Athens Spanish War Veterans Recall 1898 March
The Athens Concert Band and Co. B Ohio National Guard marched on Court St 64 years ago as Athens volunteers left to defend the country against Spain. The unit served 178 days with duties at Camp Alger Camp Meade and in Washington D C before muster out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Co. B
Ohio National Guard
Court St
Athens County
Clyde Edmundson
E. State St
F. S. Lowry
A. O. Sloane
H. W. Brooks
F. H. Dalton
Charles Root
B. H. Border
W. C. Faires
G. P. Needham
C. E. Cameron
E. T. North
Bert Hooper
W. D. Skinner
Ralph Dalton
Morgan Garber
Earnest Newcomb
Mike Bolinger
W. H. Brown
Howard Charter
E. N. Culloms
John Graham
J. B. Graham
George Cates
J. D. Gist
H. C. Hawk
Hoyt King
Emmett Kirkendall
James McKee
H. D. Morrison
C. O. Pickering
Earl Richmond
D. C. Slaughter
L. E. Sickles
Herman Stage
Porter Six
H. E. Sutton
Elza Salters
Bernard Thompson
Alva Verity
Albert Milligan
Millard Kinkade
Frank A. Robe
William Gabriel
Harry Milligan
B. T. Hambleton
E. C. Woodworth
W. H. Cooley
Albert Graf
John Mills
C. H. Laughlin
Guy H. Brown
Frank Farrell
George A. Batterson
F. H. O’conner
D. W. Cage
Tom E. Davis
W. H. Bean
Hart Thompson
Ed Baker
Truse Mathews
Harry Bartlett
G. A. Sackett
M. S. Cochran
Levi King
John W. Watts
CH. Poston
F. C. Rees
J. W. Kaler
D. B. Lowry
Lee Davis
W. A. Mills
Earl Gabriel
Tom Wakely
Charles R. Kinkade
John Peters
C. L. Hollett
J. H. McManaway
M. A. Brown
Ned Gibson
Citizens for Education Plans Final Pre-Primary Meeting
The Citizens for Education Committee will hold its final pre primary meeting at 7 30 p m Monday in the Athens High School cafeteria. Volunteers will distribute levy fact sheets before the primary and additional sheets are available from committee or city school. The speaker bureau remains active and a long range sub committee on finances will meet again 7 30 p m May 15 at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Committee For Education
Citizens For Education Committee
Athens High School
Saturday Services Set For Retired B and O Agent
Funeral services are planned Saturday for Charles V. Hester 83 of Mineral a former Baltimore and Ohio rail road agent who served at Carbon dale Mineral and moved his station to his property. He worked in coal business with Hocking Coal Co Eureka Coal Co and Canaan Coal Co and held Masonic and Shrine memberships. He is survived by son James A. Hester sister Myrtle Emish two grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Burial is at New Marshfield with lodge memorials at the funeral home being planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles V. Hester
Mineral
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Carbondale
C. D. Hopkins
Hocking Coal Co
Hocking
Eureka Coal Co
Beckley
W. Va
Canaan Coal Co
L. V. Brown
Constitution Lodge 426
F&am
New Marshfield
Athens
Ter
Milwaukee
Wis
Myrtle Emish
Hughes Funeral Home
William Brown
Constitution Lodge
Funeral
Auto dealer Alva Platt joins Bob Hess Inc sales staff
Alva Platt, ex W. Union St Rambler dealer, joins Bob Hess Inc in Athens as part of the sales team. Platt has 30 years in auto and service station work and previously sold cars in Athens in the 1930s. He resides in The Plains with his wife and six children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Platt
W. Union St
Bob Hess, Inc
Athens
Platt
Rambler
the Plains
Rome Lists Honor Pupils at Canaan School
Rome pupil honor roll for the fifth six weeks lists 32 students across grades twelve to seventh. Names include Rosa Lee Baker, Charles Buck, Patricia Thompson, Cheryl Dorr, Linda Dorr, Dorothy Wood, Paula Minear, Richard Sanger with multiple Buck, Boyer, and Flowers family entries. In other notices, William V. Lapham of Abilene Texas and Richard Bailey of Coolville faced fines for speeding, bond forfeitures recorded in Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Lee Baker
Charles Buck
James Christy
Patricia Thompson
Karen Sue Russell
Martha Elliott
Lyle Skinner
Karen Sue Boyer
Cheryl Dorr
Greg Wright
Sandra Storer
Edna Starkey
Neal Canter
Ruth Wingrove
Linda Dorr
Fighth
Linda Barnhart
Margaret Boyer
Delbert Buck
Cindy Dailey
Melba Flowers
Norma Mansfield
Ricky Pyle
Sandra Boyer
Delma Buck
Sharon Carpenter
Lula Flowers
Charlene Klingensmith
Margaret Ogg
Dorothy Wood
Paula Minear
Richard Sanger
Diana McClanahan
William V. Lapham
Abilene
Tex
State Highway Patrol
Richard Bailey
Coolville
Police Training Session Covers Mental Health and First Aid
The Athens Police Department hosted its third Re-training School session with Dr C C Odum of Athens State Hospital detailing mental illness signs in prisoners. Dr Jame Mason from Ohio University spoke on physical fitness for officers. Fred Gaskins of the Ohio Bureau of Mines Rescue team demonstrated basic first aid including heart massage and mouth to mouth resuscitation. Police Chief Joseph Grogan noted first aid is a yearly course staple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Police Department
C. C. Odum
Athens State Hospital
Pris
Jame Mason
Ohio University Physical Education Department
Fred Gaskins
Ohio Bureau of Mines Rescue Team
Joseph Grogan
Guysville Man Dies After Brief Illness
John W. Light, 78, of Guysville, died Thursday morning in St. Joseph's Hospital Parkersburg following a brief illness. He was a former Guysville Mill employee son of the late William and Matilda Light. Survived by one sister Mrs. Jeanette Rickey. six sisters predeceased: Nora Henry Rosa Lowry Edna Thompson Blanche Van Dyke Florence Light Emma Light. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Jagers and Sons funeral home conducted by Rev. Thomas Niccolls. Burial West Union St Cemetery. Friends may call after Friday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guysville
William and
Matilda Breyfogle Light
Light
Jeanette Rickey
Nora Henry
Rosa Lowry
Edna Thompson
Blanche van Dyke
Florence Light
Emma Light
Jagers and Sons
Thomas Niccolls
West Union St
More Jurors Are Excused From May Jury Term
Eighteen more people were excused from jury duty by Common Pleas Court for the May term. About 50 of 125 drawn in early April are excused for various exemptions and physical inability. Names listed include Mrs Curt Daughtery Beulah Savage Arthur Traugh Goldie Huddy and others from Ohio towns Athens Nelsonville Coolville Sharpsburg New Marshfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Curt Daughtery
Beulah Savage
Arthur Traugh
Goldie Huddy
Nelsonville
C. L. Creamer
Clifford Bouda
Wendell Wright
Lawrence Bean
Athens
Lee Glass
Sharpsburg
Robert Boggs
Coolville
Charles Dicken
New Marshfield
Lillian Pence
O. P. Bingman
Mattie Jacoby
Chester W. Fulton
Virginia Huffman
Neal Doolittle
Carbondale
Elsa Stout
Lamb Pool State Named At Meeting
Newly elected officers of the Athens Area Lamb Pool are chairman Herman Cordray Athens Route 1 vice chairman C L Harper McArthur Route 2 and secretary treasurer Dale Scott New Marshfield Route 2. They were chosen at the association annual meeting at the Athens Livestock Co yards. Directors planned to publicize future lamb pool dates in Athens Vinton and Meigs counties a fall shearing school in Albany and a possible public banquet. Lamb sales this year totaled 1175 head 352 fewer than last year with blues 276 reds 376 feeders 340 and others 192.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Area
Lamb Pool
Herman Cordray
Athens
C. L. Harper
McArthur
Dale Scott
New Marshfield
Athens Livestock Co
Vinton
Meigs
Albany
Driver Fined. Two Others Forfeit Bonds
The Athens County Court fined Buddie L. Sickels 19 of Logan fifteen dollars and costs after federal highway patrol arrest for driving left of center. Gene McDonald 25 of Athens forfeited twenty five dollars and costs for speeding. Robert Taylor 58 of Miner al pledged ten dollars and costs for an insecure load on his truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddie L. Sickels
Logan
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Gene McDonald
Robert Taylor
Mineral
State Hospital Visit Invited By Officials
Ath ens State Hospital invites groups to tour during National Mental Health Week from April 29 to May 6. Supt Cleve C Odom and staff extend the invitation for tours Monday through Thursday 9 am to 3 pm. The Fellow Craft degree is set for 7 pm Friday at the Masonic Temple by Paramathia Lodge 25 FAM. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens State Hospital
Cleve C. Odom
Masonic Temple
Paramathia Lodge
F&am
Bernard Spaulding
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Diantha Dickson Hester
Hartman Rd
Hamilton Washers & Dryers
George
Ohio U
Sunbeam
Ohio
Rome
Vanguard
the Plains, Ohio
Wright
John W. Light
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg
Ness
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F. H. Brewer Co
Athens, Ohio
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hamley Run
Z.B.1
Shower of AL
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Orion
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Thermo
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Dee
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