Irish Tone Adorns Local Telephone Directory Cover
The Athens Home Telephone Co distributes 1950 directory editions with an Irish tone cover, replacing a blue design. It lists 114 names starting with Me and highlights Smiths overtaking Williams for the top surname. Bow Scouts handle Athens deliveries while rural copies mail.
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Paddy
Emerald Isle
Athens Home Telephone Co
Erin
Murphy's
Mulligan
Kelly
Mullins
Ryan
McAfee
McWilliams
C. L. Jones
Athens
Bow Scouts
Doctor Jones
Athens Board of Trade
Member-Erected Athens Church Set for Sunday Dedication
The Athens Church of Christ completes a 15 month build with a $15,000 budget, volunteers from a 40 member congregation, and an interior featuring Appalachian oak pews and a glass panel overflow room. Dedication services are scheduled Sunday at 10:30 am 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm with ministers Edward White E G Couch Jr and Ross Swindler speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dru Riley
Athens Church of Christ
Stimpson Ave
N. Lancaster and
Edward White
Flora
Meigs County
Clyde White
Olive Orange High School
Tuppers Plains
Freed-Hardeman College
Henderson
Tenn
White
Ohio University
Second St
Charles Jeffers
Dwight Gaskill
W. C. Carr
Clyde Miller
Leo White
West Virginia
Churches of Christ
Jordan River
Blanche Perry
Denver
Colo
Athens
E. G. Couch, Jr
Marietta
Ownership change set for Lake Shore bus lines
Change in ownership and management of Lake Shore System bus operations takes effect Sunday. H W Arnold says no changes to rates schedules or personnel. The system now serves Sandusky Mansfield Mount Vernon Newark Columbus and 20 other cities with Valley Greyhound routes added. Co W Merriman, VP and GM, will run operations from 714 East Broad Street Columbus.
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H. W. Arnold
Lake Shore System
Arnold
Valley Greyhound Lines
Lake Shore
Ohio
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Sandusky
Mansfield
Mt. Vernon
Newark
Columbus
Zanesville
Woodsfield
Marietta
Greyhound
Lancaster
Logan
Nelsonville
Athens
Pomeroy
McArthur
Wellston
Jackson
Oak Hill
Portsmouth
Circleville
Kingston
Chillicothe
Co. W. Merriman
E. Broad St
Eradication of Rats in County Urged by Agent
Ross Wright, county extension agent, warns Athens County farmers to act now against rats. Excess corn and new bins boost rat food and shelter, costing about 60 dollars per farmer annually. Rat control in late fall and winter pays big dividends, with rat proofing as best protection. Poisoning, trapping, and proper prep are advised, with guidance from the extension office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ross Wright
Rata
United States
Ohio State University
Sach Farm
Wright
Driver Fined Sent to Jail for DUI in Athens
Eldon Hardy, 29, of Athens Route 3, was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to jail after being found guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. He had another intoxication fine last Saturday and a suspended 20 day jail term, which he served when unable to pay. Ronald B. Conley, 37, Coolville, also fined for intoxication, received $10 fine, costs, a week in jail, and a suspended 30 day Cincinnati workhouse sentence.
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Eldon Hardy
Athens
W. P. Mickle
Hardy
Ronald B. Conley
Coolville
Conley
Cincinnati
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
Patient brief lists new daughter for Mr and Mrs Richard Brown of Athens Route 5. Admissions include Denver Van Nest of Shade for major surgery Judy Thompson of Athens minor James Deardorff Athens minor Esta Keirns Millfield Route 1 minor surgery Bertha Russell Frost medical Raymond Smith Glouster Route 2 medical Dismissal Lloyd Shumway Athens Route 5.
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Richard Brown
Athens
Denver van Nest
Shade
Judy Thompson
James Deardorff
Esta Keirns
Millfield
Bertha Russell
Frost
Raymond Smith
Glouster
Divorce decree orders child support for five children
Bryan A. Watson must pay 130 dollars monthly for the support of five minor children after a common pleas court divorce decree. The petition cites gross neglect by Merle C. Watson, filed after the couple married November 16, 1929.
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Bryan A. Watson
Common Pleas Court
Merle C. Watson
Gross Neglect Charged In Husband's Suit
Frederick M. Stansberry of Gloucester files for divorce from Wanda M. Stansberry of Chillicothe in common pleas court citing gross neglect of duty. He seeks an injunction to prevent disposal of household goods and furniture. The couple married in Greenup Kentucky on July 4, 1948.
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Frederick M. Stansberry
Glouster
Common Pleas Court
Wanda M. Stansberry
Chillicothe
Greenup
East Green Scholarship Awards Announced at Ohio University
Duane E. Punkar from Conneaut and Samuel R. Beckley from Shelby received the first East Green scholarships created by the East Green Council. Dean George W. Starcher said two scholarships are awarded each semester to residents of East Green housing units, covering tuition up to 75 dollars.
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Duane E. Punkar
Conneaut
Samuel R
Beckley
Shelby
East Green Council
Ohio University
George W. Starcher
University College
East Green
Lustron to Seek Another RFC Loan
Lustron Corp plans a plan of reorganization and will request another government loan next month. The RFC has loaned about 37 million dollars to equip a Lustron plant in Columbus for porcelain on steel homes. President Carl G Strand said Lustron aims to finance stepped up production starting March 1.
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Columbus
Lustron Corp
RFC
Lustron
Carl G. Strand
Legion Watch Party For Athens Le gionnaires Announced
A watch party for Athens Legionnaires and their auxiliary is set for Saturday New Year’s Eve at the Legion home. An orchestra will provide dancing music and a potluck lunch will be served at midnight, officials said.
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Athens Legionnaires
Legion Home
William Henry Petitt and Margieritte Duckworth Notice
William Henry Petitt 27 of Gloucester and Margieritte Duckworth of Vietor appear in a legal or public notice context. The fragment outlines individuals named, suggesting a case, filing, or record involving both persons. Further context from the source would define the action and stake.
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William Henry Petitt
Glouster
Margieritte Duckworth
Vietor
Real Estate Transfers Across Athens County Mixed Listings
A sequence of property transfers in Athens County and nearby areas items include parcels in Buchtel Rome Township Dover Township and Coolville plus lots in Del Carlo and Lois Campbell additions，全 involving buyers and sellers such as A H and Meda Sales Joseph Wagner Mabel Carothers Lawrence Adams E M Conant and others with parcels in Canaan Township Lodi Township and Athens Township among others.
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A. H
New Marshfield
del Carlo
Waterloo Township
A. Letha
C. H. Verwohlt
Otis R
Majel C. Kiracofe
Coolville
Clarence S
Audra Shaw
Toledo and Ohio Central Railway Company
Athens Township
Mary C. Brown Moore
Car! T
Martha W. Nessley
Athens
Joseph L
Grace M. Carsey
Franklin County
Luster F
Evelyn F. Cooper
P. W
Ida Davis
Wendell
Louise Clark
Lois C. Campbell
Jennie E. Watkins
Columbus
Elizabeth
Andrew Roback
Jacksonville
Trimble
Edna Sexton
Elbert Sexton
Canaan
Carl E
Hazel Mae Martin
Athens County
Lloyd
Doris Dillinger
Shade
Lodi Township
Ministerial Meeting Postponed to Jan 9 in Athens
The Athens County Ministerial Association meeting set for Jan 2 is postponed to Jan 9 at 10 a.m. at the First Methodist Church in Athens. Secretary Richard Wilcox of Millfield confirms the change.
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Chauncey
Athens County Ministerial Association
Athens
First Methodist Church
Richard Wilcox
Millfield
Friday Weather Pattern Holds as Temps Linger
Friday morning at 9 40 am the thermometer read 29 degrees matching readings from Wednesday and Thursday. Yesterday’s high reached 51 with a low of 25. the Hocking River measured 35 feet and continued to fall slightly as observers report little weekly fluctuation.
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C. N. France
Hocking
Pedestrian Struck By Loose Board On Route 50
An 11 year old girl Helen Stotts was hit by a loose farm truck board on Route 50 near Sugar Creek. The board, hanging from a chain, struck her left hip causing an abrasion. The driver was Jesse J. Brown 58 Athens Route 5. Patrols urged pedestrians to walk facing traffic.
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Poston
State Highway Patrol
Helen Stotts
Jesse J. Brown
Athens
Misa Stotts
Sugar Creek
Divorce Granted in Common Pleas Court
Clara Elizabeth Brophy was granted a divorce from George L. Brophy in common pleas court. The court ordered the defendant to provide support for two minor children amid charges of gross neglect by the plaintiff.
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Clara Elizabeth Brophy
George L. Brophy
Common Pleas Court
Spreader Fined for Speeding by Portmouth Mayor
Raymond Fe Cook an 18 year old of Portsmouth was fined ten dollars and court costs by Mayor W P Mickle after arrest by State Highway Patrol for speeding on Richland Ave.
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Raymond FE
Cook
Portsmouth
W. P. Mickle
State Highway Patrol
Richland Ave
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Bany
Amesville
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New Marshfigd
the Mutual Home & Savings Association
East Washington St
Athens, Ohio
Carpenter Howe. CO
S. Court Street
Athens’ New
E. Davis
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Lloyd Shumway
Legion
Spreder
Martin
Cross Bros
Frank H. Cross
Union St
Athena
Rex Koons
Church of Christ
N. Lancaster St
Athens, O
Stimson
Ross Swindler
Parkersburg
W. Va
Rev. White
Swanson
Seiple and
Kempton
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Ofilo
Athens County Insurance Agents Association
Flouck & van Dyke
Donald K
Barstow
Fr. R. Murphey and Son
Seiple & Kempton Oncar
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