Athens Student Husband Ill After Wife Found Dead at Fairgrounds
Police investigate the death of Leah Peters 21 found dead in a trailer at the Athens County Fairgrounds. Her husband Jewell Peters 25 an Ohio University sophomore is ill and hospitalized. Autopsy scheduled to determine cause. Neighbors and hospital tests are being reviewed as investigators piece together events.
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Athens City
Leah Peters
Athens County Fairgrounds
Jewell Peters
Ohio University
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Newark
Clarence Hills
J. B. Grogan
Grogan
Peters
Hills
Fairgrounds
Morgantown
W.va
National Honor Society
Morgantown High School
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promote Bile Flow Digestive Help
An old advertisement urges readers to take Dr Edwards Olive Tablets to stimulate bile flow and aid digestion for constipation and sluggish bile. The product is promoted as vegetable and helps keep regular with directions on the label and prices 15¢ and 30¢ in drugstores.
Ohio Gas Supply Aid Is Outlined
F W Phillips of the Athens Ohio Fuel Gas Co reports via president C S Weaver on using the Big and Little Inch pipelines to move gas from the Southwest into Ohio during winter. The plan envisions 50 million cu ft daily, storing about a billion cu ft, with potential supply in Appalachian areas shared among firms and curtailment likely for industrial users.
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F. W. Phillips
Athens
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
C. S. Weaver
Ohio
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Big
Little Inch
West
Appalachian
AHS Music Group Formed Enlists Local Ensembles
Athens High School forms multiple small ensembles including a trombone quartet with Alfred Carpenter Pearl Green Charles Krauskopf and Charles Frank a clarinet quartet with Henry Brown William Furst Richard Selby and Lawrence Wamsley. Woodwind trio includes Margaret Scott Henry Brown and Paul Lehman a cornet trio features Robert O Brien Watson Burnfield and David Lewis. Selected groups will perform in winter and spring concerts and in district and state contests in late spring.
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Athens
Alfred Carpenter
Pearl Green
Charles Krauskopf
Charles Frank
Henry Brown
William Furst
Richard Selby
Lawrence Wamsley
Margaret Scott
Paul Lehman
Robert O'Brien
Watson Burnfield
David Lewis
Weather Warm But Slightly Higher Readings Noted
Weather observer Mrs C N France reports slight warmth after a cold spell. Last night’s low dipped to 17 degrees while the previous two nights saw lows of 12 and 13. The 10:30 am reading reached 32 degrees, five below Tuesday’s 37 degree high.
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C. N. France
Marshfield VEW Meet Slated Friday
Marshfield Gilham-Frank Post 8804 VFW will install officers in its new clubrooms Friday at 7 30 p m, changing the previously announced Wednesday date.
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Marshfield
Gilham-Frank
VFW
Pidcock to Preach at Lodi Townhouse Thursday Evening
The Rev. Ray Pidcock will deliver a sermon at the Lodi Townhouse on Thursday at 7 30 p m Dorothy and Catherine Webb will sing as announced in the notice
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Ray Pidcock
Lodi
Dorothy
Catherine Webb
Christmas at Veterans Hospital Promoted and Gift Drive
Ohio University freshman talks promote career guidance by Roger Connor at Memorial Auditorium. Athens Red Cross chapters gather gifts for the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital Christmas Gift Shop aiding 2,300 patients and planning 200 stockings with items from local clubs schools and volunteers.
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Athens
Chillicothe Veterans’ Hospital
Roger Connor
Athens County
American Red Cross
Connor
Ohio University
Red Cross
Marilyn Weaver
Chillicothe
Athens Council
W. H. Hyde
Nelsonville Drive
June Bradley
Mary Leonard
New Marshfield
Poston and
Carbondale
Eleanor Gifford
Foods Official To Address OU Students
John Prescott of New York City vice president and general counsel for General Foods will address a convocation of Ohio University College of Commerce students at 3 p.m. Thursday in Ewing Auditorium on The Functions of the Law Department of a Corporation. President John C. Baker invited Prescott to give students insight into how law affects big business. He will also speak at 1 p.m. Friday to the government and business class in Carnegie Hall room 301.
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Roger Connor
The
McBee Co
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Einar A. Hansen
University College
John Prescott
New York City
General Foods
Ohio University College of Commerce
Ewing Auditorium
John C. Baker
Prescott
Gerald O. Dykstra
Carnegie Hall
Legion Official Here Tonight
Rossiter Williams a past district commander of the American Legion visits Athens to inspect K. T. Cros sen Post 21 at 7 30 p m. Ralph Shafer post commander announces the inspection is a new state wide feature. All officers and members are urged to attend. refreshments will be served.
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Rossiter Williams
Oak Hill
American Legion
Athens
K. T. Crossen
Ralph Shafer
Shafer
Don Schoeppe
Births and admissions at Shelter Armes Hospital
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs William Ogden Wilkesville a daughter Mr and Mrs Joseph Kottoyan Chauncey a son Mr and Mrs Sherman Monk Nelsonville a daughter Mr and Mrs Dale Whipple New Marshfield a son Admissions include Gerald Dolman Nelsonville major surgery Helen Sfikos Athens major surgery Mrs Margaret Foutch Athens medical Elaine McGraner Athens major surgery Patty Robinson Athens major surgery Jewell Peters Athens medical Earl Metcalf Guysville medical Dismissals include Ann Thacker Chillicothe Mrs Helen Bassett Athens.
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William Ogden
Wilkesville
Joseph Kottoyan
Chauncey
Sherman Monk
Nelsonville
Dale Whipple
New Marshfield
Gerald Dolman
Helen Sfikos
Athens
Margaret Foutch
Elaine McGraner
Patty Robinson
Highland Ave Vet Housing Site Completed
The two remaining veterans housing units on the Highland Ave site were turned over to Athens by W B Gibson Construction. Safety director George R Evans said four vet families are moving in now and the Highland Ave area is completed. He added five unit housing at the Fairgrounds should be finished and occupied within a week to 10 days. The units are livable though not all fixtures are installed.
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Highland Ave
River Landing Demonstration of Ohio River Flight
Athens pilots Earl G. Davis and S. G. Foster flew the Republic CB plane to land on the Ohio River at Pomeroy. About four hundred spectators watched the demonstration as Ralph M. Smeck of Ohio University airport announced a new controllable propeller allowing backward movement on ground or water.
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Earl G. Davis
S. G. Foster
Athens
New Republic CB
Ohio River
Pomeroy
Ralph M. Smeck
Ohio University
Smeck
Elliott Named By Ohio Audit Association
Ralph Elliott of Athens County was elected treasurer of the County Auditors Association of Ohio at the convention in Columbus. He serves his first term as auditor after election in 1942 and reelection planned for November. Elliott, a Nelsonville native, became a deputy in 1936. The group discussed a 1947 salary raise proposal for county auditors and increases for large counties.
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Ralph Elliott
Athens County
County Auditors Association of Ohio
Columbus
Associated Press
Elliott
Nelsonville
VFW Post Plans Christmas Party With Disabled American Veterans
Floyd Bolin Post 3477 VFW will meet in the club room Friday at 7 30 p m Commander Gerald M Glover announced. Arrangements will be made for the annual Christmas party to be held jointly with Conrath Bean Chapter 37 DAV on December 13.
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Floyd Bolin
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Gerald M. Glover
VFW
Conrath-Bean
Glover
OU Campus Paper Investigated Resignations Amid Inquiry
The Ohio University Post editors and advertising manager resign from their posts effective December 2 after a Campus Affairs Committee found inefficiency. An acting staff takes over while new editors are appointed. publication resumes on the regular schedule.
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Ohio University Post
Navamhar
Campus Affairs Committee
Irma E. Voigt
Guysville Man Burned Rescuing Barn Animals
Earl Metcalf, 49, was badly burned while trying to save animals from a barn fire in Guysville. He was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital with satisfactory condition. All animals were saved except a horse that died later. The fire’s cause is not yet determined.
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Earl Metcalf
Guysville
Metcalf
Sheltering Arms Hospital
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Messenger
Fort St
Philco
S. Court
Athens Retail
Real Estate Home Loan Headquarters
the Security Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
AHS Music Group
Music Department
Pidcock
Veterans’ Hospital
Mr, Connor
Foods
Legion
Keystone
Roy E. Hawk & Co
Investment Securities
Cline
St. Joseph
Ohio Audit Association
MR. Elliott
Vew
Kerr Hardware
S. Court Street
POST
Varian Hentz
Dean Voigt
Hotel Berry
GUILD
Fisher
Haran
E. State St
Columbus, Ohio
Pearl Harbor
Sue
Athens National Bank
Federal Reserve System
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