Ward elected vice president of Ohio County Commissioners
Wayne Ward of Athens County was elected vice president of the County Commissioners Association of Ohio at its Columbus meeting December 9 10 11 in a unanimous vote by about 250 commissioners. He succeeds J Artie Keysor of Van Wert County who became president. Also named were Cliff Baker secretary and H T Morris treasurer. W Ward represents Athens County with W H Wakefield at the session and Denver White attended. Ward is the second Athens Counian named to a state post this year following White’s election as president of welfare and relief directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Ward
Athens County Board of Commissioners
County Commissioners Association of Ohio
Ward
Columbus
J. Artie Keysor
van Wert County
Cliff Baker
Defiance County
H. T. Morris
Allen County
Athens County
W. H
Baker Settlement
Athens
White
Welfare and Relief Directors Association
Adams County Man Treated by Squad
An Adams County man was treated by fire department emergency squadmen Saturday night after an asthma attack. Walter Osgood of West Union was brought to the fire station, received oxygen, and then taken by city police to Sheltering Arms Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Fire Department
Walter Osgood
West Union
Osgood
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Izaak Walton League Elects 1954 Officers in Athens
Athens Izaak Walton League chapter elected new officers at the Waterloo cabin. Lee Marsh becomes president with Rose as first vice president F M Batdorff as second vice president Paul Cotton treasurer P S Wamsley secretary. Directors for three-year terms are Joe Adams Roy Robinson and A E McConkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Izaak Walton League
Waterloo
Lee Marsh
Or Rose
F. M. Batdorff
Paul Cotton
P. S. Wamsley
Joe Adams
Roy Robinson
A. E. McConkey
Walter Crumrine
Harold Burch
Gerald Glover
Marsh
Robinson
Servicemen News Briefs Include Three Local Names
Cpl. Marvin E F Methiney of Coalville Route 1 serves in Korea with a Third Infantry Division tank battalion and helped stop a Communist breakthrough. Cpl. James R Tedrow of Athens Route 2, now civilian, served two years in the Marine Corps as a mechanic at Cherry Point North Carolina. Edwin L Chambers of 75 Stewart Street serves as quartermaster seaman aboard the destroyer USS Miller, which joined Atlantic Fleet winter training maneuvers last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Marvin EF. Methiney
N. M. Methiney
Coalville
Korea
Infantry Division
Methiney
James R. Tedrow
G. H. Tedrow
Athens
Donna Bail
Marine Corps
Marine Corps Air Station
Cherry Point
N.C
Edwin L. Chambers
Stewart St
Miller
Glouster Driver Cited After Hitting Bridge
Fay Lance, 40, struck White's Mill Bridge about 4 30 a m after failing to negotiate the north approach curve. Police filed a charge of failure to have an operator's license and arraignment is pending. A minor two car collision occurred Saturday on E Washington St parking lot with no names released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Lance
White's Mill
E. Washington St
Yule Party Planned For Albany Children
A Christmas party for children is planned at 7 p.m. Wednesday December 23 at the community tree. Santa Claus will distribute candy and prizes. The event is sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars post and its auxiliary with the Albany Oil and Gas Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Santa Claus
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Albany Oil and Gas Co
Real estate activity dips in County Record warrants list
November unofficial deed counts show a drop in activity as Claudis Chappel reports total fees of 839.40 down from 908.75 in October. Deeds filed fall to 92 from just over 100, with mortgages totaling 64 versus 65 prior month and chattel mortgages rising to 584 from 510.
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Claudis Chappel
Athens County Land Transfers Listed Real Estate Moves
A series of Athens County real estate transfers are recorded. William Robinson to Donald Hudnall in Canaan Township and C B and E M Graham to Joe Wagner in Buchtel lead a list that also includes transfers from Clarence E Sanders to Clarence W Sanders in Millfield and Louise Fenske to Mary Chase in Inlet 56. Other transfers cover parcels in Detroit Village Glouster and Dover Township with multiple parties including Canaan Lodge Inc Opal Russell Evelyn Roberts and Arch ie Rumbield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Robinson
Athens County
Donald Hudnall
Canaan Township
C. B. & E. M. Graham
Joe Wagner
Buchtel
Clarence E. Sanders
Clarence W. Sanders
Millfield
Louise Fenske
Mary Chase
Inlet
Athens
John Bains
Canaan Lodge, Inc
Canaan
L. E. Barton
Detroit Village
Ralph R. Gibson
Wayne W. Gilkey
Paul R. Fisk
Archie Rumbield
Dover Township
John H. Fisk
Evelyn Roberts
Opal Russell
Gloster
Frank J. Christman
James W. Hickman
Nelsonville
Robert C. Marshall
Edward Davis
Glouster
James H. Poe
Chester D. Elliot
Cannan Township
Verne Davis
Lucille Davis
Troy Township
James W. Scheckert
Edith L. Schackert
Imperial Township
Athens Church Seeks Mortgage for Repairs
Trustees of the First Wesleyan Methodist Church of Athens seek court permission to place a mortgage on church property in the Athens Brick Co. addition to secure a promissory note of $7676.82 to Mutual Home and Savings Association. The three year mortgage involves trustees Ronald Kimes Howard Romine and Lowell Cole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
First Wesleyan Methodist Church of
Athens
Mutual Home and Savings Association
Athens Brick Co
Ronald Kimes
Howard Romine
Lowell Cole
Arnold divorce asks custody of four children
Ethel Francis Arnold of Trimble files in Common Pleas Court for divorce from John Delbert Arnold of Millfield alleging wilful absence. They married November 30 1931 in Chauncey and have four children. plaintiff requests custody and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Ethel Francis Arnold
Trimble
John Delbert Arnold
Millfield
Chauncey
Civil Service Announces Exams for Dieticians Teachers and Veterinarians
The U S Civil Service Commission announced examinations for dieticians in Veterans Administration hospitals and regional offices, and for elementary teachers and veterinarians in federal service. Applications and information are available at the post office or from local secretary F D Higgins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Federal Service
U.S. Civil Service Commission
F. D. Higgins
Athens students inducted into Tau Beta Pi at Ohio University
Two Athens students were initiated into Tau Beta Pi during ceremonies at Ohio University on Saturday. The new members are Jesse Bishop Lee, a mechanical engineering senior, and Thurlow Richard Robe, a civil engineering junior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Tau Beta Pi
National Engineering
Hanoury
Ohio University
Jesse Bishop Lee
Thurlow Richard Robe
Winter Weather Hits Athens Area
Wintry weather swept Athens Monday morning with wind driven rain turning to snow and dense fog. U. S. observer Colmer reported .57 inch of rain in the morning, marking a fifth rain day in six with a sharp drought reversal. Temperatures fell to 38 at 9 am from Hamley Run, and lists show weekend highs and lows of 40 16, 46 36, 45 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Cc. L. Colmer
U. S
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Hamley Run
Yale Program Is Scheduled At OU School
Students at Ohio University Elementary School will present a Christmas program in the auditorium on Wednesday at 1 15 p m. The program features a second grade play King Winters Throne a third grade carols a sixth grade reading of Christmas Carol with help from Dr Einar Hansen. The fifth grade presents Christmas customs from nine countries and UN Week posters and UNICEF fund raising are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Weday
Charles Dicken
United Nations
UN Week
Unicef
Einar Hansen
Mother of Athens Woman Dies Sunday
Mrs. I. T. Creek 86 mother of Mrs. Harper C. Pendry Athens died Sunday in Research Hospital Kansas City after three weeks confinement following a hip fracture from a fall at her Liberty Missouri home. Survived by two sons Bernard at home and Everett a Kansas City school principal. Funeral services will be Tuesday afternoon at Liberty with burial at St. Joseph.
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I. T. Creek
Harper C. Pendry
Athens
Research Hospital
Kansas City
Liberty
Creek
Bernard
Everett
St. Joseph
Albany Area Driver Ix Fined Jailed
An Albany area man, Clay C. Golden, 39, Albany Route 3, was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to three days in jail after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and to resisting arrest. The arrest was made by the State Highway Patrol and he was arraigned in Murray City mayor Floyd Stiff's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Area
Murray City
Clay C. Golden
Albany Route 3
State Highway Patrol
Golden
Floyd Stiff
Invisible Man a Highway Hazard Warns Pedestrians
The Automobile Club of Southern Ohio warned Athens motorists that dark clothing makes pedestrians nearly invisible in rain fog or darkness. It urged pedestrians to wear white or bright clothing walk facing traffic on the left and assume drivers have reduced visibility in bad weather to reduce wintertime fatalities.
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The
Automobile Club of Southern Ohio
Athens
AAA
Accidents Reported by State Patrol Athens Area
State Highway patrolmen reported three accidents in the Athens area Sunday with one injury. Pruitt Collins 33 of Jackson suffered facial and leg lacerations when his car hit a parked auto at Routes 50 and 33 junction. Glenn Schoonover 23 of The Plains struck a guard rail on Route 33 after starting to pass a truck. Elizabeth Wolfe 27 of Athens ran off Route 50 and hit a guard rail between Canaanville and Guysville.
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Pruitt Collins
Jackson
South Y
Collins
Ray Yoho
Columbus
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Glenn Schoonover
the Plains
Chauncey
Schoonover
Berm
Canaanville
Guysville
Elizabeth Wolfe
Athens
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs Eugene Bleich of Athens welcome a daughter. Mr and Mrs Raymond Barber of Coolville also announce a daughter. Admissions include Ray Radford of Athens Route 1 Edna Hoodlet Athens Mabel McCoy Athens Laura Cable Athens and Mary Tillery Athens. Dismissals list Mrs Jack Hitchings Athens and son Virgil Stalder Chauncey Patricia Headley Kirkwood Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Bleich
Athens
Raymond Barber
Coolville
Ray Radford
Edna Hoodlet
Mabel McCoy
Laura Cable
Mary Tillery
Jack Hitchings
Virgil Stalder
Chauncey
Patricia Headley
Kirkwood
Civil Defense Talk Planned at Athens Elks Meeting
Fred Gaskins will present a civil defense talk to the Athens Elks Lodge Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the clubrooms at Cline Ridge. The meeting will include initiation and refreshments will be served. William H. Rose exalted ruler noted the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gaskins
Athens
Elks’ Lodge
Cline Ridge
William H. Rose
Five Drivers Are Levied In Area Courts
Five drivers faced fines in weekend area court actions. Donald White of Lancaster pleaded guilty to unsafe operation and paid 25 dollars plus costs after being indicted for leaving the scene. Ronald Juice of Wellsville paid 10 dollars and costs for passing the yellow centerline. Kenneth Rheinscheid of Logan Route 1 paid 5 dollars and costs for failing to stop at an automatic signal. Gerald Fox of Chillicothe paid 5 dollars and costs for driving left of center. Paul Rogaski of Guysville paid 19 dollars and costs for unsafe operation following a truck overturn on Route 682.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Donald White
Lancaster
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
White
Ronald Juice
Wellsville
Justice of the Peace
D. E. Jones
Kenneth J. Rheinscheid
Logan
Roger Friend
Justice Jones
Gerald A. Fox
Chillacothe
Paul M. Rogaski
Guysville
Rogeski
Pupils Hear Book Author at School Talk
Fourth graders at Mrs. Sarah Blower's Fast Side School heard co author Fleming Crew of Beverly discuss hibernation and bird migration linked to a winter study. He spoke with his sister Alice Crew Gaul about books including Winter Flight The More the Merrier and Wag Tail, with their latest just published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Blower
Fleming Crew
Beverly
Crew
Alice Crew Gaul
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Athens CO. Ins
Athens, Ohio
Donald K. Barstow
Dillon Cox
M. Goddard Honck & van Dyke Farr
Mathews
Murphy Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B Seel Seipie & Kempton
Glouster, Ohio
Guinther Ins
Nelsonville, Ohio
Oakley Ins
LifeGuard
Goodyear
Houck & van Dyke
DIAL
W. Union St
Athens Church
Civil Service
Tomate Unbea
Ironmaster
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Kerr-Hunter
Yale
Cal
Athens Area
Philco
Mill St
Ohio
Danison Monument
Wrs
Lee E. Busch
Shirley Jones
Sandra Collins
Ethel Mae Davis
Sylvania
OUR Service
Robert M. Figley
Ohio Ave
Athens Radio & Television CO
W. Washington
Richland Ave
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Inte
Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Masonic Temple
Tel
H G
Householder
Sual
Stone's Watches
Gabardines
Stone's
Rt. 33
North Athens
Columbus Road
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