Manager Resigns to Lead Growing Theater Group in Bowling Green
Fred Lentz city manager of Schine's Theaters in Athens resigns to become assistant manager of Carl Schwinn Theaters Inc. He will first supervise three new outdoor theaters in Fort Wayne before joining 14-theater operation based in Bowling Green. Lentz, 31, began in Athens as an usher in 1938 and rose through Schine ranks. He plans to move his family into a trailer while overseeing outdoor theater openings.
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Fred Lentz
Schine’s
Athens
Lentz
Schine Theater
Carl Schwinn Theaters Inc
Bowling Green
Athens High School
Fort Wayne
Ind
The
Athena
Schine
Ohio
Akron
Adrianne Lentz
Columbus
Ohio University
Fred
Turning Leaves Misread as Fall due to Fungi and Lightning
In Southeastern Ohio forests the autumn look comes from lightning damage and fungi attacking elm and oak. Forester Earnest Gebhart notes oak wilt and Dutch elm disease are being studied, with lab tests, aerial surveys, and root-graft spread as major concerns for control.
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Ohio
Earnest J. Gebhart
Athens
Division of Forestry
Department of Natural Resources
Forestry Division
Gebhart
Forester
Barkie seeks injunction against five tavern regulars
Barkie owner of a rural bar asks the court to bar five customers Earl McGrath Ralph Stover Jeanette Nice and two Stewarts from entering his estate to prevent further disturbances. He cites an Aug 17 fight that injured four and endangers his D-1 permit. Attorney John Bolin represents Barkie.
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Barkie
Sheriff's Office
Sherriff's
John Bolin
Guysville
Earl McGrath
Rutland
Rural Stover
Orville Stover
Stewart
Ralph Stover
Athens
Jeanette Nice
McGrath
Emma
Clifford Darnell
Canaanville
Miss Nice
Richland Ave Woman Dies at 66 in Ath ens
Mrs Blanche McKibben 66 of 374 Richland Ave died Wednesday afternoon after three months illness. Born in Downington she was daughter of the late George and Sadie Jack. Survived by husband Bert two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services Friday 2 p m at Dowler Ferguson H funeral home with burial West Union Street Cemetery.
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Blanche McKibben
Richland Ave
Downington
McKibben
George
Sadie Jack
Athens
Bert McKibben
B. F. Cline
Columbus
Thomas G. Cline
Germany
Jack H. 4Cline
John Snedden
Dowler-Ferguson-H Funeral
West Union Street
Cincinnati Markets Report on Livestock and Poultry Prices
Cincinnati markets show salable hogs at 21.25 to 21.60 per 100 pounds for 225 to 250 lb ranges, cattle steady with steer and heifer values 32.50 to 35.00 for good grades, lambs around 31.00 to 31.50, and poultry prices listed with broilers 31-33 and old roosters 17-18. Egg and butter price ranges provided, potatoes 2.00-4.75 per cwt.
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Cincinnati Livestock
Cincinnati
U.S. Dept. of Agr
State Hospital Concert Set
The Athens State Hospital presents an outdoor concert tonight at 6 45 p m in front of the Music Hall featuring the Buckeye Ramblers vocal and instrumental numbers by Virgil Walraven Marguerite Frank and vocal solos by Captain Rodney Crow Dawna Bullock and Sharon Oldfield. The event was moved from August 16 and the public is invited. Future programs stay inside the Music Hall.
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Athens State Hospital
Music Hall
Buckeye Ramblers
Virgil Walraven
Marguerite Frank
Rodney Crow
Dawna Bullock
Sharon Oldfield
Fire Chief Warns Permits Needed in Athens
Fire Chief Clarence Parker announced that Athens residents must stop burning trash without fire permits. He called this a final warning and said offenders will be prosecuted. The ordinance bans open fires within 50 feet of buildings and anywhere in the city. Permits are available from Chief Parker or any firefighter in person. Phone permits are not issued.
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Clarence Parker
Athens
Parker
Former Athens Resident Dies in Washington D.C.
George L. Currier a longtime Athens resident died in Washington D C Tuesday at age 97. He was the son of Jacob Lawrence and Harriet Stewart Currier and brother of the late Mrs C H Grosvenor of Athens and Mrs William Bond of Brooklyn N Y. Funeral services and burial were held in Washington today.
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Athens
George L. Currier
Washington, D.C
Jacob Lawrence
Harriet
Stewart Currier
C. H. Grosvenor
William Bond
Brooklyn
N.Y
Washington
Three Athens Countians to Get OSU Diplomas
Three Athens County residents will receive OSU diplomas at the commencement. Mayford L. Cook of Coolville earns a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration Frank K. Cunningham of Glouster earns a Master of Arts and John C. Herron of New Marshfield earns a Doctor of Philosophy.
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Athens County
Ohio State University
Mayford L. Cook
Coolville
Frank K. Cunningham
Glouster
John C. Herron
New Marshfield
Athens school pre autumn meeting scheduled for Sept seven
A preschool planning session for Athens city schools is set for Wednesday at 9 30 a m in the high school Little Theater. More than 50 teachers and principals will attend the three day orientation. Registration for first grade mothers and kindergarten enrollments are slated for Sept 7 with other grade registrations on Sept 10. A dinner at Lake Hope Lodge closes the event.
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Athens City
Willard P. Barker
Little Theater
Side
Central
Sarah Blower
Myrta Ashworth
Iris Fierce
Alice Schuler
Pauline Fierce
Harold Lee
Walter Porter
Lucile Duffee
Earl Washburn
Jerome Fenske
Tom Bowen
Harry Lackey
G. Cliffton
Gene Henderson
Mary Connett
Anne Pickering
Irene Hand
Edith Stocklin
Gladys Moore
Helen Dinsmoor
Max Ferguson
Clayton Smith
Ethel Woolf
Eva Lamon
Mayme Johnston
W. C. Fingerhut
Fred Swearingen
Hansen
Hill
Athens High School
Lake Hope Lodge
Louisa Steele
East Side
Mabelle Durst
West Side
Harold McBride
O. L. Wood
Mildred Murphy
Carolyn Piso
Harold Kessler
Mary Jenkins
Madelle Helwig
Bernice Kayser
Kathleen McAfee
Central School
Juanita Clyse
Pauline Collins
Mary G. Dillon
Cora Evans
Martha Hooper
Mildred Lash
Ruth Pierce
Donna Slagle
Maude Stauffer
Thomas W. Bowen
Harold Radford
E. G. Cliffton
Elsie Cobb
Maxwell Ferguson
Harold L. Lee
Gladys E. Moore
Walter P. Porter
P. S. Wamsley
Coen DivorcesFiled in Common Pleas Court
Emery E. Coen has filed for divorce from Frances D. Coen in Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect in the petition. The action seeks a judicial termination of the marriage with related relief.
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Emery E. Coen
Common Pleas
Frances D. Coen
Sing at New England Church Sunday Evening
An old fashioned sing will be held on Sunday at 7:30 PM at the New England Church inviting community singing and fellowship.
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New England
Car Damaged In Collision Near Beebe
An Athens Route 5 man Paul Hibbard, 24, suffered head and body bruises when his car collided with a truck driven by Leslie Cross, 46, on a sharp S curve on Two Mile Run Road near the Washington Athens county line. Hibbard’s car suffered heavy damage while the truck was only slightly damaged.
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Beebe
Paul Hibbard
State Highway Patrol
Hibbard
Leslie Cross
Cutler
Two Mile Run
Washington-Athens County
Athens Elks Picnic Slated for Sunday
The annual Athens Elks Lodge 973 picnic is set for Sunday afternoon at the Buick Farm in the Baker-Brown Settlement. Elks and friends are invited. entertainment is arranged by committee chair J. Ailstock with co-chairs F. A. Lavelle and C. K. McKinstry.
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Athens Elks Lodge
Buick Farm
Baker-Brown Settlement
Co. J. Ailstock
F. A. Lavelle
C. K. McKinstry
Apply Now For Trees Forester Asks
Ernest Gebhart district forestry officer announced that application blanks are available to secure trees for spring planting in 1952. Tree stock comes from the Ohio Division of Forest Nurseries. Forms may be picked up at the forestry office 174 N Lancaster or from Ross Wright county agent at the post office. Return to Gebhart Wright or the Ohio Division of Forestry at 1500 Dublin Rd Columbus.
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Ernest Gebhart
Ohio Division of Forest Nurseries
Gebhart
Lancaster
Ross Wright
Wright
Ohio Division of Forestry
Dublin Rd
Columbus
Rome Canaan Opens Tuesday
Stewart Rome Canaan schools begin classes Tuesday at 8 45 a m with a full day session. Superintendent Herman L Ellis announces the lunchroom will be open first day and buses run on last year’s schedule. New staff include Robert H Talbert in science and James Reese as instrumental music instructor.
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Stewart
Rome - Canaan
Herman L. Ellis
Robert H. Talbert
Roger Rowland
James Reese
Thomas R. Evans
Births and discharges at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Births: Mr and Mrs John Makie The Plains report a son. Admitted Elizabeth Hostettler Ath Joe Adams Athens. Dismissed Mrs Robert Ayers Athens and son Charles Gilkey Athens Ariah Jeffers Coolville William Lee Jago Amesville Mrs Jewell Moore Athens Bessie Mercer Athens.
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John Makie
the Plains
Elizabeth Hostettler
Athens
Joe Adams
Robert Ayers
Charles Gilkey
Ariah Jeffers
Coolville
William Lee Jago
Amesville
Jewell Moore
Bessie Mercer
Services Set Friday For Andrew Tewksbury
Andrew W. Tewksbury 87 will have services Friday at 2 p m at Albany Methodist Church. Burial follows in Hebbardsville Cemetery. He died Wednesday at his home. Friends may call at Bigony funeral home in Albany at any time.
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Albany
Andrew W. Tewksbury
Albany Methodist Church
Hebbardsville
Tewksbury
Bigony
Band Boosters to Meet Stewart
The Rome Canaan band boosters schedule a meeting Friday at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium announced by Rev Frederick W Haley secretary treasurer.
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Stewart
Rome-Canaan
High Schoo
Frederick W. Haley
Weather notes from Athens record a warm spell
A high of 86 degrees was reported in Athens on Wednesday with a low of 56. By 9 a.m. today the thermometer had risen to 71 degrees.
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Athens
Johnson Robinson reunion scheduled at Hooper Ridge
A reunion for Johnson and Robinson families will be held Sunday at Hooper Ridge with a basket dinner at noon.
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Johnson-Robinson
Hooper Ridge
FASTEETH Advertisement for Secure Denture Comfort
An advertisement touts FASTEETH powder to hold denture plates firmly for comfort. It claims no gummy taste or sensation and no nausea while an alkaline non acid formula helps control denture odor. Available at drug stores.
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Fasteeth
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