Three Men Injured in Route 50 Car Truck Crash
Three men were hospitalized after a Route 50 crash near Canaanville. James B. Gregg 53 Athens Route 3 and Ernest Helwig 48 along with Clyde Helwig 53 Athens Route 5 suffered face and head lacerations. Jesse H. Douglas 59 Athens had minor scratches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 50
Canaanville
James B. Gregg
Athens
Ernest Helwig
Clyde Helwig
Gregg
Helwigs
Jesse H. Douglas
Douglas
Alva Baker
Coolville
Howard H. Gorrell
Reedsville
Route 50
Gorrell
Milk Price Reduction Foreseen by Athens Distributors
An Athens area milk distributor spokesman said prices to both retail and wholesale buyers may fall by early February if current trends continue. The drop depends on the producer price and USDA floor under milk orders, with history showing rising costs from 1946 to 1948 and higher producer payments as a key factor.
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Athens
Tri-State
Dairyman
United States Department of Agriculture
Gustavson To Deliver Next Faculty Lecture At Ohio U
Carl G. Gustavson associate professor of history will speak on Social Science Potemkin Village the 13th in the Ohio University faculty lecture series in Chemistry Auditorium at 8 p.m. The talk originally scheduled for Jan 18 is the second of the year with A T Volwiler as chairman.
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Carl G. Gustavson
Ohio University
Potemkin Village
Gustavson
T. Volwiler
Augustana College
University of Iinois
Cornell University
Lake Forest College
Miami University
Phi Beta Kappa
Alpha Delta
American Historical Association
Mississippi Valley Historical Association
Elizabeth G. Andersoh
Edith A. Wray
Donald R. Clippinger
Conservation Is Practiced by Athens Farmers
W Eldon Wiseman, soil conservationist in the Athens District, reported local farmers set an all time soil conservation record. In the district 88 acres were contour cultivated 482 acres strip cropped 44 acres sown to cover crops 379 acres improved pasture 5 ponds built and 14 000 forest trees planted. R H Musser at Milwaukee regional HQ said eight state region farmers applied conservation practices more readily in 1948 than 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Eldon Wiseman
Athens
Milwaukee
R. H. Musser
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
A hospital brief lists births for Albany couple Mr and Mrs Glenn Perry a daughter. Mr and Mrs Gerald E Ramsey Wellston a daughter. Mr and Mrs Glenn Chalfant Trimble a son. Admissions include Betty Hughes Murray City major surgery B F Beckler New Marshfield Route 1 medical Linda Lou Davis Athens Route 8 major surgery and Clyde Helwig Athens Route 5 accident. Discharges: Fred Van Meter Long Bottom Route 2 and others Audre Johnson Trimble Kenneth Powell Athens.
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Glenn Perry
Albany
Gerald E. Ramsey
Wellston
Glenn Chalfant
Trimble
Betty Hughes
Murray City
B. F. Beckler
New Marshfield
Ralph Dupler
Athens
Linda Lou Davis
Clyde Helwig
Ernest Helwig
James Gregg
Fred van Meter
Long Bottom
Audre Johnson
Kenneth Powell
Civil Service Opens Federal Posts in Central Office
The U S Civil Service Commission announces exams for central office supervisor geologist and medical X ray technician jobs in Washington and nationwide. Salary ranges from 2284 to 6235 dollars yearly. Information available from W H Oldfield local civil service secretary.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Central Office
Washington, D. C
W. H. Oldfield
Civil Service
District Chief Attends Athens Legion Meeting
Eighth District Commander Wendell O. McCoy presented a past commander's button to John T. Cox at a Legion meeting in Athens. Sam Alvarez presided as Donald E. Robinson spoke. about 150 Post members attended a bean dinner followed by film showings. Cox helped organize dinner and entertainment. Ed Smith addressed the business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell O. McCoy
Wellston
John T. Cox
K. T. Crossen Post
American Legion
Legion
Sam Alvarez
Donald E. Robinson
Richard Banks
Ben Williams
Everett Barnhart
Frank Harvey
Cox
Ed Smith
Legion Field
Business Official Interviews OU Students
N. G. Hites, branch manager at Columbus for the International Harvester Co., spent Thursday on the Ohio University campus conducting interviews with students nearing graduation in June. He planned meetings with several candidates interested in positions with the firm in various capacities.
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N. G. Hites
Columbus
International Harvester Co
Ohio University
Hites
Harvester
Military Rites Set Sunday for Lt. W. D. Schenz
Funeral services are planned Sunday for 2nd Lt. Walter Dix Schenz 20 who died in action April 15 1945 in Schwerin Germany. Born Nelsonville he grew up in Athens and attended Ohio University a ROTC member. Graveside rites in Greenlawn Cemetery conducted by Rev Harold Kellogg and K T Crossen Post 21 American Legion with Dowler and Ferguson funeral home staff.
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Walter Dix Schenz
Schwerin
Germany
Nelsonville
Athens
Ohio University
ROTC
Pershing Rifles
Schenz
Camp Hood
Texas
First Army
28Th Infantry
Germe
G. W. Schenz
S. Charleston
W. Va
Judy
C. E. Green
Columbus
Greenlawn Cemetery
Harold F. Kellogg
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Former Athens Woman Dies in California
Mrs. Missouria Cook age 74, a former Athens resident, died recently at her Los Angeles home. Born in Canaan Township she spent most of her life in Athens. She moved to Los Angeles in 1936. her husband Charles died in 1940. Surviving are daughter Mrs. Grace Morrison of Inglewood and son Charles E. Cook of Huntington Park, and sister Leota Slaughter of Strongsville.
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Missouria Cook
Athens
Los Angeles
Canaan Township
Charles
Grace Morrison
Inglewood
Calif
Charles E. Cook
Huntington Park
Leota Slaughter
Strongsville
Ohio
Lighting Study Proposed for Athens School by Utility
An East Side PTA meeting heard Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co official Thomas H. Metters offer free independent engineering services to study lighting at the Past Side School. He noted Christmas blackout corrections and urged reporting inadequacies. Mrs. Fred Luchs spoke on World Understanding urging homes to host foreign students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Thomas H. Metters
H. C. Bobo
East Side
PTA
Fred Luchs
Metters
Europe
Winter Returns as Temperatures Plunge to 19 Degrees
Winter weather returned to Athens with temperatures falling below freezing. The mercury failed to rise above 41 yesterday and remained at 23 this morning. The Hocking River rose to 5.48 feet under a bright clear sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
C. N. France
Hocking
Dog Regulations Strengthen Rabies Control in Athens
City county health authorities urge isolation of pets under a new county wide rule approved unanimously by the Health department led by Dr H G Southard. The permanent measure bans dogs running at large and requires leashed access off premises with strays to be treated by county law enforcement officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Dunlap
Athens High School
Glee Club
W. C. Fin
Athens
City County Health Department
H. G. Southard
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