Zoning Means of Correcting Future Mistakes
Marietta expert Charles D oogle Jr argues Athens zoning should prevent future evils rather than fix past errors. He compares Athens to Marietta’s planning, noting spot zoning can create islands of commerce while maintaining residential areas. He also opposes mayor and service director serving on planning commissions to avoid political favoritism. The talk was at the Berry Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Board of Trade
Charles Doogle, Jr
Marietta
Pioneer City
Fogle
Marietta Cit Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Spac
Berry Hotel
E. E. Linton Dies at 69 in Athens Area
Ernest E. Linton 69 of Stewart died Tuesday evening in Athens at his son Earl’s home. He worked as a stationary engineer at Athens State Hospital Nelsonville Ice Co and Sugar Grove Pumping Station and was a Spanish American War veteran. Survived by wife Media Barnhart Linton five sons and four daughters plus a brother and a sister. Funeral Friday 2 p.m. at Jagers Funeral Home with burial at W Union St Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Thursday. Guysville Savanna Lodge F&AM will hold services Thursday 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest E. Linton
Stewart
Athens
Earl
Mr. Linton
Athens State Hospital
Nelsonville Ice Co
Sugar Grove
Philippines
Media Barnhart Linton
Robert
Evan
Bernard
Guysville
Forrest
Coalville
Fern Secoy
Mansfield
Clarice Norman
Janice Rorick
Lillian Dye
Columbus
Richard
Barlow
Mayme Bachelor
Zanesville
Frederick Haley
Jagers
W. Union St
Guysville Savanna Lodge F&am
Building Sold to Spares Athens Buick Co quarters
The building housing part of the Athens Buick Co on Carpenter Street was sold to Walter and Opal Duncan for about 22000. The Buick firm will remain in its current location, leasing the basement and first floor from the new owners while occupying the adjoining sales room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Buick Co
Carpenter St
Walter and
Opal Duncan
Athens
Country Recorder
Earl G. Davis
Buick Co
Jowners
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs Neil E Walter of Athens welcome a daughter. Mr and Mrs George Carpenter of New Marshfield welcome a daughter. Admissions include Sally Bricker of Athens major surgery Carolyn Hollinger of Athens medical H Orland Burk of Zaleski medical. Dismissals list Frank Urbach and daughter Sally Ish and Mrs John Ish Columbus Harold Beazell Athens Delea Mohler Athens Route Harley Mohler Athens Route 4 Ada Ator Albany.
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Neil E. Walter
Athens
George Carpenter
New Marshfield
Sally Bricker
Carolyn Hollinger
H. Orland Burk
Zaleski
Frank Urbach
John Ish
Columbus
Harold Beazell
Delea Mohler
Harley Mohler
Ada Ator
Albany
Firemen Respond to Seventh Alarm This Week at Athens Hospital
A short circuit in an elevator wiring caused a small fire Tuesday at 6 30 p m in Athens State Hospital. City firemen were called but Assistant Fire Chief Charles Dalton said there was no damage. It was the seventh alarm in a week for the department and the ninth in November, with none of the fires serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens State Hospital
Charles Dalton
Coolville Man Sues After Auto Collision
G. F. Sturm files in common pleas court seeking 800 dollars from T. F. Cecil over a February 19 1949 Coolville auto collision. Damages include 300 for the wrecked car and 500 for injuries, medical bills, and lost wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
G. F. Sturm
T. F. Cecil
Coolville
Sturm
Cecil
Athens High School Opens Season With June Mad Comedy
AHS Comedy Friday will be the first dramatics presentation of the year. The light family comedy about a 15 year old girl and her teenage boyfriend runs 8 p m Friday in the high school auditorium. Cast includes Mary Sue LaFollette Dick Nellis Patty Fitzer John Bolin Jesse Lee Mary Spurbeck Helen Lehman Jim Dilley Charles Orr David Lewis Antoinette Ondis Richard Williams Martina Josten. Bill Wolfe serves as stage manager with assistance from William Wolfe and Stanley McKinniss. Francis Paterna runs props while Margaret Reeds and Eleanor Wickline handle promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School Dramatics
Odin aMd Bok
Mary Sue LaFollette
Dick Nellis
Patty Fitzer
John Bolin
Jesse Lee
Mary Spurbeck
Helen Lehman
Jim Dilley
Charles Orr
David Lewis
Antoinette Ondis
Richard Williams
Martina Josten
Bill Wolfe
William Wolfe
Stanley McKinniss
Francis Paterna
Margaret Reeds
Eleanor Wickline
USO and YWCA Key Players in Athens Chest Drive
USO seeks 1500 of the 12500 Athens Community Chest quota and runs 242 service centers overseas and at home. YWCA, led by Marilyn Hoon, aims 250, supports OU women in Athens, runs weekly craft and reading programs for nearby communities, and funds Children’s Home visits and holiday party events.
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Athens Community Chest
USO
YWCA
United Service Organization
Red Feather
Ohio
U. S
Robert Wright
USC
Community Welfare Board
Athens County
Athens
YMCA
National Catholic Community Service
National
Jewish Welfare Board
Salvation Army
National Travelers Aid Association
Wright
Ohio University
Marilyn Hoon
New Marshfield
Miss Hoon
The
W McDonald Dies at Chase in The Plains Area
W D Wib McDonald 42 died at home in Chase after a year long illness. Survived by wife Margaret and nine children Shirley Betty Treva Gail Leah Linda Wanda Margaret Patty all at home. Also his father H L McDonald The Plains, two brothers Walter The Plains Dick Cleveland, sister Mrs Gilbert Circle Nelsonville. Services Thursday 2 p m at Jagers funeral home burial The Plains Cemetery. Friends may call after Wednesday 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D
Wib”. McDonald
Chase
Margaret
Shirley
Betty
Treva
Gail
Leah
Linda
Wanda
Patty
H. L. McDonald
the Plains
Walter
Cleveland
Gilbert Circle
Nelsonville
Lena Bradenburg
Jagers
Plains Cemetery
Mayor's Office Fireproofing Underway in Athens City Hall
Concrete floor work begins after removing the wooden floor. A steel beam foundation will replace the floor and the ceiling will be lowered. Mayor W. P. Mickle estimates the cost at 400 dollars as part of fireproofing to protect valuable city records. The mayor will conduct business in the police communications area across the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens City Hall
W. P. Mickle
Chillicothe Auto Agency Opens on Route 50 West
Roger Dean Inc announces the opening of a Lincoln Mercury agency in Chillicothe on Route 50. Fred Brown, formerly at the Athens agency, will be sales manager and Robert Munroe of Athens will be parts manager.
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Chillicothe
Roger Dean
Inc
Route
Fred Brown
Athens
Robert Munroe
Dean
Cold morning as thermometer barely climbs past 34 degrees
Weather report shows temperatures stubbornly low with 9:45 a.m. reading only five degrees above last night’s 34 degree low. High yesterday reached 51 degrees as partly cloudy skies persisted and the Hocking River stood at 2.9 feet at 7 a.m.
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C. N. France
Hocking
Legion Posts Oyster Supper Before Wednesday Meeting
A 6:30 p m oyster supper precedes the K T Crossen Post American Legion meeting tonight. The supper and meeting occur at the Legion home at Congress and West Washington streets, per Commander Ben L Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. T. Crossen Post
American Legion
Ben L. Williams
Legion Home
Congress
W. Washington Streets
Waltonians to Host Talk and Oyster Supper Meeting
Waltonians announce a Thursday event at the IOOF Hall in Athens with Everett Ridge, a state game conservationist, to speak after an oyster supper at 6 30 p.m. The Waltonian president D K Seward says the evening includes a Ridge film and a guest night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Ridge
Athens
Izaak Walton League
IOOF
D. K. Seward
Ridge
Seward
Prayer Band to Meet at Graham Chapel
Graham Chapel Prayer Band will meet Thursday at the home of Mrs. Fred Elswick with Mrs. Edith Mansfield as leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Chapel
Fred Elswick
Edith Mansfield
Paid Firemen Take Over in Athens Volunteers Discontinued
Athens ends fifty year tradition as four new full time firefighters join the force making volunteers unnecessary. Safety Director Daniel A. Pierce informs seven veterans their names will stay on an emergency list. The siren remains but now signals motorists and off duty firefighters.
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Athensis
Stimson and
Palmer Sts
Daniel A. Pierce
Pierce
C. L. Colmer
Don Navis
Roy Robinson
Gerald Glover
Clyde Beasley
Curtis Watson
Russ Maple
Mrs Gibbs Dies at 83 in Hillcrest Rest Home
Ida A. Gibbs 83 died after six months illness in Hillcrest Rest Home. She was daughter of late Isaiah and Eliza Tedrow, longtime Nelsonville residents and a 35 year member of the Daughters of America Belmont Council 169 Bridgeport. Survived by two sons Frank T. Gibbs Cambridge and George I. Gibbs Columbus, granddaughter Georgia Anne Gibbs, brother John P. Tedrow Huntington W V and sisters Mrs John B Cross Athens Mrs W W Kelly Cleveland and Mrs William R Burnell Akron. Funeral Friday 10 30 am at Dowler and Ferguson funeral home with burial Greenlawn Cemetery near Nelsonville. Friends may call Thursday and Friday until services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida A. Gibbs
Hillcrest Rest
Isaiah
Eliza Smith Tedrow
Nelsonville
First Methodist Church
Daughters of America
Belmont Council
Bridgeport
Frank T. Gibbs
Cambridge
George I. Gibbs
Columbus
Georgia Anne Gibbs
John P. Tedrow
Huntington
W. Va
John B. Cross
Athens
W. W. Kelly
Cleveland
William R. Burnell
Akron
Harold F. Kellogg
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral
Greenlawn Cemetery
Traffic fine levied on James Poulston
James P. Poulston twenty one of the Men's Dorm was fined five dollars and costs by Mayor W P Mickle after being found guilty Monday of failing to observe a traffic signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Poulston
W. P. Mickle
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Athens Board of Trade
Remington
MODEL
Sportamon
Reg. U.S. Pot
Remington Arms Company, Inc
Kerr Hardware
South Court St
Athens, Ohio
Jers
Wey
America
ROY E. Hawk & CO
Investment Securities Cline Bldg
E. E. Linton
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Oral
Cain
Hockingport
Maxine Ice
PLATT
Shell Oil
AHS
Ted Davis
Clarke Daily
W. McDonald
Chillicothe Auto Agency
Legion
Council On Physical Medicine
American Medical Association
Messencer Area
O. E. Cullums & Assoc. Distributors
Pr. O. Box
Richard W. Wilson
Waltonians
Rembrandt Scientific Lighting
Rembrandt
James
Jaynes
East State St. Athens
General Electric
Superior Elec. CO
W. State
Nehi Beverages
Frank
Glen
Greyhound Bus
Royal Crown Bottling Works
Middleport
Chevrolet
Plymouth
Ford
Dodge
Hudson
Mercury
Pontiac
Buick
Chrysler
DeSoto
Oldsmobile
Packard
LI Try
Motor King
Firestone
Gilbert Shannon
Firestone Dealer
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