First Light Pole Erected in 1889 Athens Village
The first pole carrying electric lighting for Athens village was erected at Court and Washington Streets on the courthouse corner opposite the First National Bank Building. Ted Schrantz and Frank Harper are pictured supporting the pine pole with a cross arm as gas lights and street scenes from 1889 are noted.
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Athens County
Athens Village
Court and
Washington Sts
First National Bank
Athens National Bank
Ted Schrantz
Electric Company
Frank Harper
Athens
Washington St
Adams Express Co
Western Union Telegraph Office
Putnam Jewelry Store
Sile Dew
C.H.H
Summer School Opens at Ohio University With Multiple Workshops
More than 2000 students and workshop visitors gather on the Ohio University campus as the summer session starts. The 10th annual Workshop on High School Publications hosts 1000 editors and teachers for a five day session. The Ohio School of Banking opens with a banquet headlined by A. L Kidston. The OBA school draws 61 new students and 71 returning attendees. Additional events include a music clinic with 230 participants and a two week high school debate session. About 800 teachers and business people participate in the Ohio Workshop on Economic Education for a three week period ending July 8.
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Ohio University
Ohio School of Banking
A. L Kidston
Ohio Nkers” Association
OBA
Ohio Workshop On
Athens
Insurance gaps worsen outcomes after accidents
An accident remains harmful, but the impact grows when a car or driver lacks adequate insurance. The text underscores the risk of underinsured drivers facing greater financial and legal consequences after collisions.
Insurance Agents Advertising in Athens and Nelsonville
A collection of local insurance agencies listed for Athens and Nelsonville Ohio areas. Firms include C B Dillon, M Gill & Co, D M Goddard Houck & Van Dyke, Earl F Mathews, F R Murphy & Son, Dwight H Rutherford, Seiple & Kempton, Oakley Ins Agency, The Saltz Ins Agency, and Nelsonville options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Goddard
Houck & van Dyke
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
F. R. Murphy & Son
Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Lee
Seiple & Kempton
Shelter Arms Hospital Notes Births and Dismissals
A list from Shelter Arms Hospital notes births for Mr and Mrs Raymond Noble of Athens a son and Mr and Mrs Dean Collins of Glouster a daughter. Other entries include Robert Riley Athens Route 2 Margaret Smith Glouster Geraldine Pyle Athens Anna Perry Athens Route Thomas Haller Athens James Dixon McArthur. Dismissed Roger Quisenberry Athens and daughter Beta Mae Brown Albany William Black Athens Elizabeth Docie Glouster Roberta Buckley Mineral Penny Borchart Chauncey Grace Hines Athens.
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Raymond Noble
Athens
Dean Collins
Glouster
Robert Riley
Margaret Smith
Geraldine Pyle
Anna Perry
Thomas Haller
James Dixon
McArthur
Roger Quisenberry
Beta Mae Brown
Albany
William Black
Elizabeth Docie
Roberta Buckley
Mineral
Penny Borchart
Chauncey
Grace Hines
Lima Detainer Filed For Forgery Suspect
Athens County officials placed a detainer on Frederick Anderson a 37 year old from Eau Clair Wis arrested in Lima for issuing bad checks. Deputies say his photo matched a man who passed a forged $9 check in Athens County in May and Anderson is believed to be part of a large forgery ring.
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Athens County
Wisconsin
Lima
Harold Shields
Frederick Anderson
Eau Clair
Wis
Anderson
Man fined for using unissued license plates
Robert Ross 29 of 46 Smith Street was arraigned in Municipal Court on a charge of using license plates not issued for his car. Police arrested him and assessed a $10 fine plus costs.
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Robert Ross
Smith St
Reporter Bends Father's Day Tale At Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton reporter Tony Svet an Ohio University graduate and former Messenger student reporter interviewed a pacing father outside the maternity ward. He began a Father s Day feature for the Journal Herald but a call from Mrs Svet redirected him. The father had a baby boy and Svet finished the piece with personal touches.
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Dayton
Tony Svet
Ohio University
Messenger
Miami Valley Hospital
The
Journal Herald
Svet
4-H Club Activities Highlight Local Meetings and Demos
4-H clubs held picnics and demonstrations at member homes including Donna and Kay Allen and Dorothy Henry. Posture demos by Norma Zeigler and tea towel demos were showcased. Upcoming meetings and hosts listed for Amesville, Whitehall, and Mechanicsburg clubs with dates and locations.
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Norma Zeigler
Amesville
4-H
Dorothy Henry
Damages Sought in Auto Collision Case
William M. Miller and Ohio Casualty Co. file in Common Pleas Court seeking damages from Bert Smathers for a December 1954 train collision on Poplar Street in Nelsonville. The suit targets damages to Miller’s car and coverage under the collision policy.
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William M. Miller
Ohio Casualty Co
Bert Smathers
Common Pleas Court
Smathers
Poplar St
Nelsonville
Miller
Ohio Casualty
Woman Angler Fined for Fishing Without License
Mary Oldfield of Athens was fined five dollars and costs in Municipal Court after being cited for fishing without a license. The case names Game Warden F. Swartz as the citing officer. The court reduced part of the fine, applying ten dollars toward costs.
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Mary Oldfield
Athens
Three Marietta Women Hurt in Crash Near Athens
Eight people injured in two weekend accidents near Athens as State Patrol reports a Marietta car driven by Opal Bole, 49, left the road, struck a coal truck, and rolled over then over embankment. Passengers Marie Price and Mattie Irvine suffered injuries. Bole faced a $25 fine for failing to yield. Separate injuries occurred in a Hocking crash involving five people.
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Stateway
Athens Post
Rome
Logan
Marietta
Opal Bole
Bole
Benjamin Bruce
Athens
Hockingserash
Edward Lawson
Loretta Moore
Jerry Janey
Larry Hawthorn
Columbus
Argie Hawthorn
Legion Names Athens Man Eighth District Treasurer
Ben Williams of Athens was re elected treasurer of the American Legion's Eighth District at a district convention in Lancaster. C J Ailstock of Athens was elected one of four delegates to the Legion's national convention. Other delegates include Frank Cheesebrew Middleport Alec Blair Jackson Rossiter Williams Oak Hill and Devon Tipple Lancaster. The 78 delegates set Wellston for the fall conference in October and tabled district by laws for later consideration.
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Ben Williams
Athens
American Legion
Lancaster
C. J. Ailstock
Legion
Frank Cheesebrew
Middleport
Alec Blair
Jackson
Edward Moore
Glouster
Rossiter Williams
Oak Hill
Devon Tipple
Wellston
Shade Driver Fined On Two Charges
Shade man Herbert H. Fulton, 23, was fined $35 and costs for unsafe operation and $10 and costs for failure to have an operator's license by Municipal Court. He went to jail when unable to pay the fines.
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Herbert H. Fulton
State Highway Patrol
Columbus Man Fined Jailed on Patrol Count
Elmer Riley Yates of Columbus pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated. He was fined 125 dollars, costs, and sentenced to three days in jail with his driving rights suspended for three months.
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Elmer Riley Yates
Columbus
Athens County
State Highway Patrol
Yates
Plea Groes for Assault and Battery Ends in Fine
Pleading guilty to an assault and battery charge filed by his wife Henry Miller of Athens Route 3, he was fined 25 dollars and costs Monday in Municipal Court.
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Henry Miller
Athens Route 3
Critic Weds Actress Aboard Santa Rosa Cruise
Drama critic George Jean Nathan 73 and actress Julie Hayden 45 married Sunday aboard the cruise ship Santa Rosa in New York.
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New York
George Jean Nathan
Julie Hayden
Santa Rosa
Typical June Weekend Draws Crowds at Local Pool
A busy weekend drew many visitors to local recreation spots. Crystal Pool reported 435 swimmers on Sunday and 366 on Saturday as city pool operators celebrated high weekend attendance. Temperatures rose to 87 on Friday and Sunday, 86 on Saturday, with morning lows around 55.
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Crystal Pool
Semsey Run
Father Jailed After Athens Bar Family Fight Shootout
In Athens a family dispute at Millview Inn led to a Sunday shooting. Robert Riley was wounded by a pellet blast from his father Arthur Riley who confessed to firing to "scare him" but denied intent to hit. Arthur Riley was jailed awaiting court action on charges of assault with intent to wound.
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Athens
Tal
Arthur
Ey Hee Eae
Oeahem Goma
Harold Shields
Bernard Porter
Robert Riley
Robert
Ing Arma Hospital
Millview
Robert Dicken
Robert Liggett
Riley
Elisha Glass Dies in Cleveland Sunday
Elisha C. Glass died Sunday afternoon at his daughters home in Cleveland born December 4 1869 in Morgan County son of Caldwell and Matilda Glass he belonged to Sharpsburg Methodist Church and the American Hereford Association survived by two daughters Temple and Gladys a son Lee two grandchildren and a sister Mrs Lee Morgan services set for Wednesday at 2 pm at Sharpsburg Methodist Church burial in Bartlett Cemetery friends may call after noon Tuesday at the family home in Sharpsburg
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Elisha C
Cleveland
Morgan County
Caldwell and
Matilda Lees Glass
Sharpsburg Methodist Church
American Hereford Association
Letitia Wells
Temple
Gladys
Lee
Sharpsburg
Lee Morgan
Mountain View
Lit
J. Mervin Hess
Bartlett Cemetery
Mrs Ayers Dies Monday in Local Ledger Note
Mrs Iva Ayers aged 65 died early Monday, according to a brief local death notice. Funeral arrangements were not listed in the fragment and no further details are provided.
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Mrs. Ayers
Iva Ayers
Courts Fine Six Drivers
City court fines six drivers over the weekend after action by the State Highway Patrol. Carl J. Raser 19 Mansfield and Teddy F. Frazee 21 Chauncey were fined 10 plus costs for passing in a hazardous zone. Richard K. Matheys 28 Allis Wis and John Ma theny 23 were fined five plus costs for hazards. O D Pincelli fined two drivers five plus costs each for running traffic signals Edwin KR Roberts 20 Vienna W Va and James FE Lutz 19 Parkersburg W Va.
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State Highway Patrol
Charles
Carl J. Raser
Mansfield
Teddy F. Frazee
Chauncey
Richard K. Matheys
Allis
Wis
John Matheny
Albany
Clinton Bean Rites Tuesday
Funeral services for Clinton B. Bean will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Richland Avenue Methodist Church. Bean, a lifelong Athens County resident, died Saturday afternoon in Sardis after a heart attack. He owned an auto business here before retiring last October. Burial is at Mount Olive Cemetery in Sardis.
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Richland Ave. Methodist
Clinton B. Bean
Sardis
Bean
Athens Co
E. W. Wright
Rock Riffie Road
H. A. Lockwood
Mount Olive Cemetery
Rush
Workman Stricken by Monoxide Fumes at Tin Shop
A workman identified as David Wilson age 2 of 07 Franklin Ave became ill from monoxide fumes at the C. R. White tin shop on Stimson Ave. Fire Chief Charlies Dalton and the emergency squad treated Wilson who was advised to see a physician. Call logged 10:55 am.
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Fire Department
David Wilson
Franklin Ave
C. R. White Tin
Stimson Ave
Charlies Dalton
Wilson
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Donald K. Barstow
C. B. Dillon Co
M. Gill & Co
Richard Guinther
Nelsonville, OH
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Bn Ee
Moore
Benjami Moore
Kerr-Hunter
Lucky Clovers 4-H Club
Donna
Kay Allen
Whitehall Livestock
Claire Ball
Harry Looney
Paul Kassler
Philip Kasler
Jack Sedwick
Clarks Chapel
Greenbriars
Phyllis
Peggy Lenigar
Sharon Williams
Charles Cooley
Ole Munn
Burg
Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Pei
Danison
Luhrig Man
View Inn
Elisha Glass
Clinton Bean
Workman
Ray
Carpenter
Mac's Thrifty Store
O. Smith Bell & Howell
Richland Ave
Houck & Vandyke Inc
Ins
Union
Ohio
Jaynes
Jaynes Furniture
Airport
E. State St
Hollywood
Berne
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