Dollar Days to Start in Athens Amid Unprecedented Values
Athens shoppers will find unprecedented values during the two day Dollar Days event planned by the Athens Retail Merchants Association. Free parking Friday at hooded meters and city lot aids turnout while stores feature seasonal clearance and new items. Promotion committee led by P. O. Nichols includes Sam Altman Charles Ramseth James Cumley Francis Fuller and Andrew Kovlan with Fred Swearingen and John W. Bolin assisting.
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Athens
Athens Retail Merchants Association Committee
P. O. Nichols
Sam Altman
Charles Ramseth
James P. Cumley
Francis Fuller
Andrew Kovlan
Fred Swearingen
Association
John W. Bolin
Court Street
Baker Opens OU Seminar For Mechanical Engineers
President John C. Baker of Ohio University opened the sixth annual Engineering Seminar. The two month program covers Graduate Study and Research, Ethical Problems, Industrial Safety, Patents and Inventions, Religion as a part of normal life, and more with speakers from OU and industry.
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John C. Baker
Ohio University
Paul H. Black
Department of
Mechanical Engineering
Donald R. Clippinger
Graduate College
Gilbert A. Stephenson
Carl T. Nessley
Richard S. Umbrock
Edith A. Wray
Thomas Wolfe
Athens National Bank
Harold A. Bolz
College of Engineering
Ohio State
Lester M. Merritt
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Roger Connor
Royal McBee Corp
Port Chester
N. Y
Elmer S. Barrett
The
Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
J. Glover Johnson
Marietta College
Earl S Cullums Dies at 88 in Norman Arkansas
Funeral services and burial were held in Norman Arkansas for Earl S Cullums age 88 former Athens resident who died February 6 at his Norman home He was the son of the late James Harvey and Louise Ashton Cullums of Athens Surviving is his wife Henrietta and a brother Edward N Cullums of McArthur
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Norman
Ark
Earl S. Cullums
Athens
Henrietta
James Harvey
Louise Ashton Cullums
Edward N. Cullums
McArthur
Marietta firm submits low bid for honor camp build
The Clarence E Joy Contracting Co of Marietta Tuesday filed the apparent low bid of 93650 dollars for general construction work on the honor camp project in Marietta.
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Columbus
Clarence E. Joy Contracting Co
Marietta
Cold Weather Extends Freeze. Athens River Frozen
Near zero temperatures linger as Hamley Run reports four degrees below, matching yesterday. Highs topped in the mid twenties Tuesday while morning readings improve slightly today. In Athens, C L Colmer notes a one degree low with the river at White's Mill frozen solid.
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Athens
Hamley Run
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hocking
White’s Mill
Ohio Students Placed On Probation For Snowman Incident
Seven Ohio University freshmen from Washington Hall were fined in Municipal Court on Jan. 28 for placing a snowman on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks. The Student Disciplinary Committee ordered one year probation at the university, running through Feb. 1959. Names include David Ronald MacDonald, Ashtabula. Dennis Read Canfield, Chardon. Reynold Marquardt, Cleveland. Carl Jerome Gyurek, Warren. Carl Melvin Monroe, Ronald David Goodwin, and William Charles McCabe, Middletown.
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Ohio University
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington Hall
David Ronald MacDonald
Ashtabula
Dennis Read Canfield
Chardon
Reynold Marquardt
Cleveland
Carl Jerome Gyurek
Warren
Carl Melvin Monroe
Ronald David Goodwin
William Charles McCabe
Middletown
Karl Packard Rites Planned Friday
Funeral services for Karl F. Packard 36 of Grand Rapids Michigan will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Dowler Ferguson Hughes Funeral Home officiated by Rev. John G. Koontz. Friends may call Thursday after 2 p.m. Burial will follow in West Union Street Cemetery.
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Karl F. Packard
Athens
Grand Rapids
Mich
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes
John G. Koontz
West Union St
New Gas Rate Ordinance Passes To City Council
A new gas rate ordinance increasing Athens bills by 1.65 dollars for all customers with a higher charge for large use is to be discussed at the next Monday evening council meeting. Negotiated with Ohio Fuel Gas Co officials, the plan trims earlier proposals and aims to save about 10 thousand dollars yearly for local customers while outlining specific tiered price changes.
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Athens
Ohio
Fuel Gas Co
William Herbert
George Rutkoskie
Frank Cross
Fred Weber
Columbus
Frank Phillips
Seventeen Finish Auxiliary Police Training
Seventeen area men completed the 21st Mobile Support Group auxiliary police training in Athens at the city police department. From a 28 member cohort, graduates will be available for duty in Athens and surrounding areas if needed. Applications for a second class are open at police headquarters with about 28 signed and 50 more anticipated.
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21St Mobile Support Group
City Police Department
Ohio Civil Defense Program
Athens
Charles Hunsicker
Central Ave
Homer Buckley
New Marshfield
Frank Deardorf
Richland Ave
Belford C. Davis
W. Union St
Clarence E. Markins
Terrace Dr
Earl Linton
Joseph D. Jenkinson
Wilbur D. Witham
Maplewood Dr
Camden C. Coe
Larry B. Jenkins
Mineral
Glenwood Bailey
Glen Roy Cline
Walter D. Klingenberg
Phil B. Hess
Maynard E. Coates
Roger Owen Beal
Edward Foster
the Plains
Police Department
Joseph Grogan
Miller named sales manager for Royal McBee International
The Royal McBee Corp announces Fred M. Miller as sales manager of the International Division in Port Chester New York. He will oversee sales of typewriters and data processing equipment and report to A F Niendorff. Miller joined Royal McBee International in July 1956 after serving as district sales manager for the Royal Typewriter Division in Albany New York.
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Fred M. Miller
Royal McBee Corp
A. F. Niendorff
Royal Mee- Bee
Port Chester
N. Y
Miller
Royal McBee International
Royal Typewriter Division
Albany
Legion Stockholders To Meet Thursday
Annual meeting for K. T. Crossen Post 21 American Legion stockholders set for 8 p.m. Thursday. Corporation business will be conducted and two directors elected. All members with 1958 dues cards may vote. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.
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K. T. Crossen Post 21
American Legion
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Genith
Space Command
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Mahogany
Athens Appl
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Earl Cullums
Joy Builders
Karl Packard
Pruvo
Athens Pharmacy
Court
By Vic Sherow
Legion
Earl Sez
Earl F. Mathews, Inc. General Insurance
Earl A. Hooper
Earl F. Mathews
Athens County Insurance Agents
Ass‘n. Security Bank
F.D.I.C
Federa/ Reserve System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Athens Retail
Merchants Association
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