Constitutional Proposal Opposed in SONA Vote
The Southeastern Ohio News paper Association opposed calling a Constitutional Convention voting unanimously at Athens Saturday night after a Farm Bureau briefing. D. R. Stanfield urged that Ohio voters decide in 1952 and that the 1972 option remains if negative. Leaders listed include Gordon Morrow and L. J. Hartin with members from Athens Messenger and others present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Ohio Newspaper Association
Athens
D. R. Stanfield
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Thomas Herbert
Roscoe Walcutt
Stanfield
Farm Bureau
Ohio
General Assembly
Berry
Gordon Morrow
Wellston Sentinel
The
SONA
Harold W. Wetherholt
Gallipolis Tribune
L. J. Hartin
Ohio University School of Journalism
Ronald Shoup
Perry County Tribune
New Lexington
John L. Weber
McArthur Democrat- Enquirer
Athens Messenger
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
Gallia Times
Wellston Telegram
William Oertel
Ohio Newspaper Association
William Wilks
Wendell
Idaho
Messenger Newsphoto
Athens League of Women Voters elects officers and plans national meet
The Athens League of Women Voters announced new officers for two years and adopted a local agenda. President is Mrs Henri Leiber, with Mrs Robert Creegan elected vice president and others named to treasurer and board. Mayor Peter See spoke on voter participation and the national meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens League of Women Voters
Robert F. Creegan
F. H. McKelvey
Robert Cory
Harry Crewson
Richard Lockard
Thomas Ludlum
Eric Thompson
William Stehr
Clarence White
Henri Leiber
Estes Kefauver
Harold Stassen
Far Warren
Robert Kerr
Paul Hoffman
General Eisenhower
Robert Taft
Richard Russell
Adiai Stevenson
Life Magazine
National Broadcasting Co
Army Nurse Need Reported by Officer
Athens County nurses are urged to respond to Army nurse shortages. Mrs. Ernest McGraner notes the Army needs qualified graduates now and directs interested nurses to contact the Surgeon General, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Athens County
Ernest McGraner
County Service Office
U.S. Army
Washington, D.C
Two Ohio University Students Fined for Disorderly Conduct
Mayor Peter B. Seel fined Cliff Loy aged 22 of 196 E State St and Jim Bentley aged 20 of Scott Quadrangle five dollars plus costs after they pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct stemming from a student demonstration early Saturday. Their case was continued after the plea on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Peter B. Seel
Cliff Loy
E. State St
Jim Bentley
Scott Quadrangle
Insurance for improvements on leased club house
Yes by joint interest coverage with the landlord or by improvements and betterments insurance paid to the tenants. also other coverages may apply. Recommend consulting a first class insurance agent before proceeding.
GOP Candidates to Be Introduced at Coolville
The Athens County Women's Republican Club dinner in Carthage Troy High School will host introductions of GOP candidates. The public meeting starts at 6 pm with a covered dish dinner. Speaker is Mrs. Lila Black from the attorney general's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Athens County Women's Republican Club
Carthage-Troy High School
Lila Black
Grease Fire Damages Stove at 49 S May Ave
Meat burned in oven caused a grease fire at the Phon Jeffers residence 49 S May Ave Sunday evening. Most damage centered on the stove with estimated losses of 125 dollars. Fire Chief Clarence A. Parker said Mrs. Jeffers left the kitchen and grease ignited. firefighters were alerted at 6 25 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phon Jeffers
S. May Ave
Clarence A. Parker
Petition for Divorce Filed in Common Pleas Court
Clarice Weekley Aldridge files for divorce from James W. Aldridge in Athens County Court alleging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty and seeks restoration of her maiden name. The couple married November 22, 1951 in Chauncey. An Athens County Humane Society meeting is set for Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Receiving Hospital of the Athens State Hospital, open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Clarice Weekley Aldridge
James W. Aldridge
Chauncey
Athens County Humane Society
Athens State Hospital
Richard Webb Fined for Intoxication in City Court
Richard Webb aged 45 of 29 First Street was fined 19 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty in Mayor Peter B Seel's court to a charge of intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Webb
First St
Peter B. Seel
Bridge Meet Slated Cleveland Ohio State Tournament
Canasta players beware. Bridge players from all over Ohio convene here Wednesday for a state tournament which runs through next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Athens Wholesaler Seeks Potatoes in Alabama Shortage
A. E. Whaley of Athens Ice & Storage Co. flies to Mobile, Alabama with R. A. Miller to secure potato supplies as the southeast faces a shrinking crop. He cites adverse weather, lack of government support, and price ceilings driving shortages and black market activity. The firm serves hotels restaurants and retailers within 40 to 50 miles of Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
A. E. Whaley
Athens Ice & Storage Co
Alabama
R. A. Miller
Rockland Trucker
Whaley
Mobile
OU Geologist to Speak on The Science of Geology
Dr Myron T Sturgeon associate professor of geology at Ohio University will deliver the final address in the faculty lecture series Tuesday at 8 pm in Chemistry Auditorium The free talk aims to introduce students faculty and townspeople to geology what geologists do and current field work Sturgeon who joined OU in 1946 has supervised the Athens County geological survey and is affiliated with the Ohio Division of Geological Survey The Ohio Academy of Science and the Geological Society of America as well as Phi Sigma and Sigma Xi honorary societies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron T. Sturgeon
Ohio University
Sturgeon
Athens County Geological Survey
University
Ohio Division of Geological Survey
Ohio Academy of Science
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Geological Society of America
Sigma Vi
Cutler Area Resident Ada Davis Dies at 63
Ada Davis 63 of Cutler Route 1 died Sunday night at the home of her daughter Mrs. Carl Mayle. She was the widow of Albert Davis and a former resident of the Mayle family line. Survived by daughter Mrs. Mayle a son Homer Mayle 10 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral services Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Cutler Mission with burial in Miller Cemetery. Friends may call at Fawcett Stone Funeral Home Chesterhill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Davis
Cutler
Carl Mayle
Alexander
Laura Mayle Norris
Albert Davis
Southland Mission
Mayle
Homer Mayle
Phillips
W. Va
Cutler Mission
Miller Cemetery
Fawcett-Stone Funeral Home
Chesterhill
Service News Briefs Highlight Two Local Servicemen
Pvt Wilfred R Scurlock 21 son of Mr and Mrs David C Scurlock Athens Route 2 completed basic training with the Fifth Infantry Division at Indiantown Gap Pa He entered service December 5 1951 and previously worked for Columbus Southern Ohio Electric Co 1st Lt Robert B Covert son of Mrs B M Covert arrived in Korea for overseas service with the Air Force He piloted a B 26 bomber from McClellan Air Force Base Sacramento Calif to Japan with refueling stops at Honolulu and Guam
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred R. Scurlock
David C. Scurlock
Athens
Fifth Infantry Division
Indiantown Gap
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Robert B. Covert
B. M. Covert
Korea
Air Force
McClellan Air Force Base
Sacramento
Calif
Japan
Honolulu
Guam
Athens County Land Transfers Amid Regional Property Movements
A stream of deeds shows residents trading parcels and interests across Athens County. Transfers include Orland Bean to E H Douglas for 0.09 acre in Athens, Ira Wolfe to Hattie Wolfe for multiple lots in Townsend's Addition, and other family or marital transfers involving Buck, Bowman, Lyons Beck, Cornwell, Baker, Finsterwald, Bennett, Bolie, Bolin, Oakley, and McBride across Athens and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orland Bean
Athens County
E. H. Douglas
Athens
Acre
Ira Wolfe
Hattie Wolfe
Townsend
Carl C. Buck
Carlos Bowman
Grosvenor
Tinny Lyons Beck
Marion L. Snyder
Foster B. Cornwell
Walter C. Cornwell
Palmer
Joe B. Baker
Ella Gentry
Lubbock
Troy
Elmer Finsterwald
Charles Bolin
Donald D. Bennett
Canaan
Robert L. Bolie
David Levinson
R. V. Oakley
Nelsonville
Charles H. McBride
Buchtel
Civil Service Exams Open for Marine Officer and Auditor Posts
Civil service examinations announced for marine officer at 1.21 dollars an hour and for accountant and auditor with annual salaries from 3410 to 3795 dollars. Applications and details available at the post office from local secretary F. D. Higgins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Higgins
OL Student To Join Buckeye Lake News
Don Pease a Toledo junior will join Buckeye Lake News as a summer intern under publisher Ronald T. Shoup. Appointed by Prof. L. J. Hartin acting director OU School of Journalism Pease formerly edited the OU Post and is the fifth student selected for the internship program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Pease
Buckeye Lake News
L. J. Hartin
Ohio University School of Journalism
Pease
Toledo
Ronald T. Shoup
OU Post
OSU student joins Beta Gamma Sigma honors society
Phillip McVey of Athens, a graduate student at Ohio State University, is among 56 new initiates into the Beta Gamma Sigma commerce honorary society, reflecting scholastic achievement and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Phillip McVey
Athens
Ohio State University
Beta Gamma Sigma
Commerce
OU Religion Series Begins List Speakers
Ohio University opens its three day Religion in Life program with a banquet at First Christian Church and a Monday convocation in Memorial Auditorium. Luther Tucker from Indian Hill Presbyterian Church Cincinnati will speak, among five invited speakers including Rabbi Samuel Wohl and Father Ambrose Burke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
First Christian Church
Memorial Auditorium
Luther Tucker
Indian Hill Presbyterian and Episcopal Church
Cincinnati
Tucker
Samuel Wohl
Isaac M. Wise
Theodore S. Liefeld
Capital University Seminary
Columbus
Paul O’dae
St. Charlies Borromeo Seminary
Ambrose Burke
College of Steubenville
Rome Canaan Seniors Awarded Band Keys at Banquet
Rome Canaan High School seniors received band keys at a booster banquet honoring graduates. Recipients included Paul Gould Eva Mae Ziegler Kermit Root Juanita Enevoldsen Phyllis MeIntorf Diane Robinson Gene Williams Jack MelIntorf Nene Cunningham Clarys Burton Mrs Anna Wade of Can Onville earned a key for outstanding booster work selling 87 tickets. Charlies Minelli Ohio University bands director spoke to 75 attendees on music education benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Minelli
Ohio University Bands
James Reese
Rome-Canaan
Nathan Noble
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
A list of patients and discharges at Sheltering Arms Hospital including families and individuals from Athens Albany Zaleski Stewart Chauncey Millfield Uniontown and Trimble. Dismissals include Stephen Cooper and family Ronald Baker and others. notes enumerate names towns and kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annabelle Brandeberry
Athens
Sarah Brooks
Lobelia McKinney
Millfield
Frieda Cook
Zaleski
Margaret Ames
Stewart
Fern Copeland
Amesville
Norville
James
Margaret Tittle
Terry Hillyer
Chauncey
Stephen Cooper
John Rankin
Uniontown
Harry Wright
Ronald Baker
Sylvia Henderson
Connett
Ella Louise Hogue
Trimble
Walter Hobociewski
Jacksonville
George Hull
Harrisonville
Ronnie Winters
Shade
Johnnie Winters
Verna Hickson
Robert Stout
Virginia Hawkins
the Plains
Elizabeth Woodworth
Isaac Jackson
New Marshfield
Grace Miller
Austin Mills
Coolville
Collision at Union and 8S College Streets
A two car crash reported Saturday night by city police involved William T. Coon of Port Clinton driving a car that struck the rear of Gerald Rider's vehicle at 39% North Court Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Union
8S. College Streets
William T. Coon
Port Clinton
Gerald Rider
N. Court St
Athena High School Band Rated Superior in State Finals
The Athena High School Band earned a superior rating in the Class B-1 state finals at Ohio State University. Director W. C. Fingerhut led a group praised for technical training and musicianship, as part of a district-to-state advance following April 5 competition. The Athens choral groups and the orchestra also received high marks in state listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Ohio State University
W. C. Fingerhut
Ohio Music Education Association
Athens High
Columbus
Attendance Quota for YMCA Camp Nelson Reached
Athens has surpassed its YMCA Camp Nelson Dodd registration quota with 58 boys signed. YMCA Area director Robert Lance asked the state office in Columbus for a higher quota. Camp will run five periods from June 15 to August 3 with signees from Central Jr Hi-Y East Side Gray Champs Golden Gray Jet Junior Hi-Y and West Side Trail Blazers Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
YMCA
Nelson Dodd
Robert Lance
Columbus
Brinkhaven
Ohio
Lance
Central Jr. Hi-Y
Bill Hamer
Bill McCoy
Warren Williams
Frank Bullock
Jet
Hi-Y
Paul Hughes
Tom Davis
Max Denney
Lane Malone
Lawrence Eward
John Whasier
Donald Meek
Gerald Gaskins
Virgil Williams
Jerry Linton
Lindley Williams
West Side Trail Blazers
Gray Club
Gary Douglas
Gary McConkey
Merritt Gilkey
Gary Biddle
Gerald H Daft
David Straw
Ted Hutchins
Melvin Pyle
John Beamer
Leland McBride
Will
The
Hawk Junior Hi-Y
Ben Ball
Mechanicsburg Jr
Bill Algeo
Thomas Main
John Woodrow
Raymond Krause
Gregor Sherow
Peter Hammer
David Merrick
John Edwards
Five Drivers Fined by Highway Patrol Over Weekend
Five drivers arrested by Athens post patrolmen faced fines. Wilbert Warren and William Morris were fined ten dollars and costs for speeding on Route 33. Dana Sauters paid ten dollars and costs for insufficient brakes. George Moore was fined fifteen dollars and costs for speeding, and Joseph Sullivan paid ten dollars and costs for parking on the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Post
State Highway Patrol
Justice of the Peace Charlies
Wilbert W. Warren
Nelsonville
William Morris
Philo
Justice
Dana Sauters
Athens
Logan
Roger Friend
George H Moore
Pomeroy
Joseph E Sullivan
Lancaster
Moore
Sullivan
Mercury Rises with Weekend Temperature Swings
The thermometer reached 61 degrees at 9 am Monday after a 37 degree low overnight. Forecasts show high temperatures of 58 and 50 for Friday, 63 and 48 for Saturday, and 72 and 47 for Sunday.
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League
Athens Radio and Television
E. Washington St
Mullins Refrigeration
W. State St
Robinson Bros
United Nations
Plex
Agents Association
Duck & van Dyke
Honald K. Barstow
S, B. Dillon Guinther Insurance Agency
Glouster, Ohio
Nelsonville, Ohlo
Paul F. Betts Insurance Agency
Oakley Insurance Agency, Inc
the Saltz Insurance Agency
Church of the Good Shepherd
Canterbury Club
H. H. Peckham
Roger Connor
Dwight Rutherford
Franklin Hughes
Charles Woodworth
H. Wescott Roach
Constance Leete
Carl Gustavson
Walter Davis
Victor Whitehouse
Joseph Thackrey
Henry A. Frost
Elizabeth Riley
Phil Porter, Jr
Marilyn Foxen
Canterbury
Dana Wibberts
David Bowman
Barbara Armstrong
Thomas Hughes
Paul Cawein
George Fliotsis
HOUCK
van Dyke
W. Union A
Dial
GOP
Humane Society
DR. Sturgeon
Pearl Douglas
McBee Co
Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Masonic Temple Bidg
H. G. Householder
Sec
Civil Service
Osu
Campus Religious Council
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Robert Foughty Athens
Walter Gambille Albany
John Bable
Carpenter
AHS
Mercury
Ovec
Wolfe Hardware
Mac
Recorders
Vere Smith
Post Office
Oslo
Studebaker
Sudebaker
Wakefield Motors
the State Hospital
Richland Tel
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
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