County Commissioners Plan Repairs For Athens Children's Home
The board set plans to let a contract for repairs at the Athens County Children's Home including plumbing and painting after reviewing revised plans. No bids yet. bonds may fund the work. Also approved road changes, limestone purchase, and a coal supply bid for local facilities. A bridge cost estimate for Long Run at Charles Kelly farm was requested.
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Athens County
Board of County Commissioners
Ames Township
P. H. Walker
Linscott Run
Morgan County
Rome
Hocking River
Canaan
Earl Shafer
Chauncey
John Dowler
Long Run
Charles Kelly
Society for Crippled Announces Delegates to All State Meet
Athens County Society for Crippled Children and Adults elected Rev. Gilbert Courtney and Carolyn Pico to attend the all state meeting in Columbus. The group plans a campaign to publicize two wheelchairs purchased last year available for short term use. Arthur H. Rhoads named chairman of a new nominating committee with Courtney and Pico as assistants. Mrs. Oral J. Daugherty presided. she was formerly vice president and became president after Ralph Miller resigned.
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The
Athens County Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Gilbert Courtney
Carolyn Pico
Columbus
Arthur H. Rhoads
Courtney
Pico
Oral J. Daugherty
Ralph Miller
Moler Installed President of Robert Morris Associates
Arthur L. Moler of Cincinnati was installed as president of the Robert Morris Associates at its national convention in Coronado California. Lane D Webber chairman of the National Association of Manufacturers addressed the gathering warning against rising taxation and socialism.
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Arthur L. Moler
Cincinnati
Robert Morris Associates
Coronado
Calif
Herbert Hoover
Lane D. Webber
National Association of Manufacturers
Redskins
America
Webber
Suit Dismissed in Kincade and Sons Gas Bill Case
The suit by Kincade and Sons to collect a gas and oil bill allegedly unpaid by Root Brothers has been settled and dismissed on motion of the plaintiffs, per a recent entry in the County Clerk of Courts office.
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Kincade and Sons
Root Brothers
Congressman Jenkins Tours Europe on Ways and Means Visit
A member of the House Ways and Means Committee, Congressman Jenkins, traveled through Italy, Trieste, Greece, and Turkey on his itinerary. The upcoming meeting will be led by a Citizens League chaired by M. M. Bryson of Glouster, per Ray Bobo, Athens County Republican Executive Committee chairman.
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House
Ways and Means
Jenkins
Italy
Trieste
Greece
Turkey
Citizen's League
M. M. Bryson
Glouster
Ray Bobo
Athens County
Republican Executive Committee
Farmers' share of food price remains small official says
Irvin Wolfe chairman of the local AAA committee notes farmers receive about 50 percent of the consumer food price while transportation processing and profits raise the rest. He cites higher costs for farm machinery fencing fertilizer and labor and warns of soil depletion as a costly future issue. He adds that in 1946 farm residents earned about 10 percent of national income though they make up about 20 percent of the population.
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Irvin Wolfe
AAA
Wolfe
Students Get Free Flu Shots at Ohio University
Free flu shots are available to Ohio University students this week. Health Service director Dr. E Herndon Hudson said hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. About 700 to 800 freshmen have already received shots. faculty and staff are not offered the vaccine this year.
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Ohio University
E. Herndon Hudson
Health Service
Franklin Louis Root Dies at 76 in Coolville
Franklin Louis Root, 76, died Wednesday morning at his son E H Root's home in Coolville. Born near Little Hocking he lived here most of his life and is survived by his sister Susie Hornsby of Delaware two nieces Fanny Bardin of Coolville and Agnes Isaac of Dayton and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the White funeral home with burial in Coolville Cemetery.
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Coolville
Franklin Louis Root
E. H. Root
Little Hocking
Three Scouts Reviewed By Board Chairman Score
Joe Scott of Athens Troop 56 was reviewed for his music merit badge. Paul Ross and Larry Bell of Chauncey Troop 78 were accepted as second class scouts. The reviews occurred Tuesday evening at the Methodist Church. Roy Dupler chaired the advancement committee. The three will receive awards at the December Court of Honor in Chauncey.
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Joe Scott
Athens
Chauncey
Paul Ross
Larry Bell
Methodist Church
Roy Dupler
Indian Summer Continues in Athens With Warm Temperatures
Athens endured a late spell of Indian summer with temperatures reaching 83 degrees the day before and highs near 86 for October so far. Overnight fell to 40, then 51 by 9:30 this morning as the Hocking River receded to 2.95 feet per weather observer Mrs. C N France.
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Athens
Hocking
C. N. France
Custody and Support Sought in McMannes Divorce Case
Mrs Iva Maxine McMannes seeks custody and support for her four year old son in a divorce suit against Pvt Leonard G McMannes AAF Eglin Field Fla The filing alleges gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty The couple married in 1942 and reside in Florida.
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Iva Maxine McMannes
Leonard G. McMannes
Pvt
AAF
Eglin Field
Fla
Denison Professor to Address Athens County Farm Bureau
Professor Edward A. Wright of Denison University will speak at the annual Farm Bureau meeting Friday at 8 p.m. in Mechanicsburg School. Wright, a Chau CHAU audience veteran and former Boy Impersonator, heads Denison's theater arts department and directed the first Denison Summer Theater. The meeting agenda includes county children’s and homes topics, farm policy resolutions, and commemorative honors for charter members and longtime agents. Refreshments by Farm Bureau Youth Councils.
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Edward A. Wright
Denison University
Farm Bureau
Mechanicsburg
Wright
Denison
Athens County
Bubueau
Keep Porches Clear Grogan Warns Athens Residents
Athens residents were urged by Police Chief J B Grogan to remove movable items from porches before Halloween to deter mischievous children. He urged parents to curb malicious holiday pranks as complaints rise citywide and in nearby communities with sheriff's office backing.
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Athens
J. B. Grogan
Grogan
Sheriff's Office
Lions Hear New Grid Rules From Official
Russell W. Finsterwald, Western Conference official and Athens attorney, explained changes in rules that favor offenses and speed the game. He outlined review of official game films by coaches and a conference board, noted few duty exchanges among field officials, and reviewed close recent decisions. Several Lions plan to drive to Columbus on Nov. 3 to hear Lions international president Fred Smith. Dix Pickering was initiated into the club.
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Athens Lions Club
Russell W. Finsterwald
Athens
Finsterwald
Lions
Columbus
Fred Smith
Lions’ International
Dix Pickering
OU Post Officials at College Press Conclave
The Ohio University Post will send four editorial representatives to the Associated Collegiate Press convention in Minneapolis this week. Editor Martin Blau, associate editors Alan Himelick and Robert Lavely, and assistant news editor Robert Horan attend as ACP boasts 600 college newspapers in membership.
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Ohio University Post
Associated Collegiate Press of America
Minneapolis
Martin Blau
Alan Himelick
Robert Lavely
Robert Horan
ACP
Price Cut at Pepsi-Cola Plant Near Chauncey
R Kenneth Kerr Jr manager of the Pepsi Cola bottling plant near Chauncey announces a price reduction from six cents to five cents per bottle.
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R. Kenneth Kerr, Jr
Pepsi-Cola
Chauncey
Prayer Band to Meet at Graham Chapel Home
Graham Chapel Prayer Band will meet Thursday at the home of Mrs. Elmer Bobo with Mrs. Mary Holdcroft as leader.
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Graham Chapel
Elmer Bobo
Mary Holdcroft
Church To Be Rededicated After Remodeling
Rededication services for the Hocking St. Church of God will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. Pastor Rev. A. R. Ervin announces the Rev. E. A. Kline of Lancaster will deliver the address. A new annex adds a secretary’s room and side entrance to the choir loft, a new pulpit platform and altar, folding doors between platform and choir loft, and the building has been re-roofed and redecorated.
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Hocking St. Church of God
A. R. Ervin
E. A. Kline
Lancaster
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Major and Minor Surgeries
A list from Sheltering Arms Hospital records several patients by name and location. Major surgeries include Mrs. Freda Wyatt of Athens and Mrs. Frank Lanning of Rutland, with others like William Steinhardt and Bobby Ellis in Athens noted for varying procedures. Additional entries include Freda Jones of Athens and Dean Dowler of Chauncey among others receiving medical care.
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Freda Wyatt
Athens
Frank Lanning
Rutland
William Steinhardt
Joe Lonas
Bobby Ellis
Freda Jones
Atomic Warfare Horror Told by Bikini Officer
Lt Col Perry Thomas, chief of the atomic bomb tests at Bikini, told a Memorial Auditorium crowd that only the collective mind of man stands against war. He warned a bomb vastly larger than Bikini could blanket the U S in radioactive fog and harm genes, yet he cited potential medical benefits from atomic energy and declared no defense against atomic bombs.
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Perry Thomas
Ohio University
Bikini
Memorial Auditorium
Thomas
Colonel Thomas
RCA and
RONS
United States
Civil Service Posts Open for Various Positions
Several civil service posts are open including junior professional assistant and junior agricultural assistant at $2,664. Other openings include student dietitian in VA and War Dept, construction examiner, valuator mortgage credit examiner, underwriting aide, and valuation mortgage aide for the FHA. Salaries from $2,394 to $4,149 yearly. ages 18 to 35. many open to June 1948 graduates. Apply via W. H. Oldfield USCS secretary at the post office.
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U. S. Civil Service
Commission
War Dept
FHA
W. H. Oldfield
USCS
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Society For Crippled
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Thomas A. Jenkins
Europe
Athens High School
MR. Wright
Nelle Sands
E. Mulberry Sr
Charles Woodworth
McBee Co
Miss Sands
McBee
College Press
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Clarence Warner
Dean Edward Dowler
Marilyn Sue McBride
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City, N. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Zemo
Woolley Funeral Home
Morris Avenue
Keystone Custodian Funds
Roy E. Hawk & Co
Cline
Real Estate Home Loan Headquarters
the Security Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Ohio
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Parkersburg
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
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