Storm Brings Flash Floods and Power Breaks Across Region
The weekend storm caused flash floods and scattered power outages as the Hocking River rose eight feet to 11.4 feet in Athens while Hewitt's Fork flooded Route 356 near Mineral. Route 13 was submerged south of Corning. debris blocked highways. Power crews logged 70 calls, with lightning damaging transformers in Hebbardsville Peach Ridge Frost and Coolville. Temperatures plummeted from 76 to 47.
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Athens
Hocking
Mineral
Hewitt’s Fork
Route 356
State Highway Department
Richland Ave
White’s Mill
Whitehall
Burr Oak
State Highway Patrol
Corning
Athens Home Telephone C
Columbus and
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Elza Wyatt
Yatt
New Marshfield
Hebbardsville
Peach Ridge
Frost
Coolville
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Poston Station
Athens High musicians win state instrumental awards
Gold medals and certificates were awarded to five Athens high School ensembles and 12 soloists at Capitol University in Columbus. Athens reps earned superior and excellent ratings in district auditions and Saturday finals, with solos led by Richard DeLong and Ruth Wickline among others. Ensembles include brass sextet, brass quartet, clarinet quartet, and flute trio, while solos feature DeLong, Saunders, Wickline, and Mitchell. Accompanists and the director were named for Athens High School.
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Athens O
Capitol University
Columbus
Athens
Richard DeLong
Ronald Saunders
Ruth Wickline
Charles Frank
Charles Atkinson
Carolyn Kellogg
Bill Pinkerton
John Mitchell
Lewis Ondis
Ronald Thomas
Joe White
Gene Jones
James Mitchell
Bill Wolfe
Ruth Sands
Harriett Sapp
Mary Anne Hanes
Eleanor Baker
Helen Lehman
David Lewis
Bob O’brien
Mary Sue LaFollete
Nancy Martin
Watson Burnfield
Bob O'Brien
Martha Dee Morrison
Athens High
Katie Carpenter
Marianne Server
Eunice Gittleson
L. C. Mitchell
W. C. Fingerhut
Athens High School
Marines Set Up Temporary Recruiting Office at Post Office
A temporary United States Marine Corps recruiting office will operate Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the post office. The recruiter greeting will be T Sgt R E Gardner from USMC district headquarters in Cincinnati.
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United States Marine Corps
Partition Of Property Is Decided
Edith Friedberg along with Lena Harris and Dorothy Wilson elected to take all property jointly after a partition action in common pleas court valued at 15 300 dollars. The estate includes one Athens tract and three Chauncey tracts. Trustees Wade Burk Carl Buck and C M Gill awaited judgment before partition proved impractical. The entry adjudged the property to the trio with payment to other defendants of their proportionate shares of the appraised value.
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Common Pleas Court
Edith Friedberg
Lena W. Harris
Dorothy Wilson
Louis Cook
Eva W. Cook
Athens
Chauncey
Wade Burk
Carl C. Buck
C. M. Gill
Lena Harris
Answer Filed In Traffic Death Claim
Mabel McIntyre and Bernard Weaver filed an answer to a damages petition seeking 12500 dollars in the common please court. Cycle Mayle, father of Henderson Mayle, had sued after his son was killed March 13 1948 when hit by McIntyres car driven by Weaver on Route 50 A near Amesville. Mayle claims careless driving and recklessness. The defense says Henderson Mayle was at fault for jumping from a horse drawn wagon into traffic and unseen by the vehicles.
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Mabel McIntyre
Bernard Body Weaver
Cycle Mayle
Henderson Mayle
Miss McIntyre
Weaver
Amesville
Mayle
Horseman Hit by Car Near Mechanicsburg School
A. L. Vandeveer, 49, of Athens Route 5, was injured Sunday afternoon when the horse he rode was struck by a car near Mechan icsburg School. He was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital for abrasions and shock. The horse had cuts but was not seriously hurt. Mrs. Taylor of Trimble drove the car. Vandeveer works as a maintenance man for the Athens Western Union office.
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A. L. Vandeveer
Athens
Osborn Rites Slated Tuesday
Mamie Osborn 75 died Saturday at her home in Tuppers Plains a lifelong resident. Survived by husband Charles two daughters May Bineyard Vida Koenig two sisters Vivian Hoffman Lorena Sanders two brothers Will Kim Herman Kim. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Methodist Church burial in Christian Cemetery. Friends may call after noon today.
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Tuppers Plains
Mamie Osborn
Charles
May Bineyard
Vida Koenig
Long Bottom
Vivian Hoffman
Lorena Sanders
Reedsville
Will Kim
Marietta
Herman Kim
Methodist Church
Athens Bay Completes Trip to Washington
Eddy West 12 son of Mr and Mrs Woodrow West of 88 Hudson Ave returned from a Washington trip as a Columbus newspaper guest. He was among 300 prize winners in a subscription contest who left Columbus Thursday in special coaches and returned Sunday. He is eligible to compete for an Around The World trip.
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Eddy West
Woodrow West
Hudson Ave
Washington, D. C
Columbus
Athens
Shrine Band Concert Set For Sunday
The Aladdin Temple Shrine Band will give a 3 p.m. concert Sunday at Ohio University's Memorial Auditorium. Potentate Larry Keller of the eighth largest Shrine in the United States will attend with his divan and nobles from Columbus. Otto C. Zimpfer conducts the 15 selections. Samuel B. Erskine handles local arrangements. Masons and families may attend as guests of Aladdin Temple and the Athens Shrine Club.
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Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Columbus
Larry Keller
United States
Keller
Athens
Keller, Kirschner, Martin and Clinger
Otto C. Zimpfer
Samuel B. Erskine
Aladdin Temple
Athens Shrine Club
Rural Mail Box Improvement Week Urges Safer Boxes
The U S Postal Service designates the first week in May as Rural Mail Box Improvement Week per Athens postmaster Francis P Frebault. Patrons are urged to provide neat, accessible boxes, inscribe names, paint them, and group boxes near crossroads to speed delivery and reduce weather damage.
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U.S. Postal Service
Francis P. Frebault
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notices
Mr and Mrs Arthur Tankersley of Athens welcomed a daughter while Mr and Mrs Chester Brown gained a son. Several Athens residents named for minor or major surgeries or medical stays including Eileen Stalder The Plains Elevetta Landis Nelsonville and Sharon Lynn McGee Athens. Dismissals listed for Robert Lambert Shirley Cain Sharon Carsey Lydia Robinson Adelaide Koons Anna Nolan and Benjamin Bruce.
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Arthur Tankersley
Athens
Chester Brown
Armor Skinner
Eileen Stalder
the Plains
Elevetta Landis
Nelsonville
Sharon Lynn McGee
Lynne Trout
Lee Trout
Rosa Lee Tyler
Barbara E. Smith
Jesse Taylor
Lydia Robinson
Adelaide Koons
Anna Nolan
Weekend Traffic Heavy as Five Crashes Reported Near Athens
State Highway patrols logged heavy weekend traffic in the Athens area with five accidents and seven arrests. Incidents included a Route 33 overturn near Richland Ave injuring no one, several unsafe operation charges, and fines ranging from five to fifteen dollars plus costs.
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Athens
Arly
Robert E. Latham
Columbus
Richland Ave
Latham
W. P. Mickle
Daugherty
Mender
Mickle
Russell Shaffer
Albert Szewczyk
Cleveland
Szewczyk
Shaffer
Hocking County
Dean W. McCune
Mrs Reynolds Dies at 60 in Middletown Hospital
Maggie Reynolds aged 60 died after a three day illness at Middletown General Hospital. Born in Athens she lived most of her life there before moving to Middletown to reside with daughter Mrs. Lawrence Gibbs and granddaughter Margaret Gibbs. She was active in Mt. Zion Baptist Church and several associated groups. Her husband Herbert and a daughter Mrs Mildred Horner preceded her in death. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p m at Mt Zion Baptist Church with Rev Robert Robinson officiating and burial at West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call after Tuesday noon at Dowler and Ferguson funeral home.
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Maggie Reynolds
Middletown General Hospital
Athens
Middletown
Lawrence Gibbs
Margaret Gibbs
Reynolds
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Blanche Washington Missionary Society
Ladies Aid
The
Eastern Star
Herbert
Mildred Horner
Robert Robinson
West Union Street
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Bee Specialist To Speak In Athens County Meeting
C. A. Reese, bee extension specialist from Ohio State University, will address Athens County bee keepers Tuesday at 8 p.m. The gathering, announced by Ross Wright, county extension agent, will be held in the civil service room of the post office building.
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C. A. Reese
Ohio State University
Athens County
Ross Wright
Civil Service Room
Post Office
Youth Council to Meet at Athens Grange Hall
The Farm Bureau Youth Council will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Athens Grange Hall. Ruth Blaker is the secretary who announced the meeting.
Driver Fined After Damaging Four Parked Cars
John E. Puskas, 25, of Tiltonville, was fined 150 dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated and 25 dollars and costs for leaving the scene after he damaged four parked cars in two accidents on Sunday. Police also report another hit and run involving Richard A. Hughes, 29, who was fined for leaving the scene and intoxication, with an extra penalty for permitting an unlicensed driver. Kenneth Dewey, 39, was fined for driving without a license.
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John E. Puskas
Tiltonville
Poplar St
Puskas
E. State St
William R. Grammer
Raymond Taylor
Theodore P. Blower
State St
University Terrace
de Louis Broughton
Cleveland
Richard A. Hughes
Grosvenor St
Paul R. Charney
the Plains
Mayor’s Court
Hughes
Kenneth Dewey
W. Union St
Dewey
Plumly Dies in Baltimore at 73
C A Plumly aged 73 of 110 Morris Ave died Saturday night in a Baltimore hospital where he had been a patient since fall He was born near Big Run in Athens County learned telegraphy and retired 15 years ago as head telegrapher for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Baltimore Survived by wife Nell Walker Smith Plumly two children Howard and Ruth of Baltimore and two stepchildren Leonard Smith Jr Birmingham Ala and Mrs Clarice Moritz Hudson Funeral services are set for Tuesday in Baltimore.
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C. A. Plumly
Morris Ave
Baltimore
Plumly
Big Run
Athens County
Stewart Station
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Nell Walker Smith Plumly
Howard
Ruth
Leonard Smith, Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Clarice Moritz
Hudson
Driver Fine Over Failure To Yield In Athens
Miles E. Cain a 27 year old of Athens Route 4 was fined 10 dollars and costs by Mayor W. P. Mickle for failing to yield to oncoming traffic. The charge stems from an accident last Wednesday in which Cain was involved.
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Miles E. Cain
Athens
W. P. Mickle
Cain
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Marines
Oscar Fulton Insurance
Washington ST
Haymakers
Redmen's Hall
Orange Blossom
Evan
the Security Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Athens Bay
Washington
Shrine Band
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Robert Lambert
Shirley Ann Cain
Sharon K. Carsey
Benjamin Arthur Bruce
Millfield
Nancy Jane Jones
Margaret McCallister
Max Goodman
Glouster
Williamson
E. R. Heisel
Obie
Williamson Gas
Williamson Coal
Williamson Oil
G. H. Martin & Son
Athens, O
Robert Mason
Ryan Raters
Bel Geddes
Coleen Gray
Elas
Frances Gifford
Capras
TOM & Jerry
Ginger Rogers
Dennis Morgan
Masonic Temple
H. G. Householder
Abbott & Costello
Frankenstein
Dracula — Sek
Ree Iene
Blonde Savage
Leif Erickson
Oem En Wir
Crawford
Drew
Sia
Ireland
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