Court Action Grows in Athens County Juvenile Court
The Athens County Juvenile Court continued as more individuals faced charges of neglect dependency and delinquency of children. Jack Evener Sugar Creek was sentenced to one year and fined 1000 on the first count and one year and 500 on the second after pleading guilty. Mrs Jennie Ramsey Sugar Creek denied the charges. Hollie Showalter 23 Ath ens Route 3 was found guilty and received a suspended year long Marysville Reformatory term with two years probation while Hollie Showalter 22 was jailed six months after pleading guilty.
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Athens County
Sugar Creek
Jack Evener
John F. Newcomb
Jennie Ramsey
Evener
Ramsey
Hollie Showalter
Athens Route 3
Marysville Reformatory
Showalter
Christman
Carthage-Troy
Coolville
Roadwork bids opened on Route 7 project in Ohio
The Athens Meigs corridor project bids were opened led by Holderman company with 1 9 million range. Other bidders were Carl Myers and Co and Nick Cenci and Sons. Construction to be funded 50 50 federal and state with right of way split two thirds by state and one third by the federal roads bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Farley
Marietta
A. W. Sherwood
Theodore Beegle
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Security Bank
Athens
James Jones
Carl Myers and Co., Inc
Columbus
Nick Cenci and Sons, Inc
Kauer
Bureau of Public Roads
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital notes
Births listed for Mr and Mrs Frederick James Athens a son. Admissions include Mrs Harry Crippen Elmer J Adams Athens Mrs Della Stanley Albany Route Mrs Mary H Woodrow Athens Route 1. Dismissals include Mrs John Swisher Athens and son Mrs Edward Goodwin Athens and son Mrs Dorothy Edmundson Langsvill e Boyd Sloane Shade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick James
Athens
Harry Crippen
Carpenter
Elmer J. Adams
Della Stanley
Albany
John Swisher
Athens, and Son
Edward Goodwin
Dorothy Edmundson
Langsville
Boyd Sloane
Shade
Three Traffic Fines Levied in Court
Three traffic cases were disposed of in Mayor W. P. Mickle's court Monday afternoon as three men were fined. Eric P. Nelson, 22, of 134 Mill St. and Matthew Stark, 20, of 154 E. State St. were fined $5 and costs for reckless driving after pleading guilty. Bernard R. Black, 37, of 113 Franklin Ave. was fined $5 with costs suspended for failing to stop at a traffic light after pleading innocent and being found guilty.
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W. P. Mickle
Eric P. Nielson
Mill St
Matthew Stark
E. State St
Bernard R. Black
Franklin Ave
Black
Recovery of 4682 Sought in Petition
In Common Pleas Court GeorgeS Mescal sues Jackson and Marietta Sams for 4682.72 claiming sale of a Magazine Sales Organization on Sept 1 1949 included four cars and two trailers with total price 7000. Sams paid 2317.28, balance sought.
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Common Pleas Court
Georges
Mescal
Jackson
Marietta Sams
Sams
Fender damage in Athens Route 5 collision
Gladys W. Harris 49 of Athens Route 5 reported a near noon Monday collision on East Carpenter Road with a car driven by 28 year old Clifford Wooten of Carpenter. Harris said her fender was ripped off and Wooten’s car sustained bumper and fender damage, police reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys W. Harris
Athens
Clifford Wooten
Carpenter
E. Carpenter
Wooten
Red Cross Board Calls Special Meeting in Athens
A special meeting of the Athens County Red Cross Chapter board is set for Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the local office 446 West State Street. Chairman William H. Kirchner calls the session.
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Athens County Red Cross Chapter
W. State St
William H. Kirchner
Red Cross asks Athens County aid for displaced families
Ellen Biddle, secretary, said today that organizations or individuals planning to aid Athens County families displaced by the disaster should contact the local Red Cross office for coordination and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Red Cross
Ellen Biddle
Athens School Board to Meet at Athens High School
Members of the Athens City School Board will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in Sept Willard P Barker's office at Athens High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens City School Board
Willard P. Barker
Athens High School
Portrait of Dean Gamertsfelder Accepted for Ohio University
President John C. Baker accepted a Harold Brett portrait of Dean Walter S. Gamertsfelder for the university in a letter to sponsors and staff. The gift came from friends and associates supporting the dean, who led the College of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate College and once served as president in 1943 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Brett
Walter S. Gamertsfelder
John C. Baker
PIM
Weeben Ie
Cutler Hall
Brett
T. W. Biddle
Cutler
Edwin Watts Chubb
Gamertsfelder
College of Arts and Science
Ohio University
Gasoline Spill From Loading Accident In Newark
About 400 gallons of gasoline ran into a W Union Street gutter after an open valve on a discharge hose at Wheaton's Shell Oil Co plant allowed leakage. The truck driver Charles D Reed was questioned by the mayor's court after police and fire officials investigated the outside storage yard spill and sand was spread to curb fire risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Union St
Wheaton
Shell Oil Co
Charles D. Reed
Newark
Joseph Grogan
C. A. Parker
W. P. Mickle
Dan Pierce
Real Estate Transfers Featuring Nelsonville and Athens Properties
Real estate transfers include Gertie Dupler Merz to Will Merz and others in Nelson Blaine Merz families, Mae Dupler Bland in Nelsonville, longstreth addition. W J Merz to Anna Merz Buchtel, lot 338. Floyd Barker to Wilson Baker in Athens, part of lot 2859. Lydia Brown heirs to Admiral, Homer, Weldon and Herman Brown in Ames Township tracts. Wiltur Linscott to William James Jr in Athens Township. Bland to Reeves Nelsonville lot 338. Fisk to Burt Nelsonville area one acre.
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Gertie Dupler Merz
Will Merz
New Plymouth
Aes
Nelsonville
Blaine Merz
Detroit
Mich
Mae Dupler Bland
Longstreth
Anna Merz
Buchtel
Floyd J. Barker
Athens County
Wilson K. Baker
Athens
Stalder
Lydia Brown
Admiral Brown
Homer Brown
Weldon Brown
Herman Brown
Millfield
Ames Township
Wiltur B. Linscott
William James, Jr
Athens Township
Robert Joe Reeves
Bennett Fisk
Raymond Burt
Dorr
Central School Christmas Program Presented at Central Grade
The Central Grade School held a Monday afternoon Christmas program in the high school auditorium. The show featured a full musical program with primary and upper grade carol singing, instrumental solos by Regina Kovlan, Sharon Wilson, Gordon Murphy, and others, a Christmas story read by Charlotte Coury, and prayers led by Janet Yuill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette Slocum
Sharon Wilson
Gordon Murphy
Regina Kovlan
Joyce Patterson
Charlotte Coury
Martha Frank
Sarah Ann Bowling
Molly Moore
Paula Cotton
Clifton Coursey
Janet Yuill
Kiwanis Wives Entertained at Ladies Night
Wives of Kiwanians attended a semi annual ladies night banquet at the Athens Country Club with about 60 couples. Guest speaker George Kienzle of Borden's Ice Cream discussed women's evolving role in society in the machine age. Lt Rodney Crow and Kathleen Downey led a musical program, with Joe Thackrey directing Christmas carols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Country Club
George Kienzle
Borden's Ice Cream Co
Kienzle
Rodney Crow
Kathleen Downey
Jon Thackrey
Joe Thackrey
New Digestive Aid CERTA VIN Gains Athens Fame
A local Athens advertisement touts CERTA VIN as a remedy for stomach gas and bloating. It claims rapid digestion and improved appetite, with herbs and vitamin B-1 enhancing blood and nerves. The ad urges purchase at Athens Pharmacy and Betts Cut Kate in Nelsonville.
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Athens
Betts
Kate
Nelsonville
Poetry Topic Of Official Krom Williams
Dr. Fred Stocking assistant to the Williams College president will address an Ohio University meeting on Poetry As Knowledge in the Chemistry Auditorium Thursday at 8 30 p m. The talk, sponsored by the English Department, is open to faculty and students. Stocking, born in Detroit, earned a BA at Williams 1936 and an MA at Michigan 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Holly Stocking
Williams College
Williams
University of Michigan
Michigan
Gross Neglect Charged in Ohio Divorce Petition
Joseph A. Slingluff files in Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect by Frieda J. Slingluff in a divorce. The couple wed October 20 1926 in McArthur and have no children.
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Common Pleas Court
Joseph A. Slingluff
Frieda J. Slingluff
McArthur
Rotary Urges Soil Conservation Work in Southeast Ohio
Ralph R. Barker, supervisor for the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, told Athens Rotarians that four Southeastern Ohio counties Athens, Vinton, Gallia and Meigs are receiving farmer assistance without subsidies. He cited surveys by soil experts, advisory programs, and increased productivity on hundreds of acres. Barker noted only 20 percent of Ohio farmland maintains fertility and many farms have been abandoned due to poor practices.
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Ralph R. Barker
U. S. Soil Conservation Service Program
Athens Rotarians
Ohio
Barker
Athens
Vinton
Gallia
Meigs
Court Awards Divorce Custody and Support in Common Pleas
Violet Louise Tower awarded custody of the minor child in a divorce from Vastine Tower. The court ordered the defendant to pay $15 weekly support and granted reasonable visitation. The petition cited extreme cruelty and notes the marriage began June 1 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Louise Tower
Common Pleas Court
Vastine Tower
Cornelian Granite Mausoleum Erected For Athens Couple
Athens Ohio family the Lockards have a new Cornelian granite mausoleum from Logan Monument Company of Logan Ohio. The two crypt structure features rose bud carvings and a moisture free interior. Logan Monument Company notes the build while you live plan lets families decide calmly and will send free Mausoleum Facts and Build While You Live books.
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Athens
George C. Shaw
Logan Monument Company
Logan
Ohio
James E. Lockard
West Union Street
Lockards
South Dakota
Main Street
Hocking Valley Hospital
Pomeroy
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Leo L. Vaughan
Meigs County
Adv
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Middleport
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Huntington
W. Va
Ohio River
West Virginia
Belpre-Parkersburg
Belpre
West Va
Parkersburg Rig and Ree! Company
Division
Richard Gibson
A Bureau
The
Columbus Ofce
Holderman Company
Highway Department
Department
George E. Christman
Hocking
Credit
R. E.mac’ McCammon
Mar
Berry Hotel
Columbus St
George Appleman
H. E. Bickert
Pardner
Sloane
Young Rouge Ghrides
Butler Brothers
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mary H. Woodrow
Dean Gamertsfelder
Central School
Jumbo Bologna
Lowman
Food Market
N. Court St
Tel
Krom Williams
DR. Stocking
Rotary
Spirin
Reise Aspirin
Athens Pharmacy
S. Court St
Athens, O
James FE. Lockard
Frank R. Larimer
Ida M. Lockard
Lockard Mausoleum
Bropac
Logan Monument Co
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