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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1953
Page
5
Real estate activity in Athens County showed a downturn in September with warranty deeds down from August and year-ago levels. The unofficial recorder’s counts note 3622 chattel, mortgages, and other instruments filed, including 29 leases and 16 affidavits, while mortgage totals held steady compared with August and last year.
Construction activity in Athens surged in September with a record total of 26 building permits filed in the office of Service Safety Director Fred H. Beckler. Valuation reached $90,210, a yearly high, with five new residences among the permits. The Belleana Place area saw two new residences listed for $20,000 and $25,600 by Joan Bardin.
Cloudy skies and a few misty drops of rain marked the morning in Athens on Monday. At 9 am the temperature stood at 56 after starting the day at 52, a break from the recent heat which peaked at 89, 93, and 88 on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
A drop in September marriage license applicants is shown by Probate Court records with 21 couples registering, three fewer than August. Men averaged 29 years, youngest 18 oldest 83. two brides were 16. Five servicemen led male occupations, with other jobs including lineman and truck driver. Women included waitresses clerks and factory workers.
Ohio University will hold its annual President's Convocation at Memorial Auditorium Tuesday at 10 a.m. President John C. Baker will discuss his summer assignment as U N representative to the Geneva based Economic and Social Council. David White will preside. Faculty will wear academic dress for processional and recessional. Philip L Peterson leads a Men’s Glee Club group in songs. Athens Chapter 39 Royal Arch Masons meets Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple.
William Harris 75 formerly of Zanesville died Saturday afternoon at his sister Mrs. Lillie Kennedy's home. Born March 21 1878 near Cutler son of Hewaston and Irene Lucas Harris he was a retired miner and a member of Carbon Masonic Lodge 62 Nelsonville. Surviving: daughters Irene Norris and Josephine Jackson son Thornton two sisters Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Helen Mayle. Funeral Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Cutler Mission with Rev. George W. Morris. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at Mrs. Kennedy's home.
urgent appeal from Mrs. Clarke Daily director of Athens County Red Cross for nineteen registered inactive nurses to serve in Rochester New York Akron Ohio due to local exhaustion. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis funds transport and provides maintenance and salary while on duty. Contact Athens County Red Cross Chapter at 25 Congress Street telephone 31651.
George Gist of Ohio State University will discuss lime fertilizer and seed recommendations for 1954 Tuesday at 8 p.m. All seed lime and fertilizer dealers in Athens County are invited to the meeting at the Athens Grange Hall on the county fairgrounds says Ross Wright, county agricultural agent.
Three Athens County men join the NATO Weldfast training exercise with Navy and Army units. Paul Ullmark, Larry Irwin, and Bruce West are assigned to ships and schools in the eastern Mediterranean and southern European defense context. Pvt Vance Harris serves in Germany with the First Infantry Division.
A three year old Meigs County boy was injured when struck by an auto driven by Kermit L. McCafferty. The child, Dale Oxley of Downington, suffered a sprained left ankle and bruised forehead and was taken to Shelter ing Arms Hospital. Police also report a farm wagon overturned into a parked car on Court Street after the wagon’s coupler broke, driven by D Hooper of Athens Route 1.
William M. Morris, 84, a lifelong Carpenter resident and farmer, died Sunday at his home. Survived by wife Mattie, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. a son had died earlier. Services set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Columbian Chapel with burial in Caster Cemetery. Family may call after Tuesday noon.
New officers of the Loyal Order of Moose Athens lodge will be installed Tuesday night at a meeting in the lodge rooms on North Court Street. Local members and officials are expected to participate in the installation ceremony.
The Jacob Weizer membership director for Goodyear reports that Atomic Corp has moved its employment office from Pittsburgh to the plant site in Athens. A branch will stay at the Scioto County Courthouse in Portsmouth while the company plans to separate from government installations when construction ends.
The State Highways Patrol logged two Saturday accidents near Athens and Hockmegs County. On Route 50 a car driven by Loren F. Schulte collided with a farm tractor driven by Wailour Boyer injuring Boyer and Schulte while Lucile Schulte sustained a knee sprain. On Route 328 near Logan no injuries occurred in a collision between Walker Weaver and Thomas Travis.
Three state universities received semi annual endowment interest from the state treasury. Ohio State collected 98354.62 on endowments totaling 3263908.36. Miami earned 4193.02 on endowments of 29343015. Ohio University received 4120.33 on endowments totaling 12677068. The endowments include gifts and bequests and earn six percent interest.
County agricultural agents schedule a field day for 15 southeastern Ohio counties on October 29 at the southeastern substation near Carpenter. The main event is a beef cattle crossing demonstration in feeding trials by Ross Wright of Athens County. Other talks include E W Klosterman on feeder versus slaughter calves and Henry Besuden of Winchester Ky on slaughter calf production.
The Sacramento ferryboat ran out of water in the middle of San Francisco Bay causing a 19 minute delay while crewmen attached an emergency supply to the boilers. Separately Ohio’s March of Dimes drive targets 34,200,050 dollars or about 60 cents per resident.
In ESS County three men were inducted from the draft with a morning departure by bus to Fort Hayes. Dale A. McGur of Coolville led the group, accompanied by Edwin H Sweeney Sr Stewart and Wilhard Hooper both of Athens. Draft board officials reported Lewis of WN attempted to join another service branch and may have succeeded, prompting an absence. Nine men are scheduled for physical examinations Tuesday morning at Fort Hayes.
Multiple drivers were fined by area courts after Saturday and Sunday arraignments. Ralph M. Messick 34 Ridge Ma fined 10 dollars and costs for passing at an intersection. Leroy McClure 39 Logan Route 2 paid 10 dollars and costs for license plate transfer failure. John L. Dunfee 29 Athens assessed 5 dollars and costs for failing to have a muffler. James W Ward 28 Wellston paid 10 dollars and costs for mud guards. Dana R Sweets 14 Guysville fined 25 dollars and costs and jailed five days for lack of operator's license. Orin D. Wright 30 Athens Route 4 paid 5 dollars and costs for speeding.
Leland B Wilson, 40, former Athens resident, died Saturday afternoon at his Pittsburgh home from a heart attack. He was born in Athens and graduated from Athens High School, attended Ohio University, and served in World War II with the Third Armored Division in Europe. Surviving: wife Gladys, Pittsburgh. mother Mrs H L Wilson, Athens. sister Mrs Dorothy Stump, Middleton. brothers Maj Earl O Wilson, Fort Lee, Way Ernest Wilson, Pallas, Tex, Robert B Wilson, Huntington, W Va. Funeral arrangements and details follow with service at Dowler Ferguson Hughes Funeral Home and burial at Wet Union Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 pm Tuesday.
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Tack Coan of Athens with a son and Mr and Mrs Paul Tedrick of Athens with a son. Also Mr and Mrs Dana Hutchison of Athens with a son and Mr and Mrs Dale Kirkendall of Athens with a daughter. Admitted and dismissed notes detail patient names including Orland Burke and Elsie Roush, plus multiple Athens residents and spouses.
In Court of Common Pleas Judge Schubert the collection action seeks 610 30 owed for services. The plaintiff, Lima drug line, alleges a moved agreement from Slippery Rack to Butler Pa and that part of 1010 30 was refused.
East Side grocer and World War II veteran Anat e Bern on Souty Aad has died after 28 years in business. Survived by wife and four grandchildren, funeral services set for Thursday at 2 am at the Dalyseter Ferguson Hughes funeral home with burial in Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Reverend Cecil Leek of Hillsboro a conference minister for the Christian Church will deliver four sermons at Mound Hill Christian Church starting Thursday night at six. He is known for ecumenical outreach and rural church renewal.
National Board of Fire Underwriters writes safer building code adopted by sea and many cities. States model the code and thousands of copies are distributed as a public service. Capital Stock Fire Insurance promotes public services with agents offering professional insurance advice by phone.
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