Records transfer completed as OPA unit ends in Athens
The Athens War Price and Rationing Board closes its doors Thursday after operating as a local OPA branch since May 1942. Miss Olive Rose and Leonard Prater managed records transfer to district headquarters amid plans for vacation follow. In a separate incident, John E. Connelly faces manslaughter charges after a Route 50 collision near Coolville that killed Lewis Kelley and injured Harry Kelley. Connelly says he did not see stop signs on the crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Aual
Athens County Commissioners
Leonard W. Prater
Olive Rose
Office of Price Administration
War Price and Rationing Administration
L. C. Baker
Mr. Prater
Miss Rose
Prater
OPA
Jocal Board
John E. Connelly
Cincinnati
Coolville
Lewis Kelley
George Bateman
Jewell Peters
Bateman
Connelly
Harry Kelley
Kelley
Harley Blair
Maryland
Kelleys
Belpre
Pomeroy
Parkersburg
State Highway Patrol
Franz Woodsworth
Live animals and gifts aid Wilmington church relief drive
Parishioners of Christ Episcopal Church Wilmington Delaware collected live animals and other gifts for the poor. The Rev Dr William C Munds rector and husband of Catherine Chubb granddaughter of Dean Emeritus Edwin Watts Chubb initiated the drive to thank God for sparing Europe from war. Goods distributed to needy families and institutions with ex GIs possibly receiving furniture for new homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Wilmington
Del
Wiliam C. Munds
Catherine Chubb
Ohio University
Edwin Watts Chubb
Glass Pleads Guilty to DWI in Common Pleas Court
Charles E. Glass, 21, of Jacksonville, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated after arraignment in Common Pleas Court. He was arrested on Route 33, north of Athens, by the State Highway Patrol for traveling at 65 miles per hour on the wrong side of the highway. Judge QO F. Rowland fined him 100 dollars and costs and suspended his driving rights for six months, with fifty dollars of the fine suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Glass
Jacksonville
Common Pleas Court
Glass
Route 33
Athens
State Highway Patrol
QO. F. Rowland
Rain totals and cool turn in local weather report
Overcast skies yesterday produced .63 inch of rain, reported by weather observer Mrs. C. N. France. Temperatures fell from a high of 60 degrees to a low of 32 degrees as she noted the sharp nighttime drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. France
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
A local hospital notices births and admissions. Newborns include daughters to Earl Barney of Carpenter, Raymond Woodbure of Athens, Carl Whitlareh of Athens, and sons to Clarence Hills and Raymond Rowan of Athens. Admissions list patients from Athens, The Plains, Amesville, Chauncey, Glouster, Stewart, and Albany for major or minor surgery and medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Barney
Carpenter
Raymond Woodbure
Athens
Carl Whitlareh
Clarence Hills
Raymond Rowan
Ermel Arbaugh
Albany, & Son
Paul Stanley
James Darnell
Roger Sapp
Blanche Grandy
the‘ Plains
Martha Davis
Stewart
G. M. Easler
Amesville
Ie A. H. Williams
Margaret Hunter
Albany
W. K. Scott
Edith Pancake
Chauncey
Air Carol Quest
Thelma Dalton
Glouster
Don Anders
Lucille Miller
Glenn Atkinson
Wilma Pyle
Millfield
Elaine Crabtree
Wanda Tedrick
Faye Stevens
Fred Haning
Downington
Nora Bryson Dies at 71 in Hooper Ridge Rites Friday
Nora Bryson 71 of Hooper Ridge died Tuesday at her daughter's home Amesville Road after several months illness. She was born in Athens County and lived there all her life. Survived by three daughters Mrs. Morris Mrs. Susan Saulters and Mrs. Bertha Phillips a sister Mrs. Adaline Easler two brothers K S Linscott and Alonzo Linscott five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 2 pm at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home with Rev. W D Robinson. Burial West Union St Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 pm Thursday at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Bryson
Hooper Ridge
Emma Morris
Amesville Road
Bryson
Athens County
K. S. Linscott
Millfield
Alonzo Linscott
Columbus
George Leslie Bryson
Dowler and Ferguson
W. D. Robinson
West Union St
Four Fined 99.70 Total in City Court
Mayor Franz Woodworth collected another 99.70 in court this morning from four individuals in intoxication charges. Three youths from The Plains Harry Schoonover 20 Orland Bricker 21 and William Cullison 22 pleaded guilty and were fined 5 and costs each. William J Toomey 28 Parkersburg pleaded guilty to being in physical control of a motor vehicle while intoxicated and was fined 50 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz Woodworth
Plains
Harry Schoonover
Orland Bricker
William Cullison
William J. Toomey
Parkersburg
FPHA Officials to Address Students on Federal Service
D. B. Frye, FPHA Region VILE personnel officer, will speak to University freshmen Thursday at 7 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium on Federal Government Service. Louis Lyon, director of training and placement for the Sixth U.S. Civil Service Region in Cincinnati, will meet with seniors Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Rufus Putnam Hall to discuss job opportunities, announced Dean Einar A. Hansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Frye
Federal Public Housing Authority
Cleveland
Memorial Auditorium
Federal Government Service
Mr. Frye
Louis Lyon
U.S. Civil Service Region
Cincinnati
Rufus Putnam
Dean Einar A. Hansen
Bureau of Appointments
Former Resident Kate Bishop Dies in Sycamore Ohio
Kate Bishop 66, formerly Kate Barnhill of Athens, died Wednesday morning in a Sycamore Ohio hospital after an operation. She is survived by three sons Donald Richard L and Vinton and three daughters Rose Bare Louella Miller and Margaret Phillips. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 p.m. in Sycamore. A special meeting of Athens Chapter 39 Royal Arch Masons is planned Friday at 7 30 p m to confer the Royal Arch degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Bishop
Sycamore, D
Bishop
Kate Barnhill
Athens
Chares Bishop
Donald
New Regal
Richard l and
Vinton
Sycamore
Rose Bare
Louella Miller
Middleport
Margaret Phillips
the Plains
Royal Arch, Masons
Royal Arch
R. J. Studer
University exhibit showcases school play equipment for parents
Parents toured an Athens Ohio University Elementary School display of indoor and outdoor games and equipment for first through sixth grade. Student observers evaluated criteria such as players, age fit, cost, durability, educational value and supervision needs. Local businessmen donated items and Christmas gift suggestions were noted.
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University
Ohio University
Dorothy Nied‘hammer
Bert Laborde
Athens
Oberlin Professor To Speak Here
Warren Taylor of Oberlin College will address Ohio University faculty at 4 p m Thursday in Carnegie Hall on Faculty Salaries and Salary Scales. The event is hosted by the Ohio U chapter of the AAUP with Dr Karl H Krauskopf as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Taylor
Oberlin College
Ohio University
Carnegie Hall
Taylor
Ohio U. Chapter
American Association of University
Karl H. Krauskopf
Graham Chapel
Sadie Hawk
Henry Lauer
Fined on Two Counts in Athens Disorderly Conduct Case
Edward Bobo, 26, of Athens Route 3, pleaded guilty to intoxication and disorderly conduct before Mayor Franz Woodworth. He was fined $25 plus costs for disorderly conduct and $10 plus costs for intoxication, with a 30 day jail term suspended on good behavior. Police testified to two disturbances on city streets and at a tavern Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Bobo
Athens
Franz Woodworth
Bobo
Boba
J. B. Grogan
Lodge to Meet Guysville In F&AM Installation
Savannah Lodge 466 F&AM will install new officers Thursday at 7 30 p m with visiting brothers welcome Refreshments will be served per C D Arnold worshipful master
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Guysville
Savannah
F&am
C. D. Arnold
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St Joseph
Rose
Wells Ross Orchestra
OU Grad
City Loan
Robert Hollingsworth
Mgr
GS. Court St
Second Ave
Gallipotte
Ree Creek
Athens National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
Sheltering Arms Hospital
An & Plan
FPHA
Sycamore, O
By Peters
College of Commerce
University of West Virginia
Morgantown
Whitehouse
Glenville
W.va
Peters
Morgantown High School
Akron
Gray
Oberlin
Pershing Rifles
Atkins Dairy Store
Court St. Atkens
Real Estate Home Loan Headquarters
the Security Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Cuert Street
Ohio
Keystone Custodian Funds
Obra
Roy E. Hawk & Co. Investment Recuritaes Cine Bidg
Kerr Hardware
Court St
Athens, Ohio
David Davies
Baby Beef
Stacks Market
Post Office
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