Athens County Students Win Poet Essay Contest
Three Ames Bern High School students and one Waterloo student won cash prizes from K. T. Crossen Post 21 in the American Legion annual essay contest. Judith MacFadden of Waterloo won first place and $5, with $4, $3, and $2 for second through fourth places to Jean Carpenter Ames Bern, Carolyn Marquis Amesville, and Wayne Gilchrist Sharpsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames-Bern
Waterloo
K. T. Crossen Post 21
American Legion
Judith MacFadden
New Marshfield
Jean Carpenter
Trimble Route 1
Carolyn Marquis
Amesville
Wayne Gilchrist
Sharpsburg
Edwin T. V. LaVelle
LaVelle
Jack Stinson
Albany
John Hines
Ames Bern
Myrna E. Rogers
Coolville
Launa Gibbs
Cincinnati Man Named General Manager of Athens Chevrolet Oldsmobile
Alden C. Drewson of Cincinnati is named general manager of Bob Hess Chevrolet Oldsmobile in Athens. A 14 year Ford district sales official and WWII bomber pilot, Drewson replaces Al Jones and will move to Athens with his family soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden C. Drewson
Cincinnati
Bob Hess
Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
Athens
Drewson
Ford Motor Co
al Jones
Roger Dean
Charleston
W. Va
Ford Organization
Detroit
Pasadena Junior College
Pasadena
Calif
Wayne University
VEW Post Cited For Community Services
In New Marshfield Gilham Frank Post 8804 VFW received top honors from the national Veterans of Foreign Wars for outstanding community service since last April. Projects included Veterans Memorial Park beautification landscaping youth activities remodeling the post home street lighting to the high school hospital equipment and the annual Christmas treat. Arthur Sickels the post commander and Mrs Mary MacFadden auxiliary president thanked members and residents for making the efforts possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield
National Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Gilham Frank Post
VFW
Veterans Memorial and Park
Main St
Arthur Sickels
Mary MacFadden
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Birth Announcements From Sheltering Arms Hospital
Birth notices list new arrivals for Athens area families including Mr and Mrs Robert Gayle, a son. Mr and Mrs Robert Cloud, a daughter. Mr and Mrs Gerald Farrar and others with several Athens and surrounding routes named. Names appear repeatedly with residences and family references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gayle
Athens
Robert Cloud
Gerald Farrar
Dave Welling
Albert R. Squibb
Verl Howson
Cadet Roy Kaesmeyer Among Ohio CAP Winners
Ohio University freshman Roy H Kaesmeyer of Norwood was named one of 16 winners in a state Civil Air Patrol contest that sought the best informed and most representative CAP cadets in Ohio, the Associated Press reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy H. Kaesmeyer
Ohio University
Norwood
Civil Air Patrol
Ohio
Associated Press
Catherine Murphy 82 Dies at 23 West State Street
Mrs Catherine Cecilia Murphy 82 of 23 West State Street died Sunday evening after hip fracture complications from a recent fall. She worked 17 years at Athens State Hospital, was active in St Pauls Church groups, and is survived by son Tom, stepdaughter Goldie Schuster of Chillicothe, and sister Ella Kerr. Funeral Mass Wednesday at St Pauls with burial at Zaleski. Friends may call at Jagers and Sons where Altar and Rosary Society meets Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Cecilia Murphy
State St
Dan
Anna Clifford Moriarty
Murphy
Athens State Hospital
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
CWC
Thomas
Tom
Athens
Goldie Schuster
Chillicothe
Ella Kerr
St. Pauls Church
Jan B. Kish
Zaleski
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Altar and Rosary Society
Firemen Fight Smoking Sorority House Fixture
City firemen were called late Saturday evening to the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority house at 46 FE Union Street when a defective electric light fixture began smoking. They found overheated wires and insulation burning, disconnected the fixture, with no loss reported to the house or contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
FE. Union St
Mortgage Permission Sought By Church Trustees
Trustees of the Church of Christ at New Marshfield filed in Common Pleas Court for permission to mortgage 0.57 acres in Waterloo Township and 1.16 acres in New Marshfield to secure a $6000 loan from Home Savings and Loan Assn Athens for building purposes. The trustees named are Charles Russell Walter Jones and Roger Barron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Church of Christ At
New Marshfield
Charles Russell
Walter Jones
Roger Barron
Waterloo Township
Home Savings and Loan Assn
Athens
Milk Merger Material Is Distributed
Material for a proposed Athens Milk Sales Co. and Hocking Valley Dairymen merger is mailed to members for study. By laws articles of incorporation and membership agreements are included and supported as legally sound and producer beneficial. Directors listed invite members to join for a bigger and better tomorrow. contact details LY-33661 LY-31860.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Milk Sales Co., Inc
Hocking Valley Dairymen’s Cooperative
Paul Florence
A. B. Warner
J. M. Felton
W. C. Midkiff
Edward D. Stanley
Harold Sayre
George Root
Charles McDonald
W. C. Stout
Athens
Three Men Charged With Intoxication Go to Court
Three men charged by city police with intoxication were arraigned Monday in Municipal Court before acting judge Samuel B. Erskine. Willis T. Davis 51 of Athens Route 3 was fined 25 dollars with costs. Dean Maxwell 60 of Athens, a repeat offender, received 50 dollars and costs. Norman H. Fulton 37 of Shade, also a repeat offender, pleaded innocent and was held on 100 dollars bond for a Tuesday hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel B. Erskine
John Newcomb
Willis T. Davis
Athens
Dean Maxwell
Norman H. Fulton
Shade
Driver Fined Jailed and License Suspended in DWI Case
Ralph K. Fankhouser of Athens pled guilty to driving while intoxicated at Municipal Court arraignment. He received a $125 fine plus costs, six days in jail, and a four month license suspension.
Two motorists forfeit bonds on speeding charges in Municipal Court
The State Highway Patrol filed speeding charges in Municipal Court on Monday. Donald Wayne Bowlby aged 22 of Logan Route 1 forfeited 26 dollars and Ross Shuler aged 24 of Columbus forfeited 21 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Donald Wayne Bowlby
Logan
Ross Shuler
Columbus
Cold Clear Weather Grips Athens as Temperatures Dip
Weather report notes continued cold and clear conditions in Athens on Monday with a 10:30 a.m. reading of 35 and a low of 27. Snow flurries and winds followed a 36 degree high after weekend rain totaling .71 inches. rural Hamley Run reported a 20 degree low after prior lows of 30, 35, and 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Colmer
Hamley Run
Mrs Cokeley Rites Tuesday
Ida Dell Stephens Cokeley 89 died Sunday in Sheltering Ams Hospital after an illness at her daughter’s home 16 Hooper St. She was widow of Edward D. Cokeley. Survived by daughter Mrs Ward Miller Athens three sisters and a brother and several grandchildren. Services 2 30 p m Tuesday at White Funeral Home Coolville burial Coolville Cemetery. Friends may call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Dell Stephens Cokeley
Ams Hospital
Lida Dillie
Waynesburg
Albert Stephens
White Funeral Home
Coolville
Harley
Iddler
Two Accidents Near Athens Involve Route 33 Traffic
State Highway Patrol reports two Saturday crashes near Athens. Laurie J. Goldsmith, 19, Cleveland, allegedly drove left of center causing a collision with Michael Car Young, 19, Nelsonville on old Route 33 in front of the 33 Club. The second crash on Route 33 west of Athens involved Mark M. Littler, 20, and James P. Ryan, 20, both Athens, when Littler attempted to pass Ryan after Ryan steered back and a mailbox was struck. investigation ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
33 Club
Laurie J. Goldsmith
Cleveland
Michael Car! Young
Nelsonville
Goldsmith
Athens County Court
Athens Corporation
James P. Ryan
Athens Route 1
Mark M. Littler
Athens
Bonds Forfeited In Municipal Court Case
Two men forfeited bonds in Municipal Court on disorderly conduct and intoxication charges. Robert H Vance of Elyria paid $31. Linzey Hutchinson of Athens Route 4 paid a similar amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H Vance
Elyria
Linzey Hutchinson
Athens
Athens youths admit participating in two break ins
Five Athens High School youths questioned by city police admit breaking into a fraternity house at 45 Mill St and a sorority house at 46 E Union St. They may face further questioning on additional break ins and robberies. Loot was small and several cars on Palmer and Mill Streets lost antennas and rear-view mirrors. They will be cited into Juvenile Court this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Joseph McBride
Lambda Chi Alpha
Mill St
Zeta Tau Alpha
E. Union St
McBride
Palmer and
Mill Sts
OU Debaters Dominate In Tournament
Ohio University debaters dominated the Marietta Invitational with the A unit taking first and the B unit second. Both teams went 6-0 on matches though results were decided by a points-won rating. A squad members: Charles Zumkehr Rob in Fearn Jim Mogus Jon Leeth. B squad: Carlton Betts Jerry Clark Dave Avdel Joe Santora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Marietta
Loren Staats
Charles Zumkehr
Louisville
Robin Fearn
Canton
Jim Mogus
Jon Leeth
Delphos
Carlton Betts
Mansfield
Jerry Clark
Dave Avdel
Joe Santora
E. Norwich
Fire Insurance Up-To-Date
Fire insurance notice urges readers to review policies to ensure protection is current. O. G. Houck and Don Reed offer to help assess changes in values and coverage needs for better financial protection.
Insurance policies behind bright futures promote independence
An advertisement-style message encourages purchasing life and financial protection through independent insurance agents to secure personal and family futures. It highlights independence and future security as key benefits of coverage.
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Athens County
Cincinnatian
Alden Drewson
VEW Post
S. Court Ph. LY
Swearingen’s
General Insurance
Murphey
Insurance Agency
Jessie W. Ley
Mer
Court
Donald K. Barstow
Hartford
Accident & Indemnity Co
Mill Street
Athens, O
Reseren
Sheltering Arms Hospital
William Hornvale
Lloyd Wishburn
Coalville
Frank Hawson
Cecil Antle
Millfield
Terry Walburn
Ernest Roberts
Chris Hansen
Lee Johnson
Guysville
Paul Vamos
CAP
W. State St
Sorority House
E. State Street
Airport
Joe Williams
Mabelle Darst
West
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Ralph K. Fankhouser
Mrs. Cokeley
W. Union
Ph. LY
Western Union
Athens, Ohio
The
Athens County Savings
Masonic Temple
Union & Court Sts
P. G. Chapman
Kent
Northwestern
Evanston
Houck & Reed, Inc. Insurance Service
W. Union St
Dial LY
O. G. Houck
Don Reed
Athens Messenger
Busi
Nessman
Inetenta
C. B. Dillon
D. M. Goddard
Houck & Reed, Inc
Ear F. Mathews Inc
C. M. Gill and Co
Murphey Ins
Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Joseph Seiple
Nelsonville, Ohio
Glouster, Ohio
Richard Guinther
Scotts
Kerr-Hunter Hardwa
South Court Street
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