Athens County High School Tournament Fans Pack Gym
Crowds gathered hours before the third night of Athens County basketball action at Athens High School Gymnasium with many seated areas filled and lobby observers. Washington’s Birthday holiday closing plans affect Monday offices. state highway costs rise due to winter weather, with labor, equipment use, and salt and cinder totals reported by Harry Richards.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Athens County
Athens High School
Gordon Ruth
Harry Richards
Richards
Temperature Plunges After Warm Spell
A sharp cold snap lowered temperatures from 71 degrees Thursday to a 24 degree low last night. By 9:30 a.m. Friday the thermometer remained near that mark. River levels also fell reaching 6.07 feet as winds continued to blow. Forecasts note the cold may ease later in the day.
George Walton Sentenced to County Jail
George Walton of Chauncey was found guilty in Common Pleas Court of assault and battery against Ruth Borrow man, 18, also of Chauncey. He received a 120 day sentence with 60 days suspended, plus costs of $69.29 to be paid or served at $3 per day, and was restricted from liquor and liquor-sold premises as a condition of probation.
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George Walton
Chauncey
Common Pleas
Ruth Borrowman
Walton
O. F. Rowland
Orr Assumes Command of Guard Unit in Athens Ohio
William B. Orr, captain of the Athens unit of the Ohio National Guard, assumed command of the company Thursday from Major Erle Bridgewater. Orr, with five years in the armed forces and combat in the South Pacific, works as a Beasley and Mathews salesman. National Security Week exhibit features field, communication, and engineering gear and weapons at Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. window.
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William B. Orr
Athens
Ohio National Guard
Erle Bridgewater
Orr
Beasley and Mathews
Major Bridgewater
Headquarters Co
National Guard
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Knox jailed and fined for intoxication by mayor
Woodrow Knox age 36 of 208 Washington Street was charged by police with intoxication. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 19 days in jail by Mayor William P. Mickle today.
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Woodrow Knox
Washington St
William P. Mickle
Honor Society Tags 15 at AHS Assembly
At Athens High School an annual National Honor Society tagging ceremony announced fifteen new members nine seniors Jacquelyn Deem Mary Carolina Hess April Kinsel Jane Long Dick Mathews Nancy Packard Shirley Stevens Mary Varnes Tom Wootten and six juniors Flora Armbruster Jean Baird Frank Dilley Sam Henderson Barbara Hope Margaret Scott. Old members, who perform the tagging, led honorees to the platform while Al Gubitz noted selections are based on activities character and leadership with eligibility of B average or better and a 60 percent selection cap.
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National Honor Society
Athens
Jacquelyn Deem
Mary Carolina Hess
April Kinsel
Jane Long
Dick Mathews
Nancy Packard
Shirley Stevens
Mary Varnes
Tom Wootten
Flora Armbruster
Jean Baird
Frank Dilley
Sam Henderson
Barbara Hope
Margaret Scott
al Gubitz
Society
Margaret Robe
Betty Snyder
Merrill Thomas
Joan Vance
Marion Vanity
OU Student Hurt When Truck Strikes Bicycle
Frank Kasper a 22 year old Ohio University sophomore from Parma sustained cuts and bruises Thursday when a Imperial Ice Cream Co truck leaving Kern Court at the S Congress Street exit hit his bicycle. Driver Willard Daft 44 Park Hotel said he blew his horn for a boy in the alley but did not stop. Kasper was taken to the university hospital. The bicycle was a total loss.
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Frank Kasper
Ohio University
Palmer Hall
Kern Court
S. Congress St
Imperial Ice Cream Co
Willard Daft
Park Hotel
Joseph B. Grogan
Kasper
Parma
University Hospital
Grogan
Three Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Three drivers were fined Thursday after arrests by the State Highway Patrol. Mayor W P Mickle fined Clarence F Laughlin of Athens $10 and costs for driving on the wrong side of the road. Eleanor Z Brown of Dayton was fined $5 and costs for driving without an operator's license. Floyd Stiff, mayor of Murray City, fined William M Whitmore of Nelsonville Route 1 $5 and costs for driving with insufficient brakes.
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W. P. Mickle
State Highway Patrol
Mickle
Clarence F. Laughlin
Athens
Eleanor Z. Brown
Dayton
Laughlin
Albany
Murray City
Floyd Stiff
William M. Whitmore
Nelsonville
Summer Camp Plans Discussed by Scouters
Initial planning has begun for the Kootaga Area Boy Scout Camp oree, slated for June 4, 5 and 6 at the Roane County 4-H Camp near Spencer, West Virginia, following a meeting of the Hocking District Committee chaired by area scout executive D. D. Montoya. The committee reviewed last year’s problems and outlined plans for 1948, setting next meeting for March 2.
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Kootaga Area
Roane County
Spencer
W. Va
D. D. Montoya
Parkersburg
Lee Township Man Found Dead at Home Near Albany
John W. Fagan, 76, was found dead in his bed at his Lee Township farm residence west of Albany on Route 143. Officials say death appeared natural, with coroner Dr. John H. Elias confirming natural causes. Survivors include three sons and several siblings. funeral services set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at Temple Church, burial in West Union Cemetery.
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John W. Fagan
Albany
George Bateman
Bateman
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
John H. Elias
W. E. Crabtree
Frank Arbaugh
Ermil Arbaugh
Fagan
Lee Township
Athens County
Charlies E. Fagan
Philadelphia
Walter Fagan
Germany
John O. Fagan
Columbus
Peter L
Near Athens
Matthew
Athens
Homer Cornell
Temple Church
Robert L. Phillips
West Union St. Cemetery
Diplomat Speakers Planned at OU Campus Talks on World Affairs
The article notes upcoming visits by diplomats and officials to the University of Oklahoma. Mrs Rohde, with a distinguished State Department background, plans a Denmark research trip. Porter McKeever of the U S mission to the United Nations will visit February 27 for campus talks and a journalism convocation. Further visits by Sir Guy, Austin, Holliday, Col Allen are tentatively scheduled for spring dates pending approval.
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Congress
Ronde
Congressional Foreign Affairs Committee
Denmark
U.S. State Department
San Francisco
Chemistry
McKeever
George Starr Lasher
School of Journalism
Sir Guy
Austin
Holliday
Col. Allen
World Affairs Committee
Dr. Smith
L. C. Staats
Thomas M. Wolfe
Victor Whitehouse
Nancy Canfield
Steve Santos
Kloronol Relief for Sinus Congestion Promises Quick Cure
Sufferers find relief from nasal congestion and sinus headaches with KLORONOL. The remedy claims to reduce symptoms of hay fever and sneezing, offering a money back guarantee. Athens Pharmacy at 12 S. Court St advertises the product with mail orders available.
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DEVOS
Athens Pharmacy
S. Court St
Spanish War Vet Group Seeks War Veteran for Welfare Post
Athens County Camp 78 of the United Spanish American War Veterans passed a resolution condemning Athens County Child Welfare Board for hiring Paul Noftz, a conscientious objector, as executive secretary and demanding a veteran be employed. Lon Lowery announced the move, with copies sent to the county commissioners and board chair George Holdren. Noftz will take a civil service exam February 26 to confirm his temporary appointment. the $2,700 yearly salary is state paid, complicating civil service status.
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Athens County
Child Welfare Board
Paul Noftz
Lon Lowery
Lowery
Athens County Board of Commissioners
George Holdren
Nelsonville
Dealers Told Car Shortage Will Continue
A new wholesale parts plan to avert a transportation breakdown was explained at a Berry Hotel dinner for dealers and independent garages. Paul Ullmark said General Motors sponsors the plan, aimed at increasing production, expanding stocks and lowering prices of common parts to keep existing cars running. The first in a 325-dealer zone, the meeting drew GM officials and featured Rex Koons music and three sports exhibitions by Ohio University with Jerry Cavanaugh, Dick Gross, and wrestlers.
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Berry Hotel
Nye Chevrolet Co
Paul Ullmark
General Motors
H. L. Cross
Norwood
Ullmark
Frank Brush
H. A. Smith
George Scharf
Athens
Jack Matson
Cincinnati
Ralph Printz
Charleston
W. Va
Earl Schmitz
Detroit
George Foster
Chick Sale
Cleveland
Rex Koons
Thor Olson
Ohio University
Jerry Cavanaugh
Dick Gross
Chauncey Man Held for Army Discharge Inquiry
Eugene E. De Vore, 22, of Chauncey M., was turned over to Army authorities by city police yesterday for an discharge investigation per Chief Joseph B. Grogan. De Vore had been held by police at the Army's request, the chief stated.
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Eugene E. de Vore
Chauncey M
Army
Joseph B. Grogan
de Vore
Former USDA Official Named To OU Faculty
Dr. Frank M. Chapman, ex social scientist with the U S Department of Agriculture, is named acting assistant professor of philosophy at Ohio University by President John C. Baker. He starts Feb 9, studied at Oregon and Leipzig, earned degrees from Washington Brown Harvard, and co authored two philosophy works.
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Frank M. Chapman
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Ohio University
John C. Baker
Chapman
Forest Grove
Oregon
University of Oregon
Willamette University
Salem
University of Leipzig
Germany
University of Washington
Brown University
Harvard University
Brown
Harvard
University of Texas
American Philosophy Association
Traffic Check On Route 33 North Of Athens
State Highway patrolmen conducted a Thursday traffic check north of Athens on Route 33. No arrests were made but 20 warnings were issued for minor mechanical corrections. Officers inspected 57 passenger cars and 21 trucks during the operation.
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Athens
Two men fined for trespassing and intoxication by mayor
Two men were each fined ten dollars and costs Thursday by Mayor W. P. Mickle. Robert R. Deibler, 21, of 24 S. May Ave., faced trespassing charges. James McVickers, 53, of Guysville Route 2, was charged by police with intoxication.
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W. P. Mickle
Robert R. Deibler
S. May Ave
James McVickers
Guysville
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