Gallia Commission Asked To OK New Gas Franchise
Gallia city officials hear a proposal from Ohio Fuel Gas Co. to grant an eight year franchise in which rates would drop for most small users. The commission will decide at the April 5 meeting after negotiations by F. W. Phillips and Raymond St. Clair. The plan lowers the minimum rate from seven to six cents while some heating users may see small increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
F. W. Phillips
Athens
Raymond St. Clair
J. Roy Bartlett
Commission
Road work continued in Gallia County adds new projects
Gallia County commissioners expanded the road program at their last meeting. New improvements include Harrison Township Lewis road with limestone Rice road bridge near C F E Rice residence Morgan Township Roy Spires road limestone or gravel Perry Township Cora Pleasant Hill limestone Springfield Township Fair view Evergreen Kerr Bethel gravel Addison Township Sewer on Rees Hollow Rd Raccoon Township Pleasant Valley Tick Ridge roads limestone Guyan Township Good Hope road gravel.
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Gallipolis
Harrison Township
Lewis Road
Rice Road
C FE
Rice Morgan
Roy Spires
Perry Township
Cora-Pleasant Hill
Springfield
Fairview
Evergreen
Kerr- Bethel
Addison Township
Rees Hollow
Raccoon Township
Pleasant Valley
Tick Ridge
Guyan Township
Good Hope
Magician Show Planned For Gallia Children
The Kiwanis club stages a public show at Washington school auditorium in Gallipolis on March 25 to aid youth groups and underprivileged children. The attraction features Benjamin Franklin world famous magician and mind reader with a sealed box in a storefront window containing future headlines. A high school queen will participate in some acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kiwanis Club
Washington School
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Car Driver Is Fined After Bus Collision
Gallipolis The state highway patrol secured a conviction in the court of Magistrate Art Leser Jackson when Wilbur Pummel Jackson was fined $10 and costs for driving to the left of a centerline. The arrest followed a collision involving a Greyhound bus bound for Charleston West Virginia about 12 miles west of Jackson. None of the eight passengers on the bus were injured. B W Lacy Charleston was reported to be the bus driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Art Leser
Jackson
Wilbur Pummel
Greyhound
Charleston
W.va
B. W. Lacy
Committee Forms To Sponsor Hi Y Club At Gallia Academy
A Gallia County committee was formed to work with Marshall Fowler science teacher and Hi Y Club counselor at Gallia Academy High School. Members include M Harold Brown principal E E Higgins superintendent Rev J E Hakes Bill Potter and Col Morris Haskins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Marshall Fowler
Gallia Academy High School
M. Harold Brown
E. E. Higgins
J. E. Hakes
Bill Potter
Col
Morris Haskins
Holzer Hospital Notes Admissions and Births at Holzer
Admissions include Roger Pearson Gallipolis Ferry Mrs Harvey McDaniels Point Pleasant Frank Jones Gallipolis Dan Richard Muncy Wellston William Miller Rodney Mrs Lucy Bright Vinton Mrs Augusta Feisnagle Wellston Sterling Major Long Bottom infant Kenneth Cox Gallipolis Births reported for Mrs William Watson Henderson W Va a daughter Mrs James Cardwell Jackson a son Mrs Edward A Stark Pomeroy a son Discharges list includes John White Mrs Hubert Daley Mrs Paul Casto and daughter Mrs Arthur Nease and daughter Mrs Harold Ebersbach and daughter Mrs Bernard Coyle Albert Hill Arthur Stobart and Mrs Elizabeth Edwards
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Roger Pearson
Gallipolis Ferry
Harvey McDaniels
Point Pleasant
Frank Jones
Dan Richard Muncy
Wellston
William Miller
Rodney
Lucy Bright
Vinton
Augusta Feisnagle
Sterling Major
Longbottom
Kenneth Cox
William Watson
Henderson
W.va
James Cardwell
Jackson
Edward A. Stark
Pomeroy
John White
Hubert Daley
Paul Casto
Arthur Nease
Harold Ebersbach
Bernard Coyle
Albert Hill
Arthur Stobart
Elizabeth Edwards
Marriage Licenses Granted in Gallia Probate Court
Gallipolis residents Ray E. Price 19 and Chloris J. Mink 16 were issued a marriage license in probate court. Other licenses granted include Gordon Parsons 21 of Vinton a millwright and Evelyn Roberta Simmons of Vinton, and Clyde C. Bush 26 of Gallipolis a cook and Iva Christine Brown of Gallipolis a clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ray E. Price
Chloris J. Mink
Gordon Parsons
Vinton
Millwright
Evelyn Roberta Simmons
Clyde C. Bush
Cook
Iva Christine Brown
Fire extinguished at residence on First Ave in Gallipolis
Gallipolis fire department put out a gas stove fire today at the home of Hoke Robinson in the 700 block of First Avenue. The call came in about 2 30 p.m. with no serious damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Hoke Robinson
First Ave
Box Social Planned by Gallipolis Key Club
Members of the Kiwanis sponsored Key Club will host a box supper at 6 30 p m Thursday at the Gallipolis high school venue drawing local organizers and residents for the community event.
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Gallipolis
Key Club
Kiwanis
Youth Leader Speaks On Youth Rights and World Understanding
L W Soule of the YMCA and Hi Y Clubs in the Ohio West Virginia area told Gallipolis Rotary that youth want a challenge and leadership not service. He outlined Hi Y work as ethical, with Rotary and YMCA aiding international understanding and noted Hi Y clubs have raised 400000 for global youth aid. Fred Wood and John Epling attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
L. W. Soule
Ohio- West Virginia
YMCA
Hi- Y
E. E. Higgins
Soule
Rotary
UN Revision Talk Sparks Kiwanis Meeting
The Rev. Sidney Browne of Athens urged UN reform titled Price of Peace and called for a world police force. He warned peace costs must be paid or war follows. Key Club members Robert Fraser and John Epple attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
United Nations
Sidney Browne
Church of the Good Shepherd
Athens
Kiwanis Club
Browne
Robert Fraser
John Epple
First Presbyterian Church
Fred Somma
Cincinnati
Charles E. Holzer, Jr
Grace Methodist Church to Hold Fellowship Dinner
Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis will host its monthly fellowship dinner on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Circle No. 6 led by chairman Mrs. Hollis Wood will organize the event. After dinner a midweek Lenten service follows with a movie on Italy and a Lenten study by Miss Janet Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Circle No. 6
Hollis Wood
Italy
Janet Bailey
Hotel Manager to Take 14 Day Training Cruise
Alfred T. Arnold, manager of the Park Central Hotel in Newport News, will depart April 11 for a two week training cruise with the USNRTC. The voyage includes Bermuda, Port au Prince and Kingston aboard one of three ships Providence Little Rock or Portsmouth. Oscar L. Wince Jr of Pomeroy will also make the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Alfred T. Arnold
Park Central Hotel
Newport News
Usnrtc
Bermuda
Port Au Prince
Kingston
Providence
Little Rock
Portsmouth
Oscar L. Wince, Jr
Pomeroy
Two Deaths Reported By Hospital Officials
Gallia presence James Grate 81 of Wilkesville died at Holzer Hospital Tuesday morning. Officials also reported the death of Mrs. William Phillips of Jackson. Further survivor details and funeral arrangements were not available.
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Gallipolis
James Grate
Wilkesville
Holzer Hospital
William Phillips
Jackson
River Traffic Gallipolis Locks Reaches Higher Levels
River levels rose after recent rains at Gallipolis Locks with 18.2 feet on the upper gauge and 20.2 feet on the lower gauge at midnight Tuesday, plus 34 feet at the rollers. Kanawha Falls reading was 4:07 rising. Boats scheduled through the day included Bruce, George M Verity, Hatfield, Brandt, and Solvay with various up and down movements.
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Gallipolis
Kanawha Falls
Bruce
George M. Verity
Hatfield
Brandt
The
Solvay
Switzer Attends First City Commission Meeting
City solicitor Robert M. Switzer, former Congressman and noted Republican, attended his first commission meeting Monday night after a prolonged illness and hospital treatment in Lakeside hospital, Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert M. Switzer
City Commission
Lakeside Hospital
Cleveland
Switzer
Mother Dies
Edna Ervin traveled from Gallipolis to Stockport Ohio to attend funeral services for her mother who died early yesterday morning from a heart ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Edna Ervin
Stockport
Teachers Hear New Curriculum Plan At Presbyterian Church
Gallipolis session members attend a Tuesday night meeting to review a new curriculum presented by Miss Irene McDowell of Beverly Ohio at the Presbyterian Church. The note adds a historical aside about Benito Mussolini, described as the son of a blacksmith who began his career as a school teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
The
Presbyterian Church
Irene McDowell
Beverly, CO
Benito Mussolini
White Leghorn Hen Tries To Set Record
Mrs. Matt Payne of Garfield Avenue reports a White Leghorn hen attempting a record as it laid an egg nearly seven inches in circumference and almost eight inches long.
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Gallipolis
Matt Payne
Garfield Ave
Collision damages 1947 Plymouth in Gallipolis street crash
A 1947 Plymouth driven by Fred Facemire collided with a moving van at Third and Pine in Gallipolis causing major front end damage. The Plymouth owner is Perry Bailes. the van owner Mills Transfer Co. The truck was driven by Eugene Greer and in the custodian of Danny Wigner. No arrests in the crash. Roy Smith fined $5 and costs for intoxication in city court and jailed for non payment of the fine. Three intoxication arrests reported: William Marwell, Herbert Harrington, and Elmer Bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Fred Facemire
Spruce St
Third and
Pine Sts
Perry J. Bailes
Mills Transfer Co
Jackson
Danny Wigner
Eugene Greer
Roy Smith
William Marwell
Herbert Harrington
Elmer Bush
Cheshire
Centerville Class Chooses Henrys Mailorder Wife Play
The Centerville junior class selected Henrys Mailorder Wife a one act for March 26 with Mary Lewis as the wife Barbara Ogier and Marvin Jones in the lead. Other roles go to Edger Hall Okey Coffee and Steve Morgan with a box supper to follow.
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Sunbonnet Jane
Sycamore Lane
WSCS Quilting Bee Scheduled for Easter Bazaar
LETART FALLS The WSCS met at Mrs. Carolyn Miller's home for an all day quilting on Friday March 12. At noon a pot luck luncheon was shared by Ada Cramler Ora Hill Violet Grimm Orpha Hill Margery Roush Doris Wilt Hazel Allen Fannie Varian Nancy Chapman Mildred Chapman Margie Hunt Erma Wilson. The next meeting is Thursday March 25 to clean the hall for the Easter bazaar on Friday March 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart Falls
WSCS
Carolyn Miller
Ada Cramler
Ora Hill
Violet Grimm
Orpha Hill
Margery Roush
Doris Wilt
Hazel Allen
Fannie Varian
Nancy Chapman
Mildred Chapman
Margie Hunt
Erma Wilson
Services Planned For Mrs. Magdaline Evans
Funeral services were set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Storys Run Methodist Church for 84 year old Magdaline Evans who died Tuesday. The Rev. Lawrence Schmitt to officiate. Survivors include Mrs. Roy Rife of Columbus Olmvier Frecker of Storys Run Mrs. C E Young John Arthur Evans and Barbara Evans of Storys Run. Burial in Gravel Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Storys Run Methodist Church
Magdaline Evans
Lawrence Schmitt
Roy Rife
Columbus
Olmvier Frecker
Storys Run
C. E. Young
John Arthur Evans
Barbara Evans
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Easter Bazaar at Apple Grove Sponsored by WSCS
The WSCS backs the annual Easter bazaar to be held Saturday evening March 27 at the church annex with a chicken supper at 6 p.m. Local residents and guests attend social events and visits across Apple Grove and nearby towns, including gatherings for Dr. Edward McElfresh Day and various family visits.
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Apple Grove
WSCS
O. G. Shields
East Letart
Barry Roach
Clarence Shields
Ruby Hayman
Ruth Pickens
Middleport
George Hayman
Murray City Mine No. 5 ventilation improvements urged
A Bureau of Mines reinspection of Murray City Mine No. 5, 275 tons daily, found insufficient air in working sections and urged full conformance with safety standards. Recommending added rock dusting, water spray for arcwall mining, better air distribution, safety posts, nonconductive explosive containers, and reduced underground explosive stock.
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Murray City
Murray Company
Bureau of Mines
J. B. Vanity
Nelsonville Names New Linesman for Municipal Dept
Nelsonville announces Roy Maze of Logan has been hired as linesman for the Municipal Electric Light Dept at 300 dollars a month, effective March 15. He succeeds Everett Case, who held the post 10 years earlier before moving to a Hamley Run development.
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Nelsonville
Roy Maze
Logan
Municipal Electric Light Dept
Service
Vern Coakley
Maze
Everett Case
Ed A. Mills
Coakley
Case
Hamley Run
Funeral rites for T. H. Leifheit held at Ewing
The service was conducted by Rev. Leroy Hietz at Ewing funeral home for T. H. Leifheit with many attending relatives from Ohio and nearby towns. Pallbearers were his brothers and brothers in law. Community notices include visiting relatives, health club activities, and a bridal shower for Miss Jeannie Parker.
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Laurel Cliff
T. H. Leifheit
Ewing Funeral Home
Leroy Hietz
Guy Martin
Wellsburg
W.va
Wilber Finlan
Ray Finlan
Zanesville
Mildred Ryan
Athens
Fritz Stahl
New Marshfield
Sidney Leifheit
Thomas Hart
Darwin
Carl McKever
Doris Leifheit
Dayton
Sidney
Victor
Hugh
Robert
Walter
Dale Whiple
Clyde Winebrener
William Davis
Steven Eblin
Columbus
Mark Stahl
Portsmouth
Lou
Laurence Smith
Joseph Evans
Larry
Lou Diehl
Pearl Parker
James Gilmore
Guy Cole
Orville Allen
Evelyn Turner
Jeannine Parker
Charles Hoffner, Jr
Social Notes From BASHAN AREA Gatherings
Mrs. John Marsh of Steubenville visited her mother Mrs. Nora Smith over the weekend. The Bentzes of Pom eroy hosted Mr. and Mrs. Michel Bentz Sr. The Morarity family and Larry spent an evening with the Leroy Morarity family in Middleport. Bailey family moved to Chester area. Orr sisters visited Mrs. Hannah Cleland in Chester. MYF held a meeting at Mrs. Ralph Lee's home with several members and two visitors. Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Ethel Orr's home with six members and two visitors. Brice Chapman Sr and Jr families from Guysville visited Arthur Orr. Mrs. William Watson returned from Columbus after visiting the Garret Bond family.
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Hannah Cleland
Chester
MYF
Ralph Lee
Maralyn
Martha Orr
Jean Bailey
Kathleen
Jack Torrence
Bennie Gainer
Ladies Aid Society
Ethel Orr
Smith
Sybil Smith
Racine
Brice Chapman
Brice Chapman, Jr
Guysville
Arthur Orr
William Watson
Garret Bond
Columbus
Mary McKay
Paired Residents Listed by Occupation and Residence
A long list details pairs of individuals with ages, towns in West Virginia Ohio and Ohio Valley states, and their occupations from brakeman to nurse. Includes workers such as cement finisher miner mechanic electrician and teachers paired with spouses or partners from Pomeroy Middleport Racine and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald L. Miller
Middleport
Margaret Riggs
Charles Thomas Simon
Marietta
Irvana Gray
Pomeroy
Haskell Pryor
Parkersburg
Lorene Anderson
Racine
Garland Stover
Stewart
Pearl Louise Bowers
Ted Hollingshead
Radcliff
Minnie Gr
Denver Nance
Willow Wood
Ohio
Elsie Sullivan
Everett Lott
Betty Marks
William Dalton
Logan
Mary Schrader
John Elliot, Jr
Nelsonville
Elanor Matheny
James E. Beaver, Jr
Leon
W. Va
Gertrude Hayman
Portland
Lantie Jarrell
Arnett
Miner
Betty Lee Bragg
Earnest Scott
Oak Hill
Lulu D. Phillips
Hobson
Carl F. Cole
Ora Mitchum
Ambulance Trips Listed For Local Residents
Mrs. Melvin Roush travels from Pomeroy to Holzer Hospital Gallipolis and back by Ewing's Monday. Harold Smith, Route 33 to Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens, by Ewing's Sunday. Mrs. Harry Wilford and baby return from Mason Clinic to Syracuse by Ewing's Monday.
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Pomeroy
Melvin Roush
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Ewing
Harold Smith
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Harry Wilford
Mason Clinic
Syracuse
Birth Announced Pomeroy Ar thur Nease Jr
Mr and Mrs Arthur Nease of Pomeroy announce the birth of a son Saturday March 13 at Holzer Hospital The baby is named Arthur William Jr Grandparents are Herman Warner Harrisonville and Vernon Nease Nease settlement Great grandparents are Bertie M Warner and W G Nease
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Pomeroy
Arthur Nease
Holzer Hospital
Arthur William, Jr
Herman Warner
Harrisonville
Vernon Nease
Nease Settlement
Bertie M. Warner
W. G. Nease
Meigs Man on Guam
Harry D. Sovel 19, stationed with the 1938th Engineer Aviation Utilities Company on Guam, works as a heavy equipment operator. Son of residents of Long Bottom, he left the United States in January 1947 after eight months in Tokyo.
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Long Bottom
Pfe
Harry D. Sovel
Engineer Aviation Utilities Company
Guam
Sovel
United States
Tokyo
Local Residents and Visitors Share Weekend, Moves noted
Mr and Mrs C A Evans moved into a recently purchased property from Mrs Walter Blazer. Several social visits occurred including Hal Shoemaker with George Rhodes and local residents traveling to visit family in Vinton and Detroit. Hospital and illness notes reference Mrs Ethel Stice and Ray Grover at Holzer Hospital.
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Bidwell
C. A. Evans
Walter Blazer
Hal Shoemaker
George Rhodes
N. K. Saunders
Lockland
Mr. Saunders
Grover Saunders
R. H. Myers
Gloria
J. L. Hineman
Crown City
Hineman
Marie Hall
Detroit
Ethel Stice
Warehime
Ray Grover
Holzer Hospital
Fortner
Charleston
W.va
Betty Fillinger
Gallipolis
W. C. Fillinger
Frank Brothers
Ivar Morehouse
Pearl Kemper
Jennie Kemper
Ross Sexton
Gloria Shoemaker
Foreclosure of Tax Liens in Verity Village Ohio
Athens County Treasurer Edward H. Lasch files a tax lien foreclosure petition in Court of Common Pleas Case 19145 against Joseph H. Bradshaw of Courtland R F D 1. Property described includes Lots 361 and 362 in Verity, with mineral rights reserved to grantors. Bradshaw must answer by April 17 or default judgment will be entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Edward H. Lasch
Joseph H. Bradshaw
Courtland
Verity
Athens Township
Ohio Company
Charles H. Campbell
Sophronia L. Campbell
Harold J. Rose
Time Reese Scores Big in Key Exhibition
Time Reese, aged 39, delivered a standout performance in a late season exhibition for the 52 65 team, earning praise from coaches and fans alike as the squad secured a decisive victory.
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Reese
Cincinnati Market Report March 16 Poultry Butter Prices
Cincinnati market notes show Poultry by weight categories from heavy to light with prices for heavy poultry 35 37 percent, heavy fryers 40 41, leghorn and light 20 22, stags 20 22. Butter wholesale prints 77 to 78, butterfat premium 73 regular 70. Consumer grades U S A large 47 52 etc.
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Cincinnat
Cincinnati
U.S. A
U.S
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Gallia Commission
Gallia
Higgins
Fred Wood
John Epling
Southern Ohio
Herbert Shields
Herbert Sayre
Dorothy Johnson
Miss Pickens
Reedsville
John Hayman
Ray Sales
E. C. Shank
James
Jack
J. S. Henderson
E. C. Clark
Anna Chapman
R. A. McKelvey
Earl Shank
Bashan
Meigs Man On
Mrs. Chas, Farrow
Ruth Groce
Olds
Nye
Chevrolet
Athens, Ohio
FORD
Plymouth
B. F. Goodrich
Athens Motor Sales
DeSoto-Plymouth Sales & Service
State St
Auto Service
C. A. _Daugherty
St. Athens
Mortar Board
Ohio University
Harold Goddard
Bartlett
Zenner’s
Edward Slater
Delta Tau Delta—Fraternity
Student Center
Morris Ave
Tom Dowler
Hudson
Dodge
Pontiac
Shouse Auto Service
Hudson Motor Cars
Shell Products
Dean
Southeastern Ohio
Roger Dean
Lincoln
Athens, O
Willys Company
Villy
W. Washington Street
E. Carpenter St
Chrysler
Arthur Hupp
Trimble
Bear
N. McKinley
Richland Ave
Frank Coon
Euclid Drive
Southern
Pike Street
Bruce G. Chapman
Leo J. Boyle
New Straitsville
Ford Tractor
W.C
Allis Chalmers
Betz
Dwight Hoback
Chesterhill, Oo
Goodyear Tractor and Truck Tires
Delmar Baum
Chester, O
Cincinnati Produce
Sewell’s Sales & Service
Albany
Texaco Motor Oil
ALGEO
Algeo Motor Sales
Lancaster St
Brown’'S Pure
N. Court St
Brown
Superior Electric CO
West State St
Kroger Super Mkt
Seabee G. Hoffee
Central
Wm. P. MacDoneld
Dial
Marietta Chemical Products Co
W. E. Dicken
W. Union St
Modern Appliance Co
Hoover
Richland
DELCO
Gilbert Hooper
Richesland Ave
State
Rts
Strausbaugh and
Strausebaugh
Chess’s
Logans
Athens Furniture Shops
Electric Motor Service
Union Street
O. Rose
Furn Furns
F. C. Stone
E. State Street
White
Asbesetos
C. L. Williams
Athens Rt. 4
Cameron and van Dyke Gen. Insurance
Farm Bureau Fire Insurance
J. Clyde Edmondson
Carl J. House
D. M. Goddard
Huffman
Huffman Transportation Service
Yeti Pdedatietsie
Bosman
Congress
Elmira
N.Y
Altman's
Jewel
Market St
Dept
Phila
Blackmore's
Gallaher
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