Athens Moves Toward City Ownership of 34 Veterans Housing Units
Athens Council moves to transfer management and ownership of 34 city operated veterans housing units on Highland Ave and at the fairgrounds to city control under new legislation. Mayor Mickle to send a transfer request while keeping veteran tenants’ preference.
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Athens
W. P. Mickle
Highland Ave
Fairgrounds
Federal Public Housing Authority
Ohio University
Council
Mickle
Lions Club Plans Projects At Meeting
The Athens Lions Club approved a Christmas candy and fruit drive for the Athens County Children's Home. A committee including Charles Hardman Denver Gooding Robert Blackmore and Robert Mathews was formed. The club will move a ceiling projector from the Ohio University Library to aid a bedridden resident this week. A schoolroom improvement project facing a $300 allocation will wait until spring as additional funds are promised by the school board. Walter Cornwell was praised for service as secretary with Willard Barker noting school funds. William Trout of McBee Co. attended as a guest.
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Kittle
George Bateman
County Board of Visitors
Nelsonville
W. H. Wakefield
Neil House
Columbus
Charles Bolin
Fred C. Shafer
Denver White
Athens City
Department of Public Welfare
State of
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General County
Board of Elections
Lions Club
Athens County
Charles Hardman
Denver Gooding
Robert Blackmore
Robert Mathews
Wayne Ward
Ohio University Library
Lion George Rutkoskie
Willard P. Barker
Athens Lions
Ward
Walter Cornwell
William Trout
The
McBee Co
Doan's Pills Advertises Kidney Relief
A vintage ad warns that kidney function disorders cause backache and fatigue with frequent urination. It claims Doan's Pills provide relief by flushing waste from kidney tubes and has been trusted for over 50 years.
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Doan
Blood rush saves Ohio freshman in life and death transport
A three car State Highway Patrol relay moved rare blood from Columbus to Athens in 70 minutes to aid Marie Caputo, an Ohio University freshman in critical condition with a ruptured spleen. She remained hospitalized at Sheltering Arms in fair condition.
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Athens
Marie Caputo
Ohio University
Sheltering Arms Hospital
T. H. Morgan
H. R. Rigel
Red Cross Blood Bank
Sheltering Arms
Lancaster
Logan
Rigel
Miss Caputo
Cleveland Heights
Lenor Strode Dies at Home in Mt Hermon Community
Lenor E. Strode 42 of Sharpsburg Route 1 died at her parents home Mr and Mrs Charles Strode after years of ill health. She was a Mt Hermon resident and member of Mt Hermon UB Church. Survived by parents and Vera Walker of Columbus. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. Fawcett Stone Funeral Home Chesterhill with burial in Chesterhill Cemetery. Friends may call after noon Wednesday.
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Lenor E. Strode
Charles Strode
Sharpsburg
Mt. Hermon
DAV VEW Plan Christmas Party Arrangements
Plans for a joint Christmas party by the VFW and DAV were discussed at Floyd Bolin Post 3477 meeting. William D. Boyd announced the event to be held December 21 in the post club room at the Armory, with a 7:30 p.m. gathering.
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DAV
Floyd Bolin
Veterans of Foreign Wars
William D. Boyd
Post Club
Armory
Frigid Temperatures Record Low For Season
The mercury fell to 13 degrees overnight and 183 degrees noted in the headline. Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France reports the high yesterday reached 42 degrees as skies cleared to hazy overcast this morning.
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C. N. France
Business Women's Glee Club Performs at Kiwanis
The Business and Professional Woman's Glee Club of Athens directed by Mrs. Thelma Robinson sang at the Kiwanis meeting last night. Members include Mrs. Bertine Herron Evelyn Cox Dorothy Williams Kathlene Campbell Georgia Jeffers Ethel Beekman Edith Miller Alice Brewer Emmageane Davis and Lucile Duffee. The program featured Alice Blue Gown Stairway to the Stars Trees The First Noel and Silent Night.
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Woman's Glee Club of
Athens
Thelma Robinson
Kiwanis
Bertine Herron
Evelyn Cox
Dorothy Williams
Kathlene Campbell
Georgia Jeffers
Ethel Beekman
Edith Miller
Alice Brewer
Emmageane Davis
Lucile Duffee
Alice Blue
Rebuttal Witnesses Detail Spencer Insanity Defense
Dr. R E Bushong testified sane at July 22 1946 and possible later insanity linked to alcohol withdrawal. Witnesses described Spencer's calm behavior before and after the crime and five others testified to sanity during the day of the shooting. Defense psychologists and medical experts presented conflicting views as the trial continued.
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Lima State Hospital
Bushong
Roy D. Williams
Lima
Gordon B. Gray
Gray
Spencer
West Virginia
Rowland
Don Waldeck
Glouster
Helen Davis Ryant
Columbus
Waldeck
Bryant
Mathew Perkins
Alice
Ben Krauskamp
Pomeroy
Harman Sprouse
Meigs County
Kraskamp
Sprouse
Dexter
Clifford Ervin
Middleport
Ervin
New York Central
Dolph Anderson
Fleming
Washington County
Anderson
Frank Spence
Frye
W. H. Hyde
Nelsonville
Two Traffic Mishaps Reported in Athens
Autos of Charles P. Hibbard and Henry Brown collided Monday at 4 20 p m at W Union and Factory causing damage to Hibbard s car. Letha E Matheny s vehicle sustained minor damage in a parking accident with J E Bowles on S Court Street Monday.
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Charles P. Hibbard
Mineral
Henry Brown
Athens
W. Union and Factory
Hibbard
Letha E. Matheny
J. E. Bowles
S. Court St
Rotary Told of Eniwetok Bomb Test
Clarence H. White of Ohio University spoke to Athens Rotary about Operation Sandstone in 1948 at Eniwetok. He described test photos taken at a distance after weeks of prep for Joint Task Force Seven occupancy, with the site as an atomic energy proving ground behind secrecy. White later edited a book of the photographs.
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Marshall Islands
Pacific
Athens
Clarence H. White
Ohio University
Eniwetok
White
Joint Task Force Seven
Atoll
Atomic Energy Commission
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
Hospital notes list new births and admissions at Shelterings Arms Hospital. Names include Mr and Mrs Emmett A Thornell of Athens with a daughter and Mr and Mrs Karl Becker of Athens with a daughter. Several patients from Athens and surrounding areas admitted for major and minor surgeries and medical care.
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Athens
Karl Becker
Charles Robinson
Glouster
Virgil Grandy, Jr
Trimble
Bertha Smith
Jane Burt
Pittsburgh
Marie Caputo
Helen Aberts
Mary Seifert
Albany
Fred Shafer
Ottie Carson
Otto Duncan
Dorothy Dent
Garden Club cites anti littering measure in Athens Ohio
Athens County groups are urged to observe a new Ohio law banning littering on highways and streets. The Athens Garden Club led by President Mrs Thomas M Wolfe sent letters to schools and organizations urging cooperation in the campaign to keep roadsides clean and publicize the law HB 15. Violations carry fines up to 50 dollars or up to 30 days in jail.
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Athens County
Ohio
Athens
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Athens Garden Club
E. H. Gaylord
James V. Rice
Fred Picard
Darrell Tom
T. R. Biddie
Hazel P. Roach
George W. Starcher
Paul Ullmark
Mrs Evans Dies Monday In Baltimore
Mrs. Thomas H. Evans of 135 Franklin Ave died Monday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. The former Betty Rochester, she was daughter of Mrs. Ethel Larimer Rochester and the late Walter Rochester of Logan. Survived by husband a purchasing agent. son Tommy. two sisters Mrs. W. B. Armstrong Portsmouth and Mrs. Stanley Johnson Detroit. two brothers Fred Logan and William Hamburg NY. Funeral arrangements were being completed today.
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Thomas H. Evans
Franklin Ave
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
The
Me Bee Co
Tommy
W. B. Armstrong
Portsmouth
Ohio
Stanley Johnson
Detroit
Fred
Logan
William
Hamburg
N. Y
Legion to Meet at Post Home Wednesday Evening
American Legion Kilgore chapter Crossen Post 21 will hold a meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Legion home announced by commander Ben L. Williams.
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K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Ben L. Williams
Stomach Gas Relief Promises Sleep Aid in Athens
CERTA-VIN, a new formula with 10 herbs plus vitamin B and iron, is advertised to relieve stomach gas and improve digestion before meals. The Athens ad declares the remedy helps sufferers sleep by reducing gas and boosts nerves and blood energy.
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