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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1945
Page
15
The Office for Price Administration asks the U S District Court to enjoin HL Sayre of Jacksonville Ath ens County from further alleged overceiling of meat. The action was filed Wednesday September 26 1945 in Columbus Ohio.
The Alexander Presbyterian Church will dedicate a new west wing on Oct 10 at 11:00 a.m. in memory of Rev. Jacob Lindly, its first minister. The addition includes a Session Room and coat rooms with antique furnishings, and Athens Presbytery will participate in the dedicator y service.
The Nelsonville Ration Board will be closed Oct 30 and its activities moved to the Athens board. John H. Summers director of the Columbus District Office of Price Administration announced today. R. B. Stuart chairman of the Nelsonville rationing board was notified of the closing since Dec 30, 1941.
Naomi Bond of Nelsonville Route 2 was fined $5 and costs by Mayor Howe for lacking a driver’s license after her car collided on Robbins Road south of Nelsonville last night. Curtis Robinette of Nelsonville Route 1 drove the other vehicle. no injuries were reported.
Athens Grange will sponsor a flower show Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Grange Hall as part of a Booster program. Exhibits cover all flower types with prizes for best specimens and displays. Open to the public. members urged to bring flowers for exhibit. Army Nurse Corps decorations total 1,008 since December 7, 1941.
Ohio University President John C. Baker told the first peacetime student convocation that only broad education can preserve a livable world. He warned of vengeance and isolationism, urged four aims for a peaceful future, and said the United States must lead world affairs to prevent a return to conflict.
Grover Nagle age 59 was found dead Tuesday morning at his home on West Union Street near Whites Mill. A retired coal miner born in Scioto County he leaves daughter Eva Scott sister Gertrude Matheny and brother George Nagle all of Athens. Funeral at Dowler and Ferguson Friday 10 a.m. Rev. Elmer Roessner to officiate with burial at West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call after Thursday noon.
Nine soldiers from Southeastern Ohio were discharged through the Separation Center at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation. The veterans listed include Pfc. Thomas J. Mitchell of Pomeroy, T-5 Lawrence White of Gallipolis, T-4 Edward P. Brown of Logan, Cpl. Lewis R. Steinmetz of Athens, Set. Elmer L. Eliott of Gallipolis, Cpl. George W. Davis of Logan, T-5 William C. Welker of Baltimore, Pfc. James E. Hood of Haydenville, and Set. Harold C. Harrison of Gallipolis Route 2.
Funeral services for Pfc. Harley L. Rood 30 who fatally shot his wife Carrie and wounded Clinton Ohlinger before killing himself have been set. Mrs Rood formerly Carrie Belle Buchanan of Reedsville will be buried at Eden Ridge Church Cemetery. Rood’s services will be held at Eden Ridge Church near Reedsville. Survivors include his two brothers and five sisters. Mrs Rood leaves two sisters and three brothers.
James M. Frazee BM lc of Columbus served aboard USS Canberra crippled by a Japanese torpedo off Formosa in October 1944 and helped its 10 000 mile return to Boston. Pfc Carl E. McClure earned a certificate of merit for guarding and reloading ammunition under enemy fire near Weisel Germany. Willard Watkins 19 seaman first class serves aboard USS Ancon in Tokyo Bay as surrenders were accepted. The Ancon fought from North Africa Sicily Salerno Normandy to Okinawa across the war.
A one act missionary play titled Con version will be staged by the Missionary Society of the First Church of God at 21 Hocking Street on Wednesday at 8 p m. The event is highlighted in local church notices.
Leonard Dunfee 28 and companion Donald Cross escaped Athens County jail last May 23 after assaulting Sheriff George Bateman. Dunfee surrendered this morning at a friend’s home near Pratts Fork. Grand jury to consider assault charges next Monday. About 14 million pounds of lamp black are produced annually in the United States.
A yesterday high of 84 degrees gave way to a sudden downpour totaling 1.2 inches. The night low dropped to 61 degrees as weather observer Mrs N France tallies the reading in Meigs County. A marriage license was issued in Meigs County Probate Court to William Garlinger and Fannie Johnson on September 25.
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