Boy Scout Camporee Set to Open at Athens County Fairgrounds
Final arrangements are completed for the Boy Scouts of America Hock-hocking District camporee at the Athens County fairgrounds. Eight Athens County towns will arrive Saturday at 11 a.m. to pitch tents and prepare for a grand review followed by contests and a big campfire. Sunday includes a Catholic mass at St Pauls Church and an outdoor service before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of Nerica
Otis
A. Randall
Fred Swearingen
Ohio University
Alpha Phi Omega
National Service Fraternity
Boy Scouts of America
Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
Athens County
Fairgrounds
St. Paul's Church
Meters to Be Installed on North College Street
Police Chief Joseph B. Grogan announced additional parking meters will be installed on North College Street this Saturday from East Washington to East State, except the east side from Mill to East State where parking is prohibited. The meters will be three hour limit and double-header units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. College St
Joseph B. Grogan
N. College
FE. Washington
FE. State
College
Mill
Grogran
S. College
E. Washington
E. Union
Death of Guy Fierce at 79 in Athens County
Guy Fierce 79 retired farm implement dealer died Friday morning in Sheltering Arms Hospital after being taken there Thursday night. Survived by two daughters Iris and Pauline both teachers, a brother J H Fierce, and his late wife Lizzie Wolfe Fierce. Services Sunday 2:30 at First Christian Church with Knights Templar involvement. burial in Concord Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday after 2 pm at Jagers funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Fierce
Sheltering Arms Hospital
D. H
Mary Spaulding Fierce
Athens County
Mr. Fierce
Iris
Pauline
Athens
Mound St
J. H. Fierce
Lizzie Wolfe Fierce
Point Woman Dies at 91 in Point Pleasant
Funeral services for Mrs. Madaline Mc Daniel Stewart 91 of Lincoln Ave will be held Saturday at 3 30 p m at Bellmeade EUB Church She died Thursday at her home after a long illness Born Dec 9 1862 she was daughter of the late Mr and Mrs William McDaniel widow of William Franklin Stewart Survivors include a daughter Mrs George C Musgrave one granddaughter Cicle Carter New Matamoras Ohio one grandson Robert Musgrave Huntington six great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter The Rev D L Sayre will officiate assisted by Rev O H Carder Friends may call at Foglesong funeral home until one hour before the service then at the church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Madaline McDaniel Stewart
Lincoln Ave
Bellmeade Eur Church
George C. Musgrave
Cicle Carter
New Matamoras
Ohio
Robert Musgrave
Huntington
D. L. Sayre
0. H. Carder
Foglesong
Funeral Time Changed for Florence Rice at Bellmeade
The hour of last rites for Florence Rice of Bellmeade has been changed to Saturday at 1 30 am at Bellmeade EUB Church Burial will follow in Suncrest Cemetery
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Point Pleasant
Florence Rice
Bellmeade
Bellmeade Eub Church
Suncrest Cemetery
Ex Store Owner Files Suit Over Unpaid Debt
Ex Athens merchant Reba Shafer Seltz sues Marvin Magaziner and the Reba Shafer Corp in Common Pleas Court for judgments totaling 7140 and 4240 dollars. She says in fall 1950 they agreed to buy the Reba Shafer Store for 2900 dollars with stock fixtures and supplies included. The contract also covered renting fixtures for a year with a later purchase option. She claims the purchase price and rents remain unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Common Pleas Court
Reba Shafer Seltz
Marvin Magaziner
Reba Shafer Corp
Seltz
Magaziner
Columbus Driver Denies Police Count in Stoplight Incident
Lowell Riedmiller 25 of Columbus pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to failing to yield to a pedestrian after his car struck Mrs. Margaret L. Hurst 26 of Athens Route 3 at E State and Carpenter Streets. Hearing set for Oct 22. bond $200. Hurst was hospitalized with head injuries and reported improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Riedmiller
Columbus
E. State and
Carpenter Streets
Riedmiller
Margaret L. Hurst
Athens
E. State St
Hurst
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Yong
Albany Man Dies at 91
Funeral services for Jock Dailey Carpenter 91 who died Thursday at his Albany home will be held Saturday at 2 p m at Bigony funeral home conducted by Rev Biddle of Rutland. He was born July 8 1863 in Meigs County son of Robert and Rebecca Dailey Carpenter. Survived by two daughters Mrs John Dye Columbus and Mildred Carpenter Albany two brothers Ney Carpenter near Albany three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Burial in Temple Cemetery. Flowers omitted per family request.
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Jock Dailey Carpenter
Albany
Bigony
Biddle
Rutland
Mr. Carpenter
Meigs County
Robert
Rebecca Dailey Carpenter
John Dye
Columbus
Mildred Carpenter
Ney Carpenter
Near
Temple Cemetery
Birth Announcements from Sheltering Arms Hospital
Births list includes Mr and Mrs Gerrett Dayton Glouster a son Mr and Mrs Granville Stout Carpenter a son AD Bert Lee Ashcraft Albany Oval Woods Athens Willard Clark Millfield Mrs Joyce Gehrig Albany Route 3 Mrs Edna Fauber Carpenter DISMISSED Mrs Melvin Adams Athens and son Mrs Hollie Hayes Shade and daughter Mrs Jack Coon Athens and Mrs Cecil Smith Athens and son Mrs Bettina Warner Albany Mrs Ethel McDaniel Athens Fred Carsey Athens Dana Barnhill Athens Frank Ladd Frost George Malfoy Athens Mrs Blanch Sherwood Athens
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Lee Ashcraft
Albany
Oval Woods
Athens
Willard Clark
Millfield
Joyce Gehrig
Edna Fauber
Carpenter
Melvin Adams
Hollie Hayes
Shade
Jack Coon
Cecil Smith
Bettina Warner
Ethel McDaniel
Fred Carsey
Dana Barnhill
Frank Ladd
Executive Heads Meet at Buchtel School
Executive heads of Athens County schools held their monthly meeting Thursday at Buchtel School. A representative from the attorney general's office showed a narcotics control film. The group discussed school problems and issues. Next month the Plains School will host on November 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Buchtel
Attorney General’s Office
Plains
Ben Franklin to perform magic show for Athens Jaycees
Ben Franklin IV an Ohio University graduate and school administrator known for mind reading will present a magic show at the Athens High School Auditorium on November 4 at 8 p.m. Proceeds go to local charities. Tickets available at Swearingen's Sporting Goods, from Jaycees members, or at the door.
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Ben Franklin
Ohio University
Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce
Franklin
Athens High School
Tom Rose
Jaycees
Rose
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Tiow
Courthouse Renovation Praised by Athens County Bar
Athens County Bar Association lauded the courthouse renovation at a Sportsman Grill dinner. Hal H. Rowland credited county commissioners Common Pleas Judge Francis D. White and court reporter Mrs Fred H. Beckler for the work, calling the building clean and in harmony with its purpose. He urged visitation and stressed constitutional government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Bar Association
Sportsman Grill
Hal H. Rowland
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
Fred H. Beckler
Rowland
Athens County
Athens
America
Russell W. Finsterwald
Associa
Hunter Charlie Calloway Scores Three Squirrels Near Home
Charlie Calloway, a 90 year old hunter and woodsman from Calloway Edge in Orange Township Meigs County near Route 7, killed three squirrels Thursday morning then returned home for breakfast. A pioneer settler family, he also experts in finding bee trees and harvesting wild honey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Calloway
Calloway Ridge
Calloway
Orange Township
Meigs County
Route 7
Tuppers Plains
Burglary Reported At Hockingport River Cabin
Deputies investigated a burglary at the Foster Bean cabin near Hockingport on the Hocking River. Stolen items included a television set valued at $200 a shotgun a rifle two fishing rods and reels and a 10 horsepower Scott-Atwater motor from Bean’s boat. Deputy Sheriffs Bernard Porter and Harold Shields worked the case.
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Hocking River
Foster Bean
Hockingport
Bean
River Landing
Bernard Porter
Harold Shields
Knights to Attend Funeral for Guy Fierce
Knights Templar commandery will meet at the Masonic Temple Sunday at 1 30 pm to attend the funeral services for Guy Fierce who died Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Commandery
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Guy Fierce
Pizza House Delivers Made-To-Order Slices in Athens
The Pizza House on W State St Athens Ohio offers hot pizza ready to eat here or carry out. Hours run Sunday through Thursday 4 PM to midnight and Friday Saturday 4 PM to 1 AM with prompt service. Call 31702 or 31709.
Rome Pupils Nutrition Study Highlights School Lunch Role
Virginia Jones nutrition consultant for the Ohio Department of Health spoke at Rome-Canaan School about a one day study of 58 fifth and seventh graders. The findings note breakfast adequacy, some gaps in vegetables and fruit, and school lunches supplying needed foods while milk intake fell short of three to four glasses daily. She urged tasting parties demonstrations and visual aids to teach why foods make a difference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome-Canaan
Virginia Jones
Ohio Department of Health
Miss Jones
Court To Hear Dispute Monday In Milk Sales Case
Two hearings are set in Common Pleas Court in Athens on Monday over the Athens Milk Sales dispute. Autes include a petition for a milk sales injunction against 38 farmers and a bid to place the agency in receivership to stop alleged intimidation of purchasers. Judge James Kinnison will hear the arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Milk Sales, Inc
Common Pleas Court
Athens
James Kinnison
Jackson County
WV Man Killed in Cave-In at Blenko Glass Plant
Donald Powers a 47 year old from Ashton died after being trapped by an embankment cave-in while digging sand with coworkers at the Blenko Glass Company in Milton. His wife, four daughters, three sons and his parents survive along with five brothers and three sisters. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Heck Funeral Home in Milton.
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Point Pleasant
Donald Powers
Ashton
Blenko Glass Company
Milton
Yoo
Powers
Bessie Powers
Dilla Jenkins
Milton Phyllis Powers
Huntington
Geraldine
Donna
Lewis
Lester
Arthur
J. H. Powers
Charles
Apple Grove
Stricklin
Basel
Akron
Henry
Woodrow
Sylvia Martin
Ann Dundas
Jewell Bond
Heck Funeral Home
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Tion
W. H. Wakefield
Wayne Ward
Charles Bolin
Beckler
Charles W. Reamer
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the Pizza House
W. State St
Rome
Ee Ee
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Cross Bros
Frank H. Cross
Prop
W. Union St
West Virginia
van Dyke’s
Buckeye
N. Court St
Union
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Mutual Home & Savings Association
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Federal Home Loan Bank
Taos
Phe Bax
Mathews "Cope
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Athens Driving School
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