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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1942
Page
5
Si Allen of Pleasanton Road buys 12 additional dairy cows at a sale north of Columbus bringing his herd to 29. The Holsteins Guernseys Jerseys and Shorthorns include, boosting Ath en s County milk production for markets beyond local supply.
Robert J. Shields of Millfield Route 1 was arrested by state patrol men for driving without an operator's license. He pleaded guilty before Mayor Franz Woodworth and was fined five dollars plus costs.
Fall totals reach 2750 with 1567 men and 1183 women. Freshmen number 1002, up from 870 last year. ROTC enrollment hits a record 772, including 628 freshman men and 360 sophomores.
Rock Springs residents share family visits and community events. Mr. and Mrs. Hartung and son Richard visited the Heilman family at Bunker Hill. Floyd and Joe Stanley with their spouses visited Clarence Lightfoot’s home. A farmers institute met at the school with W A Carman as president and speakers Sam Plumer and Mrs Peters scheduled for November 10.
Athens Grange meets tonight at 8 at the Grange Hall to confer the third and fourth degrees on ten candidates. Refreshments will be served by a committee.
Straitsville notes list residents visiting relatives and friends in nearby towns. Illness updates include Dot Williams improving at work and Gwen Eberts remaining serious after a stroke. Various locals travel to Columbus Lancaster Toledo and Lorain while others enjoy furloughs and weekend visits. First Aid Classes met with the mayor on Oct 13.
Prosecuting Attorney Harry Mettler implements a five cent deduction on each monthly non-support payment sent through his office to cover postage and stationery. About 50 payments totaling 350 dollars are processed monthly, with most arranged by parties in non-support cases due to county funds shortages.
Albany residents are urged to collect old and unused keys and leave them at Bailes' store. A glass container in the show window labeled with a blue and white V invites participation with the slogan Lets fill the V with our old keys.
An Athens County Farm Transportation Committee is formed to aid farmers and truckers in applying for certificates of war necessity. The committee will have five regular and four alternates, with Frank Pugh as chair and AAA officials to attend a Columbus meeting for guidance. Certificates limit mileage and loads, require weekly operation records, and prohibit operations without one. Also notes birth of Sarah Kathryn Rood at Sheltering Arms Hospital on Monday Oct 12.
Ralph Ladd of Athens Route 1 operates an orchard that ranked sixth in Ohio by Ohio State University entomologists. 96 orchards were inspected, Ladd’s had no scab and 98.12 percent clean fruit. He grows Stamen Winesap Rome Beauty Red Delicious Golden Delicious and Jonathan. Total harvest was 9,000 bushels with help from his sister and high school workers. Apples sold wholesale via Athens Ice and Storage Co.
Aviation student David Thomas Dailey of Albany has completed about two thirds of his pilot training at Georgia Aero Tech Training Detachment in Augusta. He will soon report to a Southeast Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School for final training and, upon completion, will receive his wings and a flight sergeant rating before assignment to a tactical Army Air Forces unit.
Floyd Bolin Post No. 3477 Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a meeting in the Armory club room on Friday evening October 16 at 7 30. Adjutant Ralph M. Pence urges all members to attend for important business.
Pvt William Llewellyn son of Mrs Roy Llewellyn New Marsh field has been transferred to Newness Field Kentucky for basic training.
Gail E Fleming, son of Mr and Mrs Theodore Fleming near Amesville, has enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He served eight days at Fort Hayes Columbus and is now stationed at the Smyrna Air Base in Tennessee. The article notes the Amazon river as the widest in the world.
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