Three Milk Coops Merge Forming Marietta Athens Group
A three way merger unites the Hocking Valley Dairymens Athens Milk Sales and Marietta Cooperative Milk Producers Associations into the Marietta Athens Milk Producers Association. The new group will serve about 476 members in 15 counties across Ohio and West Virginia with offices in Marietta and Athens and a plan to centralize operations in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking Valley Dairymens Association
Athens Milk Sales Inc
Marietta Cooperative Milk Producers Association
Marietta-Athens Milk Producers Association
Marietta
Athens and
Hocking
Athens
Washington St
Elliott St
Cc. D. Arnold
Athens Milk Sales
Mabel Risley
Floyd Roberts
Marietta Group
Roberts
Ohio
West Virginia
Meigs
Gallia
Vinton
Perry
Plains Methodist Church launches drive for 4500 sq ft education unit
The Plains Methodist Church begins a fund drive to finance a 4500 square foot educational addition with estimated cost 61 200 dollars. A kickoff dinner is at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Building committee chair Lloyd Kittle says pledges and cash commitments will be counted at the dinner. The drive ends November 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains Methodist Church
A. H. Mellencamp and Associates
Lancaster Engineers
Lloyd Kit
Tle
Otho Coon
Thomas Porter
Paul Tipton
Robert Dearing
Keith Bateman
Martin McKibben
Elmo Scott
George Shafer
Violet, Bryan
Helen Kittle
Lucy McDonald
Kittle
Excess Fuel Flow Triggers Fire At Donald Poston Home
Fire started when excess fuel flowed into an oil furnace at the Donald Poston residence in New England Rome Township. Mrs Poston and neighbors kept the blaze under control until Ames Bern Amesville volunteers arrived. fire confined to the basement with extensive furnace damage. Alarm at 1 15 p m. two trucks and eight volunteers responded. Coolville department sent a pumper but fire was out on arrival. Albany Lodge election and meeting scheduled at 7 30 p m with a fish fry to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Poston
New England
Rome Township
James Dillie
Ames -Bern- Amesville
Coolville
Albany
Albany Lodge 723
F &Am
George J. Lowther
Ostrex Tonic Tablets Promised To Rejuvenate Wives
Advert shows husbands scolding if wives look old and urges wives to take Ostrex Tonic Tablets to combat fatigue from low iron. Claims new pep and younger looks will make husbands proud. Eight day sample and wide sale at drug stores.
New Members Welcomed By Athens Rotary Club
Eight new members were welcomed at a noon Athens Rotary Club meeting. Honorees included Kenner Bush Frank Shay Richard Phillips Charles Kirkwood the Rev. William Black Larry Myers Arthur Cornwell and Don Harris. Lawrence Worstell spoke on Rotary history and local Civics. W. Parker Walker described the club of 81 members founded in 1923 and its services. James Cox 33 Glouster was cited for a traffic violation with a $10 fine and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Rotary Club
Kenner Bush
Frank Shay
Richard Phillips
Charles Kirkwood
William Black
Larry Myers
Arthur Cornwell
Don Harris
Rotary
Lawrence Worstell
Club Information Committee
Worstell
W. Parker Walker
Athens Club
Charity Drive Unity Urged for Athens United Appeal
Roger Connor urged Athens to force large national charities into United Appeal or stop soliciting. He proposed a city permit system to vet campaigns and require nonparticipating groups to join United Appeal by year two. Connor cited fundraising abuses and praised some strong national groups with solid records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Appeal
Athens
Roger Connor
Connor
Ohio
Athens United Appeal
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Mental Health
Southeastern Ohio Guidance Center
Royal McBee
Port Chester
Clouds Return After Rain in Athens Weather Update
Cloudy and chilly conditions returned to Athens after last night's rain. At 10 am the temperature stood at 39 degrees, unchanged from the morning low, with a high of 54 and rainfall totaling .05 inch. The Hocking River was falling at 4.5 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hocking
Kiwanis Entertained By OU Vocal Trio
Ohio University singing group Mike Hoffman Mike Hinden and Hank Arbaugh entertained Kiwanis at Berry Hall. The trio performs folk songs and folklore. Kiwanis President Vern Hondell announced fruit cakes are arriving and will be sold through the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Sauared
Hank
Ohio University
Kiwanis
Berry Hall
Mike Hoffman
Mike Hinden
Hank Arbaugh
Vern Hondell
Part Time Laborer Details 11 County Burglaries
A part time Jacksonville laborer, Carl Kelley, 38, admits 11 burglaries across Athens County over seven months netting more than $500 in cash, food, phonograph records, tires, and a radio. He described taking food for his three children and is held in Washington County jail pending grand jury action on two additional burglary charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Athens County
Carl Kelley
Ward Cunningham
Sam Buffington
Kelley
Washington County
Sang At 1000 Funerals FRED LEE TOM DIES
Fred Lee Tom aged 75 of 227 E State St died Monday evening in Sheltering Arms Hospital after months of ill health. A graduate of Rix Mills High School and Ohio University, he sang at over 1000 funerals, taught music, ran Athens Diner, and held multiple church and Masonic roles. Survived by wife Lucile, two sons, two grandchildren, three brothers, two sisters, with services Thursday at Hughes funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Lee Tom
E. State St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Muskingum County
Athens
Rix Mills High School
Ohio University
Mr. Tom
Conneaut
Lyceum
Athens Post Office
S. Congress St
First Christian Church
Higley Men’s
Athens County Men’s Brotherhood of the Christian Church
E. R. Tom
Cumberland
R. R. Tom
Sandusky
H. V Tom
Zanesville
Bernice Paisley
Cuyahoga Falls
Tommie Thompson
Columbus
Bernard Bruce
Albany Area Farmer Dies
Ernest Lynch 79 of Albany Route 2 died Monday in Sheltering Arms Hospital. He was a lifelong Albany area farmer, unmarried, and survived by two brothers Carlos W of Athens Route 1 and Frank of Marion and three sisters Vera McClaskey Marion Clara Meadows Akron and Edith Byerly Albany. Friends may call after 3 pm Tuesday at Bigony funeral home where services will be held at 2 pm Wednesday by Rev Earl Russell. Burial in Riggs Cemetery Downington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Ernest Lynch
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Lynch
Carlos W
Athens
Frank
Marion
Vera McClaskey
Clara Meadows
Akron
Edith Byerly
Bigony Fueral
Earl Russell
Riggs Cemetery
Downington
Collision on Route 216 Damages Cars No Injuries Cited
Cars driven by Donna Goldman and Alice M. Jackson, both of Athens, were damaged Monday in a Route 216 collision a half mile of Nelsonville. No injuries reported but Miss Jackson was cited into Athens County Court for failing to yield the right of way. James Bryan, 30, of 206 West Union Street, taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the fire department after fainting at Athens High School. An electric cord short circuit at Mulberry Inn caused responders to disconnect the cord. restaurant owned by William Papes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Goldman
Alice M. Jackson
Athens
Nelsonville
State Highway Patrol
Miss Jackson
James Bryan
W. Union St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens High School
Fire Department
Bryan
U. S
Mulberry Inn
E. Mulberry St
William Papes
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D. H
Jonesy
Economy Savings & Loan Company
N. Court St
Lynwood
Pomeroy
Logan
Wilson Baker
Watchmaker
N. Court
Bruce Fickel
Evergreen
Logan Federal
N. Market St
Logan, Ohio
James Cox
Glouster
State
Water Conditioning, Inc
W. Stimson Ave
Charles Austin
Inars
National Better Business Bureau Inc
American Heart Association
American Cancer Society
Ames-Bern
Amesville
Pendergrass Hardware
Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover
Namon Calentine
Inza Morrison Confectionary
Revival Meeting
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Washington & Congress St
Athens, Ohio
J. C. Felter
Michigan
Gene E. Rowe
Notes
Henry FE. Collins
Ralph van Nest
James Ferry
Jerry Johnson
the Plains
Robert Llewellyn
New Marshfield
Charles Cronch
William Strickland
Milton Zane
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