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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1962

Page

2

13 Unit Pilgrim Motel Destroyed by 45000 Fire

A Sunday fire at the Pilgrim Motel on U S Route 50 destroyed 13 units valued at about 45000. Only three units and the adjacent home survived. insurance may cover around 10000. The blaze drew 39 firefighters from Richland Albany and The Plains and started near a gas wall heater.

Richland Department Richland Albany The Plains Russell Blackburn Heights Athens U.S. Route 50 N. L. Russell Messenger Newsphotos Pilgrim

Real Estate Transfers Across Athens and Surrounding Townships

A list of parcel transfers statewide shows numerous Athens County deals. Wallace E Brunson transfers to Vera Slater in The Plains while Frenda Wilson moves 100.9 acres to Austin Adkins in Carthage Township. Other transactions name Ralph Maxwell, Cecil Cooley, Lawrence Calvin, Lawrence Curl, William Nutter, Ada Cline, Dean Sheets, Leo Engelman Jr, Leo Engelman Jr again, Harvey Roach, Robert Blackmore, Jack Phillips Eddy, Dorsey Burkhammer, Florence White, Melvin Arnoff, Timothy Fulks, Lonnie Phelps, Larry Woods, Benjamin Geary, Edward Sanford, Anna Weisenbach, and Anna Weisenbach et al among many. Recipients span Athens, The Plains, Ames Township, Trimble, Guthe, and surrounding townships with lots and acres detailed from fractions to 185.16 acres including 52.69 acres in Troy and 38.65 acres in Ames Township.

Frenda Olive Wilson Athens Et al Austin Adkins Guysville Carthage William L. Roberts Athens County Ralph E. Maxwell State St Inlet Leo F. Engelman, Jr Lawrence W. Curl McGuffy Allen E. Locke William M. Nutter Huntington W. Va Arthur F. Fassig Ada Cline Hollister Trimble George Keirns Dean Sheets the Plains Ames Township Mayme L. Cable Clifton L. Kloh Harvey C. Roach Jacksonville Leslie E. White Robert L. Blackmore N. Congress St E. R. Eddy Amesville Jack Phillips Eddy Ames Town Carl Gillian Dorsey Burkhammer Coolville Troy Township Minnie Robert W. McAfee Melvin Arnoff Prentice B. Hess Timothy R. Fulks Athens Township Earl C. Herron New Marshfield Lonnie M. Phelps Waterloo Township Larry Woods Mary E. Williams Ft. Myers Fla Benjamin M. Geary Edward R. Sanford Mulligan Rd Margaret Niggemeyer Mill St Anna Weisenbach Lodi Lawrence Bell Roy Smith McKinley Ave

Births and dismissals at Sheltering Arms Hospital

In Athens area notices, Mr and Mrs William Teders welcomed a daughter and several other births are listed for Athens and surrounding towns. Dismissals include John Ellis and multiple residents across Shade and New Marshfield routes. Visitors and recoveries noted for Millfield and Morristown.

William Teders Athens Jack Carmichael

Palmer Services Are Scheduled Tuesday

Funeral services for Katherine B. Palmer 37 of Dayton will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Norbert W Johnston funeral home with Rev Merrill Allard officiating. Burial is in Maplewood cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home anytime. Virgil Wilson Leroy McCune Susie Coen and John McCune left Monday for the Army.

Glouster Katherine B. Palmer Dayton Norbert Chauncey Virgil Wilson Bartlett Leroy McCune Millersburg Susie Coen Athens John McCune Army

Vicks Unveils Compact Decongestant Inhaler For Quick Relief

A new Vicks inhaler offers fast relief from nasal congestion by delivering vaporizing decongestants and aromatic meds. The pocket sized device removes the bulky spray and water needed for tablets, providing easy on the go breathing relief in any setting.

Vicks

John W. Lewis of Glouster Dies at 57

John W. Lewis 57 of Glouster Route 2 died suddenly Sunday after a heart attack. Born July 30 1904 in Vine Grove Kentucky he was a WWII Coast Guard veteran and a 32nd degree Mason. Survived by wife Lulu daughter and three grandsons. Funeral Wednesday at Norbert W Johnston with military rites by McCann Frederick Post. Friends may call after 3 p.m. today. Sonic rites set for Tuesday 6 30 p.m. at the funeral home.

Glouster John W Jay) Lewis Glouster Route 2 Vine Grove, Ky Wilford and Nettie Bunger Lewis Coast Guard Bishopville Lodge F&am Valley of Cambridge American Legion McCann Frederick Post Lulu Hugh Hodges Rocky Mountain A. M. White Miami Fla Norbert W. Johnston Merrill Allard Maplewood Cemetery

New Yorker Hurt In Route 50 A Crash

A New York resident received minor injuries Sunday in a two car crash on Route 50 A four miles west of the Athens Washington county line. Loris Fried 46 passenger in a car driven east by Barry Fredericks 25 Washington D C received bruises of the left arm and leg. Fredericks car collided with a westbound auto driven by James L Tate 24 Bartlett and was cited by the State Highway Patrol for driving left of center.

New York Athens Washington County Loris Fried Barry Fredericks Washington, D. C

Gas Rate Reductions and In City March 1

Athens residents will pay 1% cents a thousand cubic feet more for natural gas starting March 1. Increases apply to 151 Ohio communities and 262 industrial customers under fuel cost clauses. The rise reestablishes retail rates at the January 1 1961 level after refunds lowered costs for a year.

Athens Ohio Fuel Gas Co Ohio Young Federal Power Commission

Edith Tucker Chauncey Resident Dies at 62

Edith Tucker 62 of Chauncey died Saturday night at Mount St Mary Hospital after an extended illness. She is survived by her husband Ray two sons Raymond and Preston of Alliance two daughters Eloise Loper and Inez Simmons both of Columbus 16 grandchildren three brothers and five sisters. Funeral services Tuesday 2:30 p.m. at Johnson funeral home Nelsonville burial Green Lawn. GLOUSTER McCann Frederick Post members meet Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. to attend John W. Lewis funeral.

Chauncey Edith Tucker Mount St. Mary Hospital William and Maude Donaldson Ray Raymond Preston Alliance Eloise Loper Inez Simmons Columbus William Victor Lewis Nelsonville Earl Howard Athens Susan Donaldson Pauline Fleming Agnes Thompson Frances Miller Helen Juniper Canal Winchester Johnson Funeral Home Nelsonvile Green Lawn Cemetery Glouster McCann Frederick Post American Legion John W. Lewis

Sigma Xi Talk by Dr Paudler on Cancer Therapy

Dr William Paudler of Ohio University chemistry will discuss Some Aspects of Cancer Chemotherapy to the OU Sigma Xi chapter at 7 30 p m in Chemistry Building Room 409. He researches plant based cancer chemotherapy. Attendees include students and faculty. he speaks Monday. A glass pane in the Athena Theater ticket booth was found broken by S Court Sr per police report.

William Paudler Ohio University Department of Chemistry Sigma Xi Paudler Athena Theater S. Court Sr

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