Young cyclists set for Ath en County Fair racing program
Gerry Saunders, 14, of 12 Granville St, admires prizes while preparing for The Messenger bicycle and tricycle races at the Ath en County Fair on Aug 22. The half mile event is for 12 to 17 year old boys with other races planned in Logan, Pomeroy, Gallipolis and Point Pleasant. Races are open to all area children aged 3 to 17.
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Messenger
Gerry Saunders
Granville St
Gerry
Messengers
Athens County Fair
Logan
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
E. Davis
New Car Totals Hit High in Athens County July
New car registrations in Athens County rose to 158 in July from 132 in June, a record high. The July total for new trucks and used cars fell from June, with 16 new trucks and 620 used car titles issued. Fees collected totaled 988.25 dollars, down from 1022.70 in June, with Athens County receiving 488.85 and the state 299.40.
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Athens County
Vehicles Pass 4517 Checked In July Athens Patrol Report
Athens Post reports 4517 vehicles checked in July with 1299 found defective. Stop lights led with 531 defects, tail lights 9394, brakes 375, headlights 176, wipers 57, horns 54, rear vision mirrors six, tires and steering gears one each. Training school at Hartman Farm graduates Sept 6 with 24 of 26 trainees expected to complete.
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Athens Post
State Highway Patrol
Robert Henderson
Corporal Henderson
Henderson
Hartman Farm
Columbus
Ful Ulare
Trolmen
Quick Cool Mint Relief For Burning Feet
A speedy mint medicated balm cools burning feet almost instantly leaving them refreshed. Describes topical use for tired feet and mentions availability at druggists.
Ex-Athens Merchant H V Porter Dies at 72
Harvey V. Porter 72 of Parkersburg West Virginia died unexpectedly in St Josephs Hospital Tuesday night. He was a former Athens merchant and long time operator of Porters Mens Store on Court Street. At his death he managed the shoe department of Sterns Brothers Store in Parkersburg. Survived by daughter Margaret Nelson Athens brother Norman Porter Birmingham Michigan three sisters Florence Begal Jackson Michigan Jane Johnson Cleveland and Ruby Price San Francisco. Services Thursday 2 pm at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home with burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Masonic services Thursday 2 pm by Par amythia Lodge No 25 F and AM. Lodge members meet at Masonic Temple at 1 15 pm. Friends may call after 7 pm Wednesday.
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Harvey V. Porter
Parkersburg
W. Va
St. Joseph's Hospital
Athens
Canada
Porter
United States
Porter's Men's
Court St
Stern's Brothers
Masonic Lodge
Margaret P. Nelson
Norman Porter
Birmingham
Mich
Florence Begal
Jackson, Mich
Jane Johnson
Cleveland
Ruby Price
San Francisco
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral
W. Union St
Paramythia Lodge No
F&am
Masonic Temple
July land transfers rise in Athens County records
Athens County land transfers increased in July with 127 total deeds, 84 mortgages, and 40 easements and right of ways. Fees reached $597.65, the highest monthly total this year, while seven month totals show 853 transfers, still below 1946 boom levels.
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Athens County
Claudis Chappel
Recorder’s
Athens High School Receives New Electric Kiln for Art Dept
The Athens High School art department announces the arrival of a new electric kiln for grades seven through twelve. The $300 purchase enables in-house firing up to 1922 degrees Fahrenheit with a 15 by 15 by 18 inch interior, boosting clay work and costume jewelry projects.
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Athens High School
Ethel M. Woolf
Athens
Ohio University
Arthur H. Oxley
Ohio University Elementary School
OU Art Department
Weather Update With 73 Degree Readings and Rain
Overcast skies today with a 73 degree temperature, following an 85 degree high yesterday. Humidity made conditions uncomfortable. Mrs. C. N. France reported a 67 degree low last night, ten degrees above Monday. Light rain fell early this morning. total rainfall measured at .01 inches. Forecast notes continuing overcast with cooler temperatures ahead.
Restraining Order Sought in Nelsonville Alley Case
Harriet Hoodler W H Hyde Walter Mechem and Donald Shafer Sr owners of a downtown Nelsonville building file in common pleas court a restraining order against the city of Nelsonville. They seek to bar the city from installing power lines on an alley owned by them but maintained by the city reducing the alley width from Hocking to Fulton streets.
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Harriet Hoodler
W. H. Hyde
Walter Mechem
Donald Shafer
Nelsonville
Common Pleas Court
Hocking St
Fulton St
Auto Slams Parked Car Then Flees Scene
An unidentified auto struck and damaged the parked car of John E. Scott at 176 Mill Street early Tuesday. Scott woke to the crash and saw a black sedan drive away from the scene in front of his home.
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John E. Scott
Mill St
Scott
Two Men Fined by Mayor After In Toxicatioin Arrest
Two men Ernest Hook and Don Hooper both of The Plains were fined $10 and costs by Mayor William P. Mickle Wednesday after police arrested them on charges of intoxication.
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William P. Mickle
Ernest Hook
Don Hooper
The
Plains
Births And Hospital Admissions At Shelterin g Arms
Births include a son for Mr and Mrs Paul Smith in Athens and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Edward Blake in Athens. Patients admitted include Mildred K Jackson Athens minor surgery Jimmy Metcalf Athens Route 1 minor surgery Evelyn Grubb Athens surgery Marie Ellinger Lancaster medical Lois Cecil Amesville medical J Howard Cline Albany medical. Dismissals include Mrs Thomas Barrett and daughter Athens Wayne Davis Glouster and Charles Cochran Jr The Plains.
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Paul Smith
Athens
Edward Blake
Mildred K. Jackson
Jimmy Metcalf
Evelyn Grubb
Marie Ellinger
Lancaster
Lois Cecil
Amesville
J. Howard Cline
Albany
Thomas Barrett
Wayne Davis
Glouster
Charles Cochran, Jr
the Plains
Man Fined for Disorderly Conduct in Athens
Clyde Scarberry aged 33 of Athens Route 3 was fined 10 dollars and costs and given five days in jail by Mayor William P. Mickle on a disorderly conduct charge. The fine and sentence were suspended if Scarberry left Athens by Saturday.
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Clyde Scarberry
Athens Route 3
William P. Mickle
Mickle
Scarberry
Athens
Grange Members Earn Degree at Athens Meeting
Ninety three Grange members were awarded degrees at the Athens Grange gathering, with forty five from Athens County. A Meigs County team presented the degrees ahead of the State Grange meeting set for August 12 at Athens High School. Approximately 200 members attended.
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Rom Meigs
Athens Granges Gree
Athens
Mae
Athens County
Aru Dents
Meigs County
Athens High School
A&p
Farm Bureau
Selman Mansfield
Canaan Grange
L. C. Petty
Rome
Worstell Appointed Administrator of Dunfee Estate
L. G. Worstell is named administrator for the Charles Dunfee estate in Athens County Infirmary after probate court records.
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L. G. Worstell
Charles Dunfee
Athens County Infirmary
Athens Probate Court
Peterson's Ointment for Piles Relief
advertisement touts relief from itching and smarting piles using a cooling astringent formula. a testimonial claims sleeping through the night after use. available in 40c and 60c at druggists with a money back guarantee.
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Peterson
Water Shut Off In FE State Street Area For Repairs
Water service will be cut off for about three hours Thursday morning in the FE State Street area to repair a broken supply line near Madison and FE State Street. The outage affects Madison Elmwood Alexander Patton Arden Place N May Marietta N Shannon and Hudson streets per Safety Service Director Daniel A. Pierce.
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FE. State St
Wis
Madison
State St
Daniel A. Pierce
Safety Service
Elmwood
Alexander, Patton
Arden Place
N. May
Marietta
N. Shannon
Hudson
City Loan and Savings Co Sues Floyd Hemsworth for 219
The City Loan and Savings Co filed in Common Pleas Court to collect 219 dollars owed by Floyd Hemsworth on an unpaid note.
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The
City Loan and Savings Co
Common Pleas Court
Floyd Hemsworth
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Richland Ave
Athens, Ohio
Foodbank
BUICK
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Grange
Home Owned and Operated
S. Court Street
UCLA
Ren
Kerr Hardware
S. Court ST
Quick's
Ohio Civil Service Employees Association
Benjamin Franklin
the Security Bank
Court Street
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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B.F.M
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Cher
Rose
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Schwinn
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W. State
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