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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1950
Page
5
Six men entered innocent pleas to grand jury indictments while ten others pleaded guilty at Common Pleas Court. Sentencing for eight guilty pleas was set for Tuesday afternoon by Judge Harley Meyer.
The Athens Board of Trade schedules a Tuesday evening meeting at Hotel Berry to discuss topics on the November ballot. Willard P. Barker will argue for a three mile school levy while City Councilman B F Cutler will present the city's two mill street levy renewal. A 6 30 p m dinner precedes talks beginning about 7 30 p m.
Mrs. Frank Wood, 71, died Sunday at her daughter Mrs. A. R. Caster's home in Carpenter. She leaves a granddaughter Mrs. A. L. Spencer of Columbus and a great grandson. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Carpenter Baptist Church with burial in School Lot Cemetery. Friends may visit at the Caster residence.
Funeral services were held at the Bigony funeral home for Shirley Ann Russ two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey Russ Galion former residents of the area She died Saturday in a Galion hospital after a virus pneumonia death burial followed at Haning Cemetery
Admitting list from Shelterin g Arms Hospital includes James Mansfield Athens Mrs Frank Dickens Athens Ralph Bartlett Guysville Route Geraldine Henges Athens and many others. The document records births admissions and patient routes in Athens and surrounding communities.
A man remained in good condition at Sheltering Arms Hospital Monday after injuries from a Saturday corn cutter accident. Attaches reported that part of his hand was amputated during treatment.
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Ohio University opens the year with President John C. Baker delivering the first student convocation at Memorial Auditorium at 9 40 a m. Stu dent Council president Al Lindholm presides and Baker discusses Students in 1950 with music by Karl Ahrendt Students Richard Garrick violinist plays Handel and Wieniawski and Landis Baker pianist performs Chopin Ballade in G minor
Dr E H Caley an expert on ancient coins and artifacts will speak on Chemistry and Archeology to the Upper Ohio Valley Section of the American Chemical Society Tuesday at Ohio University Chemistry Building. More than half of the ACS members attending will come from Marietta and Parkersburg areas.
George E. Johnson of Chauncey jailed after assault and battery charges by Florence Wilson. He was arraigned before Mayor Charles Wadley, failed to pay a $15 fine and costs, and was ordered confined in the county jail.
Dr C Frederick Kittle of 42 Grosvenor Street, a surgery resident at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, won 500 for a research paper on the autonomic nervous system and gastric secretion. He was one of 32 competitors at the Kansas City Southwest Clinical Society awards during Doctor Week.
After pleading guilty to operating a car without a license Vada Poston 24 of 12 Palmer St was fined $5 and costs by Mayor W P Mickle. He must appear in court after a Saturday night accident at S Lancaster and Carpenter that damaged two cars including one driven by James C Widdoes 18 of 67 Morris. Edward J Trombetto of Athens Hotel was fined $5 by Mayor Mickle for failing to halt at a stop sign with costs suspended.
Athens townspeople are invited to a Tuesday night meeting of Ohio University's International Club at the First Methodist Church recreation hall. Ran Jhawar from India will speak and present a film about India. The business meeting starts at 7 30 p.m. with the film program to follow around 8 p.m.
An Indiana truck driver lighted a flare after a trailer overturned near Fisher Station at 4 30 am. The flare ignited leaking gasoline, destroying the truck and wrapping paper cargo valued about 10 000 dollars, owned by Keiffer Paper Co. of Brownstown. Meanwhile three others injured in separate crashes on Route 50 and Scatter Ridge Road.
A county wide dinner meeting is planned Monday October 16 at Mechanicsburg School. The Athens County Republican Women's Club sponsors the event for the county Taft Committee. Harold Skellinger of Columbus, state Taft chair, will speak.
Mary Morris national president of the Classroom Teachers Association will speak at an Athens Education Association dinner at Van Meter's Restaurant Tuesday at 6 30 p m on Individual Responsibility for United Success She is a third grade teacher in the Los Angeles public school system and serves on the California Teachers Association executive committee Myrta Ashworth AEA president and Bernice Kayser program chair are in charge Guests include Kiwanis Lions Rotary educational chairmen League of Women Voters and representatives from the American Association of University Women and the Business and Professional Women's Club
The Ohio car of the French Gratitude Train will stop in Athens on Oct. 14 and 15, announced by Harper C. Pendry. One of 49 cars sent by France to express thanks for the Friendship Train, it has drawn 125000 visitors in 60 Ohio towns.
An old advertisement speculates on Diamond Jim Brady and stomach distress from overeating. It promotes Udga tablets claiming fast relief for acidity heartburn gas sour stomach and indigestion with a money back guarantee after one hour.
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