Bypass and Subdivision Issues Focus City Council Meeting
Athens city council discussed Route 33 bypass options with east or west alignments and state-led studies. The panel referred the matter to streets and water and sewers committees for a Friday session while considering funding for water lines and roads to the Park Hills subdivision and seeking FHA loan readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Nuzum
City Service Safety
Dwight Rutherford
Peter Good
Athens
Ex-Resident Myrtle Hudwell Dies at 65 in Canton
Mrs Myrtle Mingus Hudwell 65 of Mineral City former Athens County resident died Monday in Timkin Mercy Hospital Canton She was daughter of the late John and John Mingus of Athens County Surviving son John of Greenville S C and three daughters Mrs Mary Wissmar Canton Mrs Flossie Martin Dover and Mrs Lucy Jenkins Mineral City 17 grandchildren four great grandchildren a brother Leslie Mingus and two sisters Mrs Della Carpenter and Mrs Grace Durfee all of Athens Her husband Henry and a son Harold preceded her in death Services at 1 p m Thursday Gordon Funeral Home Mineral City burial Greenlawn Cemetery Sandyville Ohio Delbert L Beaver 19 Logan Logan Pottery Co and Rita A Dunfee 17 Guysville student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Mingus Hudwell
Mineral City
Athens County
Timkin Mercy Hospital
Canton
John
John Mingus
Greenville
S.C
Mary Wissmar
Flossie Martin
Dover
Lucy Jenkins
Leslie Mingus
Della Carpenter
Grace Durfee
Athens
Henry
Harold
Gordon Funeral Home
Greenlawn Cemetery
Sandyville
Ohio
Ames Mayor George King Elected Secretary of Ohio Group
George King of Amesville was elected secretary of the Mayors Association of Ohio at the annual Columbus meeting. He moderated a panel on Problems of the Mayor with officials from the Ohio Municipal League and the Housing and Home Finance Agency. Don Curtis of Marietta and King join the district 15 executive committee. James Young of Somerset is district 17 member.
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George King
Amesville
Mayors Association of Ohio
Columbus
King
Ohio Municipal League
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Athens
Meigs
Morgan Counties
Don Curtis
Marietta
James Young
Somerset
Earl Mace 66 Dies After Ill Health at The Plains
Earl F. Mace of The Plains died Monday evening in Shelter ing Arms Hospital after years of ill health. A veteran of World War I, he worked 10 years as an attendant at Athens State Hospital retiring in 1956. Survivors include wife Margaret two daughters Dorothea Spencer Cortland and Betty Keeney The Plains four grandsons a sister Vonnie Herron New Marshfield and a brother Orville Sciotoville. Services Thursday at 10 30 a m at Hughes funeral home with Rev Tobe Mackey and burial in Memory Gardens.
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Earl F. Mace
the Plains
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens County
Frank and
Anna Mace
Athens State Hospital
Methodist Church
Athens
Savannah Lodge
F&am
Minear
Order of Eastern Star
Guysville
Royal Arch Masons
Margaret
James
Dorothea) Spencer
Cortland
William
Betty) Keeney
Vonnie Herron
New Marshfield
Orville
Sciotoville
Hughes Funeral Home
Tobe Mackey
Memory Gardens
Mrs. Elsie Roush Rites Set After Death in Ohio
Mrs. Elsie Oursler Roush 82 of 157% Mill St died early Tuesday at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a fall fractured hip seven weeks ago. Born in Adams County she lived in Athens most of her life and worked as a nurse then a receptionist at Athens State Hospital for 30 years retiring in 1959. Survived by one daughter Mrs Clarke Daily, Athens, two grandchildren, two great grandchildren, six sisters and two brothers. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday with burial at Hebardville.
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Elsie Oursler Roush
Mill St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Adams County
Athens
Athens State Hospital
Perl Roush
Clarke Daily
Ethel Oursler
Edna Oursler
Columbus
W. WW. Hessin
Loudonville
Harold Moody
Mansfield
Ernest Beaver
Portsmouth
Ellen Henderson
St. Petersburg
Fla
Arthur
West Union
Richard
Denver
Colo
Cold Tuesday With Frost Hits Morning Highs
The U. S. Observer reports a low of 25 with heavy frost, rising to 39 by 9:30 am. Monday’s high was 49. The Hocking River level fell to 9.5 feet as temperatures edged warmer.
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U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hocking River
John Deem ex Gasco clerk dies in Florida
John Deem 65 retired Ohio Fuel Gas Co official died Sunday night in Lehigh Florida after a brief illness. He retired as southeastern district clerk of Ohio Fuel's pipeline division and moved to Florida with his family formerly of 42 Carpenter St Athens. He was an elder and usher at First Presbyterian Church a 32nd degree Mason and member of Blue Lodge Chapter and Council Wellston Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar York and Scottish Rite and Aladdin Temple Shrine. Survived by Grace his wife a daughter Mrs Ted P Blower Zanesville a son Dwaine H Columbus a brother Leslie Hollyhill Fla and five grandchildren. Visitation after 2 pm Wednesday at Jagers and Sons funeral home with services tentatively set for 2 pm Thursday burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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John Deem
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Lehigh
Fla
Deem
Ohio Fuel
Florida
Carpenter St
Athens
First Presbyterian Church
Blue Lodge
Wellston
Knights Templar
York
Scottish Rite
Columbus
Kananga
Grace
Ted P. Blower
Zanesville
Dwaine H
Leslie
Hollyhill
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
West Union Street Cemetery
Births and dismissals at Sheltering Arms Hospital
A list of births and dismissals from Sheltering Arms Hospital includes: newborns to Mr. and Mrs. Myers Shade Route 1 a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Athens a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Downing Athens a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Buffington Jr. Athens a son. Mr. and Mrs. Dowler Shade a son. and named individuals from Glouster Athens Albany Route. Several patients are noted as dismissed including Francis J. Hart and George Hartley among others.
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Joe Myers
Shade Route 1
Dan Taylor
Athens
Richard Downing
Samuel Buffington, Jr
Virgil Dowler
Shade
Gratia Pratt
Francis J. Hart
Andrew Moore
Albany
George Hartley
James Hiles
Glouster
Henry Young
Jill Douglas
Edna Hoodlet
Roy Gilham
New Marshfield
Postal Clerk Bound To U S Court In Ohio Case
Paul E. Parsons 22 of 83 Grosvenor St was bound over to the U S District Court in Columbus on a charge of taking money from the mail. He waived a preliminary hearing and is free on 1000 bond. Inspectors arrested him at the Athens post office where he worked as a substitute clerk after finding 19 envelopes with 21 for the Crippled Children Easter Seal drive and 19 envelopes to The Messenger containing 18 in cash and 18 50 in checks for subscriptions. Five of the Messenger addressed envelopes had been mailed by inspectors to obtain evidence. The investigation began after subscribers reported missing subscription payments. Parsons was observed removing and placing envelopes in his ear.
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Paul E. Parsons
Grosvenor St
U. S. District Court
Columbus
Parsons
U. S. Postal Department
Athens
Athens County Crippled Childrens Society
Messenger
Logan Man Named to Athens Post in Savings Office
Dale Shultz of Logan will become secretary of the Athens County Savings and Loan Association replacing P. G. Chapman who resigns due to ill health. Shultz, assistant secretary of the Logan Federal Savings and Loan, is married with two children and will move his family to Athens after the school term. He is active in Logan EU Church, Mingo Lodge 171 F and AM, and Hocking Grange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Shultz
Logan
Athens County Savings and Loan
P. G. Chapman
Shultz
Logan Federal Savings and Loan Association
Athens
Logan EU Church
Mingo Lodge 171
F&am
Hocking Grange
Beatrice Cleveland to Lead 4-H Parents Meeting
Beatrice Cleveland the associate state 4-H leader will lead a discussion for 4-H parents at 8 pm Wednesday in the Junior Fair Building on the fair grounds. County extension agent Don Davis says the session will cover using parents on committees and as discussion leaders as part of county 4-H leader training workshops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Cleveland
Miss Cleveland
Don Davis
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Sheeter
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Federal Housing Administration
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Douglas Rambler
Union Ph. LY
W. K. Baker
Wilson
Court St
Hotel Berry
Aan
Ket
Ty Bell
Wy Norge
H.P
Mill & State
Appliance CO
Ard
G-E Electronics Supplies
Delbert L. Beaver
Logan Pottery Co
Rita A. Dunfee
Earl Mace
Hebardville
Gasco
Wilbur Balderson
Judy Kennard
Walter Neal
Pearl Love
John Green
James Snyder
John Hedges
the Messenger
U. S. Court
Athens Post
Tovie
Kwikeeze
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Dew Dean & Barry
Dean & Barry House
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