County Sets Tar-Bound Roads as Boardman Resigns
Athens County commissioners approve tar binding on Highway 22 at Vore Ridge and Highway 7 near Salem and plan a relocation of the Infirmary and Children’s Home while accepting the third consecutive welfare board resignation. Total road work funds amount to $23,000 with related land purchases and routine bills approved.
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Athens County
J. Howard Cline
Albany
George Holdren
A. E. Algeo
Athens
Algeo
Charles Roberts
Len B. McCune
L. G. Worstell
Gladys Bovie
Gallipolis
Bovie
Glenn Scott
Rowena Sprout
Paul Noftz
Miss Sprout
Richmond
John Dowler
Vore Ridge
Salem
VEW To Meet Floyd Bolin Post 3477
VFW Post 3477 VEW will convene at the Armory Wednesday at 7 30 p m Comm W D Boyd announced refreshments will follow the meeting
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Floyd Bolin
VFW
Armory
W. D. Boyd
Hocking Mine Bought by C SOE Near The Plains
Negotiations between Cottingham interests and Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co. lead to sale of the Hocking mine near The Plains. C SOE will take main entry tracks pumping and ventilating gear. No reopening date set. last March the mine shut down with 175 workers. Production in February reached 900 tons daily. C SOE acquires 80 surface cars and about 1000 acres of coal rights. The mine is a major Hocking Valley producer.
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Cottingham
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Hocking
Plains
C&soe
Hocking Valley
Gallipolis Man Held on Intoxication and Past Crimes
Gallipolis resident George H. Burns, 49, is jailed after failing to pay a $10 fine for intoxication. Police traced a record starting in 1928 listing two larceny arrests, a bad check charge, driving without a license, and breaking in. Burns served 18 months in the Ohio Penitentiary from 1943 and faces further questioning.
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George H. Burns
Gallipolis
Burns
State Sts
William P. Mickle
Ohio
Births at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth announcements note a son for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shellman of Athens and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Woodyard of Athens Route 5.
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Robert Shellman
Athens
Delmar Woodyard
Innovations in Records Seen At Meeting
Rex Koons a local music dealer and Kiwanis member showcased new slow playing records at the Kiwanis Club meeting. He said slow playing records are cheaper smaller and offer higher fidelity and are unbreakable. He noted producers will continue offering the old type discs.
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Kiwanis Club
Rex Koons
Koons
County Sales Tax Receipts Show Drop Through May 21 1949
Athens County totals for 1949 up to May 21 run four per cent below the same period last year, with weekly receipts slipping to 5666.77 from 8806.84 in 1948. Statewide declines affect most southeastern counties though Meigs and Gallia show increases. Major contributors include automotive industry over 11.9 million and chain stores over 9 million.
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Athens County
Edward H. Lasch
Aerchases
Washington
Hocking
Perry
Morgan
Vinton
Meigs
Gallia
Cedota
Resentment Against State Flares Up in Rawlins Trial
Jury and defense spar over Rawlins juvenile status as trial opens. Judge Hooper overrules release bid, defines court jurisdiction while prosecutor Martin outlines indictments for first degree murder in the Eleanor Gifford case. Rowland pleads innocent as state witness Dr John H. Elias testifies on autopsy results.
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Rawlins
Parker
Gifford
Martin
Ohio
Grover E. Rawlins
Rowland
Hooper
Tha
Harry Z. Dodds, Jr
Jimmy Stewart
Eleanor Gifford
Columbus
William Rawlins
John H. Elias
Eling
Dowler and Ferguson
Athens
Elias
Real Estate Transfers List Details Multiple Ohio Property Deals
A long roll of deeds records transfers in Trimble Athens and surrounding townships. Transfers cover parcels including 20 acres in Trimble and 2.92 acres in Trimble, lots in Albany Glouster and Athens, and multiple sections in Ohio Company's Purchase. Names include Hooper Eaves Miller Keasey Wolfe Lanning Hoover Sands Chesser Clark Goodin Harner Keirns Dobbs Bennet Heck Williams Watkins Gilkey Gettle Hupp Baughman Cecil Maccombs Rodehaver Hixson Hixon Hixon Weiher Brown among others with various lot numbers acres and sections noted.
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Edward L. Miller
Et Ux
S. B. Keasey
Johnson Coal Mining Company
Verity
Chris Wolfe
Pearl Lanning
Ohio Company
York
Thomas N. Hoover
Paul R. Sands
Athens
Waterloo
Carrie Chesser
Arnold Clark
McCoy
Albany
Hettie Hill
Husband
W. K. Meyer
Jackson
Oliver W. Keirns
Dover
W. D. Twyman
Cornett O. Dobbs
Trimble
Robert Bennet
Robert Irvin
Ohio
Alexander Township
Joseph C. Gettle
Charles H. Gettle, Jr
Nelsonville
Arthur Hupp
Nannie M. Baughman
Eva B. Morehead
Letha L. Cecil
Harry D. Moore
Ohio River Survey
Carthage
Adda Maccombs
Bessie Ann McCombs
York Township
Elmer E. Rodehaver
Ernest Lambert
Allendale
John G. Hixon
Anna M. Hixon
Ames Township
Lewis
Hixon
Ames Town
Amy Weiher
Homer W. Brown
Rain Fails To Relieve Heat As Storms Linger
Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France reports scattered showers Monday totaling .25 inch. Heat persists with yesterday's high of 86 and a low of 67. Hocking River falls to 3.83 feet as of morning. 9:30 a.m. temperature 74 with southeast breeze.
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C. N. France
Hocking
Meigs Man Is Fined in Fishing Violation
Louis Scerbi of Pomeroy was fined 25 dollars and costs in Mayor Mickle’s court after pleading guilty to fishing and angling without a license. An affidavit was filed on a radio theft matter and he was to be arraigned later this afternoon.
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Louis Scerbi
Pomeroy
William P. Mickle
Scerbi
Stockport Woman Dies at 88 in Pennsville
Mrs. Neda Choguill 88 of Stockport died at 7 30 a m today at her home. She was daughter of Nathan and Elizabeth Worthington and wife of William T Choguill who survives. Survivors include two sons Harold of Athens Donald with the U S Army Four daughters Dorothy Linley Kathryn LaFaber Gertrude and Helen Dodson five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral at Pennsville Methodist Church Thursday at 2 p m with Rev H N Snider officiating. Burial in Pennsville Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p m Wednesday.
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Stockport
Neda Choguill
Nathan
Elizabeth Miller Worthington
William T. Choguill
Harold Choguill
Athens
Donald Choguill
U. S. Army
Dorothy Linley
New Hampshire
Kathryn LaFaber
Coshocton
Gertrude Choguill
Columbus
Helen Dodson
Franklin Countian Arrested in Columbus Transfer
Franklin County law enforcement returned Hobard Lee Cundiff 24 to Columbus after city police and state patrolmen arrested him on Richland Ave at 4 15 am Tuesday while he was driving toward Athens. A warrant was issued in Columbus for grand larceny.
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Franklin County
Hobard Lee Cundiff
Columbus
Richland Ave
Athens
Cundiff
Mas ter Mason Degree Set At Constitu tion Lodge Meeting
New Marshfield reports that the Mas ter Mason Degree will be conferred at a special meeting of Constitution Lodge No. 426 F.A.M. Thursday at 4 30 p.m Emory Allen Jr master announced the schedule.
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New Marshfield
Emory Allen, Jr
Former Schools Chief Takes Athens Board of Trade Post
Pendry, former superintendent of Athens city schools, becomes executive secretary of the Athens Board of Trade. He started full-time duties Monday as the board’s first paid executive. The post carries a flat salary. details were not listed. Pendry retired earlier this year after 1982 service and return to aid the board’s membership drive. The board, active in the Athens Hocking Valley area, plans to expand membership with Pendry’s administration experience. Officers include H. C. Dorman and Sol Rosenberg. Oscar Fulton serves as volunteer secretary.
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Pendry
Athens City
Athena Board of Trade
Athena
Board of Trade Post
Athens
Board of Trade
Hockings Valley
Good
H. C. Dorman
Sol Rosenberg
Oscar Fulton
AHS Students Present Play for Rotary
Members of the Masquers Club at Athens High School staged a one act drama Objection Overruled at the Berry Hotel at noon. The cast included Charles Frank Connie Koehler Cresentia Spurbeck and Sally Goedicke with student director. Mrs Lane directed the play and Claude Chrisman of Logan attended as guest. Dwight Rutherford and George Starcher were elected and attending the art International convention in New York City.
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Athens High School
Berry Hotel
Charlotte Lane
Charles Frank
Connie Koehler
Cresentia Spurbeck
Sally Goedicke
A. C. Gubhite
Lane
Claude Chrisman
Logan
Dwight Rutherford
Geroge Starcher
Art International
New York City
Student Fined In Gun Theft At Athens Shop
A Ohio University sophomore pleaded guilty to petty larceny in connection with a gun theft at Foster's Gun Shop on State Street. He was fined 25 dollars and costs with a 10 day jail term suspended. the gun valued at 20 dollars was recovered after he admitted taking it seven months earlier.
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Ohio University
William P. Mickle
John R. Lynch
State St
Frank Foster
W. Union St
Foster
Lakewood
Foster's
Lynch
Parkersburg
Joseph McBride
Petition for Divorce Filed in Common Pleas Court
A divorce petition was filed in common pleas court with a minor co filing as next of friend. Hubert L. Shrieves accuses Olive R. Shrieves of gross neglect of duty. The couple married June 10, 1948.
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Common Pleas Court
Hubert L. Shrieves
Olive R. Shrieves
Scratching and Irritation Prompt Dog Owner Help
A setter owner reports her dog scratches and bites itself due to nerve irritation on the shin. She seeks relief from over the counter remedies and disinfectants from local drug stores. The owner and dog aim for one week of improvement and note prior attempts caused skin contact issues.
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Mick
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