Eight Injured At Athens County Fair motorcycle races
Eight people including three riders and five spectators were injured Sunday at the Athens County fairgrounds. Injuries ranged from fractured collarbone to chest arm and hand injuries. Top races were won by Paul Goldsmith and Clyde Eaton while riders from five states competed. The event was sponsored by the Athens Motorcycle Club led by John Monks Tom Yost and James Romine.
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Athens County Fairgrounds
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Jenkins
Slusher
Shade
Henry Bobo
Roseville
Athens
Claud Kantner
Claude Kantner
Kantner
Harry Zeisler, Jr
Columbus
Forest B. Waller
Louisville
Richard Merckle
Moxahala
Paul Goldsmith
Detroit
Clyde Eaton
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Athens Motorcycle Club
John Monks
Tom Yost
James Romine
Poston Youth Jailed After Rifle Shooting
A 17 year old from Poston is jailed awaiting juvenile court action after deputies say he fired a rifle at his father Obie Douglas Sr. during a family dispute Sunday. Five bullets hit the family car and one went through a window near Mine 209 Reservoir.
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Poston
Obie Douglas, Sr
Douglas
Mine 209 Reservoir
Education Classes at OU Slate For Fall 1950
Ohio University College of Education schedules six evening and Saturday courses for teachers and administrators seeking degree credit. Classes start Sept 25 to Sept 30 with three hours credit each. enroll at first meeting or registrar. Fees follow residence schedule, not extension.
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College of Education
Ohio University Today
George Kabat
Columbus Pastor and Choir Set Homecoming at Mt. Zion
The Rev. Beecher Hicks and the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church male choir from Columbus will perform at Mt. Zion Baptist Church for a homecoming observance. Morning worship starts at 10:45 a.m. with dinner at 12:30 p.m. and an afternoon service at 2:30 p.m., announced Rev. Frank Cleveland.
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Beecher Hicks
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
Columbus
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Frank Cleveland
Columbus Man Jailed From Juvenile Court
George Kempton of Columbus drew two consecutive one year terms in the county jail after arraignment before Juvenile Judge John F. Newcomb. He pled guilty to non support and contributing to the neglect of his minor children.
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George Kempton
Columbus
John F. Newcomb
Kempton
Helwig Elected President of West Virginia Theater Owners
Fred Helwig of Charleston West Virginia son of Mr and Mrs Pearl W Helwig 3 North May Avenue was elected president of the West Virginia Theater Owners Association at a recent meeting in White Sulphur Springs.
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Fred Helwig
Charleston
W. Va
Pearl W. Helwig
May Ave
West Virginia Theater Owners Association
Athens
Helwig
White Sulphur Springs
Rome Blood Drive Quota Reached For Next Week
Rome Township has already filled its five donor quota for the upcoming bloodmobile visit. Dr. Lawrence Goldberg announces township chairmen and targets for surrounding areas to recruit donors, with the Columbus Regional Center bloodmobile scheduled in Athens on September 19 from 11 am to 5 pm.
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Rome Township
George Mershall
Lawrence Goldberg
Athens County
Korea
Goldberg
Troy
Hazel Parrish
Waterloo
Harold Stright
Alexander and Lee
J. F. Williams
Dover
Gilbert Courtney
the Plains
Don Nida
Columbus
Athens
Red Cross
Charles Baker Dies Sunday
Charles Baker a retired Angel Ridge farmer died Sunday night at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a week as a patient. Survived by daughter Mrs. George Swett Trimble who is en route to Athens. wife Charlotte died in 1937. A son Charles Jr. was killed in a 1941 auto accident that also killed his wife and other child. Friends may call at Jagers funeral home after Tuesday noon. services time not set.
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Charles Baker
Angel Ridge
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Births and admissions at Shelterings Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Wallace Myers Albany Route 1 a son Mr and Mrs Charles Christian Jr Athens a son Mr and Mrs James Westfall Athens a daughter Mr and Mrs John Deissle Athens a daughter Mr and Mrs Albert C Keirns Albany a son Mr and Mrs Stanley Smathery Millfield Route 1 a daughter Admitted Henry Bobo Roseville Route 1 Claude Kanter Athens Route 3 Jenkins Slusher Guysville Gregory F Zenner Athens Elisha Dickerson Albany Leroy Egleberry Zaleski George W Peckham Athens Mrs Eva McGuire Athens Richard Dow Minard Millfield Route 1 Dismissed Mrs Edna Kirk Athens Mrs Edna Bartoe Chauncey
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Wallace Myers
Albany
Charles Christian, Jr
Athens
James Westfall
John Deissle
Albert C. Keirns
Stanley Smathery
Millfield
Henry Bobo
Roseville
Claude Kanter
Jenkins Slusher
Guysville
Gregory F. Zenner
Elisha Dickerson
Leroy Egleberry
Zaleski
George W. Peckham
Eva McGuire
Richard Dow Minard
Temperatures and rainfall mix with legal and meeting notes
The report notes light rain and temperature swings from 57 to 85 over the weekend with Saturday rainfall totaling .79 inches. Paul Lewis of Athens Route 4 was fined $5 plus costs after a Saturday arraignment before Mayor W P Mickle on a brake defect charge. Paramythia Lodge 25 F amp AM corrects its meeting time to Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple.
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Paul Lewis
Athens
W. P. Mickle
Lewis
Paramythia Lodge
F&am
Masonic Temple
Wells Library Reopens In Albany Grange Project
Albany Grange renews Wells Library reopening with Friday access starting Sept 15. The 90 year old private library, founded 1860 by Henry Wells, lies open one day a week as volunteers reface the building, add books and magazines, sell memberships to fund future additions, and honor Wells and E. H. Moore.
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Wells
Albany
Albany Grange
Town Council of
Henry Wells
Ohio
Goldie Morse
Albany Grangers
Hiram Howlett
Lee Township
Athens County
E. H. Moore
Athens
Masonic Hall
Mary Weethee
Grangers
Maude Knowlton
Omia Ingraham
Fern Hooper
Reva Verity
Homer Friedenecker
Earl , White
Knights Templar to Meet Wednesday at Masonic Temple
Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar will convene Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple according to Commander E E Hart.
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Athens
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
E. E. Hart
Athens man fined for intoxication after guilty plea
Dean Maxwell aged 50 of Athens Route 4 pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined $20 plus costs by Mayor W P Mickle on Monday morning.
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Dean Maxwell
Athens
W. P. Mickle
Four Highway Mishaps Hurt Three in Athens Area
Athens post of the State Highway Patrol investigated four Sunday traffic crashes. Injuries were minor for three people, including a motorcyclist and a boy. One driver was cited for unsafe operation and a Logan youth was fined for speeding.
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Athens
State Highway Patrol
Paul E. Cavote
Nelsonville
Earl Johnston
Cavote
Earl Milleary
Third Cavalry Unit Stops at Athens Armory
Eighty-one men of the Third Cavalry Division spent Sunday night at the Ohio National Guard Armory in Athens. The unit, under Colonel Riley, was en route to Fort Meade Md. It included thirty-one vehicles, 79 enlisted men and three officers. the terminal point of the trip was not disclosed.
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Third Cavalry Division
Ohio National Guard
Fort Meade
Riley
Petition for Money Filed in Common Pleas Court
Laros Textiles Co sues Reba Shafer in common pleas court seeking 278 dollars for merchandise and interest due April 3.
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Common Pleas Court
Laros Textiles Co
Reba Shafer
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Happy Hollow Road
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