Winter Driving Rules Outlined by Police Chief
Police Chief Joseph B. Grogan presented winter driving rules based on National Safety Council research to reduce accidents. Rules cover road feel when starting, slower speeds on snow or ice, defroster and wiper checks, never warming a car in a garage, use of steel tire chains, and tire tread quality to improve stopping and traction. Grogan notes winter traffic deaths rise 24 to 53 percent in northern states.
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National Safety and Law Enforcement Authorities
Joseph B. Grogan
National Safety Council
Grogan
Rainfall Ends Two Day Sunshine Stretch
Weather observer Mrs. Co. N. France reports rainfall today ending a two day period of sunshine. Thanksgiving saw a high of 55 degrees while Wednesday’s low reached 24 and Thursday night rose to 29. The Hocking River stood at 3.60 feet.
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Co. N. France
Hocking
France
Now’s Time to End Guesswork Journalism
Professor George Starr Lasher of Ohio University writes in Editor & Publisher that newspaper columnists practiced guesswork in pre election forecasts. He argues a content analysis shows Truman would be re elected, challenging pundit predictions.
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George Starr Lasher
Ohio University
School of Journalism
Lasher
Truman
Air Force opens aviation cadet training to married men
The Air Force announced that married men can apply for aviation cadet training. Eligible candidates are 20 to 26, with two years of college or equivalent, good physical condition, and high moral qualifications, regardless of marital status.
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Air Force
Veterans urged to switch to quarterly GI insurance payments
VA officials announced a three percent annual discount for veterans who change from monthly premiums to quarterly semi annual or annual payments. About 90 percent would qualify for the discount by paying less often. The notice urged veterans to visit local VA offices to arrange the switch.
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N. K. Blosser
Athens
Veterans’ Administration
Improvements Begin on Route 50 A Section
Work underway on a 3.754 mile stretch of Route 50 A across Ath ens, Dover and Ames townships. Widening from 16 to 20 feet, berms, creek relocations, resurfacing with shaltie concrete, and bridge resurfacing are planned with completion expected August 31, 1949.
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Athens
Dover
Ames
F. H. Brewer Co
Lancaster
Fenton Construction Co
Ashland
Brewer
Fenton
Meigs County Line
Pomeroy
Meigs Line
Murphy Former Athens Merchant Dies at 56
Lawrence M. Murphy 56 of Athens Route 3 died unexpectedly Thursday evening at Roseville where he had worked for a year in the Rose Hill Coal Co. office. He once ran a Mill Street grocery in Athens for eight years and earlier served as an investigator for the State Industrial Commission. Survived by wife Lucille a brother Ralph of New York and stepmother Flora B. Murphy Athens. Services at Dowler and Ferguson funeral home Saturday 2 p.m. with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery near Nelsonville.
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Lawrence M. Murphy
Athens
Roseville
Rose Hill Coal Co
Hocking County
Mr. Murphy
Athens County
Mill St
Sinclair Refining Co
State Industrial Commission
Murphy
Lucille
Ralph
New York
Flora B. Murphy
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Fred Lachs
Greenlawn Cemetery
Nelsonville
Real Estate Transfers in Trimble and Athens Townships
Real estate transfers include Herman McKibben to Robert Nice for two tracts in Henry King area, Eva McQuaide receives one acre from Henry King in Troy Township, Electa LeFever deceased transfers two tracts to Ethel McDonald in Trimble Township, Ethel McDonald transfers two tracts to Clarence Brown in Trimble, Harry Benz transfers Lot 2720 in Alderman Heights Athens to Laverne Lausche, Victor Hill transfers part of Lot 1028 in Lucy S Browns subdivision to Stanley Jenkinson in Athens, Clifford Birtcher to Virgie Gadnai Lot 768 Urbancrest Addition Glouster, Thomas Williams Jr to Millie Miller part of Outlet 21 Glouster.
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Herman Roscoe McKibben
Robert M. Nice
Athens
Henry King
Eva Virginia McQuaide
Troy Township
Hana M. Antle
Howard Antle
Trimble Township
Electa LeFever
Ethel McDonald
Trimble
Clarence Brown
Harry E. Benz
Laverne F. Lausche
Alderman Heights
Victor D. Hill
Stanley A. Jenkinson
Lucy S. Brown
Outlet 207
Clifford B. Birtcher
Virgie Marie Gadnai
Urbancrest
Glouster
Thomas Williams, Jr
Et Ax
Millie Miller
Outlet 21
Mayor Fines Two Men After Patrol Arrest
Pearl Brickles, 61, of Pomeroy Route 1, and Robert Bolin, 23, of Athens Route 5, were fined $10 and costs each Friday by Mayor W. P. Mickle after state highway patrol officers charged them with intoxication. The pair were picked up while walking along Route 33 south of Athens.
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Pearl Brickles
Pomeroy
Robert Bolin
Athens
W. P. Mickle
Wounded by accidental shotgun blast in Athens
Roy Parsons Jr. was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital Thursday night after an accidental shotgun blast struck him on Route 4 in Athens. The attending physician described his condition as good. details of the incident were not reported.
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Roy Parsons, Jr
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Parsons
New Cub Pack 56 Opens With Charter Presentation
The Cub Pack 56 officially began with the charter presentation at the First Methodist Church Scout room led by pack secretary Thomas H. Metters. Den 1 welcomed Don Poling and others with Bobcat pins, while Den 2 and Den 3 listed their new members, den chiefs, and skits amid a Parade of Achievements theme. December 29 will host a Christmas themed pack meeting at the same church.
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First Methodist Church
Thomas H. Metters
Louis F. Ruman
Kenneth W. Collins
Harold F. Kellogg
David C. Poling
W. H. Lowman
Metters
Mr. Metters
Den
Don Poling
Jackie Beverage
Byron Gaskill
Vance Haddox
Charlie Laughlin
David Lowman
Ronny Wyckoff
Richard White
Tom W. Metters
Clark Williams, Jr
Jim Dowler
John Cline
Kenneth F. Collins
Tom Jones
Rolland Rousey
Bill Watkins
Cubs
First Methodist
Shelter Notes Outpatient and Postpartum Entries
The record lists births and medical notes from Shelterin g Arms Hospital including a son for Forrest G Ferris and a daughter for Otho Coon. Other entries report minor surgery for Judy Ann Williams and several Chauncey residents with surgeries noted for Marcella Nelson Dorothy Snyder Gwen Davis and others. An accident entry and additional names in Millfield Haydenville Athens Chauncey Stewart and related households complete the reader.
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Forrest G. Ferris
Athens
Otho Coon
the Plains
Carl Shively
Chauncey
Judy Ann Williams
Columbus
Marcella Nelson
Dorothy L. Snyder
Gloaser
Gwen Davis
Roy Parsons, Jr
Power Out Planned in Eight Athens County Communities
Eight Athens County communities and nearby areas will lose electric service for about six hours Sunday starting at 9 am due to pole relocation on Morrison Brown Hill. Affected areas include Pratts Fork Shade Pleasant Hill Long Run Coolville Ridge Dutch Ridge The Garden and Angel Ridge. Weather permitting, work proceeds. rain postpones to next Sunday.
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Athens County
H. C. Bobo
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Bobo
Morrison-Brown
Methods Listed for Control of Land Erosion
Ohio extension agent Ross Wright notes winter protection essential for sloped fields. An Ohio Extension report shows bare stubble loses about 10 tons per acre per winter vs 2.4 tons on wheat. Contour planting and kept corn stalk cover, rolled or disked, improve erosion control.
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Ohio
Ross Wright
Ohio Agriculture Extension Station
Wooster
Marriage Ends After Fifty Years in Court
After 50 years of marriage Au gusta Carter is granted a divorce from William Carter in Common Pleas Court. The petition cites gross neglect of duty by the husband. The couple has six children.
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Augusta Carter
William Carter
Common Pleas
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Oscar Fulton Co
M. Gill Dp
M. Goddard
Oakley Insurance Agency, Inc
Dwight H. Rutherford
Eerl Mathews Co
B. Dillon
Athens County Agents Association
Florida
Meat Department
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Wilson
O. E. Clyse
Dan Bartlett
Mgr
Beasley Motor Co
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Fred R. Beasley
Altoona Tribune
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Raymond Brown
W. State St
Ft. Knox
Army
Ralph Brown
James R. Watson
William P. Hickman
Central Ave
Lockland Air Base
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Courtney L. Faught
Faught
Ohio University Military Department
Round & Square
Vic Joyce
Tad's
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Fawcett
Chesterhill, Ohio
Bob Jones
Joe Scott
Harold Webster
Millfield
Melvin Guess
Haydenville
Willard Adams, Jr
Carl Tippie
Stewart
Vincent Kish
W. Union
the Mutual
East Washington St
Athens, Ohio
Jesus
Church OF Christ
Edward White
Stimson Avenue
ATS Hard
Beaco & Kasco
F. J. Beasley Co
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E. State St
American Business Men's Research Foundation
Chicago
Southeastern Ohio Social Betterment Foundation
Your Telephone Company
Athens Home Telephone CO
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