Shrine Dedication At St John’s Grotto In Lodi Township
A grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes was dedicated Sunday at St. John’s Catholic Church in Lodi Township. Father James M. McMahon blessed the limestone shrine built by the church, with the statue donated by Mrs. Frank Weisenbach and her five children. In attendance were Athens and Lodi Township church members and descendants of early settlers buried in the adjoining cemetery. Separately, a Greens Run man, Fred Oliver Jr., 27, was hospitalized in critical condition after a father son shooting at their home. Fred Oliver Sr., 59, is in custody and faces possible charges. The incident follows a string of similar killings and violence in the area over the past year.
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Ohio
St. John’s Catholic Church
Lodi Township
James M. McMahon
St. Paul's Church of
Athens
J. A. Golubiewski
Frank Weisenbach
Father McMahon
Lodi
George Bernard Farm
Dutch Ridge
Athens County
Sheltering Arms
Greens Run
George Bateman
Fred Oliver, Jr
Fred Oliver
Bateman
Oliver
Gordon B. Gray
Glouster
Oliver, Jr
Golda Brown
Olivers
Beebe
Wayne Dalton
Bernice C. Coen
Sheldon McGee
Floyd Lowry
the Plains
Eleanor Gifford
Anna Lewis
John LaCorte
Lewis Meek
Rome Township
Four Men Fined On Intoxication Counts
Four men were fined over the weekend in Mayor William P. Mickle s court on intoxication charges. George Evener and James Salisbury were fined ten dollars and costs each, while Hayes Kerns and Harry Hamilton were fined fifteen dollars and costs each for intoxication offenses.
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William P. Mickle
George Evener
Sugar Creek
James Salisbury
N. High St
Hayes Kerns
Stewart
Harry Hamilton
Athens
WONDER SALVE for skin irritations advertised in wartime catalog
A wartime discovery salve promises relief from psoriasis eczema infections and athlete’s foot. The ad claims no acids or alcohol no painful application and white pain free ointment with noticeable results. Sold by Athens druggists Gallaher Quick and local stores.
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Seld
Athens
Gallaher
Quick
Eleven 4-H Members Attend Ross Hocking Camp
Eleven Athens County 4 H Club members plus two advisors joined peers from Ross Hocking Vinton Athens and Fairfield counties at the Ross Hocking Senior Camp. Participants listed include Rose Marie Blazer Juanita Story Shade Boots White Gloria Gay Cooper Seldon Carsey Ronald Wagoner Charles Hanning Robert Gwinn Bill Covington Betty Lou Ryan Dale Colburn Wilbur White and Twila Jean Smith.
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Athens County
Ross-Hocking
Ross Wright
Wright
Ross, Hocking
Vinton
Athens
Fairfield
Rose Marie Blazer
Juanita Story
Shade
Boots White
Gloria Gay Cooper
Seldon Carsey
Ronald Wagoner
Union
Charles Hanning
Robert Gwinn
Bill Covington
Bates
Betty Lou Ryan
Fisher Station
Dale Colburn
Stewart
Wilbur White
Twila Jean Smith
Weekend Heat Reaches 92 Degrees With Little Rain
The high hit 92 Sunday as a scorching heat wave continued. Rain Monday did not ease the heat, with temperatures rising to 75 by 10 am after a low of 71. Rainfall by 7 am measured 0.17 inches per the weather observer Mrs. C N France.
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Mercury
C. N. France
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs John R Kelley Athens a daughter Mr and Mrs Kenneth Welsh Carpenter a son Mr and Mrs Sol Rosenberg Athens a son Mr and Mrs Jack Sands Harrisonville Route 1 a daughter Admitted Barbara Jean Russell Gloucester Route 3 major surgery Mount Boswether Salem surgery Mrs Bessie Conley Nelsonville Route 1 medical Lola Graham Athens Route 5 medical Dismissed Mrs James Chercony and daughter Trimble Route 1 Mrs Robert Hunter and twin sons Athens Route 4 Mrs Howard Donaldson and daughter Amesville Mrs Robert Jago Amesville Mrs Mabel Rose Athens Route 4 ar Phillips Athens awrence yes Portsmouth Floyd Dillinger Athens Route
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John R. Kelley
Athens
Kenneth Welsh
Carpenter
Sol Rosenberg
Jack Sands
Harrisonville
Barbara Jean Russell
Glouster
Mount Boswether
Salem
Bessie Conley
Nelsonville
Lola Graham
James Chercony
Trimble
Robert Hunter
Howard Donaldson
Amesville
Robert Jago
Mabel Rose
Ar Phillips
Awrence Yes
Portsmouth
Floyd Dillinger
Rome Grange Sets Meeting For Thursday
Rome Grange will confer first and second degrees on a class of candidates at IOOF Hall Thursday. Mrs. Geraldine Vocke, lecturer, said plans include entertaining the Athens Pomona Grange on Sept. 22. Refreshments will be served.
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Stewart
Rome
IOOF
Geraldine Vocke
Vocke
Athens Pomona
Mayor Fines Two After Patrol Arrests
Two men were fined by Mayor W. P. Mickle after state highway patrol arrests. Everett Roush, 54, Shade, paid 15 dollars and costs for intoxication after being picked up on Route 50. Forrest Meighan, 22, Akron, paid 10 dollars and costs for crossing a yellow line on Route 33.
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W. P. Mickle
State Highway Patrol
Everett Roush
Shade
Forrest Meighan
Akron
Buchtel Youths Slightly Hurt In Road Crash
Two 18 year old Buchtel youths, Glenn Hillyer and Ted Martin, sustained minor injuries in a Route 216 collision near Murray City. They rode with Bill Elkins, 19, of Columbus, who was fined $10 and costs for driving without sufficient brakes. Clarence Rife, 49, of Buchtel, drove the other car. both drivers involved were not seriously hurt.
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Buchtel
Murray City
Glenn Hillyer
Ted Martin
Nelsonville
Hillyer
Martin
Bill Elkins
Columbus
Elkins
Clarence
Rife
Floyd Stiff
Gallia Crash Injures Three In Low Creek Rollover
A Gallipolis pickup truck with nine occupants overturned into a creek near Rodney at 10:45 p.m. Three youths, Pauline McKinney 17 Nell Jean Chapman 15 and Janet Chapman 17, suffered bruises and shock and a 42 year old driver Zelpha B Chapman remained uninjured. They were treated at Holzer Hospital.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Pauline McKinney
Janet Chapman
Nell Jean Chapman
Holzer Hospital
Zelpha B. Chapman
Rodney
Athens to Launch Direct Air Service to Mexican Cities
R R Miller announces REA will add international air shipping from Athens with LAMSA Airlines to 29 Mexican cities including Mexico City. Shipments go from Athens by domestic rail or air to El Paso then to Mexican destinations. Prepaid or collect charges apply. COD available for traffic to the 29 cities.
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Athens
Mexico
R. R. Miller
REA
Lineas Aereas Mexicanas
S.A
Lamsa Airlines
Mexico City
Miller
Air Express
el Paso
Texas
LAMSA
Veterans urged to check GI Bill eligibility for fall term
Alton F. Friedel, local VA representative, advised veterans to verify eligibility certificates before fall enrollment to avoid delays. Guidelines cover continuing in same school or changing courses, switching schools, or exchanging unused certificates issued before Sept 1, 1948. First subsistence checks may be delayed six to seven weeks. Also noted are service members Harold Morse, Harold Steele, Willard Leffler, and Jack Leake with updates on assignments, promotions, and hospital admission.
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Alton F. Friedel
Friedel
Daughter Born to Capt Duane Jessup Family in Japan
Mrs. Jessup announces the birth of a daughter born July 15 in Japan where Captain Jessup is stationed. Maternal grandparents are Ralph Bryson of Glouster and Edna Nelson of Columbus. Great grandparents are Mrs. W. W. Bryson and Mrs. J. M. Watkins. Captain Jessup went to Japan about four years ago and Mrs. Jessup joined him two and a half years ago.
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Glouster
Duane Jessup
Jessup
Mary Jo Bryson
Japan
Captain Jessup
Ralph Bryson
Edna Nelson
Columbus
W. W. Bryson
J. M. Watkins
Heat and Humidity Plague Local Community
The town endured a brutal heat wave with temperatures rising from 80 in the morning to 92 by afternoon and not cooling until 9 p.m. Humidity remained high and there was no rainfall for two weeks, though crops stayed in reasonable condition.
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The
Mercury
Mr and Mrs Harry Cheney Vacationing in Ohio Cities
Mr and Mrs Harry Cheney are spending a two week vacation in the cities of Columbus and Lancaster in Ohio State.
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Glouster
Mrs
Harry Cheney
Columbus
Lancaster
Glouster Area Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits
Glouster residents host guests from Barberton Jacksonville Dayton Athens and Columbus. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Lawrence Turner and Mrs Harry Brogan with relatives in Barberton plus Paul Bingman from Marion Harold Shirkey and family from Dayton and Edwin and Barbara Jean Shirkey. Mrs Muzinsky recovering from a fractured ankle. Evelyn Yaw earns a Master of Science at Ohio University.
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Lawrence Turner
Jacksonville
Harry Brogan
Richard Brockett
Barberton
Paul Bingman
Marion
Glouster
C. A. Bingman
Harold Shirkey
Dayton
Edwin
Barbara Jean
J. W. Yaw
Elizabeth Gordon
Athens
Ohio University
Ruth Watkins
Charles Hoisington
Harold Dickens
Millfield
Glouster Prepares Street Repair Contract Beginning Fall
Glouster village council met Friday to authorize preliminary steps for blacktopping select streets. A resolution declared the work necessary and aims to finish this fall. An ordinance describing the project will be enacted at the next meeting. A committee report outlines inclusion of portions of Locust Street E Front Street West Front Highland Ave Walnut Street E Main and part of Crooks with possible additions.
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Glouster
Locust St
E. Front St
West Front
Mrs. Lida Curtis Dies at Home in Jacksonville
Mrs. Lida Curtis aged 74 died at the home of daughter Mrs. George Householder in Jacksonville after a brief illness. She leaves husband Patrick, seven daughters, one son, a brother, 19 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral by Rev. H. H. Lafferty at John S. Blower funeral home Monday at 2 p.m. Burial Maplewood Cemetery. Six sons served as pallbearers.
Mrs. Eddy Hosts Former T.W.T. Club Members
Mrs. Marie Eddy hosted a social evening at her Broad Street home in Glouster for former T.W.T. Club members. Mrs. Jessie Golding of Columbus attended as honor guest. The group had disbanded years earlier after members moved away. Guests included Miss Margaret Gamwell Mrs. Sara Williams Mrs. Ruth Watkins Mrs. Margaret Bryson.
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Glouster
Marie Eddy
Broad St
T.W.T. Club
Jessie Golding
Columbus
Margaret Gamwell
Sara Williams
Ruth Watkins
Margaret Bryson
Worker Injured In Fall At Charleston Building Project
GLOUSTER C. B. Vernon and Harry Vernon traveled to Charleston on Friday to visit Walter Vernon who was injured in a fall from the building where he worked. He suffered severe bruising and likely rib fractures.
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Glouster
C. B. Vernon
Harry Vernon
Charleston
Walter Vernon
4 H Clever Cooks Sponsor Ice Cream Social
The 4-H group led by advisor Miss Carrye Smith hosts an ice cream and cake social on Wednesday at 6 p m on the lawn of J T High School. The public is invited.
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Glouster
Carrye Smith
J.T. High School
Clerks Union to Meet in Glouster Mayor's Office
The Clerks' Union schedules a meeting at the Glouster mayor's office Tuesday evening to discuss union matters and worker concerns.
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Glouster
Clerks’ Union
Plans Progressing For Homecoming
GLOUSTER The Jacksonville Old Settlers Committee will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the mayor s office. It is reported that plans are progressing in making up the schedule for the three day Home coming Sept 3 5.
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Glouster
Jacksonville Old Settlers Committee
Mayors Office
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