Halloween pranks injure four youths in Millfield dynamite setup
Four Athens County youths aged 17 to 18 were injured by a dynamite cap blast tied to an outhouse trap on Carl Ma theny property in Millfield. Charles Kisor faces possible finger loss. all four were treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Sheriff Bateman identified suspects and referred the case for prosecution.
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Athens County
Carl Matheny
Millfield
George Bateman
Charles Kisor
Monsarat
Joe Bob Whaley
Glouster
Charles Leffler
Robert Keirns
Matheny
Mame Pincelli
Kisor
Keirns
Sheltering Arms Hospital
James Shumaker
Bateman
Candidates Meet Wednesday At Athens Courthouse
The Athens League of Women Voters invites seven offices candidates to speak for five minutes each at a public meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Common Pleas Court room. W. Parker Waker will discuss levies and independent candidates are presented by Mrs. Victor Goe dicke.
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Athens League of Women Voters
League
Common Pleas Court Room
Victor Goedicke
W. Parker Waker
Ralph Albaugh
Voters’ Service
Wayne Ward
Wade E. Smith
Walter Maccombs
Ralph Elliott
C. Stanley Mechem
Charles J. Wolfe
Maintenance In the Home To Be Topic
Machinery maintenance and care will be discussed at an open meeting in Athens High School Wednesday at 8 p.m. S. G. Huber of Ohio State University will speak on machinery maintenance in the auditorium, and Mrs. Florence McBride will cover small home equipment maintenance in the Little Theater. The event opens a six meeting series led by Ross Wright with committee chair C D Arnold and a list of local organizers. Representatives from Vo-Ag, veterans classes, USDA council, and Soil Conservation join the program.
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Athens High School
S. G. Huber
Ohio State University
Florence McBride
Community Institute
Ross Wright
C D. Arnold
Stewart
George Newburn
Chesterhill
Alton Hanning
Athens
Cecil Richardson
Frost
George Maxwell
W. C. Stout
Guysville
Paul Linscott
Trimble
Veterans’ Agricultural
United States Department of Agricultural Council
The
Soil Conservation Service
Two Crashes Investigated and Ten Arrested
State Highway Patrol investigated two minor crashes on Sunday with no injuries. Ten drivers were fined during patrol weekend enforcement. Fines ranged from five to twenty dollars plus costs for failures to yield, unsafe operation, speeding, and parking violations.
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State Highway Patrol
Nelsonville
James Simons
Glouster
Fred Burson
Shade
Vore Rites Set Tuesday
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday for Mrs. Lydia Vore 91 who lived on Vore Ridge named after her family She died Saturday afternoon at her daughter Janet Westfalls home 137 Grosvenor St Services at 2 p.m. will be at the daughters residence with Rev E C Kenney presiding burial in West Union Street Cemetery
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Lydia Vore
Vore Ridge
Chauncey Mayor Jails Two for Non-Payment
Two men were jailed after failing to pay fines issued by Mayor Charles Wadley of Chauncey. Eugene DeVore faced resisting arrest charges and William Hart of Stewart was jailed for intoxication and disorderly conduct fines.
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Charles Wadley
Chauncey
Eugene FE. DeVore
Clifford Banfield
DeVore
Wadley
William Sid Hart
Stewart
Four Men Arrested On Hospital Grounds
Four men were fined five dollars and costs by Mayor W. P. Mickle after trespassing on Athens State Hospital grounds Sunday. The arrestees were Lester Arthur Ballard 21 Columbus Donald Lee Foehr 20 Portsmouth George R. Demps ey Jr 23 of 16 Campbell St and John Bishup Jr 23 Youngstown. Officials said arrests target violations of hospital grounds regulations not mere presence on the grounds.
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Athens State Hospital
Wilford Hawkins
W. P., Mickle
Lester Arthur Ballard
Columbus
Donald Lee Foehr
Portsmouth
George R. Dempsey, Jr
Campbell St
John Bishup, Jr
Youngstown
Two Men Fined After Weekend Police Arrests
Mayor W. P. Mickle fined two men after weekend arrests for intoxication. William Charles Lee, 25, of Cincinnati, paid $15 and costs after pleading guilty for a damaged door on Congress Street, with charges dropped when prosecution failed. Paul L. Bell, 30, of Gore, was fined $10 and costs.
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W. P. Mickle
William Charles Lee
Cincinnati
Lee
Congress St
Paul L. Bell
Gore
Heavy fog lingers in area after weekend weather
Dense fog remained Monday morning with cool highs and warm nights. Record readings show Sunday high 77 and low 47, Saturday 80 and 54, and Friday 71 to 32 with 18 inches of rain reported.
John C Tillman Fined For Open Bottle On Street
A charge of possessing an open liquor bottle on a public street Friday night cost John C Tillman 20 of W Union St a fine of 10 dollars and costs.
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John C. Tillman
W. Union St
Mrs Patrick Treated For Broken Ankle At Sheltering Arms
Mrs C C Patrick of 10 Woodland Avenue was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital on Sunday for a broken ankle sustained in a fall at home. The report stated she is hospitalized for treatment.
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C. C. Patrick
Woodland Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mound Builders Work on Hartman Mound near The Plains
The Hartman farm mound on Route 682 near The Plains is touted as a premier Mound Builders site in the Hocking Valley. Athens County hosts many mounds, with studies from Beard and Connett mounds revealing copper beads, clay tubes, bone burials, and wooden enclosures. The Hartman mound measures 450 feet around, with state park interest pursued for years.
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Hartman
Plains
Route 682
Hocking Valley
Ohio Archeological and Historical Society
Ohio
Athens County
Ohio State University
Connett
The
Courtney Farm
Pennelia Courtney
Plains Mounds
Samuel Hildreth
Marietta
Ohio State Museum
Jamestown
G. A. Hartman
Beard
Old Connett Farm
Mrs. Mary Musgrave 84 Dies in Athens Home
Mary Wickham Musgrave 84 died Monday at her Athens home after years of ill health. Born Broadwell she lived in Athens 10 years and was a First Methodist Church member. Survived by husband William Z. Musgrave and three sons Walter E. and Howard L. of Athens and Edward V. of Detroit. Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes funeral home to handle arrangements.
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Mary Wickham Musgrave
Lorene Ave
Broadwell
Musgrave
Athens
First Methodist Church
William Z. Musgrave
Walter E
Howard L
Edward V
Detroit
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes Funeral Home
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Births list includes a daughter to Ronald Whittington and a son to Wayne Moore. a son to Wilbur K Overly. Admissions include Emily Jonas Glouster Margaret Lemoine Glouster Headley Stahl Athens Joan Porter Athens. Dismissals note Leslie Dowler Jr Athens and son, Marion Davis McArthur Route 2, Nora B Gilkey Athens Route 2, Carrie G Gilbert Athens, Lucille Phillips Athens, Ella James Athens, Dorothy Mulpas Athens, Nellie L Lee Athens Route, Duane Cameron Athens, Susan Romine Athens, Donald Mansfield Athens Route, Nora M Cable Nelsonville.
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Ronald Whittington
Carpenter
Wayne Moore
Athens
Wilbur K. Overly
Emily Jonas
Glouster
Margeret Lemoine
Headley Stahl
Joan Porter
Leslie Dowler, Jr
Marion Davis
McArthur
Nora B. Gilkey
Carrie G. Gilbert
Lucille Phillips
Ella James
Dorothy Mulpas
Nellie L. Lee
War Claims Act Amendment Eases Survivors Claims
The President signed a 1950 amendment to the War Claims Act of 1948 removing the dependency proof burden for survivors. It allows parents to file POW survivor claims if the deceased POW left no widow, dependent husband, or children.
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Veterans’ Administration
World War I Unit Plans November Armistice Reunion
Veterans of Company H 330th, 83rd Division announce an Armistice Day reunion and banquet in Athens on Saturday November 11 at the American Legion home. Former members, their wives and immediate families may attend. reservations are being handled by H H Sands.
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Athens
Company H
330Th Puanty
83Rd Division
American Legion
H. H. Sands
OU Children’s Speech Clinic Reopens under new director
The Ohio University Children’s Speech Clinic will reopen soon under newly named director C F Schesky. Pre clinic exams for Athens area families are set Tuesday and Thursday 9 am to noon and Saturday 8 am to noon in Room 303 Student Center Building.
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Ohio University Children
C. F. Schesky
Athens
The
University
Southeastern
Ohio
Schesky
Mrs Henry Dies in Denver After Leaving Athens
Mrs Catherine Henry former Athens resident died Saturday in Denver Colorado She was wife of Jesse Henry a former merchants night policeman They moved to Denver four years ago to live near daughter and son in law Mrs Hazel Gordon and Henry Gordon Mr Henry died a year ago A son Carl Henry died in 1910 A daughter Mrs Hazel Gordon survives Services set for Tuesday 10 am at Hoffman mortuary Denver
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Catherine Henry
Athens
Denver
Colo
Jesse Henry
Henry Gordon
Henry
Walker St
Carl Henry
Hazel Gordon
Rebekah Lodge
Maecenas Literary Club
Deborah
First Christian Church
Hoffman Mortuary
Cars Slightly Damaged in Lancaster Crash
Two cars were slightly damaged Saturday in a crash at Lancaster and W State. Edward W. Adams of Columbus, 32, said an unidentified vehicle forced him off the road, causing him to strike a parked car owned by Robert Landis at 67 N High.
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Lancaster
W. State
Edward W. Adams
Columbus
Robert Landis
N. High
Southeastern Ohio School Boards Face Tuesday Meeting
The Southeastern Ohio School Boards Association plans a Tuesday Lindley Hall gathering as it completes final organization steps. F H McKelvey outlines a 6 30 pm program with officer elections and a talk by Thomas G O Keefe on public school finance. The group aims to become statewide with a legislative enabling act and has drawn members from about a quarter of Ohio counties.
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Southeastern Ohio School Boards Association
Lindley Hall
F. H. McKelvey
Ohio University
Southeastern
Ohio
Thomas G. O'Keefe
Ohio Education Association
Southeastern Ohio
Traffic Fines Levied Against Three Drivers
Fines of five dollars and costs were levied on three men for failure to halt at stop signs over the weekend. Costs were suspended in all cases by May or W. P. Mickle. Those fined were Richard Thompson, 19, of 4 Church Street. Joseph Gura, 36, Athens Route 4. and Richard Coe, 21, of 234 Washington Street.
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W. P. Mickle
Richard Thompson
St Joseph Gura
Athens
Richard Coe
W. Washington St
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Haydenville
Norman H. Betler
Cleveland
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Betler
Mickle
Jack Elson Cox
Woodsfield
Virgil F. Cullison
Fred Alderman Fisher
Grosvenor St
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George Edward Bond
Daniel F. Bishop
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Earl Hilleary
Howard Titus
Dayton
David Sprang
Millersburg
Coolville
Justice of the Peace
T. F. Cecil
Earl Weekley
Duane Cameron
Susan Romine
Donald Mansfield
Nora M. Cable
Walburn Funeral Home Ambulance Service
Avon and
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L. E. White
Shannon Ave
OU Children’s Speech Clinic
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Williamson Furnaces
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Jens Lorenzen
Williamson Gas
Williamson Coal
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