Athens Council Passes Street Widening and Court Budget Talks
Athens city council approved an emergency widening of S Congress Street and a second street project while debating municipal court finances. A temporary injunction blocks western sidewalk removal near Delta Tau Delta. The panel backed keeping the 3 percent amusement tax and discussed reinsuring city property with new fire and vandalism coverage.
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Athens
Geoup
S. Congress St
W. Union
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
William Rowland
Second St
Lancaster
Burn Victim Edward Sycks Improves After Gasoline Fire
Edward Jack Sycks 25 of 33 N Lancaster St improved today at Sheltering Arms Hospital after sustaining first to third degree burns over half his body in a gasoline explosion at Imperial Ice Cream Co. Franklin Pennell also burned. both men were painting a rack when a gasoline pan ignited. Sycks lit a cigarette, triggering the blast.
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Edward
Jack) Sycks
Lancaster St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Sycks
Imperial Ice Cream Co
Franklin Pennell
Chauncey
Pennell
Charlies Dalton
Columbus
Wife Seeks Divorce From Prisoner Husband
Ethel FE Evener files for divorce from George L Evener in Common Pleas Court. She alleges gross neglect and seeks custody and support for their two children while he is confined, now a prisoner at the Ohio Penitentiary.
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Ethel FE
Evener
Common Pleas
George L. Evener
Ohio Penitentiary
Physicals Slated For AHS Gridders
Athens High School football candidates including freshmen and Mechanicsburg entrants will undergo physical examinations Wednesday at 1 pm. Coach Harry Lackey announced the tests at the high school stadium.
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Athens
Harry Lackey
Lackey
Mechanicsburg
Girl Driver Performs In Auto Thrill Show At Athens Fair
Patricia Jones a 24 year old Wichita Kansas performer will headline the auto thrill show of the Jimmie Lynch Death Dodgers at the Athens County fair ending August 27. She will perform at 2 PM and 8 PM on the final day and is known for the crash rollover contest and ramp routines. Jones previously raced stock cars in Kansas and Oklahoma and worked in Wichita in an airplane plant. The fair runs August 23 to 27 with various attractions including an All Western Horse Show and several races and shows.
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Jimmie Lynch
Athens County
William R. Hughes
Patricia
Wichita
Kanes
Patricia Jones
Miss Jones
America
Kansas
Oklahoma
Manasseh Cutler
WLW
Hughes
Health work and sanitation plans outlined by Ohio official
Dr H M Boocks, commissioner for the four county health district of Athens Hocking Meigs and Vinton counties, urged Rotary members to support health efforts. He cited low funds for tubercular patient care in Southeastern Ohio, emphasized safeguards for water and milk, and noted the Ohio River Valley Sanitation Compact moving toward uniform sanitation laws with sewage plants like the Athens project nearing completion.
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Ohio
H. M. Boocks
Athens
Hocking
Meigs
Vinton
Athens Rotary Club
Br Boocks
Ohio River
Feel of Fall Is in the Air
The piece notes cooler temperatures as fall arrives with readings from Hamsey Run and Athens. It cites a 6 am temperature of 53 at Athens and a low of 47 at Hamsey Run, with the Hocking River at a low 2.46 feet.
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Mercury
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Hamsey Run
Athens
C. L. Colmer
Colmer
Hocking River
Hamley Run
False Baby Teeth
Ronnie Milligan, four, in Ottawa is chewing with false teeth. A local dentist made Ronnie a set after his baby teeth decayed. The permanent teeth expected to replace the false choppers are anticipated to be normal.
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Ottawa
Ronnie Milligan
Ronnie
Local Marriage Licenses Listed For Several Couples
The register shows couples from Nelsonville The Plains Athens Albany and Mount Airy seeking marriage licenses. Names include Guy Arnold 24 and Martha Mc Combs 23. Stanley Dishon 34 and Mae Alston 33. Gene Sellers and Theresa Hood. Robert P Charley 23 and Helen Sapp 21. Tommy Wolfe Bryson 19 and Rita Cooper 19. Cecil D Staneart 35 and Martha Mildred Cars ey 30. Clarence Shutts 33 and Doris Worthington 23.
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Guy Arnold
Martha McCombs
Nelsonville
Stanley Dishon
New Straitsville
Mae Alston
the Plains
Gene Sellers
Mt. Airy
N. C
Theresa Hood
New Marshfield
Robert P. Charley
Helen Sapp
Athens
Tommy Wolfe Bryson
Rita Cooper
Albany
Cecil D. Staneart
Martha Mildred Carsey
Clarence Shutts
Doris Worthington
Grahams Chapel Prayer Band Meets at Lauer Home
The Grahams Chapel Prayer Band will gather Thursday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Lauer with Charles Gaston as leader for the meeting.
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Grahams Chapel
Henry Lauer
Charles Gaston
Shelter Notes From Shelter Arms Hospital
A list of new births at Shelter Arms Hospital includes a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Streitenberger Athens, a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Jordon Gloucester, a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Luakas Athens, and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Stout Pomeroy. Admissions include Gladys Bayless Athens Edith Carsey Athens Jessie Leach Gloucester Clemence Evans Athens Mattie Dugan Gloucester Nellie James Amesville Victor Clark Jr Coolville Edward Sycks Athens Clarence Morrison Gloucester Joan Bennett Athens Floy Yowell Dayton Flora Brown Trimble. Discharges include Gloria Winner Athens J P Burns Athens Bertha Lanning The Plains and Bernice Gallant Gloucester.
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Gladys Bayless
Athens
Edith Carsey
Jessie Leach
Glouster
Clemence Evans
Mattie Dugan
Nellie James
Amesville
Victor Clark, Jr
Coolville
Edward Sycks
Clarence Morrison
Joan Bennett
Floy Yowell
Dayton
Flora Brown
Trimble
Gloria Winner
J. P. Burns
Bertha Lanning
the Plains
Bernice Gallant
Two Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Logan Mayor Roger Friend fined two drivers after State Highway Patrol arrests. Orville Gould, 44, New Marshfield Route 1, cited for failing to yield the right of way, $15 and costs. Dale Landis, 25, Baltimore, fined $5 and costs for no muffler on his truck.
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Logan
Roger Friend
State Highway Patrol
Orville Gould
New Marshfield
Dale Landis
Baltimore
University Athens County sign two year property lease
Ohio University and Athens County signed a two year lease Monday for land near the airport used to house married students. The county will receive 1680 dollars annually for the property along E State Street which has been leased for several years.
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Ohio University
Athens County
E. State St
Two Injured In Traffic Accidents
An elderly woman Floy Yowell 72 of Dayton and her husband Daniel F Yowell 74 were injured in a Route 50 collision at Hebbardsville. Floy Yowell sustained head lacerations possible hip fracture and shock. she was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital. Her husband received rib injuries but was not admitted. In Hocking County 10 year old Anna Grove and her father Arthur H Grove 40 were injured when their car struck a culvert on old Bremen Road about 9 30 am. Anna’s injuries were minor.
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State
Highway Patrol
Floy Yowell
Dayton
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Daniel F. Yowell
Yowell
Hebbardsville
Hocking County
Anna Grove
Bremen
Arthur H. Grove
Farm Funds Available for Local Livestock Loans
Special FHA livestock loans, authorized by recent legislation, are available to Athens County farmers. J B Miller, FmHA supervisor, says funds target cattle sheep and goat producers with good records who lack credit from normal sources. Loans cover feed, buildings, pasture, equipment, water, and living costs, repayable up to three years at five percent interest, through July 1955. Inquiries at the FmHA office. Miller to be at Soil Conservation office on alternate Wednesdays.
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J. B. Miller
Farmers Home Administration
Athens County
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
R. B. McLeaish
National
Tor
FHA
Secretary of Agriculture
Miller
Soi! Conservation
S. Court St. Athens
Two Men Held After Theft At Residence
Two men described as walk aways from the Grafton Prison Honor Camp were arrested by city police on the South Bridge around noon. They are held for investigation of illegal entry at 10 High Street. One man, reportedly Athens County native, had a billfold stolen from Miss Anna Pickering's home. The burglary occurred about 7 a.m. today and the billfold contained cash and small items. The intruders fled when Miss Pickering called to them.
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Grafton Prison
South Bridge
S. High St
Joseph B. Grogan
Athens
Anna Pickering
High St
Burnt Corkers Reunion Set for September Picnic
The 13th annual Burnt Corkers, Inc. reunion picnic will be held September 13 at Rising Park Lancaster. All members and families are invited for a noon picnic dinner and an afternoon minstrel show in a natural amphitheater with well known barbershop and minstrel names. The organization aims to preserve the American minstrel tradition.
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Lancaster
The
Burnt Corkers, Inc
Rising Park
Burnt Corker
Burnt Corkers Inc
Master Mason Degree Planned by Albany Lodge 723
Albany Lodge 723 F and AM announces the Master Mason degree to be conferred Thursday at 8 pm. John L. Ingram, the lodge master, disclosed the plan at the meeting.
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Albany
Albany Lodge
F&am
John L. Ingram
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