Athens City Fire Inspection Ranked at Six
J R Jones Jr of Columbus conducted a week long inspection of Athens fire protection for the Ohio Inspection Bureau. The city faces insurance rate implications and received a six rating due to water supply hydrant conditions department readiness and absence of a building code. Cincinnati leads the state with a class two ranking.
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Athens
Ohio Inspection Bureau of
Columbus
J. R. Jones, Jr
Jones
West State St
Norman Hatch
Charles W. Dalton
Inspection Bureau
Cincinnati
Insurers and Agents Named in Nelsonville List
A local listing names insurers and agencies including Donald K. Barstow C. B. Dillon D. M. Goddard Houck Reed Inc Earl F. Mathews Inc and C M Gill and Co Murphey Ins Agency Dwight H Rutherford Peter B Seel Agency Joseph Seiple Oakley Ins Agency The Saltz Ins Agency Glouster Ohio and Richard Guinther.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald K. Barstow
C. B. Dillon
D. M. Goddard
Houck & Reed, Inc
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
C. M. Gill and Co
Murphey Ins
Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Joseph Seiple
Performance Impresses Inspector in Athens Fire Test
Inspector J. R. Jones Jr. praised the Athens Fire Department for quick diagnosis and repair of a faulty 1938 Seagrave pumper during a lake test at Athens State Hospital. Fire Chief Dalton coordinated with Seagrave Co. and by 3 30 p m the truck passed a satisfactory test after a worn clutch was replaced.
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J. R. Jones, Jr
Athens
Seagrave
Athens State Hospital
Dalton
Seagrave Co
Columbus
Hospital Lake
Jones
Over-Eager Carpenter Fells Telephone Pole Near New Marshfield
Athens County Sheriff's deputies hunt an over eager carpenter who felled a telephone pole on County Road 81 near New Marshfield with a hand saw. The pole valued at 75 dollars was cut five feet above ground on Charles Weiss property.
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Athens County
New Marshfield
Charles Weiss
Drive Leaders Named For Cancer Campaign In Athens County
Twenty six volunteer workers for the American Cancer Society Athens County chapter serve as captains in a house to house canvass April 4 9. George Fee crusade chairman announces names of township and county leaders including Mrs Bert Barnes and Mr Richard Mayer with vice chairs Mrs Marvin Phillips and Paul Farley. Local township chairmen cover Athens Alexander Ames Bern Can aan Carthage Lodi Rome Troy Trimble Waterloo and York Township coordinators with co chairmen Mrs Richard Kuntzman and Mrs Mabel Haffner leading York Township efforts.
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American Cancer Society
Athens County
George Fee
City Loan Co
Crusade
Marvin Phillips
Paul Farley
Herman Humphrey
Athens
Paul Neutzling
Alexander
Fred McCaslin
Ames
Howard Gifford
Bern
Theodore Crawford
Canaan
Norman Midkiff
Carthage
Ralph Mantle
Lodi
Doran Brill
Rome
Sylvia Smith
Troy
Esta Haskins
Trimble
Patricia Llewellyn
Waterloo
Nelsonville
Births and admissions at Shelterng Arms Hospital
Births recorded for Mr and Mrs Robert MacPher in Athens their son and Mr and Mrs Donald Sparks also in Athens a daughter. Admitted Rita Smith Albany John Nesser Zaleski. Dismissed Eileen Reighard Nelsonville Mrs James Hill Athens and son Raymond Gaston Athens Herman Ahlex Amesville Mrs Earl Chesser Chauncey and daughter Charles Gilkey Athens Albert Burleigh Zaleski Mrs Charles Chase Albany Route 2.
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Robert MacPherson
Athens
Donald Sparks
Rita Smith
Albany
John Nesser
Zaleski
Eileen Reighard
Nelsonville
James Hill
Raymond Gaston
Herman Ahlex
Amesville
Earl Chesser
Chauncey
Charles Gilkey
Albert Burleigh
Charles Chase
Driver Cited After Two Car Collision Near Glouster
Cars driven by Richard H. Snyder and Steve Toth Jr. collided on a narrow Route 675 bridge west of Route 13. No injuries reported. Snyder, 18, was cited in Athens County Court for conditional speed after skidding and hitting Toth’s car.
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Richard H. Snyder
Steve Toth, Jr
Snyder
Toth
Athens
Two Athens Students Named in Reported Incident
James Tyler Wennermark and Mari lyn Takashima, both 21 from Athens, identified as students in the report. No further details provided about their affiliations or circumstances.
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James Tyler Wennermark
Athens
Marilyn Takashima
Weather Summary Athens and Rural Hamley Run Report Cooler Turn
Cloudy and cooler conditions followed Sundays rain totaling about a half inch. A low near 45 in Athens rose to 48 by 10 a.m. with yesterday's high around 67. Rural Hamley Run logged a low of 44 after a 70 degree Sunday.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hamley Run
Three Auto Crashes Injure Three in Athens County
Three people sustained minor injuries in two of three Athens County crashes. Richmond Six, 38, of Athens Route 2, hit a mailbox and rolled over, cited for unsafe operation. Joe Jackson, 29, Columbus, drove the other vehicle. Bobby Stanley, 20, Millfield, cited for excessive speed. James Stack, 58, Circleville, backed from a private drive onto Route 682, no injuries and forfeited a $31 bond for failing to yield.
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Athens County
State Highway Patrol
Richmond
Athens
Joan Jackson
Randy Jackson
Columbus
Joe Jackson
Bobby Stanley
Millfield
Jackson Auto
Stanley
James Stack
Circleville
Donna Brown
the Plains
Stack
Three people fined and jailed for intoxication offenses
Winona June Barrett, 42, New Marshfield, received six days in jail a $125 fine and four months suspension of her license after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated in Municipal Court. Herbert Paul of Guysville drew 30 days and a $50 fine with costs for intoxication. Harry Mitchell, 71, Athens, was arraigned and sentenced to $25 plus costs for intoxication.
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Winona June Barrett
New Marshfield
Herbert Paul
Guysville
Harry Mitchell
Franklin Ave
Athens
Condemnation Closes Athens County Women’s Jail
An inspection by State fire inspector C. H. Stephenson found the county women’s jail had only one exit on the second floor. Athens Mayor Lands arranged with Nelsonville to house Athens women at $1.50 per day, with 60 days warning issued after notice on December 4.
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Athens County
Athens
Kenneth W. Lands
Nelsonville
Earl Hilleary
Lands
C. H. Stephenson
Sheriff's Department
Area School Spelling Bee Set Thursday
The Athens County spelling bee will be held Thursday at 9 30 a m at The Plains school. Each of the county s 9 schools will be represented by a contestant with the winner to compete with 87 other Ohio counties at Columbus for the right to reach the national finals in Washington D C. The county winner receives a dictionary. Mrs Juanita Clyse will pronounce the words. Herbert Sanger and Supt H W Humphrey will judge.
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Athens County
Plains
Ohio
Columbus
Washington, D. C
Juanita Clyse
Herbert Sanger
H. W. Humphrey
the Plains
Mine Theft Reported at Carnes Coal Co Mine
Deputies investigated a weekend theft at Carnes Coal Co on Route 13. Thieves cut a padlock to enter a shed and took 300 dollars worth of equipment including 150 pounds of loose wire and a case of tools. The incident resembled last month’s Hocking Mine theft at The Plains.
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Athens County
Insulator Burns Out Cuts Power Near Ohio University
An insulator burned out on the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co main line to Coolville near the Ohio University Airport, interrupting service Sunday night. A loose Clark Street substation connection caused a brief second outage. much of Athens and areas to the east were affected.
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Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Coolville
Ohio University
Clark St
Athens
C&soe
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The
Ohio Inspection Bureau
Fire Department
W. Union
Ph. LY
Western Union
Athens, Ohio
Nelsonville, Ohio
Glouster, Ohio
Richard Guinther
Inspector
Smith
N. Court ST
Paul Casley
Royal McBee Corp
Frank Chadwick
International Order of Machinists
Casley
Elks Lodge
Bert Barnes
Richard Mayer
A. M. Reis
Harold McGrath
Frank Hamblin
Russell Shields
Ted Frey
Robert Yaw
Claire Berry
Vere Smith
Ralph Kail
Gilbert Young
Emerson Sherow
Cecil McGlone, Jr
Walton Davies
Walter Crumline
Dorris van Dyke
Scotty Roberts
Irvin Wolfe
Bernadine Farrell
John Spaulding
Jesse Weekley
Darrell Uldrich
Charles Douglas
Edgar Tuckerman
Robert Essex
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Hartford
Mill Street
Athens, O
Moore
Dulamel
Benjamin AX Moore
Athens Messenger
Mac's Thrifty Store
W. State St
General Insurance
Murphey
Insurance Agency
Jessie W. Ley
Mgr
Houck & Reed, Inc. Insurance Service
Union St
Dial LY
O. G. Houck
Don Reed
Glorios
Cate Per
Velvet
Sealy
Jaynes Furniture
E. State Street
Airport
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