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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1947
Page
9
Glouster schools opened for the fall semester with 336 pupils in grade school and 211 in the high school, a slight rise from last year. Supt. L. G. DeLong noted final counts would grow slightly by week’s end as enrollment and organization proceed. Regular schedules start Wednesday.
Mold prevention for eggs includes good ventilation in storage and not storing empty cases in the egg room during humid weather. Blue comb disease in chicks is addressed by reducing grain feeding, using mash, adding potassium chloride to water, and molasses to mash, with continued treatment until recovery. The next Ohio State University cattle testing course runs Sept 15 to Oct 4, with Gallia County Dairy Herd Improvement plans to hire testers. March 1948 marks tester transition to college. Arrests report two men bonded on breaking and entering at a Vine ton store, alleged theft of 33 cartons of cigarettes. Northup 4-H member Jeannie Nibert modeled a dress at the Ohio State Fair earning an A grade.
Dr J Gordon Gibert joined Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis on a rotating residency with Dr Francis C Link who has been at the hospital since June. Gibert, UC Medical School 1943 graduate, served in the Army and is married with two children. The couple occupy the former Cardwell property at 613 Second Ave.
Gallia County health commissioner Dr Francis W Shane extended a three month dog quarantine due to an increase in rabies. Owners must keep dogs confined to their premises or under control at all times.
Mrs Katherine Turner aged 88 died at her Morgan Street home at 4 a.m. Tuesday. Survived by son Eddie of the home and daughters Mrs Mary Goodman and Mrs Helen Leach of Glouster. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Thursday with Rev. F Charles Walsh officiating at Glouster Cemetery. Burial in Glouster Cemetery.
Weekend visitors to the Leadbetter home included Mr and Mrs Everet Leadbetter and sons Bill and Bob from Friday to Monday. Also present were Mr and Mrs C R White and son Jack of Athens. The Leadbetters hosted Mr and Mrs White on Sunday and visited them in Athens Saturday. A meeting of the Athletic Boosters Club is announced for Thursday at 8 pm in the high school building to discuss athletic season projects and elect officers.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion will hold a meeting in the Legion Hall Thursday at 7 30 p.m. Members are urged to attend and participate in planned activities and discussions.
Glouster residents and relatives span a weekend network with trips to Chicago Rochester and Columbus. The column lists Kovach Turner Keith Cunningham Jones Reese Parker Bryson Dyer Witham and others visiting family and attending events while relatives travel for leisure or schooling.
Robert Funk’s car was slightly damaged Monday when a fast moving vehicle struck it while parked on Broad Street. The other car, driven by a young man named Trainer, had its fenders badly bent. No injuries were reported. Rothwell Club meeting details and Past Matrons Association September event listed in brief notices follow.
Mrs Josie Reich and Joe Kuntz visited friends in Corning over the weekend. Several Columbus residents including Miss Jean Dudash and Bruce McArtor were mentioned as visitors or returning to duties. Beech Grove Church hosted a homecoming with locals such as the Drakes and Provens taking part.
The State Highway Patrol reports two property damage accidents Tuesday evening. William Dalton, 20, of Logan, drove off Route 35 two miles west of Rio Grande and struck a telephone pole, suffering a lacerated right ear. Passenger Ira Mae Groves, 19, Logan, sustained severe lacerations, a dislocated hip, and multiple lacerations. In a separate 10 am collision on Route 75 six miles south of Jackson, Bernard Conrad, 26, of Jackson, turning into a township road, collided with Edward Habden, 39, Columbus, who was attempting to pass.
Holzer Hospital at Gallipolis lists admissions including Mrs. John Adkins Point Pleasant Mrs. Verne Brown Northup John E Wood Northup Mrs. C B Watson City Mrs. W D Hughes Van Wert Ohio Mrs. Paul Jarvis city James A Grover Logan Mrs Arnold Grover Logan Carl Wilson Beaver Mercerville Mrs Paul Chevalier Lower River Road Mrs Anna Slyke Pedro Mrs Marvin Fleming Ewington Mrs Edward Wells Pomeroy Mrs Charles F Weber City Howard Hunt Crown City and Mrs Forrest Hardesty Chillicothe Road Births include a daughter to Mrs Edward Wells and a daughter to Mrs Forrest Hardesty Discharges include Rodney Meeker Robert Newell Ann Michael Mrs William Masters Mrs Bernice Lambert Susan Jane Stover Mrs William Will and son Mrs Granville Fields and daughter William Watson Raymond Broyles Mrs Rodney Frye Gaither Miller Mrs John L Miller George Cardwell and Keith Chik
Gallia County coroner Dr. Paul Foster and his son Cameron returned from a vacation on the Maine coast.
Mrs. George Osborn returns from East Liverpool after Curtis reunion. Otis McClintock visits relatives of Point Pleasant. Parkersburg and Athens County Fair attendance includes Hart, Roush, Cross, Bailey groups. The Crosses attend Ohio State Fair in Columbus. Gorslin family visits Akron. Jividen kin visit ill relative Herbert Gorslin. East Liverpool Beaver Pa visits include Laughlin and Smith families. Sayre families from Middleport host relatives. Ben Philson family visits Lewis. Rev DeLoss Smith’s two weeks away in Pennsylvania and New York with Clifton.
Gallia county officials heard two road petitions and a waiver of waiting period for workmen. They set hearings for Sept 12 and Sept 15 to view and decide on road projects in Guyan and Greenfield townships. The audits also authorize waiving the five day waiting period for pipe work and adjust an appropriation for Williams Hollow Road gravel to limestone.
Gauges at Gallipolis locks show 17.9 and 10.6 feet with 5.5 feet on rollers. Down traffic includes Dravo, Brandt, Ogram and Daw son, Christie, Lehigh, and others. up traffic features Peace, Lewis, Jason, George Verity, Progress, Patriot, and Indiana. Kanawha Falls gauge 1.67 feet and falling. Winfield Locks on Kanawha River report George III, Criss, and Solvay passages.
Donald Gothard of Gallopolis was fined five dollars for speeding in municipal court on Tuesday. Marvin Swain of Mercerville was fined five dollars for operating with insufficient lights.
City Manager J Roy Bartlett announced a traffic light will be installed at the Fourth and State intersection in Gallipolis to improve safety and traffic flow for motorists and pedestrians alike.
Knights of Pythias members signaled plans to attend a Saturday meeting near Ash Cave, sponsored by the Nelsonville lodge, during the regular session Tuesday evening.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Allison and children from Bowling Green were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Alva Myers in Gallipolis.
Emmett Keeler traveled to Columbus with his son and daughter in law Mr. and Mrs Edward Keeler for the weekend. they had just completed a 2 500 mile journey through the south and southwest partners in travel returned home.
Gallia County home demonstration agent Dorothy Haubeil is spending her vacation with relatives in Chillicothe.
J I Falconer of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station notes in northwestern Ohio counties few farms still keep horses with Paulding County having more tractors than horses. Since 1910 Ohio horse numbers fell from 910000 to 277000 while cattle rose 500000 head.
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