Athens County to Sell 6500 Dog Licenses This Year
In the first 1950 meeting the Athens County commissioners set a Jan 20 deadline for dog license purchases with a $1 penalty after. Prices remain 1 for male and spayed female, 3 for female, and 10 for kennel licenses. 6500 licenses ordered to meet demand. Samuel Buffington appointed custodian succeeding retiree Lon Runnion. Homer Adams resigns as dog warden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Samuel Buffington
Athens Route 4
Lon
Adams
G. J. Tewksbury
Nelsonville
Civil Service
Charles Bolin
Ralph Elliott
1949 Athens area highlights continue through July and August
Athens area digest reviews mid year events from July and August 1949. Key items include Dodds murder trial progress with multiple testimonies, verdict and death sentence for Eleanor Gifford slaying, crashes and weather impacts, civic appointments, school levies, safety inspections, and local incidents from Athens County to nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodds
Rawlins
Miss Gifford
Frank N. Jones
Harry Dodds, Sr
Son
Athens County
Harry Dodds, Jr
Eleanor Gifford
Mercy
George
Buchtel Man Held for Non Support
Raymond Bullock of Buchtel was arrested Tuesday by Deputy Frank Joyce on a charge of non support. He is being held pending action by juvenile court. MERCHANTS MEET TONIGHT Athens Retail Merchants Association members meet Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Van Meter's Restaurant per secretary John W. Bolin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Bullock
Buchtel
Frank Joyce
Bullock
Athens Retail Merchants Association
van Meter’s
John W. Bolin
Gasoline Stolen in Trimble Garage Break-In
Sheriff reports a break in at the State Highway garage in Trimble. Five gallons of oil were stolen while a 100 gallon gasoline tank remained unused. the incident was reported Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trimble
George Bateman
ShelterING Arms Hospital Notes Births and Admits
Births include a son for Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Chiki of Athens and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weegar of Athens Route 5. Admissions list Stella Champlin Athens Route 2 major surgery Wanda Hatch Athens major surgery Alberta Hartley Glouster minor Frank Howson Athens Route 1 medical Lena Matheny Athens Route 5 medical. Discharges include Ruby Hanson Athens George Starr Lasher Athens Mrs Ruth Karns Athens Route Henry Rife Radcliff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Chiki
Athens
Robert Weegar
Stella Champlin
Wanda Hatch
Alberta Hartley
Glouster
Frank Howson
Lena Matheny
Ruby Hanson
George Starr Lasher
Ruth Karns
Two Drivers Arrested By City Police
City police arrest two speeding drivers on E State Street in The Plains. Robert McAllister 20 fined for 55 mph and Harry E Parr 28 of Chesterhill pays 5 dollars and costs for unsafe operation in Mayor Mickle's court. Ohio University coach Carroll Winddoes to speak at Presbyterian Church dinner at 5 45 p m Thursday with reservations via local contacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. State St
the Plains
W. P. Mickle
Robert McAllister
McAllister
Harry E. Parr
Chesterhill
River Levels Steady on Hocking After Rainfall
The Hocking River stood at 7.5 feet this morning after three days of rain and showed little rise. Temperatures neared last year's January high as a cold wave loomed, with a 62 degree high yesterday and a 2 degree dip overnight. Rainfall yesterday totaled .29 inches, according to the weather observer Mrs. C. N. France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking
C. N. France
Three Traffic Accidents in Area Listed
State Highway patrolmen reported three area accidents with no injuries. In Logan County two crashes involved William Holcomb and Joseph Moore, the latter cited for unsafe operation and to appear in juvenile court. A Lancaster driver, Sam Wildermuth, was fined after a Route 33 collision with a Greyhound bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
William Holcomb
Athens
Joseph Moore
Guysville
Shade
Moore
Lancaster
Roger Friend
Sam Wildermuth
Greyhound
Herman Smith
Pomeroy
Wildermuth
Paul Hedges
Elwood Disbennet
Rockbridge
Friend
Three Are Fined on Intoxication Charges
Three men faced intoxication fines after arraignments in Mayor W. P. Mickle's court. Elmer Gabriel, 22, Harmony Road, paid 10 dollars and costs, Ballard Howell, 41, Mossy Bottom Kentucky, 15 dollars and costs and was ordered to leave the city, and Arthur Norman, 47, Sharpsburg, 50 dollars and costs with the fine suspended for good behavior. A Prayer Band meeting is planned at Graham Chapel with Mrs. Mary Hawk hosting and Mrs. Catherine Cremeans leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Mickle
Elmer Gabriel
Harmony Rd
Ballard Howell
Mossy Bottom
Arthur Norman
Sharpsburg
Lucille Croston
Aid Offered In Sales Tax Vendor Filing
Sales Tax Examiner Luther C. Brafford will visit Nelsonville and Athens in January to assist vendors with ST 10 returns covering July 1 to Dec 31. He will be at Nelsonville city hall January 17 and 18 and at the courthouse treasurer’s office January 19 to 31. Vendors must file by January 31 or face a one dollar per day penalty. send completed returns to Don H. Ebright, Ohio treasurer, Box 1799, Columbus 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther C. Brafford
Nelsonville
Athens
Court House
Don H. Ebright
Columbus
Ohio
Eli Mace 69 Marshfield Resident Dies in New Marshfield
Eli Pete Mace 69 died suddenly of a heart attack Tuesday at his New Marshfield home. Survived by wife Elsie, son Charles Mace of Hammond Ind, three daughters Verna Glass Martha Rorick and Charlotte, two brothers Alonzo and William, sister Emma Six, and two grandchildren. Funeral Friday 2 p.m. at New Marshfield Methodist Church with burial in Marshfield Cemetery. Visitation at Hoodlet Funeral Home until 1 p.m. Thursday and at the residence after. IOOF services Thursday 7 p.m. at the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli
Pete) Mace
New Marshfield
Elsie Mace
Charles Mace
Hammond
Ind
Verna Glass
Pomeroy
Martha Rorick
Athens
New Marshfield Methodist Church
Kenneth Chatfield
John Thompson
Marshfield Cemetery
Hoodlet
IOOF
Mother of Ohio U Professor Dies
Mrs. N. L. Paige died unexpectedly on January 2. Her son F Theodore Paige assistant professor of industrial arts at Ohio University is in LaPorte City Iowa this week attending funeral services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Theodore Paige
Ohio University
LaPorte City
Iowa
N. L. Paige
Grand Jury Opens Second Day of Case Reviews
The January grand jury enters its second day with 32 cases on the docket as witnesses testifying indicate reviews of Harold Meek for assault with intent to kill and the Bricker-Davis case in Chauncey. Other defendants include Leroy Bricker W G Davis Hanford Mayles William Dalton with multiple cattle theft and assault charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Meek
Columbus
Meek
Carl “Beanie” Meek
Stewart
Lewis Meek
Harold
Bricker-Davis
Chauncey
Leroy Bricker
W. G. Davis
Chauncey-Dover
Chauncey Street
Hanford Mayles
Cutler
William Dalton
Kiwanis Committee Heads Are Named
L. C. Staats, newly installed president, outlines Kiwanis International aims at Athens club meeting. Staats names committee heads: A. L. Bechtel Irving I. Dickman Raymond A. Lee Fred H. Sands Russell E. McCammon Dr. W. W. Patton Robert Smith E. T. Hellebrandt Arthur D. Kasler Earl T. Matthews Samuel B. Erskine Donald Keffer Byron A. Wolfe R. Kenneth Kerr James P. Cumley George L. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis International
Athens Club
L. C. Staats
Staats
Club
A. L. Bechtel
Irving I. Dickman
Raymond A. Lee
Fred H. Sands
Russell E. McCammon
Dr. W. W. Patton
Robert Smith
E. T. Hellebrandt
Arthur D. Kasler
Earl T. Mathews
Samuel B. Erskine
Donald Keffer
Byron A. Wolfe
R. Kenneth Kerr
James P. Cumley
George L. Smith
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Keystone
Roy E. Hawk & Co
Cline Bidg
News Review
Athens Area
Bateman
Hunt
Homer Adams
South Canaan
West Side Man
Lois Fraley
Ronald E. Hayes
Kentucky
LaCorte
Delbert Spencer
Lima
Earl Baus
Ohio Reformatory
Athens Post
Jan Taylor
Messenger
Health Board
Child Welfare Board
Lewis M. Meek
Rome Township
Election Board
Carl Meek
John W. Gibson
State Grange
Ahs
Fred Oliver
Greens Run
First County
New City
Hocking Brewing Co
Athens National Guard
OU Journalism School
County Air
Helen West
Bettie Edington
Dorothy Porter
Malta
Harry E. Meyers, Jr
Coolville
Ada Ellen Norman Brandon
Clark Bell
Pearl Morrison
Phil Porter, Jr
Church of the Good Shepherd
the Security Bank
Athens, Ohio
United States
Banking House
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
John J. Madden
Norwalk
Brenner
Heywood-Wakefield
Johnston-Carper
Daystrom
General Electric Appliances
Tappan Gas
Sun Ray Gas
Hoover Sweepers
Sunbeam Products
Fawcett
Chesterhill, Ohio
Wayne Ward
Baker Settlement
Ward
Steppe’s Beauticians, Inc
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Henry Rife, Radcliff
Donut Shop
Athena Theatre Bldg
Walter Winchell
Kaiser-Frazer
Damon Runyon Memorial Cancer Fund
Tanacre
Cancer Fund
Graham Chapel
Mary Hawk
Catherine Cremeans
Eli Mace
Marshfield
Ohio U
Kiwanis Committee
Sunnyfield
Meat Dept
Calif
Florida Marsh
Nel
Rutland
Cement
Kerr Hardware
South Court St
Kaiser
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