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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1950
Page
7
Annual open house at Ohio University’s Putnam School will be held tonight from 7 to 9 o'clock. Principal W A Yauch said children’s displays and parent conferences will be conducted. The event is open to parents and the general public.
Professor Thomas Gorton resigns as director of Ohio University School of Music effective July 1. He will become dean of fine arts and chair of the music department at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Gorton joined Ohio University in 1947 after leading the piano department at the University of Texas.
Ermel F. Chesser 44 of 220 W Union St died Tuesday night at home after a heart attack. He worked 23 years for The McBee Co and ran a bicycle shop. Survived by wife Idene, daughter Barbara Biddison Athens, two sons Larry and Don, mother Carrie McPherson Albany, brother Cecil Chesser Hebron, aunt Maude McPherson Albany. Services Friday 4 p.m. at Jagers funeral home. burial Hebbardsville.
Births Mr and Mrs Jack Robinson Athens a daughter. Mr and Mrs Damon Bentley Millfield Route 1 a son. Lisabeth R Cline Athens minor surgery. Evelyn Welch Carpenter Route 1 medical. Carrie McVicker Athens medical. Grace Fields Athens medical. Raymond Dunfee Athens accident. Bill Lyons Albany accident. Dismissed Charles Bollinger Athens. Margaret Lemoine Gloucester. Betty Benadum Philo J E Bailey Athens.
Charles Shaw 73 longtime Bellaire resident died Tuesday night at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a months long illness. Survived by wife Iva of New England a daughter Elsie and three sons Charles Burt and Ralph all of Bellaire. Funeral services and burial will be held in Bellaire.
Mrs. Carry Munn Logan aged 65, daughter of Loretta and the late Rueben Munn of Athens, died Tuesday at 6 am. Her husband had died earlier. Burial is set for Friday at 2 pm in a Columbus cemetery.
Poppies sold Friday and Saturday are crafted by patients at the Veterans' Hospital in Sandusky. Poppy Day chairwoman Mrs Anthony Padden said the effort helps veterans earn money and serves as occupational therapy. The Flanders Field poppy honors WWI memory as the memorial flower for English-speaking nations. Money collected supports Legion and Auxiliary rehabilitation and child welfare funds.
Local Union 270 of the UMWA will meet Saturday at 1 p.m. in the hall to hear new instructions regarding miners pensions. Floyd Bridge, president, provided the details.
A common pleas jury in Athens County convicted Earl Webb of operating a vehicle under the influence after a day-long trial. Judge Roy D. Williams imposed fines totaling 270 dollars, suspended driving rights for six months, and ordered a 15-day jail term suspended for good behavior.
Four Athens League of Women Voters delegates attend the Ohio league convention in Cleveland. Athens members receive formal notice that their league has been granted full status. Other newcomers from Delaware Gambier Geauga County and Willoughby bring Ohio leagues to 39 with 7500 dues paying members. Talks planned by Dr Louise M Young State Welfare Director John H Lamneck and Gertrude Jones.
Don t scratch and squeeze pimples to avoid infection. Peterson s Ointment offers fast relief for itching pimples red blotches eczema and other irritations. Makes skin look and feel better at 40c in all druggists. One application helps with itchy feet and cracks between toes.
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