Mechanicsburg Seeks Sanitary Sewer District by Petition
Petition signed by 294 Mechanicsburg area residents asks the Athens County commissioners to establish a sanitary sewer district extending from the Athens city line to Morrison Brown Hill and beyond toward Tick Ridge Road and Hooper Street. The board tabled action pending a conference with the prosecuting attorney on proper procedures.
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Mechanicsburg
Athens County Commissioners
Athens City
Morrison Brown Hill
Fred Weber
Athens State Hospital
Tick Ridge Road
Hooper St
Beaumont
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Poston
Albany
Stri
Canadians Hurt In Crash Near Coolville
Three Canadians from Saskatoon were injured in a two car collision near Coolville Route 50. Floyd Cole of Frost faces DUI charges. his passenger Elmer Cole is charged with intoxication. The Zeilners received multiple injuries and were treated at St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg.
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Canada
Athens County
Catherine Zeilner
Joseph Zeilner
Marie Zeilner
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
Coolville
State Highway Patrol
Floyd Cole
Frost
Cole
Zeilner Auto
Elmer Cole
Zeilner
Mr. Zeilner
Troy EFA Group Names New Officers
Troy EFA Chapter of Future Farmers of America elected Johnny Humphrey as president with Johnny Taylor as vice president Leo Powell secretary Clifford Kimes reporter Larry Kira treasurer and James Parr sentinel Assistants named Ronald Vandal Wayne Lyons Bobbie Murrey Charles Gibbs and others. Humphrey also became vice president of the FFA Seventh District at a McArthur meeting. Initiation of freshmen scheduled Oct 18 with awards, a radio show, seed sales, a Christmas party with FHA, a father and son banquet and basketball team activities listed. Charles Davis won a state fair potato trophy and Gibbs an FFA quiz award.
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Coolville
FHA
Father and Son
Charles Davis
Troy
Charles Gibbs
Athens Countian Slated for Parole
Leonard Hickman an Athens County resident at Ohio Penitentiary for burglary is slated for parole effective Nov 15. The Associated Press reports he was sentenced Nov 8 1947 and will be among 69 inmates paroled.
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Athens
Athens County
Berry
C. E. Handley
George D. Nye
Lausche
Handley
Associated Press
Ohio
Fairfield
Pike
Scioto
Lawrence
Gallia
Jackson
Morgan
Washington
Monroe
Guernsey
Muskingum
Leonard Hickman
Ohio Penitentiary
George Bateman
Hickman
Guard Status Is Explained
An 18 percent age man in the National Guard is exempt from the draft but may be called with his unit. Capt J M Abraham of the Athens National Guard says those who join before call up go with their unit and familiar men. No activation notice for the Athens unit has been received. Second Army HQ officers will inspect the local Guard on Nov. Y.
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National Guard
J. M. Abraham
Athens National Guard
Abraham
Athens
Second Army
Rainy spell extends after 19 inches fall
Rain continued through Tuesday following a period of record extremes on Monday with temperatures reported at 66 and 46 degrees.
Athens Education Association Dinner Meeting Change
The Athens Education Association will hold its dinner meeting Wednesday at 6 30 p m instead of Tuesday evening as previously reported.
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Athens Education Association
The
Messenger
Bicyclist Injured in City Auto Collision Report
Police report three traffic accidents on FE Carpenter and nearby spaces. A 12 year old bicyclist, James Wolfe, suffered facial bruises and a head bump when his bike collided with Walter Stauffer’s car. no hospital care was needed. Moderate car damage occurred to Dorothy Dougherty’s vehicle after striking Lloyd Pierce’s truck. Nora Young’s car was rear ended by Henry Everett’s vehicle, with both cars sustaining slight damage.
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James Wolfe
Wolfe St
Walter Stauffer
E. State Apartments
E. Washington
Dorothy M. Dougherty
Athens
Lloyd Pierce
Mill St
FE. Carpenter
Nora Young
Henry C. Everett
Everett
Rome Canaan High School election results announced
Rome Canaan High School released class election results led by Superintendent Herman L. Ellis. Senior officers include Eunice Van Cleve as president and Eva Mae Ziegler as secretary. The ballot lists officers for juniors sophomores and seventh and eighth grades. Eva Mae Ziegler named head cheerleader along with a cheer squad for the basketball season starting November 10 against Stockport at Stewart.
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Davey Tabler
Ruth Russell
Blaine Sams
Billy Ogle
Roger McIntorf
David Spencer
Carol Copeland
Donna Brown
Carol Gould
Doris McGill
Eva Mae Ziegler
Ellis
Eunice van Cleve
Phyllis Hunter
Phyllis McIntorf
Stockport
Stewart
Armitage Rites Arranged For Local Resident
Graveside services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in West Union Street Cemetery for Harry Armitage 58 a former Athens resident who died Monday in Delaware Ohio after a six week heart illness. He was the son of the late Mr and Mrs William Armitage and survived by his wife Noreen two daughters Janice of Flint Michigan and Nancy at home a sister Mrs Earl McBee of Basil and a brother Ralph Armitage of near Sunbury.
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W. Union St
Harry Armitage
Athens
Delaware
William Armitage
Noreen Armitage
Janice
Flint, Mich
Nancy
Earl McBee
Basil
Ralph Armitage
Near
Sunbury
Births at Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
Birth announcements list multiple families from The Plains Athens Albany and Shade plus New Marshfield and Guysville with names and locations. Dismissals include Mrs Landis and daughter Mrs Bretz and daughter. Dana Turner noted from Harrisonville.
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Carolyn Kellogg
Athens
Judy Ann Knotts
Shade
Cherry Dee Keffer
New Marshfield
Ada M. Frost
Luella Miller
the Plains
Helen Morgan
Flossie Carsey
Rebecca Ann Gamble
Albany
David Landis
Clifford Bretz
Guysville
Madeline Brider
Dana Turner
Harrisonville
Hammond dog and cat hospital opening announced
Hammond announces the opening of a dog and cat hospital by Dr. R. C. Brager. He is married to Helen Radford and is a 1943 graduate of Iowa State College.
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Hammond
Ind
R. C. Brager
Helen Radford
Grosvenor St
Athens
Brager
Iowa State College
Magazines Collected for Veterans Hospital Drive
Magazines and comic books will be taken to the Veterans Hospital at Chillicothe on October 18. Donors should bring items to Haning's Grocery or to Mrs. Mary MacFadden, hospital chairman. Police report Keith Crompton gave an incorrect address, 24 West Mulberry Street, and was fined. mayor notes the correct address is 15 West Mulberry Street.
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New Marshfield
Veterans Hospital
Chillicothe
Haning’s
Mary MacFadden
Keith Crompton
W. Mulberry St
W. P. Mickle
Band Boosters to Meet at High School Gym
Stewart Rome Canaan Band Boosters will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the high school gymnasium secretary Mrs Fred Burch announced today
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Stewart
Rome-Canaan
Fred Burch
Convicted Man Dies in Pen Era Recalled
The 1929 Athens County crime year is revisited as Edward Hicks dies in the Ohio Penitentiary on October 5 after a life sentence for the Hayes brothers killings. The report links Hicks, the Hayes killings, and contemporaneous trials, bootlegging raids, and executions in the era.
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Era
Athens County
George Bateman
Phyllis A. LaVelle
Ohio Penitentiary
Edward Hicks
Ed Hicks
Hayes Brothers
W. Washington St
Hicks
L. G. Worstell
T. H. Morgan
James Litteral
Nelsonville
Athens
Common Pleas Court
George Ludden
Lick Run
John Lent
Ludden
Ohio
Fire Drill Is Success at Ath ens Schools
Fire Chief Clarence A. Parker praised Ath ens school children and teachers for reacting quickly and orderly during surprise drills by city firefighters. He noted the drills were part of Fire Prevention Week with plans for public demonstrations using a new pumper truck arriving Thursday. time and place to be announced.
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Athens
Clarence A. Parker
Parker
Cruelty Alleged in Parkersburg Divorce Petition
Gladys Andrews Russell files in Common Pleas Court for divorce from Sydney D. Russell alleging cruelty. She seeks a restraining order, possession of real estate, and alimony. The couple married July 1, 1922 in Parkersburg West Virginia.
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Common Pleas Court
Gladys Andrews Russell
Sydney D. Russell
Parkersburg
W.va
Exams Announced For Dayton Posts At Wright Patterson
Open competitive examinations to fill the supply cataloger position at Wright Patterson Air Force Base are announced by the US Civil Service Examiners. The annual salary ranges from 3100 to 3825 dollars. Applications and details may be obtained from local secretary F. D. Higgins at the post office.
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
US Civil Service Examiners
F. D. Higgins
Marriage Licenses for Brooks Miller and Gillett Bolin
Lawrence A Brooks 22 of Athens Route 2 weds Betty L Miller 17 of Athens. Ray Gillett 26 and Katherine A Bolin 23, both of Jacksonville, obtain marriage licenses.
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Lawrence Albert Brooks
Athens
Betty Lou Miller
Ray Gillett
Katherine Ann Bolin
Jacksonville
Wheeling Woman Fined After Public drunkenness
A 36 year old Wheeling woman identified as Mrs Artis Carroll was fined 15 dollars and costs by Mayor W P Mickle after city police arrested her for intoxication Monday night. She failed to pay the fine and was sent to the county jail.
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Wheeling
W. P. Mickle
Artis Carroll
Supreme Court Chief Justice Addresses Athens Clubs
Ohio Chief Justice Carl V. Weygandt told Athens Rotary and Kiwanis clubs that the administration of justice for troubled people is the greatest government responsibility. He noted law and clerical work share a Bible-based basis and recalled officiating as a football referee at Ohio University games.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Carl V. Weygandt
Athens
Rotary
Kiwanis
H. C. Dorman
Willard P. Barker
Messenger News
Supreme Court of Ohio
Athens Rotary
Berry Hotel
Neil Glenn
Men Sentenced in Mansfield Trio Gets Reformatory One to Ten
Three men pleaded guilty to grand jury indictments and were sentenced to Mansfield Reformatory. a fourth to the Ohio Penitentiary. Russell Ball and Alvin Collins, both 21, Glouster, received one to seven years each for grand larceny. Delbert Karns, 21, Athens Route 3, got one to five years for motor vehicle taking. Tom Joyce, 47, Nelsonville, drew one to 20 years for burglary and whiskey theft. Elmer Kiser and Stanley Nickoson had guilty pleas for bad checks with sentencing postponed.
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Mansfield Reformatory
Ohio Penitentiary
Harley Meyer
Russell Ball
Alvin L. Collins
Glouster
Reformatory
Howard Gifford
Amesville
Delbert Karns
Athens
Fred Harper
Ohio
Tom Joyce
Nelsonville
Masons Set Thursday Meeting for Savannah Lodge
Savannah Lodge 466 F and AM will meet Thursday at 8 p m announced by D D Mansfield master.
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Guysville
Savannah Lodge
F&am
D. D. Mansfield
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Mechanicsburg Sanitary Sewer District
Son
Stinson
Koppers Co
Pittsburgh
Troy Efa Group
Athens¢ County
Ohio University
Baker Settlement Road
Wayne
Republican
Pol, Ady
Sheltering Arms Hospital
John Airchney
Hoyt Weekley
A. W. Matters, Jr
James A. Pfaff
Pet
Dayton
Supreme Court
James Shumaker
Frank Gullum
Ed Delaplane
Tom May
Middleport
Leland Craig
L. C. Staats
Robert Neal
Club
Clarence Kelch
Gail Watkins
L. W. Roberts
H. B
Mansfield
VFW Club
Elmer Kiser
Stanley Nickoson
Polit Ne Chiropractors “Association
Chiropractors
Ohio Water Exterminator Co
H. A. Locke
Mer
Firestone
Firestone Dealer
Athens, Ohio
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