Athens ODC unit to Camp Perry for two day training
Members of the Athens Ohio Defense Corps Company A 22nd Battalion Second Infantry depart tonight for Camp Perry for a two day general training program. Captain Lands says a state wide drill is planned for Saturday and Sunday with the ODC under Governor Lausche as commander.
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Athens
Ohio Defense Corps
Camp Perry
Ohio
Kenneth W. Lands
Second Infantry
Lands
ODC
Lausche
Armed Services
Ohio National Guard
Marietta
National Guard
Robert McAfee
James Holland
Max Jensen
Raymond Gibson
Allen Easterling
D. H. Goldsberry
James Gates
William Linton
William Moody
Frank Dew
John Featherstone
Athens Board Warns of Out-of-Town Home Repair Scams
The Athens Board of Trade urges residents to investigate firms promoting model home deals offering painting roofing siding or furnace work on commission. Better Business Bureau warnings highlight high prices with substandard materials and pressure to refer prospects to distant firms. Local checks on licenses and reputations are advised to avoid costly, questionable repairs.
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Athens Board of Trade
Harper C. Pendry
Better Business Bureau
Board of Trade
Athens
Mercury Tops 90 Degrees for Third Straight Day
The mercury rose above 90 degrees for the third consecutive day and fifth time in six. Thursday reached 91, one degree hotter than Tuesday and Wednesday, which followed Monday’s 87. Humidity remained high and discomfort persisted for residents as a light rain fell before noon.
Two Accidents Reported by City Police
City police reported two traffic incidents. Jennie V. Minear 44 of 27 N McKinley Ave collided on East Washington Street with Brenda Hartley 53 of New Marshfield Route 1 as Hartley backed from a parking space. A delayed report notes Ralph L. Perry and Frank Hawk collided at Columbia and Highland Avenues when Hawk rear ended Perry after Perry stopped to let Hawk emerge.
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Jennie V. Minear
N. McKinley Ave
Brenda Hartley
New Marshfield
E. Washington St
Court St
Hartley
Ralph L. Perry
Garfield Ave
Frank Hawk
Carbon Hill
Columbia
Highland Avenues
Perry
Hawk
Highland
Survivors' Benefits Overview From Social Security Official
Robert B. Youmans of the Zanesville Social Security office explains that four fifths of widows and wives and children are protected by old age and survivors insurance. Monthly benefits range from 25 to 85 dollars after age 65, with additional payments to dependents and survivors. lump sum death payments from 75 to 225 dollars are also provided. Donald J. Yuenger offers Athens County guidance with weekly courthouse hours.
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Robert B. Youmans
Zanesville
Social Security Administration
Social Securiy
Youmans
Athens County
Donald JL. Yuenger
Carbondale Man Placed on Six Month Probation
El mer Mitchell, 32, of Carbondale, was placed on six months probation by Justice of the Peace D. E. Jones. Mitchell, charged with intoxication, was fined $50 and costs but the fine and costs were suspended. The charge was filed by Florence Mitchell.
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Elmer Mitchell
Carbondale
Justice of the Peace
D. E. Jones
Mitchell
Florence Mitchell
Mrs. Irene Snell Rites Set Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Irene Snell 71 are scheduled Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home. Rev. Joe B. Maffett will officiate. She died Wednesday night in Columbus. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery Glouster. Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.
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Dowler-Ferguson - Hughes
Joe B. Maffett
Irene Snell
Columbus
Maplewood Cemetery
Glouster
Local 270 to Elect Officers at Saturday Meeting
Officers of Local 270 United Mine Workers will be elected at a 1:30 p.m. Saturday meeting at the hall in Coonville, announced secretary Joe Buckley.
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United Mine Workers
Coonville
Joe Buckley
Eden to Leave Hospital Next Tuesday After Surgery
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden will depart New England Baptist Hospital next Tuesday after a bile duct operation performed on June 10. The London spokesperson stated his condition is satisfactory and travel plans remain unchanged.
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Boston
Anthony Eden
New England Baptist Hospital
York Youth Is Sentenced and Three Others Probation
A Deanville man, Omer Saunders, 19, was sentenced to one to 15 years in Mansfield Reformatory after pleading guilty to larceny involving tires and auto equipment. In the same session Judge Francis D. White placed three men on five years probation and ordered one to Athens State Hospital for examination.
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Deanville
Common Pleas
Omer Saunders
Mansfield Reformatory
Francis D. White
Saunders
White
Athens State Hospital
George Daniel Zaleski
Births Reported at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs Warren Kirken dall of Athens welcome a son. Mr and Mrs Donald Ryan of Athens welcome a daughter. Admitted include Timothy Dolan and Sue Dunfee of Athens along with Colton Malone James McLaughlin Donald Bullock Thomas Dew Clarence Williams Jack Gakins Frederic Coen Mona Nash from New Lexington Anna Smith Gloucester Frances Smiley Columbus.
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Warren Kirkendall
Athens
Donald Ryan
Timothy Dolan
Sue Dunfee
Colton Malone
James McLaughlin
Donald Bullock
Thomas Dew
Clarence Williams
Jack Gakins
Frederic Coen
Guyville
Mona Nash
New Lexington
Partition Petition Filed in Kimble Township Court
Edna Altman files a partition petition in Common Pleas Court seeking to partition land and set off her one sixteenth interest. Defendants include Dessa Day, Carols A Beal, Frances Steed, Georgia Hensen, Eunice Shofee, Nile, Chester, Ralph, Carlos, William and Charles Parks, Winnie Harris, Mary Van Meter, Mary Russell, and the unknown heirs of C McDonald also called Chirck McDonald.
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Lane
Kimble Township
Common Pleas Court
Edna Altman
Dessa Day
Carols A. Beal
Frances Steed
Georgia Hensen
Eunice Shofee
Nile
Chester
Ralph
Carlos
William and
Charles Parks
Winnie Harris
Mary van Meter
Mary Russell
C. Mc- Donald
Chirck Mc- Donald
Cub Pack 55 Plans Year End Picnic
Cub Pack 55 of the First Presbyterian Church will close its 1952 53 activities with a basket picnic at the Athens State Hospital grounds Saturday afternoon. The event begins at 2 45 p m with Cub dads supervising games and contests. Badges for achievement and advancement will be awarded. If it rains the gathering moves to the church basement.
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First Presbyterian Church
Athens State Hospital
Ray Finn
New England Pair Face Lie Detector Tests
Mrs. Kathryn Britton and Orville Stover, both of New England, underwent lie detector tests today at the Ohio Bureau of Investigation in London. Britton faces second degree murder charges in the shotgun death of Ford Sampson. Stover is charged with attempted criminal assault tied to the shooting at Britton’s home Sunday.
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Kathryn Britton
Orville Stover
New England
George Bateman
Joel Draper
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification
London
Sanitation tips for garbage storage and collection
Athens residents receive guidance from Orin Wright of the City-County Health Department on proper garbage care. Drain waste, wrap contents in newspaper, and use paper bags or multiple sacks to reduce odors and flies. Elevate bins on racks at least 18 inches off the ground to deter rats and prolong can life. Seek health department help for disposal suggestions.
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Orin Wright
Sanitarian
Athens City- County
Wright
Health Department
Two crashes injure two men near Athens and Morgan counties
In two separate Thursday accidents near Athens and Morgan counties two men were injured. Timothy Dolan and Homer Depue sustained injuries after collisions involving trucks on narrow roads. Harris was fined for failure to stop within the assured clear distance ahead. Bernhardt faced a driving on the wrong side charge.
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Clark
Athens
Morgan County
State Highway Patrol
Timothy Dolan
Glouster
Homer Depue
Sharpsburg
Dolan
Wrightstown
Route 78
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Wilbert E. McKnight
Depue
Beryl Harris
McConnelsville
Harris
Michael Bernhardt
Amesville
Bernhardt
Thomas Clark
Shawnee Woman Eleanor T. Bird Dies at 71
Eleanor T. Bird 71 widow of Thomas Bird died Wednesday at her brother’s home in New Straitsville. A Shawnee resident 45 years she leaves son Thomas Jr of Columbus, sisters Francis and Flossie, and brothers Peter and John. Funeral at Shawnee Methodist Church with Rev. Walter Hill officiating and burial in New Straitsville Cemetery. Calling at the family home.
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New Straitsville
Eleanor T. Bird
Thomas Bird
John
Flossie Lillico
Bird
Shawnee Methodist Church
Shawnee
Thomas Jr
Columbus
Francis of Columbus
Flossie
Peter
New
Zanesville Man Fined for Intoxication
Roscoe Jones, 54, of Zanesville, was confined to the city jail Thursday after failing to pay a $50 fine and costs on a charge of intoxication. Justice of the Peace D. E. Jones imposed the fine following a police filing.
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Roscoe Jones
Zanesville
Justice of the Peace
D. E. Jones
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