Meigs County Grangers Meet at Carpenter March 3
Meigs County Pomona Grange met Columbia Grange at the Columbia Grange Hall Carpenter. More than 250 attended as Athens County Pomona Grange conferred the fifth degree on numerous candidates. Funeral services for Jack Foley were held in Carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Meigs County
Pomona Grange
Columbia Grange
Athens County
Lawrence Morris
Mia
Mina Curry
Sidney Parker
James Smith
Adriene Holcomb
Emma Bolton
Walter Canode
Laurel
Mildred Howett
Kathleen Smith
Charles Carper
George Carper
Hemlock
Bessie Stanebury
Harrisonville
Geneva Humphreys
Fairview
Morgan County
Dan Hartman
Mr. Ford
State Grange
On Grange
Grange
Jacksonville PTA Program Sets Lunches In March
Jacksonville Public School parents plan two lunches at the grade school in March. The traveling banner was won by Miss Evelyn Deal's room. Miss Kennedy, art teacher, presented a program. Local families gathered for visits and trips to Columbus as Ohio politics were noted.
New Plymouth Social And Personal Mention
Mrs. Mattie Weed is ill. Rev. Elsen led funeral services for Finley Ellis at Creola. Marie Fowler of Rio Grande visited Miss Mary Hiambaugh. Helen and Bert Fuller visited family in Columbus and Hillsboro. A four weeks revival ended at the M E Church with conversions. Mabel Rice conducted services and returned home to Chillicothe. Various locals hosted guests at Sunday visits and a March WCTU meeting was planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Plymouth
Mattie Weed
F. ©. Stout
Mabel Rice
Logan
Elsen
Finley Ellis
Creola
Marie Fowler
Rio Grande
Mary Hiambaugh
Helen Fuller
Columbus
Bert Fuller
Hillsboro
Charles Fuller
Edward Phillips
George Geng
Liverly
Hattie Heinlein
J. W. Haas
Chillicothe
Maynard Simpson
Brent Geiger
George Geiger
Union Furnace
WCTU
Zion Ridge
Luther Bardain
W. Haas
Eva Robinson
Ermel Robinson
Mary Ann
Memphis
Tenn
Elven Friend
Lola Ruth
Vance
Ewington
Frank Schmidt
Frances
Virginia
John
Starr
Mineral News Notes and Local Happenings
Community updates include birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Ely and occupancy changes for several residents in New Marshfield. Travelers and visitors are noted among families from Parkersburg and Athens. a fatality in Geneva prompts funeral services in New Marshfield. John Harris of Shawnee is fined for intoxication. mayor suspends the fine if he leaves town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral
Wilbur Ely
John Harris
Shawnee
C. C. Cornell
Charles Maple
Harris
Cornell
Senior Play at New Straitsville High School
The senior class will stage the play Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick at 8 p.m. Friday March 10 in the New Straitsville High School Auditorium. Cast includes Bot Dishon Elizabeth Walters Lois Dishon Madeline Holcomb Bill Brown Bill Backus Thea Hall. Directed by Mr Brown with tickets at Brown's Barber Shop.
Murray City Bible Class Has Meeting
The Ladies Adult Bible Class of the M. E. Church was entertained at the home of Mrs. Bess Lovett. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. Dora Spencer and Mrs. Bess Frazee. The evening featured games and contests led by Mrs. Nell Spray of Monday. Lunch fed 30 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray City
Bible Class
Coolville and Troy News Briefs Highlight Local Events
Kenneth Davis extends his West Main Street garage and filling station with a new hydraulic hoist and a thousand gallon tank. Masonic Officers from the Seventeenth District met in Stockport. Plays by Troy Grangers drew a large audience at the auditorium. Many residents visited relatives in nearby towns and around Athens. Boy Scouts Troop 76 received new cards for the year as gatherings and church activities continued. Meetings included M E Church and Ladies Aid Society events, a funeral in Rome, and multiple visits among locals across Coolville, Troy, and neighboring communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Kenneth Davis
West Main St
D. C. Davis
Herbert Blair
Davis
Masonic Officers’ Association of the Seventeenth District
Stockport
Ville Lodge
Nile O. Barnett
Ray EB. Chevalier
Chester C. Barnett
Pearl R. Russell
W. B. Hartnell
W. Rock St
Mary Evans
Sharpsburg
Helen Kaylor
Athens
A. Z. Penrose
Troy Grangers
Howard LeMaster
Donald Runion
Nile Barnett
Pomeroy
Boy Scouts
Troop 76
Grace McKibben
Bettie Burdette
Beulah Shepard
Parkersburg
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
W. B. Roberts
W. F. Kampf
Rome
Ohio
Kampf
Karl Barth
Marietta
Gertrude Barth
Marie Hoobler
A. H. Parrish
Clyde Parrish
Alda Serson
S. E. McCall
Lottridge
U. B. Church
W. W. Burton
Columbus
Shepard
M. E. Sunday School
Congregational Sunday School
Barn Raising Draws 30 Neighbors Near Cambridge Ohio
In Knox Township near Cambridge Ohio 30 neighbors gathered for a traditional barn raising at C F E Hawes thorne. The group started at 9 a m and finished the framework by early afternoon after a midday lunch break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
C. FE
Hawesthorne
Knox Township
Here
Kanauga Aid Group Meets and Local Notes
Kanauga Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs. Joe Litchfield Thursday night and planned a doughnut sale a sunshine and gloomy day program was arranged. refreshments served. George Boardman formerly of Kanauga died at his Charleston home. funeral at the church here and burial in Maddy Cemetery. Numerous residents and visitors are listed with engagements, travel, and visits across Kanauga, Pt Pleasant, Charlest on, and neighboring towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanauga — Ladies Aid Society
Joe Litchfield
George Boardman
Kanauga
Charleston
Maddy Cemetery
Clambell Marsh
Pt. Pleasant
Chester Frear
Lancaster
A. W. Pullins
Selby Harrison
Swain
Gallipolis
Taylor Ridge Church Group Social Events Highlight Local Notes
Mrs. Fred Olbers and Mrs. Fred Heffken hosted the Ladies Aid Society at the Heffken home Friday night with devotions led by Mrs. James Harrison and business by president Mrs. Herman Kempton. A doughnut sale was planned for Tuesday and prizes were awarded during the social hour. Families and parish members gathered for birthdays and visits from nearby towns.
Pleasant Valley Social And Personal Notes
Pleasant Valley residents report visits among neighbors and families. Mr and Mrs D L Wallace of Nelsonville and others from Albany spent Sunday with Ed Brooks. Readings and a vocal solo highlighted a Ladies Aid meeting at Kate Wood's with 12 members and 10 visitors.
Services Will Be Held in Zaleski Church
ZALESKI The Rev J G Deeda will begin a two weeks series of Lenten meetings at the M E Church March 26. Church met with Mrs Elmer Mc Kibben Wednesday. Plans are being made for an Easter bake sale to be held April 8. J L Cavanaugh ill months returned to Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens Sunday for further treatment accompanied by Mrs Cavanaugh. He will remain in Athens during his husband's hospital stay. Mr and Mrs M L Blazer and Mrs Virgil Howell Martinsville spent Sunday with friends here. Mrs Ralph Herrold son Jack and Mrs Ed Tripp visited relatives in Columbus Friday to Sunday. Miss Lolo Trainer spent end of week with Miss Donna Daniels Portsmouth. Gerald O Leary sustained a severely mashed foot when a lump of coal fell on it while putting coal into stove at his home Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs Jack Molihan and Wavalene Tinker who have been living with Mrs Molihan's parents will begin housekeeping in the Molihan house on Commercial Ave. Mrs Margaret Brewer Prattsville visited friends here Saturday. Mrs Missouri Mace is ill at the home of her daughter Mrs Luster Danny Knox Township. Mrs Mace has lived in Zaleski several years and has been spending the winter with her daughter. Mrs Kline Jenkins and son Kay visited relatives in Portsmouth last weekend. Josephine Carr Hamden visited her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Virgil Carr from Friday until Miss Helen McKibben was in Chillicothe Saturday. Mr and Mrs E A Duduit visited friends in Chillicothe Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Rice
Elba Story
Cheerful Caller
Mina Dudgeon
Dorothy Morrison
Columbia Grange
Hurley Nelson
Jack Foley
Carpenter Baptist Church
School Lot
D. J. von Schriltz
Irene von Schriltz
Maudetta Willis
Ernest Nichols
Toledo
Kenneth Nichols
Herschell Foley
Columbus
Charles Backus
Ed Taylor
Nelsonville
Alfred Taylor
Rockbridge
J. J. Brown
Frank
Jackson
Dennis Brickles
Middleport
William Foley
Wilkesville
Don Woods
Pomeroy
Floyd McKibben
Mineral
Robert Willie
Cassie Caster
Athens
F. G. Strickland
Williamsaport
Walter Swett
American Education Press
Claire Minor Blizzard
Columbia High School
E. W. Starkey
Gerald
Eugene Holliday
H. E. Starkey
D. W. Dye
Wesley Allen Ogdin
Golden Lewis
Ed Harvey
Dyesville
Jack Molihan
Wavalene Tinker
Molihan
Commercial Ave
Margaret Brewer
Prattsville
Missouri Mace
Luster Danny
Knox Township
Mace
Zaleski
Kline Jenkins
Kay
Portamouth
Theodore Lopez
Dundas
Josephine Carr
Hamden
Virgil Carr
Helen McKibben
Chillicothe
Mrs
E. A. Duduit
Social Notes of Syracuse highlights eightieth birthday
A Syracuse family dinner celebrated Mrs Mary A Karr turning eighty with gifts and flowers. Several local residents including Helen Underhill and Marcia Karr are mentioned along with illness and upcoming property moves. Community groups At Asbury M E Church Pomeroy Rutland guests Epworth League P T A and W C T A share meetings. David Flanagan Ohio University student visited family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Mary A.karr
Conservation Program Sees Strong Farmer Cooperation
Athens County agricultural conservation program reports 1484 of 2440 farms asked for inspection, signaling over 60 percent cooperation. Dover and Trimble Townships hold most uninspected farms. The current year shows higher cooperation than last year, announced by committee chairman Frank Pugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Frank Pugh
Dover
Trimble
Ralph Arnold Speaks At Masquer Meeting
Ralph Arnold of Athens Junior High School spoke on Some Values and Possibilities of High School Dramatics at the Masquers Club meeting held Tuesday evening at the Bardins home. After a brief business session presided by Robert Drake the group enjoyed games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Arnold
Athens Junior High School
Dan and
Virginia Bardin
Morris Ave
Robert Drake
Robbers Chased From Athens Pharmacy Break-In Attempt
Police Captain Charles Maple and Officer Leslie Bradfield responded to an attempted entry at Athens Pharmacy last night. Manager Harold Koklin heard the disturbance from the rear and notified authorities. The robbers fled before gaining entrance to the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Maple
Leslie Bradfield
Athens
Harold Konklin
Pugh Clarifies Wheat Disposal Rules for NCR-303
Athens County agricultural chair man Frank Pugh explains that wheat disposal designation on form NCR-303 must be made when the committeeman visits the farm and cannot be changed later. The rule applies only to wheat acreage above the allotment, and designation made earlier or later is final with no adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pugh
Athens County Agricultural Conservation
Pugh
Sion
Veterans Plan Zone Conference in Ohio
Conrath Bean Chapter No. 37 of DV World War meets in Athens Armory Thursday March 9 at 7 30 to set final plans for the Southeast Zone Conference of the Disabled American World War Veterans of Ohio. The auditorium at Athens High School will host the conference on Sunday March 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrath Bean
Athens
Athens High School
Evangelist Oliver Johnson to Speak at Church Revival
Oliver Johnson of Marietta will deliver a sermon titled The Analysis of Faith at the Church of Christ 6 Stimson Ave tonight at 7 30. He will use a black board to illustrate his talk as part of a two week revival series that may extend longer. Large crowds attended the first two services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Johnson
Marietta
Church of Christ
Stimson Ave
Navy Recruiting Quota Reduced in Athens
The Athens Navy Recruiting Station in the Post Office Building lowers monthly quota from three to two men due to funds shortage. Recruiting officer in charge W. H. Byers says a substantial quota increase is expected starting with the April quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Navy
W. H. Byers
S.F. I
Byers
Nessley Represents Ohio University at College Night
University physical education instructor Mr. Carl Nessley represented Ohio University at College Night at Fairview High School Dayton last night. He explained the scope of college courses and activities offered at Ohio U to students and parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Nessley
Ohio University
Fairview High School
Dayton
Nessley
Ohio U
Grover to Speak at Attica Banquet and Fremont Club
Grover, Speaker Public Relations Director B. T. Grover, will address Attica High School basketball banquet tonight. Tomorrow evening he will speak before the Fremont High School College Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. T. Grover
Attica High School
Mr. Grover
Fremont High School
Psychology professor to speak at WPA foremen meeting
Dr. A. C. Anderson of Ohio University attends a Jackson training conference for WPA foremen. He will address the group on The Psychological Factors that Make for an Efficient Supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Anderson
Ohio University
Jackson
WPA
Eagles Meet Tonight and Plans for Initiation Discussed
The weekly FOE 529 meeting is set for 7 30 tonight at the Eagles Hall. Discussion will cover an initiation next week and attendance for the producers banquet at the Berry Hotel on March 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FOE 529
Eagles Hall
Berry Hotel
Scoutmaster Ted Preston III Ill. Troop 50 Meeting Cancelled
Scoutmaster Ted Preston III was ill last night causing Troop 50 to cancel its weekly meeting. He was reported improved this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Preston III
Ted Preston
Preston
Patented candy tube makes flavored soda from water
San Jose California inventor Eros Savage, an instructor at San Jose Technical High School, has secured patents for a candy tube. When placed in a glass of water and sucked through, it produces a flavored carbonated drink resembling soda water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Cal
Eros Savage
San Jose Technical High School
Pilot and actress Diana marry in Newark
Eastern Airlines pilot Dick Merrill admitted he is married to movie actress Toby Wing. He said the marriage took place last summer in Newark New Jersey according to a United Press report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark, N. J
U.P
Dick Merrill
Eastern Airlines
Toby Wing
OU Students Will Perform Social Work
Michael C. Kreider of State Child Welfare Services has arrived in Athens to supervise the Southeastern Ohio training area. The plan pairs Ohio University sociology and child welfare practice, with students gaining field and case-work experience under welfare officials. Kreider notes the cooperative plan is unique in American social work and supplements current supervision by Mrs. Helen Fretz. He is a 1930 OU graduate with graduate work at Ohio State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael C. Kreider
Athens
Columbus
Southeastern Ohio
Mr. Kreider
Ohio University
Department of Sociology
Kreider
Albany PTA Sets Piano Purchase and Announces Meeting
Albany PTA met at Albany High School and voted to buy a new piano for the school. The nominating committee chosen includes E. V. Springer Mrs. Don Young and Mrs. James Whaley. First graders performed songs and skits as part of the program. The next meeting is scheduled for the last Tuesday in March. Other items note Miss Freda Schafer's Columbus weekend birthday dinner and various local social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Albany Pta
E. V. Springer
Don Young
James Whaley
Springer
Freda Schafer
Columbus
Albany Garden Club
Wilbur Baugheman
H. C. Hovey
Florida
Wilbur Baughman
Albany Grange
Joe Burdette
J. F. Long
Edgar Perry
Glendon
Wellston
Athens High Home Economics Club Hosts St Patrick’s Social
The Athens High School Home Economics Club met at Thelma Barnhill's home on Richland Ave. Hostesses Wilma Brannon Velma Tubbs and Miss Barnhill served refreshments to 22 guests after a social evening with a St Patrick’s Day theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Thelma Barnhill
Richland Ave
Wilma Brannon
Velma Tubbs
Miss Barnhill
Condition Improves For Injured Man After Park Road Crash
The condition of Lloyd Martin who was hurt in a South Bridge automobile crash Saturday night has improved, according to Sheltering Arms Hospital officials today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Martin
South Bridge
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Youngest hold up victim cited in San Jose
Six year old Clarence Dorshier is described as the citys youngest hold up victim after a bandit robbed him in St James Park taking a single dollar from the boys pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Cal
Clarence Dorshier
St. James Park
Care rule for mixed fabric laundering compared to weakest thread
A safe rule is to treat washing mixed materials as you would wash the least durable fabric. This conservative approach minimizes damage by avoiding harsher treatments and using gentler settings and detergents.
Rail Time Card Excerpts for East West Bound Trains
The snippet lists east and west bound timetable entries for trains including Diplomat National Limited and Chesapeake & Ohio routes with arrival and departure times. It notes daily and Sunday exceptions and provides several car numbers and times for trains such as No. 4 No. 44 No. 12 No. 3 No. 43 No. 29 No. 11 and No. 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diplomat
National Limited
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Geraldine Hoilington
Jacksonville P.T.A
Evelyn Deal
Miss Kennedy
Walter Hill
Matt Thomas
Ray Palmer
Harold Sams
Millfield
William Hill
Clarence Hill
John L. Southard
Eileen
Robert Brunton
Arthur Antle
Della Irwin
A. R. Woodgerd
Emma_ Skrotzky
Herman Skrotzky
Arthur Shaw
Hurley Wemmer
May Swindell
George Swindell
Nicholas Heiser
James Morris
Herbert Dust
William Sands
Dora Mae
Frances Cornell
Claude Weldon
Edward Stevens
Frank Kearns
J. L. Altman
Walter Hilt
William Hilt
Margaret Jane Altman
New Pittsburgh
Charles Podoski
Janet Skinner
Ulysses Gillette
June Stoltz
Delores Leasure
Mineral News Notes
Parker Snyder
Martha Baughman
New Marshfield
Rad
Charles Brickles
Mineral-Albany Road
Brickles
Walter Dicken
Harry Efaw
Paul
Hockingport
BE. W. Carmen
Caroline Snyder
Ina Woods
Larry
Carbondale
M. G Woods
Florence Sickels
A. J. Stephenson
Kate Rafferty
R. F
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Geneva
M. P. Church
George Shingler
Barberton
Shingler
Vaughn Addis
Cash Martin
Martin
Lucy Shingler
Minnie Shingler
Edith Addis
David Stephenson
Pauline Gibson
Wayne McAfee
F. D. McAfee
Ernest Ely
Vaughn
Addis
Straitsville
New Straitsville
Aaron Slick
Punkin Crick
New Straitsville High School
Bot Dishon
Aaron Blick
Elizabeth Walters
Rosy Berry
Lois Dishon
Sis Riggs
Madeline Holcomb
Gladys May Merridew
Bill Brown
Wilbur Merridew
Bill Backus
Clarence Green
Thea Hall
Girl
Mich
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Jean Williams
Jane
Charles
Hubert Stephenson
Stephen Blankenship
Howard Blankenship
Albert Groff
New Lexington
Anna Lawrence
Mary Lawrence
Clyde Little
George Jewitt
William Jewitt
Maud Marten
Colleen Phillips
Akron
Bess Lovett
Dora Spencer
Bess Frazee
Nell Spray
Roy Bagley
Joe Wotko
Ed Popoczy
Mammoth Cave
Murray
Ralph Walters
Charles Walters
Carolyn Sue
William Douglas
Allensville
Harold Jones
Cincinnati
Albert Storer
Frank Williams
Dan Simmers
Sand Run
Phil Devol
Mattie Ralph
Lyman Edwards
Edwards
Mary Campbell
Warren Darby
Orient
Darby
Emma Tipnie
Margaret Gears
John McGuire
John Collins
Conrad Martin
J. W. Martin
Charles Hellyer
Oscar Hellyer
Floyd Stiff
Mattie Ashbaugh
Edgar
Dorothy
Lizzie Stiff
Coolville, _Troy
M. E
Leo Anderson
Baltimore
J. L. Shepard
C. A. Barnett
Beedeville
Ronald Osborn
Chester
J. Newsom
N. O. Barnett
H. H. Chapman
Athens Masonic
Ray Chevalier
N. ©. Barnett
Boy Scout Troop 76
Nellie Scott
Guysville
Ford
Kanauga Aid Group
Forrest Fife
Upper River Road
Albert Paulins
Carl Oliver
Dana Tucker
Delaware
Epworth League
George Martin
Malden
Ernest Lewis
H. N. Snider
Cheshire
Ida Shifler
Katherine
Roy Russell
George Sheets
Parent
Albert Allen
Florence Russell
J. H. Wagner
W. H. Comstock
Reliance
Weethee
John Butts
Albert Spencer
John Raike and Sons
Carney
Harry Vickers
Kaylong
W. Va
Verne Berridge
Northup
Dora Taylor
John Vickers
Julius Fleischman
Vickers
Taylor Ridge Church
Taylor Ridge
Fred Olbers
Fred Heffken
Heffken
James Harrison
Herman Kempton
Anglin
Kempton
Strausbaugh
Olbers
Jean
June Heffken
Carl Hildebrand
Robert Hanning
James Golding
C. M. Anglin
Martha Kloh
John Davis
Albert Moody
Evan Davis
P. B. Chalfant
Gilbert Strausbaugh
Carl Welling
Dora Heffken
William Strausbaugh
Noy Strausbaugh
Johnnie Kempton
Billie Heffken
Billie Herbst
Bob Anglin
Billie Strausbaugh
Clifford Olbers
Charles Lechner
W. J. Golding
Lois
Giouster
Dwight Smith
Bishopville
R. H. Wemmer
Ronnie Smith
Carl Ann Smith
Wemmer
Ronnie
Gerald Nagle
Geraldine
Amesville
Nagle
Della Chalfant
Pleasant Valley
D. L., Wallace
Bart Allen
Ed Brooks
James Hallett
H. M. McKinley
Blanche Woodyard
Alice Luckett
Evalyn Pugh
Kate Brooks
Zelah Bolin
Hattie Russ
Pleasant Valley Ladies Aid Society
Kate Wood
Dorotha Jones
Bessie Pugh
Daisy McKinley
Edward Pugh
Vern Hanning
Mary
Mr. Hanning
Emma Inman
Pearl Wood
Pearl Howard Brooks
Mary Hanning
Zaleski Church
Social Notes of
Helen Underhill
Mary Karr
Marcia Karr
P. C. Williams
Herbert Stobart
F. A. Shumway
Mert Wiggins
Melia Leibrand
Chester Leibrand
Dan River
Adam Lallance
A. B. Church
Curt Lallance
C. B. Weese
Asbury M. E. Church
Syracuse Epworth League Society
Pomeroy and Rutland
Syracuse P.T.A
A. M. Roberts
Syracuse W.C.T.A
Dana Hysell
Washington
Frances Willard
L. D. Phipps
David Flanagan
A. L. Flanagan
Grover
Robs Boy
Baltimore & Ofio
Chesapeake & Ohio
NEW York Central South
NEW York Central North
Athens Municipal Airport
Airtaxi
East
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