Asbury Ridge Outpost Explored In Hamp ton Atkinson Book
The book Asbury Ridge a New England Outpost by John Hampton Atkinson recounts life in Asbury Ridge and nearby areas in the late 1800s. It details local families, places like Mount Zion Church and Coonville, and the author’s background with OU and Iowa State College.
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Vinton County
Asbury Ridge
New England
John Hampton Atkinson
Albert A. Atkinson
Ohio University
Jesse C. Atkinson
Beaumont
Christopher Publishing House
Boston
Iowa State College
Jesse
Martha Dean
Ohio
Hamp
Albert
Jesse Atkinson
Bagleys
Atkinsons
Clarks
Simms Boys
A. E. Price
Athens
Bartletts
Bolingers
Freys
Campbells
The
Craigs
Deans
Tom Dillinger
Essex Family
Hiram Grover
Hurds
McDaniels
Masons
Ella Reynolds
Lanners
Whites
Woodards
Woolerys
Youngs
Mount Zion Church
Coonville
Snow and Temperatures Mark Courtyard Athens Weather
The report notes light snow flurries and a low of 28 degrees in Athens weekend. By 8 am Monday the temperature had risen to 40 from four below freezing, with Saturday highs near 46 and past records of 85 and 80 from prior weekends.
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Athens
Athens Hosts Three Hour Amateur Radio Disaster Drill
Athens staged a three hour simulated disaster exercise to test amateur radio operators ability to take over emergency communications if regular lines fail. Six mobile units fed messages to a central control at the courthouse esplanade with Red Cross and police fire welfare agencies coordinating from relief stations. The test, overseen by Ken Call and Wilson Norris, showed successful contact despite some atmospheric interference and demonstrated rapid dispatch potential.
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Court House Esplanade
Red Cross
Athens
Sheltering Arms
State Highway Patrol
Ken Call
Ohio National Guard
Ellen Biddle
Athens County
W. H. Kirchner
Athens’ Emergency Corps
Wilson Norris
Three Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Three drivers were fined over the weekend after arrests by the State Highway Patrol. Mines F. McCallister, 19, Albany, got a $150 fine and county jail sentence for driving under the influence after a 2:30 a.m. Sunday stop on Route 33. Henry O. Tubbs, 42, Columbus, paid $5 and costs for having a whistle on his exhaust. Ronald Davis, 19, Columbus, was fined $10 and costs for allowing an underage person to drive.
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State Highway Patrol
W. P. Mickle
Mines F. McCallister
Albany
Mickle
Henry O. Tubbs
Columbus
Ronald Davis
Nelsonville
Earl Hilleary
Athens High School Graduate Begins Recruit Training at Great Lakes
GI Board Joseph White son of Mr and Mrs Fred White of 531 Richland Ave is starting recruit training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station Great Lakes Indiana A 1950 Athens High School graduate White was active in Hi Y Boys Glee Club mixed chorus and band He also sang with the Inter Church Youth Choir Before enlisting White worked in the Messenger mailing room.
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Joseph White
Fred White
Richland Ave
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Ini
Athens High School
White
Hi-Y
The
Messenger
Markets Report From Cincinnati Poultry and Butter Prices
Poultry prices in Cincinnati show selling ranges for broilers and fryers at 25-26 cents, farm run 23-25, roosters 27-28, heavy hens 21-23, light 17-18, old roosters 15-16, heavy stags 22-23. Butter prints at 65 cents for 1 lb, 64 for half, 66 for quarter, potatoes 1.75-3.25 per unit.
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Cincinnati
Fireman Response as Smoke Fills Halls
Johnson, Justin A 20 Mens Dorm, arraigned before Mayor Mickle on a guilty plea to discharging a firearm within city limits. A fine of 5 dollars with costs suspended was imposed. Circle Hill precinct voters will use Chauncey church of Rev Pidcock for polling, located beside Dr Sprague's office.
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Justin A. Johnson
W. P. Mickle
Johnson
Circle Hill
Mr. Pidcock
Chauncey
Dr. Sprague
Notable Names List Appears in Public Notice Registry
A long roster lists individuals including Harold Baedecker Frank S. Baker George Banks Homer Baird L. C. Baker Ed Banks Supt W P Barker Frank Batdorff Francis Bean Prof R F Beckett Fred Beckler Card Ball T R Bennett Dr T R Biddle Wm B Biggs H B Blair H C Bobo Howard E Bobo Wm Boyd Homer Brown Ira Burnfield W F Burke John Buck Clyde Beasley Don Barstow Pete Bachus Richard P Banks Wade Bean Car Buck Wade Burk Harry Begg Gordon Bush Ethel Beekman Howard L Brinker Kenneth Begg Henry Barnes Roger Barrett Ernest Baughman Hugh Jefferson Mrs Irma Jagers Roger J Jones Mrs Arline Johnson Roger Jones Jr R S Jones Joe Vance Arvilla Van Dyke Bert Vereoe Bertha Vickers Ross Wright Wm Whaley A E Whaley O L Wood Clark E Williams R H White Carroll Widdoes Lawrence Worstell Dr P J Woodworth Charles Woodworth Wm Parker Walker Earl Washburn Robert Wren.
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Harold Baedecker
Frank S. Baker
George Banks
Homer T. Baird
L. C. Baker
Ed Banks
W. P. Barker
Frank Batdorff
Francis C. Bean
R. F. Beckett
Fred H. Beckler
T. R. Bennett
T. R. Biddle
B. Biggs
B. Blair
C. Bobo Howard E. Bobo
Boyd Homer Brown
Ira W
Burnfield
W. F. Burke
John Buck Clyde Beasley
Don Barstow
Pete Bach
Ross Wright
Wm. Whaley
A. E. Whaley O. L, Wood Clark E, Williams
R. H, White Carroll Widdoes
Lawrence Worstell
Dr. P. J. Woodworth
Charles Woodworth
Wm. Parker Walker
Earl Washburn
Robert Wren
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Florence McBride
Wayne Harris
Shade
Mercury
Jean Jolkovski
National Guard
Wayne Ward
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Pol. Adv
Athens Bottling Co
Pepsi-Cola Co
New York
Fekup
the Security Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Woolley Funeral Home
Morris Ave
Republican
Ray Bobo
Prof
A. C. Anderson
J. E. Algeo
E. E. Algeo
Paul Antoinetto
H. O. Atkins Myrta Ashworth
Glen Atkinson
John S. Algeo
Harlan Antle
J. L. Atkinson
C. M. Bowman
W. R. Cable W. B. Cable
F. R. Calvin Frank W. Cone
Virginia Coleman
W. W. Connett
H. W. Cox
Charles Coury Gomer Clark
B. F. Cutler
Joe Coury Clinton R. Chadwick
Carmen L. Church James P. Cumley Paul Cotton Arthur Cornwell
E. A. Cottingham
Arthur Coon Foster Cornwell
Frank Cross Dr. Don R. Clippinger Franklin Calvin Ralph Carpenter
Everett Cross
C. A. Daugherty
Don Davis
D. L. Davis
M. V. Davis
Norman Dean Ben Dickens
C. B. Dillon
Mrs
Dorothy Dent
H. C. Dorman
Dr. C. L. Don Pearl
E, Droz Lucille Duffee Claud J. Dry
J. L. Duncan Joel B. Draper
Earl G. Davis
Walter Davis
Harry Dalton
Emmagene Davis
M. F. Darst
John W, Dowler
Samuel B. Erskine
Rush Elliott
Robert Essex Evan Edwards Norman Engh
Herman Ellis
Reginald Embrey
L. P, Eblin
Oscar Fulton
Carl A, Frey
Francis Fuller
Pauline Fierce
Maxwell Ferguson
Iris Fierce
James Farley
R. W. Finsterwald
James A. Farrell
Eber Fulton
Delbert Hayes
C. H. Harris
L. Z. Herron
H. G. Householder
Donna Harmon
W. H. Herbert
Geraldine Hope
Wm. Harmon
M. D. Hughes Roy E. Hawk Dale V. Hart Mae Herron
Martin Hecht
James FE. Householder
Garnet Hatch
David H. Hughes
Leslie H. Irwin
Hugh Jefferson
Irma Jagers
Roger J. Jones
Arline Johnson
Roger Jones, Jr
R. S. Jones
Harold Kinkler
J. F. Kempton Wm, D. Kinkler
M. M, Kerr
Gerald M. Kyle
Geo. Starr Lasher
Kenneth Lambs
W. H. Lowman
Harry Lackey
Dewey Laughlin
H. C. Lehman Laverne Lausche
Harold Lee
Fred C. Lentz
M. F. McCune
J. H. McClure
Nell Mathews
Robert Mathews
Fred McKay
R. McQuiston
Dan Merrick
Don Millikan
Dwight Mutchler
Eleanor Minister
Burton Massie
Harry W. McKinstry
Franklin Murphey
Ann Mumma
R. L. Morton
Ernest MceGran Or
Earl Mathews
Dr. T. H. Morgan
Richard McKinstry
Clayton Miller
Alex M. Moore
Joe Paterna
William D. Poling
Ralph G, Palmer
Frank W. Phillips
Dr. H. T. Phillips Harper C. Pendry Gaige
B, Paulsen
D. A. Pierce
Harold Pierce
Walter Pyl*s
Richard M. Phillips
Irvin D. Quick
Wm. O. Rowland
Charles Reamer
Thelma Robinson
H. Roberts
Sol Rosenberg
Basil Rutter
Benson Roberts
Raymond Bardin
R. F. Rose Hall
Rowland W. H. Rose Harold J. Rose
Harvey Ramsey
Jack Rhoads
David Reeder
Dwight H. Rutherford
D. K. Seward Paul Smith
J. A. Simpkins
Rowena Sprout
E. D. Sprout
J. S. Sherrard
George W. Starcher
J. J. Sister
Carl Sylvester
H. O. Sedwick
Gerald Stauffer
E. F. Sells Wilson Smith
James R. Seward Carl Stickney
L. C. Staats
Jack Sweeney
R. J. Studer
D. H. Sams
R. A. Smith
W. J. Trautwein
Joe Trepp
Paul Ullmark
Joe Vance
Arvilla van Dyke
Bert Vereoe Bertha Vickers
J. B. Vanity
Board OF Control
Athens Board OF Trade
A. E. Whaley
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H, C, Dorman
H, C
Pendry
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