Lausche To Speak at Inauguration of Baker as OU President
Ohio University will inaugurate John Calhoun Baker as the fourteenth president on Friday May 11 at 3 PM in front of Cutler Hall. Governor Frank Lausche will administer the oath. The ceremony mirrors 1839 McGuffey patterns with a simple program and a university community focus. Weather contingency makes Alumni Memorial Auditorium a backup venue.
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Athens Messenger
Lausche
Baker
McGuffey
John Calhoun Baker
Ohio University
Cutler Hall
Frank Lausche
William Holmes McGuffey
Card of Trustees
Lau Bche
Walter S. Gamertsfelder
Board of Trustees
Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Victor Whitehouse
Irma E. Voigt
Philip L. Peterson
New
George C., Parks
B. T. Grover
T. N. Hoover
Wilson Shannon
Harvard University
Gamertsfelder
College of Arts and Sciences
Graduate College
Albany High School’s 1939 Graduate Killed in Action
Pic. McVay aged 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. McVay of Albany, was killed April 11 with the Seventh Army. He was inducted in 1844 and trained at Sheppard Field and Fort Benning before overseas service of two and a half months. He leaves his wife Bernadine, three daughters, and siblings, with his brother serving in Germany.
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Pic. McVay
D. L. McVay
Albany
Seventh Army
War Department
Bernadine
Mt. Cory
Albany High School
Sheppard Field
Tex
Infantry
Bird Walk Planned by Athens Club Saturday
Athens Bird Club sponsors a public bird walk on Saturday April 28 meeting at 8 a.m. at the entrance to the Athens State Hospital grounds. The club also hosted Dr H T Gier who described the birds of Athens County with skins slides and films during a Tuesday talk for 75 residents.
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H. T. Gier
Athens County
H. K. Woodruff
Chesapeake
Gier
Great Lakes
Naval ‘Training Station
Ill
Heatfer
Athens
Glouster
Athens Bird Club
Theland Buchtel
James R. Seward
United States Forestry Service
The
Bird Club
Athens State Hospital
Walter Schenz Dies in Action in Germany
Second Lieutenant Walter D. Schenz 19 son of Mr and Mrs G W Schenz 48 Hudson Ave was killed in action in Germany in April confirmed by the War Department. Born in Nelsonville he graduated Athens High School and attended Ohio University for a year. He entered service in 1940s and went overseas last August leaving his parents and one sister Judy a student at Athens High School as survivors.
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Walter D. Schenz
G. W. Schenz
Hudsom Ave
Germany
War Department
Schenz Wee
Nelsonville
Athens High School
Ohio University
Judy
Athens High School Students Take State Tests Today
At a Junior-Senior assembly in Athens High School, the Southeastern Ohio League football trophy was presented by Paul Farley and accepted by Ann Channel, student body president. Ardeth Hansen played a piano solo, and National Honor Society awards were given to a list of students under Miss Anna Picker ing. Superintendent Harper C Pendry praised the honorees as scholarship team members were introduced for today’s state exams.
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Athens High School
Paul Farley
Ann Channel
Ardeth Hansen
Anna Pickering
Martha Mauldin
Ursula Green
Marilyn Covert
Jim Honing
Janice Wiggin
Kathleen McAfee
Marianne Sarver
Ardith Hansen
Letora Graham
Harper C. Pendry
T— Sue Rowland
Mary Blaker
Sallie Hawkins
Dorothy Lasher
Mildred Alen
Dona June Smith
Dora Mae Starkey
Thomas Bateman
Henry Brown
Martha Lee Tolliver
Ray Kelogg
Robert Pierre
Frank Dilley
Robert Tones
Margaret Scott
Richard Stone
Donna Jean Herbert
Richard Mathews
James Pattick
Mary Elizabeth Blaker
Carl Seaman
Thomas Dow
Mrs. N. James Rites Held in Hamden Today
Mrs Noel Vanderford James of Columbus died in Washington D C after weeks of illness while visiting her daughter and son in law Ormand Demorest. Funeral services were conducted in Hamden Ohio by Rev. Richard Zeisler. She was born Jessice Brown Rhulman, daughter of John Rhulman and Cornelia Engle Rhul man Dickey of Harper s Ferry West Virginia later of Hamden. Her husband was Noel V. James of Zaleski. Her children include Pfc Albert Tyler James at Camp Atterbury Indiana Ormand Demorest and Mrs William F Dorgan. Grandchildren are Miss Alberta Noel James and Richard Darke Demorest. She was sister to William A Rhulman and Philip A Rhulman.
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Noel Vanderford James
Neil Aye
Columbus
Washington, D. C
Maryland
Ormand E. Demorest
Hamden
Vinton County
Richard Zeisler
Trinity Episcopal
Philip A. Rhulman
Chillicothe
Divorce Granted in Athens County Court
Haldeé and Sumner M Nelson were granted a divorce in Athens County Common Pleas Court for willful absence. The marriage occurred on Sept 25, 1946.
Local Service Men Report From Front Regions
James Hollingshead, son of Anna Hollingshead, stationed at Keesler Field Mississippi as tail gunner on a Liberator. He served in England over eight months with 31 missions and earned the Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster. Several others from Athens County report furloughs overseas campaigns and arrivals in combat zones in France, the Philippines, New Guinea, and the New Hebrides as World War II progresses.
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James E. Hollingshead
Anna Hollingshead
Keesler Field
Miss
Hollingshead
England
Jane Bailey Funeral Service Planned for Sunday
COOLVILLE staff report funeral services for Mrs. Jane Bailey who died Wednesday will be held Sunday at two o'clock in the White Funeral Home with Rev. W C Dennis officiating. Burial will be in Coolville Cemetery.
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Coolville
Jane Bailey
White Funeral
W. C. Dennis
Coolville Cemetery
Darrell West Wounded In Fighting on Luzon
Sgt Darrell J West son of Mr and Mrs W L West Albany Route 1 was wounded slightly in action on Luzon April 3 He has been overseas three months Reports from Cleveland Emma Josephine Brewer daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Brewer New Marshfield recently graduates Naval Training School for yeomen on the Oklahoma A M campus reports for duty in the Field Branch of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts in Cleveland Health group to meet Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association officers will meet at Ohio University Men's Gymnasium May 1 at 7 30 p m
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E. W. Dunfee
E J. Dunfee
Athens
Dunfee
Carl Matheny
Seaman
New York
Ms Hospital
Milton Nuzum
Guysville
William M. Nuzum
France
Nuzum
Athens County
Clyde Ray
Nelsonville
Camp Butner
N.C
Ft. Benning
W. L. West
Albany
Darrell J.’ West
Luzon
Sergeant West
Cleveland
Emma Josephine Brewer
Frank Brewer
New Marshfield
Naval Training School For Yeomen
Oklahoma A&m
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association
0. C. Bird
Ohio University Men’s
Eleonor West 13 Dies. Burial Planned in Athens
Eleanor Jane West age 13 daughter of Mrs Hannah West and the late John West Chillicothe died Thursday in White Cross Hospital Columbus after a long illness. She leaves mother two sisters Mrs Myrtie Kramer Columbus and Anna Mae West at home five brothers Lester Chillicothe Charles Carl in Army in Europe Don and Dave in Navy. Funeral services Sunday afternoon at one o'clock in Chillicothe, burial about three o'clock in the W Union St Cemetery in Athens.
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Eleanor Jane West
Hannah West
John West
Chillicothe
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
W. Union St
Athens
Alexander Group Heads to Westminster Rally in Nelsonville
A youth group from Alexander Presbyterian Church will travel to Nelsonville this Saturday for the Westminster Fellowship rally of the Athens Presbytery. They will be joined by Mrs. Raymond Webb Miss Anna P McVay and Mrs. Emory Allen. Bible School Sunday at 9 15 a m and worship at 11 a m feature Prof F L Shoemaker speaking on If We Are to Answer.
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Alexander Presbyterian Church
Nelsonville
Westminster Fellowship
Athens
69 Piece AHS Band To Give Concert Tonight
The Athens High School band concert begins at six tonight in the school auditorium. The 69 piece band directed by Karl E Whittler will perform seven numbers from sprightly marches to sentimental ballads with solos and a trumpet trio. General admission stickers will be sold at the door. Pat Griffin 62 of Athens Route 2 was fined five dollars and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication before Mayor Franz L Woodworth.
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Athens
Karl E. Whittler
Woodworth
Pat Griffin
Franz L. Woodworth
Fraternal Order Marks IOOF Anniversary Event
The Athens IOOF lodge and the Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge observed the 124th anniversary with a dinner attended by 150. R T Wolf spoke on IOOF history outlining its 7,000,000 members and universal aim. Roger Connor discussed veterans and fraternal support for rehabilitation. Don Fritz performed magic as part of the program.
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International Order of Odd Fellows
America
Athens Lodge No. 479
Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge
The
Odd Fellows
R. T. Wolf
Ohio
Roger Connor
Don Fritz
Ohio University
IOQF
United States
Baltimore
Wolf
England
Connor
Go to Church Sunday Planned by Troop 56 Scouts
Boy Scouts of Troop 56 plan a Go to Church Sunday on May 13 Mother's Day with each Scout bringing his mother to church services. May activities include Memorial Day services and parade a bean supper May 16 an outdoor meets May 10 and 31 and overnight hikes the first May 4.
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Boy Scouts
Troop 56
Scouts
Jack Wooley
Les Clark
Local Women Earn Extra Red Points for Fat Salvage
Daily payments are made to housewives who turn in used fats to their butchers. The fats are needed to produce medicines, synthetic rubber, gun powder, soaps, paints, and other essentials for the war effort. Every woman can help toward Saal Victory by saving every drop of used fats from cooking.
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Saal
Germany
Japan
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Lydia FE
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Cross Bros
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Carpenter Howe. Co
Emmett West
Poston
T-5
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San Francisco
Frank Easterling
Akron
Route 6
Albert
Mickey” Easterling
Philippine Islands
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Devenport
A. B. Devenport
Buchiel
Carrie Wolfe
Barberton
Donald Earl Wolfe
New Hebrides Islands
Newark
Lloyd Copeland
C Lloyd Copeland
California
Philippines
New Guinea
Guadalcanal
John Hayden
Buchtel
Cpl
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Corporal Hayden
37Th Division
Henry F. McGrath
Darrell West
Luton
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Athens, Ohio
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Alexander Group
Ened
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Court Street
IOOF
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Lfe
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Jne B Maffett
First Chistian Church
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IOCF
Shala Fae Imes
Noble
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Sre
Victory
Athens Home Telephone Co
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