George Rasp Dies After Illness and Millfield Mine Ties
George Rasp 65 of 21 Elmwood Place died Sunday in Mount Carmel Hospital Columbus after illness since last October following a fall while cleaning out caves. Survivor details include wife Ena Nelson and a long wartime and community record with mining, church, Masonic and American Legion ties. The obituary notes his millfield mine explosion survival in 1930 and service with The McBee Co. The region endures a sixth day of a cold wave with near zero readings and school disruptions.
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George Rasp
Elmwood Place
Mount Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Jacksonville
George
Elizabeth Rasp
Mr. Rasp
Millfield
Athens
Athens Guard Officers Outline New Training Plan
Athens National Guard unit discusses a national program to condense training for civilian guardsmen. Capt Earl Mathews explains at a battalion meeting with Lt Col Erle Briter Jr Maj Dean Nida and others present. Training begins March 1 with range firing planned at Zanesville and a federal inspection on the schedule.
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Athens
Dean Nida
James Abraham
Forrest G. Moore
Lancaster
Joel Draper
Carl Wilson
Clarence Elkins
New Lexington
John Swonhart
Marietta
Robert Houseworth
Portsmouth
Cambridge
Guardsmen
Mathews
Bernard Rig
Ular Army
E Athens
Zanesville
Blue Rock
Temporary Head Named for Athens County Children's Home
Kenneth W. Cantwell was named acting superintendent of the Athens County Children's Home for two weeks while awaiting permanent appointment. Cantwell and his wife have served as house parents in the boys cottage, as the Child Welfare Board continues to seek a new superintendent and matron after the Hollisters resigned effective Tuesday.
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Athens County
Kenneth W. Cantwell
Child Welfare Board
Cantwell
Wesley Hollister
Shelterings Arms Hospital Births and Admissions
A hospital list records newborns and admissions including a daughter to Mr and Mrs Sprinkles of Wellston and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Byard of Athens Route 4. It also notes births to Mr and Mrs Howard Parsons Trimble Route 1 and admissions of Mrs Sarah Glover and others in Athens Cutler Albany and Jacksonville.
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William Sprinkles
Wellston
Glenn Byard
Athens
Howard Parsons Trimble
Sarah Glover
Fawna Riley
Geraldine Graves
Delbert Cline
the Plains
Carrol R. Seifert
Albany
A Mahneta Rapp
Jacksonville
Hay Silage Exhibit Set at Athens Grange Hall
A hay and silage exhibit will be presented at the Athens Grange Hall Tuesday announced by County Extension Agent Ross Wright. Farmers are invited to bring samples for viewing by C. L. Blackman from Ohio State University. Samples must be in by 1 pm. Blackman will speak on the value of high quality roughage for cattle.
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Athens Grange Hall
Ross Wright
Wright
C. L. Blackman
Ohio State University
Blackman
Blazing Gun Battle Leaves Two Dead in Knoxville
In Knoxville Tennessee a gun battle killed Patrolman Lester W. Gwinn aged 40 and Roy Porter aged 49. The shooting occurred as bullets flew over a bed where three children slept. the children were unharmed and were not identified in the report.
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Knoxville
Tenn M
Lester W. Gwinn
Roy Porter
Severe Burns Send Boys to Hospital
Severe burns sent two Scioto County boys to Mercy Hospital. William Ingles Jr. 2, of Caryes Run, was burned over his body Friday night after falling into a bucket of boiling water. Dennis Mowlett, 13 months, of Franklin Furnace, was critically burned Saturday when his crib covers caught fire.
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Portsmouth
Scioto County
William H. Ingles, Jr
Caryes Run
Mercy Hospital
Dennis Mowlett
Edgar Mowlett
Franklin Furnace
Sergeant and three children perish in Camp Gordon fire
In Camp Gordon Georgia a 33 year old Army sergeant Sgt John T Smith Sr and his three children Jeanne 7 John T Jr 6 and Virginia Rose 2 died in a house fire that destroyed an eight room dwelling. The mother Rose Roma Smith a registered nurse was at work at the Camp Gordon hospital.
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Augusta
Camp Gordon
John T. Smith
Jeanne
John T., Jr
Virginia Rose
Rose Roma Smith
Camp Gordon Hospital
Mound on hilltop near Athens reveals ancient burials
A 1895 cellar dig on Ben Maxwell’s hilltop near Athens uncovered 13 skeletal remains in a circular burial, with one standing figure. The bones likely belong to a chief and followers from an ancient battle, once housed on Maxwell farm and later seen by residents including Minnie Pickett. The hilltop mound was about 45 feet wide and 11 feet high, overlooking the Hocking Valley.
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Ohio
Hocking River
Athens
Ben Maxwell
Canaan
Robinson Ridge
Maxwell Farm
Minnie Pickett
Mill St
Maxwell
Jay Casseys
Robinsons
Clarks Chapel
Hocking
Route 5
Canaan Township
Athens County
Real Estate Transfers In Athens County and Nearby Townships
A series of property transfers is disclosed across Athens County and surrounding areas. Transfers include parcels in Granview Highland and Guthrie Bould additions to Athens, Townsend's and Ridgewood additions to Athens, and various routes and townships from Dover to Nelsonville and Coolville. Named buyers include Harry W. Gorby Charlies Jaynes Mary Ann Hartman Foster Bean Marion W. Rose Cynthia A. Drake Vern E. Scott Sr. George T. LeBouteen and others.
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R. E. Hockenberry
Athens County
Harry W. Gorby
Cliffton Heights
Athens
Latha B. Hess
Charlies Jaynes
Granview Highland
Clifford G. Hartman
Mary Ann Hartman
Dover Township
Athens West
John F. Newcomb
Foster Bean
Guysville
Inlet
Jack Landis
Nelsonville
Vern E. Scott
William Knisely, Jr
Coolville
Marion Welch
Rockland
Troy Township
C. C. Hooper
Albany
James D. Dickson
Bill Young Hall
Norman E. Hall
Patton
Jackson
Arlene B. Davis
Ermel R. Beckley
Rushville
Lee Township
Lawrence G. Worstell, Jr
George T. LeBouteiller
Ridgewood
Arch Brooks
Robert Shellman
Athens Township
Ohio Hardware Association to Hold 61st Convention in Cleveland
William B. Wolfe of Athens County is among officials expected to attend the 61st annual convention of the Ohio Hardware Association in Cleveland from February 6 to 9. The event gathers state hardware leaders for meetings and discussions.
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Cleveland
Ohio Hardware Association
Wiliam B. Wolfe
Athens County
Seven Drivers Are Fined in Area Courts
State highway patrolmen from the Athens post reported seven drivers arrested over the weekend for traffic violations. Arraigned in Municipal Court were Peter Jay Flanigan, 21, Cleveland, 20 dollars. Robert E. Root, 31, Athens Route 4, 15 dollars. Robert G. Snow, 24, Athens Route 4, 5 dollars. In Logan Mayor Joseph Phillips court William Richards, 22, Logan, 10 dollars. John F. Collins, 43, Chauncey, 10 dollars for passing the centerline. Arthur F. Dowler, 25, Parkersburg, W. Va., 10 dollars for left of centerline. Buster Coombs, 27, Pontiac, Mich., 5 dollars for unsafe operation.
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Athens Post
Peter Jay Flanigan
Cleveland
Robert E. Root
Athens
Robert G. Snow
Logan
Joseph Phillips
William Richards
John FE. Collins
Chauncey
Justice of the Peace
F. Cecil
Coolville
Arthur FE. Dowler
Parkersburg
W. Va
Buster Coombs
Pontiac
Mich
Meigs County Leader Dies
Surviving are his wife Georgia Belle patient at University Hospital Columbus a daughter Mrs Allen Wilson of Columbus and three sons James W Hilt of Raton New Mexico C F Hilt Jr of Columbus and W H Hilt of Edinburg Indiana 10 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral services will be at 1 pm Wednesday at Chase funeral home Rutland with burial at Wells Cemetery Dowington Friends may call and donations to Pomeroy Emergency Squad for new communications equipment.
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the McBee Co
First Methodist Church
Trimble Lodge
F&am
K. T. Croasen
American Legion
Ena Nelson
Athens County
David
Jacksonville
Anna Rasp
Mary Judson
Lydia Homestine
Georgia Belle
University Hospital, Columbus
Allen Wilson
Columbus
James W. Hilt
Raton, N. M
C. F. Hilt, Jr
W. H. Hilt
Edinburg
Ind
Chase Funeral Home
Rutland
Wells Cemetery
Downington
Pomeroy Emergency Squad
Overheated furnace pipe damages apartment at 77 N High St
Firefighters responded at 11 32 a m to a blaze caused by an overheated furnace pipe in the apartment of Mr and Mrs James Nida above a garage. Damage estimated at 150 dollars as the pipe ignited the kitchen floor and required removing base board and wall opening to check for spread. The apartment is owned by Mrs Helen Parker.
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James Nida
N. High St
Charles Dalton
Helen Parker
77 County Seniors Take State Scholarship Tests
Seventy seven seniors from Athens County high schools sat the state scholarship tests at Athens High School on Saturday from 9 am to 12 noon. The top 25 boys and 25 girls statewide will receive state certificates.
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Athens County High School
Athens High School
Ohio
George Christman
Don Thomann
Athens High
S. L. Darst
Chauncey- Dover
Kenneth Kineer
Nelsonville High
Albany
Jack Dale Bailey
Mollie Jean Chase
Donald Elridge Misner
Nancy Jean Myers
Norma Lou Parsons
Charles H. Woodyard
Ames-Bern
Patty Jean Armstrong
Mary Frances Fockler
Jimmie Wilson Glass
Diane Hamilton
Paul Russell Hanson
Olan Lewis Koehler
Mary Eva Lawrence
Shirley
Mary Lou Wichterman
Ronald Gene Williams
Buchtel York
Robert Duane Herdman
Chauncey Dover
Robert Dale Gillespie
Sandra Lue Gillespie
Robert Andrew Jackson
Richard William Ley
Jess Allan Pendleton
Robert Harvey Pierce
Thea Jaktta Shafer
Anna Wavelene Wade
Glouster
Sue Ann Dunnette
Jane Lynn Faires
Suzanne Gormley
Larry Earl Keith
Kaye Kelly
Shirley Faye McKinley
Patricia Ann Kikorski
Mary Lou Spencer
Patricia Ann Sweeney
Barbara Jo Whaley
Roberta Sue Zimmers
Nelsonville
Carol Ann Albrecht
Shirley Ann Byers
Patricia Ann Donahey
Patricia Louise Ray
Marine Weymiller
Martha Louise Weller
Rome-Canaan
Jo Anne Chambers
the Pilgins
Charles Edward Dunfee
William Robert Finnearty
Dale Lavern Goldsberry
Evelyn Bernice Graham
Harold Lowell Rowan
Marilyn Ann Lee
Ohio University student held on improper exposure charge
Chief Joseph B. Grogan said the arrest of 24 year old George K Buchanan of 11 B East State Street led to the clearing of two mistreatment and window peeping complaints. Buchanan appeared in Municipal Court and his case was continued. He was jailed for $450 bond after confessing to window peeping and mistreatment in December.
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Ohio University
Joseph B. Grogan
George K. Buchanan
B. E. State St
Buchanan
East End
Older Ohio drivers blamed most for fatal crashes
An Ohio Department of Highway Safety survey shows drivers 65 and over are involved in fatal accidents at a higher rate than teenagers. From Jan 1 to Mar 31, 27,799 mishaps involved 49,884 drivers. 1,784 were 65 and over, with 15 per thousand in fatal crashes for 65 to 74, and 11 per thousand for 55 to 64. Teens show lower fatal involvement, and officials urge driver education for all teenagers before licensing.
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Ohio
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
Rotary International Anniversary Stamp Slated
The Post Office Department will issue an eight cent stamp on Feb 23 to mark Rotary International fifty years. Chicago post office will handle issuance with 80 million stamps printed. The blue design features a globe with a flaming torch and Rotary emblem. First day covers offered via Chicago Postmaster. uncancelled stamps not available. Stamps go on sale Feb 24 at local post offices.
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The
Post Office Department
Rotary International
Chicago
W. W. Wind
Ill
First Secret Service Guarded President Under Roosevelt Era
Theodore Roosevelt became the first U S president guarded by the Secret Service after McKinley’s assassination in 1901 marking a new era of presidential protection.
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Theodore Rooseevlt
William McKinley
United States
Secret Service
Driver Fined After City Accident Collision at Court Street Corner
Richard Guthrie 23 of 10 Mulberry St was fined 10 for failing to yield the right of way after his car collided with an auto driven by Barons C Lyons Jr 23 Bushall at the S Court and W Mulberry St corner Sunday in the city.
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Richard Guthrie
Mulberry St
Guthrie
S. Court
W. Mulberry St
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Joy Bowman
Women's Army Corps
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Jane Gail Brister
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Pspirin
Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Masonic Temple Bidg
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Hi. G. Householder
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Naomi Steed
Gertrude Bolus
Cutler
Nancy Dean
Myron West
Mae Wooten
Ee Russell Noland
Chester
Goodfyear
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Soft
Tler
A.M
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Retail
Lee E. Busch
Discovery Ot
Indian Mound
Athens, Ohio
PF. &. Murphy & Son
Dwigsht H. Rutherford Peter BR
Seri Seipie & Kempton
Glouster, Ohio
Richard Guinther
Nelsonville, Ohio
Oakley Ins
Salts
Meigs
Rotary Club
Alkyd
Pip Tiare
Benjamin
St. Moore
Coats
Elite
Mac's Thrifty Store
State ST
W. Union St
Dial
Onibes
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
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