Four Men Sentenced In Common Pleas Court
Four men were given Ohio Penitentiary terms and one to Mansfield Reformatory after pleading guilty to indictments from the October grand jury. Sentences ranged from one to twenty years for auto theft, breaking and entering, and other charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Penitentiary
Mansfield Reformatory
Common Pleas
Nelsonville
Lima State Hospital
Roy D. Williams
Lewis Scarbe
Pomeroy
Scarbe
Sand Ridge
Sugar Creek
D. C. Sewards
Sewards
Ohio
James Yates
the Plains
William Smith
Glouster
Smith
Athens Sees Record 90 Degree Heat Over Weekend
Athens temperatures repeated a 90 degree mark on Sunday after similar heat Saturday. The two October days marked the hottest since 1946 and the highest since August 23, with nights remaining warm. Saturday’s low was 67 and Sunday’s 56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Mercury
WONDER SALVE War Time Skin Remedy Promises Relief
A wartime discovery salve offers relief for psoriasis eczema infections and itching from external irritations. The ad claims no acids or alcohol and painless application with antiseptic properties and quick results. Sold in Athens through local druggists Gallaher Quick Ath Drug Stores and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Gallaher
Quick Ath
Four Fined After Arrests By Sheriff
Following arrests by the sheriff's department four Athens County men paid fines in Mayor W P Mickle's court over the weekend. James Kisor 38 Millfield pleaded guilty to assault and battery with a 10 fine and costs and a 15 day jail sentence suspended. Leon White 32 Hockingport was fined 10 and costs with a 20 day suspended sentence after pleading guilty to threatening in a menacing manner. The charges were filed by Glenna Kisor and Aldania Wilson. Charles Bolin 44 New Marshfield and Carl Jenkins Mineral were fined 10 and costs for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
W. P. Mickle
James Kisor
Millfield
Mamie Pincelli
Glenna
Kisor
Leon White
Hockingport
Aldania Wilson
George Bateman
Frank Joyce
Charles Bolin
New Marshfield
Carl Jenkins
Mineral
Athens Men Attend Two-State Forestry Association Meeting
Irving I. Dickman district forester and Howard J. Ward assistant forester travel from Athens to Wheeling West Virginia for the 68th annual meeting of the American Forestry Association. The four day program features tours to Muskingum Conservancy District Malabar Farm Leesville Lake and talks from Senator Robert A. Taft General Omer Bradley and O D Diller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Amercan Forestry Association
Irving I. Dickman
Howard J. Ward
Ohio Division of Forestry
Ward
Muskingum Conservancy
Louis Bromfield
Malabar Farm
Leesville Lake
Robert A. Taft
Two Minor Crashes Reported in Athens Area
State Highway patrolmen reported two minor accidents over the weekend in the Athens area. Grover Smith, 34, Shade, was fined $10 and costs after pleading guilty to driving on the wrong side of the road. His car collided with Charles Kelley, 32, Guysville, on a county road near Shade at 6 50 p m Saturday. Minor damage was reported. In the second incident, Paul Hayne, 56, Canton, sustained minor damage when rear ended by Charles T. Saxton, 42, Nelsonville, on Route 33 to Route 50 A. Hayne was turning left when struck. damage was limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Grover Smith
Shade
W. P. Mickle
Smith
Charles Kelley
Guysville
Paul Hayne
Canton
Charles T. Saxton
Nelsonville
Hayne
Saxton
Ministers Hear of Iron Curtain Religion
The Athens County Ministerial Association heard Arthur Long describe observations on religion behind the Iron Curtain. Long, a student worker at First Christian Church, spent the summer in Europe with a study group and spoke about England, Poland and Czechoslovakia. Rev. Drell Goff presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Arthur Long
Long
First Christian Church
Europe
England
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Drell Goff
Gross Neglect Charged in Lancaster Divorce
Zuretta Fick files for divorce from William Fick in common pleas court charging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. She seeks custody and support for three minor children and permanent alimony. The couple married November 13, 1926 in Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zuretta Fick
Common Pleas Court
William Fick
Lancaster
River towns Beebe and Frost shaped by flooding and bridges
In Athens County's lower Hocking Valley the Beebe and Frost communities rose and receded with river floods. Farms and families such as Rowells Crippens Welches Cooks Beebes and Richardsons shaped settlement while bridges dams and cemeteries mark a landscape repeatedly altered by the Hocking and Ohio floods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Harris
Hocking Valley
Athens County
Beebe
Sam Howell
Beebes
Cook Crossing
Beebe House
Frost
Edward Smith
Rowells
Crippens
Welches
Cooks
Lord Dunmore
Hocking River
Stewart
Richardsons
Thomas Richardson
Richardson
Cecil
Hocking
Trencher Hill
Baptist
Dean, Rowell and Crippen
Ohio
Suit Filed Against Industrial Commission
John Chilcote of Nelsonville Route 1 filed in common pleas court against the Industrial Commission of Ohio asking to participate under the Workmen's Compensation Insurance Fund. He says a mine accident on Oct. 4 1946 exposed him to poisonous fumes and impaired his earning capacity, and that the commission denied compensation citing current condition not due to the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chilcote
Nelsonville
Common Pleas Court
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Workmen's Compensation Insurance Fund of
Ohio
Industrial Commission
School Bus Added at The Plains School
The Plains school added a 48 passenger bus to its equipment to transport its 446 students. The new bus raises the total in use to four, with John Vessalo as driver, per H. W. Humphrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Plains School
H. W. Humphrey
the Plains
John Vessalo
Exams Announced for Federal Posts at Columbus Depot
Examinations for parts specialists at the Columbus General Depot are announced by the U S Civil Service Examiners. Salaries range from 3727 to 5232 dollars a year. Details and applications may be secured from W H Oldfield, secretary, in the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus General Depot
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
W. H. Oldfield
Commissioners sue Athens County over courthouse repair contracts
J. Sanford Evans and J. W. Wicks of the Southern Ohio Painting Co sue the Athens County Board of Commissioners seeking a court declaration of rights under the Declarate Judgment Act. They claim sub contractor George Hare failed to complete work and Hamel's lien on funds held by the county should be resolved to avoid further suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
J. Sanford Evans
J. W. Wicks
Southern Ohio Painting Co
Athens County Board of Commissioners
George Hare
Dayton
Hamel
University Science Building Dedication Attended by Professors and Students
Ohio University physics professors John E. Edwards and William M. Pierce and advanced physics students joined Capital University in Columbus for the science building dedication. Principal speaker Dr. Arthur H. Compton of Washington University, a key figure in atomic bomb development, addressed attendees. Students included Thomas A. Fox Edgar Louis Sabec A. B. Lehman A. B. Smith and Philip Chew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Edwards
William M. Pierce
Ohio University
Capital University
Columbus
Arthur H. Compton
Washington University
St. Louis
Thomas A. Fox
Edgar Ere Louis Sabec
A. B. Lehman
A. B. Smith
Philip Chew
Administrative Jobs Listed by USCSC
Administrative assistant and administrative officer positions in federal agencies pay from 3727 to 5232 a year. The U S Civil Service Commission says applications for the examination must be received before Oct 17 and may be obtained from W H Oldfield at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Civil Service Commission
W. H. Oldfield
Divorce Granted In Common Pleas Court
In a common pleas court decision Flossie Stansberry was granted a divorce from John Stansberry on grounds of gross neglect of duty. The couple married May 19 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
Flossie Stansberry
John Stansberry
Auto Titles and Real Estate Transactions Slide in September
September car titles totaled 135 with August at 51, while July led with 158. Truck titles dropped to 22, and total fees declined from 1180.90 to 1155.90. County shares 828.25 and state 352.05. Used vehicle entries rose slightly to 732 for September.
Marriage Permits Decline from August Totals in September
Sixteen marriage license applications were issued in September, down from 30 in August and below last year’s September. Year to date, 146 licenses have been issued, compared with 198 the prior year. Male applicants averaged 27.96 and females 22.44, with ages ranging 16 to 46 for men and 16 to 41 for women. Twenty one under 21-year-olds. Real estate transfers totaled 126 in September, down 17 from August and 34 from September 1948, with 1,130 transfers for the first nine months, 637 fewer than 1948. Fees rose $96.15 from September 1948 to $480.80, but fell short of August’s $554.10, with year-to-date fees at $4,448.20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claudia E. Chappel
County Recorder
Rural Mail Carriers Meet in Coolville
Annual Tenth District meeting of the Rural Mail Carriers Association was held in Coolville with a banquet by Troy Grange members. District president of Long Bottom led the business session, as reported by Athens County president Owen Kennedy. State officers gave talks and auxiliary members participated in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Mail Carriers Association
Coolville
Troy Grange
Long Bottom
Owen Kennedy
Athens County Rural Mail Carriers Association
George W. Campbell
Rushville
Paul Amnett
Nelsonville
Odan Brandeberry
N. ©. Barnett
Frances Malone
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
Notable entries from Shelterin g Arms Hospital list births and medical notes. Include Mr and Mrs Donald Mace Albany a son. Mr and Mrs Paul Antoinette Athens a daughter. Pauleta King Athens Route 5 a daughter. C E Boggs Carbondale a son. Ellis Dew Glouster a son. Maud Martin McArthur Route 2 surgery. Clyde Shaver The Plains medical. Beatrice Bernard Jacksonville medical. Paul Barrett Trimble. Peter Verba Hollister. William Phelps Albany Route 3. William R Caraway Chauncey. Charles Donaldson Athens. Leo Dudgeon Carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Mace
Albany
Paul Antoinette
Athens
Pauleta King
C. E. Boggs
Carbondale
Ellis Dew
Glouster
Maud Martin
McArthur
Clyde Shaver
the Plains
Medica
Beatrice Bernard
Jacksonville
Paul Barrett
Trimble
Peter Verba
Hollister
William Phelps
William R. Caraway
Chauncey
Charles Donaldson
Leo Dudgeon
Carpenter
Road Work Planned on Route 346 by Athens Company
The Highway Maintenance Co of Athens will start around June 15 on a nine mile Route 346 stretch between State Route 143 and Radcliffe junction with Route 160. Earl Williams says a soil cement base with bituminous surface will be laid. The firm was the low bidder at $82,707 for the State Highway department contract in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Highway Maintenance Co
Athens
Earl Williams
Radcliffe
State Highway Department
Columbus
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Mansfield
George Evener
Evener
Kroger
W. State St
Union
Roy Love
McDougal
Bateman
Marie Pincelli
George van Meter
W. State Sr
Boy Scouts
John Smith
Lima
David Davies Packing Co
Gordon B. Gray
Republic
Wheaton's
W. Union
Athens, Ohio
Christopher Columbus
the Security Bank
Court Street
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Patrol
Cecil Richardson
Ame
Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Masonic Temple
Householder
Commissioners
USCSC
Salis
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens Company
Foodbank
Jack Wieners
Acme Dry Cleaners
Athens, Ohlo
DIAL
Ersih
Pepsi
America
Py Ust
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Pepsi-Cola Company
New York
Evans Market
Chase & Sanborn's Coffee
Jumbo Bologna
R. B. Rowland
Dan Bartlett
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