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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1950

Page

6

Mrrs Sheridan Rock Riffle Resident Dies

Mrs Amanda Sheridan 71 dies at home on Rock Riffle Road after lifelong residence. She belonged to the Altar and Rosary Society and Catholic Ladies of Columbia. Surviving are five daughters and six sons with a sister in Iowa. Requiem Mass at St Pauls Church and burial in Mt Calvary Cemetery. Call at Jagers funeral home after 4 p.m. Saturday. Rosary Society meets Sunday 7 30 p.m.

Amanda Sheridan Rock Riffle Road Henry Harriett Dean Sheridan Rock Riffle Altar and Rosary Society Catholic Ladies of Columbia Mary Bratton Rita Jones Dayton Cecelia Morrison Zanesville Helen Ervin the Plains Anna Sheridan Hugh J Phillip H Athens Robert Edward Amesville Lea A John L Ida Watkins Shelby Iowa John James McMahon St. Paul's Catholic Church Mt. Calvary Cemetery Jagers Funeral Home Rosary Society Funeral Home

Death by Own Action Verdict in Carthage Man

Laurel Potter a 40 year old Carthage Township farmer died from internal hemorrhages after stabbing himself in the chest with a hunting knife. Potter whose body was found on a hillside near Bethany Ridge by his brother Burton had been despondent for months following World War II service. Funeral plans were incomplete and Potter is survived by his mother two brothers and four sisters.

Laurel Potter Carthage Township Bethany Ridge John H Elias Potter Burton Guysville George Bateman Bateman White Funeral Coolville

Meigs Woman Escapes Injury in Crash

A Pomeroy woman, Mrs. Herman Klose, escaped injury Thursday when her car left Route 33 eight miles south of Athens, hit a culvert, blew a tire, and overturned across an embankment after apparently losing control. Later, Ira D. Brawley and Lee Turnmire were involved in a sideswipe on a one way bridge near the state roadside park on Route 50 east of Athens.

Route 33 Athens Herman Klose Ira D. Brawley Coolville Lee Turnmire Springfield

Migration Day Train to OU UC Game Sparks Ticket Push

Townsfolk urged to join the Ohio University Migration Day train to Cincinnati for the OU UC football game. Logan's store handles signups for the remaining thirty round trip tickets at 5.50 each or the trip will be cancelled. The train departs early tomorrow and returns before midnight.

Cincinnati Ohio University

Athens Inhalator Used To Revive Patient

Athens fire department crews used an inhalator on a 49 year old male patient at Athens State Hospital after a reported stroke. The device operated for 45 minutes before the patient was fully revived, according to Fire Chief Clarence A. Parker.

Athens Fire Department Athens State Hospital Clarence A. Parker

Mrs. Rose Partlow Rites Saturday

Funeral services for Mrs. Rose Partlow 77 who died Thursday at Springfield Ma sonic Home Hospital will be held Saturday at 2 p m at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home The service will be conducted by Rev Harold F Kellogg Burial will be in W Union Street Cemetery She lived 36 years in Athens and was a former Carbondale store operator survived by son Carl Columbus daughters Mrs Fred Dutton Columbus and Mrs William T Lenhardt Washington DC a brother Melvin Doolittle Carbondale and sister Mrs William Milar Kissimmee Fla plus seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Rose Partlow Springfield Masonic Home Hospital Athens Clifton W.va Partlow Carbondale William H Lowie Grubb Methodist Church New Marshfield Order of Eastern Star Carl Columbus Fred Dutton William T. Lenhardt Washington, D. C Melvin H. Doolittle William Milar Kissimmee Fla Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes Funeral Home Harold F. Kellogg W. Union St

Girls Ensemble Heard at Athens High School Assembly

A nine girl ensemble directed by W C Fingerhut performed Friday at an Athens High School assembly. Soloist Dawna Bulloch and accompanist Martha Dee Morrison highlighted the program as National Education Week was announced by Superintendent Willard P Barker.

W. C. Fingerhut Athens Dawna Bulloch Martha Dee Morrison Willard P. Barker Martina Josten

County Commissioner Candidate Brings 20 Years Accounting Experience

A county race emphasizes the value of solid accounting practices. The candidate touts two decades in accounting and finance as a benefit to taxpayers, arguing prudent budgeting and procurement oversight protect pursestrings.

Board of County Commissioners

Instructions For Judicial Ballot Instruct Voters On Write-in Supreme Court

Voters were told how to mark the judicial ballot on election day November 7 after a vacancy opened by Judge Edward Turner’s death. With no valid name listed for the unexpired term, voters must write in a candidate and place an X. Leading write-ins include Henry Middleton Toledo Arthur Doyle Akron for Republicans and Howard E Faught Cambridge Dennis F Dunlevy for Democrats.

Ohio Supreme Court Edward Turner Supreme Court Henry Middleton Toledo Arthur Doyle Akron Howard E. Faught Cambridge Dennis F. Dunlevy

OU Junior Vote Listed Candidates for Final Election

Ohio University students named a slate of junior candidates for the upcoming final election set for Tuesday. Balloting shows 159 voters participated with 100 juniors registered in the college.

Ohio University

Health X rays screen Athens County TB program

The Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association reports 94 chest X rays were taken at Mount St. Mary Health Clinic in Nelsonville from Sept 16 to Oct 27. Fifteen suspect cases were indicated and large X rays were taken. Financed by the association through Christmas Seals, the service is open to all residents of Athens and Hocking Counties. The group plans its annual seal campaign to fund its health programs.

Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association Mount St. Mary Nelsonville Joe B Davis Athens Hocking Counties Athens County Association

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