Seven Parkersburg Residents Hurt in Route 56 Crash
Seven Parkersburg residents were injured when their car left Route 56 near Athens and struck a culvert. All were taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital. five remained confined, two were released after treatment. Driver Lois Winters 40 suffered multiple fractures and cuts. others listed included Cecilia Meredith 44 with arm fractures, Betty Jean Meredith 21 with severe leg and facial lacerations, Willis Smith 16 with leg fractures and cuts, and William Gorby 46 with jaw and leg fractures. James Deem 38 was released after head bruises. Hospital status listed as fair for four others. The crash occurred about 5 p m returning from a Lake Hope picnic in a 1948 sedan. another Parkersburg car stopped at the scene.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Lake Hope
Route
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Lois Winters
Cecilia Meredith
Betty Jean Meredith
Willis Smith
Emerick
State Highway Patrol
Winters Auto
Cow Boy’s Legs Inspires Insurance Protection Pitch
A utilitarian ad copy compares the cow boys legs to the sturdy insurance coverage offered. It emphasizes tailored policies from strong companies at minimal cost to maximize protection for clients.
Athens County Agents Association Meeting Summary
The Athens County Agents Association reports on the role of Donald K Barstow in local agricultural outreach and county extension programs. The note highlights Barstow's involvement with the association's activities and forthcoming events in Athens County.
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Athens County Agents Association
4-H Club Activities At Rome Canaan High School
Rome Canaan High School hosted 4-H Club activities where members discussed projects and drafted camp plans. The Betsy Ross Stitchers of Athens met to plan their fair booth and collect new project books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome Canaan Jolly Girls
Rome Canaan High School
Betsy Ross Stitchers
Athens
Car rear-ended on E State Street by Hi-Grade Ice Cream truck
City police report a minor collision on E State Street near Carpenter when a Hi-Grade Ice Cream Co. truck from Columbus struck the rear of Mary Mitchell's car at 60 Fairview Ave. Vernon Bradshaw of Columbus drove the truck. Damage to Mitchell's vehicle was slight.
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Hi-Grade Ice Cream Co
Columbus
Mary Mitchell
Fairview Ave
E. State St
Carpenter
Vernon Bradshaw
Mitchell
Two Men Fined for Fishing Violations Plea Guilty
Bernie Sadosky of Ft. Thomas Kentucky and Clyde Smith of Athens Route 5 were charged by game protector B F Swartz with fishing without a license. They pleaded guilty and were arraigned in Mayor Seels court with Sadosky fined 15 dollars plus costs and Smith fined 15 dollars with costs suspended.
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Bernie Sadosky
Ft. Thomas
Clyde Smith
Athens
B. F. Swartz
Game Protector
Peter B. Seel
Two Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Two drivers were fined by Mc Arthur Justice of the Peace E. F. Sharp Sunday after arrests by the State Highway Patrol. Joseph Bowles, 20, Athens, paid $10 and costs for driving a vehicle in an unsafe condition. Ray Barber, 42, Carbondale, paid $5 and costs for parking on the highway.
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McArthur Justice of the Peace
E. F. Sharp
State Highway Patrol
Joseph Bowles
Athens
Ray Barber
Carbondale
Bucket of Water Used At Hotel Chair Blaze
Firemen used a bucket of water to extinguish a blaze on an up holstered chair at the Homestead Hotel on N Court St Saturday night. The fire, caused by a cigarette, caused slight damage, according to Fire Chief Charles Dalton.
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Homestead Hotel
N. Court St
Charles Dalton
Carl Whitmore Rites Planned
Funeral services for Carl C. Whitmore 71 of 23 Stimson Ave. are set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home. Burial will be in West Union Street Cemetery. He died Saturday at Sheltering Arms Hospital after months of illness. He lived in Athens most of his life and worked 25 years at Banks Ice Cream Co. Survived by his second wife Hattie Bean Whitmore two sons Ralph Gallipolis and Richard Athens three grandchildren two stepsons Clifford C. Bean Phoenix Ariz two sisters Maude Bordwell Jackson Miss and Helen Insche Athens. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Monday.
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Carl C. Whitmore
Stimson Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens County
Charles Whitmore
Whitmore
Athens
Banks Ice Cream Co
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Cora
Hattie Bean Whitmore
Ralph
Gallpolis
Richard
Clifford C. Bean
Darios Bean
Phoenix
Ariz
Maude Bordwell
Jackson
Helen Insche
Dowler-Ferguson- Hughes
E. C. Kenney
Yorton Clark
West Union Street Cemetery
Birth Announcements From Shelter Arms Hospital
Births list includes a son for Mr and Mrs Eugene Richey of Minersville and a son for Mr and Mrs James Harner of New Marshfield. Other names include Donna Jean Wyman Frost Radcliff Hughes Athens James Crawford Glouster Cecilia Meredith Parkersburg W V Lois Winters Parkersburg W V Betty Jean Meredith Parkers Willis Smith Parkersburg W V William Gorby Parkersburg W V Elsie Forsbach Jacksonville Grant Dunfee Coolville and more. Dismissals include Orville Pierce Athens Roger Cole Frost Allen Swindell Jacksonville George Mason The Plains Joyce Cooley Albany Mrs Carl Lockwood Athens Lillie Flinn Coolville Claris Knapper Millfield.
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Eugene Richey
Minersville
James Harner
New Marshfield
Donna Jean Wyman
Frost Radcliff Hughes
Athens
James Crawford
Glouster
Cecilia Meredith
Parkersburg
W. Va
Lois Winters
Betty Jean Meredith
Willis Smith
William Gorby
Elsie Forsbach
Jacksonville
Grant Dunfee
Coolville
Orville Pierce
Roger Cole
Frost
Allen Swindell
George Mason
the Plains
Joyce Cooley
Albany
Carl Lockwood
Lillie Flinn
Claris Knapper
Millfield
Six Albany FFA Members Attend Muskingum Camp
Six Albany Future Farmers of America members will represent the chapter at Ohio FFA Camp Muskingum from July 31 to August 4. Attendees are Albert Quivey Donald Misner Charles Woodyard Lewis Morris Curtis Wooten and Dick Crossen. Camp supervisor J E Dougan says the 260 capacity camp will set a record this year. Quivey’s attendance is sponsored by Art Donaldson per Dale Scott.
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Albany Future Farmers of America
Ohio
FFA
Civil Service Seeks Investigator Trainees
The U S Civil Service announces trainee investigator openings with annual salaries from 4205 to 5060 for experienced investigators. Applicants must pass a written test an oral interview and a loyalty investigation. For more information contact F D Higgins civil service secretary or any post office or civil service office.
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U. S. Civil Service
F. D. Higgins
Civil Service
Post Office
Civil Service Office
Treasure Island hosts Messenger Summer Camp opening
A Scout-like expansion begins on Buckeye Lake as 38 Messenger carriers and eight officials arrive at Treasure Island for two weeks of camp. Kermit Blosser leads activities with swimming, fishing, and archery set beside Adirondack cabins and a new boat dock.
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Newspaperboy
Messenger
Treasure Island
Buckeye Lake
Kermit Blosser
Ohio University Athletic Department
Blosser
Ole
Messenger Carriers
State Conservation Department
Buckeye Park
Buckeye Lake Amusement Park
Treasure Hunt on Treasure Island Ends in Map Pieces
The Messenger runs a magazine contest awarding three carriers who reach their quota with one third of a cloth map each. The trio must locate other map holders to assemble the map and seek buried silver treasure on Treasure Island. Carriers camping there earned their trip through sales efforts.
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Treasure Island
Messenger
Carriera
Real Estate Transfers Listing From Athens County
Transfers list multiple deeds across Athens County and surrounding areas. James A. Dye to Margaret Barnhart covers 127 acres in Carthage, with many similar parcels involving families such as Emerson Dye Jennie Cavey Vera Daugherty and others transferring real estate in Athens Glouster Nelsonville andCoolville to spouses or named buyers including Barnes Williams and Gibbs.
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James A. Dye
Marion
Margaret E. Barnhart
Falls
Carthage
Emerson Dye
Athens County
Margaret FE. Barnhart
Cl. Champlin
Nelsonville
Julia Ann Love
York
Jennie Cavey
Glouster
Lewis FE
Nist
Delaware
Trimble
Nancy McNabb
Neal Houck
Ethel M. Howard
George W. Shinn
Hurricane
W. Va
Ames
Winona Sweeney
Bertie Sweeny
Evan Williams
Athens
Ececelia Devitt
Eston R. Kimble
Williamstown
Rome
Vera Daugherty
David Welch
Coolville
John W. Sams
Joe H. Kennedy
Mabel M. Carr
St Petersburg
Fla
Wade F. Poffenbarger
Emmett T Keplar
Columbus
C. L. Champlin
Harry Bennett
Charlies R. Bennett
Montgomery
Ala
Harry A. Bennett
Chester
Lawrence Niggemeyer
W. H. Bechtold
Sweltering Athens Weekend Spurs Heat Records
Athens endured another hot weekend with a Sunday high near 96 degrees and a Monday rise to 1 degree. The city marked a 13th July ninety degree day as July nears its end, with Crystal Pool drawing about 325 visitors seeking relief from the heat.
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Athens
Jane
Crystal Pool
Marietta Club Golf Pro Dies After Brief Illness
Russell Fankhauser, 41, golf professional at Marietta Country Club, died in Parkersburg City Hospital from leukemia. A Vienna resident, he is survived by his wife Wilma and daughter Cindy, plus parents, three brothers, one sister, and sister-in-law Katherine Haller Fankhauser. Funeral services set for Wednesday. Caddie Tourney qualifier postponed to Thursday and Friday.
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Marietta
Russell Fankhauser
Marietta Country Club
Parkersburg City Hospital
Southeastern Ohio
Vienna
Wva
Fankhauser
Wilma
Cindy
Katherine Haller
Athens
Parkersburg
Robert Fankhauser
Washington County
Davis and Hanlin, Both 22, Named in Athens Matter
Bert G Davis Jr and Eleanor Hanlin, both 22 and residents of Athens, are tied to the case as listed individuals. Further details remain unclear in the fragmentary OCR text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert G Davis, Jr
Eleanor Hanlin
Athens
Wortrow Lawson Pleads Guilty in Mayor Seels Court
Wortrow Lawson of Tango West Virginia, 39, pleaded guilty to an intoxication charge in Mayor Peter B Seels court. He was fined 25 dollars with 20 dollars suspended and was arrested by the sheriff's department.
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Curtis M. Robbins
the Plains
Peter B Seel
Wortrow Lawson
Tango
W Va
Peter B Seels
Lawson
Sheriffs Department
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Bella
Earl F. Mathews
Athens County Insurance Agents’ Association
Richard Guinther
Board of Trade
Franklin D. Murphey
Eae Alsaa
Bell & Howell
Swiftere
Were Smith
Athens, Ohio
Webster
Houck
Vand Dyke
Donald K
Barstow
Nelsonville, Ohio
Paul F. Betts Insurance Agency
Oakley Insurance Agency, Inc
the Saitz Insurance Agency
E. State
Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Masonic Temple
H. G. Householder
Carl Whitmore
Nye Chevrolet
B. Haddox
D. Coen
T. Me . L. Calendine
D. Lewis
S. Sigismund
R. McCreanor
B. Cornwell
Brent Cornwell
T. Widdoes
T. Kyle
Capt
A Fox C. Coursey
J. Carlson
C. Thompson
J. Dow
T. K
Treasure Isle
Owen Carmichael
Stadium
Jack Quest
Herb Shields
James M. Vercoe
Jim Thorn
Delmar Lee
Don Waldie
Point Pleasant
Louis Ruman
Jeff
Noel Davis
John Seaman
Shelion Rowan
Gay Bush
Ben Warner
Phil Wileke
Ronnie Long
F. W. Weber
Dickie Blosser
Pomeroy
Eddie
David Boney
Tommy Willoughby
Paul Roush
Teddy Beegie
Middleport
Howard Cecil
Eddie Kitchen
James Bailey
Larry Biffie
Elmus DeVault
Wayne Robinson
Eldon Cox
Charles Pickett
Ralph Pierce
Jimmy Gyure
Larry Conway
David Carter
Roger Wolfe
Darrell Brown
Harold Bails
Raymond Rorick
Graham Swaim
Haydenville
Larry Hoover
Rodney Galentin
Longstreth
Roger Harber
Murray City
Tommy Odenthal
Buchtel
Larry Lewis
Bradbury
Epen
Charles Geil x
Packarv
Hik
Cecil Rorick Grace
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Waterloo
Charles P. Reed
Walter Bachonski
Center Line
The
Independent Realty Co
William Gibbs
Delores Crawford
Alma Hutchins
Gayesville
Orla L. Ashcraft
Guysville
Guryeville
Edwin FE
Warren
Fred H Warren
Troy
David FE Blackburn
Mary Chase
Louise Fenske
Bertha F. Helsel
Net Helsel
Frances Virginia Williams
Pauline Luckoff
Samuel Altman
George C. Miller
John Wesley Sams
Ovec
Call Wolfe Hardware
Athens Carpenter
van Dyke
He Wan Ove. Inc
W. Union St
Dial
Marietta Club Golf Pro
Rayon
Mac's
Nye Chevrolet Tan
Court St
the Plains, Ohio
Hartman
Plains
Harold J. Stanley
Church of Christ
Vakation
Cially
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
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