Cold Spell Tops Record For Gas Consumption
Ohio Fuel Gas Co says Athens area faced one of the coldest spells in recent years with 2 days of heavy demand. From Nov 26 to Dec 16 the territory ran 16 degrees below normal as gas use rose well above typical winter consumption, prompting investments in pipelines and storage to handle the strain.
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Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Athens
Harold B. Cornwell
Ohio Fuel
Hamley Run
Cornwell
Fire Chief Warns Of Seasonal Risks In Athens Homes
Fire Chief Charles Dalton urges CAUTION during Christmas season in Athens area. He recommends National Board of Fire Underwriters labeled decorations, small trees, cool placement, water for freshness, flameproof decor, and safe use of electric lights with a separate switch. Remove tree and dispose of wrappings promptly after gifts open.
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Athens
Charles Dalton
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Dalton
Improper Truck Plate Use Brings Fine in Municipal Court
Elson W. Bowles, 54, Athens Route 5, was fined $25 and costs after pleading guilty to using a farm licensed vehicle for commercial coal hauling to Mechanicsburg school. He said he had used the truck for that purpose since September and forgot to obtain commercial plates.
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Elson W. Bowles
Athens
Mechanicsburg
Easy to buy Wonderful to receive Lasting in value
Gift note highlights a useful item suitable for a relative or close associate. Includes a partial phone contact 28932 and references Athens Division AAA.
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Athens
AAA
Sheltering Arms Hospital Admits and Discharges
The sheltering arms hospital lists admissions for Anita Douglas Athens Route 5 Robert C Sheridan Athens William Pancake Albany Harold Sheldon Athens. Discharges include Mrs James Lester Athens Mrs Ray Shull Athens Danny Lamp Athens and Mrs Robert Sutton Athens and daughter.
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Anita Douglas
Athens
Robert C. Sheridan
William Pancake
Albany
Harold Sheldon
James Lester
Ray Shull
Danny Lamp
Robert Sutton
H B Woodburn Rites Planned At Marietta
Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. in Marietta for Henry Boyd Woodburn 86 who died Wednesday at Hill Crest Rest Home. Friends may call at Mc Clure Funeral Home where services will be held. burial will follow in Barlow.
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Henry Boyd Woodburn
Marietta
Hillcrest
McClure Funeral Home
Barlow
Real Estate Transfers From The Plains to Athens and Local Townships
A chain of real estate transfers state owners in The Plains Athens and surrounding towns. Transactions list buyers and sellers including James C Hines Belva Mae Ash Leona Orme and Neil Wyatt with parcels in Athens Trimble Glouster Canton Jackson Erie and Elm township areas.
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James C. Hines
the Plains
Gilbert Hartman
Belva Mae Ash
Parkersburg
William B. Biggs
Athens
Maplewood Place
James W. Whaley
Lottie E. Manderbach
Catherine R. Thyne
Edward E. Oskey
Jacksonville
Ralph L. Pinkerton
Maude C. Pinkerton
Seven Acres
William T. Johnson Jr
Troy
William T. Johnson Sr
Nelsonville
Leona Orme
Lemuel D. Watkins
Ble
Vinnia
Pair of Workers and Partners Listed in Local City Directory
A local notice lists several pairs of adults and their occupations and residences. Names include Sam Hook, Barbara Collins, Woodrow Wilson Walters, Jennie Elizabeth Ramsey, Edward Bellar, Nor vell a Smith, Robert Dixon, Donna Wakefield, Donald Leroy Boyer, Carol Irene France, Rodney D. Galentin, and Lois Mae Bolin, with ages ranging from 17 to 45 and locations in Athens, Chauncey, Frost, and nearby routes. The entries show laborers, unemployed individuals, clerks, and FBI clerks. The list appears in a directory-style notice recording occupations and living areas.
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Sam Hook
Glouster
Barbara Collins
Athens
Woodrow Wilson Walters
New Straitsville
Jennie Elizabeth Ramsey
Edward Bellar
Norvella Smith
Robert Dixon
Murray City
Donna Wakefield
Chauncey
Donald Leroy Boyer
Frost
Carol Irene France
Truck Driver Forcibly Off Road Near Logan
A Newark truck driver Frank Myer age 42 was forced off Route 33 south of Logan Thursday afternoon. His vehicle struck a guardrail but he escaped injury. State Police said the car that forced him off the road was driven by an unknown motorist.
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Newark
Route 33
Logan
Frank Myer
Motel earns national recognition in Duncan Hines guide
The Sunset Motel of Athens Ohio is listed in the 1959 Duncan Hines Lodging for a Night guide as one of 4500 recommended lodgings in North America. Roy H Park, vice president of the Duncan Hines Institute, announced the selection.
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Ithaca
N.Y
Sunset Motel
Athens
Duncan Hines
North America
Roy H. Park
Duncan Hines Institute
Oliver Dew Fined in Yellow Line Traffic Citation
Oliver Dew of Lancaster was fined $10 and costs by Nelsonville Mayor Robert Auflick on a State Patrol charge of passing over a yellow line.
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Oliver Dew
Lancaster
Nelsonville
Robert Auflick
Post office hours extended to 5 p.m. Saturday
The Plains post office will remain open until 5 p.m. on Saturday, announced Postmaster Gail Slater.
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the Plains
Gail Slater
Athens Native Carl Hoisington Dies After Pole Fall
Carl Lewis Hoisington 49 a Northern Telephone lineman died Wednesday when a pole he worked on broke and collapsed. Born in Athens in 1909 he had lived in Ashland 11 years. Surviving are his wife Mary Sherman two sons a sister Mrs Frank Dickens two other sisters Mrs Lena Green and Mrs Elsworth Wright and brother Don. Final rites Saturday at 2 p.m. at Gilbert funeral home Ashland.
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Ashland
Athens
Carl Lewis Hoisington
Northern Telephone Co
Hoisington
Frank Dickens
Mary Sherman
Lena Green
Columbus
Elsworth Wright
Willard
Don
Toledo
Marshfield VEW Plans Yule Event
Gifts for all children under 12 will be given by Santa Claus at the VFW Park Monday at 6 30 p m. Santa arrives Sunday around 2 p m to prepare gifts aided by Gilham Frank Post and its auxiliary led by James Gilham and Alma Nichols. If bad weather he will distribute gifts from the VFW club rooms.
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New Marshfield
Santa Claus
VFW
Santa
Gilham-Frank Post
James Gilham
Alma Nichols
Divorce Petition Alleges Gross Neglect and Cruelty
Sarah Carson of Millfield Route 1 resumes divorce proceedings against Howard Carson of Columbus in Common Pleas Court. Married June 20 1936 at Circleville, four minor children. custody sought. Charges include gross neglect and extreme cruelty.
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Common Pleas Court
Sarah Carson
Millfield
Howard Carson
Columbus
Circleville
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Berne
Pilgrims’ Progress
Lane
Lazy Boy
Berkover
Mersman
RCA
Jaynes
Jaynes Furniture
E. State Street
Airport
Ohio
Sheltering Arms Hospital
H. B. Woodburn
Yuletide
Churchill
Athens, Hocking and
Fairfield Counties
Keller & Weltner Monument Co
John N. Eberst
W. Hunter St
Logan, O
Robert Liggett
Lincoln St
E. E. Byrne
E. State St
Dave Rubinoff
John Huffman
Kiwanis
Raymond Lee
Rubinoff
Athens High School
George R. Bailes
George Scott
Josephine Napper
Joseph Reinhart
Canton
Dover Township
Marvin S. Phillips
Robert A. Sebring
la Mar Heights
Telephone
Commonwealth Telephone Co
Lewis and
Bertha Linscott Hoisington
Gilbert
Marshfield
Art's Welding
Deckers
Chauncey Ohio
S. Court St
Steppes Beauticians Inc
Athens, Ohio
Schine
Athena Theatre
IS Cartoons
Steppe’'s Beauticians Home Office
Columbus Road
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