1953 Easter Seals Sale Launched in County
Snow and freezing temperatures hinder travel as Ath ens records a low of 27 degrees and an inch of snow falls. Hocking River falls to 8.2 feet while drivers skid on icy streets causing two accidents on N Lancaster and a collision on W Union near High Street. Police report multiple minor vehicle damages and a city truck hit during slowing traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
C. L. Colmer
U.S
Hocking
N. Lancaster St
Edward Goodwin
Columbia Ave
Goodwin
Clark B. Cleveland
Roosevelt Drive
Cleveland
George D. Hunter
W. Union St
High St
John W. McNutt
New Marshfield
Bertie Roy McAfee
Highland Ave
Easter Seal Drive Begins in Athens County Envelopes Mailed
Easter Seal envelopes were mailed in Athens County as the 1953 drive starts. Dr. H. B. Boles notes 91.7 percent of donations stay in county, 8.3 percent fund nationwide research education and services. Local chairmen include Albany Vivian Munn, Ames Bern Janet Linscott, Athens Township Edwin T. LaVelle, and others. Business and Professional Women of Athens prepared the envelopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
H. B. Boles
Boles
Albany
Vivian Munn
Eldon McDaniel
Ames-Bern
York Township
Doris Pergrin
Coolville
Clyde White
Jack White
Lodi Township
Gordon Ruth
New Marshfield
VFW
Athens
Bette McClanahan
Two Snakes Killed on Morris Ave
An Athens man named William D. Poling killed two water snakes found on his grandson Stevie’s Morris Avenue lawn. One snake measured about two feet, the other six inches shorter, as a sign of spring appeared on a cold afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
William D. Poling
Morris Ave
Stevie
Poling
Swearingen Buys Banks Sport Shop
Fred Swearingen Athens High School coach buys Banks Sport Shop on N Court St from Richard P Banks. Swearingen resigns from city schools to run the store Feb 1. Banks opened the shop in 1946 after WWII service. both men have long civic and coaching ties in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Court St
Fred Swearingen
Athens
Richard P. Banks
Swearingen
Banks
Athens County
Naval Air Corps
Ohio University
Guam
Retail Merchants’ Association
Kiwanis Club
M. B. Banks
Oneonto
N. Y
Engineers At Columbus Convention Celebrate 75 Years of Progress
Ohio University engineers join the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers at the diamond jubilee convention in Columbus. The three day event at the Neil House marks 75 years of engineering progress with 27 local chapters present and six engineering groups represented. Franklin County hosts with A G Cochran as chairman and Raymond A Freese as society president. Athens area attendees include Professors George W Clark Neil D Thomas Dean E J Taylor and local student leaders Fogg Kail and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University Engineering School
Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
Neil House
Columbus
Ohio
Raymond A. Freese
Cleveland
Athens Area
George W. Clark
N. Congress
Neil D. Thomas
Maplewood Drive
Dean E. J. Taylor
Columbia
Ray Fogg
Robert F. Kail
S. Shannon Ave
Fogg
Kail
Ohio University
Hocking Valley
John Owens
Albert Seabright
Logan
Alfred Richardson
Charles Walker
Nelsonville
Health Board Considers Boocks for Health Commissioner
The Logan-Hocking County General Health District Board of Health read a letter offering Dr. H M Boocks for the health commissioner post to replace Dr. H G Southard who retires in June. The Athens City County Health Department will review the application and provide an opinion soon. No action was taken at the meeting attended by Dr. Blaine R Goldsberry president and several other members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan-Hocking County
Carl A. Frey
Harry Henry
A. W. Brandeberry
J M. Goodman
H. G. Southard
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Record Births and Dismissals
In Athens and nearby towns the Sheltering Arms Hospital lists a newborn daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Spencer of Athens. The report also notes discharges including Mrs. Jesse Marks of Athens and a daughter, and mentions several patients and residents by name across Glouster McArthur and Guysville routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Spencer
Athens
Cecil Barnes
Nancy Martin
McArthur
Vivian Chapman
Paul Beckley
Eston Starkey
Jesse Marks
Charles Gilkey
Pearl Exline
Glouster
Okey Gaston
Guysville
Daniel Lunsford
Mer
Two Accidents Reported by Patrol
The State Highway Patrol reported two noninjury accidents on Richland Ave and Route 75 near Logan on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Glennis L. Junod, 30, Athens Route 5, collided with Carlos Nicholson, 40, Athens Route 5, as Nicholson turned left into a driveway. William C. Meyer, 74, Rockbridge Route 1, and Clarence Smith, 60, Creole Route 1, sideswiped five-and-a-half miles south of Logan. Meyer was fined $10 and costs by Mayor Roger Friend for driving left of center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Richland Ave
Glennis L. Junod
Athens
Carlos Nicholson
Junod
Nickolson
Hocking County
William C. Meyer
Rockbridge
Clarence Smith
Logan
Meyer
Roger Friend
Athens Carried Out by Film Stars
Hollywood filmmakers at Cypress Gardens featured an Athens built midget auto, the King Midget, driven by Claud Dry and Dale Orcutt of Midget Motors Supply Co. The MGM film Easy to Love stars Van Johnson and Esther Williams with a Florida Pope character. the car appears in scenes around Pope’s site with other cast members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cypress Gardens
Claud Dry
Dale Orcutt
Midget Motors Supply Co
Campbell St
Athens
MGM
Richard D. Pope
Florida
Pope
van Johnson
Esther Williams
Tony Martin
John Bromfield
Cyd Charisse
Miss Williams
Goodyear trainer William Hisey to address McBee banquet
William Hisey of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co training division will speak at the fourth annual McBee banquet for Proposal Plan award winners. Harold Wise said the event honors 140 employees who earned up to 5000 dollars for ideas in 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Hisey
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
McBee Co
Harold Wise
Akron
Goodyear
Hisey
McBee
Paper Drive Set Saturday By Crusaders Hi Y Club
A Saturday morning paper drive by the Crusaders Junior Hi Y club of the Athens County Children's Home asks Athens residents to bundle and leave paper on the curb for collection. A city canvass runs 8 30 to 12 with a 12 30 pickup call 31809 for missed pickups. Proceeds fund basketball uniforms and a summer camping trip. Bill Carter leads the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crusaders
City Service Department
Bill Carter
AHS Musicians Enter District Auditions At OU Campus
Athens High School musicians will compete in the Southeastern Ohio District solo and ensemble auditions on the Ohio University campus starting Saturday at 9 a.m. A five-member panel will judge about 250 students from nine counties, with superior and excellent ratings advancing to state auditions next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Southeastern Ohio
Ohio University
Edward Baas
Neal Glenn
OU School of Music
Joseph Leeder
Jack Evans
William McBride
Ohio State University
Bryan Griest
Massillon
Richard Stocker
Springfield
OSU
Marjorie Gaylord
Louis Lausche
Marlinda Heft
Nancy Hawkins
Joan Bush
George Sands
Pat Peterson
Betty Kovian
Shirley James
Judith Hill
Beverly Hoskins
Ann Baker
Margaret LaFollette
Ted Krauss
Carolyn Williams
Carolyn Beaty
Richard Slater
Hilda Hanning
Victor Campbell
Phyllis Peterson
Jan Musser
Roma Tom
Clark Higgins
Bob McCammon
Jim McHarg
Jane Barker
Sydney Clark
Phil Saunders
Ann Matson
Carol Alexander
Marie Stehr
Ellie Baker
Priscilla On
Richard West Dies at 59 in Mount Carmel Hospital
Richard C. West 59 of 190 W State St died Wednesday at Mount Carmel Hospital Columbus after three years of ill health and injuries from a coal mine near Pomeroy He is survived by wife Vera Wallace West Athens three brothers and five sisters Funeral services set for Saturday 2 pm at The Plains Methodist Church with burial in Green Lawn Cemetery near Nelsonville Friends may call Thursday 8 to 10 pm at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home and after Friday noon at Joe Wallace residence The Plains
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. West
State St
Mount Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Pomeroy
Jackson County
the Plains
Athens
Eagles Lodge
Methodist Church
Vera Wallace West
Reese
Montray
Roseville
Willis
Powhatan Point
Maud Ackley
Zanesville
Stella Penn
Francis Ward
Hyla McCallister
Jessie Hennessy
Middleport
Plains Methodist Church
D. H. Goff
F. A. Steele
Green Lawn Cemetery
Nelsonville
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes
Joe Wallace
E. Third St
Firemen Respond to Soot Blaze at Lancaster Street Home
Firemen were alerted to a chimney fire at the John Greene residence 187 North Lancaster Street. They used water and carbon tetrachloride to control the blaze and prevent further damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Greene
Lancaster St
Legion Honors Past Commanders and Plans Local Activities
Athens American Legion post paid tribute to eleven past commanders and silent eight, announced a county marble tournament and a three youth send to Buckeye Boys State. A $25 gift is proposed to the Manasseh Cutler Sesquicentennial Scholarship. 418 members of 481 quota. A mobile roundup is planned March 10 to April 10. Edwin LaVelle and Joe Mechem named to lead marble tournament and Boys State Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens’ American Legion Post
Manasseh
Cutler
Edwin T. LaVelle
Legion
Joe Mechem
Henry Corradini
Post
St. Pauls Catholic Church
Cutler Man Wounded After Repeated Home Entry Attempts
Marsh Lawrence, 35, of Cutler was shot in the legs and feet by Dallas Adams of Kilvert after trying to force entry into the Adams home for warmth. The incident occurred on multiple visits, with Adams firing once when Lawrence threatened him. No charges were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
George Bateman
Marsh Lawrence
Cutler
Dallas Adams
Bateman
Lawrence
Adams
Walter Tabler
Kilvert
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Banks’ Sport Shop
Duquesne
Dukane
Duquesne Brewing CO
Pittsburgh, Pa
Mier
Lauterne
Taylor
Eschenauer Sauterne
Bonne
Board Studies
Sheltering Arms Hospital
P.O.C
E. State St
G. Rowland
Mgr
James Henry Riley
Betty Louise Roach
Dean
Stewart-Warner
Koger Dean
AHS
Richard West
Tl Malla
PTV
Lamb
Stokely's
Eerria
Story of
Quality
Ae Mae II
Pepperidge
Pisa
St.Joseph Aspirin
Millfield
G. F. Pincelli
Chauncey
Paper & Magazine
Mechanicsburg
Athens Ymca
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