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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1946

Page

5

Thousands of Homecomers To Join Teachers Friday

Athens with SOEA sessions set to draw large crowds as Ohio University Homecoming weekend begins. The OU Miami football game looms as a key event with 4,000 expected. university officials urge motorists to leave cars at home. Notables include Wilson MacDonald and Maj. Hamilton Long among speakers. Merle Miller also to present.

Athens Messenger Athens Ohio Southeastern Ohio Educational Association Ohio University Ang S Samng Aetpeen SOEA Memorial Auditorium Wilson MacDonald Canada T. C. McCracken Canadian Poetry Society Mac J. B. Grogan

SOEA Schedule Teardown Event Dinner and Meetings

The schedule lists a series of dinners and meetings across churches and schools starting with a Schoolmen's Dinner at the Christian Church and a Schoolwomen's Dinner at the Methodist Church. It includes multiple General Assemblies, luncheons, and department meetings at Memorial Auditorium Berry Hotel Cottage Tea Room and various school locations with rooms and halls specified. Balloting for officers is set for 3:00 p.m. at Memorial Auditorium.

Christian Church Methodist Church Memorial Auditorium Representative Assembly Presbyterian Church Berry Hotel Cottage Tea Room Athens High School Ellis Hall Ewing Hall Carnegie Hall Ewing Hall Auditorium

Critic Prefers Paintings That Deliver Emotion

Charles Allen Smart assesses Edna M Way’s exhibition at the Chubb Library. He contrasts representational and abstract works, praising technical skill and urging emotion as the main measure. He highlights Driftwood Campfire Atomic Age and Neverending among favored pieces.

Charles Allen Smart Edna M. Way Chubb Miss Way

Past Glouster Man Is Dead

Emanuel Hodgson a 79 year old former Glouster resident died this morning at his daughter Mrs John Mitchells Vermillion home after a weeklong illness He was born in England and moved to Vermillion this past year He was a coal miner Survived by three other daughters Mrs Kay and Mrs Wood of Detroit Mich Mrs Otto Kuhne Jacksonville a brother William of Glouster three half brothers Enoch and Samuel Bickley Glouster Charles of The Plains three half sisters Mrs Sacra Mitchell Lorain Mrs Erma Hards Glouster Mrs Anna Kinser Columbus four grandchildren and two great grandchildren Friends may call at Wallace funeral home Friday afternoon Funeral services Saturday at 2 pm at the funeral home with Rev Mr Green Hollister officiating Burial in Hollister Cemetery

Jacksonville William Glouster Enoch Samuel Bickley Charles the Plains Sacra Mitchell Lorain Erma Hards Anna Kinser Columbus Wallace Funeral Home Green Hollister Hollister Cemetery

Storage Garage Burglary Near Athens Police Station

The Pat Burns Storage Garage at 21 25 E Washington St was entered last night. Cars were ransacked after a side window was forced open. none of the front office was disturbed. Owner and Police Chief Joseph Grogan are investigating. losses not yet estimated.

Athens Pat Burns Washington St Burns Joseph B. Groganj l

Hockingport Woman Plessie Ice Dies After Illness

Mrs. Plessie Jane Ice, 44, of Hockingport, died at home Wednesday after a brief illness. She was born in Valley Head West Virginia and lived in Hockingport for 20 years, working as a light tender on the Ohio River. She is survived by her husband Logan J. Ice, three sons Arthur of Little Hocking, Harry and Charles at home, six daughters Shirley McIntire Norma Jean Betty Bonnie and Jo Ann at home, two step sons Gardland and Harley, her father Allen Simmons, sisters Elva Swecker Mamie Stalnaker Leta Hogan and brother Parker Simmons and half brother Floyd Simmons. Funeral Friday at 1 30 p m at Hockingport Methodist Church with burial at Newberry Cemetery. Friends may call at the family home.

Shirley McIntire Porterfield Maxine Norma Jean Betty Bonnie Jo Ann Allen Simmons Valley Head Garland Ice Middle Creek W. Va Harley Ice Australia Elva Swecker Mamie Stalnaker Monerville Leta

Taxi Burns On Route 33 Towed to City

A local taxicab owned by Charles White of Athens caught fire on Route 33 at noon Wednesday and was badly damaged before city firemen subdued the blaze. Damages were put at $1000 due to a short circuit in the wiring. Assistant Fire Chief Charles Dalton said chemicals on the fire truck were used and that the firemen towed the car into the city limits to obtain a water supply for full extinguishment.

Charles White Athens Charles Dalton

Ateone Republican Club Plans Two Meetings

The Ateone Republican Club will meet at Nelsonville Baptist Church on Nov. 2 and at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Athens for a buffet supper at 6 p.m. Earl C. Cooper announces Preston Dexter will preside at Nelsonville. Lt. Arthur P. Stokes and Mrs. Ida Beck will be guest speakers. Stokes served in Europe and Africa under General Patton.

Ateone Republican Club Nelsonville Baptist Church Mt. Zion Baptist Church Athens Earl C. Cooper Preston Dexter Nelsonville Arcone and Women's Club Arthur P. Stokes Ida Beck Stokes Europe Africa General Patton

Ohio University schedules shortened Homecoming day classes

Ten o'clock Saturday morning marks the end of classes on Homecoming Day at Ohio University. Classes held before 10 a.m. will be cut to 30 minutes to allow students to view the Homecoming float parade scheduled for 10 a.m. President John C. Baker announced the curtailment on the Executive Committee's recommendation.

Ohio University John C. Baker

Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital

Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Oliver Riley of Athens a daughter and twin daughters to Mr and Mrs George Johnson of Glouster. A son to Mr and Mrs Leroy Tucker of Athens. Admissions list Clarice Weekley Athens major surgery Clara Morris Glouster Jane Sikora Athens medical. Dismissals note Harold Reeves and daughter Albany Alfred CashdoHar and son Athens Mrs Herman Niemeyer Porm 'erou s Amanda Meighen Shade. Three out of town drivers fined five dollars plus costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth for unsafe operation speeding and license violations. Shrine Club meets at Masonic Temple Athens. DAV meeting postponed to November. Camel fact ends.

Oliver Riley Athens George Johnson Glouster Leroy Tucker Clarice Weekley Clara Morris Jane Sikora Harold Reeves Albany Alfred CashdoHar Herman Niemeyer Porm Amanda Meighen Shade Learm Franz Woodworth Kenneth Landenberger South Euclid Forrest T. Williams Columbus Katherine I. Blanchard New Orleans E. State St

Professors Debate OPA Price Controls At Ohio University

A round table discussion at Ohio University sponsored by the Men’s Independent Association examined price controls under OPA. Dr. E T Hellebrandt criticized partial controls as like adjusting a carburetor without other fixes. Others argued for and against controls with views from Miss Gerard Mr Picard and Dr Yauch. The session lasted over two hours and highlighted diverse opinions on effectiveness and policy design. Albany man Ralph H Ginther fined $5 and costs for driving without a license after a patrol observation led to Mayor Woodworth's court.

E.T. Hellebrandt Men’s Independent Association of Ohio University OPA Fred Ficard Wilbur Yauch Hellebrandt Miss Gerard Albany Franz Woodworth Ralph H. Ginther

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