United Appeal Budget for 1962 Approved in Athens
A $41,605 budget for 1962 operations of Athens United Appeals agencies was approved by UA board president Erle Bridgewater Jr. after a three week review. The eight agency budgets include Salvation Army 8530, Mental Health 300, Southeastern Ohio Guidance Center 2400, Girl Scouts 3000, Boy Scouts 5300, YMCA 1575, Red Cross 16000, Beacon School 3000, plus 1500 for headquarters and drive expenses. October set as drive month with plan outlines approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens’ United Appeals
Erle Bridgewater, Jr
UA Board of Trustees
Richard P. Garrison
Ohio
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
YMCA
Red Cross
Beacon School
A. A. Baldwin
William Teders
Puy
Earl F. Mathews
United Appeals
Charles Fulks
J. B. Vanity
Richard Mathews
Vincent Jukes
Clarke Daily
Lawrence Worstell
Wilson Smith
Sam Erskine
From Memory's Well Opera House Recalled by C H Harris
The Athens Opera House shaped local culture with home talent fairs and dramatic productions like The Fall of Atlanta. The piece recalls Len Tucker, Walter Jake Kelley, and a football kick club, plus school leaders like C S Wheaton and families such as Flo Os born and Pratt Os born. It notes community figures around the Athens County Courthouse and local officials, editors, and attorneys who shaped early town life.
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C. H. Harris
Athens Opera House
Atlanta
Len Tucker
Walter
Jake) Kelley
Charlie Bethel
C. S. Wheaton
Mr. Wheaton
Athens
Lake Erie
Flo
Pratt Osborn
Ella Osborne
Athens County
D.A.R. McKinstry
Albany Echo
Harry
Wilbur
Winfield Scott
J. B. Allen
John Biddle
William James
John Bennett
Board of Commissioners
J. M. Wood
L. G. Worstell
Gutherie
A. W. Lynch
Safe Hawk
L. A. Koons
A. M. Lewis
I. M. Foster
R. D. Williams
E. G. Ziddison
Silas Hedges
Baliff
Harry Webster
Dana
M. M. Riley
Josh Sands
A. J. Davidson
Sheltering Arms Hospital Births and Discharges
Rutland couple Mr and Mrs John Russell Bolin welcome a daughter. Seaman couple Mr and Mrs John Welsh greet a daughter. Athens couples Mr and Mrs Jack Rosser have a son and Mr and Mrs Leo W Hixson announce a daughter. Admissions include Mrs John Dunfee and Mrs Ethel E Grandy Athens Route 1 Bernice Pritts Chauncey Harold Sykes. Discharges list Mrs Jess Brown Athens Route 5 Mrs George Strode Mrs Mitchell Abraham and son Mrs Robert Johnson Athens and daughter.
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John Russell Bolin
Rutland
John Welsh
Seaman
Jack Rosser
Athens
Leo W. Hixson
John Dunfee
Ethel E. Grandy
Bernice Pritts
Chauncey
Harold Sycks
Jess Brown
George Strode
Mitchell Abraham
Robert Johnson
W Union St Man Charged in Alleged Mistreatment Case
Police say George Gilkey Jr. of 906% W Union St is charged in Juvenile Court with mistreating an 11 year old Athens boy on W Union St Tuesday afternoon. Gilkey was arrested after the youth's parents reported the incident.
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W. Union St
George Gilkey Jr
Athens
Gilkey
Injured In Fall At Home
A fall at a residence left an individual injured after slipping down steps. Authorities responding reported the incident and initiated standard medical aid procedures.
Mrs. DeLand Rites Set
A former Fair Store employee who had been bedfast since 1946 is laid to rest. Survived by a sister, the service led by Rev. Paul Alden will be at p.m. Saturday. Burial follows at Green Lawn Cemetery.
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the Fair Store
Lewis
Paul Alden
Green Lawn Cemetery
OU Graduate Named Avon High School Principal
Ohio University graduate Robrey Walters of New Straitsville is named principal of Avon High School. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from OU and signed a two year contract at 8600 dollars per year. Walters has taught at Avon Elementary for four years.
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Avon
Ohio University
Robrey Walters
New Straitsville
Walters
Athens Man Fined in Municipal Court for Intoxication
Floyd E. Carsey aged 42 from Athens was fined 25 dollars plus costs in Municipal Court on a city police intoxication charge after pleading guilty.
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Floyd E. Carsey
Athens
W State Street Woman Is Found Dead
Mrs. Charles Rider a 61 year old resident of 38 West State Street was found dead Thursday morning at her home. Fire department squad reported death on arrival at 9 56 am with authorities noting probable natural causes. Survivors include husband Charles and son Charles Jr plus siblings. Funeral arrangements are with Jagers and Sons.
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Charles Rider
State St
Fire Department
Rider
C. F. Patton
Charles
Charles Jr
Butch
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Passenger Sues Over Car Crash Injuries
A minor passenger sues Vincent Adams and Lee F Woodruff in Common Pleas Court seeking 5650 for lost wages medical expenses and a back injury from a State Route 216 crash near Murray City on May 21. The petition accuses Adams of urging reckless driving and notes the boy was a passenger when the car left the road and ended in a farm pond.
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Common Pleas Court
David Theron Woodruff
Vincent Adams
Millersport
Lee F. Woodruff
Athens
Woodruff
Lee Woodruff
Murray City
Adams
David Woodruff
Two Divorces Granted by Common Pleas Court
James F. Sheridan Jr. was found guilty of gross neglect. John E. Nygaard of 88 Franklin Ave. was granted a divorce from Nancy D. Nygaard who was also found guilty of gross neglect. Nygaard was awarded custody of two minor children.
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Common Pleas Court
James F. Sheridan Jr
John E. Nygaard
Franklin Ave
Nancy D. Nygaard
Marriage License for Wheaton and Laughlin
Elbert Lester Wheaton 28 of Stewart a crane operator and Patricia Kay Laughlin 18 of Stewart were issued a marriage license.
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Elbert Lester Wheaton
Stewart
Patricia Kay Laughlin
Jaycees Collect Clothing For West Virginia Flood Victims
Athens residents phoned in over 80 responses as the Jaycees eight members collected coats shoes purses pants soap and wash clothes for the Charleston flood victims. Lt. Robert Wratten of the Salvation Army will hand the items to corps members there Friday morning. A local family donated a set of dishes and two mattresses were turned down due to lack of transport.
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Jaycees
Charleston
W. Va
Robert Wratten
Salvation Army
West Virginia
Athens
Joe Barkie
Junior Chamber of Commerce For the Salvation
Barkie
Mr. Copeland Dies At 85
John Copeland 65 of New England died Thursday morning at the county home. Lifelong Athens County resident and retired blacksmith he is survived by a niece Mrs. Jessie M. Poole Dayton and two nephews Fred Burns Parkersburg and W C Hoisington West Milton. Funeral arrangements by Hughes Funeral Home.
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John Copeland
New England
Athens County
Jessie M. Poole
Dayton
Fred Burns
Parkersburg
W. C. Hoisington
West Milton
Forfeits Bond for Intoxication in Athens Court
Clarence Brooks of Athens Route 4 forfeited a $33.30 bond after being cited by sheriff's deputies for intoxication in Municipal Court Tuesday.
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Clarence Brooks
Athens
Itch Me Not Advertised at Gallaher Drug Company
An old advertisement promotes Itch Me Not as a quick relief for eczema insect bites and general itching. It claims itching subsides within minutes and antiseptic action provides relief, urging readers to visit Gallaher Drug Company today.
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Gallaher Drug Company
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United Appeal
Dungarees
Elberfeld
Logan, Ohio
T San
Opera House
Sergei Bingham
Tle
Messenger
Hiram Bingham
California
Lower Plains
Sheltering Arms Hospital
W. State St
Mr. Copeland
The
Hughes Funeral Home
Dominion
Athens Pharmacy
South Court St
Athens, Ohio
Fanny Farmer
WM Spice
Tusey
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