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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1943
Page
5
A reader report notes a bidder aims to acquire part of a tract tied to veterinary and tobacco related parcels. The item references a specific location and potential sale details. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
Men from The Messenger area have been moved from Fort Hayes reception to training stations. Several were sent to Camp Miss., 9th Infantry Division, and two to Atlantic City. Cadet and officer candidate programs are noted at Fort Benning, Nashville, Wooster, Lakes, and Camp Lee with multiple local names and destinations.
The Rev. R A Black spoke at the Albany High School baccalaureate, presenting pocket Bibles to graduates. Invocations and benedictions were given by local pastors. Seniors Jo Ann Gandee and Eloise West sang with piano accompaniment. Commencement Tuesday May 25 features Dr E A Hansen as speaker on What We Defend, with diplomas presented by D I Gandee. valedictorian Lola Lievel len and salutatorian Eloise West. Eighth grade diplomas by Glen Hanes.
Bernice Mae Tuthill 27 wife of Charles Tuthill of Columbus died Saturday night at Grant Hospital after an operation. She leaves husband and daughter Billie Lou, mother Mrs. Charles Rider of Athens, three brothers Charles Gerald in Athens and Sgt Ray Rider in Nebraska. Funeral arrangements await Sgt Rider’s arrival. Friends may visit at Charles Rider’s home any time.
William Ennis of Albany pleaded guilty in mayor's court and paid a $5 fine plus costs on an intoxication charge. Virgil Gilkey of Athens Route 3 forfeited $13.70 posted for release after arrest on a similar charge.
Athens high school students lead with 38 top ranks in the large-school division across 17 counties, with Gallipolis earning 12. In smaller schools Nelsonville Glouster Chauncey-Dover also show strong results, led by James McKinley Fahl and Marian Call in multiple subjects. The report details top placers across biology chemistry physics world history English and other subjects.
Athens High School students earn top state honors in scholarship tests. William Hammerle tops advanced algebra among large schools, while Jo Ann Graham wins English XI state honors. Other recognitions include Frances Noble in English XI and John Caskey in Latin J.9.
Francis C Efaw 54 died suddenly Sunday at his home 206 West Union Street Athens He lived in the city 25 years and worked at a garage before joining the Athens city waterworks He leaves wife Vera four sons Captain Edmond Francis Jr Chester Wyandotte Howard at home three brothers William Lawrence Albert all of Bucyrus two sisters Grace Preston and Minnie Brock and one half sister Mrs Frank Chadwick Funeral arrangements pending. Friends may call at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home after Tuesday noon.
Ohio State University poultry specialist C. M. Ferguson advises separating male birds from the laying flock and frequent cooling and gathering of eggs to boost store reserves in 1943. Infertile eggs store better than fertile. high temperatures and odors ruin many eggs. home-made egg coolers in cellars or basements help maintain cooler, moister storage.
Latin I shows David Benton Sayre and Hazel Ruth Stobart tied for third with Gerald tied for seventh and Paul Eugene Williams tied for seventeenth. Latin II lists Nora Winona Wolfe second and Mildred Byers seventh with Georgia Ferne Michael eleventh. French I Ora Pauline Pierce first and French II Mary Ellen McKee second. Spanish I Robert Eugene Cleland first. Bookkeeping exam results include Dorothy Dene King second and Margaret Wyckoff third, with several tied for ninth and thirteenth and Veronica Mowery seventeenth.
Newly sworn apprentice Phyllis Jean Perry adjusts her headgear as she carries on a lineage of naval history. She follows a tradition set by great grandfather Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, famed for the Lake Erie victory in 1813, and great grandfather Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry who opened Japan to trade.
Mrs. B. F. Cutler announces more volunteers for the Salvation Army door to door campaign starting today. The Richland Ave group will be aided by Mrs. Glen Atkinson, Mrs. William Smith, Mrs. Sidney Easler, Miss Ruth Blakeslee, and Miss Louise White. The Ward 4 team led by Mrs. J. B. Roberts adds Mrs. Otto Weber, Mrs. E. A. Cottingham, Mrs. Richard K. Jauch, Mrs. Byron A. Wolfe, and Mrs. Wilson Smith. Mr. Fred Sands joins the men’s committee headed by James Josten.
Pearly Gregory aged 44 of Columbus was fined 100 dollars and costs after pleading guilty Sunday before Mayor Franz Woodworth to driving while under the influence of alcohol. He was arrested by state highway patrolmen on Route 50 west of Athens. Otis Leroy Blair 30 of Athens Route 3 was fined 10 dollars and costs by the same mayor on a speeding charge. He was arrested by patrolmen on U S Route 33 north of Athens early Sunday.
The 75-mm pack howitzer, a feared weapon of Marine squads, costs 10 301 full. War Bonds help sustain Allied offensives as they halt the Japanese drive on Australia and protect supply routes. They urge citizens to lend money so troops can continue fighting. U S Treasury assigns notice of appointment for L G Maynard of Athens Ohio as administrator with the will annexed of Lillie J Maynard deceased. Creditors must file claims within four months. Dated May 12 1943. Probate Judge Francis D White. 5-17-43 30tw
The War Department in Washington announced 16 Ohioans held by the Japanese as civilian internees in the Philippines. Among them are Mr. and Mrs. Howard Schlereth and their children from Columbus and Athens connections, plus relatives of several other Ohio residents. The note closes with a strange fact that the barn swallow is the only American swallow with a swallow tail.
Joseph W. Fichter state master of the Grange will address a joint Athens County Granges and Athens County Farm Bureau meeting at Stewart High School Thursday night June 10 at 8 30 CWT Deputy Grand Master Everett Carbaugh announced All members invited Lester W Bailey of the Farm Security Administration discussed credit and farm management assistance noting 107 Athens County farmers have repaid loans and are farming on a paying basis Readings were given by Clarence Shaw and William Smith with songs by quartets and contests listed.
An 8 15 p m meeting in Little Hocking School will address a proposed apple dehydration plant for southeastern Ohio. Speakers include F H Beach OSU orchard expert and Floyd Henderson Jackson. Apple growers from Athens Washington and Meigs counties are invited. Attendees include A E Whaley Ralph Ladd Sam Pailet and Ross Wright.
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