Merchants Hope for Strong Close to Christmas Shopping
Athens merchants report December sales near or above last year's levels amid a busy last week before Christmas. Stores extend hours to 8 30 p m Tuesday and close at 6 p m Wednesday, hoping the final rush yields a healthy year-end total. State sales tax data show varied county results but overall declines year to date in several counties, with Athens County totaling 249 415 63 for the period.
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Athens
Court St
Roger W. Tracy
Ath 6
Ohio
Perry
Vinton
Gallia
Perry County
Athens County
Hocking County
Rome-Canaan Students Hear Yule Program
The Rome Canaan school heard a Christmas program by the high school speech class before holiday dismissal. Readings and poems by Willa Noble Keawana Johnson and David Coen, first graders Patti Wright Dick Lucas in a poem, with Douglas Elliott and James Cooper stories for first graders. The program featured a Bible reading, Twas the Night Before Christmas, carols by the high school choir, and a special Ro Can issue distributed to students.
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Stewart
Rome - Canaan
Willa Noble
Keawana Johnson
David Coen
Patti Wright
Dick Lucas
Glenn Jarvis
James Cooper
Douglas Elliott
Larry Linton
Velma Flowers
Mildred Tabler
Roy Alkire
Ralph Calvert
Clayton L. Stein
Ro-Can
Hildegarde Seedom
PTA
First Day Of Winter Warmth Reported In Athens
The first day of winter proved unusually warm with a high of 46 in Athens and a low of 42. Rural Ramsey Run recorded 36 degrees range from 11 to 47, with 9 a.m. reading at 41.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Ramsey Run
Ex-Residents Are Promoted
Two former Athens residents who have managed the Ohio Fuel Gas Co. local office will receive promotions Jan 1, announced in Columbus by Frank S. Williams. H. C. Taylor becomes Toledo district manager, with Donald E. Barr succeeding him in Elyria. Barr had served 17 years as Athens district office manager before transfers to Toledo and Springfield.
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Athens
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Columbus
Frank S. Williams
H. C. Taylor
Elyria
Toledo
Donald E. Barr
Springfield
Barr
Taylor
Shelter In Arms Hospital Notes Names and Addresses
Hospital notes list several patients and guardians including Harrison Carter of Albany and Mrs Victoria Swett of Athens. Others include Mrs William Harkins of McArthur Route 2 and Mrs Harry Trout of Chauncey. Blood used one pint. Related names: Eliza Holdcroft Athens Route 3 Clarence Blackford Athens Emmett Copeland Stewart Charles Buck Athens Mrs Darrell Bartlett Athens Route 4 and son John Rapp Jacksonville Mrs Richard Bouma Athens and daughter Gratia Pratt Athens.
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Harrison Carter
Albany
Victoria Swett
Athens
William Harkins
McArthur
Harry Trout
Chauncey
Eliza Holdcroft
Robert Cullison
Clarence Blackford
Emmett Copeland
Stewart
Charles Buck
Darrell Bartlett
John Rapp
Jacksonville
Richard Bouma
Gratia Pratt
William F. Schuler dies after long illness at 71
William F. Schuler, 71, of 148 Morris Ave., died Monday night after a long illness. Police found him hanged in the basement. a note indicated suicide. He was a former mine machinery salesman for Jeffrey Mfg. Co. and a member of three Masonic bodies. Survivors include his wife Edith Randall Schuler, two sons Frederick and Bobbie, and six daughters. Visitation after 7 p.m. at Jagers and Sons. funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Roger M. Rice. Burial at Hebardville. flowers omitted.
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William F. Schuler
Morris Ave
Fire Department
Schuler
Jeffrey Mfg. Co
Columbus
Ames
Cambridge
Sylvia Fulton
Wantagh
N. Y
Elsa Hazleton
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Roger M. Rice
Hebardville
Short Circuit Blaze Damages Auto in Downtown
A short circuit in the wiring caused extensive damage to H. H. Sands 59 Sunny Side. The blaze occurred about 2 21 p.m. Monday on West Washington Street across from the courthouse. Firemen extinguished the fire after a passing pedestrian alerted Sands. The hood paint burned and much of the motor wiring was destroyed.
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H. H. Sands
Sunnyside
W. Washington St
Sands
Local Athens Couples Named In Public Notices
The notice lists multiple residents and partners including Clair Meeks and Wanda Davis from Athens Route 1 both 25 and 23 respectively, Virgil Wolfe 20 Army and Frances Wade 19 Route 3, Louis Waddell 43 Nelsonville worker and Mary Cook 41 babysitter, plus other couples with town and occupation details. The fragmented item mentions several individuals from Athens Route routes and surrounding areas, indicating a series of public notices or notices of households and employment.
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Clair Meeks
Athens
Wanda Davis
State
Virgil Allen Wolfe
U. S. Army
Frances Wade
Louis Waddell
Nelsonville
Mary Cook
Richard Guess
Carbon Hill
Leatha Simonton
Donald James Scheltine
Cleveland
Thora Margaret Blackwood
Virgil Lee Frost
Patricia Ann Robinson
Denzel Leach
Glouster
Geneva A. Kennedy
Autos suffer minor damage in county collision
Two drivers, both uninjured, were involved in a sideswipe collision Monday afternoon on County Road 26 two miles south of U S Route 59. The drivers were Robert Everett, 60, of Athens Route 3, and Robert Thompson, 30, of Chauncey.
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U.S. Route 59
Robert Everett
Athens
Robert Thompson
Chauncey
Not Guilty Plea Rejected. Nottingham Fined in Assault Case
John Ray Nottingham of Athens was found guilty of assault and battery against Wanda K. Nottingham after a Municipal Court hearing Tuesday. He was fined $25 plus costs after previously pleading innocent and posting a $30 bond for the hearing Monday night.
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John Ray Nottingham
Athens
Wanda K. Nottingham
Adt
Yule Parties At Athens State Hospital For Patients
Patients at the Athens State Hospital will receive a month of Christmas parties and religious services organized by staff and community groups. Santa visits on Christmas Day with a traditional dinner menu and a supper of potato soup and mince pie.
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Athens State Hospital
Leora Winders
Dlietician
Civic
Ohio University
Charlotte Cox
Judge To Study Tape In DePue Deer Killing Case
Leonard DePue of Amesville faced a deer killing charge. Judge John F. Newcomb halted the verdict after questioning jurisdiction and ordered a review of the court tape. DePue pled innocent to a Humane Society cruelty affidavit and posted $50 bond for a December 31 hearing.
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DePue
Leonard DePue
Amesville
John F. Newcomb
Newcomb
Roger F. Jones, Jr
The
Humane Society
Lester Locke
Candlelight Christmas Service at First Methodist Church
A candlelight processional with five musical numbers and a Christmas meditation led by Rev. John G. Koontz starts at midnight Wednesday. Prof. Allen Kresge will play an organ medley, chancel choir carols directed by Mrs. Carl Nessley, soloists Mrs. Gilbert Stephenson and Miss Arminda Kimes, and a vocal sextet includes Mrs. Koontz and five others.
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John G. Koontz
First Methodist Church
Allen Kresge
Carl Nessley
Gilbert Stephenson
Arminda Kimes
Koontz
Orville Wiseman
H. C. Musser
C. F. Jiiden
B. A. Renkenberger
Carroll Widdoes
Fire Destroys Corning Home Of Dodson Family
CORNING The home of Mrs Kathryn Dodson was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. Mrs Dodson and her four children lost all possessions. The Red Cross in Athens asked for contributions and offered contact via Mrs Dodson's mother in Corning at 74524. Children are 2, 9, 6, and 3. Mrs Dodson wears size 18.
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Corning
Kathryn Dodson
Winners named in United Daily Co Christmas contest
Mrs Harold Cartwright of 12 Central Ave wins one of three grand prizes in the United Daily Co contest. She is pictured receiving a camera and bicycle from Athens plant manager Cecil Gwinn. Don's Donut Shop also wins a radio prize.
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Harold Cartwright
Central Ave
United Daily Co
Cartwright
Ronnie
Gary
Cecil Gwinn
Athens
Don
Salvation Army appeals for kettle fund support
The Salvation Army issues an appeal to sustain its kettle fund as Christmas help lags behind last year. Capt. Betty Jacobs says 250 families still need aid, with only two days left and $2100 raised versus $2900 a year ago.
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Salvation Army
Betty Jacobs
Another Man Breaks Into Dover Plant
A second breaking and entering of the Pepsi-Cola plant near Dover was solved quickly by the sheriff's department. Willard Franklin Clark pleaded guilty and was held for the grand jury under a $500 bond after entering Monday night to steal a case of cola. The earlier Nov 21 entry by two Parkersburg men yielded about $200 in nickels and bills before their arrest in Parkersburg.
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Willard Franklin Clark
Athens
Parkersburg
Gaylord Storer to Sams Two Stewart Tracts
Gaylord Storer of Athens transfers two tracts located in Stewart to D W Sams of Stewart. The document notes property and locale but lacks additional terms or dates. The action appears framed as a conveyance between individuals in Stewart.
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Gaylord Storer
Athens
D W. Sams
Stewart
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