Remodeling project starts with Kroger Building permit
A 29000 remodel permit for the former Kroger Building at 18 W. State St. has been issued to J. H. Butt Construction Co. for Ohio Fuel Gas Co. occupancy. July permits totaled 13 and 37035, with the Kroger project among several residential and outbuilding improvements listed in Athens records.
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Kroger
W. State St
J. H. Butt Construction Co
Office of Safety Service
Daniel A. Pierce
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Gas Co
Athens
Ohio Fuel Firm
Arson Suspected In Athens Fires
Two early morning fires in Athens residences are suspected arson. Police and fire officials link the Wade Tom residence on University Terrace and E Mulberry with the McVey Cottage on E Union, noting a man seen near both sites and no arrests made. Fire Chief Parker cites evidence of arson at the McVey Cottage with debris near a hallway door. damage about 300 dollars. Police and the chief say both fires appear incendiary and tied, though no suspects identified.
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Athens
Fire Department
Wade Tom
University Terrace
E. Mulberry St
McVey
E. Union St
Tom
Mullberry
Ray Shafer
Ohio University
Parker
Howard Hall
Joseph B. Grogan
Neutracid Promise Relief For Nighttime Acid Distress
An ad urges relief from excess stomach acid and indigestion caused by late meals and substances like tobacco. It promotes Neutracid, a liquid prescription- style remedy, claiming fast neutralizing relief and better sleep. Available at Athens Pharmacy and other drug stores.
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Athens
Truck Collision Injures Alice Eggleston in Cincinnati
Moderate damage occurred Thursday when a truck driven by Elmer Staley Chauncey collided with an auto operated by Alice Eggleston Cincinnati on East Carpenter Street according to city police.
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Elmer Staley
Chauncey
Alice Eggleston
Cincinnati
E. Carpenter St
Miracle Vitamins with Iron Solu Seals Ad
For frayed nerves stomach trouble rough skin and better blood Solu Seals supplement daily diet. Vita min B1 deficiency causes nerve problems Use Solu Seals but only at Quick's Drug Store Athens Ohio 100 tablets 2 50 add 25c wrap postage tax. Mail orders promptly filled.
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Quick’s Drug Store
Athens
Ohio
Fire, Hoods Are Seen At Lake Hope
Reported last night at Lake Hope shows hooded figures burning a cross like object. 25 to 30 people were seen by an Athens man in the camping area between 8 and 8:30 pm. Sheriff and park ranger found no evidence of Ku Klux Klan activity. A Loudonville Boy Scout group was camping nearby. an Athens scout official suggested it may be youth behavior around a campfire.
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Lake Hope
Athens
Vinton County
Loudonville
Ohio
State Aid In Narcotics Fight Urged
Sheriff George Bateman urged Ohio state aid to create a state narcotics division to assist federal agents in dope cases. He spoke at Gov Lausche’s committee meeting on illegal narcotics. Also, federal agent Albert Cook urged training for police to detect users and dealers.
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George Bateman
Bateman
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Buckeye Sheriffs Association
Albert Cook
Franklin County
Ralph J. Bartlett
Lima
Kermit L. Westbay
Two Men Freed After FBI Clears Them
Two men held by Athens Police on Wednesday were released Thursday after the FBI said they were not wanted for any crime. Solomon Elliott Mosby, 35, of Richmond Virginia, and Carter Jones, 46, of Lumpkin Georgia, fled a truck when a patrol car approached on E State Street. The FBI noted both men had criminal records but were not currently sought. Police had recovered a sharp table knife from Mosby.
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Athens
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Solomon Elliott Mosby
Richmond
Carter Jones
Lumpkin
E. State St
FBI
Mos
Heating restrictions postponed indefinitely in plan
Rep. Bolton of Ohio says proposed restrictions on new natural gas space heating units in affected areas are postponed indefinitely. The Petroleum Administration for Defense will conduct a thorough study of its powers under the Defense Production Act, after considering the measures for several weeks.
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Washington
Bolton
Ohio
The
Petroleum Administration For Defense
Rubber Workers Reach Wage Settlement With U S Rubber
New York U S Rubber Co and the CIO United Rubber Workers reach a contract covering 35 000 employees outlining wage terms and job security assurances across plants.
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New York
U. S. Rubber Co
CIO
United Rubber Workers Today
Jaycees Fly Model Planes At Athens Picnic
Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts 35 messenger carriers at a picnic on the Athens State Hospital Grounds. Jaycee Frank Urbach demonstrates model plane flying while Virgil Williams climbs a tree to release a free flight plane. Lunch includes meats, salads, beans and drinks. Attendees include 41 carriers from Athens and nearby towns The Plains and Sugar Creek with many named individuals.
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Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce
U. S. Treasury Department
Athens State Hospital
Jaycee
Frank Urbach
Virgil Williams
Earl Hooper
Mid-Lake
Athens Area
George van Dyke
Gene Munn
Phillip Saunders
Sheldon Rowan
Larry Chesser
Jimmy Lee
Leslie Cornwell
Bob Wickham
Tommy Widdoes
Alan Fox
Louis Ruman
Bob Sylvester
David Goldsberry
Howard Brown
F. W. Weber
Robert Thompson
Robert Dickens
Henry Everett
Gordon Scott
Convention Of Redmen Set in Athens
The annual statewide convention of Redmen lodges will be in Athens August 10 and 11. About 500 Redmen from Ohio will register Friday noon at the Berry Hotel and attend sessions and a banquet. Entertainment includes two dances and a floor show with the Buckeye Ramblers and Holloway Band.
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Athens
A. P. Hatch
Ohio
Buckeye Ramblers
Holloway Band
Logan
Berry Hotel
Redmen’s Hall
W. Washington St
Redmen Hall
Hatch
William Smith
Howard Russell
Door Mistaken Door Again At Building Stairway
A second man in a week mistook a stairway door in the Matters Building for the bus station entrance and was injured Friday morning. William Mercer of The Plains, visually impaired, suffered facial and hand lacerations and was driven home by police. Earlier, an Amesville man who is partially blind fell while misled by the same door.
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Matters
Joseph B. Grogan
William Mercer
the Plains
Mercer
Amesville
Rites Planned for Mrs Rosetta Rathburn
Funeral services for Mrs Rosetta Mae Rathburn 78 who died Thursday in Sheltering Arms Hospital will be held Sunday at 2 30 p m at Pearl Chapel Church conducted by Rev John Snedden. Burial will be in Haning Cemetery. Friends may call at Jagers funeral home.
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Rosetta Mae Rathburn
Sheltering Arms Hospital
John Snedden
Pearl Chapel
Haning Cemetery
Jagers Funeral
Indiana University chapter initiates Miss Appel in Delta Pi Epsilon
Margue rite E. Appel of Athens has been initiated into the Indiana University chapter of Delta Pi Epsilon, a national honorary graduate fraternity in business education. She is doing graduate study this summer at Indiana University.
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Bloomington
Ind
Marguerite E. Appel
Athens
Indiana University
Delta Pi Epsilon
Miss Appel
Weather Brings Cloudy Comfort After Warm Spell
Cloudy conditions prevailed Friday with a 9 am thermometer reading 77 degrees. Thursday saw extremes of 87 and 57, and humidity declined easing days of discomfort.
Dog Ownership Dispute Goes to Grand Jury in Sharpsburg
A neighborhood dog dispute over ownership went to the grand jury after a preliminary hearing before Mayor W. P. Mickle. Goldie Burns, 63, of Sharpsburg Route 1, pleaded innocent to taking a dog Wade Johnson of Sharpsburg Route 1 claimed. Burns said the dog belonged to her family while Johnson said it was given to him. Burns posted 100 bond and was released briefly. The case noted a second unlicensed dog found on the Burns property. Burns pleaded guilty to failing to buy a license and paid 10 plus costs.
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Grand Jury
W. P. Mickle
Goldie Burns
Sharpsburg
Wade Johnson
Mrs. Lina Laird Rites Set for Sunday
Mrs Lina Laird 51 of 34 S Shafer Street will be laid to rest Sunday at 2 pm at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home with Rev A R Ervin officiating Burial follows in West Union Street Cemetery She died Thursday in Sheltering Arms Hospital after admission Born in Hollister and longtime Athens resident she was a member of Hocking Street Church of God Surviving husband Edward two daughters Mrs Virgil Cross of Columbus and Mrs Marjorie Gabriel of Lorain mother Mrs Pearley Bowers sister Mrs Glenna Ward Athens brother Harold Syx Napa Calif and four grandchildren Friends may call at the funeral home after Saturday noon
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Lina Laird
S. Shafer St
A. R. Ervin
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes
West Union Street
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