and Soul One Kiss Cabin and Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.
The Gallia County area reports successful contour strip cropping trials and two fields lined for future use. A Gallia Hereford sale is set for April 25 with 7 bulls and 42 females, catalog ready by April 1. Soybean seed inoculation yields rise 2.5 bushels per acre at 15 to 20 cents per acre. A DDT spray program for barns, milk houses, and cattle is advised for fly control.
Hereford sale planned for April 25 details a schedule note. The item mentions a six to eight week dry period for cows to restore mineral content gain flesh and allow milk tissue repair.
Gallipolis Teachers Association president Carlos D Bradley led a group to Columbus for committee sessions with the Ohio Education Association and a dinner of City Teachers. Representing Gallipolis at Cambridge were Maurice Fowler and Evan Evans. Additional delegates included Ruth Martin Marie Meal and Osa Baird with 100 percent local state and national membership in professional bodies.
Delayed by the Chamber of Commerce smoker, plans to form a community council at the Legion building to address recreation and youth activities. Post Commander Wilbur D. Mender and supporters push leisure-time programs with backing from Dr Clair Calhoun and Judge Francis White. The organizing session will be held within 10 days.
Nelsonville Post 3467 Veterans of Foreign Wars announced purchase of a vacant 72 by 120 foot lot on W Columbus Street next to the Drs Welch and Howe office. The post plans financing for a proposed three story building to serve as a post home and recreation center.
NELSONVILLE The Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church will meet Thursday at 2 p m at the manse. Members who cancelled sales tax stamps for the church repair fund are to bring them to the meeting.
Nelsonville case report where Eugene Waddell of Dayton pleaded guilty at Mayor Oral Daugherty's court on Monday for operating with improper license plates and was fined 25 dollars plus costs.
Mr and Mrs C D Shafer of 116 Fayette Street Nelsonville return home Sunday evening after a three month stay in Florida. Notices include an appointment of Murl Glass as administrator of John Henry Glass estate and Athens city public service bids for water works equipment due April 3 1947 with bond and bid conditions.
Nelsonville Pythian Sisters plan Thursday night practice for inspection and a pot luck. They observe their 48th anniversary with a special Saturday program at 7 30 p m at the K of P Hall. All members and husbands are invited. The Christian Church Business Girls Class hosted a dinner and later a theater party for Mrs L E Evans and others including Frances Steenrod. A wedding reception followed at the bride’s parents home.
Mrs Donald Betts and daughter Miriam visited St Albans West Virginia to spend the weekend. Saturday evening Miss Betts was a passenger in a local event when the article ends with incomplete details.
The WSCS of the Methodist Church will sponsor a bake sale on Thursday March 27 at 11 a.m. Local residents hosted and visited family members across Corning Zanesville Columbus and nearby towns including Brown Williams Lemity Ward Penrod Gladden and Riebel with hospital visits and a home birth noted. Arthur West twins announced with Margaret Barrett hospitalized after leg treatment.
Cincinnati market report lists eggs by grade and size, wholesale butter prices, potatoes and hogs with opening gains, cattle and calves with top prices, sheep quotes, and stockers. Notable figures include hogs up to 27.50 top for 160-250 lb, steers to 25.00 for 1100-1150 lb, lambs around 27.00, and various beef and stocker ranges.
Mrs. Susan Mellinger of Clinton Sr hosted FN Club members on Friday night. Games and contests were played during the evening and lunch was served by the hostess.
Mrs Parker S Sniffen leads Victory Circle No 5 of the Methodist Church meeting at Mrs James Beard home on Fayette Street Wednesday at 7 30 p.m.
Mr and Mrs A Fisk spent the end of the week in Columbus. Mr and Mrs Emil Fraederich of Ocean Side Long Island are guests of their son William Fraederich and his wife until after Easter. Mrs Margaret Woolery has re entered University Hospital Columbus. Mrs Besse Bland left Monday afternoon to spend a few days with friends in Columbus.
Nelsonville report says the M. M. Club will meet Wednesday at 8.30 p.m. at Little House. Mrs. Gladys Pierce will host the gathering with an exchange of capsule friend gifts.
A nervous-looking gunman held up a downtown Cincinnati service station early today, warning he might shoot. He took $83 from the manager, George Thompson, then fled as police were alerted.
Mrs Ottie Dowler was guest of honor at a March 16 surprise birthday dinner hosted by her daughter Mrs John Wigal. Attendees included the Dowler family and relatives from Nelsonville Columbus Logan and Athens. Other notes mention illness recoveries church activities Pomona and Summit Grange events and a fox rabies scare affecting local farms.
Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Short and Gary Cooper visited Columbus on Wednesday. Numerous residents, including Roger Wilson of Portsmouth and Mrs. Irene Morris of Glouster, visited relatives in Murray City and nearby towns. Other travelers include Frank Bryan, Emmett Short, Lester Sorrell, John Dixon and family, and Mary Lanning visiting from Willoughby.
Mr and Mrs William Rollins recently visited Glouster as Navy recruiting runs March 8 to 17 under CY George W Colvin and Lt jg F C Kiefer Colvin a Shawnee native who joined the Navy in 1940 Mrs Charles Donley remains with her mother Delsia Botzer of Erie Pa donating blood for two transfusions Mrs John Ricketts and her mother Margret Hoodlet of Shawnee were Columbus visitors Laura Miller visited Colum... Antonio
Mrs Rose Bobanich has been ill at home for a week. Mr and Mrs John Mosier and James Murray were visitors in Columbus Thursday. John Santo has recovered from an Essex Mine accident. Mr and Mrs George Hill welcomed a son born March 18. Mrs Bob Harvey and Mrs John Demp visited in Glouster Wednesday evening. Mrs Harry Wilson is confined home with influenza. Mr and Mrs John Wesney visited Mr and Mrs George Wesney recently. George Wesney is improved after a past stroke.
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Willis Dowler age 76 were held at Vernon McCoy funeral home in Vinton with burial in McGhee Cemetery. She died Sunday at her daughter Mrs. Ernest Blake home in Columbus after six months illness. She was a lifelong Vinton resident, daughter of William and Eleanor Ward Willis, member of Vinton Christian Church. Surviving are daughter Mrs. Blake and son Neal Watkins. another son Frank Dowler died recently. Rev L F Knight officiated.
Jerry Janes son of Mr and Mrs Frank Janes returned to Ohio State University Sunday after visiting relatives here. He is a sophomore in pre law and a Beta Theta Pi. He served three years with the air corps chiefly in India.
Elbert C. WilFong 27 from Vinton was fined five dollars and costs in municipal court after failing to stop at a traffic stop sign at Route 35 and 160, according to State Highway Patrol officers.
Gallipolis Ald Angell of Teen's Run arraigned before Judge William Jones on stabbing with intent to wound charges. He pleaded innocent and was placed under a $500 bond. The arrest warrant was signed by John Eblin.
Harry Pelphrey died of pneumonia at Holzer Hospital. Services are at 7 30 p m today at Miller funeral home. He was a four year Gallipolis resident and former partner in P and M electric shop. He is survived by his second wife Margaret Nixon of Pomeroy a son Harry Pelphrey and a Huntington stepdaughter. A second service will be held Wednesday at Klinger Carpenter funeral home in Huntington with burial in Woodmere Cemetery.
Wilbert Force a 13 year Army regular died at his sister Della Myers home 661 Third Ave Gallipolis aged 71 pending Friday. He served in the Spanish American War and the Philippine insurrection enlisting April 29 1898 and discharged March 10 1914. He lived in California before returning to Gallipolis eight years ago. Burial at Mound Hill Cemetery with Spanish War veterans as pallbearers. funeral Wednesday at 2 p m.
Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis admitted Mrs. Leo Mohr Gallipolis Ferry medical Mrs. Allie Higgenbotham Grimm's Landing W Va Eugene Boster Gallipolis surgical Mrs. Harold Simpson Oak Hill surgical Mrs. Richard Ledy Jackson surgical Mrs. William L Cornell Gallipolis surgical Hurley Rise Chesire medical A daughter was born to Mrs. Charles Frazier Henderson W Va Monday Discharges included Mrs Myron Davis Max Jarrell Mrs William Rankin Mrs James Carpenter and son Mrs Eric Walburn and daughter Mrs Walter Brown and son Mrs Ed Garrett Paul Carmen and Tom Urwin
Jean A. Carter was arrested by the State Highway Patrol for driving with out a license and fined $5 with costs suspended in municipal court Monday.
Gordon M. Sebrell of Point Pleasant forfeited a $15 bond after failing to appear in municipal court to answer an excessive speed charge filed by state highway patrolmen.
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