Humid Cloudy Weather With Storm Damages Reported
The third day of showers persisted with Wednesday rain totaling .23 inch. Temperatures ranged from 75 to 86 Fahrenheit with night lows in the 60s. The Athens Home Telephone Co reported rural line trouble and limited service to Columbus due to storm damage between Nelsonville and Lancaster. In Chauncey lightning caused an early morning fire damaging The Tavern and a local poolroom on Converse Street. Fire crews battled from 2:45 to 4:45 am with uncertain total damages.
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Athens Home Telephone Co
Columbus
Nelsonville
Lancaster
Associated Press
the Messenger
Converse St
Florence Wilson
Fred Williams Dies at 57 Athens Stock Buyer and Farmer
Fred Williams 57 a prominent Athens Township stock buyer and farmer died Wednesday at Sheltering Arms Hospital after two years of illness. Born in Meigs County he lived much of his life in Athens worked 30 years for Stedman Co. as salesman and stock buyer and owned a farm on the Athens Albany road for six years. A World War I veteran and former American Legion commander he served on the Athens County Fair Board for 10 years receiving honorary membership in 1949. Survivors include two sisters and a brother. funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. with military honors by K T Crossen Post at West Union Street Cemetery. Memorial services by the Elks Friday night.
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Fred Williams
Athens Township
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Meigs County
Williams
Athens
Stedman Co
Athens-Albany
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Athens Elks Lodge
Athens County
Shade
Branch
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes
Earl Cowan
West Union Street
Elks Lodge
Scouts to collect bottles at homes Saturday
Boy Scouts of Athens Troop 56 will collect empty milk and beverage bottles at homes for return to bottling companies. Scouts from the Children's Home will use receipts and a tent to gather the bottles, as shortages push local firms to announce the program.
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Boy Scouts of Athens Troop 56
Stores To Remain Open After Holiday In Athens
Member stores of the Athens Retail Merchants Association will stay open Thursday afternoon July 5, the day after Independence Day, instead of closing at noon. The schedule mirrors the Memorial Day practice when stores were closed all day for the holiday.
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Athens Retail Merchants Association
Money Order To Go on Sale at Athens Post Office
Postmaster F. P. Frebault announced new card type money orders will go on sale at the Athens post office Monday. Old style orders must be cashed or banked within 30 days after June 30.
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Athens
F. P. Frebault
Federal Reserve Bank
Frebault
Auto Crash Victim Home From Lancaster Hospital
Joanne Sylvester fifteen daughter of Carl and Mrs Sylvester was sent home today from Lancaster Fairfield Hospital after treatment for injuries from a June nineteenth truck auto crash in Lancaster. Six were injured and Mrs E A Davis fifty seven of Athens died in the wreck. Beverly Davis twenty one of Sunnyside Drive remains hospitalized and shows progress but will stay for several weeks.
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Joanne Sylvester
Carl Sylvester
Watt Sr
Lancaster-Fairfield Hospital
Lancaster
E. A. Davis
Athens
Beverly Davis
Sunnyside Drive
Miss Davis
Two Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Two drivers arrested Wednesday on Route 33 by the State Highway Patrol were fined in the court of Mayor W. P. Mickle. William Dunn 21 Millfield Route 1 was fined 25 dollars and costs for speeding. Albert Shatz 49 Lancaster was fined 10 dollars and costs for passing at an intersection.
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State Highway Patrol
W. P. Mickle
William Dunn
Millfield
Albert Shatz
Lancaster
Milk Ring Test Project Continues in Athens County
Ross Wright reports three townships Ames Canaan Waterloo will finish collections today while Rome Carthage start. 306 samples tested to date from the first three days. testing at a trailer lab on the county fairgrounds. James Singer Romeo Township and Charles Wingett Carthage begin today. Guale Vermillion Athens Township and Robert Hedges Canaan assist.
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Ross Wright
Athens
Ames
Canaan
Waterloo
Athens County Fairgrounds
Rome
Carthage
Lodi
James Singer
Romeo Township
Charles Wingett
Guale Vermillion
Athens Township
Robert Hedges
Band Practice Set at New Marshfield Waterloo High
The Waterloo High School band will hold practice Saturday at 9 am. Students from New Marshfield join the session for rehearsal.
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New Marshfield
Waterloo High School
Children At Schine's Athena See Prince of Peace
Children Are Guests Wards of the Children's Home were taken Wednesday to see an afternoon showing of the film Prince of Peace at Schine's Athena Theater as guests of the management. Lee Lindsay, who travels with the film, addressed the children before the performance.
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Schine
Athena Theater
Lee Lindsay
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Wright's
Wright
Vanguard
Tinners
the Plains, Ohio
Cis
Pascal Celery
Liz
Stokely
Antipastodi
Ohio
Pepperidge
Quick's
the Bennett Co
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Imperial Ice Cream Co
Keck Distributing Co
Lowman's Dairy
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Harris Furniture
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