October marks strong activity at Athens County Vehicle Title Office
The Athens County Vehicle Title Office, led by Clerk Phyllis A. LaVelle, issued 1193 titles in October, second only to March’s 1339. October revenues totaled $1341.85, with county receipts of $927.45 and state share $414.40, bringing year to date earnings to $10,239.95. New car titles fell to 146 from 161 in September, while used cars rose to 878 from September’s 795. Trucks totaled 26 new and 119 used, with miscellaneous vehicles adding to the month’s totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Clerk of Courts
Phyllis A. LaVelle
Athens County
Inspection Slated for Highway Post Office Route Visit
The Highway Post Office will stop in Athens for an hour on December 1 for public viewing, arriving at 12:50 p.m. after stops in 19 towns on its Columbus–Gallipolis route. The first trip follows mail-train removals. inbound trip has no stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Area
Highway
Ohio
F. P. Frebault
Columbus
Athens
HPO
Highway Post Office
Columbus-Gallipolis
Columbus-Portsmouth
Columbus- Portsmouth
Brice
Pickerington
Basil
Baltimore
Thurston
Pleasantville
W. Rushville
Rushville
Bremen
Junction City
New Lexington
Moxahala
Rendville
A. m
Corning
Glouster
Trimble
Jacksonville
Millefield
Chauncey
Shade
Pomeroy
Middleport
Zutland
Langsville
Wilkesville
Ewington
Vinton
Porter
Bidwell
Kerr
Gallipolis
Nelsonville
the Plains
Albany
McArthur
Dundas
Hamden
Wellston
Coalton
Jackson
Oak Hill
Portsmouth
Seniors Honored at AHS Assembly
Thirteen Athens High School senior football players were honored at an all school assembly. Assistant Coach Fred Swearingen gave a pep talk, and student body president Jack Algeo led the assembly. Under director W. C. Fingerhut the boys’ glee club performed five songs with Jim Dilley as soloist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Fred Swearingen
Jack Algeo
W. C. Fingerhut
Bulldog
Jon Blair
James Brooks
George Cabeen
Bill Frey
David Hamilton
Frank Hooper
Dave Neutzling
Nick Parkis
Lewis Roberts
John Smith
Charles Tribe
Frank Watkins
Jim Widdoes
Wellesley
Old Ark
Steffe
Boys’ Glee Club
Jim Dilley
Martha Dee Morrison
Kathy Carpenter
David Lewis
Mrs Barnes Rites Saturday
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Bigony funeral home for Mrs Mary C Barnes 83 of Albany who died Wednesday at her daughter Mrs Howard Gilson Athens She is survived by daughter Edna sister Mrs Anna Hall Columbus brother C EF Parsons Nebraska 10 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren Burial will be in Hebbardsville Cemetery friends may call prior to services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Mary C. Barnes
Howard Gilson
Athens
Edna
McBee Reports Record Fiscal Earnings and Strong Orders
The McBee Co says fiscal year ending August 31 1950 earned net income of 502 500 dollars or 1 53 a share on 292 069 common shares up 17 8 percent from 1949 Sales totaled 7 226 876 dollars and production reached a record high Orders backlog rose 30 percent over 1949 A new Toronto printing plant started early in the year and runs near capacity. chairman Philip M Zenner noted war demand helped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McBee Co
Philip M Zenner
Zenner
Toronto
Canada
Agricultural Meeting Set
An Agricultural Outlook Conference will be held Tuesday at the Hocking County courthouse in Logan. Attendees are by invitation. Speakers include Harper Pendry of the Athens Board of Trade, Floyd DeLashmutt on production and consumption trends, Margaret McDonald on supply and demand, and Marie Walters on home supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking County
Logan
Ross Wright
Athens County
Harper C. Pendry
Athens Board of Trade
Floyd DeLashmutt
Margaret McDonald
Marie Walters
Legion Breakfast Opens Armistice Day Observance
The American Legion hosts a GI type breakfast from 6 45 to 10 a m Saturday at the Legion home as part of Armistice Day events. Roger Connor will speak and the Athens Inter church Youth Choir will sing at the 11 a m Armory program, followed by a parade. Legionnaires will wreath K T Crossen’s grave in Hebbardsville after the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legion
Roger Connor
Athens
Millfield Youth Jailed on Driving Count
Charles Minerd aged 18 of Millfield Route 1 was jailed after failing to pay a $15 fine and costs for operating without a driver’s license. Police said he drove recklessly and tried to pull away from officers. a 20 day sentence was imposed but suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Minerd
Millfield
Minerd
Car battery short sparks minor Nelsonville fire
A short circuit in the battery of a car owned by Margaret Robinson on Nelsonville Route 2 caused a minor fire Thursday afternoon. Firefighters arrived at the scene parked at 35 West State Street to extinguish the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Robinson
Nelsonville
W. State St
Car Crash Involving Funk And Dunlap Reported
Moderate damage occurred Thursday afternoon when Earl Funk age 20 of 135 Morris Ave and H L Dunlap age 65 of 275 E State St collided. Funk was pulling from a Court St parking place at the time, city police stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Funk
Morris Ave
H. L. Dunlap
E. State St
Funk
Court St
National Magazine Cites Professor Morton for Textbook Work
Colliers magazine recognizes Prof. R. L. Morton of Ohio University College of Education for his elementary arithmetic text and co-authors Merle Gray Elizabeth Springstum and William L. Schaaf. The piece notes publishing problems, a 1940 idea by Earl E. Welch, 250 writing meetings, and a cover image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Morton
Ohio University College of Education
Colliers
Morton
Merle Gray
Hammond
Ind
Elizabeth Springstum
National College of Education
Evanston, Ill
William L. Schaaf
Brooklyn College
Earl E. Welch
Welch
Athens Names Men Enlisting in October Army Air Force
G I Bulletin lists Regular Army and Air Force volunteers on active duty. Enlistees include Earl F. Guseman Paul F. Risley Robert E. Landers Wallace R. McBride Ralph C. Barnhart William Stolze Jr Donald Mingus George R. Walton Arthur I Buell Eugene Sabo Billy G Yeater Kenneth L Chapman Roscoe B Frost Lenard E Spencer James R Tedrow John J Roscoe and more. Pvt Franklin W. Martin arrived at Fort Hood Texas with the 193rd Heavy Tank Battalion. Martin formerly worked for Albanys Vander ium Tool Co in Athens and is married to Viola with two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
W. D. Jansen
Army
Air Force
Earl F. Guseman
Paul F. Risley
Robert E. Landers
Ath
Franklin W. Martin
Albany
Ft. Hood
Tex
193Rd
Vanadium Tool Co
Colorado National Guard
Emma Martin
Viola
Penrose
Colo
Ronald Gene
Charles David Martin
OU Students In Florida at Sigma Delta Chi Convention
Six Ohio University students join 500 delegates at the 31st Sigma Delta Chi national journalism convention in Miami Beach Florida. Delegates Al Lindholm Bob Carboni Al Shultz Al Nagy George Mentzer and Bob Grimm will hear speakers John Crosby Inez Robb John Knight Frank Starzel Robert Ruark and Sir Mohammad Za frullah Khan. Delegates will attend a Miami Louisville football game today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Ohio University
Sigma Delta Chi
Ohio U
al Lindholm
Collingdale
Bob Carboni
Ridgefield
Conn
al Shultz
Portsmouth
al Nagy
Akron
George Mentzer
Lima
Bob Grimm
Letart Falls
John Crosby
New York Herald Tribune
Inez Robb
International News Service
John 5. Knight
Knight Newspapers
Frank J. Starzel
The
Associated Press
Robert Ruark
United Features
Mohammad Zafrullah Kahn
Pakistan
Two Bound to Jury In Sharpsburg Case
Two men from Sharpsburg Route 1 were bound to the grand jury after pleading innocent to threatening charges. Wade Johnson, 67, and Cecil Burns, 25, posted $200 bonds and were arraigned with lawyers Joel Draper and O K Parrett representing them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Jury
W. P. Mickle
Wade Johnson
Cecil Burns
Sharpsburg
Goldy Burns
Johnson
Carl Burns
Joel Draper
O. K. Parrett
Burns
Quiet Frigid Morning With Near Freezing Reading
The thermometer stayed near 33 degrees last night with a low of 33 and 8 a.m. reading unchanged. Thursday brought a high of 61 and rainfall totaling .41 inches, according to reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hursday
WAC WAF Recruiting Visit Planned for Athens
A WAC WAF recruiting team will visit Athens on Friday November 24. Local recruiter S Set William D Jansen says the team will explain all eligibility phases including mental exams and arranging with local physicians. Interviews may be held at the Athens Recruiting Station on the post office building’s second floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
S.set
William D. Jansen
Jansen
Cline grandson called to active duty from Athens family note
Mrs. Bert McKibben of Richland Avenue has word grandson Thomas G. Cline is drafted for active service. He is stationed at the Air Force Base in Greenville South Carolina where Mrs Cline and son Christopher reside. Lieutenant Cline is son of Mr and Mrs B F Cline formerly of Athens
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon C. Vickers
V. C. Vickers
Race St
Williams Air Force Base
Chandler
Ariz
Athens
Vickers
Perrin Air Force Base
Sherman
Tex
Air Training Command
Ohio University
Air Force
Bert McKibben
Richland Ave
Thomas G. Cline
Columbus
Air Force Base
Greenville
S. C
Cline
Christopher
B. F. Cline
Lucille Carr
Hospital admissions and discharges in Athens area
Admitted: Mrs. Letha Kasler Athens. Kathleen Witsberger Athens Route 4. Baby Cheryl Carsey Athens. Dismissed: Mrs. Olive Smith Glouster Route 2. Maurice Currens Athens Route. Lara McCaskey Jacksonville. Mrs. Arlene Gibson Amesville. Paul Barnhill Amesville Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letha Kasler
Athens
Kathleen Witsberger
Baby Cheryl Carsey
Olive Smith
Glouster
Maurice Currens
Lara McCaskey
Jacksonville
Arlene Gibson
Amesville
Paul Barnhill
Fined for Speeding on Route 33 in Athens
Charles F. Fairchild, 19, Athens, was fined 15 dollars and costs by Mayor W. P. Mickle on Thursday. The State Highway Patrol filed the charge, saying Fairchild was speeding on Route 33.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Fairchild
Athens
W. P. Mickle
State Highway Patrol
Fairchild
Miracle vitamins with iron Solu seals advertised
An ad touts Solu seals miracle vitamins with iron to support nerves stomach skin and blood. It claims nervous strain from vitamin B1 deficiency and neuritis improve with Solu seals as a daily supplement sold at Quick's Drug Store with mail orders available and a small extra postage fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quick’s
Real Estate Deeds Show Shield Gain in October
An unofficial count from Athens County Recorder Claudis Chappel shows 122 real estate transfers filed in October, up eight from September but below October 1949’s 133. Fees dropped to 408, mortgages fell to 67, chattel mortgages 393, and chattel releases 53. Among nearly 700 instruments were 18 rights of way, 14 affidavits, six certificates, three assignments, five agreements, one lease, one contract, one cemetery deed and four discharges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Claudis Chappel
Thirty Couples Apply for Marriage Licenses in October
Probate Court records show October issued 30 marriage licenses, up from September’s 21 and matching August’s total. Ages ranged widely with two grooms in their seventies, the oldest bride at 67, and two brides as young as 16. Farmers and coal miners led applicants, with diverse occupations listed among both genders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Cupid
KU Enrolls 7551 Students With Names Wise Dailey
Attending Kansas University in Lawrence Edward Nelson Wise of Athens and David Thomas Dailey of Albany are among 7551 students enrolled at the University of Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas U
Lawrence
Kans
Edward Nelson Wise
Athens
David
Thomas Dailey
Albany
University of Kansas
Also Mentioned on This Page
WATH
Church OF Christ
W. Union St
Fairgrounds
Swanson
Cross Bros
Frank H. Cross
AHS
Mrs. Barnes
Athens Home Telephone CO
McBee Report
National Magazine
G.I. Bulletin Board
Florida
Carrols Market
Union St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Speeder
C.L. Poston
S. May Ave
Athens, O
Saavice S A
Brach
ZION
Bolling Beef
Parkersburg
Sears
Seiple
Kempton
Athens, Ohio
Roger Dean
East State St
Roger Dean's
Heghen
Siegler
Siegier
Waright
N. Court St
the Mutual
Washington Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!