C SOE Chief Warns Athens On Free Enterprise Threat
John B. Poston president of the Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co. urged Athens business leaders to resist government encroachment on private power. He cited plant costs, coal supplies, and rising local taxes while warning that federal action could erode free enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Poston
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Athens Board of Trade
Nelsonville
Berry
H. C. Bobo
C&soe
Dwight H. Rutherford
Athens
Fred H. Sands
Mr. Poston
Hamley Run
Athens County
Hocking Valley
Ohio
Ohio University
Poston
Truman
Lincoln
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Pacific Northwest
Hell's Canyon
Oregon-Idaho
Canadian
House Reclamation Committee
Senate
St. Lawrence Seaway
Congress
Washington
Electric Company
E M. Poston
Hocking Power Co
Flextwood
Bobo
H. C. Dorman
Messenger Newsphoto
Athens County 4 H Picnic Set Tuesday
The annual Athens County 4 H Club picnic will be held Tuesday at the fairgrounds with games and contests starting at 10 am. A noon basket picnic dinner will be served and each club will present a skit featuring a popular song. Crystal Pool opens at 2 pm for 4 H groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Fairgrounds
County 4-H Council
Crystal Pool
Ronald Wagoner
Henry Steinmeyer
New Marshfield
Lowell Boggs
Lottridge
Bill McIinturf
Stewart
Denzil Robinson
Amesville
Roscoe Burdette
Guysville
Margaret Braley
Athens
Edward Sheridan
Lawrence Bean
Albany
Estella Elliott Baker
Guysville Seeks Aids For Operation Skywatch
Volunteers for Operation Skywatch are being sought by the Ground Observer Corps post in Guysville. Mrs. Herman Pierce says helpers should meet Friday at 8 p.m. at P. G. Chapman’s home. The operation is a joint Air Force Civilian Defense effort.
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Guysville
Ground Observer Corps
Herman Pierce
P. G. Chapman
Pierce
Air Force
Middle East topic to headline seventh annual OU conference
The Ohio University seventh annual Summer Conference on Current Problems and World Affairs will explore The Middle East in World Affairs on Monday and Tuesday. Speakers include Samuel Kopper of the State Department and Nasrallah Fatemi of Princeton, with additional participation from Afife Sayin and Kamal Khan.
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Middle East
Ohio University
A. T. Volwiler
Samuel K. C. Kopper
Department of State
Nasrallah Saifpour Fatemi
Princeton University
Iran
Afife Sayin
Turkey
Department of Economics
Marietta College
Kamal Khan
Iraq
Kopper
United States
Fatemi
Dr. Fatemi
Athens Rotary, Kiwanis and
Lions Clubs
Hotel Berry
Sagin
Soviet Union
Sor Sayin
Khan
Dr. Volwiler
Memorial Auditorium
Carl O. Hanson
Chemistry
Joseph E. Thackery
Kiwanis Club
Clarence L. Dow
L. J. Hartin
Carl Gustavson
State Department
U.S. Navy
U. S
United Nations
Near East
Terehan
Two AWOL Soldiers Sought in Athens County Search
Military police with sheriff and city officers hunted two Athens County soldiers identified as Clyde Barnhart and Melvin Scurlock who were AWOL. The manhunt spanned Tuesday night into Wednesday, with authorities resuming search and fearing they hid with relatives. Barnhart has been AWOL three times. Scurlock’s first violation.
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Athens County
Clyde Barnhart
Melvin Scurlock
Salem
Barnhart
Scurlock
Bus Strikes Auto When Brakes Fail
An Athens Marietta city bus crashed into the rear of a car at Lancaster streets causing minor damage. The bus was operated by John Carl Swayne and owned by Northrop Bus Lines. The auto was driven by Ray E Hockenberry. Swayne said brake failure prevented avoidence.
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Athens-Marietta
Lancaster Streets
John Carl Swayne
Cutler
Northrop Bus Lines
Vincent
Ray E. Hockenberry
14 Second St
Swange
Hockenberry
Jailed for Non Payment Of Court Leved Fine
Edward F. Olds Sr aged 45 of 25 Hanlin Ave was jailed Tuesday for failure to pay a court levied fine from Mayor Peter Seels court. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs for disorderly conduct with 20 dollars suspended leaving 5 dollars due. Olds was confined to the county jail after inability to pay. The charge was filed by his wife Marie Olds.
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Edward F. Olds, Sr
Hanlin Ave
Peter B. Seel
Olds
Marie Olds
Cool Day and Relief After Rain in Athens
Athens residents enjoyed the cool spell after a rainstorm with a high near 88 dropping to 59 overnight and 60.5 by midmorning. A heavy downpour yielded .83 inches by 11 am while heat in early June pushed into the upper 90s.
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Athens
Birth at Athens couple welcomes son
Mr and Mrs William Warner of Athens announce the birth of a son. Admitted are Mrs Rose Kurtzman of Glouster John Davis of Glouster Mrs Anna Shepard of Athens Wanda Hillyer of Glouster. Dismissed are Mrs John Petros of Athens and daughter Mrs Bernice Keirns of Trimble Mrs Lena Bolin of Athens and Ernest Mullins of Athens.
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William Warner
Athens
Rose Kurtzman
Glouster
John Davis
Anna Shepard
Wanda Hillyer
John Petros
Bernice Keirns
Trimble
Lena Bolin
Ernest Mullins
Divorce Action Filed Custody Sought in Court
Laura Fink sues Eugene Fink in Common Pleas Court seeking custody of two children. The petition cites wilful absence and gross neglect and states the couple married June 18, 1946, in Louisville Kentucky.
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Common Pleas Court
Laura Fink
Eugene Fink
Louisville
Ohio Fuel Gas Co. Office to Close Saturdays in July and August
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co. office at 18 W. State St will close on Saturdays during July and August. District manager Frank W. Phillips said customers may call 24814 23843 or 27914 in emergencies.
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Ohio Fuel Gas Co
W. State St
Frank W. Phillips
Local Marriage Licenses Recorded in Ohio Towns
James Cevolo 18 Glouster and Geraldine Williams 17 Athens issued license. Joseph F. Murdock 27 Wheel ing West Virginia and Eileen Writsel 25 Nelsonville also licensed.
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James Cevolo
Glouster
Geraldine Williams
Athens
Joseph F. Murdock
Wheeling
W. Va
Eileen Writsel
Nelsonville
Edward Wise Among 2400 KU Students in Summer Session
Edward Nelson Wise of Athens is listed among about 2400 students enrolled at the University of Kansas during the summer session at Lawrence Kansas.
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Kansas U Lawrence
Kans
Edward Nelson Wise
Athens
University of Kansas
Man fined for driving left of centerline in city charge
Guy W. Will, 32, of 378 Richland Ave., was fined $15 and costs after being charged with driving to the left of the centerline. Police arrested him and the case was heard by Mayor Peter B. Seel.
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Guy W. Will
Richland Ave
Peter B. Seel
Prayer Band to Meet at Grahams Chapel
Grahams Chapel Prayer Band will meet Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Curt Dailey with Charles Gaston as leader.
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Grahams Chapel
Curt Dailey
Charles Gaston
Second Bakery Fire Reported At Rauch's Bakery
The second fire in less than a month caused slight damage to Rauch's Bakery on S Court Street. Firemen responded at 8 15 p m after an electric motor overheated, filling the front and basement with smoke. Residents upstairs noticed the smoke and helped firefighters enter the store.
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Rauch
S. Court St
Charles Dalton
Dalton
Brakes Blamed In Worthington Car Collision
State Highway Patrol blamed poor brakes for a two car crash on Route 56 five miles west of Athens. Henry Swart 19 Worthington was fined 15 dollars and costs for insufficient brakes after colliding with James Holland 31 Athens. Arthur Filis 21 Carpenter also fined for insufficient brakes. Jarrett Faulkner 52 Spencer West Virginia cited for mud flaps. Ralph Ingram 29 Waverly cited for speeding on Route 50 A.
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Worthington
State Highway Patrol
Athens
Henry E. Swart
James M. Holland
Holland
Swart
Justice of the Peace Charles
Justice
Arthur W. Filis
Carpenter
Jarrett Faulkner
Spencer
W. Va
Ralph Ingram
Waverly
Amesville
Thomas Clark
Driver Fined After Athens Crash
Oscar D. Richardson of 307 East State Street was fined 15 plus costs after pleading guilty to passing another vehicle at an intersection. He was arraigned before Mayor Peter R B Seel following a crash Monday night that sent his car through a fence at Factory and West Union Streets.
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Oscar D. Richardson
E. State St
Peter RB. Seel
Richardson
Factory and
W. Union Streets
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Board of Trade
J. B. Poston
Rus
America
Moscow
Sumers
Secretary of the Interior
Oscar Chapman
Murray Lincoln
Farm Bureau
Joe B. Maffett
H. T. Phillips
Roy F. Hawk
Carl A. Frey
R. H. White
Charles W Reamer
Howard Stout
Richard Banka
Frank Baker
F. A. Cottingham
Thomas Evans, Jr
Jacks
N. Court St
Bill Roscoe
W. Union St
West Fairgrounds
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens Wine & Beer Store
Keystone
Inrermog
Caperal
ROY E. Hawk & Co
Athena
Roy Ff Hawk
Pease
Kevetone
Fede
Max
Covele Automatic Ironmaster
Kerr's
Athens High School
Jack Walker
Don Kenyon
Daily Light
John J. Snedden
Dodge
Bernard J. Carney
Weyerhaeuser & Denkmann
Rock Island Lumber Co
Rock Island, Ill
Dodges& Trucks
Daugherty-Tanner, Inc
Athens, Ohio
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