Blood plea from Korea soldier spurs Athens drive to donate
Don Flowers writes parents from Korea describing a wounded American boy who died due to lack of plasma. He urges Athens residents to donate blood as the Red Cross mobile unit returns to First Methodist Church Monday 11 am to 5 pm.
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Athens
Korea
Don Flowers
Clarence Owers
Lash St
B. F. Cutler
Athens County
Old Baldy
First Methodist Church
City crews resume W Union Street widening and street resurfacing
City and state share funding for the W Union Street widening project, with a $25,000 Athens County advance and a bid from Fenton Construction Co. for $275,271.97. Work to include asphaltic concrete surfacing over brick and macadam bases, a final width of 40 feet, and a bridge over the Hocking River with an expected completion date in 1954. City crews also resurfaced four streets and repair a fifth, aided by a two mill levy funding and city labor to save costs.
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W. Union St
Court St
Hocking River
Athens
Fenton Construction Co
Ashland
W. J. Elliott
McConnelsville
Athens County
Ora Ashcraft
Guysville
N. Lancaster St
Home St
Brown Ave
Stimson Ave
Fred H. Beckler
Morris Ave
Beckler
June Tradition Tops Marriage License Applications
Probate Court records show 32 couples applied for marriage licenses in June 1953, the highest June total yet this year and part of a six month tally of 125. Averages for applicants were 28 men and 24 women. ages ranged 16 to 60 for men and 16 to 55 for women with seven women and two men listed as unemployed.
Grahams Chapel Prayer Band Meets Thursday
Grahams Chapel Prayer Band will gather Thursday at the Daileys home with Mrs. Catherine Cremeans as leader guiding the session.
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Grahams Chapel
Curt Dailey
Catherine Cremeans
Bicyclists urged to follow safety rules by state patrol
Cpl R E Henderson of the Ath ens post stresses young riders share adult responsibilities on the road. Bicyclists should ride with traffic close to the curb and maintain their bikes with lights reflectors and brakes. Night riders need a white front light and a red rear light. Do not ride two abreast or weave and follow all traffic laws.
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State Highway Patrol
Cpl
R. E. Henderson
The
Athens Post
Henderson
Wounded Son Is Recovering From Korea Wound
Mrs. William Goodman of The Plains reports her son Private Pfe William Goodman is recovering from a stomach wound after four months in Korea with the 25th Infantry. He wrote June 19 that he is on juice and soup while treated aboard a hospital ship in Inchon harbor. Goodman joined the Army in October 1952 and trained at Camp Pickett.
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Pfe
William Goodman
The
Plains
Goodman
Korea
Inchon
Army
Camp Pickett
25Th Infantry
Three Drivers Fined On Traffic Counts
Three drivers arrested Monday by the State Highway Patrol were fined by Mayor Peter B. Lees. Floyd Dillinger, 22, Athens Route 4, was fined $5 with costs suspended on a charge of passing in a hazardous zone. An Athens couple was fined after patrolmen stopped them on Route 50-A, Mrs. Barbara A. Copeland, 20, was fined $10 and costs, with both suspended, for driving across a freshly painted center line, while Darrell Copeland, 25, paid $25 and costs for permitting an unlicensed driver to operate a car.
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State Highway Patrol
Peter B. Lees
Floyd Dillinger
Athens
Barbara A. Copeland
Darrell Copeland
Carbondale Resident Melvin Barber Dies in Columbus
Melvin Barber lifelong Carbondale resident died unexpectedly in Columbus Wednesday morning following a heart attack. He worked in Columbus and spent weekends in Carbondale with his wife Geraldine and two sons Byron and Donald. Funeral arrangements were not reported.
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Melvin Barber
Carbondale
Columbus
Barber
Geraldine
Byron
Donald
Shelterin' Arms Hospital Admits and Dismissals
Admitted: Mrs Grace Dinsmoor New Marshfield. Mrs Nell Carpenter Athens. Thomas Andrews Glouster. Mrs Dorothy Moore Athens. Paul Sherman New Marshfield. John Dyer Glouster. Robert Martin Athens. Dismissed: Mrs Kermit Root Stewart and son Luther Cruickshank Chauncey. Mrs Rebecca Buckley Mineral. Mrs Rachel Jividen Athens.
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Grace Dinsmoor
New Marshfield
Nell Carpenter
Athens
Thomas Andrews
Glouster
Dorothy Moore
Paul Sherman
John Dyer
Robert Martin
Kermit Root
Stewart, and Son
Luther Cruickshank
Chauncey
Rebecca Buckley
Mineral
Rachel Jividen
Former McBee Co. Employee Dies in Detroit
Mrs. Edgar Schultz formerly Irene Hyatt died of a heart attack on July 4 at Henry Ford Hospital Detroit Michigan. Born January 22 189? in Mason County West Virginia she was a former forewoman at the McBee Co Athens. Survived by mother Mrs A W Knappenberger Courrier Street Athens a daughter Mrs Janice Thorpe a son Robert Schultz and six grandchildren all of Detroit Burial was in Detroit Tuesday
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Edgar Schultz
Irene Hyatt
Henry Ford
Hot But Not Humid Weather Delights Athens
Athens enjoys a stretch of hot but not humid weather with a high of 86 and a welcome drop in humidity easing discomfort from recent muggy days. The pleasant conditions continue as residents experience milder evenings.
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Athens
Two Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Two drivers were fined ten dollars and costs after State Highway Patrol arrests. Raymond M. McConkle, 24, Alexander, Virginia, was cited for speeding by Justice of the Peace Charles Rider. Lester Roush, 51, Letart Falls, was arraigned before Logan's Mayor Roger Friend for lacking mud protectors on his truck.
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Justice of the Peace Charles
Raymond M. McConkle
Alexander
Lester Roush
Letart Falls
Logan
Roger Friend
Athens man jailed after intoxication fine
Carl Bobo, 33, of Athens Route 4, was fined 50 dollars and costs by Mayor Peter B. Seel for intoxication. The mayor suspended 25 dollars, but Bobo was jailed for nonpayment after being released only days earlier from a prior intoxication sentence.
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Carl Bobo
Athens
Peter B. Seel
Bobo
Cadets and servicemen from Athens featured at Keesler camp and Korea
Four Athens men among 243 Air Force ROTC cadets to attend a four week summer encampment July 18 at Keesler Air Force Base Mississippi. Names include Watson Burnfield John B Gibbs Kenneth H Radcliffe and David L White all Ohio University seniors in ROTC. Also noted are Marine Pfc Dor Sampson promoted after boot camp at Parris Island and Pvt John J Lavelle joining the 45th Infantry Division in Korea. Lantz Wheaton graduates wheel vehicle repair course at Atlanta Ordnance Automotive School.
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Athens
Air Force
L. E. White
N. Congress St
Ohio University
Marine
Doris D. Sampson
H. Sampson
Coalville
Parris Island
S.C
Pfc
Sampson
Carthage-Troy
Marines
Pvt. Lantz Wheaton
Frances Wheaton
Ordnance Automotive School
Atlanta General Depot
Atlanta
Columbus
New Switchboard Arrives in Athens for Metropolitan Dialing
Athens Home Telephone Co. announces arrival of a specially built switchboard from Automatic Electric Co. The 11-position board will be installed over months with crews from Chicago. When active it will let Athens dial numbers on other exchanges and receive calls without local operators, expanding service to about 35 percent of exchanges nationwide.
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Athens Home Telephone Co
R. S. Jones
Automatic Electric Co
Chicago
Athens
Jones
Telephone Company
Tomor
Albany
Security Records Help Names Stand Out In SSA Data
Don Yuenger, local SSA representative, cites counts for Smith Johnson Browns Williams and Jones showing individual account numbers matter for earnings and benefits. Yuenger explains accuracy of name and Social Security number is essential for correct records and later eligibility. The courthouse in Athens hosts office hours Tuesday and Wednesday 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. to assist.
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Smiths
Johnsons
Williams
Jones
Don Yuenger
Yuenger
Smith
Johnson
Social Security Fund
United States
Athens
Truck Dynamited in Niles Police Probe Begun
Police investigated a Tuesday dynamiting of a truck owned by Central Trucking Co in Niles. The blast occurred as an explosive was tossed into the truck cab, with no motive known by the firm.
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Niles, 0. S
Central Trucking Co
Fine and jail for intoxicated Parkersburg driver
Orie FE. Jackson, 53, of Parkersburg West Virginia was arraigned before Mayor Peter B. Leel on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. He was fined $100 plus costs and sentenced to 15 days in jail. Also present on Route 50 at Guysville Sunday was Goldie L. Fickison, 47 Belpre, fined $15 plus costs for intoxication.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Peter B. Leel
Orie FE. Jackson
Jackson
Guysville
Goldie L. Fickison
Belpre
City Driver Charged With Unsafe Operation
Robert William Perry, 23, of Columbus, was fined 19 dollars plus costs by Mayor Peter B. Lee after pleading guilty to reckless operation. Police charged Perry with unsafe driving on W Union Pratt and W Washington Streets.
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Robert William Perry
Columbus
Peter B. Lee
Perry
W. Union
Pratt and
W. Washington
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Levy
Keystone
ROY E. Hawk & Co
Investment Securities
Cline Bidg
Athens, Ohio
Keystons Organisation
W. Fairgrounds Gate
Tel
Elate
Athens National Bank
State Patrol
Rapp
Wallpaper & Paint Store
Sheltering Arms Hospital
McBee Co
Keesler Air Base
John J. Lavelle
Francis .A. Lavelle
45Th Infantry Division
Lavelle
Mary Lou
Edmond
Weaver E. A. B
Edmond Life
J. A. Boswell
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Union St
Pano
Tent Meeting Evangelistic Campaign
Rev
Charles M. Davidson
State of
Texas
Paul M. Alden
Apostolic Gospel Church
Richland Ave
Athens, Ohlo
FORD
Beasley & Mathews
E. Carpenter
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