GOP Plans Pre Primary Events In Athens County
Athens County Republican leaders schedule two pre primary events with state candidates. A dinner featuring Taft Jr. as speaker raised funds and drew over 400 tickets, while a 28 attendee luncheon in Baker Center will feature John Marshall Briley seeking the nomination to oppose Lausche.
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GOP
Athens County
Republican Executive Committee
Executive Committee
Common Pleas Court Room
Robert A. Taft Jr
U.S. Senate
Lowell Burnelle
Baker Center
John Marshall Briley
Toledo
Frank J. Lausche
New Athens Association to Meet About City Problems
Athens merchants form Athens Business Association after March 18 Retail Merchants session. President Charles W. Ramseth proposed six programs to improve Athens image. The group aims to aid the city in solving problems and holds its first official dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Sportsman Grill.
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Sportsman Grill
Athens Business Association
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Charles W. Ramseth
W. Parker Walker
Merchants Association
Health clinics slated in Athens County in April
Two health clinics are planned in Athens County during April. A heart clinic will be held April 16 at the Southeastern Tuberculosis Hospital in Nelsonville, and a crippled children’s clinic on April 20 at the Nelsonville Methodist Church. Appointment-only access is required, with referrals from a family doctor.
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Athens County
H. M. Boocks
Southeastern Tuberculosis Hospital
Nelsonville
Boocks
First Train On Old Rail Line Recalled 105 Years Later
Grover C. Sutton recalls the 1857 opening of the Marietta and Cincinnati Rail road section from Warren's Station to Marietta via Kilvert Cutler and Dunbar. New England village founded in 1853. 35 mile route required multiple trestles and tunnels. cost $500 with Athens County bonding $100. line abandoned in 1876 for a B and O short line to Parkersburg.
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Athens County
Grover C. Sutton
Canaanville
Sutton
New England
Rome Township
Jacob Tedrow
E. H. Moore
A .G. Brown
Warren's Station
Marietta
Kilvert
Cutler
Dunbar
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Hocking Valley
Parkersburg
Serviceman Pfe Stephenson Promoted at San Diego depot
Roger L. Stephenson son of Mr and Mrs Jerald N Stephenson Frost Route 1 was promoted while with a communications and electronics battalion at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego California.
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Roger L. Stephenson
Jerald N. Stephenson
Frost
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
Athens City School Levy Placed On May Ballot
The county board of elections approved a 2.5 mill operating levy for Athens City Schools to appear on the May ballot and discussed election night plans including installing phones and hiring operators and talkers for the primary night.
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County Board of Elections
Athens City School Board
E. B. Young
Election Board
Parking meter violator fined in Municipal Court
Homer DePue of Sharpsburg a state right of way buyer was fined 25 dollars and costs by Judge John Newcomb for a parking meter violation dated Jan 5. DePue pleaded innocent and the penalty was suspended except for six dollars.
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State Highway Department
John Newcomb
Homer DePue
Sharpsburg
DePue
Weather Report From Athens Ends Rain Spell
Light rain fell in Athens Friday after a stretch of dry weather. Temperatures rose to near 70 after a low of 49, with 0.12 inches of rainfall reported by U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer at 10 a.m.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Colmer
Vision Clinic Planned for Athens County
Two Columbus women visited the Athens City County health department to start review work for a September vision clinic. The event targets city and county school children needing special lenses or eye surgery, following nurse recommendations reviewed by Miss Yarnell and Mrs Hayes from the welfare division. About 6000 local students received vision tests in the past year.
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Columbus
Athens City County
H. M. Boocks
Athens County
Boocks
Helen Yarnell
Mildred Hayes
Ohio Department of Welfare Division of the Blind
Butcher Named Provisional City Police Cadet
Charles A. Butcher age 28 of Carpenter Route 1 receives a provisional appointment to the city police force from Chief Joseph Grogan. He will move in within a week to fill the vacancy from Ray Riley’s resignation in late February. The post is contingent on civil service examination.
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Charles A. Butcher
Carpenter Route 1
Joseph Grogan
Butcher
Grogan
Ray Riley
Albany High School
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
The notice lists births for Mr and Mrs Roger Kidd Millfield a daughter and Mr and Mrs James Hayes Guysville a son. It records admissions including Mrs Roger Jones Jr Athens and several others from Athens Nelsonville Glouster Columbus New Marshfield and related routes. Dismissals include multiple patients from Athens Shade Route 1 Columbus Albany and other locales.
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Roger Kidd
Millfield
James Hayes
Guysville
Roger Jones, Jr
Athens
John Pedigo
Nelsonville
Lucy Palmer
Glouster
Frank Keplar
Columbus
Robert R. Jones
Richard Downing
Joe Myers
Shade
James Keplar
Lena Eakle
Clyde Bowman
Pearl Campbell
Kenneth Beckley
Albany
Fawne Cone
Walter Neal
Clarence Willis
Ohio Typographical Conference Held in Athens
The 109th semi annual Ohio Typographical Conference convenes in Athens to mark the Athens Typo unions 50th anniversary. Over 200 attend a Saturday dinner at Athens Country Club with Rep. Wal ter H. Moeller as speaker and welcomes from Milton Nuzum and John LaPoint.
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Athens
Athens Country Club
Walter H. Moeller
Milton Nuzum
City Service Safety
John LaPoint
Royal McBee
Honored On Retirement Poole Leaves 32 Years Navy Service
PORT WASHINGTON NY Commander Dred W Poole USNR retired after 32 years in the Navy at ceremonies at the U S Naval Training Device Center He served as executive officer the training device center and received a commendation from Chief of Naval Research RADM L D Coates He is married to Jo Ann Murphy of Athens Ohio with two children Geraldean Hemle and Dred Jr The Pooles will reside in Wilmington Virginia.
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N. Y
U. S. Naval Training Device Center
Cdr
Dred W. Poole
USNR
Chief of Naval Research
RADM
L. D. Coates
USN
Commander Poole
Jo Ann Murphy
Athens
Ohio
Poole’s
Geraldean Hemle
Dred, Jr
Wilmington, Va
Fire at Don Hoffee Home Doused Before Firemen Arrive
Fire crews responded to a clothes dryer fire at 24 Briar Wood Dr. the residence of Don Hoffee at 8 20 p m Thursday. Firemen said the blaze was out on arrival and no damage was reported.
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Don Hoffee
Briarwood Dr
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