Referendum Set On Athens County Soil Conservation District
County-wide vote will seek 65 percent approval from landowners May 6 to establish an Athens County soil conservation district. Balloting 9 p m to 4 p m at designated polling places with absentee options. If approved, five landowners will select a farm planner and guidance for efficient land use. The election follows a favorable Ohio Soil Conservation Committee report. The polling site is the Athens County Extension Office. Local voters may cast absentee ballots at listed areas countywide. Also noted is an evangelistic meeting led by Rev M W Bass in Chillicothe on April 22 at 7 30 p m with Song Evangelist Pearl Woodruff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ross Wright
Wright
Ohio Soil Conservation Committee
Columbus
Athens
E. E. Johnson
Trimbla
F. H. Gifford
Amesville
Watkins
Chauncey
Cash Feed
Nelsonville
Steinmeyer’s
New Marshfield
AAA
Halbirt’s
Canaanville
Duntee’s
Stewart
Chapman's
Guysville
Wippel
Shade
C. D. Swartz
Lottridge
Coolville
Arep
Bass
M. W. Bass
Chillicothe
Church of the Nazarene
Pearl Woodruff
Wellston
St Joseph Aspirin Market Ad Cites Low Prices
An old advertisement touts St Joseph Aspirin as a top seller with a 100 tablet pack priced at 35 cents and references its strength and value, claiming 10c per tablet for a mass purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Health Society Meets Monday in Athens County
The Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Society will elect officers at its annual meeting on Monday April 22 at 7 30 p m in the Ohio University Men's Gymnasium. Members must have donated one dollar or more in Christ mas seals to participate. The society's board of directors and executive committee will also convene. The Presbyterian Church choir will practice at 6 30 p m Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens ‘County Tuberculosis and Health Society
Ohio University
Memory Trial: Francis Collins Denies Assault Blurred Mind
Francis E. Collins testified for over two hours claiming his mind was blacked out by whiskey and he remembers nothing of the hours around the alleged assault on an eight year old girl. He disputed a signed confession and said he acted to save his family from humiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis E. Collins
Common Pleas
Collins
George Bateman
C. H. Creed
Athens State Hospital
Seould
Creed
India
China
Collings
Smith
Union
Bateman
John Fseidel
E. S. Finsterwald
Nora Lavely
de Jfendant
Francis Collins
Union Street
Clinic Examines 52 Crippled County Children
Examinations of 52 county children were completed at the Crippled Children Clinic at the Methodist Church Basement. Exhibits included doctors from Ohio and Columbus, state officials, teachers, and staff. Funds from Easter Seals support local services with one third aiding national chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Methodist Church
Judd Wilson
Columbus
Jane Plummer
Thomas
State Welfare
Patchon
J. Alti
Marion
Wells
Ohio Society of Crippled Children
Carol Beatty
Athens
National Bank
Athens County
Jack Rhoads
Athens Society For Crippled Children
Ladies Society of the Methodist Church
Rhoads
Good Friday Programs Set By Churches
Six ministers led Good Friday union services at the Athens Presbyterian Church from 12 15 to 2 45 p m with six soloists. The Salvation Army held a 8 p m service. Easter activities included Sunday School at 10 a m and a 11 a m service, plus week end events featuring Rev Mary Wichstian of Pittsburgh. The Athens High School Easter Assembly included music by the Girls Glee Club and performances by Jane Rover Beverly Davis Jo Ellen Young and others with Don Allen delivering the Easter sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Presbyterian Church
D. H. Goff
Don Allen
E. C. Kenny
O. M. Awe
E. G. Roessner
M. T. McDonald
Mary Hughes
Janet Ingerham
Eileen Blbbee
Glen Hanes
Carl Rose
Fred Luchs
Roberton
Athens High School
Joseph's Lovely Garden
Jane Rover
John Good
Bill Ashton
Beverly Davis
Allelusia
Jo Ellen Young
Glee Club
Don Alien
Dist Church
Charles Ashworth
Shirley Andrews
W. C. Fingerhut
Funeral Rites Held For Rev B P Angle
Mrs. C C Millikan and sister Mrs H E Wright visit Nova for funeral rites of Rev B P Angle held Monday afternoon. Mrs Kresge, Angle’s niece, accompanied them. Angle’s daughter and son Agnes Angle and Charles Angle attended Ohio University in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Millikan
H. E. Wright
Bristol
Ind
A. R. Kresge
Nova
B. P. Angle
Kresge
Angle
Walter Sindlinger
Agnes Angle
Galion
Charles Angle
Ohio University
Athens
Los Angeles Visitors Stay At Hotel Berry In Athens
Los Angeles guests Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Parenicka are registered at Hotel Berry this week. Mrs. Parenicka, former Athens resident and mother of the late Lewis Speiser, traveled with Mrs. Leo Merchant and Mrs. Willis Casley who visited Columbus before heading to Athens. Mrs. Merchant will attend her grandchild's christening and will visit relatives including Mr. and Mrs. George Merchant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. S. Parenicka
Los Angeles
Berry
Parenicka
Athens
Lewis Speiser
Leo Merchant
Willis Casley
Columbus
Fred Brown
Mrs. Casley
George Merchant
Raymond Bullock Faces Non Support Charge
The Office of Sheriff George Bateman said today that a man arrested last week in Columbus on a charge of non support was Raymond Bullock of Bailey Run and not John Bullock of the same neighborhood as previously reported. Bullock is being held for grand jury action under a $300 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bateman
Columbus
Raymond Bullock
Bailey Run
John Bullock
Man Fined for Driving While Intoxicated in Chauncey
State patrolmen reported that William Barnhart of Chauncey was fined 100 dollars and court costs after arrest on Route 33 north of Athens. He was arraigned before Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland and his license was suspended for 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Barnhart
Chauncey
Athens
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Barnhart
Grosvenor 8 McKee Named Board Chairman
Grosvenor S. McKee of Meadville Pennsylvania was elected chairman of the board of stockholders and directors of the Hall Planetary Company of Philadelphia. A Ohio University graduate, he was formerly with the Timken Roller Bearing Company and the Talon Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grosvenor S. McKee
Meadville
W. H. McKee
University Terrace
The
Hall Planetary Company
Philadelphia
McKee
Ohio University
Timken Roller Bearing Company
Talon Corporation
Athens High seniors stage hit in class play
Athens High School presented Captain Applejack a modern Arabian Nights adventure with a treasure hunt and gangsters. Joe Kennedy as Ambrose Applejohn, Marianne Ellis as Poppy Faire, Sallie Hawkins as Anna Valeska, Julian Snyder as Ivan Borolsky, and Betty Thomas as Aunt Agatha delivered notable performances. The elaborate Cornwall home set and striking costumes enhanced the Dream sequence under A A Neilis direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanse Rudel
Captain Applejack
Athens
Joe Kennedy
Ambrose Applejohn
Marianne Ellis
Ambrose
Poppy Faire
Applejohn
Sallie Hawkins
Anna Valeska
Julian Snyder
Ivan Borolsky
Wendell Drake
Jane Grover
Frank Moser
Lush
Jim Westfall
Dennet
Dick Clppinger
Johnny Jason
Cornwall
A. A. Neilis
Five Absentee Ballots Cast in May 7 Primary
David Johnson, Board of Elections clerk, reported only five absentee ballots returned so far for candidates in the May 7 primary. He contrasted this with more than 200 same-day absentee ballots in 1944, a national election year. Applications for disabled voters' ballots must be filed by 6:30 pm April 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Johnson
Board of Elections
Johnson
Easter Sunday Services in Guysville Area
Easter services announced in Guysville include Sunrise Service at 6 a.m and Morning Worship with baptism at 10 45 a m. In Canaanville Church School at 10 30 a m and Morning Worship with Baptism at 9 30 a m. Stewart Church School at 9 30 a m and Evening Worship at 7 30 p m dedicates a memorial picture for Redony C Petty. Union Church Young people lead an Easter service at 3 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guysville
Canaanville
Stewart
Redony C. Petty
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Tel
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Athens Home Telephone CO
State Hospital
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the Mutual Home & Savings Assn
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Athens, Ohio
Chauncey Man
Grosvenor
Guysville Charge
Union Church Service
Union Church
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Sentinel
Cross Bros
Frank H. Cross
W. Union St
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Athens, C
Christian Science
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Mother Church
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Baseball Bargains
Lowe Bros
Cyclone Seeder
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Passenery
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