R H White Named New Councilman in City Meeting
The Athens city council, in a Monday session, elected R H White manager of Bennett Ice Cream Co to fill the unexpired term of Dr R J Studer as councilman at large. The meeting also approved increases in water and sewer tap charges and a five cent per thousand gallon rise in water rates, based on Safety Service Director Daniel A. Pierce’s recommendation to cover city costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
R. H. White
Bennett Ice Cream Co
R. J. Studer
Studer
Oscar Fulton
Safety Service
Daniel A. Pierce
Pierce
Council
Athens
Pierre
University Terrace
Bryan Hall
Ohio University
University
Cornell
Rough Street
First St
Stewart St
McKinley Ave
Meters Fund
Commissioners Oust Simonton and Prepare Fairgrounds
Athens County commissioners voted to permanently remove Willard Simonton as superintendent of the county home citing malfeasance and assault on inmates. They authorized bill payments totaling 2653.58, insurance affidavits, and 1600 gallons of RT-2 tar for fairground roads as the fair approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Simonton
Athens County
Simonton
John Dowler
County Fair Board
Army seeks public support for peacetime draft
Capt Randall Kelley of the U S Army outlined peacetime draft aspects to the Rotary Club in Southeast Ohio. He said the Army is on trial needing public approval and described reforms in Army justice and the career school. He noted exemptions for veterans, students, ROTC, and active reserves. Guests included Warren Guy Fred McKelvey and Klaas Prins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Kelley
U. S. Army
Ohio
National Guard
Rotary Club
Kelley
Pearl Harbor
Warren Guy
Fred McKelvey
Athens
Klaas Prins
Wellston
Forest Fire Picture Shown for Kiwanians
The Kiwanis Club viewed a motion picture by Irving Dickman about the recent 32 million dollar Maine forest fire disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanians
Kiwanis Club
Irving Dickman
Maine
Inmates Deny County Home Has Dungeons
Twenty inmates at Athens County Home protested the use of the term dungeon to describe an under-stairway room pictured with grand jury indictments against Willard Simonton. They said there is no dungeon jail and asked The Messenger to publish the denial. Signers include Glen Parker Jack Condon Edward Tippie Ray Hanning and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Grand Jury
Willard Simonton
Messenger
Glen FE. Parker
Jack Condon
Edward Tippie
Ray Hanning
A. A. Bell
Mart Pierce
Silas Davis
John Miller
Fredie Linsecott
Henry Savers
Milt Green
Charley Lewellyn
Clarence McGill
Alva Russell
Jake South
Elmer Ogen
Johnny Swett
Gladys Carr
Bertha Norris
Dessie Murphy
Linscott
Ogen
Swett
Simonton
Hanning and
Savers
Grimes Infant Dies Monday in Athens
Gary Lee Grimes six day old son of Eldred K. and Mrs. Grimes of 389 Richland Ave died Monday night at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Survived by parents grandparents W S Grimes of Columbus Cora Grimes of Athens Harley Williams of Athens, great grandmother Nora Williams and great grandfather Robert McClain of Athens. Funeral services at 4 p m today Jaggers Funeral Home with burial at Clarks Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Lee
Eldred K. Grimes
Richland Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
W.S. Grimes
Columbus
Cora Grimes
Athens
Harley Williams
Nora Williams
Robert McClain
Jagers
Clarks Chapel
Mercury Reaches 88 as Humidity Stays Lower
The high reached 88 in Athens on Monday, three degrees above the prior day's peak. A low of 58 was noted for the past two warm, less humid days. At 10 am today the thermometer stood at 75 while the Hocking River fell to 3.50 feet, per observer Mrs. C. N. France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
C. N. France
Hocking
Drivers Arrested by Patrol Face Fines in Athens and Salem
Everett E. Lee aged 35 of Athens received a $100 fine and costs after pleading guilty to driving under the influence following a State Highway Patrol arrest on Route 682. In a separate Route 13 arrest, Robert Light, 19, of Salem Indiana was fined $10 and costs by Chauncey Mayor W D Hines for unsafe operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett E. Lee
Athens
O. F. Rowland
State Highway Patrol
Robert Light
Salem
Ind
Chauncey
W. D. Hines
1-H Projects Judging Dates Listed in Athens County
1-H projects in Athens County will be judged starting Monday by Mrs. Paul Kail and Villa Tippie with judging at multiple club homes and schools. The schedule runs August 9 to August 18 listing club names, times, and locations such as Sew So Right, Hollister School, Jacksonville School, Summit Grange Hall, Albany High School, and Troy High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Paul Kail
Villa Tippie
Athens
Hilltop
Gail Watkins
Robert Laziman
Gail Laziman
Nimble Thimble Club
Faye Nott
Sunshine Sewers
Hollister School
John Heiser
Shirley Heiser
Jacksonville Sewing Sisters
Jacksonville
Happy Stitchers
Mae Showers
Happy Girls
Millfield School
Union Jolly Stitchers
Barbara Graham
Summit Grange Hall
the Plains School
Amesville
Amesville High School
Sunny Dell Sewers
Ray Carmichael
Stanley Ryan
Clover Clippers
Albany High School
Chase Merry Makers
Merrill Chase
The
Shade Happy Stitchers
Shade High School
Golden Girls
B. C. Davis
New England
Lucky
J. Hutchinson
Romettes
John Barrows
Betsy Ross Sewing Club
Frost Hall
Troy High School
Betsy Ross
Earl White
Mechanicsburg School
Suit Filed Over Industrial Commission Participation
Mary Beal of Nelsonville filed a Common Pleas petition against the Industrial Commission of Ohio seeking Judgment and to participate in the State Insurance Fund. She says her claim was rejected June 14 this year and that her husband George Beal died from a cerebral hemorrhage while working at Carbondale mine in June 1944, dying in May 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Beal
Nelsonville
Common Pleas
Industrial Commission of Ohio
George Beal
Carbondale
Marriage Licenses Issued in Athens and Rainey
James Robert Vercoe and Betty Jean Montgomery both of Athens receive marriage licenses. James Anderson Shank of Raine and Jane Marietti Sanborn of Athens also obtain licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Robert Vercoe
Betty Jean Montgomery
Athens
James Anderson Shank
Racine
Jane Marietti Sanborn
Incorporations Listed in Columbus AP Report
The Associated Press lists new Columbus incorporations led by Athens Sheltering Arms Hospital Inc with 50 shares no par common. Named organizers include Betty Morgan Roger J. Jones and T H Morgan Jones and Williams attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Associated Press
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital, Inc
Betty Morgan
Roger J. Jones
T. H. Morgan
Jones and Williams
Hockingport Man Fined After Guilty Plea
Frederick Medley of Hockingport was fined 25 dollars and costs with 20 dollars suspended by Mayor W P Mickle after pleading guilty to intoxication. He was arrested by a deputy sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hockingport
Frederick Medley
W. P. Mickle
Blaze destroys tar at State Highway Garage
A fire at the State Highway Garage" destroyed an estimated 13 000 gallons of tar in a storage tank and damaged an adjoining open building and fence. Dana Williams said the tank overflowed onto the fire at about 9 am. Firefighters used foamite and water to extinguish the blaze after 45 minutes, saving a nearby RT 2 tar tank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana Williams
Athens City
Clarence A. Parker
Community Night Plans Completed In Athens
Athens recreation department outlines first annual Community Night at 7 p.m. in the high school area behind Rufus Putnam. Entries open at East Side West Side and Rufus Putnam playgrounds. Prizes in pet and doll shows bicycle and tricycle races softball throws a tug of war group prize and dancing exhibitions. Ohio University figures provide narration and square and round dancing ends the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Recreation Department
East Side
West Side
Rufus Putnam
Harry Lackey
Don Tullis
Athens
Lake Winona
Ohio University
St. Xavier
Chris Stefan
Frank Richey
Ohio U
George Joachim
BUC Appeals Court Ruling Challenged in Ohio Case
Frank J. Collopy as administrator of the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation files a Common Pleas Court appeal against Leo Smith Buchie Hocking Valley Mining Nelsonville and the Board of Review alleging four legal errors in applying BUC rules and regulations to Smiths unemployment benefits reclaim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Frank J. Collopy
Bureau of Unemployment Commission
State of Ohio
Leo
Smith
Buchie
Hocking Valley Mining Co
Nelsonville
Board of Review
BUC
Collopy
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes and Dismissals
Mrs. Virginia Gyure of Glouster and Mrs. Rachel Burley of Zaleski undergo major surgery. Dismissals include Mrs. Stanley Nickoson and daughter of Guysville, Mrs. Delores Lanning of New Straitsville, Mrs. Olive Renkenberger of Athens, and Robert Snow of Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Gyure
Glouster
Rachel Burley
Stanley Nickoson
Guysville
Delores Lanning
New Straitsville
Olive Renkenberger
Athens
Robert Snow
Divorce Petition Filed in Common Pleas Court by Tucker
Robert Tucker sues Mabel Tucker in Common Pleas Court citing gross neglect. He seeks custody of two minor children after alleged absence and neglect of the home. The couple married in January 1930 and have five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Robert Tucker
Mabel Tucker
Athens County Native Dies
Bertha Bell Starkey Crawford, 43, a native of Athens County, died Monday in Doctor's Hospital Columbus after surgery. She lived on Delaware Route 3 Ohio for five years and belonged to Scioto Valley Church and Women's Benefit Association. Survived by husband Everett son John mother Blanche Starkey Coshocton sisters Anna Belle Porter Akron Mary Frances Brown Elyria brothers Earl Cecil Coshocton and Ralph Barberton. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. Scioto Valley Church Rev Ben King burial Oller Cemetery Ramsey Mohr funeral home Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Bell Starkey Crawford
Athens County
Doctor’s Hospital
Columbus
Everett
John
Blanche Starkey
Coshocton
Ohio
Anna Belle Porter
Akron
Mary Frances Brown
Elyria
Earl and
Cecil
Ralph
Barberton
Scioto Valley
Ben King
Oller Cemetery
Ramsey-Mohr Funeral Home
Delaware
Real Estate Transfers in Athens and Surrounding Townships
A compilation of numerous land transfers in Ohio towns including Athens, Clarence, Verity's Third Addition, Chauncey, Glouster, Nelsonville, and Carthage. Names include Grace Bardin, William Hahn, James Cage, Mary Kennard, Mary Stadler, Ferne Munn, Joe Derrington, Giovanni Canatella, Rosa Canatella, Alfred H. Carpenter, and many others transferring parcels across townships and additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Bardin
William E. Hahn
Currier
Athens
James FE. Cage
Dean Kennard
Mary Kennard
York Township
William H. Fenzel
Sigma Theta Gamma
Clarence FE
Stadler
Mary Stadler
Verity
Athens Township
William D. Hines
James Pincelli
Chauncey
C.C. Pugh
Charlotte A. Pugh
Samuel G. Munn
Ferne Munn
George
Anna Gabriel
Joe
Carrie Derrington
Waterloo
James Pastor
Betty Tee Pastor
Giovanni Canatella
Rosa Canatella
Joe J. Allen
Glouster
Carpenter Hardware Company
Ohio
Alfred H. Carpenter
Nelsonville
Alwilda Martin
Leo W. Martin
Ruth T. Martin
Alexander Township
Delmar Annon
Lillie Swartz
Carthage Township
B. F. Swartz
Catherine W. Swartz
Karl Bodenbender
Doris I. Bodenhender
Jackson
Corcoran
Rignal T. Phillips
Eugene DeVault
Hazel NeVault
Rignal L. Phillips
Merchants Struggle With New Ohio Sales Tax
Athens retailers report confusion under the Sunday effective tax. They know only that purchases under 40 cents avoid tax and that clerks may have to cover the penny difference. The Ohio law outlines tax brackets starting at 41 cents and up, with penalties on gross sales. Local merchants lobby Senator Mechem for careful action while buyers show limited complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Gorman
Ohio
Athens
Oscar Fulton
Athens Retail Merchants Association
C. — Mechem
Mechem
War Victim Clyde Gamble Rites Held Sunday
Funeral services for S Sgt Clyde Gamble brother of Mrs Howard Groce of Athens Route 3 Ohio will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the family home in Glencoe with the Glencoe American Legion Post in charge. He was born in Glencoe on August 22 1921 joined the service September 10 1942 and was killed in an airplane crash near London England on September 11 1943. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs George Gamble Glencoe three sisters Pearl St Clairsville Alma Wiley Glencoe and Mrs Groce and a nephew Gary Groce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Gamble
Howard Groce
Athens
Glencoe
Ohio
London
England
George Gamble
Pearl
St. Clairsville
Alma Wiley
Groce
Gary Groce
Prayer Band to Meet at Mary Hawk Home
Graham Chapel prayer group will gather Thursday at Mrs. Mary Hawk’s home with Henry Lauer leading. The event gathers local church members for a brief session of prayer and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Chapel
Mary Hawk
Henry Lauer
Also Mentioned on This Page
R.H. White
Foster B. Cornwell
Water Department
State Civil Service Commission
Army
Rotarions Pold
Grimes
Vanguard Fume
Vanguard Paints & Finishes, Inc
Marietta, Ohio
Industrial Commission
Berry Hotel
Capital Finance Corp
Bo Roy J. Cross
Charles Dalton
Lincoln and
Hudson
Parker
Carl G. Gustavson
Sunnyside Dr
BUC Appeals
Chambray
Ohio Valley Exterminator Company
H. A. Locke
SIGR
Carpenter Hardware CO
Logan
Meigs CO
Rep
BUD
Juhling Middleport
Otarion
Otarion Hearing Aid Center
Gail D. Fisher
Cooper
Bobcat Cleaners
Union St. Tel
Warren
Redfish Pillet
California
Ard Prine
Orange-Crush Company
Chicago
Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation
Orange Crush Company
U.S
Illinois
Eres
Adaio
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