Fire destroys prefab home in Vets' Village
Mrs Ruth Turner 24 and Ralph Turner and their child lost a two room prefab house in a fire at Vets' Village. Neighbors Athenians and Ohio University community provided clothing and temporary housing. The Turners plan to continue their studies with support from friends and university staff. The family salvaged a few personal items including a typewriter and a pressure cooker as they cope with the loss.
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Ann Bartos Rushton
Ruth Turner
Vets
Bill Miller
Mayner
Mra. Turner
Friends
Ohio University
Turner
Kerr
Bernard Spaulding
N. Congress St
Spaulding
Beta Sigma Phi
The
Young Wives
Working Girl
Ralph Youngmann
University
Youngmann
John
Turners
Patricia
B.B.” Spaulding
Patty
Zemo Invisible Liquid for Skin Itching Relief
An an old advertisement touts Zemo as a greaseless, medicated liquid that soothes itching from eczema rashes pimples and scalp irritations. It claims a long success record and notes extra strength for stubborn cases.
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ZemMo
Zemo
Revival Begins February 24 With Special Singing
Revival starts Tuesday February 24 and runs through Sunday March 7. Special singing by Rev Harold McBee of Marion Ohio. Services each evening at 7:00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold McBee
Marion
Ohio
Chemist Dr. Alfred Garrett to Speak on Trans-Uranium Elements
Dr. Alfred B. Garrett, Ohio State University general chemistry professor, will address the Chemical Society of Ohio University on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Chemistry Building auditorium. The Glencoe native and Ohio State alumnus is a noted authority on Trans-Uranium Elements and is known for improving chemistry teaching and college entrance testing. He has done Navy research and is recognized as a popular public speaker in Columbus.
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Alfred BR. Garrett
Ohio State University
Chemical Society of Ohio University
Glencoe
Garrett
Muskingum
Ohio State
Kent State
Navy
Columbus
Births and Notices From Sheltering Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs William McClanna han Athens a daughter Mr and Mrs James Ogg Stewart a daughter Mr and Mrs Floyd Triplett Glouster a daughter Mr and Mrs Elwood Stanley Athens a daughter Mrs Ladonna Shumway Athens major surgery Albert Perry Athens major surgery Josie Walker Dexter medical Dismissed Mrs William Craig and daughter Athens Mrs Harry Roberts and son Athens Mrs Fred Wheaton and son Mrs Ward Starlin and son Athens Mrs Allie Bricker Athens Eula Cooley Athens Kenneth Cheadie Long Bottom Mary Ellen McKee omitted from The Plains School seventh grade honor roll listing in the Sunday Messenger.
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William McClannahan
Athens
James Ogg. Stewart
Floyd Triplett
Glouster
Elwood Stanley
William Craig
Harry Roberts
Fred Wheaton
Ward Starlin
Ath
Allie Bricker
Eula Cooley
Kenneth Cheadie
Long Bottom
Vaughn Kasler
Mary Ellen McKee
Plains School
Sunday Messenger
Mercury Aids CresN In Clearing Roads After Snow
A high Sunday temperature of 37 degrees helped highway crews clear five inches of snow that fell Saturday afternoon and into Sunday morning. It is the third heavy snow episode in a month. The river level has fallen to 4.65 feet as cold conditions linger.
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C. N. France
Secondary Will Filed for Henry H. Humphrey Death
A secondary will of Henry H. Humphrey, Ohio University graduate, filed after his Dec 21 1947 death in St. Louis, was admitted to probate by Judge Francis D. White. The Athens County estate valued at 2000 dollars requires a probate copy. Three sons and two daughters share equally. Executors named are William R. Humphrey and Mercantile Trust Co. of St. Louis. L G Worstell Jr. is named administrator for the Athens property.
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St. Louis
Henry H. Humphrey
Ohio University
Francis D. White
Humphrey
Athens County
Wiliam R. Humphrey
the Mercantile Trust Co. of
Tudge White
L. G. Worstell Jr
Athens
Chesterhill Woman Alpha A. Thompson Dies
Chesterhill resident Mrs Alpha A Thompson died Sunday in Valley Hills Rest Home McConnelsville She was a member of Chesterhill Methodist Church Survived by brother William P Eliott of New Lexington and many nieces and nephews Her husband Robert died in 1919 Services Wednesday 2 pm at Fawcett Stone Funeral Home Chesterhill with Rev Harold Jeffers burial in Chesterhill Cemetery
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Alpha A. Thompson
Chesterhill
Sharpsburg
Valley Hills
McConnelsville
Athens Pastor Named to Military Chaplain Board
The Rev. Sydney J. Browne rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Athens was elected to the executive committee of the Chaplains Association of the Army and Navy of the U.S. He holds the rank of major in the Chaplains Corps Reserve and the association met recently at Columbus.
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Athens
Military Chaplain Board
Sydney J. Browne
Church of the Good Shepherd
Chaplains’ Association of the Army and Navy
The
U.S
Columbus
Mr. Browne
Chaplains’ Corps Reserve
Divorce Filed After 21 Years Of Marriage In California
Charles F. Cook filed for divorce from Rachel Cook in Common Pleas Court claiming gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. The pair married in 1927 in San Bernardino, California, and have twin daughters aged 17. The couple have been separated since February 22, 1946.
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Common Pleas Court
Charles F. Cook
Rachel
San Bernardino
Calif
Fireman Called Three Times in Three Days
City firemen were summoned to De pot Street at 11 05 am today to extinguish a minor car engine fire owned by Mrs Iona Goodman with no damage reported by Fire Marshal Harry Dalton. Slight damage occurred at Dorothy Duncan’s home 244 E State Street from oily rags under the porch due to spontaneous combustion, per Fire Chief C A Parker. Monday’s call marked the third in three days, following Sunday's Veterans Village fire.
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Depot St
Iona Goodman
Harry Dalton
Dorothy Duncan
E. State St
C. A. Parker
Veterans’ Village
No Cases Slated for Appeals Court Session
The Fourth District Court of Appeals will sit in Athens Wednesday for one of two 1948 sessions, but no Athens County cases are expected. Clerk Alberta C. Grones said appellate members may not travel here if no local cases are appealed.
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Fourth District Court of Appeals
Athens County
Alberta C. Grones
Grones
Ruth Bevan Rohde To Speak At Ohio University Convocation
Ruth Bevan Rohde the first US woman diplomat and Congresswoman will lecture at Ohio University Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday at 9 40 am. The World Affairs committee sponsors the talk titled New Horizons for America the World with a post talk reception canceled.
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Ruth Beyan Rohde
America
U. S&s
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
World Affairs Committee
Rohde
Dwight D. Fisenhower
Christian X of Denmark
Tribute to Washington Paid by SAR Ewings Chapter
The Ewings Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution held a February meeting to honor George Washington. President Ray mond A. Lee presided as Dr. J. B. Heidler announced medals for WWII veterans, and Dr. Benjamin H. Pershing spoke on Ohio in the Revolution. Guests included Mrs. Orville Dailey and Judge Edgar Ervin. Veterans with medals present were J. Homer Caskey, John A. Phillips, and Thomas B. Haller.
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Ewings
Sons of the American Revolution
George Washington
Raymond A. Lee
J. B. Heidler
H. H. Peckham
Benjamin H. Pershing
Wittenburg College
Ohio
Orville Dailey
Albany
Edgar Ervin
Pomeroy
J. Homer Caskey
John A. Phillips
Thomas B. Haller
Pershing
State of
Seaboard
Ohio River
Northwest Territory
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Paris
Tractor and trailer crash injures parked car owner
A tractor and trailer driven by Jack Smiley 25 Norwood crashed into a parked car owned by Jesse Dowler Mineral at Lash and East State Streets Sunday. Police estimated the damage at 150 dollars. The tractor sustained no damage and Smiley said the slick street caused loss of control, per Chief Joseph B Grogan.
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Jack Smiley
Norwood
Jesse Dowler
Mineral
Lash and
East State Sts
Smiley
Joseph B. Grogan
Three Road Crashes Follow Saturday Snowfall
Four accidents in 12 hours over the weekend, three from snow covered highways. No injuries reported. Robert E. Williams 29 of Cincinnati escaped harm when his car skidded on Route 350 near Hebbardsville, crashing through a guard rail. George F. E. Grescher 20 of Athens rear ended Charles J. Stater 44 of The Plains on Route 682. A State Highway Department grader slightly damaged Don Juan Smith 20 of New Plymouth on Main Street Logan. Raymond L. Pittman 38 of Logan operated the state vehicle. A 1982 sedan was damaged in a pre snow collision on Route 278 near Carbon Hill. Lewis F. Butterworth 18 of Nelsonville was fined 10 dollars and costs for unsafe operation. Ivan Dawley 48 of Nelsonville Route 1 drove the sedan.
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State
Robert E. Williams
Cincinnati
Hebbardsville
George FE. Grescher
Athens
Charles JF. Stater
the Plains
Hill
State Highway Department
Don Juan Smith
New Plymouth
Main St
Logan
Raymond L. Pittman
Route
Carbon Hill
Lewis FE
Butterworth
Nelsonville
Murray City
Floyd Stiff
Ivan Dawley
Arizona or Bust Escapee Held in Arizona Trip Tale
A 15 year old boy who admitted escaping from a Pennsylvania boys industrial school was detained in the county detention home while awaiting Warrendale Pa authorities. He told state troopers he was headed for Arizona after being picked up hitchhiking on Richland Avenue. The youth identified by papers in his cap lining as James Clifton Snell said a friend who escaped with him was caught by Cambridge police.
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Pennsylvania Boys’ Industrial School
Warrendale, Pa
Richland Ave
Arizona
James Clifton Snell
Cambridge
Master Mason Degree Planned by Paramathia Lodge 25
Wendell O. Rose master says the Master Mason degree will be conferred Tuesday at 7 30 p m during a Paramathia Lodge 25 F and A M meeting Visitors will be welcome
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Paramathia Lodge
F&am
Wendell O. Rose
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the Plains, Ohio
Russell Bowman
Columbus, Ohio
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Ladonna Shumway
Albert Perry
Gery
Josie Walker, Dexter
Medical
Real Estate Home Loan Headquarters
the Security Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Ames-Bern
South
Jones
Sayres
Calentine
King
Brown
Hallowell
Mescher
White and McKinley
Troy
Ames- Bern
Athens High School
Garrett Reed
Bob Reed
G. A. Gardner
James Mesecher
Galen Mesecher
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Tain
Larry Bibbee
Larry
CRESN
Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Householder
Masonic Temple
Ruth Bevan Rohde
Washington
SAR
Bust
Pennsylvania
Liniment
Beaco
F. J
Beasley CO
Nosman
Pars
Medical Service Department
Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Association
Broad St
Dott
Stalder's
Donut Shop
Pepsi-Cola
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N.Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Meat Department
Bologna
Dan Bartlett
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