Athens City Moves to Drill 38 Inch Water Well
Athens City Council approved plans to draft bids for a 38 inch water well to augment the supply. The project, estimated at 3675 dollars, includes a test well near W State St. and aims to raise daily supply from about one to two million gallons. Councillors also consider upgrading equipment including a tractor with end loader, air compressor, and a three quarter ton truck, with bids to be advertised after solicitor prepared legislation. Parking meter numbers and diagonal parking were deferred pending study and committee recommendations.
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Pierce
W. State St
Pur
Chase
Foster B. Cornwell
Athens
A. E. Whaley
Athens Ice and Storage Co
Council
Whaley
Athens State Hospital
Stewart St
E. Union
E. Washington and
Mill Sts
William P. Mickle
FE. Union St
R. J. Studer
Vern Vorhes
H. G. Householder
Water Department
J. Watt Grover
Roy D. Rowland
Kiwanians urged to defend freedoms as voting lags
The speaker warned of deteriorating factors and urged Kiwanians to do their duty. He cited Pennsylvania turnouts of 28 percent and 56 percent nationwide, stressing that any subversive forces threaten free speech and the press in a country where a mechanic can become president.
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America
Pennsylvania
United States
Walden
X Rays Planned for OU Students at Elementary School
Ohio University Health Service will offer chest X rays for tuberculosis detection Thursday at the University Elementary School. About 200 freshmen and 200 seniors have appointments. all other Health Service fee paying students may participate, with men seen 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and women 3 to 5 p.m.
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University
Ohio University
FE. Herndon Hudson
The
Health Service
Hudson
Sheltering Arms Hospital Births and Discharges
Births listed for Mr and Mrs Roy Brandeberry in Athens a daughter and Mr and Mrs Emerson Peters in McArthur a son. Discharges include Mrs Clifford Parmiter and daughter Guysville and Mrs Vaughn Conkey and daughter Athens. Also noted are multiple patients in Athens including Josephine Quest Gladys Burns Marjorie Copeland Harry Moore Charles Edward Gentry and John Simpkins.
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Roy Brandeberry
Athens
Emerson Peters
McArthur
Clifford Parmiter
Guysville
Vaughn Conkey
Alfred Hess
Josephine Quest
Gladys Burns
Marjorie Copeland
Harry Moore
Charles Edward Gentry
John Simpkins
Rising temperatures ease ice and snow thaw
The thermometer rose to 20 at 10 a.m. from a 4 degree low as milder air returned. Monday reached 34 degrees bringing a thaw of snow since January 24. The Hocking River fell to 3.25 feet, reported by weather observer Mrs. C. N. France.
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C. N. France
Hocking
Car Truck Crash at South Y Intersection
A 1934 sedan driven by Charles A. Hudnelle, 40, Albany, sustained damage Monday night when it struck the rear wheels of a semi trailer at the junction of Routes 33 and 50. No injuries were reported. The other driver was Carl Wolfe, 36, Clarksburg, W. Va.
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Charles A. Hudnell
Albany
State Highway Patrol
Hudnell
Carl Wolfe
Clarksburg
W. Va
Rotary Club Learns of McBee School Development
Director of Training Dan Merrick outlined McBee Co Technical School progress at a Rotary Club meeting. The McBee school at 208 College St teaches market research and cost accounting to students who apply company products to real problems.
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McBee Co. Technical School
Rotary Club
Dan Merrick
McBee School
College St
Evans Files Petitions As Engineer Candidate
George R. Evans former Athens service safety director filed petitions for candidacy for county engineer on the Republican ticket in the May 4 primary. Evans a licensed professional engineer and surveyor and World War II veteran served six years with Army engineers. He was resident engineer for the State Department of Highways from 1939 to 1945. The Evanses of Athens are parents of four children and have lived there nine years.
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George R. Evans
Athens
Evans
Army Engineers
State Department of Highways
Organization of OU Evening Class Listed
J Floyd Dixon director of the Ohio University extension division announced an evening class in Education 211 The Child and the Curriculum. The three semester hour course meets weekly Mondays 630 p.m. in Rufus Putnam hall Room 207 taught by Dr Edith Beecher. First meeting February 9 enroll and collect fees.
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J. Floyd Dixon
Ohio University Extension Division
Rufus Putnam
Edith Beecher
Stewart Man Is Winner In County Corn Contest
John P. Barrows of Stewart topped Athens County in the 1947 DeKalb National Corn Growing Contest with 99.84 bushels per acre, ranking fourth in the Eastern Ohio District. Koehler Bros of Guysville and Mrs. C P Riley of Albany placed second and third in the county.
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John P. Barrows
Stewart
Athens County
Ohio
Koehler Bros
Guysville
C. P. Riley
Albany
Fred Dorr
Athens
IOOF To Initiate Class of Candidates Friday
Serene Lodge 479 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows will confer the initiatory degree on a class of candidates at a Friday meeting at the Odd Fellows Hall on N Court Street. Refreshments will be served and visitors are welcome, says secretary R W McAfee.
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Serene Lodge
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows Hall
N. Court St
R. W. McAfee
Rex Hunters Dog Powders Help Itchy Pets
Do you own a scratching dog then try Rex Hunters Dog Powders now available in tablet form. They claim to supply blood minerals and reconstructive forms to ease skin irritation and itching caused by improper conditioning. Sold at druggists and pet shops for 25 cents and 1.00.
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REX Hunters
J. Hilgers & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Jenkins to seek renomination in Ohio Tenth District race
Thomas A. Jenkins, long known as the dean of Ohio congressmen, announced his candidacy to succeed himself in the Republican primary May 4. A graduate of Ohio State, he has served in the Ohio Senate and as Lawrence County prosecutor, and sits on the Ways and Means Committee. He traveled to Italy and Greece last year with a congressional food investigating group.
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Thomas A. Jenkins
Ohio
Ohio State University
Ironton
Ohio Senate
Lawrence County
Jenkins
Ways and Means
Italy
Greece
Congressional Food Investigating
Looting Reported at Woodyard Farm Supply Co
Police Chief J B Grogan reported a burglary at Woodyard Farm Supply Co on Kern St. Entry was gained by cutting a window latch with a glass cutter. Theft occurred between 3:30 pm Sunday and 8 am Monday. items taken include an electric drill motor shotgun pocket knives axes flashlights and a carpenter level. No arrests yet.
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Woodyard Farm Supply Co
Kern St
J. B. Grogan
Grogan
Athens Junior High to perform at Grange meeting
A group of Athens Junior High School students under Mrs. C. E. Heft will present a musical program at the Athens Grange meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Grange Hall.
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Athens
C. E. Heft
Athens Grange
Grange Hall
Widening and resurfacing Route 33(S) planned by state
State highway official George R. Evans said construction will begin this spring on a 9.8 mile stretch from Route 50 at the South Y to the Meigs County line. The project adds width to 22 feet with six foot berms, lengthens culverts, and requires right of way purchases. bids are expected soon and completion may take at least six months.
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Meigs County
George R. Evans
State Highway Department
Evans
City Safety Service
City
Jail term on gun charge for Ralph Nice
Ralph Nice of Guysville retracted an innocent plea and pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon in Common Pleas Court. Judge O F Rowland fined 50 dollars and costs and sentenced Nice to 120 days in county jail with 90 days suspended on conditions he stay out of liquor serving establishments for six months and avoid the tavern where the gun was shown.
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Ralph Nice
Guysville
Common Pleas
Nice
O. F. Rowland
Doan's Pills Help Kidney Trouble Says Ad
An old advertisement urges readers to ask their druggist for Doan's Pills a stimulant diuretic used for over 50 years to ease backache kidney and bladder symptoms and to flush out waste through the kidney tubes.
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Doan
Iron Lung Drive To Open At Legion Meeting
K T Crossen Post 21 and the post auxiliary will meet 8 p.m. Wednesday to open a drive for an iron lung to be donated to the city. Mayor Mickle, Police Chief Grogan, Fire Chief Parker, and Council President Fulton will attend. The $1,150 device will be demonstrated by a company representative and loaned for county use without charge.
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K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Post
John T. Cox
W. P. Mickle
J. B. Grogan
C. A. Parker
Oscar Fulton
Legion
All Bran Claim Highlights Constipation Relief
An advertisement features F. Tilden Spear of Harrisburg Pennsylvania praising Kellogg's All Bran for 80 years of constipation relief. It urges daily intake of an ounce in milk with water, promises double money back if not satisfied after 10 days, and offers sending an empty carton to Kellogg in Battle Creek Michigan.
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Kellogg’s
F. Tilden Spear
Harrisburg
Kellogg Og
Battle Creek
Mich
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Earth
Berry Hotel
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Lo’ Ya Cost Bank
Bank of Athens
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
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Studebaker
Chevrolet
Roger Dean, Inc
IOOF
North Court St
Grange TO Hear
Iron Lung
Aerie
Prospect Party
Ann Page
Sultana
Meat Dept
Finnan Haddie
Sauerkraut
Temple
Florida
Dodge
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