Cold Wave Tightens Grip as Snow Flurries Persist
Arctic weather kept the area in a deep freeze with wind whipped snow and temperatures barely above zero. Readings at sunrise and midmorning showed slight rises from three below to four above in nearby Hamley Run. County schools largely closed as buses avoided secondary roads while ice crept across the Hocking River. Two chimney fires caused about 2500 dollars in damage as residents faced the prolonged cold. Dr W Carl Hickey to lead Ash Wednesday communion in Athens First Methodist Church preparatory services for Lent.
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U.S
C. L. Colmer
Hamley Run
Athens
Ames-Bern
Hocking River
John Bergsagel
W. State St
Richland Area Fire Brigade
Harmony Road
Carl Rhodes
Harold Perry
W. Carl Hickey
Chillicothe
The
Methodist Church
New First Methodist Church
Hickey
Ohio Wesleyan University
Boston University
Head-On Collision Damages Two Cars on Columbia Ave
A Monday afternoon crash on Columbia Ave near Highland caused heavy damage to two vehicles. Howard L. Musgrave and Dan Merrick, both drivers, plus Garnet Musgrave riding with Howard, were injured and treated at home. Road slickness contributed as both vehicles braked and slid into each other.
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Columbia Ave
Highland
Howard L. Musgrave
Dan Merrick
Garnet Musgrave
Musgrave
Merrick
Columbia
Kiwanis Club Entertained By Quintet
The Sigma Nu Quintet entertained the Athens Kiwanis Club at the Hotel Berry with songs Ain't It a Shame The Day Isn't Long Enough There's No One But You and No Arms Will Ever Hold You The club honored eight members with January February birthdays Norman Dean received an 18 year perfect attendance medal as the club’s top achievement.
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Sigma Nu
Athens Kiwanis Club
Berry
Ohio University
Kiwanis Club
Norman Dean
Gall Seen as Compromise for Athens County Prosecutor
Homer B. Gall Jr. is floated as a possible compromise candidate for Athens County prosecutor to fill the seat vacating March 1 when Harold Rose becomes probate judge. Other contenders include Claire Berry and Joseph Vanity Jr. Roger Jones Jr. withdrew for ethics reasons. A Republican patronage committee meeting, possibly postponed by weather, aims to decide among the remaining candidates.
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Homer B. Gall, Jr
Athens County
Harold Rose
Gall
Republican Patronage Committee
Claire E. Berry
Joseph B. Vanity, Jr
Roger J. Jones Jr
Jones
Shamrock Quarries, Inc
William Mechem
Seven Athens Countians Inducted Into Army at Ft. Hayes
Seven Athens County men braved zero weather to travel by bus to Columbus for Army induction at Ft. Hayes. The group includes five volunteers Denver E. Gould Albany Earl E. Rush Marion F. Strausbaugh Glouster Jimmy C. Civille Gary A. Bodyer Nelsonville plus William Misner Millfield and Frank R. Jackson Jr. Nelsonville selected as leader.
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Athens
Sister Of Resident Dies In Indiana Funeral
Mrs. A. K. Mumma 84 sister of Mrs. P. C. Mumma died Friday at her home in Harlan Indiana after a long illness. She was a lifelong Lutheran church worker. Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Virgil Zigler on furlough from India with her husband Dr. Zigler two sons Leir B. Mumma and David R. Mumma seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in Harlan with burial there.
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A. K. Mumma
P. C. Mumma
S. Congress Sr
Harlan
Ind
Mumma
Arthur
P. O. Mumma
Virgil Zigler
India
Dr. Zigler
Leir B. Mumma
Cleveland
David R. Mumma
Leo
Indiana
Thief Breaks Into Glouster Tavern on Route 3
The sheriff's office investigates a breaking and entering at Lawrence Skinner's Glouster tavern on Route 3. Entry occurred through an unlocked back door early Sunday. A juke box and a cigarette machine were forced open with about $20 to $30 taken from the jukebox and less from the cigarette machine, emptied last Friday.
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Lawrence Skinner
Glouster
Sheriff’s Office
Skinner
Teaching of Science and Math Focus at Athens Teachers Meeting
Teachers at Athens High School examined science and mathematics education in public schools linking teaching as a profession with community prestige and economic security. Reports from Mabel Darst Lucile Duffee and Earl Washburn from the Ohio Education Association Conference in Columbus urged a 12 year science sequence early identification of scientists stronger college prep and a four year math program in Ohio with improved teacher training and legislative action.
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Icity
Little
Athens High School
Mabel Darst
Lucile Duffee
Earl Washburn
Ohio Education Association
Columbus
Miss Darst
Ings
Washburn
Legion To Hear Civil Defense Talk
K. T. Crossen Post 21 American Legion will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the post home on West Union. Lt Harold Young, commander, said State Highway Patrolman Carl Seiferth will speak on civil defense.
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K. T
Inn owner presses charge against man after bar fight
Charles Abraham owner of the Millview Inn appeared in Municipal Court on Monday against Leo Barnes of Athens Route 2. Barnes was fined $50 and costs for disturbing the peace after a Saturday night fight with a bartender at the inn.
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Charles Abraham
Millview Inn
Leo Barnes
Athens Route 2
Youth Fined For Speeding On Route 33
Fred Eugene Morrison 19 of 35 Richland Ave was fined 15 dollars and costs after pleading guilty in Municipal Court to a State Highway Patrol speeding charge. He allegedly drove 65 mph in a 50 mph zone on Route 33.
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Fred Eugene Morrison
Richland Ave
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Buck Auto Supply
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Doctor OF Motors
Clyde Campbell
Athens Shop
Mgr
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Legion
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Jonesy) Sams
Cline Bldg
New York Stock Exchange
Hamilton
Dayton
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Les Coon
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