Athens Flower Shop Fire Loses $37,000 in Contents
A Christmas Eve blaze at the Athens Flower Shop on Court Street caused about $37,000 in content losses and $3,000 to the building. Firefighters arrived within minutes, confined the flames to the rear counter area, and evacuated residents as crews fought the fire in subfreezing weather for about 90 minutes. The storeowner was Cedric Antle. the fire’s cause was undetermined.
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Court St
Athens
S. Court St
Cedric Antle
Charles Dalton
Kerr-Hunter Hardware
Florence Richey
Dalton
Christmas Sales Good Across Athens Stores
Reports from Athens Retail Merchants Association members say Christmas business was generally good with selling days Saturday and Monday especially strong. Stores will stay open Thursday afternoon for gift exchanges while Jan 5 is the last day for returns with no cash refunds. In Common Pleas Court two cases were dismissed by agreement: T. O. Kincade vs Roy Mullins and Tracy Wells Co. vs Roy and Vera Mullins and Security Bank.
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Athens Retail Merchants Association
W. Parker Walker
Walker
Common Pleas Court
T. O. Kincade
Roy Mullins
Dairy Ave
Tracy Wells Co
Columbus
Roy
Vera Mullins
Athens
Security Bank
Arcadia Nursing Home Plan in Coolville Approved
Arcadia Corp reveals plans for a 60 patient nursing home in Coolville funded by a 128000 Area Redevelopment Administration loan. Construction begins within three weeks with May completion. project creates 25 jobs and converts a motel into resident rooms plus a 240 foot wing facing the Holiday Motel.
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Avacadia Corp
Coolville
Cong
Walter H. Moeller
Area Redevelopment ‘Administration
ARA
Araca
Dia Nursing Home
Charles Levering
Jack White
Sterling Lamp
Congressman Moeller
Mrs Shafer Dies At 82 In Hillcrest Home
Lottie M. Shafer 88 died Wednesday morning after a long illness at Hillcrest Rest Home. Former New Marshfield resident, she is survived by son William of Athens. husband predeceased. Arrangements are with Jagers and Sons funeral home.
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Lottie M. Shafer
Hillcrest Rest Home
New Marshfield
William
Athens
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Ex-Resident Charles Arthur Kenney 82 Dies
Ex resident Charles Arthur Kenney 82 died Monday at Beaver Valley General Hospital New Brighton Pa Funeral services Friday at 10 30 a m in West Union Street Cemetery with Dr John W Seay He formerly lived in Athens and served as secretary of the musicians union at New Brighton Survived by three brothers Wilbur Dayton Clark San Diego and Lt Col Ralph Kenney in Arizona and a sister Mrs L C Staats Athens Wife Stella Burk Kenney predeceased him Friends may call Hughes funeral home Thursday 7 to 9 p m
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Charles Arthur Kenney
Athens
Beaver Valley General Hospital
New Brighton
Musician’s Union
Stella Burk Kenney
Ralph Kenney
Army
Arizona
Wilbur
Dayton and Clark
San Diego
Calif
L. C. Staats
West Union Street
John W. Seay
Hughes Funeral Home
Clear and Cold in Athens Weather Wednesday
U S Observer C L Colmer reports a 9 am temperature of 28 in Athens, a drop of three degrees from the early low. Tuesday’s high reached 37 with a trace of snow for an early White Christmas, most of which melted during the day.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
City Employee Suffers Fall Injuries In City Incident
George T. Smith 60 of 3 Foster PI slipped on steps at 85 W State St at 7 44 p m Wednesday with a possible back injury and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the fire department. Pearl Evans 70 of 211 W Washington St was taken to the hospital at 7 52 p m Monday due to illness.
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George T. Smith
Foster PI
State St
Smith
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Pearl Evans
Washington St
Probation Violation Led to Prison Term for Evener
Blaine B. Evener 44 of Athens Route 3 was sentenced by Common Pleas Court to the Ohio Penitentiary for breaking probation tied to a breaking and entering charge. He pleaded guilty to receiving a stolen $14 electric saw, fined $25 and costs, with sheriff indicating an imminent transfer to prison.
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Common Pleas Court
Blaine B. Evener
Athens Route 3
Ohio
Evener
Roger Jones Jr
Bottling Plant Theft Probed
Burglars looted about 40 dollars from the Pepsi Cola Bottling Plant on Route 33N. Plant manager Harold Forrest told sheriff's deputies on Christmas Day. Deputies Dewitt Walker and Carl Welling described entry by breaking a northeast window, with the main office ransacked and an attempt to open the office safe.
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Harold Forrest
Dewitt Walker
Carl Welling
Births at Sheltering Arms Hospital noted from Athens area
The notice lists multiple births at Sheltering Arms Hospital naming parents and locations in and near Athens including Mr and Mrs Larry Collum Athens a daughter and numerous others from Athens, Guysville, Millfield, The Plains, Glouster, Albany, New Marshfield, Haydenville, and McArthur with accompanying spouses and children.
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Larry Collum
Athens
James Gill
Rex Clark
William Harmon
Myron Sturgeon
Roy Sears
Jeffrey Taylor
Guysville
Stella Love
Millfield
Paul Hamilton
the Plains
Pearl Evans
Halbert McLeod
Albany
Terry Donaldson
McArthur
Orval Ryan
Holly Rogers
Glouster
Barry Wilson
Darrell Brown
George Beveridge
New Marshfield
Cecil Copeland
Haydenville
Eugene Giacomo
Floyd Mitchell
Granville Sharp
Hattie Mulpas
William Whitaker
Noel Sinclair
Ermel Luckett
Paul Reynolds
Eugene Finke
Glen Linscott
Rebecca Linscott
Nora Allbaugh
Funeral services planned for Grace Fields Smith
Funeral services are planned Thursday afternoon for Mrs Grace Fields Smith 67 Athens County native who died Monday in Columbus Friends may call at Hughes funeral home where Thursday's services will be conducted at 1 p m by Rev E W Cole Burial will be in West Union Street Cemetery Firemen used a bucket of water to cool down a fire in a coal stove at the residence of Mrs Laura Alderman 123 W Washington St at 834 a m Tuesday Smoke was coming from the coal stove
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Grace Fields Smith
Athens County
Columbus
Hughes Funeral Home
E. W. Cole
West Union Street Cemetery
Laura Alderman
Washington St
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Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Athens, Ohio
Panion
Athens Fire Department
Salvation Army
Mayme Russell
Isaly Dairy
Coachman
Logan’s Book Store
Peo
Dale E. Shultz
Tee Ceeeee
Gilbert Shannon
Firestone Dealer
Arthur Sapp
P.O. Box
Chauncey, Ohio
North Court Street
Aes T
Coolville Nursing Home
Moeller
Arcadia
Athens County Resources Council
Washington-Athens-Meigs Development Association
Herbert ‘Smith
Marietta
Allan Pett
Cincinnati
Economy Savings & Loan Company
N. Court St
Lynwood
Pomeroy
Nelsonville
Logan
Logan Federal
Savings and Loan Association
N. Market St
University
Ernie
Anscott Unibatch
PLAID
East State Street
University Cleaners
George Otten
Christmas Club
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Berry Hall
N. Court
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