Ohio Attorney General O'Neill to Speak at Board Dinner
C William O'Neill Ohio attorney general 37 will speak at Athens Board of Trade dinner Tuesday June 23 following a 630 p.m. meal. He will discuss state government and business in Ohio. The event includes election of officers for the year starting July 1 and a nominating committee of four past governors.
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C. William O’neill
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Athens Board of Trade
O'Neill
Marietta
Harper C. Pendry
C. B. Nye
A. E. Whaley
P. F. Good
H. C. Dorman
H. C. Bobo
Elks Stage Flag Day Observance
Sunday Flag Day program at the Athens Elks urged respect for the national emblem. Rep Don Campbell Guysville and James Vercoe spoke on flag history and handling. Harper C Pendry led as master of ceremonies as Lillian Cokenougher played piano. The flag was posted by the American Legion color guard with Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans represented. Charles H Evans attended in Lancaster as district deputy grand exalted ruler to receive a memorial plaque in Maple Grove Cemetery from the Lancaster Elks lodge.
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Elks
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Guysville
James Vercoe
The
Harper C. Pendry
Lillian Cokenougher
American Legion Color Guard
Anti Beetle Work To Start In Athens
Traps will be placed in Athens to study the Japanese beetle and guide control measures. John W. Baringer of the Ohio Department of Agriculture says most traps go on residential properties for about six weeks, with inspectors credentials available on request.
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Athens
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Division of Plant Industry
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Departments
Wife of Former Athens Man Dies
Mrs. Josephine Kern, 32, died Sunday after surgery in a Xenia hospital. Survived by husband Charles, a former Athens resident, and two children Terry 6 and Cincy 4. The Kerns recently took over operation of a hotel in Xenia.
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Josephine Kern
Xenia
Cemetery Grass Fire Sparks Alarm on West Street
Grass burning in West State Street Cemetery sent firemen to the scene at 6 40 p m Sunday evening. Fire Chief Charles Dalton said the blaze was probably caused by a casually discarded cigarette.
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West State Street
Charles Dalton
Speeding Tops State Patrol Arrest List
Speeding led the weekend arrest tally reported by the Athens post of the State Highway Patrol. Eight drivers faced fines in area courts, four for excessive speed, with several other infractions including license failures, mud protector violations, and passing in a hazardous zone. Notables include William Tracewell and Willard Saunders fined in Coolville, Bobby Carr and Paul Stevens cited in Albany area, and others in Athens and surrounding towns.
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Athens Post
State Highway Patrol
John Aiken
Coolville
William Tracewell
Willard Saunders
Ashland
Albany
O. D. Pincelli
Bobby Carr
Nelsonville
Paul Stevens
Huntington
W. Va
Justice of the Peace
D. E. Jones
Edna Beatty
Pincelli
Ola Faye Sager
Athens
Justice Jones
Joseph All
Ridgeville
S. C
Logan
Roger Friend
George Turnbull
Hartford
Vermillion Elected Chief of Ohio West Virginia Longhouse
M. T. Vermillion a botany professor at Ohio University was elected chief of the Ohio West Virginia area Longhouse Sunday at Camp Nelson Dodd. He will oversee policy for 158 tribes, supervise expansion, host a national convention in Akron next February, and plan next summer's meeting at Camp Nelson Dodd.
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M. T. Vermillion
Athens
Ohio- West Virginia
Camp Nelson Dodd
Vermillion
Ohio University
Indian Guides
Akron
Camp
Nelson Dodd
Area Youth Council
Jacob King Dies at 85 in Pratts Fork Home
Jacob King 85 died Monday morning at his home on Pratts Fork Route 1. He is survived by wife Martenia and two sons Fletcher of Pratts Fork and Delbert at home. Another son Holly was killed last year near Bates Church. Also surviving are brother Ray King Perry and sister Florence King Shade Route 1. Arrangements are by Jagers funeral home.
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Fletcher
Pratts Fork
Delbert
Holly
Bates Church
Ray King
Perry
Florence King
Jagers Funeral Home
Three Men Jailed After City Police Arrests
Three men jailed after city police arrests. Clarence Ash of Athens jailed Saturday for $25 and costs plus $100 and costs of an old fine. Monday Justice Jones fined Carl Bobo 33 and Clarence Barnett 45, both Athens Route 4, $25 and costs and they were jailed for failure to pay. All arrests were made by city police.
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D. E. Jones
Clarence Ash
Athens
Justice Jones
Carl Bobo
Clarence Barnett
Fire crews respond to overheated refrigeration unit at Airport Inn
Athens firemen were summoned to the Airport Inn on FE. State St. Monday at 11 15 a.m. when a refrigeration unit motor overheated. Fire Chief Charles Dalton said the blaze was extinguished by the time trucks arrived.
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Airport Inn
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Athens Pastor Brandeberry Sent to Springfield
The Rev. Edward Brandeberry, longtime pastor of Central Ave. Methodist Church in Athens, is appointed to St. Pauls Methodist Church in Springfield. He will be replaced by the Rev. Owen Plumley of New Straitsville and plans to move from 75 Central Ave. parsonage Thursday morning. Both ministers begin their duties Sunday morning.
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Central Ave. Methodist Church
St. Pauls Methodist Church
Springfield
Lakeside
Owen Plumiey
New Straitsville
Brandeberry
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Toledo
Bloomdale
Ohio Wesleyan University
Garrett Biblical Institute
Evansville
Barbara Rita Boyer
Athens
Athens County
Brandeberrys
Central Ave
Plumley
Car Hits Ditch in Missing Collision
Athens driver Carole Baughman, 18, followed a close call on a narrow Ireland Road when she swerved to miss another car on a hillcrest. Her auto struck gravel and skidded into a ditch two and a sixth miles northeast of Coolville with no injuries reported.
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Athens
State Highway Patrol
Carole Baughman
Ireland
Coolville
Mechanicsburg Band Practice Slated With New Director
Mechanicsburg band practice is scheduled at the school Tuesday at 7 30 p m. All graduating students are invited to attend and meet new director Elmer Horsky who replaces James Reese.
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Mechanicsburg
Elmer Horsky
James Reese
Scouts Win Honors at Kootoga Area Camporee in Ravenswood
About 750 scouts from 42 troops attended the Kootoga Area Camporee in Ravenswood West Virginia over the weekend. Troop 64 of Athens received a blue ribbon for top performance while Troops 50 Pos ton 55 Athens and 78 Chauncey earned red ribbons. Eight scouts earned the Eagle Scout award. ten Life Scouts and fifteen Star Scouts were named. God and Country awards went to Starling Miller Jr. and Dean W Moore of Ravenswood Troop 44. Sunday’s Union Service at Flinn Stadium drew over 1000 attendees.
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W. Va
E. J. Taylor
Blennerhassett
Parkersburg
Church of the Good Shepherd
Athens
Taylor
Earnest Conant
Richard Whitehouse
Poston
Chauncey
Fred O'Neil
W. G. Davis
Fred Rowe
T. S. Rowhe
Life Scouts
Star Scouts
Starling Miller Jr
Dean W. Moore
Flinn Stadium
Ravenswood Ministerial Association
Kootoga
West Virginia
Washington
Ohio
McPherson Rites Planned for Grace Wright McPherson
Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Rockland Methodist Church for Grace Martha Wright McPherson 45 of Brimstone Ridge who died Saturday in St Josephs Hospital Parkersburg West Virginia. She is survived by her husband Frank and five children Harold Paul Donald Margaret and Carl. Also survived by a brother James Wright and three sisters Mrs Julia Dean Mrs Dorothy Covell and Mrs Donna Late. Burial will be in Rockland Cemetery with calling after 5 p.m. Monday at the family home.
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Brimstone Ridge
St. Josephs Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
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Hudson
Glenora Wright
Frank McPherson
Harold
Columbus
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Donald
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Marietta
Julia Dean
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
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Athens
Charlene Skipper
Glouster
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Coal Grove
Julie Tippie
Millfield
Betty Jo Bauer
Evansville
Ind
Lena Woods
Corning
Melia Riley
the Plains
Darius Michael
Roger Hornsby
Marilyn Lee
Mattie Coury
Mabel Pugh
Lylabelle
Henry Murphy
Gordon Bing
Shade
Richard Barber
Flushing
N. Y
George Shannon
Trimbie
Susan Skinner
Glenna Bailes
Ear
Edna Smith
New Marsheid
Columbus driver fined for unsafe operation
Paul G. Stout, 19, of Columbus, was fined $15 and costs by Justice of the Peace D. FE. Jones after a State Highway Patrol arrest on a charge of unsafe operation.
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Paul G. Stout
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EX-ATHENIAN KILLED IN JAPAN PLANE CRASH
Col. Paul M. Hall Jr. former Athens resident was killed in an Army Air Force crash in Japan. The death was confirmed to his family with the crash details incomplete. Hall left Athens as a youth and served in World War II and Korea. Surviving are his wife Minnie Juan and three Texas sons, a Richmond Va. brother, and his Athens family.
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Third Army
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Athens
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Paul L. Hall
Gayle Quest
Ft. Myers, A
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Charleston
Minnie Juan
Paul
Blaine
Peter
Texas
Grover Hall
Russell Hall
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Lucy Root
Emmett Quest
Jack Quest
Josephine Quest
Athens County
Clem Kovaleski
Chauncey
Red Cross Officials To Attend National Convention
Mrs. Clarke Daily Athens County Red Cross executive secretary will join eight officials at the national Red Cross convention in Washington D C June 21 to 24. Seventeen staff members and volunteers accompany her including seven county branch chairmen and four seniors who will staff the Athens office during absence.
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Athens County
Red Cross
Washington
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Daily
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Home Services
Hunter Hope
Robert Bullock
Donald Robinson
Gray Ladies
Maude Lee Dorsey
Mayme Richardson
Dana Fuller
Motor Corps
Said Vs. Daily
Athens High School
Barbara Nellis
Pricilla Oadis
Esther Hedges
Janet Hill
Margaret Bridgewater
Child Welfare Department
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Cool Weather Lingers As Athens Sees Mild Friday
Athens residents enjoy comfortable cool weather with 9 am temperature at 64 and a low of 49. Weekend highs reach 83 on Friday, 82 on Saturday, with a 73 low. overnight lows to 53 and 58.
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Mercury
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