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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1949
Page
8
Unofficial returns show all three Athens city board of education members reelected. The renewal five mill school levy drew 1990 votes in 14 precincts, 479 against. Bolin led with 1933 votes, Baird with 1878, Clippinger with 1812, Cutter trailed at 1501.
Mayor William P. Mickle, on an Independent ticket, defeats Patrick B. Burns by near three to one as unofficial returns show Allen Ward seats retained by incumbents. John B. Swanson loses to Frank Cross. Cross and other incumbents set to take office January 1, 1950 with several ward seats unopposed. Unofficial tallies detail Mickle sweeping all precincts while Swanson trails in Ward 2.
Advertising copy promoting Vita min and Mineral Candy AYDS as a safe appetite suppressor that helps you eat less and lose weight. It promises a money back refund if weight loss does not occur with the first box and lists a monthly supply price of 2.89 dollars.
County commissioners approved 5931.17 in payments including 4975.88 for road maintenance and repair payroll. Other funds covered general county expenses dog and kennel fees and transfers within the maintenance and repair fund moved 1055.80 from machinery and equipment to employers retirement.
Admitted patients include Mrs Lucy Wharton Athens for medical care and William Gaskalla from Jacksonville along with Mrs Irene McManaway Trimble Master Thomas Williams Gloucester minor surgery donors Don Woolrich Athens Homer Wolfe Murray City major surgery Fillen Davis Nelsonville minor surgery. Discharges include Lorenzo Hanning The Plains Ottie Carson Athens Route 8 Bertha Russell Frost Gilbert Wingo Athens Route 1 Mrs Jean Mathews Athens and Neil Mathews Athens.
State Highway Patrol arrests led to three fines by Mayor W. P. Mickle. Homer G. Rathburn age 21 of Route 1 paid 10 dollars and costs for driving without lights after the Sunday 12:20 a.m. arrest. Robert Allen Sidders age 34 of Richland Ave. paid 5 dollars and costs for speeding on Richland Ave while driving an Ohio University bus. Kenneth Harold Davis age 18 of Ath ens Route 3 paid 15 dollars and costs for unsafe operation after a Friday patrol arrest.
Helen Bethel, 42, of 15 Fern Street, fined $75 plus costs by Mayor W P Mickle after pleading guilty to unlawful cohabitation. A suspended three day jail sentence and $25 of the fine suspended were set. She was arrested early Sunday with a man whose hearing is scheduled later this week.
A film about safety principles was shown to Athens High School juniors and seniors Tuesday morning in the Little Theater. The presentation was supplied by Dewey Goddard of Athens, assisted by John Erb of Columbus, a safety engineer.
Kenneth Humphrey of Glouster Route 4 was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of passing a school bus while children were being discharged. Con stable Ralph McKibben filed the complaint. Humphrey pled innocence and posted a $50 bond.
Graham Chapel Prayer Band will meet Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gaston with Mrs. Charles Hill as leaders.
The Messenger reports unofficial Athens County results with 6820 to 5835 for colored oleo and 4918 to 4519 for office-type ballot. Probate judges question failed 6058 to 3456 as election board staff completed their tally.
Approximately 300 acres burned as a brush and forest fire swept through Bailey Run area north of Chauncey. Firefighters, Chauncey-Dover High School students, and volunteers battled five hours to control it.
City firefighters were called to a brush fire at the rear of 171 Grosvenor St at 3 55 p m Tuesday. Fire Chief Clarence A Parker said no property damage occurred and noted children playing may have started the blaze. He urged residents to obtain burning permits before burning debris or leaves during the dry period.
Clear weather prevailed again today with the temperature at 44 degrees at 9 30 a m after a low of 31 last night and a high of 70 Tuesday The Hocking River stage today was 2 7 feet according to weather observer Mrs G N France
Jesse W. Thompson, 86, lifelong Athens County resident, died Tuesday afternoon at his Thompson Ridge home near Canaanville after years of ill health. A farmer by profession, he worked for Canaan Coal Co. from 1906 to 1924. Survived by wife Elizabeth, daughters Cora Nagle and Ethel Ayers, son Ernest, four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. one daughter Myrtle Baker preceded him. Services Friday at 2 p.m. at Canaanville Methodist Church, burial Hebbardsville Cemetery. Funeral home visits begin Thursday noon.
A county brotherhood meeting is scheduled for Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Millfield Church of Christ.
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