Lost Athens Shade Trees Recounted In Historical Review
A long memory of Athens describes once abundant shade along main streets and campus avenues. Elm disease, urban progress, and development reduced elms and other trees, replacing canopies that shaded University Terrace and East State Street. The piece recalls McGuffey Elms, river floodplains, and malaria-driven settlement patterns, urging future reforestation.
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Athens
University Terrace
State Street
Court
State
Union Street
East Union Street
Carpenter
Morris Avenue
East State Street
Mill Street
Mill
College
Old Athens
Northwest Territory
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ohio University
Elmwood Place
McGuffey
Hocking River
Ohio Company
Marietta
West State Street
New Burying Ground
West Union Street
Nelsonville Social Notes Easter Weekend Visits
Elizabeth Edwards of Columbus spent Easter with sister Ruth Hamer in Nelsonville. Ralph Betts of East Liverpool visited sister Stewart Radford and other relatives at Franklin and Washington streets, with parents F C Betts at Watkins Street. Fred Linscott of Bedford joined Mrs J H Wolf on Easter weekend at Columbus Street. Edythe Betts and daughter Marsh a joined Earl Hilleary and others at Walnut Street, with Larry Rinehart of Columbus. Charles Betts of Columbus spent the holiday with his parents at Watkins Street.
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Elizabeth Edwards
Columbus
Ruth Hamer
West City Limits
John Campbell
Ralph W. Betts
East Liverpool
Stewart W. Radford
E. Franklin St
Dix Powell
E. Washington St
F. C. Betts
Watkins St
Fred Linscott
Bedford
Earl Hilleary
Walnut St
Benjamin Kirkendall
W. Columbus St
Edythe Betts
Marsha
Delaware
Larry Rinehart
Charles E. Betts
Mine Equipment Theft Reported Near Lake Hope
Herbert Atkin son reported theft of mining gear valued over 600 dollars to Sheriff Harold Steele. Atkinson operates a mine near Lake Hope on Rt. 278 and said a sump pump electric coal drill sledge hammer and other drills and drill bits were stolen.
Bridge Luncheon Menu Curried Chicken Rice Dish
A bridge luncheon suggestion features a curried chicken and raisin sauce served over rice for four players. The recipe uses onion, butter, condensed soup, boned chicken, milk, seedless raisins, and curry powder with clear heating directions.
Petit Jury Recalled to Hear Real Estate Foreclosure Suit
McARTHUR The petit jury for this term of court will be recalled for Monday April 3 to hear a lawsuit for foreclosure of a real estate mortgage. Plaintiff is John W Gardner of near Hamden with Rufus and Clarice Casto and others as defendants. The case was postponed from March 27.
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McArthur
Petit Jury
John W. Gardner
Hamden
Rufus
Clarice Casto
Corn in the U K flips names to wheat and oats
A playful remark notes how corn is called wheat in England and oats in Scotland, presenting it as a thought provoking linguistic trivia.
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U. S
England
Scotland
Mrs Iris L Smith 92 Dies in Pomeroy Funeral Planned
Funeral services for Iris L Smith 92 of Pomeroy will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ewing Funeral Home. She is survived by son Isiah of Pomeroy five grandchildren and brother Andy Montgomery of Buena Vista Virginia. Burial in Beech Grove Cemetery. Her husband W H Smith died previously. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Pomeroy
Iris L. Smith
Ewing Funeral Home
Youngest British Prime Minister William Pitt Highlighted
Historian notes William Pitt became prime minister at age 24, contrasting with later leaders. The remark frames Pitt as an exceptionally youthful head of state compared to contemporary figures.
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William Pitt
JFK
Detroit designer wins Post Office approval for new rural mailbox
A Harper Woods designer created a hexagonal suburban mailbox with a hooded drop door and baked acrylic finish that gained U S Post Office approval, the first design change in 50 years. The unit features a quill-shaped flag, built in color options, and a bottom slide for paying postage with one hand.
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Central Press
Detroit
U. S. Post Office Department
Post Office Department
U. S
Post Office
William M. Schmidt
Harper Woods
Mich
Lee Radke
Radke
Schmidt
Tures
Mount St. Mary Hospital Notes Admission and Discharge List
Patient admissions include Clarence Whitmore and others from Wellston. John Duncan Chester Hill Route 2. multiple named individuals from Athens Glouster Nelsonville and surrounding towns. Discharges include Dale Helber and son from Logan. Edward Banik and daughter from Murray City. transfers to University Hospital Columbus for Carlos Ogg. several others from Nelsonville Corning Millfield and nearby communities.
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Lewis Dowler, Jr
Athens
Nellie Zimmerman
Albany
David Dresher
Logan
Vaughn Baker
William Buechler
Nelsonville
Albert Woodard
McArthur
Joseph Barrows
Chester Parks
Glouster
Bernard North
Mary Redd
Edward Banik
Murray City
Nora Sanborn
Longstreth
Carlos Ogg
University Hospital, Columbus
Elsie Staley
Chauncey
Marilyn Altier
Millfield
Leona Wesney
Corning
Katherine Johnson
John Gravins
Loretta Jane Stump
James Wend
Lillian Ruble
Driver Cited After Crash At Canal and Washington
A two car collision at Canal and Washington Streets in Nelsonville at 2 15 p m Sunday involved Larry Bowe 20 of Chauncey and Ward K Foster 21 of 2209 Hamilton Ave Columbus. Foster rear ended Bowes car causing trunk lid bumper and taillight damage Foster cited for unsafe operation bonded 30 and to appear in Mayor Hillearys court on Saturday.
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Nelsonville
Canal
Washington Sts
Larry Bowe
Chauncey
Ward K. Foster
Hamilton Ave
Columbus
Bowe
Washington
Foster
Perry Smith Dies At 62 In Nelsonville Columbus Man
Perry Smith 62 of Columbus died in Dayton Veterans Hospital. He was born in Nelsonville son of Gus Smith and the late Avie Pratt Smith. A decorator by trade he served in World War I with the 37th Division. Surviving: wife Alice son Charles Columbus daughter Ruth Hearin Hialeah Fla brother C A Smith Columbus stepmother Hazel Smith and five grandchildren. Services 9 am Wednesday Noble L Allen funeral home Broad Street Columbus burial Green Lawn Cemetery Nelsonville.
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Inelsonville
Dayton Veterans Hospital
Perry Smith
Columbus
Smith
Nelsonville
Gus Smith
Chestnut St
Avie Pratt Smith
Alice
Charles
Ruth Hearin
Hialeah
Fla
C. A. Smith
Hazel Smith
Bernice Jansen
Noble L. Allen
W. Broad St
Green Lawn Cemetery
Inside cuts with a jig saw step by step
Draw the design on wood and drill a starter hole in waste area. Insert the blade through the hole, mount it, then follow the outline to cut out the interior. Remove the piece and finish by tackling simpler curves first before the intricate sections.
Warren Fined For Intoxication In Deanville Court
Clarence D. Warren of Deanville was fined ten dollars and costs for intoxication in May or Earl Hilleary's court.
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Nelsonville
Clarence D. Warren
Deanville
Earl Hilleary
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Wardware
Nelsonville Social Notes
Jackson St
the Security Bank
Athens, Ohio
Athens County
John Jacobs
Middleport
U.S. Navy
Brooklyn
Anita Cordero
St. Agatha’s
Navy
P.O
Norma Ivey
Mount ST. Mary Hospital
Clarence E. Whitmore
Wellston
John Duncan
Chester Hill
Russell
Jacksonville
John Lax
Jennie Waymer
Ila Carr
Gladys Dunlap
Anna Tenney
Nicholas Brunton
Dale Helber
Gan
Mrs. Pearl Jones
New Lexing
John Roberts
New Straitsville
Athens Messenger
Andy Lang
New York, N. Y
Dacron
Carter
Mimans
Family Weekly
The
Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Masonic Temple
Bldg
Union & Court Sts
P. G. Chapman
Aluminum CO
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