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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1947
Page
5
In Athens County, 1947 sees 26 marriage license filings in Probate Court for August, rivaling June. Ages cluster 21 to 31 for men and women, with occupations ranging from students to farmers and housewives, many of whom are divorced.
Lincoln received 22 votes in a greatest president poll conducted by the Athens County McGuffey Society and the Canaan-Rome-Carthage Educational Society at Canaanville Methodist Church. Roosevelt second with four votes and Theodore Roosevelt three.
Annual inspection of Athens Grange to be held Thursday at 8 30 p m in the Grange Hall officials announced Mrs C R Morrison secretary
Graham Chapel Prayer Band will meet Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bobo with Mrs. Edith Lauer as leader.
About 1,200 Athens children return for fall term as Police Chief Grogan warns drivers to watch for schoolchildren. Superintendent Pendry says the system is in better financial shape than before with $50,000 more funding via the Daniels-Cramer Bill. He notes postwar adjustments mostly finished and urges teacher tolerance to build democratic youth and civic duty. Pendry expects more hires with public support and higher salaries.
Typical back to school weather marked the day with 74 degrees at 10 am as Mrs C N France notes. A cooling breeze and lower humidity kept highs near 85 yesterday and fell to 58 for the month’s lowest, aiding comfortable sleeping conditions last night.
Regular meeting of K. T. Cresent Post 21 American Legion will be held Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Legion Home Washington and Congress streets. Commander Donald E. Robinson announced a nominating committee will present a slate of officers for 1948. Refreshments will be served after.
Delilah Rebekah Lodge 884 will hold a special meeting Friday at 7 30 p m in the Grange Hall to practice degree work Members of the degree team are urged to attend per Mrs Frank Russell
The Luhrig Road in Waterloo Township was added to the county road system by the Board of County Commissioners after a Waterloo Township Trustees petition. They also authorized purchase of 500 tons of crushed limestone for $1,400 and granted 124 feet of 15 inch drainage tile for repair near The Plains School. Bills paid included $665.72 for road maintenance and $270.50 for emergency housing.
Veterans with prior military service discharged after May 12 1945 may enlist for three years for direct initial assignment to an under strength unit within the Second Army region for at least one year. Army Air Force units are excluded from this authority. Those with Army Navy Coast Guard or Marine Corps service may enlist for three or more years to gain a desired AAF base or unit if a vacancy exists.
The Athens recruiting post is redesignated as the Army and Air Force Recruiting Station. Col. John M. Ferguson announced the change to T-Sgt Harold F. Buck. Local staff offer Air Force course information and help with training applications.
The Parkersburg Substation recommends Athens as a naval recruiting substation with locals enlisting for three years in the Army Air Forces and heading to San Antonio Texas. Others, including Joseph A Dean aboard USS Eldorado and Gerald O Russell finishing Navy reserve training, were announced.
Paul F. Edgar of 46 S. Shafer Street Athens lost his job as an assistant mechanic on a pavement striper after reporting late for work in Newark on July 14 and allegedly quarreling with the driver and broadcasting it over the striper's public address system. He faced charges of incompetence insubordination neglect of duty nonfeasance malfeasance misfeasance and conduct unbecoming. Edgar submitted his resignation on Tuesday according to Carl Griffith State Highway Department personnel director.
Eighteen Ohio University students earned degrees at the three week post-session conclusion. No formal commencement was held. Recipients include Rosaline Althert Wellston BSEd Clyde Anderson Jr Friendship BSEd John Barney Wheelersburg MS Theodore Bujalski Athens RFA Clarence Casto Dunbar W Va MEd Clark B Cleveland Jr Athens BSC Cathie Ann Green Raleigh MA Christine Heer Portsmouth BSEd Floris Hite Millersport BSEd Alfred Ingerick Gallipolis BS Warner Moore Armstrongs Mills BSC James Peterson Milwaukee AB Margaret Pierce Radcliff BSEd William Richards Youngstown BSC Wilbur Spies Hanover MA Milton Steinfeld New York NY BSJ Vivian Stewart Shadyside 3-Yr elementary education diploma Joseph Stofka Cleveland AB.
The record lists new births and hospital movements. Daughters for Gordon Ruth Shade Gerald Thomas Nelsonville Glen Gaston Athens and William Richards Athens. A son for Gerald Bumgardner Athens. Admitted are Sandra Pasol Glouster for major surgery Jean Mickle Athens for major surgery and O W Kennedy Athens for major surgery. Dismissals include Nellie Sharpe The Plains and Mrs Charles McCune Trimble.
Funeral services for Frank A Wells 85 of Wilkesville will be held Friday at 2 p m at the residence. Burial will follow in Vinton Memorial Cemetery. A retired farmer and fruit grower he died at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis Tuesday morning. He is survived by son Howard of Wilkesville and daughters Oma Wells at home and Mrs Carl Kessler of Canton.
Ernest Halliday Anderson son of Mr and Mrs Roy Anderson Langsville left Langsville recently for Kirksville Missouri where he will enter medical school en route he will visit his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs H E Wisenborn Barberton along the way
Athens council discussed Oak Street storm sewer needs with a 12 and 18 inch layout and surveys for Stewart Street and Lower Campus drainage. Officials plan financing steps, assess property owners, and study a 48 inch line with university cooperation while also addressing smoke health complaints on Pratt and Smith Streets and appointing pension fund trustees.
The Lions and Kiwanis clubs in Athens discussed closer cooperation at a Hotel Berry joint meeting. Each club will refer underprivileged children to the other for aid. Lions outlined safety campaigns and donations to schools, while Kiwanis planned medical care for needy children and a schoolboy safety patrol. Irvin Dickman earned a one year perfect attendance tab, and Joe Thackery and Raymond Lee received four year tabs.
The U S Civil Service Commission announced exams for clerical positions at salaries from 2644 to 3021 yearly in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky. Applicants need experience in areas such as property and supply fiscal accounting and auditing information and editorial time and payroll traffic mail and file purchasing communications code personnel cost accounting and more. Applications must reach the Sixth Civil Service Regional Office by September 8 1947. Further details and forms available from W H Oldfield at the local post office.
Police say Ralph L. Berry 24 of 132 Grosvenor St. ran two red signals in succession at Carpenter and Congress then Carpenter and Court streets after slowing and looking both ways. He was fined $5 and costs in Mayor Franz Woodworth's court.
Marietta paints are distributed by Bardin Bros. Co. in Athens Pomeroy Cement Block Co. in Pomeroy and Plymale Wagner Co. in Gallipolis.
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