Army Test Balloon Falls In Woods Near Athens
An Army test balloon dropped into trees on Scatter Ridge near Athens after drifting from the Hocking Valley. Residents reported sighting it about 6:30 am as it crossed Route 50 near Canaanville and headed toward Bepre or Parkersburg. Patrols traced it to a wooded Route 650 area. no instruments or main parachute were found.
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Scatter Ridge
Athens
Hocking Valley
Canaanville
State Highway Patrol
Air Force
Wilmington
Air Force Dispatch
Be‘pre
Parkersburg
George Bateman
Rose
Three Wrecks Reported by Athens Police Weekend
Athens police and Meigs County Sheriff Charles Russell joined to arrest Elsworth W. Edwards 77 of Hogsett West Virginia for leaving the scene after his pickup struck George Pocisk’s car on President Street near the South Bridge. Edwards pled guilty in Mayor Mickle’s court and paid 15 dollars plus costs. A second Pocisk vehicle had been struck previously while parked on West Union Street. A third collision occurred on Raymond Drive injuring none. Mathewson and Pratt drivers reported minor damage and no injuries.
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Athens
Athens City
Charles Russell
Meigs County
West Virginia
Elsworth W. Edwards
Hogsett
W. Va
George W.pocisk
President St
South Bridge
Edwards
Russell
Pomeroy
W. P. Mickle
Pocisk
W. Union St
Robert Mathewson
Central Ave
Wallace A. Pratt
Raymond
Mathewson
Ernest Haynes
Cokerat
State
Walker
Albany Boys Win in State Fair Contests
Clarence Cline and Bill Tewksbury, both of Albany, earned blue ribbons in the Future Farmers Potato Show at the Ohio State Fair. Cline took a Chippewa class potato, while Tewksbury won with a Katahdin and also showed the grand champion potato exhibit.
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Clarence Cline
Bill Tewksbury
Albany
Cline
Tewksbury
Columbus Resident Pleads Guilty In Alcohol DUI Case
A Columbus man, Harry Tubbs, pled guilty to operating a motor vehicle under the influence. He was fined 125 dollars plus costs and sentenced to five days in the city jail in Mayor Mickle's court. The case followed an Aug. 19 hearing with city police testimony. Thomas Land, 29, of Middleport, was fined five dollars and costs for failing to obey a traffic signal. costs were suspended. A special meeting of Paramathia Lodge No. 25 is listed for Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple with a Master Mason’s degree to be conferred per Enis South.
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Columbus
Harry
Tubbs
W. P. Mickle
Thomas Land
Middleport
W.P. Mickle
Iby
Paramathia Lodge No
Tha
Masonic Temple
Enis South
Athens Guards String Six Miles of Wire
Captain James Abraham reports Athens National Guard maneuvers at Camp Atterbury last week. The unit laid six and one half miles of wire, achieved reliable communications, and endured long hours in the field. He notes no casualties and credits high morale after the lengthy exercise.
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Athens
James Abraham
Athens National Guard
Atterbury
Abraham
Europe
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Births reported for Mr. and Mrs. Roger Pedigo of Athens a son. Admissions include Mrs Jean Paz Mrs Sarah Pedigo Alvin Reynolds Mrs Besha Bean Mrs Edith Vaughn Delbert Young all of Athens or nearby towns. Dismissals list Mrs Loran Stanty Athens and Mrs Mary Snyder Athens and Mrs Virginia Morrison Stockport.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Roger Pedigo
Athans
Jean’ Paz
Athens
Sarah Pedigo
Alvin’ Reynolds
Besha Bean
Edith Vaughn
Glouster
Delbert
Young
New Marshfield
Loran Stanty
Mary Snyder
Virginia Morrison
Stockart
Restaurant Planned at 11 W Union St by J George
Remodeling of quarters at 11 W Union St is underway prior to the opening of a restaurant by J. George of Parkersburg West Virginia. The site formerly housed Kroger Co. Friends of the Parkersburg man report he hopes to open by late September or early October. George operates the Ambassador Restaurant in Parkersburg and plans to move to Athens when his business is transferred.
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W. Union St
J. %. George
Parkersburg
W. Va
Kroger Co
George’ Mon
Athens
Four Ohio University Students Attend National Methodist Youth Convocation
Four Wesley Foundation members from Ohio University have returned from the National Convocation of Methodist Youth held at Purdue University in Lafayette Indiana. The participants include Mary Athern of 41 Mill Street Ed Phillips of Mt Sterling Joan Kell of Springfield and John Wallace of South Zanesville.
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Ohio University
Wesley Foundation
Purdue
University
Lafayette
Ind
Mary Athern
Mill St
Ed Phillips
Mt. Sterling
Joan Kell
Springfield
John Wallace
Zanesville
Classes To Resume Tuesday For County School Children
Athens County students prepare to return with classes starting Tuesday after a Monday teachers meeting. City schools reopen Sept. 10 with 28 new teachers assigned across eight schools including Albany Richard Bissett and Naomi Young McNeal and Rome Canaan Robert Talbert.
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Athens County
Rome-Canaan
Athens City
Albany
Richard Bissett
Naomi Young McNeal
Ames Bern — Virginia Eddy
Catrthage Frey
Mary Amende
Ruth Ellen Arment
Edith Cole
Dollie Bernadette Envegldsen
J. L. Koehler
Mildred Rowley
Herbert Songer
Doris Wells
Freeda Winters
Rome Canaan
Robert Talbert
Air Force Recruiter Osterholt Promoted to Master Sergeant
William Osterholt, an Athens based Air Force recruiter guiding the Athens and Army Recruiting Station area, is promoted from technical sergeant to master sergeant after 17 years in the Army and service with the Air Force since 1946. A Marion native, he spent 32 months in Europe during World War II and now lives on West State Street with his wife and child.
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William Osterholt
Air Force
Athens
Osterholt
Army
Msgt
Cavalry
Europe
Marion
W. State St
Minerd Sentenced After Guilty Plea in Delinquency Case
Richard Minerd aged 21 from near Millfield received a one year jail term from Judge John F. Newcomb after pleading guilty to contributing to the delinquency of minors involving two girls and a boy.
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Richard Minerd
Millfield
John F. Newcomb
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Miami, Fla
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Zaleski
Elza
the Plains
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Dowler-Ferguson’ Hughes
West Union Street
Dwight H. Rutherford ‘General Insurance
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Sweeney Weet
Betts Pueiey & Heating Co
Athens, Ohio
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Paul Fiske
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State Hospital
Carl Cone
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Colgenbara
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Mary Helen Rose
Peggy M. Taylor
Glenna Goldsberry Weatherby
Bulah F. Weber
Jacksonville
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V. 0. Kail
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Sara Lee Roach
Mildred McDaniel Scott
Robert Sheskey
Waterloo
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Donne FP. Fisch
Buchtel-York
John J. Hoy
Television Cable
Ohio
General © Electric
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Superior Electric CO
W. State
Baldwin Piano Company
Nelsonville, Ohio
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Perry
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Vinton
Parks Music Store
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Dean & Barry House
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