Four East End Firms Burglarized In Early Monday Wave
Police report four East End businesses hit by break ins early Monday. Loot included $69 cash from pinball and cigaret machines, a $60 revolver, and $79.90 in goods such as beer and meat. The Fifty Fifty Drive Inn suffered the heaviest loss outside city limits with $38 cash, groceries, cigarets, and a smashed juke box. Authorities noted varied entry methods and no single culprit identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airport Inn
E. State St
Fred James
James
East End
Athens County Sheriff's Department
Algeo Motor Sales Co
State St
Athens Truck and Implement Co
Route 50
Jaynes Furniture
Joseph McBride
Algeo’s
Athens
McBride
Jaynes
Bateman
Joseph B. Grogan
Parkersburg
W.va
County PMA Elections Start In Athens County August 14
Irvin Wolfe announces election period from August 14 to August 29 for Athens County PMA. Farmers active in or following the program vote to elect three community committee members and a county convention delegate. Ballots mailed August 14 and must be returned by August 29 to be counted.
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PMA
Athens County
Irvin Wolfe
Wolfe
Athens County Land Transfers Record Several Real Estate Moves
A long list of Athens County transfers shows Raymond Summers and others selling to various recipients including M B Woods and Robert L Sharp. Dozens of estates and real estate in Athens and surrounding areas pass to heirs and spouses including Whitmore, Plumly, Gillette, Snider, and others with multiple interlocking ownership changes recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond E. Summers
Carbondale
M. B. Woods
Mineral
Waterloo
Mac D. Williams
Athens County
Robert L. Sharp
Middleport
Athens
Mina D. Fry
Et al
Gertrude Brokaw
Vern D. Vorhes
N. Matamoras
Wilson Buck
Thomas R. Savage
Elliottville
Osa Chadwick
Carl C. Whitmore
Hattie Whitmore
Richard Whitmore
Ralph Whitmore
Gallipolis
Ralph C
Clayton
P. F. Good
Carl Whitmore
Ralph C. Whitmore
Richard W. Whitmore
Nell W. Plumly
Oliver F. Rowland
William O. Rowland
Emma L. Gillett
Phil G. Gillett
Williamsport
Glen O. Gillett
Pittsburgh
John H. Gillett
Canaan
Delbert Jones
Janet Jones
New Marshfield
Otis Blair
Dwight Adams
Alonzo P. Hixson
Ames
Irwin A Wolfe
John Otto Snider
Fearl Opha Snider
Ralph R. Bartlett
Charles H. Poe
Parkersburg
W. Va
Rome
C. E. Dupler
Wilda H. Dupler
John H. Gillette
Glenn O. Gillette
Edgewood
Phillip G. Gillette
Athens Township
Athens County Agents Association Meeting Notes
Houck and VanDyke lead discussion with Donald K. Barstow addressing members of the Athens County Agents Association. The note references ongoing activities and involvement of local agricultural agents.
Blaine Johnson Dies Saturday
Blaine Johnson 72 former Trimble resident died Saturday at his Mansfield home where he worked as a pharmacist. Survived by wife Bertha Moody Johnson two daughters Martha and Erdean a sister Mrs W G Danford Athens two brothers the late Judge Sam Johnson and Rafael Johnson both of Athens. Services Tuesday 9 30 a m in Mansfield then burial at 2 p m in West Union Street Cemetery Athens call at Jagers funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine Johnson
Mansfield
William B. Johnson
Athens
Bertha Moody Johnson
Martha
Erdean
W. G. Danford
Sam Johnson
Rafael Johnson
Johnson
Methodist Church, Kiwanis
Jagers
West Union Street
Automobiles safety figures from 1951 NSC report
The National Safety Council reports 9,382,500 auto accidents in 1951 with 17,400,000 drivers involved. One in three cars were in an accident. Fatalities totaled 37,300 from 32,500 accidents, with 1,300,000 nonfatal injuries from 950,000 accidents and $1.4 billion in property damage from 8,400,000 accidents. Insurance costs rise accordingly and readers are invited to inquire locally.
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The
National Safety Council
Mobile X ray Unit to Visit Athens County Fair Three Days
A three day visit of a mobile chest X ray unit is planned for the Athens County Fair sponsored by the Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association and health departments. The service is free with confidential results and no disrobing. Any resident over 15 may be X rayed. hours are 2 to 5 pm and 6 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Downey Named CIT Branch Manager in Cleveland Office
Glen E. Downey has been appointed branch manager of the Universal CIT Credit Corp office in the Security Bank Building Cleveland. R D Gribben, VP in charge of the Cleveland office announced the move Downey is a Ohio University alumnus and a World War II Air Force veteran he succeeds D L Pickering who was promoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen E. Downey
Universal C.lt. Credit Corp
Security Bank
R. D. Gribben
Cleveland
Downey
Ohio University
Air Force
D. L. Pickering
Cooler Weather Follows Rain After Weekend Showers
Cooler weather followed a weekend rain totaling about one fifth of an inch. Sunday reached a high of 85 after 90 and 91 on Friday and Saturday, with lows of 67 and 60. Sunday morning cooled to 62 and overnight low 56 rose to 70 by 9 am Monday.
July Marriage License Applications Tie June Output
An unofficial probate court tally shows July equal to June with 25 marriage license applications. Men dominated by factory workers at seven, followed by four in the armed forces, three farmers, and two truck drivers. Women: 12 unemployed, two teachers, two bookkeepers, plus other occupations. Average couple age 22. five minors. Oldest applicant 55, youngest 16.
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Lcenses
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
A list of birth announcements from Sheltering Arms Hospital includes a daughter for Mr and Mrs Daniel Woolever of Columbus and sons for Mr and Mrs Clyde Moore of Athens and for Dorothy Barnes of Athens. Other Athens area names appear alongside residents in Reedsville Amesville New Marshfield and Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Woolever
Columbus
Clyde Moore
Athens
Richard Moore
Dorothy Barnes
Dorothy Cone
Oma Carsey
Pollie McCoy
Ruth Mays
Reedsville
Homer Hamilton
Amesville
Winone
June Bircher
New Marshfield
McGuffey Society to Meet for Israel and Far East Pictures
Athens County McGuffey Society convenes Tuesday at 7 30 pm in First Presbyterian Church. Mr and Mrs Fred Carter of California will present slides on Israel and the Far East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
McGuffey Society
First Presbyterian Church
Fred Carter
California
Israel
Far East
Early Athens mason Thomas Francis shaped Cutler Hall wings
Chronicles the Francis family in Athens County from Guernsey origins to builders of Cutler Hall and early Ohio University wings. It notes Thomas Francis Sr and Jr masonry work, his 1856 death on the West Bridge project, civic roles, and descendants including William Blackstone Francis and Warren Francis, famed Ohio athletes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Dairy
Luhiig
Athens Township
Thomas Francis
Athens County
Cutler Hall
Ohio University
Athens
Marietta and Cincinnati
Isle of Guernsey
English Channel
de Francis
Francis
Guernsey
Charles Francis
Northwest Territory
Galesburg, Sr
Thomas
Carbondale
Thomas Jr
Thomas Francis Jr
Athens Post Office
Messenger
University
James Fierce
Elizabeth Baker Gray
Baker
Baker Settlement
Thomas Baker
Birge Savage
William B. Francis
William Blackstone
William Blackstone Francis
75Th
Ohio Regiment
Andersonville
Florence
Charleston Stockades
Gainesville
Fla
Mildred Francis Brown
Louis V. Brown
Warren Francis
Ohio Medical College
Ohio Football Hall of Fame
Derailment Delays B&O Traffic Through Athens
A freight wreck east of Parkersburg W Va derailed 10 cars on a St Louis to New York train near Allensville. No injuries reported. Westbound trains rerouted via Wheeling Zanesville Newark Midland City and Cincinnati. National Limited and Diplomat arrivals at Athens were affected but resumed by 8 30 am Monday.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Athens
Parkersburg
W. Va
St Louis
New York
Allensville
Wheeling
Zanesville
Newark
Midland City
Cincinnati
B&o
National Limited
Diplomat
Glouster Man Bound to Jury
Jesse Jennings twenty two of Glouster was bound to the grand jury on a breaking and entering charge. He pled innocent before Mayor Peter B Seel. Bond set at $1000, jail confinement for failure to post. Sheriff Bateman filed the charge over Mildreds Restaurant entry in Glouster. Arrest April 14 by Erie County sheriffs. returned to Athens by sheriff last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Jennings
Glouster
Grand Jury
Peter B Seel
Jennings
George Bateman
Mildred
Erie County Sheriffs Department
Bateman
Athens
Power outage hits Columbus area seven minutes
Power was off for about seven minutes Monday morning when a relay switch tripped at the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co substation on W State Street. Spokesmen said a tree felled near Canaanville crossed the power line causing the outage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Cos
W. State St
Canaanville
Skyline Gun Club Wins 1952 Tri City Skeet Championship
Shooters at Athens club won the 1952 Tri City Skeet Championship at the local site on Sunday. Athens edged Parkersburg and Marietta by narrow margins, clinching the season totals and claiming the three year trophy. The meet featured 45 shooters across six clubs with high gun honors going to a Marietta shooter. A WV state skeet championship and a Labor Day shoot were announced by Blennerhassett club inviting West Virginia residents and others.
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Skyline Gun Cloud
Tri-City
Beooreen
Athens Skeets
Parkersburg
Marietta
Athens Tedh
Athens
Morgan
Alimark
Blennerhassett Club
West Virginia
Box 87
Two Women Injured in Separate Ohio Road Crashes
State Highway patrols from the Athens Post report two Sunday crashes injuring Winona June Bircher of New Marshfield and Nellie Mae Kight of Columbus. Bircher sustained facial injuries and jaw injuries after leaving Route 13, while Kight suffered a shoulder bruise when her car ran off Route 160 and hit a barn.
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Athens Post
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Winona
June Rbircher
New Marshfield Route 1
Chauncey
Vinton County
Nellie Mae Kight
Columbus
McArthur Justice of the Peace Sharp
Logan
George M. Hedges
Rockbridge
Clarence W. Covad
Nelsonville
Roy E. Ontinger
Paul Galvin
Train Kills Farmhand near Dillonvale
Steubenville reports an ore train fatally struck 58 year old Russey Rainbow, a farmhand from near Dillonvale, Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred as the man was near the tracks in Steubenville O area. Local authorities investigated the fatality.
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Russe
Rinbow
Dillonvale
Rites Held for Victim of Motorcycle Crash
Funeral services were conducted Monday at 2 pm at Rocks Branch Church in Nitro for Cpl. Collitt Jett 25 killed in a motorcycle crash near Shade Friday night Burial in Showen Cemetery Bancroft The State Highway Patrol said no further details were learned about the accident in which the driver Samuel B Grim Athens Route 4 was also injured
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocks Branch
Nitro
W. Va
Cpl. Collitt Jett
Shade
Showen
Bancroft
State Highway Patrol
Samuel B. Grim
Athens Houte 4
Court Street Jewelry Awning Damaged by Fire
An awning at the Jeffrey Jewelry Store at 25 Court Street was damaged by fire Sunday night. Firemen responded after a call at 9 41 pm. Chief Charles Dalton reported the blaze started when a cigarette was tossed onto the awning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey Jewelry
S Court St
Charles Dalton
Amesville Man Hurt In Fall From Ladder Cleaning Debris
Homer Hamilton, 55, of Amesville, was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a Saturday fall from a ladder while cleaning roof spouting debris. He remained in good condition Monday as doctors monitored his injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Hamilton
Armesville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
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Frank McKee
350Th Infantry Regiment
Germany
Clyde F. Miller
Betty G. Morgan
Frank A. Wegner
Harry E. Simmers
Trimble
J. M. Roberts
Stewart
Mary Roberts
Ives Hartley
Malta
Inez Kasler
G. D
Albert Roberts
Carroll E. Graham
Savas Demetriou
Florence D. Price
Helen D. Ogg
Weiltha D. Dunfee
St.Joseph Aspirin
Mac's Thrifty
Nye Chevrolet
N. Court St
Athens County Agents Association
Houck
VanDyke
Donald K. Barstow
Nelsonville, Ohio
Paul F_ Betts Insurance Agency
Oakiey Insurance Agency, Inc
Saits Insurance Agency
van Dyke
A . Ian
W. Union St
Dial
STATE
CIT
June
Clarence Leedy
Emerson Spencer
Marie Jordan
Rita Douglas
Elsie Forshach
Jacksonville
McGuffey
Athens Club Winner
Skyline Gun Club
Blennerhaseett Field and Gun Club
Marietta Gun Club
Low Fellow
Niy
Pfazgraph and
Kyser
Steubenville, O— WY -An
Ovec
Wolfe Hardware
Filmosound
Bell & Howell
Smith
Bou
Athens, Ohio
the City
Washington
Robert Mollingeworth
Met
EK Mate
Fomersy
Gailipoiis
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Poe
Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Masonic Temple
Asia
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corppration
Court Street
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