Five Hurt in Route 27 Labor Day Accident
Highway Patrol reports three crashes over the Labor Day weekend in Ohio. Five people were injured in a Route 278 collision near Glouster and Murray City, with three Glyouster residents among the injured and other minor injuries. The weekend also saw crashes on Route 680 near Downington and Route 377 at Pennsville, with fines for unsafe operation and speeding issued in several cases.
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Highway Patrol
Robert Pierre
Athens
Glouster
Murray City
Downington
Dana Turner, Jr
Albany
James F. Stack
Pennsville
John W. Deem
W. Carpenter Sr
James R. Bailey
Zanesville
Deem
Chesterhill
Opening Day Slow For 1949 Driver Permits
Opening day for 1949 driver and chauffeur permits saw slow sales as registrars urged early purchases before the 1948 permit deadline of September 30. Ex servicemen may use discharge papers. others must pass a state test. Fees run 40 and 90 cents with office hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 18 Mill Street.
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Clarence Parker
Paul Porter
David Johnson
Mill St
Meigs Man Dies Sunday Near Coolville
John Davidson 69 of Pomeroy died after falling from a boat on the Hocking River near Coolville early Sunday. Coroner Dr. John H. Elias ruled apoplexy. Davidson disappeared from a righted boat and was recovered at 6:30 a.m. Sunday after a fishing trip with two companions. Survived by son Cecil Powhatan Point and four daughters in Athens and Huntington, plus 10 grandchildren, a great grandchild, two sisters and a brother. Funeral services at 3:30 p.m. at Ewing Funeral Home with Cheshire Cemetery burial.
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John Davidson
Pomeroy
Hocking
Coolville
John H. Elias
Athens County
Davidson
George Bateman
Bateman
Cecil
Powhatan Point
Ohio
Mary Davidson
Willis Rose
Jennie Risley
Athens
Fred R. Sigrist
Huntington
W.va
Ed _ Griffith
Hollis White
Logan
Frank Davidson
Ewing Funeral Home
Cheshire Cemetery
Baker Crash Injures One in Route near Baker Settlement
David Douglas of Athens Route 1 was hurt when a car went over an embankment near Baker Settlement. He suffered a head injury and ankle cuts and was listed in good condition at Sheltering Arms Hospital. The driver was not identified.
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David Douglas
Athens
Baker Settlement
Douglas
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Local servicemen listed for new assignments and training
GI Board reports Sgt Calvin E Mace of Carbondale transferred to the Howard Air Force Base Canal Zone as first step toward Zone of the Interior after Caribbean duty. Clifford D Chaney of Carbondale begins basic training at Fort George Meade Md joins 3rd Cavalry Group. Harold Finsterwald BT3 son of Elmer Finsterwald arrives in Palestine aboard U S S Meredith. John C Carter son of Trimble residents serves with occupation forces in Kobe Japan assigned to Company B Quartermaster Depot 8th Army. Jay Lewis son of Fred Lewis Athens Route 3 enlists in U S Army now in training at Fort Riley Kansas.
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Calvin E. Mace
Rome Mace
Carbondale
56011St
Howard Air Force Base
Canal Zone
Interior
Caribbean
Clifford D. Chaney
Fort George Meade
3Rd Cavalry Group
John C. Carter
John F. Carter
Trimble
Kobe
Japan
Quartermaster Depot
8Th Army
Jay Lewis
Fred Lewis
Athens
U. S. Army
Fort Riley
Kansas
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
Admissions and noted conditions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital include a new baby boy for Mr and Mrs P R Baird of Athens, major surgeries for Betty McBride Athens Harold Runnion Williams etc, accidents for Bessie Markins Gloucester Charles Markins F X Yehlen, and several patients in Amesville Trimble The Plains.
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Betty McBride
Athens
Denver Millican
Nelsonville
Harold Runnion
Mary Connett
Larry Steel
Virginia
Bessie Markins
Glouster
Charles Markins
F. X. Yehlen
David Douglas
Boy Scout Troop 55 Meets at Church Tonight
Members of Boy Scout Troop 55 gather at 7 15 PM at the First Presbyterian Church to finalize patrol organization and plan an overnight hike to the new camp site in late September. Cub Scouts of Pack 55 aged 12 will join as guests and be assigned to patrols.
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Boy Scout Troop 55
First Presbyterian Church
Pack 55
Auto Fire at 16 W Union Street
Firefighters responded to a small blaze at 16 W Union Street Sunday night about 9 15 in an auto owned by Eddie Adams Columbus. Damage was slight and the fire was caused by defective wiring, Fire Chief Clarence A Parker reported today.
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Union St
Eddie Adams
Columbus
Clarence A. Parker
Private Rites Set Wednesday for O. C. Bird
Funeral services are arranged for Wednesday morning for O. C. Bird 60 longtime Ohio University physical welfare director who died after a fall at University Hospital in Columbus. Bird a noted educator author and community figure survived by wife Adele a son and a daughter was involved in OU athletic growth and local drives. burial at West Union Street Cemetery.
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O. C. Bird
Ohio University Physical Welfare
Columbus
Bird
University Hospital
Ohio University
National Physical Education Association
Ohio Stadium
Athens County Tuberculosis Society
Community Chest
Kiwanis Club
Masonic Lodge
Milwaukee
Wisc
Oberlin College
Harvard University
Oberlin
College of Fine Arts and Sciences
John C. Baker
W. Union St
Minor Crashes Reported Across City Over Labor Day Weekend
City police logged two minor crashes during the Labor Day weekend with one arrest. On Sunday on E State Street George Whitman program address 347 State Street was struck by Paul Keirns 20 Albany Route 3. Keirns fined $25 and costs for failing to stop. A second crash occurred Saturday evening when Roy Chapman 34 Athens Route 4 suffered damage after Guy Pidcock 47 Athens Route 1 backed from a driveway on E Mill Street into Chapman's car.
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E. State St
George Whitman
State St
Paul Keirns
Albany
Keirns
W. P. Mickle
Roy Chapman
Athens
County Grange Meeting Set for Thursday
Athens County Pomona Grange will meet at the York Grange Hall Thursday at 8 30 p m for degree work and judging the County Health Bread and Blouse Contest All winners should bring entries Visiting granges to bring sandwiches York Grange will furnish pie
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Athens County
Pomona Grange
York Grange
Five Men Fined After Weekend Arrests
Five men were fined by Mayor W. P. Mickle for intoxication after weekend arrests. Herb Rast, 41, of South Shafer Street, received five days in jail plus a $15 fine and costs. Clifford R. Smith, 28, of West Union Street, paid $5 and costs. Arthur Blackford, 24, of Athens, paid $10 and costs. Henry T. Owen, 31, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, paid $10 and costs. Edison Cooley Jr., 29, of West State Street, paid $10 and costs.
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W. P. Mickle
Herb Rast
South Shafer St
Clifford R. Smith
W. Union St
Arthur Blackford
Athens
Henry T. Owen
Clarksburg
W. Va
Edison Cooley, Jr
W. State St
Weather Update from Athens on Labor Day
An overcast sky and a breeze kept Athens temperatures around 71 at 9 am. The forecast calls for a high of 85 and a low of 63 with Labor Day rainfall recorded at 0.78 inches and the river rising to 2.87 feet.
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Athens
Labor Day
C. N. France
Mine Safety Classes Scheduled In Athens District
Mine safety classes for those seeking mine foreman examinations are under way. Fred Gaskins, Athens district superintendent of mine rescue stations, says sessions meet at Gloucester High School each Tuesday at 7 p.m. and at Pomeroy High School each Thursday at 7 p.m. The program is sponsored by the Division of Mines of Ohio.
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Fred Gaskins
Athens
Glouster High School
Pomeroy High School
Division of Mines
State of
Ohio
First Athens Teachers Meet Stresses Democracy in Schools
Athens schools hear Supt. Pendry urge public endorsement of democracy to counter jitters in the nation. He notes rising teaching costs, a 21 500 deficit, and calls for a two mill tax increase while preparing skeleton classes and opening Kindergarten and Central and East Side sessions.
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Athens
Supt
Harper C. Pendry
Pendry
Pauline Collins
Central School
East Side
Storm Forces Pilot To Land Near Millfield
A monoplane forced to land in a field near Millfield Sunday evening injured two occupants, Angela T. Lewis and Judy Logan, both of Huntington, as they were en route home from the Cleveland Air Races. The pilot circled the area three or four times to dodge a thunderstorm before landing. damage included broken propeller and wheels through the wings. Both passengers were taken to a physician with minor injuries.
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Millfield
Angela T. Lewis
Judy Logan
Huntington
W.va
Cleveland
Jobless in Ohio and Athens See Small Drops in July
Ohio Employment Service reports 73,281 job seekers in July, down seven percent from June. Athens shows a two percent drop to 371, with inter-area placements totaling 18 from Athens and 11 in July, amid declines across clerical and unskilled brackets and a persistent 1 in 3 share of women job seekers statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Employment Service
Frank J. Collopy
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Administrator
Athens
Employment Service
Collopy
District Forester Attends Ohio Meeting
Irving I. Dickman district forester for the Ohio Division of Forestry attends a staff and district offices meeting at the Ohio Agriculture Experimental Station in Wooster. The session precedes the January budgeting conference and outlines projects for the year. Dickman left Tuesday and will return Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving I. Dickman
Ohio Division of Forestry
Ohio Agriculture Experimental Station
Wooster
Dickman
No New Polio Cases Reported in County
No new polio cases were reported in Athens County in the past two weeks, said Dr. H. G. Southard, the county health commissioner. The count remains four, and he added that another week without a case would be encouraging.
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Athens County
H. G. Southard
Athens Commandery 15 to Meet at Masonic Temple
Commandery 15 in Athens will hold a meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple. Commander J Lewis Winner announces the gathering.
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Athens Commandery
Masonic Temple
J. Lewis Winner
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Hocking St
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P. R. Baird
Jimmy Robinson
Amesville
Faye Brown
Flora Hanning
the Plains
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Auto Blaze
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Bobcat Cleaners
Union St. Tel
William B. Biggs
Dental
Schine
Athena Bldg
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Coolville, Ohio
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Ohio Valley Exterminator Company
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