Receivership Ordered for Hocking Valley Brewing Co
Drydock Coal Co filed in common pleas court for 14445 against Hocking Valley Brewing Co. after a note of 14 six percent from 1948 remained largely unpaid. Receiver T G Worstell Jr said the plant and equipment would be sold to satisfy the claim, with efforts to auction the plant intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drydock Coal Co
Hocking Valley Brewing Co
Nelsonville Beer
Common Pleas
Coal Company
Peoples Bank Co
Nelsonville
Drydock Co
T. G. Worstell, Jr
Reinhold Asbeck
Edward Albanks
500 Children To Sing AHS Orchestra on Program
Twelve Athens County school districts will be represented at a Saturday memorial auditorium festival. About 300 fifth and sixth graders and 250 junior high students form two large choruses directed by Neal Glenn of Ohio University. Music by Athens High School orchestra includes In a Persian Market Sleeping Beauty Waltz and The Syncopated Clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Chas. Gilbert
Trimble Township
Athens County Music Association
Albany
Myrtle Easler
Amenville
Arlene Gregory
York
OU School of Music
Legion Names Committee for Memorial Day
John W. Dowler was named chairman of Athens Memorial Day Committee from K T Crossen Post 21 members. The post backed Junior Legion baseball with Beasley & Mathews. Fred Swearingen to coach with salary shared by the post and City recreation committee. James M. Vercoe to chair National Security Training. the group opposed a pension bill amendment barring WW I and II veterans age 65 from qualifying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Dowler
Athens’ Memorial Day Committee
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Legion
Everett Barnhart
Donald E. Robinson
Joe Mechem
Sam F. Alvarez
Beasley & Mathews
Fred Swearingen
Athens High School
Post
City Recreation Committee
James M. Vercoe
National Security Training
T H Metters Dies Thursday
T H Metters a longtime Columbus electrical engineer and Athens resident died Thursday. He served as secretary and treasurer of a First Methodist Church cul patrol, was a Ohio State University electrical engineering graduate, and worked for General Electric before joining C and S O. He is survived by his wife Charlotte, son Thomas Waddell Metters, his mother Mrs Margaret Hammond, and brother Henry. Funeral services are set for Friday night in Athens and Saturday in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Ohio State University
Metters
General Electric Co
Columbus
C&so
Charlotte
Thomas Waddell Metters
Franklin Ave
Athens
Margaret Hammond
Henry
Jagers Funeral Home
Roscoe Somerville
23Rd St
John Oliver
Guelda Sue
Charleston Road
Early McKinney
Jefferson Blvd
McKinney
Ezekiel Sayre
Gunville
Lucy Jiiden
Fifth St
Paul Bailey
Jir Jackson
Thurman Bailey
Paul Morrison
Abe Sayre
Leon
Grant Roberts
Monroe Ave
E. L. Clark
Pomeroy
Thomas Ruth
Marion
Weirton
Mary Ann Berkley
Mt. Vernon Ave
John Davison
Virgil Siders
Ohio University
Helen Baxter
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Elks Plan To Attend Lancaster Interlodge Event
Delegates and a class of candidates from Athens Lodge No 973 of Elks will attend a two day inter lodge and district initiation at the Lancaster Club. Elks and wives will participate in entertainment amusements and business sessions mainly for exalted rulers leading knights and secretaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Lodge No. 973
Elks
Lancaster Club
Dayton Engineering Exams Announced at Wright Patterson Base
Open competitive exams for engineer appointments announced by the executive secretary of the board of U S Civil Service Examiners at Wright Patterson Air Force Base Dayton. Salary ranges from 3727 to 4479 with application blanks from W H Oldfield local secretary at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
W. H. Oldfield
Nursing service needs exceed three hundred thousand nurses
The report states the needs of the American people for nursing service require more than 300,000 professional nurses.
Hearing Set On Motions In Dodds Case
A hearing on defense motions in the Dodds case was set for Saturday at 10 30 a m before Common Pleas Judge Roy D Williams. The session will consider requests for copies of Dodds confession and to suppress evidence as well as related motions by Grover Rawlins counsel for access to steno notes and Rawlins statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Z. Dodds, Jr
Common Pleas
Roy D. Wiliams
Williams
Eleanor Gifford
T. Vincent Martin
John Bolin
Sarre
Samuel B. Erskine Andrancis D. White
Dodds
Hal Rowland
Eleanor E. Gifford
Erskine and
White
Rawlins
Harry Dodds
Ft. Knox
Delinquent Draft Board Lists Thirteen in Athens County
Thirteen men are listed as delinquent in returning questionnaires by the Athens County Draft Board No 5 at 78 E. State Street. Willful failure to comply risks fine and imprisonment per regulations. Delinquent individuals include Ray Jackson Gilkey and Norman S. Rousey, with others from Athens, Nelsonville, Chauncey, Grayson Kentucky, and New Marshfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Draft Board
E. State Street
U.S. Attorney
Athens
Ray Jackson Gilkey
Strathmore Blvd
Norman S. Rousey
E. State St
Thomas Chester McClain
Robert Derwood Powell
Fletcher Milan Williams
Shade
Roger Earl Pidcock
New Marshfield
Hubert Stanley Barber
Robert M. Taylor
Andrew Crane
Nelsonville
Ralph Virgil Brown
Lorenzo Jack Kovaleski
Chauncey
Robert Vale Merriman
Deanville
Kenneth Gene Eberts
Grayson
Selective Service
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
List of patients and medical notes from Shelterin g Arms Hospital includes Mrs Donald Lawson of Guysville minor surgery, Mrs Mary C Goodwin of Trimble medical, Fred C Shafer of Athens major surgery, Charlies Lowman of LaFayette medical, and other Athens area patients with medical procedures or status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Lawson
Guysville
Mary C. Goodwin
Trimble
Fred C. Shafer
Athens
Charlies Lowman
LaFayette
Ind
Ruth Peterson
Gi Virginia Foss
James Burt
Hazel Nesselroad
Columbus
New Police Cruiser Placed in Service
Athens city police introduce a new black 1949 Ford cruiser placed in service on Wednesday night. Police Chief Joseph B. Grogan noted it is equipped with radio gear transferred from the old cruiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens City
Joseph B. Grogan
Heat Hits Ohio As Temperatures Climb Toward Ninety
A hot sun drove the temperature to 80 by 10 a m with 87 for Wednesday and a light shower last night offering brief relief to southern Ohio. Weather forecasters predicted possible afternoon showers for southern areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Probation Given in Non-Support Case in Common Pleas
Aaron Bernard of West Virginia pleaded guilty to non support and received a suspended sentence with 36 months probation in Athens County Court. He must report to probation officer Kenneth Sands and pay 25 weekly for 40 weeks, then 20 weekly thereafter, with violation bringing immediate sentencing. Six of seven May term indictments led to probation for six defendants. one was fined and another sentenced in Lucas County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Bernard
Gay
West Va
Common Pleas
Bernard
George Bateman
Roy D. Williams
May Grand Jury
Williams
Kenneth Sands
Athens County
Lucas County
Torch Sing Set Friday at Memorial Auditorium
Nine Ohio University fraternity glee clubs compete in the annual Torch Sing contest sponsored by Torch senior leadership society. The event, 7 p.m. on the Memorial Auditorium west portico, may move inside if rain. A trophy donated by Dr. Blaine R. Goldsberry awaits the winner. Contestants include Delta Tau Delta Beta Theta Pi Lambda Chi Delta Phi Kappa Phi Delta Theta Sigma Chi Phi Kappa Tau Theta Chi and Delta Sigma Theta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University Fraternity
Torch
Memorial Auditorium
Auditorum
Blaine R. Goldsberry
Athens
Delta Tau Delta
Beta Theta Pi
Lambda Chi Delta
Phi Kappa
Phi Delta Theta
Sigma Chi
Phi Kappa Tau
Theta Chi
Delta Sigma Theta
Brown divorce petition seeks custody and home in Gallia county
Wyona E. Brown filed in Common Pleas Court for divorce from Gerald E. Brown. They married December 1945 in Gallipolis and have a two year old child. She seeks custody of the minor, a house trailer she currently occupies, and child support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyona E. Brown
Gerald E. Brown
Common Pleas Court
Gallipolis
Divorce Petition Filed by Margaret J. Hunter
Margaret J. Hunter filed for divorce from M. H. Hunter in Albany Common Pleas Court citing gross neglect of duty and seeking custody of three minor children. The couple married in August 1932 at St. Marys West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret J. Hunter
M. H. Hunter
Albany
Common Pleas Court
St. Marys
W. Va
Two Athens Students Win Superior rating in state tests
Two Athens High School girls earned superior ratings in the 1949 state examinations. Jean Meoted and Miss Baker ranked high among 238 pupils statewide, with honors in English, Latin, history and advanced algebra. Other students from Athens named in the statewide scholar ship tests include Robert O'Brien George Starcher Yvonne Sherow Marilyn Paulsen and David White. Certificates of merit will be awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Clyde Hisong
Jean
Omer T. Baird
Wes Sime Beth Calhoun Baker
Ohio University
John ©. Baker
Greer
Mise Baird
Wea
Mins Baker T Sikhet Albena
Rebert O'Brien
Ofirian
Algehbra
George Starcher
George W. Star
David White
L. B. White
North Congress
O. L. Wood
Department of Education
State of
Oni
Important Decisions Face City's Leaders
A voter familiar with Mason County cites Attorney William H. Bardin as a well grounded, capable candidate for mayor. Bardin's 16 years as prosecuting attorney are praised for expeditious criminal handling and solid legal counsel to county officials and the board of education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Bardin
Mason County
Board of Education
Bardin
Rainbow Girls Assembly Instituted at Point Pleasant
Minor revisions were made in the program for the Rainbow Girls Assembly here Saturday. About 60 candidates will be initiated at 2 pm in the Presbyterian Church social rooms. Dinner will follow at Masonic Hall at 6:30 pm and installation of officers is set for 7:30 pm in the church with the Dunbar Assembly in charge. Parents and friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Rainbow Girls
Presbyterian Church
Masonic Hall
Dunbar Assembly
Jackson Ave Man Promoted to Engineer
Lewis Ball of Jackson Avenue has been promoted to locomotive engineer by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and is now assigned to the Fairmont yards. He formerly worked as a barber in Point Pleasant after growing up on a farm in The Flats, an area once rural but later industrialized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lewis Ball
Jackson Ave
B&o
Fairmont
Ball
Grafton-Baltimore
Circle To Meet Friday at Heights EUB Church
The Friendship Circle of Heights EUB Church will meet Friday at 7 30 PM at the home of Rev and Mrs F H Capehart on Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Circle of Heights
EUB Church
F. H. Capehart
Main St
Discharged Patient Ruben Nowlin From Point Clinic
Ruben Nowlin of Pliny was discharged from Point Clinic on Wednesday after medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ruben Nowlin
Pliny
Point Clinic
Two Relatives Die in Gas Field Blast
Mrs Frankie Baker of Main St learned that her son-in-law Edwin Dial and his father Edgar Dial, both of Huntington, were killed in a gas field explosion in southwestern Virginia. Mrs Baker traveled to Huntington as details remained scarce. Edwin Dial is survived by his widow Jessie Baker Dial and their four month old son Danny Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Frankie Baker
Main St
Edwin Dial
Edgar Dial
Huntington
Virginia
Baker
Robert Baker
Park Drive
Dial
Jessie Baker Dial
Danny Lee
IOOF Degree Work Set Vote Indicated
Sereno Lodge No 479 IOOF plans third degree conferment Friday at 8 p m at the meeting Noble Grand Kenneth Sands states a vote will decide changing the meeting night from Friday to Monday and full member support is required
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IOOF
Sereno Lodge
Noble
Kenneth Sands
Home Sold in Henderson to Perrine Couple
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Kelly of Henderson sold their home at 2310 Mt Vernon Ave to Mr and Mrs R D Perrine of Belle The Perrine family will reside there and Perrine is the new Prudential Life Insurance Co representative for the area replacing Sidney Smith who retires after 20 years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lawrence Kelly
Henderson
Mt. Vernon Ave
R. D. Perrine
Belle
Perrine
Prudential Life Insurance Co
Sidney Smith
Local Bridge Club Hosts Social Evening at 101 Liberty
Miss Sue Twitty of 101 Liberty St hosted a Monday bridge club evening. Mrs. James Shadie of Mt. Vernon Farm won high score with Miss Martha Moore second. Refreshments served to Mrs. Shadie, Mrs. Billy Stanley, Mrs. Samuel Roush, Miss Martha Sauer, Miss Marilyn Putz, Miss Bobbie Middleton, Miss Shirley Biron, and Miss Twitty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Twitty
Liberty St
James Shadie
Mt. Vernon Farm
Martha Moore
Oak Row Cobbler 4-H Club hosts cheese making demo
Mrs Powell Reynolds on Sand Hill Road welcomes Oak Row Cobbler 4-H Club Friday at 2 pm. The session emphasizes the state goal Magic from Milk and features a cheese making demonstration. Mrs Foglesong, 4-H agent, hopes WV 4-H representatives will attend the National 4-H Show in Chicago next.
Cheerio Club Meeting Hosted by Mrs Kenneth Roush
Mrs Kenneth Roush of Marquette Ave hosts the Cheerio Club gathering this evening at o o clock. Members are expected for the club event and social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Roush
Marquette Ave
Cheerio Club
Mrs Bess Gygax Hosts Bridge Club at Home
Mrs Gygax will host a bridge club gathering this evening at her residence on Main Street welcoming members for an afternoon of games and socializing at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Gygax
Main St
Senior Woman's Club dinner features AAUW speaker
Mrs. Roy W. Eschenaur announces that Mrs. C. W. Jackson, Bluefield College teacher and 17-year AAUW member, will speak at a Friday 6 p.m. dinner. Jackson will review The Misherman by Lloyd C. Douglas with June Meadows as vocalist and Carl G. Gardner at the piano. Hostesses include Mae Rhoades and department members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Roy W. Eschenaur
C. W. Jackson
Bluefield Col
Jackson
AAUW
Ohio State University
Ae Misherman
Lloyd C. Douglas
Mra. Jackson
Misa June Meadows
Ist
Carl G. Gardner
Mae Rhoades
John Osnel
Eighth St
Jaren McHaffey
Charleston
4 H Advisors Discuss Reactivating County Council
Athens County 4 H Club advisors met at Athens Grange Hall to decide on reestablishing a county 4 H Council. The council would set policies and plan activities, with attendees from multiple townships and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Athens Grange Hall
Ross Wright
Wright
E. L. Ford
Hockingport
Lenore Dinsmoor
Patty Kennard
Arthur Sickles
Elmer Pierce
Barbara Graham
Jesse Carsey
Edward Wagoner
Union
Capitolin Roberts
Jacksonville
Ocie Sharp
Trimble
Ethel MacDaniel
Smathers
Poston
George Webster
Canaanville
Wilbur White
Lottridge
D. B. Dougan
Alton Hanning
Pleasanton
Robert Laziman
Eleanor Laziman
Richland Ave
Athens
Also Mentioned on This Page
AHS Orchestra
Legion Names Committee
T. H. Metters
Lancaster
Dayton Engineering
Draft Board
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Ellen Ebersbach
Georgia Bellamy
Cecile LeFollett
Barbara Jean Gallagher
House Trailer Home
AHS
Bridge Club
Donaldson Motors
Kelton
Middleport
U.S Naval Storehouse
G. L. Burdette
Ohio River Road
Powell Reynolds
Sand Hill Road
Burdette
Mary Reynolds
W. M. Ellis
St. Albans
Ben L. Somerville
J. G Creech
Pineville
J. T. Mayes
Pittsburgh
Carrol Long
Barbara Jo
Cheryl
William Gygax
Howard Wartenburg
William Fields
Gydd
Glidden
Miller Brothers Wallpaper
North Court St
General Electric
Superior Electric Company
Kroger Super Market
West State Street
Pen Os Suas
Lowe Brothers
Carpenter Hdw. Co
S. Court St
Athens, Ohio
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