Bad Wiring Blamed for Attic Blaze
Fire at the M. C. Morrison home 21 Marietta Ave near noon Sunday caused 2000 in damage. Defective wiring started the blaze in the attic and spread to the floor below and roof. Three families occupied the residence as firefighters fought the blaze with a ground water line and crews entered via attic scuttle. Residents included Mr. and Mrs. Morrison and grandchildren Arminta Robert and Daniel. other occupants were Mr. and Mrs. Christman and Mr. and Mrs. Ralston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Morrison
Marietta Ave
Bart Davidson
Davidson
Lowell Christman
Morrisons
Clemmer Ralston
Florida
Daniel
Morrison
Dora Bostice
Roy Robinson
Harold Junod
Charles Dalton
Paul Dalton
Russell Maple
Clarence Colmer
Fred James
Gerald Glover
Vernon Andrews
F. S. Finsterwald
Ae Carman Church
Mrs Effie Custer Dies At Minersville Home
Mrs Effie Custer age 75 died Saturday night at her Minersville home after several years of illness. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 PM at Ewing Mortuary with interment in Beech Grove Cemetery. She is survived by husband Alonzo and children Mrs Henry Amberger Mrs Hurl Hannahs John Asa Theodore Clara all of Minersville and Mrs John Sauvage and Alonzo Custer of Pomeroy.
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Minersville
Effie Custer
Ewing Mortuary
Beech Grove Cemetery
Custer
Alonzo Custer
Henry Amberger
Hurl Hannahs
John
Asa
Theodore
Clara Custer
John Sauvage
Pomeroy
Fire blocks hinder response and causes $2000 damage in Athans
Bart Davidson says crowds delayed the second pumper during yesterday's fire. An ordinance prohibits interfering with fire crews with a $5 fine, to be enforced. The blaze stemmed from substandard electrical wiring using lead-covered cables.
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Bart Davidson
Davidson
Athans
Youth forum to explore What Faces Youth at Ohio University
Athens Ohio will host a Town Hall meeting at 7 30 p m in the Music Hall Auditorium with Arthur Cornwell president of the Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce speaking alongside Benjamin Groves Ohio NYA director and Mel Fishkin senior in the School of Journalism.
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Athens
Ohio
National Youth Administration
Town Hall
Ohio University
Arthur Cornwell
Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce
Music Hall
Benjamin Groves
Ohio Nya
Division of Public Projects
Mel Fishkin
School of Journalism
Correction on Fred White store sale report in The Messenger
A Sunday story on the Fred White food store purchase corrected an error that listed Mr. and Mrs. Don Harvey as the parents of a daughter. The Harveys have no children.
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Fred White
The
Messenger
Don Harvey
Melissa Biddle
Harveys
All Forfeited County Lands Are Purchased
Athens County for the first time in 50 years shows no land forfeited for non payment of taxes. Clyde Gibson reports all forfeited lands have been sold and are now privately owned with taxes collected normally. The latest sale removed the last such lands including parcels in Glouster Jacksonville Trimble York and Nelsonville.
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Athens County
Clyde Gibson
Glouster
Jacksonville
Trimble
Trimble Township
York Township
Nelsonville
Gas Station Robbed At Fisher Station
The Fisher Station service station owned by Otho Castle was broken into late Saturday. A radio and a large quantity of motor oil were taken along with a small amount of other merchandise. Deputy Sheriff B. C. Day investigated Sunday morning and said no clue exists about the burglar’s identity.
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Otho Castle
Fisher Station
B. C. Day
Day
Hospital Releases List From Sheltering Arms
At Sheltering Arms Mrs. Stella McKinley of New Marshfield was released yesterday afternoon. Also released today were Miss Bertha Vickers of 33% S Court St, Mr. Fred Bailey of New Straitsville, Mrs. William Carle and her son of 39 Morris Ave, Miss Dorothy Nicholas an Ohio University student, Miss Mary Curry of 303 Highland Ave, Miss Mary Connett of 241 W Union St, and Mrs. Stella Smith of 78 Richland Ave.
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Stella McKinley
New Marshfield
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Bertha Vickers
S. Court St
Fred Bailey
New Straitsville
William Carle
Morris Ave
Dorothy Nicholas
Ohio University
Mary Curry
Highland Ave
Mary Connett
W. Union St
Stella’ Smith
Richland Ave
Easter Weather Keeps Athens in Cold Grip
Easter in Athens arrived under a chilling atmosphere with winds and a high of 33 degrees. The low dipped to 13 while noon temperatures reached 25. The U.S. Weather Bureau forecast another cold night followed by light snow Tuesday night or Wednesday and a gradual warmup later in the week.
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Athens
Mercury
U. Weather Bureau
Granges Plan Pie Contests
Forty five members attended the Albany Grange meeting where a program led by Mrs Ida Elliott was presented. Mrs Olive Baughman announced an apple pie bake sale contest for April 13 to raise funds for the Ohio State Grange student loan fund, with county and state contests to follow Arkansas? No.
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Albany Grange
Ida Elliott
Granger
Olive Baughman
Home Economics Committee
Ohio State Grange
Pomona Grange
Green Valley Grange
Vinton County
Enlistment in U S Navy by Local Resident
Albert A. Dysert age 18 son of Mrs Elimer E Robinson has enlisted in the U S Navy. Announcement came from W H Byers of the Navy Recruiting Office Athens. After eight weeks training at the Naval Training Station Newport R I he will be transferred to active duty aboard a naval vessel.
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New Plymouth
Albert A. Dysert
Elimer E. Robinson
U. S. Navy
W. H. Byers
Navy Recruiting Office
Athens
Naval
Newport
R. I
Dysert
North Ridgeville Woman Dies After Fire
Mrs. Annabelle Wilford aged 82 died of shock and exposure after being carried from a burning home in North Ridgeville. A separate note cites that 4 164 cars were stolen in London in a recent year with 4 052 later recovered.
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North Ridgeville
Annabelle Wilford
London
Revival Preaching by Rev Holly McClanahan at Chauncey Church
The Rev. Holly McClanahan of Middleport will lead a revival at the Church of God in Chauncey. Services begin tonight and run nightly through April 7 at 7:30 each evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holly McClanahan
Middleport
Church of God
Chauncey
Sound Film Showings Planned for Friday in Athens
Two sound films, New England Yesterday and Today and Safety's Champion, will be shown Friday at 7 30 p m at Athens City Hall announced by E S Haller NYA supervisor. Additional showings tonight in Nelsonville and upcoming nights in Jacksonville auncey and Coolville begin at 7 30 p m each.
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New England
Athens City Hall
E. S. Haller
NYA
Nelsonville
Jacksonville
Auncey
Coolville
Trimble Driver Fined After Leaving Scene of Accident
Grover Arnold, 30, of Trimble, was fined $10 and costs by Mayor Cliff Cornell on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident on a patroned warrant. Patrolmen say Arnold's car collided with a Messenger truck on March 16.
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Grover Arnold
Trimble
Cliff Cornell
State Highway Patrol
Arnold
Collision Involving At kins And Tribe On Richland Ave
State Highway Patrol reports minor damages after a collision on Richland Ave Saturday night involving Raymond Atkins 30 of 541 Richland Ave and Charles Tribe 34 of 72 Central Ave.
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Raymond Atkins
Richland Ave
Charles Tribe
Central Ave
State Highway Patrol
Anna McDonald Dies From Auto Injuries in Lancaster
Mrs. Anna McDonald 72 of 56 Stewart Street died in Lancaster Hospital from injuries suffered in a Thursday auto crash near Athens on the way to Swanton to visit daughter Mrs. Harry Harder. Her husband Elroy McDonald was injured but released. Funeral by Jagers at 2 PM Tuesday. Burial in W Union Street Cemetery.
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Anna McDonald
Elroy McDonald
Stewart St
Lancaster Hospital
Lancaster
McDonald
Athens
Swanton
Toledo
Harry Harder
Daniel Saylor
Harvey
Edward Saylor
Albany
Athens Lumber Co
Jagers Funeral
W. Union St
Athens County youths to attend NYA center
William Blimes Nelsonville and Robert Palmer Chauncey will leave tomorrow for the NYA Training Center at Leesville. Enlistment is for five months. The main purpose of the center is vocational guidance and three boys from Hocking County will accompany the Athens County youths.
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William Blimes
Nelsonville
Robert Palmer
Chauncey
NYA
Leesville
Hocking County
Athens County
Charges Cruelty in Action for Divorce
Blanche Davis Green files for divorce in Common Pleas Court against William Max Green alleging extreme cruelty and gross neglect. She seeks alimony and a court order restraining him from encumbering certain household goods pending disposition of the suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Blanche Davis Green
William Max Green
Driver Fined After Leaving Scene Of Fatal Wagon Crash
Ralph G. Post, 25, a coal hauler from Hemlock, was fined $10 and costs by Glouster Mayor Williams for leaving the scene of an accident. He admitted striking Edward Peirpoint, 78, of Trimble, on a bridge near Glouster Saturday morning, causing the horse’s death and injuring Peirpoint. Police identified Post after checking nearby mines and he returned to Glouster Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph G. Post
Hemlock
Glouster Jr
Williams
Glouster
Post
Fred Heck
Mrs Pearlie Johns Dies In Middleport Today
Middleport reports the death of 55 year old Mrs Pearlie Johns widow of Henry Johns at the family home on Grant Street. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Mt Moriah Church with burial to follow. She is survived by daughters Arvelia Gertrude Rosetta Cornelia and Violena all of Middleport.
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Middleport
Pearlie Johns
Henry Johns
Grant St
Mt. Moriah
Beech Grove
Olive Tablets Offer Constipation Relief and Liver Support
An old advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a herbal remedy to stimulate liver bile and ease constipation. It claims improved digestion of fatty foods, toned intestinal action, and elimination, with prices 15 30 and 60 cents.
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