New Court Street signs installed at intersections citywide
Safety Director Daniel A. Pierce announced new metal street signs with white letters on black hanging from light poles. Each intersection will have four markers on northeast and southwest corners indicating Court Street and the crossing street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Safety Service
Daniel A. Pierce
Fern and
Rose Streets
City Hall
Court
Washington St
Pierce
Memorial Day Services Parade Plans Announced in Athens
John Dowler of K. T. Crossen Post 21 announces Memorial Day events in Athens with a Tuesday parade from College Street to West State Cemetery led by the Athens High School band. Major E T Hellebrandt will address, followed by prayers, salutes, taps, and grave decorations at Mt Calvary and Hebbardsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ben L. Williams
Athens Legion Post
Soldiers and Sailors
Ohio University
Union
Court
State
West
State St
Shafer
Donald E. Robinson
Athens Legionnaires
Legion
Ohio
Hellebrandt
Athens’ National Guard Infantry Company
American Legion
Veterans of All Wars
Veterans’ Organizations
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
West State Cemetery
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Dowler
First Methodist Church
Athens Legion
Hebbardsville
Opera Set for Athens High Choral Groups
Gilbert and Sullivan light opera H M S Pinafore will be staged by the Athens High School choral groups in the auditorium on Wednesday evening May 31. The cast includes nine principal parts with boys girls and mixed choruses. Directors W C Fingerhut and Paul Lehman promise authentic costumes and scenery and an uncut version.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
W. C. Fingerhut
Paul Lehman
Ohio University
Athens High
Fingerhut
Mrs. Gertrude Dais Dies at 79 in Sheltering Arms
Mrs. Gertrude Dais, 79, died Wednesday noon at Sheltering Arms Hospital after four years at her home 205 W. Washington St. Survived by husband Ben, daughter Mrs. Charles Beckler of Athens, brother Joe Duckler of Pasadena, and sisters Mrs. Clarence Bardin Athens Mrs. Ella Knopp Dayton and Mrs. Maggie Green Cleveland. Funeral Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Jagers Funeral Home. Burial West Union Street Cemetery. Flowers omitted per family request.
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Gertrude Dais
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Washington St
Ben
Charles Beckler
Athens
Joe Duckler
Pasadena
Calif
Clarence Bardin
Ella Knopp
Dayton
Maggie Green
Cleveland
Jagers
Fred E. Lachs
L. A. Robinson
West Union Street
Memorial services set at Mt Hermon EUB Church
Harold Miellmier announced memorial services at Mt Hermon EUB Church Sunday at 2 p.m. Attorney Sam Erskine of Athens will be speaker and the Glouster American Legion post will participate in the cemetery service.
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Sharpsburg
Mt. Hermon Eub Church
Harold Miellmier
Sam Erskine
Athens
Glouster American Legion Post
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples in Ohio Towns
Bennie Lee Williams and Dorothy Elizabeth James, both 25 of Athens. Sandusky Stover 58 of Nelsonville and Hattie Sapp 62 of Nelsonville. Martin Elmer McKibben 35 of Zaleski and Lois Ann Shafer 25 of eer. John Robert Bloomer 24 of Steubenville and Mary Ellen Williams 25 of Stewart. Paul Augustine Boyle 23 of New Straitsville and Gyneth Wareline McKnight 20 of Nelsonville. Harold Ernest Miellmier 40 of Sharpsburg and Jessie Ann Tucker 20 of Sharpsburg.
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Bennie Lee Williams
Dorothy Elizabeth James
Athens
Sandusky Stover
Hattie Sapp
Nelsonville
Martin Elmer McKibben
Zaleski
Lois Ann Shafer
Eer
John Robert Bloomer
Steubenville
Mary Ellen Williams
Stewart
Paul Augustine Boyle
New Straitsville
Gyneth Wareline McKnight
Harold Ernest Miellmier
Jessie Ann Tucker
Sharpsburg
Land Transfers Across Athens County Recorded
A series of property transfers lists buyers and sellers from Nelsonville Athens Glouster Trimble and other towns. Notable moves include James Freer to Cameron Breaker for lot 778 in Nelsonville and Grace Brown to Thomas Rose for lot 676 in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Freer
Cameron H. Breaker
Nelsonville
Cecil H. Cox
Paul E. Dean
Athens
Grace R. Walker
Cecil H
Rose Cox
E. D. Coffman
Marvin E. Garden
Detroit
Glouster
John R. Clark
Agnes G. Clark
Grace Brown
Thomas
Rose
Armour A. Chesser
Allen Coe
Albany
Lee
Bert Tolliver
Oliver Bishop
Charlies Stanley
Bell Hogue
Giouster
Trimble
G. L. Antle
Paul J. Koons
Ida E. Jewett
Joel B. Draper
E. M. Conant
Lillian Wilson
Inlet
James E. Michael
Darrell L. West
Irene Phillips
Sidney L. Parker
Rockland
Esther L. Banks
Mildred M Banks
John R. Davis
Marie Drury Davis
Oral Daugherty
Bernice W. McGregor
Parker
J. C. Mineard
Ada M. Cuthbert
Coolville
Clara N. Carey
Berlin police guard East-West boundary as FJD marchers gathered
Red police posted guards along the Russian sector boundary to keep about 100000 Free German Youth marchers in East Berlin from straying to the West.
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Berlin
Red
Free German Youth
FJD
East Berlin
Mechanicsburg Graduation Slated Friday
Graduation exercises for a class of 35 at Mechanicsburg Junior High School are set for Friday at 8 p.m. The program features student speakers Arlene Burnside Lewis Hawk Shirley Patterson and others with addresses by Raymond Lee Guy Morrison and Lawrence McDaniel. Music selections include Dry Bones Gypsy June and We Who Love Music plus the class song Class of 1950.
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Mechanicsburg
Arlene Burnside
Lewis Hawk
Shirley Patterson
Shirley Coe
Donna Bail
Helen Barnhill
Shirley Shaw
Betty Pence
Raymond Lee
Guy Morrison
Board of Education
Lawrence McDaniel
Jack Scott
Jack Russell
Eddie Brown
Dixie Lewis
Nancy Brooks
Gypsy June
H. L. McDaniel
Three Athens Men To Attend Conference In Detroit
Three representatives of the Prudential Insurance Co. Athens detached office sales agency will attend a two day conference in Detroit beginning June 8 according to Roland E Whitney district manager They are Gomer H Jones staff manager and Boyd L Spencer and Thomas E Rose agents The conference will bring together home office officials and more than 600 fieldmen from Ohio West Virginia Pennsylvania and Kentucky Carroll M Shanks company president will speak.
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Prudential Insurance Co
Athens
Detroit
Roland E. Whitney
Gomer H. Jones
Boyd L. Spencer
Thomas E. Rose
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Carrol M. Shanks
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Pole
Court St
Acme
Harold F. Kellogg
Hocking Valley
F. P. Ables & Son
Logan, Ohio
Origomay Gieucat
Fletcher
Ayds
Quick'’S
Brownie Hawkeye
Kodak Durflex
Brownie Flash
JEM
Golden Tone Phonograph
Eversharp-Schick
Polident
Carton
Vicks Pgi
Quick’s Drug Store
Prate
von Bae
Colgate
Borg
Vita-Kaps
Meads
Darling
Jeraens Lofior
W. P. Mickle
Felix Clark
American Legion Auxiliary
K. T. Crossen Post
Anthony Padden
The
Legion Auxiliary
Athens County
Michael Tabler
Rhoda Tabler
Rome
Marshall R. Secoy
R. Elliott
Lodi
F. J. Christman
Malta
Maud Hartman
C. F. Danford
Dover
John R. Reod
Harry Shaffer
Troy
Belpre
Grant G. Osborne
Bring
Harold Ogg
Fast State
Roger Vean
Roger Lear
Dearborn
Pedan
Iowa
Ford Tractor
Ford
Donaldson Motors
Dearborn Motors Corporation
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