Armory fire damages second floor. $10,000 loss
The Armory suffered major damage with water from firefighting and a $10,000 fire loss. Guardsmen helped contain the blaze as Col. Bridegwater and Lt. Draper join a board of inquiry to investigate its cause. Mayor Lee lauded firefighters for swift action despite smoke and heat. The Armory, built in 1914, houses Headquarters and Headquarters Co., 166th Regimental Combat Team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Fields
Carpenter N. Congress
Erle Bridegwater
Colonel Bridegwater
Earl Mathews
Joel Draper
Athens
Butler Brothers
Headquarters and Headquarters Co
166Th Regimental Combat Team
Liability Insurance Costs for Personal Protection
The message notes that lawsuits can attach property or income for years and that liability coverage is inexpensive. It urges carrying a policy to guard against damage suits and suggests considering higher liability limits for complete protection.
Summary of Named Parties in Barstow Service Matter
A compact note lists several individuals and firms including Bouck and VanDyke Donaid K Barstow Serpice and Kempton D M Goddard Farr Mathews Peter B Seel Co M Gill Dwight H and Ruther. The fragment suggests a legal or business roster with multiple names and initials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter B, Seel Co, M, Gill
Dwight H, Ruther
Four Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Four drivers were fined after weekend arrests by the State Highway Patrol. Columbus man James Y. Clark, 59, paid $5 and costs for passing without the assured clear distance ahead. Chauncey mayors fined two drivers, including Charles Courtney, 27, for permitting an unlicensed minor to operate. Albert Summers, 25, Charleston W Va, paid $10 and costs for unsafe operation. Logan man James Talbee, 29, charged $10 and costs for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Peter B. Seel
James Y. Clark
Columbus
Charles Wadley
Chauncey
Charles Courtney
Albert Summers
Charleston
W. Va
James Talbee
Logan
Roger Friend
Charles Owen Wingo Rites Set for Wednesday
Funeral services for Charles Owen Wingo aged 54 of Hebbardsville are planned for Wednesday at 2 p.m. Rev James L Hyde will conduct the rites at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Owen Wingo
Hebbardsville
James L. Hyde
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes Funeral Home
Mild Weather Persists With Warmer Morning
Mild weather continued as temperatures rose to 51 degrees by 9 am on Monday, about 17 degrees above the day's low. Sunday's low stood at 39 degrees.
Storch Crash Fatal To Athens Couple
The report details the deaths of Mr. Brown and accompanying relatives, noting burial at New Marshfield Cemetery and services led by Rev. Fiber and Rev. Schuler. The Athens couple was connected to Mason County roots and local churches, with survivors listed and funeral arrangements under Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Brown
Mason County
William and
Margaret Brown
Woodrow Brown
Joe Brown
New Haven
W. S. Fiber
Tom Schuler
Fairchild
Chester Spangler
James L. Hyde
Alexander Presbyterian Church
New Marshfield
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes
Wood County
Ohio
Coolville
Athens
Ohio University
Nye Chevrolet Co
Athens Motorcycle Club
Camp Gordon
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Bessie Fairchild
Raymond
Abilene
Tex
Ira
Cuyahoga County
Carol Jean Fairchild
Paul McVay
Albany High School
Warren Wilson Junior College
Asheville
N. C
Athens Ice and Storage Co
Veterinarians Featured in Farm Article from Ohio Farmer
Athens County veterinarians Dr. Marvin Phillips and Dr. James Bratton are profiled by Delmer E. Grover in The Ohio Farmer. The piece details a typical week, 1000 miles of road travel, 14 calls a day, and the couple’s office and on‑call balance. It notes Mrs. Phillips’s role, Sunday emergencies, and Ohio’s requirements for veterinary training and licensure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Marvin Phillips
James Bratton
Ohio Farmer
Delmer E. Grover
Phillips
Dr. Bratton
Athens
Grover
Ohio
Veterinary Medicine College
Knights Templar to Conduct Rites for W. E. Peters
Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar meets at 7 p.m. in the Masonic Temple and proceeds to Jagers funeral home to perform 7:30 p.m. rites for W. E. Peters 96 who died Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Commandery
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Jagers Funeral
W. E. Peters
Athens YMCA hosts Southeastern Ohio Hi Y conference
Robert S. Lance of the Athens YMCA area office presents plans for the Hi Y and Tri-Hi Y conference to Sandra Dean Betts of Jackson and Bonnie Jo McCollum of Nelsonville. Participants Lewis Hawk Joe Daily Charles W Miller and Dave Jones stand with host Athens club Saturday at the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Lance
Athens
Sandra Dean Betts
Jackson
Bonnie Jo McCollum
Nelsonville
Lewis Hawk
Joe Daily
Charles W. Miller
Wellston
Dave Jones
Messenger News
Child Hurt in Two Car Collision at City Intersection
A 10-year-old girl, Karlene Rose of Mulligan Road, was injured with facial lacerations after a crash between her father's car and a second vehicle driven by Thomas Lee Darr. The incident on W Union and S Congress Streets sent Karlene to Sheltering Arms Hospital. Darr, 21, was arrested for insufficient brakes and will be arraigned before Mayor Peter B. Seel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Union
S. Congress
Karlene Rose
Mulligan Road
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Karl K. Rose
Thomas Lee Darr
W. State St
Rose
Two Cars Damaged In Vinton Crash Near Route 50
State Highway patrol reported two separate incidents Sunday on Route 50 near McArthur and Albany. Charles Richmond, 17, Xenia, tried to pass Edary Ice, 47, Albany, pushing Ice into a parked Hugh Harris, New Plymouth. No injuries. In a second crash on Route 50 two miles west of Albany, George Whitson, 61, Los Angeles, drove off the road and overturned. he escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Charles Richmond
Xenia
Edary Ice
Albany
Hugh Harris
New Plymouth
George Whitson
Los Angeles
Buchtel Postmaster Exam Announced
The U S Civil Service Commission announced an exam for the Buchtel postmaster to be held in Athens. Applications must be received by December 11. The fourth class postmaster salary is $2611 per year. Application blanks available at Athens post office or from the commission in Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchtel
Athens
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Washington 25
D. C
Divorce Petition Cites Extreme Cruelty and Gross Neglect
Mary Jane Barrett seeks divorce from John Nelson Barrett in Common Pleas Court citing extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty. The petition, filed for their minor child by Ima Jean Kloh as next friend, notes they married June 9 1951 at Chauncey and have one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Barrett
Common Pleas Court
John Nelson Barrett
Ima Jean Kloh
Chauncey
Faith in Self Is Held Vital at Youth Conference
Rev. Charles Harrison, chaplain at the Boys' Industrial School Lancaster, told about 400 high school students from 19 counties that faith in oneself is essential to reach goals. He compared the conference to a football huddle and urged personal accountability and caring for others as delegates attended workshops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Harrison
Boys’ Industrial School
Lancaster
Harrison
Ewing Auditorium
Shelter Notes Admits and Discharges at Hospital
Admitted include Frederick R. Judson Jacksonville Geoffrey Wilson Athens and Mrs Josephine Wilkes Columbus. Dismissed are Mrs Paul Russell New Marshfield and son Mr and Mrs Leland Asbury Marshall Ind Mrs Sylvia Richards Gloucester and Mrs Josephine Baker Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick R. Judson
Jacksonville
Geoffrey Wilson
Athens
Josephine Wilkes
Columbus
Paul Russell
New Marshfield
Stewart Man Fined for Assault and Battery
Raal Stover, 31, of Stewart Route 1, pleaded guilty to assault and battery. He was fined 15 dollars and costs and given 10 days in jail, arraigned before Mayor Peter B. Lee on an affidavit by Roy E. Metcalf. The jail sentence was suspended by Mayor Seel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raal Stover
Stewart Route 1
Stover
Peter B. Lee
Roy E. Metcalf
Seel
Take Pre Induction Tests At Fort Hayes
Thirteen young men seven from Athens County, six from other boards were scheduled for pre induction physicals today at Fort Hayes Columbus. The call was halved by selective service headquarters which ordered youths born after March 1 1933 not to be called now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Selective Service
Newspaper Association Meets Friday at Ohio University
Executives of 32 Southeastern Ohio newspapers will attend the third annual show and clinic sponsored by the Southeastern Ohio Newspaper Association with Ohio University. Ben James of The Akron Beacon-Journal will be the speaker at the Friday dinner in Lindley Hall and join an afternoon panel. University President John C. Baker will speak at dinner and officers will be elected in the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Ohio
Southeastern Ohio Newspaper Association
Ohio University
Ben James
Akron Beacon-Journal
Ohio U
Lindley Hall
Ohio U. School of Journalism
Gordon Morrow
The
Wellston Sentinel
Association
John C. Baker
Morrow
Harold W. Wetherholt
Gallipolis Daily Tribune
L. J. Hartin
O. U. School of Journalism
Bejel Study Grant Awarded to Ohio University Doctor
Dr. E Herndon Hudson director of the Ohio University Health Center since 1940 has received a Public Health Service grant of 9180 dollars. The funds support an illustrated monograph on bejel a form of endemic non venereal syphilis found among Arabs in Syria Iraq and the Middle East. The grant will also finance analysis travel and medical assistance for one year while keeping him as center director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Herndon Hudson
Ohio University Health Center
U.S. Public Health Service
Syria
Iraq
Middle East
Hudson
World Health Organization
Red Cross Board Meeting Set at Elms Restaurant
The Athens County Red Cross board of directors will meet in the private dining room of the Elms Restaurant at 6 W. State St. at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Red Cross Board of Directors
Elms Restaurant
W. State St
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Ohio National Guard Armory
Messenger
Don Moore
Wolfe Hardware
Athens County Agents Association
Bouck & VanDyke
Murphey and
Dillion Gainther Insurance
Gloaster
ORIO
Oakley Insurance
Agency, Inc
the Saltz Insurance
Agency
Charles Wingo
the Sec
Urity Bank
Palmer House
Washington St
American Legion
Storch
Arthur Brown
Yakima Bn
Leota Burnett
Calif
Vinton
Mac's
Nye
Chevrolet
N. Oqurt St
Stewart
Filmosound
Bell & Howell
Smith
Home Movie Equipment Sales & Service
Athens, Ohio
Ralph Williams
Francis H. Tabler
Lewis J. Meek
Howard
I. Mayle
Sharpsburg
William E. Lisher
Billy G. Mellinger
Dean A. Easler
Trimble
Charles R. Griffis
Madison
John A. Sallay
Cleveland
Robert T. Huck
Henry S. Potter
Glenn W. Arnold
Cincinnati
Cutler R. Mason
Jamestown
N. Y
Newspaper Association
Dr. Hudson Given
Grant
HOUCK
van Dyke
Dial
Athens Hotel
Dew House
A. RR
Santa Claus
Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Tel
H. G. Householder
Sec
Fleet Lease Corporation
Beckley Building
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Washington
Main
Pomeroy, Tei
Gallipolis
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