Sales Tax Up in Eight County SE Ohio Despite Weak Week
Tax reports show eight county SE Ohio sales tax revenue for the year ending April 12 at 2,316,803.60, just above last year’s 2,312,971.67. For the week ending April 12 receipts totaled 48,178.58, down from 51,845.24 a year earlier, with four counties rising and four falling. Athens Meigs Gallia and Washington show yearly gains, while Hocking Jackson Perry and Vinton lag, shaping a mixed regional trend amid a statewide decline.
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Roger W. Tracy
Athens County
Meigs County
Vinton County
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Perry
Washington
Athens
Meigs
Vinton
Athens Man To Manage McBee Plant at Ogden
Otis Simpson, printing superintendent, has been named plant manager of Royal McBee at Ogden Utah. He succeeds James E. Widman who will become assistant to Carl McKelvy in Port Chester New York. Simpson, native to Louisiana and Texas, joined the company in 1941 and has held multiple supervisory roles. He leaves Athens April 25 with his wife Sidney and son Mary Steven to relocate to Ogden after securing a residence.
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Otis Simpson
Royal McBee
Ogden
Utah
Harry M. Begg
McBee Products
James E. Wid
Widman
Los Angeles
Ogden Chamber of Commerce
Red Cross Board of Directors
Simpson
Athens
Sidney
Mary Steven
Ohio Ave
Torch Precinct Polling Place Change Notified
Voters in Troy Township Torch precinct are informed by election board clerk Ray Bobo that Wheat On's Cabin polling site has moved to the WSCS building.
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Troy Township
Torch
Ray Bobo
Election Board
Wheaton
Cabin
WSCS
Albany 4 H Cooking Club to Hold Organizational Meeting
Albany 4 H Cooking Club will meet at 7 p m Tuesday at the Carpenter Road home of Mrs Roger Van Dyke to organize activities and plan future events.
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Albany
4-H Cooking Club
Carpenter Road
Roger van Dyke
Fred Ponn Dies at 79
Fred Penn Sr aged 79 died Saturday evening at his daughter Mrs Faye Bebout's home in Ragland after visiting that morning. He lived at 29 Brown Ave Athens and was a retired miner with 30 Year Miners Club membership. Survived by wife Minnie, three daughters Beulah Carpenter Opal Reod Mae Walker a son Fred Jr, three brothers and three sisters, 19 grandchildren 34 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Funeral Tuesday at 1 p.m. at his Brown Ave residence then burial at West Union Cemetery.
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Fred Penn, Sr
Faye Bebout
Ragland
Brown Ave
Athens
Jackson County
John
Josephine Penn
Miners Club
Minnie
Beulah Carpenter
Claris Reod
Mae Walker
Fred, Jr
Fairborn
Samuel
Murray City
Carr
Pontiac
Mich
Benton
Pomeroy
Nellie Price
Columbus
Estella Knight
Massilon
Alice Briggs
Lancaster
Paul
Opal
West Union St
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
The Plains couple Mr. and Mrs. Orville Buck welcomed a son while Mr. and Mrs. Earl Radcliffe of Athens Route 1 had a daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Robert West of Athens welcomed a son. Admissions include Mrs. Isaac Jackson New Marshfield Danny Arnold Athens, Mrs. Bryan Schaulis Athens Route 1, with dismissals of Sheila Oxley Albany and Mrs. Harold Eschenbacher Athens, and the stay of Mrs. Nathan Hill McArthur Route 2, and Elmo Lunsford Glouster with daughter.
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Orville Buck
the Plains
Earl Radcliffe
Athens
Robert West
Isaac Jackson
New Marshfield
Danny Arnold
Bryan Schaulis
Francis Raymond
Sheila Oxley
Albany
Harold Eschenbacher
Nathan Hill
McArthur
Elmo Lunsford
Glouster
Awarded Scholarship to Af rican Institute at OSU
Among 24 winners of scholarships totaling 7000 to participants in the African Institute at Ohio State University here June 19 to July 23 is Milan Mihal of 57 Mill St Athens. Funds for the grants were supplied by the Ford Foundation and American Metals Climax Inc.
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Columbus
African Institute
Ohio State University
Milan Mihal
Mill St
Athens
Ford Foundation
American Metals Climax, Inc
Mental Health Week Launched in Athens County Drive
Mayor Kenneth W. Sands proclaimed Mental Health Month in Athens County and handed out about 60 canisters to Sheriff Harold Shields for distribution countywide by the Athens County Mental Health Association. House-to-house canvassing starts in May with Junior Womens Club co chairs directing the effort and township chairmen named for each area.
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Kenneth W. Sands
Athens County
Harold Shields
Shields
Athens County Mental Health Association
Athens City
Mental Health Association
United Appeals
Athens Junior Womens Club
Harry J. Graham
John S. McCleary
W. L. Roberts
Sheriff Shields
John McCleary
Messenger Newsphoto
Weekend highway crashes injure two riders and six motorists
State Highway Patrol investigated five weekend accidents resulting in injuries to two people. John W. Price 57 New Marshfield was knocked from a horse on Route 50 near Athens and suffered a left shoulder bruise while his horse was unhurt. Nine year old Paul Bean Nelsonville suffered a lip cut and loose teeth when a car rear ended another auto on Route 33.
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State Highway Patrol
John W. Price
New Marshfield
Price
Berm
Athens
William Calhoun
Rio Grande
Paul Bean
Nelsonville
Elvin Bean
Bobby A. Carr
Jacksonville
Bean
Chauncey
Charles Wadley
Royal McBee stock option over-subscribed at Port Chester
Royal McBee Corp employees in Port Chester over-subscribed the stock option and savings plan by 55 percent. President Philip M. Zenner announced the plan opened Jan 31 to full-time staff with two years service, allowing any number of shares up to 30 percent of the employee’s last two years pay. About 2000 eligible workers participated as 100000 shares were exceeded by roughly 55000 shares.
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Port Chester
N. Y
Royal McBee Corp
Philip M. Zenner
Royal McBee
City Firemen Report Weekend Fires and Small Loss
Athens city firemen responded to two weekend incidents with minimal damage. At Sammy's Steak House on Columbus Road wiring for a neon sign caught fire, but crews arrived to extinguish with slight loss. Later, on W Union Street and Roberts Drive, an auto exhaust oil flame smoked. owner not identified and no damage.
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Columbus Road
W. Union St
Roberts Dr
Court Action Filed Over Motion for New Trial
Common Pleas Court action filed by County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph B. Vanity opposes a defense request for a new trial. The defendant Lowe was convicted on the second count of forgery and uttering a forged instrument after a January term grand jury indictment.
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Common Pleas
Joseph B. Vanity
Lowe
Francis D. White
Three Drivers Fined and Jailed After DWI Pleas
Three drivers charged by the State Highway Patrol with driving while intoxicated paid the usual fine after pleading guilty Monday in Municipal Court. The fine was 125 dollars and costs, three days in jail and a three month license suspension. The three who pleaded guilty were Albert Tom Young, 48, Middleport Route 1. Delbert Eugene Six, 27, Chauncey. and Leonard E Turnage, 36, Circleville Route 2.
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State Highway Patrol
Albert Tom Young
Middleport
Delbert Eugene Six
Chauncey
Leonard E. Turnage
Circleville
River Rises After Weekend Rainfall in Ohio
The Hocking River reached 8.3 feet after weekend rainfall totaling 1.21 inches. U.S. Observer C. L. Colmer said the river began to recede slowly this morning as moderate temperatures followed the storm. Overnight lows and daytime highs varied from 25 to 65 degrees.
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Hocking
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Hamley Run
Degree Conferment by the Order of Temple at Masonic Temple
The Order of Temple will confer degrees on a class of candidates at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Masonic Temple by Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar. Refreshments will be served, said Willard L. Simonton, commander.
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Order of Temple
Masonic Temple
Athens
Knights Templar
Willard L. Simonton
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