County and Communities Win Road Fund Distributions
Athens County and its communities receive the second state distribution of vehicle registration fees totaling 24,884. The county gets 20,521.50 for road maintenance, with Athens and Nelsonville receiving the largest municipal shares. Other towns share 5,362.50 for street improvements, including Albany 165 Amesville 120 Buchtel 107.50 Chauncey 190 Coolville 102.50 Glouster 495 Jacksonville 80 Trimble 125.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ralph Elliott
Athens
Nelsonville
Albany
Amesville
Buchtel
Chauncey
Coolville
Glouster
Jacksonville
Trimble
New Faculty List Includes 3 From Area
President John C. Baker of Ohio University announced eight new faculty members effective Sept. 1. Three are from the area, including J. W. Innes of Alexandria named associate professor of economics. Donald E. Perry of Deanville appointed instructor in industrial arts. Mary Virginia Hendrick of Bowling Green named instructor in chemistry. Also added are D. James Davis of Swarthmore as acting instructor in mathematics and four graduate assistants Velva Brashares, Dorothy Peoples, Janis Poole Brazee, and Alma Horton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Baker
Ohio University
J. W. Innes
Alexandria
Ohio
Toronto
Canada
University of Toronto
Columbia University
Innes
National Housing Agency
New York City
War Department
Donald E. Perry
Deanville
Ohio U
Buchtel High School
Perry
New Matamoras
Salem-Liberty
Mary Virginia Hendrick
Bowling Green
Western Kentucky State Teachers College
Ohio State University
D. James Davis
Swarthmore
Harvard University
Velva Brashares
Gibisonville
Dorothy Peoples
Athens
BFA
Janis Poole Brazee
Berea
Alma Horton
Hasbrouck Heights
N. J
Births and hospital notices from Sheltering Arms Hospital
Births include a son to Mr and Mrs Joseph Culp in Jacksonville. Admissions list George H Daugherty of Athens for major surgery and Fern Lecoy of Guysville for minor surgery. Dismissals include Mrs Leroy Barnes and daughter of Athens and Mrs Gene French and son, Athens. Beulah Fish of Guysville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Culp
Jacksonville
George H. Daugherty
Athens
Fern Lecoy
Guysville
Leroy Barnes
Gene French
Beulah Fish
Cloudy Skies Forecast After Thursday Rain in Athens
Weather notes report cloudy skies and damp conditions in Athens Friday morning. A 69 degree reading at 9 30 followed Thursday's 77 high and 59 low, with 4.11 inches of rain yesterday raising the Hocking River to 3.93 feet. July rainfall totals reach 1.61 inches vs June's 2.73 inches as Mrs. C N France, weather observer, states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Hocking
C. N. France
Health chief asks prosecutor to prepare papers on city dump complaints
City-County Health Commissioner Dr H T Phillips asks County Prosecutor Gordon Gray to prepare legal papers to correct the smoke and fumes at the city garbage dump. The letter notes action is needed if responsible parties do not act promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Phillips
Cutor
Gordon Gray
Health Commissioner
Gray
Health Department
Phillips
Franz Woodworth
Vore Ridge
George R. Evans
Evans
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Oscar Fulton
Foster B. Cornwell
Department of Health
Marietta Youth Hurt In Crash on Route 50 at Torch
Dale McKnight 18, of Marietta, suffered compound fractures of the wrist and elbow after a car he was driving collided with a truck on Route 50 at Torch. He was taken to Marietta Memorial Hospital. Truck driver Luther H. Meadows 36 of Huntington West Virginia was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Route 50
Torch
State Highway Patrol
Dale McKnight
Marietta Memorial Hospital
Luther H. Meadows
Huntington
W.va
Nolle Prosequi Filed in Assault Case Against Harold Lucas
Prosecutor Gordon Gray entered a nolle prosequi in the assault and battery case against Harold Lucas. Lucas, indicted May 6 1946 for assault and battery on Mary Ann Parsons, was bound over by J W Bailey after pleading innocent and has remained free on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolle
Harold Lucas
Gordon Gray
Lucas
Mary Ann Parsons
Justice of the Peace
J. W. Bailey
Judgment Awarded on 1932 Note in Common Pleas
Mrs. Nelle Reading wins $661.85 in her suit against A. B. Wells at the Common Pleas Court. The amount covers $350 plus six percent interest on a note Wells allegedly signed in July 1932. Reading was represented by her son Howard Baughman, a Columbus attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelle Reading
Common Pleas
A. B. Wells
Sunnyside Drive
Wells
Sand and Gravel Plant Planned for Athens Area
Athens Building and Material Co. will erect a sand and gravel plant on 20 acres at the foot of East Union Street and the end of McKinley Ave. The firm recently bought the tract from H. W. Holt Co. of Columbus. Start of operation is expected between August 1 and 15. The plant will sell sand and gravel and feed the company’s The Plains plant, with washing and grading as main operations. A railroad crossing is planned to improve access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Building and Material Co
East Union St
McKinley Ave
Athens Concern
H. W. Holt Co
Columbus
Kenneth Jones
Athens Building Material Company
the Plains
Jones
200 Acres in Lodi Township Partitioned
Almost 200 acres of land in Lodi Township will be partitioned under a Common Pleas Court order. The owners are George Everett Parker and William F. Parker with Ellen M. Parker Schentz and Edna Parker Jacobsen among defendants. The land covers five tracts with 32 acres excepted and includes sections and boundary parcels. H B Walker and Co oil and gas leases are excluded. Commissioners named are Herbert Buck Ernest Howard and Lawrence Niggemeyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodi Township
Common Pleas Court
George Everett Parker
William F. Parker
Ellen M. Parker Schentz
Edna Parker Jacobsen
Athens
Chester
H. B. Walker and Co
O. F. Rowland
Herbert Buck
Shade
Ernest Howard
Lawrence Niggemeyer
Guysville
Court hands two judgments for corporate debts
Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland issued two judgments against D C Robinson and F M Dinsmore in suits filed by the C D Shafer Co to collect notes signed July 6 1932. Robinson owes 52722 including principal and interest on a 27747 note. Dinsmore owes 34311 on a 21763 note. Both defendants admitted the debts through attorney R D Williams. Shafer Co was represented by attorney John Bolin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
C. D. Shafer Co
D. C. Robinson
F. M. Dinsmore
Robinson
Dinsmore
R. D. Williams
Shafer Company
John Bolin
Partition of Trimble Township Land Ordered
In Common Pleas Court a partition of land in Trimble Township was ordered. The joint property of Mary Dean and Wiley Harris includes three tracts: two of .86 and .58 acres in the Antle Addition to Glouster and 29.4 acres in Trimble Township. Harris did not answer the suit filed by Mary Dean. Judge O. F. Rowland presided, with Thomas Williams Sr., Thomas Gamwell, and S. S. Underwood named as appraisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trimble Township
Common Pleas Court
Mary Dean
Mary Dean Harris
Wiley Harris
Glouster
Harris
O. F. Rowland
Thomas Williams
Thomas Gamwell
S. S. Underwood
Civil Service Exams Open for Messenger and Photographer Posts
The U S Civil Service Commission announced exams for messenger and photographer jobs with annual salaries from 1690 to 3397 dollars. Messengers need only pass a written test, while photographers require prior photo work experience. Local secretary W H Oldfield provides details at the Athens Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Civil Service Commission
W. H. Oldfield
Commission
Athens
City Dance Rescheduled At Athens High Tonight
Weather permitting the city recreation dance postponed by rain will be held tonight at the Athens High School tennis courts. Recreation director Harry Lackey confirms the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Harry Lackey
Marriage License for Rex Clark and Elizabeth Alichney
Charles Rex Clark aged 25 of Salem Illinois married Elizabeth Deloris Alichney aged 23 of The Plains in a reported marriage license. The filing lists both on the license with ages and residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rex Clark
Salem, Ill
Elizabeth Deloris Alichney
the Plains
Weather Balloon Discovers Calms Flying Saucer Link
Jimmy Laughlin 14 found in a field a six pointed silvery object like a flying saucer near McInturf Confectionery. Mrs D C McInturf says it resembles a weather balloon used by Air Force forecasters and may be tracked by radar to measure high altitude wind speed and direction.
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Stewart
Jimmy Laughlin
Air Force
D. C. McIinturf
New Mexico
Army
McInturf Confectionery
Local Horses to Enter Show at Lancaster
Athens horsemen plan to attend the Lancaster Lions Club Second Annual Charity Horse Show. Carl J. McLaughlin says over 2500 dollars in cash and trophies will be awarded to exhibitors from Ohio Kentucky West Virginia and Indiana. Athens entrants include Windy Hills Farm Beasley six horses Polly Wilson T Vivian Flash walking horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Lancaster Lions Club
Carl J. McLaughlin
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Indiana
Windy Hills Farm
Fred Beasley
P. F. Good
Progress on Floodwood Dam Reported
Construction of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co dam near Floodwood advances as a 15 man crew works daily. The dam raises the Hocking River upstream by about four and a half feet to recirculate water for plant condensers, with an estimated completion cost around 20000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Floodwood
L. I. Krieg
Krieg
Hocking River
Two Drivers Arrested On Speeding Charges
State Highway Patrol arrested two drivers on speeding charges. Charles A. Daugherty, 57, Athens, was fined $10 and costs by Mayor W. D. Weltner in Logan. Gerald V. Lawson, 27, Columbus, forfeited a $20.60 bond in Nelsonville court. Both arrests occurred Monday on Route 33.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Charles A. Daugherty
Athens
W. D. Weltner
Logan
Gerald V. Lawson
Columbus
Nelsonville
Oral Daugherty
Gardner Returns to Court After Illness
Karl Gardner a Common Pleas Court bailiff and probation officer has returned to duties at the court house after convalescence from major surgery. He was appointed probation officer by Judge O F Rowland in May but could not perform his new duties due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Gardner
Common Pleas Court
Court House
Gardner
O. F. Rowland
Eviction Rules Under New Rent Act Explained by Official
Edward F. Wagner outlines key provisions of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947 effective July 1. Landlords may not eject tenants who pay rent unless specific grounds apply, and eviction after sale is now governed by local law with a three day notice. The lease may raise rent 15 percent only by voluntary agreement and must expire after Dec 31, 1948 with a true copy filed in the Area Rent Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Wagner
Columbus Area
Wagner
Van Dyke Dies at 78 in Athens County
Wells Van Dyke 78 died Thursday afternoon at his home 230 West State Street after five years of illness. Born in Sand Rock he lived most of his life in Athens County as a farmer and moved to Athens three years ago. Survived by his wife Minnie two daughters Lelia and Mrs Ross Phillips a brother Cooke Van Dyke five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. A son Guy preceded him in death. Funeral service Sunday at 2 p.m. at Wilson Chapel Methodist Church Sand Rock officiated by Rev E C Kenney. Burial in the adjoining cemetery. Calling after Saturday noon at the State Street residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells van Dyke
State St
Sand Rock
van Dyke
Athens County
Athens
Vinnie
Lelia van Dyke
Ross Phillips
Guysville
Cooke van Dyke
Broadwell
Guy
Odd Fellows Lodge
Pennsylvania
Wilson Chapel Methodist
E. C. Kenney
W. State St
Former Athens Pastor Retires From Pulpit
Dr. Wilbur H. Fowler former pastor of the First Methodist Church will retire Oct. 1 after 25 years in ministry. He suffered a heart attack last month and is now at Emory Methodist Church in Pittsburgh. The couple plan to move to Florida this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur H. Fowler
First Methodist Church
Fowler
Emory Methodist Church
Pittsburgh
Florida
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Ana
Athens Messenger
Radcliffe
Electrical Service
OIJL
PPA
Weber Heating Co
Allied Sales Co
W. Union St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens County Agents Association
Cameron and
Donald K. Barstow
O. G. Houck
C. B. Dillon
Seiple
Kempton
F. R. Murphey and Son
Oscar Fulton, M. Gill
D, M. Goddard
Oakley and
Oakley
O. Dwight H. Rutherford
E. R. Walker
Nolle Prosse
Vacol Windows
Athens Heating & Insulating Co
Dial
MR. Smith
Bobby
Mrs. Wise
the Bennett CO
Stewart Boy
Lancaster
Worstell Bldg
Mr. van Dyke
Cross Brothers
Cross Bros
Frank H. Cross
California
C. L. Poston
Elliott St. Dial
Edward J. Cain
Church OF Christ
Edward White
Ohio Avenue
the Mutual
Savings
East Washington St
Athens Home Telephone CO
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