Chauncey-Dover Band To Play at County Fair
The Chauncey-Dover High School band under Kathryn McCoy will perform at the Athens County Fair replacing the former all county band. The two day event begins with a Sunday concert followed by a 7 p.m. show before awarding the Manasseh Cutler Centennial Scholarship to Maureen Kelley of Nelsonville. The awards move to the band stand near the hillside facing the racetrack with Wayne Ward presiding.
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Chauncey-Dover High School
Chauncey Unit
Kathryn McCoy
Manasseh Cutler
Maureen Kelley
Nelsonville
Fair Board
Athens County Sesquicentennial Committee
Wayne Ward
Kiwanis Club Completes Athens Shelter House
Athens Kiwanis Club hastily built a shelter house for the fairgrounds in under a month. President Al Bechtel said it will serve as a Kiwanis concession booth during the Athens County fair and then be open to the public on a first come, first served basis with no reservations. Future plans call for landscaping picnic tables and related equipment.
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Athens
Bechtel
Suit Follows Traffic Crash Near Albany
Gabriel Pincelli sues Southern Ohio Fabrication Co. in Common Pleas Court for 6000 damages from an April 15 1952 auto crash near Albany. He alleges William S. Schank drove on the wrong side passing at a hill crest causing injuries. Pincelli seeks damages and medical costs.
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Albany
Common Pleas Court
Gabriel Pincelli
Southern Ohio Fabrication Co
Cincinnati
Route 50
William S. Schank
Pincelli
Schank
Route 682 Accident Under Investigation
State Highway Patrol investigates a one car crash on Route 682 near Route 56. A vehicle side swiped a bridge and hit a culvert shortly after midnight and the driver fled the scene as officers pursue the inquiry.
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State Highway Patrol
Petition for divorce custody and support filed
Julia Ann Moore through her father Robert H McClain sues Donald T Moore in Common Pleas Court for divorce citing gross neglect and extreme cruelty. She seeks custody and support of their child, temporary and permanent alimony, and a restraining order preventing sale of furniture appliances and an automobile before settlement. The couple married in Crooksville on March 4 1950.
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Common Pleas
Julia Ann Moore
Robert H. McClain
Donald T. Moore
Crooksville
Haydenville Driver Fined for Centerline Violation
George Sharp of Haydenville was fined 10 dollars and costs after the State Highway Patrol cited him for crossing the center line. Acting Mayor Dean Collison of Logan imposed the penalty.
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Haydenville
George Sharp
State Highway Patrol
Dean Collison
Logan
First Quarter Horse Races at Athens County Fair
Details completed for staging the first Quarter Horse Races in the 102 year history of the Athens County Fair. The racing, popular in western rodeos and spreading eastward to Indiana, will be filmed under Mid-West Association rules. The fair board expressed pride in bringing this attraction to Ohio.
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Athens County
Indiana
Fair Board
Ohio
Athens County fair to hold five day races and horse auto clash
The Athens County fair opens with a Friday office hours and a Sunday 2 p.m. start for eight races with purses totaling 500 dollars. A 330 yard quarter horse versus automobile race features Tony's Lady and Henry Crow driving the car from Johnny Jones Motors. Races sanctioned by the Mid-West Quarter Horse Breeders Association with Jackie Ireland and other top horses entered from Indiana Ohio and New York.
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Tony
Johnny Jones Motors
Henry Crow
W. R. Hughes
Mid- West Quarter Horse Breeders Association, Inc
M. K. Essig
Noblesville
Ind
Athens
Howard Cantwell
Indianapolis
Ira Harman
Ft. Wayne
Earl Lambert Columbus
Charles Hill
Columbus
Francis F. Clark
Parkersburg
W. Va
Herb Davison
Terre Haute
Hughes
Marion
Barney Hawkins
Ford Dealer
Chet Howe
Frankfort
Prince Robert
Wee Willie
Leo
Meredith Stables
Top Question
Stella Reed
Raymond Bechtel
Three Athens Lawyers Named to Bar Association Committees
In Ohio, three Athens attorneys were chosen for OSBA committees by president Kenneth Clark on recommendation of Frank C. Layshon. Erle Bridegwater Jr. joins the junior bar, Hal H. Rowland takes on legal education, and Lawrence G. Worstell coordinates membership and attendance.
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Columbus
Athens
Ohio State Bar Association
Kenneth Clark
Youngstown
Frank C. Layshon
Cambridge
Erle Bridegwater, Jr
Hal H. Rowland
Lawrence G. Worstell
Athens Men To Assist In Knights Conclave
Thomas E. Gibson of Athens named to York Rite cooperation committee for the 111th Knights Templar conclave in Toledo October 4 5 6. Malvern Wilson of Athens Knights Templar named to time and place committee for the event.
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Athens
Toledo
Thomas E. Gibson
Knights Templar of
Ohio
Malvern Wilson
Knights Templar
Weather Stays Mild As Temps Slip From 70s
The forecast notes a chilly start with a low around 46 degrees, five degrees warmer than yesterday’s morning. Highs reached 79 degrees, matching Tuesday’s peak, while overnight lows remain in the 40s.
Veterans of Foreign Wars to Meet at East State Street Home
Floyd Bolin Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a meeting Friday at 8 p m at its East State Street location. Commander Charles W Evans says refreshments will be served. Wilber Windland of Guysville has been promoted to private first class in Korea at an ordnance supply depot. Windland entered the Army last October and has been in Korea since April. his wife Inez lives in Coolville.
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Floyd Bolin Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
East State St
Charles W. Evans
Wilber Windland
Hartsil Windland
Guysville
Korea
Pfe Windland
Inez
Coolville
Seven 1948 Athens Thefts Solved With Escapee Arrest
Two prison camp escapees pleaded guilty to breaking and entering in Athens. William Thomas Goodfellow and Edward Lyons were bound to the grand jury on bonds of 2000 each after admitting seven 1948 Athens burglaries including Carl's Lau n ch and White Crest Diner. Goodfellow, serving a kidnapping term from a Perry County jail escape, and Lyons, jailed for auto theft, were captured after police tracked them near the South Bridge.
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Athens
Peter B. Seel
Wiliam Thomas Goodfellow
Edward Lyons
East Liverpool
Goodfellow
Lyons
Anna Pickering
S. High St
South Bridge
Grafton
Elyria
Carl's Iaunnch
van Dyke's Market
Coca Cola Co
Shouse Motor Sales
Athens Implement Co
Carpenter St. Sunoco
White Crest
Perry County
Crooksville
Gas Shutoff Planned in Albany Sunday
Albany residents were warned that gas service will be shut off Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 40 p.m. The notice came from William Snyder who said the outage is needed to permit line repairs by the Albany Gas Co.
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Albany
William Snyder
Albany Gas Ca
Suit Charges Coal Contract Not Completed
Green dale Minerals Co. of Logan sues J. M. Bernhardt of Amesville in Common Pleas Court for unpaid royalties from a 1952 coal mining contract. The agreement paid 25 cents per ton on 9194.71 tons mined, totaling $2298.68, leaving a deficiency of $3951.22 to be paid.
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Common Pleas
Greendale Minerals Co
Logan
J. M. Bernhardt
Amesville
York Township
Greendale Minerals
Bernhardt
Photographers Earn Certificates at Chicago Convention
The Photographers' Association of America awarded certificates of merit to three Athens photographers James R. Deaver Francis B Fuller and Darrell Tom at the Chicago convention Deaver earned two certificates The awards honor excellence of pictures accepted for hanging at the convention about 690 of 8000 submissions were accepted and some 5000 top portrait commercial and industrial photographers attended the week long event
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Chicago
Photographers' Association of America
Athens
James R. Deaver
Francis B. Fuller
Darrell Tom
Deaver
Two Vehicle Backing Crashes Reported by Deputies
Athens County sheriff's deputies investigated two crashes Tuesday involving backing vehicles. Deputy Joyce cited Charles Hudwell of Route 1 Athens and Theodore Misner of The Plains near Athens State Hospital road Whites Mul. Deputy Porter reported Alvin Kelley of West Union Street backing into Alan Bennett near Big Elm on Alterman Road.
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Athens County
Ohio CSO Council Members at School
The second labor sponsored summer school on the Ohio University campus is under way with 175 members of the Ohio CIO Council attending. Members attend classes on the same type schedule usually followed by college students. Last week the Region 2A of the NAW-CIO conducted a school for union members on the OU campus.
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Ohio University
Ohio Cto Council
Naw-Cio
Legion members discuss drive and picnic plans in Athens
Athens American Legion post reviews membership progress aiming for 500 plus in district targets, and outlines a September 12 picnic at the county fairgrounds. The junior team to Cleveland trip and awards receive emphasis as officers unveil plans and invitations.
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Athens’ American Legion Post
James M. Vercoe
En-County
John P. Buck
Athens County Fairgrounds
Joe Vanity
Post
Nolan Mace
Athens
Local DeMolay Lait Wins Three Ohio Conclave Trophies
Athens Chapter of the Order of DeMolay received three awards at the 28th annual Ohio DeMolay Conclave in Akron. The honors included membership growth of 126 percent, highest attendance at the session at 44 percent, and Richard Slater earning 17 membership petitions. Frank Cand presented the keynote, with Malvern Marks and Ernest Schaefer also speaking. Diane Wade of Columbus was named Ohio DeMolay Sweetheart.
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Athens
Ohio
Frank S. Cand
DeMolay
Akron
Mayflower Hotel
Malvern Marks
Order
Ernest F. Schaefer
Diane Wade
Columbus
Ohio DeMolay
Fens
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
A list of names associated with Sheltering Arms Hospital includes Gerald Mosier and Mrs Helen Vaughn of Athens, Mrs Robert Angle and Louis Murray of Glouster, Floy Yowell of Dayton, Mrs Lois Porter of Athens, Mrs Nellie Horn of Athens, and Mrs Elsie Carsey of Columbus.
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Gerald Mosier
Athens
Helen Vaughn
Robert Angle
Glouster
Louis Murray
Floy Yowell
Dayton
Lois Porter
Nellie Horn
Elsie Carsey
Columoua
Deadline Extended for Athens County Teaching Scholarships
Athens County extends the deadline for state funded elementary teaching scholarships. Five awards are available to financially needy high school graduates not enrolled in education, with a $500 yearly grant and two years of study toward a teaching certificate. A three member committee will review applications, including Don Omann Gordon Ruth and W A Smith Chauncey-Dover.
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Athens County
George Christman
General Assembly
Christman
Prinal
Prinpal
Ts Istman
Don Omann
Athens Hf
Gordon Ruth
Shade
W. A. Smit
Chauncey-Dover
Ristman
Inty
Keratolytic Agent Promoted for Athlete's Foot
An ad touts T-4-1 as a keratolytic that dries and peels infected skin to expose germs to the killer action. It promises a 40¢ refund within one hour if not pleased and notes availability at Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store in Ady.
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Quick
Ady
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