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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1947
Page
20
Advertisers must use the full box address for blind ads and not reveal advertiser identity. Ads for three or six days are charged by appearance. errors must be reported by phone 0242. All ads due by 10:00 a.m. for same day, Sunday by 3:00 p.m. Saturday. cash with orders for certain notices. rates 13¢ per line with six words per line.
Opening day draw sets record attendance at 1500 as Hocking County Fair launches with judging of Open Class draft horses, mules, vegetables, dairy and beef cattle, poultry, 4-H entries, and arts. Haydenville Band, Dick Dye and his Border Rangers provide music. WLW Hayride upcoming. schools dismiss for Day free entry.
Hocking Valley Hospital records show admissions for Mrs. Jessie Larimer of Columbus and John Foster of New Straitsville. Dismissals include Mrs. Kenneth Crawford and her infant son from Logan Route 2.
Marietta paints are distributed by Bardin Bros. Co. in Athens, Pomeroy Cement Block Co. in Pomeroy, and Plymale Wagner Co. in Gallipolis. The notice lists these suppliers as distributers for the product line in the region.
Logan graduates of 1947 and other alums are enrolled in Ohio State University Ohio University Denison University Purdue University etc. Names include Harold Nihiser Jr Jack North Clyde Alberry Richard Bowers Marilyn Jacoby Nancy Young Robert Stallsmith George Johnson Jim Cole Marianne Geiger Peggy Sanderson Marcia Eberst Lois Inboden and many others enabling the community to pursue higher education locally and beyond.
Logan Bernard Southard, national service officer, will speak at 8 p.m. September 25 at Maccabee Hall to the Hocking County Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans. DAV officials announced the event and invited Veterans of Foreign Wars Hocking Post 6430 to attend.
Logan notes a meeting on September 23 at 8 p.m. in Maccabee Hall to discuss the future home of the Hacking Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The announcement provides the event time and venue for members.
Logan announces the 1947 tax duplicate is starting. Owners must list new buildings and improvements within 60 days of construction or face up to 50 percent penalties. The current duplicate totals about 20 million dollars with city property included. Mrs. Brandon and Mrs. Dillon are hired as temporary typists to assist.
About 12 bands from southern and central Ohio will compete in the Hocking County Fair band contest at 7 30 p m Saturday. Prizes of 50 25 and 25 will be awarded in A B and C divisions with 25 per band entry. Ohio University band instructor Dr Daniel L Martino will judge.
Health officials announce a planned immunization program for diphtheria and smallpox in several county and city schools this month. Coordinated by Dr H G Southard, county nurse Jeanette Ruth and city nurse Nelle Nutt oversee sessions with parental consent, listing many schools and dates across September and October.
Logan notes a 4 H Girls Style Revue at 1 p.m. Friday in the youth tent east of the 4 H building near the track. Garments include cotton dresses school dresses sport dresses dress up and tailored clothes. All city and county girls who completed their projects are invited to model. Mrs Emily C Van Fossan says judging focuses on garment construction project work and modeling points. Food demonstrations by nutrition girls accompany the event.
E. W. Altgower, longtime Standard Oil Co. of Ohio employee, has been named the firm's new treasurer after 30 years of service.
Markets show hogs trading 15 to 28.90 per hundredweight with varied weight brackets and sows up to 24.00 for under 350 pounds. Cattle and calves steady with light receipts. steer top 25.50 at 985 pounds, mixed light beeves 22.00-23.50, cows 11.00-19.00, vealers strong to 29.00. Sheep bidding steady with slaughter lambs and ewes 25.00-26.00 and 8.00 down for ewes.
The list shows egg grades and counts including large 6744 medium 5812 U S A B totals 52 current receipts. Poultry weights by category 5 lbs and over 25 under 5 lbs 22 lightweights under 4 lbs 18 over 4 lbs 20 fryers 39 roasters 4 lbs plus 36 broilers 39 Leghorn and light 28 roosters 13. Butter wholesale prints 84 to 85 and butterfat 78 to 75. Potatoes 3 15 4 75.
Federal penitentiaries reformatories prison camps hospitals and jails contain about 14 750 inmates the largest number of federal prisoners on record according to officials.
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