Industrialist Blasts Federal Aid as Costly Centralization
Barton A. Hall, Logan industrialist and president of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, urged against federal aid, arguing it increases costs and centralized power. He cited taxation, budget growth, and the need for private enterprise to drive growth, alongside concerns about Ohio losses and unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton A. Hall
Logan
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Athens Jaycees
Hocking Valley
Barton Hall
Athens Jaycee
J. Roger Swart
Center
J. B. Kimball
General Telephone Co
Hall
Messenger Newsphoto
District Scout Leaders Meet Here Monday
A Hock Hocking District meeting at 7 30 p m Monday in the First Methodist Church will include executive committee members operating committee chairmen and institutional representatives of the boy scouts. John Dowler to preside as district chairman Walter Ervin steps down after 1962 term new officers named include Lt Col David Smith P O Nichols John Coker Ervin as district commissioner D D Montoya and Thomas Ott expected present Summary reports on scouting in the past year and plans for 1963 to be announced by committee heads.
Mrs. Emma Rowland Landis Dies at 82 in Athens Area
Emma Rowland Landis 82 of 279 Highland Ave died Thursday night at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a December hip fracture from a fall. Born in Belpre, she lived in Stewart then Athens, with survivors including two daughters Mrs. Harry Hawk and Mrs. Joe McAfee, five grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and brother Thomas H. Rowland of Albuquerque. Funeral services 1 p.m. Sunday at Hughes funeral home conducted by Rev. J. B. Maffett, burial in Hebardville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Rowland Landis
Highland Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Belpre
Elisha and
Martha Rowland
Stewart
Athens
Harry Hawk
Hebardville
Joe McAfee
Thomas H. Rowland
Albuquerque
N.M
Saturday Rites Set For Cutler Woman
Funeral services for Mrs. Gladine E. Male 38 Cutler will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Cutler Methodist Church with Rev. Lewis Butcher officiating. Burial will be in the Cutler Cemetery. Friends may call at the family home. Mrs. Male died Wednesday after a heart attack at her home while being transported to a Marietta hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutler
Gladine E. Male
Cutler Methodist Church
Lewis Butcher
Cutler Cemetery
Male
Marietta
Alden Cites Chillicothe Branch Plans
Ohio University President Vernon Alden announced plans to secure 2 million dollars from the General Assembly to build a Chillicothe branch. He predicted a four year campus with 4000 students within ten years and a drive to raise 200 000 dollars to buy 81 acres for the site, with Greenfield and Waverly joining the effort.
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Chillicothe
Ohio University
Vernon Alden
Ohio U
General Assembly
Ross County
Greenfield
Waverly
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes and Dismissals
Record lists patients at Sheltering Arms Hospital with names including George Feth Athens Route 1 and Marilyn Johnson Athens. Dismissals include Mrs Daniel Smith Athens Route 4 and Mrs Beulah Robinson Chauncey.
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George Feth
Athens
Stanley Davis
Albany
Tana Baldwin
Myrtle Smith
New Marshfield
Marilyn Johnson
Phillip Lavelle
Daniel Smith
Beulah Robinson
Chauncey
Six Cars Towed For Illegal Parking On W State Street
City police towed six cars from near W State Street and College Streets Friday morning after posting no parking signs Thursday noon to clear snow and ice. Six motorists ignored warnings and will be issued illegal parking citations along with towing fees.
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W. State St
College Sts
Two Alarms Answered by Plains Firemen
The Plains firemen responded to two alarms on Thursday. A fire at 16 W. Third St. caused $200 damages, blamed on a light bulb thawing frozen water pipes. Firefighters extinguished the blaze in a bathroom wall. An emergency squad treated Susan Tanner, 7, after a fall at her parents’ home on The Plains Rd. She was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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The
Basil Cullison
C. A. Canale
Third St
Susan Tanner
Plains Rd
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Parkersburg Driver Hurt In Route 124 Accident
A Parkersburg driver, Jack M. Scott, 46, was treated at Camden Clark Hospital for injuries after his vehicle spun on a snow covered Route 124 in Meigs County and rolled into a ditch while attempting a running start up a steep hill near the Athens County line, State Highway Patrol reported.
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Jack L. Clark
Curtis St
Buck Auto Supply
State St
Clark
Meigs County
Chester High School
Royal McBee Corp
Union Printing Co
Buck’s
Lillian
Jackie
Deborah
Parkersburg
Camden Clark Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Jack M. Scott
Athens County
Fuel Shortage Threat Ends After Line Break Repaired
Ohio Fuel Gas Co officials spent hours addressing a potential fuel shortage in sub zero weather when a main transmission line near Carbondale broke. The 18 inch line between Ravenswood West Virginia and near Sugar Grove was repaired. pressure rose and the emergency eased by 1 30 pm. Industrial and domestic users cooperated cutting back on fuel use.
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Ohio Fuel Gas Co
David E. Young
Carbondale
Young
Athens
Ohio Fuel
Border Station
Richland and
Dairy Avenues
Transmission Department
Carbondale - Kimberly Rd
New Marshfield
Ravenswood
W. Va
Sugar Grove
Lancaster
Pomeroy
Middleport
Gallipolis
Royal McBee Corp
Bridgewater
Ohio
Mercury Dips to Five Below With Cold Weather School Closures
The report notes a low of five below zero and a rise to five above by 10 am. Thursday's high reached nine above. Ohio University's Rufus Putnam Elementary School joined other schools shut due to the cold two days.
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U. S
C. L. Colmer
Ohio University
Rufus Putnam
Area Couple Recovers From Gas Poisoning
An Athens area couple, George Fetch and Elizabeth Fetch, were hospitalized in Sheltering Arms Hospital after carbon monoxide poisoning possibly from an improperly vented heater. They live near Elm Golf Course, which Fetch operates with Harry Barstow. The incident followed an ambulance call placed by a relative.
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Athens Area
Sheltering Arms Hospital
George Fetch
Athens
Elm Golf Course
Feth
Harry Barstow
Elizabeth
Athens State Hospital
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Cross Dies in Florida While Visiting Bayport
Mrs. Frank H. Cross of 5 N. Shannon Ave. died unexpectedly Thursday night during a visit to Bayport Florida. Arrangements are being completed by Hughes Funeral Home.
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Frank H. Cross
N. Shannon Ave
Bayport
Fla
Hughes Funeral Home
Army recruiter announces new office hours in Athens area
Sgt Kenneth Judd, Army recruiter for Athens, lists new hours at the sheriff's building 13 W Washington St. He will be in his office Mondays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The office phone is LY 3 4436 and his home line is GI 6 0999 in Gallipolis.
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Kenneth Judd
Athens Area
Sheriff’s
Washington St
Gallipolis
John Edward Crabtree Pleaded Guilty to Contempt Charge
Chauncey man John Edward Crabtree, 29, was sentenced by the Common Pleas Court to 15 days in the county jail for contempt of court. The court found him guilty of entering Christina R. Crabtree’s home while intoxicated and assaulting her when she refused his attempt to see their children.
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Chauncey
Common Pleas Court
John Edward Crabtree
Crabtree
Christina R. Crabtree
Torch Area Man Clarence Tennant Found Dead
A Torch area resident, Clarence Tennant, was found dead on the kitchen floor of his County Rd. 62 home by two neighbors Friday morning. Deputies say death appears natural. The body was to be taken to Whites funeral home in Coolville. Day Meets Tonight Conrath Bean Chapter Disabled American Veterans will meet at 8 p.m. Friday.
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Clarence Tennant
County Rd. 62
Brooks Conley
Mr. Tennant
Whites Funeral Home
Coolville
Conrath Bean
Disabled American Veterans
Dale Kirkendall
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Nelsonville
Senate
Holl
Defense
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Jaycee
Richard Colgan
Sportsman Grill
Donald Girton
Jaycee Week
Martin
the Martin
van Dyke
Buckeye Cafeteria
N. Court St
Tel
American Legion, Inc
K. T. Crossen Post No
American Legion
Nolan H. Mace
Earl F. Mathews, Inc. and
C. M. Gill & Company
Earl Mathews
Earl Hooper
C. M. Gill
Jerry Kyle
J. B. Maffett
Pillsbury Or
Ballard Biscuits Bakers
E. State St
Athens, Ohio
Alden
Loren Lee
Albany Route 2
KULK
Rock of Ages
Monuments
Keller & Weltner Monument Co
W. Hunter St
Logan, Ohio
Mercury
Totel
Home Savings & Loan Association
Association
East Washington Street
the Home Savings & Loan Association
East Washington St
Federal Home Loan Bank
Torch Area
B&t Drive
Sunset Motel
Columbus Road
Columbus Rd
Glouster
Steece
City Hall
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