Palmer Hall to be remodeled into new offices in Athens
L. C. Baker announces completion of remodeling Palmer Hall at the corner of W Washington and S Congress Streets. The project converts the former student housing unit into about 36 offices, with tenants including the Athens County Red Cross unit and the Atlanta Credit Corp. The work features new paint, flooring, lighting, and partitions, and aims for a fall completion with some tenants moving in by August 1.
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Palmer Hall
W. Washington and
S. Congress Sts
L. C. Baker
Baker
Athens County Red Cross Unit
Highway Maintenance Co
County Welfare Department
Atlanta Credit Corp
Red Cross
Congress St
W. Washington
Teens Involved In Route 50 Crash Near Albany
Two teenage drivers escaped injury after a July Wednesday crash on Route 50 a mile west of Albany. William Newton 18 of Nelsonville Route 1 drove a truck extensively damaged. Robert Jagers 17 of Albany operated the car with extensive damage. Newton signaled a left turn while Jagers attempted to pass and collided with the truck. Jagers was ordered to appear in Juvenile Court.
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Route 50
Albany
State Highway Patrol
William Newton
Nelsonville
Robert Jagers
Newlan
Jagers
Day to Meet Conrath Bean Post DAV
The Disabled American Veterans group will meet Friday at 7 30 p m at the Armory. Refreshments will follow the meeting per commander C A Parker.
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Conrath Bean
C. A Parker
FASTEETH Denture Powder Ad Claims Better Hold
FASTEETH is an improved powder sprinkled on upper or lower plates to keep false teeth from sliding or rocking. It is alkaline and non acid with no gummy taste, does not sour, and claims to control denture odor. Available at drug stores.
Red Cross Navy Policy Is Explained
Red Cross explains its limits on emergency leaves for Navy service. Mrs Daily notes the organization cannot recommend leaves or extensions or predict decisions. Families should send non emergency cases through proper channels and use Navy Message Service for fleet personnel.
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Clarke Daily
Athens County
Red Cross
Navy
Births and dismissals listed at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Howard Burns of MacConnelsville and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Robert Brown of Guysville. A son is reported for Mr and Mrs Arthur Stalder of Akron. Names tied to Athens include George Mason and several residents. Dismissals list Mary Devlin Cleveland Estella Kimmey Athens and others.
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Howard Burns
MacConnelsville
Robert Brown
Guysville
Arthur Stalder
Akron
George Mason
the Plains
Clara J. Lockwood
Athens
H. A. Boles
Bessie Carman
Orval Pierce
Mary Devlin
Cleveland
Estella Kimmey
James Maynard
Mason
W. V
Harold Snow
Thelma Medcalf
John Dalton
Imperial Guaranteed Bulk Ice Cream Promotion
The ad promotes Imperial Guaranteed Bulk Ice Cream as superior and satisfying with smooth rich flavor. It claims metal cans ensure quality and announces July stock for whole summer use. It suggests serving ideas including a Strawberry Frosted cooler using vanilla ice cream and strawberries.
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Imperial
Mrs West Dies In Athens After Short Illness
Mary Ruth West 62 of 172 Second St. Athens died Thursday morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Survived by husband Edward, four daughters Drell Goff Maymie Welch Robert Mahaffey Bernardine West, three sons David and Ralph Pearl, sister Ophelia Stanley, all of Ohio. Infant daughter Wilma died earlier. Services Saturday 2 p.m. at First Wesleyan Methodist Church. Burial West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call Jagers funeral home after Friday noon.
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Mary Ruth West
Second St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Edward West
Drell Goff
Maymie Welch
Robert Mahaffey
Bernardine West
Athens
David
Ralph
Pearl
Columbus
Ophelia Stanley
Chesterhill
Wilma
First Wesleyan Methodist Church
E. C Kenney
Yorton Clark
West Union Street
Jagers Funeral
Woodworker finds aged sycamore near Athens Ohio
A. L. Romine on Route 56 near Athens Country Club discovers two 14 foot sycamore boards nearly 30 inches wide and two inches thick, plus other planks from the same tree. The boards, used as Lohse barn flooring over 115 years ago, remained unwarped. He estimates the heartwood yielded boards about 40 inches wide in a water powered mill.
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Route 56
Athens Country Club
A. L. Romine
Lohse
Athens
Romine
Cool breezes ease Athens heat after stretch of high 90s
Pleasant winds sweep through Athens Thursday morning as temperatures dip from 94 on Wednesday to 68 overnight. By 9 a.m. the thermometer reads 71 with a comfortable breeze soothing heat-ridden residents after four days of heat above 90.
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Athens
Mercury
Driver Fined After State Truck Collision in Athens
A State Highway Department truck driven by Joseph Sharp 27 of Glouster collided with Daniel H. Stright 31 of Athens Route 1 on W State Street as Stright backed his car. Sharp was charged with unsafe operation and fined five dollars plus costs by Mayor Peter B. Seel.
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State Highway Patrol
Athens
State Highway Department
Joseph Sharp
Glouster
Daniel H. Stright
W. State St
Stright
Sharp
Peter B. Seel
Athens Men Incorporate Lancaster Auto Theater
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown issues a corporation charter to Lancaster Auto Theater Corp. of Athens. The company is authorized 400 shares of no par common stock and 200 shares of preferred stock with a $100 par value. Incorporators include Dr. T. H. Morgan, Earl G. Davis Sr., and Francis K. Rauch. Roger J. Jones Jr. is listed as statutory agent.
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Ted W. Brown
Lancaster Auto Theater Corp
Athens
T. H. Morgan
Earl G. Davis, Sr
Francis K. Rauch
Roger J. Jones, Jr
Security Bank
Jaycees Rodeo Show Fails to Appear in Athens
The Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce reports a loss of at least 360 dollars after the Lawrence Championship rodeo failed to perform on July 13. Merchants who had supported advance ticket sales donated the proceeds to the Jaycees.
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Athens
Rankin Pleads Guilty for Failure to Yield at Intersection
Charles I. Rankin, 28, of 73 N Congress St, pleaded guilty in Mayor Peter B. Seel's court to failure to yield the right of way when making a turn. He was fined $10 plus costs.
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Charles I. Rankin
Congress St
Peter B. Seel
Porcupine Surprise on Asbury Ridge Near Athens Vinton Hocking
Mrs. Floyd Martin found a porcupine near her Asbury Ridge home after her dog cornered a female porcupine. Wildlife officials tried to rescue it with a burlap sack, but a gunshot caused the animal to fall and die. Ridge noted quills can injure if touched and speculated it may have arrived from Canada or Michigan.
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Everett Ridge
Ray Sickels
Floyd Martin
Athens, Hocking
Vinton County
Messenger
ED Pletcher
Asbury Ridge
Athens
Vinton
Hocking Counties
Mrs. Martin
Ridge
Sickels
Ridge Ridge
Ohio State University Experiment Division
Canada
Michigan
Martin
Ohio
Servicemen News From Athens Area and Beyond
Private Jack M. Wallace 22 of Athens serves in Korea after basic at Fort Eustis. His brother Pvt James R. Wallace is at Camp Breckinridge. Five OU students from Athens area attended a four week summer encampment with the 516th Troop Carrier Wing at Memphis AFB. John Y Bridge returns from Korea aboard USS Consolation after aiding wounded. Pvt John T. Butsko serves with 25th Infantry Division in eastern Korea. William Gene Ball trains at Marine Recruit Depot San Diego. Rex L. McKnight completes Navy recruit training at San Diego and moves to a new assignment.
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Pvt
Jack M. Wallace
Athens
Korea
Fort Eustis
Private Wallace
Mollie Howell
Tuscarawas
Willard Wallace
James R. Wallace
Camp Breckinridge
Ohio University
516Th
Memphis Air Force Base
Memphis
Tenn
OU Air
John YD. Bridge
Floyd L. Bridge
New Marshfield
California
Consolation
Pusan
Inchon
United States
Japan
Pearl Harbor
John T. Butsko
Audrey
Chauncey
25Th Infantry
Butsko
14Th Infantry Regiment
William Gene Ball
Willard Gerald Ball
Chesterhill
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
Marine Corps
Rex. L. McKnight
C. R. McKnight
Coolville
Naval Training Center
Navy
McKnight
Local Men Enlist in Air Force for Sampson AFB Training
Charles R. Gibbs of Coolville Route 3 enlists in the Air Force and will start basic training at Sampson Air Force Base in Geneva New York. Everett L. Bangerter of Middleport also enlists in July 14 and will report to Sampson AFB for basic training as well.
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Charles R. Gibbs
Coolville
Route 3
Air Force
Sampson Air Force Base
Geneva
N. Y
Everett L. Bangerter
Middleport
New York
Chauncey Local No
Chauncey
Cincinnati
Ohio
ROTC Cadets Attend Fort Belvoir Engineer Camp
Three Ohio University ROTC cadets attend the engineer summer camp at Fort Belvoir Virginia. The camp runs from June 23 to August 1 and includes cadet Carl A Petroski among participants.
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Ohio University Rotc
Engineer
Ft. Belvoir
Carl A. Petroski
Favorite Son Delegates Seek Bandwagon at Democratic Convention
Ohio’s “favorite son” delegates gather to back a sure winner as the Democratic nomination nears. Half the delegation supports Kefauver while the rest split among Stevenson, Russell, and Harriman. Bulkley’s role looms with four possible action paths. Sawyer hints at bypassing Bulkley, while DiSalle predicts limited Stevenson second-ballot support.
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Chicago
Ohio
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Adlal Stevenson
Ilinois
Richard R. Russell
Georgia
Averell Harriman
New York
Kefauver
Robert J. Bulkley
Cleveland
Stevenson
Bulkley
Commerce
Charles Sawyer
Sawyer
Cincinna
W. A. Julian
Cincinnati
Michael V. DiSalle
Toledo
UUS
Harriman
Herbert S Duffy
Columbus
Quince Anderson Fined for Intoxication in Athens
Quince Anderson, 67, of Athens Route 1, was fined $10 plus costs by Mayor Peter B Seel on a charge of intoxication. The arrest was made by the State Highway Patrol.
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Quince Anderson
Athens
Peter B Seel
State Highway Patrol
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Athens Willys Co
City Loan
W. Washington St
Willys Co
Quick's
Mary Manning
Imperial Eta
Lancaster Auto Theater
Jaycees’ Rodeo
E. State St
Waterloo Wildlife Restoration
Division of Wildlife
Ralph Cof
Arthur Green
Sec'y
K?ates i
Butler Brothers
By Reed Smith
R. FF
Pomeroy
Spfarby
Wetembes & Gee, Appleman
Mer
Porto
Stokely
Eaen
Norm Dean
U. S. Choice
Chuck Roast
Cso Beer
Mse Tele Yunca
Pepperidge
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