Water shortage hits farmers in Athens County
Athens County endures a fourth rainless week as temperatures reach 99 degrees at Poston Power Plant. August rainfall totals falter to 1.17 inches while crops face immature corn risk and alfalfa cuts shrink. many residents rent water and foresters warn of high fire danger amid low stream flows and inactive fish.
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Athens
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Poston
C. L. Colmer
U. S
Forestry Division
Division of Forestry
Marshfield Homecoming Plans Set
The Marshfield Labor Day Weekend homecoming, run by VFW and Auxiliary, is scheduled Sept 5 6 7. Activities include tractor pull, dances, baseball games, trap shooting, a church program, a parade and a full slate of contests with prizes. Entries for the amateur show are due by Sept 5.
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New Marshfield
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Robert McFadden
Waterloo High School
New Marshfield Vfw
Syracuse
Albany
Pat Llewellyn
Charles Hawk
Servicemen Enlistments Reported From Local Area
Robert Dale Atwood 18 of 44 W Union St has enlisted in the Navy and is at Banbridge Maryland for recruit training announced by Navy recruiter Roy W Murray. Hilary B Jeffers mother of Elizabeth Jeffers Athens Route 5 is serving aboard the destroyer tender USS Bryce Canyon participating in Pacific Fleet training exercises.
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Robert Dale Atwood
W. Union St
Navy
Banbridge
Roy W. Murray
GMC
Hilary B. Jeffers
Elizabeth Jeffers
Athens Route 5
Bryce Canyon
Real Estate Transfers Of Athens Area Listings
Series of property transfers in Athens and nearby areas including transfers from Jesse Douglas to Eric Thompson Lot 15 in W H Lowmans subdivision, Pete Bachus to State of Ohio Iniots 1033 1034, Fred C Osborne to Dorothy M Conkey Lots 2207 2208 in McKinstry and Parkers addition to Athens, and several other deeds involving Glouster Amesville The Plains and Veritys Fifth Addition.
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Jesse Douglas
Athens
Eric Thompson
W. H Lowman
Pete Bachus
State of Ohio
Lacy S. Brown
Fred C. Osborne
Athens County
Dorothy M. Conkey
McKinstry and Parker
Highland Park
Olive Whaley
Canton
Homer
Armel Mecum
Columbus
George Antle
Buster G
Harold R. Hambel
Zanesville
Fred D. Hambel
Jacksonville
Pearl Curtis
Ohio County
Kentucky
Jack Trace
Glouster
Curtis McPherson
Homer Calentine
Amesville
Ames Township
Cleo Pincelli
Tony Agnone
Inlet
Hudson
Daniel A. Bardin
Et al
Leo P Shields
Hull F. Kittle
Clarence E. Williams
the Plains
Verity
Dupler Seeks Divorce and Support in Common Pleas
Marcella Dupler of Nelsonville asks for divorce from Kenneth Dupler of Malta in Common Pleas Court. She seeks custody and support for their child. petition cites willful absence and gross neglect. The couple married August 16 1947 in Pomeroy.
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Marcella Dupler
Nelsonville
Kenneth Dupler
Malta
Common Pleas Court
Duplers
Pomeroy
Boat Mishap Fatal in North Dakota Kerchief Caught and Killed
In Arnegard North Dakota a 17yearold mother of two Mrs Ervin Johnson was killed when a kerchief she wore became entangled in a rope start gasoline engine and broke her neck.
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Arnegard
N. D
Ervin Johnson
Six Athens Scouts Earn Scout Awards at Camp Kootaga
Six Athens Boy Scout Troop 56 members earned ranks at Stay at Camp Kootaga last week. James Dowler and Louis Ruman received first class, Richard Life William Markham Robert Trout and Wilson Snyder earned second class, with Ruman and Jim Taylor of Troop 54 tapped for the Order of the Arrow. Arthur Wallace also received the Orange String award for a 15 mile hike.
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Athens Boy Scout Troop 56
Camp Kootaga
Fast Methodist Church
Parkersburg
James Dowler
Louis Ruman
Richard Life
William Markham
Robert Trout
Wilson Snyder
Ruman
Order of the Arrow
Jim Taylor
Troop
Arthur Wallace
Red Cross First Aid Workers Cited at Athens County Fair
The Athens County Red Cross chapter honored on duty volunteers at the county fair first aid booth. They treated 57 cases ranging from blisters to head lacerations. City firemen and auxiliary patrol members from the American Legion plus local residents and hospital staff are listed as participants.
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Athens County
Red Cross
Clyde Smith
Foster Coe
Harlan Harris
Ed Goodwin
American Legion
Leroy Shamel
Robert Hoskinson
David Strawn
Floyd Hutchens
James Sheldon
New Pastor Hess to Lead Amesville and Carthage Churches
The Rev. Mervin Hess becomes pastor of the Presbyterian churches of Amesville New England and Carthage and will reside in the Amesville manse from Sept 1. A 1953 Princeton Theological Seminary graduate Hess holds an AB from Elizabethtown College and led student bodies and choirs. He was installed July 13 by the Athens Presbytery. Services are New England 9:30 Amesville 10:45 Carthage 2:30 PM.
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Mervin Hess
Amesville
New England
Carthage
Princeton Theological Seminary
Elizabethtown College
Princeton Seminary
United States
Mexico
First Presbyterian Church
Glenalden
Philadelphia
Hess
Athens
Trash Pile Fire Brought Under Control Near Hocking River
Athens firemen battled a trash pile along the Hocking River using booster hoses to keep debris from grass near Athens Building Material Co. from igniting. The crew fought the blaze for two and a half hours. Earlier Saturday they also responded to a short circuit at the Ohio University Agriculture Building on University Terrace.
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Hocking River
Charles Dalton
Athens Building Material Co
McKinley Ave
Ohio University Agriculture Building
University Terrace
Ten Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
State Highway patrolmen cracked down on motorists over the weekend with ten drivers fined after arrests. Fines ranged from five to twenty dollars with costs in various local courts for offenses including lack of operator license, unsafe vehicle operation, speeding, failure to observe a stop sign and neglecting mud flaps.
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Chauncey
Charles Wadley
Fred A. Kohen
Glens Run
W. Va
Charles KL. McKibben
New Marshfield
Court of Justice of the Peace
James S. Mohler
Athens
Charles Feathers
Marietta
Justice Court
Dean Collison
Tagan
Robert Backus
Logan
Wade J. Prevette
Columbus
Court of Albany
C. D. Pencelli
Kenneth L. Satterfield
Fairmont
Justice of the Peace
T. F. Cecil
Coalville
Divorce petition cites gross neglect and cruelty
Wilma Weaver sues Samuel C. Weaver in Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty in the marriage begun December 14, 1950. The petition seeks custody and support of their child.
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Common Pleas Court
Wilma Weaver
Samuel C. Weaver
City Teacher Vliss Kayser Dies in Athens
Miss Bernice Kayser 42 of 87 N Lancaster St an Athens city schools teacher for 20 years died Sunday morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital after two months illness. Survived by mother Mrs Frank Kayser brother Harold Kayser and nephew Jim Kayser services Tuesday 2 pm at 87 N Lancaster St with Rev Edwin F Eshelman. burial West Union Street Cemetery.
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Bernice Kayser
N. Lancaster St
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Carpenter
Miss Kayser
Athens High School
Ohio University
Central School
East Side School
First Methodist Church
Kappa Phi Sorority
Kappa Delta Pi Educational Society
Delta Phi Delta Art Society
American Association of University Women
The
Eastern Star
Frank Kayser
Harold A. Kayser
Columbus
Jim Kayser
Frank
Edwin F. Eshelman
West Union Street
Auto Burns At Beaumont
An Athens County man escaped injury after his car was wrecked by fire from defective wiring on Route 682 at Beaumont about 2 am Sunday. Encil T. Dowler, 27, Athens Route 2, was not hurt. patrols also noted a noninjury sideswipe crash near Route 33 and Route 180 involving Elijah DeLong, 62, Logan, under investigation.
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Athens
State Highway Patrol
Supply Cataloger Positions Open in Civil Service
The US Civil Service Commission invites applications for two supply cataloger posts with annual pay of 3410 and 4205 dollars. Applications for the first post close September 8, while the second remains open until further notice. Information and exam instructions available from local secretary F. D. Hi at the post.
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Civil Service Commission
F. D. Hi
King Midget Featured in Auto Age October Issue
Athens built King Midget gains national notice with Auto Age article Seven Horses in Yosemite by Shirley Sargent praises the KM for rough terrain prowess and low operating cost The 96 inch long 500 pound car gets 50 to 60 mpg and reaches 40 mph The outfit, including a Safari land yacht trailer, is shown at the Ohio State Fair and slated for Holiday magazine and Colliers.
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Midget Motors Co
Auto Age
Yosemite
Shirley Sargent
H. P. King
Yosemite National Park
Saginaw
Mich
Holiday Magazine
Colliers
Urgent Blood Need Highlighted by Red Cross in Athens
The Athens County Red Cross reports no weekly hospital blood deliveries until after Labor Day, with emergency exceptions. A Sept 14 bloodmobile visit to First Methodist Church aims for 150 pints, while polio season and defense goals shape ongoing shortages. Mrs. John Algeo named city recruitment chair.
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Athens County
American Red Cross
Columbus
Athens
First Methodist Church
B. F. Cutler
Recruitman
Red Cross
United States
Columbus Center
Cutler
John Algeo
Elmwood Drive
Athens City
Korean Vet Alive After Prisoner of War Release
A B29 navigator and husband of Athens resident Judy Wilcox was among captives freed from North Korea. Paul Wilcox, a former Cleveland sportscaster, was shot down December 28 and reported missing until a Panmunjom release brought confirmation to his wife and mother in Athens Ohio. His brother is Rev. Richard Wilcox and his sister Helen Wilcox lives in Columbus.
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Athens
North Korea
Paul Wilcox
Judy
Myrtle Wilcox
Korea
Panmunjom
Ex Carbondale Resident McWhorter Dies in Lima
Funeral services for William Gerald McWhorter a former Carbondale resident will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the New Marshfield Church of Christ Burial is in New Marshfield Cemetery He died Friday night at his home 7271 F Second St Lima from a heart ailment He had previously lived in Carpendale and Mineral communities
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William Gerald McWhorter
Carbondale
New Marshfield Church of Christ
New Marshfield Cemetery
McWhorter
Second St
Lima
Carpendale
Mineral
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Talmadge Mc Afoon Glouster and a son to Mr and Mrs Richard Deiley Athens. Admitted: Lois Murray Glouster Mrs Helen Coury Athens Mark Jenkinson Athens Mrs George Vermaten Glouster and others. Dismissals include Story Coen Graveville Joe Stewart Athens Dana Hutchison Athens and Mrs Marie Quick Athens.
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Talmadge McAfoon
Glouster
Richard Deiley
Athens
Lois Murray
Helen Coury
Mark Jenkinson
George Vermaten
Henrietta Glazier
Edith Morrison
Julie Kozma
Millfield
Kenneth McClelland
Jean Purvz
Ivah S Martin
Albany
Story Coen
Grveville
Joe Stewart
Dana Hutchison
Marie Quick
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Kasler
Good Housekeeping
Parents’ Magazine
E. State St. Athens, O
Vela
Auson
Capital Stock Fire Insurance Business
Capital Stock Fire Insurance
Dial
Marshfield
Lewis Ruman
Albert Trout
D. D. Montoya
A. M. Wallace
Trout
Montoya
Lou Winner
Stewart
Eileen Saylor
Elsie Stevenson
Vliss Kayser
Beaumont
Athens Alto Magazine
Mac's Thrifty Store
Court
Athens, O
Ceed
Goodyear
Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Masonic Temple
Tel
H. G. Householder
Athens County Agents Association
Houck & VanDyke
Donald K. Barstow
Seiple & Kempton
DD. M. Goddard
Peter B. Seel Co, M. Gill
Dwight H. Rutherford Park F. Mathews, Inc
R. Murphey and Son Co
B. Dillon Guinther Insurance Agcy
Glouster, Ohio
Ohio
Oakley Insurance Agency, Inc
the Saltz Insurance Agcy
Pred Wright
W. Washington
F. Main
Gallipolis
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
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