School Receives Colors From Athens Legion Auxiliary
In a morning assembly at Athens High School the Ladies Auxiliary of the K. T. Crossen Post presented colors the national emblem and the school banner. Donna Gaitten and Robert Drake accepted the banners as Mrs. Nona Baird and others participated in the ceremony.
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Athens Legion Auxiliary
Ladies Auxiliary
K. T. Crossen Post
American Legion
Athens High School
Nona Baird
Auxiliary
Isabelle Josten
Mary Kyle
Donna Gaitten
Robert Drake
Francis Frebault
C. Cornell
Spyrestien
M. E. Olmstead
George Washington
Major Olmstead
Washington
United States
Producers Banquet to Fire Up Eagles Membership Drive
The fourth district of the Fraternal Order of Eagles plans its first annual Producers Banquet at Hotel Berry on March 23 at 8 p m. A producer gains entry by bringing in a new member before the event. Athens Aerie leads January with 130 new members toward an 84 quota by June, while Nelsonville Aerie holds a growing overall lead in the district cup race. State officers will attend as guest speakers.
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Order of Eagles
Hotel Berry
Eagles
Ohio
Aerie
Athens Aerie
Nelsonville Aerie
Nelsonville
Athens
Lodge
Corning
Glouster
Jacksonville
Logan
McArthur
Marietta
Murray City
Pomeroy
Shawnee
Eagles Schedule Meetings and Family Dance
The Athens Eagles hold a regular meeting tonight at 7 30 PM at the Eagles Hall. The Athens Aerie invites members and families to a lodge family dance Saturday night February 25 at 8 PM at the lodge hall.
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Athens Eagles
Eagles
The
Athens Aerue
Lodge
Regular meeting of Conrath Bean chapter No 37 DAV
The Disabled American Veterans unit meets at the Armory Club room on Thursday evening February 23 at 7 30 p m. Members are advised to attend as business will be conducted and plans for forthcoming events will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrath Bean
Armory Club
Holly Rogers Named Glouster Auto Registrar
Holly Rogers has been appointed deputy automobile registrar at Glouster and will travel to Marietta on Thursday February 23 for instruction. Tags go on sale March 1. Applicants for truck licenses apply at Mr Rogers office on Front Street and tags are mailed from Columbus. Auto tags will be sold at the local office.
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Glouster
Holly Rogers
Marietta
Roger
Front St
Columbus
J T High School Patriotic Washington Lincoln Program
Four afternoon periods at J T High School were shortened for a Washington Lincoln program. The girls glee club performed songs and readings including Washington Lincoln papers and Lincoln Gettysburg Address, ending with Star Spangled Banner by the school.
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Glouster
J. T. High School
Glee Club
Washington
Betty Dunlevy
Lincoln
Ila Jean Nelson
Girls’ Glee Club
Kathryn Johnson
Mount Vernon
Clea Conaway
George Mayles Dies At Glouster Tuesday
George Mayles 79 colored died suddenly Tuesday afternoon after plowing and repairs in the morning. Survived by two brothers Haze Glouster and William Zanesville and two children William and Agnes Mae Williams Zanesville. Funeral services at C F Wallace & Son Funeral Home Friday at 1 PM officiated by Rev D P Morris, burial in Glouster Cemetery.
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Glouster
George Mayles
McCarty
Mayles
Haze
William
Zanesville
Meeting of the Faithful Class postponed in Jacksonville
The Jacksonville M. E. Church Faithful Class gathering, set for Thursday evening, is postponed due to the death of Mrs. Joseph Watson. The notice cites respect for the bereaved family and will announce a new date when confirmed.
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Glouster
Jacksonville M. E
Joseph Watson
Mrs Nancy Shaner in Serious Condition After Stroke
Glouster Mrs Nancy Shaner formerly of Paris now on Maple Street is in serious condition after a paralytic stroke Monday morning.
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Glouster
Nancy Shaner
Paris
Maple St
Historic Lincoln Assassination Noted In 1865 Herald
Sherman Parker recalls a yellowed New York Herald page from April 15 1865 reporting Lincoln's assassination. The paper used a single column headline Important and showed mourning rules across pages. Wilkes Booth was named as the assassin and escape details referenced a Baltimore lead.
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Sherman Parker
Athens A. D. No. 1
New York Herald
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
The
Herald
Wilkes Booth
Booth
Ford Theater
Lincoln
Baltimore
New Case of Smallpox in Athens County Rises to Thirteen
The county health office reports a new smallpox case in Millfield. total cases reach thirteen. Health Commissioner Dr. J. M. Higgins says about 700 persons were vaccinated yesterday in Carbondale Mineral Stewart and The Penns, most of them school aged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millfield
J. M. Higgins
Carbondale
Mineral
Stewart
The
Penns
Burch Named in New State Liquor Store Posts
Columbus AP reports Liquor Director Jacob B. Taylor announced March 1 replacements of 85 provisional appointees in state liquor stores. Harold L. Burch of Athens is among those named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Jacob B. Taylor
Harold L. Burch
Athens
Warrant Issued for Junk Shop Owner McGinney
Harry M. Laughlin Stewart swore out a warrant charging Randy McGinney proprietor of a local junk shop with pointing a gun in a threatening manner. Deputies Evans and Day went to arrest him but found he had fled possibly toward West Virginia, per nearby residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry M. Laughlin
Stewart
Randy McGinney
Charles Evans
B. C. Day
McGinney
West Virginia
Revival draws large crowds at Nazarene Church sermons
Large crowds attend a revival at the Nazarene Church located at W State and Walker Streets. Rev Mrs Dorothy Bush of Portsmouth speaks each evening this week at 7 30 with themes of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazarene Church
W. State
Walker Sts
Dorothy Bush
Portsmouth
Drury Funeral Services Held in Glouster
Funeral services for Mrs. E. E. Drury were held at the Cherry Street home with Rev. F. G. Bor off officiating. The American Legion Quartet from Crooksville sang. pallbearers were local game wardens and neighbors. Burial followed in the Bainbridge family burying grounds. Out of town callers included D. W. G. Griffith Oak Hill A. H. Joachim Pomeroy Herman F. Davis Beaver Clyde I. Scrofe Waverly Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wiley Middleport Mrs. Ferne Dye Torch H. S. Dye Torch Mr. and Mrs. Howard Warner Nelsonville Clara Keys Nelsonville Elizabeth Phelps Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Parsons Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dalton Mrs. Gus Gaskalla J. F. Kempton Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Bayless Mrs. Ruth Burdette Stratton Athens Dr. and Mrs. George C. Tedrow Crooksville E. L. Eveland Charles Stevens C. L. Watts John S. Peart American Legion Quartette Crooksville A. J. Perine Gladys Morgan Lorietta Esselstein Corning Mrs. William Heiser Miss Mary McCann Cecilia Cominsky Faye McKinley Haye Seckinger Garnet and Donna Faye Seckinger Walter Hill Mrs. Walter Hill Jacksonville Miss Edithe Wolfe C. F. Danford Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Plant Mr. and Mrs. John Wolfe Mrs. Nora Easler Trimb le Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Carter Lena Davis Mrs. T. F. Davis Lucille Caerter Maplewood.
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Oak Hill
A. H. Joachim
Pomeroy
Herman F. Davis
Beaver
Clyde I. Scrofe
Waverly
Richard Wiley
Middleport
Ferne Dye
Torch
H. S. Dye
Howard Warner
Nelsonville
Clara Keys
Elizabeth Phelps
H. W. Parsons
Harry Dalton
Gus Gaskalla
J. F. Kempton
C. F. Bayless
Ruth Burdette Stratton
Athens
George C. Tedrow
Crooksville
E. L. Eveland
Charles Stevens
C. L. Watts
John S. Peart
American Legion Quartette
A. J. Perine
Gladys Morgan
Loretta Esselstein
Corning
William Heiser
Mary McCann
Cecelia Cominsky
Faye McKinley
Haye Seckinger
Garnet
Donna Faye Seckinger
Walter Hill
Jacksonville
Edithe Wolfe
C. F. Danford
Andrew Plant
John Wolfe
Nora Easler
Trimble
Mary Watson Dies in Jacksonville After Heart Attack
Mrs. Mary Watson aged 61 died Tuesday at her Jacksonville home after a heart attack. Her husband Joseph Watson died last July. She lived in Jacksonville 38 years, from New Pittsburg. Survived by three sons Clifford Glouster Walter Dayton and Joe at home and five daughters Gladys Hunter George Zimmerman P A Isaacs Dayton and Jacksonville residents. Funeral at Jacksonville United Brethren Church Friday at two, Rev H O Davis officiating. Interment Maplewood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Mary Watson
Jacksonville
Joseph Watson
Prick of Pin Is Modern Smallpox Vaccination
Dr J M Higgins county health commissioner explains modern smallpox vaccination using capillary tubes and sealed needles. The process is slight pain, requires 40F storage, and immunity lasts about five years. He warns of potential virulent future outbreaks and urges vaccination for all who can afford it. A World Prayer Day service is planned at Bates Church on Feb 24 at 7:30 p.m.
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J. M. Higgins
Higgins
New Marshfield
Athens
AHS Band Feted with Dinner and Musical Acts
Eighty seven members of the Athens High School Band and Orchestra and their parents were hosted at Central Methodist Church for a dinner served by the Bishop and Progressive Sunday School Classes. Local leaders spoke and student performers entertained with violin, piano, impersonations, and a humorous roping act. Guests included DeForest Ingerham and Curtiss Janssen from Ohio University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Central Methodist Church
O. L. Wood
Athens High School
Sherman Gilmore
Harper C. Pendry
Floyd K. Prince
Alice Maccombs
Virginia Segale
Marjorie Mohler
Joseph Thackery
Ohio University
DeForest Ingerham
Ohio University Orchestra
Curtiss Janssen
West Side PTA Presents Founders Day Pageant
The West Side Grade School PTA staged a Founders Day pageant during its regular meeting led by Mrs. David Barstoe. Several parents and teachers took part, with musical interludes from the rhythm orchestra and holiday songs by second and third graders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side
PTA
David Barstoe
Harold McGrath
Homer Brown
Golden Bahr
Orville Bell
Arthur Yoho
Maybelle Durst
Joe Mathewson
Mabel Olson
Marjorie Green
Jack Kerns
Tournament Time Again- And Fans Invade OU Gym
Ames and nearby towns fill the OU gym for a basketball tournament. Spectators include C. O. Gibson, Edith Meseher, Anna Starling, and many others while Bill Eddy sells ice cream and popcorn. Coaches, parents, and students celebrate wins and face possible final appearances as games end.
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Ames-Bern
Edith Meseher
Anna Starling
Betty Lent
Rebecca Smith
Gaynelle Poston
Richard Smith
Bill Inman
Clair Parson
Jim Jones
C. O. Gibson
Amesville
Fewer Acres of Row Crops Urged by Land Committee
The Athens County Land Use Committee met at the Grange Hall at the Fairgrounds to chart farming trends for the next decade. It urged less erosion prone row crops, longer rotations, and winter cover crops, proposing corn and wheat followed by two to three years of day. W H Mowery of Logan shared strip cropping results, noting higher yields. M L Predmore of Columbus described practices in other counties.
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Athens County Land Use Committee
Grange
Fairgrounds
Athens County
W. H. Mowery
Logan
M. L. Predmore
Columbus
Snowy Day Brings Icy Roads and Shifting Forecast
Athens residents cleared 3.5 inches of snow from paths as temperatures plunged to 13 degrees. Roads remained hazardous with ice while the Hocking River fell from near nine feet. Forecasters warned of cloudy skies with occasional snow flurries and a fair Thursday hoped for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Mercury
Robber Fails To Get Cline Contest Cash
A thief broke into Cline's Pharmacy on South Court Street early this morning, smashing a window and rifling drawers for about five dollars and various merchandise. The intruder escaped via the back door after tampering with the safe, eating two bananas and leaving a scene of shattered glass and a disrupted display.
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Cline
S. Court St
David Fetch
Walter Musgrave
Keep Farm Accounts to Meet on Thursday
Farmers aiming to run their operations on a better business basis will gather in the county extension office on the second floor of the Athens Post Office building Thursday at 7 p.m. Ross Wright announced that Floyd DeLashmutt of Ohio State University will assist those who kept farm accounts this year and help newcomers start accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Post Office
Ross Wright
Floyd DeLashmutt
Ohio State University
Wright
Mine Accident Hurts Harold Locke at Millfield No 6
Harold Locke Chauncey suffered a foot injury when an empty trip car crushed it at Millfield No 6 Sunday Creek Coal Co. He was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Also, Don Baker of Albany Ohio was discharged after nearly three months recovering from a stroke and pneumonia. Dora Carsey was released after a minor operation.
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Harold Locke
Chauncey
Millfield
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Don Baker
Albany
Dora Carsey
E. Carpenter Sr
Gas Company Employes Rewarded at Athens District Dinner
Nearly 60 Ohio Fuel Gas Co. workers in the Athens District received safety certificates and awards for accident free records during a Hotel Berry dinner. Col. Lynn Black of the State Highway Patrol spoke on cautious driving and accident prevention, noting age group patterns and the need for ongoing safety education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Black
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Athens
Ohio
Hotel Berry
Lynn Black
State Highway Patrol
Frank W. Phillips
Columbus
P. A. Alberty
Athens District Gas Company
Harry Sain
State Health Department of Health and Hygiene
Sain
Dick Weaver
John McElroy
T. H. Pierce
E. N. Corwin
John Stewart
Colonel Black
Black
Deafened Man Hears Again After Treatment Claim
Ontario reader Joseph Meredith describes regaining hearing after hearing a minister read scripture for the first time in years. An ad touts Ourine a Vienna remedy for deafness and ringing head noises, claiming safe U S Pharmacopeia ingredients and a money refund if not satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Meredith
Ontario
U. S
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Jack White
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