Water outage planned for Athens south central area
Safety Service Director Daniel A. Pierce announced that city workers will shut off the water Sunday around 8 a.m. for about eight hours to repair valves and fire plugs. Residents were told to shut off gas water heaters and close faucets. The affected streets include those south of Carpenter Street to Mill Street and beyond, plus all of Mechanicsburg.
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Athens
Safety Service
Daniel A. Pierce
Pierce
Carpenter St
Forest Field Day At Waterloo Promotes Forestry Education
About 200 spectators braved cold to attend Forestry Day at Waterloo State Forest in Athens County. A. A. Alderman and F. W. Dean led talks while foresters demonstrated planting, thinning, lumber quality checks, and timber growth. Demonstrations were conducted by J. M. Byrd E. A. Conway W. R. Anderson FE. Stanley Al Swinehart Collins Ogle Jim Mercer William Goodman and other staff. The event was sponsored by seven organizations including the Athens County USDA Council and the Izaak Walton League.
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Swinehart
County Soil Conservation ‘Service
J. M. Byrd
USDA
Waterloo Forest
Waterloo State Forest
Athens County
Usda Council
Izaak Walton League
A. A. Alderman
Ohio Division of Forestry
Wooster Experiment Station
F. W. Dean
E. A. Conway
Research Forestry
W. R. Anderson
Ohio Agriculture Station
Sheltering Arms Hospital Admits and Discharges
Admits include Beulah Clench of Athens Route 5 for major surgery Clyde Dowler of Athens for medical care Oma Sell of Athens for medical care William Slater of The Plains for an accident. Discharges include Mrs Joe Cooper and her son and several Athens residents.
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Beulah Clench
Athens
Clyde Dowler
Oma Sell
William Slater
the Plains
Joe Cooper and Son
Mineral
J. R. Vance
H. E. Taylor
James Gaskill
Everett Lewis
Mary Ruth Jump
Two Cars Damaged In Route 33 Crash Near Hocking-Fair Field
Moderate damage occurred Thursday afternoon in a Route 33 two car collision near the Hocking Fair field County line. Emanuel Wears, 27, Pliny West Virginia, slowed to turn into a private drive when Lowell Howard, 25, Wellston, struck the rear of his car.
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Hocking
Fairfield County
State Highway Patrol
Emanuel Wears
Pliny
W. Va
Lowell Howard
Wellston
Wears
Athens Earl F Mathews Incorp Listed by AP
A listing of incorporations reported by the Associated Press on Thursday includes Athens Earl F Mathews with 250 shares no par common, Earl F Mathews, Richard T Boehm, Forest E Sturdevant Joseph and McClelland.
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Associated Press
Athens
Earl F. Mathews
Richard T. Boehm
Forest E. Sturdevent
Joseph and McClelland
Educators Convene at OU Conference on Human Relations
About 90 educators and business leaders from 11 institutions gathered at Ohio University for the fourth annual Conference on Human Relations hosted by OU. Wallace B. Denham of Colgate led sessions on teaching methods and integrating human relations into college curricula amid reports and case-method discussions.
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Ohio University
E. J. Taylor
OU College of Applied Science
A. J. Schwieger
Worcester
Harvard
Colgate
Kansas
Ohio
Case Institute of Technology
University of Washington
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Fenn
Texas Christian University
National Cash Register Co
Dayton
the McBee Co
Athens
Wallace B. Denham
Harvard Business School
Texas Christian
Washington
Worcester Poly
Harvard College
Harpt Business School
Jack Pockrass
U.S. Department of Air Force
F. G. Barr
R. S. Oelman
B. F. Cutler
Charles Woodworth
The
McBee Co
George Starcher
University College
Mrs Emmert Dies After Illness A Evansville Resident
Gertrude Stockberger Emmert former Athens resident dies at her Evansville Indiana home after months of illness. Survived by husband Robert W Emmert mathematics teacher at Athens High School and a son Robert. Also sisters Carol Burroughs Frankfort Indiana and Marguerite Stockberger Buffalo New York. Funeral services planned in Evansville with burial in Marysville Ohio.
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Gertrude Stockberger Emmert
Athens
Evansville
Ind
Robert W. Emmert
Athens High School
Robert
Carol Burroughs
Frankfort
Marguerite Stockberger
Buffalo
N. Y
Emmert
Columbia University
Athens City
Fire and inhalator calls respond to chimney blaze
City firemen were called twice within an hour on Thursday night to a chimney fire at 10 E Union St. Mrs Sophia Pilcher, soot-filled chimney caused smoke but no damage. The inhalator squad assisted Clyde Dowler at Redmen Hall and he was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital with ulcers.
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Sophia Pilcher
Union St
Clarence A. Parker
Redmen Hall
Clyde Dowler
Lash St
Dowler
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Parker
Torch child dies after brief illness in Parkersburg
12 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Dixon of Torch died Thursday in St. Joseph Hospital Parkersburg after a brief illness. Survived by grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Dixon Coolville and Mrs. Margaret Blackburn Torch. Funeral Sunday 2 p.m. Torch Methodist Church. Burial Torch Baptist Cemetery. Friends may call at White Funeral Home here.
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Coolville
Delight Dixon
Clifford Dixon
Torch
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Edgar Dixon
Margaret Blackburn
Torch Methodist Church
O. C. Lockwood
Torch’ Baptist Cemetery
White
Uncertain Weather Drops Temperature to 20 Degrees
The area saw rain and snow Thursday with temperatures falling to 20 degrees, the coldest in weeks. By 9:30 am Friday a bright sun lifted readings to 34, after yesterday’s high of 42.
Mine Worker Injured Near Carbondale
William Slater of The Plains was listed in good condition Friday at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a coal mine accident near Carbondale. Hospital officials said Slater's injury occurred at the mine site.
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William Slater
the Plains
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Slater
Carbondale
Red Cross Drive Nears Goal in Athens County
The Athens County Red Cross Chapter is within 550 dollars of its 12 500 dollar campaign goal. James A. Rundle, funds campaign chairman, urged workers to submit reports promptly and noted that contributions for the 1950 drive are still being accepted.
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Athens County
Red Cross
James A. Rundle
Rundle
Correction on hydrant accident details
Safety Service Director Daniel A. Pierce corrected a Thursday report about a collision with a fire hydrant on E Union St. He stated the hydrant was four feet six inches from the curb when struck and that the city paid the car repair costs.
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Daniel A. Pierce
E. Union St
the Messenger
Pierce
Knights To Meet For Sunrise Easter Service
Members of Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar will gather in full uniform at 5:30 a.m. Sunday at the Masonic Temple for the annual Easter sunrise service open to the public at 6:30 a.m. in the First Christian Church.
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Athens
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
J. T. Stiff
First Christian Church
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Athens County Child Welfare Board
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Common Pleas
Roy D. Williams
Rowena Sprout
Republican
Otto F. Sharp
Pol. Adv
la Beller
E. State
Kaiser-Frazer
Joel Draper
Cline
Wade Burk
Bessie Burk
Pennsylvania
Mary Catherine Dalrymple
Ohio U
Elliott St
Redmen
Harold Ogg
Sachem
Martin
NYE
Chevrolet
Carpenter Howe
S. Court St
Seiple and
Kempton
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Onlo
Marian Walden
Doris Walden
Walden Produce
the Mutual Home & Savings Association
East Washington St
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Athens Pharmacy
South Court St
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