Athens County Humane Society Targets Dog Shelter Care
The Athens County Humane Society pressed county commissioners Monday over dog shelter conditions and the dog warden's performance. They urged tighter pound control, possible hiring of an assistant, and funding from the warden’s salary, plus a temporary shelter until a new pound is built. They also questioned funds from the sale of dogs to a laboratory, learning the animals are donated to a medical unit.
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Athens County Humane Society
Humane
Homer Barnhart
Athens County Children’s Home Budget Boost Cleared
County commissioners increased the Athens County Children’s Home appropriation by 5000 to 45240 after welfare board protests. The panel cited loss of staff salaries and food, while highlighting benefits from federal 7200 boarding home aid and state support. a future state training unit in child welfare could be established if funding remains high.
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Athens County Childrens Home
Child Welfare Board
Childrens Home
Welfare Board
Athens
Athens County
Cats Shun Bullet Dies After Cold Nights Outside
Bullet the five to seven week old puppy became famous after a washing machine bath. His owner Mrs John Wandling let him sleep outside in a box with cats who shunned him. He caught a cold and died of pneumonia at seven weeks old.
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Plains
Bullet
Minerva
John Wandling
Athens Wins Court OK to Buy County Land Near River
In Common Pleas Court and a county commissioners meeting, Athens was allowed to purchase county land between the Baltimore and Ohio tracks and the Hocking River east of Athens. The board had rejected Aug bids. now it rescinds that rejection and permits the sale to Athens pending a declaratory judgment from Prosecutor James F. Shumaker. A court ruling is needed before the sale proceeds.
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Common Pleas Court
City of
Athens
Baltimore & Ohio
Hocking River
Carpenter Bound to Grand Jury in Concealed Weapon Case
Carpenter Route 1 resident Harry L. Crippen, 39, was bound to the grand jury after pleading innocent to carrying a concealed weapon. He posted $100 bond after arraignment before Mayor Peter B. Seel, following his arrest at a Court Street eating place when officers spotted a loaded revolver in his pocket and he claimed it was for hunting.
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Grand
Harry L. Crippen
Peter B. Seel
Crippen
Court St
Glen Ebon Road Closed for Drainage Fix
County Engineer John Dowler announced Glen Ebon Road will be closed for several days after flood waters recede. The heavy truck route will be restricted to let saturated sub grading drain without traffic, following last summer’s blacktop.
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Glen Ebon
John Dowler
Dowler
John R Woods Dies After Long Illness At 82
John R Woods 82 died Monday night in Athens after a several year illness. Born in Logan he lived most of his life in Athens and worked as a store manager for the Johnson Coal Mining Co and the Pittsburgh Coal Co retiring in 1940. Survived by wife Myrtle son Ralph D Woods Athens and grandson Howard D Woods Columbus plus three great grandchildren and siblings Charles Lincoln Neb Jesse Willoughby and three sisters Emma Stroup Columbus Anna Weist Marion and Alice Fletcher Prospect. Friends may call after Wednesday noon at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home with services Thursday at 2 pm conducted by Dr John M Versteeg. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery mausoleum.
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John R. Woods
Athens
Logan
Johnson Coal Mining Co
Pittsburgh Coal Co
First Methodist Church
Neb
Jesse
Willoughby
Emma Stroup
Columbus
Anna Weist
Marion
Alice Fletcher
Prospect
Dowler-Ferguson- Hughes
John M. Versteeg
West Union Street
Musoleum
Three Athens accidents reported by city police
Three traffic crashes were logged by Athens police on Monday and Tuesday. Kenneth Norman of Athens Route 1 and David Turrell of 345 West State Street collided on the West Union Street bridge on Tuesday morning. Alva R. Wall of Sturgis Michigan collided with Joseph Trepp of 13 Mound Street on Monday near the Ohio University gymnasium. Jonn E. Davis of 23 Brown Avenue and Gaynelle Welch of The Plains collided as Davis pulled from a parking spot on 8 South Court Street.
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Athens
Kenneth Norman
Athens Route 1
David Turrell
W. State St
W. Union St
Alva R. Wall
Sturgis
Mich
Joseph Trepp
Mound St
Trepp
Ohio University
Wall
President St
Columbus Road Speeder Is Fined
A $10 fine plus costs was imposed on John T. Sutter 21 of 20 Kurtz Ave after he pled guilty to speeding on Columbus Road where the limit is 50 mph. The arraignment occurred Monday before Mayor Peter B. Lee. Police charged him with traveling 65 mph.
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John T. Sutter
Kurtz Ave
Peter B. Lee
Sutter
Columbus Road
Grahams Chapel Prayer Band Meeting Set at Lauer Home
Grahams Chapel Prayer Band will meet Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Lauer with Virgil Hawk as leader.
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Grahams Chapel
Henry A. Lauer
Virgil Hawk
Boys Receive Scout Badges at Athena Theater
Three Athens boys from Troop 55 received Ten derfoot badges Monday night in a ceremony on the Athena Theater stage. Victor Campbell Louis Lausche and Richard Taylor were named in the event with Fred Rowe presenting, Clark Higgins assisting, and other scouts including Robert Sylvester Jim Taylor John Woodrow Jerry Linton Tom Davis Warren Williams Colten Malone Sheldon Bowen John Staat Jack Gaskins and Gordon Murphy taking part ahead of National Boy Scout Week February 6 to 12 with local store window displays planned.
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Athens
Athena
Victor Campbell
Kathleen Campbell
Louis Lausche
Laverne Lausche
Richard Taylor
Dean
E. J. Taylor
Fred Rowe
First Presbyterian Church
Clark Higgins
Robert Sylvester
Jim Taylor
John Woodrow
Jerry Linton
Tom Davis
Warren Williams
Colten Malone
Sheldon Bowen
John Staat
Jack Gaskins
Gordon Murphy
Births at Sheltering Arms Hospital and Admits List
A birth notice reports a son to Mr and Mrs Walter Wells of Wilkesville and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Glen Brown of Athens. The admissions include Mrs Clara Bailey of Nelsonville Perry Parsons Amesville Mrs Helen Conner Athens Fred Russell Frost Joan Dickinson Bexley Earl Lee Athens John Barrett Trimble. Dismissals note Richard Perkins Athens transferred to Ohio University Health Center. Rudolph Barnett Athens James Bashore Athens Theron Phillips Athens.
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Walter Wells
Wilkesville
Glen Brown
Athens
Clara Bailey
Nelsonville
Perry Parsons
Amesville
Helen Conner
Fred Russell
Frost Joan Dickinson
Bexley
Earl Lee
John Barrett
Trimble
Richard Perkins
Ohio University Health Center
Rudolph Barnett
James Bashore
Theron Phillips
Rotary Members Analyze Magazine for Athens Club
Four members of the Athens Rotary Club analyzed The Rotarian at a Monday meeting. John V. Webb E P Lynn George W Starcher and W J Trautwein discussed the magazine’s make up and contests and noted its international circulation and translations.
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Athens
Rotary International
John V. Webb
E. P. Lynn
George W. Starcher
W. J. Trautwein
Two Area Soldiers Return From Far East
Seattle reporters recount that Cpls. Darrell F. Hillen of The Plains and Ronald Jordan of Athens Route 3 returned Saturday with 3227 rotation troops from the Far East aboard the Navy transport R. L Howze, according to the Associated Press.
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Seattle
Darrell F. Hillen
the Plains
Ronald Jordan
Athens
Far East
R. L Howze
Associated Press
Porch Lights To Be Turned On During Polio Mother's March
Athens polio drive peaks with a lights on event Thursday evening. Over 100 volunteers will canvas homes burning porch lights 6 30 to 7 30 p m as the Mother's March on Polio begins. A city fire truck will sound its siren to signal start with National Guard cars touring city with notices. Community leaders and dozens of volunteers organize captains and lieutenants across Athens Mechanicsburg and nearby areas.
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Athens
Corty
Dilim. Wou
National Guard
Arthur Cornwen
Mechanicsburg
Morrison-Brown
Joseph Paterna
Clarence Flowers
Martin Hecht
John Huffman
Victor Stanson
Robert Oberholzer
Kenneth Kerr
Robert Blackmore
A. A. Baldwin
Carl Gustavson
Paul Wilson
Paul L. Ferry
C. R. Morrison
Irvin Wolfe
Gabe Guerra
Leslie Irwin
William Biggers
Carl Roberts
Laverne’ Lausche
H. C. Musser
Henri Seibert
J. B. Gibbs
Frank Wood
Erme Weekley
Clouse Martin
Cecil Cox
Morrison Burns
Donald Barstow
Edward Lynn
George Clark
Gerald Kyle
Karl Gorham
George Mills
Larry Helwig
Arthur Easler
William Poling
J. W. Kelley
Lowell Cole
Louis Ruman
Edward Moran
Carl Tom
Robert Main
John Algeo
Richard Banks
John Cline
Howard Efaw
Frank Johnson
Roger Jones Jr
Thomas Rose
Richard Schloss
J. W. Trout
H. W. Cox
Harry Jegg
Frank Riegel
George Smith
George Rutkoskie
Norman Dean
P. O. Nichols
Howard Mills
William Rowland
Edward de Ville
J. D. Logan
Andrew Sterrett
Marguerite Appel
Raymond Sheppard
Delmar Kempton
W. H. Wardhman
Irwin Mansfield
C. P. Zinn
Robert Ayers
Floyd Six
R. M. van Dyke
Jack Robinson
Harry Crewson
Caroline Clutter
George Foss
Roscoe Carr
John W. Risch
Death of 19 year old Alice Newcomb
Alice Newcomb 19 daughter of Probate Judge John F Newcomb and Mrs Julia Newcomb of 102 N Lancaster Sr died Tuesday morning in University Hospital Columbus after a 10 day hospitalization. A Ohio Wesleyan sophomore and Chi Omega member she had left school Oct 15 for illness and spent six weeks at Mt Carmel Hospital. Survived by her parents and a five year old brother John Hartnell Newcomb. Jagers funeral home handling arrangements.
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Alice Newcomb
John F Newcomb
N. Lancaster Sr
University Hospital
Columbus
Ohio Wesleyan University
Miss Newcomb
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Athens
Chi Omega
Ohio Wesleyan
AHS Singers Plan Concert At Athens High School
Athens High School vocal music plans its annual winter concert in the school auditorium on February 5 at 7 30 p m. The program features a mixed chorus of 54 voices the 56 member girls glee club and a 28 member boys glee club plus nine girls and a boys quartet. Director W C Fingerhut said this will be the only concert of the year with all choral groups performing together.
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Athens High School
W. C. Fingerhut
Light Snow Briefs City Weather Report
Light snow fell yesterday and last night with a low of 14 degrees. At 9 a.m. today the temperature stood at 15 after a 1 degree rise. Monday’s highs and lows were 41 and 26 degrees.
Lost 38 Lbs Diet Pill Ad Ends With Money Back Guarantee
A Dayton Ohio reader proclaims a home remedy Rennel liquide that claims rapid weight loss. The testimonial praises a 3 percent loss of excess weight and urges mixing Rennel with grapefruit juice and taking two tablespoons twice daily with a money back refund if results are not seen.
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Louis C. Zeteuk
Allen St
Dayton
Ohio
Rennel
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