Teaching positions filled as county schools begin
With classes nearly starting, County Supt. George Christman reports four vacancies across 10 districts Carthage-Troy Waterloo and Albany. New hires include Szalay as coach at Ames-Bern and Poston as music instructor at Athens Local. Bishop McCabe noted for his Civil War chaplaincy and long Methodist leadership.
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McCabe
Athens
George Christman
Carthage-Troy
Waterloo
Albany
Ames-Bern
Bill Szalay
Charles McAfee
Athens City
Szalay
Point Pleasant Names New High School Principal
Benjamin Franklin TV appointed to lead Point Pleasant High School after the resignation of Robert H. Ferguson. Franklin, an English teacher and noted magician, studied at Ohio University and Ohio State University and taught at West Virginia University. The board also accepted Chester Bartram’s resignation at North Point Pleasant and named Edward Irvin of Leon as his successor, with Elliott Ferguson offered Leon’s post.
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Point Pleasant
Benjamin Franklin TV
Point Pleasant High School
Board of Education
Robert H. Ferguson
Franklin
Ohio University
Ohio State University
West Virginia University
Chester Bartram
North Point Pleasant
Edward Irvin
Leon
Bartram
Elliott Ferguson
County Sets Entrance Age Rules for Schools
County boards explain age limits for first grade entry and allow district modifications. Five year olds may be tested for readiness if they miss deadlines. Local dates require six by entry: Albany and Trimble Sept 1. Athens Local Oct 15. Carthage Troy Shade and Waterloo Jan 1. Rome Canaan Sept 15. Buchtel York anytime during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Christman
Christman
Albany
Trimble Township
Athens
Carthage
Troy
Shade
Waterloo
Rome-Canaan
Buchtel-York
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Births: Mr and Mrs Alien Wallace Amesville welcome a son. Mr and Mrs Clifford Hale Athens announce a daughter. Admitted: Virginia Fulton Athens. Mary Stephens Athens. Phillip Russell Athens. Danny Calentine Amesville. James F Householder Athens. Willard R Oxley Albany. Dismissed: Warden Russell Athens. Mrs Dale Gehrig Albany and daughter. Robert Williams Athens. Jobe Moore Jacksonville. Virginia Van Nest Athens. Wade Hanning Athens. Nettie Heiser Jacksonville. Sadie McDaniel Athens. Ruby Smith Corning. Roy H McGill Stewart. Edward Foster The Plains. Lewis Homestine Jacksonville.
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Alien Wallace Amesville
Clifford Hale
Athens
Virginia Fulton
Mary Stephens
Phillip Russell
Danny Calentine
Amesville
James F. Householder
Willard R. Oxley
Albany
Warden Russell
Nettie Heiser
Jacksonville
Sadie McDaniel
Ruby Smith
Corning
Roy H. McGill
Stewart
Edward Foster
the Plains Lewis Homestine
Poston Youths Held In Theft of Rooster
Two Poston youths Donald Thompson and Sam Showalter are in county jail awaiting a hearing on a petit larceny charge after a rooster disappeared from Helen Everett’s property. They pleaded innocent and a Friday hearing at 8 45 a.m. was scheduled after they failed to post $100 bonds each.
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Poston
Donald Thompson
Sam Showalter
Helen Everett
Child Hurt In Four Car Logan Crash
State Highway Patrol reported two Hocking County traffic accidents including a four car crash on Route 33 north of Logan. Four year old Cindy Doering sustained minor injuries as collisions involved Paul Arthur 43 Columbus Junior Wollett 27 Nelsonville Route 1 Harry Henwood 42 Park Ridge and John Doering 42 Logan. A separate Route 75 mishap near the Vinton County line left Fred A. Davis 61 Logan Route 1 uninjured after his car overturned.
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Hocking County
State Highway Patrol
Cindy Doering
Logan
Route 33
Paul Arthur
Columbus
Junior Wollett
Nelsonville
Harry Henwood
Park Ridge
John Doering
King County
Henwood
Ollett
Arthur
Vinton County
Fred A. Davis
Davis
Real Estate Transfers List From Athens and Surrounding Townships
The notice records multiple transfers of real estate in Athens County and nearby townships. Names include Frank Gillham, James O Lee, Elizabeth Docie, Julia White Starlin, Hull Kittle, Owne W Kennedy, Paulina Zelenicki, Arda Kasler, Wilbur J Cartwright, Robert Dale Channell, Hannah Dyer, Elza Graham, John Horvath, Thomas H Stubbs, Carrie F Burson, and others. Properties span Trimble Dover Glouster Ames Plains and Cannaan Townships with various lots and tracts described.
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Frank Gillham
Athens Township
James O. Lee
Athens
Louis Docie
Elizabeth Docie
Colouster
Trimble Township
Wyatt D. Menaniel
Julia White Starlin
Ames Township
Gilbert Hartman
Athens County
Hull Kittle
Glouster
Dover Township
John H. Romine
Owne W. Kennedy
Ben Zelenicki
Paulina Zelenicki
Buchtel
Donald McLeod
Richland Area Fire Brigade
Arda Kasler
Wilbur J. Cartwright
Thomas C. Wright
Hult F. Kittle
Robert Dale Channell
the Plains
Plains
Fred Hope
Hannah Dyer
D. Jackson
Byron E. White
Elza Graham
Athene
Clarence L. Meek
John Horvath
Paul R. O'Brien
Thomas H. Stubbs
Alderman Heights
Frank L. Phillips
Carrie F. Burson
Canaan
Jaudhus Chesser
Burson
Ath. Township
Athens Masons Meet Wednesday Evening
Athens Council 15 Royal and Select Masters will convene at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Masonic temple according to Howard Woodyard master.
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Athens
Howard Woodyard
Cross Petition Filed in Divorce for Chandler Case
In Common Pleas Court Charles and Dorothy Chandler face a cross petition as Mrs Chandler denies prior charges of gross neglect and extreme cruelty and accuses Chandler in return. The couple, married July 4 1946, have one child whose custody and support are sought by Mrs Chandler. Alimony is requested by the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Charles
Dorothy Chandler
Chandler
Polio funds short as Athens County chapter seeks emergency drive
The Athens County chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reports a dwindling balance before the 1954 polio season. It supports 20 patients, including six pre 1952 cases and braces costs, with a $359 bill from Columbus Orthopaedic Appliance Co pushing the chapter into the red.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Columbus Orthopaedic Appliance Co
Polio Case Rises in Athens County Health Report
Fourth polio case of the season reported by the Athens City County Health Department. Keith Bolin, 15, of Baker Settlement, is being treated at home with a slight non-paralytic case and onset on August 14 after gamma globulin administration. Ted Kasler, 24, moving to rehabilitation after initial hospital care. Two other victims progress at home.
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Athens City-County
Keith Bolin
Earl Bolin
Baker Settlement
David
Department Today
Ted Kasler
Athens
University Hospital
News of Servicemen Enlistees to Undergo Sampson Indoctrination
Young men who enlist in the Air Force in the next two months will receive indoctrination training at Sampson Air Force Base New York after passing basic training. Sgt John Korchok of Athens reports recruits will then move to technical or on the job training. Enlistment age 17 to 34 single or married with one dependent, must meet physical mental and moral standards.
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Air Force
Sampson Air Force Base
N. Y
John Korchok
Athens
Korchok
Geneva
Airman George R Crawford Returns From Philippines Tour
Airman Second Class George R Crawford has returned to the United States after an 18 month tour in the Philippines. Formerly of Athens Route 4, he was due to arrive in San Francisco this month aboard the USNS General C G Morton and will be stationed at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina.
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George R. Crawford
United States
Air Force
Philippines
Crawford
Athens
San Francisco
C. G. Morton
Shaw Air Force Base
S. C
Marriage Licenses Rights In Ohio Couples Listed
Kenneth Gene Cowdery 18 and Bernice June Blackburn 17 both of Coolville. Emery Melvin Schaeffer 22 of Tipp City and Dana Helen Adams 18 of Athens. Jimmie Spears 22 of Corning and Genevieve Misner 16 of Millfield. Roger Tinkham Jr 30 of Chauncey and Lenora Helse 28 of Nelsonville Route 1. Ralph S. White 24 and Barbara Yvonne White 19 both of Athens. Guy D. Hysell 21 and Ruby Bowers 17 Cody Route 3. John Malcolm Dunnette 20 of Glouster and Beverly Jane Shefield 18 of Chauncey. Jack E. Evener 28 of Athens Route 3 and Doris Keirns 28 of Millfield Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Gene Cowdery
Bernice June Blackburn
Coolville
Emery Melvin Schaeffer
Tipp City
Dana Helen Adams
Athens
Jimmie Spears
Corning
Genevieve Misner
Millfield
Roger Tinkham, Jr
Chauncey
Lenora Helse
Nelsonville
Ralph S. White
Barbara Yvonne White
John Malcolm Dunnette
Glouster
Beverly Jane Sheffield
Jack E. Evener
Doris Keirns
Ohio traffic safety chief appeals to curb highway deaths
Director A C Felty of the Highway Safety Bureau urged immediate public action after a weekend deemed one of Ohio’s worst for traffic deaths. He sent telegrams to district chairmen, asked service clubs to mobilize, and called on police to intensify vigilance. Twelve deaths were reported, with causes including failure to obey stop signs and drunken driving, as he emphasized defensive driving to reduce fatalities. August was targeted as a month of heavy travel to lower yearly totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
A. C. Felty
T of Highway Safety
Felty
Department of Highway Safety
Light Rain and Mild Temperatures Reported
Light rain fell in Athens this morning and yesterday afternoon as temperatures stayed moderate. U.S. observer C. L. Colmer noted 11 a.m. reading at 76 with a low of 66. Hamley Run reached 80 Tuesday with a 63 night low and a 9 a.m. reading of 70 Monday.
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Athens
C. L. Colmer
U.S
Mercury
Hamley Run
Plummer M. Lax Fined After Unsafe Operation Charge
Plummer M. Lax age 66 of 503 Richland Ave was found guilty in Municipal Court of unsafe operation after a city vice charge. He paid 20 dollars plus costs with 10 dollars suspended. Lax had pleaded innocent.
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Plummer M. Lax
Richland Ave
City Vice
Lax
Speeding Fined James H Hall in Chauncey
James H. Hall, 32, Nelsonville, was fined $10 and costs after a State Highway Patrol arrest for speeding on Tuesday under Chauncey mayor Charles Wadley.
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James H. Hall
Nelsonville
Chauncey
Charles Wadley
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