Limestone Truck Somersaults On Route 50 Near Hebbardsville
Early today a limestone truck crashed near Hebbardsville after somersaulting on Route 50. The driver, possibly Ralph Johnson of near Nelsonville, was burned and cut. admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital. A cattle warning near Julian Gift farm was given but not heeded. investigation by the State Highway Patrol is ongoing.
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Hebbardsville
Ralph Johnson
Nelsonville
Julian Gift Farm
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Dickson Bros
Albany
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Gift
State Highway Patrol
Protest Over Vore Ridge Dump Mounts At City Council
Vore Ridge residents protested relocation of the city dump to new sanitary grounds. They urged burying within city limits, citing nuisance concerns while council noted state health approval and tabled petitions for further talks with officials. Water rate discussions followed, with wholesale users urged to seek reductions to protect revenue.
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Vore Ridge
Vore Ridgers
Robert Sickles
Athens Route 2
Council
Lubrizg
Sickles
State Board of Health
A. F E. Whaley
Athens Ice & Storage Co
Whaley
Dairies
Board of Trade
Athens
Water Department
Lawrence Worstell, Sr
Peach Ridge Road
Strawds Run
Morrison Ave
Worstell
H. G. Houreneider
Wade Bean
R. H. White
W. P. Mickle
Ohio League of Municipalities
Senate
Ohio
Hull
Mickle
Hle
Baltimore & Oslo Railroad Company
Vanadium Tool Co
OU Agriculture Director Dr Wiggin Dies at 51
Dr Walter W Wiggin 51 director of Ohio University Agriculture died Monday night at Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus after months of illness. A native of Sanbornville New Hampshire he joined OU in 1931 and guided a 391 acre university farm on Route 50 west of Athens as a teaching and demonstration site. Survived by Grace wife daughter Janice Thorley and sister Marian Larrabee funeral Thursday 4 pm at First Christian Church.
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Walter W. Wiggin
Ohio University
Department of Agriculture
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Sanbornville
N. H
Wiggin
Univerity
Route 50
Athens
Natick
Mase
New Hampshire University
Dunham, N. H
University of Maine
Ohlo State University
Unt
Oklahoma A &M College
Stillwater
Flocicul
Ture
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Wooster
Grace
Janice Thorley
Grafton
Marian Larrabee
Portland
First Christian Church
Joe B. Maffett
Jagers Funeral
Pupils Visit State Hospital Dairy Farm Field Trip
The East Side School homerooms of Louisa Steele and Mrs Janet Clark visited the Athens State Hospital dairy farm to observe cow milking and milk processing. Students watched electric milkers and stanchions while touring Bennett's and water milking areas. Mothers accompanying the group included Mrs Turner Mrs Perry Roark and Mrs Roy Rotinsen.
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Louisa Steele
Janet Clark
East Side School
Athens State Hospital
Ren
Miss Steele
Devens
Agnone
Linda Black
Beverly Byard
Margene Cole
Barbara Come
Lee Jay Davis
Jimmy Everett
Raysnand Finn
Sandra Gra
Constance Helwig
Marty Ruth Jump
Mary Juce White
Bobby Vanity
Clark
Aiso
Bennett’s
Mira
Joe Adams
Edger ‘Turner
Perry Roark
Roy Rotinsen
Hard cider party ends in jail near Stewart
Three Stewart area men were jailed awaiting arraignment on intoxication charges after a highway patrol incident. William Butcher aged 19 Leonard Tabler 32 and William Tabler 65 all of near Stewart were found in a car off Route north of Stewart with two others having left the scene.
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Stewart
State
William Butcher
Leonard Tabler
William Tabler
Three Men Sentenced and Taken to Ohio Penitentiary
Sheriff George Bateman escorted three men to the Ohio Penitentiary on Tuesday after sentences from Saturday in Common Pleas Court. Denver Lowery, 30, Mineral, received one to 20 years for cutting with intent to wound. Archie Markins, 40, Glouster, drawn one to 15 years for breaking and entering. Raymond Bulloch, Bechter, given one to three years for non support.
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George Bateman
Ohio Penitentiary
Common Pleas Court
Denver Lowery
Mineral
Archie Markins
Glouster
Raymond Bulloch
Bechter
Grange meeting and youth council events scheduled
A four Granges gathering is set for Thursday night in the Rome Canaan High School auditorium. The Athens County Youth Council will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Grange Mall, with a training conference and legislative program announced.
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Stewart
Rome-Canaan High School
Athens County Youth Council
Grange Mall
Woth & Legislature
Athens Seniors Win Freshman Tuition to Ohio University
Eleanor Wirkline and David Lewis of Athens High School earned freshman tuition scholarships to Ohio University for high grades in a general science test at Miami University. They placed superior in Southeastern District Science Day, with Lewis presenting a light beam communicator and Wirkline a spider web identification project working with Jan Tullis.
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Eleanor Wirkline
David Lewis
Athens
Ohio University
Oliver L. Wood
Miami University
Lewis
Miss Wickline
Jan Tullis
Playground Construction Progress at Athens Kiwanis Site
The Athens Kiwanis Club advanced playground work during its second picnic and work session. President Richard Banks announced George Campbell will headline the club’s June 4 anniversary party. Crews installed screening on backstops, wired fence posts, and laid groundwork for a soft ball diamond and four horseshoe pits with Kenseth Jones and Joe Jagere grading the infield.
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City
Athens Kiwanis Club
Richard Banks
George Campbell
Ohio
Campa
Kenneth Jones
Joe Jagere
Gail Watkins
Wilwon Snyder
Clarence Kelich
Raymond Hobo
Ralph Straw
Karl Turnick
James Fboricht
Raymond Lee
Robert Smith
E. J. Gebhart
Bernard Black
Three Accidents Investigated by Athens Police
Three accidents on city streets were investigated Monday by Athens police. No injuries were reported. At N Court and W Washington Thresa Teeters collided with William Phillip. Another collision occurred when Arthur Zeitelack backed from an alley on N Congress into Scott Ashton. A third crash at N Court and W State involved Eric Peterson and Albert Kirkendall with moderate damage.
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Athens
N. Court
W. Washington Streets
Thresa Lee Teeters
Richland Ave
William A. Phillip
N. High St
Arthur Zeitelack
Congress St
N. Congress St
Scott Thomas Ashton
Eric
Peter Neilson
Mill St
Albert Steve Kirkendall
Nelsonville
W. State Streets
Birth announcements and dismissals at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth notices list Mr and Mrs Roscoe Locke Jackson and a son. Mr and Mrs Richard Gail Gloucester twin sons. Mr and Mrs John Vincent Field a son. Mr and Mrs Wayne Carpenter Athens a daughter. Mrs Lily Sarina Gloucester. Elbert Brewer Gloucester. Mrs Rita Burns Athens. Mrs Low Hawk New Marshfield. William Foster Pisins Ellen Gomlrich Athens. Mrs Helen Jeddelph Athens. Phillip McNaughton Chaunce. Harry Brizini Athens. Dismissals include William Coots Athens. Gene Keiens Millfield. Mrs Hal Bee Murphy Athens. Edward Ware Athens. Floyd Ballinger Athena.
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Roscoe Locke
Jackson, & Son
Richard Gail
Glouster
John Vincent
Wayne Carpenter
Athens
Lily Sarina
Elbert Brewer
Rita Burns
Low Hawk
New Marshfield
Wiliam Foster
the Pisins
Ellen Gomlrich
Helen Jeddelph
Phillip McNaughton
Chaunce
Harry Brizini
William Coots
Gene Keiens
Millfiel
Hal Bee Murphy
Edward Ware
Floyd Ballinger
Athena
Blood drive yields 45 pints during Athens visit
Red Cross bloodmobile collected 45 pints from 98 registrants in Athens, below a 150 registration goal. Donors included Mrs Selma Whiteman who walked four miles to donate. next visits set for June 25 in Athens and June 26 in Glouster with many volunteers listed across organizers, nurses, and canteen staff.
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Athens
Red Cross
B. F. Cutler
Athens County
Ite
Cutler
Selma Whiteman
Red Cross Motor Corps
Glouster
Commissioners OK Purchase Of Bridge Over Dirty Creek
County commissioners authorized the engineer to purchase by force account a bridge over Dirty Creek in Alexander Township. The bridge, about 4500 dollars, will be placed on the Golf Course Road and cost moved to maintenance and roads. Also approved a plat for a city annexation and granted limestone for township road work with Lodi, Rome, and Canaan townships receiving specified tonnages.
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Dirty Creek
Alexander
Athens
Lawrence Worstell, Jr
Lodi
Rome
Canaan
Arena yearbook to be distributed after last class Tuesday
Athens High School principal Oliver L Wood announced the Arena yearbook will be distributed after the final class Tuesday. The senior class produced a pictorial record edited by Jesse Lee as editor in chief Ronald Coury associate editor John Smith business manager and Yvonne Sherow artistic editor. Staff included Ray Abraham art editor Charles Orr sports editor and John Glancy typist with Anne Pickering literary advisor and E G Cliffton supervising.
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Oliver L. Wood
Athens High
Arena
Jesse Lee
Ronald Coury
John Smith
Yvonne Sherow
Ray Abraham
Charles Orr
John Glancy
Anne Pickering
E. G. Cliffton
Cigaret Vendors Warned of Permits by County Auditor
County Auditor Ralph Eliott warned cigarette vendors to secure 1951 licenses by Monday to continue sales. Licenses are $25 and available at the auditor’s office. About 180 merchants have purchased licenses, with last year’s sales totaling 380, indicating many still to buy the 1951 permits.
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Ralph Eliott
Eliott
Week-Long Warm Spell Peaks at 82 Notch
The highest temperature Monday was 82, below the prior week’s peak. After dropping to 55 last night, a 9 am Tuesday reading reached 72 as the day began.
R. E. McCammon Named Manager at Athena Firm
R E Mac McCammon is listed as manager at 19 North Court Street Athena with phone number 425. The short local directory entry provides a contact and address for the manager of the Athena firm.
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R. E
Mac’ McCammon
Mgr
N. Court St. Athena
Functional Photography Explained for Rotarians
Francis Fuller of the Lamborn Studio demonstrated functional photography to the Athens Rotary Club. He showed color films on blue print making X ray work micro filming and other archival processes used by major U S industries to illustrate how records are created and preserved.
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Athens
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State Hospital
Dairy Luit
AHS
Lloyd Wagner
Roy Morris
Dick Coffman
Joseph McAfee
John Kottgan
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Ray McGramer
Harold Cummings
Mildred Ryan
Frances Kesterson
Nettie Hawk
Harold Miller
Cecil Thomas
H. @. Wagner
Robert Marquis
Eva van Dyke
Katheryn Baughman
Dwight Gaskill
Thelma McDonald
John Stace
Lewis McBride
Boyd Potter
Harold Henry
Howard &. Bobo
Charles Goodrich
Phillip Yoder
Richard Schloss
Guy Simon
Helen Haddox
Charles Jiiden
George Tinetti
Thomas Fox
Clyde Sherman
Nellie Ashworth
Barbara Crabtree
Marian Kirk
Virginia Jordan
Jane Martin
Mel
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Tom Hessler
George Dempsy
Jack Smircina
Joe R. Takas
Edward Ferris
al Reidel
Albert Carleson
Stanley Jawonski
Marcia Becker
Colleen Gorman
Lowell McClanahan
Herb Kelley
Gray
P.O Nichols
H. A. McCaskill
J. G. Worstell
Irene Devlin
Frank Harvey
Ll. A. Hamilton
Earl Beckley
Wilson Smith
Mra. Cutler
Commissioners OK
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Pomeroy
W. Ind St
CREEL
Theotee
Waterpree
Mer
Storne
Dominion
Pye Ieese
Firestone
Childres
Gilbert Shannon
Firestone Dealer
W. Union St
Athens, Ohio
Bill Ater
G. H. Martin
G. H. Martin & Son
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