Rain and Cloudiness Bring Relief for Farm Drought
Ohio University reports 181 students in the annual three week summer post session, including 134 men and 47 women with 40 in graduate work. The College of Education leads with 58 students, fall term begins Sept 17, and Freshman Week kicks off Sept 17. Athens and surrounding areas list numerous enrollees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Robert E. Mahn
College of Education
University College
College of Commerce
Graduate College
Showers Forecast for Area Aids Local Farmers
Relief for Athens County farmers as a steady rain fell and forecasts predicted showers tonight and Tuesday after weeks of heat. County agent Ross Wright cited crop protection from further burning and noted continued dryness could threaten new seedings and apples. weekend highs reached 85 with a 40 degree low. At 9 a.m. today the thermometer stood at 63.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ross Wright
Wright
Ex-Athenian Is Awarded Air Force Decoration
Joseph D. Tucker, longtime Athens resident now of Dayton, receives a meritorious civilian service decoration from the Air Material Command for helping implement the olive drab to Air Force blue transition. Major General Street presents at Wright Patterson. Harold M. Hoffman of Dayton is named with Tucker for their expertise in Air Force Supply procedures. Tucker is an Athens High School graduate and Ohio University alumnus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph D. Tucker
Athens
Air Material Command
AMC
Tucker
Dayton
Air Force
St. Clair Street
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Harold M. Hoffman
Cecil P. McClead
Hudson Ave
Athens High School
Ohio University
Mar
Land Transfers Include Athens and Surrounding Areas
A compilation of transfer notices across Athens County and nearby areas listing owners, buyers, and parcels. Transactions include portions of outlets, tracts in townships, additions to Athens, and multiple described lots and Inlets with partners such as Marie G. Greene, Edith Moody, Nelle Reading, Har Millipon, Hermina V. Davis, and others transferring to individuals and companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie G. Greene
Huntington
W. Va
Atwood H. Grim
Edith Moody
Florence Moody
Stark County
Charles W. Strickland
Glouster
Russell
Anna Paskievitch
Jacksonville
Steve Bendervich
Millfield
Dovernship
Frank L. Grubbs
Athens County
David C. White
Trimble Township
Nelle M. Reading
Thomas J. Russell
Ada Russell
Athens
Har] Millipon
Athens Building Material Co
University Place
Hermina V. Davis
Henry P. Leach
Mariner
Jesse Bennett
Lura A. Bennett
Ethel F. Cain
Bury
Athens Township
Stanley A
Jenkison
Austin C. McKibben
Utica
Lucy S. Brown
Harold E. Storer
Perry County
Fairfax
Harrison Hart
Stewart Stewart
Frank Bendervich
Milferd
D. D. Chapplear
Carlton Parker
Trimble
Ferne S. Rorick
Vesta Robinson
Albany
A. H. Matheny
Verty
E. M. Conant
C. L. Meek
the Plains
Michael
Verity
Nathan S. Croy
Marietta
Robert H. Hickman
Carthage Township
Lizabeth Tigner
Mona Graham
Hudson's
James Odenthal
Buchtel
Nelsonville
York Township
van B. Clark
Robert L. Riley
Inlot
Scott
East Lynn
Kenneth Begg
Herbert J. Kelley
Townsend
Hannah Laughlin
Ross County
Louise Leach
Zaleski
Inlet
Higgins and Roac
Gertrude L. Young
Montgomery
West Va
Velma L. White
Montgome
Ruth E. Scott
Florence A. Bobo
Greenfield
Pearl C. Watts
Richard M. Phillips
Catherine E. Burk
Cable
Oscar Porter
Robert L. Blackmore
Clarence Wolfe
Bertha Sayre
Waterloo Township
Emma C. Kerr
Shadyside
Alma H. Tinker
W. R. Phillip
Rose V. Rutherford
Thomas H. Evans, Jr
Samuel Johnson
Clarence Burden
Lithopolus
Zack Wade
Richard Cary
Canal
Winchester
James Baum
Ancil Davis
Dayton
Ethel C. Davis
Allendale
Hadacol Purchasers To Be Revealed This Week
A New York lawyer acting as spokesman for Hadacol head Dudley J. Leblanc says eastern financiers and business men who bought the Hadacol patent medicine company will be named later this week. Leblanc disclosed the sale of his company for about $10 million on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hadacol
Louisiana
Dudley J. Leblanc
Leblanc
Jets to England from Iceland arrive at outer Hebrides
A P A squadron of 25 American Saber jet fighters arrived today at the outer Hebrides en route to England after a 90 minute flight from Iceland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Outer
Hebrides
Scotland
Iceland
Germans Deploy Motorcycle Police On East German Highways
Squads of tough motorcycle cops patrol the auto bahn linking Berlin to West Germany in East Germany. The black uniformed units, part of the Communist people's police, flag down Allied vehicles to warn of road hazards and urge slower speeds for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
East Germany
Communist People’s Police
West Germany
Army Leaders Course Graduate and Reenlistments Reported
Pvt. Charles D. Ashworth 22 of Athens Route 1 completed the Army Leaders Course at FT. Knox Ohio University alumnus entered the Army in February. Seamen recruits Raymond Shields and Gene D. Robinson train at Bainbridge Naval Training Center. S Sgt. Murray R. Chapman reenlisted for three years at Technical Training Air Force Gulfport mission after serving at Lackland Sheppard Randolph Warren Scott Field and other bases. He married Catherine Louise Boster five months ago.
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FT. Knox
Charles D. Ashworth
C. M. Ashworth
Athens
Third Armored Division
Ohio University
Pvt
Ashworth
Army
Raymond Shields
Hockingport
Gene D. Robinson
Amesville
Bainbridge, Md
Naval Training Center
Murray R. Chapman
Orin B. Chapman
Technical Training Air Force
Gulfport
Miss
Chapman
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Sheppard Field
Randolph Air Force Base
F. E. Warren Base
Wyo
Scott Field
Ill
Sergeant Chapman
Catherine Louise Boster
Huntington
W. Va
Antibiotics Help Slay Livestock Parasites
The U S Department of Agriculture reports progress against livestock and poultry parasites using antibiotic drugs. A program advised by the Bureau of Animal Industry uses phenothiazine mixed with salt for sheep to control roundworms, with treated sheep gaining weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department States
Bureau of Animal Industry
Dickens
OU Man Studies Project ELECTRONS at Echo Lake and Mount Evans
Dr. Charles A. Randall of Ohio University works on a high altitude cosmic ray project using cloud chambers and complex light and camera setups at Echo Lake and Mount Evans in Colorado. The University of Denver release lists collaborators from Denver, Rice, Syracuse, Princeton, Chicago, Cornell, MIT and the University of La Paz Bolivia. Summer studies run until mid September before snow blocks the mountain test area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Randall
Ohio University
Inter-University
Echo Lake
Mount Evans
Colo
Colorado Rockies
University of Michigan
Denver
Colorado
Rice
Syracuse
Princeton
Chicago
Cornell
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of LaPax
Bolivia
Randall
University of Denver
Clean Milk Promises Less Bacteria Behind Athens County Doors
R M Leonard, sanitarian, reports Athens County milk is consistently checked before reaching homes. 259 dairies supply five processors across Athens Meigs Hocking Morgan and Washington Counties. Since 1934 the dairy system has shrunk raw milk distributors from 15 to none. milk now undergoes multiple lab checks and sterilization reviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Athens County Health Board
R. M. Leonard
Dairies
Athens
Meigs
Hocking
Morgan
Washington Counties
Tion
Leonard
West Virginia
Health Department
J. M. Higgins
MacFadden Parachutes Into Hudson River
Physical culturist Bernarr MacFadden, aged 83, leapt 2000 feet into the Hudson River yesterday to celebrate his birthday. He declared himself fit for such stunts for ten more years and said he could repeat the jump daily. He felt like a million and twenty five after being rescued and teased plans to jump Niagara Falls next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bernarr MacFadden
Hudson River
MacFadden
Hudson
Niagara Falls
Mississippi Democrats Pick Governor Runoff Candidates
Mississippi Democrats vote in a runoff primary tomorrow to choose between former Gov. Hugh White and former assistant U S attorney Paul B Johnson Jr The winner will secure a four year term as Democratic nominee is the election in this one party state Both candidates focus on attacks rather than presenting full platforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Hugh White
U.S
Paul B. Johnson, Jr
Fielding Wright
Masons to Meet at Paramythia Lodge 25 F and AM
Paramythia Lodge 25 F and AM will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple. The entered Apprentice degree will be conferred on a class of candidates announced by Ellis South worshipful master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramythia Lodge
F&am
Masonic Temple
Ellis South
Capt Schlarbach Dies At 70 In Cleveland
Capt Ross Pelton Schlarbach aged 70, retired naval officer and vice president of the American Shipbuilding Company of Cleveland, died yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schlarbach
Washington
Ross Pelton Schlarbach
American Shipbuilding Company of
Cleveland
Federal employment rises past two and a half million
The report shows federal civilian employment exceeding 2.5 million last month, highlighting growth in government staffing across agencies. Analysts note steady expansion in administrative and support roles, with steady hiring in multiple departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Drivers Fined For Traffic Violations
Two men were fined in W P Mickle's court over the weekend. Eugene Devore of Athens was fined 5 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to unsafe operation of a motor vehicle. S W Thompson of Lucedale Mississippi pleaded guilty to passing another car in a restricted zone and was fined 5 dollars and costs. Both arrests were by city police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Mickle
Eugene Devore
Athens
Suny
Mississippi
S. W. Thompson
Lucedale
Athens Jaycees Plan Model Airplane Contest
Plans completed for the Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce Model Airplane Contest to be held Sunday at the Ohio University athletic field. Jaycee Frank Urbach says about 50 entrants are expected from the Athens area. The event is open to youths of all ages with three age divisions and three awards in each: a trophy a model motor and a special plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens Junior Chamber models contest for youths
Urbach announces a free-entry contest for area youths at Banks Sports Shop Athens with three groups. Entrants receive a T shirt and compete in free-flight and rubber-powered planes with extra points for stunts. Models will be shown in a circus and stunt show at a turf athletic field, part of the Junior Chamber of Commerce youth program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbach
Athens
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Chauncey Personal Visits Span Columbus Area
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Courtney and daughter Cathy and Rev. and Mrs. Gilbert Courtney visited Lloyd Pendergrass in Columbus where Pendergrass recently underwent surgery and is reported in good condition. Guests included Mrs. Ruth Bridgewater and Mrs. Hattie Reep of Columbus, president of the Ohio Rebekah Assembly, who inspected the Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge of Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Courtney
Cathy
Gilbert Courtney
Columbus
Lloyd Pendergrass
Pendergrass
Ruth Bridgewater
Hattie Reep
Reep
Ohio Rebekah Assembly
Nannie Allom
Rebekah Lodge
Athens
Helen Galvin Lindner
Jo Galvin
Kim Lindner
Henry Heffken
Floyd Braid
Donald Hamrick
Deborah
Corning
Laura Fennell
Lucille
Two Injured On Route 7 Near Tuppers Plains
Gallia County report of an automobile crash on Route 7 two miles south of Tuppers Plains at 4 45 p m. F Ray Schoener 65 of Philadelphia escaped injury while his wife Anna 67 suffered a compound fracture and back injuries. Passenger Mrs Bessie Smith 57 also injured. Both taken to Meigs General Hospital. Car damage listed as extensive by State Highway Patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Tuppers Plains
F. Ray Schoener
Philadelphia
Anna
Bessie Smith
Meigs General Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Births and Admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
list shows births to Mr and Mrs Robert Ayers of Athens a son. Names admitted include George F McClelland Glouster William Smith Betty Murray Marjorie Cooper Margaret Bolin Hattie Savage William Coseedl Lawrence White Lima Opha Lawson Athens gon Harold Darnell daughter Jimmy Dailey Margaret Humphrey Glouster Ralph Parry Jr Athens Orpha Raft Athens Ralph Bratton Hamden Harold Coe Athens Dora Chappel Shade Wanda Tedrick Athens Frank Sheldon Athens Edmunda Clark Athens Betty Gall Athens Elizabeth Snow Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ayers
Athens
George F. McClelland
Glouster
William Smith
Betty Murray
Marjorie Cooper
Margaret Bolin
Hattie Savage
William Coseedl
Lawrence White
Lima
Son
Opha Lawson
Gon
Harold Darnell
Jimmy Dailey
Margaret Humphrey
Ralph Parry, Jr
Orpha Raft
Ralph Bratton
Hamden
Harold Coe
Dora Chappel
Shade
Wanda Tedrick
Frank Sheldon
Edmunda Clark
Betty Gall
Elizabeth Snow
Two Cars Damaged After East State Collision
Police reported Saturday a collision at East State and Hudson damaged two cars. David Reed of North Hill drove the first car, while Herb Vanness of Little Hocking owned the second. Reed’s vehicle suffered major damage. Vanness’s car had only slight damage. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Reeder
North Hill
Little Hocking
E. State and Hudson
Herb Vanness
Reeder
Vanness
Store Sold and Boat Livery Purchased in Port Clinton
Dennis McDaniel sold his Port Clinton grocery business and has begun operating boats for Lake Erie fishing parties this summer. His mother states bookings are full for the season, and the family plans travel this fall with a Bakersfield winter in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Dennis McDaniel
Port Clinton
Lake Erie
H. C. McDaniel
Martie
Bakersfield
Calif
California Residents Are Area Visitors
CHAUNCEY Mr and Mrs Elmer Stevens of Los Angeles spent three weeks visiting relatives in and near Chauncey. They saw Mr and Mrs George Sweeney Mr and Mrs James Burton Mr and Mrs W D Smart and Mr and Mrs Raymond Walker. Mrs Frank Jenkins and son Jack of Bridgeport returned to California with the Stevens to visit there. Beverly Jenkins has been visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs W D Smart in the mother’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Elmer Stevens
Los Angeles
Auncey
George Sweeney
James Burton
W. D. Smart
Raymond Walker
Frank Jenkins
Jack
Bridgeport
California
Stevens
Beverly Jenkins
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Frank G. Benham
Joseph E. Rochert
Richard A. Boice
David Toby Columpus
William Frank Cook
William Don Dailey
Saverio M. DeStefano
Jack D. Gilbert
Robert Arnold Gilkey
James Edward Hayes
George Jule Kabat
Myrtle E. Kasler
Robert Leadingham
Jesse Bishop Lee
James Franklin Minor
Dale Miller
Nancy E. Packard
Carl Edwin Reynolds
William Alex Root
Donald William Lines
MR. Tucker
Jean Robinson
Roy Davis
Charles R. Lax
Hopkins
Rhodes Parkdale
Linnie Mosley
Robert Mosley
Ray W. Swyers
W. L. Carpenter
James C. Gates
Athens County Savings & Loan CO. Aan Sane
Householder, Inn
Athens Jaycees
Meister
Banks Sports Shop
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Janitrol Sales and Servic
L. E. White
Shannon Ave
R. H. Cotterman
Dixie Drive
Vandalia
Ohio
Agen Houck & VanDyke
D. M. Goddard
Donald K Barstow
Earl Mathews
Seiple & Kempton
Peter B. Seel
Walker & Ebright
Es Association
Dwight H. Rutherford
F. B. Murphey and Son
Cc. E. Atkinson
Cc. B. Dillon Mey, Inc
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