White Christmas Prospects Fade as Stores Extend Hours
Athens faced mixed holiday weather with light snow and moderate temperatures as retailers extended hours to aid last minute shoppers. Postmaster Frebault announced extra Sunday mail delivery amid heavy holiday mail volumes and crowded post offices.
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Athens
Retail Merchants’ Association
F. P. Frebault
Ohio
C. N. France
Weather Observer
Associated Press
Fremont
Marion
Cincinnati
Dayton
Columbus
Cleveland
France
Hurt in Two Crashes Reported on Slippery Highways
State Highway Patrol reported two crashes Friday afternoon injuring four people. In one crash near Ath en s a Parkersburg couple rode with Clarence Cox when their car overturned on Route 50. Eleanor Cox and William Miller were treated and released. In another crash on Route 33 south of Logan, H. W. Engle and Mrs. J. M. Vercoe were injured. Engle was treated at Hocking Valley Hospital and released while Vercoe was taken to her home in Bexley.
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State Highway Patrol
Eleanor Cox
William R. Miller
Parkersburg
W. Va
Clarence E. Cox
Athens
H. W. Engle
Creola
J. M. Vercoe
Bexley
Logan
Engle
Aldon Acord
Vercoe
Hocking Valley Hospital
Mrs Beverly Eaton Granted Bond After Plea
Mrs Beverly Eaton, 18, pleaded innocent to participation in an armed robbery in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Her father Russell Syckes of Coshocton posted a $5,000 bond, and she was released from the county jail Saturday morning.
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Beverly Eaton
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Russell Syckes
Coshocton
Peters to under observation for insanity in murder case
Jewell Peters charged with second degree murder of his wife begins a 30 day mental observation at Lima State Hospital to determine sanity. Judge Rowland ordered the examination after defense argued Peters may now be insane. Jail and court actions crowd the January term as grand and petit juries are drawn and numerous cases await action.
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Jewell Peters
Lima State Hospital
F. Rowland
Peters
Roger J. Jones
R. D. Williams
Lima
George Bateman
R. E. Bushong
Alberta C. Grones
Gordon B. Gray
George G. Gaul
Nial Koehler
Arthur Hines
Church group honors Utley School pupils at Christmas party
Pupils of Utley Elementary School were entertained at a Christmas Party sponsored by the Young Adult Class and the Disciples Foundation of the First Christian Church. The committee was headed by Pauline Fierce with G. O. Waderker, Robert Dowling, Jay Lemasters, Marilyn Hoon and Robert Wilson on the team.
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Utley Elementary School
Disciples Foundation of the
First Christian Church
G. O. Waderker
Pauline Fierce
Robert Dowling
Jay Lemasters
Marilyn Hoon
Robert Wilson
Forest Ranger Discusses Preservation at Lions Club
James R. Seward of the U S Forestry Service spoke to the Athens Lions Club on forest preservation last week. He used a Farm Security Administration film to illustrate the talk and Dwight Robinson attended as a guest.
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James R. Seward
U. S. Forestry Service
Athens Lions Club
Farm Security Administration
Dwight Robinson
Delinquent Unemployment Compensation Suit Filed in Athens
The State of Ohio sues Paul Strawser in Athens County Common Pleas Court for 199.78 in delinquent unemployment compensation owed from Aug 1 1942 to Feb 1 1945 after a prior order dated Nov 9 1945 requiring payment. The case arises from the Darwin Coal Co. partnership with the late Raymond Strawser.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
State of
Ohio
Paul Strawser
State Department of Unemployment
Raymond Strawser
Darwin Coal Co
Board of Unemployment Compensation
Christmas Seal Sale Nears Finish in 1946 Drive
Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association reports $2 716 95 raised by December 20 in the Christmas Seal campaign opened on Thanksgiving Day and ending Christmas Day. Treasurer L G Worstell Jr notes the drive funds early TB detection in schools via X rays and dietary support, aiming for $3 900 like 1945.
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L. G. Worstell, Jr
Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Department of Health
Division of Vital Statistics
Athens County
Worstell
Association
Marriage Licenses for Four Couples Published
Richard P. Nicholas Jr 26 of Shawnee weds Nina Lou Wymer 21 of Athens. Richard Macak 21 of Athens weds June Pincelli 23 of Athens. Walter C. King 26 of Gloucester weds Gladys Irene White 23 of Circle Hill.
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Richard P. Nicholas, Jr
Shawnee
Nina Lou Wymer
Athens
Richard Macak
June Pincelli
Walter Charles King
Glouster
Gladys Irene White
Circle Hill
Churches unite for Christmas Eve service in Albany
Albany churches plan a community Christmas Eve service Tuesday at 8 p m at Alexander Presbyterian Church. The event brings together multiple congregations for a joint worship in a single location aimed at shared holiday reflection.
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Albany
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Athens County AAA elects Wolfe as chairman in farm program
Irvin A. Wolfe of Athens was re elected chairman of the Athens County AAA Committee by township delegates. John F. Young becomes vice chairman with Jewett D. Parmiter and Edward W. Brooks as third member and alternates Don E. Linscott and others named for the 1947 admin. Community elections show the largest vote in years.
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Irvin A. Wolfe
Athens
Wolfe
John F. Young
Jewett D. Parmiter
Amesville
Edward W. Brooks
Albany
Don E. Linscott
Trimble
Lodi
D. Benson Cowan
Fred C. Brazier
Paul A. Burson
Ivor L. Shumway
Earl S. Parmiter
Rome
George W. Marshall
Nial J. Koehler
N. Nathan Noble
Troy E. Ross Murray
Harry J. Carlton
Fred R. Owens
Waterloo York
Nora Young
Hazel M. Trout
Byron B. Shanks
Sheltering Arms Hospital Births and Admissions
A list of births and medical admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital includes a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Glen Chalfant of Trimble. a son for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Higgins of Athens. a son for Mr. and Mrs. James Hooper. a son for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lands of Millfield. major surgeries for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shurtz, Mr. and Mrs. Myers Faulkner, and Mrs. Helen Swaim of Athens. minor surgeries for Mrs. Thelma Bolin of Albany and Owen Cottrill of Albany. medical cases for Bessie Chesser of McArthur and Mrs. H. G. Stalder of Athens. Dismissals include Mrs. Fred Landis and daughter of Athens. Mrs. William Inman and daughter of Athens. Mrs. Dana Bolin and daughter, and Mrs. William Koch and daughter of Glouster. Mrs. Blanche Grandy of The Plains. Mrs. Julia Williams of Albany. Mrs. G. M. Easler of Amesville and Oren Shire of Athens.
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Glen Chalfant
Trimble
Robert Higgins
Athens
James Hooper
Frank Lands
Millfield
Richard Shurtz
Myers Faulkner
Helen Swaim
Thelma Bolin
Albany
Owen Cottrill
Bessie Chesser
McArthur
Medical
H. G. Stalder
Fred Landis
William Inman
Dana Bolin
William Koch
Glouster
Blanche Grandy
the Plains
Julia Williams
G. M. Easler
Amesville
Oren Shire
Divorce Action Filed in Athens County Court
Ada Joy Bratton sues Willard E Bratton in Athens County Common Pleas Court for divorce charging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
Ada Joy Bratton
Willard E. Bratton
Athens Men Picked for OU Debate Team
Two Athens men Coover Staats and John R. Haller earned OU debate spots after tryouts. They join six others to argue that labor should have a direct share in industry. Coach Prof. Staats oversees the team as practice begins January 11 at Marietta College and runs to March 1 state tournament in Columbus.
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Athens
Ohio University
Coover Staats
L. C. Staats
John R. Haller
E. Stanley Haller
Prof. Staats
O. U
Marietta College
Columbus
Joe Burk
Elyria
Donald G. Fritz
Cleveland
Robert W. Haver
Dover
Edward Polanski
Mineral Ridge
Seemen J. Rose
Erie
Duane H. Yeagley
Salem
Two Divorce Suits Granted in Athens County Court
The Athens County Common Pleas Court granted two divorces on grounds of gross neglect of duty. Emanuel Pathos of Myrtle Pathos was awarded $700 and four parcels totaling 4.63 acres in the property settlement. Phyllis C Johnson of Frisco H Johnson also received a divorce decree.
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Athens County
Patrol arrest brings fine for unsafe operation
Shirt Tabler a 22 year old of Stewart Route 1 was fined five dollars and costs Friday by Mayor Franz Woodworth on a charge of unsafe operation according to the State Highway Patrol.
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Stewart
Franz Woodworth
State Highway Patrol
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C. D. Heck
Heck
Morris Ave
Athens, Ohio
Rs. Eaton
Dwight H. Rutherford General Insurance
Security Bank
W. H. Wilson
O. D. — Eye & Hearing Priclinic
Main St
Logan Over Pritchard's Restaurant
Alltang Ont
Bureau
Bureau Premium
Athens CO. Farm Bureau Co-Op Association, Inc
Kurtz St
Joe Urssing
Athens State Hospital
Glen Brummage
Rowland
B. F. Ferrell
Chauncey
D. A. North
Nelsonville
Eleanor Rowell
Edward Linscott
Merle Johnson
Flora Pierce
Louise Wamsley
M. E. Christman
Donna Thomas
Maude Riley
Flossie King
Shade
Wade Hanning
W. P. Mickle
Elizabeth Bell
George Dicken
New Marshfield
Zelman Crow
Mineral
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Alma Davis
Leta Gould
H. A. Elkins
Fetes Utley School
Forest Ranger
Lions Club
AAA
Ing
Alexander
Harold J. Morris
Merrill H. Chase
Ames
Delbert W. Easler
Dean T. Woolley
Vernon O. Shaw
Henry W. DePue
Claire M. Ball
Bern
Kenneth W. Vernon
Howard L. Keirns
Ralph C. Frash
Canaan
Grover C. Sutton
Fred E. Dorr
Merwin Mansfield
Carthage
Charles B. Ackley
Aubra R. Bailey
Reuben E. Weiss
Dover Trimble
Guy W. White
Frank G. Werner
Fletcher E. Boudinot
Lee—Eldon F. Dailey
Lawrence G. Ross
Lee Elliott
Sheltering Arms Hospital
General Electric Vacuum Cleaners
Santa's
Robinson Bros
Electric Irons
Proctor
Lady Jackson
General Electric
Victor Home Freezers
Water Systems
Demning
Berkeley
Peerless
Coolerator
Saylor-Beall
Mill St
Investors Syndicate
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Francis H. Bezdek
Bliss
Norwood
van Dyke's
van Dykes Market
E. State St
Your Auto
Martin Senour
Belden Wire and Cables
Monmouth
Detroit
Spicer
NCO
Doctor of Motors
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