184 Candidates File for Village Township Posts
A slate of 184 candidates for township municipal and school board posts in the November election was filed with the Athens County Board of Elections by the deadline Wednesday evening. The board reported no last minute entries, with the final petition at 5:45 p.m. and the deadline 6:30 p.m. Municipal positions drew candidates from villages under 2000 population. Primary contests were held in Athens Nelsonville and Glouster last May. Write in entries remain possible where contests are absent. The board will meet Friday at 1 p.m. to review petitions and approve filings. The list includes James Householder and Dorothea Herbert for Athens Board of Education and numerous trustees clerks mayors and council members across Athens County townships and villages with details by district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Nelsonville
Election Board
Athens
Dover
Trimble
York
Waterloo
Justice of the Peace
Jacksonville-Trimble
James Householder
Dorothea Herbert
Board of Education
Athens Township
J. W. Bailey
Charles William Rider
Harry F. Minney
D. E. Jones
Karl Rose
Guy Morrison
Ray Noland
Harold Brown
Vernon D. Shaw
Ray Moore
L. W. Carsey
Athens County Board OF Education
Fred E. Phillips
Ester Dailey
Glenn Tewksbury
Ames Township
Wyatt McDaniel
William Everett Saulers
C. E. Sheridan
Dorothy Sed
G. S. Gillogly
Charles B. Carsey
Ida B
Dog Has His Day at City Recreation Finale Week Show
Kenny the basset hound won first prize at the City Recreation Finale Week pet show held at the high school field. Owner Daire Carmichael, Athens Route 1, drew the crowd as Kenny took top honors while others competed for prizes of 2, 1.50, 1, and 1 dollars. Judges were Mrs. Richard Banks Glendolyn Roach and A. H. Rhoads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenny
City Recreation
Daire Carmichael
Ray Carmichael
Athens
Paula Cotton
Paul Cotton
E. Washington St
Jim and
Henry Everett
Harry Everett
Oak St
Ethelda Harris
Twinkle
Ethelda
Wayne Harris
Athens Route 4
Richard Banks
Gwendolyn Roach
A. H. Rhoads
Three Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Three drivers were fined Wednesday after arrests by the State Highway Patrol for crossing the double yellow center line. Richard Essex aged 27 of Athens paid $5 and costs in Mayor W P Mickle’s court, Charles Breece 30 of Columbus paid $10 and costs in the same mayor’s court, and Francis Laird 45 of Belore paid $10 and costs in McArthur Mayor John Crow’s court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Richard Essex
Athens
W. P. Mickle
Charles Breece
Columbus
Mickle
Francis Laird
Belore
McArthur
John Crow
Cars Damaged in Truetown Collision
State Highway Patrol reported a two car collision on Route 13 at Truetown Wednesday afternoon. Ernest Lanning, 25, Chauncey, rear ended Rodney Mohler, 32, Columbus, after Mohler slowed at a curve and brakes locked. Lanning could not stop in time.
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State Highway Patrol
Truetown
Ernest Lanning
Chauncey
Rodney Mohler
Columbus
Mohler
Lanning
Homecoming at Evangelical United Brethren Church
Homecoming services planned Sunday at the Evangelical United Brethren Church start with Sunday school at 10 am. A noon basket dinner follows, then an afternoon program featuring Rev. James Bobo of Shade and singing by the Moore Sisters of Crooksville, per Pastor W A Frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tooridge
Evangelical United Brethren Church
James Bobo
Shade
Moore Sisters
Crooksville
W. A. Frost
Tunisian bride to give Athens High address at graduation
Suzanne Brami, a Tunisian graduate who traveled to marry Athens native Joseph Cox, plans to deliver the commencement address at Athens High School. She arrived three years ago, attended College Paul-Cambon, speaks five languages, and notes higher scholarship standards in Tunisia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolores Fischer
Athens
United States
Suzanne Brami
Joseph Cox
Tunis
Tunisia
College Paul-Cambon
America
Suzanne
Nisia
U. S. Army
Quartermaster Corps
Paris
Marcella Brami
George Sotak
Cleveland
Sotak
Ohio University
Sotaks
Cox
Schines Athena Theater
Athens High School diplomas to be awarded Friday
Athens High School graduation exercises Friday at 9:30 a.m. will include diploma recipients Lawrence Brown Jack Rake Lillian Russell and Francis Oxley. Principal Oliver L. Wood will present diplomas and honor certificates while Pat Fitzer presides. The program features piano solo Shirley Peterson and two vocal solos by Suzanne Shepard with Nancy Ellis at the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
Athens High School
Lawrence Brown
Jack’ Rake
Lillian Russell
Athens
Francis Oxley
Shade
Oliver L. Wood
Pat Fitzer
Shirley Peterson
Suzanne Shepard
Nancy Ellis
Heatwave Brings 91 Degree High Amid Humid Conditions
The day sweltered with a high of 91 degrees and a sticky night low of 63. By dawn Thursday the temperature stood at 76 degrees with humidity lingering despite cooler morning air.
Eight year old girl injured after car strike on Union Street
Janice Louise Young, eight, daughter of Mr and Mrs Denver Young of 15 Currier Street, suffered a broken shoulder after being struck by a car on West Union Street. Initial reports underestimated injuries. X rays confirmed the break and she remains convalescent at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Louise Young
Denver Young
Currier St
W. Union St
Athens Board Approves City Teacher Hire and resignations
The Athens city school board approved hiring Harold Radford as ninth grade dramatics English teacher and accepted two resignations William Allman and Kathryn Enlow. The board approved $8894 in bills for texts and supplies and restrooms remodels plus coal bid advertising and a teachers dinner on Sept 6 at Lake Hope. Kindergarten registration is set for Friday Sept 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens City
East Side
Lake Hope
Willard Barker
Harold Radford
dramatics-English Post
University of Mississippi
Radford
George Peabody College
Nashville
Prisoner with Tuberculosis Sparks County Debate
Athens County sheriff faces a dilemma over Donald Stoops a 27 year old tuberculous prisoner from Parkersburg West Virginia. Health officials warn the disease is communicable and the county jail lacks an isolation ward. Stoops is bound to a grand jury on a bad check charge and would be jailed until October if he cannot post bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Stoops
Grand Jury
Zenner Building Work Set for Butler Store Reopening
Repairs will begin on the Zenner building after a July fire that heavily damaged the N Court Street site. Butler Brothers will reopen there once restoration is finished, with occupancy hoped for early 1952. Firefighters from Athens and Nelsonville were praised for their rapid, safe handling of the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zenner
P. M. Zenner
N. Court St
Butler Brothers
Athens
Nelsonville
Registration Districts Combined in Athens Area
In a move tied to the 99th Ohio General Assembly, Athens County General Health and Athens City Health Primary Registration Districts are merged into a single district effective July 31. Certified copies of births stillbirths and deaths will be available at the Athens City County Health Department 13 E Washington St with physicians hospitals and midwives asked to send birth certificates there. Four sub registrars for burial permits only have been appointed Mrs Audrey Shafer Nelsonville Esta Cunningham Glouster W E Bigony Albany and Mrs Meriam Bibbee Coolville.
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Ohio General Assembly
Athens County General Health
Athens City Health
Ohio
Bicknell Foraker
Athens City
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Births noted for Mr and Mrs Edward Thomas The Plains a son. Admissions include Oscar Davis Nelsonville Linda Ray Border Mrs Blanche Stotts Millfield Mrs Marguerite Petiit Glouster Fern Ballinger Athens Robert Barrett Corning. Dismissals list Mrs Richard Dailey Athens and daughter Mrs Jack Canter Chauncey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Thomas
the Plains
Oscar Davis
Nelsonville
Linda Ray Border
Blanche Stotts
Millfield
Marguerite Petiit
Glouster
Fern Ballinger
Athens
Robert Barrett
Corning
Richard Dailey
Jack Canter
Chauncey
Day To Meet Conrath Bean Chapter DAV
The Disabled American Veterans Conrath Bean Chapter will meet Friday at 7 30 p m at the Armory. Commander Ernest Mc Graner announced the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrath Bean
Disabled American Veterans
Armory
Ernest McGraner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Wadley
Bette Pincelli
Guy M. Brookins
John Smart
Carroll J. Tippett
Arthur Smith
Andrew Jackson
Clarence Lafferty
Bury Johnston
Chauncey-Dover School
A. E. Watkins
C. N. Sanders
Walter R. Patterson
Ralph McKibben
Junior Dowler
Lawrence Patterson
Guy E. Osborne
Frank M. Pierce
C. F. Patton
Jacksonville
Sam McClelland
Charles Lee
Charles Tippie
John Mingus
J. F. Goodwin
Porter Sweazy
John Mecum
Edward Koon
Pearl Loomis
Lee
Vernon West
Edward Rickey
Edna B. Whitman
Lodi
DeWitt W. Slone
Robert Webb
George Fulton
C. E. Ruth
Joseph Stedem
Charles W. Evans
Orlando Howson
Miles Crawford
W. H. Christman
Lawrence M. Skinner
James Hogue
Jack Russell
Hoyt Williams
Harley Freeman
Alvin Malone
George Yocum
Ralph Parks
Frank McClelland
Joseph P. Dugan
Hoy J. Seckinger
M. E. Christman
Harley E. Blower
Charles Johnson
Helen Willeke
Lewis Antle
L. R. Gooding
Isaac Vaughn
Emory C. Brown
James Flemming
William Dunfee
Waterloo Board OF Education
R. D. Steinmeyer
William Brown
G. N. Sidder
Roy Gilham
Clark B. Hunter
Homer Buckley
York Township
Russell Anders, Jr
George Schoonover
Tom Kelley
Clarence M. Dean
Ernest Katzenbach
Wiliam H. Adams
Harry Thompson
Garrett Warren
Robert Kennedy
Ernest Curtis
Danny Keyes
Turman Covert
James J. Barrows
Dog
Basset Hound
Guited Bouy
Pat
Citt
State Street
Suzanne Brami Cox
AHS
Joanna- Lee
Rauch's Bakery
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Old Eagle House
Wonder
Guard
Wright
ABC
Pascal Celery
Stokely
Tor
Escarole
Reed
Calif
David Davies Bacon
Bologna
Ohio Food Market
Store of Quality
Norman Dean
Pepperidge
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