Harold Meek Charged In Assault To Kill Case
Harold Meek, 34, of Columbus, faces assault with intent to kill charges filed by Carl Meek after a family confrontation that left Lewis Meek, 60, fatally shot. Harold pleaded innocent at arraignment before Mayor Mickle and posted a $1500 bond. a juvenile case follows for the 13 year old who fired the fatal shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl “Beanie” Meek
Harold Meek
Columbus
William P. Mickle
Lewis Meek
Harold
Carl Meek
George Bateman
Carl
Bateman
Mrs Beasley Dies At Home In Athens
Mrs. George E. Beasley 75 died Thursday at her home 35 Mound St after a year of illness. Born in Middleport she lived in Athens 35 years and was active in Central Ave Methodist Church and the Middleport Eastern Star. She leaves son Clyde and four grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. at Dowler and Ferguson with burial Hebbardsville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Beasley
Mound St
Middleport
Beasley
Athens
Central Ave. Methodist Church
Order of the Eastern Star
Clyde
Adda Headley
W. J. McGarity
Dowler and Ferguson
Hebbardsville
Athens County Man To Be Paroled
Robert Ervin of Nelsonville among 115 inmates at Mansfield Reformatory slated for parole on September 21. He was sentenced in October 1948 for grand larceny after pleading guilty to entering a Nelsonville store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ervin
Nelsonville
Ohio Reformatory
Mansfield
Associated Press
Ervin
NLRB Orders Election For Athens Home Telephone Co
The National Labor Relations Board orders an election to determine bargaining representatives for the Athens Home Telephone Co. The vote must occur within 30 days from Aug. 9 after a petition by the Ohio Federation of Telephone Workers Inc. The employer seeks separate bargaining units for plant, traffic, and commercial departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Athens Home Telephone Co
Ohio Federation of Telephone Workers, Inc
Athens Concern
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list Nelsonville daughter for Mr and Mrs Harold G Donald. Trimble Route 1 daughter for Jim Chercony. Amesville son for Robert Jago and Mrs. Gay Russell of Albany surgery cases include Clara Bail Athens Route 5 major surgery and Joseph Guthrie Athens minor surgery. Dismissals include Shirley Channell Athens Danta 9 moure and Everett Bingman Athens Route 2 plus Lois Fraley Carpenter and James Fraley Jr Carpenter Ottie Carson Athens Route 3 and Charles Samuel Lambdin Burton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold G. Donaldson
Nelsonville
James Chercony
Trimble
Robert Jago
Amesville
Clara Bail
Athens
Joseph Guthrie
Gay Russell
Albany
Man Fined Over Unregistered Trailer Charge
Karl E. Gorham, 45, of 62 Sunyside Dr, fined $5 and costs by Mayor William P. Mickle for having an unregistered trailer on the highway. State patrols arrested Gorham June 30 while towing a trailer owned by Ohio Fuel Gas Co. patrols said the trailer lacked proper registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl E. Gorham
Sunnyside Dr
William P. Mickle
Gorham
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Athena High School summer commencement caps year
Eleven pupils graduate as six girls and five boys receive diplomas or promotion certificates. Post graduate diplomas go to Theresa Josten Richard Leach Paul Lehman Robert Nida Virginia Spears Jack Vickers and Zoe Baird who aims for Ohio University. High School diplomas go to Patricia Grate and Ruth Grubb. Two students Javger Bachus and Naor Chute receive ninth grade certificates. Honor Roll certificates earned by thirty eight students. The program featured songs by the Girls Ensemble under Mary Jane McKinley with piano by Doris Rowles Lyndall Wooley piano solo Jean Kay Hartley reading and Sharon Old revoc selections. Principal Oliver L. Wood presented the certificates and diplomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena High School
Surmer
Theresa Josten
Richard Leach
Paul Lehman
Robert Nida
Virginia Spears
Jack Vickers
Ohio University
Zoe Baird
Patricia Grate
Ruth Grubb
Marietta
Javger Bachus
Naor Chute
Athens
Mary Jane McKinley
Doris Rowles
Lyndall Wooley
Jean Kay Hartley
Sharon Old
Ancient Farm House Served Underground Railroad Station
An old frame house on Route 280 between Amesville and Trimble once housed Sylvanus Howe a farmer and early Ames Township settler. It served as a post office and a station on the Underground Railroad with a trapdoor under the stairs leading to a stone basement hiding place for runaway slaves.
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Ancient Farm
Civil Wear
H. Harris
Route 280
Amesville
Trimble
Sylvanus Howe
Ames Township
FE. L. Carpenter
Canada
Ringgold
Morgan County
Hillside Covens
Howe
Palmer Owens
Elijah Tyron
Howke
Howe Place
Calvary
Federal Post Office
Mrs Beckley Dies at 66 in Albany
Bessie S Beckley 66 of Albany died early this morning at Hocking Valley Hospital after a five week stay. Survived by daughter Arlene Davis of Albany two sons Ermel and Billy both of Albany four grandchildren five sisters and four brothers. Husband William Beckley died a year ago. Funeral plans not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie S. Beckley
Albany
Hocking Valley Hospital
Arlene Davis
Ermel
Billy
William Beckley
Vet's Bonus Pay Listed in Athens County
Veterans state bonus payments totaled 1,102,226.07 through July in Athens County. Veterans Service Officer Ernest McGraner announced today that 51,572 went to next of kin of those who died in the war while over 200 million has been paid statewide. Unpaid claims are delayed only for additional evidence, and all recipients are cautioned to endorse checks personally as their names appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Veterans Service
Ernest McGraner
Mercury Reaches 95 as August Heat Peaks
The city records a high of 95 in the four day heat wave, the August record to date, with prior highs of 93 on Wednesday and 92 on Tuesday. Low remains 68 as of 9 30 a m with 81 degrees at the morning check.
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C. N
France
District Eagles Meet in Athens District Eagles Gather in Athens
A district 24 meeting of Eagles lodges will be held in Athens Sunday at 2 p.m. in Eagles Hall. Representatives from Jackson Gallipolis Oak Hill Pomeroy McArthur Wellston and Athens will attend. Robert Green of the Nelsonville Avenue will be guest speaker. A chicken dinner follows and a Jackson degree team will conduct initiatory work.
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Eagles Lodges
Athens
Eagles Hall
Jackson
Gallipolis
Oak Hill
Pomeroy
McArthur
Wellston
Robert Green
Nelsonville Aenue
Encampment to Meet Coolville Monday Evening
Encampment 371 will hold a meeting Monday at 8 p.m. in Coolville. Members are expected to discuss upcoming activities and community concerns with attendees from the local area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Thank You For Life Fraleys Leave Hospital After Fire Injuries
The Fraley family leaves Sheltering Arms Hospital nearly a month after a gas can explosion burned James Fraley Jr. and his mother. The mother carried the injured toddler as Brenda lit the way with a flashlight, and Ohio University students and off duty nurses provided free care and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda
Fraleys
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fraley
Ohio University
Richard Replinger
Ray Larrison
John Brandan
Mildred McDonald
Marilyn Moorehead
Donna Vancpfler
Mary Kavanaugh
Ethel Saunders
Jane Brandon
Marjorie Welcher
Independent candidates filing petitions misspelled on ballot list
A Thursday report notes independent candidates for November appeared on the ballot but several names were omitted in error. J Floyd Williams Rome Township trustee candidate John Edmond Featherstone Nelsonville trustee Margaret Barker Nelsonville council candidate were misspelled, and J F Barker Election Board Clerk said petitions mailed before the deadline were received at his office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Floyd Williams
Alexander Township
John Edmond Featherstone
Rome Township
Margaret Barker
Nelsonville
Ames Bern Clinic Set For Pre School Immunizations
Athens City-County Health Department hosts a pre school immunization clinic for all Ames Bern district children. The event at Ames Bern High School starts at 9 a.m. Parents or guardians must accompany each child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens City- County
Health Department
Ames-Bern
Tusday
Ames-Bern High School
Real Estate Transfers in Athens County Record
C Cottingham and others transfer 47 tracts in town 9 range 14 and town 10 range 14 Athens and Dover Townships to Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. Edward Cottingham and others convey two tracts to same company in Dover and Athens Townships. Ruth Beatty sells lots 10 12 14 16 in New England. Cora M Bolinger and others to Athens Home Telephone Co for four poles southeast across farm in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Cottingham
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Athens
Dover
Edward Cottingham
Columbus and
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Ruth Beatty
Earl Poston
Village of
New England
Cora M. Bolinger
Athens Home Telephone Co
Presbyterian Church to Welcome Guest Speaker
The Rev Stanton Lautenschlager a Presbyterian missionary in China for 25 years will speak Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church He taught in Chinese universities during the war with Japan and authored several China related articles including Far West in China He returned to the United States two months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton Lautenschlager
China
First Presbyterian Church
Japan
Far West
United States
Christine Ayler Dies in Cincinnati at 45
Christine Ayler a former Albany resident died Thursday night in Cincinnati at 45. An investigator for the Division of the Aid to the Aged until recently she moved to Cincinnati six months ago to be with her children. She is survived by daughter Harriett and son Harley both of Cincinnati. Her husband Howard died earlier. Gravesite services will be held Sunday at 5 p.m. at Hebbardsville Cemetery. Jager funeral home will return the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Ayler
Albany
Cincinnati
Division of the
Aid To the Aged
Harriett
Harley
Howard
Hebbardsville
Jager Funeral Home
Athens Man Fined For Amber Light Violation
G. R. Crawford, 44, of Athens Route 4, was fined $5 by Mayor William F. P. Mickle for driving through an amber traffic light. The mayor suspended costs on the sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Crawford
Athens
William FP. Mickle Frid
Mickle
Nelsonville Man Named Child Welfare Board Chairman
Donald Sheffield of Nelsonville was elected chairman of the Child Welfare Board at Thursday’s meeting. Mrs. L. G. Worstell of Athens was elected secretary. The board’s offices will be open daily 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Donald Sheffield
L. G. Worstell
Athens
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Mrs. Beasley
Deb Hawk
WHOK
NLRB
Shirley Channell
Danta
the Mutual Home & Savings Association
East Washington St
Athens, Ohio
Carpenter Howe. CO
Court St
Athens, O
Oliver L. Wood
Mercury
James Fraley Jr
James Fraley
Carpenter
Moto
Ferry Sales & Service
State St
Kaiser-Frazer
Athens County Realty
Rs. Ayler
Buick
RD Das
Cross Bros
Frank H. Cross
W. Union St
Athens Aerie
Jackson Aerie
Don H. Young
Oho
Phaseiple and
Kempton
Prudential Imurance Company of America
Cline
Ohio
Tyler
Wilkesville
Hamden
Athens County Agents Association
D. M. Goddard
Wota Day
Ckeate American Business Mens Research Foundation
Chicaga
Southeastern
Social Betterment Foundation
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