New OU Health Center Opens to Serve Campus
Ohio University opens a $500000 health center off Union Street after moving from the Agriculture building basement. Dr E Hern don Hudson directs a staff of doctors and nurses to provide outpatient care with inpatients, X ray, and an upcoming athletic department medical service starting fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University Health Center
E. Herndon Hudson
The
Health Service
Health Service Center
Agriculture
University Terrace
E. Union Street
Doctor Hudson
Eleanor Schmidt
Arthur R. Moler
Marie Washburn
Eleanor Stevens
Hudson
College Street
Church Street
Unionstreet
Athletic Department
Blaine R. Goldsberry
Samuel Webb Dies Tuesday In Hospital
Samuel D. Webb, 84, former Athens Countian and Columbus resident, died Tuesday morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital. A former Albany High School superintendent and early Athens Home Telephone Co. member, he served as Girls Industrial School superintendent in 1910-11 and on the state civil service commission in 1914-15. He worked for Swift & Co and Armour & Co, was a Farm Bureau education instructor, state manager for basic flag with Tennessee Coal & Iron Co., and a Mason active in York Lodge and Scioto Consistory. Surviving: wife Gladys P. Webb, son Dr. Carol C. Webb of Pensacola, Fla., two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 1 p.m. at Point Rock Church near Albany. burial in Caster Cemetery. Masonic services Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the C. E. Heft residence, Canaanville Road.
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Samuel D. Webb
Athens
Columbus
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr. Webb
Albany High School
Athens Home Telephone Co
Girls Industrial School
State Civil Service Commission
Swift & Co
Armour & Co
Farm Bureau
Webb
Carol C. Webb
Pensacola
Fla
Walter L. Pou
Clerburne
Texas
Joyce Webb
Carol Ann Pou
Point Rock
Meigs County
Albany
Caster
Friends
C. E. Heft
Canaanville Road
Mason lodge to conduct funeral rites for Samuel D Webb
Members of Paramathia Lodge 25 F and AM meet Wednesday at C E Heft residence to conduct Masonic services for Samuel D Webb who died Tuesday at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Paramathia Lodge
F&am
C. E. Heft
Canaanville Road
Samuel D. Webb
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Auto Dealers Planning Move To New Hilltop Facility
J E Algeo of Algeo Motor Sales announced leasing the 1946 built E State building near Ohio University Airport from Fred Wheaton Jr oil company jobber. An addition for a body shop and paint dept is under construction and remodeling will continue. The firm will rent the Hilltop building it now owns as plans depend on completion of update work. John S Algeo rejoins the firm after years as a traveling representative for a household appliance maker.
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E. State
Shouse Motor Sales
Ohio University Airport
J. E. Algeo
Algeo Motor Sales
Algeo
Fred Wheaton, Jr
Algeo’s
John S. Algeo
Highlights of 1949 Athens Area News
Review of 1949 Athens area highlights begins June 1 with strikes at an engineering building and court house repairs. Notable items include arrests and trials in Rawlins and LaCorte cases, graduations, a murder confession, municipal actions, and several missing persons and investigations.
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Athens
Vicinity
Court House
Earl S. Sadler
Grover Rawlins
C. M. Coulter
AHS
William Hines
Chauncey
Ohio U
Weekend Jail for Local Youth on Gasoline Theft
Eighteen year old Jay Ervin of 343 West State Street was sentenced to twenty days in jail to be served on weekends after pleading guilty to two counts of stealing gasoline from the county yard and buses at Ohio University. He was fined twenty dollars and costs on each count and arrested by sheriff's deputies.
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Jay Ervin
W. State St
Ervin
W. P. Mickle
Ohio University
Palma Jean Welch Claimed as Athens County First Baby
Palma Jean Welch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Welch, born at 10:25 a.m. Sunday at the family home on Albany Route One, Athens County. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. James Stack and Mr. and Mrs. Dana Welch. Her birth came more than 12 hours before Sheltering Arms Hospital’s earlier first baby claim.
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Athens County
Palma Jean Welch
Everett Welch
Albany
James Stack
Dana Welch
Harrisonville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Birth and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth announced for Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rorick of Athens Route 2 a son. Lena Moore admitted for major surgery. Prof E A Taylor of Athens listed for medical. Mrs Ruth Karns of Athens Route 3 and Mrs Ruby Hanson of Athens noted for medical and surgery respectively. Dismissals include Mrs Clem Kovaleski Jr of Athens Route 2 and son and others in Athens and Stewart locations.
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Arthur Rorick
Athens
Lena Moore
Carpenter
E. A. Taylor
Ruth Karns
Ruby Hanson
Clém Kovaleski, Jr
Louise Laughlin
Sarah Jane Stobert
Stewart
Leo McBride
Athens council to seek mayor and police input on meters
Five council members met to discuss adding parking meters and to request advice from Mayor Mickle who vetoed prior meter bills and Police Chief Grogan. Members noted vacancies and upcoming elections, with actions to fund bills and consider a partial appropriation ordinance as 1950 proceeds.
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Athens
William Mickle
Joseph Grogan
Frank Cross
John Swanson
Florida
Vern Vorhes
O. G. Houck
H. G. Householder
C. H. Harris
B. F. Cutler
Wade Bean
R. H. White
R. J. Studer
William Parker Walker
Solicitor Walker
Foster Cornwell
Studer
W. Union St
College St
Youth Hurt as Car Hits Tree Near Guysville
A 17-year-old Fairborn youth suffered a severe head laceration when the car he rode in struck a tree on Route 50 near Guysville. Passenger Jimmy Charlton was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Driver Eugene W. Jarvis 19 was uninjured, and his car sustained heavy front damage after leaving the highway following a lead car stop.
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Fairborn
Route 50
Guysville
State Highway Patrol
Jimmy Charlton
Eugene W. Jarvis
Stewart
Jarvis
Charlton
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mattress Fire Damages Home on Union Street
A Tuesday morning blaze at 100 E Union St destroyed a mattress and damaged a bed in the home of Mrs Grace Bean with estimated damage of 200 dollars. Fire Chief Clarence A Parker said a cigarette likely started the fire and smoke filled the house. alarm raised at 8 35 a m marked the first run of 1950 by the department.
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Grace Bean
E. Union St
Clarence A. Parker
Certa Vin Helps Gas Sufferers Sleep In Athens
An Athens ad promotes Certa Vin a new herbal formula taken before meals to prevent stomach gas allow better digestion and relieve discomfort. It claims to strengthen nerves boost energy and improve well being with vitamins B and iron available at Athens Pharmacy 6 S Court Nelsonville Betts Cut Rate and other druggists.
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Athens
S. Court
Nelsonville
Betts
Rain and Warmth Persist As Hocking River Rises
The Hocking River stood at 4.4 feet and continued to rise after .51 inches of rain since Monday. Temperatures stayed near 50 degrees with a Monday high of 55 and a low around 50. By 11:15 a.m. Tuesday the temperature reached 56 as clouds anticipated more rain.
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Hocking
C. N. France
Mercury
Minor collision at College and Church corner
City police report a minor accident Tuesday at 7 45 a m when Francis O Pontious 34 of 42 Race Sr and Vivian Mae Jones 41 of Shade Route 1 collided. damage was slight according to police.
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College and
Church
Francis O. Pontious
Vivian Mae Jones
City man fined for unsafe operation after guilty plea
Arthur W. Stadler, 28, of 284 E State St, paid a $15 fine and costs after pleading guilty to unsafe operation. He was fined by Mayor W. P. Mickle after being picked up by city police on Shannon Ave.
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Arthur W. Stadler
State St
W. P. Mickle
Shannon Ave
VFW Plans Meeting at Armory with Refreshments
Floyd Bolin Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Armory. Commander W. D. Boyd said refreshments will be served after the session.
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VFW
Floyd Bolin Post
Veterans of Foreign War
W. D. Boyd
Legion to Meet at Legion Home Wednesday
Legion to Meet at Legion Home Wednesday at 8 p.m. meeting called by commander Ben Williams for Crossen Post 21 American Legion gathering.
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Legion
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Ben Williams
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New OU Health Center
Smith Brothers
NEW Wild Cherry
Samuel Webb
Kelvinator
OURS
W. State
Athens, Ohio
Incom
Roger Dean
John LacCorte
Glouster
Anna Lewis
Earl Baus
LaCorte
Lewis
Rawlins
Bromfield
Harper Pendry
Athens Board of Trade
Meigsman
Eleanor E. Gifford
Gordon B. Gray
Buchtel
Donald E. Robinson
Eighth District Legion
Luther Gaskins
Children’s Home
Earl Balls
John LaCorte
Lima
Clarence
Dude) Hartley
Kimberly
Friends of Land
Hartley
Dodds
the Plains
James Stewart
Gifford
Cincinnati
Council
Congress
President
Park Place
President St
R. E. “Mac
McCammon
Mor
Berry
Capital Finance Corp
Aphiotens Gall
Ohio Valley Exterminator CO
H. A. Locke—Myer
Carpenter Howe. CO
Logan
Dodge
C. A. Daugherty
N. Court St
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