Athens Council Airs Second St Widening Plan
Athens council debated widening Second Street to ease through traffic while residents backed off on a mandatory no parking scheme, opting to keep cars off sidewalks. The meeting reviewed failed Lancaster Street tunnel parking limits and one way plan for Mulberry and Race streets, with residents opposing curbside options.
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Second St
Ray Shepard
Athens
Lancaster St. Hill
Lancaster St
Henry Hefti
Frank BR
Gullum
Hefti
Brown
Fremont
Council
W. H. Herbert
FE. Mulberry
Race Streets
Mulberry
Race St
Richland Volunteers To Register For Fire Brigade
Richland Area Fire Brigade calls for volunteer registrations Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at the fire station. About 35 men are planned. South of Athens residents in the district are eligible. A new station progress includes a poured concrete floor and a completed roof. The truck delivery is delayed to late September.
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Richland Area Fire Brigade
Lowell Rapp
Rapp
Athens
Hooper St
Mulligan Road
Richland Ave
Athens Couple Hurt in Crash
Mr and Mrs Mark White residents of 62 Franklin Ave are hospitalized in Lancaster after a Tuesday collision on Route 33 south of Lancaster. Mrs White suffers a skull fracture a broken leg and chest injuries while Mr White a fish management agent with the Ohio Wildlife Division has both legs broken and a broken arm. Details of the crash involving a truck and two other cars were not available locally.
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Mark White
Franklin Ave
Lancaster
Lions Pin Awards Honor Five Years of Attendance
Athens Lions held a pin awards ceremony at Hotel Berry on Tuesday night for five members George Rutkoskie Dwight Inson Walter Cornwell Richard Dent and for presenter Cloyce Martin who also awarded a pin to himself Denver Gooding was scheduled but absent W P Waldeck of Huntington West Virginia spoke as guest on attitudes and success during a sales training visit.
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Athens Lions
Berry
Cloyce Martin
George Rutkoskie
Dwight Inson
Walter Cornwell
Richard Dent
Denver Gooding
W. P. Waldeck
Huntington
W. Va
Waldeck
Athens
Stolen Car Recovered Hours After Theft
Virgil Reed reported his car stolen between 10 30 pm Monday and early Tuesday. The vehicle was recovered Tuesday afternoon by the Vinton County sheriff's department and the State Highway Patrol said details of the recovery were not known.
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Canaonville
Vinton County
City Officials See Bus Demonstration In Athens
City officials rode a Greyhound Scenicruiser during a demonstration in Athens on Court Street. The 43 passenger bus will begin regular runs through the city around October 1 and features four directional sightseeing, a restroom and other comfort features.
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Greyhound Scenicruiser
Athens
Court St
Masons to Meet in Marshfield Constitution Lodge Set
Constitution Lodge 426 F and AM will gather at 7 30 p m Thursday, announced C R Barron, the master.
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New Marshfield
Constitution Lodge 426
F&am
C. R. Barron
Prayer Band to Meet at Grahams Chapel
Grahams Chapel Prayer Band will meet Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lauer with Virgil Hawk as leader.
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Grahams Chapel
Henry Lauer
Virgil Hawk
Sam Evans Rites Set for Saturday
Sam Evans 72 died of a heart attack at his sister’s home 39% N Court St Athens. He was a retired coal miner born in New Straiteville and lived with his sister. Surviving: son James Akron sister Mattie Treace Mary Evans brother William Evans three granddaughters, nieces, nephews. Services Saturday 3 p.m. Rev Phil Porter Jr at Dowler Ferguson Hughes. burial West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call after Friday noon.
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Sam Evans
Mattie Treace
N. Court St
Fire Department
Evans
Mr. Evans
New Straiteville
Kagies Lodge
Murray City
James
Akron
Athens
Mary Evans
Columbus
William Evans
Nelsonville
Phil Porter, Jr
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes
West Union Street
Births Reported at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs O D Pincelli of Albany welcome a son. Mr and Mrs Dean Blackwood of Rutland welcome a son. Admission includes Mrs Dorothy Bradfield of Athens Mrs Susie Wilson of Athens Frank McClelland of Jacksonville Mrs Martha Jones of Athens Mrs Flora Bailey of Athens Route 5 Mrs Ernest Lambert of Athens Route 4 Ronald Bickley of Chauncey Laura Glazier of Athens Discharged at Dorrise Van Dyke Athena Alta Gilkey Athens Bridgewater Athens te Ator Albany
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O. D. Pincelli
Albany
Dean Blackwood
Rutland
Dorothy Bradfield
Athens
Susie Wilson
Frank McClelland
Jacksonville
Martha Jones
Flora Bailey
Ernest Lambert
Ronald Bickley
Chauncey
Laura Glazier
Dorrise van Dyke
Athena
Alta Gilkey
Bridgewater
Te Ator
Two Divorce Petitions Filed in Common Pleas Court
Florence Spencer Smith vs William Smith seeks custody and support for their child plus alimony. The couple wed in Logan on March 26 1947. Barbara Holdcroft vs Harry F Holdcroft seeks restoration of Willis surname after a March 30 1951 marriage in St Marys West Virginia with no children.
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Common Pleas Court
Florence Spencer Smith
William Smith
Smiths
Logan
Barbara Holdcroft
Harry F. Holdcroft
Willis
St. Mary's
W. Va
Rain Ends Heat Wave With Rainfall In Athens County
The latest heat spell in Athens County was broken by a rainstorm bringing cooler air. U.S. observer CC L Colmer reported 0.28 inches of rain overnight and temperatures dropping to 67 degrees, with Athens highs around 83. At the Hamley Run plant in Southern Ohio Electric Co the high reached 85 and the morning low was 64, rural readings at 9 am showed 69 degrees.
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Athens County
L. Colmer
U.S
Athens
Colmer
Columbus
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Hamley Run
Industry Club Topic Covers Tire Industry and Minstrel Plans
Athens Kiwanians heard A. J. Statter of Athens Machine Co discuss tire mould manufacturing and the pneumatic tire’s 66 year history at Hotel Berry. He warned speed and heat wear tires, urged frequent air pressure and wheel balance checks. Carl A. Frey assigned duties for the annual minstrel show aiding underprivileged children, and Harry Lackey returned to the club.
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Athens Kiwanians
A. J. Statter
Athens Machine Co
Carl A. Frey
Harry Lackey
County Ministerial Group Plans Meeting
The Athena County Ministerial Association schedules its first fall meeting at 4 pm Thursday at the Chauncey Christian Church. Rev. William H. Covert, the group president, invites all county ministers to attend.
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Athena County Ministerial Association
Christian Church
Chauncey
William H. Covert
Appeal Issued for Bloodmobile Visit to Nelsonville
Athens County Bloodmobile will be at Mount St Mary Hospital in Nelsonville on Monday September 13 from 11 am to 5 pm. Red Cross blood chairman Mrs. Hunter Hooe appeals to Athens County residents to donate noting urgent need. Walk in donors welcomed.
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Athens County
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Hunter Hooe
Red Cross Blood
Professor's Mother Dies in Michigan
Mrs Edith M Witzler mother of Prof Karl Witzler of Athens died last week at Frankfort Michigan after a four week illness. She fell ill at her Platte Lake summer home and was cared for by Mrs Karl Witzler at the Frankfort hospital. Burial was held Sunday at the family Perrysburg home. Survivors include two other sons and three daughters.
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Edith M. Witzler
Karl Witzler
Athens
Frankfort
Mich
Earl Pyle Fined for Intoxication in Athens Court
Earl Pyle of Athens was fined $25 and costs in Municipal Court on an intoxication count filed by city police.
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Earl Pyle
Athens
Chesser Divorce Case Dismissed in Common Pleas Court
Elizabeth Chesser versus Claudis Chesser divorce case dismissed in Common Pleas Court. Court records show no further action planned and the case closed.
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Elizabeth Chesser
Claudis Chesser
Common Pleas Court
State Man Addison Mock Found Dead at State Street Home
Addison A. Mock, 70, was found dead around noon Tuesday at 240 E State St where he lived with a son in law and daughter. Coroner ruled death from coronary occlusion. Neighbors Joan Garber and Mattie Treace discovered the body. city police investigated. Survived by wife Aquilla Mock and a grandson Thomas Blackwood II. two sisters in Philadelphia. Funeral arrangements at Dower Ferguson Funeral Home.
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Addison A. Mock
E. State St
D. F. Blackwood
Mock
John H. Elias
Athens County
Joan Garber
Mattie Treace
N. Court St
Blackwoods
Philadelphia
Blackwood
Psychology
Ohio University
Aquilla Mock
Mr. Eather McCoy
Gertrude —. Mock
Thomas Blackwood
Dower-Fergusonughes
One car wreck reported near Mineral with injuries
State highway patrolmen investigated a one car wreck on a township road near Mineral. The car left the embankment and halted 100 feet from Mineral after overturning. In Hocking County a truck collision on Big Pine Road east of Route 774 injured Blain Richardson. Stanley Hoffer cited for failing to yield. Hoffer faces arraignment Saturday in Mayor Logan's court.
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Chico Railroad
Hocking County
Highway Department
Big Pine Road
Blain Richardson
Othe Peouwte
Severan Oy
Stanley Hoffer
Laurelville
Hotter
Richardson
Hofter
Joseph Philip Logan
Carl Critchett Killed in Michigan Hunting Accident
Former Athens resident Carl Critchett dies in a hunting accident in Michigan. The Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co notified the Columbus office but details were unavailable. Critchett, once with CASO during FM Poston station construction, had lived in Clarks Chapel and moved to Columbus about a year ago.
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Carl Critchett
Athens
Michigan
Columbus
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Critchett
Clarks Chapel
Caso
CASOF
All-day service at Mt Zion UB Church near The Garden
An all-day service is scheduled for September 12 at Mt Zion United Baptist Church located near The Garden. The event focuses on worship, reflection, and community fellowship throughout the day.
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Mt. Zion UB
EK L Poston Dies Tuesday At Age 75
Elmer L Poston 75 of 14 Hocking St died Tuesday noon in Sheltering ArmedMoapital after an illness of three days He was born in Lodi Township son of the late Samuel and Elizabeth Iose Poston He operated the farm where he was born He belonged to Modern Woodmen of America Athens Grange charter member of Farm Bureau and served on its boards Survivors include wife Mollie a son Clinton B Poston Barnesville two grandsons William Poston Flushing and Charles Poston Athens and three great grandchildren Funeral will be Thursday at 3 pm at the First Methodist Church with burial in West Union Street Cemetery Friends may call after 7 pm Wednesday and at the church from 2 to 3 pm Thursday.
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Elmer L. Poston
Hocking
ArmedMoapital
Lodi Township
Samuel
Elizabeth Iiose Poston
Poston
Alfaifa Hille
Mr Poston
Modern Woodmen of America
Athens Grange
Farm Bureau
Mollie
Clinton
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Ira Wolfe
Hazel Roach
Madison Ave
Mill St
First Methodist Church
Clark E. Williams
Elmwood Place
Church St
Water Works Fund
Chief of Police
R. H. White
Charlies Ley
Ao Se Gulf
Gallipolis
Athens Country Club
C. F. Belkofer
Zanesville
Carl Tom
EFC Waggner
Pt. Pleasant
W.va
J. S. Kimball
Tom
Waggner
Gallia
Meigs
Goodyyear
Xtra Traction
Goodyear
al — Arta
Richland
Lions
Railactine
The
F. H. Gifford Co
And
Amesville
O. E
Plumbag Farm Supplies
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Elks Dance
Elks Ballroom
Bob Holloway
Elks
Robe
Mineral
the Carrot
Route 34
Baltimore
Keystone Custodian Funds
Cornhearas
Permenpenen
Bret G Thew Capone
Berne
ROY E. Hawk & Co
Investment Securities
Cline
Obie
Roy EB. Hawk & Co
Cline Bidg
Athens, Ohio
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Athens, OH
EK. L. Poston
W. Union St
Athens National Bank
Robert Hollingsworth
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