Spooks Parade Highlights Athens Kiwanis Event
Nearly 350 costumed participants marched through fog as the Kiwanis Halloween Parade opened at Athens campus led by a jeep and the Athens High School Band. More than 1000 spectators watched prize judging, candy and ice cream distribution, and a following junior high football game Athens defeating Mechanicsburg 7 to 0.
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Athens High School
W. P. Mickle
J. B. Grogan
L. C. Staats
Ohio University
Athens Junior High
Mechanicsburg Junior High
Russell Smith
Athens
Boyd Cornwell
Tommy Main
Sharon
Teddy Stiff
Lindy Holland
Sandy Andrews
Ann Collins
Tommy Keating
Dorthy Barnes
Margaret Elliot
Nancy Rutkoskie
Sally McGrath
Donald Simpkins
John Thackery
Gertrude Ann Congreve
Gloria Thompson
Sue Pincelli
Joyce Parfitt
Pocahontas Lodge
Athens County to open polls 6 30 am 6 30 pm
Athens County voters will cast ballots Tuesday from 6 30 a m to 6 30 p m. Elections board clerk J E Barker notes four precinct changes but 14 polling places remain the same including Christian Church Nye Chevrolet Central Ave Church Pickering Garage court house basement Salvation Army City Hall Music Hall and East Side School Mt Zion Church and other sites.
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Athens County
J. E. Barker
Elections Board
Barker
Athens
Christian Church
Nye Chevrolet
Central Ave
Pickering
State St
Court House
Salvation Army
City Hall
Music Hall
City Building
Episcopal Church
East Side School
Dow .Grones
Elmwood Pr
Mt. Zion Church
Mrs Carsey Dies at Xenia in Ohio Funeral
Elizabeth Carsey 83, longtime Athens resident, died Sunday at her daughter's home in Xenia. She leaves two daughters, 19 grandchildren, and 32 great grandchildren. husband Peter and six other children predeceased her. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Nazarene Church Xenia with burial in State Street Cemetery Athens at 1 30 p m.
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Elizabeth Carsey
Athens
Xenia
Carsy
Lonnie Sams
Dayton
Robert Larch
Peter Carsey
Nazarene Church
W State St
Permit Required for Burning in Athens City
Fire Chief Clarence A. Parker warns Athens residents that burning trash within city limits requires a permit issued by the fire department. Violators face a 5 to 100 dollar fine and possible arrest for leaving fires unguarded or within 50 feet of a building. Permits are obtainable at city hall.
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Athens
Clarence A. Parker
Parker
David Powers Dies at 7 in Ohio Community
David Powers aged 71 died unexpectedly Saturday night at the home of his half sister Mrs J H Kennedy 8 Fort Street where he had lived two years He was born in Perry County and spent 25 years in The Plains He had lived months with a niece Mrs Shirley Scott in Akron Surviving are two half sisters Mrs A J Wilson Huntington W Va and Mrs Clara North Barberton and three half brothers Edward Terrell Athens Route 4 A R Terrell Akron and James Terrell DeWitt Mich Friends may call after 3 pm Tuesday at Dowler and Ferguson funeral home services Wednesday at 1 pm Burial in W Union Street Cemetery
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David Powers
J. H. Kennedy
Fort St
Mr. Powers
Perry County
the Plains
Akron
Shirley Scott
A. J. Wilson
Huntington
W. Va
Clara North
Barberton
Edward Terrell
Athens
A. R. Terrell
James Terrell
DeWitt
Mich
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
W. Union St
October Weather Fluctuates With Frost Rain And Fog
October showed varied conditions with frost and an Indian summer, plus dense fog. A high of 78 on October 16 dropped to 24 three days later, rainfall totaled 1.62 inches, and the Hocking River rose to 3.22 feet after rain.
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C. N. France
Mercury
Hocking
Trippett Carroll Jackson and Simons names listed
Carroll Jackson Trippett 37 of Chauncey and Orpha Mae Simons 22 of Glouster appear in the notice.
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Carroll Jackson
Trippett
Chauncey
Orpha Mae Simons
Glouster
Ballots Preview for Athens County Voters on Tuesday
Reproduced samples show ballots for national, state and county races plus a county child welfare levy. Voters in 73 precincts face levies from five municipalities three townships and 11 school districts. A bond issue and local option election are also slated.
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Athens County
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Raymond Kinkaid Athens a son and Mr and Mrs Harold Hack Athens a son. Admissions include James Mansfield Athens surgical Mrs William Graham Athens surgical Tom Haswell Athens surgical Mrs Ada Ator Athens medical Anne Keating Athens medical Mrs Dan Friedberg Chauncey medical Martha Snedden Athens Mrs Willard Guseman and daughter Athens Thee tr Trimble Thed Athens James Brooks Jr Athens Leo Pie Chauncey Ronald Wooley Millfield and Mrs aldwin and daughter Athens Mrs Grace McPherson Coolville Mrs Jassie McCraney Athens
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Raymond Kinkaid
Athens
Harold Hack
James Mansfield
William Graham
Tom Haswell
Ada Ator
Anne Keating
Dan Friedberg
Chauncey
Martha Snedden
Willard Guseman
Trimble
James Brooks Jr
Leo Pie
Aldwin
Grace McPherson
Cool- Ville
Jassie McCraney
Ronald Wooley
Millfield
Mechanicsburg Bond Issue Vote Urged by Committee
The Bond Drive Committee of the Athens Township School District asks voters to approve a $71,000 bond for Mechanicsburg School. Growth in population has crowded classrooms and a needed lunch room addition. High enrollments have forced division of first fourth and sixth grades.
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Mechanicsburg
Athens Township
Two Men Plead Guilty on Intoxication Affidavits
Two men pleaded guilty to intoxication before Mayor W. P. Mickle on affidavits filed by Athens police. Harry E. Mitchell, 59, Fern Sr., was fined $10 and costs while Homer Evener, 43, Millfield Route 1, was fined $20 and costs.
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W. P. Mickle
Athens
Harry E. Mitchell
Fern Sr
Homer Evener
Millfield
Merchants Meet at Berry Hotel Tuesday Noon
Athens Retail Merchants Association will hold a noon meeting Tuesday at the Berry Hotel to discuss local trade and business issues.
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Athens Retail Merchants Association
Berry Hotel
Edward Sager Rites Tuesday
Edward Sager 65 died Saturday noon at his Vore Ridge home after a week long illness. Born in Louisville he lived 39 years in Athens County and worked as a butcher for Stedman Packing Co. Survivors include his wife Hazel three daughters Elizabeth Henderson Tampa Emma Jean Price Oakland Beatrice Hudwell Athens Route 1 and four sons James Dean Robert and Frederick in Japan. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p m Bates Methodist Church with burial at the adjoining cemetery. Dowler and Ferguson funeral home may be visited except 9 to 11 a m Tuesday.
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Edward Sager
Vore Ridge
Louisville
Athens County
Stedman Packing Co
Sager
Hazel
Elizabeth Henderson
Tampa
Fla
Emma Jean Price
Oakland
Calif
Beatrice Hudwell
Athens
James
Dean
Robert
Frederick
Japan
Bates Methodist Church
Miles Hoon
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Lafe Lynch Dies at 75 in Mineral
Lafe Lynch, 75, died at 8 a.m. at his Mineral home. He is survived by his wife and several children. Funeral services are incomplete. Friends may call at Hoodlet Funeral Home in New Marshfield.
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Lafe Lynch
Mineral
Hoodlet
New Marshfield
Isaac Hughes dies after five week illness at 85
Isaac Hughes 85 The Plains died Monday morning at Shelter ing Arms Hospital after a five week illness. A retired coal miner he lived in The Plains 15 years born in Kentucky. Survived by eight children and multiple relatives. Friends may call after 3 p m. services Wednesday 3 p m burial Zion Cemetery Lower Plains.
Driver Changes Mind Leads to Two-Car Crash
Hiram S. Holderman, 45, of Columbus, and Albert R. Ervin, 32, were involved in a minor crash at West Union and Shafer Streets Sunday. Police say Holderman failed to signal while changing lanes and pulled into eastbound traffic, colliding with Ervin’s car.
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Hiram S. Holderman
Colum
Albert R. Ervin
W. Union
Shafer
Holderman
Ervin
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Frank J. Lausche
Paul M. Herbert
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George D. Nye
Edward J. Hummel
Charles F. Sweeney
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Joseph T. Ferguson
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Harry V. Armstrong
Hugh
Jenkins
Congress
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George H. Bender
Stephen M. Young
Thomas A. Jenkins
C. Stanley Mechem
Delmar A. Canaday
General Assembly
Earl M. Baughman
Robert H. Green, SR
Ray Bobo
W. H. Wakefield
Fred C. Shafer
Gordon B. Gray
Court of Common Pleas
Alberta
C. Grones
George Bateman
Floyd Shelton
Phyllis A. Lavelle
Eddie G. Ashcraft
Ralph A. Dalton
Aul E. Brown
Claudis E. Chappel
Nolan H. Mace
ED H. Lasch
Lawrence M. Walden
John W. Dowler
John H. Elias
By Richard L. Schneider
Gerald Stauffer
Clarence Kelch
Earl R. Washburn
Gail
Watkins
Farley
UNION
Athens, O
S. Pacific
the Security Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
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Charles H. Hubbell
Edward C. Turner
Robert M. Sohngen
Kingsley A. Taft
James Garfield Stewart
Court of Appeals
Roy J. Gillen
R. D. Williams
Probate Court
John F. Newcomb
Negan
Artie
Ables
AS Pert J. Anderson
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Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Masonic Temple
H. G. Householder
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mechanicsburg Group
Isaac Hughes
Kentucky
Julia Ann
Gladys Cassady
Marista Hughes
Gabe
Eddie Hughes
Clintwood
Rosa’ Richardson
Walter Hughes
Coeburn
Emory Hughes
Benny Hughes
Ethel Anderson
Fairmount
Sam Dodson
Zion Cemetery
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Chappel
Pol. Adv
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Coolville
W. H. "Wink
Wakefield
Ady
W. H. “Wink
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