Jury Panels Drawn for Common Pleas Court Terms
Two juror panels were drawn in Common Pleas Court. Ten names were chosen as additional petit jurors for the January term, and 16 persons named to serve on a special condemnation suit involving Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. versus Henry and Lillian Hutchison. The list includes residents from Athens, Nelsonville, Albany, Sharpsburg, and surrounding areas. no trial date is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Robert Bullock
Doilie’ H. Bean
Athens
Hoy Seckinger
Jacksonville
Dorothy Allen
Ed Rosser
Nelsonville
Wilda Patterson
Walter King
Coolville
Pauline Henderson
Trimble
George Dowler
New Marshfield
Lennar Finsterwald
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
Henry
Lillian Hutchison
Athens ACEA hosts first Ohio audio visual workshop
About 200 participants from Athens County and beyond attend a Friday audio-visual workshop at Mechanicsburg School. The event, first of its kind in Ohio sponsored by ACEA, showcases demonstrations by Athens teachers and Ohio University staff, with a style show featuring county educators as models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Education Association
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
Athens County
Ohio University
Clyde K. Miller
Division of
State Department of Education
Virginia Hayes
ACEA
Herman W. Humphrey
Plains Schools
Harold McBride
Athens
Robert Talbert
Rome-Canaan
Vincent Jukes
T. S. Robe
Denoyer-Geppert Co
Chicago
R. C. Hamilton
Keystone Co
Meadville
Ed Keefe
Columbus
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
Pauline Heft
Athens National Bank Reelects Board and Officers
Directors and officers of Athens National Bank were reelected at a Tuesday meeting. T. R. Biddle remains chairman, Thomas M. Wolfe is president, James H. McClure is vice president and cashier, J. S. Sherrard is assistant cashier, and Co L Beaty serves as assistant cashier. Reelected directors include T. R. Biddle G. P. Biddle Fred R. Beasley James H. McClure and Thomas M. Wolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens National Bank
T. R. Biddle
Thomas M Wolfe
James H. McClure
J. S. Sherrard
Co. L. Beaty
G. P. Biddle
Fred R. Beasley
Thomas M. Wolfe
Albany Lodge to Confer Fellow Craft Degree Thursday
Albany Lodge 723 F and AM will confer the Fellow Craft degree at a special meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m announced by Guy B McDaniel the lodge master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Albany Lodge 723
F&am
Guy B. McDaniel
AHS Musicians Earn All-Ohio Honors At Chillicothe Festival
Four Athens High School musicians were named to the All-Ohio Orchestra at the South Central Orchestra festival in Chillicothe. Patty Peterson Philip Saunders Helen Lehman and Arthur Hawkins earned spots with Lehman also selected for the woodwind quintet. Athens was represented by nine students overall. Harold Kessler directs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School Orchestra
Chillicothe
Patty Peterson
Philip Saunders
Helen Lehman
Arthur Hawkins
Miss Lehman
Central
Ohio
Ohio University
Atheny High School
Shelterings Arms Hospital Notes
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bullock Chauncey welcome a son. Admitted patients include Mrs. Blanche Morlan Athens Mrs. Grace Judson Glouster Mrs. Mattie Mace New Marshfield William Carrick Zaleski Arthur Brooks Athens Larry Smith Chauncey Mrs. Victor Weekley Athens and daughter Joyce Williams Athens Ralph Berry Athens Mrs Adda Maccombs Athena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Morlan
Athens
Grace Judson
Glouster
Mattie Mace
New Marshfield
William Carrick
Zaleski
Arthur Brooks
Larry Smith
Chauncey
Victor Weekley
Joyce Williams
Ralph Berry
Adda Maccombs
Athena
Pomeroy Man Held on Checks in Athens Case
Meigs County jail holds Vincent Pecora also called Charles Pennington on three counts of passing bad checks in Athens. Police arrest followed a request by Athens police. Checks totaled 71, 70, and 68 dollars. Pecora faces charges of writing without funds and using an alias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Athens
Joseph B. Grogan
Vincent Pecora
Charles Pennington
Pecora
Pennington
City Police Report Truck Car Collision
City police reported a truck car collision Tuesday afternoon on W State Street. Driver Joe Parsons of Frost Route 1 opened his truck door into a passing auto driven by John R. Smith of 98 University Terrace, causing considerable damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. State St
Joe Parsons
Frost Route 1
John R. Smith
University Terrace
Ball seeks Republican nomination for state senate district nine and fourteen
Claire M. Ball of Athens Route 1, a 37 year old businessman and farmer, announces candidacy for the Republican nomination in state senate districts nine and fourteen. He is a former 4-H leader, cubmaster of Troop 57, and currently vice president of the Athens County Board of Education. He is married with three sons and a member of the First Christian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire M. Ball
Athens
Athens County
Ball
the Plains High School
Ohio University
Ohio State University
Benjamin
Claire, Jr
Thomas Dean
First Christian Church
Nathan Tucker Dies at Age 86
Nathan B. Tucker 86 died Tuesday at his son Arthur’s home on Coolville Route 2. A former Guysville Route 2 farmer he is survived by a daughter Mrs Hildrith Chalfant Salem and four sons Boyd Salem Theodore New Marshfield Carl Zanesville and Lew Clarksburg W Virginia. His wife Jessie died nine years ago. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the South Canaan Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Friends may call at Jagers funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan B. Tucker
Arthur
Coolville
Guysville
Hildrith Chalfant
Salem
Boyd
Theodore
New Marshfield
Carl
Zanesville
Lew
Clarksburg
W. Va
Jessie
South Canaan Church
Jagers Funeral
Ex County Resident Leslie Ashcraft Dies at 56
Leslie Ashcraft, 56, former Athens County resident and World War I veteran, died Sunday night at Dayton VA Hospital after several months illness. Survived by wife Cecilia Hawk, daughter Norene, sons Kenneth Leslie Jr and Gene, nine grandchildren, father Joshua Ashcraft, two sisters Della Jordan and Nellie Baker, two brothers Clarence and Eddie. Services Thursday 2 30 p.m. at Fifth Ave Nazarene Church Columbus with burial Greenlawn Cemetery Columbus. Friends may call Gosnell Funeral Home Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Ashcraft
Athens County
Sunda
Dayton Veterans Administration Hospital
Ashcraft
Cecilia Hawk
Hinman Ave
Columbus
Norene
Kenneth
Leslie
Gene
Joshua Ashcraft
Coolville
Della Jordan
Nellie Baker
Clarence
Eddie
Fifth Ave. Nazarene Arch
Greenlawn
Gosnell Funeral Home
DeMolays to Meet at Masonic Temple
The Order of DeMolay will hold a meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Masonic Temple. Recreation rooms open at 6 30 p.m. and movies will be shown after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Temple
McGuffey Society to Meet in Athens Church
The Athens County McGuffey Society will meet Tuesday January 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Athens First Christian Church. The program is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County McGuffey Society
Athens
First Christian Church
A C Stratton Auto Dealer Dies at 65
A C Cash Stratton aged 65 died unexpectedly Wednesday at his home 5 N Shannon Ave after a heart attack. Born in Orbiston Hocking County he lived in Nelsonville 20 years in auto mobile and grocery business and in Athens 12 years running the Chrysler Plymouth agency Johnny Jones since 1950. He is survived by wife Ruth Burdette Stratton daughter Eileen Gross sister Mae Wilson and brothers Dr Carl Stratton and Charles Stratton. Arrangements by Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. (Cash) Stratton
N. Shannon Ave
Orbiston
Hocking County
Ephriam
Ma Atkinson Stratton
Nelsonville
Stratton
Athens
Chrysler-Plymouth
Johnny Jones
Athens Lions Club
Ruth Burdette Stratton
Eileen Gross
Phoenix
Ariz
Mae Wilson
Carl Stratton
Cuero
Texas
Charles Stratton
Dowler-Ferguson Hughes Funeral Home
Army Policy Sets ROTC Officers for 1952 Service
The Army announced that ROTC commissioned officers from June to September 1952 will be ordered into active service. Those with less than two years active duty since 1941 may be called. two or more years may volunteer. Officials aim for one third active by July 31, two thirds by Aug 31, remainder by Sept 30. Colonel Kelly states assignments may require initial placement in branch schools or U.S. bases. Those failing academic degree requirements after Advanced ROTC will not be ordered until requirements are met or college withdrawals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ROTC
Department of the Army
Pentagon
Harold L. Kelly, Jr
Ohio University Military Department
Army
USAR
Kelly
U.S. Continental
Three Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Three drivers were fined by district mayors after arrests by the State Highway Patrol. Robert Frost, 21, Stewart, paid 5 dollars and costs for failing to observe a stop sign. Homer Mills, 23, Lancaster, was fined 10 dollars and costs for lacking a driver’s license. Donald Lightfoot, 26, Dundas, was assessed 25 dollars and costs after being charged with dropping material on the road. officers said his truck carried red dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Robert Frost
Stewart
Peter
Seele
Logan
Homer Mills
Lancaster
Roger Friend
Donald Lightfoot
Dundas
Floyd Stiff
Murray City
Lightfoot
Jury verdict set aside in Morrison v Steppes Beauticians
Common Pleas Judge Francis White ruled the jury verdict awarding Ruth Morrison damages was inconsistent with findings of fact and entered judgment for the defendant Steppes Beauticians Inc. Morrison must pay all costs. The decision notes Morrison may appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Morrison
Steppes Beauticians, Inc
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
White
Morrison
Open House Planned By Coolville Firm
Citizens Home Telephone Co of Coolville plans an open house Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm at its new quarters on the second floor of the bank building. The old Main St. location is no longer in use and officials say the exchange will be open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Citizens Home Telephone Co
Main St
Bank
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O. D. Pincelli
George Snider
Arnold Clark
Burnie Derry
Weldon Brown
Ruth Cookson
Walter Sweazy
Emory Allen
Gail Elliott
Sharpsburg
E. F Glazier
Amesville
Winifred Hooper
Mayme Ashcraft
Alton
Acea Audio-Visual
Joan Herrold
Athens High School
Harold N. Radford
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Kenny Shingler
Stardusters
New York City
Martha Morrison
Katy Carpenter
Ridgerunners
Larry Scriven
Joe Maffett
Jim Mitchell
Pierre
Hollywood
Richard Williams
Fifi
Clara Davis
Wendell Fryer
Laura
Billie Jo Nuzum
Bill
Joe Scott
Miss Nuzum
Miss Davis
Marilyn Paulsen
My Man
Barbara Williams
Charles Atkinson
Donald McPherson
Clark Higgins
Gene Jones
Ray Stern
Marilyn Bricker
Suzie Seigfred
Maxine Rose
Betsy Baker Myrdith Sherow
Virginia Huffman
Violet Miller
Jack Dowler
Joe Pierce
Bill Wallar
Rudy Misner
Dewayne White
Ronald House Gayle Vermillion
Tom Chesser
Patty Fitzer
Joyce Rachus
Patty Whaley
Caroline Hefti
Lena Ackley
Antoinette Oakis
Marilyn Hall
Ruth
Royal Welcome
Nye
Chevrolet Co
Athens National Bank Reelects Board
Ki C. Chee Ut
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
AHS
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Claire Ball
MR. Ball
Nathan Tucker
Pemolays
McGuffeyans
A. C. Stratton
Mra Morrison
Keystone
Werner
ROY E. Hawk & Co. Investment Securities
Cline Bide
Athens, Ohlo
Roy EF. Hawk
Ofte
Keystone Organization
Adare
Athens Wine & Beer Store
W. Union St
Quick's
Zemo
Allstate
Sears
Parkersburg
HANDY
Union St
West Fairgrounds
South Court Street
Willys Company
Ohto
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