Athens National Guard Aids Stork and City Emergency Service
The Athens Ohio National Guard unit aided a delivery to Shelter ing Arms Hospital and ferried doctors and nurses, also delivering coal to a needy family and starting rescue efforts for another. Guardsmen and a civilian volunteer used a four wheel drive truck to assist two expectant mothers, with births and planned help ongoing. Twenty guardsmen have volunteered, with fifteen bunking at the Armory and five on call.
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Athens National Guard
Athens
Ohio National Guard
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Robert Cone
Clyde Scott
Dividing Ridge Hill
Earl Mathews
Ree
Jack L. Rake
Bil Ashton
Scott
Mathews
Rake
Cone
Mrs. Cone
Canaanville
Fifty Motorists Stranded as Snow Closes Route 17
Fifty motorists were stranded overnight on Route 17 near Beech Hill as heavy snow and drifts blocked the road into Point Pleasant. They found refuge at the homes of B. A. Erwin and W. B. Stanley while Appalachian Electric Power Co and Two River Motors plowed through to supply food.
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Point Pleasant
Beech Hill
B. A. Erwin
W. B. Stanley
Appalachian Electric Over Co
Ample milk supply reported in Athens city
Athens dairy owners say there is ample milk to cover the current emergency despite cut off outside supply. Dairies emphasize prioritizing stores and restaurants, with home delivery scaled back to reduce snowbound street risk.
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Athens
Bennett Dairy
Nelsonville
Imperial Ice Cream Co
Logan
W. Va
Charleston
Columbus
Snowbound Logan Ends Weekend With Record Snowfall
Logan reports about two more inches of snow Sunday night, bringing the total to 18 inches in the storm. Businesses and city buildings closed, schools shut, rural deliveries suspended while some downtown routes remained passable. Route 75 to the Perry County line, Route 216 across the county, and Route 33 to the Fairfield Hocking line were open. About 38 people were marooned on Route 33 at Rockbridge awaiting help from nearby farmers.
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Logan
Court House
Perry
Llesboro
Fairfield-Hocking
Rockbridge
Ohio Department Store Hit by Morning Fire
Firefighters battled an early morning blaze at Joseph's Department Store in Fremont. The three story building suffered basement and first floor damage while crews worked to keep the fire contained to the lower levels. The store addition followed a December fire that caused about $750,000 in damage.
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Fremont
Joseph's Department Store
Joseph's
Student Walks Eight Miles To Get To OU
Pat Miller a journalism student from Garfield Heights walked nearly eight miles to reach the depot and catch trains to Athens Ohio University. She traveled from Cleveland to Columbus to Chillicothe then Athens, arriving around 4 30 am and reporting for work at the Messenger Building at eight. She learned the university opening was delayed until Wednesday.
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Ohio University
Athens
Pat Miller
Garfield Heights
Cleveland
Pat
Columbus
Chillicothe
Messenger Building
Snow Dump Sought as Athens Clears Downtown Stacks
Athens officials search for a snow dump site to start clearing Court Street and downtown streets. Mayor Mickle says a dumping field and road access must be prepared before operations begin while front-end loaders are hired to assist city equipment. Downtown remains passable but difficult for motorists. Workers cleared drifts and opened two traffic lanes.
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Athens
Court St
W. P. Mickle
Danny Cain Rites Held Tuesday After Sled Accident
Funeral services for Danny Cain, nine, killed in a sled riding accident at Strouds Run, were moved from Monday to Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Jagers Funeral Home. Burial will be in West Union Street Cemetery.
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Danny Cain
Strouds Run
Jagers Funeral Home
West Union Street
Athens Businesses Vow Open Despite Bread and Milk Shortages
Grocers and restaurants in Athens announced they would stay open despite early shortages of bread and milk. Dairy firms cited transportation gaps causing milk delays, while other retailers and services planned to operate, with varying hours for clothing shops, hardware shops, and hair salons.
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Athens
Gas Fume Alarm Triggers Early Morning Fire Response
Naoma Tucker alerted Athens firemen at 5:15 a.m. when she smelled gas at 177 West Union Street. Firefighters, including John Tall driving Pumper No. 4, found all occupants safe after braving drifting snow. fumes came from an oven and water heater. Fire Marshal Harry Dalton and Firemen Ed Goodwin were among responders.
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W. Union St
Athens
Naoma Tucker
Clarence A. Parker
Cab Demand Subsiding
Taxi firms report operations returning to normal after heavy calls and snow delays. Some companies halted service Saturday night and midnight as cabs were trapped by snow drifts. outlying areas expect to resume as soon as possible.
Weekend Coal Demand Stays Low Amid Snowbound Mines
Local coal dealers report few emergency calls this weekend as mines remain inaccessible and trucks are snowbound. The scarcity of demand contrasts with potential supply issues, highlighting weather as the primary limiting factor for coal distribution.
Middleport Faces Snow Collapse Across Several Roofs
Three snow laden roofs in Middleport caved in over the weekend. The Royal Crown Cola bottling building on Mill Street also collapsed bursting steam pipes but caused no fire. A train auto crash occurred near Garfield and Front as streets were cleared by village crews and police shifted to extended coverage.
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Middleport
Reynolds Barn
Third Ave
J. W. Edwards
M. L
Royal Crown Cola Co
Mill St
Harry Moore
Huntington
Moore
Gene Grate
Purity
Front and Coal
Garfield
Front
James E Simpson
Volunteers Aid Needy as Snowbound Region Delays Sessions
Athens County volunteers led by the National Guard and Red Cross aided families through a night of heavy snowfall. Coal deliveries reached two homes while four teams tackled hard to reach districts. Shortwave radio networks coordinated care for medical needs and missing persons, with university radio and a statewide emergency net broadcasting updates.
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Volunteer National Guard
Athens County Red Cross
Athens County
The
Red Cross
Ellen Biddle
Athens
Amesville
Emergency Transportation Service
Miss Biddle
Wilson Norris
Ohio University Radio Club
Ws8pzs
Military
Ohio
Jean Jolkowski
Robert Meager
Armand Rist
Ohio University
D. B. Green
Roger Jones, Jr
Logan
New Lexington
USS Palau
Norfolk
Glouster
Norris
Ohio Emergency Network
New York City
Passenger Trains Run Despite Snow Storm Delays
Baltimore and Ohio freight service remains limited while passenger trains continue to operate. Crews clear drifting snow and thaw switches as conditions worsen in the mountains and western regions. Athens officials report the storm producing the worst railroad conditions seen in years, with several trains delayed by hours.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Athens
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
George Mason
Nebraska
Middle West
Prairie States
Mail Deliveries Cut In City and Rural Areas
Snow and bad weather reduce Athens mail use and delivery. Rural carriers report limited routes as walkers are blocked and local sidewalks remain unpassable. One star route carrier reached Athens on Saturday night while plans exist for highway trucks to visit late this week.
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Athens
Ohio
Athens Postal Service
Court St
East Athens
Plains
Gallipolis
Highway
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs Robert Cone of Athens Route 3 welcome a son. Mr and Mrs Russell Archer of Guysville have a son. Mr and Mrs Ralph Brunean of Athens welcome a daughter. Admitted: Mrs Iva Hanley of Glouster. Dismissed: Marie Stotts of Downington. Mrs Elizabeth Sahnd and Susan Sahnd and Nancy Sahnd of Cincinnati. Mrs Paul Kail of Athens and daughter.
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Robert Cone
Athens
Russell Archer
Guysville
Ralph Brunean
Iva Hanley
Glouster
Marie Stotts
Downington
Elizabeth Sahnd
Cincinnati
Susan Sahnd
Nancy Sahnd
Paul Kail
Weather Delays Ohio Murder Trial for Brown
The first degree murder trial of Thomas Edward Brown Jr of Nashville Tennessee was postponed due to weather. He is charged with the July 3 knife slaying of Joseph Breitfeller 39 in his Columbus home.
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Columbus
Thomas Edward Brown, Jr
Nashville, Tenn
Brown
Joseph Breitfeller
Cincinnati Livestock Market Slowed by Storm Prices Nominally Unchanged
Markets show hogs up to 25 cents higher with barrows and gilts 15 to 25 higher and sows 25 up. Cattle and calves active with strong to 50 higher trade. truck loads and large lots quoted unevenly. Weather halts market with Cincinnati produce not quoting today, stating prices are nominally unchanged.
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Cincinnati
Million Dollar Fire Sweeps Through Plant
A fire and explosion at the New Port Steel Mill metal shop in Wilder Kentucky caused about 1,000,000 in damage. An electric furnace tumbled into a pot spraying blazing oil through a quarter mile long building. No workers were inside due to bad weather.
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Wilder
New Port Steel Mill
Jake Swope
South Newport Fire Department
Lou Boudreau Signs With Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox announced that Lou Boudreau, former Cleveland Indians manager of the 1948 world champions, has accepted terms to join the team as a player. He was replaced as Indians manager by Al Lopez.
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Boston
Boston Red Sox
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Boudreau
Indians
al Lopez
Shrine Club Dinner Postponed Indefinitely
Athens County Shrine Club announced that the candidates dinner scheduled for Thursday evening at Stewart has been postponed indefinitely. President F. W. Phillips confirmed the delay.
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Shrine Club
Athens County
Stewart
F. W. Phillips
Cub Pack 56 Meeting Postponed
Cub Scout Pack 56 meeting at the First Methodist Church has been postponed, officials announced today.
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First Methodist Church
Driver Stalled in Drift Typical of Storm Night
Athens County motorist describes a brutal night of heavy snow and drifting. He reports cars abandoned on highways and curbs, repeated stalling, pushes from others, a blown windshield, and a long walk into town before reaching a coffee offer and safety two miles later.
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Athens County
Route 56
Union Hill
Athens Country Club
Athens
Athens Telephone Breaks Daily Call Record Across County
An Athens Home Telephone Co switchboard set an all time load with 7377 local calls in a one hour window on Monday morning. Officials expect daily totals to reach 60000 to 70000 calls surpassing the prior high of 52000 during a Christmas period and urged subscribers to limit nonessential calls. Long distance from Athens County was restricted to emergencies due to overloaded exchanges and operator shortages.
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Athens Home Telephone Co
Athens County
Amesville Farmer Edgar C. Jones Dies at 80
Edgar C. Jones 80 lifelong Amesville resident died at home Saturday at 9 55 pm. He was a farmer and a member of the Federal Valley Holiness Church. Survived by wife Ella Dew four sons Zirn Everett Denzil four brothers a sister 11 grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Body at Fawcett Stone funeral home Chesterhill with arrangements pending weather and road conditions.
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Amesville
Edgar C. Jones
James
Nancy Spencer Jones
Federal Valley Holiness Church
Ella Dew
Zirn
Columbus
Everett
Athens
Denzil
Divella
Carl
Port Clinton
Oscar
Spencer
W. Va
Logan
Erwin
Chicago
Orpha Linscott
Delaware
Fawcett-Stone
Chesterhill
Primary Roads Open In Mason County
Mason County roads are open in a single lane condition after repairs. Maintenance head W. L. Smith said crews operate in three shifts to finish emergency work. Route 17 bottleneck eased as trucks and cars pass the abandoned tractor-trailer site.
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Point Pleasant
W. L. Smith
Mason County
State Road Commission
Pt Pleasant Woman Dies After Childbirth at 23
Frances Evelyn Cox, 23, of 102 English Ct in Point Pleasant, died Monday at 12:40 am after giving birth to a daughter at Point Clinic. A Virginia Medical College graduate and former nurse at McGuire and Holzer, she belonged to Episcopal Church groups and several associations. Survived by husband Martin, father Dr John C Harris, and infant daughter. Crow funeral home arranging.
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Point Pleasant
Frances Evelyn Cox
English Ct
Point Clinic
John Coleman Harris
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
The
Crow Funeral Home
Good Samaritan Turned Down After Snowman Quip
A stalled motorist in a snowbank refused help from a passerby who teased, Are you stuck buddy, by falsely assuming the driver knew him. The other car left after a joke about building a snowman reveals mistaken identity.
OU Tuesday Convocation Postponed Due to Poet Viereck
Ohio University's slated Tuesday convocation with Pulitzer Prize winning poet Peter Viereck has been postponed indefinitely. Convocation chairman Prof. Victor Whitehouse says Viereck is marooned in Cincinnati and unable to reach Athens.
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Ohio University
Peter Viereck
Victor Whitehouse
Viereck
Cincinnati
Liquor Trade Slumps in Athens After 1950 Storm
Amid flood conditions in Athens following Thanksgiving 1950, liquor sales collapsed with the Ohio State Liquor Store posting a weekend total about one hundred dollars below normal. Private and state outlets reported unusually poor beer and wine trade as stores faced shut ins and street closures. By today, beer sales were improving as rescuers cleared sidewalks and industry officials hoped a disaster pattern would emerge to guide future sales.
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Ohio State
Jeep Turned Into Hearse In Rural Rescue
In Chesterhill, undertaker Don Stone of Fawcette Stone funeral home explains four bodies lie in nearby cemeteries as weather blocks travel. A late Saturday call from Amesville led to a makeshift procession with a jeep, power wagon, and 12 men reaching the home, then using a stretchered ambulance to ferry the deceased.
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Chesterhill
Don Stone
Fawcette Stone Funeral Home
Fawcette Stone
Stone
Amesville
Route 280
Amegeville
J. W. Bowman Co
100 Attend Movies Despite Film Shortage Across Town
About 400 residents went to local theaters Sunday for entertainment as one cinema failed to receive the scheduled film from Cincinnati. Another cineama, able to screen its on hand film, showed about 200.
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Cincinnati
Utilities Operate With Minimal Disruption Amid Snow
Athens industries faced fuel and transport hurdles as workers were unable to reach plants. Columbus Southern and Athens Home Telephone reported full service, Floodwood and Poston stations remained active, and Ohio Fuel Gas noted ample gas and higher pipeline capacity. Only Vana dium Tool Co stayed productive, while McBee Co and Athens Machine Co faced shutdowns awaiting roads. Limestone Lumber kept skeleton staff.
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Athens
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Athens Home Telephone Co
Floodwood
Poston
Frank W. Phillips
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Athens’ Industries
Vanadium Tool Co
McBee Co
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Robert C. Dilley
Carl H. Murray
Appalachian Power Co
Carroll W. Casto
O. L. Easley
River Motors
E. C. Winger
Cabell County
Winger
W. W. Smith
Frank Biffle
City Water Works
John V. Mann
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Dorothy Watkins
Ohio Department Store
Simpson
Chesapeake and Ohio
Bruce Bingham
Shuler Construction Co
Don Gosney
C. E. Parker
I. B. Neal
Freight Service
Cincinnati Livestock
Ames
Athens Machine Co
Rardin Bros, Lumber Co
Athens Flooring Co
Cr. G. Price
Athens Lumber Co
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