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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1945
Page
2
The Mason Market in Point Pleasant last Saturday saw an active sale with higher prices across stock classes. Best steers brought $15.59, most good cattle $14 to $15, and choice veal calves topped at $17.50.
Gallipolis Blue Devils defeat Wellston 24 19 in a Friday night high school football game marked by Dad’s Night ceremonies. Elmer Caldwell presented a U S flag to the school in honor of Dick Yeager, Okinawa casualty, as Gallipolis built a 6 0 lead and held off Wellston with late scoring on a Vince Johnson pass to Vance Johnson.
Gallipolis police chief warned parents Thursday they will be held responsible for vandalism by youths during Halloween. The alert followed nighttime vandalism on First Avenue near Court and the arrest of Theodore Washington Jr. by City Patrolmen Grant Long and L. L. Niday, who was to appear before Municipal Judge William H. Jones.
Mr and Mrs J W Kirby of 1008 Third Ave. announce their son Pfe Lewis H Kirby has been liberated from a Japanese prison camp. He was in Company C of the 192nd Tank Battalion on Bataan and endured 24 hours without food or water before the Death March. He is now resting at the 28th Replacement Depot in Okinawa awaiting transport to the U S.
A correction to Tuesdays Messenger states that State Highway Inspector Carl of Middleport was cited and fined in Municipal Court over a Monday evening crash at Sycamore and First Ave. The inspector, en route home from supervising bridge repairs, had a green light when another car struck the state car.
The State Gazette reports that the board of education purchased a bus body for a Charleston concern, paying $15 more than the price a local dealer could have charged. Taxpayers’ group voices concern over the purchase in this last issue.
City Manager Homer W. Kerr said voluntary contributions will ensure the road improvement from the main highway to Mound Hill Cemetery. Col H B Ecker John D North and Carl Myers contributed 75 dollars toward the project and others may follow.
Marriage announced for Seaman First Class Anna Norma Meadows United States Navy stationed in Arlington Virginia to Richard Owen Thornburg Huntington West Virginia ceremony held October 16 at McKendree Methodist Chapel Washington DC Reverend Charles F Phillips officiating. Bride daughter of Oliver and Mrs Meadows of Cora WAVES member fourteen months. Thornburg son of Owen and Mrs Thornburg of Huntington recently discharged after four years Army with 22 months overseas. They plan Huntington residence after bride discharge.
Gallipolis judges sentence George Casey age 55 and Alry Clark age 62 to one to seven years in the Ohio Penitentiary after pleading guilty to theft indictments. Casey stole 4700 from his brother in law Wiley White. Clark admitted stealing a pistol from Emma White to raise money for food. Judge Warden noted age limits leniency but offered no clear reasons.
Gallipolis offers a Sunday schedule across multiple faiths. Grace Methodist led by Westerman opens at 10 am with church school activities at 10:30 and 11, while First Baptist features Bible School at 9:15 and morning worship at 10:30 led by Lehman and staff. Presbyterian, Episcopal, Nazarene, Church of God, Christ, and John Gee AME Chapel also list service times, with Youth Fellowship, radio ministry, and the 112th anniversary of Paint Creek Baptist highlighted.
Walden secretary of the Point Pleasant chamber of commerce said that engineers would inspect the Kanawha crossing site Friday. Bids will be mailed to Baltimore and opened within two weeks, with work possibly starting December 1 and a 1.35 mile bridge likely to take about a year. The project is expected to boost Mason County industry and enable heavy trains east of the Mississippi, signaling a hopeful future for the area.
Pt Pleasant society brief lists several local moves and visits. John Glass hears daughter Mrs William Krebs left McMillin Hospital and returned to Charleston. Mrs Jacob Watts of Divernon IL to visit cousin Mrs C H Quillin and family. Sgt William Cruickshanks arrives for a visit with parents. Mrs J G F Johnson and son Joseph improving after illnesses. Mrs George Sprenger and Mrs Louth Lewis visited State Senator Tom Jones whose wife had died. Atty H Paige Bell Jr of Spencer returns after visit with Sprenger family.
Point Pleasant residents Mr and Mrs John E Brown joyfully heard their son Captain John E Brown Jr over the telephone from San Francisco after over three years away in the Southwest Pacific He expects discharge soon at Camp Meade Md and hopes to resume his job with the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company after a brief rest Also noted he served in the Canal Zone and New Guinea and was advanced to lieutenant during service PLAN SCHOOL CARNIVAL WILKESVILLE The annual Halloween carnival at Wilkesville High School Auditorium October 29 1945 will award two turkeys to prizes Public invited.
First Church of Christ Kingtown will hold a revival in the courthouse on Sixth St beginning at 7 15 oclock Friday. Rev C D Black pastor and evangelist Rev Preston Smith of Saltville West Virginia will speak. A section of seats will be reserved for colored people.
Harold Marshall of Ironton Ohio was arrested during a church service at the Board Church Cooper District after deputies found letters addressed to him and he admitted that was his real name Commodore Anderson. He was taken outside and charged with non support at the request of Lawrence County authorities. Sunnyside Grade School beat Junior High School 24 to 13 at the local stadium Thursday.
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