Athens County Tournament Opens Amid Cold Weather Fervor
Fans fill Ohio University gym as Amesville Stewart Guysville Coolville Trimble Shade Buchtel Rome Canaan Ames Bern Rome Canaan clash in opening round. Spectators praise atmosphere while students and nurses juggle work and waking early. Rivalry and school spirit run high.
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Tombstone
Ohio University
Athens County
Amesville
Stewart
Guysville
Coolville
Trimble
Shade
Buchtel
Rise in temperatures brings warmer readings in rural area
A modest temperature rise was recorded at Hamley Run with a low of 12 above and a 14 by 9 am. Tuesday's high 16 was exceeded as 10 am readings climbed. County schools reopened after road conditions improved, with Albany Trimble Athens Local and Ames Bern noted open. Athens also logged a 12 above at 10 am and a 14 at 9 am in different reports.
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Hamley Run
Mercury
Albany
Trimble
Athens
Ames-Bern
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Two Athens Countians Joined Honorary Education Group
Nine Ohio University students were initiated by Kappa Delta Pi education honorary at OU Center. The Athens pair are Diane Barnhart and Norman E. Dewire, joining Gail Mary Boyd Lakewood Jeanne Butz berger Canton Joan L. Eberhart Youngstown Margaret Ann Jones Dayton Joan Blicker Doris E. Grieve and Patricia Kaczmarek Cleveland. Dr. George Hill spoke on the teacher's role in guidance.
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Athens
George Hill
Shelter Care Summary at Arising Arms Hospital
Patient admissions and discharges listed for Shelter Arms Hospital noting Jesse Ross White admitted Albany and several Athens area residents including Mrs Dwight Weiss Mrs Reatha Whan Mrs Robert Sympson Elmer Gabriel and others. One pint of blood used in a case.
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Ronald Olson
Athens
Jesse Ross White
Albany
Dwight Weiss
Reatha Whan
Elmer Gabriel Athens
Robert Sympson
Jack Clark
Alex Smith
Guysville
John Easterling
Paul O’brien
Cheryl Perry
Glen Perry
Earl Ruston
Homer Exline
Exams Announced for Civil Service Marketing Jobs
The U S Civil Service Commission announces examinations for agricultural marketing and fishery marketing specialist posts with salaries from 4525 to 10320 dollars annually. Agricultural market reporter positions pay 4525 to 6390 dollars. Applications and details available at the post office from local secretary Cecil Cooley.
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Department of Agriculture
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Cecil Cooley
Divorce Petition Cites Gross Neglect in Russell Case
Lula Mae Russell files for divorce from Raymond Lewis Russell in Common Pleas Court citing gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Married April 7 1951 at St Marys West Virginia, they have three minor children for whom custody and support are sought.
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Common Pleas Court
Lula Mae Russell
Raymond Lewis Russell
Trimble
St. Marys
W. Va
Judgment Entered For Wrecking Co Against Shafer
A Common Pleas Court judgment for 202.41 is entered in the case brought by Cleveland Wrecking Co of Cincinnati against Ray Shafer of The Plains.
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Common Pleas Court
Cleveland Wrecking Co. of
Cincinnati
Ray Shafer
The
Plains
Fire damages cab insurance office on Mill Street
A blaze sparked by a blow torch thawing pipes damaged the Economy Cab Co. and Hoon Insurance Agency offices at 15 Mill St. The two-story building suffered total loss with an estimated 1000 dollars, while contents loss reached about 600 dollars. Athens fire crews fought the fire for about an hour as spectators watched in near zero weather.
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Economy Cab Co
Hoon Insurance Agency
Mill St
Charles Dalton
Charles White
Cab Company
J. W. Buck
Phriday Deadline for Special Auto Plates Near
Local deputy registrar Mrs. Thelma Risley warns Friday is the final day for applications for special auto license plates. No new or retained numbers will be accepted after this deadline. Applicants must show title and pay fees. 1958 plates issued only when number becomes available in the March 1 sale, with new plates due by April 1. About half the expected filings have been received. others must act before Friday to keep reservations.
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Thelma Risley
Fire Destroys Lodi Home in Fourth Local Blaze
The W. C. Midkiff family residence in Lodi Township burned Feb. 11, the fourth Lodi fire in recent weeks. Firefighters arrived too late to save the 12 room former Linder Blackwood home as Mrs. Midkiff and two sons escaped unharmed. A defective flue is blamed. insurance partially covered losses.
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W. C. Midkiff
Lodi Township
Linder Blackwood
Lodi
Richland Area Fire Brigade
Midkiff
Athens
Three Men Held In Glouster Tavern Theft
Sheriff deputies report arrest of Frank Six 25 Columbus Ernest Sabo 20 and Howard Miller 18 Glouster Route 3 awaiting arraignment on breaking and entering charges for the theft at Bozo's Tavern in Glouster. Cash from a juke box and cigars were reported taken.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Frank Six
Columbus
Ernest Sabo
Howard Miller
Glouster
Bozo’s
Cartoon to Aid Heart Fund at Varsity Theater
A 1958 Heart Fund cartoon event at Varsity Theater Saturday morning opens at 9 30 a m Admission proceeds go to the fund and heart shaped pins replace tickets Candy from F J Beasley Co and soft drinks donated by Pepsi Cola Bottling Co are provided through the benefit event
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Heart Fund
Varsity Theater
Mike Chakiris
F. J. Beasley Co
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Suit Dismissed Over Quit Claim Deed in San Diego Case
On motion of the plaintiff, the suit by John W. and Luella Koon against J. Byron Kuhn also known as John B. Kuhn of San Diego California was dismissed in Common Pleas Court. Dismissal was with prejudice after a quit claim deed conveying the premises named in the suit was delivered to the plaintiffs.
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John W
Luella Koon (Kuhn
J. Byron Kuhn
John B. Kuhn
San Diego
Calif
Common Pleas Court
Teacher recruitment campaign aids Athens County effort
Samuel R. Johnson, Athens County chair for the Ohio Education Association, reports five CFA billboards were erected by Lincoln Advertising Co. to support the statewide teacher recruitment campaign.
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Samuel R. Johnson
Athens County
Ohio Education Association
CFA
Lincoln Advertising Co
WAF Recruiter Here Friday Interviews Slated
S Sgt. Julia Knautz of the Columbus WAF recruiter visits Athens on Friday February 21 to interview interested young women. In room 24 of the Post Office she outlines three ways to apply for a commission including Direct Commission for graduates, Officers Candidate School after six months training for two years of college, and the WAF program for high school graduates.
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Julia Knautz
WAF
Columbus
Athens
Air Force
Sgt. Knaut
Post Office
Royal McBee implements voluntary stock option plan
Royal McBee Corp puts in effect a voluntary stock option and savings plan for U S full time regular employees with two years service as of Jan 31 1958. About 7000 eligible. Employees may opt to purchase stock up to 30 percent of their highest pay since 1956 with deductions placed in a trust at 3 percent interest.
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Port Chester
N. Y
Royal McBee Corp
Philip M. Zenner
United States
Royal McBee
Zenner
Billy Graham Crusade Film Shown in Athens Event
The Miracle in Manhattan documentary on Billy Graham's New York Crusade will be shown in Athens on February 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the East Side School. Sponsored by 12 area churches, the film offers a photographic tour of Manhattan with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. First come seating and no admission, with a free will offering.
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Manhattan
Billy Graham
New York
Athens
Madison Square Garden
New York City
East Side
Jinx Falkenburg
Tex McCrary
A. E. Beckwith
Jury Verdict Favors Appeal in Workmen's Comp Case
A Common Pleas court jury ruled for Arthur J. Smith in his suit against James Young administrator of the Bureau of Workmen's Compensation the Industrial Commission of Ohio and the New York Coal Co. Smith appealed a 1944 accident injury denial and the jury found he has the right to participate in workmen's compensation for the injury and resulting heart lesion.
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Common Pleas Court
Arthur J. Smith
James Young
Bureau of Workmen's Compensation
Industrial Commission of Ohio
New York Coal Co
Smith
Senior Follies 1958 at Ath ens High
The Ath ens High School Senior Follies 1958 opens Thursday and Friday nights in the AHS Auditorium at 7 p.m. The annual show features skits dances singing and specialty acts and serves to raise funds for senior class activities. Tickets are on sale now.
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Athens High School
Heaven
AHS
At & P.m
Traffic Count Denied Hearing Set Thursday
A Municipal Court hearing is slated Thursday for Norman Sanders 20 of Gamertsfelder Hall who pleaded innocent in the court Wednesday to a charge of failing to stop within the assured clear distance. The charge was filed by David McGrath 37 Columbus into whose car Sanders skidded Monday as he turned from Mill St into a service station.
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Norman Sanders
Gamertsfelder Hall
David McGrath
Columbus
Sanders
Mill St
IBB Chief Dies in Washington DC
Robert E. Haskin president of the International Brotherhood of Bookbinders has died in Washington DC at age 60 after a 40 year official career with the union Funeral services are set for Friday in Chicago He spoke in Athens in 1956 at a banquet of the Athens Bindery Workers Union Local 181
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Robert E. Haskin
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
Washington D. C
IB of B
Athens
Athens Bindery Workers Union
Chicago
Car Hits Gasoline Pump Sparks Minor Fire At Station
Athens firemen responded to Riverside Service Station on Columbus Road at 10 20 p m Tuesday after an automobile driven by Clarence Markins 1 Terrace Drive skidded into a gasoline pump and knocked it over Fire Chief Charles W Dalton said damage was slight
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Athens
Riverside
Columbus Road
Clarence Markins
Terrace Drive
Charles W. Dalton
Marriage Licenses Issued In Three Local Pairs
James Cunningham Kearns 22 of Reedsville wed Gladys Lenore Coen 19 of Frost. Frank Binderbasin 53 of Jacksonville wed Fay Lantz 44 of Glouster. Jack Eugene Nouse 34 of Athens wed Janice Imogene Chapman 30 of Guysville.
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James Cunningham Kearns
Reedsville
Gladys Lenore Coen
Frost
Frank Binderbasin
Jacksonville
Fay Lantz
Glouster
Jack Eugene Nouse
Athens
Janice Imogene Chapman
Guysville
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Distaff
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Ken Neville
Cardinals
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Athens National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Cab Insurance Office
Athens Fire Department
Court St
Mill
Court To
College
Fred R. Beasley
Phriday
Heart
Ssgt
Knautz
NEW York Crusade
Inc
ILCS
Chiff Barrows
George Beverly Shea
Todd Smith
Paul Mickelson
Tex McCraty
World Wide Pictures
Ohio Ave
E.U.B. Church
Harold Sturm
Chr
the Plains Church of Nazarene
Arnold E. Beckwith
First Church of God
Clifford Corns
First Baptist Church
Charles E. Magruder
Chauncey Christian Church
Rev
Gilbert Courtney
First Church of the Nazarene
C. L. Wooten
Intervarsity Group
Gordon Wiseman
Central Avenue
James C. Charnley
Richland Avenue
Dale Baumgardner
the Plains Methodist Church
Virgil Versteeg
Salvation Army
Betty Jacobs
Wesleyan Methodist
I. R. Shanefelt
IBB
Washington, D.C
General Electric
Athens Appliance & T. V
Athens, Ohio
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