One Way Traffic Test Starts in Downtown
Police Chief Joseph Grogan announced a Friday launch of a one way traffic test on Congress Street from Carpenter to President Streets and on Court Street from President to Carpenter Streets. State highway department crews will implement the plan beginning this afternoon.
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Joseph Grogan
Congress St
Court St
Carpenter
President Sts
President
Carpenter Sts
State Highway Department
Grogan
President St
Congress
Armory
Athens
Twelve ASC committeemen elected in Athens County
ASC committeemen from twelve communities were chosen by write in votes as Athens County office announced. New officers include chairmen and alternates from towns such as Albany Amesville and Coolville, who will attend the August County Convention to form a county committee for ASC programs.
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ASC
Athens County
Irvin Wolfe
Alexander Township
Merrill Chase
Albany
Urban Parker
Richard French
Athens
Maude Riley
Wade Haning
Ames Township
Robert King
Amesville
Albert Carpenter
Trimble
Don E. Linscott
C. E. Sheridan
Homer M. Echard
Athens Township
Vernon Shaw
John L. Sheridan
R. R. Barker
Athens County Bow Hunters Plan All Day Work Meet
The Athens County Bow Hunters group will conduct a full day work meet Sunday on the Luhrig Road grounds.
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Athens County
Luhrig Road
Mrs Spires Dies at 88 in Millfield Home
Mrs Mary Tippie Spires 88 of Millfield Route 1 died Thursday afternoon after a six week illness. She lived in Athens County all her life and belonged to Pilgrim Holiness Church. Survived by three daughters, one son, five step-daughters, three step-sons and many grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. at McDougal Church with Rev. Hiram Mingus officiating. Burial with church cemetery. Visitation at Dowler Ferguson Hughes Funeral Home.
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Mary Tippie Spires
Millfield
John Tippie
Chauncey
McDougal Church
Hiram Mingus
Dowler-Ferguson- Hughes
Truck Jacknifes on Route 50A Damages Tractor Trailer
Raymond Mutter, 21, of Bainbridge, drove a tractor-trailer that jackknifed on Route 50A a half mile east of Route 377 at about 1 p.m. Thursday. The trailer swung off the highway after he slowed for traffic on a steep hill. No injuries were reported.
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Raymond Mutter
Bainbridge
Mutter
Man Fined $10 Costs Following Accident
No injuries and minor damages resulted in a two car collision at 10:40 a.m. Thursday three miles east of Coolville on Route 50. Harry Van Dyke age 61 of Stewart was turning left into a private driveway when Herbert Hupp age 34 of Mineral Wells West Virginia struck him while attempting to pass. Hupp was fined $10 and costs by Coolville acting Mayor Gund er for passing without an audible signal.
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Coolville
Harry van Dyke
Stewart
Herbert Hupp
Mineral Wells
W. Va
Hupp
Gunder
Sager pleads guilty in city court for driving left of center
Robert Emerson Sager of Athens Route 2 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to a State Highway Patrol charge of driving left of center. He was fined $10 plus costs.
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Robert Emerson Sager
Athens
State
Rain Brings Relief From Summer Heat to Athens
Thunderstorms and showers relieved the heat in Athens with temperatures at Poston Station Thursday hitting 89 at the high and 64 at the low. Last night’s low was 64 and recorded rainfall measured 0.48 inches.
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Athens
Poston
Q P Winegar Dies at 82 in Baltimore
Oscar Perry Winegar 82 died Wednesday in Baltimore after a long illness. Born in Cheshire he lived in Baltimore seven years. Survived by wife Mollie and two daughters Ramona Petrovich and Eunice Throckmorton. Graveside services Saturday at 2 p.m. Gravel Hill Cemetery Cheshire. Doowler Ferguson and Hughes Funeral Home in charge.
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Oscar Perry Winegar
Baltimore
Cheshire
Mollie
Ramona Petrovich
Eunice Throckmorton
Gravel Hill
Doowler, Ferguson and Hughes Funeral Home
Death takes Mrs Rosalie Pugh at 90 in Philo
Mrs Rosalie Pugh age 90 died Thursday evening at the home of her son Clint Bennett in Philo Ohio Funeral services are set for Saturday 2 p.m. at the Ada Henderson funeral home Duncan Falls with burial in Duncan Falls cemetery Survivors include her son several step children among them Rev Ben Pugh Chillicothe and Frank Pugh Albany several grandchildren and great grandchildren one sister Kate Smith Sistersville W V a lifelong Athens County resident She lived with Albert Jennings Perry in Athens about five years ago and the family home long stood in the Bates area
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Rosalie Pugh
Clint Bennett
Philo
Ada Henderson
Duncan Falls
Ohio
Duncan Falls Cemetery
Ben Pugh
Chillicothe
Frank Pugh
Albany
Kate Smith
Sistersville
W. Va
Athens County
Albert Jennings Perry
Washington St
Athens
Bates Vicinity
Suit Over Auto Crash Seeks $35000 Damages
Mont C. Lowry sues Eddie Cheeseman and John J. Getreu and Son Inc. of Columbus for 35000 in damages after a March 13 crash near Lancaster. He claims loss of pay 1975, medical bills 312, hospital charges 470.95 and medicine 82.55. He says he worked at North American Aviation and was riding with Cheeseman when the car skidded on snow and ice and collided with a truck driven by John J. Coughlin of the Getreu firm, leaving him with multiple fractures and extended hospital stays.
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Mont C. Lowry
Eddie Cheeseman
John J. Getreu and Son, Inc
Columbus
North American Aviation Plant
Cheeseman
Lancaster
John J. Coughlin
Getreau
Fairfield Hospital
Practice Times Listed For All Band Groups
Chauncey-Dover high school director Kathryn McCoy announces the senior band will practice Tuesday August 19 at 6 30 p m while beginners and junior bands meet the same day at 4 p m The band is slated to perform at the Ohio State Fair Sunday August 24 at 3 15 p m on the island band stand
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Chauncey
Kathryn McCoy
Chauncey-Dover High School
Chauncey Personals Notes Return from Visits Across States
Chauncey residents include families visiting from Peru Indiana Wichita Kansas and Dayton Ohio. Mr and Mrs Ernest Snodgrass of Wichita and Mr and Mrs Rolland Six of Dayton called on local kin. A family reunion at Water Works Park in New Lexington drew several relatives from Chauncey. Carolyn Lohse from Corpus Christi Texas visits Chauncey relatives.
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Barney Snodgrass
Debbie Lynn
Thelma Reed
Peru
Ind
Gerald Snodgrass
Ernest Snodgrass
Wichita
Kansas
Rolland Six
Dayton
Six
George Slisher
Shawnee
Bob McLean
Vaunita
Larry Bowe
Water Works Park
New Lexington
James Dorr
L. D. Algeo
Logan
Lakewood
Charles Slisher
Charles Jr
Detroit
Art Starling
Chesterhill
Clark McElfresh
Morrow, Wis
Erman Roberts
Herman Lohse
J. E. Burris
Apple Grove
W. Va
Carolyn Lohse
Corpus Christi
Texas
Chauncey
the Plains
Athens
John McLean
Elyria
Loretta McLean
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens
Mr and Mrs Robert Weiman greet a daughter in Athens. Admissions include Richard Haines Athens Route Helen Bethel Orin Chapman Albany Harry Nichols Athens. Discharges list Barbara Hickman New Marshfield Route 1 Mrs Arthur Blackford Newark Mrs Norman Van Nest Athens Mrs George Weisenbach Athens Mrs Harlan Tewksbury Albany Mrs Robert Bean Athens. Blood used one pint.
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Lee Township
Pearl E. Parker
Albany
Cisco Williams
Athens
Charles E. Hawk
New Marshfield
Lawrence W. Bean
Tom Hutchison
Lodi
Delmer L. Niggemeyer
Guysville
Everett Kelly
Herbert H. Lowther
John H. Ruth
Harry A. Gibbs
Coolville
Joe Owens
Aubra M. Washburn
Waterloo
York
Walter Dicken
James F. Edwards
Nelsonville
Austin Hawk
Edward E. Hawk
Harlan Cagg
Robert Weiman
Richard Haines
Helen Bethel
Orin Chapman
Harry Nichols
Barbara Hickman
Arthur Blackford
Newark
Norman van Nest
George Weisenbach
Harlan Tewksbury
Robert Bean
Trespassing Charge Against Columbus Woman
Mary Jane Gabriel of Columbus pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to a trespassing charge arraigned by the sheriff's department. Violet Staten made the complaint and she was ordered held under a $20 bond with a hearing set for next Tuesday.
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Mary Jane Gabriel
Columbus
Sheriff's Department
Violet Staten
Church schedules and ministers in Chauncey and surrounding areas
Local church listings show Chauncey Churches and Morristown Holiness with service times led by Freddie Crabtree and Helen Tatman respectively. Pilgrim Holiness and Millfield Methodist share ministers, while Parish notices list Gilbert Courtney Hal Zug and multiple speaker stops across Trimble Greens Run Chauncey and Taylor Bridge with a Parish Night event at Greens Run.
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Morristown
Helen Tatman
Pilgrim Holiness
Raymond Pidcock
Millfield
Fred Thorn
Chauncey Methodist
Church of Christ
Gilbert Courtney
Hal Zug
Courtney
Trimble
Mr. Zug
Greens Run
Chauncey
Robert Smith
Taylor Bridge
Methodist services canceled in Chauncey and Millfield
The Rev. Fred Thorn announces no evening service in Chauncey on Sunday Aug. 17 and none in Millfield on Sunday Aug. 24. Worship services will be held each evening at the Jacksonville Methodist Church during those two weeks.
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Chauncey
Fred Thorn
Millfield
Jacksonville Methodist Church
Buffingtons and Rogas Welcome Out-of-Town Visitors
Recent visitors to the Buffington and Rogas households in The Plains include Mr. and Mrs. Josa Valentine of Griffith Indiana. The see also lists Mr. and Mrs. James Buffington and Mrs. Rogas KI hosting guests on Friday.
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the Plains
James Buffington
James Rogaski
Josa Valentine
Griffith, Ind
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Roy D. Radford
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Bern Township
Gail F. Brawley
Arthur Gilchrist
William R. Pinkerton
Sharpsburg
Lee Marquis
Charles C. Curtis
Canaan Township
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John Dillinger
Floyd E. Mathews
Richard Dailey
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Franklin Washburn
Paul Robinson
Robert D. Boggs
Mayford Henderson
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Athens Pharmacy
S. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Family Weekly
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Mutual Home
the Mutual
East Washington St
Fea
Association
Legal Home Loan Bank
Quick's
Q.P. Winegar
Death
Mrs. R. Pugh
Commonwealth
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
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Athens Messenger
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