Prizes Highlight Glouster Rally Sunday Band Contest
Eighth District American Legion spring concert and rally in Glouster featured the Athene High School band and nearby groups. Bands from Crooksville Athens Wellston and Glouster competed with prize money awarded for first through last place plus an extra recognition. Local Athens Legion members and many residents attended and signed veterans into the Lancaster degree team.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Legion
K. T. Crossen Post 21
The
American Legion
Glouster
Crooksville
Murray City
Wellston
Glouster Stadium
Co. J. Ailstock
Frank L. Harvey
Byron Wolfe
James P. Cumley
Martin Coffee
Lancaster
Oscar Fulton
Orland G. Houck
John DeMolet
Paul Sands
Charles Bayless
Jane Bayless
E. M. Biddison
Willis Casley
Francis Packfard
M. E. Morrison
Danny
C. J. Ailstock
Charles Goodrich
Ralph Straw
L. M. Williams
X RAY TESTS IN ATHENS TO SCREEN HEALTH CARE
The announcement states no appointments are needed and up to 1500 people can be examined on the dates. University students and faculty are being tested at other times. The exam aims to detect tuberculosis and provide a general health check for chest spinal and heart defects.
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Hudson
Athens City Building Keeps Pace Amid Restrictions
Athens lumber dealers report residential construction lagging due to national material shortages despite CPA restrictions. Several commercial projects such as the Altaman Store addition on Court Street and a Shouse filling station on East State Street proceed under prior orders, with demand backed by backlogs and a booming black market in the South and West. Local manager J B Roberts cites limited native lumber lengths and diversion of materials to homes, urging builders to apply to the Federal Housing Administration in Columbus for priority.
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Leo Wilderman
Athens
Court St
Altaman
N. Court St
Ollie Shouse
State St
Shouse
E. State St
C. H. Russell
Lancaster St
J. JB. Roberts
Athens Lumber Co
Federal Housing Administration
Columbus
CPA
Mrs Burnett Dies Monday In Hospital
Mrs. Charles C. Burnett of 20 N High St died early today at Shellerine Arms Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage at home Sunday evening. She survived by two sisters, Mrs Charles Martin and Mrs Curtis Cornell, and a brother Eve Stevers. Born in Gallia County, she had lived in Athens 30 years and was active in the First Methodist Church. Funeral 1:30 pm Wednesday at home with Rev Harold F Kellogg. burial at Mound Hill Cemetery Gallipolis. Public viewing begins Tuesday noon.
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Charles C. Burnett
N. High St
Shellerine Arms Hospital
Burnett
Court St
Charles Martin
Gallipolis
Curtis Cornell
Detroit
Eve Stevers
Cleveland
First Methodist Church
Harold F. Kellogg
Mound Hill
Eight Arrests Reported By Patrol Saturday and Sunday
State Highway Patrolmen reported eight arrests and one accident over Saturday and Sunday. Notable incidents include Willard H. Brown and James H. Hildreth in a Route 33 collision with no injuries. Multiple drivers faced fines for unsafe operation and stop sign violations in Corning, Columbus, Nelsonville, and Clarksburg, with fines ranging from 5 to 10 dollars plus costs.
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Willard H. Brown
Stimson Ave
James H. Hildreth
Columbus
Justorth
Chauncey
Leonard W. Losey
Corning
Edward L. Jollie
Woodworth
Phil G. Harris
Nelsonville
Oral Daughterty
Dallas E. Nester
Currier St
Nester
Wood “Worth
Jonathan ©. Moore
Parkersburg
Wood- Worth
Kenneth L. Morrison
Clarksburg
W. Va
Estate of Trevy Kimbie Probate Inventory Reveals Assets
Probate Court records show an estate valued at 1671 dollars with 3700 dollars in real estate. The filing documents list the total value and real property as key components of the estate proceedings.
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Trevy Kimbie
May Purchase Sanatorium Plan Eyed by Athens County
Athens County commissioners met to discuss joining with neighboring counties to purchase and finance the Rocky Glen TB Sanatorium at McConnellville. Dr. H. T. Phillips said the plan would provide a local TB facility and that a board with one member from each county would manage the privately owned sanatorium with expenses shared by taxable property within each county.
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Athens County
Rocky Glen
McConnellville
H. T. Phillips
Dr. Phillips
Phillips
Revival Meetings Begin Tomorrow at Salvation Army
Rev. Robert L. Philips, Marion evangelist, will conduct a series of revival meetings at The Salvation Army, 92 W. Union St. The meetings begin Tuesday at 7 30 p m and continue nightly until May 12, open to the public, with Bible messages and special music.
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Robert L. Philips
Marion
the Salvation, Army
W. Union St
Amphibian lands Ohio University Trustee chairman
Mr John W Galbreath Columbus Ohio landed at University Airport this morning in a twin engine Grumman Widegon amphibian to attend an Ohio University Board of Trustees meeting at the university.
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John W. Galbreath
Columbus
Ohio University Board of Trustees
University
Markets Drift as Leaders Lose Steam in Slow NY Trading
New York AP reports stock activity mixed at midday with many leaders showing light liquidation while overall market trends remained uneven. Dealings moved slowly as investors watched fluctuating prices and sector shifts.
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NEW York
Cincinnati Livestock Prices Steady After Mixed Demand
CENCINNATI LIVESTOCK Hoge 3,500 active steady on barrows and gilts mainly good and choice 14.95 ceiling. Sows and few light stags 14.20, demand narrow for feeder pigs. Cattle 650, calves 400, low opening trade limited deals all represented. Most slaughterers awaiting clarification of WFO 73.7 in respect to quotas. Early top S1T on strictly Red 1100 lb steers, good Heifers etc. Mixer yearlings 16.50, good 900 lb steers and heifers 15.75 16.25, medium and good 14.15 15.50, beef cows common 7.5 12, canners 9.50, early bull top 14, sausage 11 13.50, sealers 30c to 31 lower, gilt and choice 16.50 47.50, common 12 15.50, replacement cattle steady, truck imports good and choice 630 lb steers 17.50, 550 lb heifers 17, 750 lb steers 16.50. Sheep 50, scarce, steady.
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Cencinnati
Written on the Wind review by Wilder in Athens
Athens County Librarian William F Morse reviews Written on the Wind by Robert Wilder. He notes Wilder’s characters feel real and fallible, though the novel is not Wilder’s best and centers on the wealthy Whitfield family whose decadence and boredom mirror America’s wealth gap.
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William F. Morse
Athens County
Robert Wilder
You
Wilder
Andrew Whitfield
Whitfields
Mr. Wilder
Road Projects Submitted in Athens County
Two Athens County road projects were submitted to the Federal Public Roads Admin for approval by Perry T. Ford. Federal approval is hoped by June 1 to allow immediate bidding. The Amesville Glouster road at Route 280 north of Route 50 will include a bridge and two lane low type approach. The Carbondale road on Route 1, six and a half miles from Route 56 to Route 691, will be a two lane roadway with salvage medium type pavement.
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Athens County
Federal Public Roads Administration
Perry T. Ford
Amesville Glouster
Athens
Carbondale
Westminster Foundation installs officers after Sunday banquet
Foundation officers were installed for the coming year by the Westminster Foundation after a Sunday evening banquet at the Presbyterian Church basement. Executives named Phillis Case as president and Dick Ash as vice president, with a slate including secretary Ruth Ricket and treasurer Grayce McVeigh among others.
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Westminster Foundation
Presbyterian Church
Counccil
Phillis Case
Dick Ash
Ann McCroba
Ruth Ricket
Grayce McVeigh
Phi Chi Delta
Doris Standring
Bea Tohn
Cynthia Hyne
Iemagean Woods
Carl Gaius
Harald Ab Imyer
June Smeal
Jack Place
Dorothy Kindinger
Jean Hartman
Alex Andrew
Martha Galefrow
Fireside
Margaret Lockeman
iAlumnae
Hannah Thrash
Lola Jean Rose
iElizabeth Hickman
Ruth Sauer
Shirley ‘Barker
Sapper
Mary Ann Brom Hey
Social Hour
Maxine Agger
Val Finley
CRC
Fire destroys bed at 20 N. College Street
Firemen battled an early Sunday blaze at the C. L. Steppe residence likely started in a bed. Damage estimated at 9450 by Fire Chief C. A. Parker. Cause believed to be smoking in bed. Fisherman Pleading Guilty to maintaining more than one trot line in Athens. John Dunfee fined $15 and costs by Magistrate J. S. W. Bailey, arrested by State game protector C. H. Moore. Logan Canis Club meet at 6:30 p.m. with Logan High seniors as guests at the Logan Clay Products Club House.
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C. L. Steppe
N. College Street
C. A. Parker
Parker
Fin
John Dunfee
Athens
S W. Bailey
C. H. Moore
Marriage Licenses Granted For Four Couples In Ohio
Oliver A. Riley aged 26 of Athens and Pleasant Marcile Bailey aged 21 of Athens obtain a marriage license. Theodore Morgan Monrose 38 of Belsonville and Leona Mae Gribble 21 of Nelsonville also secure a license.
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Oliver A. Riley
Athens
Pleasant Marcile Bailey
Theodore Morgan Monrose
Belsonville
Leona Mae Gribble
Nelsonville
Athens FHA Regional Meeting Set in Amesville
Twenty six girls from Athens High School plan to attend the Southeastern Ohio Division Future Homemakers of America regional meeting in Amesville on Tuesday. Zita Moore of Ath will receive the State Award for work in Home Economics, with Luella Littler singing One Alone and a trombone duet by Charles Frank and Charles Krauskopé. Merit awards will honor FHA chapters at Race-Canaan The Plains and Ames-Bern, with Ames-Bern hosting.
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Athens High School
the Plains
Ames-Bern
Motorist Fined by Mayor in City Court
James B. Woodyard of Columbus pleaded guilty to speeding 60 mph in a 1 mile per hour zone on WY Union St and was fined $10 plus costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth. Sherman J McCollins and Robert Brill, both listed in the same arrest report, were each fined $5 and costs after affidavits for intoxication. All arrests were made by city police.
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Union St
James B. Woodyard
Colum_bus
Woodyard
Franz Woodworth
Sherman J McCollins
Richland Ave
Robert Brill
Columbis
Wooodworth
Albany observes Conservation Week at high school
Nine Albany High School students participated in an observation assembly Friday, recognizing Herman Fickard for a recent agriculture scholarship at Ohio State University. Attendees included Ann Stack, Barbara Bilis, Betty Bolin, Patty Hunter, James Hutchison, Helen Ryan, Barbara Cooley, Hubert Carr, and Billy Munn. A senior play skit and a conservation film followed the program.
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Albany High School
Herman Fickard
Agriculture
Ohio State University
Ann Stack
Barbara Bilis
Betty Bolin
Patty Hunter
James Hutchison
Helen: ‘Ryan
Barbara Cooley
Hubert i Carr
Billy Munn
Posthumous Bronze Star Award For Sergeant Henry Kloh
The Bronze Star Medal was posthumously awarded to Sergeant Henry H. Kloh, grandson of Mrs. Martha Kloh of Trimble. The honor recognizes his actions in the 1944 battle at Wimmaeau, France, where he died of wounds after refusing medical aid for himself. He was the son of Henry Kloh of Columbus and Mrs. Charles Pithereski of Bellaire, Ohio.
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Henry H. Kloh
Martha Kioh
Trimble
Kloh
Wimmaeau
France
Henry Kloh
Columbus
Charles Pithereski
Bellaire
Ohio
Athens Man Says ERB-HELP Eased Gas and Bloat
An Athens resident reports relief from postmeal bloating gas and acid reflux after using ERB-HELP. He claims meals no longer trigger discomfort and bowels are regular for the first time in years. The ad promotes ERB-HELP with herbal ingredients and claims of liver and kidney cleansing. Athens Pharmacy and Betts Cut Rate in Nelsonville sell the product.
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Athens
Athens Pharmacy
Nelsonville
Betts
Ady
Freeze Lows Hit 28 As Ohio Fruit Crops Escape Major Damage
The mercury slipped below freezing to 28 degrees Saturday night per weather observer Mrs. C N France. Athens County fruit growers report little added damage from the freeze, though crops on high ground remain uninjured. Ralph Ladd notes prospects for a light Rome Beauty crop and compares conditions with northern Ohio. Sunday highs reached 67 degrees with rain around 7 p.m. The Hocking River stayed stable at about 3.70 feet.
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C. N. France
Athens County
Ralph Ladd
Torch
Fisher Station
Rome
Ladd
Ohio
France
Hocking
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OGG Motor CO
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