Street widening proposal revealed at Athens council
Athens city council discussed widening West Washington Street from High to Lancaster, with an engineer report suggesting a six foot widening at about 8054 dollars. A one way plan for Race and Van Vorhes streets was debated as part of traffic remedies.
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W. Washington St
High
Lancaster
W. P. Mickle
Mickle
Athens
Fire Department
White's Mill
Washington St
E. Mulberry
University Terrace
Stewart
E. Mulberry St
Council
W. Washington
Pratt
Bar
Mill
College
Vern Vorhes
C. H. Harris
H. G. Householder
Race
van Vorhes
Homer T. Baird
Clarence A. Parker
Parker
Cornell
Safety Service
Daniel A. Pierce
Forestry Field Day Set With Demonstrations At Howell Farm
Trees ordered by landowners may be picked up after 3 p.m. Thursday at H. W. Howell's farm two miles west of Athens. I. J. Dickman directs demonstrations with J. Frank Needham and Donald Richter handling woodlot and tree planting demos. Tours by William Goodwin and F. W. Dean. A wood ID contest replaces the planned chop and saw events. Ernest Atkinson tenants fire equipment display. Cooperating agencies include Division of Forestry Soil Conservation Service ADA Yarmuet Home Administration and Athens Kiwanis Club.
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H. W. Howell
Athens
I. J. Dickman
J. Frank Needham
Division of Forestry
Donald Richter
Marietta
William Goodwin
Soil Conservation Service
F. W. Dean
Ohio Experiment Station
Wooster
James D. Wells
Ernest Atkinson
Ada
Yarmuet Home Administration
Vocational Agricultural Departments
Agricultural Extension Service
Athens Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Focus on Youth Under 1949 Slogan
Sam Walden of the 9th division Ohio Kiwanis urged clubs to concentrate on youth to fulfill the 1949 slogan Aggressive citizenship our individual responsibility. He warned of totalitarian youth indoctrination abroad and stressed Kiwanis aims to create better men and women. Merrill M. Kerr and FE. T. Hellebrandt received perfect attendance certificates for three and one year, respectively.
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United States
Sam Walden
Ohio
Kiwanis Club
Europe
Asia
Merrill M. Kerr
FE. T. Hellebrandt
Street Lamps Are Installed On Washington Street
Installation of 13 new street lamps on Washington Street has completed a contract of 41 lights, says Elza C. Wyatt, general foreman of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. Of the total, 28 were installed on West Union Street in February, with old standards removed. The remaining 13 rise on Washington between College and High, replacing five older lights. The 22 foot steel standards are identical to those used previously and are erected to distribute illumination.
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Washington St
Elza C. Wyatt
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
West Union St
Washington
College and
High
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
A list from Shelter Arms Hospital records births adoptions and discharges. New parents Mr and Mrs Harry E Riggle of Jackson welcomed a daughter while Mr and Mrs Richard H Lockard of Athens welcomed a daughter. Several patients admitted for major or medical surgery include Barbara Chesser Athens and Ruby Cunningham Poca W Va Route 1. Dismissals include Mrs Carl Weber and daughter Athens and Mrs Leonard Kirkendall and son Athens Route 2.
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Harry E. Riggle
Jackson
Richard H. Lockard
Athens
Barbara Chesser
Ruby Cunningham
Poca
W. Va
Marie Pritchard
Lucille Carsey
Carl Weber
Leonard Kirkendall
Elijah J. Williams
Three Men Jailed For Failure To Pay Fines
Three men are jailed in the county jail for failure to pay fines levied by Mayor William P. Mickle. In Monday hearings John Tippie 31 of 43% S High St and Harold Jewett W Washington Sr pleaded guilty to intoxication and were fined 25 plus costs. Homer Evener 44 of Jacksonville Route 1 was fined 20 plus costs after pleading guilty of intoxication in mayor's court this morning.
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Millfield
Common Pleas
R. D. Wilam
John Danko
State Highway Patrol
Danko
Vance G. Morris
Watertown
Donald F. Montgomery
E. Washington St
Vance
Charles Wadley
Chauncey
Montgomery
W. P. Mickle
William P. Mickle
John Tippie
S. High St
Harold Jewett
W. Washington Sr
Homer Evener
Jacksonville
Collision Damages Reported After Street Collison
Two cars driven by James V. Walls 22 of Athens Route 4 and Leila M. Swart 31 of Albany Route 1 sustained slight damage in a collision on S Court Street Monday noon. Police said Walls attempted to pull away from the curb.
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James V. Walls
Athens
Leila M. Swart
Albany
S. Court St
Walls
Dover Road Section eyed for rebuilding by county commissioners
Athens County commissioners viewed a Dover Township road near the Poston power plant for heavy truck use and directed County Engineer John Dowler to complete plans. They also approved 736.68 for Children's Home boiler repair, and the sale of a county home farm team with a new team to be bought.
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Athens County
Dover Township
Poston
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
John Dowler
County
Skies Overcast and cool in Athens area
An overcast morning kept temperatures cool in Athens and surrounding areas. Mrs France reported 45 degrees at 10 am after a low of 31 overnight. yesterday’s high reached 60 as the Hocking River fell to about 4.50 feet.
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Athens
France
Hocking
VFEW To Install New Officers Wednesday
Floyd Bolin Post 3477 Veterans of Foreign Wars will install officers at a Wednesday meeting at 7 30 p m in the Armory. Commander William D Boyd said refreshments will be served and that meetings move from Mondays to Wednesdays.
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Floyd Bolin
William D. Boyd
Gilham Frank Post Officers to Be Installed in New Marshfield
Ralph Ritchey district commander from Chillicothe to install officers of Gilham Frank Post Veterans of Foreign Wars in a meeting on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the clubroom here.
John Howard Dies at Ames Farm at 80
John Howard 80 a longtime Athens business man and Ames Township farmer died Monday night at his farm home. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 pm at the home with Rev. Fred Lachs. Burial will be in W. Union St. Cemetery. Surviving are his wife Ethel M Linscott Howard a son Arthur of Petersburg Va and a granddaughter Nancy Jo Howard. He had lived in Ames Township since returning fourteen years ago to buy his father in law L J Linsecott s farm after time in Columbus. He had earlier worked in the livery business in Athens and later in a meat establishment Roach & Howard. Numerous brothers and sisters also survive.
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John Howard
Athens
Ames Township
Fred Lachs
W. Union St
Howard
William Howard
Laura Swett Howard
A. L. Johnson
Roach & Howard
Columbus
L J. Linsecott
Ethel M. Linscott Howard
Arthur
Petersburg
Nancy Jo Howard
Pasadena College
California
Fawne Cone
Eldon Howard
the Plains
Minnie Richards
Stockton
Calif
Altha Johnson
Elizabeth Johnson
Anna Johnson
Former Carbondale Man Dies in Florida
Funeral services were held for William Milar 69 a native of Carbondale who died at his Kissimmee Florida home He lived in Florida 39 years was a retired merchant and citrus grove owner Survived by wife Sadie two sons Paul and Everett all of Kissimmee three daughters Eunice Jones Orlando Freda Lewis Lakeland and Genevieve Bass Groveland a brother John Milar Athens three sisters Martha Russell Ethel Thomas both of Chillicothe and Mees Frank Athens Nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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William Milar
Carbondale
Kissimmee
Fla
Florida
Sadie
Paul
Everett
Eunice Jones
Orlando
Freda Lewis
Lakeland
Genevieve Bass
Groveland
John Milar
Athens
Martha Russell
Ethel Thomas
Chillicothe
Mees Frank
Amateur Basis Advocated for College Ball
Ohio University coaches Carroll Widdoes and Howard Brinker urged that college football be kept strictly amateur to maintain lasting value for student athletes. Widdoes stressed academics as the real reason for college and the need for players to be self-sufficient after graduation. He said a high morale, driven squad is essential for future team success.
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Carroll Widdoes
Ohio University
Athens Rotariana
Widdoes
Howard Brinker
Ohio
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