Four crashes reported with injuries in Hocking County
Two 19-year-old Carbon Hill women were injured when their car struck a concrete culvert a mile west of Route 216. Marjorie Lehman and Judy Devol were treated at Mount St Mary Hospital for head and facial injuries and facial cuts. The driver was cited for conditional speed. Additional crashes on Route 50 near Athens involved Orla Ashcraft, Howard France, Frank Cross, and Allan Chapman, all under investigation. Sammy Bruce of Buchtel was cited for left of center after a county road collision west of Route 216 with Delbert Delong of Columbus.
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Carbon Hill
Hocking
State Highway Patrol
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Marjorie S. Lehman
Judy Devol
Athens
Orla L. Ashcraft
Guysville
Howard France
Ashcraft
France
Frank Cross
Allan Chapman
Cross
Route 216
Sammy Bruce
Buchtel
Delbert Delong
Columbus
Foresters approve land plan by executive action
Members of the Society of American Foresters vote 4235 to 1693 to keep wilderness areas established by executive action of federal department secretaries rather than by acts of Congress. The SAF notes its national affiliation since 1900 with headquarters in Washington, D C.
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Society of American Foresters
SAF
Congress
Professional Foresters
Washington, D. C
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Births list includes a daughter for Mr and Mrs Dick Erb of Athens and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Milton Wellington of Athens. Multiple admissions and discharges are recorded for residents and nearby towns including Athens Route 2 Route 4 Route 5 Albany Jacksonville Millfield The Plains Logan Glouster. Noted discharges include Karen McGirr Cecil Cooley Shirley Todd and several others with varied hometowns. A couple identified with ages 23 and 19 appear as a male electronics engineer and Violet Whaley from Glouster.
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Dick Erb
Athens
Milton Wellington
Fred Rowland
Laurel McDargh
Kenneth Ewald
Melvin Koons
Jacksonville
Vera Nickoson
Ray Jeffers
Della Brown
Albany
Desta Kell
Donald Collier
Charles E. Slater
James Bridgewater
Delbert Ogg
Julia Keirns
Millfield
Donald Platt
the Plains
Richard Stanley
John Mingus
Logan
Shirley Todd
Orin B. Chapman
Frank Polacsay
Margaret Sympson
Dick Akers
McArthur
Randy Goldsberry
Price Candidacy Noted for Athens Auditor Post
John H. Price, OU graduate and Columbus city auditor since 1956, announces candidacy for re nomination as state cashier in Athens. He holds an accounting degree from OU and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1933 after study at Salmon P. Chase Law School. His father helped author 1902 public office inspection law. mother taught at Athens High School and led the county GOP women’s club.
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Athens
Columbus
John H. Price
Ohio University
Ohio
Salmon P. Chase Law School
Cincinnati
Aaron E. Price
Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices
Ohio General Assembly
Anna E. Price
Athens High School
Athens County Republican Women’s Club
Police Cite Driver After Auto Crash
Police cited Barrie Randolph Phillips 19 of 52 Mill St for failure to stop within assured clear distance after his car collided with Eva M. Todd 32 of 29 Hanlin Ave in front of Morrison School on Richland Ave at 7 20 a m Monday. Six minor accidents Saturday blamed on slippery streets were also reported.
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Morrison School
Richland Ave
Barrie Randolph Phillips
Mill St
Eba Eugene Bing
Shade Route 1
Phillips
Shafer
Washington
Warner E. Midkiff
Nelsonville
Eva M. Todd
Hanlin Ave
Real Estate Transfers Filed in Athens County and Nearby Townships
A list of property transfers in Athens County and surrounding townships shows multiple deeds changing hands. Transfers include parcels under 1 acre in Lee Township, 0.62 acres in Athens with Route 50 West, and large parcels such as 263.14 acres in Canaan Township. Names include Frank M. Bobo, Clarys Stack, Monte V. Davis, Ann Davis, Isaac Vaughn, Roger Wiseman, and others in towns like Albany, Athens, Nelsonville, Chauncey and Dayton.
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Frank M. Bobo
Albany
Clarys Stack
Lee Township
Roma E. Douglas
Athens County
Bessie Bahr
Palmer St
Inlet
Athens
Pearl Goodin
Jack R. White
Richland Ave
Alexander Township
Mona Joan Davis Wright
Monte V. Davis
Paul A. Kinnen
Ward L. Clark
Columbus
Canaan
Ann Davis
Isaac Vaughn
Roger Wiseman
Grosvenor St
Preston Dexter
Donald E. Davis
Nelsonville
Susie E. Mansfield
Bessie Domke
Et al
Marvin S. Phillips
Allen W. Cannon
Bess Shafer
Hannas McClaine
Dayton
Chauncey
From Memory’s Well to Barley Corn Land in Athens County
The piece recalls how the Athens County courthouse and jail were land granted by the Ohio University trustees with token rent of one barley corn. It notes the 1825 sale of 132 feet of land for $747 and a $3 yearly rental to the college. It covers Athens Academy history, the early female seminary idea, and the rise of co education. It also recalls early telephone systems, county fairs, and historical transport changes.
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Athens County
Washington Street
Ohio University
Court Street
Athens
Ohio
Three Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests In Athens County
Three drivers were fined $10 and costs in Athens County Court after arrests by the State Highway Patrol. Floyd E. Carter 47 Nelsonville Route 1 and Francis Lee Higgins 22 Athens Route 8 were charged with unsafe operation in accident investigations, and Leonard Hill 51 Millfield Route 1 was cited for no turn signals on his truck. Maurice B. Snider 33 Rutland forfeited bond of $25 and costs for speeding.
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Athens
State Highway Patrol
Floyd E. Carter
Nelsonville
Francis Lee Higgins
Leonard Hill
Millfield
Maurice B. Snider
Rutland
Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery
Science finds a new healing substance that shrinks hemorrhoids, stops itching, and relieves pain without surgery. Case after case shows actual reduction while easing discomfort. The Bio-Dyne discovery, available as Preperation B suppositories or ointment, is advertised for public use.
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New York
N. Y
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Patrol
General Insurance
Jessie W. Ley
Katherine Hartley
Murphey Insurance Agency
N. Court
Sleeth Lumber Co
Columbus Road
Telephone LY
Institute of Life Insurance
Family Weekly
Noone
Houck & Reed, Inc. Insurance Service
O. G. Houck
Don Reed
W. Union
Dial LY
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Ray Walsh
Karen McGirr
Cecil Cooley
Martin McCorkle
Oak Hill
Charles Crum
Glouster
Violet Whaley
W. Washington St
Scotty Roberts
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
City
Los
John Price
Arp Bros
Chicago
SK Mis Chynitana Ove
You Anna
Eee
Court House
Cornwell Jewelry
Jim Brattin
Woolworth
Bell
Paes
Kav
Beltone
Prof
Cristmas
Altmans
Athens, Ohio
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