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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1954

Page

5

Forestry Aid Available To Private Landowners

Dr. Willard Carmean of the U S Forestry Division spoke to Athens Rotarians on water conservation through reforestation. He cited drought in Southeastern Ohio and discussed private landowner help, district forestry services, and plans to boost forested land and timber utilization for a stronger local economy.

Ohio Valley Willard Carmean U. S. Forestry Division Athens Rotarians Carmean Ohio University Southwest Northwest Dreath Ohio Ohio Division of Forestry F. P. Newell Newell Athens Hocking Meigs Vinton Lancaster St Division of Forestry Athens County Hocking County

Gordon Ruth Rites Planned

Funeral services are planned Wednesday at 3 p.m. for Gordon B. Ruth 47 principal of Shade Elementary School who died Monday in Sheltering Arms Hospital. Services will be at Shade Methodist Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Friends may call at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home.

Gordon B. Ruth The Shade Elementary Sheltering Arms Hospital Shade Methodist Church Dowler-Ferguson- Hughes

Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital

Birth announces the Randall couple of Athens welcome a son. Admissions list includes Ida Young Shade W A Hope Hemlock Joe Judson Jacksonville Gladys Pitts Athens Elza Wyatt Athens Bernice Humphrey The Plains. Dismissals note Joe Bush Athens and daughter Clyde Cornell Athens and son Trace Glouster Nellie Fee The Plains John Brooks Athens Mary Graham Athens Forest Swan Athens James Lawrence Athens Emma Lovett Guysville Blaine Hunter New Marshfield.

John Randall Athens Ida Young Shade W. A. Hope Hemlock Joe Judson Jacksonville Gladys Pitts Elza Wyatt Bernice Humphrey the Plains Joe Bush Clyde Cornell Jack Trace Glouster Nellie Fee John Brooks Mary Graham Forest Swan James Lawrence Emma Lovett Guysville Blaine Hunter New Marshfield

Man Pleads Innocent In Columbus Non-Support Case

James McCombs of Columbus pleads innocent to a non-support charge involving three children. He was released on a $300 bond in Municipal Court. The complaint was filed by Gladys Crawford and a hearing set for 9 a.m. Thursday.

James McCombs Columbus Gladys Crawford

Walter Tudor Freed on Bond Pending Trespass Hearing

Walter Tudor of W Union Street was cited into Municipal Court for trespassing and posted a $10 bond. A hearing was set for Thursday at 8 45 a m after Tudor entered an innocent plea. Paud Edgar filed the charge and Tudor awaits the hearing.

Walter Tudor W. Union St Paud

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8804 Meeting Note

New Marshfield Gilliam Frank Post 8804 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet Wednesday at 8 p m in the clubroom. Refreshments will be served, said Norman Saylor, post commander.

New Marshfield Gilliam Frank Veterans of Foreign Wars Norman Saylor

Fire damages Ruth Harris car in Fairmont

A short circuit in the wiring sparked a fire in Ruth Harris's car parked at 129 North Congress Street in Fairmont West Virginia. Fire Chief Charles Dalton reported firefighters were dispatched at 9 04 p m to the scene.

Ruth Harris Fairmont W. Va Charles Dalton N. Congress St

Royal and Select Masters degree ceremony set in Athens

Athens Council 39 R&SM will confer the Royal and Select Masters degree on a class of candidates Wednesday at 7 30 p m H J Ong master announced. The event will be conducted by the local council with candidates expected to attend.

Athens Council R&sm H. J. Ong

Former Athens Resident Dies in Cleveland

Mrs. Ethel Cabean Ellenbogen 67, a former Athens resident, died Sunday in Cleveland. She moved from Athens years ago and is survived by her husband Erwin J. and a daughter Thelma. Services will be held Wednesday at the Klanke funeral home in Cleveland.

Ethel Cabean Ellenbogen Athens Cleveland Ellenbogen Erwin J Thelma Klanke Funeral Home

Color TV Discussed For OU Engineers

Ohio University student engineers heard a talk on color television by Charlies Baugh development engineer for Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co Metuchen New Jersey The 1944 OU electrical engineering graduate is a Padtnesville native The talk was before the joint A I E E and I R E branch after an annual spring dinner with science faculty and local TV servicemen present

Ohio University Charlies Baugh Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co Metuchen N. H. Baugh Padtnesville Science Department American Institute of Electrical Engineers Institute of Radio Engineers

Delegate Election and Fish Fry Planned by Legion Post

A fish fry and election of convention delegates are planned for the Wednesday meeting of K. T. Crossen Post American Legion. Commander John Buck says district and state delegates will be named at 8 p.m. in the business meeting. The fish fry will follow.

K. T. Crossen

Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples in Athens Area

The notices list multiple couples receiving marriage licenses including John E. Bolin 19 and Patricia Louise Fitzer 19 both of Athens. Clarence W. Tye 22 of Gallipolis and Mary Jane Kreig 22 of Nelsonville. William Andrew Cline 23 of Chauncey and Pauline Lee Hartley 20 of Jacksonville. Don Haning 24 of Athens and LaDonna Lovsey 21 of New Marshfield. Argyle L. Hill 26 of Bartlett and Mayle 21 Stewart Route Jefferson. Lee Hogue 60 and Audrey Napper 42 both of Gloucester Route 1. Ralph Zenas Frost 18 of Frost and Clarice Alberta Burton 19 of Athens Route 3. Gerald Robert Kent 23 of Massillon and Carlie Elizabeth Fierce 19 of Gloucester Route 3. Delmar Bowers 37 of Columbus and Dorothy Miller 23 of Athens Route 2. Clarence Raymond Ohberdoerster 23 of Cleveland and Karen Link 22 of Athens.

John E. Bolin Patricia Louise Fitzer Athens Clarence W. Tye Gallipolis Mary Jane Kreig Nelsonville William Andrew Cline Chauncey Pauline Lee Hartley Jacksonville Don Haning LaDonna Lovsey New Marshfield Argyle L. Hill Bartlett Mayle Stewart Route Jefferson Lee Hogue Audrey Napper Glouster Ralph Zenas Frost Frost Clarvs Alberta Burton Gerald Robert Kent Massillon Carlie Elizabeth Fierce Delmar Bowers Columbus Dorothy Miller Clarence Raymond Ohberdoerster Cleveland Karen Link

Lodge Meeting Set Albany

Albany Lodge 723 F and AM will meet at 8 p m Thursday announced Wayne F Welch master

Albany F&am Wayne F. Welch

Blood drive opens with eighty pints donated at Center

On the first day of the Red Cross bloodmobile visit at the First Methodist Church Center donors contributed 80 pints, about half of the 150 pint daily quota. Registration saw 89 people, including 30 walk-ins, as volunteers list the day’s helpers and medical staff.

Red Cross Bloodmobile B. F. Cutler

Athens OKs First Grade Age Rules Across Districts

Athens County ten districts set six year old entry deadlines for first grade with local boards free to modify. Superintendent Christman notes six year rule is county stance, while five year olds may be considered only if they will turn six before year end and after kindergarten concerns are weighed. District dates vary from Sept 1 to Jan 1 and include special cases for Ames Bern and Buchtel York.

Athens County Boards of Education George Christman Christman Albany Trimble Township Ames Bern Athens Carthage Troy Shade Waterloo Rome-Canaan Buchtel-York

Ten Persons Cited On Patrol Counts

Ten persons were arraigned in area courts after citations by the State Highway Patrol. In Municipal Court five drivers faced fines, one pled innocent. Fines included Grace Vorhes 15 dollars, Nicholas Gabriel 10, William Ervin 20, Clarence Lewis 15. Erle Bridgewater pleaded innocent with a Wednesday hearing. Others fined by Logan Mayor Joseph Phillips included Leroy Campbell 10 and costs for speeding, George Hancock and John Nelson 5 each for intoxication. Richard Abels 10 for driving the wrong way on a one way road and James Lees 10 for passing in a hazardous zone.

State Highway Patrol Grace E. Vorhes Albany Nicholas M. Gabriel Stella Ave William Ervin Athens Erle Bridgewater Chauncey Logan Joseph Phillips Leroy Campbell Lancaster George Hancock John Nelson Radford Richard Abels Long Bottom Coalville Justice of the Peace T. F. Cecil James R. Lees Niles

Logan Man Hurt in Crash

A Logan man, John Eberts, 56, was injured Monday night when his car overturned on Route 33 at the Route 796 intersection. He suffered a head laceration as the vehicle sustained heavy damage according to State Highway Patrol.

Logan State Highway Patrol John Eberts Eberts George T. Davis, Jr Albany Route 680

Athens Kiwanis West Side Playground Set to Open in June

Kiwanis leader Peter B. Seel announced the Athens Kiwanis West Side Playground will officially open early in June. The club met at the playground, noting cleanup of the softball field, and said city supervision will start after the school session ends. Horse shoe and volleyball gear will join baseball and softball offerings.

Athens Kiwanis West Side Peter B. Seel Kiwanis Leel

Two Collisions Reported by City Police

Police reported two traffic incidents on Stewart Street and Shafer Street. Richard F. Moore, 26, of Albany was stationary on Stewart near Mill when a car with head light trouble was hit by Roy Johnson, 26, from an alley. Janice Edgar, 16, of Shafer Street struck Wilbur B. Hoffman, 63, of Los Angeles on Shafer near Union.

Stewart St Richard F. Moore B-5 East Green Stewart Mill Roy Johnson Albany Moore Janice Edgar S. Shafer St Wilbur B. Hoffman Los Angeles Calif S. Shafer

Electrical code approved and salary ceiling raised in city council

In a brief session the city council adopted a building code amendment requiring metal conduit or raceway for wiring in public and commercial buildings and allowed limited armored cable. An emergency ordinance raised the chief engineer’s salary ceiling to 325 dollars and set 300 dollars for two assistants, to hire personnel for the sewage disposal plant. Other items included street light and blinker requests and a continued discussion on city water use by the Richland Fire Brigade.

Charles Dalton Nea Grand Park Blvd West Side Naval and Service Director Richland Fire Brigade

Blue Lustre Carpet Cleaner Shown At Athens Pharmacy Ad

The ad promotes Blue Lustre as the top home carpet cleaning advance. It claims easy use with a vacuum, brush foam application, air dry, then vacuum again. Athens Pharmacy at 6 S Court St Ath ens Ohio markets the product.

Science Roach Filmz Athens Court St Ohio Athens Pharmacy S. Court St

Bound to Grand Jury For Entering Home

Gerald Gilkey of 30 First St was bound to the grand jury after pleading guilty to breaking and entering. He was arraigned in Municipal Court and charged with entering Oscar Porter’s residence and taking a 38 caliber revolver. Bond set at $300. he failed to post.

Gerald Gilkey First St Gilkey Oscar Porter

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