Athens County Health Project Outlined To Officials
An Athens High School audience heard details of a proposed county health project backed by state and federal agencies. Dr. Keith Frankhauser led explains of a five year plan selecting 1000 homes, blood tests, milk consumption checks, and water sources with local health nurses to gather data.
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Athens County
Athens High School
Vivian Roberts
School of Home Economics
Ohio University
Martha Koehne
Ohio Department of Health
Keith Frankhauser
Frankhauser
Excavation Nears Finish on 50 A Project in Athens County
Excavation on the 3.574 mile Route 50-A strip in Athens County is near completion this week. Nine of 30 water drainage structures will also be finished, diverting hill runoff to Sugar Creek. Road widening work will start early next week. total costs to date are about $233,000.
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Athens County
Ora Ashcraft
Ashcraft
Sugar Creek
Dodds Mother On Stand in Murder Case
Sheriff Bateman testified he did not have a warrant for Dodds arrest in Athens on Jan 31 but Dodds was served with a first degree murder indictment. Dwight Rutherford, a defense witness, placed Dodds at the Security Bank Building office about 8:45 pm and described the questioning by the Church of the Good Shepherd committee. Additional defense witnesses and subpoenas for school and reformatory records were listed.
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George Bateman
Erskine
Dodds
Athens
Frank Joyce
Dwight H. Rutherford
Security Bank
Paul Brown
Rutherford
Church of the Good Shepherd
Bateman
Martin
C. H. Calhoun
Columbus
Nora Arnold
Carbondale
Juanita Johnson
Morris Ave
George Johnston
N. L. Russell
Brown Ave
R. W. Pedigo
W. Union St
J. J. Alpers
Eleanor Minister
County Superintendent of Schools
George J. Allarding
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
Prayer Band to Meet at Mary Hawk Home
Graham Chapel prayer band will meet Thursday at 8 30 p m at Mrs Mary Hawks home led by Fred Elswick.
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Graham Chapel
Mary Hawk
Fred Elswick
Ohio U Convocation Set for Friday Summer Session
The second general convocation of Ohio University’s summer session is scheduled for Friday at 9 40 a m in Memorial Auditorium. Prof T V Smith author legislator and teacher will speak on The Surplus of Value. The event is open to the public and OU notes Smith’s varied career. A final convocation is planned for Monday July 18 with Nilkanth Chavre delegate from India to the United Nations speaking on India Yesterday and Today.
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Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
T. V. Smith
Smith
Syracuse University
University of Chicago
Illinois
U. S
Sicily
Nilkanth Chavre
India
United Nations
Shelterng Arms Hospital Notes
List of births and admissions at Shelterings Arms Hospital includes Mr. and Mrs. Cog ar of Guysville with a daughter and Mr. and Mrs Dy son of Chauncey with a daughter. Also admissions for surgery and medical cases from Amesville Athens Nelsonville Chauncey and Stewart. Dismissals include Letha Kasler Athens Route 1 H I Kinsel Athens and Elmer Yates The Plains.
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Elwood Stanley
Amesville
Beatrice Milligan
Athens
Ada Bowen
Nelsonville
Audra Tryon
Jessie Inman
Stewart
Bonnie Jorden
Millfield
Emma Daniels
Caves Leffler
Chauncey
Frank Green
Albany
Letha Kasler
H. H. Kinsel
Elmer Yates
the Plains
Legion Members Join Messenger Bicycle Championship Races
Members of the K. T. Crossen Post 21 American Legion voted to assist in the Messenger Bicycle Championship Race at the Athens County Fairgrounds on August 22 and in the Messenger elimination race for newspaper boys on August 7 at the same venue.
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K. T. Crossen Post
American Legion
Messenger
Athens County Fairgrounds
Traffic Award for Athens Honorable Mention
Mayor William P. Mickle received a certificate of honorable mention from the Ohio Traffic Safety Council for Athens for 1948. The framed award notes a perfect record of no fatalities from motor vehicle accidents during 1948 in Athens.
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Athens
William P. Mickle
Ohio Traffic Safety Council
Ohio Department of Highways
Two Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Logan mayor R. W. Friend fined two drivers after State Highway Patrol arrests. Gordon Tolliver 53 of Nelsonville received $10 plus costs for speeding. Jeanette Ruth 44 of Logan paid $5 and costs for crossing a freshly painted highway centerline.
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Logan
R. W. Friend
State Highway Patrol
Gordon Tolliver
Nelsonville
Jeanette Ruth
Fire Damage Slight At E State Store
Minor damage and no personal injury resulted from a fire at the Jones Market 726 East State St Wednesday night. E M Jones owner said the fire was limited to a motor used on a small refrigeration compressor.
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Jones Market
East State St
E. M. Jones
van Dyke's
Three Men Fined On Police Charges
Three men faced fines on intoxication charges. Guy Smith 24 of Nelsonville paid 5 dollars and costs after pleading guilty before Mayor William P. Mickle. John Willis 50 of Sugar Creek and Carl Bobo 29 of Shade each received 10 dollar fines and costs for intoxication.
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Guy Smith
Nelsonville
William P. Mickle
John Willis
Sugar Creek
Carl Bobo
Shade
Pigeon Sits Loyal in Ames Neighborhood Visit
A blue and black pigeon tamed by Mrs. Thelma Carpenter in the Federal area lingered at her yard for parts of yesterday and today. The leg band reads AU 49 COS 189, indicating possible tracking code.
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Thelma Carpenter
Federal
New VA Chief Takes Over in Athens Office
Alton F. Friedel takes over the Athens Veterans Administration office after transferring from Newark. Nelson Blosser, VA head since 1947, leaves to pursue teaching. Harold Kidd joins staff supervising P.L. 16 veterans in lower Athens and Meigs County. Marriage license issued to Edgar R. Wresler and Nola J. Bahr, both 21.
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Alton F. Friedel
Newark
Athens
County Health Report Highlights June Diseases and Inspections
Dr. H. G. Southard reports measles as the county’s top communicable disease in June with one scarlet fever case. The City-County Health Board logged 229 sanitation conferences 25 nursing education meetings. Health metrics include three venereal cases four tuberculosis cases and sixteen patch tests.
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H. G. Southard
Ohio National Guard
Athens County
Health Board
Athens School Board Accepts Coal Bid and Budget Plans
The Athens school board accepted Earl Shafer of Nelsonville’s coal bid, the lowest of three, saving about $900 yearly. They also renewed the 2.5 mill tax, hired Ann Read as third and fourth grade teacher, and set a July 20 open hearing for the 1950 budget. Board members present included Don Roe president and Willard Barker future superintendent.
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Athens City
Earl Shafer
Nelsonville
Athens
Shafer
Harper Co
Pendry
West Virginia Coal and Transtion Co
Columbia, W. Va
Nelsonville Cash Feed and Coal Co
Don Clippinger
Ann Read
Ohio University
West Side
Richard and
Harold Glover
Don R, Oe
W. Parker Alker
W. H. Herbert
Willard P. Barker
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Harm Sac Aaron
Hal Roach
Curley
Curley” Starks
Ea Bec
Barry
Dean & Barry
Imperial
E. State St
Athens, Ohio
Crystal Pool
Red Cross
George Riser
E. Davis
Ohio U
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Isaac Cogar
Guysville
Gene Dyson
Legion
Pigeon
Ames
Edgar R. Wresler
Hartford City
Ind
Nola J.’ Bahr
Tang Ned
Glidden Endurance
Glidden
Mill St
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