Jury Deadlocks in Damage Suit. Market Fires Continue
After an eight hour and forty five minute deliberation a Athens County petit jury failed to reach a verdict in a 59500 damage suit against Chris Wolfe and Charles Matney of Nelsonville. The trial heard from Joseph Bush and details traced to a 1947 Canal Street crash.
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Athens County
Chris Wolfe
Charles L. Matheny
Nelsonville
Wolfe and
Matheny
Thomas Bush
Joseph
Wolfe
Canal St
Joseph Bush
Common Pleas
William D. Radcliff
Pickaway County
Circleville
Roy D. Williams
Clarke Daily
Lelia Cross
Athens
Alma Leel
W. W. Totman
Lucy Sutton
All Athens Rfc
Henry Bobo
J. A. Graham
Clovis Chesser
Albany
Fred Leake
Glouster
Ralph Calaway
Coolville
H. M. Stokes
Jacksonville
Alma Rhorich
New Marshfield
Canaan Rites Set Wednesday
Mrs. Mary Thompson 71 of Athens County died Sunday after a yearlong illness at her home near Canaanville She was a Methodist and survived by three daughters Effie Daniel Edith Van Dyke Dora Niggemeyer a son Clarence Thompson a sister and a brother 23 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren Her husband Leonard Thompson died in 1940 Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 am at the Canaan Methodist Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery Friends may call at the Dowler and Ferguson funeral home after 9 am Tuesday
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Mary Thompson
Athens County
Canaanville
Methodist Church
Effie Daniel
Marion
Edith van Dyke
Columbus
Dora Niggemeyer
Guysville
Clarence Thompson
Athens
Clara Glidden
Millfield
Isaac van Dyke
Luhrig
Leonard Thompson
Canaan Methodist Church
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Misty Fog and Rain Return to Athens Weekend
A misty fog followed a rainy weekend in Athens with springlike temperatures. Highs reached 53 on Sunday and 46 on Saturday, with lows of 38 and 41. Rain totals were .25 inches Saturday and 0.5 Sunday as the Hocking River rose from 3.2 to 4.2 feet. At 9:45 am today the temperature was 43. Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France noted the readings.
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Athens
Hocking
C. N. France
C. H. Reynolds Dies at Age 81
Charles H. Reynolds 81 died Sunday at his daughter's home in Athens after weeks of illness. A retired farmer born in Wirt County West Virginia, he lived in Guysville and Athens. Survived by daughter Mrs Aubrey Nickoson and Mrs Pearl Robinson, a son Haymon, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 2 pm at Carthage Presbyterian Church. Burial in adjacent cemetery. Friends may call after Tuesday noon at Dowler and Ferguson funeral home.
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Charles H. Reynolds
Pearl Robinson
W. State St
Wirt County
W. Va
Guysville
Athens
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
West Virginia
Reynolds
Nancy
Haymon
Robinson
Aubrey Nickoson
Carthage Presbyterian Church
John Snedden
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Shelter Arms Hospital Notes
Admissions list includes ADMITTED George Starr Lasher Athens for major surgery and various minor surgeries. Accidents and medical cases involve Charles Hughes Athens Route 2 and Patrick Griffin Athens Route 2. Discharges include Walden R. Bruce and family, Darryl Bacus, and multiple Athens residents.
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Robert Reynard
Millfield
George Starr Lasher
Athens
Stella Hamilton
Amesville
Nora Morrison
Gregory Zenner
Anne Goddard
Charles Hughes
Patrick Griffin
Ren Parsons
James W. Bowman
Cutler
Myrtle Kieffer
New Straitsville
Walden R. Bruce
Rome-Canaan High School Christmas Program Set
Stewart Rome-Canaan High School presents The Christmas Story in the gym Wednesday at 12 30 pm. Paul Yeder arranged the program with the band and glee clubs. Robert Linton narrates a nativity tableau. Public invited per Luella Cliffton.
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Stewart
Rome-Canaan
Paul Yeder
Robert Linton
Luella Cliffton
Divorce and Child Custody Granted in Ohio Court
Nora Young was granted divorce from John Young of Mc Arthur in common pleas court. She also received custody of two minor children and the defendant was ordered to pay monthly support. The petition filed in October cited gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. the couple married November 1, 1921, at Athens.
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Nora Young
Common Pleas Court
John Young
McArthur
Marriage Licenses Granted in Area Couple Matches
Frederick R Schall 21 and Gertrude E Smith 19 of Millfield Route 1. Edward D Varney 24 of Marietta and Fannie M Munn 18 of Athens received licenses.
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Frederick Ralph Schall
Gertrude Ernestine Smith
Millfield
Edward Dewain Varney
Marietta
Fannie Mae Munn
Athens
Christmas Dinner Planned by Nelsonville Methodists
Loyal workers class of the Methodist Church will hold a Christmas dinner at the church at 6 p.m. Tuesday followed by a program and gift exchanges.
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Nelsonville
Do It Day urged for Christmas Seal drive in Athens County
Athens Countians are asked to donate to the Christmas Seal campaign to fund tuberculosis work. Mrs. Joe R B Davis notes many letters unanswered as of Saturday with receipts behind last year. Do it today by mailing cash or check to the Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association P O Box 261 Athens Ohio to support case finding health education and free chest X rays.
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Athens
Athens Countyberculosis and Health Association
Athens County
Davis
Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association
P. O. Box
Ohio
Christmas Wish Reaches Athens by Tree
A New Brunswick father’s Christmas message to Santa Claus was found wrapped around a tree trunk in Athens. The note, signed by Mr Ralph Edward Mullin Jr of Doyles Brook, asks for a rocking horse or clothing for his four year old son and hopes a kind benefactor will respond.
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New Brunswick
Canada
Athens
Santa Claus
Ralph Edward Mullin, Jr
Doyles Brook
Mrs Jourden Dies in Akron Ohio
Mrs Rilla Della West Jourden 65 of Albany Route 1 died early Sunday at Citizens Hospital Barbertown after six weeks as a patient. Survived by husband Harry E Jourden and five children, plus siblings and in law relations. Funeral Tuesday 2 pm at Alexander Presbyterian Church. services by Rev. Lester Stanley. A separate item reports Bratton Bratton 40 fined 15 dollars and costs and three days jail for intoxication before Mayor Mickle.
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Rilla Della West Jourden
Albany
Citizens’ Hospital
Barberton
Athens County
Vinton County
Harry E. Jourden
John E
Junior Jourden
Kathryn Downs
Louise Townsend
Doylestown
Cora Mae Thomas
Athens
Clifton West
Runnells
Iowa
Bertha Davis
Carpenter RD
William H. West
Co. C. Bratton
W. Union Sr
W. P. Mickle
Bratton
Athens Council 15 to Meet Wednesday at 7:30 PM
Athens Council 15 Royal and Select Masters will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m according to W H Leaders master in announced session.
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Athens Council
W. H. Leaders
Pedestrian Struck by Hit and Run Driver Near Athens
State Patrol reports a 22 year old pedestrian Charlies N Hughes of Athens Route 2 was struck around 5 15 am while walking toward Athens on Route 682 at Lower Plains. He sustained a deep back laceration and was listed in fairly good condition at Sheltering Arms Hospital. No witnesses were found.
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Charlies N. Hughes
Athens
Hughes
Lower Plains
Hughes Wasi
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Wilkesville
Vinton County
Delbert A. Metheny
Ewington
Bessie West
40 Men Expected To Attend Meeting In Chauncey
Attendance of 40 men is expected at the Church of Christ Chauncey Monday night for the meeting and organization of a Men's Brotherhood. A program includes a hymn sing and an oyster supper in the parish house. Mr and Mrs Clarence Rutter the Rev Lena Brandenburg and Mrs Ada Broad bent The Plains were recent visitors in Columbus.
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Chauncey
Church of Christ, Chauncey
Chauncey Church
Clarence Rutter
Lena Brandenburg
Ada Broadbent
Plains
Columbus
Chauncey Christmas Programs Planned Across District
Chauncey Dover Schools arrange Christmas activities this week with assemblies at Chauncey Elementary Chauncey High School East Millfield West Side and Sugar Creek. Music programs decorations and gift exchanges directed by Christine Brown and staff. Programs set for Chauncey Elementary Tuesday 2 pm Chauncey High Wednesday 2 30 pm East Millfield Thursday 1 pm West Millfield Thursday 2 45 pm Sugar Creek Friday 1 pm.
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Chauncey
High Y
Samuel Pierce
East Millfield
West Millfield
Sugar Creek
Chauncey Dover High School Banquet Held In Mill Field Church
About eighty attendees gathered in the Mill Field Church of Christ basement for the Chauncey Dover high school football banquet. Principal George Christman served as toastmaster as Dr. C. N. Sanders Supt W G Davis and coaches W A Smith and John B Ley spoke. Frank Stewart presented gifts to the educators and coaches, with Ohio University coach Carroll Widdoes also addressing the group. Invocation was by Richard Wilcox.
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Chauncey
Chauncey- Dover
Millfield Church of Christ
George Christman
C. N. Sanders
Chauncey-Dover Board of Education
W. G. Davis
W. A. Smith
John B. Ley
Frank Stewart
Needle Club Christmas Party Planned by Mrs Robinett
Mrs Elizabeth Robinett of Millfield will host the Needle club annual Christmas party and gift exchange Tuesday night for members in attendance.
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Needle Club
Chauncey
Elizabeth Robinett
Millfield
Johnson and Dempsey Wed In Nazarene Ceremony
The Plains Chauncey Rev. Lena Brandenburg officiated the six o'clock wedding of Ruth Kathleen Dempsey of Athens to Roger Lee Johnson of The Plains. Attendants were Clarence and Mrs Markins of Athens. The groom, in military service, is stationed in Illinois and will depart December 29 for Oklahoma.
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Chauncey
Lena Brandenburg
Plains Church of the Nazarene
Roger Lee Johnson
Gilbert Johnson
The
Plains
Ruth Kathleen Dempsey
Athens
Nazarene
Clarence Markins
Illinois
Oklahoma
William Kirkendall Funeral Held in Chauncey
The Rev Ray Pidcock officiated at the funeral for William Kirkendall who died at his nephew Luther Kirkendall's home in Chauncey. Burial followed at Nye Cemetery in Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Ray Pidcock
William Kirkendall
Luther Kirkendall
Nye
Plains Garden Club hosts annual Christmas party
Mrs Harold Winefordner will host at her home in The Plains for the Plains Garden Club Christmas party and gift exchange on Wednesday night.
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Churuncey
Harold Winefordner
the Plains
Plains Garden Club
Christmas Program at Sand Ridge Sunday School
CHAUNCEY Christmas program of the Sand Ridge Sunday School will be presented Thursday at 7 30 pm. A program of recitations and dialogues will be given by the children under the supervision of Mrs Lucille Vanner and Mrs Forest Meighen. The Rev Hiram J Minguail is the pastor. CHAUNCEY Mr and Mrs Lacey McNutt spent the weekend visiting their cousins Mr and Mrs C S Armbruster in Columbus.
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Chauncey
Sand Ridge
Lucille Vannent
Forest Meighen
Hiram J
Mra
Lacey McNutt
Mra. C. 3. Armbruster
Columbus
Ladies Aid Party At Chauncey Methodist Church
Chauncey Ladies Aid Society met Thursday in the church for quilting. A pettiuck dinner was served at noon followed by the annual Christmas party and gift exchange. Present were the Rev H H Lafferty Mrs Mary Dew Mrs Elizabeth Harvey Mrs Clara Wallace Vera Wallace Mrs Beas Nicholson Mrs Lyda Spearry Mrs Blanche Champlin and Mrs Fanny Palmer.
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Chauncey
Ladies Aid Society of
Chauncey Methodist Church
Petiueck
H. H. Lafferty
Mary Dew
Elizabeth Harvey
Clara Wallace
Vera Wallace
Beas Nicholson
Lyda Spearry
Blanche Champlin
Fanny Palmer
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Clarence A. Parker
Parker
Earl M. Baughman
Ohio House of Representatives
Baughman
Grange
Farm Bureau, Masons and Order of Eastern Star
Canaan
R. B. Rowland
Grocery
Mer
Dan Bartlett
Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Masonic Temple
H. G. Householder
Underwood Portables
Union Printing CO
E. Washington St
Athens, Ohio
C. H. Reynolds
McBee Co
Kenneth Collins
Grosvenor St
Gomer Clark
Smith St
Cleft
Collings
Clark
Chauncey-Dover
E. State
Foodbank
Jack Wieners
R. Johnson
Miss Dempsey
Garden Club
Columbes Vistpor
Ladies Aid Group
Pepsi
America
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Pepsi-Cola Company
New York
the Security Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Brighten UP
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric CO
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