Commissioners Approve Bills and Building Purchases
Athens County commissioners approved 18615.60 in bills and bought 925.82 worth of building equipment from Texas Railway Equipment Co for the highway garage. They protested Canaan Road gravel and reported a damaged culvert on Little Shade Creek, plus opposed a belt conveyor bill citing job and revenue losses for Ohio.
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House of Representatives
Ohio
Group Protests Block City Parking Traffic Measure
Athens residents protest changes to street parking and a proposed one way system on E Mulberry Van Vorhes and Race streets. Council delays decision after petitions from 108 residents oppose one way streets and urge no parking zones to ease narrow streets.
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Shannon
May and
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F. State
R. J. Studer
Eleven AHS Entries Win Superior at State Music Contest
Eleven Athens High School entries earned superior ratings at the state music contest held at Capitol University in Columbus. Instrumental solos and small ensembles were judged, with Athens achieving 11 top ratings from 17 entries, plus four excellent and two good. Notable soloists include Margaret Scott, Paul Lehman, Charles Frank, Bob O’Brien, Ruth Wickline, and Sam Carpenter. Ensemble groups were a cornet trio, clarinet quartet, trombone quartet, and brass sextet, all rated superior.
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Columbus
W. C. Fingerhut
Capitol University
Fingerhut
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Paul Lehman
Charles Frank
Bob O’brien
Ruth Wickline
Sam Carpenter
Carolyn Kellogg
Watson Burnfield
David Lewis
Bob O'Brien
Lawrence Warmeley
Bill Wolfe
Ruth Sands
Charlies Atkinson
Charles Krauskopf
Charlies Frank
John Mitchell
Clark Snider
Richard DeLong
Bob Green
Lewis Ondis
Ronald Thomas
Harry Graham
Lawrence Wamsley
Mary Sue LaFallette
Ag Ellen Sands
Mary Patrick
Qualities Of Mothers Extolled At Kiwanis Meeting
Evelyn Lachs spoke on mothers traits for a Mother's Day program at the Kiwanis Club. She listed physical care, patience, behind the scenes support, and prayer as key qualities. A Acacia Fraternity rep discussed sponsoring the Junior Olympics for Athens area and sending 20 top boys to Cleveland. D I Gandee and Carl Clifford were inducted into the club.
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Evelyn Lachs
Acacia Fraternity
Athens
Acacia
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D. I. Gandee
Carl Clifford
Rotarians Hear Hellebrandt On Fair Day’s Work
E. T. Hellebrandt of Ohio University spoke to the Rotary Club on determining a fair day’s work through industrial studies. He showed films on working pace and noted commerce students learn to address problems with fairness to both employer and worker. He emphasized a rational wage-scale basis is a key industry concern.
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E. T. Hellebrandt
Ohio University
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Plains Youth Fined For Jeep Theft In Athens
Hubert L. Shrieves, 19, The Plains, was fined 50 dollars and costs with 25 dollars suspended and given a 60 day jail term suspended on good behavior after pleading guilty to driving the Willys Jeep owned by Athens Electric Co without consent. The arrest followed police discovery of the missing vehicle in the city and Shrieves’s surrender to Mayor William P. Mickle on Tuesday.
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the Plains
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William P. Mickle
Scout Review Board Meeting Planned for Athens County
Monthly board of review for scouts of Athens County will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the First Methodist Church. W G Davis Chauncey district commissioner also notes a Hock Hocking district meeting for scout officials at Buckeye Cafeteria Thursday at 7 30 p m with D D Montoya continuing talks to scoutmasters on training.
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Athens County
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Buckeye
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Area Tavern Owner Cited by Liquor Board
Oscar Porter of Athens Route 3 tavern was cited by the Ohio Board of Liquor Control for liquor law violations including Sunday sales of beer and wine and faced a Thursday hearing, per the Associated Press report.
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Athens
Athens Commandery to confer Order of Malta Wednesday
Athens Commandery 15 will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m to confer the Order of Malta on a class of candidates according to Commander J Louis Winner
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VFW Post meeting set for Wednesday at 7 30
Veterans of Foreign Wars plans a Wednesday gathering at 7 30 p m with refreshments. W D Boyd is commander and announced the schedule.
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Floyd Bolin Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
W. D. Boyd
Music Week Assembly at AHS Slated
National Music Week observed during the first week of May with an Athens High School auditorium program. High school orchestra performs In a Persian Market and The Syncopated Clock. Girls Glee Club sings Ciribiri bin and The Glow Worm. Boys Glee Club performs Roadways and Ole Ark's a Moverin.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
A series of local hospital notices from Sheltering Arms lists births and surgeries. Names include the Simmons and Hecht families of Athens with a daughter and a son respectively, plus Pincelli of Albany with a daughter. Other entries note major surgery for Phyllis Eichenbaum and Mrs. Donald Webb, both of Athens, and an accident involving Robert Williams of Gloucester.
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Glenn C. Simmons
Athens
Martin L. Hecht, Jr
O. D. Pincelli
Albany
Phyllis Eichenbaum
Robert Williams
Martin Dies in Pleasanton at 70 After Illness
Frank S. Martin 70, lifelong Pleasanton resident and farmer stock buyer, died Monday noon at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a two week illness. Survived by wife Alwilda, daughter Mrs. Grant Gilkey of Athens, four sons including Orville W. and Leonard G. and Leo W. of Athens Route 5, six grandchildren, two brothers, two sisters, and six in-laws. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Pleasanton Methodist Church with Rev. Dale Armstrong. burial in adjoining cemetery. Dowler and Ferguson funeral home handling arrangements.
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Pleasanton
Sheltering Arms Hospital
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Pleasanton Methodist Church
Grant Gilkey
Athens
Orville W. Martin
Leonard G
Leo W
Logan man fined for speeding by mayor
Athens State Highway patrol reported Jacob B. Fox, 32, of Logan, was fined 10 dollars and costs Monday by Mayor R. W. Friend on a speeding charge.
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Jacob B. Fox
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R. W. Friend
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