Athens County Men Take Pre-Draft Exams In February Drive
Thirty three Athens County men left for Ft Hayes Columbus to take pre induction physicals despite high water. The January total reaches ninety seven with two more draft calls. Leader was Homer W Davis Jr of Millfield. Many men from Athens Nelsonville Glouster Coolville and surrounding towns participated. Some finalists assigned to other boards due to transfers or enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ft. Hayes
Columbus
Homer W. Davis, Jr
Millfield
William M. Warner
John B. Allen
Business Interruption Insurance
A reminder that fire can destroy profits as well as buildings and that business interruption insurance helps cover long term losses. The note urges considering this and other insurance types as normal business expenses and to discuss coverage to avoid overlooking protections.
See Any of the Friendly Agents Listed Below
A compact listing presents several agents by name with contact details for readers seeking representation or assistance. The item functions as a directory-style notice guiding readers to available professionals.
Athens County Agents Association and Local Insurance Firms
A list of names and firms appears including Houck Vanlyke, Donald Barstow, Keiple Kerpton, Walker Fairright, D M Goddard, Kart Mathews, Peter Seel Co, M Gill, Dwight HM Rutherford, R Murphey and Co, B Dilton Guinther Insurance Agency, Glouster, Obte Oskiey Insurance Agency Inc, Nelsonville, Obie The Saitz Insurance Agency, Nelsonville Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskiey Insurance Agency, Inc
Nelsonville
Obie
Athens County Scholarship Tests Deadline Set
Athens seniors may take the state sponsored scholarship tests Saturday at 9 am in the Athens High School building. Eligibility covers the upper 40 percent of the class with scholarships awarded by test scores. Agricultural scholarships are also offered that afternoon to seniors aiming for the Ohio State College of Agriculture, with twenty national awards possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Athens High School
G. E. Christman
State Department of Education
Christman
J. K. Kinneer
Nelsonville City
Oliver Wood
Athens High Schools
W. G. Davis
Chauncey-Dover
County Board of Education
College of Agriculture
Ohio State
Ohio
Mrs. Lucy A. White 87 Dies in Albany
Mrs. Lucy A. White aged 87 died Monday in Sheltering Arms Hospital after a month of illness. A lifelong Albany resident born in Alexander Township, she was a Methodist and widow of Civil War veteran James White who died in 1917. Survived by brother Pearl V. Coe and sisters Olive Herron and J D Cooper, funeral at Albany Methodist Church Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. William H. Covert and burial at Hebbardsville. Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home handling arrangements.
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Lucy A. White
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Methodist Church
Alexander Township
Samuel V
Sylvia Blake Coe
White
Albany
James
Pearl V. Coe
Olive Herron
New Marshfield
J. D. Cooper
Athens
Albany Methodist Church
William H. Covert
Hebbardsville
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes Funeral Home
Births at Shelterin g Arms Hospital Note Readout
Birth notices from Shelter Arms Hospital list new arrivals including a son for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Townsend of McArthur and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Aubra Bailey of Coolville. Names appear with residence across Chauncey Mason Athens Glouster Shade and Albany. Dismissals include Mrs. Everett McNally of Pennsville with a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Townsend
McArthur
Aubra Bailey
Coolville
Thomas Lee Back
Mason
W. Va
Marie Johnson
Chauncey
Larry Foss
Athens
Jean Moore
Shade
Susan Gormley
Glouster
Aura Patterson
Joseph I. Smith
Theron Phillips
Everett McNally
Pennsville
Juanita Winters
Georgia Resinger
Albany
Basil Mantle
Guysville
Charles Henderson
Carol Smith
Sandusky
Grace Deem
Wrecks Twice Within Hour In Athens
A 17 year old Athens girl Betty Jane Pence of 19 Woodland Ave was involved in two auto accidents within 45 minutes. She was slightly injured in the second crash when her car went out of control on Mill Street and wrecked in a ditch after crossing railroad tracks at high speed. The car belonged to Lillian Pence of the same address. Earlier the same car struck a parked car owned by Robert F. Gaynes of 69 E Mulberry Street and the driver left the scene. Police noted a separate crash Saturday night where William B. Dicken and Charles F. Harper collided at President and S Congress streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Betty Jane Pence
Woodland Ave
Mill St
Miss Pence
Lillian Pence
Robert F. Gaynes
E. Mulberry St
Gaynes
William B. Dicken
W. Union Sr
Charles F. Harper
Corning
President and
S. Congress Streets
Five Drivers Are Fined After Weekend Arrests
State Highway Patrol arrested five drivers over the weekend. Caleb Bratton of Athens was fined 150 dollars and costs after arraignment in Logan for operating a motor vehicle under the influence. Sven Lenart Nordin of Athens paid 5 dollars and costs for parking on the wrong side. Omer G. Hines of Athens paid 5 dollars and costs for permitting an unlicensed driver. Leroy Combs of Mansfield paid 5 dollars and costs for lacking a driver’s license. Ted Johnson of St. Marys West Virginia was assessed 10 dollars and costs for failing to observe a stop sign.
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State Highway Patrol
Caleb Bratton
Athens
Logan
Roger Friend
Peter B. Seel
Sven Lenart Nordin
Omer G. Hines
Leroy Combs
Mansfield
Lee
Ted Johnson
St. Marys
W. Va
Friend
Ohio Executives to Attend Industry Review Forum in Puerto Rico
B F Cutler of The McBee Co. Athens Ohio is among 16 Ohio executives invited to the seventh Industry Review Forum in San Juan February 1 to 3. About 200 executives and wives will join business and financial leaders from across the United States for the Pan American World Airways Puerto Rico event. Ohio delegates include ten from Cleveland, three from Dayton, and one each from Middletown, Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Puerto Rico
B. F. Cutler
McBee Co
Athens
Ohio
United States
Pan American World Airways
Cleveland
Dayton
Middletown
Elyria
Former Athens County Native Dies in Artesia New Mexico
Orson S. Matteson eighty one, longtime Athens County resident, passed away Sunday night at his Artesia home. He was son of the late Alfred and Sarah Wilmarth Matteson, pioneer residents, and is survived by his wife Cora and two sisters Emma Everett of Athens Route 3 and Gertrude Mathews of Zanesville, plus half siblings. His first wife Mary Hartley Matteson and two children from Lodi Township had died earlier.
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Orson S. Matteson
Athens County
Artesia
Alfred
Sarah Wilmarth Matteson
Cora
Emma Everett
Athens
Land Transfers Involving Pendergrass Family
Peter Pendergrass of Athens County and his wife transfer Chauncey real estate to Roy Pendergrass and Chauncey wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Pendergrass
Athens County
Roy Pendergrass
Chauncey and Wife
Chauncey
Neighbors Aid Burned Out Family After Farm Fire
The Kimble family of Brimstone Ridge west of Coolville lost their six room home to fire. Neighbors provided meals and clothing while Coolville and Brimstone Ridge residents housed the children. Local aid included a vacant house next door and a fund exceeding $150 plus Red Cross clothing and furniture support. Gerald Kimble, a Cleveland machinist and taxi driver, supports nine children as the family seeks new housing and basic needs.
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Roy J. Cross
Gerald Kimble
Davenport
Kimble
Cleveland
Roger
Harold
Coolville
Kimbles
Brimstone Ridge
Mr. Kimble
Les Flemming
Jean
June
Tuppers Plains
Joan
Freda
Lorain
Kimble’s
Athens County
Athens
Red Cross
Parking Violator Fined in City Court
Joseph Salley Jr. of 15 Race Street faced arraignment for parking in a restricted zone. He paid a $5 fine plus costs and settled eight parking tickets totaling $12 after authorities presented seven tickets for $1 and one for $5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Salley, Jr
Race St
Peter B. Seel
Salley
Lily in Bloom Arouses Interest at Dickens Home
A sacred lily in bloom at 5 Palmer Street, home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Dickens, attracts attention among local growers. The plant stands several feet high and has grown up to eight inches in a day, blooming without leaves while resting in a dirt-free vessel. The strong odor keeps the bloom isolated from living areas.
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Jesse Dickens
Palmer St
Dickens
Civil Service Lists Exams for Mechanics
The Board of U S Civil Service Examiners at Crane Indiana announced exams for electronics mechanic fire control mechanic and radio mechanic with salaries from 1 66 to 1 86 an hour F D Higgins at the post office has applications and details
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Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Naval Ammunition Depot
Crane
Ind
F. D. Higgins
Mrs Atkinson declares bid for re election to State Central post
Nora Atkinson of Athens Route 3 announces candidacy for re election to the State Central Committee 10th District in the Republican primary next May. She is widow of Hilas L. Atkinson and active in the Athens County Republican organizations and several lineage, fraternal, and civic groups including Daughters of 1812, DAR, OES, Izaak Walton League, and Methdist church. Her son Merrill R. Atkinson is named.
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Atkinson
Nora Atkinson
Athens
State Central Committee
Hilas L. Atkinson
Athens County Women's Republican Club
Athens County
Order of Eastern Star
Daughters of 1812
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Sayre Study Circle
McGuffey Club
Daughters of the American Revolution
Izaak Walton League
Methodist Church
McGuffey Readers Highlight Athens County Meeting
The Athens County Mc Guffey Society held a session where Lessons from the McGuffey Readers were discussed. Nine candidates for county offices attended, with talks by Dr. W. L. Burt and readings by Mrs. Nora Atkinson, Mrs. Alma Hudson, and Harry Cramer. Congregational singing accompanied by Mrs. R. D. Rowland on piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGuffey
Athens County McGuffey Society
Charles E. Miller
W. L. Burt
Nora Atkinson
Alma Hudson
Harry Cramer
Guy Morrison
R. D. Rowland
Lydia Pinkham's Compound Relief for Menstrual Pain
Doctors report Lydia Pinkham's Compound relieving menstrual cramps in about three of four cases. The ad promotes Pinkham's Tablets with added iron as a modern remedy and notes benefits for backaches jitters and hot flashes during the change of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham’s
Flood Flooding Closes Roads Along Hocking River
Severe inundation forced Route 33 closures near Chauncy and Route 50 near Strouds Run while traffic rerouted via The Plains and Route 50A through Amesville. West Athens saw water on streets, basements, and a drop in temperature after a weekend of heavy rain.
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Chauncy
Columbus
Plains
Strouds Run
Athens
Guysville
Coocville
Amesville
State Highway Patrol
Marietta
Hockingport
Chauncey
Logan
Glouster
Burr Oak
West Union Street
Route 56
Hocking River Bridge
Stewart
Lower Mill Streets
Stewart, Mill
Wolfe
Allom
McKinley
House
Brown Streets
University Terrace
Mercury
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William F. Boyer
Paul L. Nutter
Nick J. Parkis
Harold F. Brooks
James C. Widdoes
Bob C. Russ
Lawrence B. Chessman
Clarence W. Tye
Dallas M. Forbes
Russell Barrows
David L. Russell
Richard E. Searles
Patrick E. Bulstrom
Dana H. Welch
Richard J. Burkhamer
Glenn E. Doherty
Otis W. Allen
Edward R. Hopstetter
Rodney G. Newsman
Buchtel
Norman H. Fulton
Paul Ll. Meeks
Paul E. Buchanan
Junior L. Blackford
Redtown
the Plains
Steven L. Vaido
Gilbert V. Wingo HU
Wilmington, del
William Wick
Akron
Athens County Agents Association
Houck & Vanlyke
Donald K. Barstow
Keiple & Kerpton
D. M. Goddard
Co. M. Gill
Dwight
Rutherford
R. Murphey and
Guinther Insurance Agency
Glouster, Obte
the Saitz Insurance Agency
Nelsonville, Ohio
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
West
Troy Township
Jerry, Jr
Garnett
Tommy
Phyllis
Jimmy
Messenger Newsphoto
Lily
Civil Service
Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Masonic Temple
H. G. Householder
Houck & van Dyke
Ant
W. Union St
Dial
Hocking River
Fleet Lease Corpo Beckles
Lord Rendering
S. E. Ohio
Froz
E. State St
Athens, Ohio
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