Sealed box uncovers Athens High 1924 dedication memories
A copper sealed box found during Athens High School renovations contains 1920s records. Notes from L. J. Addicott recount the 1924 dedication to George E. Whipple and a new board, with Megaphone 1923, The Messenger issues, and school rosters. financial statements and dollar bills also appeared inside.
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Athens High
Athens High School
L. J. Addicott
City Board of Education
George E. Whipple
Add
Robert Dixon
Arena
Iris Fierce
Harold Davis
Denver Gooding
Jack Rhoads
the Messenger
Knights of the Klu Klux Klan
Nelsonville
Sons of Black and Red
Geoffrey F. Morgan
Bound Over In Crossing Crash Case
Two men charged by a deputy sheriff with placing a car on B and O railroad tracks in Rome have been bound over to the grand jury by Municipal Court. Charlies W. Spriggs 27 Cutler and William Oliver Stevens 27 Waterford Route 2 denied the charges and were placed under $1000 bond after a Thursday preliminary hearing. Deputy Sheriff Dewitt Walker filed the charges with railroad detectives testifying. the incident also involves obstruction of railroad tracks.
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B&o
Rome
Charlies W. Spriggs
Cutler
William Oliver Stevens
Waterford
Dewitt Walker
Thunderstorms Miss Athens Report on Ohio Weather
Thunderstorms hit parts of Ohio but Athens escaped impact. U S Observer C L Colmer notes the high reached 86 with Thursday 9 am reading at 75, a 12 degree rise from the early morning low.
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Ohio
Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Driver Guilty in Unsafe Operation Case in Municipal Court
Larry Collins 18 of 1 Woodland Ave was found guilty of unsafe operation in a July Richland Ave crash that killed Charles E. Mitchell Jr. 19 of 120 Maplewood Dr. Collins fined 50 plus costs and given a six month license suspension by Judge John Newcomb.
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Larry Collins
Woodland Ave
Collins
John Newcomb
Richland Ave
Charles Edwin Mitchell, Jr
Maplewood Dr
Car Stolen in 1956 Recovered at local bottling plant
A 1956 car stolen Wednesday from McArthur has been recovered at the Pepsi Cola bottling plant Route 33N. It was owned by William Herron of McArthur.
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McArthur
Pepsi Cola
Route 33N
Sheriff’s Deputies
William Herron
Waterloo Firemen Begin 30 Hour Training Course
Nineteen members of the Waterloo Two fire department started a 30 hour instruction program to improve local fire protection. Chief Charles Conkey said weekly sessions on Mondays will cover firefighting skills apparatus care hose rope gases and masks and tactics. Instructor Loyd Gill of McArthur leads the training with support from the Trade and Industrial Vocational Education Service and the Alexander board of education. Certificates will be awarded upon completion.
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Waterloo Two Fire Department
Charles Conkey
Loyd Gill
McArthur Department
Trade and Industrial Vocational Education Service
State Department of Education
Alexander Board of Education
City On Priority List For Sewer Plant Funds
The Ohio Water Pollution Control Board placed Athens on a priority list for federal grants for 31 sewer projects in the state. Athens seeks 562 000 to remodel the sewage treatment plant as part of a 6.1 million total request, with roughly half of applicants likely funded.
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Ohio Water Pollution Control Board
Athens
Bridgwater Supervisor Charges Assault at Traffic Stop
Bridgwater supervisor Dale Windland of The Plains said he was struck in the back of the head while in his car at Court and Washington. He identified Jack Hawk of near Mineral, a plant employee, as the attacker who exited a car before the incident. two other men in Hawk’s car were not involved, police said.
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Bridgwater Machine Co
Dale Windland
The
Plains
Court
Washington
Jack Hawk
Near
Mineral
Hawk
Windland
Rome Fire Meeting Slated for Friday in Rome Canaan School
A Rome Two fire department meeting is scheduled for Friday at 8 p.m. at the Rome Canaan School. A report on Saturday's ice cream social will be part of the agenda as part of the business.
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Rome Two Fire Department
Rome-Canaan
Nature's Remedy Gentle Laxative Advertisement
Advertisement promoting Nature's Remedy NR a gentle all-vegetable laxative free of minerals coal tar and phenol derivatives. It claims NR works while you sleep without disturbing rest and offers a free NW FAMILY SAMPLE from Lewis-Howe Co Dept E34 St. Louis Missouri.
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Lewis-Howe Co
Dept
St. Louis
Missouri
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Admiral and Hamilton TV
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the Plains
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the Ohio Food Market
GE Laboratory
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Ohio University
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Jack Nouse
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New Marshfield
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Millfield
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Arthur Castee
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Emory Swartz
Albany
LeLand Turner
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Security Bank Building
Associated Press
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