Wind Sparking Grass Fires Jolts Athens Area
Three grass fires and a wall receptacle blaze prompted Athens fire crews and Richland Ave volunteers to respond. A Sam Altman yard trash fire spread to grass. a railroad flare lit grass along Mill Street. a trailer on Richland Ave burned near a wall outlet. Chief Dalton urged residents to follow wind rules and burn trash only in closed containers.
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Sam Altman
Utah Pl
Mill St
Athens
Richland Ave
Charles W. Dalton
June Haning
Dalton
Richland Volunteer Brigade
M. C. Stover
Ralph Perry
AHS Seniors Place High In District
Athens High School seniors scored highly in the January Ohio general scholarship test in the Ohio University district. Tom Widdoes placed 13th among the top 25 boys. district honorees include Max Cone Kent Organ Gordon Murphy Tom Cady Richard White and David Goldberg. Widdoes and White earned state level honorable mentions for top five percent. Athens students claimed nine of the top ten places in county results announced earlier.
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Athens High School
Don Thomann
Tom Widdoes
Ohio University
Max Cone
Kent Organ
Gordon Murphy
Tom Cady
Richard White
David Goldberg
Widdoes
White
Ohio
Hollister Man Jailed for Disturbing the Peace
Vernon A. Buttcher, 31, of Hollister Route 3, was jailed Monday for failure to pay a $25 fine and costs in Glouster mayor's court for disturbing the peace. The complaint was filed by Glouster police.
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Vernon A. Buttcher
Hollister
Glouster
Morris Ave Resident Blanche S. McCune Dies at 70
Blanche S. McCune, 70, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a heat attack at her home 65 Morris Ave. Born in Rome Township, she lived in Athens 40 years and was active in First Methodist Church and Daughters of Civil War Veterans. Survived by brother Lewis F. Skinner. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Dowler-Ferguson Hughes. Burial West Union St. Cemetery.
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Blanche S. McCune
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Morris Ave
Rome Township
William W
Sarah Skinner
Athens
First Methodist Church
Daughters of
M. F. McCune
Lewis F. Skinner
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes
Joe B. Maffett
West Union St
O'Bleness Recovering From Heart Ailment
Charles G. O'Bleness president of the Security Bank is recovering from a heart ailment at Mount St Mary Hospital in Nelsonville. He has been hospitalized for 15 weeks due to injuries from an automobile accident and will not receive visitors for the next week or two.
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Charles G. O’bleness
Security Bank
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
O’bleness
Bank Associates
CHORC Weighs Incorporation At Upcoming Meeting
Athens County Council for Handicapped and Retarded Children will discuss incorporating at its Friday 8 p.m. meeting in the Children's Home classroom. CHORC president James Wilson invites new and active members and notes enrollment requires El cards proving public school refusals and that applications and physical exams be finished before the first class on Monday March 18.
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Athens County Council For
James Wilson
CHORC
Real Estate Transfers Across Athens and Surrounding Townships
Real estate transfers include Goldie Showborn to Charles Strickland for four tracts in Trimble Township and Nora Young to Conrad Collins for two tracts in Waterloo Township. Other transfers cover tracts in Allendale Carthage Athens and numerous additions including Verity Daltonhurst Northwood Howard Whitmore and Fairview.
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Goldie Showborn
Charles Strickland
Trimble Township
Sanford Well
Richard D. Jones
Allendale
Nora Bailes
Sandford
Currier
Athens
Wendell Chapman
Carl J. Knowlton
I. C. Coy
Nelsonville
Mary L. Henderson
Albert William Carpenter
Ames Township
Emanuel Charonis
Mary Charonis
Sylvia Nutter
Lawrence G. Giffen
Carthage
Nora Young
Conrad Collins
Waterloo Township
Harold C. Cummings
Cynthia A. Drake
Johnson Coal Mining Company
Verity
Harold R. Swardson, Jr
Joseph W. Gura
Howard J. Whitmore
Sally Whitmore Hopstetter
York Township
Frank Gilham
James O. Lee
Athens Township
Beatrice Wilson
William A. Waymer
Fairview
Glouster
Mrs Julia Cunningham Rites Set Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Cunningham 94 who died at Amesville Tuesday morning will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Jagers and Sons funeral home conducted by Rev. Gilbert Courney. Friends may call at the funeral home anytime.
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Julia Cunningham
Amesville
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Gilbert Courtney
The Plains VEW Post To Nominate Officers
The Plains Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7174 will nominate officers at 7 30 p m meeting Thursday. Current dues will be collected. Elections from those nominated will take place later in the month.
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The
Plains Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7174
Divorce Dismissed in Common Pleas Court Action
George Smathers sued Betty J. Smathers for divorce in Common Pleas Court on February 16. The petition was dismissed on the plaintiff's motion.
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Common Pleas Court
George Smathers
Betty J. Smathers
Woman Hurt As Cars Collide At Intersection
Two highway crashes on Route 33 reported by the State Highway Patrol left a 22 year old Athens woman with bruised knees and a cut lip when her car hit a vehicle turning left at Routes 33 and 682. William K. Horn 19 The Plains was fined for failing to yield. A second crash near Nelsonville involved Charles W Warren 47 Deanville and Adam J Miller 65 Chauncey with slight damage. Warren faces charges of failing to yield.
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Athens
State Highway Patrol
Joyce A. Norman
William K. Horn
the Plains
Chauncey
Charles Wadley
Charles W. Warren
Deanville
Route 33
Berm
Adam J. Miller
Warren
Nelsonville
Earl Hilleary
Marshfield Native Mrs Frank Simon Dies in Barberton
Mrs Frank Simon 49 a native of New Marshfield died Monday at her Barberton home. She was a bookkeeper at Athens Chick Hatchery before moving to Barberton. Survived by husband three sons one in the U S Army in Germany a brother and four sisters. Funeral set for 2 p m Thursday at Campfield and Hickman funeral home Barberton.
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Frank Simon
New Marshfield
Barberton
Mattie
Cash Baughman
Simon
Athens
Feeder Calf Banquet Reservations Due
Reservations must be made by Friday at the county extension office for the Athens area annual Feeder Calf Banquet on Monday. The banquet will be at Shade School at 7 p.m. President Tom Rannels will conduct the program on the discussion of feeder calf sales. Entertainment will be by members of the Big Bend Minstrels.
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Athens Area
Shade School
Tom Rannels
Big Bend Minstrels
Marriage Licenses for Raymond Frazier and Marlene Van Delden
The county issued licenses to Raymond Frazier, 26, Murray City, and Marlene Burdette Van Delden, 22, Athens. Also listed were Merrill Dickerson, 20, New Marshfield, and Marilyn Pittman, 16, Guysville.
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Raymond Frazier
Murray City
Marlene Burdette van Delden
Athens
Merrill Dickerson
New Marshfield
Marilyn Pittman
Guysville
Season Opens Saturday For Outdoor Theater Season
The Valley Drive In Theater will open for the season Saturday announced by co managers Frank Nolan and Frank Rauch Jr Also opening that day are outdoor theaters at Coalton and Ashland Ky Improvements during winter include painting rest rooms and snack bar plus posts for the 635 speakers
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Valley Drive-In
Frank Nolan
Frank Rauch, Jr
Coalton
Ashland
Degree Work Tonight by Athens Masons
Athens Chapter 39 Royal Arch Masons will confer the mark and Past Master degree at 7 39 p m Wednesday in the Masonic Temple, according to Russell L Baily high priest.
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Athens
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Russell L. Baily
De Molay Chapter Meeting Slated At Masonic Temple
Athens Chapter Order of De Molay will hold a 7 30 p m meeting Thursday in the Masonic Temple. Attendance of officers is compulsory.
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Athens
Order of de Molay
Masonic Temple
Scout Roundtable Meeting Postponed to March 28
The Boy Scout roundtable slated for Thursday evening has been postponed to March 28 per assistant district commissioner Donald H. Niesse. The rescheduled session will combine with the March district committee meeting and cover unit leaders and institutional representatives sharing problems and seeking solutions, with a training segment on topics like first aid or camping.
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Donald H. Niesse
Niesse
Weather report from Hamley Run area
Warmer and cloudy conditions prevailed Wednesday in rural Hamley Run with an early low of 31 and a 9 am reading of 37 degrees. Tuesday highs reached 54 and the low 19 marked the extremes.
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Hamley Run
Industry Manager Speaks to Lions on Athens Growth
Albert J. Slatter vice president and general manager of Athens Machine Co. spoke to the Lions Club on Athens industry and local work. Don Perry OU instructor received a membership award from Lewis McBride district Lions official. Meeting time change to 6 P.M. on trial basis. board to consider naturalized citizens program and school essay contest sponsorship. New decals for street trash cans will be bought and applied after painting.
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Albert J. Slatter
Athens Machine Co
Lions Club
Athens
Don Perry
Ohio University
Lewis McBride
Lions International
Board of Directors
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Note: The provided text lists names and locations associated with sheltering arms hospital notes. The readable items include J. C. Campbell a carpenter and multiple residents from Athens and surrounding areas such as Pennsville Guys ville Nelsonville and The Plains along with Mrs. Maude Rodehaver and others. No clear narrative event or action is present.
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J. C. Campbell
Carpenter
Jack McNally
Pennsville
Janice Stalder
the Plains
Maude Rodehaver
Guysville
Helen Koehler
Athens
Wallace Foreman
Ralph Dalton
Albert Perry
Patrick White Elevated to Grand Knight of Athens K of C
Patrick D. White of Athens was elevated to grand knight by the Athens Council Knights of Columbus in a special election this week. He replaces Patrick Collins, who moved his business operations to Columbus. White's successor is Leo Sheridan of The Plains. Both will serve until June 30.
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Patrick D. White
Athens
Knights of Columbus
White
Patrick Collins
Columbus
Leo Sheridan
the Plains
Replevin Sought for 1952 Sedan in Common Pleas
Sherd Hostetter of Reedsville files a replevin suit in Common Pleas Court against Edward Russell of Coolville a filling station operator. He says Russell has held Hostetters 1952 sedan since January 24 seeking its return and 300 damages for detention.
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Common Pleas Court
Sherd Hostetter
Reedsville
Edward Russell
Coolville
Hostetter
Line Forms on Right Korean Bonus Forms Coming
Ohio Korean War veterans may file for a bonus up to 400 dollars. Applications arrive Monday in Athens County at multiple locations including the courthouse and American Legion posts. Eligibility covers service from 1950 to 1953 with payments set per month of active duty and outside the U S. Forms and processing are centralized in Columbus with first payments expected within a month.
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Ohio
Richard Phillips
Continental
United States
Phillips
Athens City
Court House
American Legion Post
W. Union St
American Red Cross
Athens County
Ohio University
Armed Services
Merchant Marine
Maritime Service
ROTC
U. S
Alaska
Columbus
Car Thieves Are Returned
Two young escapees from Athens State Hospital, a 16 year old and a 17 year old from Highland and Lawrence Counties, were captured by Parkersburg police in that city on Tuesday and sent back to Athens. They had walked away Monday morning and stolen a Cadillac on College Street before noon. Washington County sheriff deputies recovered the abandoned car on Route 50 near the Athens County line late Monday night. Both youths reportedly have prior auto theft records.
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Athens State Hospital
Parkersburg
Athens
College St
Washington County
Route 50
Highland
Lawrence
Payne fined for speeding by Albany mayor
William Payne age 23 of Chillicothe was fined ten dollars and costs on a State Highway Patrol speeding charge adjudicated by Albany Mayor W. C. Trainer.
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William Payne
Chillicothe
Albany
W. C. Trainer
Colonaid touts gentle laxative relief for constipation
An advertisement touts Colonaid as a superior laxative that moisturizes and adds bulk to stretch and stimulate the colon. It claims relief overnight, safety in pregnancy, and no gagging or stomach upset, priced at 98 cents for 60 tablets.
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Colonaid
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Athens Department
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AHS
Hartford Insurance Agency
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
General Insurance
Earl F. Mathews
Earl A. Hooper
Athens County Insurance Agents Ass'n
Bldg
Gartford Accident and Indemnity
Wartford
Connecticut
Bleness
the Security Bank
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Rilla
H. S. Farr
Real Estate
Plains Vew
Marshfield
Lions
William Dailey
Thomas Burke
Jane Rice
William Savino
Mahlon Rice
Curtis Johnson
William Woods
Linda Hudnall
Patrick White
C. W. Goble
Ady
Electric
Calrod
Lane
Athens National Bank
Federal Reserve System
G-E
W. Washington St
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Ora
General Electric
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