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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1949
Page
5
Ohio University will award about 30 post session degrees bringing total graduates near 1295 to surpass 1300 for the year, the largest in 145 years. No ceremonies planned. degrees will be mailed. Fall enrollment expected 5000 to 5500 with housing pressures rising for married couples and women students.
NEW MARSHFIELD A platform dance starts the third annual Labor Day Homecoming, a three day event at the high school grounds with a Sunday baseball game, community sing led by Glen Hanes, Melody Mountain Boys appearances, trap shooting by Hilltop Gun Club. Contests and rides, plus VFW and auxiliary sponsors, conclude Monday with a closing dance.
Admissions include Mrs. June Dyson of Murray City and Mrs. Eva Jewell of Albany for major surgery, plus Mrs. Gladys Kittle of Chauncey for minor surgery and several patients in Athens Albany Chauncey The Plains and Millfield on medical care. Discharges listed include Mrs. Ellen Hartman The Plains and others in Nelsonville Athens Route Millfield and Bridgeport areas.
Vere O. Smith, a military training specialist from Great Lakes Naval Training Center, spoke to Athens' Volunteer Naval Reserve Unit at Carnegie Hall. He described Navy stress on reserve member training and noted his plans to return to Waukegan, Illinois, with his wife Kathleen Shannon, an Athens native, after his post session studies at Ohio University.
Three drivers were fined Thurs day in justice of the peace courts following their arrests by the State Highway Patrol. Fines of $10 and costs each were levied at Coolville by T. F. Cecil on Glen W. Sedgwick, 25, St. Louis, for speeding on Route 50 and Garland Baptist, 33, Winchester, Va., for passing at an intersection. At McArthur, Mirl Snider, 55, Williamsburg, C., was fined $5 and costs by Ambrose Jenkins for crossing freshly painted centerlines on Route 75.
Real estate transfers include Wilma Mingus to Jessie Paul Creed in Cable Herr's Addition Athens. Paul Brown to Sua Goldsworthy, 13 acres in Athens Township. Nathan Jordan to John Marcinko, 38.50 acres Ames Township. Dover Coal and Land Co to New York Coal Sales Co in York Township sections 2 8 and 31 32. Frank L Phillips to Richard Selleck in Athens Township inlet 18. Earl Brickles to Bernice Pyle in Longstreth's Addition Nelsonville. Charles Bobo to W E Bigony, part of lots 29 31 Albany. James Pollock to Rita Williams lots Beckler 1 2. Charles G O'Bleness to Marion Bell in Camp Wool Addition Athens. George McDonald to Joe Dishong lot 1049 Nelsonville. Earl Rader to Alfred Heyes parts of lot 59 sections 9 15 Athens Township. Homer Rollins to Joseph Sharp in J R Allen's Addition Glouster. Lorenzo Radcliff to Cecil Van Cleve two tracts 357.83 acres Rome Township.
Civil service supervisors and assistants for woolen mill work at Federal Prison Industries in Terre Haute Indiana announced by U S Civil Service Examiners. Salaries range from 4479 to 7432 with no written test required. applicants rated on experience. Details from W H Oldfield local secretary.
Major Ruth Ward of the Athens Salvation Army unit said nearby city solicitors collecting clothing are not members of the organization. She noted no male collectors for Athens and that all unit members wear uniforms that plainly identify them.
STEWART The Rome Canaan School lunch program begins Sept 7 at Rome Canaan High School. Supervising principal Herman Ellis announced a half day on Sept 6 at 8 45 am. Non profit self supporting lunch room under Mrs Mary Starlin with assistants Mrs Myrtle Simmons Mrs Marl Colburn and Mrs Dwight Kim. New staff includes Mrs Georgia Kail Dan Friedberg Mrs Pauline Heft Mrs Georgia Jeffers Mrs Ralph Byron and others. Building custodians George Ogg Wade Jarvis. Bus drivers listed and Rome Canaan Board of Education members named.
Athens County Welfare Director Denver White attended a Wednesday welfare directors meeting in Columbus. The chief topic was Akron poor relief described as critical by State Welfare Director John H. Lamneck per the Associated Press report.
The Rev. John S. Snedden will assume duties as pastor of Albany and South Canaan Baptist Churches this Sunday. He is from Baker Settlement, a June graduate of Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, and has led Pleasant View Baptist Church near Taylors, SC for the past year and a half.
Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France reports 43 degrees in Athens with blankets in use and windows closed. The day’s high reached 73, the coolest since June, while 10 am readings show 62. Hocking River rises to 3.0 feet from 2.8 the day before.
The ninth Athens horse placing at the Ohio State Fair was reported last night as Miss Monroe owned by Frances Conrath and her husband took second in a walking horse event. Eight other honors had been won by local entries during the week.
Charles Wright of Nelsonville sues Maud Johnson in common pleas court for 406.25 alleging he provided professional woodwork services. The claim cites owed payment for work completed.
George Washington Highway Association announces five of seven planned Route 30 upgrades affect Athens County. McCarthy cites elimination of the Guysville B and O grade crossing and a new Hocking River bridge at Guysville as first measures, with bids to be let in Columbus. Additional county work covers Sharpsburg Hill near Sharpsburg, near Athens to Fisher's Station, near Washington County line to Toreh, and through Amesville.
The Athens Pharmacy completes moving from 128 Court St. to 6 S Court St. W A Konkler co owner announced. The new interior shows minimized window display with a glass door flanked by large panels. New shelving, fluorescent lights, and hot water heating are installed. Final moving and remodeling wrap up by Saturday. The Konkler brothers own the building purchased last spring from Opal Corner Love.
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