Eight new home permits filed in Athens April record
A city report shows eight new residence permits issued in April, totaling $93,040, a yearly high. Only one commercial permit, a $12,000 warehouse for O. T. Williams, was issued, with seven remodeling permits and two garages also recorded.
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Athens
Office of Service Safety
Fred H. Beckler
O. T. Williams
Terrace Heights
Howard Musgrave
Columbia Ave
Elmer Jones Realty Co
Euclid Drive
I. L. Shanafelt
Ohio Ave
Glen Scott
Grand Park
Walter Hawk
Ellis
Charles and
Dalton Streets
Gordon Verity
Arden Place
Earl Schneider
N. Congress St
Orin Secoy
Woodland
F. Ki. Foster
W. Union St
Basil Rutter
Elmwood Place
Carl Frey
Shannon Ave
Harley Williams
Mill St
Kenneth Jones
Maplewood Drive
Harvey Cone
Smith St
April real estate totals rise in Athens County trading brisk
Athens County real estate activity in April shows record fee intake of 1230.60 and a mortgage spike with 91 filings, the highest since July 1950. Warranty deeds rose to 118, mortgages releases held at 75, and miscellaneous instruments included cemetery deeds ease ments leases affidavits liens and more.
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Athens County
County Recorders
Beckley Rites Tuesday for Mrs Flora Metcalf Beckley
Funeral services for Flora Metcalf Beckley 84 widow of John L Beckley will be held at 1 30 p m Tuesday at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home by Dr John M Versteeg. Friends may call after 4 p m Monday. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery will be private for immediate family. flowers omitted.
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Flora Metcalf Beckley
John L. Beckley
Accidents Reported By Patrolmen On Route 33 And Route 56
State Highway patrolmen report the investigation of a Friday night crash on Route 33 south of Chauncey identifying James Cunningham Chauncey as the driver of a car that left the road and tore down about fifty feet of County Home fencing. The driver was injured and not at the scene when found. later contacted Sunday with a back injury and numerous lacerations. A second minor collision occurred Sunday night at Route 56 and Baker Settlement road involving Grace F. Vorkes Albany turning from Route 56 and failing to straighten, striking Paul Thomas Albany 23, who operated a county road auto. Vorkes will be cited in Municipal Court Tuesday for driving to the left of center.
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Chauncey
James Cunningham Chauncey
Baker Settlement Road
Grace EF. Vorkes
Albany
Paul Thomas
Rural Mail Box Improvement Week Observed
The U S Post Office Department designates May 17 23 as Rural Mail Box Improvement Week to urge postmasters and rural carriers to check patrons boxes for compliance with postal rules Boxes must be sturdy painted and labeled with owner names The department urges replacement of badly damaged boxes to ensure mail protection and delivery The guidance was sent to Postmaster Arthur Cornwell
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U.S. Post Office Department
Arthur Cornwell
Judgment Granted Against Delbert E and Grace Lee Smith
The Waynesburg Bank obtains a Common Pleas Court judgment for 447.76 in a suit filed over a note dated December 4 1953. The defendants are Delbert E Smith and Grace Lee Smith.
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Common Pleas
Waynesburg Bank
Delbert E
Grace Lee Smith
Burkett Seeks Workmen Compensation in Ohio Court
Thomas Burkett of Athens Route 3 filed in Common Pleas Court seeking compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act. He alleges a September 25 1951 injury on the Nick Cenci and Sons Inc Route 50 project caused a left eye corneal laceration and over 25 percent vision loss, with the Industrial Commission of Ohio named as defendant and the claim denied as not work related.
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Thomas Burkett
Athens
Common Pleas Court
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Burkett
Nick Cenci and Sons, Inc
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital notes
In Athens area births to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Skinner and to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Daniel. Admissions include Mrs. Addie Riley and Clyde Marshall, among others. Dismissals list Mrs. James Snyder and her son, Mrs. Eugene Green and her son, and others.
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Donald Skinner
Athens
Alvin Daniel
Stewart
Addie Riley
Clyde Marshall
Corning
James Snyder
Eugene Green
Fine Suspended as Athens Man Placed on Probation
Clarence G. Kenney of Athens Route 5 was found guilty of uttering obscene language in Municipal Court. Judge John Newcomb fined him 100 dollars plus costs, suspended the fine, and placed him on a year of probation with prohibitions on loitering on city streets. The charge was filed by a woman alleging offense.
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Athens
Two Men Fined After Speeding Arrests
Two men paid fines in Municipal Court after speeding arrests. Lawrence Buckley Jr., 31, of Parkersburg West Virginia, was assessed 20.25 dollars plus costs on a State Highway Patrol charge. Van V Hughes, 19, of Scott Quadrangle, was fined 20 dollars plus costs for a city police arrest.
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Lawrence Buckley, Jr
Parkersburg
W. Va
State Highway Patrol
van V. Hughes
Scott Quadrangle
Two Men Jailed for Non-Payment of Fines
Failure to pay fines levied in Municipal Court this morning resulted in jail confiments for two men. Clarence Ash, 65, Depot St. was fined 50 dollars and costs for pan handling, and Willard Carsey, 36, Richland Ave, was assessed 25 dollars and costs for intoxication.
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Clarence Ash
Depot St
Willard Carsey
Richland Ave
Wins Car for Essay Winner Is En Route West
A former Athens woman named Mrs Vernon Green has won second place in a contest to write Why I Could Never Be a Communist and will receive a $3700 automobile. Walter Winchell announced the result on his Sunday program as Mrs Green travels from Princeton West Virginia toward San Francisco where her husband Captain Green is due to dock May 19 after eight months in Korea.
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Athens
West Coast
Vernon Green
Ohio Ave
Walter Winchell
Ohio University Military Department
Green
Princeton
W. Va
San Francisco
Korea
Captain Green
Gordon Ruth Shade School Official Dies
Gordon B Ruth 47 principal of Shade elementary school died unexpectedly Monday in Sheltering Arms Hospital after a heart attack. A lifelong Lodi Township resident he attended Shade High School and Ohio University before teaching at Shade elementary. Survived by wife Lois two children Brill 13 Brenda 7 mother Lucy Ruth sister Inez Sickles Columbus and brothers Dana Babe Ruth and Robert Ruth Columbus. Funeral arrangements by Dowler Ferguson Hughes.
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Gordon B. Ruth
the Shade
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Lodi Township
Ruth
Shade
Ohio University
Lodi Grange
Savannah Lodge
F&am
Lois
Brill
Brenda
Lucy Ruth
Inez Sickles
Columbus
Dana
Babe) Ruth
Robert Ruth
Dowler-Ferguson- Hughes Funeral Home
Patrol Cites Six Drivers In Weekend Violations
Six drivers were fined in area courts after weekend arrests by the State Highway Patrol. Logan mayor Jos eph Phillips fined Richard Smail for speeding and costs, Albert Griffith for passing in a hazardous zone, and Mary Ritter for driving to the left of center. Curtis McWilliams received $200 and a three day jail term for driving under the influence. Chauncey Mayor Charles Wadley fined two truckers for no mud flaps.
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State Highway Patrol
Logan
Joseph Phillips
Richard Smail
Bay Village
Albert Griffith
Columbus
Mary Ritter
Bel Spring
Phillips
Curtis McWilliams
Gore
Chauncey
Charles Wadley
Jess E F. Cochran
Other R. Hinkle
East Rainell
W. Va
Real Estate Transfers In Athens County Listings
A series of transfers filed in Athens County includes Ralph Kail to William Blackstone for two Athens tracts. Clyde RK Easler to Gordon Verity for Inlets 2361 and 2362 in Daltonhurst Additions to Athens. John E. Snow et al to Frank and Edward Phillips for real estate in Athens Township. Nancy L. MecCollins to Fiza Osborne for Mechanicsburg property. Betty Jane Moser et vir to Rosa Faye Mattack for a Rome Township tract. Frank R. VanDyke et Ux to Fred Cabeen for Athens real estate. Julian L. Cable et al to Vivian Roberts for Inlets 2800 and 2801 in Cable Acres Additions. S. Esther Smith to William Llewellyn for real estate in New Marshfield. Sidney R. Leifheit to Jack D. Coon for a tract in Athens.
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Ralph Kail
Athens County
William Blackstone
Athens
Clyde RK. Easler
Gordon Verity
Daltonhurst
John E. Snow
Frank
Edward Phillips
Nancy L. MecCollins
Fiza Osborne
Mechanicsburg
Betty Jane Moser
Rosa Faye
Jack D. Coon
State files action against coal firm over unpaid insurance fund
The State of Ohio petitions Common Pleas Court against Earl W. Barnhart of Rainbow Coal Co for refusing to pay into the State Insurance Fund. Barnhart, employing three or more men at his mine from December 1951 to February 1953, is alleged to owe $446.25 under the Workmen's Compensation Act.
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Ohio
Common Pleas
Earl W. Barnhart
The
Rainbow Coal Co
Barnhart
Light Rain In Hamley Run With Mild Temps
Light rain fell Monday morning as the 9 a.m. temperature at Hamley Run registered 59 degrees. Highs and lows for Friday through Sunday were 69/44, 71/40, and 79/39.
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Hamley Run
Notorious 1890s Athens County Court Bills Revealed
Historic redecoration uncovers livery and campaign expense records from Sheriff Finsterwald and Clerk Phyllis Cross. Documents show 1891 horse hires from Tedrow Brothers Livery and Warren Livery, plus train travel costs and a keg expense, highlighting rough-and-ready era politics and travel.
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Athens County
Court and
Washington Streets
George Bateman
Phyllis L. Cross
John Finsterwald
Finsterwald
York Township
Tedrow Brothers
Nelsonville
Fellowship Club to Meet After Wildlife in Ohio Screening
Don Sanders announces a brief 7 30 p m meeting of the Fellow Craft Club after a film titled Wildlife in Ohio at the Masonic Temple. The gathering will be held Tuesday evening at the temple.
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Fellow Craft Club
Ohio
Masonic ‘Temple
Don Sanders
Auto collision reported after backing on Garfield Ave
City police reported slight damage when a Gar field Ave drive by Paul Loos 41 of 7 Garfield backed into Wayne Deeble 101 University Terrace parked car.
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Garfield Ave
Paul Loos
Garfield
Wayne Deeble
University Terrace
Local servicemen promoted and reassigned in Europe and Asia
Charles D. Carr of Coalville Route 3 advances to corporal while stationed in St. Johann Austria and expects US return by December. Charles G Rhodehaver of Guysville assigned to 508th Red Devil Airborne at Ft. Campbell Kentucky. Rhodehaver enlisted August 1953 and served at Ft. Lewis Washington. Tommy Burcher of Amesville promoted to sergeant with 40th Tank Battalion in Friedberg Germany. Burcher enlisted February 1952, trained at Camp Breckinridge Kentucky, served in Germany since 1952, and re-enlisted for another year. William A Riggle of Hudson Avenue promoted from airman first class to sergeant. stationed at McChord Air Force Base Tacoma Washington. enlisted December 1950 after Athens High School, served one year in Korea.
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Charles D. Carr
J. D. Carr
Coalville
Rose
Corporal Carr
St. Johann
Austria
United States
Charles G. Rhodehaver
John G. Rhodehaver
Guysville
508Th
Red Devil
Ft. Campbell
Rhodehaver
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Tommy Burcher
Wilbur Burcher
Amesville
40Th
Friedberg
Germany
Burcher
Camp Breckinridge
Butcher
Ames- Bern
William A. Riggle
Harry H. Riggle
Hudson Ave
Sergeant Riggie
McCord Air Force Base
Tacoma
Air Force
Athens High School
Korea
Sot
Twurert. Koker
Athens
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Army
Ft. Knox
Second Infantry Division
Mary A. Keenan
Women's Air Force
Ft. Myers
Exams Announced for Federal Posts
The Civil Service Commission announced openings for a patent adviser at Wright Patterson AFB Ohio with pay from 5940 to 7040 dollars yearly and for jobs at the National Gallery of Art Smithsonian Institution and Interior Department in Washington DC paying 2950 to 3410 dollars annually. Information and applications available at the post office from local secretary Charles H Evans.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
National Gallery of Art
Smithsonian Institution
Department of Interior
Washington, D. C
Charles H. Evans
Shade Man Is Taken To State Penitentiary
Carl Peck Bobo 35 known as Shade from Shade Ohio was sent to the Ohio Penitentiary by Sheriff George Bateman to begin a one to 20 year forgery sentence after a probation violation following his Common Pleas Court sentencing.
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Carl (Peck) Bobo
Shade
Ohio Penitentiary
George Bateman
Bobo
Common Pleas Court
Damage Suit Dismissal Sought In Route 56 Crash Case
Robert F. Reed of Tiffin asks Common Pleas Court to dismiss a $368.32 damage suit filed by Ralph Lightfritz, owner of the truck involved in a Route 56 crash near the Athens Vinton line. Reed argues Garnet Lightfritz caused the collision by turning across the highway. A second suit by Jane Lightfritz, a truck passenger, seeks $7557 in damages.
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Athens- Vinton County
Robert F. Reed
Tiffin
Reed
Common Pleas
Ralph Lightfritz
Lightfritz
Garnet Lightfritz
Jane Lightfritz
4-H Club Activities Welcomes New Members
The Union Bakers and Stitchers 4-H Club held its third meeting at president Carol Pocisk's home. Carolyn Wagoner and Luella McDonald were admitted as new members. The next meeting will be at Wagoner's home.
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Union Bakers and Stitchers 4-H Club
Carol Pocisk
Carolyn Wagoner
Luella McDonald
Wagoner
New Officers Elected by Chase Merrymakers Club
At the last meeting Chase Merrymakers elected Mary Cline president Marlene Lauters vice president Patty Douglas secretary Lorna Pugh treasurer Jane Powell news reporter Recreation leaders are Sarah Woodyard Mary Grace Woodyard and Sharon Glas Mary Jo Chapman elected health and song leader Virginele Stanley named bouncer The next meeting is set for 2 p.m. May 27 at Mary Cline’s home
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Chase Merrymakers
Mary Cline
Marlene Lauters
Patty Douglas
Lorna Pugh
Jane Powell
Sarah Woodyard
Mary Grace Woodyard
Sharon Glas
Mary Jo Chapman
Virginele Stanley
Lucky Ten and Teens Stitchers Meet at Beckett Home
The Lucky Ten and Teens Stitchers gathered last week at Mrs. Dovel Beckett’s home with Mrs. Florence McBride as a guest demonstrator. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. Beckett and Mrs. Pearl Douglas. The club plans a May 17 meeting at 7 30 p.m. at the same residence.
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Dovel Beckett
Florence McBride
Pearl Douglas
New Offiers Named in Sew-So-Right and Hilltop 4-H Clubs
The Sew-So-Right 4-H Club elects Margaret Sheridan as president with Gail Laziman as vice president and JoAnn Mingus secretary. Karlene Rose is treasurer while Sue Lawson is news reporter and Phyllis Leniger and Peggy Leniger join as health and recreation leaders. In Hilltop 4-H Club Judy Gaston is president Anita Wallace vice president Nancy Norris secretary Judy Hysell treasurer Judy Watkins news reporter.
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Margaret Sheridan
Gail Laziman
JoAnn Mingus
Karlene Rose
Sue Lawson
Phyllis Leniger
Peggy Leniger
Bill Laziman
Gail Watkins
Hilltop 4-H Club
Judy Gaston
Anita Wallace
Nancy Norris
Judy Hysell
Judy Watkins
Hi Y Club Inducers 8 Wins Recognition Award
The Athens Hi-Y Club inducted eight new members at First Methodist Church. Harold Lee received a National Leadership Certificate from Don Thomann. The club earned the four-year award for meeting 12 program requirements, first time for Athens. New members: Wilbur Boyer Jim Lee Cloyce Martin John Nunemaker Gordon Scott Joe South Jon Williams Ronnie Williams. Special guests and officers listed.
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Athens
Hi-Y
First Methodist Church
Harold Lee
Y Board
Don Thomann
State Hi
Tri-Y
Dennis White
Wilbur Boyer
Jim Lee
Cloyce Martin
John Nunemaker
Gordon Scott
Joe South
Jon Williams
Ronnie Williams
Robert Lance
Athens Senior High
E. F. Eshelman
Phil Saunders
Jon Thackeray
Joe Daily
Jim Dow
Three Persons Fined On Dispute Counts
In Municipal Court on Friday a neighborhood fight case led to three fines and one dismissal. Eugene Roberts and Smith Sr. were found guilty of assault and battery with $15 fines plus costs. Myrtle Roberts faced a dismissed uttering threats charge. Virginia Fulton, filing party on Smith Street, received $10 fines plus costs on trespassing and disorderly conduct after pleading guilty previously.
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Eugene Roberts
Smith Sr
Myrtle Roberts
Smith St
Virginia Fulton
Fulton
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Firestone Store
Aldine Chadwick
Bernice Chadwick
the Plains
Cliffton Swaim
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George Mosier
Chesterhill
May McAnall
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Josephine Brewer
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Bateman
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