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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1951

Page

7

AHS Musicians Win Top Awards in State Finals

Athens High School musicians earned state medals and award certificates at the state finals at Ohio Wesleyan University. 24 students received superior and excellent ratings, including Helen Lehman, Bob O'Brien, Richard Slater, Carolyn Kellogg, Pat Peterson, Ted Krauss, and Arthur Hawkins with blue ribbons. A cornet trio, a clarinet quartet, and trombone quartet also won top honors. Excellent rating recipients include Ruth Sands, Charles Atkinson, Eleanor Baker, Clark Higgins, and a French horn quartet. The Athens band, orchestra and glee clubs, totaling 180 students, will perform at the finals on April 28 at Ohio Wesleyan University.

Athens Oto Wesleyan University Helen Lehman Bob O'Brien Richard Slater Carolyn Kellogg Pat Peterson Ted Krauss Arthur Hawkins Bob O’brien David Lewis Gene Jones Harriett Sapp Jane Barker Eleanor Wickline Nancy Brooks John Mitchell Roger France Bob Allen Lawrence McDaniel Ruth Sands Charles Aitkinson Eleanor Baker Clark Higgins Ronald Saunders Joe McBride Marshall Seigfred Edward Brown Homer Baird Ohio Wesleyan University

Real Estate Institute Is Scheduled

Belmont County bar Association and Ohio State Bar Association will sponsor a real estate practice institute at Belmont Hills Country Club near St Clairsville on Saturday. Attendees from multiple counties are invited. Speakers include C L Dinsmore Akron George W Coen Lancaster and Howard M Kohn Cleveland. Sessions cover drafting deeds mortgages leases landlord liability and real estate income tax aspects. The program starts at 1 40 p m and runs two hours per topic as part of a spring series.

Columbus Belmont Hills Country Club St. Clairsville Belmont County Bar Association Ohio State Bar Association Ohio Athens Belmont Guernsey Harrison, Jefferson Monroe, Morgan, Noble Washington Counties C. L. Dinsmore Akron George W. Coen Lancaster Howard M. Kohn Cleveland Federal Income Spite Institute

Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital

Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Thomas Dew Glouster a daughter and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Carr The Plains a son. Admitted include Wilford Hawkins Athens Alton Douglas Shade Michelle Augueira Athens Clark Davis Albany and several Athens area residents. Dismissals mention Glen Brooks Millfield and son Harry Matheny Nelsonville along with multiple Athens residents and others.

Thomas Dew Glouster Lawrence Carr the Plains Wilford Hawkins Athens Alton Douglas Shade Michelle Augueira Clark Davis Albany Mabel Pidcock Clara Cook Athena Lucille Miller Clement McBride Trimbie Glen Brooks Millfield Harry Matheny Nelsonville Geraldine Graves Pauleta Chapman Virginia Brickles Ravenna John Cook Everett Bowmaster Golda Carmen Anna Lewis Edna Pyles Stewart

OP S denies extension of filing date for price charts

The Office of Price Stabilization in Columbus disclaims knowledge of any extension to the April 30 filing date for Merchants' ceiling price charts. Athens Board of Trade Secretary Harper C Pendry stated the information today.

Office of Price Stabilization At Columbus Athens Board of Trade Harper C. Pendry

Mental Health Week Slated at Athens State Hospital

Open house will be observed at the Athens State Hospital during Mental Health Week announced by Dr. C. H. Creed superintendent. The observance runs Wednesday May 2 through Tuesday May 8 with tours 9 to 11 am and 1 to 4 pm. Visitors are welcomed any day, but week visits aim to connect hospital and community.

Athens State Hospital C. H. Creed Doctor Creed

Troy FFA Officers Named for Year and Banquet Planned

Troy FFA Chapter in Coolville elected officers for the year May with John Taylor as president Howard Dunfee as vice president Larry Kira as secretary Charles Gibbs as treasurer Bobbie Murray as reporter and Ralph Wigal as sentinel The chapter will host a Father and Son banquet Thursday at 6 30 p.m. in the high school with Harlan Woods of Rio Grande State FFA treasurer as guest speaker

John Taylor Howard Dunfee Larry Kiracofe Charles Gibbs Bobbie Murray Ralph Wigal Sentinel Harlan Woods Rio Grande FFA

Athens Man Winner in Window Display Contest

Leland Stokes of Uhlmans Mens Department won a national window display contest for a display at TruVal Manufacturers. A photo of the display qualified as the winning entry and Stokes will receive a dozen shirts as the award.

Athens Leland Stokes Uhlman Frank S. Baker TruVal Manufacturers, Inc Stokes

Athens Man Returned On Non-Support Charge

Deputy Sheriff Mame Pincelli returned Floyd Carsey to Athens from Akron Saturday to be arraigned on a non support charge. The affidavit was filed by Carsey's wife in Mayor W P Mickle's court. Carsey had been sought for non support since 1945, Sheriff George Bateman said.

Mame Pincelli Floyd Carsey Athens Akron Carsey W. P. Mickle George Bateman

Divorce Petition Filed in Common Pleas Court

Arzetta Perry sues Ralph Perry for divorce in Nelsonville Ohio seeking restraining order and child custody. The couple married September 17 1938 in Vanceburg Kentucky and claims gross neglect and extreme cruelty.

Common Pleas Arzetta Perry Ralph Perry Nelsonville Vanceburg

Rites Planned For C W Ulbrich of Athens County

Funeral services are set for Charles W Ulbrich 76 at his New Marshfield Road home area Tuesday afternoon after years of ill health. He died Saturday. A retired coal miner, he also worked for Athens County and Athens Township highway departments. Surviving are wife Myrtle and four sons among nine grandchildren and a great grandson. Also a sister, two brothers, a half sister and two half brothers. Three sons Chester Robert Roy died earlier. Services 1:39 p m at New Marshfield Road residence with Rev Miles Hoon officiating. burial Heb Bardaville.

Charles W. Ulbrich New Marshfield Road Pennsylvania Mr. Ulbrich Athens County Athens Township Myrtle Ulbrich Clarence Athens Luther Darrell Carbondale Dale Tile Larch Cedar Grove W. Va Herbert Uldrich Jeffrey Homer Danville Mary Atkins Buffalo Ottaway H. F. Ulbrich Brililan Chester Robert Roy Miles Hoon Hebbardaville

Real Estate Transfers in Athens and Surrounding Townships

A list of real estate transfers across Athens and Morgan counties including deeds from Francis D. Glenamen to Earl Cofftman in Glouster, and numerous parcels in Trimble Chauncey and Nelsonville. Transfers also cover Inlets and lots in Albany Chauncey and Glenphar with trustees named for church property and multiple owners across Ohio Company Purchase lands.

Francis D. Glenamen Athens County Earl Cofftman Glouster Ohio Company Trimble L. Gertrude Simmons W. H. Lowman Athens Hudson Clyde C. Hooper Fern Aer Albany Vera Knowlton G. W. Hill Edward Hallam Paul L. Frye Dolores E. Frye John H. Tippie Hollis Tippie Chauncey George Harvey Nye Albert H. Boggs Bernard R. Black Grosvenor George D. Dailey Frank Bailey Mary Bailey Nelsonville D. ©. Chappell Arthur H. Rhoads Mildred M. Rhoads Emma J. Palmer John E. White Franklin H. Calvin Locust Heights Carl C. Buck Sycamore Heights Columbia Ave Wood Kate Wood Howard Brooks Lee John D. Stace Inlet J. C. Campbell Leslie F. Windsor Harold E. Lucas Guysville Carthage Township Lawrence S. Pitts Harley Allen York Township Fred D. Hambel Morgan County Blanche Talbert

Fire Protection Fund Collection Is Extended

An extension of the campaign to raise funds for a Mechanicsburg area fire protection contract was announced by Mrs. W. H. Wakefield, treasurer. The collection, originally to end today, will run to April 30 as only 30 percent of the area has reported. Volunteers are still needed to canvass homes on Richland Avenue, Derry Avenue, Albany Road, Tick Ridge, Mulligan Road, and Pomeroy Road.

Mechanicesburg W. H. Wakefield

Guard unit trains with gas mask drill at Camp Sherman

Athens National Guard members have spent two months preparing for annual training at Camp Sherman Chillicothe under Lt Clyde V Scott Jr. A gas mask drill during a night maneuver at The Plains is planned over three operations. Enlistment rules emphasize age limits citizenship and prior service while several local servicemen ship home or report for duty with the Navy Army and Air Force.

Athens National Guard Camp Sherman Chillicothe Clyde V. Scott, Jr Wayne Moore Scott the Plains National Guard Army Guard Selective Service Boards United States Armed Services

Car Destroyed By Flames On Route 75

A car owned by Joe County resident Lewis Guess 36 Logan Route 2 was destroyed by flames on Route 75 five miles north of Logan. The fire started about 12 30 a.m. and was blamed on a short circuit. Guess escaped unharmed. Earlier, a Sunday evening collision two miles north of McArthur on Route 75 between George Malone 22 New Plymouth and Joseph Watters 41 Dundas left no injuries.

Joe County Logan State Highway Patrol Lewis Guess Guess George Malone New Plymouth Joseph Watters Dundas McArthur Malone Watters

Wallace Davis fined for failing to stop at intersection

Wallace Davis, 60, of Kinsman pled guilty to failing to stop at an intersection and was fined $5 Sunday. Mayor W. P. Mickle suspended $3 and the costs. city police cited Davis.

Wallace Davis Kinsman W. P. Mickle Davis

Police Offer Suggestions To Avert Thefts In Athens

Police Chief Joseph B Grogan urges Athens residents to curb property thefts during the summer away from home. Advice covers notifying police when away, avoiding advertising absences, keeping lights on, securing valuables, locking doors and screens, and verifying identifications of visitors. Youths should record bicycle serials and lock bikes. drivers should never leave keys in ignition. watch for suspicious activity and call police at 760-.

Joseph B. Grogan Grogan Athens

Arbor Day Proclaimed by Ohio Governor Lausche

Ohio designates April 22 to 27 as Arbor Week with Friday April 27 named Arbor and Bird Day. Gov Lausche and the Department of Natural Resources urge tree planting and conservation in schools through ceremonies and activities.

Ohio Frank J. Lausche

Master Mason degree to be conferred at Paramuthia Lodge 25

Ellis South, master, announced the Master Mason degree will be conferred on one candidate Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple. Refreshments will be served after the meeting at Paramuthia Lodge 25 F and AM.

Paramuthia Lodge F&am Masonic Temple Ellis ‘South

Freezing night followed by cool Monday in Belgstar

A cold start kept temperatures near freezing overnight in Belgstar. By 9 am Monday the reading was 45 degrees with weekend highs around 77 and lows near 33 on Saturday and 54 on Sunday. Light rainfall fell Sunday morning.

Belgstar

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AHS Real Estate Institute Sheltering Arms Hospital OPS L. E. White Shannon Ave State Hospital Troy Coolville Future Farmers of America Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Court Street Athens, Ohio C. W. Ulbrich Aston Ball Herbert A Ball Amesville Mechanicsburg G.I. Bulletin Board William J. Pinkerton Ralph Pinkerton Mulligan Road Vesole Norfolk Pinkerton Athens High School Great Lakes Cuba Charles A. Burleigh Janie A. Burleigh Route 2 Korea 1St Cavalry Division Gilbert F. Thompson M. M. Thompson Mill St Valley Forge Far East San Diego Calif Walter C. Chalfant G. H. Chalfant Frost Cadmus Navy Warren F. Leedom Pomeroy Eugene 8. Leffler William H. Leffler Brown United Nations Korean Pyt Pearl H. Brooks Jesse Brooks Indiantown Gap Military Reservation Fifth Infantry Division 10Th Infantry Regiment H. G. Householder Arbor Day Teria Oscar Fulton Washington Athens County Agents Association Dwight H. Rutherford Murphey and Son BE. Atkinson B. Dillon Oakley Insurance Agency, Inc Cadillac John Jogers Jagers John Joe Jerry Joe Jagers Jerry Jagers
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