Athens Officials Coordinate Military Traffic Movement Plan
Ohio State Highway Patrol under Col. Lynn Black coordinates troop movements on national routes 33 and 50 through Athens Hocking Meigs Gallia and Vinton counties. Local police chiefs act as liaisons while police traffic is diverted and go lights stay on at crossings for two hour advance notices and route specifics.
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Athens
Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Lynn Black
C. J. McGuire
Cambridge
Corp
County Honors Seventeen for Scholarship Awards
Seventeen seniors from Athens County high schools received certificates for ranking in the top 25 percent of 68 students taking the general scholarship test on March 29. Winners include John Warren Stack and Elizabeth Antonia Kolenich of Athens and Laura Mildred Lantz of Glouster. other honorees list several students from Athens Nel sonville Glouster Ames and Albany. Athens County winners will compete with state winners for higher ratings and state certificates in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ohio Department of Education
F. J. Taylor
John Warren Stack
Elizabeth Antonia Kolenich
Athens
Laura Mildred Lantz
Glouster
Shirley Ann Roberts
Ted Ernest Byers
George William Peckham
Jack Watt Grover
James Robert Williams
Joe Steiner
Dilley
Mary Kathryn Sharp
Nelsonville
William Frederick Zimmer
Harold Allen Bees
Betty Armstrong
Ames Bern
Polly Johnson
William Donald George
Mary Margaret Graham
Harold Sherwood Gillogly
Albany
Columbus
300 Psychologists Gather for Athens Midwestern Meeting
Delegates from Yale to Stanford descend on Athens for the sixteenth annual Midwestern Psychological Association meeting. Registrations pass 300 as sessions begin on the Ohio University campus with lectures symposia and social events through Saturday. President E A Culler of Rochester and Dean T C McCracken of Ohio University welcome attendees.
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Connecticut
Yale
California
Leland Stanford
Midwestern Psychological Association
Athens
Sun
Ovy
James P. Porter
Ohio University
Lindley Hall
E. A. Culler
University of Rochester
T. C. McCracken
Ohio University College of Education
Dr.Porter
J. H. L. Roach
J. R. Patrick
A. C. Anderson
T. C. Scott
Charges Neglect in Petition for Divorce
On B. Quisenberry a divorce petition filed in Common Pleas Court accuses Benjamin Francis Quisenberry of gross neglect of duty. The couple married in 1916 at Pomeroy and are parents of three children ages 23 20 and 7. The plaintiff says he contributed no more than $100 for six years and seeks divorce custody of the children and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Quisenberry
Common Pleas Court
Benjamin Francis Quisenberry
Syracuse
Pomeroy
Quisenberry
Faculty Men Speak at Scout Group Dinner
James E. Householder assistant to the dean of men at Ohio University and Dr. Victor Whitehouse professor of Spanish spoke at a Beta Pi Scout fraternity banquet at the Student Grill. Nine pledges were inducted after a six week pledge period. Jacob Pierce Beta Pi president welcomed the new members with gold key place cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Householder
Ohio University
Victor Whitehouse
Beta Pi
Jacob Pierce
Fire Along West Side Destroys Poles and Grass
Creosoted telephone poles stored near railroad tracks caught fire on the West Side this afternoon. Great clouds of smoke rose as nearby grass ignited. Firemen quickly controlled the blaze and no damage estimate was available.
West Side School Holds Easter Party by Grade
West Side School marked the approach of Easter with in grade celebrations on Wednesday. Teachers provided chocolate rabbit treats for each student while pupils supplied colored eggs and organized the fete.
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West Side School
Revival to be held at Lodi Town House
The Rev. Ray Pidcock of Mineral will hold a revival meeting at the Lodi Town House beginning Sunday April 20 at 8 o clock. Prohibition enforcement cost the lives of 79 enforcers and 175 private citizens in the United States.
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Ray Pidcock
Mineral
Lodi Town House
United States
Scout Leaders Course Starts On April 18
A Boy Scout leadership training course for men will begin Friday night April 18 and run once weekly for three weeks. Joseph R. Stratton Athens scout executive announced the meetings will be in the First Methodist Church scout room and open to all interested in scouting. The course aims to explain the purposes behind scouting and how it operates with a patrol format led by a scoutmaster and other positions. Lectures start at 7 30 p m with two hour sessions.
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Joseph R. Stratton
Athens Scout
First Methodist Church
Stratton
East Side Students Showcase Easter Program At School
An assembly at East Side School featured five of six grades. First graders under Miss Lucy McBride sang The Boy Next Door Has a Bunny to Sell, while second graders under Miss Mildred Giesecke performed three Easter songs. Fourth graders presented A Happy Easter Bunny as poems by Dorothy Ann Clutter and Joan Blair were read. Fifth graders sang An Easter Carol, with classmates named. Sixth Grade Chorus in white satin robes performed Stephen Foster songs, including Beautiful Dreamer sung by Judith King and solos for Hubert Frebault Joe Tritipo Tom Dowler and Danny Morrison with the group performing Camptown Races Old Kentucky Home and Old Black Joe.
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East Side
Lucy McBride
Mildred Giesecke
Ella Shannon
Dorothy Ann Clutter
Joan Blair
Camptown
Charles Chaney Dies At Home Near Albany
Charles Chaney age 78 died Thursday afternoon at his home on Albany Route 2 Bedford Township following a long illness. He spent his life in the vicinity. He leaves a son Roy three sisters Mrs Rebecca Sanborn Mrs Edith Burt and Mrs Florence Maxwell and three brothers William John and Harvey all of Meigs County. Funeral services will be Sunday at Burlingham Church at two o'clock with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Friends may call at Coe Funeral Home in Albany.
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Charles Chaney
Albany
Bedford Township
Chaney
Roy
Rebecca Sanborn
Edith Burt
Florence Maxwell
William
John
Harvey
Meigs County
Burlingham
Coe
Children To Present Army Easter Program In Athens
Salvation Army activities include an Easter program by 8 to 10 year old Sunday School members at the Salvation Army Auditorium in Athens Sunday at 7 30 led by Lieut How ard Burr with recitations group singing and a sermon The program lists Dora May White Pauline White Elma Stienmetz Betty Potts Jean Starky Barbara Mann Carl White and Paul Steinmetz as participants Other services precede and follow at the Courthouse and Salvation Army Hall with Major W W Hinshaw leading street services and holiness worship and a Young People's Legion meeting later in the day.
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Salvation Army
Salvation Arm
Athens
Lieut
Howard Burr
Lieut. Burr
Dora May White
Pauline White
Elma Stienmetz
Betty Potts
Jean Starky
Barbara Mann
Carl White
Paul Stein
Knights to Attend Sunrise Easter Service at Athena Theater
Athens Commandery No. 15 Knights Templar will meet at the asylum at 5 45 a m Sunday for the sunrise Easter service at Schine's Athena Theater at 6 30 a m Sir Knights are urged to appear in full uniform Visiting Sir Knights welcome and the public is invited to attend the service lasting under 60 minutes announced by D H Sams commander
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Athens
Knights Templar
Schine
Athena Theater
D. H. Sams
May 1 Deadline To Join In National Farm Program
Ohio farmers race to sign the 1941 farm plan as Athens County reports 2 083 signups. The May 1 deadline triggers eligibility for soil building and parity payments plus potential wheat marketing quotas. Call at 141 2 S Court St Athens for details and participation. A school show and sleep tips follow unrelated to the farm program.
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National Farm Program
Athens County
Frank Pugh
AAA
Ohio
Canada
Canadian Wheat Board
United States
S. Court St
Athens
Pugh
NYA Seeks 12 Youths for Clerical Work in Athens
The National Youth Administration opens clerical job opportunities for 12 unemployed youths in its Athens program. Applications are at 1412 S Court St within the NYA sub-area office. Past clerical participants have moved to full-time secretarial roles in law offices, retail, and Civil Service positions.
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NYA
S. Court St
National Youth Administration
Athens
City of Athens
Driver Fined for Insufficient Lights in City Notice
Lemma Galbreath 46 of Athens Route 1 was fined five dollars plus costs by Mayor Cliff Cornell. The charge arose from an affidavit filed by the state patrol alleging the automobile had insufficient lights.
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Lemma Galbreath
Athens
Cliff Cornell
State Patrol
Kite Flying and Marble Contests Announced
The Athens recreation department opens entries for a kite flying tournament at recreation centers. Contestants must build their own kites with prizes for flying skill and workmanship. Marble tournament set for the last Saturday in April for boys 14 and under. Details to be announced next week at centers.
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Recreation Department
Athens
Charles Inman Dies at Guysville Residence
Charles Frederick Inman 74 yesterday died at his Guysville home after a six week illness. A native of Canaanville he worked 50 years for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, last 25 as section foreman. He married Laura Manhorter in 1898. survived by her and one sister. Funeral Sunday at 2 with Rev. R. C. Greene, burial in W. Union St. Cemetery at Athens.
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Guysville
Charles Frederick Inman
Canaanville
Inman
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Laura Manhorter
R. C. Greene
W. Union St
Athens
First Grade Easter Play at West Side School
Miss Darst’s first grade students presented an Easter play for the second grade at West Side School on Monday. Principal roles were Virginia Huffman as announcer Bill Wolfe as Bunny Rabbit and Willa Jean Marlow as Teacher.
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Miss Darst
West Side School
Virginia Huffman
Bill Wolfe
Bunny Rabbit
Willa Jean Marlow
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Wanda Potts
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