August rains revive Athens County farms and history
County farmers report lush pastures and bumper corn and alfalfa as August rains end a two year drought. Water supplies replenish and gardens thrive while county history recall details of old mills along Federal Creek and the Hocking River from Millfield to Nelsonville.
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Atheny County
Ross Wright
Wright
Athens County
Barrows Brothers
Rome Township
Federal Creek
Stewart
Muskingum River
Alexander Township
Athens
Silas Bingham
Bingham
Herrolds
Captain Bingham
Hocking
Harmony
John Hewitt
Margaret's Creek
Timothy Goodrich
Judge Presden
Hocking River
Beebe
Stewarts
Caveville
Savannah
Barrows
Beaumont
Dover Township
Baird
Nelsonville
Vinton
Kennedys
Owen Kennedy
South Y
Richland Ave
E Vinton
Indiana
Frederickstown
Straitsville Woman Delia Hoy Dead At 78
Mrs. Delia Hoy of Old Straitsville dies Friday after a heart attack. Services are set for Wednesday 2 p.m. at the Old Straitsville Baptist Church with Rev. W. E. Marti of New Lexington officiating. Burial in New Straitsville Cemetery. Survived by six daughters including Eunice Smith and Joyce Undle, three sons William, Stanley, and Vernon, and a sister and two brothers. Friends may call at Brown and Mills funeral home.
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New Straitsville
Delia Hoy
Old Straitsville
Old Straitsville Baptist Church
W. E. Marti
New Lexington
Eunice Smith
John French
Columbus
Ruth Layton
Westport
Ind
Katheen Larimer
Rosemead
Calif
Joyce Undle
Baltimore
Clyde Wallace
William
Lancaster
Stanley
Indianapolis
Vernon
Forest Self
Shawnee
James
Newton Larimer
Brown and Mills Funeral Home
Rain In Athens Brings Little Relief From Heat
Athens saw a brief shower that cooled no more than a few degrees. The high reached 94 while the rain totaled about .22 inches in 15 minutes per U S observer C L Colmer. August rainfall now about 4.5 inches, the wettest month since January 1953.
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Athens
C. L. Colmer
U. S
Hamley Run
Two Athens Merchants Charged With Adulterated Hamburger
A state food inspector filed charges in Municipal Court against Joe Chapman and F. C. Bean for selling adulterated hamburger. Chapman pleaded not guilty and posted $50 bond for a Sept. 8 hearing. Bean pleaded guilty, paid a $25 fine and costs. The alleged act involved adding a substance to improve appearance via their agents.
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Athens
Joe Chapman
F. C. Bean
Chapman
Frank Hart
Harry Max White
Bean
RK. T. Stewart
Sheltering Arms Hospital Birth and Discharges List
An itemized notices page lists several births at Sheltering Arms Hospital and a separate dismissal of patients. Newborns include daughters for Boggs in Guysville Ball in Millfield and others, with multiple families named. Discharges include Haskins Corning Fenneken Householder in Athens Corning.
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Thetta Haskins Corning
George H. Fenneken
Corning
James FE. Householder
Athens
Athens Cyclist Hurt When Hit by Auto
A ten year old Athens boy was injured Monday evening when his bicycle was struck by an auto at E State Street and Utah Place. He was reported in good condition at Sheltering Arms Hospital. The car was driven by Donn L. King of Cincinnati. police said the boy hit the front of the vehicle after the bicycle struck the radiator. The emergency squad received the alarm at 6 32 p m. King was not held.
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Athens
E. State St
Utah Place
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Jim Eblin
Lawrence P. Eblin
Grosvenor St
Fire Department
Donn L. King
Cincinnati
King
Parkersburg
W.va
Marshfield Plans Labor Day Homecoming Parade
Sponsors Gil ham Frank Post 8804 and Veterans of Foreign Wars announce Marshfield Labor Day Homecoming Parade. All veterans groups and local organizations may enter units floats or bands. Parade forms 8 45 am Monday September 6 at the grade school.
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New Marshfield
Gilham Frank Post 8804
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Fifth Polio Case Listed in Athens County
Athens County reported its fifth polio case of the year, an 11-year-old boy, Jimmie Merz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Merz. Onset was Saturday, Aug. 21, with gamma globulin given to family contacts. The case is non paralytic and mild, treated at home.
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Athens County
Jimmie Merz
Robert W. Merz
Sunnyside Drive
Athens City-County
Merz
Robert Cabeen Rites Planned Wednesday
Funeral services are set for Robert Cabeen 77 at Jagers funeral home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o clock. He died Saturday night while visiting a step daughter in Pocahontas. Rev. Roger Rice Jr will conduct the services. Burial will follow at West Union Street Cemetery.
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Robert Cabeen
E. State St
Pocahontas
Jagers Funeral Home
Roger Rice, Jr
West Union Street Cemetery
Shade Man Bound To Grand Jury
George Rutan age 68 of Shade Route 1 pleaded innocent to criminal assault in Municipal Court. He was bound over to the grand jury on $300 bond and released after posting. The complaining witness was a 65 year old Carseytown woman.
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George Rutan
Shade Route 1
Carseytown
Rutan
Wednesday Services Set for Peter S. Coss
Funeral services for Peter S. Coss 62 a former Athens resident will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Dowler Ferguson Hughes with Rev. Roger Rice Jr officiating He died Sunday at Powhatan Point Burial will follow at Clarks Chapel Friends may call at the funeral home at any time
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Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes
Roger Rice, Jr
Peter S. Coss
Athens
Powhatan Point
Clarks Chapel
Logan man fined for speeding by mayor
James Moore twenty four of Logan was fined ten dollars and costs Monday by Logan Mayor Joseph Phillips on a speeding charge filed by the State Highway Patrol.
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James Moore
Logan
Joseph Phillips
State Highway Patrol
Air Academy Nominations to Be Made for July Class
Rep Thomas A Jenkins announces rapid recruitment for the Air Force Academy at Lowry AFB Colorado. The first class will include 300 cadets who must be 17 to under 22 on July 1. Ohio will have 12 vacancies with up to 10 nominees per district.
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Washington
Thomas A. Jenkins
Tenth Congressional District
Ohio
Air Force Academy
Lowry Air Force Base
Colorado
Air Force
United States
Congress
Athens
Fairfield
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Vinton
House
Washington, D. C
Kiwanis Guests Attend Athens Little League Picnic
Fourteen members of the Kiwanis sponsored Athens Little League team were guests at a Kiwanis picnic on the fairgrounds. After dining at the shelter house they played the Kiwanis sponsors and won 11 to 10. Arthur Kasler will give each player a free pass to the opening night of his Athens roller skating rink.
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Athens
Fairgrounds
Arthur Kasler
Steel Executive Named Vice President at Republic Steel
Peter Robertson, an industrial engineer for 20 years, is named vice president in charge of planning and development at Republic Steel Corp. The Glasgow, Scotland native succeeds F. E. M. Richards, retiring after 24 years with the firm.
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Cleveland
Peter Robertson
Republic Steel Corp
Glasgow
Scotland
FE. M. Richards
Republic
Prayer Band to Meet at Grahams Chapel
Grahams Chapel Prayer Band will meet Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. B Chapman with Mrs Opal Graham as leader.
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Grahams Chapel
O. B Chapman
Opal Graham
Degree Conferred at Albany Lodge 723 Meeting
Wayne F. Welch, master, announces the Master Mason degree will be conferred Thursday at 8 p.m. during a meeting of Albany Lodge 723, F and AM.
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Albany
Albany Lodge
F&am
Wayne F. Welch
Manx Cats Draw Attention As Tail Tales Grow
In Athens a new set of tailless Manx cats emerges as Mrs. Martha Diltz of 320 West Union Street reports her own Manx named Mommy Cat has produced tailless and tailed kittens. The story echoes Harris of The Messenger noting tailless felines near Hope's Dairy and Roy Rorick's barnyard cats. Mommy Cat arrived six years ago as a stray and is praised for intelligence and picky eating.
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Athens
Man
the Messenger
C. H. Harris
Roy Rorick
Hope
Martha Dutz
W. Union St
The
Messenger Newsroom
Roricks
Two Hurt When Car Upsets Near Canaanville Junction
Two persons were injured, neither seriously, when a car overturned into a small creek at the junction of Route 690 and Mush Run Road three miles north of Canaanville. Charles L. McCune, 26, and Virginia McCune, 35, both of Columbus, suffered facial and knee lacerations respectively. both declined treatment. A second report cites a separate collision near Logan involving George W. Mingle, 33, Oak Hill, and Jesse Davis, 63, New Holland Route 1, with a trailer striking lightly damaged.
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Mush Run Road
Canaanville
State Highway Patrol
Charles L. McCune
Columbus
Virginia McCune
Eva M. Jackson
Logan
George W. Mingle
Oak Hill
Jesse Davis
New Holland
Davis
Mingle Auto
Athens High School Band Opens Under New Director
The Athens High School band begins rehearsals Thursday at 9 a.m. in the band room under new director Thomas H. Stubbs. Stubbs announces first practice will set times for future sessions and asks band members and audition hopefuls to attend with instruments.
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Athens
Thomas H. Stubbs
Stubbs
Panel Discussion Tackles College Going Question
A Junior Leadership Club panel on To Go or Not to Go to College will meet at the Athens Grange Hall Wednesday at 7 p.m. with David Harner and Patsy Glass leading. The program committee includes Miss Glass Dick Clark and Shirley Potter. The session will include the entire group, followed by games and refreshments.
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Junior Leadership Club
P.m
Athens Grange Hall
David Harner
Albany
Patsy Glass
Sharpsburg
Miss Glass
Dick Clark
Shirley Potter
Amesville
Driver Changes Plea in Drunken Driving Case
A Columbus man Maxwell Taylor 53 changed his plea to guilty in Municipal Court after initially pleading innocent to a drunken driving charge. Taylor arrested Aug. 6 by the State Highway Patrol was fined 125 dollars plus costs, sentenced to three days in jail, and had driving rights suspended four months. He had sought a jury trial before changing his plea.
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Columbus
Maxwell Taylor
State Highway Patrol
John Newcomb
Taylor
4-H Vesper Service Held At Athens State Hospital Grounds
A county wide 4-H Club vesper service Sunday drew about 100 attendees on the Athens State Hospital Grounds. Marilyn Lee of The Plains represented 4-H spirit with Barbara Dougan of Athens Route 5 as narrator. Participants included Billie and Richard Stanley from Albany Wilbur Boyer of Athens Tracy Haning of Athens Route and others Sue Van Dyke Katherine Woodgerd Scott Burdette Coolville and Charles Niggemeyer from Shade.
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Athens State Hospital
Marilyn Lee
the Plains
Barbara Dougan
Athens
Billie and
Richard Stanley
Albany
Wilbur Boyer
Tracy Haning
Sue van Dyke
Katherine Woodgerd
Scott Burdette
Coolville
Charles Niggemeyer
Shade
Marriage Licenses Across Several Ohio Towns
Carl Edwin Hawk age 22 and DeEtta Mae Pratt age 22 both of Athens Route 5. Robert Verity age 24 of Chauncey and Lucille Love age 17 of Morristown. Victor Glancy age 25 of Glouster Route 3 and Bettie Mourn age 16 of Nelsonville Route 1. Max Dewhurst age 27 and Mary Maurer age 24 both of Nelsonville. Ronald Eugene Pickett age 19 of The Plains and Carol Ann McGee age 17
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Carl Edwin Hawk
Athens
DeEtta Mae Pratt
Robert Verity
Chauncey
Lucille Love
Morristown
Victor Glancy
Glouster Rt
Bettie Mourn
Nelsonville
Max Dewhurst
Mary Maurer
Ronald Eugene Pickett
the Plains
Carol Ann McGee
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Glouster Boon
Main St
Route 13
Glouster
Millfield
Stocklein
Trimble Township
Morgan County
Hille
Bishopville
Doned
Sunday Creek
Sand Ridge
Glouster Milling Co
Grant Wallace
John Sweat
Sweat
Kidwell
H. Harris
Straitsville
Lili
Caron Ferrer Aumowt
Technicolor
Maces Owe Parca
Wm Francis
Sullivar Cote
Aut A
Tonite & Wed
van Heflin
Julia Adams
Hawk
Dan Duryer
Frances Gifford
Wake City
Wee Eee
Greer Garson
Robert Ryan
Barry Sullivan
Bert Boggs
Guysville
Mack Dyer
Jlouster
Fidton
Warren Turner
Athena
Mary FE. Atkins
Rolland Smith
Mildred Jenkinson
James B. Eblin
Floyd Bridge
Nellie Lee
Jane Wyman
Rock Hudson
Barbara Rush
Harry
Jane Powell
Marshfield
Shade Man
Grand
Lagan
Air Academy
Kiwanis
Steel
AHS
Hilltop Dry Cleaners
N. Lancaster
Tat
Quick's
Truman A. Morris
Ohio Memorial Auditorium
Henry M. Jackson
Pol. Adv
Millie
the Blue Angel
Waterfront
Falls City Beer
WCHS
Wchs.tv
Westinghouse
Chesser
Chesser Appliances
Fearn Store
Court
Sheaffer
Paine, Tee
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