May 1 Construction Start Seen at Children's Home
Athens County plans for two cottages at the Children's Home received county approval. Curtis Inscho said bids may be sought to begin work in three months with remodeling first. The $300,000 bond issue was approved by voters last fall to fund construction and repairs.
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Athens County Children’s Home
Curtis Inscho
Inscho, Brand & Inscho
Columbus Architects
Child Welfare Board
Insche
Athens County
Citizens Committee
Health Center Officials To Attend State Meeting
Drs. E Herndon Hudson and Eleanora L Schmidt of the Ohio University Student Health Center will travel to Columbus Thursday to join the executive committee of the Ohio College Health Association at the Ohio State University Student Union. They will discuss plans for the group's annual spring meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Herndon Hudson
Eleanora L. Schmidt
Ohio University Student Health Center
Columbus
Ohio College Health Association
Ohio State University
East Side Pupils Present Classroom Hobby Show
East Side School third and fourth graders hosted a hobby show with mothers as guests. Pupils showed crafts and collections from toy animals to shells stamps books coins and paintings. The exhibit ran Tuesday and will be on display until Friday with visits by other classes.
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East Side School
T. M. Jenkins
Jimmy Everett
James Reeder
Sandy Andrews
Raymond Finn
Jimmy Merz
Philip Romine
Betty Kelly
Jack Coffey
Linda Black
Connie Helwig
Ann Smith
Richard Risch
David Staats
Ellen Eerrich
Carolyn Mulford
George Rutkoskie
Joyce Smith
Dixon Arment
Eva Malone
Michael Roark
Meredith Rowe
Clarence Williams
James Callentine
Frank Bullock
OU Debaters Are Victors
Ohio University defeated Hiram College and Ohio State University twice in six decisions while the negative team beat Kent State Ohio State and Ohio Wesleyan. Thomas S. Ludlum notes a strong season for OU with 18 of 37 decisions in 70 debaters. Upcoming tournaments include Kent State Marietta Mount Mercy College Pittsburgh and Capital University with Wittenberg College and Miami University hosting individual contests.
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Ohio University
Ohio State University
Ohio VU
Hiram College
Kent State
Ohio State
Ohio Wesleyan
Thomas S. Ludlum
Marietta
Mount Mercy College
Pittsburgh
Capital University
Columbus
Wittenberg College
Miami University
Ohio
Colder Than Record Early 1952 With River Flooding
The coldest 1952 reading dropped to 5.5 degrees above zero, rising to 6.5 by 9 a.m. The day stayed frigid with a high not exceeding 21. The Hocking River fell within banks after cresting at 18.25 feet Monday. Route 50 and Route 329 remained closed due to high water southeast of Coolville per the State Patrol.
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Hocking
Coolville
State Highway Patrol
Custody and Support Sought in Dunfee Divorce Case
Lucille Crippen Dunfee seeks custody and support of six children in a Common Pleas Court petition against Herman Dunfee. The filing asserts gross neglect by the husband, with the marriage dated September 12, 1936.
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Common Pleas Court
Lucille Crippen Dunfee
Herman Dunfee
Wingett O Nail Announce County Candidacies
Wayne Wingett of Lodi Township and Fred R O Nail of Athens Route 3 announce Democratic bids for Athens County treasurer and county commissioner in the May primary Wingett a former sheriff and long time public servant with military service in World Wars I and II is married with children O Nail a first time candidate employed by Ohio University is a World War II veteran married with six children and a veteran of Belgium liberation awards
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Fred R. O'Nail
Athens
O’nail
Ohio University
York Township
Nelsonville High School
Second Armored Division
Europe
Mine 25
Chauncey
O'Nail
Belgium
Helen Wiseman
Chauncey-Dover High School
Sugar Creek School
Wingett
Athens County
State Tax Commission
Meigs County
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Athens Elks Lodge
Harrisonville
Masonic Lodge
Grange
Athens County Fair Board
Athens High School
Athens County Polio Chapter Reports 1951 Finances
Athens County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis says total 1951 expenses were 2019.01 supporting seven polio patients. Five old cases and two new ones were aided with 1769.35 for hospitalization and 101.04 for administration. The chapter raised 4687.86 in 1951 with half kept locally and half sent to national HQ for research and programs. Emergency aid totaled 1475 and there are no unpaid bills for 1952 start.
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Athens County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Dorothy Dent
Verna H. Hand
Dent
March of Dimes
Amesville Farmer Perry Parsons Dies After Brief Illness
Perry M. Parsons aged 63, Amesville farmer, died Wednesday morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a brief illness. He is survived by his father John Parsons a sister Olive Zeigler and three brothers Clyde Pete and Earl all of Amesville. Funeral arrangements are pending at Jagers Funeral Home with viewing after 4 p.m. Thursday. he was a member of the Federal Valley Church.
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Perry M. Parsons
Amesville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
John Parsons
Olive Zeigler
Clyde
Pete
Earl
Parsons
Federal Valley Church
Jagers Funeral Home
Alice Newcomb Rites Thursday
Funeral services are set for Thursday afternoon for Alice Newcomb 19 who died Tuesday morning in University Hospital Columbus after a long illness. She had been ill since last fall and died from ulcerative colitis complications. She was a sophomore at Ohio Wesleyan University and an Athens High School graduate in 1950. Services at 3 p.m. at Jagers Funeral Home with burial in West Union St Cemetery.
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Alice Newcomb
University Hospital
Columbus
Miss Newcomb
Ohio Wesleyan University
Athens
John M. Versteeg
Jagers Funeral Home
West Union St
Waterloo Class Play Is Slated Thursday
A three act comedy titled Three Little Maids will be staged by the Waterloo High School junior class Thursday at 8 p.m. The cast features Esther Dicker son Dean McFadden Henry Steinmeyer Melvin Brooks Helen Jef fers Ruth Graham Mona Jean Young Charlott Brown Drue Pierce Mona Nell Lightfritz and Dale Saylor.
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New Marshfield
Waterloo High School
Esther Dickerson
Dean McFadden
Henry Steinmeyer
Melvin Brooks
Helen Jeffers
Ruth Graham
Mona Jean Young
Charlott Brown
Drue Pierce
Mona Nell Lightfritz
Dale Saylor
Auto Strike Damages Schine's Athena Building Side
Police reported an auto struck the Schine's Athena Building on Tuesday causing moderate damage. The driver's identity was not known. The damage was on the side facing the alley.
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Schine
Athena
Births and dismissals at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Hospital notes list births for Wear Shafer and Harry Rose families in Athens. transfers and dismissals include John Snyder Zaleski and Charles North Athens. Other entries name Grace Weldon Jacksonville Laura Cox Trimble James Collins Athens and more residents from Athens New Marshfield Millfield Rutland Sumner.
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Laura Cox
Trimble
James Collins
Athens
Grace Weldon
Jacksonville
William Pace
Clark Bratton
New Marshfield
Mattie Mace
Grace Russell
Millfield
Frank Helm
Helen Douglas
Lawrence Cominskey
Gwen Burke
Sumner
John Snyder
Zaleski
Charles North
William Carrick
Aura Patterson
Ray Nicholson
Rutland
Lucas joins new Ohio investment firm Baxter Williams Co
William E. Lucas of Cleveland partners in the new Baxter Williams & Co investment banking firm formed to enter Ohio and Midwest markets. The firm is capitalized at 1,000,000 and a member of the Midwest Stock Exchange. Lucas has served since 1946 as Cleveland representative for Union Securities Corp. He and his wife Mary Josephine Twiss, from Athens, live with their two daughters Anne and Martha at 13815 Clifton Boulevard in Lakewood.
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Cleveland
William E. Lucas
Mary Josephine Twiss
Athens
Baxter, Williams & Co
Ohio
Midwest
Fed. 1
Midwest Stock Exchange
Lucas
Union Securities Corporation
Anne
Martha
Clifton Boulevard
Lakewood
Law Bars Committeemen from Precinct Work in Primaries
The Athens County Election Board warns that county central committee candidates may not serve as precinct workers in primary elections. An amendment to the General Code effective Jan 1 1952 prohibits this, requiring substitutes for the May primary. Each precinct selects one Republican and one Democratic central committeeman. the ban does not apply to November elections when members are elected.
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County Central Committee
Athens County Election Board
C. W. Gross
Ted W. Brown
Gross
Central Committee
Women Voters Hear Report on Constitution in Ohio
The Athens League of Women Voters heard a study group report on the Ohio State Constitution’s executive branch. The committee urged a stronger, more integrated administration, possible reorganization, and a post audit of executive accounts, noting 66 amendments since 1851 and a 1952 ballot question on constitutional revision.
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Athens League of Women Voters
C. A. Smart
Thomas Ludlum
Richard Lockard
Clarence White
Ohio
League
League Committee
Department of Finance
Ohio Program Commission
Farm Planner Appointed for Athens Soil District
Robert S. Wilson named farm planner for the Athens Soil Conservation District confirmed by district conservationist Ralph R. Barker. Wilson, an OSU agriculture graduate, has served as assistant farm planner since October 1950 and formerly worked with Belmont County district. He is married and resides in Athens. He served as an Air Force gunner in World War II. ATHENS STUDENT OFFICER Lewis A. Oadis named vice president of the Mathematics Club at Ohio University with Dr. Carl H. Denbow as faculty advisor.
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Robert S. Wilson
Athens
Wilson
OSU
Air Force
Lewis A. Oadis
Ohio University
Carl H. Denbow
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John F. Cady
Cornell University
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Indiana
Franklin
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Cornell
Cady
U.S. Department of State
Burma
Office of Strategic
Oreh
Fleet Lease Corporation
Beckley Building
Farley
Union St. Athens
Meigs and
Gallia Counties
FT le
W. Washington
Tel
Second Ave
Gallipolis
E. Main St
Pomeroy
George Fee
Lola Schleicher
Robert Hollingsworth
Mer
East Side
Keystone
ROY E. Hawk & Co. Investment Securities Cline Bldg
Athens, Ohio
ROY FE Hawk &Co
Cline Bidg
Keystone Organization
Stave
Wayne Wingett
Lodi Township
MR. Wingett
MR. O'’Nail
County Polio Group
Waterloo
Wear Shafer
Harry Rose
DR. Edwards
Wisconsin
Union St
West Fairgrounds Gate
Athens Messenger P
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Bulletin
California
Athens Wine & Beer Store
W. Union St
Russell
West Liberty
South Court Street
Bob Mathews
Beasley & Mathews
E. Carpenter
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