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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1950
Page
8
Athens city council began action to draft an ordinance for a new traffic signal network costing over 10 000 dollars and controlled from a central box. The plan aims to aid the fire department and follows a budget review and property reappraisal.
Lydia McNamee Noland 84 of 9 Fern St died Tuesday at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a hip fracture two weeks earlier. Born in Meigs County she lived in Washington County before moving to Athens 22 years ago. Survived by daughter Irma Jackson and three sons Joseph Lawrence Roy, 41 grandchildren 40 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 1 pm at Pilgrim Holiness Church with Rev. Awe and Rev. Cartwright. burial Mt Liberty Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 pm Wednesday at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home.
County Auditor Ralph Elliott announced free help filing personal tax returns in Glouster Nelsonville and Coolville. Representatives will be at Community Bank Glouster March 28 First National Bank Nelsonville March 23 and 24 and Brafford's Restaurant Coolville March 29 with March 31 as the deadline to file.
Martha Paige, 25, once an Athens barmaid, pleaded guilty in Cleveland municipal court to obtaining merchandise under false pretenses. Detectives say she admitted passing seven worthless checks totaling $81.32, signed in the student's mother's name, to support herself in Cleveland. She said she followed an East Cleveland student from Ohio University to his hometown after he left college in February.
Annual inspection of Savannah Lodge Number 466 F and AM will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. Master Mason work will be given with members of regularly constituted lodges invited. A dinner is planned for 6 30 p.m. Mansfield said.
Typical Vocations Day at Athens High School gathered seniors with officials and businesspeople to learn how the wheels of Athens turn. H C Bobo of Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co. stands in the meter repair room with students Virgil Frost Russell Shields Helen Edgar and Dick Guthrie. Electric company officials watch from the background, including Carl Critchett Frank Foster Delbert Hayes and James Boswell. Bobo chaired the Board of Trade panel. At night Charles Skip Dent is shown learning how the State Highway Patrol operates under Cpl. Robert F Henderson at the Athens sub station.
An Athens man, William H. Stiers, 50, of 218 West Union Street, suffered a fractured breast bone and facial and elbow abrasions when the car he rode in overturned after colliding on Route 278 in Hocking County. Ellis L. Stiers, 26, and Tom Grandy, 20, also injured, were cited for driving left of center.
Floyd D. Dillinger, 20, of Athens Route 4, lost control when a left front tire blew out about 6 am on E State St. His car left the curb by Vet's Village, struck a speed limit sign and hit a tree. He suffered bruises to arm and knee. vehicle sustained heavy damage to the left front and left side.
Funeral services for Mrs Columbia Woodruff Pierce 86 who died Monday at her home 95 Morris Ave will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Dowler and Ferguson funeral home officiated by Rev Fred Luchs Friends may visit after 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
The first day of spring in Athens opened at 11:15 a.m. with a 46 degree temperature and cloudy skies. By Monday the day reached a high of 53 and fell to 37 degrees overnight.
Rev J Warren Hastings preached at a combined interchurch Lenten service for Kiwanis Lions Rotary and Board of Trade groups at Hotel Berry Athens High School seniors attended a Civics and Vocations Day luncheon Hastings praised democracy fairness and the nation by businessmen who drive welfare Carl Martin evangelist joined both programs and David White spoke for the senior class expressing appreciation for the opportunity
Admitted list shows patients at Sheltering Arms Hospital including Mrs. Ona Osborne and Claude Westfall Jr both of Athens for major surgery. Other admissions include Mrs. Ruth Johnson Athens and James Edmundson Athens for major surgery and Mrs Cary Ruth Athens Route 5 for surgery. I M Frost Albany for medical care Henry Stiers Athens for an accident. Dismissals include Mrs. George Evener Athens Route 1 and daughter Earl D McKinley Amesville and Alvin Cline Albany.
Edna Bee, 45, of 36 West State Street, was jailed after failing to pay a $25 fine plus costs issued by Mayor W. P. Mickle for intoxication. Police arrested her Tuesday and confined her to the county jail.
Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association heard William W. Lewis of the State Health Department say every TB death is needless and outlined a four point control plan including case findings treatment in a sanatorium financial aid and rehabilitation. The session covered annual reports officers elections and a proposed tri county TB clinic with Hocking and Vinton counties.
H Ottie Young age 78 prominent farmer and oil man died Monday night at his Athens Route 2 home after a long illness. Born in Athens County he spent most of his life on his farm here. Survived by his wife Susie a daughter Mrs F C Ransdall of Kenton a son Virgil of Canannville and a stepdaughter Mrs S N Fretchle of Columbus. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Hoodlett funeral home.
Conrath Bean Chapter 37 of the Disabled American Veterans will hold a Wednesday meeting at 7 30 p m in the Armory announced today by commander C J Ailstock.
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