151 To Receive Ohio U Degrees Here Saturday
Ohio University will grant degrees and diplomas to 151 students at mid year commencement in Memorial Auditorium. Ambassador Hans Engen will deliver the address on The Privilege and Challenge of Being Young. Dr. John C. Baker will preside. A reception for Ambassador Ewen follows in the 1804 lounge. Included is a list of Athens County graduates with their degrees and fields of study.
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Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Hans Engen
Norway
United Nations
John C. Baker
U. S
UN Economic and Social Council
Ewen
University
Athens
Thomas F. Allen
Clyde E. Barker
Gary L. Bechtel
Brady M. Boyles
Malcolm W. Hill
Jack E. Leake
David E. Lewis
BSEE
Robert A. Link
BSC
Robert E. Parry
Robert J. Richardson
BSJ
John E. Stanko
BSAE
Chester R. Turner
Ruth R. White
BFA
New Lexington
Two Women Injured in Separate Road Crashes
A Plains resident and her husband were injured when their car left Route 682 and struck a tree at 3 10 a m. The wife suffered a fractured skull and brain concussion with other injuries. husband had nose and head cuts. On Route 50 an Albany Route 1 woman, Minnie M Davis, was injured with a forehead cut and possible ankle fracture after colliding with George M Snider’s car. Snider was fined 20 dollars and costs for unsafe operation as water covered the highway and he turned around.
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the Plains
Charles Patton
Plains
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Albany
Snider
Third Charge Filed Against Wilbert W Hill in B and E case
Wilbert W Hill of Chesterhill Route 2 faced a third breaking and entering charge in Municipal Court on Friday, pled innocent, and was bound over to the grand jury on a $200 bond. Earlier he and his brother Denzil admitted to two counts of breaking and entering tied to a Sharpsburg service station and the A W Gilchrist Coal Co office, with the latest count involving the coal firm’s office on January 9, 1956.
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Wilbert W. Hill
Chesterhill
Hill
Wilbert
Denzil
Sheriff's Department
Sharpsburg
A. W. Gilchrist Coal Co
Birth Announcements From Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth notices list a son for Kinon Ball Millfield Route 1 and for Robert Falkner Athens a son. A daughter is noted for Calmer Haskins Gloucester. Additional births for Neil Welch Athens Route 4 and Cordelia Peaster Athens. Several new admissions and discharges appear for Athens area including James French Lewis Jones Carl Graham and others.
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Kinon Ball
Millfield
Robert Falkner
Athens
Calmer Haskins
Glouster
Neil Welch
James French
Lewis Jones
Carl Graham
Cordelia Peaster
Lawrence Caster
Charles Patton
Cub Orientation Meeting Set Monday
An orientation meeting for the parents of prospective Cub Scouts will be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church. The session is open to parents in the Hocking district and will inform them about the cubbing program.
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First Presbyterian Church
Hock- Hocking
Butts Fined 20 for Unsafe Highway Operation
Fred L. Butts, 22, New Marsh field, received a $20 fine plus costs in Municipal Court Friday after a State Highway Patrol charge of unsafe operation.
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Fred L. Butts
New Marshfield
Harold J. Rose enters GOP race for Athens County prosecutor
Harold J. Rose announces his bid for prosecuting attorney in the May Republican primary. Rose, a former prosecutor from 1935 to 1940, plans to file petitions with the Athens County Board of Elections by Monday, setting up a two way contest with Joseph B. Vanity Jr. Lavelle may seek Democratic opposition contingent on Vanity. Rose, 1930s-40s officeholder and WWII acting prosecutor, is now village solicitor at Glouster, lives at 46 Grosvenor St. Ath ens with wife Mary Helen Lee and daughter Lee Ann. He is a Staunton Military Academy and Ohio State grad, law degree 1931 Cincinnati.
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Harold J. Rose
Republcan
Rose
Athens County Board of Elections
Joseph B. Vanity, Jr
William A. Lavelle
Lavelle
Vanity
Gordon B. Grey
Gray
Athens
Glouster
Republican Executive Committee
Tor
Grosvenor St
Mary Helen Lee
Lee Ann
Athens High School
Staunton Military Academy
Ohio State University
University of Cincinnati
Young Musicians Win Spurs in Athens Mid-Winter Band Concert
Athens students crown 65 fifth and sixth graders as musicians at the Mid-Winter Band Concert. The elementary group performed five marches and waltzes, led by Thomas Stubbs. a 91-piece high school band showcased Cathedral Canyon Overture and Blues in the Band. Student teachers Norman Lanning Leroy McBane and John Mitchell directed pieces.
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Roseberry
Athens
Athens High School
Leroy Anderson
Norman Lanning
Leroy McBane
John Mitchell
Ghosts Attend Band Concerts
A school band fundraiser drew a humorous note when a fifth grader turned in unusually large proceeds. The director joked that many of the boy’s ancestors were coming to town to hear him, complimenting the enterprising salesmanship amid a spooky turnout.
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Athens
Mrs. Adda Brannan 92 Dies At Hillcrest
Mrs. Adda W. Brannan aged 92 died Friday morning at Hillcrest Rest Home. Widow of John C. Brannan, former photography studio owner, she was descendant of Athens’ oldest families and the last survivor of seven children. Survived by nieces and nephews including Greta Moler, Gertrude Patton, Clarys Morris, Len Smith Jr., and Walker Enoch. Funeral arrangements handled by Dowler Ferguson Hughes Funeral Home.
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Adda W. Brannan
Hillcrest Rest Home
John C. Brannan
Attleboro, Mass
Walker Enoch
Cincinnati
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes ‘Funeral Home
Plains considers incorporation despite cost concerns
Athens County Commissioners held a hearing at The Plains High School on proposed incorporation. Proponents claim long term progress outweighs expenses, while opponents warn of prohibitive costs for water, sewer, fire protection, and roads. About 200 residents attended. signatures count showed 287 opposed, 66 for to meet legal minimum. The commissioners will decide whether to proceed.
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Plains High School
Athens County Commissioners
The
Plains
C. E. Berry
William A. Lavelle
Y. B. Yanity
Athens
Yanity
Walter Erwin
Clarence Meek
E. A. Cottingham
Lloyd Kittle
Vanity
Athens Township
Canaanville Resident Dies at 76 in Ohio Valley
George Darnell 76 of Canaanville died Friday morning after a two year illness. A retired coal miner born in Lawrence County he lived in Canaanville 45 years and worked for state and county highway departments. Survived by daughter Marita Sidders Athens three sons and three sisters. Funeral Sunday 1 50 p m at Canaanville Methodist Church with Rev Max Williams officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Friends may call after Saturday noon at Dowler Ferguson funeral home.
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George Darnell
Canaanville
Lawrence County
Darnell
Eagles’ Lodge
Athens
Mary
Marita Sidders
Alex
William
Newark
Oscar
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Tish Shearer
Oma Bryant
Jane Cook
Hanging Rock
Canaanville Methodist Church
Max Williams
Dowler - Ferguson Funeral Home
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Bowyer
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James Chariton
Carrie Augustine
Ezra Henson
Vernon Huggins
Andrew McCaulsky
Herbert Russell
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Harold J. Rose County
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Independent Telephone Investment
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