Unscheduled Fraternity Parade Causes City Traffic Jam
An Ohio University student was arrested after an unscheduled fraternity group disrupted a J Prom parade late Wednesday night at College and EB Union Streets. Officers cleared traffic, an unidentified co ed was briefly injured, and the student was released with likely no charges. Patrolmen Joe Fields Richard McClung and William Moody led the investigation.
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Ohio University
College
Union
Polee
Joe Fields
Richard McClung
William Moody
AWHiS Honors Scholarship West Contestants Friday
Athens High School prepares Friday morning assembly honoring 49 students who will compete in the AWHiS district state scholarship contest at Ohio University Saturday. William Bryan will discuss aims of high scholarship and future study as Prof. Carl Roberts notes no awards are planned, focusing on comparison and extended scholarship activity beyond class work.
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Ohio University
Wiliam Bryan
Athens High School
Athens
Bryan
Carl Roberts
Spittlebug Warning Affects Alfalfa and Strawberry Crops
County extension agent Ross Wright cautions farmers and home gardeners to spray and dust alfalfa and strawberry plants to curb spittlebugs. He outlines using hexachloride at one pound per 50 gallons of water for strawberries and advises against spraying within a week of picking. A 5 to 10 cent dust is also suggested. Farmers seeking guidance are urged to contact the extension office.
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Ross Wright
Wright
Former Athens Grocer Buys Seel Service Station
FE. W. Baughman the former Athens grocer has returned from North Hollywood California and purchased the Seel Service Station on Canaanville Pike from Tom Lee. He operated grocery stores in Athens for 13 years before moving to California nine years ago and will live with his wife in an apartment adjoining the business.
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FE. W. Baughman
Athens
North Hollywoord
Calif
Seel
Canaanville Pike
Tom Lee
Baughman
California
Mrs. Baughman
Divorce Granted in Common Pleas Court for Witherta Fletcher
The court grants divorce from John Fletcher to Witherta Fletcher and awards custody and child support. The couple married February 27, 1949, and the action cites Gross neglect as the grounds.
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Witherta Fletcher
Common Pleas
John Fletcher
Judgment Awarded Against William Nichols for Lumber Bill
Common Pleas Court records show Rardin Brothers Lumber Co. was awarded 321 dollars from William C. Nichols for materials purchased by the defendant.
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Rardin Brothers Lumber Co
Wiliam C. Nichols
Chief Grogan Investigates Misread Call in Downtown Incident
Police chief Grogan responds to a downtown radio signal five about a daughter beating her mother only to find a quiet family dispute. The mother explains a bent glasses correction caused loud words accidentally heard as aggression. Paul Lewis of McBee Co. receives a second $100 prize for a suggestion improving the company plan.
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Down Town
Grogan
Athens County Unemployed Claims Listed
Unemployed workers in Athens County received 21454 dollars in March unemployment compensation. H H Sands, manager of the local Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, reported most claims under both the Ohio Law and veterans readjustment allowances. The average weekly check was 23.76 dollars, with total county claims 222. State totals reached 22316, the lowest March figure aside from war years.
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Athens County
H. H. Sands
Bureau of
Ernest Cornel
Ohio Buc
Real Estate Transfers Across Athens County and Surrounding Townships
Multiple transfers record property deeds across Athens County Ohio and nearby townships. Foster B Bean and wife convey part of Lots 15 and 16 in Guysville to Waldo W Buck and wife. Several other transfers involve Inlets in Stewart, Stewart Benson, and Rome Townships, and parcels in Athens, Albany, Mineral, Carthage, and New Marshfield. Notable parties include J E Featherstone, Lewis L Moore, Harrison Hart, and Edith Meek with various grantees and estates.
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Foster B Bean
Guysville
Waldo W. Buck
Rose Martin O'Neal
JE. Martin
Columbus
Inlet
Athena
Glen O. Snider
Athens County
Marion W Rose
Athens Township
John E. Featherstone
William
Boyd Jeffers
Stewart
Stewart Benson Davis
Rome
Wendell Bridge
Jack B. Sickels
Mineral
New Marshfield
Clarence Miller
Glenn O. Snider
Athens
Frank L. Dunn
Oliver Hardman
Herbert E . Cleveland
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Albany
Ida
B. Davis
Carthage Township
Marion
Second Storm Hits District in Athens Area
The second electrical storm in less than 24 hours struck Thursday morning adding to rainfall totals. Athens County mostly escaped severe impacts with few reports of trouble. Utility spokesmen noted brief outages on Athens Home Telephone lines south of Shade but service was restored by morning.
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Athens County
Athens Home Telephone Co
Shade
Damage Suit Filed Against Coal Firm
Charles William Cochran Jr. sues George Johnson Anthony Palermo and Edward Leuking in Common Pleas Court seeking 1742.48 in damages from a Jan 23 collision on Route 3% in Nelsonville. Cochran accuses Johnson of negligent operation of a coal truck owned by Palermo and Leuking and claims damages to his truck and lost wages while out of service.
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Charles William Cochran, Jr
S& Petition
Common Pleas
George Johnson
Anthony Palermo
Edward Leuking
Sebring
Cochran
Johnson
Palermo
Nelsonville
Petition for Divorce Filed in Common Pleas Court
Harold France of Nelsonville files for divorce from Ester France of Buffalo in Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect. They were married in June 194% in Buffalo.
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Common Pleas
Harold France
Nelsonville
Ester France
Buffalo
Fireman Carl Shafer Celebrates Second Birthday Aboard USS Manchester
Sailor Carl Shafer marks a second birthday at sea while aboard the USS Manchester cruising Far Eastern waters. Aboard the Athens Route 2 ship, bakers prepared a cake at a special table as shipmates offered congratulations. Shafer, a 1948 Shade High School graduate, enlisted Sept 1, 1948 and said the ship would soon sail for the United States.
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Carl Shafer
Far
Shafer
Athens
United States
Shade High School
Marine on Leave Dent Completes Basic Training at Parris Island
Marine private first class Charles E. Dent 18 son of Mrs Dorothy Dent 125 N Congress St is home on leave after completing basic training at Parris Island and will transfer to a Marine unit for advanced training Dent enlisted Feb 17 and arrived Monday April 28 for leave OSU Honor Roll Regina Altman from Athens is named among 433 Ohio State University students on the winter quarter education college honor roll.
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Charles E. Dent
Dorothy Dent
N. Congress St
Dent
Marine Corps
Columbus
Regina Altman
Athens
Ohio State University
OSU
Athens County Real Estate Activity Steady in April
Unofficial county records show Athens County deed filings stayed near March totals in April with 115 recorded. Chattel mortgages dropped 16 percent to 431 while chattel releases fell to 57 and fees totaled 567.50. The recorder noted 41 easements and 40 right of ways, plus multiple powers of attorney affidavits and other instruments.
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Athens County
Claudis Chappel
Upswing in Building Permits Reported for April
Building permit filings rise in April under Safety Director Daniel A. Pierce with nine permits totaling 184T1, more than double March's 8700. Notable entries include John Welch Sunset Drive new residence 10000, and various remodels and additions by Hart, Bolin, Loos, White, Carter, Gard ner, Conrath, and Smith on multiple city streets.
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Office of Safety Servier
Daniel A. Pierce
John Welch
Sunset Drive
Dale V. Hart
Mile St
Sam Bolin
W. Union St
Paul Loos
Garfield Ave
L. E. White
Morris Ave
Roy Carter
Putnam Drive
G. A. Gardner
Columbia Ave
Carl Conrath
McKinley Ave
Clayton Smith
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Births list includes Mr and Mrs Jack Wallace Athene and infant. Admitted patients include Nafta Rickey Guysville Oriey Young New Marshfield Leslie Brown Athens Mrs Lillian Coxenougher Athens and others. Discharged patients include Mrs Scott Frvin Athens and daughter Agnes Hutchison Athena James Wallace Millfield and Mrs Edith Combs Athens. Mrs Vivian Shockley Athens.
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Nafta Rickey
Guysville
Oriey Young
New Marshfield
Leslie Brown
Athens
Lillian Coxenougher
Lawrence Mitchell
Tamey Wade
Canaanville
Bertha Guess
Frost
Scott Frvin
John Romine
Agnes Hutchison
Athena
James Wallace
Millfield
Edith Combs
Vivian Shockley
Members Sought for Athens Junior Choir Division
Ninth grade pupils interested in joining the Athens Inter-church Youth Choir junior division will meet Thursday at 7 pm in the First Presbyterian Church. The junior division, absorbed into the main choir, needs singers to form a new group that will graduate into the larger choir. Director is Prof Neal E Glenn. Mrs Martha Nessley is director.
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Athens
First Presbyterian Church
Neal E. Glenn
Glenn
Martha Nessley
Second diphtheria shots set for Tuesday at Rome-Canaan
The Athens Health Board announced that follow up diphtheria vaccinations will be given at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Rome Canaan school for those who received the initial dose at the Stewart pre school clinic last month.
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Maya
Rome-Canaan
Athens Health Board
Stewart
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