Doanville Bridge Replacement and County Road Resurfacing Approved
Ath ens County commissioners approved an emergency project to replace the Doanville span on Monday Creek after a coal truck collapse. They also authorized resurfacing 11.86 miles of county highways with bituminous treatment and a dust control program using 70,000 gallons of tar.
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Monday Creek
Doanville
Athens County
John Dowler
Dowler
General Fund
Highway Maintenance Co
Athens
Kimberly-Carbondale
New Marshfield School
Baker Settlement
Golf Course
Bailey Run
Little Bailey
Operation Skywatch expands grounds observation corps nationwide
The Ground Observation Corps plans a May expansion across 27 states to run 24 hours daily. Athens supervisor C B Nye says 60 plus volunteers will join 206 already showing interest as training at Athens High School on May 12. The program trains observers to report aircraft to the radar network via the Columbus filter center.
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USAF
C. B Nye
Athens
Air Defense Command
Colorado Springs
Colo
Washington
Athens High School
Air Force
GOC
Columbus
Ground Observation Corps
Nye
Skywatch
Bicycle Safety Classes Begin in Athens Schools
Athens pupils enroll in weekly bicycle safety courses led by the Athens Police Department. Chief Joseph B. Grogan opened the program at East Side School with 107 participants. sessions continue at Central and West Side schools with instructors Sgt. Joseph McBride and Patrolman Fred James.
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Athens
Athens Police Department
East Side
Central
West Side
Joseph B. Grogan
Central School
Joseph McBride
West Side School
Fred James
Police Department
Grogan
Births and dismissals at Shelterin g Arms Hospital notes
Births listed for Mr and Mrs James Parsons Athens a daughter and for Mrs Elaine Davis The Plains plus Jackie James Millfield. Dismissals include Mrs Walter Gambill Albany and son Mrs Robert Foughty Athens and son Mrs Evelyn Fletcher Athens Terry Hillyer Chauncey and Mrs Lobella McKinney Millfield.
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James Parsons
Athens
Elaine Davis
the Plains
Jackie James
Millfield
Walter Gambill
Albany
Robert Foughty
Evelyn Fletcher
Terry Hillyer
Chauncey
Lobella McKinney
Missing 14 Year Old Girl From Athens
A 14 year old Athens girl, Roberta Dawn Henderson, is reported missing by her stepmother Elizabeth Henderson. She left home at 428 West Union Street Monday morning wearing a blue dress. She is described as 5 feet 8 inches, 165 pounds with blond hair and hazel eyes.
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Athens
Joseph B. Grogan
Roberta Dawn Henderson
W. Union St
Elizabeth Henderson
Fine Jail Sentence Levied Against Driver
A fine of 50 dollars and costs and a jail term of 60 days were levied on Don Lyons 40 of Nelsonville Route 2 after arraignment in Vinton County Common Pleas Court on drunken driving charges. Lyons was jailed Monday by the State Highway Patrol and arraigned Tuesday before Judge C W Smith. The jail term will be served in the Cincinnati work house.
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Don Lyons
Nelsonville
Vinton County
Two Athens Schools Stage Student Council Productions
Tuesday in Athens two schools presented films funded by tax stamps. Central School showed Here Comes the Circus with West Side and East Side pupils invited. The high school auditorium hosted Junior Miss, organized by the Junior High School Student Council.
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Athens
West Side
East Side
Judgment Sought Against Dorothy Mahaffey in Cleaning Business
Brown and Bigelow Inc. files a petition of judgment in Common Pleas Court seeking $192.56 plus interest from January 1 1951. The defendant is described as proprietor of a cleaning establishment.
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Brown and Bigelow Inc
Dorothy R. Mahaffey
Common Pleas Court
Fire Chief Clarence A Parker Retires After 30 Years
Fire Chief Clarence A Parker retires tonight after 30 years in the department including 11 years as chief. His departure follows medical advice with an acting chief to be named and civil service exams planned for the chief position and for a fireman role. Parker joined Jan 1 1923 and previously served as fire marshal. The department, now eight men and four trucks, honors him with luggage and a pipe as he plans unspecified travel.
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Clarence A. Parker
Parker
Driver Sought After Crash at City Intersection
Police seek the driver of a 1937 Ford with West Virginia plates after a two-vehicle crash at S Court and E Union. A. G. Daulton of 190 E State St was westbound on E Union when the WV car ran a red light and hit the Daulton vehicle from the south. Witnesses say the WV driver stopped briefly then fled. license WV 350557 is issued to Joseph A Zwilling of Clifton WV, though his involvement is unconfirmed.
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S. Court
E. Union Streets
West Virginia
A. G. Daulton
E. State St
E. Union St
Daulton
Joseph A. Zwilling
Clifton
W. Va
Zwilling
Jury Trial Vacated In Driver Indictment
Ellen Biddle of Athens had her jury trial for physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence vacated by Common Pleas Court Judge Francis D White. No new date was set. the trial was scheduled for Friday. Biddle, indicted by the October 1951 grand jury, pleaded innocent and has awaited trial since then.
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Ellen Biddle
Athens
Common Pleas Court
Francis D. White
Miss Biddle
Young Deer Sighted Near Athens on Route 50
A young spike deer was seen standing in a field a half mile east of the Athens Live Stock Sales Co on Route 50. H A Wolfe of Athens Route 4 spotted the deer while driving to work. Wolfe noted the animal was in good shape and suggested pipeline construction activity had frightened it toward civilization.
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Athens Live Stock Sales Co
H. A. Wolfe
Athens
Wolfe
Colorado
Weather Report Notes Mild Conditions With Warm Morning
Ideal weather continued with a 9 am temperature of 64 degrees, up 24 from last night's low. Tuesday's extremes reached 76 and 52.
Lions To Buy Trash Cans And Crowned District Queen
Athens Lions Club discusses placing five new trash receptacles at Court Street intersections to curb downtown litter. The group plans more cans and reports Hagan-Wallace circus June 12 to fund eye research. Nancy Riegel from Athens chosen District 13-H queen, competing May 16 17 18 in Cincinnati. winner goes to Mexico City convention June 25 28.
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Court St
Lions
Harold Cornwell
Circus Committee
Hagan-Wallace
Athens
Ohio Eye Research Foundation
Robinson
Nancy Riegel
Cincinnati
Mexico City
Riege Ia
Frank Riegel
E. State St
Ground Observer Corps
Paul Ullmark
Lions Club
Geology Professor Urges Public Knowledge of Earth Sciences
Dr Myron T Sturgeon of Ohio University argues geology underpins industry and agriculture and provides minerals crucial to civilization Iron copper aluminum and manganese are key resources He notes 15 000 geologists work in private industry or government and calls for broader public understanding of the science.
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Myron T. Sturgeon
Ohio University
Chemistry Auditorum
Sturgeon
Athens County Geological Survey
Earth
De Molay Chapter to Meet Thursday in Masonic Temple
Athens Chapter Order of De Molay will hold a Thursday 8 p m meeting at the Masonic Temple. Refreshments will be served after the gathering, as announced.
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Athens
Order of de Molay
Masonic Temple
Free orthopedic clinic serves 78 patients in Athens County
An Athens County event offered free consultative examinations at the First Presbyterian Church under the Athens County Society for Crippled Children and Adults. Columbus doctors Judd Wilson John Leach and Dr Hostermann led the effort with other child care and therapy specialists present. Community groups and agencies provided transport meals and facility use assisting the clinic operation.
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Athens County
First Presbyterian Church
Athens County Society For
Judd Wilson
John Leach
Hostermann
Columbus
Athens Child Conservation League
Athena County Welfare Department
State Vocational Rehabilitation Department
The
Presbyterian Church
Health Department
City
Considera
Stores President Ex OU Student on Breakfast Club Program
Grant A. Mason former Ohio University student and president of Clover Farm Stores Corp will be heard Friday morning on the Don McNeill Breakfast Club broadcast Mason was a former Pittsburgh resident and will participate in the ABC program between 8 15 and 8 45 am EST
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Grant A. Mason
Ohio University
Clover Farm Stores Corp
Don McNeill
Mason
Pittsburgh
American Broadcasting Company
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Athens Wine & Beer Store
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
CUBS
First Christian Church
Athens County Board of Elections
J. E. Barker
Election Board
C. W. Gross
Messenger Newsphoto
Athens Lions Club
Dwight Robinson
Charles Hayes
Allstate
Sears
Logan
Ohio
Parkersburg, Va
N. Court St
Tion
Safe of Easter Seals
Jesse HH. Douglas
Keystone
ROY E. Hawk & Co
Investment Securities
Cline Bide
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ROY F. Hawk & CO
Obie
Pience
Taken Funda
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Beasley & Mathews
E. Carpenter
W. H. “Wink
Wakefield
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