Seven Athens Countians Inducted Into Army
Seven Athens Countians are inducted into the Army in a local notice. The Athens audience enjoys Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance at Athens High School with strong performances by Bob O'Brien Jim Dilley Clara Davis and others. The production features bright costumes, witty scenes and memorable solos including Oh Better Far to Live and Die and I Am the Modern Major General.
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Gilbert and Sullivan
Athens High School
Bob O’brien
Frederic
Jim Dilley
Clara Davis
Mabel
Wendell Fryer
Charles Atkinson
Ploot
Stanley
Ray Abraham
Weese Dickman
John Glancy
Lewis Hawk
Jesse Lee
Joe Maffett
John Mitchell
Bob McCammon
Clark Higgins
Roderick Oadis
Edward Patterson
Bruce Roach
Richard Robe
George Sands
Larry Scriven
Marshall Seigfred
Richard Slater
Russell Smith
John Yauch
Pirates
Carolann Alexander
Nancy Brooks
Sydney Clark
Nancy Ellis
Margene Gilson
Phyllis Peterson
Margaret Reeder
Betty Ryan
Yvonne Sherow
Ellen Tullis
Mary Middleton
Annamae Houx
Virginia Huffman
Martina Josten
Carole Lewis
Tommie Lou Southerton
Patt Whaley
Barbara Williams
Pat Williams
Ma Hellebrandt
Bob Jones
Toten ‘Sabeeem
David Lewis
Ruth Sands
Ronald Saunders
Katy Carpenter
Richard Hall
Martha Morrison
W. C. Fingerhut
Seven Athens County Men Inducted Into Army At Ft Hayes
Seven Athens County men left Friday for Columbus to be inducted at Ft Hayes. It was the third smallest group from the county since revived draft calls last September, with six men previously inducted in September and May. Leaders included Don R. Clark, who led the group after receiving coffee, candy, and cigarettes from the Athens American Legion post. the Gideon Society provided Bibles. The induction brings Athens County board inductees to 182. Fourteen men, transfers from other Ohio boards, will leave Monday for pre induction physical exams at Ft Hayes.
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Robert L. Calentine
Robert E. Secoy
Jack R. Coen
Athens
Don R. Clark
Charles E. Wolfe
Nelsonville
William M. Bartels
Jacksonville
John W. Niggemeyer
Shade
Athens American Legion Post
Clark
Gideon Society
Army
Ohio
Ft. Hayes
Enlistments Reported From Area Two Recruits Accepted
Two area residents were accepted for enlistment this week. Pinins joined the Air Force and heads to Lackland Air Base Texas for WAF basic training. Charles V. Stanley of New Plymouth is the sole Regular Army recruit and will train at Fort Meade Maryland.
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James J. Mooney
Athens
Ene
Pinins
Air Force
Lackland Air Base
Texas
WAF
Charles V. Stanley
Monroe Stanley
New Plymouth
Regular Army
Fort Meade
Temperature record at 9 am reports TT degrees
A Friday 9 am temperature reading stood at TT degrees following daily extremes of 83 and 58 yesterday, indicating a narrow span in local conditions.
Payments to Unemployed Are Totaled in Athens County
Unemployed workers in Athens County received 13013 in unemployment compensation during April, down from 21454 in March. H H Sands, manager of the local Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, reports generous support under Ohio law and the Servicemen Readjustment Allowances clause of the GI Bill. Ohio law claimants were paid 12895 with 1157 in dependency allowances, slightly below March levels. The average weekly check in April was 22.95, compared with 23.76 in March.
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Athens County
H. H. Sands
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Ohio
HPO In Collision Again Near Beaumont Bridge
State Highway Patrol reports HM Post Office bus collided with a car driven by Harvey Brammer in the Athens area near Route 682 Beaumont Bridge. Brammer, 61, The Plains, faces unsafe operation charges and is to appear in Mayor Mickle's court. The HPO vehicle had left side damage, not serious. Brammer's car also du.
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HM Post Office
Iivol
Athens
State Highway Patrol
HPO
David D. Dusehinski
Portsmouth
Harvey Brammer
the Plains
Beaumont Bridge
Brammer
W. P. Mickle
Post Office
Richland Ave
White Rites Conducted for Mrs Mary White in Athens
Funeral services were held Thursday for Mrs Mary Elizabeth White a Athens pioneer who died recently Born in Plymouth she moved to Athens with her family as a child Her husband Frederick P White died in 1919 Surviving children include Carlos R White Leslie E White and Fred White Jr who died in 1943 Also surviving are 14 grandchildren 19 great grandchildren a sister Mrs J A Foner and brothers Charles and J Clyde Edmundson Pallbearers named Charles Rounsavell David White Joe Seiple Ralph Slaughter Ruben Misner and Dale Ulbrich
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Mary Elizabeth White
Athens
Plymouth
Joseph E. Edmundson
Charles Rounsavell
David White
Joe Seiple
Ralph Slaughter
Ruben Misner
Dale Ulbrich
County Jail Escapee Returns Voluntarily
Wallace Kasler Tubbrig escaped the county jail Saturday evening while emptying garbage pails. He returned Thursday afternoon and was readmitted to serve his term for new support. He cited family plea and fear of being shot as reasons for surrender.
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Wallace Kasler
Tubbrig
Mame Pincelli
Kasler
Gamertsfelder to Receive Honorary Degree at BGU
Dean Walter S. Gamertsfelder of Ohio University will receive a Doctor of Humane Letters at Bowling Green State University's June 8 commencement. He retires June 30 after long OU service. three men receive honorary degrees along with 600 graduates. Others include Ernest R. Breech and Harry Hayden Clark.
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Gamertsfelder
BGU
Walter S. Gamertsfelder
Ohio University
Bowling Green State University
OU College of Arts and Sciences
Graduate College
Ernest R. Breech
Ford Motor Co
Harry Hayden Clark
University of Wisconsin
Breech
Lebanon
American Aviation, Inc
General Aviation Manufacturing Co
SONS IN SERVICE AND KOREAN WAR UNIT REPORT
Mrs. Mary Frost Chubb, Athens Route 4, reports sons Pvt. Roscoe B. Frost and Seaman Harry L. Frost in military service. Frost sailed from Ft. Lawton to Japan after Army entry in January 1951. Harry L. Frost joined Navy in August 1950, trained at San Diego, served in Korean waters. bothFamilies note their units and duties, including 1st Cavalry Division howitzer operators Coffman and James and bucf with Red Legs. The piece also lists Captains Abraham, Pvt. Ernest E. Roberts, and sailors Leffler Hudnell, Van Dyke and Karageorge among Athens area servicemen.
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Roscoe B. Frost
Harry L. Frost
Mary Frost Chubb
Athens
Frost
Ft. Lawton
Wash
Japan
Army
Ft. Knox
Gunston Hall
San Diego
Far East
Navy
Inchon
Wonsan
Iwon
Hungnam
Athens County
Korea
77Th Field Artillery
Doull Coffman
Arthur Coffman
Glouster Rotter
Donald H. James
William T. James
Coffman
James
United Nations
Sanitarians To Attend Session At Lake Hope
Three sanitarians from the Athens district office of the State Health Department will attend the Health Commissioner’s Institute on June 4 at Lake Lodge. Max Nee, C. M. Robinson, and William Rodger will hear speakers from many sections of the country discuss the theme Sanitation is a Way of Life.
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Athens
State Health Department
Health Commissioner's Institute
Lake
Lodge
Max Nee
C. M. Robinson
William Rodger
Whitman Divorce Petition Alleges Gross Neglect
Belle Wermer Whitman of Nelsonville files suit in Common Pleas Court against Edward Wermer Whitman of New York City alleging gross neglect. The couple married May 7 1942 in New York and have two children.
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Common Pleas
Belle (Wermer) Whitman
Nelsonville
Edward (Wermer) Whitman
New York City
New York
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs James Wickerham Athens a son and other newborns. Admissions include Eileen Hamilton Pataskala John Risch Athens Lee Patterson Athens Loretta Cornell Athens and several others. Missed listings note Er ness Lanning Chauncey and son and William Carter Athens with daughter.
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James Wickerham
Athens
Virgil Munn
James Martin
A& Son
Eileen Hamilton
Pataskala
John Risch
Lee Patterson
Loretta Cornell
Elizabeth Ferrell
Chain
Lead Ash
Bernice Winning
O. H. Garber
Cairo
W. Va
Ann Frohlich
Ernest Lanning
Chauncey
William Carter
Ralph Johnson
Somerset
Loig Sarina
Glouster
Bertha Guess
Frost
Rate Increase Request Before PACO Utility Expansion
Athens Home Telephone Co plans a major expansion on W Washington St with a new double capacity switchboard and direct toll dialing. Dr C L Jones says the rate increase filing with PUCO funds the expansion and will be tested at a future hearing. long term, Athens aims to become a toll switching center in Southeastern Ohio. The company also updates Bell equipment and plans automatic dial systems across several exchanges while existing subscribers may avoid higher rates until installations complete.
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Athens Home Telephone Co
W. Washington St
Columbus
Athens
Ohio
Doctor Jones
Bell Telephone Co
Albany
Amesville
New Marshfield
Shade
Duffy Dies After Illness at Shettering Arms Hospital
J. V. Duffy 84, a retired Big Run farmer, died Thursday at Shettering Arms Hospital after more than a month as a patient. He lived at Vincent in retirement and had recently stayed with Mrs. John Jewell, 49 Moore Ave, who had been raised with his mother. He is survived by no immediate relatives. Funeral services set for Monday at 9 a.m. at the Catholic Church in Vincent, with burial in Marietta. Friends may call at the Weiser and Cauley funeral home.
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J. V. Duffy
Shettering Arms Hospital
Duffy
Vincent
John Jewell
Moore Ave
Weiser and Cauley
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