Athens Board of Trade hears school levy and traffic plans
The Athens Board of Trade met at Hotel Berry to hear about the five mill tax levy for city schools and to receive reports on highways traffic congestion and industrial expansion. Willard Barker stressed education funding while John Dowler outlined highway needs and bottlenecks on Route 50 and Route 33. The session included a traffic master plan visit and a note on potential loss of the Portsmouth Parkersburg passenger trains. The next meeting is November 15 to discuss city zoning.
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Athens Board of Trade
Hotel Berry
Willard P. Barker
Athens
Ohio
Barker
Harper Pendry
C. B. Nye
Pendry
Nye
Board of Trade
United States
Athens County
John Dowler
Athens City
Carpenter St
East Athens
Courtney Hill
Meigs County
Chester
Tuppers Plains
Guysville
Dowler
Congress St
Carpenter
President St
William Mickle
Portsmouth-Parkersburg
Baltimore & Ohio
Alderman
City Hall
Pimples Kill Romance Ad Promotes Soothing Ointment
An advertisement claims pimples and skin irritations ruin romances and promotes Peterson's Ointment for fast relief. It promises one application delights or money refunded and notes use for tired cracked feet. price is 40 cents at all druggists.
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Peterson
Reedsville Woman Hurt In Route 7 Collision
A Reedsville woman, Rose Marcinko, 40, was treated at a Parkersburg hospital for head injuries after a two car crash on Route 7 south of Coolville. Her brother Roderick Marcinko, 44, collided with a vehicle driven by Robert C. Conaty, 25, Huntington, as Conaty tried to pass a truck at about 2:15 p.m. The county fined Roderick $10 and costs for unsafe operation.
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Reedsville
Route 7
Coolville
State Highway Patrol
Rose Marcinko
Parkersburg
Roderick Marcinko
Robert C. Conaty
Huntington
W. Va
Conaty
Marcinko Auto
Justice of the Peace
T. F. Cecil
Coalville
Athens
Lewis Miller
Granville Ave
Pearl McManaway
Trimble
USDA To Buy Fresh Apples In National Lunch Program
The USDA will buy fresh apples in key producing areas for the National Lunch Program. Irvin Wolfe says Athens County Agricultural Conservation Association will oversee the purchase in Athens County with several carloads to be shipped October 17 to 29. Bids must be filed by 12 noon on October 17.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Athens County Agricultural Conservation Association
Athens County
Irvin Wolfe
U.S
Blood poverty menace prompts pharmacy claim in Athens
An Athens Pharmacy ad promotes CERTAIN hematinic as a remedy for blood poverty and poor digestion. It claims the product regenerates red blood cells, increases energy, improves skin color, reduces gas, and raises red counts within days, with a full course lasting three to seven weeks.
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Athens
Four Men Began Prison Terms in Ohio Inmate Transfers
Sheriff George Bateman and Deputy Mamie Pincelli transported four men to the Ohio Penitentiary Wednesday morning after they pleaded guilty to grand jury indictments. Names include Lewis Scarbe 36 Pomeroy James Yates 23 The Plains Earl Dille 28 and Charles Showalter 26 Sand Ridge. D C Sowards, address unknown, was sent to Mansfield Reformatory Tuesday to begin his sentence.
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Ohio Penitentiary
George Bateman
Mamie Pincelli
Lewis Scarbe
Pomeroy
James Yates
the Plains
Earl Dille
Charles Showalter
Sand Ridge
D. C. Sowards
Mansfield Reformatory
Two Men Fined for In toxication Plea
Two men were fined ten dollars and costs after pleading guilty to in toxication charges. Sherman McCollins, 53, of 400% Richland Ave, will work out his fine, while Gene Flowers of Marietta faced jail for nonpayment.
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Sherman McCollins
Richland Ave
Gene Flowers
Marietta
Prayer Band to Meet at Graham Chapel
Graham Chapel Prayer Band will meet Thursday at the home of the Rev and Mrs Hill with Charles Gaston as leader.
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Graham Chapel
Hill
Charles Gaston
Marriage License for Max Arnold Figgins and Mary Cubbison
Max Arnold Figgins aged 23 of Nelsonville and Mary Virginia Cubbison aged 25 of Chauncey obtained a marriage license. The records list both individuals as engaged to wed with current residences provided.
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Max Arnold Figgins
Nelsonville
Mary Virginia Cubbison
Chauncey
Athens Commits Thursday Afternoon Doctor Duty For Women’s Week
Miss Hope chairs a committee that gained Athens County Medical Society approval to provide emergency medical service on Thursday afternoons during Business Women’s Week. Dr Beatrice Postle notes the Sheltering Arms Hospital phone line will be used for on call requests, with Dr Lawrence Goldberg on duty this Thursday. The society aims to expand coverage and keep a physician available at other times, while seeking a Sunday drugstore to stay open.
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Miss Hope
Athens County Medical Society
Business Women's
Beatrice Postle
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Lawrence Goldberg
Athens Business and Professional Women's Club
Agreement Pays Off for Hockingport 4-H Club Corn Project
Everett Massie of Hockingport funded two acres for ten boys to grow corn with a winter cover crop. They harvested 125 bushels, sow rye as a cover next spring, and formed a new 4-H club with E. L. Ford as adviser. Members include Robert Murrey, Billy Murrey, Paul Blake, George Rise, Herold Ford, James Ford, Keith Massie, Jefferson Massie, Alfred Chutes, and Carrol Kimes.
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Everett Massie
Hockingport
E. L. Ford
Robert
Billy Murrey
Paul Blake
George Rise
Herold
James Ford
Keith
Jefferson Massie
Alfred Chutes
Carrol Kimes
Ross Wright
Gas Truck Overflows in Carpenter-Lancaster Area
Gasoline leaked from a large truck in the rear of the Hardman service sto on near Carpenter Lancaster street intersection. Firemen arrived at 7 15 p m and flushed the gasoline from the street with water, easing residents’ anxiety.
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Carpenter-Lancaster St
Hardman Service
Drill Team To Parade In Ironton Centenary
Pershing Rifles at Ohio University led by Cadet Major Neil Gibbins will march in Tronton's centennial celebration parade. Forty one members plus sponsors depart Athens Friday morning and return Saturday. Miss April Kinsel of Athens accompanies the team and joins the parade.
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Pershing Rifles
Ohio University
Neil Gibbins
Tronton
Athens
April Kinsel
Correction fixes survivor name in Mrs. Glass death notice
The death notice for Mrs. John A. Glass incorrectly listed a surviving son. The correct name is Chester E. Glass, not Charles Glass, per the Tuesday account.
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John A. Glass
Chester E. Glass
Charles Glass
August Heat Trend Near 90 Degrees This Weekend
Temperatures stayed near August levels with highs near 87 on Tuesday and approaching 90 by the weekend. Overnight low cooled to about 62 with light breeze and clouds moving in by morning at 9:15 a.m.
Athens Man Elected Deputy Commander of Ohio Knights Templar
Thomas E. Gibson of 9 N May Ave Athens has been elected deputy commander of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Ohio. The selection was made at a Toledo conclave on Tuesday. Robert W. Taylor of Columbus was elected commander. Gibson recently received the thirty third degree in Masonry in Chicago.
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Thomas E. Gibson
May Ave
Knights Templar of
Ohio
Associated Press
Toledo
Gibson
Robert W. Taylor
Columbus
Athens
Chicago
Community Chest Sets 1949 Goal At 12500 For Athens
Athens Community Welfare Association board sets 1949 drive goal at 12500 in City Loan Co offices. Six agencies present budgets with Salvation Army leading at 4400 and USO seeking 1500 of the total. Boy Scouts 2500 and Girl Scouts 2390 follow, along with Recreation Board 1204 and YWCA 275.
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Athens
Athens Community Welfare Association
City Loan Co
Wniwds
Robert Wright
USO
E. F. Sells
O. F. Rowland
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
D. D. Montoya
Parkersburg
W. Va
E. L. Nye
Girl Scouts
Clarke Daily
Carl Nessley
Athens Recreation Board
YWCA
Marilyn Hoon
Conservation SetUp Traced For Rotarians
Athens Soil Conservation District supervisors toured the Ohio University Airport area for an air study of soil conservation practices in Athens and nearby townships. Using a four passenger Stinson flown by Bill Goodwin they conducted two 45 minute flights over Athens Bern Canaan Carthage Lee Troy Alexander and Waterloo townships. Executive session in Athens approved four projects and one new application. Eight farms were visited and Baltimore and Ohio contest winners chosen for later announcement.
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Athens
Athens District Soil Conservation Office
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Mr and Mrs Richard Gail Glouster Route 3 welcome a son. Mr and Mrs William Cram Zaleski welcome a daughter. Mr and Mrs James L Wilson Athens Route 4 welcome a son. Mrs Alaize Haven Athens minor surgery. Mrs Mary Rogers Glouster medical. Dismissed: Mrs Wiley King and daughter Athens Route 5 and Mrs Reba Seltz Athens.
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Richard Gail
Glouster
William Cram
Zaleski
James L. Wilson
Athens
Alaize Haven
Mary Rogers
Wiley King
Reba Seltz
Salvation Army Leader Heads to New York Congress
Major Ruth Ward of the Athens Salvation Army unit will attend a four day Territorial Congress in New York, starting Saturday, as part of the organization’s national gathering.
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Ruth Ward
Athens
Salvation Army
New York
Lavoptik Eye Comfort Bath Promises Quick Relief
Lavoptik offers soothing eye bath for burning inflammation soreness and itching from local irritants. Claims 30 years of success and money back. Eye cup included and available at all druggists.
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Griffin
Griffin Carton
Liquid Lab
USDA
Geraldine Hope
Ann Mumma
Ethel Woolf
Mildred Dean
Lurene Brown
Roy Cross
Geraldine Hone
Ironton Parade
Christopher Columbus
the Security Bank
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Knights Templar
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Kerr Hardware
Court St
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Palmer St
Tel
Eastman Kodak
ROY E. Hawk & CO. Investment Securities
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Cline Bldg
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Williamson Heater Company
Rae
Williamson Triplife
M. J. Switzer
Ohie
G. H. Martin & Son
Nehi Beverages
Adams Confectionery
Dott
Frank
Glen
Greyhound Bus
Royal Crown Bottling Works
Middleport, Ohio
B& O
Sleepy Hollow
Cincinnati
Washington
Baltimore
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Clarksburg
Grafton
Keyser
Martinsburg
Winton Place
Oakley
Silver Spring
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