Blood Drive at Nelsonville Raises 39 Pints
The Red Cross bloodmobile at First Methodist Church collected 39 pints Monday in Athens County. 49 people registered and 27 walked in, with Captain Willard Border among donors and medalists in the Gallon Club.
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First Methodist Church
Nelsonville
Athens County
Athens
Willard Border
Korea
Border
B. F. Cutler
Gallon Club
Russell Hall
Selma J. Williams
Fred Picard
Northwood Drive
Ellen Biddle
Nellie Quinn
Earl Hooper
Paul Gaston
Denver Gooding
Clair Parsons
Charles Cryder
Robert Oberholzer
Wayne France
Kenneth Berry
Norman Smith
Marjorie Bennett
Ira Quick
Eric Thompson
Ben Cutler
Henry Hoch
Barbara Stanley
Paul Powell
Flota Vandeveer
James R. Seward
Helen Worstell
Beverly Wingett
Wendell Drake
Alice Holt
Glen Atkinson
Hazel Scott
Shirley Whitmore
Frank Glider
William Pruitt
Clinton Sams
Wayne Border
Emagene Yeager
Paul Tipton
Ruby Tinkham
Frank Paige
Glen Hickman
Nora Guess
John Wallace
Mrs. Bixler Named Acting Dean at Ohio University
Mrs. Ned Bixler, an Ohio University graduate and head resident of Boyd Hall since 1947, is appointed acting dean of women effective August 1 by President John C. Baker. She succeeds Dr Leona Wise Felsted who takes a leave to join a six member American mission for counseling and guidance institutes in Japanese universities.
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Ohio University
John C. Baker
Bixler
Boyd Hall
Leona Wise Felsted
Frank N. Jones
Marietta
Athens High School
Mannington
W. Va
Legion Post Installation Set Wednesday
Joint installation of American Legion officers will be held Wednesday night at the Athens post home of James M. Vercoe. Officers from Glouster and Nelsonville posts are expected to attend. refreshments will follow. Nolan H. Mace will be installed as commander of Athens K. T. Crosen Post and W. R. Shafer as county council commander.
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American Legion
Athens Post
James M. Vercoe
James Wagonseller
Lancaster
Legion
Ohio
Athens
Glouster
Nelsonville
Athens Legionnaires
William Stewart
Racine
Everett Barnhart
Vercoe
Ben Williams
John Cox
Joel Draper
Ed LaVelle
Wagonseller
Stewart
Harold Rowe
Coalton
John Will
Pomeroy
Rev. Harrison
Elmer Roberts
Shawnee
Trilly Oiler
Jackson
Roy Reuter
W. R. Shafer
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Note Summary
A list from Shelterin g Arms Hospital notes births and dismissals in Athens and surrounding towns. Families named include Carsey Athens Clyde Johnson Warner and others with several new babies and discharges. A Prayer Band will meet Thursday at the home of Mr and Mrs Brice Chapman led by Charles Gaston.
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Grahams Chapel
Brice Chapman
Charles Gaston
Ames Man Hurt in Fall Down Stairs
An Amesville man, 64 year old George Roberts, was injured Monday afternoon after falling down stairs in the Matters Building on E State St Athens. Roberts, who is partially blind, was entering the bus station when he walked into a doorway at the head of the stairs and suffered a head laceration. He was taken to a physician's office for treatment, Athens police reported.
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Europe
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Athens Kiwanis
Lions
Rotary Clubs
Lawrence C. Vaas
U.S. State Department
Robert J. Kerner
Institute of Slavic Studies
University of California
Russia
Ohio University
Kerner
United States
Stalin
Hitler
Vaas
A. T. Volwiler
OU History Department
Robert Blackmore
Lions Club
Amesville
E State St
Athens
George Roberts
Matters
Joseph B. Grogan
Grogan
Roberts
Bills Approved by Athens County Commissioners
Athens County commissioners approved bills totaling 25 569 dollars in a Monday meeting. They granted Waterloo Township 300 tons of limestone for township roads and approved payments for Aid to Dependent Children, Aid for Dependents, blind pensions, general relief, cash relief, maintenance and roads, and general county funds.
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Athens County
Waterloo Township
Centennial Fair Plans Announced for Athens County
The fair board released final programs and premium lists for the five day Athens County Centennial Fair opening Sunday Aug 19. A parade kicks off the events with attractions including B R Lakin and the Singing Sheriffs, Jimmy Lynch Death Dodgers, and White Horse Troupe.
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Fair Board
the Messenger
B. R. Lakin
Cabile Tabernacle
Jimmy Lynch
Death Dodgers
White Horse Troupe
G. A. Gardner
L. C. Baker
Erle Bridgewater
W. R. Hughes
R. W. Thiery
Athens
Sheriffs
Sheriffs—Grandstand
Cable Tabernacle
Richland Man Is Fined on Two Counts
Robert E. Guess 24 of Richland Ave pleaded guilty to intoxication and resisting arrest. He was fined 15 dollars plus costs for intoxication and 20 dollars plus costs and 10 days in jail for resisting arrest, suspended on good behavior. Police chased him after he fled a patrol car and fought with officers near W Union St. he was treated for a head injury at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Robert E. Guess
Richland Ave
W. P. Mickle
Guess
W. Union St
Richard McClung
McClung
Harold Shields
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Floyd Bolin Post VFW to Meet Wednesday at Armory
Floyd Bolin Post Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Armory, announced by C J Ailstock.
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Floyd Bolin Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
C. J. Ailstock
Enjoy Your Messenger On Your Vacation
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Mercury Tops 90 As Heat Pulse Persists
The day began with the thermometer at 92 degrees, a torrid high. Overnight low dropped to 62, and by 9 am Tuesday the temperature stood at 79 degrees.
Athens Cable Plan Outlined By Hocking Valley Firm
Hocking Valley Television Corp outlined a Athens cable plan at a city council session. A tower on Peach Ridge Road will boost reception to channels 3 6 and 10 with pole access from Columbus Southern to subscribers. Cost estimates ranged around 100 installation and 4 monthly per home.
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Athens
Hocking Valley Television Corp
John Haloway
Hocking Valley Company
Haloway
Peach Ridge Road
Columbus
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Electric Company
Hunting License Privilege Extended to Active Duty Workers
Ohio armed forces members on active duty may hunt or fish without a license. E. E. Ridge of the Ohio Wildlife Division said eligibility requires bona-fide evidence of active duty and proper ID such as furlo, papers, dog tags or identification cards. The policy does not apply to reserve personnel not on active duty.
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Ohio
E. E. Ridge
Ohio Wildlife Division
Ridge
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