Record Night Draws a Record Number of Contestants
A community night program at Rufus Putnam school grounds drew a record number of contestants for the citys summer recreation program. Athens residents enjoyed shows, athletic events, and prize awards presented by Willard Barker. Winners included Gerry Saunders and Fred Perry in the three legged race, Beverly Watkins and Nancy Foster in the girls division, and Dale Allen and Tom Leach in the 14 16 age wheelbarrow race.
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Rufus Putnam
Harry Ckey
Athens
Willard Barker
Gerry Saunders
Fred Perry
Beverly Watkins
Nancy Foster
Carrol Blosser
Betty Hope
Bill Adams
Lanyard
Sue Hamer
Dale Allen
Tom Leach
Lyle Becker
Ken Green
George Thompson
Jack Carr
Larry Hughes
Joe McBride
Don Carr
Nancy Howell
West Side
Boyd Cornwell
Bucky Metchum
Jan Beckley
Marjorie Gaylord
Judith Stoddard
Marilyn Morris
Charley Conrad
Ludia Bennett
Larrie Crandall
L. C. Staats
Gerald M. Kyle
James Johnson
Robert Mathews
Charlotte Bell
Arthur Cornwell
Floyd Hutchins
Charles Burgess
Bill Walwrath
Marshall Cupp
Bob Parker
Jack Hillyer
Tom Morgan
George Riser
Sam Simon
Lackey
City Police Report Two Minor Wrecks
Two minor traffic accidents occurred Tuesday afternoon in Athens. Chester Dale Carden 34 of Columbus collided with Paul Radford 29 of Athens Route Three on Mill Street near Elliot Street causing 150 and 75 dollars in damage respectively. A second slight collision on S Court Street near Union Street damaged a car driven by Joe M. Long 24 of Athens Route Four and a truck driven by John H. Van Dyke 30 of 17 Central Ave, with minimal damage reported.
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Athens
Chester Dale Carden
Columbus
Elliot St
Mill St
Paul Radford
Camden
Radford
S. Court St
Union St
John H. van Dyke
Central Ave
Joe M. Long
Athens County men join Army and Navy training July report
Twelve men from Athens County left for military training in July per Recruiting Officer Allen Dyer. Names include Russell Platt and Duane Longenette, both 17, along with Nelsonville barracks graduates Barry Brown and Max McGuire. Navy service includes David Hawk aboard USS Bexar with prior World War II action. Midshipman Paulsen begins summer indoctrination at Annapolis.
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Athens County
Allen Dyer
Russell Elvin Platt
Frost
Eula Platt
Bob McCulloch
Nelsonville
Lucille McCulloch
George A. Sealock
Millfield
Jennie Minear
Duane R. Longenette
Reedsville
Elsworth Longenette
Barry Dean Brown
William Brown
Max McGuire
Charles McGuire
Robert B. Birchfield
Athens
Charles Birchfield
Ted Wood, Jr
Amesville
Ernest Wood
Leslie Sherman Brooks
Jesse Brooks
Melvin D. Scurlock
Carl Scurlock
Louis Daniel Orr, Jr
Louis Orr, Sr
Darrell F. Hilten
the Plains
Clarence Hilten
David Arden Hawk
Clarence D. Hawk
Navy
Hawk
China
Shortened Hours for Library Children's Room on Campus
The Edwin Watts Chubb Memorial Library on the Ohio University campus will reduce children's room hours from Saturday to Sept. 6. The room opens 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. daily during this period, with returns at the main desk. After Labor Day the regular 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule resumes.
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Edwin Watts Chubb
Ohio University
Frank N. Jones
Jones
Ohio Dairy Day Slated at Wooster
The 22nd annual Ohio Dairy Day will be held Friday in Wooster. County Agent Ross Wright announced the event will cover agricultural engineering and brucellosis control among its topics.
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Wooster
Ross Wright
Wright
Local man fined for intoxication in Lowell
Joseph Junior Strickland, 27, of Lowell, was fined 10 dollars and costs by Mayor William P. Mickle on a police charge of intoxication.
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Joseph Junior Strickland
Lowell
William P. Mickle
Burned by Hot Tar Mix Injures Ohio University Student
Charles Samuel Lambdin a 19 year old Ohio University student from Burton Ohio was burned in the face by a hot tar creosote mixture at a city street repair site at the corner of Union and Shafer. The liquid between 175 and 225 degrees struck him as he aimed the hose toward his face. He screamed and fell to the ground while hospital authorities stated he had been turning a valve when the tank blew up. His exact injuries and condition were not yet known.
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Charles Samuel Lambdin
Ohio University
Burton
Ohio
Lambdin
Union and
Shafer
Joe McBride
McBride
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Ities
Real Estate Transfers Across Athens County Settlements
A compilation of transfers including FE J Williams to John M Lowe and Sarah L Lowe for 73 acres in Ohio River survey, plus multiple deeds in Buchtel Guysville Steuart Nelsonville New Marshfield Athens Jacksonville and Glouster areas detailing lots tracts and additions involving estates and executors and heirs.
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FE. J. Williams
John M. Lowe
Sarah L. Lowe
Oral Daugherty
Fairfax
Stewart
Mae Coakley
Alonzo Coakley
Isie Coakley Wickliffe
York Township
Bessie Coakley Wickliffe
Hazel M. Littler
Milton Nuzum
Athens
Arthur Nelson
Ralph Parks
Longstreth
Nelsonville
James McClain
Maplewood Place
Max Nanna
Donna Fultz
Andrew S. Stiles
J. C. Campbell
Katherine Baughman
Mary B. Ruth
Mary B. Brickles
Millard Orson Bryan
Hobart L. Reeder
William C. Bishop
W. W. Totman
Curtis E. Watson
Rudolph W. Pedigo
Olin
Dee Morrison
Congress St
Carl Wiseman
Chaster L. Wiseman
Clyde W. Gibson
Warren Bentz
Margaret Cabeen
Howard L. Gibson
Allendale
Mary Burke
Anthony Burke
Jacksonville
Joseph Burke
Anna L. Bardin
Jesse C. Mineard
Alexander Township
Charles Edward Pritts
David Lowery
J. S. Scott
Fairview
Frank Dyson
Hannah M. Davis
Sedalia
Glouster
Retirement Officer Schedule Changed in Athens
The Railroad Retirement Board representative will be in Athens only on the first Wednesday of each month from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, District Manager M. L. McAllister announced. Previously the visits were on the first and third Wednesdays. In Athens the office is at 25 N. Court St., Ohio State Employment Service Office.
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Railroad Retirement Board
Athens
M. L. McAllister
Ohio State Employment Service Office
N. Court St
Marriage License Issued to McMullin and Barnes
Orland Bruce McMullin aged 27 and Mary Eleanor Barnes aged 21, both of Canaanville, were issued a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orland Bruce McMullin
Mary Eleanor Barnes
Canaanville
Two Drivers Cited In Mishaps In Athens County
Athens County patrol reports cite two drivers after separate incidents. Alvin McDaniel 37 of Stewart fined 10 dollars plus costs after a head on collision with Leonard Smith 59 of Amesville on Four Mile Road near Coolville. Ronald Cox 17 of Athens to appear in juvenile court for unsafe operation after his Ambassador Laundry truck struck a parked car on Richland Avenue causing heavy damage to Loren Lobell of Zanesville's vehicle.
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Athens County
State Highway Patrol
Alvin McDaniel
Stewart
Aiken
Coolville
Leonard Smith
Amesville
McDaniel
Ronald Cox
Athens
Ambassador
Richland Ave
Loren Lobell
Zanesville
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs H L Kincade of Athens welcomed a son. Admitted were Herman Ellis Jr Athens for minor surgery Ottie S Carson Athens Route 3 for medical and Robert Wright Hollister for minor procedures.
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H. L. Kincade
Athens
Herman Ellis, Jr
Robert Wright
Hollister
Ottie S. Carson
Mercury hits 92 as month’s high in Athens
Athens residents endured 90 degree heat with a 92 degree high, the month’s peak so far. The night low settled at 66, while Mrs. C. N. France, weather observer, logged 80 degrees at 9:30 a.m., identical to yesterday’s reading.
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Athens
C. N. France
Next of Kin Listed In Tolson Estate
The Tolson estate in Athens lists Ada W. Tolson of Athens John W. Tolson of Nelsonville Herold R. Tolson of Columbus and Glen P. Tolson of Canton as next of kin. Hubert Morris of Belpre serves as executor following the July 29 death of Dannie O Tolson.
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Dannie O. Tolson
Athens
Athens County
Ada W. Tolson
John W. Tolson
Nelsonville
Herold R. Tolson
Columbus
Glen P. Tolson
Canton
Hubert Morris
Belpre
Tolson
Elm Fungus Detected In Athens Elm Trees By Lab
Government lab tests isolated Dutch elm fungus in Athens tree samples. The findings alert property owners and Ohio forester Irv Dickman who will seek control guidance from Wooster and the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station. The circular warns of heavy U.S. losses over 15 years and details symptoms, beetle transmission, and sanitation and spraying strategies using DDT to prevent spread.
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Athens
U. S. Department of Agriculture Laboratories
New Jersey
Irv Dickman
Ohio
Wooster
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
United States
State Experiment Station
Relatives Notified Of James McQuay Death
Relatives of James McQuay of Springfield have been notified of his death. His wife, the former Missouri Hunter of New Marsh field, died several years ago. Funeral services were to be conducted Wednesday in Springfield with burial in that city.
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James McQuay
Springfield
Missouri Hunter
New Marshfield
Tedrow Estate Filed In Probate Court
In Athens County probate court records the estate of Sadie Tedrow of Athens who died on July 29 is filed. Next of kin include Fred Tedrow son Detroit Michigan Susie Whitehead daughter and Cash Tedrow son both of River Rouge Michigan.
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Sadie Tedrow
Athens
Athens County
Fred Tedrow
Detroit
Mich
Susie Whitehead
Cash Tedrow
River Rouge
Frank J Hooper Rites Planned at Hebbardsville Church
Funeral services for Frank J Hooper 78 will be held Thursday at 2 pm at Hebbardsville Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in Hebbardsville Cemetery.
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Frank Hooper
Frank J. Hooper
Hebbardsville Presbyterian Church
Hebbardsville Cemetery
Petition Filed for 150 Dollar Promissory Note
A petition to collect 150 dollars on an unpaid promissory note was filed in common pleas court by R. A. Halsey Dayton. The action names C. W. Medley Hockingport and includes interest from December 30 1946.
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Common Pleas Court
R. A. Halsey
Dayton
C. W. Medley
Hockingport
Funeral services set for former Zanesville resident
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Kirkendall will be held at 2 p m Friday at her home in Zanesville. A one time resident of Canaanville she died Monday night at her home. Survived by daughter Mrs Clyde Cranmer and two grandchildren Nancy and Carol Cranmer a brother Carl Pilcher in California also survives her.
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Fred Kirkendall
Zanesville
Canaanville
Kirkendall
Alice Pilcher
Clyde Cranmer
Nancy
Carol Cranmer
Carl Pilcher
California
Ice Mint Balm Promises Quick Relief for Burning Feet
A new cooling balm named Ice Mint claims instant relief for burning tired feet. The product soothes fiery sensation, leaves feet refreshed and cool, and softens calluses, with availability advertised at a local outlet.
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Alite
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Athens, Ohio
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Hemlock Grove
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Annapolis
Ohio Dairy Day
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