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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1941
Page
5
The Athens County commissioners allocate 3000 to restore the jail and sheriff’s residence. Relief workers under Joseph Hardy clean rusted metal doors and remove dirt while contractors handle plumbing wiring and heating. Work includes sanding woodwork and filling cracks with putty. Sheriff Bayless has rented a nearby home during the project.
The Athens County commissioners approved a fund transfer of 411 to Sheriff Bayless to restore deputy services and return to duty. Planned work includes replacing worn cars, repainting, linoleum, repapering walls, washing and repainting jail interiors, wiring upgrades, flooring replacement, stairway replastering, new sinks and showers, two toilets and showers for the jail, a 50 gallon automatic water heater, and an automatic steam heating unit with a fan to maintain 70 degrees inside.
H M Shevnan of Chicago will be at the Lafayette Hotel Marietta on Wednesday May 28 from 8 a m to 6 p m to demonstrate the Zoetic Shield. He claims it rapidly improves circulation and closes abdominal openings in ten days without straps medicines or medical treatment and invites demonstrations free of charge.
About 85 WPA supervisors from Perry to Athens Counties will attend a 10 a.m. safety meeting at the Hotel my. Alfred Blake will lead the program with participation from the Athens County sheriff, city police, and the State Highway Patrol. The talk cites WPA safety data showing 33 state fatalities among workers from July 1940 to April 1941, with 19 by vehicles. The report notes WPA disabling injuries at 15 per million hours, roughly half the rate of construction.
Three men were fined after arraignment before Mayor Cliff Cornell on Monday for a Saturday night fight at Delmont Grill on 8 West State Street. James Hartley 27 of Athens Route 1 paid 25 dollars and costs for fighting and disturbing the peace. Carlos Sams 45 of Athens Route 1 paid 25 dollars and costs for intoxication. Waverly Campbell 22 of Salem paid 10 dollars and costs for intoxication. Sams appeared with a bandaged face.
John Keplar, 49, a former Nelsonville miner who escaped London Prison Farm on July 23, 1934, was captured in Morgantown West Virginia and returned to the farm. He was sentenced in 1932 for the shooting death of George Johnson of Nelsonville and committed to the Ohio Penitentiary on November 22 1932 before transfer to the London Prison Farm on March 17 1933. Sheriff Bayless received the capture information from A K Chenoweth record clerk of the London Prison Farm.
The surplus commodities for Athens City Athens Township Lodi Township Waterloo Township The Plains and Buchtel will be distributed on Thursday May 29 due to Memorial Day announced by distributor Joe Hardy.
Lieut Perry H Van Patten of Patterson Field will address Draft Board No 1 in Athens City Hall Thursday at 3 30 pm to recruit for the U S Army Air Corps at Patterson Field Fairfield He will also visit Board No 2 in Nelsonville on Wednesday Applicants aged 18 35 in good shape with at least an eighth grade education may qualify for Flying Cadets and other Air Corps training Those interested should apply in person at Patterson Field or contact Patten during his stay
Richard H. Smith has been accepted in the U S Navy through the Athens Naval Recruiting Station. He enlisted May 22 and is seven weeks into training at Great Lakes Illinois. Nine other Ohio University men applied for Naval Aviation Cadet Training and were examined at Grosse Ile Michigan before returning to Athens.
Representatives from Athens County organizations and civilians rally to support the United Service Organizations fund drive to aid service clubs outside military installations. Francis Lavelle, county chairman, invites all Legion posts Salvation Army Knights of Columbus and others to attend the 8 pm meeting at the K T Crossen Post American Legion rooms in Athens.
Donna Wells, an Ohio University graduate and new first grade teacher at Central School, brings vivacity and training to the Athens system. Born in Ringgold, she attended Glousterigh and Duke University, taught in Greens Run Bowerston and Logan, and enjoys dancing reading and picnicking in spare time.
A Board of Review for all Boy Scouts of Athens will be held Thursday evening at 7 30 in the scout room of the First Methodist Church. J R Stratton states Ralph Dupler will lead the meeting as scouts are reviewed for the Court of Honor ceremonies in June. Athens troops 50 51 52 54 will participate. They will aid in Memorial Day services next Friday directing traffic and managing the parade crowd. They mobilize Thursday afternoon May 29 at 4 o clock in front of the Courthouse to distribute flags to Athens area cemeteries.
Athens Council No 15 Royal and Select Masters meets tonight at 7 30 to confer degrees on two candidates announced by Harold S Davis master. Para mythia Lodge No 25 holds regular meeting Tuesday at 7 30 followed by Master Mason degree and refreshments. Eugene R Jacoby worshipful master Athens Commandery No 15 Knights Templar meets Wednesday at 7 30 pm.
Sheriff Walter P. O Neal questioned a 44 year old laborer about a fight with William Boswell 57 of Copley. Coroner R E Amos said Boswell evidently was beaten to death.
The article argues that a French collaboration with Nazi Germany could yield bases in colonies such as Dakar and Syria, strengthening the Axis threat to the Mediterranean and Suez. It notes Raeder warned against using American convoys as contraband and questions if French forces may join in basing operations to undermine British naval power.
The Ohio General Assembly adopted a law to establish in the State Department of Health a statewide registration system for births deaths and vital statistics. It allows individuals to file for birth registration or correction in probate court with supporting evidence and possible publication of notice. Fees include $2 for correction and $3 for registration. costs are borne by the applicant.
J R Stratton announces the Hock Hocking District Camporee at Camp Dupler on June 21 and 22. The 48 hour camping event emphasizes good scouting and conduct as scouts sleep in the open and cook their own meals. Scoutmasters are expected to attend to organize troops and oversee various events.
One hundred and fifty defense bond posters were distributed over Athens Saturday morning by Boy Scouts. J. R. Stratton, scout executive, reported today. The project responded to President Roosevelt's request for Boy Scouts of America to assist in poster distribution.
Michael Lynch age 45 of Colum bus was fined $10 and costs by Mayor Cliff Cornell on a reckless driving charge. The state highway patrol says Lynch attempted to pass Miss Cora Evans an Athens school teacher on Morrison Brown Hill and cut in front of her car causing a collision. Minor damages occurred and no injuries were reported.
A bake sale and rummage sale are planned by the Women’s Society of Christian Service of Stewart at Athens City Hall on June 7.
Minnie Chappelear 44 of 27 First St. died Sunday evening after a three week illness at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Survived by husband Dess two sons Donald and Jack her mother Mrs Hannah Horner five brothers and one sister. Funeral Wednesday 2 PM at Christian Church with Rev Frank Donaldson. Burial in W Union St Cemetery. Friends may call at Jagers Funeral Home after Tuesday noon. The United States Coast Guard was created by an act of Congress in 1790.
The War Department outlined a policy to train embryo pilots in groups of 20 called Flying Cadet units. Each unit will bear the name of its forming university or city such as Ohio University Flying Cadet Unit, Athens Ohio. Cadets will train at nonlocal schools with the goal of completing training together. Eligibility targets college students 20 to 27 not married after two years of college. Interested applicants should contact Lieut. H. R. Roth at Room 109 Carnegie Hall Ohio University.
Thirty-three Boy Scout leaders attended the patrol leaders’ Pow Wow at Camp Dupler over Saturday and Sunday. Troops from the Hock Hocking area were represented for an overnight camp with sessions on troop officer responsibilities patrol spirit and outdoor activities. Rodney Jonas led a Saturday night campfire as Roy L Dupler and Ed Cole visited.
Chairman Gertrude Jones of the State Civil Service Commission said about 1 000 provisional workers in the State Welfare Department and Bureau of Unemployment Compensation would move to classified status after exams on June 20 21 and 28. Exams for interviewer clerk stenographer and typist jobs will be held in seven cities at ATHENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Canton McKinley High School Cincinnati Withrow High Cleveland John Hay High Columbus Central High Dayton Miami Jacobs Business College and Toledo Macomber Vocational High.
The weather report notes a drop from 80 degrees to 43 Sunday, a near freezing low. By noon today the temperature had risen to 83 degrees in Athens.
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