American Forestry Group Plans Meeting in Athens
The Ohio Chapter of the Society of the American Foresters will hold its winter meeting in Athens. District forester Irving I. Dickman will preside, with J. M. Byrd and James Seward discussing state and federal forest activities. About 45 members are expected to attend and OU forestry staff will present the ingram program.
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Ohio
Society of the American Foresters
Athens
Irving I. Dickman
Dickman
Buckeye
J. M. Byrd
James Seward
Wayne National Forest
Ohio University
Gram
W. W. Forest
Wiggin
Seward
Byrd
Robert Merz
Merz
Central State Experiment Station
Federal
Federal Forest Experiment Station
Heart Attack Fatal to Athens Visitor Doctor Crocker Dies After Arrival
Funeral services are arranged for Dr. William Crocker 74 botanist of Yonkers N Y who died Saturday night after arriving at the Berry Hotel Athens. A local physician said death was due to a heart attack. The retired director of the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research in Yonkers and former University of Chicago faculty member, he had been visiting professor at the University of Washington in 1943. His bride was Mrs Neva Ray Brown Ankenbrand of Yonkers and formerly Marietta.
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William Crocker
Yonkers
Berry Hotel
Doctor Crocker
Marietta
Boyce Thompson Institute For Plant Research
University of Chicago
Walker-Ames
University of Washington
Neva Ray Brown Ankenbrand
First Baptist
OU Journalism Group Places High in U S
Ohio University's chapter of Sigma Delta Chi placed eighth in a national efficiency contest among 32 universities. Indiana University won, Ohio State University placed fourteenth. OU will travel to Ohio State to view movies on police reporting the Rose Bowl and the Ohio State marching band.
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Ohio University
Sigma Delta Chi
Chicago
University of Indiana
Ohio State University
Ohio State
Richard Bitters
Ohio State Group
SDX
Weekend patrol reports two area accidents with injuries
State Highway patrolmen recorded two weekend crashes. Patricia Ann Hunter, 16, of Guysville, drove off Route 50 after her father Maurice Hunter, 43, tried to take the wheel and was charged with intoxication. he was fined 20 dollars. In a Sunday crash at Route 180 and Route 374 in Hocking County, Mabel Pfleger sustained minor back and neck injuries after Wyatt McDaniel of Springfield rear collided her car. authorities cited slick roads and the Pflegers did not require treatment. Milo Hawke, 24, of Avon Place, was fined 10 dollars for speeding.
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Patricia Ann Hunter
Guysville
Albany
Maurice Hunter
W. P. Mickle
Hunter
Milo F. Hawke
Avon Place
Mickle
Honor Society Selects 15 at Athens High
Fifteen Athens High School students were named to the National Honor Society after faculty selection. Nine seniors and six juniors earned membership, joining six returning members. Miss Ann Pickering serves as adviser.
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Honor
Athens High
Athens High School
Bob Bigley
Jane Morgan
Bob Heidler
Jo Ellen Goddard
Llewellyn Robe
Alice Newcomb
Nona Green
Sallie Algeo
Sharon Oldfield
Bob O’brien
Yvonne Sherrow
Harriett Sapp
James Dilley
Weese Dickman
Eleanor Wickline
Charles Frank
David White
Jean Kay Hartley
Ruth Wickline
George Starcher
Lewis Oadis II
Ann Pickering
Coolville Woman Dies After Long Life in Community
Ella May Haning, 86, lifelong Coolville resident, died Monday. Survived by brother Charles Flowers and sister Frances Gunder, both of Coolville. Funeral services Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Coolville Methodist Church with Rev. C. Lockwood officiating, burial in Coolville Cemetery. Friends may call after Tuesday noon at White Funeral Home.
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Coolville
Ella May Haning
Charles Flowers
Frances Gunder
Coolville Methodist Church
Or. C. Lockwood
White
Rain Checks Fall Of Hocking River
The Hocking River remained stationary this morning as rain Sunday and Monday slowed its fall. Weather observer Mrs C N France notes total rainfall at 1.6 inches and the river at about 6.3 feet, near Sunday’s level after a gradual recession. Temperature held steady with 44 degrees for both Sunday high and Monday morning low 39.
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Hocking
C. N. France
Substitute Worker Needed at Athens Post Office
An examination for substitute clerk carrier duty at the Athens post office was announced by the U S Civil Service Commission. The job pays $1.31 per hour with yearly increases for satisfactory service. Applications due by Feb 28 through W H Oldfield, local secretary, at the post office building.
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Athens
U. S. Civil Service Commission
W. H. Oldfield
Commission
Cars damaged in city collision at Court and State
City police report slight damage to two cars in a Sunday afternoon crash at Court and State. Vehicles were driven by Glenn Bartlett 20 of Guysville Route 2 and Hugh Waller 63 of 464 Richland Ave.
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Court and
State
Glenn Bartlett
Guysville
Hugh Waller
Richland Ave
Scouts Honor Court at Athens High School
A Sunday Boy Scouts court of honor at Athens High School Little Theater awarded Life, first and second class ranks and merit badges. Jack Kabat received the Life badge from H H Roseberry. Edward Rober, Bruce Roach, Eddie Brown, George Dion earned advances. 10 scouts joined Troop 56 in tenderfoot investiture led by Carl Sylvester.
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Athens High School
Little Theater
Jack
Kabat
H. H. Roseberry
Hock-Hocking
Edward Rober
Bruce Roach
Eddie Brown
George Dion
Roach
Carl
Sylvester
Billy Algeo
Larry Chesser
Robert Dickens
Ronald Davis
Billy Hamer
James Lee
Dave Merrick
Gaige Paulsen
John Risch
Paul Schwartz
Robert Winn
Alpha Phi Omega
Raymond Hurd
Athens Man Honored on 94th Birthday Remembers Full Life
Hooper, an Athens Countian, turns 94 and recalls a life of hard work and adventure. His travels began with a $40 monthly hardware job, crossing West Virginia by horseback in winter, and led to 28 years inside sales plus woodworking. He hunted widely in Athens County and fished famous streams, preserving tales and regalia from his Knights of Ivanhoe days.
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C. H. Amsey Hooper
Athens
H. M. Woods
State St
Hooper
Mrs. Woods
Woods
M. Selby Glazier
Besg White
Florence Zanner
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Maryland
Clarksburg
Athens County
Hocking
Alexander Township
Bassett Church
Mr. Hooper
Clemen Hooper
Stephen Hooper
Ainsey Hooper
Lydia Angell
Thomas Angell
Lodi Township
John Graham
Moore
Court St
Rainbow
Charles Hibbard
Knights of Ivanhoe
Charles E. Lee dies aged 82 in Athens County
Charles E. Lee, 82, retired miner, died Sunday at his Vore Ridge home after a two year illness. Born in Guysville he lived in Athens County all his life. Surviving are his wife Elsie. three daughters Hazel Sager, Zada Crawford, Oma Wycuff. three sons Hubert Everett John all of Athens area. 19 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Also a brother Dall Lee and four sisters Eleanor Scott Constance Scott Bertha Vaden Flora Hess. Funeral services were set for Tuesday 2 p.m. at Bates Methodist Church with burial at the adjacent cemetery. friends may call at Dowler and Ferguson funeral home.
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Charles E. Lee
Vore Ridge
Guysville
Athens County
Elsie
Hazel Sager
Athens
Zada Crawford
Oma Wycuff
Toledo
Hubert
Everett
John
Dall Lee
Eleanor Scott
Portsmouth
Constance Scott
the Plains
Bertha Vaden
Columbus
Flora Hess
Leslie Buck
Bates Methodist Church
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Births announced for Mr. and Mrs. Warren Whitmore of Athens a son. Admissions include Raymond Fogg Athens major surgery, Mrs Iain Whinfield Athens major surgery, Roger Thompson Athens major surgery, Ruth Meeks Athens minor surgery, William C C Young Stewart medical, Mrs Albert McLaughlin Athens medical. Dismissals include Mrs Earl Andy and daughter McArthur Route 2, Mrs Lucille Gottfried Athens, Mrs Mary Stover Athens Route, Mrs Evelyn Pugh Albany Route, John Kuhn The Plains, Mildred Fulton Athens, Mrs Mary Hunter Millfield Ranuta 1 SVAULT Janet Sue James Athens Route, James Whitaker Albany Route.
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Warren Whitmore
Athens
Raymond Fogg
Iain Whinfield
Roger Thompson
William CC. Young
Stewart
Ruth Meeks
Albert McLaughlin
Earl Andy
McArthur
Lucille Gottfried
Mary Stover
John Kuhn
the Plains
Mildred Fulton
Mary Hunter
Millfield
Ranuta
Divorce and Custody Granted in Cowden v Cowen Case
In a common pleas court decree, More Cowden was awarded divorce from Earl Cowen and custody of a minor child. The court also ordered the defendant to pay $28 monthly child support. The petition alleged gross neglect. the couple wed February 1, 1936.
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Common Pleas Court
More Cowden
Earl Cowen
Marriage Licenses for Four Couples Reported
Edward Dawson Sams, 28, Parkersburg West Virginia, and Inella Virginia Donley, 24, Torch. James W. Tom, 25, Athens, and Lula Genevieve Werner, 18, Millfield Route 1.
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Edward Dawson Sams
Parkersburg
W. Va
Inella
Virginia Donley
Torch
James W. Tom
Athens
Lula
Genevieve Werner
Millifield
Ohio Drivers Know-How Lags Behind Fatal Highway Risk
The Ohio State Safety Council warns driver ignorance of traffic laws fuels many accidents. A report to Sheriff George Bateman cites excessive speeds, improper passing, ignoring yellow lines, and poor railroad crossing observation as common errors. It urges studying the Ohio Drivers Manual from the Department of Highways.
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Ohio
Ohio State Safety Council
George Bateman
Safety Council
Bateman
Department of Highways
Sheriff's Office
Courtoase
43 Workers File Claims For Benefits
The Athens Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation reports 43 new initial jobless claims in the week ending February 4, equaling the prior week and well below early January totals. Continued claims declined to 466, with neighboring offices showing mixed movements while Ohio’s eight largest cities posted a notable weekly drop.
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H. H. Sands
Athens
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Sands
Logan
Nelsonville
Gallipolis
Jackson
Vinton County
Ohio
BUC
Enrollment Drives Blue Cross Coverage for Athens County
Athens County residents may enroll tomorrow at city hall in the only annual Blue Cross drive. Families and self employed workers including farmers and railroad employees qualify, with contracts covering 30 hospital days per year plus rooms, meals, nursing, operating room access, lab work, drugs, vaccines, and related care. The outreach is led by a Citizens Committee and endorsed by the local medical society and Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Athens County Blue Cross
City Hall
Thomas Wolfe
M. D. Hughes
John F. Newcomb
Oscar Fulton
Katherine Figg Sams
Blue Cross
Athens County Medical Society
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Sharpsburg Driver Fined for DUI Charge
Argyle Smith, 27, was fined 150 dollars plus costs by Mayor W. P. Mickle after being found with the motor running and at the steering wheel on N Court Street, charged with physical control of a vehicle while under the influence.
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Sharpsburg
W. P. Mickle
Argyle Smith
Smith
N. Court St
Two Traffic Fines Follow Police Arrests
Two men were each fined five dollars Saturday after city police arrested them for traffic violations. Costs were suspended. Joseph L. Tornatzky of 146 East State Street was found guilty of crashing a traffic light while Ray J. Ash of 39B Richland Avenue was fined for failing to halt at an intersection.
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Joseph L. Tornatzky
E. State St
Ray J. Ash
Richland Ave
Athens VA Office Hours Change
Athens Veterans Administration office hours are extended to 8 a m to 4 45 p m Monday through Friday aligning with VA headquarters. The shift replaces a 5 p m closing time while noon hours remain open. Saturday hours are not maintained.
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Athens
Veterans’ Administration
Alton F. Friedel
Friedel
Gross Neglect Charged In Divorce Action
Julia Nells Brue files for divorce from Dominic Brue in common pleas court at South Charleston Ohio. She seeks restoration to her maiden name Julie Nells and the household property. She alleges gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. Married June 4 1944 in South Charleston. No children.
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Common Pleas Court
Julia Nells Brue
Dominic Brue
South Charleston
Ohio
Julie Nells
Athens man jailed for intoxication fine
Herb Wolf aged 55 of Athens Route 2 was confined to the county jail Monday for failure to pay a fine set by Mayor W. P. Mickle. He was arraigned on an intoxication charge, fined 10 dollars and costs.
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Herb Wolf
Athens
W. P. Mickle
Wolf
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