Athens High School 1947 graduation date and speaker
Dr Paul N Elbin addressed 99 Athens High School graduates on citizenship during the commencement in the school auditorium. The event featured white gowns and maroon robes, musical selections by nine graduates and soloists, and remarks by Supt Harper Pendry and Principal Oliver Wood.
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Paul N. Elbin
Athens High School
Dr. Elbin
Elbin
Joe B. Maffet
The
Christian Church
Green Cathedral
Hahn
Harriet Ayler
Florine Conner Coe
Norma Jean Dry
Donna Guthrie
Imogene Laughlin
Barbara Mulpas
Marjory McConkey
Coralie Williams
Margaret Williams
Henry Brown
W. @. Fingerhut
Cadiz
Sibelius
Harper C. Pendry
John W. Bolin
Board of Education
Sons of the Black and Red
Maffett
Camporee Opens In Athens With Early Scout Arrivals
Kootaga Area Council Camporee at Athens County Fairgrounds starts strong with Troops 55 56 from Athens already setting up. Chauncey’s Troop 78 and Ravenswood West Virginia Troop 44 arrive as three day event features tents cooking improvisations and a large parade and camp fires tonight and tomorrow.
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Kootaga Area Council
Athens
Athens County Fairgrounds
Leroy C. Lavine
Lindley Jones
Chauncey
W. G. Davis
Davis
Ravenswood
W. Va
West Virginia
Chuck Stewart
Troop 55
Troop 56
Red Cross
Harry Simmons
Orris Stutler
Spencer
W.va
Athens Women Form Self-Appointed Welfare Board
A group of Athens women plus three outsiders designated themselves a self appointed honorary welfare board and met at the Children's Home with Judge Francis D. White to discuss aiding a tubercular patient. They plan to solicit $500 for a 90 day stay at Rocky Glen Sanatorium and consider funding from the Red Cross miners and tuberculosis groups while awaiting state approval and potential county levy funding.
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Athens
Francis D. White
County Welfare Board
Athens County
White
Tuberculosis Association
Red Cross
Mine Union
Washington
William Mills
Nelsonville
State Welfare Department
O. A. Carpenter
Don Clippinger
Evan Collins
F. B. Dilley
D. M. Downard
William Fleck
D. B. Green
W. H. Herbert
H. T. Houf
Fred Luchs
Oliver Martin
Carl Nessley
T. S. Robe
N. S. Welk
R. C. Wickham
Amesville
Hattie Inman
Helen Keirns
Legion Meet Here Sees 300 Expected At District Convention
More than 300 Legionnaires from 34 posts across eight counties will attend the annual district convention in Athens. About 200 officials are expected, with extra delegates anticipated from Athens and nearby towns. The program begins at 10 a.m. and will close with district officers elected. John Gillen and Jane Clary, state essay contest winners, will be recognized.
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Legion’s &Th
Athens
Donald E. Robinson
Athens Post
Robinson
Fairfield
Gallia
Hocking
Vinton
Jackson
Perry
Meigs
Ohio State to Diploma 1405 Degree Seekers Friday
Howard L. Baughman of Athens is among 1405 candidates who will receive bachelor of laws degrees at Ohio State University when diplomas are awarded Friday.
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Howard L. Baughman
Athens
Ohio State University
Two Drivers Fined On Own Charges In Ohio Crash
Two drivers who filed charges against each other were each fined 10 dollars and costs by Logan's Mayor W. D. Weltner. The case stems from a Wednesday evening crash on Route 56 in Hocking County involving William Taylor 27 Carbondale and Daniel Ferree 76 New Plymouth with no injuries. Ferree charged the other car was parked and Taylor alleged unsafe operation. A separate minor crash Thursday on Route 329 near Stewart involved Gaylord E. Cook 46 Stewart and Lewis D. Wilcoxen 24 Cutler with no injuries.
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Logan
W. D. Weltner
State Highway Patrol
Hocking County
William Taylor
Carbondale
Daniel Feree
New Plymouth
Taylor
Ferree
Gaylord E. Cook
Stewart
Lewis D. Wilcoxen
Cutler
Emma Kincade Laughlin 91 dies in Athens County
Emma Kincade Laughlin aged 91 of Athens County died Friday morning at 320 West Union Street after a several year illness. She was widow of Samuel Fitch and John Laughlin and is survived by nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Guysville Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Wayne Baxter. Burial in Bean Cemetery. Friends may call at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home after Saturday noon.
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Emma Kincade Laughlin
Athens County
Union St
Samuel Fitch
John Laughlin
Charles L. Kincade
Guysville Methodist Church
Wayne Baxter
Bean Cemetery
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Kilvert Church of God Announces Children’s Day
Kilvert Church of God hosts Children’s Day services at 1 30 p m July 6 with Lenore Tabler in charge pastor Rev Sto bart leads the new church which is nearly complete.
Births and admissions at Shelterings Arms Hospital
Births include a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Molihan of Lorain and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Ray McGraner of Athens and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Alva Koon of The Plains. Admissions list major surgery for several patients including Mrs. Vance Stewart of Pennsville and others from Athens Millfield Albany and Jackson. Dismissals note multiple patients leaving, including Mrs. Donald Whitemore and daughter and Ralph Miller of Athens.
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Raymond Molihan
Lorain
Ray McGraner
Athens
Alva Koon
the Plains
Vance Stewart
Pennsville
Wilbur McCune
Millfield
Lester Danny
Albany
Joan Dunlap
Jessie Rankin
Eileen Ackerman
Charles Lonas
Donald Whitemore
Ralph Miller
Walter Smith
Shade
Edith Sandoli
Akron
William Harmon
Corning
Charles Butcher
Harrisonville
Edward Oskey
Jacksonville
Louis E. Downard 71 Dies in Millersport
Louis E. Downard, 71, died Thursday night at his Millersport home after a heart attack. He leaves two brothers Harley M. Downard of Athens and Al Downard of Logan. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 p.m. in Millersport.
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Louis E. Downard
Millersport
Harley M. Downard
Athens
al Downard
Hansel Dry Cleaners
Logan
Man Fined and Jailed for Intoxication in City
Edward Carsey, 69, of West Union Sr., was fined 50 dollars and costs by Mayor Franz Wood on a charge of intoxication. He was jailed for non payment of the fine, after which the mayor noted he had just been released from the county jail.
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Edward Carsey
W. Union Sr
Franz Woodworth
OU Alumni Day Events Listed For Commencement Week
About 700 people expected for Ohio University's annual Commencement Supper under the Elms at 6 p.m. Tickets available at the Alumni office in Wilson Hall. If rain, moved to Howard Hall. Class of 1912 planning 35th anniversary reunion with breakfast Monday. Following supper, a concert by seniors and grads at 8 p.m. Memorial Auditorium. Commencement exercises set for 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Auditorium.
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Ohio University
Clark Williams
Wilson Hall
Howard Hall
Williams
Athens
Midcampus
William R. Cable
Howard L. Dunlap
Bessie Gorstene
Milton D. Hughes
Fred F. Wheaton
John C. Baker
Board of Trustees
Schedule changes in B&O trains to Athens take effect Sunday
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announced new passenger schedule times. Westbound trains through Athens depart about one hour earlier with shifts for lines 1 The National Limited 2 3 The Diplomat 75 The Cincinnatian and 11. Eastbound trains show several time moves while the East Bound National Limited and 12 keep their times.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Athens
National Limited
Cincinnatian
Mercury Reaches 86 Degrees Again in Year
The day saw a high of 86 degrees for the second time this year, matching an earlier 86 on May 28 reported by weather observer Mrs. C. N. France. Friday morning in Athens was cloudy with 72 degrees at 10 am, down from 76 yesterday. overnight low 64. The Hocking River rose/receded to 4.45 feet this morning.
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C. N. France
Athens
Hocking
Roadhouse Burglary Report North of Chauncey
A road house north of Chauncey was entered and wine and cigarettes stolen Wednesday night. Sheriff George Bateman said Deputy Frank Joyce is assigned to investigate the case.
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Chauncey
Paul Scheibel
George Bateman
Frank Joyce
Telephone ready to carry speech within twenty miles
Proponents of the Telephone offer systems for transmissions between points not more than twenty miles apart. The device allows articulate speech with some practice and occasional repetition, though initial listening may render articulation unclear until the ear adjusts.
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Alexander Graham Bell
United States
Great Britain
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Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
C. Ie Casper
Legion
OSU
Willa Res Evei T Ee
Weber Heating Co
Allied Sales Co
W. Union St
Athens County Agents ‘Association
Cameron and
VanDyke
Donald K. Barstow
O. G. Houck
B. Dillon
Seiple
Kempton
F. R. Murphey and Son
Oscar Fulton
C. M. Gill
D. M. Goddard
Oakley and
Oakley Nelsonville
O. Dwight H. Rutherford E, R. Walker
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Ohio
B&o
Mercury
Cross Brothers
Cross Bros
Frank H, Cross
Superior Electric CO
Athens Heating & Insulating Co
Dial
Mutual Home & Savings Assn
Washington St
Christ
Jordan River
Naaman
Church OF Christ
Edward White
Evangelist
Stimson
Radcliffe Electrical Service
Athens Home Telephone Co
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Chicago
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San Francisco
Gardiner G. Hubbard
Cambridge, Mass
Thos. A. Watson
Court St
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