Legion District Session Set for Athens Sunday
The American Legion Eighth District schedules a Sunday session in Athens with morning activities at the Legion home and an afternoon convention at Athens High School Auditorium. John L. Yowell of Ohio Legion will speak. parade follows a 12 40 p.m. start from the Legion home to the high school.
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American Legion
Athens
James M. Vercoe
Legion Home
Athens High School
John L. Yowell
Legions Department of Ohio
Rossiter Williams
Oak Hill
Sportsman Grill
Vercoe
Edward Moore
Glouster
William R. Shafer
Garnet Swallow
New Lexington
Nolan Mace
Edward Downard
Coalton
Frank Cheesebrew
Pomeroy
John Buck
Peter B. Seel
Harper C. Pendry
Athens Board of Trade
Harry G. Yaggi
Lancaster
Legion
Athens Post
Charles White
Leroy Shamel
J. B. Vanity, Jr
Joe D. Mechem
James White
Maywood Smith
Fairfield
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Meigs
Perry
Vinton
Three Accidents Reported With No Injuries On Route 33
Athens post of the State Highway Patrol investigated three injury free accidents Monday afternoon. A two truck crash south of Nelsonville involved Glen Warren and Harry Nye, both cited for unsafe operation. A Glouster driver rear ended Clifford Barney near Logan, and Walter Smith overturned near Chauncey after swerving to avoid a car.
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Athens Post
State Highway Patrol
Nelsonville
Glen Warren
Deanville
Harry S. Nye
New Straitsville
Warren
Logan
Thomas E. Smith
Glouster
Joseph Phillips
Clifford Barney
Barney
Smith
Athens
Chauncey
Walter H. Smith
Lancaster
Athens Post Alerts During Nationwide Mock Bombing
The Athens post of the State Highway Patrol and Auxiliary Patrol were alerted Monday afternoon in a nationwide mock bombing. First warning came at 1 10 p.m. with attack alert at 2 30 p.m. All clear followed at 2 40 p.m. Auxiliary officers were notified by the patriot post and relayed to their men.
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Athens
State Highway Patrol
Blue Lustre Carpet Cleaner Marketing Pitch
An Athens Ohio advertisement touts Blue Lustre as the greatest home carpet cleaning advance. The product promises simple use: vacuum, apply foam with a long handle brush, let dry, and vacuum again. Athens Pharmacy at 6 S Court St promotes being among the first stores to offer it.
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Athens Pharmacy
S. Court St
Athens
Ohio
Adv
Roach Filmz
Court St
Land Sale Nets $7000 for Athens County
Delinquent tax lands brought Athens County about 7000 dollars at a Monday public auction. County Auditor J W Whaley announced about 230 to 240 parcels were sold, clearing the records of all delinquent land certified to his office. The auditor noted the sold tracts were not the preferred properties, with better offerings having sold last year.
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Athens County
J. W. Whaley
Whaly
Probation Violation Keeps Athens Man in Jail
Dwaine Bolin of Athens remains jailed after violating probation from Munich Court in April for assault and battery on Jean Rosser. He was jailed after failing to pay court costs and a fine, unable to meet the amount.
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Dwaine Bolin
Athens
Bolin
Munich
Jean Rosser
John Kachman Rites Planned at St Pauls Church
A requiem high mass for John Kachman 83 will be sung at 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Pauls Catholic Church Chauncey. Burial follows at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home with Rosary at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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St. Paul's Catholic Church
John Kachman
Mill St
Chauncey
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes
Fishing Fine Levied in Municipal Court
John Andinor was assessed $25.25 in Municipal Court on a charge of fishing without a nonresident license. The Ohio Division of Wildlife enforcement division filed the charge.
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John Andinor
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Intoxication Charges Result in Fines in Municipal Court
Two individuals faced penalties Monday in municipal court for intoxication. Jeannette Nice of Stewart paid $25 plus costs, while Clarence Ash of Athens, known for frequent court visits, was jailed for failure to pay $100 and costs.
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Jeannette Nice
Stewart
Clarence
Ash
Athens
Prayer Band to Meet at Grahams Chapel
Grahams Chapel Prayer Band meets Thursday at the home of Mr and Mrs Curt Dailey with Hollie Kelley leading.
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Grahams Chapel
Curt Dailey
Hollie Kelley
Kiwanians Evaluate Athens Reflective Night at Berry Hotel
Athens Kiwanis members met in the Berry Hotel private dining room led by Lorin C. Staats to assess the city on housing, dining, health, and newcomer integration. A follow up poll will decide on any action. President Seel acknowledged scholarship awards for 187 county students. Fred Swearingen announced West Side Playground opening with a Little League game as volunteers plan field prep.
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Athens
Berry Hotel
Lorin C. Staats
Stants
Peter B. Seel
Kiwanis Club
Fred Swearingen
West Side Playground
Kiwanians
Scouts Leave For West on 13 Day Philmont Trek
Athens youths Louis Ruman and James Dowler depart Parkersburg West Virginia with eight other Kootaga Area Council scouts. The group will join 12 more in Cimarron New Mexico for six saddle days across the 127000 acre Rocky Mountain area. They visit Colorado Springs Pikes Peak Carlsbad Caverns Taos Pueblo and White Sands proving grounds where rocket and jet research occurs.
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Athens
Louis Ruman
James Dowler
Parkersburg
W. Va
Philmont
Cimarron
N. M
Kootaga Area
Rocky Mountain
Colorado Springs
Colo
Pikes Peak
Carlsbad Caverns
Taos Indian Pubelo
New Mexico
White Sands Proving Grounds
United States
Troop 56
John Dowler
IOOF Rites Set For William Biggins
Members of the Stewart Odd Fellow's Lodge will conduct memorial services at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Jagers funeral home for William Biggins 85 honored last winter by the lodge on 50 years of membership. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Stewart Methodist Church by Rev. Harold Mowery.
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Stewart Odd Fellow's Lodge
Jagers
William Biggins
Mr. Biggins
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Stewart Methodist Church
Harold Mowery
Ex-Resident of Albany Dies in Elyria
Albany mourns Mrs Everett Lewis a former resident who died Tuesday morning in Elyria She leaves two children Mrs Hazel Mendelhal and Lowell Lewis both of Elyria Her husband died four years ago Funeral arrangements are being completed by Ras the Bigony funeral home.
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Albany
Everett Lewis
Hazel Mendelhal
Lowell Lewis
Elyria
City Worker Hurt in Morning Trash Route Incident
John Bobo, a city employee on Athens Route 4, suffered a head laceration this morning with a garbage crew. Fellow workers rushed him to the fire department where EMS provided first aid before transporting him to Sheltering Arms Hospital for treatment.
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John Bobo
Athens
Auction of Delinquent Tax Lands and Coal Rights
An auction was held Monday on the courthouse steps for lands certified for sale due to unpaid taxes over several years, including coal rights. The sale followed delinquent tax proceedings.
Degree Conferment At Albany Lodge 723 Fraternity
Albany Lodge 723 F and AM will confer a degree Friday afternoon at a meeting led by Master Wayne L Welch. In a separate incident, Police report an auto driven by Ruby Ellen Bumgardner of The Plains collided with Fred Crabtree of Chauncey at the W Washington and Congress Streets traffic light.
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Albany
Albany Lodge 723
F&am
Wayne L. Welch
Ruby Ellen Bumgardner
the Plains
Fred Crabtree
Chauncey
W. Washington and
Congress Streets
Chauncey Man Fined For Failing To Yield Right Of Way
Thomas A. Marcinko 19 of The Plains was fined $5 and costs by Chauncey Mayor Charles Wadley for failing to yield at an intersection, according to the State Highway Patrol report.
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Chauncey
Thomas A. Marcinko
the Plains
Charles Wadley
State Highway Patrol
Markets Report Covers Eggs Butter and Poultry Prices
Cincinnati prices show consumer grades for eggs with large white at 33 to 37 cents per dozen, brown and mixed 30 to 37, and other grades from 31 to 36 cents. Poultry Fryers over 2 pounds 24 to 26 cents, heavy hens 17 to 18, old roosters 12 to 13. Butter wholesale 62 cents, potatoes 1.75 to 6.00.
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Cincinnati
U. S
U.S
Ohio University President Baker Receives Honorary Degree
Ohio University President John C. Baker, who conferred honorary degrees on nine people at OU commencement, received an honorary doctor of laws. The citation praised him as an enlightened leader of a great state university. Edward R. Murrow also received an honorary doctor of laws at Oberlin College commencement.
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Ohio University
John C. Baker
Oberlin College
Baker
Oberlin
Edward R. Murrow
Shelter Inpatient Roll Call At Athens Hospital
A hospital notes list multiple patients and relatives associated with Shelter Arms Hospital. Names include Mrs. Margaret Barnhill of Athens, Mrs. Helen Nuzum of Athens, Mrs. June Dewey of Athens, and others from New Marshfield Logan Stockport Amesville and surrounding areas. Several entries note discharges or family members present.
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Margaret Barnhill
Athens
Guy Dinsmoor
New Marshfield
Helen Nuzum
Betty Bashore
Eileen Saylor
Beatrice Coffman
Logan
Virginia Morrison
Stockport
June Dewey
Paul Gaston
George McKinley
Amesville
Dauhter
Glenn Swarts
OU Alumni Injured In Erie Crash
Mr and Mrs Charles Fleming Ohio University alumni were injured in an auto crash near Erie Pennsylvania while traveling to Athens for commencement activities They were taken to Malotte Hospital where Mr Fleming has a knee injury expected to require about two weeks of hospitalization and Mrs Fleming has facial lacerations.
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Charles Fleming
Buffalo
N. Y
Ohio University
Athens
Erie
Malotte Hospital
Fleming
Athens man found not guilty in property destruction case
Thomas Earl Taylor of Athens was found innocent Tuesday morning in Municipal Court. He had pleaded not guilty to an affidavit by Wilbert Warren Jr accusing him of breaking the antenna on Warren’s automobile while Taylor was a student at Ohio University.
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Thomas Earl Taylor
Athens
Taylor
Ohio University
Wilbert Warren, Jr
Blood shortage lingers after Athens bloodmobile visit
Athens County officials report 42 pints collected from 60 donors at the First Methodist Church, with 42 walk-ins. Regular shipments to Sheltering Arms and Mount St. Mary Hospitals remain uncertain this week, while July 12 aims for 150 pints. A $1000 pledge by July 1 is sought to continue the program into 1954-55.
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Athens County
Red Cross
Athens
Clarke Daily
Mount St. Mary
First Methodist
Daily
Mrs Mineard Dies After Illness in Akron Area
Blanche Mineard 81 died Monday at daughter Odessa Bergs home 181 Congress St Portlands origin. She lived in Akron and Athens the past years with her daughter. Survived by husband George W Mineard nine years deceased two sons Ray and B B Mineard four grandchildren four great grandchildren and sister Mrs Ith Smith Akron. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at McGowan Funeral Home in Cuyahoga Falls.
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Blanche Mineard
M.s. Odessa Berg
Congress St
Portland
Mineard
Akron
Athens
Methodist Church
George W. Mineard
Ray
Ron
B. B. Mineard
Munroe Falls
Ith Smith
McGowan
Cuyahoga Falls
Heat Stays High as Athenians Endure 92 Degree Day
Athenians faced a hot day with a 92 degree high on Monday and a 68 degree low. U.S. observer C. L. Colmer reported 91 at 11 am Tuesday, near Monday’s peak, while nearby Hamley Run also logged highs in the 80s.
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Mercury
C. L. Colmer
U. S. Observer
Colmer
Hamley Run
Athens
Local drivers fined for weekend traffic violations
Joseph Phillips of Logan paid fines for two cited drivers. Robert Parry, 25, paid $10 plus costs for speeding and passing in a hazardous zone. Wes Lepley, 20, paid $10 and costs for passing in a hazardous zone.
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Joseph Phillips
Logan
Robert Parry
Wes Lepley
Practice Cancelled for New Marshfield Band
Wednesday’s band practice in New Marshfield is cancelled. Future practice dates will be announced later, Ted Stuart said.
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Ted Stuart
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New York
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