Athens Lumber Resumes Operation After Six-Week Strike
Athens Lumber resumed limited operations Tuesday after a six week strike. J B Roberts said 18 strikers had not been heard from and some may be rehired as delivery and yard service begin limited work within two weeks. Unions sought closed shop guaranteed work week seniority shop steward and paid vacation.
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Roberts
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Portsmouth
Carpenters’ and Joiners
Athens
Teamsters’ Union
Carpenters
Train Victim Identified as Athens Man
The mangled body of Fred Buck, 80, of 12 McKinley Ave in Athens, was found 90 feet from the B and O tracks near Canaanville by a section foreman at 9:30 a.m. Sheriff George Bateman said Buck was believed struck by an east bound limited around 2 a.m. His son identified the body at the Dowler and Ferguson funeral home. Deputy Frank Joyce led the investigation.
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Fred Buck
McKinley Ave
Athens
Canaanville
George Bateman
Mr. Buck
Bors
Bateman
B. H. Simmons
Buck
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Frank Joyce
Collins Is Sentenced to Life Term in Ohio Penitentiary
Francie E. Collins received a compulsory life sentence from Judge O F Rowland in the Common Pleas Court after a Lima State Hospital report found no insanity. Collins, convicted by a jury of criminally assaulting a minor in January, protested briefly and said he would seek mercy from the Governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francie E. Collins
Ohio State Penitentiary
O. F. Rowland
Common Pleas Court
Collins
Rowland
Lima iState Hospital
Lima
Nationalism Seen as Threat to Peace by Scholar
Dr. E. B. Smith of Ohio University told the Athens Lions Club that nationalism remains the strongest force in the world, conflicting with internationalism and shaping power without peace. He noted the UN’s veto rule by Russia undermines its credibility but argued it is better than no organization at all. The speaker said Russia is an unsatisfied power seeking territory, while the United States’ nationalism grows with atomic prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
E. B. Smith
Ohio University
Athens Lions Club
World Organization
Dr. Smith
Russia
Security Council
United States
Athens Elks officers to attend Grand Lodge Convention
Exalted Ruler Carl Clifford will represent Athens Elks Lodge No. 973 at the Grand Lodge Convention in New York from July 7 to 15. Mrs. Clifford accompanies him, joined by Past Exalted Rulers Morrison Burns and Ben Dickens and their wives. Burns and Dickens led the local lodge in 1944 and 1945 when conventions were canceled due to the war.
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Carl Clifford
Athens Elks Lodge
Grand Lodge
New York
Pleasanton Methodist Church Holds Annual Homecoming
Pleasanton church hosts annual homecoming on Sunday July 7 with an all day program. Basket dinner in the basement of the new church at noon followed by a talk by Mrs E G Bean. Attendees include Charles Chandler and Dorothy Tedrick among others from Athens Pleasanton and surrounding locales.
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Pleasanton Methodist Church
Charles W. Chandler
Athens
Dorothy Margaret Tedrick
Pleasanton
Gether
Norman J. Fuller
Cleveland
The
New
Alice B. Adkins
Nelson Church
E. G. Bean
Death of Charles Brown, longtime flower donor, at 83
Charles W. Brown died Tuesday at his home on Mound Street. He and his wife Belle sent thousands of bouquets to ill people nationwide since 1908, never taking payment. A former coachman and janitor, Brown lived in Athens since 1895 and was active with the Elk's Lodge. Funeral Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Dowler and Ferguson. burial in W Union Street Cemetery.
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Charles W. Brown
Mound St
Mr. Brown
Ohio
Athens
Belle
Greenoak
Brown
F. C. Stedman
Elk’s Lodge
Lawrence
Methodist Church
Dowler and Ferguson
Harold F. Kellogg
W. Union St
Dean Hawkins Named Dean for Men and Tennis Coach at Ohio U
Dean Hawkins of New York University will become dean for men and tennis coach at Ohio University. He will oversee housing for men, supervise extracurricular programs, and direct the men’s glee club and music instruction. His wife Mrs Hawkins and two children will relocate to Athens.
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Hunkins Maurel Huwkins
New York University
Ohio University
John C. Baker
Philip L. Peterson
Dean Peterson
Dean Hawkins
Manhattan College
U.S. Army
West Point
New York
Damrosch
University of California
Phi Beta Kappa
National
Scabbard and Blade
Columbia University
Hawkins
Julliard School of Music
Ernest Hucheson
James Friskin
Rubin Goldmark
Troy
Ohio
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Barnard School For Boys
Dean
VFW Post Meeting Set For Friday Evening
Floyd Bolin Post No. 3477 VEW will hold a regular meeting Friday July 5 at 7 30 p m Commander Gerald M. Glover announced veterans who served abroad are eligible for membership and welcome to attend and stay for refreshments afterward.
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Floyd Bolin
Vew
Gerald M. Glover
Jennie Tabler Dies at Kilvert
Jennie Tabler aged 60 died Tuesday morning at her Kilvert home after a long illness. She was a lifelong Rome Township resident and Kilvert Church of God member. Survived by husband five daughters Leona A. Tabler Kilvert Mrs Mable Mayle Cutler Mrs Julia Hobert Zanesville Mrs Wealthy Mayle Cutler Augusta Zanesville two sons Lewis Coolville Walter Shiril Kilvert two brothers Joseph Moss Chicago Burgess Moss Stewart two sisters Adeline Tabler and Mrs Matilda Mayle Kilvert and 31 grandchildren. Funeral Friday 2 pm at Southland Mission with Rev James Martin officiating. Burial Kilvert Cemetery. Body from Faucett Stone Chesterhill to Kilvert Thursday 4 pm for calling hours.
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Kilvert
Jennie Tabler
Rome Township
Recovery of four Sigma trophy units found near sundial base
Four of the fifteen trophies stolen from the Sigma Theta Gamma fraternity house were recovered yesterday by the janitor at the base of the Ohio University sundial, Police Chief J B Grogan said today. The base of another trophy was found with the four intact.
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Sigma Theta Gamma
Ohio University
J. B. Grogan
Juvenile Delinquency Drops in Athens County Amid Family Change
County Juvenile Court records show 1944 had 100 cases, 1945 dropped to 90, with unofficial cases rising from parental adjustments. Judge White pins decline to returning fathers from service and stronger home discipline, while Linscott notes truancy and tavern drinking fuel crime. Juvenile Court emphasizes parental responsibility and probation over punishment.
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John Douglas
Athens County
Francis P. White
White
Elza Linscott
Mr. Linscott
Tru
Athens
Weatherman Warns Mother Over Heat Rash Relief
Weather briefing urges mothers to use Mexsana medicated powder to ease babies diaper rash and minor skin irritations during hot weather. The ad-like note stresses quick relief for burnning irritation and urges preventive care.
Driver Examinations Halt in Athens Two Weeks
Examinations will not be given in Athens from July 14 to July 30 because driver examiner Marold Pierce is absent from the city. Pierce, who conducts tests under the State Highway Patrol, operates at the Athens State Highway Garage on Hudson Ave each Tuesday and Friday and on Saturdays until noon.
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Athens
Marold Pierce
Mc’ Pierce
State Highway Patrol
Athens State Highway
Hudson Ave
Kollister Divorce Filed in Common Pleas Court
Mrs Mary Kollister files divorce petition against William K Kollister alleging gross neglect. The couple married in 1935 and have one child. She seeks custody of the child and alimony.
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Mary Kollister
Common Pleas Court
William K. Kollister
Cars Side-Swipe on Route 33 Injures None
Route 33 scene near Chauncy saw two cars collide when Paul Korpela, 23, Wickliffe, Ohio, and Glen R. Burt, 21, Athens, side-swiped about a mile and a half north of Chauncey. State Highway Patrol reports minimal vehicle damage and no injuries.
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Paul Korpela
Wickliffe
Glen R. Burt
Athens
Chauncey
State Highway Patrol
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Athens Messenger
Athens Lumber
Graham Chapel
Woodrow Boho
Bernice Bailey
J. B. Roberts
Neey
Fire City
Court St
Robert Hollingsworth
Mgr
Second. Avenue
Gallipolis
Real Estate Home Loan Headquarters
the Security Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Elk’s Grand Lodge
Pleasanton Church
Fred W. Freeman
Logan
Jeanne E. Harbourt
Charles A. Merritt
Millfield
Gertrude Francis Hamilton
Emile S. Clayton
Helen Louise Tewksbury
Floyd L. Bricker
Shade
Naomi Estella Doane
Charles Brown
VFW
Linscott
Lavern
Quick
Cat Rate Drug
Drury's
Glouster
J. O. O. F. Hall
Gould's
Thore
Kierer
Tor Khearne
Athens Pharmacy
Athens County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
Farmers of
Co-Op
Oak and Kurtz Sts
Deeler
Teuton
OAS
RTOS
Mital Atey
Kat
Kerr
IS. Court St. Athens, O
Keystone Custodian Funds
Serica
Bonne Senizs
Prereraro
Stocas
Seas
Roy E. Hawk & Co
Investment Securities Cline
Kroger
Congress
OPA
Midwest
Joseph B. Hall
Kroger Company
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