Elks Honor Deceased Members At Memorial Service
About 300 Elks and guests attended the Athens lodge memorial in a solemn service led by President John C. Baker. The program featured a 60 voice Inter church Youth Choir, prayers by Rev. Don Tullis and Fred Lee Tom, and additions to the memorial tablet including Frank Murphy and nine others. Baker quoted Lincoln and cited values of freedom, cooperation, fair play, toleration and work, with ritual by lodge officers and symbolic offerings. Clarence Flowers presided. committee chair Einar A. Hansen led planning with Hugh Jefferson and Tom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Baker
Elks
Lodge Hall
Lodge
Interchurch
Don Tullis
Fred Lee Tom
Frank R. Murphey
Grant B. Gilkey
Dr. E. LeFever
Charles 8. Martin
Fred 8
Baker
Carl Nessley
Athens Lodge
The
Clarence Flowers
Five Day Fair Set For 1949 In Athens County
Athens County fair board announces a five day fair from August 2 to 25 1949 with no beer sold on the grounds. Officers and six directors were re elected, and finances show a treasurer’s balance of 1166.02 with total disbursements of 27286.50. The board also approved prize equalization for a horse pulling contest and a $25 prize for the Athens County team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Grange
Howard Cline
Albany
Franz Woodworth
Athens
F. I. Caldwell
Guysville
C. L. Baker
Russell Maple
Frank Pugh
Wayne Wingett
Shade
G. Chapman
M. E. Chrisman
Trimble
Baker
Erle Bridgewater
Wingett
Pugh
Fair Treasury
Albert Smith
Conrad Mulligan
Chauncey
Dennis E. Addington
Fred Williams
G. A. Gardner
Amesville
A. R. Linscott
James Edwards
Nelsonville
Edward R. Wagoner
Dairymen Attend OSU Dairy Day Meeting Planned
Winter Dairy Day sponsored by the Ohio Dairyman's Association will be held Wednesday at Ohio State University. OSU cooperation features two sessions with talks on the Ohio oleo situation brucellosis control and a future outlook. Athens Dairy Service Unit directors Fred Russell Cecil Richardson Emerson Ball 0 C Harner and E R Wagoner will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Dairyman’'s Association
Ohio State University
Ross Wright
OSU
Ohio
Board of Directors
Wright
Athens Dairy Service Unit
Fred Russell
Cecil Richardson
Frost
Emerson Ball
C. Harner
E. R. Wagoner
Athens
Real Estate Transfers Across Athens Lodi and Waterloo Townships
A sequence of property transfers is recorded, listing buyers and sellers by name and township. Transfers include 106 acres in Waterloo, 58 acres in Alexander and Lodji towns, 173 acres in Waterloo, 2.11 acres in Athens, and multiple tracts and lots in Glouster Nelsonville Dover and Athens. Several names recur in related deeds including Conant Mitchell Parkis Sargent and Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roe Rorick
Ernest M. Conant
Waterloo
Nellie Mitchell
FE. M. Conant
Alexander
Lodj
Franklin M. Batdorff
Vina D. Ruston
Athens
Roy Skinner
Elmer Tippie
Glouster
Leon E. Hayes
Sylvia A. Grace
Nelsonville
Peter Parkis
Athena S. Parkis
James Parkis
Co. D. Shafer Co
Samuel R. Pratt
Lodi Township
Jennie J. Boyd
Clarence J. Lasure, Jr
Dover Township
Fred W. Weber
Floyd J. Barker
Clarence O. Langel
Elizabeth Langel
Athens Township
Enos L. Sargent
Sargent
Lodi
Carl Sargent
Ethel R
Anna F. Sargent
Ethel R. Sargent
John C., Harner
Edward F. Sells
Aubrey G. Morris
Divorce Suit Dismissed In Common Pleas Court
Mary Barnhart sues Butler Barnhart for divorce but Judge Oliver F. Rowland dismisses the petition in Common Pleas Court citing grounds of gross neglect of duty as stated by the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
Mary Barnhart
Butler Barnhart
Common Pleas Court
Oliver F. Rowland
Barnhart
Degree Conferral by Athene Commandery 15
The Order of the Red Cross will be conferred on a class of candidates Wednesday at 7 p.m. by Athene Commandery 15. J. L. Winner, commander, said the meeting will open in long form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Red Cross
Athens
J. L. Winner
Sunday Morning Fire Damages Mr Zion Baptist Church
An early fire in the furnace room at Mr Zion Baptist Church at Carpenter and Congress caused significant smoke and room damage. Fire Chief Parker said the cause is unknown as firefighters contained the blaze to the furnace and adjacent main floor areas after about 90 minutes of effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Zion
Carpenter and
Congress
Clarence A. Parker
Herbie Thompson
Thompson
Parker
Ohio Aviation Chief to Attend Airport Dinner
C E A Brown state director of aviation for Ohio will be guest of honor at the annual venison dinner given by Ralph N Smeck manager of the Ohio University Airport next Wednesday evening in the Berry Hotel. Other guests include Paul Vollmer local Civilian Aviation Authority official and university officials. A round table discussion will explore integrating the aviation department with other departments such as engineering education and photography. The main dish this year is a 140 pound buck shot on a hunting trip to Manitoulin Island Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. A. Brown
Ohio
Ralph N. Smeck
Ohio University
Berry
Paul Vollmer
Civilian Aviation Authority
J. C. Baker
Smeck
Manitoulin Island
Canada
Shelterings Arms Hospital Notes
Hospital notes list new admissions including Jane Ann Barnes major surgery at lillfield Route 1 and I W Burnfield Athens surgery. Admits Mrs Francis Coon The Plains and Rev Wilbur Householder Glouster Route 2 for major medical cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Burt
Athens
Jane Ann Barnes
Lillfield
Francis Coon
the Plains
I. W. Burnfield
Wilbur Householder
Glouster
Winifred Taylor
Frank Cone
Grant Sewell
Albany
Dorothy Snyder
J. R. Weaver
William Clench
Francis Gura
Winfield Lewis
Nelsonville
Calvin Siffert
Father of 3 Charged With Non-Support
The father of three sons aged two and a half years to four months was bound over to the grand jury on non support charges by Mayor W. P. Mickle. He posted a $150 bond and pleaded innocent. The complaint, filed by Ruth Hooper of The Plains on Dec 2, alleges he failed from Nov 1 to Dec 2 1948 to provide a home of support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand
W. P. Mickle
Ruth Hooper
the Plains
Donald Hooper
Hooper
Band Benefit Set at The Plains High School Gym
The Plains High School plans a Tuesday night band benefit at the gym starting at 7 p.m. Director Thomas Evans says the event features an auction and games with merchandise donated by Athens and The Plains merchants. Proceeds fund band equipment and instruments, with refreshments also sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains High School
Thomas Evans
Evans
Athens
the Plains
Merchants to Elect Officers at Athens Meeting
Athens Retail Merchants Association will elect officers at a Tuesday noon meeting in the Berry Hotel. Oscar Fulton, secretary, stated the election will be held during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Retail Merchants’ Association
Berry Hotel
Oscar Fulton
Mrs. Lovey J. Dent Dies at 86 in Athens
Mrs. Lovey J. Dent, 86, of 20 Oak Street, Athens, died Saturday after months of illness. Born in Alexandria Township, she taught in Athens County schools and lived in Athens since 1918. Survived by five daughters, two sons, 12 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and several siblings. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Dowler and Ferguson with Rev. Harold F. Kellogg. burial at Hebbardsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovey J. Dent
Oak St
Alexandria Township
Julia Robinson
Dayton
Clara Poston
Albany
Vina Ruston
Athens
Mary Moore
Dorothy Williams
Charles R. Dent
Columbus
Elmer R. Dent
Charleston
W. Va
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Glouster Man Loses Hand in Route 2 Crash
Stanley Nickoson of Glouster Route 2 was hospitalized at Sheltering Arms Hospital after his car left the highway near Stewart and struck a tree. Doctors amputated his left hand due to severe injuries from the Friday accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Nickoson
Glouster
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Stewart
Nickoson
Driver Fined After Amesville Route 50 Crash
Kenneth W. Vernon 24 of Amesville Route 1 and William L. Mayle 39 of Sharpsburg Route 1 were involved in a Route 50 A collision near Amesville. No injuries reported. Mayle fined $5 and costs by Amesville Mayor Thomas Clark for driving on the left side of the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth W. Vernon
Amesville
William L. Mayle
Sharpsburg
Mayle
Thomas Clark
Mayor Fines Two Men in Intoxication Plea
Pleas of guilty were entered Monday before Mayor W P Mickle to charges of intoxication. Earl Dille 27 Amesville and John Hanning 50 New Plymouth were fined ten dollars and costs. Police Chief J B Grogan filed the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Mickle
J. B. Grogan
Earl Dille
Amesville
John Hanning
New Plymouth
Floyd Bolin Post 3477 VFW to Meet at Armory
William D. Boyd announces the Floyd Bolin Post 3477 Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting for Monday at 7 30 p m in the Armory. Refreshments will be served after the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Bolin
Veterans of Foreign Wars
William D. Boyd
Omaha Woman Fined For Unsafe Operation
Mrs. Mabel E. Rose a 63 year old Oma ha resident was found guilty by Mayor W P Mickle of unsafe operation of a motor vehicle after a collision with Charles D Cable both of 245 E State St Rose pleaded innocent and was fined five dollars plus costs. her husband Eugene Rose suffered a lacerated nose in the accident on E State St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel E. Rose
Omaha
Nebraska
W. P. Mickle
W. B. Cable
E. State St
Rose
Charles D. Cable
Cable
Cable’s
Eugene
Weekend Weather Mix of Warm Start and Blustery Monday
The report notes a warm Saturday with a high of 60, followed by a blustery Monday morning at 39 as conditions shift. Dense fog Saturday night and cloudy Sunday marked the weekend, with Sunday extremes of 47 and 31 and the river at 4.42 feet. Mrs. C. N. France provided the details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. France
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Einar A. Hansen
Hugh G. Jefferson
Motorcycle Club
Emannion
Medical Service Department
Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Association
E. Broad St
Columbus Ohio
Philco
Jaynes
State St
Airport
Baptist Church
Ohio Aviation
Florida
Meat Department
Jumbo Bologna
O. E. Clyse
Mer
Dan Bartlett
Mgr
L. J. Dent
Glouster Man
Ames
VFW
Otarion
Otarion Electronic Engineers
Gail D. Fisher
Dwight H. Rutherford General Insurance
Security Bank
the Security Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Enner
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