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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1947
Page
2
Mayor Franz L. Woodworth issued a proclamation marking Girl Scout Week and the 35th anniversary of the organization opening celebrations in Athens and nationwide. The statement urges residents to support youth programs spanning health education recreation religion and homemaking as the Girl Scout Movement advances its ideals.
Sheriff George Bateman reports a theft of 450 dollars from the Glouster bakery office Saturday night. Entry was made after hours through a ground floor window and the fireproof safe was pried open. Authorities continue the investigation with Glouster police chief Ed Kurtzman as they review the scene and search for leads.
Don Miller, a 21 year old blind Ohio University junior, owns and operates the Peep Inn popcorn stand on S Court Street with help from fellow students. He handles sales from memory, accepts change, and oversees buying and staffing while Rex Marshall manages the bookkeeping. Miller has prior work experience from Cleveland and wartime factory labor, proving a productive balance of college and business.
Athens scouts and local police, aided by Boy Scout troops 55 56 58 and 76, scoured hills and meadows near Columbia Ave and Northwood Dr for an All-American Airline air mail pouch lost last week. A torn roll of toilet tissue was the only clue, with minor scratches reported. The hunt drew expressions of readiness for a new attempt if needed.
Mrs. C. M. Clark of Glouster dies at 81 after a six month illness. Survived by son Dwight Clark Albion Michigan. two daughters Mrs W W Bryson and Mrs S Clark Taylor, both Glouster. eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements set with Bryson home visitation and Union Cemetery mausoleum service in Columbus.
A Colon Michigan man, Robert Jordan, suffered severe hip to knee pains and could not sit or work. After trying many remedies with no relief, he used Muscle-Rub as directed and in three days felt relief and returned to work. The product is sold with a money‑back guarantee and is available at drug stores.
One man injured and property damage reported after a two-car crash on Route 33 near Nelsonville. Virgil Hutchinson 23 Naval Air Station Columbus treated for a leg laceration. Willard H. Brown 22 of 75 S Shannon Ave. and Floyd W. Reynolds 35 Columbus were other drivers. Three drivers Rogaski 35 Chauncey Simon 19 Cleveland Heights Norris Phillips 21 Hamilton were fined $10 and costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth for unsafe operation.
Eight high school students will compete in the Prince of Peace Declamation Contests Sunday Nov. 9 in two The Plains churches. Contestants include Betty Ann More Mary Lee Hardy Richard McAllister Donna Jean Thompson Patricia Brammer Pauline Thompson Lois Powell and Betty Bryan. The event marks the 23rd year of these contests sponsored by the Ohio Council of Churches to promote peace on earth and good will to men.
The weekend brought unseasonably warm weather in Athens with 72 degrees midday under clear skies. Saturday peaked at 70 and dropped to 53 at night. Sunday rose to 80 with a 48 degree low after. The Hocking River fell to 2.85 feet, weather observer Mrs. C. N. France reported.
Dr. Vivian Roberts of Ohio University heads the School of Home Economics and joins a group of nutritionists asked to advise President Truman on the Food Conservation program. Charles Luckman and Katharine Fisher urged expert guidance for nutritional efforts in Washington.
Hobart Stanley, 48, of Athens Route 3, appeared before Mayor Franz Woodworth and pleaded guilty to driving under the influence. He was fined $100 and costs.
Raymond W. Webb worshipful master announces Paramythia Lodge No 25 FRAM will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m to confer the Fellow Craft Degree seeking members and inviting attendees to the session in the lodge hall.
A series of property transfers are recorded across Athens Glennville Coolville Glouster Nelsonville and surrounding townships. Maude Lowry transfers part of Inlet 50 Athens to Mary L Russell. Doanville owners Wolfe move Lot 33 and 43 to Flossie Wolfe. Multiple deeds involve Otis Clark C E Newman and others in Troy and Little Hocking. Transactions include Canan Township Canter to Bertha Howard and many transfers in Athens and Coolville additions.
Railroad workers are informed of new sickness benefits effective July 1 under a Congressional plan. Schlinkert urges timely applications within seven days of first sickness due to possible benefit loss. Claims aided by including 1946 earnings. forms available at Hobson depot, Cincinnati office, or union secretaries.
Emma V. Murphy sued her brother Delmar O. Warren to void a contract and cancel a deed she gave him on part of her 113 acre Troy and Carthage Township farm. The Common Pleas Court entry shows the case settled and dismissed after fraud and breach claims were alleged.
In Domimon Pleas Court Mrs Elsie F Weaver sues Lew is Leroy Weaver whom she wed in 1922 alleging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty seeking temporary alimony and possession of Nelsonville household goods They also note in a separate case Mrs Naomi Ruth Swiger of Waynesburg Pa petitions against Carl D Swiger married in 1942 with one son under grounds of gross neglect of duty and cruelty.
In Common Pleas Court, Clara Andrews was awarded a divorce on the grounds that Roy A. Andrews has been wilfully absent since 1929. The couple, married in 1901, face separation. John L. Dunfee received a divorce and custody of his four year old daughter from his suit against Virginia L. Dunfee of Zanesville, whom he married in 1943.
War Department paintings depicting wartime scenes from various theaters will be shown at Ohio University from November 5 to 15. The exhibit, organized by the ROTC, features 25 canvases created by soldier artists ranging from privates to a lieutenant colonel. The Air Corps offers 15 works, Infantry five, and Quartermaster five. Over 70 soldier-artists contributed, with more than 2,000 pieces selected for the permanent War Department collection. Some works were painted on wrapping paper and plywood. a South Pacific group used corrugated pasteboard from packing boxes.
Representing 116 Athens dairy farms, Edwin R Wagoner of Athens Route 2 leads a group at the Central Ohio Breeding Association quarterly meeting held at the association's farm in Columbus. Accompanying him are O C Harner of Athens Route 1, president of the local dairy service unit, and Cecil Richardson of Frost. The breeding farm serves over 50 counties and maintains 40 bulls of Holstein Guernsey Jersey Ayrshire and Brown Swiss varieties.
Shelter Island era style list records births admissions and dismissals at Shelter Arms Hospital with names and places. Entries include multiple births admissions for major surgeries and medical cases from Athens The Plains Glouster and surrounding areas noting patients and relatives.
The Rev. Rollin S. Polk Jr. will join the Church of the Good Shepherd staff November 1 as associate to Rector Rev. Sydney J. Browne. He comes from Christ Episcopal Church in Cincinnati and will serve at Epiphany in Nelsonville and St. Paul’s in Logan while aiding the Athens university program and Episcopal Country House. Polk is a Troy native and Wesleyan and Virginia Theological Seminary graduate, ordained priest in October 1945 after serving at St. Paul’s Albany and St. John’s Troy.
City Safety Service Director George R. Evans released Crystal Pool figures showing 22,042 attendees this year versus 18,733 last year and receipts of 3,846 dollars for 1947. Evans noted reduced child and adult fees yet higher turnout funds operation for next year, estimating a 3,400 dollar need. Attendance has risen since city ownership began in May 1943 when acquired from Athens Amusement Co.
Radio station WOUN will air a special events program tonight at 10 p.m. honoring Navy Day. The drama The U S Navy of 1947 by Eugene Starn will narrate the Coral Sea battle and Pearl Harbor bombing with Don Rowland and Vincent Jukes leading Navy veteran narration and student participation at Athens.
Cc C Woods age 91, former Athens County resident, died Friday at his son William Woods home in Columbus where he lived over three years. Survived by son George Morris Woods of Columbus, three Athens stepchildren Nellie McNutt Alma Downey Lewis Weatherby, seven grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Preceded in death by first wife Ottie 53 years ago and second wife Dora Weatherby married 1912 died 1943. Funeral Tuesday 1 30 p m at New Marshfield Pilgrim Holiness Church by Rev B H Pugh. Burial in adjoining cemetery.
The Marion Farm and Home Sales Agency sues Robert R. Stalter in Common Pleas Court seeking 2150 dollars as commission on a 43000 dollar farm sale that fell through after buyers were found. The agency alleges Stalter breached the contract by reneging while willing buyers met conditions.
John Chadwell 91 a lifelong Trimble resident and stone mason who supervised county road construction in Trimble Township died Sunday morning at his son Hugh Chadwell’s home in Duncan Falls Ohio. Funeral services will be held at Trimble Christian Church at 1 p.m. Wednesday conducted by Rev Gilbert Courtney.
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