New York Central Named in Mine Injury Damage Suit
Silas Davis of Athens files in Athens Common Pleas Court seeking 26950 from New York Central Railroad Co. for a May 1 1947 incident at Hocking Valley Mining Co. Davis alleges permanent injuries from a runaway trio of cars striking his car on spur tracks, causing brain concussion a broken wrist and back sprain. He seeks 25000 for permanent injury plus 1950 for wages lost May 1 to Nov 28 1947 and medical costs likely to continue. The suit cites railroad negligence for loss of control.
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Silas Davis
Athens
New York Central
Davis
Tho
Third man in trio pleads guilty in Athens theft case
Willard H. Hart age 21 of Athens Route 2 changed his plea from not guilty to guilty in common pleas court for breaking and entering in the Athens Chick Hatchery theft. Arthur McKibben 19 also pled guilty while Rolland McKibben 24 and Hart had earlier pleaded not guilty. judge set sentencing for 9 30 a m Saturday after Hart sought to offer character evidence for probation.
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Grand Jury
Common Pleas Court
Willard H. Hart
Athens Route 2
Rolland
Arthur McKibben
Athens Chick Hatchery
C. A. Daugherty
Hart
Athens
New Marshfield
Rolland McKibben
Gordon B. Gray
Erle Bridgewater
Common Pleas
Roy D. Williams
McKibbens
Meigs Minstrel Show Delights 650 at Athens High
Meigs County chapter of the Izaak Walton League presented a two hour minstrel show at Athens High School Auditorium under Ed H. Condon and Mercede’s direction. Highlights included five year old chanteuse in Lavender Blue and The Parlishettes with end men and interlocutor Charles McMaster. The performance closed a four city tour through Middleport Gallipolis and Pomeroy.
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Athens High School
Meigs County
Izaak Walton
Charlesana Hess
Charles McMaster
Jim Venari
Ben
Ny Rice
Eddie Romine
Frank Cheesebrew
Bob Morris
Brad Moag
Belford
Dink” Neilson
Athens
Middleport
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Resinol Ointment Promises Long Lasting Relief
Advert promotes Resinol Ointment with six active soothing agents in a Janol in base claiming rapid relief from persistent itch. Ends with a call to choose Resinol over lesser products for lasting peace of relief.
Immunization Clinic Scheduled for Rome Canaan District
Rome Canaan School hosts a three dose typhoid immunization clinic starting Tuesday with follow ups on March 15 and 22. Dr H G Southard leads with Ohio State Health Department staff. clinic is free for unvaccinated residents. slips available at the Rome Canaan School. part of a state program to reduce typhoid and related water and milk concerns amid past cases in the area.
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Rome-Canaan
H. G. Southard
Athens County
Ohio State Department of Health
Athens City-County
Rome-Cannon
Health Department
John D. Porterfield
Athens Woman Dies In Dayton Hospital
Mrs. Hester Edwards Koogler 50 died Wednesday evening in St. Elizabeth Hospital Dayton after months of illness. Born in Gallia County, she taught in Chauncey Greens Run and Dayton schools for 20 years. Survived by husband George A. Koogler mother, sister and several brothers. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Euclid Avenue A B Church Dayton. calling hours begin Friday afternoon.
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Hester Edwards Koogler
Anna Edwards
Second St
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Dayton
Athens
Koogler
Gallia County
Rio Grande College
Ohio University
Chauncey and
Greens Run
Euclid Avenue A. B
Carrigan Funeral Home
North Main St
Weather Lags as Thermometer Rises Slowly
Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France notes a 1 degree rise by 9 a.m. with yesterday’s high at 43. The Hocking River sits at 4.78 feet, and an overcast sky provides little sunshine this morning.
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C. N. France
Hocking
First Results of Red Cross Drive Reported
Scattered returns from the Athens business district show $386 raised so far. Eleanor Minister and Emogene Davis co chair the drive as 35 of 335 businesses canvassed report back. The campaign runs two weeks with a Monday deadline for residential workers to pursue the remaining $6500 city goal.
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Athens
Red Cross
Eleanor Minister
Emogene Davis
Beta Sigma Phi
Sigma Phi Gamma
Carl Bowman
Power outage hits Athens area after line burns on pole
A line burned out on a pole near the city water works caused a 13 000 volt outage from the Floodwood plant to the Athens substation. Industrial users and most residents in Athens Coolville and Shade faced outages, the longest lasting 28 minutes, as repairs restored service and traffic signals failed in the business district.
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City Water Works
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Athens
W. State St
Coolville
Shade
Doan's Pills Promised Kidney Relief for Sleepless Nights
Doan's Pills offered relief for tired kidneys and related symptoms like backache, nighttime urination, and swelling. The ad claimed millions of users over 60 years and urged readers to consult their druggist for Doan's to flush wastes from kidney tubes.
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Doan
Juveniles Held In Theft At Sugar Creek School
Two Athens County youths admitted entering Sugar Creek school late Tuesday night and stealing about five dollars from the principal’s office. Deputies say one boy is a Sugar Creek pupil and the other a Chauncey-Dover High student. The money was later returned.
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Athens County
Sugar Creek
Elza Linscott
Chauncey - Dover High School
Linscott
VA Move to Athens Halted
Plans to close the Veterans Administration clinic in Marietta were halted by a Cincinnati regional order. Training officials in Guernsey Monroe Meigs Athens Morgan Noble and Washington Counties were instructed to keep VA Form 7-1905 reports at Marietta to avoid suspending on the job trainee subsistence payments.
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Veterans'’ Administration
Marietta
N. K. Blosser
Cincinnati
Athens
R. H. Tullis
Guernsey
Monroe
Meigs
Morgan
Noble
Washington
Births and adments from Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth notices list Mr and Mrs Edgar Hayburn Wellston a son and Mr and Mrs Roy Chapman Glouster a son. Admitted Kendall Llewellyn New Marshfield major surgery. Mrs Edith Studor Chillicothe medical. Barbara Ann Fee Athens Route 4 major surgery. Baby Jacqueline Gilkey Harris sonville medical. Discharged Rose Ulichney The Plains Rita Ulichney The Plains Dean Will Rutland Route 1. Charles Pifer Athens. Mrs Clara Hanning Albany Route 3. Mrs Shirley Bauer Athens. Mrs Audra Sauters Athens Route 5. Mrs Bertha Russell Frost Route Baby Perry Bartlett Millfield. Howard Bobo Shade. Mrs Joe Williams Athens Route Five. Earl Mace The Plains. Mrs Gladys Border Athens. Mrs Julia Dew Glouster.
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Edgar Hayburn
Wellston
Roy Chapman
Glouster
Kendall Llewellyn
New Marshfield
Edith Studor
Chillicothe
Barbara Ann Fee
Athens
Rose Ulichney
the Plains
Rita Ulichney
Dean Will
Rutland
Charles Pifer
Clara Hanning
Albany
Shirley Bauer
Audra Sauters
Bertha Russell
Frost
Perry Bartlett
Millfield
Howard Bobo
Shade
Joe Williams
Earl Mace
Gladys Border
Julia Dew
Pep Rally Set At Athens High For Tonight Game
Athens High students arrange a pep rally in the school auditorium ahead of this evening basketball tournament game. School board president Prof Donald Clippinger will lead with a spirited talk. Miss Carol Nessley, with Sam Henderson, will sing Carmena by Walton and Wilson.
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Athens High School
Donald Clippinger
Carol Nessley
Sam Henderson
Carmena
Walton and Wilson
Delivery Truck Damages Athens Flower Shop Porch
A delivery truck driven by Arthur C. Masters, 43, Columbus, damaged the back porch and steps of the Athens Flower Shop while turning around after a delivery at the Rainbow Restaurant. The truck is owned by Wintle Delivery Co. of Columbus per police report.
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Arthur C. Masters
Columbus
Athens
Rainbow Restaurant
Wintle Delivery Co
Allan Barnhart Fined For Driving With Insufficient Brakes
Allan P. Barnhart, 35, Logan Route 4, was fined $5 and costs by Logan Mayor R. W. Friend after a State Highway Patrol arrest on a charge of driving with insufficient brakes.
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Allan P. Barnhart
Logan
R. W. Friend
State Highway Patrol
Dirt in Heater Triggers Gallaher's Fire Pickup
A fire erupted at Gallaher's Drug Store around 9 45 a m Thursday due to dust and dirt in a gas heater catching fire. Fire Chief Clarence A Parker said the blaze caused considerable smoke but no damage to the premises.
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Gallaher
Clarence A. Parker
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