Athens July Building Permits Show Steady Uptick
Athens construction continued in July with 31 permits totaling an estimated 79 500 including five new homes worth 41 000 and a 25 000 Evangelical United Brethren Church edifice on Ohio Ave. Since January 1 total new building costs reach about 578 300 with 38 new homes valued at 430 100. other items include remodeling and garages across several addresses.
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Athens
Office of Service Safety
Fred H. Beckler
Evangelical United Brethers Church
Ohio Ave
Mits
Lee Solton
Madison Ave
Ray
Columbia Ave
Carroll Riley
Garfield Ave
Charles Bardin
Central Ave
Elmer Jones Realty, Co
Second St
EUB
M. E. White
Charles St
John Newcomb
S. Congress
Sigma Kappa Sorority
N. College
Ashland Service
F. State
W. R. Carpenter
Poplar
T. S. Robe
Woodard
Beatrice Finsterwald
Two Wrecks Near Athens Reported by State Patrol
Two accidents on the outskirts of Athens were investigated by the Athens post of the State Highway Patrol. Roy Parsons, 59, suffered a finger laceration and forehead bump in a two car crash on 50, east of the city, when the Dillinger car collided with John R. Herman's vehicle as Herman turned into a private drive. A second crash on Richland Avenue involved Seldon Jeffers, 44, of Hamden, and Gale L. McCain, 18, of Long Bottom, as a Meigs County truck drifted left while Jeffers tried to pass, causing a collision on the opposite side.
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Athens
Athens Post
State Highway Patrol
Roy Parsons
John R. Herman
Church St
Oscar A. Dillinger
Herman
Parsons
Dillinger
Richland Ave
Meigs County
Seldon Jeffers
Hamden
Gale L. McCain
Jeffers Wage
Millfield man pleads guilty to intoxication in Municipal Court
Delmer Kisor aged 34 of Millfield Route 1 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court on a city police intoxication charge. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs and jailed for failure to pay.
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Delmer Kisor
Millfield
Residents Seek Hickory Street Turnover to County Highway System
A Hickory Street petition from Mechanicsburg residents with about 70 signatures was presented to the county commissioners who tabled it pending further study. They noted residents should petition the township trustees first to request county acceptance. An accepted easement for Tucker Hollow Road in Canaan Township covers a road change.
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Hickory St
Mechanicsburg
Canaan Township
Tucker Hollow
Two Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Herman H. Cummings of Bartlett and David Amond Davis of Logan were fined in Municipal Court after State Highway Patrol arrests for traffic violations. Cummings paid 10 dollars plus costs for failing to stop at a traffic light, while Davis paid 15 dollars plus costs for crossing a yellow line.
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Herman H. Cummings
Bartlett
David Amond Davis
Logan
Cummings
Davis
State Game Wardens Report Arrests at Burr Oak Lake
Sugar Grove man pays 50 court costs for possession of a lawn tool. Earl E. Kinneer reports three non residents and one resident fined 50 plus costs for fishing without a license. one of the non residents was arrested at Burr Oak Lake.
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Earl E. Kinneer
Burr Oak Lake
Police Warn Bicyclists About Sidewalk Riding
City police warn bicyclists not to ride on sidewalks after complaints of youngsters endangering pedestrians. Sgt. Joseph McBride states the practice is dangerous and illegal.
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Joseph McBride
Labor School Set at OU
The second annual labor school for Region 2A United Auto Workers CIO will be held at Ohio University August 15 to 20. More than 190 union members from the tri state area are expected, with unions from southern Ohio six western Pennsylvania counties including Pittsburgh and part of West Virginia. A mock congress will be added to the program.
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United Auto Workers, Cio
Ohio University
Eugene Sanders
Springfield
Pleasant autumn weather lingers in Athens area
The Athens region enjoyed low eighties with 78 degrees at 11 am and a high of 84. Rainfall mainly in the Hamley Run district measured .54 inches, while Athens reported .06 inches. temperatures ranged from 58 to 78 degrees overnight.
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Athens
C. L. Colmer
U. S
Hamley Run
FE. M. Poston
Homecoming August 15 At Amesville Church
A homecoming and picnic dinner are planned for August 15 at the Amesville Mound Hill Church with an afternoon song service. Neighboring churches are invited to attend.
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Amesville Mound Hill
Ex Coolville Resident Dies After Long Illness in Springfield
George B Congrove died Thursday morning in Mercy Hospital Springfield after a long illness. He was 50 years a Coolville resident, moved to Springfield after his first wife Nettle Buckley Congreve died in 1923. Surviving are Olive of Springfield and Ralph of Coolville. Services Sunday 2 p.m. at Coolville Methodist Church conducted by Rev C W Green. Burial in Coolville Cemetery. Friends may call at White funeral home.
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George Barea
Coolville T
Mercy Hospital
Springfield
Amos
Isabelle Coleman Congrove
Coolville
Congrove
Nettle Buckley Congreve
Olive
Ralph
C. W.green
Tuppers Plains
Coolville Methodist Church
White Funeral Home
Agent Helps Jail Cleveland Racketeer
F. Leo Baumgardner, a Bureau of Internal Revenue special agent at Cleveland, helped uncover evidence leading to the conviction of Cleveland racketeer Alex Birns for income tax fraud. Birns was sentenced to three years in prison in Cleveland Federal Court. Baumgardner is nephew of Mrs. Rose Ruth of 40 Stimson Ave.
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F. Leo Baumgardner
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Cleveland
Athens
Alex
Shandor) Birns
Baumgardner
Birns
Rose Ruth
Stimson Ave
Athens Man Given Workhouse Sentence
John Van Meter, 41, of W. State St., found guilty by the Municipal Court Thursday of an intoxication charge. He pleaded innocent. Van Meter was fined 50 dollars and costs and confined to the city. Due to prior probation violation, he faces six months in the Columbus workhouse and a 200 dollar fine plus costs.
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John van Meter
State St
van Meter
Columbus
Real Estate Transfers in Ohio Counties
Fred A Hambel of Athens County transfers real estate in Glouster to Temple Jones of Glouster. C Elmer Turner of Erie County transfers real estate in Glouster to James Carney of Glouster.
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Fred A. Hambel
Athens County
Temple Jones
Glouster
C. Elmer Turner
Erie County
James Carney
Cupid Keeps Courts Busy in Athens County July filings
In July Athens County Probate Court saw 24 marriage license applications while Common Pleas Court recorded 21 divorces, a yearly high with gross neglect and extreme cruelty cited in most cases. The brides averaged 24 and grooms 22, with ages from 16 to 53, including servicemen, laborers, students, and a nurse.
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Athens
First Baptist Growth Highlighted in Baptist Magazine
The article in Southern Baptist Home Missions profiles The Rev. John I. Snedden guiding Athens First Baptist Church since 1952. Under his leadership two additional churches have formed in Columbus and one in Waverly with mission groups active in Portsmouth and Circleville. The first unit at 346 E State St was dedicated recently.
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First Baptist Church
Athens
Southern
Offia
Baptist Magazine
Southern Baptist Home Missions
John I. Snedden
Snedden
Columbus
Waverly
Portsmouth
Circleville
New
Court records list Engel and Hall in listed ages
The document names Robert Leonard Engel aged 22 from Ypsilanti Michigan and Bernice Arie Hall aged 16 from Coolville.
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Robert Leonard Engel
Ypsilanti, Mich
Bernice Arie Hall
Coolville
Kirkpatrick Sickness Delays Ohio Jail Murder Trial
A special venire of 75 jurors must be drawn and jurors notified 15 days before trial. Kirkpatrick, accused of killing his wife Sept. 7 1951 along the Hocking River near Juveville, implicates defense plans as court-appointed counsel prepare. Sheriff Bateman notes possible efforts to recall the truck driver who carried a hitchhiking trio that night. Delbert Spencer’s 1949 insanity case is cited as prior Mansfield action in Athens County.
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Kirkpatrick
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
James F. Shumaker
Joel A Draper
Gordon B. Gray
Rowland and Rowland
Coolville
Bateman
Hocking
Juveville
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Mrs Opal Keith Glouster Mrs Everett Elliott Albany Mrs Thelma Watson Athens Mrs Virgene Huffman Athens Mrs Grace Judson Jacksonville Mrs Hazel Easler Glouster Kathy Porter Athens Kenneth Newlund Athens DISMISSED Mrs David Young Athens and twin sons Mrs John Stewart Athens and daughter Mrs Alva Snyder Athens Shirley James Athens Route 1
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Opal Keith
Glouster
Everett Elliott
Albany
Thelma Watson
Athens
Virgene Huffman
Grace Judson
Jacksonville
Hazel Easler
Kathy Porter
Kenneth Newlhund
David Young
John Stewart
Alva Snyder
Shirley James
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John Wandling
E. State
Mildred Bean
N. Shafer
B. R. Goldsberry
Elmwood
Bertha Syx
Franklin
M. L. Mimmey
Richland
Richard Lockard
Forrest
H. O. Atkins
W. Union
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Paul H. Fontaine
Hocking Valley
Route 38
Ben Geary
Euclid Ave
Messenger Newsphotos
the Pizza House & W. State St
Athens, Ohio
Cross Bros
Frank H., Cross
Prop
W. Union St
Commonwealth Telephone Co. OF
Ohio
Labor School
Mercury
Akey
S. Court St
Cupid
Area Baptist
Lima
Delbert
Spencer
Pauline Bailey
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Buckeye
Court St
Goodyear
Lund Mathews
Mill St
Furniture
the Mutual
East Washington St
Federal Home Loan Bank
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