County Schools Enrollment Up in Athens Area Roads and Schools
County enrollment rose to 4378 across districts marking a third straight year of gains, led by Carthage-Troy as the largest district while Shade School remains smallest at 313. York Township shows strong enrollment while several districts report increases and some declines from last year.
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Athens
York Township
Carthage-Troy
Carthage
Sept. George Christ
Troy
Shade
Arenthesis
Albany
Ames-Bern
Rome Canaan
Trimble
Auto Title Business Shows Slight Upswing
Athens County records show a modest rise in auto title activity in July and August. Phyllis L. Cross reports 199 titled vehicles issued, with 170 cars and 29 trucks. fees collected total $1,352.35, up from July. The office lists titles for new cars and trucks, used vehicles, buses, and various motorized units, reflecting a small year‑over‑year gain.
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Phyllis L. Cross
Marriages and Licenses Surge in Athens County in 1955
In August 1955 Athens County saw a new high in marriage license and employment applications. Thirty three men applied for jobs and thirty three women sought marriage licenses, led by 151 total applicants for the year and 197 in Athens. Ages ranged from 19 to 72 among men and 8 to 65 among women, with many employed in farming, labor, and skilled trades.
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Athens
Appli
Nelsonville
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Notes from Sheltering Arms Hospital list multiple patients and their home towns including Athens Albany Columbus Columbus Albany Carpen Charles Laughlin and others. The list includes Mrs Barbara Brown Mrs Margretta Wood Frank Helm Lulu Bell Murphy Marion Marcum George Fons Chauncey and Sire Era with locations Athens Albany Guys vile and Albany.
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Barbara Brown
Athens
Margretta Wood
Frank Helm
Marion Dodderer
Guysvile Shirley Weekly
Columbus
Pauline Knowlton
Albany
Lulu Bell Murphy
Marion Marcum
Carpen
Charles Laughlin
Sire Era
George Fons
Sonn'Davin
Chauncey
Ohio Driver Fined and Forfeits Bond in Real Estate Transfers
State Highway Patrol reports Tuesday that a driver was fined and another forfeited bonds amid a sweep of real estate transfers in Athens and surrounding townships. Names include Delmar Burlington, Thomas Find, Francis Le Sanders, and Chauncey. multiple parcels in Dover, Athens Township, and The Plains were recorded with various trustees and boards noted. The list also references university faculty attendance and a lodge degree ceremony in Marhsfield.
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Thomas
E. Ashton
Real Etste
Frank Caphart
Toledo
Francis’ le Sanders
Athens
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Camgnar
Laurence Herold
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Memon
Nelsonville
Joseph “Phillips
Logan On'an
Zack V
Oakley
Cones Teal Estate
Secton
Dover
Charles Wadley
Bernard R. Matheny
Chauncey
Alva C. Robinson
Caer
Hy Matheny
Seerskate Darrel R. Andrews
Bia
Myrtle Runion
Washington D
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Samer
R. Dawnung
George E. Hill
Qniptsa” Qianee” Dilley
Berard Black
Ohlos Athens
Lote
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Alan Cherendia
Eermigee
Sulanta
Hill
Amerie
Messenger Publishing Co
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Seine Gun Cb, Inc
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Educaton
Athens ‘City
Donald W. Lawson
Washington County
Linder ‘H. Randoh
Guysvile
Herdman
Oaimiy
Tale Biber
Jaine Riggs
Roseland McVey
Russell J. Smith
Athens County
Ralph Lee Canter
Glouster
Inrimble
Melvin Adams
Wile Ibert L. Carpenter
John Howard Cline
Albany
Adelle Cline
Mattie Kittle Spires
Bonnie Jordan
Millfield
Ames
Dora Antornetta
Carl C. Buck
Donald G. Hoffee
Harry J. Graham
Lucille Lambert
Columbus
Hubert McDonald
the Plains
Harry Coon
Plains
Daniel A. Pierce
J. Woodrow W. Colmer
Hysell Run Resident Dies at 81 in Home
Anna Martha Moore 81 of Hysell Run died early Thursday at her home. Survived by daughters Mrs. Bessie Cheasham of Columbus and Mrs. Jessie McGuire of. 27 great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm Bradford Church. Burial in Middlepore Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at residence anytime.
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Anna Martha Moore
Hysell Run
Bessie Cheasham
Columbus
Jessie McGuire
Bradford Church
Middlepore Hill Cemetery
Guysville Mill Operator Dies
A Guysville area resident and operator of the Guysville Mill died at her home Wednesday night after a several year illness. She was born near Guysville, daughter of Freman and Julia Yorks, and lived much of her life in the Stewart Guysville area. Her husband Charles died in 1939. She belonged to the Guysville Methodist Church WSCS and Minear Chapter OES. Surviving are sister Eva Norris and brother Edward Norris, plus four nieces Lucille Swinehart Frances Harkins Mary Martin Winifred Naylor. Funeral arrangements are being planned by Dowler Ferguson Mughes funeral home.
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Guysville
Freman
Julia Yorks
Stewart-Guysville
Charles
Lucille “Swinehart
Warren
Frances Harkins
Duncan Falls
Mary Martin
Columbus
Winifred Naylor
Washington
Kincade Home
Dowler-Ferguson- Mughes Funeral Home
Francis Morris Found Guilty in Right of Way Charge
Francis M. Morris 79 of Zig W State St was found guilty in Municipal Court on a failing to yield right of way charge. He was fined $10 after an accident Monday at Union and Shafer streets.
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Francis M. Morris
Zig W. State St
W! Union
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