Athens County commissioners reorganize and set 1952 plans
At an organizational session the Athens County commissioners renamed W H Wakefield as president and reappointed Ralph Elliott as secretary. They reappointed Mrs B F Cutler to the Child Welfare Board and kept Samuel Buffington as courthouse custodian with Mrs McKeanion paid for courthouse restrooms. Meeting cadence was set for the first and third Mondays at 9 am. Work on the 1952 appropriation continues and should finish soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
W. H. Wakefield
Wakefield
Fred C. Shafer
Wayne Ward
Ralph Elliott
Child Welfare Board
B. F. Cutler
Cutler
Samuel Buffington
McKeanion
Runnion
Bolin to Run Again for Athens County Commissioner
Charles E Bolin former Athens County commissioner announced his candidacy for the Republican primary next May seeking a return to the board. Bolin who farms on Angel Ridge and led the board as chairman during his 1942 46 terms has left office December 31 1950 and has not run in the last election. He previously served as Athens Township trustee and is the first Republican to announce for the two vacancies on the city council. Athens City Council reorganized naming William Herbert president pro tem and setting meeting times with Orland Houck as clerk after a small pay rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Bolin
Athens County
Bolin
Angel Ridge
Council
William Herbert
R. H. White
White
H. G. Householder
Walter Cornwell
Seventeen OU Cadets Win Army Regular Commissions
Seventeen Ohio University students were awarded regular commissions in the U S Army. Lt. Col. Harold L. Kelly Jr announced the largest group in OU history and said all 17 applicants were accepted. Remaining details list named graduates from Athens, Cleveland, Gallipolis, and others, with June 15 1952 as the expected departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
United States Army
Harold L. Kelly, Jr
Col. Kelly
Athens
Albert C. Gubitz, Jr
E. State Street
Julian F
Fairborn
Donald F. Friend
Bay Village
Marc S. Gillespie
Middletown
Edward P. Hanak
Cleveland
William W. Lewellen
Niles
Carleton A. Miller
Sidney
Robert W. Moorman
Lima
Carson D. Orr
Granville
Richard R. Perkins
Hicksville
Edwin A. Roberts
Springfield
Paul L. Smallwood
Circleville
Jack V. Stephens
Mineral Wells
W. Va
Sheldon E. Swank
Mansfield
Paul L. Winemiller, Jr
Crestline
Mary E. Gold Dies at 77 Former Athens Resident
Mary E. Gold 77 native of Meigs County died Wednesday at Doctors' Hospital Columbus after a long illness. She moved from Athens to Columbus five years ago with her husband T W Gold. Survived by five children Roy H Gold Leon M Gold Raymond C Gold Lena G Musgrave Frances Abbott. six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Visitation at Shaw-Davis Columbus Friday noon and 6 p.m. at Jagers Athens Saturday 1 p.m. Burial Hebbardsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Gold
Athens
Doctors’ Hospital
Columbus
Meigs County
Gold
T. W. Gold
Linwood Ave
Roy H. Gold
Leon M. Gold
Paris
Raymond C. Gold
Lena G. Musgrave
Athens Legion Essay Contest Sets Prizes At 25
Athens' American Legion Post announces an essay contest for Athens County students on What Old Glory Means To Me. Total prizes amount to 25 dollars with Edwin T. LaVelle identified as local chairman and further details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens’ American Legion Post
Athens County
Nolan H. Mace
Mace
Post
Legion
National Committee On Americanism
Edwin T. LaVelle
New Lexington Driver Is Fined and Jailed
Ralph G. Whited a 34 year old of New Lexington Route 1 was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to 15 days in jail at arraignment before Mayor Peter B Seel The highway patrol charged him with physical control of a vehicle while intoxicated The mayor suspended the jail term but Whited remained in the city jail for nonpayment of the fine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph G. Whited
New Lexington
Peter B. Seel
State Highway Patrol
Whited
Lee
SEO Wildlife Officials Convene in Athens Quarterly Meet
Personnel from the Southeastern Ohio Division of Wildlife gathered in Athens for a quarterly meeting at Lancaster Street headquarters. Supervisor E. E. Ridge said the session trained staff from 18 counties in operating two way radios to be installed in 27 district vehicles with a central tower in Athens as part of a state wide upgrade to 135 radios and seven main towers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Ohio Division of Wildlife
Athens
Lancaster St
E. E. Ridge
Ridge
Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Marshfield Woman Katie Goff Hughs Dies at 70
Katie Goff Hughs 70 of New Marshfield died Wednesday at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a weeks long illness. Survived by husband William Hughs and eight daughters including Helen Wilson Flora Battrell Faye Manger Mur Wilson Mildred Webb Olive Hughs Frances McCollam Melvalena Guthrie. son Sol Goff. two stepsons Waldo and Leslie Hughs. three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. sisters Mamie McKibben Emma Watkins Sylvia Bateman. Funeral Friday 2 p.m. at New Marshfield Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Carroll Chesser. Burial in New Marshfield Cemetery. Friends may call Hoodlet funeral home.
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Katie Goff Hughs
Sheltering Arms Hospital
New Marshfield
William Hughs
Helen Wilson
Flora Battrell
Columbus
Faye Manger
Pickerington
Mur! Wilson
Mineral City
Mildred Webb
Haydenville
Olive Hughs
Somerset
Frances McCollam
Athens
Melvalena Guthrie
Sol Goff
Waluo
Leslie Hughs
Mamie McKibben
Emma Watkins
Ostrander
Ohio
Sylvia Bateman
Dayton
New Marshfield Methodist Church
Carroll Chesser
New Marshfield Cemetery
Hoodlet
Athens County Land Transfers Show Multiple Property Deals
A catalog of real estate transfers in Athens County lists transfers from Lester V. Zimmer and others to buyers in Glouster Nelsonville and Athens. The records cover parcels in Glouster Cable Athens Canaan Township Troy Nelsonville and Stewart with buyer and seller names including Sam Altman Fern Dye James L Deem Mac D Williams Samuel Buffington Charles Parsons and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester V. Zimmer
Ross County
William H. Dunfee
Glouster
Glouster Phi Sigma Sigma House Co
Athens
Sam Altman
Inlet
Cable Heirs
Florence Bobo
Howard C. Bobo
William Moore
Athens County
Donald D. Hudnall
James L. Deem
Davisville
W. Va
Troy
Paul E. Baker
Charles H. Parsons
New Marshfield
Lee Township
Dora Hartley
Samuel M. Buffington
Lord Allard Hostetter
Nelsonville
Joe T. Matheny
Poston
George R
Catherine M. Tucker
Canaan Township
Three Injured In E State Street Car Collision
Three persons injured in a two car crash at East State Street near Euclid Avenue. Marion D F Shauks of Toledo collided with Jack William Parfitt of Louisville Route 1. Injured: Louise Parfitt, Dorothy Shaulis, and Donley Shaulis. Parfitt charged with failure to yield.
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E. State
Euclid Ave
Marion D. F. Shauks
Toledo
Jack William Parfitt
Lousville
Louise Parfitt
Coalville
Dorothy Shaulis
Donley Shaulis
Parfitt
Shaulis
E. State St
Coolville
Messenger Newsphoto
Ten Athens County Men Still Serving Together
Ten pictured Athens County men who were inducted March 1, 1951 remain in service near Munich Germany with the Seventh Army Corps. The group includes Charles Hughes Coolville William Perry Nelsonville Ray T. Pierce Sharpsburg Richard Jones Holt Williams Glouster Darrell Shields Donald Green Glenn Cline Chauncey George K. Ogg Stewart and Mac H Carsey Athens. They trained at Camp Pickett and A P Hill and took part in maneuvers at Southern Pines as members of the Second Battalion 169th Infantry Regiment 43rd Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Munich
Germany
Seventh Army Corps
Charles Hughes
Coolville
William Perry
Nelsonville
Ray T. Pierce
Sharpsburg
Richard Jones
Holt Williams
Glouster
Darrell Shields
Donald Green
Glenn Cline
Chauncey
George K. Ogg
Stewart
Mac H. Carsey
Athens
Camp Pickett
A. P. Hill
Southern Pines
169Th Infantry
43Rd
Sheltering Arms Hospital Names Dismissals List
Sheltering Arms Hospital notes list patients including Mrs Ollie Graham and Charles Bobo of Albany and Ada Maccombs, Athens with others in Chauncey Athens The Plains and Stewart areas. Dismissed include Mary Jane Tennant and Bertha Murphy among Athens residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Graham
Albany
Charles Bobo
Lee Schoonover
Chauncey
Ada Maccombs
Athens
Clara Tippie
Mary Woodrow
Jody Blair
Richard Sanger
Stewart
David
Melanie
Patricia Lousey
All of the Plains
Mary Jane Tennant
New Haven
Wva
Bertha Murphy
Clair Pierce
Maria Robinson
Divorce Request Seeks Name Restoration in Ohio Case
Janie Dauer of Nelsonville files for divorce from Robert Dauer of Columbus in Common Pleas Court. She asks restoration of her maiden name and a share of household goods and a checking account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie Dauer
Nelsonville
Common Pleas
Robert Dauer
Columbus
Gross
Man fined for intoxication after guilty plea
Clarence Mansfield, 43, of Athens County, pleaded guilty to intoxication before Mayor Peter B. Seel and was fined 10 dollars plus costs Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Mansfield
Athens County
Peter B. Seel
Turkey Captured After Escaping Purges on Central Ave
A young turkey wandered into a Central Ave yard and was captured by a resident. Police report the bird is caged at the Cave Neal home to await owner identification, with the note that unclaimed fowl may face consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Ave
Joseph B. Grogan
Cave Neal
Gross Neglect Charged In Suit for Divorce
Edward Paul Seiple files for divorce from Marie Addie Seiple in Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect and wilful absence. No children are involved in the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Edward Paul Seiple
Marie Addie Seiple
Dog License Sales Rise As State Law Changes Hit Athens County
Humane Society notes sharp rise in dog tag sales in Athens County with early totals exceeding 800, up from about 500 last year. New laws limit owner liability for dog caused injuries, require notification of livestock damage, ban animal abandonment, and raise sheep loss payments. licenses sold at several town outlets with more to come.
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Athens County
Athens County Humane Society
Weather Contrast Reported With Sunny Break
A sharp temperature contrast marked Athens weather on Thursday after gloomy days. At 9 a.m. the thermometer showed 29 degrees as the day's low, while Wednesday's extremes reached 62 and 35 with about a half inch of rain.
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Athens
St Joseph Aspirin for Children Ad
A radio style pitch promotes St Joseph Aspirin for Children as ready for night time use. The ad emphasizes orange flavor and no need to break tablets, claiming universal doctor approval and a 50 tablet bottle for 39 cents.
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Charles Bolin
W. H. Herbert
Orland Houck
MR. Bolin
Vanguard
Wright Wisssres
Court St
Mae’ McCamn
Pomeroy
HM. E. Bickert
Mer
Columbus St
George Appleman
SEO Wildlife
Marshfield
Turkey
County Commissioners’ Office
Prompt Delivery Service
Athens Wine & Beer Store
W. Union St
Humane Society
Cornwell Shop
Tel
Gabardine Sport
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