Two Students Injured In Ohio University Airport Crash
A two seater plane crashed at Ohio University Airport on E State St at 3 50 p m injuring pilot Walter Fields 23 of Lockland and passenger Donald Dieckman 20 of St Clairsville both OU students. The 1948 Arconca owned by Dewey Laughlin suffered heavy front section damage after the left wing tip hit the railroad fill at the field edge and the craft slid into an embankment. witnesses say the crew had to drag it from the tracks to clear a crossing for an oncoming train. Fields received a facial bump and cut chin while Dieckman sustained a small cut and bruises both treated at the university health center. Earlier that day Laughlin also lost a Whitehall house to fire.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Ohio University
Messenger
Don Moore
E. State St
State Highway Patrol
Walter G. Fields
Lockland
University Health Center
Donald Dieckman
St. Clairsville
Dewey Laughlin
May Marriage Licenses Slow in Athens County
May brought the lowest count in six years with 20 couples applying for licenses in Athens County Probate Court, matching April. Ages skew younger, women averaging just under 24 and men just over 29, with occupations ranging from laborers to teachers and students.
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Athens County
Burial Vault Firm Locating In Athens
Robert Repp forms the Repp Burial Vault Co to start production in Athens converting the former Athens Junk Co. building on Shafer St. He sets up five steel vault forms this week. The WWII veteran plans to live in Athens, is married with a 6-year-old son, and belongs to Elks American Legion VFW and Masonry.
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Athens
Indiana and Columbus
Robert Repp
Repp Burial Vault Co
Athens Junk Co
Shafer St
Repp
Elks, American Legion
VFW
Indiana
Mrs Munn Rites Planned At Dowler Home
Funeral services are planned Thursday at 2 30 p m for Mrs Metta May Munn 80 of 115 N Congress St who died Monday night in Sheltering Arms Hospital Rev John Snedden will officiate at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home with burial in Haga Cemetery.
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Metta May Munn
N. Congress St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Dowler - Ferguson - Hughes
John Snedden
Haga Cemetery
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Carl Pollard of Jacksonville a son and Mr and Mrs Charles Kussman of Athens a son plus others. Admitted include Willis Whited Athens Route 1 and several residents from Athens Glouster The Plains and Amesville. Discharged include Mrs Mary Gould Etta Ledbetter and Baby Boy Chatfield among others.
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Carl Pollard
Jacksonville
Charles Kussman
Athens
Victor Carsey
Willis Whited
Norman Dupiler
Charles Wallace
Glouster
Robert Lee
Harry Bates
Antonio Tong
Francis Wallace
Millfield
Harold Cummings
the Plains
Robert Jones
Mike Latimer
Amesville
Mary Gould
New Marshfield
Haber Burton
Etta Ledbetter
William Easler
Athens County Land Transfers Reported
Joseph Wagner of Buchtel transfers lots 611 and 612 in Bessemer to Raymond E. McCombs of Buchtel. Edna F. Tipton of Athens County sells real estate in Troy township to David Jackson of Athens County. Vera Hixon of Gallia County transfers real estate in Athens County to Daniel Klingensmith of Athens.
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Joseph Wagner
Buchtel
Raymond E. McCombs
Bessemer
Edna F. Tipton
Athens County
David Jackson
Troy Township
Vera Hixon
Gallia County
Daniel Klingensmith
Athens
Driver Fined Jailed and License Suspended After DUI Plea
John T. Van Dyke aged 43 of 28 Brown Ave was fined 125 dollars plus costs and sentenced to three days in jail. His driving license was suspended for three months after pleading guilty in Municipal Court to drunken driving. City police made the arrest.
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John T. van Dyke
Brown Ave
Lions Elect Delegates to International Convention
Four men were chosen by the Athens Club to attend the International Lions Convention in Miami Beach Florida June 27 through 30 Roy Robinson Walter Cornwell Scott Roberts and Gomer Jones were named delegates and alternates Reports from the state Lions Convention in Cincinnati were shared by five Athens members Pins for perfect attendance from September to April went to Lewis McBride and Cloyce Martin Installation of officers for the coming year is set for June 19 at the next meeting.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Roy Robinson
Walter Cornwell
Scotty Roberts
Gomer Jones
Cincinnati
Athens
Lewis McBride
Cloyce Martin
ROTC Cadet Slated for Quartermaster Camp at Fort Lee
Clark Higgins of 50 Maplewood Drive will join 27 other ROTC cadets from Ohio University at the Quartermaster Summer Camp in Fort Lee Virginia this summer. He begins six weeks of instruction on June 21 as a junior in OU’s Advanced Corps honor society Scabbard and Blade, where he handles the group’s finances and holds the rank of 2nd Lieutenant.
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Clark Higgins
Maplewood Dr
Quartermaster
Fort Lee
Ohio University
OU Military Organization
Advanced Corps Honor Society
Scabbard and Blade
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Whitehall
Laughlin
The
H. & S. Pogue Company
Southern Ohio
Henry
Samuel Pogue
West Fifth Street
Ohio
Fourth and
Race Streets
John C. Pogue
Henry N. Hine
James W. Petty, Jr
Robert H. French
New York Stock Exchange
Cincinnati Stock Exchanger
Athens, Ohio
Westheimer & Company
Walnut Street
Neme
Mrs. Munn
Speet
W. Union
Lions Elect
Athens Club
General Electric
Washington St
Dean & Barry
Dean
Barry
Barry Kuverite
Kuverite
East State
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