Unemployment Dives In Athens County Layoffs Surge
A local report shows 672 new unemployment claims in January 1949 in Athens County, up 13 percent from December and 200 percent from January 1948. State figures note broad gains, with many layoffs seasonal or due to low orders and steel shortages, while GI readjustment allowances rise. Average weekly benefit in the county was $19.55 versus $18.84 statewide.
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Athens County
H. H. Sands
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Sands
Frank J. Collopy
Collopy
Ohio
Aid Seen in Improving R C Water Supply
Dr H G Southard Athens County health commissioner says Rome Canaan School Stewart will get a new well at a better site funded with state aid. An automatic chlorinator keeps current well safe. Lunch facilities and supplies to aid typhoid fever control may receive 7 cents per pupil and surplus commodities. Special aid could cover lunch room plumbing and cabinets.
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Rome-Canaan
Stewart
H. G. Southard
Athens County
State Health Department
Southard
Glen Hanes
Board of Education
F. E. Kimes Dies at 79 Former Guysville Merchant
F. E. Kimes, 79, former Cole man and Kimes general merchants partner, died Thursday at Benson Nursing Home Zanesville after a year long illness. A longtime Mason and Eastern Star member, he lived in Guysville and Chester in youth. Survived by son Paul and granddaughter Arminda. wife Franke Kimes predeceased him in 1937. Funeral Sunday 2 45 p.m. at First Methodist Church Hebbardsville burial.
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F. E. Kimes
Guysville
Benson Nursing Home
Zanesville
Kimes
Coleman and Kimes
First Methodist Church
Hebbardsville
Paul Kimes
Two Crashes Reported By State Patrol No Injuries
Two Thursday crashes were reported by the State Highway Patrol with no injuries. Everett M. Jones 49 Amesville Route 1 and Fra R. Ruston 53 May Ave collided on Route 60 A causing moderate damage. Mrs Ruston was fined 310 dollars and costs by Mayor W. P. Mickle for driving to the left of the centerline. A second incident on Route 33 south of Nelsonville involved Frank D. Walker 30 Chauncey who went into a ditch after claiming he was crowded off the highway.
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State Highway Patrol
Everett M. Jones
Amesville
R. Ruston
May Ave
Ruston
W. P. Mickle
Nelsonville
Frank D. Walker
Chauncey
Walker
Guard Unit Displays Military Equipment During National Security Week
A National Guard exhibit of military gear is arranged for National Security Week. The display will be set up in the Capital Finance Building window on Court Street, according to Lieut. Earl Mathews, commander of the ONG unit.
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National Guard
Capital Finance Building
Court St
Earl Mathews
ONG
Driver Fined for Improperly Registered Car After Crash
Jack C. Biddison, 28, of 187 East State Street, was fined $5 and costs in Mayor Mickle's court for driving a car not properly registered. Police noted the registration issue after Biddison's vehicle collided with James A. Kisor, 37, of Millfield, at 9:30 p.m.
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Jack C. Biddison
E. State St
William P. Mickle
Biddison
James A. Kisor
Millfield
Dog Owners Fined In Mechanicsburg Quarantine Violation
Dog owners W. C. and Ella Frum of Mechanicsburg were fined a total of 10 dollars plus costs for allowing a dog to run at large in violation of the county quarantine. Justice J. W. Bailey reported the affidavit was signed by County Dog Warden G. J. Tewksbury.
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W. C
Ella Frum
Mechanicsburg
J. W. Bailey
Justice of the Peace
G. J. Tewksbury
Marriage Licenses Issued to Four Couples in Two States
Robert Warren Vineyard 21 and Clara Jean Blake 16 both of Coolville. Norman Stanley Armbruster 21 and Phyllis Anne Bean 17 both of Athens.
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Robert Warren Vineyard
Clara Jean Blake
Coolville
Norman Stanley Armbruster
Phyllis Anne Bean
Athens
Community Sing planned at Athens church
Athens County announces a Community Sing hosted by First Wesleyan Methodist Church this Sunday at 2 30 p m Local residents are invited to attend and participate in the event.
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Athens County
Wesleyan Methodist
County Buildings Not Fireproof Estimated at $527 600
Athens County faces an insurance valuation exceeding half a million dollars for 46 public buildings most lacking fireproofing. Five main structures drive the total: the courthouse, Children’s Home main building, County Home main building, Veterans Apartment, and the fair ground horse exhibit barn.
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Athens County
Columbus
Court House
N. Lancaster St
Fair Ground
Carthage Township
Children’s Home Group
Tree Farm Planned at Waltonian Site Near Waterloo
Athens Izaak Walton League discussed establishing a 10 acre plus tree farm on its Waterloo Forest property. District forester Irving I. Dickman outlined two such farms per county under Ohio Division of Forestry. Waltonians heard wildlife film by Everett Ridge with B F Swartz. National president Walter Frye expected to visit in May. new members John Newcomb Richard Banks Nelson Devol approved.
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Waterloo Forest
Athens
Izaak Walton League
Irving I. Dickman
Ohio Division of Forestry
Everett Ridge
Ohio Conservation Department
B. F. Swartz
Glouster
Walter Frye
John F. Newcomb
Richard Banks
Nelson R. Devol
Births and admittances at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Births list includes a daughter for Fletcher Phillips and for Donald Rhodes, a son for William Brophy, and a daughter for John Dearth with locations Glouster Stewart Mc Arthur Albany Athens. Admitted patients include Clarence Lasure and Nellie Kyle for surgery, Hazel Rodehaver and Etta Davis for major or general surgery. Dismissals mention William Zimmerman and daughter, John Hartley, Hollis Shaffer with Shirley Buffington, James Buffington, Lee McWilliams, Norma Lee, and Paul Vercoe all of Athens and nearby areas.
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Fletcher Phillips
Glouster
William Brophy
Stewart
Donald Rhodes
McArthur
John Dearth
Albany
Clarence Lasure
Athens
Nellie Kyle
Hazel Rodehaver
Etta Davis
William Zimmerman
John Hartley
Mineral
Hollis Shaffer
Athena
Shirley Buffington
the Plains
James Buffington
Lee McWilliams
Norma Lee
Rutland
Paul Vercoe
Attendance Limited at Athens County Basketball Tournament
The Athens County basketball tournament will be limited to the gym’s seating capacity at Athens High School with no standing in aisles or along sides. Fire Chief Clarence A. Parker pressured officials to keep exits clear to prevent overcrowding and meet Ohio crowd size laws.
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Athena High School
Glen Hanes
Athens
Clarence A. Parker
Hanes
Parker
Ohio
River Falls Recedes Under Bright Sun After Rain
River Falls riverside report shows the Hocking River well within banks at 8.60 feet Friday morning. Temperatures rose toward a high near 46 degrees after a 39 degree 10 am reading, with a overnight low of 26.
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Hocking
Kerr fined after Route 33 speeding arrest
Robert K. Kerr Jr aged 25 of 216 West Washington Street paid a ten dollar fine plus costs imposed by Mayor W. P. Mickle after a State Highway Patrol arrest for speeding on Route 33.
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Robert K. Kerr, Jr
Washington St
W. P. Mickle
State Highway Patrol
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