Bids Enter for Athens Sanitary Sewer and Plant Work
Bids from Ohio West Virginia Kentucky and Pennsylvania firms entered for Athens sanitation sewer and disposal plant contracts. Six bids for the plant and a joint bid for the sewer line were filed at a public hearing. Authorities will tabulate and present to council before bonds are advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Service Safety
Fred H. Beckler
Hosa Co
Cincinnati
Christopher Co
Columbus
Neighborgall Co
Huntington
W. Va
H. W. Miller, Co
Covington
Mosser Co
Fremont
Welshach Co
Philadelphia
Hewitt Co
Mountain State Construction Co
Charleston
Lancaster Auto Theater Plans Listed
Frank Nolan co owner of Valley Drive In Theater outlines Lancaster Auto Theater to be built in the city business district on Fair Ave near Memorial Drive. The one city block by two block site will hold 580 cars, 900 with overflow, plus 356 stadium seats for walkers or bus riders. Nolan serves as vice president of Lancaster Auto Theater Corp with Dr T H Morgan as president and Earl Davis Sr as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Frank Nolan
Nolan
Frank Rauch, Jr
Athens
Wellston
Ashland
Fair Ave
Memorial Drive
Lancaster Auto Theater Corp
T. H. Morgan
Earl Davis, Sr
County Dairy Herd Yields Are Tabulated
Athens County dairy herds and cows show July milk and butterfat leaders. Bertie Brookover tops milk with 700 lb per cow. Floyd Starkey high in butterfat at 34.1 lb. Seth Neely and Sons wires top cows in both milk and butterfat with No. 2 No. 10 No. 14 producing 1610, 1470 and 3410 lb. Boots and No. 19 also notable in butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ross Wright
Bertie Brookover
Floyd Starkey
E. L Keirns
A. P. Singer and Sons
Seth Neely and Sons
Petition for Divorce Filed in Common Pleas Court
Bernice Coen of Jacksonville files for divorce from Richard W. Coen of 271 Highland Ave in Common Pleas Court. She cites gross neglect and extreme cruelty and seeks a restraining order, custody of a son, and temporary and permanent support. Married May 13, 1949 in Guysville. one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
Bernice Coen
Jacksonville
Richard W. Coen
Highland Ave
Guysville
Ohio Apple Peach Harvest Under Way Across State
Harvest of Ohio apples and peaches began around Aug. 1 and runs to late September. White varieties Car men Cumberland and Golden Jubilee peaches start Aug. 1 to mid month, then South Haven Hale Haven Champion from Aug. 15 to 30. Elberta peaches harvest Aug end to Sept 15. Apple crops expected small in Ohio though U. S. crop averages. Wealthy apples on markets by Aug 15. McIntosh Cortland Sept 1. Jonathan Delicious around Sept 25.
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Ohio
a_ bulletin
Ross Wright
Carmen
Cumberland
South Haven
Hale Haven
U. S
McIntosh and Cortland
Jonathan
Delicious
Attendance Pins Awarded by Athens Lions Club
Eighteen members of the Athens Lions Club received perfect attendance pins at a Tuesday night meeting in the Hotel Berry. Past president Robert Blackmore also earned a past president’s pin, with Dwight Robinson presenting slides from the Lions International Convention in Mexico City. The group also outlined plans for the county fair program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Lions Club
Berry
Robert Blackmore
Denver Gooding
Richard Cox
Elmer Jones
William Whaley
Arthur Ellis
William Poling
Dwight Robinson
Clarke Daily
Walter Cornwell
Allen Lock
George Lovell
Richard McClurg
Cloyce Martin
George Rutkoskie
Charles Hayes
Athens County Land Transfers Across Several Townships
A series of property transfers in Athens County involves John Harper transferring property in York to Clarence Smith of Nelsville, and other deeds between residents of Athens, Nelsonville, Lodi, Canaan, Waterloo, and Happy Hollow. Notable names include Wayne W. Harris, Elmer Laird, Oscar R. Ramsey, and Mary Kathleen Boden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harper
Athens County
Clarence Smith
Nelsonville
York
Benton W. Gaskins
Wayne W. Harris
Athens
Canaan
Martha G. Harris
Cora M. Evans
Lodi
Grace H. Angell
Wayne Harris
Carl C. Buck
Frank B. Nuzum
James H. Boden
Mary Kathleen Boden
Waterloo
G. C Herron
Carl Herron
Alonzo Figgins
Catherine Figgins
Goldie Laird
Happy Hollow
Elmer Laird
Savilla Laird
Joseph Laird
Eyivetta C. Laird Bobzin
Chicago
Alma Jeanette Merriman
Columbus
Happy Holow
Wesley Hawk
Sarah Jane Ramsey
Marriage Licenses Given to Four Couples in Two Towns
William H. Wilson 22 of The Plains and Freda Jean Tryon 25 of Athens, Bobbie H. Dean 21 and Norma Jean Cullison 19 both of Nelsonville receive licenses. Marshfield man William Young 21 is fined $5 and costs by Mayor Peter B. Seel after pleading guilty to a charge of insufficient brakes on his auto. arraignment held Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Wilson
the Plains
Freda Jean Tryon
Athens
Bobbie H. Dean
Norma Jean Cullison
Nelsonville
Marshfield
William Young
New Marshfield
Peter B. Seel
Young
Prayer Band to Meet at Grahams Chapel
Grahams Chapel Prayer Band will meet Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Davies with Mrs. Ouida Williams as leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grahams Chapel
Leonard Davies
Ouida Williams
Frank Taylor Dies Tuesday At Coolville
Frank C. Taylor 78 lifelong Coolville resident and drug store merchant died Tuesday at home. He worked 63 years in the drug trade, studied at Northwestern University, and belonged to multiple Masonic and Shrine orders. Survived by wife Cora Oakes Taylor sister Bessie Taylor brother Edwin C. Taylor and a late infant son Frank Okes Taylor. Funeral Friday 2 p.m. at home with Rev. C C. Lockwood and Coolville lodge rites. Burial in Newberry Cemetery near Little Hocking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Frank C. Taylor
Taylor
Taylor & Son
Northwestern University
Coolville Lodge
F&am
Athens
Royal and Select Masters
Royal Arch Masons
Knights Templar
Aladdin Temple of the Shrine At
Columbus
Order of Eastern Star
Marietta
Cora Oakes Taylor
Bessie Taylor
Edwin C. Taylor
Pasadena
Calif
Frank Okes Taylor
C. C. Lockwood
Newberry Cemetery
Little Hocking
Farm Worker Sues for Wages in Ohio Court
Ross D. Bibbee files a petition in Common Pleas Court seeking 1710 dollars in unpaid wages from Venia M. Affolter. He alleges an oral contract from Sept 1, 1951, to be farm manager at 20 dollars weekly plus room and board, later raised to 25, working until July 1, 1952, with only 275 dollars paid in cash and clothing laundered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Township
Common Pleas Court
Ross D. Bibbee
Venia M. Affolter
Bibbee
Athens County Sales Tax Receipts Rise in First Fiscal Weeks
Athens County posts a 7.6 percent gain in sales tax receipts for the first three weeks of the fiscal year ending July 1, totaling 20055 dollars versus 18641 the previous year. Statewide, 44 of 88 counties rise 1.1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Harper C. Pendry
Athens Board of Trade
Bound to Jury on Non Support Charge
Vern R. Scott 45 of Athens Route 4 pleaded innocent to non support of a child. He was bound to the grand jury by Mayor Peter B. Lee with a $200 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern R. Scott
Athens
Peter B. Lee
Scott
Exams Announced For Federal Posts At Air Depot
Examinations are announced for the position of requirements and distribution officer at Wilkins Air Force Specialized Depot Shelby at a starting salary of $7040 a year. Further information may be obtained at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkins Air Force
Shelby
Graveside rites held for stillborn Evans daughter
Graveside services were conducted Monday in Huntington West Virginia for Bonnie Sue Evans the stillborn daughter of Mr and Mrs R L Evans of Huntington The Evanses list Patricia Rohrer former wife of Charles Rohrer of Athens as her mother.
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Huntington
W. Va
Bonnie Sue Evans
R. L. Evans
Evans
Patricia Rohrer
Charles Rohrer
Athens
Weather warms to 78 by 9 am after cool night
Warmer air moved in on Wednesday with temperatures rising to 78 degrees by 9 am from a 60 degree overnight low. Tuesday reached a high around 86 degrees.
Athens area air force enlistments and updates
Recent Athens youths join the Air Force with basic training at Sampson AFB New York. Enlistees include Charlies J Hudnall Charles R Gibbs Dean C Coakley Darrel Inman Edward V Collins Earl R Kesterson and Wilbur A Dailey who is discharged as airman first class. Pvt Galen D Mesecher earned Signal Corps Leaders School credentials at Camp Gordon Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Air Force
Charlies J. Hudnall
Charles R. Gibbs
Sampson Air Force Base
Geneva
N. Y
Dean C. Coakley
Darrel Inman
Nelsonville
Edward V. Collins
Chauncey
Earl R. Kesterson
Pomeroy
Samson Air Force Base
Wilbur A. Dailey
Albany
Eglin Air Base
Fla
Galen D. Mesecher
James F. Mesecher
Amesville
Maxine Mesecher
Chesterhill
Signal Corps Leaders
Camp Gordon
Meseher
Ames-Bern
Knowlton Construction Co
Motorbike Crash on Court Street Injures Rider
Police reported a motorbike rider was thrown to the street after the wheel struck a rear auto on S Court Street. Donald Knox of 208 Washington Street was shaken loose from his seat. Driver was William Joseph Burns of 17 Curran Drive. Bike hit Louise Wamsley’s auto at 32 Lorene Avenue.
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S. Court St
Donald Knox
Washington St
William Joseph Burns
Curran Drive
Louise Wamsley
Lorene Ave
Medical Record Librarians Wanted for Government Agencies
The U S Civil Service Commission announces an exam for medical record librarians to work in the Veterans Administration Public Health Service and Department of Defense offices in Washington D C at salaries from 3410 to 7040 a year. Applications and information available at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Veterans Administration, Public Health Service
Department of Defense
Washington, D. C
Two Fines Levied In City Court
John Russell Chapman aged 51 a carpenter from Route 1 pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined 15 dollars plus costs. Gail Showalter aged 34 of Athens Route 3 was fined 10 dollars and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail, with the jail term suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter B. Leel
John Russell Chapman
Carpenter
Gail Showalter
Athens
Driver Fined After Improper Turn Arrest Near Chauncey
Eugene Hankison aged 70 of Nelsonville Route 1 was fined $10 and costs by Mayor Peter B. See after a State Highway Patrol arrest for making an improper left turn linked to a Saturday Route 32 accident north of Chauncey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Hankison
Nelsonville
Peter B. See
State Highway Patrol
Hankison
Chauncey
Two Chosen for Michigan Institute Farm Youth Selections
Everett Boggess of Albany and Barbara Dee Dougan of Shade were selected as delegates from the Athens area to attend the American Institute of Cooperation Aug 10 to 14 on Michigan State campus East Lansing. They were chosen for scholastic achievement leadership and community activity. The trip includes visits to Toledo Zoo Greenfield Village Ford Museum Detroit plus a chicken barbecue and ice revue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm
Athens
American Institute of Cooperation
Michigan State
East Lansing
Everett Boggess
Albany
Barbara Dee Dougan
Shade
Everett
W. E. Boggess
Ohio State University
Michigan
FFA
Columbus
Toledo
Two Athens County Churches Seek Court Mortgage Authority
The Athens Church of the Nazarene and The Plains Methodist Church filed petitions in Common Pleas Court to borrow funds secured by land. The Nazarene seeks up to 3000 dollars to finish a new church building with a ten year repayment plan at up to five percent interest. The Plains Methodist seek up to 1500 dollars to improve the parsonage and church with similar terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
Athens Church of the Nazarene
Plains Methodist Church
Athens
Plains
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Mrs Jennifer Homer and several patients listed from Athens and nearby areas are noted. Dismissed individuals include Mrs Belford Hoisington and daughter, plus others from Athens Glouster Albany Jenkins Letart and Letart West Virginia with varying surnames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennifer Homer
Athens
Don Graham
Carl Mathews
Ray Nott
Glouster
Belford Hoisington
Winn Hoisinger
Albany
Chessley Bentley
Jenkins
Joe Chicki
Otmer Roush
Letart
W. Va
Husband of Former Athens Woman Dies in Washington
A. G. Loehr, 52, died July in Washington D C. He is survived by his wife Rose Junod daughter of the late Mr and Mrs George Junod of Athens. Loehr was a coal dealer for a number of years. Funeral and burial took place in Washington.
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A. G. Loehr
Washington, D. C
Rose Junod
George Junod
Athens
Loehl
Suria
Washington
City Man Fined For Unsafe Operation After Plea
Jerald J. Lewis 22 of The Plains was fined $10 and costs by Mayor Peter B. Lee after pleading guilty to unsafe operation charged by city police on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerald J. Lewis
the Plains
Peter B. Lee Lewis
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Athens Post Office
Lions Club
Court House Bench
U S
Bendix
Bendix Home Appliances, Inc
Lancaster Auto Theater
Asia
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Athens Wine & Beer
W. Union St
Frank Taylor
Armer
Gaylord Storer
Irena Zimmerman
Stewart
Betty Storer
Belpre
Korea
Storer
First Marine Division
Marines
Johnson
Kerr Hardware
Michigan Institute
Greenfield Village
Ford Museum
Detroit
Toledo Gardeners Cooperative
National Farm Machinery Cooperative
Bellevue, Ohio
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Kierstone
ROY E. Hawk & Co
Investment Securities Cline Bidg
Roy FF Hawk
Cline
Keystone Organization
Jack
N. Court St
Bill Rescoe
America
Willys x
Willys Company
Gail Watkins
West Washington St
aSuey
Ace Berssiren
Federal Reserve System
THE
Athens National Bank
Wal Rae
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