Athens County Grand Jury Returns 13 True Bills
Athens County Grand Jury in a two day session returned 13 indictments from 37 cases. Jurors condemned the county jail as a disgrace and recommended improvements including ventilation and wiring upgrades. Indicted individuals include George Coolatis and others for assault and battery intoxication and related offenses.
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Athens
Athens County
Grand Jury
O. F. Rowland
George Coolatis
Gene Bryson
Barney Pearsons, Jr
Arthur Evans
Richard Schurlock
William Jaynes
Bert Johnson
George Tingler
John Holliday
Steve Sorrell
Sam E. Fritz
Jonas Patton
John Sorrell
Rowland
Carlos Dorr
William Hodgson
Guy Hoffman
Elmer Tom
Joseph C. Coggshal
G. L. Byron
Cletus Mulligan
Florence Barron
Dan Johnson, Jr
Anna Chapman
Ralph Juston
Herb Parker
Charles Kircher
Jewett Parmiter
C. M. Gill
Foreman
Rev A H Beckett to Lead Thursday Sermon at Clarks Chapel
Rev A H Beckett will conduct preaching services at Clarks Panel Church at 7 45 p m Thursday. The event invites local parishioners and nearby residents to attend the evening service.
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Clarks Chapel
A. H. Beckett
Clarks Panel Church
Rain ends as showers drop six hundredths of an inch in Athens
Rain total for the month reaches six hundredths of an inch after showers on Tuesday afternoon and evening. Cooler weather is forecast tonight with fair conditions Thursday. Tuesday's high reached 80 degrees, the second highest of the season, with 83 degrees on April 18. Last night’s low was 45, matching the previous nights, and noon today’s temperature stood at 60.
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Athens
Zenner Store to Open After Remodeling
Zenner Store will open at 10 30 a m tomorrow in its remodeled and refinished premises announced by manager Frank Baker. Extensive improvements include new flooring second and third floors new counters and tables and fresh paint. First floor features new counters and headings for seasonal merchandise with a general department rearrangement. Second floor adds carpeting and modern furnishings for women’s apparel and infant wear. A new third floor furniture department and a 35 person sales staff accompany stock supplements. the store is part of 22 stores owned by F W Uhli man of Bowling Green.
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Zenner
Frank Baker
F. W. Uhliman
Bowling Green
Hike and Hiding Help in Raid on Perry County Still
A state liquor raid near Rendville led to the arrest of William Scott, 43, of Rendville, for operating an illicit 65 gallon still. Federal charges await as he is held in New Lexington awaiting arraignment in Columbus. the scene involved a covert, cliffside operation by agents and local onlookers.
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William Scott
Rendville
Perry County
Scott
New Lexington
Zanesville
Columbus
Triplets in Athens County Need Urgent Nursing Care
Three Nutter babies Henri Marie Eula Merle and Juanita Jean born Jan 20 in Carthage Township face critical malnutrition. County health officials urge a county wide fund through subscriptions to provide hospital care and nourishment as the family struggles with poverty and substandard housing.
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Athens County
Henri Marie
Eula Merle
Juanita Jean Nutter
Clarence Nutter
Carthage Township
J. M. Higgins
Rosabelle
Hazel
Nutter
Carseytown
Lodi
Higgins
Helen Basinger
Miss Basinger
Athens
L. D. Robinson
Guysville
Two Jacksonville Properties Sold at Sheriff Sale
Two parcels in Jacksonville were sold at a sheriff sale reported by Deputy Charles Evans. Lennie Campbell's lots went to Albert Campbell for 166.67, appraised at 250. M. H. Leasure's property sold to J. W. Wilson for 465, appraised at 385. Four more properties are to be auctioned next Monday on the Courthouse steps.
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Jacksonville
Charles Evans
Lennie Campbell
Albert Campbell
M. H. Leasure
J. W. Wilson
Athens Grange Plans Evening Meeting With Mothers Day Theme
Cache of pennies recovered in Sana Rowa California by Young Randall Williams included 3000 copper coins dating 1862 to 1909. Some have already sold at a premium.
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Athens Grange
Sana Rowa
Cal
Randall Williams
St Louis Medical Society reaches 10000 members in first year
The group hospital service in St Louis reports a record 10 000 members in the first year. Executive director Ray F McCarthy says members pay 75 cents monthly and receive three weeks of hospital care per year.
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Hospital Service
ST. Louis
Tu.r
St. Louis Medical Society
Ray F. McCarthy
State Education Speakers At Southeast Ohio Schoolmasters Banquet
Education department speakers will address the fourth annual banquet of the Southeast Ohio Schoolmasters. The event gathers at Nelsonville Methodist Episcopal Church at 6 30 p m with attendees including O L Wood D Samford Dowell A A Nelson Sherman Gilmore F K Prince Robert Emmert and others.
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State Department of Education
Southeastern Ohio
Nelsonville Methodist Episcopal Church
Athens
O. L. Wood
D. Samford
Dowell
D. A
Lloyd Bjornstad
Robert Essex
A. A. Nellis
Sherman Gilmore
F. K. Prince
Robert Emmert
Wayne Matthews
W. M. Bryant
Eugene Cottle
Louis Hammerle
Summer Uniforms Issued At Ohio National Guard Drill
Thirty eight men attended Battery C of the 134th Field Artillery Ohio National Guard on Tuesday evening for regular drill. New summer dress uniforms were issued as Capt. Paul Hall led dismounted drill guard mount ceremonies and gas defense instruction.
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134Th Field Artillery
Ohio National Guard
Paul Hall
Fined Costs for Nelsonville Pair in Intoxication Case
John Holliday and Steve Sorrell of Nelsonville were fined the costs of prosecution totaling 18.43 dollars after pleading guilty to grand jury indictments for intoxication. Judge O F Rowland ordered payment within 30 days after they had been jailed since April 2 for failing to post 100 dollar bonds.
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John Holliday
Steve Sorrell
Nelsonville
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
S. G. Holland
Rowland
Laborers Try to Form Union at Austin Co. Plant
After forming an Athens Laborers Union, 34 men met last night at the Armory. They sought recognition from the Austin Construction Co. for a laborers union, demanded 60 cents an hour minimum, and want 11 workers rehired from yesterday. Bushmar refused to recognize the group without a charter.
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Athens
Armory
John Bushmar
Austin Construction Co
McBee Co
Bushmar
CIO
American Federation of Labor
F. F. Carmichael
W. H. Border
H. S. Parfitt
Chester Border
Neil Williams
Frank Hall
Carmichael
Austin Company
Drunk Drivers Fined in Athens County Court
Two county residents were sentenced in Athens County Common Pleas Court for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Ralph Whited of Nelsonville paid 50 dollar fine plus 4.75 costs, with a one year license suspension. Fred Six of Carbondale failed to pay 100 dollar fine and 4.75 costs, receiving jail time and a six month license revocation.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
Ralph Whited
Nelsonville
Whited
State Highway Patrol
Fred Six
Carbondale
Major Operations Reported At Sheltering Arms Hospital
Charles Maxwell of Athens Route 7 had a major surgical operation at Sheltering Arms Hospital Tuesday night. Alice Smith of Millfield Route 2 had a major operation and Elizabeth Stout of Carpenter had a minor operation on Wednesday morning. Martha Morelia, a carpenter, also had a major operation Tuesday afternoon. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Frank Jeffers of Shade on Wednesday morning.
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Charles Maxwell
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Alice Smith
Millfield
Elizabeth Stout
Carpenter
Martha Morelia
Frank Jeffers
Shade
Religion As Cultural Foundation, Dr. Lockman Lectures
Dr. Ralph W. Lockman, pastor of Christ Church New York City, argued that religion is essential to culture defining culture as intellectual and moral cultivation plus personal integration with outside forces. He spoke at Ohio University convocation detailing how religion shapes language use race problems and historical perspective while linking a moral revolution to the machine age and calls for local cooperation and social self control.
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Ralph W. Lockman
Christ Church
New York City
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Lockman
Sockman
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