Athens Memorial Day Rites Observed at West Union Street Cemetery
Participants in Athens Memorial Day services gather at West Union Street Cemetery awaiting activities. Pictured are James Vercoe district commander of the American Legion, Rev John Snedden, John Buck, John C Baker Ohio University President, Rev Roger M Rice Jr, Homer Baird master of ceremonies, and Girl Scouts awaiting to distribute flowers after the service.
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Athens
West Union Street
James Vercoe
American Legion
John Snedden
First Baptist Church
John Buck
K. T. Crossen
the Legion
John C. Baker
Ohio University
Roger M. Rice, Jr
First Presbyterian Church
Homer Baird
Girl Scouts
Messenger Newsphotos
Highway Safety Group To Hold First Meeting
Athens County to form a 39 member Highway Safety Committee with first meeting set for Wednesday at 8 p m in the common Pleas courtroom. Prosecutor and chairman Joel B Draper explains plan and invites law enforcement, school leaders, engineers and Ohio University reps to join.
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Athens County Highway Safety Committee
Common Pleas
Joel B. Draper
Ohio Univer
Sity
McBee Co
Draper
Athens County
Evan J. Davis
Jackson
Blue Lustre Carpet Cleaner Promoted at Athens Pharmacy
An Athens Ohio ad touts Blue Lustre cleaning foam as the top home carpet cleaning advance. Vacuum, apply with a long handle brush, let dry, then vacuum again for impressive results. Athens Pharmacy at 6 S Court St markets the product.
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Athens Pharmacy
S. Court St
Athens
Ohio
Adv
Roach Films
Court St
Decker Rites Set Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie Ellen Thomas Decker will be held Thursday at Newport Methodist Church. She died Monday in Athens at the home of her son Robert in Amesville. She is survived by a daughter in Paducah Kentucky and two sisters in Archers Fork and Marietta, with three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Burial is in Newport Cemetery. Friends may call at her sister’s home in Archers Fork.
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Carrie Ellen Thomas Decker
Athens
Robert
Stimson Ave
Newport Methodist Church
Decker
Ethel Carson
Paducah
Elmer Decker
Archers Fork
J. O. Herlan
Marietta
Amesville
Presbyterian Church
Newport Cemetery
Births and admissions listed at Sheltering Arms Hospital
A hospital notice records births for seven couples in Millfield Stewart Athens Chauncey Zanesville and Corning plus a daughter for Ernest Fisher in Zanesville. Admitted patients include Olive Mahaffey Athens Edith McBee Athens Dea Kay Mathews Lowell Minnie Willis Millfield Lena Woods Corning Nell Hillyer Glouster and Frank Perry Glouster Route. Discharged include William Battrell Albany and Karen Sue Golden Athens Route 3.
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Harlan Webster
Millfield
John Dixon
Stewart
Charles Jones
Athens
Victor Stanson
John Kovaleski
Chauncey
Ernest Fisher
Zanesville
Olive Mahaffey
Edith McBee
Dea Kay Mathews
Lowell
Minnie Willis
Lena Woods
Corning
Nell Hillyer
Glouster
Frank Perry
Haines Infant Dies Services Held Today
Theresa Linn Haines two day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Haines of Athens died Monday at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Funeral services by Rev John McNutt at Hoodlet funeral home Tuesday at 4 p.m. Burial in New Marshfield Cemetery. Grandparents Roy Taylor Athens and Charles Sharp Athens Route 2.
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Haines
New Marshfield
Theresa Linn Haines
Richard Haines
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
John McNutt
Hoodlet
Roy Taylor
Charles Sharp
Millfield Resident William H. Pyle Dies at 65
William H. Pyle 65 of Millfield died Monday afternoon in Sheltering Arms Hospital. Survived by wife Florence L. and six sons from various towns, twelve grandchildren, a brother Charles of Sandusky, sisters Effie Pyle of Sandusky and Myra Nixon of Mansfield. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Blower funeral home in Glouster.
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Millfield
William H. Pyle
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Florence L
Wilma Mingus
Leslie
Germantown
Walter
Athens
Wilford
Miamisburg
Gerald
Springfield
Wilbur
Columbus
Melvin
Charles
Sandusky
Effie Pyle
Myra Nixon
Mansfield
Blower Funeral Home
Glouster
W J Beckley Dies at 80 in Wilkesville
Walter J. Beckley aged 80 died at Holzer Hospital after a two week illness. Survived by nephew Frank Beckley of Hamden and niece Edith Midkiff of Carpenter along with nephews Wallace Kline of Colorado and Earl Beckley of Wilkesville. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm at Wilkesville Methodist Church with calling at Earl Beckley home Wednesday evening.
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Wilkesville
Walter J. Beckley
Wallace and
Mary Elizabeth Conner
Holzer Hospital
Beckley
Dora Harkins
Ada McLaughlin
Frank Beckley
Hamden
Edith Midkiff
Carpenter
Wallace Kline
Colorado
Earl Beckley
Wilkesville Methodist Church
Two Drivers Fined After Police Arrests
City police arrests led to two men paying fines in Municipal Court Bennie LeMay 26 Albany was fined 25 dollars and costs for unsafe operation David Stires 9 Ohio Ave paid 22 dollars and costs for failing to yield the right of way Stires was cited Saturday after his car collided with a motorcycle at President and S Court Streets
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Bennie LeMay
Albany
David Stires
Ohio Ave
Stires
President
S. Court Streets
Cincinnati Livestock Markets Show Mixed Hogs and Cattle Activity
USDA reports salable hogs active with varied weights and prices across 225 to 240 lb ranges. Cattle and calves receipts around 15 loads with steers and yearlings steady to higher, cows mostly steady. vealers and feeders mixed with prime and choice values noted. Eggs and poultry prices listed with several grade distinctions and wholesale butter figures.
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CINCINNATE LIVESTOCK _ CINCINNATI
USDA
Cincinnati
F.o.b
U.S A
U.S. A
Swimming Pool Popular Spot in 90 Degree Heat
The Mercury rose to 90 in Athens with 415 people visiting Crystal Pool for Memorial Day. Pool manager Mrs. C. Rt. Morrison reported 212 adults, 203 children, and 13 Children's Home residents swam, as Hamley Run hit 88 yesterday and climbed to 80 by 9 a.m. today with weekend range 83 to 46.
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Athens
Crystal I
C. L. Colmer
U. S
At & Am
C. Rt. Morrison
Hamley Run
Oss
Real Estate Transfers List From Athens Area
A roster of real estate transfers in Athens County and surrounding areas shows multiple property moves. Transfers include Enola Radford and Kathleen Campbell to residents in Athens and Nelsonville, plus several parcels in East River Subdivision, Cable Acres Additions, and Porter’s Subdivision. Other moves cover Glouster and Canaan Township parcels from multiple grantors to new owners, involving 52 acres in Athens Township and various lot numbers in Sycamore Heights and Buchtel.
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Enola Radford
Athens
George Sofrenko
the Plains
Dover Township
Kathleen CC. Campbell
Et al
Clark J. Ailstock
East Riverae
Athens Town- Po
Ralph L. Coe
Chauncey
A. Gosney
Nelsonville
Inlet
Longstreth
Robert E. Main
Athens County
Richard Shoemaker
Cable Acres
John and
Zinnie Kanan
Somerset
Ohio
Prank Lee
Athens ‘Township
Clarice
EF. Shields
Marion W. Rose
Porter
Athens Township
Frank and
Mary Skinnes
Glouster
Cordin Yarger
Glouister
Robert BE
Hedges
G. W. Ford
Canaan Township
Frank Wright
Francis F. Dye
Wv. O. Kail
Margaret L. Frost
Sycamore Heights
Charles Lewis
Detroit
Mich
Carlos Glenn
Rootstown
Buchtel
Jessie M. Parker
Thomas Ashton
Cable Heirs
Oncar FE
Howard Musgrave
Service Hodge on rest leave in Hakata Japan
M Sergeant James B. Hodge and his wife Penelope of 205 Congress Street Athens received seven days of rest and recuperation in Hakata Japan He has been in service since last July and serves as a personnel management specialist with the Korean Military Advisory Group supported by the Army
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James B. Hodge
Penelope
Congress St
Athens
Hakata
Japan
Hodge
Korea
Army
Sheriff's Deputies Respond to Fight at 50-A Inn
Deputies were summoned to the 50-A Inn on Suger Creek around 10 p.m. Monday for a reported fight. Details of the altercation were not available.
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Suger Creek
Eight Athens County men begin pre induction exams in Columbus
Seven Athens County men and one transfer left Tuesday for Columbus to take pre induction examinations at Ft Hayes. Four more are to be inducted Wednesday. Leader was George A. Stem Glouster with Harold N Starkey Joseph C Barkie both of Guysville Melvin M Hook Nelsonville Paul E France Stewart David L Jones Athens and Donald KF Barber Carbondale. Willis R Mauter from Toledo joined the unit. Two others have transferred to other boards Paul Newsad Glouster to Wayne County Detroit Mich and Lewis A Ondis II to Pittsburgh Pa.
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Athens County
Columbus
Ft.ayes
George A. Stem
Glouster
Athens
Harold N. Starkey
Joseph C. Barkie
Guysville
Melvin M. Hook
Nelsonville
Paul E. France
Stewart
David L. Jones
Donald KF. Barber
Carbondale
Willis R. Mauter
Toledo
Paul Newsad
Wayne County
Detroit
Mich
Lewis A. Ondis
Pittsburgh
Fire Alarms Sound At Antoinette Confectionary
Smoke from a motor on a refrigeration unit at the Antoinette Confectionary on Lancaster Street triggered a fire call at 4 10 am to city and volunteer crews. Chief Dalton said a stuck motor caused the smoke and firemen entered the living quarters above the store. A second call came from the corner of Lancaster and West Washington Streets at 1 20 pm Monday when the brakes on Chad Jennings car at 100 West Washington ignited.
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Antoinette Confectionary
Lancaster St
Charles Dalton
Lancaster
W. Washington Streets
Chad Jennings
Washington
Tennessee Driver Given Jail Term
Nashville resident Gilbert Oval McQuaid, 58, was jailed in Athens County after a State Highway Patrol arrest for driving while intoxicated. Judge John Newcomb fined him 125 dollars plus costs, ordered three days in jail and revoked his Ohio driving privilege for three months.
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Nashville, Tenn
Athens County
State Highway Patrol
Gilbert Oval McQuaid
John Newcomb
Ohio
Man Found Guilty Of Menacing Threats In Municipal Court
Dale Morrison of Hooper Street received two months in jail and fines including 50 dollars and costs after being found guilty in Municipal Court of uttering menacing threats against Guy Morrison of the same street. The case stems from incidents on Hooper Street.
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Dale Morrison
Hooper St
Guy Morrison
Two Men Fined in Municipal Court for Intoxication
Fines of 25 dollars and costs were levied against two men arraigned on city police charges of intoxication. Frank Cain of The Plains paid the amount, while Jack Ch Poe of Ward West Virginia was jailed for failure to pay.
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Frank Cain
the Plains
Jack Ch Poe
Ward
W. Va
Local man fined for trespassing in Municipal Court
Carl Wilson of 8 Shafer Street was found guilty on a trespassing count this morning in Municipal Court and assessed a fine of 1 dollar and court costs. The affidavit was filed by Paul Edgar of 5 Shafer Street.
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Costa
Carl Wilson
Shafer
May Rainfall Tops Total for 1953
Athens rainfall for May reached 3.36 inches, slightly above May 1953, as C. L. Colmer notes. The five month total for 1954 stands at 13.79 inches, about 2.42 inches below the 1953 pace noted as a dry year, with January and February especially low.
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Athens
C. L. Colmer
A. S
Two Divorce Suits Filed in Common Pleas Court
Petitions for divorce were filed by Barbara Locke against Sherman Locke of Nelsonville alleging extreme cruelty and requesting alimony. The Lockes married June 12, 1950 and have no children. Burtena F Skinner of Athens seeks relief from Lewis F Skinner citing gross neglect and habitual drunkenness and asks the court to enjoin harassment and require vacating the home. they wed July 19, 1997.
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Barbara Locke
Sherman Locke
Two Drivers Injured In Route 50 A Crash
Athens County reports two motor vehicle accidents near Route 50 A as Memorial Day weekend ends without fatalities. Roy Azbell 18 and Homer Bolin 37 suffered cuts and a sprain when Azbell rear end collided with Bolin. Azbell fined $20 for following too closely. Another crash on Route 374 in Hocking County involved Raymond James 19 and Floyd Metcalf 52 with injuries and driving left of center cited for James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
State Highway Patrol
Roy Azbell
Athens
Homer Bolin
Millfield
Azbell
Bolin
Cit
Logan's
Joseph Phillips
Raymond James
Mansfield
Floyd Metcalf
Cincinnati
Hocking County
James
Drivers Cited After Route 13 Crash Across Area Courts
State Highway Patrol arrests led to fines in area Municipal Courts and on mayoral dockets. Deibert Smith 29 Fairgrounds fined 25 and 15 dollars plus costs for driving left of center and defective brakes after a Saturday Route 13 crash. Others include Donald Hamman 21 Elmwood Drive fined 15 plus costs for driving left of center. Harold North 42 Basil Route 1 fined 10 plus costs for speeding. Richard Fox 19 Laurelville and John Loraditch 23 Lancaster cited for left of center after a Friday Albany crash. John Sewell 36 Albany fined 15 for unsafe operation. Gerald Rushton 29 Athens fined 10 for passing below yellow line. Truman Oman 41 Detroit same fine at Rockbridge.
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Chauncey
Deibert Smith
Fairgrounds
Donald O. Hamman
Elmwood Drive
Coolville
Justice of the Peace
T. F .Ceell
Gerald Rushton
Athens
Truman Oman
Detroit
Rockbridge
Tucker
West Virginia Farmer Dies at 80 in Point Pleasant
George Sebrell of South Side Mason County died at his home Tuesday at 9 40 a m age 80 He was born May 22 1866 in Mason County and attended Denison University He is survived by four nephews John Morris and George Sebrett of South Side and George P Marshall Washington DC and a niece Mrs Paul Somerville Point Pleasant Friends may call at Crow funeral home after 11 am Wednesday Funeral arrangements are being made and the family requests no flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
George Sebrell
South Side
Sebrell
Mason County
Denison University
Granville
Ohio
Mr. Sebrell
John Preston
Mary Morrison Sebrett
John, Morris
George Sebrett
George P Marshall
Paul Somerville
Crow Funeral Home
Flow Lere
Skin EZ Dog Skin Care Product Notice
An advertisement promotes SKIN FEZ for dogs claiming to treat itchy skin and infections. It markets quick drying, non sticky application that destroys lice ticks mites on contact and promises rapid relief, with price points of $125 and $1.50 for a paid pat. The copy uses persuasive language and directs to drug and pet stores.
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Legion
Westinghouse Appliances
Harrisonville
Area
Chesser
Mrs
Jordan
William Battrell
Karen Sue Golden
Culligan
THE
Athens Ice & Storage
Athens, Ohio
W.H. Pyle
W. J. Beckley
Mercury
Sheriff's Deputies
Lon Fight
Tennessee
Ine
Quick's
Common Meal
West Virginia
D. T. Veterinary Laboratory AM
Cline Ave
Mansfield, O
Truman A
Morris
Congress
Pol
Elgin
Lady Elgin Panola
Elgin Hendrix
Hadley
Elgin Thorndale
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