Convocation Opens Current Affairs Session at Ohio University
University of California historian Prof Robert J Kerner opens the sixth annual summer conference on Current Problems and World Affairs at Ohio University with the address The Foreign Policy of the Moscow Politburo in Europe Today The conference titled Russo American Foreign Policies in Europe Today features multiple sessions a panel discussion and guests including Lawrence C Vaas from the State Department Rotarian clubs and local leaders Kerner is a noted expert on Eastern European affairs and author of several books
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University of California
Institute of Slavic Studies
Robert J. Kerner
Ohio University
Kerner
Memorial Auditorium
Moscow Politburo
Europe
Soviet Union
Chemistry
Volwiler
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
United Nations
Asia
Department of State
Vaas
Rutgers University
Civil Aeronautics Board
State Department
London
Unemployment Checks Listed in Athens June totals
H. H. Sands, manager of the local Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, announced June unemployment payments in Athens totaled 6914 dollars. Benefits went to claimants under Ohio law and veterans’ GI Bill readjustment allowances. Ohio law payments totaled 6834 dollars, including 545 dollars in independency allowances. The May average weekly check was 21.94 dollars.
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Athens
H. H. Sands
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Office
Ohio
Two People Hurt In Auto Crash Near Court and Union
Two drivers Henry Hefti of 100 N Lancaster St and Joseph H Lonas of Athens Route 2 collided at S Court and Union Tuesday night. Susie Hefti age 4 bumped her chin and Sylvia Lonas 72 received bruises to head and neck. Both cars sustained considerable damage.
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Henry Hefti
Lancaster St
Joseph H. Lonas
Athens
S. Court and
Union
Susie Hefti
Sylvia Lonas
Ex Canaan Woman Amy Louise Allen Dead at 69
Amy Louise Allen 69 former Athens County resident died Sunday at her daughter’s home in Long Beach California after seven months of ill health. Born in Jackson County she lived 41 years in South Canaan Ohio and spent the past year and half in California. She was a member of Wellston Methodist Church. Surviving are two daughters Mrs Patterson and Mrs Roberson a son Olaf Allen two sisters and a brother two grandchildren and a great grandchild. Her husband James R. Allen died in 1941 and a son John Robert Allen was killed in Guam in 1944. Services Saturday 2 pm at South Canaan Baptist Church with burial in adjoining cemetery. Friends may call Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home after 7:30 pm Friday.
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Amy Louise Allen
Athens County
B. H. Patterson
Long Beach
Calif
Allen
Jackson County
South Canaan
California
Wellston
John Snedden
South Canaan Baptist Church
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes
Real Estate Transfers Across Athens County and Nearby Townships
Transfers show deeds in several counties including Athens Franklin Washington and Glouster with tracts from five to forty one acres. Named parties include George O Shanks Marie Ball Frank Buhla Elmer Lowry Harry Glover Stella Creamer Paul Long Mildred Bean James Ross Laurel Potter Benjamin Tenbrink Joseph Burke Dorothy Middleton Orville Rowan and Delbert Carmichael in additions and estates across Troy Dover Trimble Careine and Summit Heights.
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George O. Shanks
Coolville
Frank Founds
Troy Township
Marie B. Ball
Athens County
Frank Buhla
Glouster
Bowkley’s
James
Elmer Lowry
Donald R. Goddard
Harry Glover
Washington County
R. H. Morris
Marietta
Washington
Athens
Wesley
Bern
Stella Creamer
George Bateman
Alfred Willeke
Foster B. Cornwell
Jordan E. Mourn
Fred Heavener
Thrty
York Township
Edmunda Clark
Ralph W. Clark
Grandview
Paul M. Long
Clarence K. McKinstry
Albany
G. W. Hill
Laurel D. Potter
Guysville
Marion A. Potter
Cariene Township
Benjamin Tenbrink
Bennie Tenbrink
Detroit
Mich
George Antle
Joseph Burke
Inkster
Ben and Garfield Adkins
Beckley
W. Va
Jacksonville
Trimble Township
John J. Whyte
Nelsonville
Dorothy E. Middleton
Former Athens Man Dies in San Diego
Ohio relatives report the death in San Diego California of Thomas C. Welch the last of Maj. Johnson M. Welch of Athens seven sons His mother was Ella Cadwallader the second wife His wife was the late Della Smith of East State Street Welch attended Ohio University and spent his life in office work
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Ohio
San Diego
Calif
Thomas C. Welch
Maj
Johnson M. Welch
Athens
Ella Cadwallader
Major Welch
Ohio University
Della Smith
E. State
Berwyn man pleads guilty in mayor’s court
David Joseph Kessel of Berwyn NL pleaded guilty in Mayor W P Mickie’s court to driving on and over a freshly painted center, and was fined five dollars.
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David Joseph Kessel
Berwyn
W. P. Mickie
Draft Quota Increased Two Calls for August
Athens County’s draft quota rises with two August calls. Seven inductees report August 1 and 12 more on August 20, totaling 19. First pre induction physicals since April: sixteen men for August 2 and seven for August 16. All units report to Fort Hayes Columbus.
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Athens County
Selective Service Board
Draft Board
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Crippen Residence On Route 144 And Athens Legacy
A. S. Crippen’s Beebe area home along Route 144 east of Stewart links to pioneer milling on the Hocking River. Lawrence Currier Crippen, noted Athens County educator and Civil War veteran, lived there before pursuing teaching and business. The piece traces Crippen family ties to Rome Township, Athens, and Beebe, reflecting generations of education, service, and local commerce.
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C. H. Harris
Route 144
Stewart
A. S. Crippen
Hocking River
Lawrence Currier Crippen
Athens County
Poole Minear
Lawrence Crippen
Bethany Ridge
Rome Township
Clara
Beebe
Frost
92Nd Ohio Infantry
Ohio University
Lucy Waterman
Crippen
Lebanon College
Asher Waterman
Methodist Church
Troy Township
Curtis Goddard
Waterman
New York State
Gregory
Servicemen News: Haning on Leave Before Europe Trip
Pvt. Robert H. Haning, 18, of 21 Smith St., home on leave before reporting to Camp Kilmer, N J, Aug 2 for shipment to Europe. Son of Clarence Haning of Columbus, he attended Athens High School and trained at Fort Knox with an armored infantry unit. Cpl. Harvey McClain, 20, Ath ens Route 3, serving with headquarters company First Battalion as pioneer and ammunition platoon squad leader. He previously served with the 38th Infantry Regiment in Korea and earned a Bronze Star for action at Kuneria.
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Robert H. Haning
Smith St
Europe
Clarence Haning
Columbus
Haning
Ida Haning
Robert Haning
W. State St
Camp Kilmer
N.J
Athens High School
Fort Knox
Cpl
Harvey McClain
S. W. McClain
Athens
First Battalion
McClain
38Th Infantry Regiment
Korea
Kuneria
Farm Bureau Youths To Meet Tonight
The Farm Bureau Youth Council will meet at the Grange Hall at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Bruce White secretary says the group will plan its Athens County Fair display and rehearse dances for the Ohio State Fair.
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Farm Bureau Youth Council
Grange Hall
Athens County
Bruce White
DAV Meeting Friday Sets Membership Drive
The Conrath Bean Chapter 37 of the Disabled American Veterans will hold a meeting at the Armory Friday at 7 30 p m. Commander Ernest Mc Graner announced the gathering to organize the membership drive for the new year beginning July 1.
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Conrath-Bean Chapter
The
Disabled American Veterans
Ernest McGraner
Driver Fined for No Muffler in Glouster Court
John Marks 23 of Glouster was fined five dollars plus costs after arraignment in Mayor Thomas Williams court on a charge of having no muffler on his car. He was arrested Tuesday by the State Highway Patrol.
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John Marks
Glouster
Thomas Williams
Marks
State Highway Patrol
Cattle Disease Control Outlined To Dairy Service Unit Members
Athens County Dairy Service Unit members heard Dr. H G Geyer and Dr Bohn of Columbus on brucellosis control and its impact on herd production. Elections to the Athens unit board and Central Ohio Breeding Association director were held. a film on brucellosis was shown and discussion followed.
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Dairy Service Unit
Athens County Dairy Service Unit
H. G. Geyer
Bohn
Columbus
Athens Unit
Central Ohio Breeding Association
Geyer
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Dick Keller
Eis
Charles Hibbert
Athens County
Ed Sheridan
Central Ohio
Fred Russell
Paul Kinnen
Bull in Street Delays Traffic on Court Street
Motorists and pedestrians on North Court Street halted as a bull stayed in the road after nearly toppling from a small stock truck en route to a stock sale. Police supervised a street‑side transfer to a larger vehicle amid amid mild resistance from the animal and a flurry of near-collisions.
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N. Court St
Washington St
Pates
Court St
Mrs Tubbs Dies Tuesday In Hospital
Iris Tubbs 62 of Hooper Street died Tuesday evening at ne Arms Hospital after several months illness. Born at Pratts Fork she lived 35 years in Surviving family includes three daughters Hazel Tubbs Fauna Rhoades and Carol Gura a son Henry Tubbs her mother Aldena Cain three brothers O E Cain Frank Cain and Herbert Cain and nine grandchildren Her husband Elmer Tubbs died in 1920 Services by Rev E C Kenney Friday 10 am Burlingham Church with burial in the adjacent cemetery Friends may call at Hooper Street residence after Thursday noon.
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Iris Tubbs
Hooper St
Ne Arms Hospital
Pratts Fork
Tubbs
Athens
Hazel A. Tubbs
Fauna Rhoades
Carol Gura
Henry Tubbs
Columbus
Aldena Cain
O. E. Cain
Harrisonville
Frank Cain
The
Plains
Herbert Cain
Redlands
Elmer Tubbs
E. C. Kenney
Burlingham Church
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs Granville Stout welcomed a daughter. Admissions include William Perry of New Marshfield Otis Bean of Guysville Emma Beaver of Athens James DeWeese of Mansfield Martha Ziltz of Athens DSSED Mrs Emerson Peters of McArthur and daughter Mrs Robert Cordray of Columbus Clifford Misner of Albany Mrs Dorothy Sams of Athena and Mrs Lillian DePue of Athens
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Granville Stout
Carpenter
William Perry
New Marshfield
Otis Bean
Guysville
Emma Beaver
Athens
James DeWeese
Mansfield
Martha Ziltz
Emerson Peters
McArthur
Robert Cordray
Columbus
Clifford Misner
Albany
Dorothy Sams
Athena
Lillian DePue
Pleasant Relief As Athens Stays Cool
Cool breezes and a comfortable temp eased Athens residents for a second day. The high reached 80 degrees and the overnight low was 64. At 9 am today the thermometer read 74.
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Atheny
AWOL Soldier Surrenders To City Police
Glen Denny an 18 year old AWOL from Camp Gordon Georgia turned himself in at the Athens County Children's Home Tuesday afternoon. He will be confined in the city jail until military authorities from Fort Hayes Columbus arrive to take custody. Police had earlier searched hills behind the home for Denny and his brother Jack who is still at large and wanted by the FBI. An overnight bag found at a filling station was said to belong to Denny.
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Glen Denny
Camp Gordon
Athens County Children’s Home
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Denny
Ohio University
Grogan
Glen
Jack Denny
FBI
Widdoes' Father Dies In California
Carroll Widdoes Ohio University director of athletics left for Sevastopol after the death of his father Dr. H W Widdoes. The missionary for the United Brethren Church for about 40 years suffered a stroke last Friday and died yesterday morning. Surviving are his wife two sons Carroll and Emmer and three daughters Mrs Vernon Kaylor Mrs Jeff Miller and Mrs Melvin Laub. Carroll traveled by airplane to the West Coast.
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Carroll Widdoes
Ohio University
Sevastopol, Jr
H. W. Widdoes
Doctor Widdoes
United Brethren Church
Philippines
Carroll
Emmer Widdoes
Sevastopol
Vernon Kaylor
Vienna
Jeff Miller
Westerville
Melvin Laub
Huron
Ohio
West Coast
4-H Campers Return From Tar Hollow Camp
Five members of the Hilltop Buttercup 4-H Club returned this week after four days at Tar Hollow Camp. Beverly Watkins and Nancy Lee served as lifeguards. Attendees included Judy Watkins Hilda Haning and Faye Dicken. Jack DePue and Nancy Lee were selected king and queen at the camp.
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Hilltop Buttercup
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