Enrollment of World War II veterans at Ohio University rises
The Athens Messenger reports 3367 veterans registered for the spring term at Ohio University, up 21 from last semester, with 2934 on the main campus and 433 at Portsmouth Chillicothe and Zanesville branches. A public forum at Athens High School debated compulsory military training with Maj. Norman A. Imrie defending and Dr. F L Shoemaker opposing.
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Columbus
Columbus Dispatch
Fifth Army Service Command
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Culver Military Academy
F. L. Shoemaker
Wilfred J. Smith
Army Military Advisory Committee
Reserve Officers Association
Maj
Imrie
Franz Woodworth
America
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Maj. Imrie
Ghandi
India
United States
Ohio University enrollment dip and future veteran forecast
Acting Registrar Robert E. Mahn notes tall 5720 fall total, down 75 from the 5795 first semester record. Bernard Osborne projects about 5000 veterans at next fall, while Mahn expects main campus enrollment to reach 5500-6000 with 800-1000 at branches for a grand total of 6300-?
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Robert E. Mahn
Ohio University
Bernard Osborne
Mahn
R. H. Weber Dies at Age 83 in East Palestine
R H Weber 83, a former Athens native and former Sugar Creek coal mine superintendent, died Wednesday at his East Palestine home. Survived by sister Nellie Weber Loucks of Columbus and a Weber family of 12. Funeral services set for Saturday morning in East Palestine.
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Athens
East Palestine
Ohio
Charles Weber
Lancaster St
Weber
Sugar Creek
Nellie Weber Loucks
Columbus
New Front Installed at Gibbs and Radford Clothing Store
Gibbs and Radford announce a new vitrolite front for their store formerly Burnett and Smith. They report light oak display cases and fluorescent lighting, buff walls, a rear office, and business continuing during remodeling.
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Burnett and Smith Clothing Co
E. L. Gibbs
C. E. Radford
Local Marriage Licenses Reported
Donald Arthur Shepard 18 of Glouster and Norma Jean Lewis 16 of Glouster. Emory Wallace Allen Jr 22 of Athens Route 4 and Wilma Ruth Wallace 20 of The Plains. Vern Leroy Brooks 21 of Hollister and Edna Marie Davis 28 of Glouster.
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Donald Arthur Shepard
Glouster
Norma Jean Lewis
Emory Wallace Allen, Jr
Athens
Wilma Ruth Wallace
the Plains
Vern Leroy Brooks
Hollister
Edna Marie Davis
Nashville woman fined for speeding on Route 33
Carol E. Graham 52 of Nashville Tennessee was fined ten dollars plus costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth after a State Highway Patrol arrest on Route 33 South for speeding.
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Carol E. Graham
Nashville, Tenn
Franz Woodworth
State Highway Patrol
Groundhog Snow Delays End of Unseasonable Weather
Snow fell for the eighth consecutive day though amounting to less than an inch. The cold kept ice persistent, with temperatures dropping to 18 at night after a high of 32. The Hocking River measured 3.67 feet, per weather observer Mrs. C. N. France.
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Silver Jubilee Award Awarded to Area Boy Scout Troops
Four Athens County troops and one Meigs County troop received the Silver Jubilee Award in February. Athens County recipients include Troop 55 Chauncey 78 Cub Pack 56 and Chauncey Cub Pack 78. Meigs County recipient Pomeroy Explorer Post 49. The Plains Troop 58 will receive the award in March.
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Athens
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Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Births include a son for Mr and Mrs Bob Lopez Chauncey and a son for Mr and Mrs Jack Zopp Millfield. Admitted are Norma Lee Kline Athens major surgery Keaton Endsley Athens major and Mrs Cora Brunton Glouster major surgery. Dismissed are Mrs Lloyd Cain and son Glouster Mrs Merle Canter and son The Plains Mrs C C Bean Athens Theda Lacey Athens Walter Metzner Plymouth Mich Ada Genheimer Pomeroy Charles Walton Trimble Isaac Hughes The Plains.
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Chauncey
Jack Zopp
Millfield
Norma Lee Kline
Athens
Keaton Endsley
Cora Brunton
Glouster
Lloyd Cain
Merle Canter
the Plains
C. C. Bean
Theda Lacey
Walter Metzner
Plymouth
Mich
George Burns
Hamden
Ada Genheimer
Pomeroy
Charles Walton
Trimble
Isaac Hughes
Disabled American Veterans Meet to Plan Radio Show
The Conrath Bean chapter 37 of the Disabled American Veterans will meet at the Armory Friday at 7 30 p m. Commander Ernest McGraner announces the gathering to plan a radio show and other spring and summer entertainments. Refreshments will follow.
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Conrath Bean
Armory
Ernest McGraner
McGraner
Driver Escapes Injury In Route 50 Skid Crash Near Athens
Elbert C. Peyton 25 of Albany escaped injury Thursday when his car skidded on a Route 50 grade near Athens, went over an embankment, and overturned damaging the top and side, state highway patrol reported.
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Elbert C. Peyton
Albany
Athens
Peyton
State Highway Patrol
Hog Prices Reach Record High at Athens Weekly Auction
Hog prices surged to a record high at the Athens Livestock Sales weekly auction led by top hog bids of 29 for 180 to 275 pound animals. Cattle and calf prices also showed strength with steers up to 22.70 and calves to 27.60, while hogs ranged from 28.30 to 29 and sows 22.90 to 24.20.
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Athens
Howard Stout
Chicago
Agriculture Department
Stout
ONG Head To Speak Tonight At RCA Meet
Maj. Gen. Leo Kreber of the Ohio National Guard will address a smoker at 7 30 tonight in the American Legion Home at W Washington and Congress. Maj. William Lee says the program includes entertainment and refreshments with local and Vinton County officers invited to attend.
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Ohio National Guard
American Legion
W. Washington
Congress
William Lee
Athens County Reserve Officers Association
Vinton County
Sugar Creek school building approved for Chauncey-Dover district
The Chauncey-Dover School District gains CPA approval for a $25,000 four room school at Sugar Creek with bidding to begin. W. G. Davis notes funding may come from an $85,000 bond issue plus state aid. stadium construction also tied to bids amid higher costs.
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CPA
Sugar Creek
Chauncey- Dover
L. W. Gehring
Civilian Production Administration
Columbus Committee
Bureau
Gehring
W. G. Davis
Chauncey
William J. Davis
Athens
Davis
East Millfield
West Millfield
Divorce Suit Filed by Mary Barnhart in Common Pleas Court
Mary Barnhart files for divorce from Butler Barnhart in Common Pleas Court alleging extreme cruelty and gross neglect. She seeks support and custody of two children aged 17 and 15. The couple married at Logan on April 7, 1927.
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Mary Barnhart
Butler Barnhart
Barnharts
Logan
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