Grand Jury Indicts Four for Perjury and Cattle Theft
Athens County grand jury ends a three day session with 18 true bills and 16 ignored cases. Dennis McNabb and Earl Jack Canter of Chauncey charged with perjury in the Bricker assault case. Bricker also indicted for perjury. Hanford Mayles of Cutler indicted on four counts of cattle theft. James Pergrin of Nelsonville faces four counts of breaking and entering and larceny. The jury also indicted Harold Perry for arson from a 1948 case revived. The panel reported the county jail is in much better condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Grand Jury
Dennis McNabb
Earl Jack Canter
Chauncey
Leroy Bricker
Beaumont
Bricker
W. G. Davis
Chauncey-Dover
Davis
Gordon B. Gray
Canter
McNabb
Hanford Mayles
Cutler
Mayles
William Dalton
James Pergrin
Nelsonville
Rene Murat
Pergrin
Glennis Wilson
Harold Perry
Glouster
Perry
Oscar
Exline
Kenneth Humphrey
Raymond Bolen
Buchtel
Homer Kittle
Athens
Henry Burton
Victor Wetzel
George Evener
Earl Lochary
Amesville
John Wise
Glennie Tippie
Earl Poston
Guysville
J. T. Pennington
Trimble
Marguerite Day
Don Green
Millfield
Paul Brown
John Tippie
Alvin Hardy
Perl Wright
John Lynch
Lucy Fulton
Stewart
Clifford Parmiter
Andrew Jackson Chauncey
Flore Pierce
Luster Judy
Earl Cowen
Shade
Raymond Gould
Chester Copeland
Norma Allen
Howard Antle
William Mace
New Marshfield
Oscar Prater
Stella Studer
Lena Davis
Coolville
Phil James
Sugar Creek
Gas Pains Go Inches of Bloat Vanish
An Athens area ad touts CERTA-VIN as a new herbal formula with vitamin B and iron that relieves gas and reduces waistline bloat. A local man claims his waistline shrank seven inches after using the product, with additional blood enrichment and nerve support. Available at Athens Pharmacy and Betts Cut Rate Nelsonville, plus other nearby druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Certa-Vin
S. Court
Nelsonville
Betts
Mrs. A. M. Cline Dies Thursday In Hospital
Mrs. Allena M. Cline 66 of 26 N McKinley Ave died Thursday evening at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a brief illness. Widow of C Roy Cline former Athens attorney she was born in Jackson and graduated from Ohio University in 1912. She taught at the First Christian Church Esther Class and is survived by daughter Mrs Orville Russell Columbus two grandchildren and two brothers S F Brookins Huntington W Va and Thomas A Brookins Oxnard Calif. Funeral Sunday 2 pm at the First Christian Church with Rev Joe B Maffett officiating burial at Hebbardsville. Friends may call after Saturday noon at Dowler and Ferguson funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allena M. Cline
N. McKinley Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
C. Roy Cline
Athens
Jackson
Cyrus A
Nancy Henderson Brookins
Cline
Ohio University
First Christian Church
Esther
Hebbardsville
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Farm Institute Meeting Slated
The first of a series of 1950 Institute Meetings will be held Tuesday at Mechanicsburg School, with D. F. Beard discussing opportunities in grass and legume seed production. The Institute Committee for the new year includes C. D. Arnold, Stewart, chairman, George Newburn, Chesterhill, vice-chairman, Alton Hanning, Athens Route 5, secretary-treasurer, Cecil Richardson, Frost, W. C. Stout, Guysville, Paul Linscott, Trimble, and George Maxwell, Athens. The topic was chosen due to the current scarcity and high price of seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute
Mechanicsburg School
Ross Wright
D. F. Beard
C. D. Arnold
Stewart
George Newburn
Chesterhill
Alton Hanning
Athens Route 5
Cecil Richardson
Frost
W. C. Stout
Guysville
Paul Linscott
Trimble
George Maxwell
Athens
Wright
Legion Votes Annual Tree Sponsorship
The K. T. Crossen Post 21 American Legion approved annual sponsorship of a community Christmas tree and children’s party. The Athens Legionnaires lit a tree before the courthouse and distributed candy oranges and nuts to 1400 children, with Ed Tuckerman as co chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. T
Athens man pleads guilty to intoxication charge
Cecil Douglas 34 of Athens Route 3 pleaded guilty when arraigned before Mayor W. P. Mickle Friday morning. He was fined 10 dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Douglas
Athens
W. P. Mickle
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Admitted Irene De Weese and Edna Lee for major surgery. Jones and Hick listed for surgeries in Athens and Nelsonville area. Phillips and Popeluk noted for minor illness and medical care. Discharges include Jack Miller and son, Arthur Rorick and son, Ridenour, Smith, Waugh, and Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene de Weese
Athens
Edna Lee
Glouster
C. L. Jones
Florence Alice Hick
Nelsonville
Irene Phillips
Rachel Popeluk
Guysville
Jack Miller
Huntington
W. Va
Arthur Rorick
Kenny Lee Turner
Albany
Geraldine Ridenour
Belle Smith
Mary Waugh
Mraymond Smith
Elza Bodkin Rites Set in Albany
Funeral services for Elza Ellsworth Bodkin 79 will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Bigony funeral home in Albany. He died Thursday at his home. Surviving relatives include wife Martha and two half-sisters Harriett Whetstone of Albany and Rhoda Downing of Sharrardville. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Elza Ellsworth Bodkin
Martha
Harriett Whetstone
Rhoda Downing
Sharrardville
Bigony
Pedestrian Hurt at City Intersection
Eber Dewey aged 69 of Mill Street was treated for a head laceration and leg injury after a truck struck him at Court and State Thursday. He was released after treatment. Police said driver Clarence L. Smith, 24, of Coulson Avenue, turning from Court onto West State, did not see Dewey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eber Dewey
Mill St
Court
State
Dewey
Clarence L. Smith
Coulson Ave
Smith
W. State
Vehicle Title Office to Close Thursday Afternoons
Effective Jan 12 the Vehicle Title Office in the courthouse will close each Thursday afternoon as announced by Clerk of Courts Phyllis A. LaVelle. Alfred Scheider 22 Lower Campus was fined $5 and costs for speeding 49 mph in a 35 mph zone on Lancaster Street. arraignment before Mayor W P Mickle was delayed pending his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Phyllis A. LaVelle
Lancaster St
Alfred Scheider
W. P. Mickle
Scheider
Local 270 to Meet With Co nonville Unit
Local 270 of the United Mine Workers will hold a meeting Saturday at 1 p.m. in their hall. Floyd Bridge, the president, announced the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coonville
United Mine Workers
Floyd Bridge
Portsmouth Parkersburg Train to Be Removed in 1949
The B and O seeks to halt the Portsmouth to Parkersburg passenger service claiming operating staff exceed riders. Trains 243 and 244 run Athens to points east and west daily except Sunday with several intermediate stops. Removal follows a government order to reduce passenger service due to coal shortages and marks the second cancellation in a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aives Oywaweonian Sam
B&o
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Parkersburg
W. Va
Portsmouth
Athens
Little Hocking
Torch
Coolville
Frost
Stewart
Guysville
Canaanville
Grosvenor
Luhrig
New Marshfield
Mineral
Hope
Zaleski
Cincinnatian
Chesapeake & Ohio
Columbus
New York Central
Charleston
W.a
Driver Charged After Fatal Traffic Mishap
Dale Morris 39 of Athens Route 5 faced a DUI charge after a Wednesday night crash that killed Joseph Orrin Chappell 42 of Shade. Morris arraignment set for Saturday at 10 am before Judge Roy D. Williams. bond $800. He was jailed after failing to post. Patrol noted Morris’ car left the road and overturned in a rain swollen creek. Chappell died by drowning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Morris
Athens
Joseph Orrin Chappell
Shade
Morris
Common Pleas
Roy D. Williams
State Highway Patrol
Long Run
Chappell
Two Pickup Trucks Crash on Route 33 South of Route 50
State Highway Patrol reported a Wednesday morning collision on Route 33 just south of the Route 50 junction at Mechanicsburg. Ernest Stroud age 31 from Spencer West Virginia slowed, then Anna Bolin age 34 from Athens rear ended his truck. Minor damage and no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Mechanicsburg
Ernest Stroud
Spencer
W. Va
Anna Bolin
Athens
Stroud
Rites Held for Goins Infant in Graveside Service
Graveside services were held Friday morning at Hague Cemetery for Paul David Goins one day old son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Goins of Zanesville Born at Sheltering Arms Hospital he is the grandson of Mr and Mrs L E Butcher of near Stewart A 13 month old brother Herbert Jr survives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague Cemetery
Paul David Goins
Herbert Goins
Zanesville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
L. E. Butcher
Stewart
Herbert, Jr
Beazell Fined For Failing To Yield Right Of Way
Harold R. Beazell Jr a 24 year old resident of 210 Highland Ave Apartment A 10 was fined five dollars and costs by Mayor W P Mickle after pleading guilty to failing to yield the right of way Beazell was arrested on Richland Ave by the State Patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold R. Beazell, Jr
Highland Ave
W. P. Mickle
Beazell
Richland Ave
State Patrol
Premier photo exhibit features Clarence Hudson White works
Ohio University Ed Win Watts Chubb Library hosts an exhibit of about 100 prints by Clarence Hudson White, a native of Coshocton County who rose to fame in New York as a photographer, teacher, and founder of a school. The show runs January 8 to 15 with a public reception on opening day and honors White and his son Clarence H. White Jr. The collection travels to the East after Athens, and White’s influence spans museums, the Library of Congress, and major photog raphers in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Edwin Watts Chubb
Clarence Hudson White
West Carlisle
Coshocton County
Newark
New York City
Columbia University
Clarence H. White
Mr. White
Eastman Gallery
Rochester
N.Y
Athens
White
Ohio Photographers’ Association
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York
London
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Library of Congress
Washington
Columbia
Seguinland
Maine
Georgetown
F. Holland Day
Max Weber
Pictorial Photographers of America
Art Center In
The
Stowaways
Clara Morris
McClure
Mexico City
Jane Felix
Clarence Jr
New York School
Four Women Investigators Dismissed by State
The State Industrial Relations Depart ment dismissed four women investigators in the women and minors division for inefficiency incompetency and neglect of duty. The victims named were Mrs Ethel Tribe of Athens Mrs Mabel Wilcox of Akron Mrs Marie Curry of Commercial Point Pickaway County and Mrs Laura Williams of Dover. Mrs Wilcox faced an additional charge of engaging in political activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Industrial Relations Department
State Civil Service Commission
Albert A. Waldman
Ethel Tribe
Athens
Mabel Wilcox
Akron
Marie Curry
Commercial Point
Pickaway County
Laura Williams
Dover
Woldman
Wilcox
Kabat Speaks on Contemporary Education in Europe
Dean George J. Kabat of Ohio University spoke at the University of Michigan Detroit Extension Service lecture series in Rackham Memorial on Contemporary Education in France. The talk, tied to The Divided World at School, was his third Detroit lecture in a nine‑part series ending January 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Kabat
Ohio University
College of Education
University of Michigan Extension Service
Rackham
Detroit
Dean Kabat
France
University of Maryland
University of Michigan
America
Europe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lillian Nunnley
Harold Meek
Carl
Beanie” Meek
Lewis Meek
Carl Meek
A. M. Cline
Farm Institute Meeting
Legion
Boy Scouts
Dial !5
Athens Home Telephone CO
David Cox
Elza Bodkin
Cross Bros
Frank H. Cross
W. Union St. Athens
First Presbyterian Church
Stanton Lautenschlager
L.H.D
China
Formosa
Philippine Islands
United States
Goins
Ohioan
Salfayne
Seiple and
Kempton
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Onto
Kabat
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Athens County Insurance Agents Association
Houck & van Dyke
Donald K. Barstow
F., Rey and Son
Seiple & Kempton
Oscar Fulton
C. M. Gill
D. M. Goddard
Chevrolet
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