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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1949
Page
5
Fd Wogan of South Side, once a Point Clinic patient, was discharged on Tuesday. Clifford Cibeaut, son of Mr and Mrs Ph 1 Gibeaut, local, was admitted for surgery on Wednesday.
Judge Lew H. Miller opens the September term of the circuit court with a lengthy docket. Several cases await action by grand jurors while many matters such as condemnation floods floodwall projects and various criminal and civil suits including forgery theft and damages move toward Sept. dates.
Ferguson issues a detailed bulletin to teachers outlining county school structure. The note describes there being eight two public schools in the county with sixty two one room schools and four secondary institutions including three high schools and a junior high. It lists teacher counts per elementary school and states school days total six hours and discipline for noncompliance.
William Plants of Henderson pleaded guilty yesterday before a local magistrate to a charge of intoxication and was fined 10 dollars plus costs. Chief Geiger signed the complaint for neglect of duty. Reading demonstrations are planned in October by textbook publishers, with teachers urged to stress safety on opening day. A testing program for fall and spring terms will involve fourth to eighth grade pupils, followed by sectional teachers meetings to discuss results.
POINT PLEASANT The board of education will meet Friday evening to open bids for three new school buses authorized earlier in the month. A special meeting will be held today at 8 pm to consider a petition from patrons of North Point Pleasant High School asking that the present principal be ousted and another named to succeed him. The principal Frank Poling has held the post several terms. It is said many patrons want him retained. The peculi ar monthly meeting will be held Tuesday evening September 6.
An old style advertisement promotes Pradhan Pills claimed to ease kidney and bladder symptoms including backache swelling and tiredness. It asserts benefits for urinary issues and general vitality, touting widespread use and blood cleansing claims.
Point Pleasant Chief of Police E F Geiger circulated warning cards to motorists as schools open early next week. He urged careful driving and obeying speed limits to keep the city free from accidents. He labeled it a warning for a first offense with potential consequences on a second offense.
A film titled A Day on the Boat was made in Madison Indiana with War Department support to be used in foreign propaganda. The Reynolds boat belongs to Capt T J Reynolds of Point Pleasant and has hosted dramatics students from Hiram College near Cleveland who sailed aboard the vessel during the summer while a company of players performed onboard.
Capt W H Reynolds of 626 Main St announces plans to build a filling station at the Jackson Ave corner of 26th St. with 100 feet frontage on Jackson and 125 feet on 26th. His son Frank Reynolds of New Haven will join the venture to operate Standard Oil products.
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