Four Story Jagers Funeral Home Fire Damages Rear Wall
Firefighters battled a major blaze at Jagers Funeral Home 34 N Congress St Athens. The rear four story wall was ruined with about $4 000 damage. flames confined to the family residence area and basement laundry. Fire origin suspected from laundry room wiring. Police and fire crews controlled the blaze quickly and kept equipment intact.
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Jagers Funeral Home
Congress St
Athens Fire Department
He Hese Bae Sees
Junod
E. S. Finsterwald
Going Places Is Previewed At Athens High School
Athens High School students preview the three act comedy Going Places directed by A A Nellis. Cast members include Harry Peckham Barbara McKinstry Ann Bolin Ruth Gentry Coover Staats and others who will perform Friday night in the school auditorium and sell tickets. The public is invited to attend.
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Athens High School
A. A. Nellis
Harry Peckham
Barbara McKinstry
Ann Bolin
Ruth Gentry
Nee Worley
Coover Staats
Alian McQuiston
Martha Cottingham
Carolyn Hopkins
Robert Sprague
Ruth Ann Grover
Martha Lou Dowler
Wife charged with shooting at husband in Nelsonville
Sylvia Bircher of Nelsonville was bound over to Common Pleas Court on $300 bond after pleading not guilty to a shooting with intent to kill charge. Her husband Clarence Bircher reported being shot on August 20, with wounds to his arm and thigh.
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Sylvia Bircher
Nelsonville
Common Pleas Court
T. R. Bennett
Clarence Bircher
Bircher
Three Athens County men to enter Army Nov 25
Athens County Selective Service Board announces three unmarried volunteers from 13 to begin training at Fort Hayes on November 25. The three chosen will depart by bus at 10 10 a m arriving Columbus at 12 40 p m. Physicals next week will determine final selection.
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Athens County
Selective Service Board No. 1
Fort Hayes
United States Army
T. H. Morgan
Athens
Columbus
Gilson D. Light
Selective Service
Walter Ben Zukowski, Jr
Glouster
Richard L. Orr
Jacksonville
Thomas Edward McBride
Steve Vamos
Carl Pershing Lowery
George Richard
A Granville Marquis
John Francis Love
Harry Max Elliott
Archie William Markins
Chillilicothe
Markins
Chillicothe
Marion Franklin Boggs
Robert Clayton Chadwick
Charles Edward Pettit
General Light
Ohio
Gallia County
Huntington
Hocking
Meigs
Washington
Vinton County
School Board Sued Over Creek Pollution Injunction Sought
Charles H. Andrews and Ethel Andrews of Hollister sue the Hollister Consolidated School Board in Common Pleas Court seeking a temporary restraining order and a permanent injunction to stop sewage from the school draining into Mud Fork Creek. The suit says sewage pollutes the creek, ruins farmland, and harms dairies by destroying land productivity and making milk unbuyable.
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Common Pleas Court
Charles H. Andrews
Ethel Andrews
Hollister
Hollister Consolidated School Board
Edward Cartwright
Andrew Allen
Edward Phelph
Thomas Hardy
Mac McPinch
Athens Jaycees Attend District Meeting in Chillicothe
Eighteen members of the Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce joined a district Jaycees meeting in Chillicothe on Wednesday night. Lee Augustine of Cincinnati gave the principal address as national director. Represented cities included Athens Lancaster Chillicothe Cincinnati Portsmouth Hamilton and Middletown.
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Athens
Navy Enlists Henry F. Talbert of Tennessee
Henry F. Talbert aged 27 of Dexter Route 1 Hampton Tennessee has enlisted in the U S Navy as announced today by W H Byers. Talbert will be sent to Great Lakes Illinois for five weeks of preliminary training.
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Henry F. Talbert
Dexter
Electa Talbert
Hampton
Tenn
U. S. Navy
W. H. Byers
Talbert
Great Lakes
Ill
Local Woman Recovers After Ap Peeeectomy Procedure
Miss Kathleen Phillips of 11 Granville Ave underwent an ap peeeectomy last Friday at the Arietta Osteopathic Clinic and is recuperating there now. She is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Hanning.
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Kathleen Phillips
Granville Ave
Arietta Osteopathic Clinic
Mary Hanning
Lake Titicaca Rises High Above Sea Level
South America's largest lake, Lake Titicaca, sits about 12 500 feet above sea level highlighting its extreme high altitude location and geographical prominence.
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South America
Lake Titicaca
Presbyterian Church Welcomes New Members In Service
The Presbyterian Church admitted a group of new members during a Wednesday evening service officiated by Dr. A. Y. Wilcox and Rev. F. E. Lachs. A pre-service dinner was organized by Mrs. E. B. Smith, Mrs. C. FE. Cooper, and Women's Association Group I. Names include Roberta Bullard, Clifford Finch, Margaret Flory, Jo Garvin, Marcella Hyde, Paul Roush, Jack Wadley, Emma White, and others.
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The
Presbyterian Church
E. B. Smith
C. FE. Cooper
Women’s Association
A. Y. Wilcox
F. E. Lachs
Roberta Bullard
Burson
Colville
L. Deissle
John Deissle
Clifford Finch
Margaret Flory
Ed. Garvin
Jo Garvin
P. F. Good
Betty Hauswald
Philip Ong
Marcella Hyde
Sarah Keyser
Clara Kuenzli
Alice Sagestorm
Dean L. W. Lange
Salvation Army Aids Many Needy Families in Athens
Salvation Army in Athens reports aid to 2913 garments, 655 shoes and 456 furniture pieces in the past year. Sixty people attended a morning service at the auditorium and distributed clothing to those most in need. The charity also aided six fire victims and supported flood refugees while expanding into Meigs County with weekly services.
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Athens
Salvation Army
Lieut
Howard Burr
W. W. Hinshaw
Army
Women's Home League
Revival at Nazarene Church Continues This Week
The revival at the Church of the Nazarene continues all week with evangelist Rev. Garrett preaching each night at 7 30. Song programs at every service are directed by Mrs Garrett Miss Heflin and Miss Bradley.
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Church of the Nazarene
Garrett
FASTEETH keeps loose teeth and dentures firm
Advertisement touts FASTEETH as an improved alkaline powder to sprinkle on dentures to hold plates firmer and reduce embarrassment from loose dentures. It emphasizes soothing gums and cooling effect and urges purchase at drug stores.
Truck tail light violation leads to fine in Dover Township
Clifford Shivers of Glouster was fined $1 and costs by Magistrate T. R. Bennett for driving a truck without a tail light. The arrest occurred on U S Route 50 in Dover Township by Constable R. C. Walker. Ceylon lies off India's coast and non shatterable glass is now available for all eyeglasses.
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Clifford Shivers
Glouster
T. R. Bennett
Dover Township
R. C. Walker
Ceylon
India
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Ralph C. Howe
Aldred Wayne Antle
Marie Antle
Probate Court
Trimble
Ohio Company
Valley Street
Kanawha & Michigan Railroad
Cross Street
Johnson and Wolfe
Aldred
Wayne Antle
Jones, Jones and Erskine
Jagers
Gas and Electric Companies
Roy Robinson
Harry Dalton
Carl Wilson
Paul Dalton
Russell Maple
Charles Dalton
Clarence Colmer
Fred James
Gerald Glover
Vern Andrews
Winchester
Remington
S. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Jaycees
Navy
Athens Community Chest
Meigs County
Civille Market
North Lancaster
2Nd Sts
Buckeye S
Ouren
Haarlem
Stack
W. Union St
Grimes Golder
Campbell’s
Lake Erie
Ibs
Harris Haas
N. Court St
Miller Bros
Fred R. Beasley
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