Hecht Named Assistant Alumni Secretary at Ohio University
Martin L. Hecht, OHIO graduate and former personnel director, is appointed assistant alumni secretary under alumni secretary Clark E. Williams. Hecht, married with two children, will focus on alumni field work, local group organizing, class reunions, and senior class contacts while continuing as personnel director until a successor is chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark E. Williams
Hecht
East Cleveland Shaw High School
Ohio University
The
White Motor Co
Cleveland
India
Phi Delta Theta
National
Oxford
Jean Righter
Ohio Wesleyan University
Holly
Ross
Athens City gains full ownership of 34 veterans housing units
The Athens City Council, in a 90-minute session, completed the transfer of 34 veteran housing units from the housing corporation to city ownership. The body also addressed parking meters on W Union and College streets, discussed county relief administration, and considered fire protection outside city lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Athens
W.P. Micklé
Highland Ave
Fairgrounds
W. Union St
Congress
College St
C. H. Harris
Safety Service
Daniel A. Pierce
C. H. Creed
Athens State Hospital
Ohio University
B. T. Grover
E. State St
South Bridge
Mickle
Athens County borrows 38000 for current costs
The Athens County commissioners secured a six month loan of 38000 from the Bank of Athens to cover general operating expenses. They cited late real estate tax books and delayed state road funds as the cause, with the road program specifically affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Bank of Athens
T. H. Morgan
Athens County Child Welfare Board
Dr. Morgan
J. Howard Cline
Gilbert Shannon
Athens
Parker Tire Co
Buck Auto Supply
Strawn Plumbing Co
General
Voter interest called greatest problem by League leader
Harper Pendry executive secretary of the Board of Trade told the League of Women Voters that lack of ballot interest is a major government problem. He urged focusing on primaries to elect better known officials, noted Athens Democratic primaries with about five percent turnout, and outlined city planning, parking, water supply, housing, and sanitation issues hindering Athens development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Pendry
Board of Trade
League of Women Voters
League
Pendry
Athens
State University
State Hospital
Wrong Car That Time Driver Fined For Unsafe Operation
Don Richard Ewing aged 20 of Zanesville Route 6 was arraigned by Mayor W. P. Mickle on a charge of unsafe operation after forcing a State Highway Patrol car off Route 33 north of Athens. He was fined 15 dollars and costs. The patrol said three other drivers were fined for traffic violations on the same day. Clarence Deeter 31 New Marshfield Route 1 and George Bateman Jr. 28 35 Stimpson Ave were fined 15 dollars and 10 dollars plus costs after arrests on Route 33 Sunday night for speeding. Charles Steinmetz 26 E State St Apartments was fined 10 dollars and costs for running a stop sign. arraignment delayed after Feb 3 arrest at Route 50 and Route 7 junction Coolville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Richard Ewing
Zanesville
Ewing
Athens
State
W. P. Mickle
Clarence E. Deeter
New Marshfield
George Bateman, Jr
Stimpson Ave
Deeter
Bateman
Charles Steinmetz
E. State St
Coolville
DAY MEETS WEDNESDAY Conrath Bean Chapter DAV Meeting
The Conrath Bean Chapter Disabled American Veterans will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Armory Comdr C J Ailstock says refreshments will be served after the meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrath Bean
Disabled American Veterans
C. J. Ailstock
Dog Owner Fined On Tag Violation
Edward Dickson of Frost Route 1 faced a $5 fine plus costs after arraignment before Justice J. W. Bailey for keeping a dog without a license. Dog Warden Homer Barnhart arrested him and warned that unlicensed dogs lead to arrest and licensing penalties including a $1 extra fee if guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Dickson
Frost Route 1
Justice of the Peace
J. W. Bailey
Homer Barnhart
Barnhart
1950 Fishing Licenses Go On Sale
Hook and line fishing licenses for 1950 are on sale in the Clerk of Courts office of Phyllis A. LaVelle. Only resident licenses have arrived so far, with a charge of 1 dollar for a one year permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerk of Courts
Phyllis A. LaVelle
Collision damages two city cars in Monday crash
City police reported slight damage after a collision on S Court Street involving Bessie Marie Perry 48 of 212 West Washington Street and Charles Abraham 23 of 120 West Union Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Marie Perry
Washington St
Charles Abraham
W. Union St
S. Court St
Athens Girl Delivers Oration At Kiwanis Meeting
Joan Eleanor Vance, Ohio University sophomore and daughter of Mr and Mrs J R Vance of 69 Morris Ave, spoke on Sheep at the Kiwanis Club gathering in Hotel Berry. She highlighted leadership duties and urged Americans to accept responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Eleanor Vance
J. R. Vance
Morris Ave
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Berry
Ohio University
Miss Vance
Ohio State
Denison University
Kiwanis
Prof
L. C. Staats
J. E. Thackery
Harold F. Kellogg
Athens First Methodist Church
Wilson Snyder
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Mr and Mrs Paul Lewis of Athens Route 4 welcome a son. Admitted H O Young Athens Route 2 minor surgery. Mrs Lucille Gottfried Athens medical. Nora Ralph Rutland medical. Frances Parry Athens medical. Dismissed E Paul Cotton Athens. Mrs Ida Kelly Athens Route 4. Earl Tewksbury Carpenter Patrick J Eddy Athens. Paul H Eddy Athens. Phillip Yoder Athens. Mrs Charles L Lewis and son Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Young
Athens
Lucille Gottfried
Pan Nora Ralph
Rutland
Frances Parry
E. Paul Cotton
Ida Kelly
Earl Tewksbury
Carpenter
Patrick J. Eddy
Paul H. Eddy
Phillip Yoder
Charles L. Lewis and Son
Clear Weather Tuesday Follows Steady Rain
A drizzle yesterday raised the Hocking River level by about six inches as 12 inches of rain fell. The river rose from 5.5 to 6 feet while Monday's records showed a high of 49 and a low of 36 reported by Mrs. C. N. France. Tuesday morning was clear and sunny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking
C. N. France
Marriage Licenses From Athens Area and Nearby Towns
John M. Duncan 21 and Phyllis M. Mathews 22 both of Athens. Louis Zogby 31 of Utica NY and Hadbah Hobaka 28 of Glouster. Burt Griffin 27 of Reedsville and Donna Sanders 17 of Hockingport. Ralph V. Brown II 21 of Chauncey and Ruth Anne Howard 20 of Millfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Duncan
Phyllis M. Mathews
Athens
Louis Zogby
Utica
N. Y
Hadbah Hobaka
Glouster
Burt Griffin
Reedsville
Donna Sanders
Hockingport
Ralph V. Brown II
Chauncey
Ruth Anne Howard
Millfield
Survivors Listed for George W. Carsey Ex-Railroader
Additional survivors named include stepchildren Cpl. Harold Burris serving with the Army at Ft. Dix New Jersey and Myrna Burris of Columbus. The deceased died Monday at his home 20 Elliott Street and left these survivors among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Carsey
Elliott St
Cpl
Harold Burris
Ft. Dix
N. J
Myrna Burris
Columbus
Light Crasher Fined For Traffic Light Crash in Lancaster
Carl L. Brookhart aged 26 of Lancaster paid a $5 fine on Tuesday in Mayor W. P. Mickle's court. Costs were suspended after he pleaded guilty to crashing the traffic light at the Lancaster and Second street corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl L. Brookhart
Lancaster
W. P. Mickle
Brookhart
Prayer Band to Meet at Graham Chapel
Graham Chapel Prayer Band will meet Thursday at the church with Mrs. Charles Hill as leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Chapel
Charles Hill
Athens Man to Be Made Deacon in Local Ordination
Peyton Reed son of F W and Mrs Reed of 31 Columbus Ave is to be ordained a deacon at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Church of the Good Shepherd by Rt Rev Henry Wise Hobson bishop of the Diocese of Southern Ohio. He is OU and Ohio University graduate and has just finished at Episcopal Theological Seminary in Cambridge Mass He will serve at St Stephen s Church Cincinnati after ordination He served six years in the armed forces including two in China as a first lieutenant with the engineers He is married to Mary Ann Coughlin and they have two children David and Patricia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peyton Reed
F. W. Reed
Columbus Ave
Henry Wise Hobson
Southern Ohio
Church of the Good Shepherd
Phil Porter
Reed
Athens High School
Ohio University
Episcopal Theological Seminary
Cambridge
Emergency Medical Aid Expanded by Athens Medical Association
The Athens County Medical Association and the Business and Professional Women’s Club announce expanded emergency medical aid. Christina Church handles on call notifications at 0383 and directs callers to the current on duty doctor, with duties starting last October under Dr. John R. Sprague. The BPW thanks the doctors and stresses the service is for emergencies only to avoid misuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Medical Association
Business and Professional Women's Club
Christina Church
Miss Church
The
Medical Association
John R. Sprague
BPW
Geraldine Hope
Athens
GI Board Pvt Rolland Smith Promoted in Japan
Rolland L. Smith of New Marshfield has been promoted to private first class in a combat engineer battalion with the Eighth Army in Tokyo. Also serving with Eighth Army in Sendai is Pvt Melvin Scurlock of Athens Route 2 as a scout with a head quarters company intelligence section along with three other area men listed in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolland L. Smith
M. L. Collins
New Marshfield
Eighth Army
Tokyo
Sendai
Japan
Pvt
Melvin Scurlock
David Scurlock
Athens
Scurlock
Intelligence Secon
Harold T. Steele
Anne Steele
Hokkaido
Forest Barnhart
Easter Barnhart
Guysville
James E. Koons
Edward Koons
Trimble
Sailors Visit Tangiers and Army Backs Grads
Three sailors from the USS Arneb serving with the Sixth Task Fleet in the Mediterranean visit Tangiers. Henry H. Graham, William H. Ritchie, and William M. Hannum are named along with Corporal Gerald Keck who recently completed the 26th Infantry NCO School in Bamberg Germany. James Roger Sapp leaves Athens for basic Army Air Force training in San Antonio after graduating from Athens High School in 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangiers
Mediterranean
Henry H. Graham
Carl H. Graham
Athens
William H. Ritchie
Buchtel
William M. Hannum
Teleman
Doris A. Hannum
Long Bottom
Cpl
Gerald Keck
26Th Infantry
Bamberg
Germany
Corporal Keck
Buchtel High School
James Roger Sapp
Clyde Sapp
Woodland Ave
San Antonio
Texas
Athens High School
County Schools Meet Postponed To Monday
Athens County school board session delayed to Monday with Jan 31 as transfer request deadline. Four petitions filed last week seek transfers from York to Nelsonville Albany to Athens township Trimble Township to Glouster and Lurig to The Plains. action expected at the board meeting in the superintendent's office at 7 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Glen M. Hanes
York District
Nelsonville
Albany
Athens Township
Trimble Township
Glouster
Luhrig
Plains
Supintendent
Teaching Son To Steal Leads to Fines and Jail
Clyde Singer of Glouster was sentenced to one year in the county jail and fined $1000 plus costs after pleading guilty to acting in a way tending to cause the delinquency of a minor. Juvenile Judge John F. Newcomb said Singer taught his son to steal and the child was an adept pupil, linked to recent thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Singer
Singer
John F. Newcomb
Parole Granted for Sand Ridge Man Delmer Kisor
Delmer Kisor of Sand Ridge won parole from London Prison Farm among 64 inmates listed March 16 by the Associated Press. He was sentenced from Athens County on March 18, 1948 for driving a motor vehicle without the owner's consent, as Lonnie Phelps of Sand Ridge also faced sentencing and remains in term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmer Kisor
Sand Ridge
London
Associated Press
Athens County
Lonnie Phelps
Ohio Professor Attends APS Sessions in New York
John E. Edwards an associate professor of physics at Ohio University returned Monday from New York where he attended meetings of the American Physical Society at Columbia University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nyc
John E. Edwards
Ohio University
New York
American Physical Society
Columbia University
Messenger Circulation Is Explained by The Messenger Manager
Fred W. Weber, circulation manager, explained the complex duties of a modern daily’s circulation to Athens Rotarians. He noted over 200 youths earned more than 60 thousand dollars last year, with a carrier average of 5.25 dollars weekly, nine trucks logging a quarter million miles, and a million and a half pounds of paper carried across 660 miles of district routes. In emergencies, higher trucks, boats, and even railroad handcars were used, while James M. Vercoe and Norman Saylor led distribution and maintenance staff. The Messenger loads hundreds of bundles and thousands of papers each hour before presses roll, with officials named for mail accounting and carrier supervision. Weber, born in Athens and once a carrier, highlighted growth from 10 thousand subscribers to today’s total, and noted his leadership roles in the Ohio and international circulation communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Fred W. Weber
The
Messenger
Weber
James M. Vercoe
Norman Saylor
Martha Snedden
Carmen Church
Gallia
Mason
Charles Gilkey
Hocking
Perry
Vinton
Vercoe
Phillip C. Schultz
New York City
Ohio
Farm Meetings At Grange Hall Set This Week
Ath ens County farmers will attend two 1 30 p m sessions at the Athens Grange Hall arranged by the extension service. Thursday speaker Floyd DeLashmutt will discuss Farm Management Receipts and Expenses and urge farmers to bring farm books. Friday afternoon L K Baer will cover southeastern Ohio sheep industry trends and lamb prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Athens Grange Hall
Ross Wright
Extension Service
Ohio State University
Floyd DeLashmutt
DeLashmutt
Ohio
L. K. Baer
OUS
Wright
Youth Denies Charges Of Check Forgery
Edward Szewczyk a 19 year old of Cleveland pleaded innocent to two forgery charges. Bound to the grand jury under a $1000 bond by Mayor W P Mickle. Charges listed January 28 by Glen Downey. Szewczyk resided at 77 Mulberry Street and issued two checks totaling 14 dollars to other students. the checks were cashed by Downey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Szewczyk
Cleveland
W. P. Mickle
Szewczyk
Glen Downey
Mulberry St
Downey
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Martin L. Hecht
John C. Baker
MR. Hecht
Bee
Ee County
CITY
VET Homes Ownership
League Grou
Victor Goedicke
R. F. Creegan
Mcmullen
Gibson
Owave
S. Court St. Athens
Church of the Nazarene
the Plains
Maridel Harding
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Paul Lewis
MR. Reed
Grange Hall
Thyra Nelson
Wales
Exibs
R. E. “Mac” McCammon, Mgr
Apital Finance Corp
W. Columbus St
George Appleman
Mgr
Kelch
Uninion Street
Koons Music Store
O. V. Yaw
Western Auto Store
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