City Council Notes 1952 Road Plans and Annexation
Routine two hour meeting highlights include a State Highway report that resurfacing W Union Street and repairing Whites Mill Bridge are on the 1952 docket. Mayor Mickle read Farley’s note blaming winter and defense road needs for delays. promises to place projects on 1952 agenda.
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State Highway Department
W. Union St
Whites Mill Bridge
W. P. Mickle
Max Farley
Farley
Athens
State Welfare Department
Athens State Hospital
Cspital
Peach Ridge
Madison Ave
Mickle
Worstell
Council
Central Ave
Perfect Weather Marks Second Day at Athens County Fair
Perfect weather prevailed for the second day of Athens County's 100th fair as attendance lagged behind opening day but beat last year's second day. About 1787 adults entered the fairgrounds Monday, surpassing the prior year’s Monday turnout.
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Athens County
61 Pints of Blood Obtained By Red Cross Mobile Unit
The Red Cross Bloodmobile visit to Athens yielded 61 pints from 79 registrants on Monday. Originally 114 were scheduled, with 36 absent, 11 cancellations, and 11 walk-ins. Three locals joined the Gallon Club by donating their eighth pint.
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Red Cross Mobile Unit
Athens
Red Cross Bloodmobile
B. F. Cutler
Athens County Recruitment
Gallon Club
Cecil Cox
Lawrence G. Worstell
Russell Bashore
Ellen Biddle
Athens County
Red Cross Chapter
First Aid Station Set Up at Coney Fair
First aid chairman Charlotte Laurrette announced a first aid station at the Coney Fair operating daily from 8 to 11 p m volunteering workers from Chanion Athens and Nelsonville assisted in setup.
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First Aid
Charlotte Laurrette
Coney Fair
Olunteer
Channon
Opa Poling
Andrew Jackson
Ty Boling
W. G. Davis
An 3Orchart
Frank Lewis
Carroll Tippett
Volun
Athens
Edward Win
Theresa Lavelle
Charles
Betty Humphrey
Orland Burke
Zaleski
Dwight Kuhn
Nelsonville
Former Printer Morse Dies at 66 in Columbus
William Henry Morse, 66, former linotype compositor and Messenger employee 1919 to 1923, died Tuesday at his Columbus home after later work in Water town New York Daily Sentinel and C H Crowbridge Co. Survivors: wife Jessie Hinds Morse, two daughters Mrs Edgar Turney of Silver Springs Maryland and Mrs Frank Culing of Columbus, sister Mrs Frank Bees of New York. Funeral Friday 2 p m at Schoedinger State St Chapel, viewing Wednesday 7–9 p m and Thursday 2–5 and 7–9 p m. Burial Glen Rest.
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William Henry Morse
the Messenger
Columbus
Morse
Watertown
N. Y
Daily Sentinel
C. H. Crowbridge Co
Jessie Hinds Morse
Edgar Turney
Silver Springs
Frank Culing
Frank Bees
New York
Schoedinger State
Chet Adams Quits Pro Football
Chet Adams has quit pro football and taken a sales job with Lowe & Campbell Athletic Goods Co. in Cleveland. A longtime tackle for the Cleveland Browns and the old Cleveland Rams, he also played for the Green Bay Packers Buffalo Bills and last year the New York Yankees. Adams, a Cleveland native, is an Ohio University graduate who starred for the Bobcats in the 1930s.
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Cleveland
Chet Adams
Lowe & Campbell Athletic Goods Co
Adams
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Rams
Green Bay Packers
Buffalo Bills
New York Yankees
Ohio University
Wrestling and Harness Events At Five Day Fair
The five day fair runs through Thursday featuring 1:30 p.m harness heats with 23 races and 4400 dollars purse. Notable acts include All-Star Girls and Men's Wrestling at 8:30 p.m. Jim Henry fights Big Bill Miller in a 60 minute main bout. Evening pony races and Midwestern Hayride accompany daily programs. Attendance varies with Children’s Day impact and free admissions yesterday.
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Jim “Goon” Henry
Big Bill Miller
WLW
Jimmie Lynch
Court House to Close for Athens County Centennial Fair
Athens County government offices will close at noon Wednesday and Thursday to allow attendance at the Athens County Centennial Fair. Commissioners voted to noon close all courthouse offices both days. County welfare division offices will also close, said Denver White, director. Retail merchants will stay open Wednesday and close at noon Thursday, per Athens Retail Merchants Association.
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Athens County
Denver White
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Tax Collector Reappointed for Remaining Year
Athens County commissioners reappointed Attorney Harold Rose as delinquent tax collector for the rest of the year at 150 dollars per month. Rose reported delinquent real estate taxes owed before 1945 at 195,463.62 with 94,196.35 collected, 51.81 percent, leaving 48.19 percent unpaid. The board also bought 1000 tons of limestone from Albany Quarry at 2.10 dollars per ton.
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Harold Rose
Athens County
Rose
Albany
Freak Two-Pound Tomato Grown in Stewart
George Cottrill found a freak tomato weighing two pounds nine and a half ounces in his Stewart garden. He took the giant fruit to the Stewart post office for official weighing, noting it was heavier than a previous similar specimen grown about two years ago.
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Stewart
George Cottrill
Ottrill
Modified Housing Bill Approved by Senate
A $1.635 billion Defense Housing Bill won Senate approval yesterday after trimming funding for various housing programs. The measure, already passed by both chambers, awaits final House consent before reaching President Truman. The administration had driven the bill, but several program amounts were reduced.
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Senate
Washington
Congress
House
Truman
Mayor fines Earl Anderson for intoxication
Earl Anderson, 51, of Athens Route 2, paid a $10 fine and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication when arraigned before Mayor W. P. Mickle.
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Earl Anderson
Athens Route 2
W. P. Mickle
Four-Class Horse Pulling Test At Athens County Fair
About 900 spectators saw 45 teams in four classes compete after 1 p m. Class 3 included 18 teams weighing 2801 to 3200 pounds, with Vincent Brothers of New Holland winning 7000 pounds for 24 feet. John Derry of Zanesville led Class 4 with 7000 pounds and 21 1/2 feet. Other class winners listed include Homer Storts Frankfort and Kay Stover Wockbourne, with judges Clarence McNight Stew Mulligan James Edwards Ralph Gilmore Floyd Davis Dennis Addington Emory Allen and scorekeeper J M Eastman.
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Athens
Vincent Brothers
New Holland
Dwight Wills
Greenfield
John Derry
Zanesville
Homer Storts
Frankfort
Charles Dye
Coolville
Jimmy Kidd
Millfield
Vern Meeks
Shade
Franfort
Earl Poston
New England
George Guthrie
Guysville
Jess Boles
Stockport
Ray Stover
Lockbourne
Wayne Harris
Lawrence Beavers
Grove City
Kay Stover
Wockbourne
Charges Filed After Tavern Fight Near Guysville
Four injured in a Friday night barroom brawl near Guysville as owners Alex and Emma Barkie face assault and battery charges. Earl McGrath accuses Barkie of striking with a baseball bat and Emma Barkie with an iron pipe. McGrath and Rual Stover plead guilty to intoxication, with Stover also charged for resisting an officer. Clifford Darnell pleads innocent to knife assault with bond posted. Orville Stover filed the initial charge.
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Guysville
Alex Barkie
Emma Barkie
Earl McGrath
Rutland
McGrath
Barkie
Rual Stover
Stewart
Clifford Darnell
Canaanville
Darnell
Orville Stover
Judgment Foreclosure Ordered in Millikan vs Milli kan case
In Hocking County Court Judge Harley Meyer presiding a judgment of 6060 was entered for Charles C. and Agnes B. Millikan against Don B. and Katherine Millikan. Foreclosure of the mortgage on Athens property was ordered to satisfy the debt arising from a promissory note. The defendants had offered the mortgage when the note was signed.
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Athens
Common Pleas Court
Charles C
Agnes B. Millikan
Don B
Katerine Millikan
Hocking County
Harley Meyer
Rain Threatens Third Day At Athens County Centennial Fair
Rain threatened for the third day of the Athens County Centennial Fair as the day began with 72 degrees at 9 a.m. Monday saw extreme temperatures of 89 and 61, impacting events and schedules at the fairgrounds.
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Athens County
Grahams Chapel Prayer Band to Meet Thursday
The Grahams Chapel Prayer Band will meet Thursday at the home of Mr and Mrs Jim Webb with Brice Chapman as leader. The gathering aims to pray and discuss community matters in a small church setting.
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Grahams Chapel
Jim Webb
Brice Chapman
County Fair Highlights at Athens Ohio 4 H and more
JACK GILBERT reports on the Ohio Department of Highways exhibit under Harry A. Benson with demos on engine cuts powered by electricity. Automobiles, meat wrapping, home freezing, and canned goods displays charm fairgoers. Monday’s mule and rider bucking act interrupted by a lift. garden club and 4 H displays shown. No injuries recorded by Betty Boling.
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Ohio Department of Highways
Harry A. Benson
Roberta Vincent
Athens Truck and Implement Co
Betty Boling
Red Cross
Stewart Youth Is Fined on Shotgun Count
Clarence Sams aged 18 of Stewart was fined 10 dollars and costs by Mayor W P Mickle for discharging a shotgun across a highway after pleading guilty to the charge filed by Sheriff George Bateman. The incident followed a Stewart night riot in which three youths were shot during a celebration.
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Clarence Sams
Stewart
W. P. Mickle
George Bateman
Sams
Richard Lucas
Grand
Lucas
Pigeon Stops At Plains Home Feeds, Band Read
A racing pigeon paused at the Fin Cook residence on The Plains Sunday. Neighbor reports the bird fed and rested before resuming its flight. The tame bird allowed removal of its leg band for reading.
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Fin Cook
the Plains
Crash reports guard rail damage on Route 13
State Highway Patrol said a truck driven by Dewey Brown age 28 from Gore was damaged Monday when it struck and tore down about 20 feet of guard rail near Morris town on Route 13.
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Dewey Brown
Gore
Morristown
State Highway Patrol
Power outage hits east Athens after tree cut down
A workman felled a tree on Stimson Ave cutting a power line in east Athens. The 12,000 KVA line burned out two phases, causing a power loss for 55 minutes, according to a Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. spokesman.
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East Athens
Stimson Ave
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Hocking Valley Brewery Sale Ordered by Court
The defunct Hocking Valley Brewery in Nelsonville will be sold at auction on September 6 at 1 p.m. by order of Common Court Judge Francis D. White. Receiver Lawrence Wosstelk Jr. was authorized to advertise the sale of equipment after no bids were received on previous attempts. The sale excludes the building housing Foods Inc. and requires a five percent deposit and certified checks.
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Hocking Vi
Francis D. White
White
Nelsonville Ta
Storl 3
Lawrence Wosstelk Jr
Foods, Inc
Drydock Coal Co
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Charles Woodworth
Dudley Lontz
Sheff Cutler
Ronnie Scriven
Ed Nunnemaker
John Nunnemaker
Ames Sheldon
I. Robert Sheldon
Lanter St
Junior Beasley
Clyde Beasley
Mound St
White Horse Troupe
J. S. Sherrard
Sherrard
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Amesville
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RINSO
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Firestone Dealer
Hocking Valley Brewery
Sheltering Arms Hospital
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Ersel Canter
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