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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1950
Page
4
Cecil Fellem of Nelsonville pleaded guilty to an intoxication complaint on arraignment before Mayor Earl Hilleary. Cecil Searles of Haydenville also pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and was fined ten dollars plus costs.
Nelsonville Rotary heard James Seward district forest ranger explain National Forest Service work in Athens Hocking and Perry counties. The program covers land purchases into Wayne National Forest, a 25 percent revenue share for roads and schools, and ongoing reforestation with 250000 trees planted this year. Fire control measures include towers fighting units and volunteer wardens, with recent fires burning hundreds of acres in Coonville Laurel Run and near Murray City Glouster. Ranger Seward was joined by Rudolph Grabow and Warren Badger coordinated the event.
Dr. Jesse Day of Ohio University urged high school students that research favors many failures before a right result and that planned trial and error yields future value. He noted cobalt can match radium in medicine at lower cost, and cited sulfa drugs as a long term payoff. Demonstrations by students accompanied a chemistry display and a school assembly program.
Mrs. Delber Quick at White Cross Hospital is improving at home. Garrett McKibben suffered a deep cut at Baker Wood Co. plant and was hospitalized before returning home. Mr. and Mrs. Leo McNutt visited relatives in Athens. Roy Kyle, back from overseas, visited Vernon and Mrs. Pennell. The Rev. Louis Hoffman and Postmaster O Leary attended the state basketball tourney in Columbus. Several locals attended a birthday dinner for Hubert Beck. Nora Egleberry, employed in Columbus, spent the weekend at home. Charles Brooks also spent a weekend in Columbus.
Mr and Mrs Frank Keck and Charles Keck Jr hosted dinner guests. Various families including Warehime Shaw Reid Notestone Johnson Amerine Lattimer Hampshire Johnson Hampshire visited or called on local residents. Maxine Johnson signs off.
Portland family guests include Mr and Mrs C E Lawrence Long Bottom visiting daughter and son in law the Ritchies. other visitors include Mr and Mrs Paul Lawrence Amica Sue Gwinn and family. Lemay and Price families from Waynesville and Parkersburg attend visits. ward returns to work on the M S Dravo 42. attendance at cooking school in Pomeroy. Bobby Kautz birthday party noted. Henderson visits his mother in Coolville.
BUCHTEL The Junior Class of Buchtel High School will stage the comedy Three Bright Girls Friday at 7 30 p m in the school gym. Lead roles include Doris Miller Orletta Burgess Margaret Wagner with Nellie Neilson played by Jeanette Dearing.
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