Athens County Schools Set to Open September 7 1954
The Athens County Board of Education approved the 1954 55 calendar for 10 districts. Classes begin September 7 with Labor Day weekend organizational drills. Holidays include Armistice Day Thanksgiving Christmas Recess Washington's Birthday and Easter Vacation. The year totals 175 school days across six grading periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Board of Education
George Christman
Ohio University
Washington
Christman
New Stamps Planned For September Release
Two new stamps arrive in September the four cent air mail stamp issued by the Philadelphia post office on September 3 with the American Air Mail Society convention and a two cent Jefferson stamp issued in San Francisco on September 15 for the American Philatelic Society meet. Collectors may mail addressed envelopes for first day cancellations to the respective postmasters. money orders only no personal checks. Athens post office will sell the stamps the day after issuance per Postmaster Arthur E. Cornwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Mail
Thomas Jefferson
Philadelphia
American Air Mail Society
San Francisco
Calif
American Phiatelic Society
Athens
Arthur E. Cornwell
Athens County Native Dies
John Liggett aged 65 of Athens County died Saturday night at his Barberton home. Survived by wife, daughter Mrs. Harold Baughman, two grandsons, two brothers William The Plains and Harry New Marshfield, and three sisters New Marshfield Athens and Sandusky. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. Barberton Baptist Church and burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Liggett
Athens County
Barberton
A. M. Liggett
Clarks Chapel
Liggett
Athens
Harold Baughman
William
the Plains
Harry
New Marshfield
Charles Sherman
Edna Hoodler
Alvina Gorby
Sandusky
Myron FE. Dewey
Barberton Baptist Church
Shelter Notes at Shelter Arms Hospital
A society note lists numerous births and family announcements from Athens Glouster Albany The Plains Corning and San Diego including a son for Mr and Mrs Wooden Russell a daughter for Mr and Mrs George J Wood en and entries for several other families and individuals new babies across multiple towns and regions and one baby boy Allman Corning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooden Russell
Athens
George J. Wooden
Carpenter
Dewey Hunter
Flossie Carsey
Lulu M. Palmer
J. H. Pierce
Stephen Rudd
Sadie McDaniel
Virginia Brooks
Elizabeth Gray
San Diego
Ee Riley
Charles McFann
Glouster
Boyd Cooley
Albany
Millard Douglas
the Plains
Loren Lae
Woman Treated for Hand Lacerations After Incident
Fire Chief Charles Dalton reported emergency squad treated Rosie Lillie of 20 W. State St. at 3 30 am Sunday for lacera tions to the fingers on her right hand. She was brought to the station by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dalton
Rosie Lillie
W. Stae St
Heat Returns as Athens Endures Humid Weekend
Athens observers report a hot humid pattern resuming after a two week break. At 11:30 a.m. the temperature hit 90 after a low of 69 overnight with weekend rainfall totaling 0.31 inches. Hamley Run reached 90 Sunday with a 62 overnight, and 9 a.m. reading was 78 Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
C. L. Colmer
U. S
Hamley Run
Two Boys Face Shoplifting Charges Across Meigs Stores
In Pomeroy and Middleport police report two boys aged 15 and 12 were charged with shoplifting from six stores Saturday. They were arrested near the bridge approach on Route 7. Stolen items include boots from Factory Outlet in Middleport, shoes from Cornet Shoe Store in Pomeroy, Levi’s from Middleport Department Store, watches from Miller Five and Ten in Middleport, sports shirts, knives from Elberfeld’s in Pomeroy, and heel plates from Ben Franklin in Pomeroy. The youths, residents of Meigs County and Point Pleasant, are under Meigs County Probate Court jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Middleport
Pomeroy Ice
Ute 7
Cornet
Levi's
Miller
Elberfeld's
Ben Franklin
Point Pleasant
Auto stolen from S Court St in Athens
Calvin W. Collins of Athens Route 2 reported his 1945 brown top, light green body Chevrolet two door with Ohio license X 691 M stolen Saturday from a parking space on S Court Street near Union Street. Police said the keys were left in the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin W. Collins
Athens
S. Court St
Colling
S. Court
Union St
Ohio
Fire breaks out as kitchen range faulty
A defective kitchen range caused a gas ignition at noon Sunday in the apartment of Raymond Gande at 17 West Union Street. Firemen entered the basement and shut off the gas after overcoming entry difficulties, according to Chief Charles Dalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Gandee
W. Union St
Charles Dalton
Alva Platt Qualifies for Mexico Trip in Hudson Contest
Detroit dealer Alva Platt of Athens is named among 100 Hudson dealers earning an expense paid trip to Mexico with his wife. The group will fly to Mexico City on September 18, with details announced by the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Alva Platt
Athens
Mexico
Mexico City
Pleasanton Cemetery Association to Hold Evening Meeting
The Pleasanton Cemetery Association will conduct a special business meeting on Wednesday at 7 30 pm at the Pleasanton Church. Officers said all interested persons are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasanton Cemetery Association
Pleasanton Church
Athens 1881 Lynching Remains the County’s Sole One
Tim Warden then Athens County sheriff recalled the 1881 lynching of Chris Davis from Albany after he attacked Lucinda Luckey. A mob overran the jail, killed Davis at South Bridge, while Warden and officers were held by armed locals. The grand jury declined to indict any mob members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Harris
Athens County
Tim B. Warden
Athens
New York City
Tim Warden
S. Court St
Lindley Hall
Ohio Penitentiary
Main St
East Athens
Goosetown
Mill St
Ohio University
Weekly Messenger
Chris Davis
Albany
Warden
Lucinda Luckey
Davis
Chillicothe
Atheny
Toliver
South Bridge
Athens Scouts Return from Ohio Camp
Ten members of Troop 55 of the First Presbyterian Church returned to Athens Saturday after a week at Camp Birch near Yellow Springs. The camp spans 80 acres with adjoining state parks expanding woodland and trails over 2000 acres. William Morey, a sophomore at Ohio University and assistant scoutmaster, aided provisional leaders at the camp. Scouts listed include Leo Jayjohn Gordon Murphy Roger Ramseth Roger Shafer James Dupler Donald Sylvester Robert Mahn Quincey Robe David Morley and Robbie Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Athens
Tecumseh Council
Springfield
Bryan State Park
Orton State Park
Yellow Springs
Camp Birch
William Morey
Ohio University
Leo Jayjohn
Gordon Murphy
Roger Ramseth
Roger Shafer
James Dupler
Donald Sylvester
Robert Mahn
Quincey Robe
David Morley
Robbie Nelson
Bound to Grand Jury On Shooting Charge
Emmett Williams of Athens Route 4 pleaded innocent at Municipal Court arraignment on a shooting with intent to kill charge involving neighbor Mary Chubb. Williams was bound to the grand jury under 590 dollars bond and jailed until posted. deputies say he fired with a high powered rifle and a shotgun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Williams
Athens Route 4
Mary _ Chubb
Athens
Williams
Driver Fined Jailed After Hocking Crash
Chesterhill driver Walter Rowland aged 38 was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to three days in jail for driving while intoxicated. The charge followed a Route 18 collision Saturday night with Emerson Beatty, 41, of Orient, as Mayor Joseph Phillips presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesterhill
Logan
Joseph Phillips
Walter Rowland
Emerson Beatty
Orient
Divorce Granted and Dismissed in Common Pleas Court
Christa Verssen was granted a divorce from Algray Verssen on grounds of gross neglect and extreme cruelty after a contested hearing by Judge Fran is D. White. The docket also shows the dismissal of Jennie Woodruff’s divorce from Jerry Woodruff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aoither
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
Christa Verssen
Algray Verssen
White
Jennie Woodruff
Jerry Woodruff
Real Estate Transfers in Athens County and Nelsonville
George Downs transfers property in Lee Township to Harry FE Hanning of Albany. Robert W. Ohlinger of Athens conveys lot 530 in Watkin's addition to Nelsonville to James F. Shumaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Downs
Athens County
Harry FE. Hanning Albany
Lee Township
Robert W. Ohlinger
Athens
James F. Shumaker
Nelsonville
Watkin's
Bloodmobile visits cited as year ends in Athens Nelsonville
Red Cross bloodmobile logged 15 visits in the year ending June 30 serving 1953 hours and collecting 1331 pints of blood. Of this, 264 pints went to Sheltering Arms Hospital and 592 pints to Mount St. Marys. Nurses aides contributed 321 hours and 39 names are listed. Doctors volunteered 165 hours from Athens and Nelsonville, with 38 women serving 900 hours at the canteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Athens
Nelsonville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mount St. Marys
Naoma Bailes
Jean Murray
Dorothy Johnston
June Hostetler
Margaret Davis
Betty Black
Elsie Keffer
FB. J. Woodworth
Thelma Howard
Ben Spaulding
Hazel Wooten
Beatrice Bennett
Arthur Bennett
Dana Puller
Mayme Richardson
Haydn McCaskill
Maxwell Pullen
M. van Dyke
Lotte Stringer
Ruth Wheaton
Bill Leffler
Ed Hunemaker
John Nunemaker
Robert Wickham
Peter Good
Clarke Baily
John Oberholzer
Robert Main
George Weisenbach
Ward White
Clyde Smith
Tom Kyle
Tom Baldwin
Hunter
Hoge
Mrs. Hope
Three Vehicle Rear-End Crashes Reported by City Police
City police investigated three weekend rear-end collisions with one injury reported. Mrs Lulu Palmer of 99 N Congress St suffered a neck injury when her car, driven by Ralph Palmer, crashed into Emmett Rowles vehicle on Columbus Road near the market. Palmer was hospitalized. Two Saturday incidents involved Bernard Bennett of Keedevile hitting St Parker at FE State and Carpenter and another on S Shafer St where Thomas Stevers rear-ended Wayne Williams at a traffic light. A long list of local residents and volunteers from Athens and Nelsonville aided as blood donations were called for to meet ongoing hospital needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Palmer
N. Congress St
Ralph
Emmett Rowles
Franklin Ave
Columbus Road
Rowles
Palmer Auto
Palmer
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Bernard Bennett
Keedeville
St Parker
Central Ave
FE. State
Carpenter Street
Bennett
Parker
S. Shafer St
Thomas Stevers
Athens
Wayne Williams
Williams
Court Fines Man and Wife in Municipal Court
Glen Albert Nice and his wife Jeannette Nice of Canal Winchester were fined Monday in Municipal Court for intoxication. He paid $25 and costs. she received $50 and costs and was jailed for nonpayment. Police say Nice was treated for a lacerated arm after she struck a jail window. He is held for a Perry County justice of the peace court on a traffic count in New Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Glen Albert Nice
Jeannette
Canal Winchester
Stewart Route 1
Fairgrounds
Nice
New Lexington
Four Drivers Fined in Area Courts Over Weekend
Four motorists faced fines in area courts after State Highway Patrol arrests. Thomas O'Dell of Elkhart Indiana paid 10 dollars and costs for passing in a hazardous zone. Denzil Hill of Chesterhill was fined 5 dollars and costs for driving left of center. Warren Mantie of Columbus and Valentine Ward of New London also drew 10 dollars and costs for passing in a hazardous zone and at an intersection respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Joseph Phillips
Thomas O'Dell
Elkhart
Ind
Denzil Hill
Chesterhill
Warren T. Mantie
Columbus
Chauncey
Charlies Wadley
Rockbridge
Justice of the Peace
Tucker
Valentine Ward
New London
Driver Uninjured When Truck Upsets Near Vinton
A Messenger truck overturned in a cornfield two miles south of Vinton on Route 160 at 7 am Sunday. The driver, William Wallar of Athens, escaped injury as the northbound vehicle was heavily damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
William Wallar
Athens
Mrs Clara West Gillogly Dies At 1 In Albany Area
Mrs Clara West Gillogly 1 died Sunday evening at her son Fern Gillogly’s home where she resided. Survived by two sisters Mrs Louisa Stanley and Mrs Emma Jones four brothers William Worley Johnny and Pearley West seven grandchildren. Funeral conducted by Rev William H Covert Wednesday 2 pm Temple Methodist Church. Friends may call at Bigony funeral home after 10 am Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Clara West Gillogly
Fern Gillogly
Finley Gillogly
Louisa Stanley
Albany
Emma Jones
New Marshfield
William
Worley
Johnny
Pearley West
William H. Covert
Temple Methodist Church
Bigony Funeral Home
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Fawn
Earl E. Kineer
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Trimble Wildlife Area
Vinton Furnace
George Cleavenger
Vinton County
Tom Kilmer
Bambi
Cleavenger
Matt Wright
Trimble Wildlife Caretaker
Mac
Mac's
W. State ST
Biltis
Bilts
City Loan & Savings CO
Omi
Margaret Creek
Grosvenor Crossing
Athens County Savings & Loan
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Elizabeth Shumaker
Jane Ballard
M. Hubble
Barbara Bryan
Margaret Green
Nedra Smith
Marie Dupler
Regina Whyte
Oral Daugherty
J. Zerbach
P. J. Woodworth
A. A. Baldwin
Blaine Goldsberry
L. A. Hamilton
Beatrice Postle
John Sprague
G. Sutton
L. L. Goldberg
Roy Hoskins
Charles Jiiden
Oscar J. Vie
Burt Held
T. H. Morgan
H. H. Hudson
Genevieve Garrett
G. L. Wheaton
Hubert Hyde
Robert Ballard
Julian Goodman
Dobo
J. L. Webb
Maude Lee Dorsey
J. Addicott
Mayme Bibbee
Cecil Cox
Frank Dilley
John Dowler
James Householder
Harold Howell
Vincent Jukes
C. N. Mackinnon
Edward McBride
T. C. McCracken
Henry Miller
Edwin Mills
F. W. Reed
E. B. Smith
George Starcher
W. H. Wakefield
Victor Whitehouse
Anna Williams
Ruth Woolsey
Jeannette Woodworth
Dorothy Mulpas
Russell Hall
Treva Redman
O. P. Bingman
James Bland
Carl Coakley
William Fraederick
Jack Haffner
John Hoffman
Wiliam Mechem
Adda Neikerk
Dan Shay
Earl Worthington
Ollie Poston
Mattie Manni
Whey
James V. Rice
R. C. Hopkins
Robert Marquie
M. E
Twise
A. R. Kresge
Wade Burke
Harlan Harris
Fred James
Foster Coe
Athena
Mra
BR. J. Hamill
J. Je Weth
Victor Oakley
Afe
Harmon
Paul Tomlinson
Marlene Stage
Charlies Adkins
George Huddy
James Maurer
Larry Crother
Lee E. Busch
Rs. Gillogly
Deesid & Barstoe
Geddard Heark
van Dyte
Mathews
Morphywight
Rotherferé
Peter
Reel Seipie & Kemptes
Glouster, Ohio
Gatather
Prea Wrights
Houck & van Dyke, Inc
Benjamin Moore
Kerr-Hunter Hardware
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