Athens Youths Injured in County Road Crash
Two 19 year olds, Jack Algeo and David Hamilton, were injured when their convertible overturned on Fisher Chase Road, two miles south of Route 50 in Alexander Township. Algeo, trapped under the car for about 30 minutes, is in serious condition with penetrating wounds and head injuries. Hamilton has a lacerated right hand. Police reported the crash occurred around 9 30 p m as Hamilton lost control on a curve, causing extensive fence damage and the vehicle to overturn in a pasture.
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Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Jack Algeo
Elmwood Place
David W. Hamilton
Maplewood Drive
Fisher-Chase Road
Alexander Township
Algeo
Hamilton
State Highway Patrol
Emmett French
Settlement Ends Second Berry Hotel Damage Suits
The second damage suit from the Ohio University homecoming accident at the Berry Hotel has been settled out of court. Judge Fran cis D. White signed an entry dismissing George Kurtz’s $25,000 claim for injuries from a Nov 4 1949 fire escape fall. Terms were not disclosed.
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Berry Hotel Corp
Ohio University
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
George Kurtz
Kurtz
David E. Reese
Dayton
Reese
Nancy
Miss Reese
Athens
Ohio University ROTC officers assigned to summer camps
Nine Ohio University Air Force ROTC officers receive summer base assignments for training and cadet supervision. Capt Bradlyn heads to Turner AFB Georgia July 20 while five others ship to Tyndall Maxwell and Eglin AFBs across June 15 and July 20. Overall, 17,000 cadets will attend four week encampments at 61 bases with about 700 officers and 450 airmen from 209 detachments nationwide.
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Ohio University
Air Force Robe
Samuel Bradlyn
Turner Air Force Base
Georgia
Wesley Miller
Adolf J. Kratochvil
George W. Sprague, Jr
Tyndall Afb
Fila
Joseph FP. Morgan
Joseph J. Garvey
Robert J. Holmes
Eglin Afb
Fla
Aloysius A. Caffrey
Shaw Afb
N. C
Chester R. Turner
Maxwell Afb
Ala
Air Force
Six Drivers Convicted in Weekend Patrol Run
State Highway patrolmen report six drivers convicted over the weekend. Jack Sharp nack of Racine paid 10 dollars and costs for speeding. Joseph F. Neal of Dayton faced 25 dollars and costs for improper passing. Milton Gaines of Rutland fined 10 dollars and costs for parking on the highway. John G. costed in Logan court on failing to yield. Weldon Junius of Davisville fined 10 dollars and costs for passing in a hazardous zone. Herbert Clemons of Carpenter Route 1 fined 25 dollars and costs for driving without a license.
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Peter B. Seel
Jack Sharpnack
Racine
Joseph F. Neal
Dayton
Neal
Albany
Milton Gaines
Rutland
Justice of the Peace Charles Rider
John G
Logan
Roger Friend
Justice of the Peace
T. F. Cecil
Coalville
Weldon Junius
Davisville
W. Va
Justice Sharp
McArthur
Herbert Clemons
Carpenter Route 1
Barroom Fight Leads to Assault Charges in Mayor Court
Police report a Saturday night altercation at Airport Inn in which Raymond Niggemeyer accuses Jacob Warner of 34 Elliott St and William Hart of Guysville of assault. Niggemeyer says Varner struck him with a fist and Hart used a knife. Hearing pending.
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Airport Inn
Raymond Niggemeyer
Ovener
Inn
Jacob Warner
Elliott St
William Hart
Chadwell Dies at 68 Following Illness
Ernest H. Chadwell, 68, died Sunday at Hillcrest Rest Home after a two year illness. Born in Millfield he lived in Columbus most of his life. An electrician, he retired three years ago and lived with his brother Allen in Millfield Route 1. World War I veteran and Methodist, he is survived by brothers Donald of Dayton and Eugene of Ft. Worth, Texas, and a sister Mrs. Helen Gillespie of Millfield. Funeral services at Dowler Ferguson Hughes Home at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. Gil Courtney. Burial in Hillies Cemetery, Millfield.
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Hillcrest
Millfield
Chadwell
Columbus
Allen
Methodist Church
Donald
Dayton
Eugene
Ft. Worth
Texas
Helen Gillespie
Dowler- Ferguson-Hughes Funeral Home
Gil Courtney
Hiliies, Cemetery
Albany Crop and Livestock Club Opens Season
The Albany Crop and Livestock Club will hold its first meeting of the year in Albany High School's agricultural room at 7 30 Wednesday evening. Advisor Lawrence Bean says last year the club had 18 members, all boys. Any boy or girl and parents wishing to enter 4 H crop and livestock work are invited to attend.
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Albany Crop and Livestock Club
Albany High School
Lawrence Bean
Two Drivers Fined On Speeding Counts
Two drivers arrested by city police for speeding were fined Saturday by Mayor Peter B. Seel. John McAllister, 21, of the Plains, paid $10 and costs for traveling 25 miles per hour in a 30 mile zone. Horace Collins, 23, of 1101 University Terrace, was fined $11 and costs for driving 41 miles per hour in the same zone. Costs in both cases were suspended.
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Peter B. Seel
John McAllister
the Plains
Horace R. Collins
University Terrace
Paramythia Lodge 2 F and AM Meeting Set for Tuesday
Kenneth W. Lands reports Paramythia Lodge 2 F and AM will hold a meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple.
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Paramythia Lodge 2
F&am
Masonic Temple
Kenneth W. Lands
Rome Youth Tops Junior Festival Soloist Honors
George Crawford of Athens County won the top junior tenor rating at the State Junior Festival of the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs held at Ohio Wesleyan University. The event featured 295 musicians aged 8 to 18 from 194 clubs. Crawford belongs to the Rome Canaan High School Youth Choir, part of a federation-affiliated group sponsored by the Athens Women's Music Club.
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Delaware
George Crawford
Athens County
Ohio Federation of Music Clubs
Ohio Wesleyan University
Crawford
Rome- Canaan
Athens Women’s Music Club
Cub Awards Presented at Pack 53 Meeting
Monthly Pack 53 meeting awarded Cub Scouts with badges and arrows. James Chesser earned the highest award, Hawaiian crown for lion and webelos badges, while Raymond Clark, William Laziman, David Allen, and Charles Douglas Jr. received gold arrows, wolf and bobcat pins, or silver arrows. Twins Gene and Dene Gwinn earned bear badges and arrows. Two new cubs, David Chesser and David Allen, joined. Den mothers Lyle Munn and Charities Douglas were thanked. First aid demonstrations followed with a Hawaii life talk and nature film.
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Pack
James Chesser
Te Cue
Charles Douglas
Raymond Clark
William Laziman
David Allen
Charles Douglas, Jr
Gene
Dene Gwinn
David Chesser
Lyle Munn
Charities Douglas
Gene Clyse
Hawaii
Car Door Opened in Two-Vehicle Collision
State St. collision left a door damaged and Clarence J. Snow 28 of Athens Route 4 involved as police investigated a two car crash Saturday night. Snow reportedly opened his door as another vehicle approached causing a struck door incident.
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F. State St
Clarence J. Snow
Athens
Snow
Athens Firm Denies Petition Charges
Keck Distributing Co denies all charges in a petition by Covert Baking Co seeking $566.40 for materials sold. Defendants claim the entire debt was satisfied and requested by the defendant. Dated 1950.
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Keck Distributing Co
Covert Baking Co
Middleport
Covert's
Keck
Divorce Petition Cites Extreme Cruelty in Indiana Case
Merierie Ovesley files for divorce from George B Overley in Common Pleas Court citing extreme cruelty. The couple married October 25, 1952 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana and have no children.
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Common Pleas Court
Merierie
Arbor Day Observed by West Side School Pupils
West Side School pupils presented an Arbor Day program featuring Sue Van Dyke Frank Wood Benna Miller Pierce Robert Eschenbacker and Juanita nage in a school event celebrating tree planting and community heritage.
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West Side School
Sue van Dyke
Frank Wood
Benna Miller
Pierce
Robert Eschenbacker
Juanita Nage
Ones, Nee Ae
Fines levied on Tahier Kenny after arraignment
Francis Tahier and Anno Kenny were fined ten dollars plus costs each after their arraignment on Saturday before Mayor Peter B. See. The brief court action listed both defendants with addresses 22 Stewart and 34 Cut ler.
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Francis Tahier
Stewart
Anno Kenny
Cutler
Peter B. See
Weather note on Athens rainfall and temperatures
Rain cooled Athens area with weekend readings of 75 and 38, 74 and 52, 67 and 49. Rainfall totaled 12 of an inch as observed by C. Le Colmer, U. S. observer.
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Athens
C. le Colmer
U. S
Burma History Book Planned
Dr. Cady, authority on Southeast Asia, planned a Burma history book after extensive research. He served with the Rockefeller Foundation and OV Suake, taught at Maine and Pennsylvania, and led the history department at Rangoon University before joining Franklin and Marshall College.
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Cady
Rockefeller Foundation
OV Suake
U. S Department of State
Office of Strategic Services
of Maine
Pennsyvania
Marshall
University of Rangoon
Burm Franklin and Col College
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
Mrs Erma Stover and several others admitted to Shelterin g Arms Hospital in Athens. List includes Jerry Morris Ronald DeFeau Everett McNally Dave Hamilton Mrs Michael McMahon Mrs Blake Weaver Mrs Dorothy Pincelli Danny Weddle Mrs Robert Main George Mason George Sufronke Ben Stover and more.
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Erma Stover
Athens
Jerry Morris
Ronald DeFeau
Everett McNally
Pennsville
Jack Algeo
Dave Hamilton
Michael McMahon
Plains
Blake Weaver
Coolville
Dorothy Pincelli
Albany
Danny Weddle
Robert Main
George Mason
The
Pinina
George Sufronke
Chauncey
Ben Stover
Stewart
State Patrol Reports Crash Near Logan
State patrolmen Saturday night reported a crash on Route 34 near Logan involving John Hicks of Lancaster and Don Poston. Poston slowed behind traffic. brakes reportedly grabbed and the car swerved before collision.
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Logan
State
John Hicks
Lancaster
Don Poston
Tuns Worth
Poston
Rome-Canaan Students Named on Honor Roll
Rome-Canaan pupils cited for honor roll status as listed by Mary Stump Marlene Wade Jo Ann Chambers Avis Parsons Almenda Varner David O Sally Cothecins Deser Helen and Roger Copeland Eddie Sweeney among the staff and community.
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Raked Saher
Poeta
Rome-Canaan
Banking Company sues Esther A Brags for 954 debt
The x Banking Co of im' i sonville filed a Common Pleas petition seeking recovery of money from Esther A Brags on a promissory note dated January 21. The bank alleges the amount due is 954 dollars.
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The
X Banking Co. of
Im' Isonville
Common Pleas
Esther A. Brags
Glouster
Ohio University Hosts Annual Photo Journalism Conference
Ohio University hosts its second annual Photo Journalism Conference with three top Night representatives, including John P F Whiting OU graduate and Flower Grower publisher, Wilson Hicks former Life editor, and Wallace Coe Life staff photographer. The event runs Wednesday and Thursday with exhibits in Ewing Auditorium and sessions at OU Theater chaired by Clarence H White.
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Ohio University
John PF. Whiting
Flower Grower
Wilson Hicks
Words and Pictures
Life Magazine
Wallace Coe
Life
School of
Clarence H. White
Ewing Auditorium
Deana Earl
Seigfred
W. H. Fenzel
L. J. Hartin
Iurtralium
A. T Turnbull
Oak Grove School Robbery Report Notes Missing Items
Oak Grove School officials notified the sheriff after a break in over the weekend. No detailed report on missing items was provided as the investigation appeared to be ongoing.
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Oak Grove School
de Grove
Schooad
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