Athens City Schools Announce Sept School Staff
Sept. Samuel Johnson announces teaching and maintenance appointments for Athens junior and senior high and East and West elementary schools for the new year opening Sept. 5. New faculty include 12 teachers across schools plus vocal music, plus maintenance staff led by Mac Williams.
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Athens
East
West
Samuel Johnson
East Elementary
Frances Westbrook
Suzanne Hamilton
Janet VanDeusen
Donna Ingram
Carolyn Bennett
Nancy Attanasio
Roger K. Burke
Ruby Dalton
Pauline Nellis
Leah Cline
Donald Eskey
Catherine Coburn
Pauline Collins
Maydelle Helwig
Florence Cook
Lena Smith
Martha Hooper
Kathleen McAfee
Mary Jenkins
Sarah Blower
Ann Hoy
Mary Dillon
Myrta Ashworth
Susanne Hamilton
Mabelle Darst
Janet van Deusen
Maude Stauffer
Ruth Nye
Frances Higgins
Ruth Pierce
Grace Knoder
Iris Fierce
Cora Evans
Esther Staats
Mildred Murphy
Eleanor Smith
Roger K
Helen Porter
Edgar Bannow
Alice Schuler
Edith Stocklin
Jacqueline Stout
Thomas Stubbs
Harold Kessler
New Passing Lanes Take Effect at Court Street Intersections
Traffic upgrades on Court Street create two marked through and right turn lanes at Washington and Union intersections, replacing two parking meters. Police Chief Joseph Grogan explains the system keeps moving when left turns occur and warns that three left turn waiters may block entry to the right lane. The plan aims to ease congestion ahead of Ohio University’s opening period.
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Court St
Joseph Grogan
Washington
Union St
Easler’s Dairy
E. State St
Carpenter St
Grogan
Chief Grogan
Ohio University
Crystal Pool to Close Sunday for Summer
Crystal Pool will close for the season this Sunday night from 1 to 9 p.m. Manager Mrs. C. R. Morrison reports the pool had its strongest attendance in 11 years. The pool closes Monday for Labor Day while the Crystal Pool team travels to Nelsonville for a Parade of the Hills meet.
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Crystal Pool
C. R. Morrison
Albany Area Firemen Respond To Grass Fire Call
Albany area volunteer firefighters answered their first call at 12 40 p m Thursday to a grass fire on Harley Woode’s farm. The blaze burned about one and a half acres of pasture, started by a smoldering brush pile. Fire Chief Darrell L West notes the gift and booster reefs and water extinguishers were used. The department schedules its annual membership meeting at 7 30 p m August 29 in the fire house with three trustees to be elected for two year terms. Visitors are invited and refreshments will be served. Albany fire number is 2121.
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Albany Area
Harley Woode
Darrell L. West
Chief West
Albany
Births Reported at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mrs Ray Burdette and Mr Ray Burdette Carpenter announce a daughter. Various residents including Alfred Feagin Sr Athens, Charles Bail Athens Route 5, Effie Coan Athens, Richard Phillips The Plains, Enoch Taylor Stewart, Eugene Jones Nelsonville, Julia Davis Athens, and others are listed as born or dismissed.
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Ray Burdette
Carpenter
Mitted Guy Gorby
Albany
Alfred Feagin
Athens
Charles Bail
Effie Coan
Richard Phillips
the Plains
Enoch Taylor
Stewart
Eugene Jones
Nelsonville
John Adkins
Millfield
Julia Davis
Clarence Daniel
William Heffken
Jacksonville
Charles Stalker
Granddaughter Killed In Crash at Dayton
Mr and Mrs E C Kenney 85 S May Ave traveled to Dayton after learning their granddaughter Janet Ellen Kenney 7 was killed instantly in an automobile crash there on Thursday The child was the daughter of Mr and Mrs F N Kenney of Dayton Her mother and sister were hospitalized with injuries from the same accident
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E. C. Kenney
S. May Ave
Dayton
Janet Ellen Kenney
F. N. Kenney
Patients Returned After Escape From Athens State Hospital
Two patients who walked away from Athens State Hospital were returned by the Hocking County sheriff's department last night after being picked up near Union Furnace. One patient suffered minor injuries from a fall off a railroad trestle.
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Athens State Hospital
Hocking County
Marriage License for McKinstry and Maple in Athens
Richard W. McKinstry aged 57 and Gaynell Geneva Maple aged 47, both of Athens, obtained a marriage license. The filing confirms their legal union and residence as Athens.
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Richard W. McKinstry
Gaynell Geneva Maple
Athens
City Voter Registration Starts In Athens Precincts
Athens voters have two more registration opportunities at their home precincts after day one. Registration will occur Saturday and next Wednesday in 20 city precincts from 10 am to 2 pm and 4 pm to 9 pm. Eligible voters must register at their regular precinct or call the board for location details.
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Athens City
J. E. Barker
Election Board
Barker
Board
Board of Elections
Athens
Clarence Roach
C. W. Gross
Jack Stewart
Congress St
Messenger Newsphoto
School Registration Set for New Residents
Monday's registration at Athens Junior High School is for pupils who moved to Athens since the last school year. Principal Harry Lackey notes enrollment provisions exist for seventh graders entering from East West and Rufus Putnam elementary. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.
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Athens Junior High School
Athens
Harry Lackey
Lackey
East
West
Rufus Putnam
Nelle Cavett Benton Dies in Columbus Hospital
Jackson native Nelle Cavett Benton, longtime Ohio University alumna and wife of Fletcher Benton, died Thursday at University Hospital Columbus. She was sister of Frank Cavett of Hollywood and Charles Cavett of Chicago, all OU graduates and Phi Delta Theta members. The Bentons had three children. Jackson funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Nelle Cavett Benton
Ohio University
Jackson
University Hospital
Columbus
Benton
Frank Cavett
Hollywood
Calif
Charles Cavett
Chicago
Fletcher Benton
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Bentons
Warm spell continues with record 87 degree high
The mercury reached 87 degrees Thursday as warm days cool nights and dry weather persisted. Low near Hamley Run fell to 47 with 9 am reading at 72 degrees.
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Mercury
Hamley Run
Athens State Hospital nurse dies at 51
Mrs. Grattes King 51 of Athens Route 1 died Thursday night at Sheltering Arms Hospital after illness while employed at the Athens State Hospital where she had worked ten years. She was born in West Virginia and belonged to New Marshfield Chapter Order of Eastern Star. Surviving relatives include son Ryan Lee King foster mother Letha Easler and three brothers and two sisters. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. in Alexander Presbyterian Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
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Grattes King
Athens Route 1
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens State Hospital
West Virginia
Athens County
New Marshfield
Order of Eastern Star
Ryan Lee King
Letha Easler
Gertrude Gorby
Lancaster
Verna Lane
Circleville
Austie Gorby
Columbus
Lodes Gorby
Dayton
Orvel
Carol Gorby
Two Guysville Drivers Hurt in Route 50 Collision
Francis Dennett, 42, turning into a driveway, was rear ended by James Bean, 45, on Route 50 seven miles east of Athens. Bean was cited for unsafe operation and driving without a license and taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital with head and leg injuries. Dennett suffered a neck bruise and a right leg abrasion.
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Guysville Area
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Francis Dennett
James Bean
Bean
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Dennett
Driver Training Workshop Opens Monday
A driver education and highway safety workshop will run Monday through Friday as part of Ohio University’s summer session for in service teachers. Guest instructors include Joseph Intorre from Pennsylvania State University Institute of Public Safety. The event features a stopping distance demonstration on S Court Street in front of Lindley Hall. Local police highway patrol and insurers participate.
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Joseph Intorre
Pennsylvania State University Institute of Public Safety
Ohio University
American Automobile Association
Intorre
Earl M. Weber
OU Industrial Arts Department
S. Court St
Lindley Hall
Nationwide Insurance Co
Court St
Weber
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Ethel Woolf
Maxine Miller
Paul Carpenter
Charleen Davis
Helen Dinsmoor
Lucile Duffee
Richard Essex
Charles McAfee
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G. H. Martin & Son
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Federal Home Loan Bank
Alexander Presbyterian Church
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Dowler-Ferguson- Hughes
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