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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1946

Page

5

Ohio University job estimate shows increase in county

A county wide job estimate from Ohio University projects 4,696 total jobs under unemployment compensation by April 15, up from 4,583 in January and 4,421 in September. Transportation and utilities lead gains, with 334 employed by April. Manufacturing rises mainly in miscellaneous sectors while printing and publishing drop from 436 to 418.

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Mrs Ella Mitchell Robson Dies At 80 In Nelsonville

Mrs Ella Mitchell Robson 80 died at the home of her daughter Mrs Philip Faine 560 Wood St Logan after wintering with her. Surviving are another daughter Mrs Tillie Hail of Nelsonville sister Mrs Agnes Robison of California Pa a grandson three granddaughters and five great grandchildren. Husband William and three children preceded her. Funeral Sunday 2 00 p m at Stout funeral home conducted by Rev L E Evans Church of Christ Burial Green Lawn. Friends may call after Saturday noon.

Nelsonville Ella Mitchell Robson Phillip Faine Wood St Logan Hobson Faine Tillie Hail Agnes Robinson California William Stout L. E. Evans Church of Christ Green Lawn

USES Urges Employers to List Job Openings

H. H. Sands of the Athens USES office asks local employers to list every current opening to aid disabled veterans and others with physical limitations. He notes Ohio placed 24,692 physically handicapped persons in work in 1945, with most placements satisfactory and safe for coworkers.

United States Employment Service H. H. Sands Athens USES Sands Ohio Mr. Sands

Reserve Corps Office Opened in Columbus

The Columbus Reserve Corps Office, headquarters for the Columbus Military District, opens to administer Organized Reserve Corps affairs in Athens and 19 surrounding counties. Officers and enlisted personnel may visit Rooms 207 and 208 Clinton Building at 12 EB Chestnut Street for information. Counties include Marion Union Madison Fayette Morrow Delaware Franklin Pickaway Knox Licking Fairfield Perry Hocking Coshocton Muskingum Morgan Guernsey Noble Washington.

Columbus Organized Reserve Corps Athens Clinton Building Chestnut St iMarion Union Madison Fayette Morrow Delaware Franklin Pickaway Knox Licking Fairfield Perry Hocking Coshocton Muskingum Morgan Guernsey Noble Washington

Deadline Saturday for license plates at Athens deputy registrar

Motorists are reminded that Saturday at 8 p.m. is the deadline to buy license plates at the Athens deputy registrar's office on Mill St. Deputy Bettie Barstow urges all applicants to bring titles or bills of sale for their vehicles.

Athens Mill St Bettie Barstow

Ex-GIs Consider Abandoning School Over GI Bill Delays

About 50 veterans met with Ohio University President John C. Baker to urge immediate action on GI Bill payments after months of delayed checks. The group cited money shortages forcing some veterans to leave school, with officials including Dr. Victor Whitehouse and VA staff present. OU enrolled 1,095 veterans this semester. total university enrollment is 2,800.

Ohio University John C. Baker GlIs Veterans Administration K. T. Crossen Post American Legion Victor Whitehouse Veterans’ Affairs Wesley Miller Athens

Engineer MU BUM Hunter joins McBee Company as Chief Engineer

D R Zenner announces the hiring of MU. Bum Hunter E Hope as Chief Engineer. Hope has worked with national firms in engineering and research, eight years on a Chicago adding machine company staff, and aided Norden bomb sight projects during wartime. Mrs Hope will join him in the near future.

Bum Hunter E. Hope McBee Company D. R. Zenner Mr. Hote Chicago Hove

Annual Owner's Meet Set for April 5 at Athens Grange Hall

The Ferguson Owner's meeting is scheduled for Friday April 3 at 8 p.m. at the Athens Grange Hall. The program features two sound motion pictures on farm equipment use and developments. Door prizes and refreshments will follow.

Ferguson Owner's Athens Grange Hall

Farm Bureau Youth Council Meeting Saturday at Athens Grange Hall

The Farm Bureau Youth Council will meet Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Athens Grange Hall. The program includes singing games and square dancing and county youths are invited to attend.

Farm Bureau Youth Council Athens Grange Hall

Real Estate Transfers and Public Notices Of Ohio Towns

Real estate transfers list multiple property deals in towns including Athens Jacksonville Nelsonville and Alexander along with a Coates subdivision Athens Township and Buchtel. Transfers cover parcels in Townsend Addison Bern Township and section 30 with buyers and sellers named. Funeral services are set for Wilson A. McCurdy former state motor vehicles registrar in Coshocton County.

P. G. Chapman Dr. L. D. Robinson Townsend Athens Atta Williams James Lucille Williams Jacksonville Etta Backus William Backus Walker Nelsonville Frank Gill Harry Senne Jr Scott Emma J. Hooper Frank J. Hooper Coates Athens Township Thomas F. McMenamy, Jr Floyd E. McCune Buchtel Charles L. Caldwell Jesse Fisher Bern Township Dewey Beatrice Cubbison Charles D. Brickles Alexander Township Coshocton Wilson A. McCurdy Co. Administration

Discharged personnel list and probate notice Athens County

Discharged service members listed by hometowns and ranks across multiple towns. Includes Raymon d L Withers James Hooper and others with unit details and addresses. Probate notice in Athens County outlines estate of Clarence Piggott with administratrix Nettie B Piggott and six month claim period.

Frobate Court Athens County Clarence Piggott C. PF. Piggott Nettie Piggott Clarence, Piggott Parkersburg Wood County West Virginia Ohio Francis DB. White Yernest E. Erb

Mercury Hits 79 Degree High For Year

Warm, sunny conditions pushed the day to a 79 degree high, the year’s best so far. The temperature fell to 53 degrees overnight as the Hocking River receded to six feet, according to weather observer Mrs. C. N. France.

C. N. France Hocking Mra France

Communicative Diseases Reported at Low Levels

The county health commissioner Dr. H. T. Phillips said there are only two scarlet fever cases and no diphtheria reported. He described the situation as good news for public health.

H. T. Phillips

Pennzoil to Acquire Pennzoil Marketing Facilities

Pennzoil Oil Co. will acquire market facilities on April 1 in Ohio City Pennsylvania and market products directly across West Virginia and part of Ohio. South Penn Oil Co. of Pittsburgh currently operates the setup.

Pennzoil Pennzoil Co OH City West Virginia Ohio Ttoday South Penn O Co Pittsburgh

Meeting Postponed for County Childhood Education Council

The New Marshfield Athens County Council for Childhood Education postponed its regular meeting to April 10. Mrs Mary Herron announced the change. Miss Charlotte Lourette will speak at the rescheduled East Side School gathering.

New Marshfield Athens County Council For Childhood Education Mary Herron Charlott Lourette East Side

Divorce Petition Seeks Settlement for Blanch Green and William Green

Mrs Blanche Green files for divorce from William Green in Common Pleas Court asserting gross neglect and extreme cruelty. They married August 6 1938 and have no children, the petition states.

Blanche Green William Green Common Pleas Court

Altha Dunlevy Dies After Long Illness at 68

Mrs. Altha Dunlevy aged 68 died Friday morning at Gibbons Hospital Logan after months of illness. Born in Ames Township she lived in the area. Survived by husband Frank three sons Ivai Lewis Gerald and six daughters Mabel Martha Buhla Betty Ossyth Catherine Jesse and Louise plus many grandchildren. Funeral Sunday 2 p.m. at Jacksonville Methodist Church with Rev Charles Carfey officiating burial in Maplewood Cemetery.

Glouster Altha Dunnlevy Gibbons Hospital Logan Pan Ames Township Augustus Keirns Dunlevy Frank Ivai Jacksonville Lewis Detroit Gerald Mabel Lewis Martha Buhla Betty Ossyth Catherline Jesse Louise Miller Athens Marvin Albert Spicer Jefferson Jacksonville R.D Jennie Calentine John Lafollette Amanda Armstrong Charles Carfey Maplewood Cemetery

Two Men Pay Fines on Overload Charges in Lancaster

Arthur F. Corsen aged 32 and Wilbur E. Pyles aged 27, both of Lancaster, were fined $16 and costs for overload charges. State highway patrolmen reported the incident Saturday on Route 216. They appeared before Mayor Thomas Williams in Glouster.

Arthur F. Corsen Wilbur E. Pyles Lancaster Thomas Williams Glouster

Athens Schools OU Start Spring Holiday

A nine day spring vacation begins for students in Athens public schools and Ohio University. County pupils keep classes next week and will holiday on Good Friday April 19 per county superintendent Glen Hanes. City schools and Ohio University reconvene April 25.

Athens Public Schools Ohio University Glen Hanes

Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes

Admitted Mrs. Kate Chase Albany medical and Francis Hill Wellston medical. Dismissed Mrs. Donald Osborn and daughter The Plains. Mrs. Lennie Hixson Athens. William Watkins Athens. Mrs. Basil Cullison and son The Plains. Mrs. Margaret Steward Carpenter. Mrs. Helen Begg Athens. Miss Grace Goldsberry The Plains. Miss Addie Johnson Wilkesville. Mrs. Laura Steinmetz Athens. Russell Mayles Millfield.

Francis Hill Wellston Medical Donald Osborn the Plains Lennie Hixson Athens Wiliam Watkins Basil Cullison Margaret Steward Carpenter Helen Begg Grace Goldsberry The Plains Addi¢é Johnson Wilkesville Laura Steinmetz Russell Mayles Millfield

Beekeepers Meet April 2 At Athenta Grange Hall

Beekeepers will gather at Athenta Grange Hall Tuesday April 2 at 8 p.m. to discuss bee management announced by Ross Wright County Extension Agent W E Dunham OSU will demonstrate spring bee management procedures A display of beekeeping equipment will precede the address at 7 p.m Frank Gilham president says officer elections will be held Also in local news James Gravenstretter 43 crushed to death yesterday in a fall into a cinder brusher in Cleveland area.

Athentan Grange Hall Ross Wright W. E. Dunham Ohio State University Grange Hall Frank Gilham County Beekeepers’ Association

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