Disaster Organization Completes Athens County Red Cross Plan
The Athens County Red Cross announces the completion of a cooperative disaster preparedness organization led by Marvin Franklin and Roger Jones Jr. The group will add committees for operations, revise mass feeding and care of the sick courses, and certify more first aid instructors to aid in protecting the community during disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Red Cross
Marvin Franklin
Roger Jones, Jr
Athens City
Civil Defense
Italy
Newfoundland
Greenland
Dorothy Kent
Athens County Welfare Department
Red Cross
Infantile Paralysis Foundation
E. Paul Cotton
Girl Scout
Red Cross Production Service
Jesse Day
Navy
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Society of Plastics Engineers
Charles Woodworth
4-H clubs hold meetings with demonstrations and service plans
Members of several 4-H clubs held meetings with cooking sewing and safety demonstrations. The Coolville Hi Lo Club planned a safety program at Grange Hall with Carolyn Huffman leading, and a committee of two others. Other clubs featured bean bag and potholder demos, gismo boards building for first-year members, and toy book drive plans for Athens County Council for the Handicapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Grange Hall
Carolyn Huffman
Connie Haynes
Sherry Powell
Susie Shanks
Teresa Brandeberry
Mechanicsburg
Gismo Boards
Donald Johnson
Athens County Council For
Mechanicsburg 4-H Club
Lyle Munn
Albany Resident Mrs Paxton Dies in Lansing
Funeral services for Mrs. Leroy Paxton 50 former Albany resident who died in Lansing Michigan will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Bigony funeral home burial in Alexander Cemetery survivors include her mother Mrs Margaret Curtis Anthony Ithaca Mich three brothers Basil Harcel Curtis Argel and three sisters Zella Dicken Imogene Teegarden Kathleen Oakes plus two deceased siblings and her father Alonzo Curtis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Leroy Paxton
Ola Mae Curtis
Lansing
Mich
Paxton
Cambridge
Margaret Curtis Anthony
Ithaca
Basil
Harcel Curtis
Argel
Ross Commons
Zella Dicken
Harrison
Imogene Teegarden
Kathleen Oakes
Denver
Colo
Cleda Curtis Collins
Genevieve Curtis
Alonzo Curts
Bigony Funeral Home
Alexander Cemetery
Firemen contain straw fire sparked by street flare
City firemen responded at 10 22 a m Monday to a small blaze started when a street warning flare toppled and set straw on new concrete paving at Court and Union Streets.
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Court and
Union Sts
Allen E. Boudinot Convicted in Municipal Court
Allen Eugene Boudinot of Millfield was found guilty Monday in Municipal Court before Judge John H. Newcomb on disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and malicious destruction of property. He was fined $25 with costs for disorderly conduct and $50 with costs for destruction of property, the latter suspended, and placed on six months probation. Charged by Emory Rogaski of Chauncey for using profane language and damaging a screen door at Rogaski's tavern near Beaumont, the case was supported by Rogaski and his wife as witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Eugene Boudinot
Millfield
John H. Newcomb
Emory Rogaski
Chauncey
Boudinot
Three Forfeit Bonds in Municipal Court
Three men who posted bonds for appearance in Municipal Court failed to appear and had their bonds forfeited on intoxication charges. Bud Martin of Kentucky Dema Ky and James E. Buck of 30 E Carpenter each forfeited $30 bonds, and Richard Neal of Moore forfeited a $10 bond on an illegal muffler charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Martin
Dema Ky
James E. Buck
E. Carpenter
Richard Neal
Moore
M rs August W Ausenheimer dies in Bucyrus at 73
Mrs. August W Ausenheimer 73 of Bucyrus died at home after a two month illness. Native of Bucyrus she was married in 1908 to her husband now in Bucyrus. Survived by son Willard and Walter, a Greenwich Conn. transferee, a grandson two brothers Albert and Carl Merz and sister Mrs John McGuire. Funeral Wednesday at Lutz Bucyrus with burial in Oakwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August W. Ausenheimer
Bucyrus
Walter E. Ausenheimer
Athens
Peter
Louise Kuebler Merz
Willard A
Albert Merz
Carl Merz
Columbus
John McGuire
Batavia
Walter
Greenwich
Lynn Niswander
Oakwood Cemetery
Missing Hol lister Girl Found at Relatives Home
Sharon Sue Sullivan a 14 year old of Hol lister was reported missing Saturday morning and found late Saturday evening at relatives home on Ogan Route 1 The sheriff said she had been missing since Thursday and was initially believed to have traveled to Indiana to visit a boyfriend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Sue Sullivan
Hollister
Sheriff's Office
Ogan
Harold Shields
Indiana
Police Chief Grogan Returns After Vacation
Police Chief Joseph Grogan resumes duties Monday after a two week break spent mostly at home resting.
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Joseph Grogan
Hot Dry Weather Persists In Local Area
The region endures hot dry conditions with temperatures reaching the 90s for a second time in three days. Hamley Run reports another rise toward the mark while Friday to Sunday extremes show 92, 61, 88, 60, and 90, 65. In Athens, observer Colmer notes a 64 low and only .55 inch of rain this month as the Hocking River dips to 2.8 feet, its lowest since last fall.
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The
Mercury
Hamley
Athens
U. S
Colmer
Hocking
County Moves To Recover Sheep Claim From Owner
County commissioners unanimously approve action to recover a 176.80 sheep claim from Homer Bolin Amesville Route 1 for the loss of 12 sheep owned by William Ahle. The suit to be filed by acting prosecutor Rowland and paid from the dog and kennel fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesville
Board of County Commissioners
Homer Bolin
William Ahle
Bolin
Dog and Kennel Fund
Harold J. Rose
William C. Rowland
Harry van Dyke
van Dyke
Shelter Notes From Arm Hospital Admit List
A list of newborns from families in Athens area and admissions to Shelter Arms Hospital. Names include Mr and Mrs Lucas Ath ens a son. Mr and Mrs Parsons Chesterhill Route 1 a daughter. Mr and Mrs Weddle The Plains a daughter. many other couples with addresses in Athens Chauncey Jackson ville Stewart and Coalville plus several single admitted patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Lucas
Athens
Howard Parsons
Chesterhill
Vernon Weddle
the Plains
Robert Antle
Melvin Kibler
Pearl Rutledge
Chauncey
Cecil Barnes
Floyd Hart
Katherine Tabler
Stewart
John Green
David Workman
John Brookhart
Virgil E. Grandy
Jacksonville
H. M. Williams
Five hurt in weekend traffic crashes reported
State Highway Patrol investigated five injuries in four weekend accidents. Judith Ann Davis, 16, Athens, is treated for chest and abdominal injuries after a collision on Route 33 near Chauncey involving Donald Kovaleski, 18, Athens, and John Deem, 60, Athens, who lost control and struck Kovaleski. Deem fined $10. Others treated include William Darnell, 21, Logan. Clarence Poling, 21, Logan. and John Carter, 21, Union Furnace, with Poling and Darnell cited for unsafe operation after a rear collision. James Frost, 20, Albany, fined $10 for failing to stop. Lawrence Brooks, 23, Athens, fined $35 for rear-end collision with Alden Love.
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State Highway Patrol
Sheltering Arms
Judith Ann Davis
Athens
Donald Kovaleski
John Deem
Deem
Chauncey
Logan
Darnell
Auto
Francis Myers
Carter
Poling
Albany
W. C. Trainer
James Frost
Eber Samples
Harrisonville
Lawrence Brooks
Alden Love
Brooks
Emergency Squad Responds Twice Sunday
The fire department emergency squad was called twice Sunday. At 1:17 p.m. Mrs. Marie Wyckoff, 61, tripped in the yard at Voigt Hall and suffered hip and back injuries, taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital. At 8:25 p.m. Otis Handley, 76, of 10 Columbia Ave., had an asthma attack and received oxygen before hospital transport.
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Fire Department
Marie Wyckoff
S. College St
Voigt
Insurance ad promises affordable coverage to avoid financial hits
A compact insurance pitch urges readers to protect against accidents with affordable policies. It claims minimal cost can save money and worry, inviting customers to visit for coverage.
Three Men in Court On Patrol Charges
Three men appeared in Municipal Court on charges by the State Highway Patrol. Oba Rhoades of Athens Route 1 was fined 25 dollars and costs for intoxication. Ronald Otis Hudnall of Frost was fined 35 dollars and costs for intoxication after being found intoxicated in an auto on Harmony Road. David Milton Bush, 37, of Nelsonville Route 1 pleaded innocent to driving while intoxicated and was held under a 250 dollar bond for a hearing Thursday.
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State Highway Patrol
Oba Rhoades
Athens
Ronald Otis Hudnall
Frost
Hudnall
Harmony Road
David Milton Bush
Nelsonville
Insurance Agencies in Athens Nelsonville and Nearby Towns
Local listing highlights multiple insurance agencies across Athens Ohio including C B Dillon, Gill & Co, Goddard Houck and Van Dyke Earl Mathews Murphey Seel Seiple Kempton Oakley Saltz Guinther and Nelsonville and Glouster area offices offering general insurance services for residents and businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald K. Barstow
C. B, Dillon
C. M. Gill & Co
D. M. Goddard Houck & van Dyke, Inc
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
F. R. Murphey & Son
Dwight H Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Agency
Seiple & Kempton
Nelsonville
Ohio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Franklin Murphey
U. S. Air Force
Adjutant General’s Department
Africa
Carl Johnson
Athens Amateur Radio Club
George Christman
Athens County
Hock-Wocking
Boy Scouts
John M. Jones
Air Force
Horace Palmer
Navy Nurse Corps
Edward Sprague
Naval Reserve
George Mills
Red Cross Canteen Service
First Presbyterian Church, Purchase and Supply
Earl “Hap” Nye
Ohio River
Plains
Conrae Cleaners
the Plains, Ohio
PSP Vlas Ia
Houck & VanDyke Inc., Insurance
W. Union
Dial
Hocking Valley
4-H Club
Bob Barnhart
Jorge Carmichael
Kay Verity
Lisabeth Cline
Ann Toomey
Charles Douglas, Sr
Sharon Burt
Linda Frum
the Security Bank
Court Street
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Ines
Oscar Bauer
Beasley & Mathews, Inc
Bauer
Star Route Pomeroy
Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Masonic Temple
Union & Court Sts
P. G. Chapman
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Judie Davis
Thomas Dew
Vearle Shafer
George Bryan
Elsie Roush
John Scott
Vincent McCormick
Beatrice Kemper
Coalville
Anna Black
Benjamin Moore
Kerr-Hunter
Mac’s Thrifty Store
West State Street
BelleHo
Bell & Howell
Athens, Ohio
Richard Guinther
N. Court St
Jaynes
E. State St
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