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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1945
Page
16
Archer Diehl of Capitol College Gan Columbus will deliver Albany High School commencement on Thursday May 17. Diehl, a former Ohio superintendent, is noted for punchy epigrams and now ranks as a leading epigram writer in the country.
Local rugby retailer showcases TOR ENT TOGS in lined unlined and reversible models. Water repellent fabrics promise style, comfort, and weather protection in sunny and rainy conditions. Items styled and guaranteed by J. L. Beckley & Sons.
Strawberries are easily grown and adapt to many soils in the area. Frank Beach notes they do well in Athens County but patches are needed. For best yields plant new yearly, transplant early spring, trim to two leaves, and space 18 inches in rows 42 feet wide. Fertilize two pounds per 100 square feet and protect roots with a lead arsenate mix. Varieties include Premier Catskill Fairfax Mastodon Wayzata Green Mountain. The Plains Junior Polyanna's elect Dotina Gabriel Shirley Tinkham Delores Novatni Lulu Guess as officers.
Governor Frank J. Lausche will administer the oath to Dr. John C. Baker as the fourteenth president of Ohio University in an outdoor ceremony in front of Cutler Hall on Friday at 3 p.m. The program will mirror the McGuffey induction, with a color guard, Ohio University Band, and speeches by Lausche and Baker. If rain, ceremonies move to Alumni Memorial Auditorium.
The Associated Press outlines ration timing for many items. Book Four red stamps and blue stamps show good-through dates through August 31 with various sub-stamps listed. Gasoline and fuel oil coupons have limited validity while last year’s period four and five expire August 31.
Two district OPA officials from Columbus will explain the reasons for and effects of the new meat control program at meetings of Class II slaughterers. Meetings set for Columbus May 10 Martins Ferry May 11 Newark May 14 Athens May 15. OPA reports 145 Columbus 64 Martins Ferry 91 Newark 48 Athens.
Fifth graders at Mechanicsburg School spearhead a V E Day sale of stamps and bonds following radio messages of victory. Teachers Miss Margaret Duncan and Miss Edna Feit guide participants across grades with dozens of students purchasing bonds and stamps totaling 318.90 dollars.
Veterans' Club of Ohio University schedules a 7 o clock re show of Introduction to Combat Fatigue at Memorial Auditorium Court Street with four Ohio University speakers and veteran talks to follow. crowd expected after V E Day services in Athens and an impromptu parade.
At Athens High School four honor students were omitted from the final grading period list. The inadvertently excluded names are Joan Paterna Jo Ellen Young Bill Beckley and Robert Hart.
Mrs H R Jacoby won first in the house contest and Miss Agnes Terrill first in the menu roll at the Athens Grange meeting on Thursday. Mrs Mildred Judy judged. George Cain and Mrs Cain were guests. Sixty four members present. Refreshments served by multiple hosts.
De an E A Hansen of Ohio University will speak at the Men s Sunday School Class meeting of The Plains Methodist Church Friday at 8 o clock. All men in the community are invited. The class organized for the year with M C Bryan as teacher and C J McCullough as vice president.
A 1841 coach owned by James J. Dobb of Albany, stolen from in front of his home Monday night, was found abandoned by state highway patrolmen on The Plains Road near Grosvenor Crossing yesterday. The car showed no damage.
A Boy Scout district re organization meeting for Athens County will be held Thursday at 8 pm in the Presbyterian Church. D D Montoya Scout executive of Parkersburg West Virginia invites parents of registered scouts and boys near 12 to attend as a new district committee will be named to supervise scout matters in Athens. Gus Walker regional executive from Cincinnati will discuss plans to place scouting on an active basis in Athens again and a cubbing program may be started.
St Pauls Catholic Church plans a 50th anniversary observance on Sunday May 13 with a combined religious and social program. Invitations go to former residents and parishioners amid a history tracing back to 1846 and the 1895 groundbreaking for the College Street church.
L D Buck 87 died Tuesday at home of daughter Mrs Leona Williams in Coolville Ohio. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 PM at Asbury Church conducted by Rev John Pollard of Stewart. Burial at Asbury Cemetery. Survived by six children Vida Grace Frank Ira Clyde and Clarence and others. Friends may call at White Funeral Home until 1:30 PM.
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