Juries Drawn for October Term in Athens County
Names of Athens Countians summoned for October term grand and petit juries were drawn Friday morning from the clerk of court jury wheel. Fifteen named for grand duty and 25 for petit. Foremost case awaiting action is Zane Grey Harris of Sharpsburg charged with five counts of second degree manslaughter after a Route 50A Sugar Creek crash that killed four. Harris pleads innocent.
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Athens
Zane Grey Harris
Sharpsburg
Sugar Creek
Harris
Sol Rosenberg
Grace Cotton
Gerrude Wolfe
Morton Pairan
Ethel Knight
Leonard Myers
Nelsonville
Alma Lee
Inez Wade
Anna Jeffers
Emmett Hulbert
Leona Grin
Jacksonville
Ernest Bowles
Carbondale
Urban Parker
Albany
Robert Beckler
Kimberly
Clarence Throckmorton
James Cassel
Henrietta Rice
Richard Phillips
Wade W. Burk
Char
Mrs. Laura Norris Praises HADACOL For Nerve Relief
Mrs. Laura Norris of St. Louis describes improved energy mood and sleep after using HADACOL, credits relief to vitamin deficiencies including B1 B2 Niacin iron and discusses earlier nervous stomach trouble insomnia and irritability. The LeBlanc Corporation promotes HADACOL nationwide in 1950 Athens Ohio.
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Laura Norris
South 6Th St
St. Louis
The
LeBlanc Corporation
Athens
Ohio
Athens High Band to Perform First This Year Sept 22
The Athens High School marching band, led by drum majors Patricia and Martina Josten, will debut this year on September 22 under director W. C. Fingerhut. The group, with 99 members including 35 newcomers, will also march in the Schine Athena Theater reopening parade Saturday evening.
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Athens High School
W. C. Fingerhut
Fingerhut
Portsmouth
Athens
Paul Lehman
Ohio University
Patricia
Martina Josten
Diana Roach
Jean Wingett
Margene Gilson
Billie Jo Nuzum
Patti Whaley
Donna Bulloch
Frances Paterna
Shirley Henderson
Barbara Barrows
Jane Roseberry
Jan Tullis
Ted Geary
Larry Scriven
Jesse Lee
Joe Maffett
Bill Wolfe
Schines Athena Theater
Stolen Car Recovered in Athens County
Sheriff George Bateman reports a 1942 Pontiac belonging to Virgil Sullivan of Pontiac Michigan was found Monday on Sand Ridge in Athens County with plates removed. Ohio and Michigan police confirmed ownership on Thursday. Authorities continue to investigate why the car was left in the area.
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George Bateman
Pontiac
Mich
Sand Ridge
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Michigan State Police
Virgil Sullivan
Athens County
Bateman
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs Frank Batdorf of Athens welcome a son. Admitted: James E Drake of Glouster Route, Mrs Octo Collins of Albany Route, Mrs Rose Burchfield of Athens. Dismissed: Mrs Willard Brooks of New Marshfield Route 2. Also listed are patients Richard Dow Minerd Millfield Route 1, Mrs Anna Perry Athens Route o, Mrs Cara Lynch Minera, Mrs Sadie Cunningham Athens Route, Myron T Sturgeon Athens, Mrs Frances Stanley Athens Route 3, and George W Peckham Athens.
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Frank Batdorf
Athens
James E. Drake
Glouster
Rose Burchfield
Willard Brooks
New Marshfield
Richard Dow Minerd
Millfield
Anna Perry
Cara Lynch
Minera
Sadie Cunningham
Myron T. Sturgeon
Frances Stanley
George W. Peckham
Funeral services for Mrs. Lida Eddy Saturday at Jagers
Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Gilbert Courtney Saturday at 2 p.m. at Jagers funeral home for Mrs. Lida Eddy who died at the home of her father. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery near Glouster.
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Gilbert Courtney
Jagers
Lida Eddy
Maplewood Cemetery
Glouster
Volunteers Regist to Donate Blood for Red Cross Visit
Fifty-eight residents have signed up to give blood to the Red Cross bloodmobile in Athens Tuesday. The goal is 140 registrations to ensure hospital blood supply and support for armed forces in the Korean War.
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Red Cross
Bertha Vickers
Athens
Cecil Cox
Richland Ave
Methodist
Carl Rose
Church of God
Edgar Burt
Wesleyan Methodist
Golda Edwards
Central Ave
Robert Sheldon
Mt. Zion Baptist
William Strickland
Church of the Nazarene
Cecil ‘Cox
Church of Christ
Clyde Hines
First Christian
Glenn Scott
Presbyterian
Robert Dennis
Church of the Good Shepherd
Phil Porter
St. Paul's
J. B. Vanity
First Methodist
Harold Kellogg
Cox
Ellen Biddle
Athens County
Area Hi Y Conference Planned at Camp Canters Caves
Athens Hi Y officers will meet with 50 peers from Districts 28 and 33 for a two day program planning conference at Camp Canters Caves near Jackson. Tom Halliday opens at 3 pm Saturday with discussions led by Robert Lance on membership growth and by John Bolin on a worthwhile program. Sunday features sessions on finances worship service and awards led by Roger Woods and a closing ceremony by Lance. Delegates from Athens Nelsonville Logan Lancaster Gallipolis Wellston Jackson and Ironton attend.
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Athens
Camp Canters
Jackson
Tom Halliday
Gallipolis
Robert Lance
YMCA
Ohio
John Bolin
Athens Club
Roger Woods
District 33
John Smith
John Blair
Ronald Coury
John Brooks
Earl Washburn
DeMolay Initiation Slated Saturday in Athens
The Athens Chapter Order of DeMolay will conduct initiation Saturday at 8 pm in the Masonic Temple chapter room. A representative of Horace E. Stephens Grand Council will inspect the ceremony. Refreshments will be served by the Mothers' Club and the meeting is open to DeMolays and Masons.
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Athens
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Temple
Horace E. Stephens
Grand Council
Ohio
Mothers’ Club
Voting Emphasized At Athens Ward Meeting
An open meeting on the importance of voting for Ward 4 residents of Precincts 3 and 4 will be held Monday at 7 30 p m at the Johnny Jones Garage. Roger Connor will speak, as announced by T W Hoover, chairman of the Citizens' Committee for the Re Election of Senator Taft.
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Johnny Jones
T. W. Hoover
Citizens’ Committee
Taft
Roger Connor
Gray resigns as county prosecutor after five years
Prosecuting Attorney Gordon B. Gray submitted his resignation to Hocking County Judge Harley Meyer today, ending a five year tenure to return to private practice. He plans to open offices in the Security Bank Building and noted he has been planning the move for some time. Gray, a Marietta native and Ohio State Law School graduate, has practiced law in Athens since 1933. He will step down with more than two years left in his current term, with a successor to be named before the October grand jury.
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Gordon B. Gray
Hocking
Harley Meyer
Athens County
Common Pleas
Gray
Security Bank Bldg
Meyer
Athens
Hillsboro
Marietta
Marietta College
Ohio State University Law School
Gilmore Resigns as Athens School Principal for Wilmington Post
Sherman E. Gilmore, principal of Athens Junior High and Central Elementary, will resign effective Sept 25 to become principal of Wilmington High School in Ohio. The Athens Board regrets the move and plans no immediate vacancy fill. Gilmore, a former history teacher, led an arts exploration program and helped start the junior high PTA, also coaching football during 1943 and 1944.
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Sherman E. Gilmore
Athens
Central
Wilmington
Ohio
Board of Education
J. Donald Leahy
Cleveland
Illinois State Teachers College
Gilmore
Athens Junior High
Ohio University
University
Man Lives After Car Lands on Head in Gibisonville
Elmer Lutz, 56, of Gibisonville, survived a crash when a car overturned and part of its weight rested on his head. The vehicle, owned by Ira Brumfield and driven by his nephew Thomas Lutz, struck a bank near the old Gibisonville schoolhouse before overturning. Lutz was taken to Hocking Valley Hospital with severe head abrasions. Thomas Lutz faces charges of reckless operation and leaving the scene.
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Gibisonville
Lutz
Bryan
Heas
Hocking Valley Hospital
Brumfield
Thomas Lutz
Atwood
Waldron
Woman Returns to Pomeroy in Ring Theft Case
Loretta Raines 35 of Green side California was arrested in Athens and returned to Pomeroy to face grand larceny charges. Police say she admitted selling the ring to an Athens woman for five dollars. Charges were filed in Justice of Peace Percy I People court.
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California
Athens
Pomeroy
Loretta Raines
Greeanside
Calif
Albany
Marcella Custer
Minersville
Court of Justice For Peace
Percy
People
School Bus Car Crash Near Haydenville Causes Minor Damage
State Highway Patrol reports a school bus driven by James Seel and a car driven by Eldon Brown collided at a township road intersection. There were no bus passengers. Three drivers were fined five dollars plus costs after arraignment before Mayor W. P. Mickle for assorted traffic infractions.
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Haydenville
State Highway Patrol
James Seel
Eldon Brown
W. P. Mickle
Clyde Smith
Athens
Willis Eugene Johnson
Shannon Ave
Gordon Bailey
Coolville
Community sing planned at Stewart A Methodist church
A community sing will be held Sunday at 8 p m at the Stewart A Methodist church in town, as announced today.
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Stewart
Third Athens Countian Killed in Korea
A third Athens County man has been killed in action in Korea. James Bolin, 19, of Chase, reported Sept. 2 as the latest casualty. Pfc. Carl Douglas, 17, of Ladd Ridge, and Pfc. Robert Thompson, 19, of Athens, were also listed as killed. Pvt. Richard L. Gaskin, 19, wounded, is the son of Mrs. Laura Mae Gaskin and served with the 19th Regiment, 24th Infantry Division before being sent to Korea.
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Athens County
Korea
Athens
James Bolin
Clarence Bolin
Chase
Department of Defense
Albany High School
G.I
Pfc
Carl Douglas
Everett Douglas
Ladd Ridge
Pfe
Robert Thompson
Martin Thompson
Mill St
Defense Department
Pvt
Richard LI. Gaskin
Laura Mae Gaskin
Draft Examinations Conducted For 34 Athens County Men
Thirty four Athens County men traveled to Ft Hayes for pre induction physicals. Names listed include Duncan Runion James Coffman Gamertsteller Lowery Figgins Ruscoe and many others from Nelsonville Glouster Chauncey Sharpsburg Jacksonville Mineral Coolville Stewart Buchtel Deanville Guysville Frost and Amesville. No date given for the next induction group.
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Athens County
Ft. Hayes
Athens
James D. Duncan
Harold W. Runnion
Donald H. James
Thomas H. Coffman
Don B. Gamertsfelder
Nelsonville
Kenneth E. Lowery
Robert L. Figgins
Joseph D. Ruscoe
James H. Dishong
Lewis A. Crane
Guy F. Arnold
Thomas H. Winchel
Virgil M. Kittle
Vaughn H. Gwilym
Glouster
Dwight A. Ferrer
Glenn E. Cline
Chauncey
John W. Mayles
James W. Lawrence
Ray T. Pierce
Sharpsburg
Donald C
Barrett
James L. Romanoski
Jacksonville
Parker D. Crow
Carl E. Jenkins
Mineral
Charles E. Hughes
Fred A. Cole
Coolville
Jeanes A. Crippen
Gerald D. Meek
Stewart
Ralph E. Woods
Buchtel
James R. Thompson
Deanville
James W. Coen
Guysville
Paul E. Fisher
Frost
Roger E. Pidcock
Marshfield
Charles W. Cheatham
Shade
Robert Mesche
New England Native Dies in Millersport
George L. Hill 76 a retired farmer died unexpectedly at his home in Millersport on Wednesday. A native of New England in Athens County he had been in failing health. Surviving: daughter Mrs Roma Allen of Millersport two sons Wilfred of Millersport Dale of Jacksontown nine grandchildren a half brother Mary Linscott of St Petersburg Fla and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p m in Millersport Methodist Church with burial in Millersport cemetery. Friends may call Browning funeral home Hebron and at the family home Saturday morning.
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George L. Hill
Millersport
New England
Athens County
Roma Allen
Wilfred
Dale
Jacksontown
Mary Linscott
St. Petersburg
Fla
Browning Funeral Home
Hebron
Area Church Officials Schedule Athens Meet
Athens First Presbyterian Church hosts the Presbyterian churches of Athens Presbytery for a Sunday afternoon and evening gathering. Speakers include Rev. Charles Pindar and Rev. Allen T. Christy of Marietta. deacons trustees elders and home visitation groups arrive from Gallipolis MacConnellville Middleport Logan Nelsonville Beverly and Marietta.
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Athens First Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Churches of
Athens
Glouster Man Wounded in Hunting Accident
Albert Love, 68, is hospitalized with shotgun injuries after a hunting accident north of Glouster. He says his brother Francis Love, 48, mistook him for a squirrel. Wounds to left hand shoulder and face described as not serious. Route: Sheltering Arms Hospital. Sheriff George Bateman investigated.
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Glouster
Sheltering Arms Hospital
George Bateman
Albert Love
Francis Love
Love
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