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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1949

Page

5

Arnall urges UN faith and better pay for teachers

Former Georgia governor Ellis Arnall addressed the 54th SOEA conference in Athens praising the UN and urging higher teacher salaries and modern school equipment. He warned education underfunding undermines democracy while noting three times more spent on cosmetics than education.

Ellis C. Arnall Georgia Southeastern Ohio Education Association The Statesman SOEA Lillian Gilbreth Arnall United Nations Organization United States

Woman Injured In Union Street Truck Crash

An Athens woman suffered facial injuries when a pickup carrying Ruth Carmichael and husband Owen Carmichael collided with a Huffman Transportation semi on W Union Street near Depot Street. Carmichael, arrested for intoxication, posted bond and was cited to mayor's court.

Athens Woma W. Union St Depot St Ruth Carmichael University Terrace Owen J. Carmichael Harold Shields Robert Dicken Carmichael Huffman Transportation Raymond Niggemeyer Union St

Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital notes

Births listed for Mr and Mrs Gerald McKee Chauncey a son. Admitted include Virgil Baker Athens minor surgery Mrs Agnes Rowan Athens minor surgery Mrs Janice Sapp Columbus minor medical Francis M Nichols New Marshfield medical Jess McGee Glouster Route 4 medical Dismissed include Mrs William Ballinger and son Athens Catherine Adams Athens.

Gerald McKee Chauncey Virgil Baker Athens Agnes Rowan Janice Sapp Columbus Francis M. Nichols New Marshfield Jess McGee Glouster Lmedical

Everett Infant Dies in Hospital

Beverly Kaye Everett 12 day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis Everett of Athens Route 3 died early Friday morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Survived by four grandparents and services set for Saturday at 1 pm at Dowler and Ferguson funeral home with burial at McDougal.

Beverly Kaye Everett Lewis Everett Athens Sheltering Arms Hospital Robert Everett George McClelland Glouster Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home McDougal

Red Cross Seeks Aid for Fire Victim Family

Athens County Red Cross asks for help for a Buchtel family who lost everything in a recent fire. Wanted items include two double beds two chairs bed clothing and wearing apparel for a six year old boy. Call 651 to arrange pickup.

Buchtel Athens County Red Cross

New Cub Pack 57 Holds Inaugural Meeting

Cub Pack 57 held its first meeting Thursday night led by cub master Robert Smith. Dens presented skits while Clarke Daily urged parents that sub scouting must be fun. Registered scouts listed include Ben Ball and Roger Brown among others, with Mr and Mrs Sweeney and Mr and Mrs Ball named as den parents.

Athens Lillian Gilbreth Southeastern Ohio Education Association First Methodist Church Cub Pack 57 Robert Smith Arthur Guale Vermillion Dick DeLong Don McPherson Den Evan Williams Joe Mechem Lewis McBride

Mercury Stays Above Freezing as Temperatures Rise

Temperatures stayed above freezing overnight and reached 51 degrees by 9 15 this morning. Mrs C N France, weather observer, notes a 64 degree high yesterday and a cooler 24 degree reading Wednesday. Skies were partly cloudy with overcast moving in this morning.

C. N. France

Athens Woman's Sister Dies in Columbus

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Cecelia Donovan 73 of Columbus sister of Mrs. Margaret Cabeen Athens will be held Saturday morning at St Mary Magdalene Church She died Wednesday and leaves another sister and two daughters Burial will be in St Josephs Cemetery Columbus.

Anna Cecelia Donovan Columbus Margaret Cabeen Athens St. Mary Magdalene Church

Two Men Fined After Patrol Arrests in Athens County

State Highway Patrol arrests led to fines in Athens County mayor's courts. John Paul Ringlein 31 of Delphos paid $5 plus costs for driving without a license before Mayor Thomas Williams of Glouster. Burley Blair 48 of Nelsonville paid $5 plus costs after pleading guilty to failing to stop at Route 33 and 50-A intersection before Mayor W. P. Mickle of Athens.

Athens County State Highway Patrol John Paul Ringlein Delphos Thomas Williams Glouster Burley Blair Nelsonville W. P. Mickle Athens Blair

Three New Members Join Athens Naval Reserve Unit

The Athens Volunteer Naval Reserve Unit added three members Thomas L. Ruth Theodore R. Barnhart and Willard N Reis Jr to its roster during a Carnegie Hall drill session. Lt Robert Worthman announced open billets at the U S Naval Academy and urged eligible youths to apply before January 1 1950 with contact to Lt Commander Homer T Baird.

Athens Carnegie Hall Vincent Jukes Ohio University Robert Worthman Thomas L. Ruth Aviation Ordnanceman Theodore R. Barnhart Quartermaster Willard N. Reis, Jr Massillon Stewart V. Robinette Raymond C. Lange Glouster Worthman U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis Homer T. Baird

New Recruit Joins Athens Guard Unit

Enlistment of Recruit Delmar F Lee of Athens in the local national guard unit was announced by Lt. James M. Abraham and Lt. Col. Erle Bridgewater. The battalion commander is at Birmingham attending a National Guard convention. A two hour drill at the Armory emphasized courtesy discipline and specialized training.

Delmar F Lee Athens National Guard James M. Abraham Erle Bridgewater Birmingham Ala

New Salesroom Opens at Wakefield Motors Building

Wakefield Motors announces formal opening of a new salesroom adjacent to the Wakefield building at 260 Richland Ave. The facility will also house two company offices, expanding operations after just over two years at the same location led by W. H. Wakefield.

Wakefield Motors The Motor Company W. H. Wakefield Richland Ave

Guyville man fined after guilty intoxication plea

Maurice Hunter of Guysville, aged 43, paid a $15 fine plus court costs after pleading guilty to a charge of intoxication on Thursday. He was arrested by Deputy Mame Pincelli.

Maurice Hunter Guysville W. P. Mickle Mame Pincelli

Freshman dies from gun wound at Ohio University dorm

Ohio University freshman Charles Wilbur Drescher, aged 20, died from a pistol wound in a Lower Campus barracks room after being found by a roommate. Athens police report the weapon was a foreign 38 caliber automatic. coroner’s verdict recorded. Drescher had left a sealed letter for his sister, later delivered by a student manager.

Oh University Athens J. B. Grogan Charles Wilbur Drescher Warren Drescher Sheltering Arms Hospital Cornoer Lsted Jack Bartley Springfield Bartley Harry Risley Robert Dicken

Mrs. Coss 80 Dies in Dayton at Daughter's Home

Mrs. Calvin Coss aged 80 dies in Dayton at the home of her daughter Mrs. Edward Holmes after living with her 15 years. Born in Meigs County she spent most of life in Athena and is survived by two daughters Mrs. John H. Dana Athens and Mrs. E. J. Ross Cincinnati, a son Peter Coss Powhatan Point, three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Husband Calvin Coss died in 1927. Private funeral arrangement to be held at Dowler and Ferguson with services Sunday by Rev. Harold F Kellogg. Burial at Clark Chenel.

Fred Luchs First Presbyterian Church of Athens Gilbreth Greta Lash Ohio University Howard Hall Adda Maccombs Agnes Eisen Evelyn Saltz Clara Poston Mabel LeFever Louise Diver the Plains Lillian Young Nelsonville Pauline Heft Rome-Canaan Joe Scott Patsy Wolfe Athens High School Carolyn Kellogg Athens High Grace Mary Connett Methodist Church William C. Craig William C. Craig, Chairman of the Department of Speech College of Wooster Craig Harold Bowers State Department of Education Ohio George Kabat College of Education Carl Roberts Sherman Gilmore Calvin Coss Dayton Edward Holmes Meigs County Cosas Athena John H. Dana E. J. Ross Cincinnati Peter Coss Powhatan Point Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home Harold F. Kellogg Clarks Chenel

Jury Panel Exhausted in Chicken Theft Trial

A panel of prospective jurors was exhausted as officers sought three jurors from the street to seat a jury for the joint trial of Whaton Martin and Dale McDaniel of Glouster. Trial delays follow pre trial publicity and readers with opinions. State and defense witnesses listed from Glouster and nearby towns await testimony.

Whaton Martin Dale McDaniel Glouster Martin McDaniel Roger Jones Court House Hall EK. L. Styers Liflian Exline Martha Welch Trimble Albert Davis Rosetta Davis Rolland Fragier Earl Linscott Jacksonville Thomas Williams Jack McClelland Gerald Meee Fort Farris Samuel McDaniel James Martin, Jr Carl Fouts Haskell Jones Lawrence

Widow Named Recipient Of Property In Will

The widow of Daniel S. Smart of The Plains is named sole recipient of property in his will. He died October 16 1949. His wife Mary E. Smart is named executrix of the will.

Daniel S. Smart the Plains Smart Mary E. Smart

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