Baird To Head Athens Armed Forces Day Plans
Homer T. Baird elected chairman of Athens Armed Forces Day observance set for May 20. Steering committee led by Maj. Neil E. Walker includes Ohio University officials, military staff, and local civic leaders from The Messenger, school system, and veterans organizations. Parade, exhibit and address planned.
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Baird
Athens
Armed Forces
Homer T. Baird
McBee Co
Naval Reserve
Neil E. Walker
Ohio University
Walker
Department of Defense
Army
Air Force
Navy
Met
Military Department
William H. Speidel
Infantry
Robert W. Burns
Quartermaster Corps
George W. Starcher
Rotary Club
John Edwards
Willard P. Barker
Harper C. Pendry
Board of Trade
Sol Rosenberg
Army Organized Reserve
Rodney L. Crow
Charles W. Reamer
the Messenger
W. P. Mickle
Comdr. Baird
Robert Worthman
Donald E. Robinson
American Legion
Benny Williams
Legion
William D. Boyd
Athens’ Veterans of Foreign Wars
C. J. Ailstock
Disabled American Veterans
Irma Jagers
Athens Business & Professional Women’s Club
L. C. Staats
Kiwanis
Wayne Ward
Lions Club
Board of Trade Office
Harper
Pendry
Board
John F. Edwards
Rodney L. Cron
Shelterings Arms Hospital Admits Five For Surgery
Mrs. Mary Braga of Jacksonville undergoes major surgery along with Mrs. Dorothy Miller of Athens Route 3 and Mrs. Claudine Rutter of Athens for surgery. Mrs. Ruth Smith from Glouster has surgery and Faye Stanley of Albany Route 2 also undergoes surgery. Homer Graves of Athens Route 1 is listed for medical care. Shirley Lovsey of New Marshfield Route 1 and Patricia Jewett of Athens are discharged. Mrs. Della Shaw of Athens Route 1 and Mrs. Hattie Perry of Athens Route 2 are noted.
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Mary Braga
Jacksonville
Dorothy Miller
Athens
Claudine Rutter
Ruth Smith
Glouster
Faye Stanley
Albany
Homer Graves
Shirley Lovsey
New Marshfield
Patricia Jewett
Della Shaw
Hattie Perry
Athens Township reaches Red Cross fund goal in county drive
Mrs Harold R Brown reports Athens Township surpassed its 100 quota with total contributions of 121 10, the second township to pass its goal as Rome Township already exceeded its quota. County chair James A Rundle notes 4805 02 raised to date with Athens accounting for 3923 60. Blood donors sought for March 20 21 two day event at First Methodist Church and Ohio University center with monthly bloodmobile visits planned.
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Harold R. Brown
Red Cross Fund
Athens Township
Rome Township
James A. Rundle
Athens
Ohio University
Canaan
Glouster
Jacksonville
Lee Township
Nelsonville
Richland Ave
Rome _ Township
Waterloo Township
William H. Kirchner
Athens County
The
Red Cross
First Methodist Church
Bertha Vickers
Bert Fields Dies at Age 51
Bert E. Fields aged 51. former Athens resident died Tuesday morning at his Portsmouth home. He lived in Athens about 15 years ago and worked as a carpenter and at Stedman Packing Co. Survived by wife Nellie a daughter Evelyn Coakley of Nelsonville an adopted son Jack of Columbus a sister and a step sister and several nieces and nephews. Services Thursday 2 p.m. at McCurdy funeral home Wheelersburg with burial in Portsmouth.
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Bert E. Fields
Athens
Portsmouth
Fields
Stedman Packing Co
Nellie
Evelyn Coakley
Nelsonvillee
Jack
Columbus
Sam Mullen
Wellston
Clyde Moore
Jacksonville
William Fields
Fred Fields
McCurdy
Wheelersburg
Vales Mill Resident Rodney Nixon Dies at 68
Rodney S. Nixon 68, longtime Meigs and Vinton counties resident, died Tuesday at his Wales Mill home. Survived by widow Mary, daughters Mrs. George Humphrey Columbus, Mrs. Howard Weyand McArthur, Mrs. Harry Willige Logan, son Ronald Columbus, three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Wales Mill L D S Church. burial Bowen Cemetery. Friends may call at Bigony funeral home Albany until services.
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Albany
Rodney S. Nixon
Meigs
Vinton
Wales Mill
Mary Nixon
George Humphrey
Columbus
Howard Weyand
McArthur
Harry Willige
Logan
Ronald
Ferrell
Latter Day Saints
C. B. Wells
Bowen Cemetery
Bigony Funeral Home
Two Drivers Fined On Traffic Charges
James R. Poulston aged 19 of 24% Elliot Street was fined 10 dollars and costs by Mayor W. P. Mickle for operating a vehicle without first filing a registration application. Donald Cunningham aged 23 of 50 Central Avenue was fined 5 dollars and costs for failing to stop at a traffic light with costs suspended. Both arrests were by city police.
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James R. Poulston
Elliot St
W. P. Mickle
Donald Cunningham
Central Ave
York Board Seeks Funds Transfer From Two Funds
The York Township board of education filed a petition in common pleas court seeking to transfer more than $8000. It asks to move $5616.10 from the bond retirement fund and $2426.92 from the delinquent tax fund to the general fund because the district has no building and improvement fund.
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York Township Board of Education
Common Pleas
Mother Files for Daughter Divorce in Covington
Nancy M. Davis through her mother Trixie Rosser files for divorce from Ronald D. Davis in common pleas court alleging extreme cruelty and gross neglect. Married May 4, 1948 in Covington Kentucky, they have one child born November 1949. petition seeks custody child support and alimony.
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Common Pleas Court
Nancy M. Davis
Trixie Rosser
W. Washington Sr
Ronald D. Davis
Fairborn
Covington
Coolville Man Is Taken to Parkersburg
Chester Lemon Hayes of near Coolville was arrested Monday for Wood County West Virginia by Deputy Sheriff Frank Joyce. Hayes was wanted for support and was returned to Parkersburg Monday night.
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Chester Lemon Hayes
Coolville
Wood County
W. Va
Frank Joyce
Hayes
Parkersburg
Thornport Man Fined for Intoxication After Patrol Arrest
Defined by Mayor William F. Wires, 29, Thornport, fined $20 and costs by Mayor W. P. Mickle on intoxication charges. Wires was arrested Tuesday night by the State Highway Patrol on Route 50 A.
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William F. Wires
Thornport
W. P. Mickle
Wires
State Highway Patrol
Athens County Realty Transfers Prompt Local Listings
A series of transfers involve Sabra L. Hill, Everet Conkey, Frank H. Ross, R. V. Oakley, Pearl Johnson, Harley Blower, W. K. Dawkins, Vernon Lonas, Clarence and Winnie Marshall, Lew Humphrey, Louise Leach, Irene Storer Zimmerman, Amos T. Bretz, Letha L. Cecil, Mary Hallam, and Lew McWilliams. Properties span Athens and nearby townships including The Plains Albany Buchtel Troy Waterloo Rome Coolville Jacksonville and Athens. Transfers cover lots parcels tract Inlets and acreages with multiple counties and townships across the region.
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Sabra L. Hill
Barney Hill
S. B. Keasey
the Plains
Athens
Everet Conkey
Edward W. Brooks
Albany
Lee Township
Frank H. Ross
New York City
Isaac M. Frost
R. V. Oakley
Nelsonville
Charles Lewis
Buchtel
Buchtel Village
Pearl Johnson
Edith Johnson
Hockingport
H. C. Parrish
Troy Township
Louise Leach
Hannah Laughlin
Chillicothe
Inlet
Irene Storer Zimmerman
Wade E. Featherston
Stewart
Rome Township
Amos T. Bretz
George Potts
Letha L. Cecil
Verna A. Kessler
Coolville
Mary Hallam
Flo Cominsky
Jacksonville
Lew McWilliams
Mary L. Beatty
Flu Closes Rome Canaan Schools Over Illness
The Rome Canaan district shuts both high school and elementary building today due to flu with elementary attendance down to 40 percent. Reopening planned for Monday. Ames Bern district resumes classes after a flu shutdown, affecting about 220 pupils.
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Rome-Canaan
County Sept
Glen M. Hanes
Herman Ellis
Ames-Bern
Canaan Man Fined Jailed in Juvenile Court Case
Carl Davis, 24, of Canaanville, was arraigned in juvenile court and sentenced by Judge John F. Newcomb to one year in county jail and a $1000 fine for acting to cause a minor's delinquency. He pleaded guilty to transporting a 16 year old girl across state lines for immoral purposes and keeping her from school and home for a week, with the judge marking this as the maximum penalty.
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Carl Davis
Canaanville
Davis
John F. Newcomb
Guysville Post Hosts Anniversary Dinner and Pavilion Plans
Ashcraft Kayser Scott Post 127 American Legion will hold a chicken dinner for members and families on Saturday March 18 at 7 p m in the Legion home. Comdr Don Campbell says the event marks the Legion's 35th anniversary and the post achieving 100 members. Plans call for building an outdoor pavilion for summer dances via a member subscription.
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Guysville
Ashcraft-Kayser-Scott Post
American Legion
Don Campbell
Legion
Guysville Post
Rain Returns to Athens After Brief Drought
After several days without rain, Athens reports 47 degrees at 9 30 am. Tuesday high 62, low 44 last night. Wednesday morning rain mixed with sleet as strong winds gusted through the area.
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Athens
Farm Youth Council States Meeting
The Farm Bureau Youth Council will meet at the Athens Grange Hall Wednesday at 8 p m Ruth Barker secretary announced today The business meeting will be followed with a recreational program Refreshment committee members include Joanna Ward Barbara Bryan Pauline Bowles and Nellie Ashworth
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Farm Bureau Youth Council
Athens Grange Hall
Ruth Barker
Joanna Ward
Barbara Bryan
Pauline Bowles
Nellie Ashworth
Albany Man Hurt in Tractor Accident
Roy Walsh of Albany Route 1 was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital with injuries after a tractor pinned him against a tree. Further details were not known.
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Roy Walsh
Albany
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Husband Fined for Assault on Wife
John Porter aged 30 of Athens Route 3 was charged with assault by his wife. He was fined $25 and costs in Mayor Mickle’s court on Wednesday, with the fine suspended.
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Bobbie
John Porter
Athens Route 3
W. P. Mickle
Masons to Meet at New Marshfield Lodge
Constitution Lodge 426 F and A M will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m with E W Allen Jr master announced in local notice of fraternal gathering.
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Masons
New Marshfield
Constitution Lodge 426
E. W. Allen, Jr
Easter Seal Drive To Begin In Athens
The 17th annual Easter Seal drive launches in Athens with a $2500 goal set by the BPW Club. Co-Chairmen Jo Johnson and Mae Herron lead volunteers under the public affairs committee to benefit the Ohio Society for Crippled Children and Adults including clinics, braces, therapy equipment, and medical care. Gov. Lausche designates March 9 through Easter Sunday for Easter Seal Month urging support for crippled children.
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Athens
Business and Professional Women's Club
Paign
Amens Coarty Society
BPW
Jo Johnson
Mae Herron
Virginia Coleman
Evelyn Cox
Bertha Vickers
Dorothy Dent
Club
Dwight Robinson
Frank J. Lausche
Carbondale Forms Boy Scout Troop With Local Sponsors
A new Boy Scout troop is forming in Carbondale as it seeks national charter. W. G. Davis explains standards and duties to boys sponsors and the community. The committee lists Chester Lowry Ralph Williams and Earl Lowry. two more members will join. Sponsoring churches include Hocking Pilgrim Holiness Carbondale Methodist and Christ Church Neighborhood House. About 20 boys have shown interest per Bruce R Buckley of Christ Church.
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Carbondale
W. G. Davis
Chester Lowry
Ralph Williams
Earl Lowry
Hocking
Bruce R. Buckley
Christ Church of Carbondale
Labor Laws Talk Slated at Board of Trade Meeting
The Board of Trade will host a Berry Hotel gathering to discuss the amended Fair Labor Standards Act. H. S. Sawyer of the Department of Labor will speak on wage and hour changes, including the 1949 75 cent minimum wage. An officers’ election and nominating report follow a dinner.
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Department of Labor
Board of Trade
Berry Hotel
H. S. Sawyer
Harper C. Pendry
Brotherhood to Meet at Athens County Church Event
Athens County Church of Christ Men s Brotherhood will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at the First Christian Church J F Kempton president announced today.
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Athens County
Church of Christ Men's Brotherhood
First Christian Church
J. F. Kempton
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Athens County Realty
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