Richland Brigade Expands Coverage After Annexation
The Richland Fire Brigade gains a six mile service area around Athens after Mechanicsburg joins the city. Chief Ralph Perry notes rising subscriptions and donations, with costs estimated at 35 dollars per incident and ten dollars annual dues for residences. The non profit group owns land and two engines, plans mutual aid with The Plains, and lists Perry as chief with Hess as assistant.
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Ray Noble
Mechanicsburg
Athens
Richland Ave
Ralph Perry
Perry
Richland Brigade
White’s Mill
Union
Radford
Figley Roads
Fisher- Biddle Road
Gandee
South Canaan Bridge
Plains
Phil Hess
Insurance Agents Named for Athens and nearby towns
Local insurance listings highlight agents and agencies in Athens Ohio including Donald K Barstow C B Dillon C M Gill Co D M Goddard Houck Van Dyke Earl F Mathews Inc FR Murphey Son Dwight H Rutherford Peter B Seel Agency Seiple Kempton Oakley Ins Agency The Saltz Ins Agency Richard Guinther and in Glouster Nelsonville Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald K. Barstow
C. B. Dillon
C. M. Gill & Co
D. M. Goddard
Houck & van Dyke, Inc
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
Murphey & Son
Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Seiple & Kempton Oakley Ins
the Saltz Ins
Richard Guinther
Spring Weather Continues With Mild Readings
Mild temperatures persisted over the weekend with highs of 69 58 and 68 for Friday through Sunday. Monday started at 44 with cloudy skies and light rain this morning.
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Hamsley Run
Three Chauncey youths fined for trespassing at bottling plant
John Cline, 20, Robert Cline, 21, and Larry Barnhart, 18, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to trespassing with intent to steal at the Pepsi Cola bottling plant grounds near Chauncey. Each was fined 50 dollars plus costs and given a 30 day suspended jail sentence. They admitted entering March 1 aiming to steal gasoline but said no gas was obtained. Deputy DeWitt Walker investigated after a tip about stolen truck batteries and noted the youths denied theft.
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Chauncey
Sheriff's Department
John Cline
Robert Cline
Larry Barnhart
DeWitt Walker
Route 33
Walker
Education Honorary Ends Conference DELEGATES RETURN
Delegates from 10 tri state colleges returned to their chapters in Ohio Kentucky and Pennsylvania Saturday after a one day regional conference of Kappa Delta Pi at Ohio University. The 110 delegates heard an analysis of America's schools by Dr Harold Benjamin and discussed liberal education. The panel included OU members and Wittenberg College. Chapters represented included Kent State Bowling Green Toledo Ohio Wesleyan Akron University of Cincinnati Heidelberg Morehead Lexington and State Teachers College of Indiana Pa.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Kappa Delta Pi
Ohio University
National Education Honor Society
Raymond R. Ryder
Purdue University
America
Harold Benjamin
Benjamin
George Peabody College
Nashville
Tenn
Wittenberg College
T. C. McCracken
Ann Mumma
Kent State
Bowling Green
Toledo
Ohio Wesleyan
Akron
University of Cincinnati
Heidelberg
Morehead
Lexington
State Teachers College of
Indiana
Jailed for Nonpayment of Two Disturbing Peace Fines
Gilbert Robinson aged 22 of Glouster was jailed for failure to pay two fines imposed for disturbing the peace by Glouster Mayor Thomas Williams Sr. Each count carried a $5 fine plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Robinson
Glouster
Thomas Williams
Robinson
Kenneth Buroker Fined for Hazardous Passing
Kenneth Buroker a 39 year old Conover man was fined ten dollars and costs by Chauncey Mayor Charles Wadley for passing in a hazardous zone the charge filed by the State Highway Patrol Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Buroker
Conover
Chauncey
Charles Wadley
State Highway Patrol
E C Russell Dies At 70 In Athens
Everett C. Russell 70 of 125 East Union Street died this morning at 6 15 in his home He was born in Athens County son of Grant and Luck Warren Russell and later ran a general store at Lathrop and Plantsville for 30 years He retired from Athens State Hospital and was a Wesleyan Methodist member He survived by wife Forrest Lewis two sons Dean W and Grant of Marietta two daughters Ruth Robertson of Buckley Washington Aletha Rice of Danville Kentucky three sisters Florine Pabst of Dayton Marcia Johnson and Dorothy Stalder of Chauncey and nine grandchildren Visitation is set at Fawcett Stone Funeral Home Chester Hill with funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Everett C. Russell
E. Union St
Athens County
Grant and
Luck Warren Russell
Russell
Lathrop
Plantsville
Athens
Athens State Hospital
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Forrest Lewis
Dean W
Grant
Marietta
Ruth Robertson
Buckley, Wash
Aletha Rice
Danville, Ky
Florine Pabst
Dayton
Marcia Johnson
Dorothy Stalder
Chauncey
Amesville Dogs Offered Neighborhood Leash Rule Reminder
Amesville officials remind dog owners to keep pets on their land or on leashes to protect gardens and flower plots. Mayor George King notes a new service this year through Marshal Guy Simons to return loose dogs to owners, not the county pound, if ownership is known. Residents are asked to register dogs with descriptions and license numbers to enable this program.
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Amesville
George King
Guy Simons
And They Met In Galilee film at Hillel on Tuesday
A sound and color film about the Galilee region in Israel will be shown at the Hillel Foundation on Tuesday at 4 p.m. The event is open to the public.
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Galilee
Israel
Hillel Foundation
Ohio Fuel Gas to Speak at Athens Lions Club Meeting
The information department of Ohio Fuel Gas Co. will address the Athens Lions Club Tuesday evening at the Berry Hotel. Miss Magruder will wear an outfit made from natural gas fabrics and plastics and discuss gas in industry, presenting the new sound color film The Underground Story of Natural Gas.
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Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Athens Lions Club
Berry Hotel
Magruder
S'iremen Are Called Twice S'iremen Are Called Twice
Athens Fire Department responded to two alarms on a Sunday morning. Mrs. Blanche Fulton, 81, of 118 Mill St., was admitted to Shelter ing Arms Hospital with a possible fractured right hip after a 3:46 a.m. fall. A rag on a 1936 auto at 10 E Union St. caught fire. crew arrived at 6:56 a.m. and found the blaze out. The vehicle is listed as owned by Marie Hambel of Glouster.
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Athens
Charles W. Dalton
Blanche Fulton
Mill St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
E. Union St
Marie -Hambel, Glouster
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
A list of names and statuses from Sheltering Arms Hospital includes births and dismissals. Entries show Mr and Mrs and locations such as Athens and Shade Route with a daughter or son, plus several individuals and families. The record reads like a hospital roll call with multiple couples and guardians referenced.
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Richard Armstrong
Athens
Paul Tidrick
Phillip Webb
Grass and woods fire near Pleasant Hill burns four acres
Richland Fire Brigade volunteers fought a grass and woods blaze on the property of Russell Oxley in Pleasant Hill Saturday. Chief Ralph Perry said the fire origin was undetermined. Thirteen volunteers used 1600 gallons of water, the tank truck capacity, to extinguish the blaze.
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Richland Fire Brigade
Russell Oxley
Pleasant Hil
Ralph Perry
Auto Accessories Found on Porch Stand Out on Porch
County Recorder Claudis Chappel reports two bright red car fender skirts and two auto spot lights left on his front porch Sunday. Police are investigating but have no explanation for why his house became the receptacle for these parts.
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Claudis Chappel
E. State St
Chappel
Augustine Fined For Speeding In Municipal Court
John J. Augustine aged 21 of 53 East State Street was fined thirty dollars plus costs in Municipal Court on a speeding complaint filed by city police.
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John J. Augustine
State St
Freight Train Crashes Reported In Weekend Incidents
Three minor accidents were reported by the State Highway Patrol over the weekend. A youth was injured when the auto he rode in collided with a New York Central freight train on Armitage Road. Glennis L. Bartlett, 19, Athens, suffered knee cuts. John E. Bolin, 17, also of Athens, was shaken up. In another case Carl E. King, 35, Athens, pleaded guilty to left of center and leaving the scene after a Route 50 crash with Wilbur G. Seager, 39, Winchester VA. King was fined and cited. A third incident near Carthage Gap involved Justin B. Thomas, 20, Parkersburg, and Donald E. Poston, 47, Stewart, with Thomas posting a $30 bond.
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State Highway Patrol
New York Central
Glennis L. Bartlett
Athens
Armitage Rd
John IE. Bolin
Bolin
Corning
Way
Carl E. King
Wilbur G. Seager
Winchester
King
Carthage Gap
Justin B. Thomas
Parkersburg
Thomas
Donald E. Poston
Stewart
Ex-Resident Harry C. Todd Dies in Columbus
Harry C. Todd 64 of Columbus died Sunday morning in White Cross Hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 30 p m at Devo Funeral Home Columbus. Survivors include a sister Mrs George Dodds New Marshfield Route 1 a son James two daughters Mrs Barbara Andrews and Janet all of Columbus two brothers Vernon and Edward six grandchildren and his wife Clavta preceded him in death. He was a former Columbus council member a Rotarian and a Masonic lodge member.
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Devo Funeral Home
Columbus
Harry C. Todd
White Cross Hospital
George Dodds
New Marshfield
Carbondale
Todd
Columbus Council
Masonic Lodge
James
Barbara Andrews
Janet
Vernon
Edward
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E.C. Russell
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Albany
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Shade
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Arthur Martin
Graham Singer
Coolville
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Charles Russell
the Plains
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Myrtle Figley
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Danny Kiraly
Lawrence Bartlett
Lorenzo Hooper
Robert Fulton
Zaleski, and Son
Speeder
Conrae Cleaners
the Plains, Ohio
W. Union St
Clavta
W. State ST. Athens
Olas
Eas
O. Smith Bell & Howell
North Court St
Jaynes Furniture
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Salvation Army
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