Athens High mixed chorus to perform secular and sacred pieces
Athens High School mixed chorus under W C Fingerhut will perform My God and I Gloria in Excelsis Deo Song of the Scythe and La Spagnola at a February 1 concert in the school auditorium. The program also features the boys and girls glee clubs and 40 selected students including Dawna Bullock Kathleen Downey Nancy Householder Sharon Oldfield Yvonne Sheron Elizabeth West Martina Josten Patricia Josten Mary Patrick Diana Roach Joann Schwartz Joanna Ward Katy Carpenter Corrine Clutter Annamae Houx Eleanor Wickline Nona Green Jean Kay Hartley Jane Morgan Patsy Wolfe Ruth Wickline Charles Frank Wendell Fryer Gene Jones Kenneth Smith Bill Wolfe Bob O'Brien Joe White Bill Pinkerton Richard Robe Richard DeLong Jim Dilley Stanley McKinnis Lewis Oadis David White Charles Atkinson Watson Burnfield John Gibbs Jerry Jagers with Martha Dee Morrison as pianist.
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Athens High School
W. C. Fingerhut
Nona Green
Jean Kay Hartley
Jane Morgan
Patsy Wolfe
Ruth Wickline
Charles Frank
Wendell Fryer
Gene Jones
Kenneth Smith
Bill Wolfe
Bob O’brien
Joe White
Bill Pinkerton
Richard Robe
Richard DeLong
Jim Dilley
Stanley McKinnis
Lewis Oadis
David White
Charles Atkinson
Watson Burnfield
John Gibbs
Jerry Jagers
Martha Dee Morrison
Didn’t Seem So Funny Dog Practically Haunts Barnhart
Homer Barnhart Athens County dog catcher finds his own dog in the rear of his truck at the dog pound after a neighbor prank. The dog’s silence contrasts with neighbors’ amusement as Barnhart concedes the joke, noting dogs may lack humor.
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Homer Barnhart
Athens County
Barnhart
Athens
Tax Suits Aimed at Delinquent Athens County Property
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Harold J. Rose said county tax suits will be filed soon to collect delinquent taxes across the county. The 1949 payments are expected to push back-taxes recovered above 50 percent, with detailed 1948 breakouts by subdivision showing varied recovery rates.
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Athens County
Harold J. Rose
Rose
Ed Lasch
Non-Support Cases Heard In Juvenile Court
A Zanesville man Hubert Goins received one year in county jail and a $500 fine after pleading guilty to non support in juvenile court. Judge John F. Newcomb handed down the sentence. Grover Smith of Angel Ridge also pleaded guilty and received a suspended one year jail term with probation conditioned on supporting his one child.
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Zanesville
Hubert Goins
John F. Newcomb
Goins
Coolville
Grover Smith
Angel Ridge
Smith
Masonic Family Night Set Friday at Temple
Paramuthia Lodge 25 hosts a family night Friday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple. The event features films and refreshments for Masons and families and includes pictures from a pilgrimage to the Masonic Home in Springfield.
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Masonic Temple
Paramuthia Lodge
George Fee
Fee
Springfield
Hockingport Man Held in Kidnapping
An Athens County man, Ray Lee Rose, 25, of Hockingport, is held in Parkersburg on a kidnapping charge after allegedly taking his baby from his ex wife’s Parkersburg home Tuesday night. Rose waived extradition and was arrested Wednesday. the infant was returned to Parkersburg by the mother.
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Athens County
Parkersburg
Frank Joyce
Ray Lee Rose
Hockingport
Wood County
W. Va
Rose
Joyce
West Virginia
Knights in Armor Parade at Boy Scout Event
Cubs of Pack 55 presented crusade themed skits in Athens for January to celebrate a Boy Scout theme crusade to strengthen the arm of liberty. Den Chief Jim Taylor awarded bobcat pins to Ivan White Alfred Martin Larry Whaley Daniel Hill and Steve Davis for depicting knights of old in homemade costumes and scenes from Ivanhoe and King Arthur.
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Boy Scout
Arm of Liberty
Knights of Old
Den
Jim Taylor
Ivan White
Alfred Martin
Larry Whaley
Daniel Hill
Steve Davis
County Grange Officer Meeting Called for Monday
The Athens County Grange officer conference is scheduled for Monday at 8 p.m. at the Grange Hall on the fairgrounds. Officers from all county granges will attend, a Grange spokesman said.
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Athens County
Grange
Fairgrounds
Hanford Mayle Begins Reformatory Term for Cattle Theft
Hanford Mayle aged 20 from Cutler started a term at Mansfield Reformatory after pleading guilty to four counts of cattle theft. Sheriff George Bateman and Deputy Mame Pincelli transported Mayle to the facility.
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Hanford Mayle
Cutler
Mansfield Reformatory
Mayle
George Bateman
Mame Pincelli
Ath ens Cemetery Association elects officers for 1950
At a recent meeting Roger Jones was elected president of the Ath ens Cemetery Association. Other officers chosen for 1950 include Dwight Rutherford as vice president Harvey Householder as treasurer and H D Palmer as secretary.
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Athens Cemetery Association
Roger Jones
Dwight Rutherford
Harvey Householder
H. D. Palmer
Corrigan Reports Athens County Bond Sales Dip in December
Henry F. Corrigan Athens County savings bond chairman announced December series E sales totaling 54656 dollars, down from 58068 dollars in December 1948, illustrating a decline in bond purchases in the county.
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Henry F. Corrigan
Athens County
Athens G I Bulletin Board Enlistments Reach Records
Seven men enlisted at the Athens recruiting office in December with four joining the Air Force and three the Army. Recruits include Hubert Koker, Dale Woodgerd, Elroy Smith, Lewis Barnhouse, Edward Martin, William Gray, and Oscar Wince Jr. Gray and Wince have prior naval service. Army enlistees report to Fort Knox Kentucky while Air Force recruits go to Lackland Base Texas.
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Athens
Allen Dyer
Air Force
Army
Hubert Lee Koker
Dale Wilson Woodgerd
Albany
Elroy Emerson Smith
Lewis Henry Barnhouse
Edward Wayne Martin
William Lewis Gray
Tuppers Plains
Oscar Lewis Wince, Jr
Pomeroy
Gray
Wince
Navy
Fort Knox
Lackland Air Base
Tex
Dyer
Women graduates of 1950 may receive direct commissions
Second Army headquarters announced that women graduates of the class of 1950 may receive direct commissions as second lieutenants in the Women's Army Corps Reserve. Qualifying officers will receive reserve commissions in May 1950 and attend a training course at Camp Lee, Virginia, with pay of a second lieutenant. Applications must reach Second Army by February 15, 1950, with further info from Mrs. Margaret Twyman or Captain Robert W. Burns in Carnegie Hall.
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Second Army Headquarters
Camp Lee
Virginia
Women's Army Corps
Regular Army
Second Army
Margaret Twyman
Robert W. Burns
Carnegie Hall
Army promotes Dwight Leach to Corporal at Murphy General Hospital
Dwight Leach son of Mr and Mrs Henry Leach of 143 N Lancaster St has been promoted to corporal by the Army public information office at Murphy General Hospital Wal tham Mass He joined the Army after graduating from Athens High School in June 1948 and completed basic training at Fort Dix New Jersey He attended surgical and X ray technician school at Fort Sam Houston Texas and now serves as a technician in the hospital X ray department.
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Dwight Leach
Henry Leach
N. Lancaster St
Public Information Office
Army
Murphy General Hospital
Waltham, Mass
Leach
Athens High School
Fort Dix
N. J
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Three area sailors set for Norfolk homecoming
Cal v in C Epple radio man first class from Rutland aboard the submarine USS Tigrone Warren F Leedon chief machinist's mate from Pomeroy aboard the destroyer USS English and Malcolm Wayne Cornell seaman son of Mr and Mrs Charles Cornell from Racine aboard the destroyer USS Waldron are due back in Norfolk Virginia after Mediterranean and Northern European cruises with the Sixth Task Fleet.
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Norfolk
Sixth
Calvin C. Epple
Rutland
Tigrone
Warren F. Leedon
Pomeroy
English
Malcolm Wayne Cornell
Charles Cornell
Racine
McAllister Advances to Electrician's Mate Third Class
Robert F. McAllister USN son of Mr and Mrs John McAllister The Plains has been advanced while serving with the Atlantic Fleet on the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea undergoing overhaul at Norfolk VA The Coral Sea ranks among the largest carriers with USS Midway and USS Franklin D Roosevelt also listed Seaman Robert E Robinson USN son of Mr and Mrs Dock Allen Robinson Torch Manning Mohler son of Mr and Mrs S C Mohler Mulligan Rd also serve aboard the Coral Sea.
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USN
John McAllister
the Plains
Navy
McAllister
Atlantic
Coral Sea
Norfolk
Midway
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Robert E. Robinson
Dock Allen Robinson
Torch
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Recap
List of patients admitted for major surgery and medical cases at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Names include Letha E Matheny Athens Route 5 and Robert Rice Athens Route 1 for major surgery, plus several with medical or unspecified needs. Discharges note Mrs Richard Lopez and son New Plymouth Route 1 and others returning home.
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Letha E. Matheny
Athens
Robert Rice
Josephine E. Melcher
Blanche R. Mills
Harland Story
Shade
Medical
Richard Lopez and _ son
New Plymouth
John H. Ruth and Son
Everett Kelly
Guysville
Carl Wilson
Etta Wilson
Margaret Williams
Lena Brandenburg
the Plains
Eliza Mecum
Glouster
Pat McGlaughlin
Carolyn Blackford
Chauncey
Auto Truck Wreck Reported in Wilkesville
The State Highway Patrol reported a Langsville resident's car demolished its front end after striking the side of a truck on Route 160 in Wilkesville. Driver Mrs Helen Metheney 23 Langsville and truck driver James Roberts 29 Columbus were involved. Metheney reportedly signaled a right turn but moved left of centerline at the intersection.
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State Highway Patrol
Langsville
Route 160
Wilkesville
Helen Metheney
James Roberts
Columbus
Metheney
Patching of Routes 33 and 50 Today Pending Weather
State Highway Department workers expect to finish patching Routes 33 north and 50 south today if weather allows. A spokesman noted conditions may affect the schedule and the duration of the work.
Mine Local to Meet in Coonville Union Hall
Local 270 of the United Mine Workers will hold a meeting Saturday at 1 30 p.m. in the union hall, announced Floyd Bridge, the president.
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United Mine Workers
Coonville
Union Hall
Floyd Bridge
OU Professor George W. Clark Elected President of Ohio Engineers
George W. Clark associate professor of civil engineering at Ohio University was named president of the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers by the society’s board. A longtime faculty member since 1931 and former vice president, Clark succeeds Robert E. Allen. He was born in 1903 in Rio de Janeiro to American parents, educated in Brazil and Portugal, and is active in Ohio University and the Hocking Valley chapter. Clark holds degrees from Wooster College and Case Institute of Technology and has worked in banking, industry, and rail and steel engineering roles before joining Ohio University. He is married with three daughters.
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Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
Hocking Valley
Ohio U
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Dayton
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Brazil
Portugal
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Wooster College
Case Institute of Technology
Drury
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
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Sigma Xi
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National City Bank of New York
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Pennsylvania Railroad Engineers’ Corps
Transportation Department of the Republic Steel Corp
U. S. Army
Biarritz
France
American University
Switzerland
Man Pleads Guilty in Leaving Scene of Accident
David Williamson, 45, of 2 Hocking Street, was fined 75 dollars plus costs and given a 20 day suspended jail term by Mayor W P Mickle after pleading guilty to leaving the scene. The incident occurred when his truck backed into a parked car owned by The Athens Messenger on W Union Street near the paper’s building. Police took him into custody about 4 p.m.
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David Williamson
Hocking St
W. P. Mickle
Williamson
Athens Messenger
Messenger
W. Union St
Health Survey Progress Report Broadcast January 30
Dr Frank Lowenstein medical director of the Athens County Nutrition and Health Survey will broadcast his second progress report January 30 at 1 15 p m over WRFD Health Commissioner Dr H G Southard announced today The survey is in its third month of clinics and compiling data from past clinics with more sessions planned next week Nurses will notify families of changes to clinic appointments
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Frank Lowenstein
Athens County Nutrition and Health Survey
WRFD
H. G. Southard
Southard
Health Department
Non-Thesis Plan Set for Teachers Administrators
Ohio University introduces a non-thesis master of education option for students in public school subjects. Effective in the 1950 summer session the program requires a scholarly paper, a two hour general written exam, and a major coursework exam. Eligible thesis students may transfer with approval. the plan does not replace thesis in all fields.
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Ohio University
S. Gamertsfelder
Graduate College
Graduate School Council
Gamertsfelder
Committee On
She Shops Cash and Carry Without Painful Backache
As we age stress and strain can slow kidney function causing backache loss of energy headaches and dizziness. Nighttime urination or frequent urges may follow cold dampness or diet. If due to these causes try Doan’s Pills a mild diuretic used by millions for over 50 years.
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Dean
Doan
Slim Henderson Affects Town Sidewalk Plan
The narrator recounts a dispute with Slim Henderson after Henderson bought the Clarke place and extended a sidewalk to improve his lawn. A confrontation followed, but they reconciled over lunch at Andy's Tavern, with Henderson agreeing to keep the sidewalks.
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Slim
Clarke Place
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