Guysville Road project bids may be asked soon
Division 10 Engineer Max R Farley of Marietta says bids for the Guysville overpass and bridge on Route 50 may be invited in late October or early November. The project, costing about a million dollars, includes a new Hocking River bridge and raising Route 50 flood level. Plans are near completion after the railroad agreement, with federal funds expected and bids to follow structure drawings and federal approval. Other Athens area projects include Route 691 resurfacing and Route 50 west of Albany and Route 33 in Mechanicsburg, awarded to Fenton Construction Co. for $56,876 with Oct 15 completion targets.
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Guysville
Division 10
Max R. Farley
Marietta
Farley
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Athens Board of Trade
Hocking River
Harper C. Pendry
Board of Trade
George Washapton Highway Association
Ohio
A. E. Whaley
The
Highway Association
Department of Public Roads
Washington
Division 19
Fenton Construction Co
Ashland
Albany
Lee Township
Athens County
Knox Township
Vinton County
Mechanicsburg
August Weather Record in Athens Area
August brought wide temperature swings in Athens with a high of 90 and a low of 41 at the Colum bus and Southern Ohio Co.s Pos ton Plant. The 90 degree mark was reached on Aug 17 18 and 26 amid a cooler compared with Aug 1949 yet warmer than several days in 1948.
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Athens
Columbus and Southern Ohio Co
Poston
Mercury
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
List of residents including Mona Scurlock in Jacksonville and Mrs. Howard McClain in Athens with others in Athens routes and Gloucester area. Record appears as a sheltering arms hospital notes section listing names and locations.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mona Scurlock
Jacksonville
Howard McClain
Athens
Helen Johnson
Glouster
Alice Estep
Meeting Set To Complete Festival Plans In New Marshfield
Final plans for the three day New Marshfield homecoming will be set at a 7 p.m. Gilham-Frank VFW Post and Auxiliary meeting. Events include dancing, a trap shoot near the grade school, a Labor Day parade starting at Waterloo High School, horse shoe pitching, baseball games, a Waterloo Band concert, old fiddlers contest, and Sunday church services.
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New Marshfield
Gilham-Frank Vfw
Waterloo High School
Waterloo
Real Estate Transfers Listed From Nelsonville to Athens Area
A series of property transfers detailed across Nelsonville Athens Glouster and surrounding townships. Transfers list buyers sellers and spouses including Elizabeth Sheffield James Farrell Edna Martin Earl Hooper Roy Noland Mae Jones Fought and more. Properties span Nelsonville Canaan Alexander Athens Township Lodis Lodi and York townships with multiple parcels exchanged.
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Elizabeth Sheffield
Hattie Slover
Nelsonville
James A. Farrell
Robert M. Nice
Athens Messenger
Canaan
Richard Baughman
Vesta L. Beverage
Athens
Willard Adams
W. FE. Smith
Amesville
Dover Township
Edna E. Martin
Harvey T. Phillips
Athens Township
James Carey
Owen V. Ley
Glouster
W. H. Lowman
Vilas O. Kail
Emery E. Coen
R. F E. Burson
Earl Hooper
Fred Williams
Roy Noland
W. W. Patton
Belle Hogue
Charles Stanley
Trimble
Robert W. Jones
Mae Jones
Alexander Township
Billa Jones Rose
Roy Alonzo Jones
Willoughby
Margaret Jones Sigismund
Kenneth Pearl Jones
W. H. Rose
Bredford Teele
Alfred Joy
York Township
York
G. E. Coen
Arthur D. McGhee
Columbus
Lodis
Gilbert Coen
G. FE. Coen
Lodi
Edgar Slater
Harold C. Cummings
State of Ohio
Bertha M. Roberts
Nelsonvi'le
Ellen Ervin
Esther M. Butterman
Lewis Whitmore
Louis James Murray
Meecevas
Frank Keyes
Clarence B. Cover
Ardyce §S. Bowling
Custody Sought in Divorce Case Between Skippers
Dorotha C. Skipper sues Bryant R. Skipper in common pleas court seeking custody of two minor children. The husband is an inmate at Terra Haute federal penitentiary serving seven years for criminal assault. They were married August 12 1944 in Junction City Kansas.
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Common Pleas Court
Dorotha C. Skipper
Bryant R. Skipper
United State Penitentiary
Terra Haute
Ind
Junction City
Kan
Athens Countys First Draftees Leave Today
The first five draftees from Athens County left for Ft. Hayes induction center at 8:45 a.m. They were Charles Hanning of Nelsonville, Robert Williams and Richard Williams of Glouster, Bill Powell of Nelsonville Route 1, and W. C. Conkey of Albany. A sixth man, Paul Dalton, was mistakenly enlisted in the Navy. Thirty eight more men will leave Sept. 5 for pre induction physicals at Ft Hayes.
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Athens County
Ft. Hayes
Charles Hanning
Chestnut St
Nelsonville
Robert E., Williams
Glouster
Richard Williams
Bill Powell
W. C. Conkey
Albany
Paul Dalton
Navy
Ancient Peters Place Brings Memoir Of Chauncey Heritage
The old Peters home near Chauncey on Route 33 is a landmark built about 80 years ago by Charles H. Peters, a New Jersey produce expert. It ties to the Boudinot family and early Athens County history, with descendants still in the area and ties to local mines, salt works, and Beaumont.
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Chauncey
Charles H. Peters
New Jersey
Dover Township
Athens County
Sunday Creek
George Peters
Athens
Peters
Charles Peters
Lucy J. Boudinot
Millfield
W. Union St
Boudinots
Tobias Boudinot
Meigs County
Ohio
Bible Society
America
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Elias Boudinot
Great Britain
Princeton University
Peters-Boudinot
C. H. Boudinot
The
New York Coal Co
William Smith
Chauncey Area
Peters Place
James Larrison
GI Board Announces Women Marines Enlistment Training Program
Major R V Perkins announces a new Marine Corps recruiting program in Cincinnati for women aged 18 to 30 with high school completion as a minimum. Parental consent required for under 21, six week basic training at Parris Island for 150 recruits, followed by advanced schooling and on the job training in aviation communications disbursing post exchange electronics and administration to support combat roles.
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R. V. Perkins
Marine Corps
Cincinnati
Parris Island
S. C
Three Athens Countians To Graduate From Ost
Among 1120 to be graduated from Ohio State University are Marjorie Walrath Athens master of arts Jeanette Parfitt The Plains master of arts John X Maryskella Jacksonville bachelor of industrial engineering and Branch Rickey Brooklyn Dodgers president will deliver the commencement address.
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Ohio State University
Marjorie M. Walrath
Athens
Jeanette Parfitt
the Plains
John X. Maryskella
Jacksonville
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Two Men Fined After Fist Fight in City Court
Franklin Burns, 30, Trimble Route 1, fined $15 for intoxication and Paul J. Morgan, 29, Columbus, fined $10 for disturbing the peace after arrest by city police for fighting on W State Street.
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W P. Mickle
W. State St
Franklin Burns
Trimble Route 1
Paul J. Morgan
Columbus
Milk Price Boost In City Takes Effect Today
Athens residents face a one cent rise in bottle milk prices starting Friday. Regular milk up to 21 cents and homogenized to 22 cents as dairies cite higher raw milk costs and increased dairy supplies. Prices in the Huntington district reflect government-set wholesale rates and higher West Virginia costs, with further increases anticipated through September.
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Athens
City Dairies
Federal Market Administration
Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
Ohio
Good
Point Pleasant
Marietta
McArthur
Middleport
Pomeroy
Parkersburg Couple Buys Cafeteria
The Buckeye Cafeteria at 20 N Court St Parkersburg is now under Edward and Mrs Edward Van Dyke of Parkersburg W V after Earl Happy Nye sold it on Aug 22 Nye plans no return to business Nye is from Parkersburg and Athens residents with about ten years in restaurant work Nye says no definite plans for the future for the property and itself
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Buckeye
Court St
Earl “Happy” Nye
Edward van Dyke
Parkersburg
W. Va
Athens
Broughton’s, Inc
van Dyke
Harrietsville
Albany
Nye
Three Accidents Reported by City Police
Three accidents were investigated Thursday afternoon and evening by city police with no injuries. On N Court Street at 2 20 p m Sally Davis of 6 Marietta Avenue and John D Humphrey of Coolville collided causing moderate damage. At 7 15 p m on N Court between State and Washington Seldon Lewis Carsey 17 Athens Route 2 crashed into the rear of a truck driven by Charles Donald Smith 19 Millfield Route 1. On Watt Street near Ohio Avenue at 11 25 p m a parked car owned by Fred Weber Athens Route 1 was struck by Helen Margaret Edgar 17 of 46 S Shafer Street causing considerable front end damage.
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N. Court St
Sally Davis
Marietta Ave
John D. Humphrey
Coolville
N. Court
State
Washington
Seldon Lewis Carsey
Athens
Charles Donald Smith
Millfield
Watt St
Ohio Ave
Fred Weber
Helen Margaret Edgar
S. Shafer St
Car Truck Collision Kills Two On Route 18
A crash on Route 18 last night killed two people and critically injured a third. Police say a car collided with a truck near Oberlin Overtime, investigation ongoing.
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Oberlin
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Laura Norris
South 6Th St
St. Louis
Mrs. Norris
Leilanc Corporation
GS. Court
Poston Station
South Bridge
Mechanicshburg
Ernest Alonzo Covill
Cleveland
Franklin Blackford
Donald H. Pate
Athens Home Telephone CO
Route
Swanson
Jeffrey
S. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Gallipolis
Cross Bros
Frank H. Cross
Do Olesieenes
Bardin
Pomeroy Cement Block CO
PLY Malewagner CO
Carol's Market
Carrol Davis
Seiple and
Kempton
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Cline
Onto
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