Jacksonville Trimble and Hollister Seek School Merger
Athens County board of education granted permission to consolidate Jacksonville Trimble and Hollister districts to form a new district. Hollister high school folded in 1948 with pupils moved to Glouster. elementary pupils stay, high school plans unspecified. Merger approved unanimously. new district to serve until November 1951 elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville-Trimble
Hollister
Athens County Board of Education
Glen M. Hanes
Hanes
State Department of Education
Hollister Board of Education
Glouster
H. J. Seckinger
Pearl Christman
Dallas Christman
A. K. Walker
Paul McVey
Eldon Dailey
L. L. Moore
Jacksonville - Trimble
Trimble Township
All Bran user touts relief from constipation
A 79 year old Chicago man credits Kellogg's All-Bran with ending decades of constipation after starting an ounce daily. Advert says to eat All-Bran, drink water, and return an empty box for double money back if not satisfied after ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. J. Wenig
Sc. Mich. Ave
Chicago
Ill
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Mich
Quarterback Club Meeting Time and Place Updated
Two changes announced for the Quarterback Club meeting. The session date moved from Wednesday to Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. The venue shifted from Ohio University gymnasium to the Chemistry Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University Gymnasium
Chemistry
Clark Biggins Rites Slated At Coshocton
Funeral services for Clark E. Biggins 49 former Athens resident who died Saturday in Oklahoma City Oklahoma are set for 1 p m Wednesday at Coshocton. Services will be at the home of Mr and Mrs J C Bowen with burial in Coshocton cemetery Friends may call at the Bowen home Tuesday afternoon Survivors include his foster sister Mrs Nina Harris his second wife Goldie Biggins and three sons Clark E Jr Jimmy and Dickie He was preceded in death by his foster parents He was a graduate of Athens High School and a member of the Athens Elks lodge Presbyterian Church and the Country Club
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark E. Biggins
Athens
Oklahoma City
Okla
Coshocton
J. C. Bowen
Fourth St
Nina Harris
McKinley Ave
Goldie Biggins
Clark E., Jr
Anchorage
Alaska
Army Air Forces
Jimmy
Oklahoma Central College of Music
Dickie
Fidmond
Hester
J. F. Butts
Athens High School
Biggins
Athens Elks Lodge
Presbyterian Church
The
Country Club
Athens Man's Mother Dies
Mrs. John Lamborn 80, mother of Alvin Lamborn of Athens, died Monday at 12:30 am at her Glouster home after a Friday cerebral hemorrhage. Survived by two sons Vern Glouster and Ralph Ashland, daughter Mrs Garnet Chadwick Athens, six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Two daughters Gladys died in infancy and Grace in 1921. Friends may call at Town St Glouster after Tuesday morning. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lamborn
Alvin Lamborn
Athens
Glouster
Vern of
Ralph
Ashland
Garnet Chadwick
Gladys
Grace
Town St
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
A dated hospital notes listing new births and admissions in Athens and surrounding towns. New arrivals include a daughter for Nichols and Elliot and a son for Garner. Admissions include Patrick White and William Thompson among others. discharges note Wilson, Foura, Dew, Beshara, Summers, Terry, Coots, Lightfritz, and Haynes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Garner
Glouster
Charles Brett
Athens
Patrick White
William Thompson
Chauncey
Wie Shaver
the Plains
James L. Wilson
Robert Foura
Corning, and Son
Alice Dew
Leenda Beshara
Raymond E. Summers
Carbondale
Bill Terry
Dexter
William S. Coots
Mildred Lightfritz
Wilmington
N. C
Sofia Haynes
Patrol Reports Two Traffic Arrests
The State Highway Patrol reports two weekend traffic arrests. Jack Wayne Wamsley, 16, of 33 Lorene Ave, was arrested for speeding on Route 33 north of Athens and turned over to juvenile court authorities. Tommy T. Evans, 27, Canton, was fined $10 and costs after pleading guilty to driving without a license before Mayor Charles Wadley of Chauncey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Jack Wayne Wamsley
Lorene Ave
Athens
Tommy T. Evans
Canton
Charles Wadley
Chauncey
Weather Summary for Athens Early Week
Overcast skies with light rain covered Athens this morning. Temperatures ranged from 46 to 75 degrees over the weekend, with 59 degrees at 9 30 a m today and weekend highs of 73 Saturday and 75 Sunday.
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Athens
Oxley Divorce Petition Seeks Custody Of Two Children
Harold C. Oxley files for divorce from Doris J. Oxley in Common Pleas Court alleging extreme cruelty and gross neglect and asks the court for custody care and control of their two minor children. The couple married August 16 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold C. Oxley
Common Pleas
Doris J. Oxley
Pete
Oxleys
Residents dispute fire call delay in Athens blaze
Athens residents Mrs. Vern Gilbert and her husband deny delaying calling firemen after a house fire on Route 33 outside the city. They say Mrs. Gilbert notified a neighbor at 2 a.m. and firemen arrived after a third call, while Fire Chief Clarence Parker and Assistant Chief Charles Dalton described initial calls and door access differently. The Gilberts allege misstatements about smoke timing and insurance, and dispute use of a cistern. the fire damaged the garage and lower floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Clarence Parker
Parker
Vern Gilbert
Gilbert
Route
Jim Mayles
Mayles
Gilberts
Liggett
Robert Liggett
Dalton
G B Wyckoff OU Grad Dies in Columbiana
George B Wyckoff 39 a former McArthur resident and Ohio University School of Engineering graduate died Sunday in a Columbiana hospital after a year long illness He worked seven years with Carnegie Iron and Steel Co Youngstown Surviving wife Doris Giesecke son Robert and his McArthur area mother Funeral services will be held at Fry funeral home Columbiana Wednesday at 2 pm with burial in Columbiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Wyckoff
McArthur
Ohio University
Columbiana
Ohio
Wyckoff
Ohio University School of Engineering
Carnegie Iron and Steel Co
Youngstown
Doris Giesecke
Robert
Fry Funeral Home
Former Athens Man Dies at Hamden
Earl Hugg aged 72, a former Athens resident, died suddenly today at the Hamden home of Mr and Mrs Charles Scott. Officials suspect a heart attack. A traveling salesman, his wife died in 1944. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 1 pm at the Wilkesville Presbyterian Church with burial in Wilkesville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesville
Earl Hugg
Athens
Hamden
Charles Scott
Hugg
Wilkesville Presbyterian Church
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Four Couples
Frederick E. Ellis aged 25 of Nelsonville and Virginia Lee 25 of Nelsonville obtain a marriage license. Gerald Max McGee 21 of Glouster and Barbara Ann Garner 18 of Buchtel also receive licenses. James Earl Gaston 24 of Interstate Route 1 and Vivian Ruth Jr 22 of Albany Route 1 listed for licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick E. Ellis
Nelsonville
Virginia Lee
Gerald Max McGee
James Earl Gaston
Vivian Ruth Jr
Albany
Daniel Smart Dies Sunday at 77 on The Plains
Daniel Smart 77 died unexpectedly at his home on The Plains Sunday morning after a year with heart illness. Born in Gore, he was a Chauncey K of P Lodge member and ran a Chauncey grocery with his son William for 27 years before retiring last year. He leaves Mary his wife two daughters seven grandchildren one great grandchild and a son. Services Tuesday 2 pm at the Smart home led by Rev. Gilbert Courtney with burial in W Union St Cemetery. Friends may call at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Smart
the Plains
Gore
Hocking County
William Daniel
Isobel Montgomery Smart
Chauncey K of P. Lodge
Chauncey
William
Smith
Mary
Earl Shafer
Chris Kiefer
Corning
William Beckley
Gilbert Courtney
Smart
The
Plains
W. Union St
CROP Speaker and Program Set Tonight
Members of the Christian Rural Overseas Program will meet Monday night at the Athens Grange Hall. State director James Wiker will speak and show a film titled Operation Mercy. Township committees ministers and others interested may attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Rural Overseas Program
CROP
Athens Grange Hall
James Wiker
Athens County sales tax receipts lag behind 1948 totals
State Treasurer Don Ebright reports Athens County sales tax for July 1 to Sept 24 totaled 92 583.52, slightly below the 1948 figure for the same period. Nationwide receipts also show a 10 percent drop from last year, with declines in several counties and in categories such as apparel and building supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Don Ebright
Ebright
Ally
Parker
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Perry
Vinton
Exce Automotive
Appointed County Nurse in Athens Health Department
Mrs. Janet Dew named staff nurse for the Athens City County Health Department effective Saturday announced by Health Commissioner Dr. H. G Southard. Dew, of 10 Columbia Ave, a Western Reserve University nursing graduate, previously did private duty nursing with assignment area yet to be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Dew
Athens City-County
H. G Southard
Dew
Columbia Ave
Western Reserve University School of Nursing
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Jt-Hollister Ash Schools
Cowboy Phil
Plains School
Abbie Neal
Wanda
Gay and
Tena
Ission
Foodbank
Republic
Wheaton's
W. Union
Athens, Ohio
Roger Dean
Pat” Patterson
Harlan Antle
Lex” Mayers
George Godenschwager
Marian Reeder
Clark Biggins
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Clarence Nichols
Kenneth Elliot
New Marshfield
G. B. Wyckoff
Yare
Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Masonic Temple
H. G, Householder
Jack M. Swingler
Andrew St. Parkersburg
W.va
the Security Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Ohto
Philip Morris
Gary
Morris
Puilip Morris
Jess
Puri Morris
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