Columbus Man Sentenced to Pen in Athens Bus Station Theft
William Simpson of Columbus was sentenced by Judge O F Rowland to one to seven years at hard labor in the Ohio State Penitentiary after his conviction for grand larceny in the Athens bus station theft of 50 dollars on Sept 26. Joe Ursing was ordered to 30 days mental observation at Athens State Hospital after pleas of insanity to cutting with intent to kill and wound.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Columbus
O. F. Rowland
William Simpson
Ohio State Penitentiary
Simpson
Glen M. Romine
Erle Bridgewater
Joe Urssing
Urssing
Athens State Hospital
Julia Weiland
Willow Creek
Rowland
C. H. Creed
Uissing
Higher Accident and Disease Deaths on Farms, Ohio Study
Dr. A R Mangus of Ohio State University told an Extension Conference in Columbus that farm accident rates exceed city rates while preventable diseases kill rural children at four times the city rate. He noted infant deaths are four times higher in some farm communities than in cities with hospital care, and urged easier access to medical and dental services to improve rural health.
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A. R. Mangus
Ohio State University
Columbus
Ohio
Mangus
Births and hospital admissions in Athens area
Birth announced for Mr and Mrs Claire Ball of Athens a son. Patients admitted for major surgery include Joan Katherine Spencer of Athens Hazel Grose of Akron and Charles Misner of Athens. Minor surgeries involve Mrs Daniel Johnson Chauncey and Mrs B F Achauer Gloucester. Discharges include Mrs Clarence Meek and son Guysville Mrs Dow Bridgewater and son Chauncey Mrs Amanda Parker Longbottom and Mrs Abby Farmer The Plains.
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Joan Katherine Spencer
Athens
Hazel Grose
Akron
Charles Misner
Daniel Johnson
Chauncey
B. F. Achauer
Glouster
Clarence Meek
Guysville
Dow Bridgewater
Amanda Parker
Longbottom
Abby Farmer
the Plains
Land Values Can Be Raised in Athens County
Forestry specialist Koloman Lehotsky told the Athens Soil Conservation District board that woodland value can rise to about 200 dollars per acre, well above the typical ten dollars or less. He urged fire and grazing protection, selective harvesting, seed trees, and removing inferior trees as key steps. The meeting authorized a film project for educational talks and noted plans for a spring inspection tour of Soil Erosion Experimental Farms at Zanesville and Coshocton funded by local citizens and organizations.
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Athens County
Koloman Lehotsky
Soil Conservation Service
Board of Supervisors of Athens Soil Conservation District
Fred H. Sands
Bank of Athens
Athens
The
W. E. Wiseman
Frank Pugh
Earl Johnson
Wayne Wingett
Fred Dorr
R. R. Barker
Wiseman
Marjorie Jacoby
Lehotsky
Barker
Sands
Zanesville
Coshocton
Trucks collide at Athens street intersection in rain
Two trucks met at the Grosvenor and Carpenter Streets corner in Thursday morning rain leaving minor damage. State Highway driver David J. Bobo said he tried to pass when the other truck driven by William V. Munn turned left into Grosvenor Street, police reported.
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Grosvenor and
Carpenter Streets
David J. Bobo
Athens
William V. Munn
Grosvenor St
McGuffey Society Elects New Officers
Charles E. Miller of Athens was named president with N. E. Mills of Guysville as vice president and Harry Cramer of Athens as treasurer. L. C. Nye reported on meetings in Columbus and Oxford as photographs and records were shown. Higley Quartet performed. The next meeting was set for January 1947.
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McGuffey Society
Charles E. Miller
Athens
N. E. Mills
Guysville
Harry Cramer
L. C. Nye
McGuffey
Columbus
Oxford
Higley
Federal Offices To Be Closed Armistice Day
The Bureau of Internal Revenue office in Athens will be closed all day Monday Armistice Day and all day Nov 28 Thanksgiving Day, announced by H. J. Kelly local deputy. Also closing Armistice Day will be the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation and United States Employment Service offices per H. H. Sands manager.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
Athens
H. J. Kelly
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
United States Employment Service
H. H. Sands
Official vote count shows no changes to race results
Athens County clerk David Johnson announced 13 712 total votes for two school bond issues seven tax levy petitions. All school tax levies passed except Rome Township two mill levy. Watertown Waterloo School District bond 47 900 carried. Albany first time passed school levy 435 for 256 against. The Plains bond issue previously rejected passed by 151 majority.
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David Johnson
Athens County
Rome Township
Waterloo Consolidated
Mechanicsburg
Albany
the Plains
Glouster
Chauncey-Dover
Eddy warns war preferred to surrender of white supremacy
Dr. Sherwood Eddy told Ohio University listeners that many Americans would favor a third World War over endorsing racial injustice, urging four cornerstones justice brotherhood liberty and love as the path to a better world. He urged veterans to actively seek work under the GI Bill and follow weekly reporting rules to avoid loss of benefits.
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Sherwood Eddy
Ohio University
Fred Lachs
Eddy
Russia
Dr. Eddy
Memorial Auditorium
Shirley Biller
Mac Baas
T. Z. Koo
Donald Allen
Cars Crash on Route 682 in Plains Damages Two Vehicles
The State Highway Patrol reported two cars were damaged with no injuries after a collision on Route 682 in Plains Thursday. Millard O. Bryan, 73, of Athens Route 2, began a left turn into his driveway and was struck by Joseph S. Cox, 19, of Athens Route 1, who had just started to pass. The Bryan car then crashed into a telephone pole, crushing it.
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Plains
State Highway Patrol
Millard O. Bryan
Athens
Joseph S. Cox
Bryan
Bridge collapses after crossing near Racine Route 338
Sam Williams of Rutland 38 said he heard a noise and watched the steel bridge collapse over a creek just after he crossed with a truck and bulldozer trailer on Route 338 near Racine. De tours were provided and repairs are under way, according to state police.
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Sam Williams
Rutland
State Highway Patrol
Williams
Racine
Scout Paper Collection Termed Successful
Athens Boy Scout Troops 55 and 56 completed a successful waste paper drive last Saturday. District Commissioner Raymond A. Lee said the scouts amassed over $40 to fund Camp Dupler repairs and other scout needs, noting the drive surpassed last summer’s effort.
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Athens
Raymond A. Lee
Dupler
Lee
Anti Flu Shots Offered on Ohio University Campus
Ohio University began free inoculations using a new Army tested flu vaccine in November to curb a potential outbreak. Dr E Herndon Hudson urged students to act quickly noting it takes a month for protection and to visit the Health Service now. The day's weather stayed cool with a midmorning 49 degrees.
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Ohio University
E. Herndon Hudson
The
Health Service
Athens Scouts Urged to Report for Ohio University Game
Athens scouts assigned as ushers for the Ohio University football game should report to the stadium at 12 30 p m in full uniform. The announcement came today from A H Rhoads.
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Athens
Ohio University
A. H. Rhoads
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