Hocking River Crash Narrowly Misses River Plunge
A Waterloo Township woman narrowly avoided plunging into the Hocking River when her car skidded on White's Mill Bridge and wedged on the railing. The ice slick and foggy morning preceded six police-investigated accidents with no injuries. one drunken driving arrest followed a late Saturday crash near Fairview Drive-In.
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Waterloo Township
Hocking
White's Mill
Brenda Hartley
New Marshfield
Hartley
Maude F. Judy
Athens
Athens County Agents Association Notes and Members
The Athens County Agents Association includes Boeck and VanDyke, Guinther Insurance, Giouster, Nelsonville, oa10 Oakley Insurance, and Dilles among listed members and firms. The snippet lists agency names and local towns indicating a regional insurance network.
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O, B. Dilles Guinther Insurance Agency
Giouster
Athens Rites Scheduled for Dr William Harper Martin
Dr William Harper Martin 81 Detroit physician died Saturday from burns in a fire at his office apartment. Native of Pickaway County Ohio he lived in Chauncey The Plains Pomeroy Chester Chillicothe before moving to Detroit where he practiced medicine. Survived by son Ralph Birmingham Michigan daughter Mrs Ralph E Guy Mattoon Illinois three grandchildren and two sisters and a brother. Funeral Tuesday in Detroit then Wednesday 2 p m at Jagers funeral home. Burial West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p m Wednesday.
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Athens
William Harper Martin
Detroit
Pickaway County
Ohio
Chauncey
Henry
Isadore Harper Martin
Plains
Starling Medical College
Pomeroy
Chester
Chillicothe
Vira Hope
J. T. Hope
Martin
Ralph
Birmingham
Mich
Ralph E. Guy
Mattoon
Ill
Jagers Funeral
Joe B. Maffett
West Union Street
Freezing Morning Reads 29 in Hamley Run
The temperature stood at 29 degrees at 9 a.m. Monday in Hamley Run, three degrees above the early low of 26. Weekend lows were 25 on Friday, 34 on Saturday, and 38 on Sunday.
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Hamley Run
Athens Couple Missed By Pacific Typhoon
An Athens army officer Lt. Floyd M. Cummings his wife Maxine and their two children Sherry Lynn and Floyd Jr narrowly escaped a tropical typhoon that skirted Okinawa. The storm named Agnes veered away missing the island by 120 miles after four days of warnings and six hours of offshore draft.
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Athens
Okinawa
Floyd M. Cummings
Sherry Lynn
Floyd, Jr
Lieutenant Cummings
D. W. Cummings
Smith St
Agnes
Athens Woman Wins Second Prize in National Contest Series
Mrs. Charles R. Kinison of 308 Highland Ave Athens receives a 14.5 cubic foot home freezer 404 packages of frozen food and 100 pounds of meat as a weekly second prize in a nationwide coffee contest. She could still win a grand prize.
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Charles R. Kinison
Highland Ave
Professor Kinison
George Walton
H. L. van Horn
Athens
Kinison
Ohio University
Two Alarms Answered in 15 Minutes in Athens Fire Call
Athens firefighters responded to two alarms in quick succession Monday morning. A washing machine overload at 8 Church Street caused motor smoke at the Elsie Druggan residence owned by Mrs Will Wooley. Neighbors later mistook steam from the Columbus Dispatch station roof for smoke at 9:02. Sunday a vehicle fire on N Court and E State streets was extinguished with help from a service station attendant. the owner had moved the car.
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Athens
Donald R. Guess
Coolville
Guess
Robert Scott Allen
Fairview Drive-In
Lurene Robinson
Fairgrounds
Henry J. Jeddeloh
Sunnyside Drive
Jeddeloh
E. State St
Lash St
W. Union
S. Shafer
Lulu Bell Miller
Pomeroy
Elsie Druggan
Church St
Charles Dalton
Will Wooley
Dalton
Columbus Dispatch
Kern St
N. Court
E. State Streets
Initiation Set For 14 Into Phi Beta Kappa At Ohio University
Phi Beta Kappa will initiate 14 Ohio University students on Dec 10 in the Speech Building lounge with a prior dinner at Howard Hall. Dr. George E. Hill will speak. Among the initiates are Samuel Henderson and Margaret Scott from Athens, plus Marie Hindman of Stockton.
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Ohio University
Howard Hall
George E. Hill
Athens
Samuel Henderson
Rent
F. E. State St
Margaret Scott
Fairview Drive
Marie Hindman
Stockport
State Health Department Job Exams Announced in Ohio
The Ohio State Health Department will hold competitive exams in 12 cities including Athens on December 17 and 18 for health department positions. The state civil service commission will administer the exams. Bulletins with full information are available at state employment offices state auditor offices and the civil service commission.
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Athens
Ohio
State Department of Health
State Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Commission
Divorce Petition Filed in Common Pleas Court
Lucille Conner Dixon files for divorce from Edgar Dixon in Common Pleas Court alleging extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty. The couple wed at Pt. Pleasant on Oct. 5, 1934 and have two children.
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Lucille Conner Dixon
Edgar Dixon
Common Pleas Court
Pt. Pleasant
McPherson Pledged to Kappa Psi Fraternity
ADA Donald H McPherson son of Mr and Mrs Arthur McPherson of 162 N Congress St has been pledged to the Kappa Psi pharmaceutical fraternity He is a freshman in pre pharmacy a student in Ada.
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Ada—Donald H. McPherson
Arthur McPherson
N. Congress St
Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity
TB Findings Emphasize Health Drive at Mount St Mary
The Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association reported five of 22 examined at Mount St. Mary Hospital Center tested positive for tuberculosis. Most patients were follow ups from the mobile X ray unit at the Athens County Fair, underscoring the need to raise 6000 this year through the Seal Sale to support education, case finding and research. For seals write or call Mrs. Joe B. Davis in Nelsonville, phone 913 W.
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Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Mount St. Mary Hospital Center
Athens County
Joe B. Davis
Nelsonville
Minnie Dean Rites Planned for Athens Native
Rites are set for Miss Minnie Dean 79, an Athens native who died at her Washington DC home. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Jagers funeral home with burial in West Union.
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Jagers
Minnie Dean
Athens
Washington, D.C
West Union Street
Service Sgt Mansfield on leave en route to Far East duty
Sgt Charles Franklin Mansfield son of Mr and Mrs William J Mansfield 62 Stewart St spends a leave with his parents while traveling from Camp Polk Louisiana to Fort Lawton Washington for Far East assignment. He joined Athens guard unit and later volunteered for duty with the 37th Division of the Ohio National Guard. He is an Athens High School and Ohio University February 1950 graduate. Mansfield must report to Fort Lawton December 5.
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Charles Franklin Mansfield
William J.mansfield
Stewart St
Camp Polk
Fort Lawton
Wash
Far East Command
Mansfield
Athens Guard
Headquarters and Headquarters Co
166Th
37Th Division of
Ohio National Guard
147Th Infantry
Springfield
Athens High School
Ohio University
Red Cross of Six Counties To Meet Here
Six counties Athens Gallia Meigs Hocking Perry and Fairchild will send chapter chairmen executive secretaries and board members to an all day Red Cross conference at the Hotel Berry on Tuesday December 9 F Leo Durkee Ohio field services director will lead discussions on Red Cross financial needs and volunteer administration Edgar Zimmerman Southeastern Ohio field representative will attend Athens chapter chairman William C Rowland will preside at the meeting.
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the Red Cross
Hotel Berry
Athens
Gallia
Meigs
Hocking
Perry
Fairchild
F. Leo Durkee
Ohio Field Services
Red Cross
Edgar Zimmerman
Southeastern Ohio
William C. Rowland
Pratts Fork Woman Flora Kyle Dies at 88
Flora Kyle 88 of near Pratts Fork died Saturday night in Athens after months of illness. Born near Pratts Fork she lived in Athens County most of her life and in Canton for years. she belonged to the Nazarene church. Husband Grant Kyle died 1935 and a son Clarence predeceased her. Surviving are son Rex Kyle Canton brother Eugene Davies near Shade two grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Arrangements by Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home.
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Flora Kyle
Pratts Fork
Athens
Calvin and
Belle Hawk Davies
Athens County
Canton
The
Nazarene Church
Grant Kyle
Clarence
Rex Kyle
Eugene Davies
Near Shade
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes Funeral Home
Sheltering Arms Hospital Admits and Discharges
Admission list includes Barbara McNutt Athens Mrs William Smith Athens Ed Timmons Athens Roscoe Gilkey Athens Mrs Alice Whaley Chillicothe John Wallace Glouster. Discharges include Mrs James Joseph Athens and daughter Mrs Clarence Thompson Athens and daughter. Other names: Rollin Kincade Athens Suzanne Seigfred Athens Carl White Athens Mrs Gertrude Irwin Athens Mrs Alberta Linscott Athens Richard Fought Athens Everett Holmes Glouster Delbert Chase Athens Mrs Gertrude Nichols Athens Thomas Haynes Cleveland.
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Barbara McNutt
Athens
William Smith
Ed Timmons
Roscoe Gilkey
Alice Whaley
Chillicothe
John Wallace
Glouster
James Joseph
Clarence Thompson
Rollin Kincade
Suzanne Seigfred
Carl White
Gertrude Irwin
Alberta Linscott
Richard Fought
Everett Holmes
Delbert Chase
Gertrude Nichols
Thomas Haynes
Cleveland
Cruelty Charged in West Virginia Divorce Petition
Mary Goodfellow files for divorce from John R. Goodfellow in Common Pleas Court citing extreme cruelty. Married April 26, 1936 at St Marys West Virginia. the couple have four children.
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Mary Goodfellow
Common Pleas
John R. Goodfellow
St. Mary's
W. Va
Paramathia Lodge 25 to Elect Officers Tuesday Meeting
The annual election of officers for Paramathia Lodge 25, F and AM, is scheduled at a meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic Temple, according to worshipful master Robert Brown.
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Paramathia Lodge 25
F&am
Masonic Temple
Robert Brown
Two Hurt in Road Mishaps Near Athens Ohio
Three accidents and an auto fire were investigated by Athens State Highway Patrol over the weekend. Emerson Siddall, 46, Marietta, injured in a Route 33 crash, treated at Mount St Mary’s Hospital. A Sunday collision on Route 678 injured Maude Rose, while an auto fire on Route 33 near Chauncey damaged the vehicle. a hit and run on Route 50 at Cannaville involved William Kayser.
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Athens
State Highway Patrol
Marietta
Hocking County
Emerson Siddall
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Siddall
Seven Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
The State Highway Patrol reported seven drivers convicted for weekend traffic offenses. Howard Frazier of Dayton, 22, paid $10 and costs for passing in a hazardous zone after a 1:37 a.m. arrest on Route 33. Edgar E. McNutt, 20, Canton, faced $10 and costs for unsafe operation after a 2:30 a.m. stop on Route 33. Wayne Little, 41, Middleport, and Milo Alltop, 30, New Straitsville, also fined $10 and costs for hazardous zone violations and driving left of center respectively. Friday, Mayor Roger Friend fined Roy Curl, 32, Logan, and John Watson, 49, Columbus, $15 and costs for driving left of center and lack of operator's license. Robert Cundiff, 20, Columbus, also cited for the same offense. Carl’s arrest followed a Route 664 rollover in Hocking County early Friday.
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The
State Highway Patrol
Howard Frazier
Dayton
Justice of the Peace Charles
Frazier
Edgar E. McNutt
Canton
McNutt
John Watson
Columbus
Robert Cundiff
Justice of the Peace Charles Rider
Carl
Hocking County
Fred G Porter 64 Dies in Dayton Veterans Hospital
Fred G Chick Porter 64 of Athens died Sunday in Veterans Hospital Dayton after a four month illness. He served in World War I with the 37th Division as a first sergeant in Headquarters Company 136th Field Artillery. Surviving brothers and sisters include Walter P Porter Athens and Mrs R L Milbourne Columbus and Mrs Frieda Willock and Mrs Dorothy Bradfield Athens. Services Tuesday at 2 30 p m at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home with Elks memorial services Monday evening and military rites at West Union Street Cemetery by K T Crossen Post 21 American Legion.
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Fred G
Chick) Porter
Veterans Hospital
Dayton
Mr. Porter
Nelsonville
Thomas and
Eleanor Parker Porter
Athens
136Th Field Artillery
American Legion
Athens’ Elks and Eagles
Walter P. Porter
R. L. Milbourne
Columbus
Frieda Willock
Dorothy Bradfield
Garfield
Mary Eleanor
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes
Gilbert Courtney
West Union Street
Elks Lodge
T. Crossen
Native of Athens Dies in Columbus
Floyd W. Millis, a native of Athens, died Sunday afternoon at Grant hospital in Columbus after a brief illness. He was the son of Augustus and Jenney Mills and lived at 41 West Ninth Avenue, Columbus, with his step father. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 9 30 a.m. at the P. E. Rutherford funeral home in Columbus, with burial in Athens on the same day.
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Floyd W. Millis
Athens
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Augustus
Jenney Mills
Ninth Ave
P. E. Rutherford
Currens Fined for Intoxication After Ohio Stadium Arrest
Maurine Currens aged 22 of Ath ens Route 1 was fined 25 dollars and costs after arraignment before Justice Charles Rider on intoxication charges. Currens was arrested by the State Highway Patrol at the Ohio University Stadium on Saturday.
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Maurine Currens
Athens
Justice of the Peace Charles Rider
State Highway Patrol
Currens
Ohio University Stadium
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Hocking River
Miller
Pischke
Joseph S. Carpino
East Green
S. Court and
Joseph Stires
Malvern
John T. Evans
Sherman Brooks
Evans
Brooks
N. Congress
Bell & Howell
Were Smith
Home Movie Equipment Sales & Service
Athens, Ohio
Athens County Agents Association
Boeck & VanDyke
Donald K. Barstow Seiple & Kempton D, M, Goddard
Earl Mathews
Peter B
Oo, M
Dwight H
Buther F. R. Murphey
Oakley Insurance
Zemo
HOUCK
van Dyke
W. Unien
Dial
State Health Department
Ada
Las
Quick's
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Clarence Borchart
Canaanville
William Kayser
Guysville
Fred Porter
Call Wolfe Hardware
Athens Carpenter
Mac's Thrifty
Nye
Chevrolet
N. Court St
Santa Claus
Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Tel
H. G. Householder
Sec
Fleet Lease Corporation
Beckley
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Washington, Tel
E. Malm
Gallipolis
Seviers Co
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