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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1949
Page
3
Chauncey City Council members voted unanimously against the proposed One River Lake Erie belt conveyor at a special meeting held last week.
Logan suffered major damage as the Hocking River flooded the city, forcing evacuations and halting trains and factories. The March 27 1913 Journal-Gazette extra described extensive property loss, power outages, halted rail service, and relief efforts, with water nearly reaching Main Street on Gallagher Avenue.
John Leffler, 63, a retired coal miner and Perry County native, died Sunday at the Perry County Home in Leon Lexington. He had lived most of his life near Maxville and left no immediate survivors. Friends may call at Leonard Funeral Home. services by Rev. Paul Warner are set for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will follow at New Bethel Cemetery in Perry County.
Sheriff A J Waldron and Deputy Lloyd Frazier seized a Longstrethh slot machine from a local store, then dismantled and smashed it in the county jail basement. Money in the device had been returned to owner Maywood Williams per ruling from Prosecuting Attorney Fred A Murray after Williams pleaded guilty to exhibiting a gambling device and was fined $50 and costs by Magistrate S B Whitehart.
Hospital records list admissions Mrs Elza Miller Nelsonville Route 1 Dianna Levandofsky Buchtel Herman Brown South Bloomingville Mrs Joseph Cozad Logan Mrs Alice Nunemaker McArthur James Cushc Nelsonville Mrs Walter B Les McArthur Route 1 Births Mr and Mrs Paul Edwards Logan Route 4 a daughter Mr and Mrs Charles Ennis Nelsonville a son Mr and Mrs Clifton Bond Logan Route 1 a son Dismissed Willard Albaugh Nelsonville Route 2 Fred McManaway Logan Mrs Arthur Tripp McArthur Mrs Heskell Hammond Logan Edward Fis Nelsonville Mrs Herm Lawdon and son Gore Clyde Pettit Creola Mrs Edith Hazlett Logan Mrs Robert Chute Logan
Funeral services for Harrison Nihiser aged 8 and a half, who died Saturday at his Rockbridge area home, were held at 2 p.m. in St John Lutheran Church. The Rev Pauli N Warner officiated with interment in St John Cemetery. Music was provided by the Rev and Mrs Paul N Varner and Dianne Varner. Pallbearers were Nihiser’s six sons Sam Virgil John Otto and Howa.
William Woodard 41 and wife Ann Wellman Woodard died when their car was struck by a freight train near Granville. Funeral services will be 2 pm Wednesday at the Woodard funeral home with Rev. Henry L. Carr presiding. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery mausoleum. The couple, lifelong Hocking County residents and Logan High grads, had returned from Granville when the accident occurred at Kylesburg crossing on Route 37. Mrs Woodard worked at Farmers and Merchants Bank. Mr Woodard farmed near Union Furnace. both were Ohio State and Sargent College alumni respectively.
The case of the Mari etta Torpedo Co. Marietta against H. C. Williams Grand Rapids Mich. was settled and dismissed without record by Judge Harley Meyer. The action for money ends with a $250 settlement to the Marietta company.
Mr and Mrs Henry Heffken and daughter Carolyn of Millfield along with Mr and Mrs Don Hamrick of Malta Ohio spent the weekend in Columbus as guests of Mr and Mrs Floyd Braid and Henrietta Heffken. Cecil Wheatley granted divorce from Edna Wheatley. custody of their minor child with Mrs Wheatley. couple married May 15 1936. Local farmers plan to attend the Producers Cooperative Livestock Association lamb pool banquet Thursday in Pleasantville Fairfield County.
Mr and Mrs John Loper and son Freddie of Cleveland spent the weekend in Millfield as guests of Mrs Nelwe Russell and Jerry Russell, the mother and brother of Mrs Loper.
Mrs. Nell Hillyer of Trimble visited Chauncey on Sunday to see her brother the ill mayor W. D. Hines at his Converse Street home.
In Hocking County the organization of 4 H clubs continues this week. Scotta Creek girls organized Saturday at Grace Harshs home. Oroville Clovers boys and girls meet today at Lien Weavers home to plan for the coming year. Gibisonville group meets tonight at 7 with Helen Keister. Mt Pleasant clubs meet at 7:30 at Kenneth Rheinschieds home. Union 4 H clubs hold organizational meeting Friday at Marion school. Merry Workers meet Saturday at 1 30 at J Lloyd Nutters home.
The New Straitsville High School Glee Clubs directed by Margaret Sapp present the musical comedy Wild Rose Friday at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Forty voices perform modern and flashy songs written by Charles George. Tickets are available at the door.
Chauncey Cunningham is hospitalized in Marietta for treatment. His son Hollis of Chauncey visited him at the Osteopathic Hospital.
Logan Mrs Ida Belle Sheets 75 died Thursday evening at the home of her daughter and son in law Arthur Glick Logan Route 3 Funeral services were conducted at 10 a m Monday in the Roberts funeral home by Rev A N Grueser Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery Music was by Mildred Shulta and Helen Stimmel Pallbearers were Richard and Donald Sheets Edgar and Nelson Wiley Charlies Shorr and Robert Olte
Logan reports continued high sales of sales tax coupons in Hocking County for the third week, with $3,638.47 sold last week, up $745.18 from $2,890.29 a year ago. Year to date coupons total $96,005.97, an increase over the same period last year as buying rises.
The Millfield Church of Christ will hold a Dime Social Thursday at 7 30 p m in the church basement with a program games and refreshments announced by Carol Lynn Heffken.
A baptismal service will be held at the Trimble Church of Christ chapel tonight at 7 50 pm for candidates from Chauncey Millfield Greens Run Trimble and Taylor Ridge in the parish five church group.
Evan Morgan and sister Maggie Morgan of The Plains visited their aunt Mrs Mary Meinhart in Chauncey on Friday. The report notes Converse t.
The Main Garden Club meets Wednesday at 7 20 p m at Mrs Bernice Hume Phrey residence. Guest speaker will be Mrs Thaman Wolfe president of the State Garden Club.
Daughters Eva Bene dum and Jimmy of Parkersburg and Wilma McDonald of Glouster visit their mother Mrs Elizabeth Ferret in Chauncey. Mrs Ferret has been ill at her High Street home. Chauncey Dover High School begins casting for its senior class play Trouble In Paras die.
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