Truth talk at Athens High baccalaureate shapes 99 graduates
Paul Frank, former Athens County resident and radio commentator, urged Athens High School's 1954 graduates to build a meaningful life rather than seek happiness in hard times. He cited Titus and Paul to stress creating opportunity and facing fears. The service featured music by a senior girls ensemble directed by Edward J. Baas and included readings by several staff and students. The 95th graduating class will receive diplomas Thursday night. the list names 99 seniors.
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Paul Frank
Athens County
Athens High School
Thase
Titus
Paul
Crete
Edward J. Baas
Gloria Thompson
Charles Goodfellow
Jerry Tolson
Dennis White
Ted Krauss
Paul P. Abraham
Barbara Sue Arnold
David Christopher, Baird
Eleanor Evans Baker
Lois Jeanette Bean
Keith D. Bigley
Robert G. Blower
Claudia Lynne Bolin
Cledyth Ann Brooks
William J. Burns
Jerry Anderson Burton
Joan Bush
Joe C. Cabeen
Claudette Jean Chappel
William Vance Clippinger
Billy Lee Collins
Marilyn Sue Daft
Rose Marie Dailey
Joseph Clarke Daily
Faye Isabell Dicken
James Dow
Bette Leanora Dowdell
Paul Carman
Efaw
Margaret Agness Elliott
Nancy Claire Foster
Dona Mae France
Marilyn Ruth Frost
Martha Jane Frum
James A. Garrett
Willis Clark Gilmore
Bill J. Glover
Anne Elizabeth Goddard
Peter Ross Foedicke
Charles J. Goodfellow
Ernest F. Goodrich
Joe Earl Gorham
Patty Ann Heavener
Esther Mae Hedges
Barbara Ann Hefti
Janet Ellen Hill
Jack Keith Hines
Doris Elaine
Laboratory Geometry Brings Discovery to Athens High School
In Athens High School geometry class, instructor Harold L. Lee uses specialized teaching instruments to develop inductive reasoning. The tools replace drawn figures, letting each student manipulate triangles, rectangles, and circles. The method, developed by John Schacht, blends inductive and deductive proofs, boosting engagement and aiding nonacademic students.
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Athens
Harold L. Lee
Lee
John Schacht
Schacht
Bexley High School
Athens High School
Harold J. Lee
Ernest Conant
Edna Withers
Natalie Rows
Kay Woogerd
Messenger Newsphotos
Don Moore
Impatience Costs Driver in Municipal Court
Wayne F. McCaffrey, 29, of 248 E State St, was fined 20 dollars and costs for unsafe operation after police say he backed out of a line waiting for a passenger train to clear the West Union Street crossing and forced his way ahead. James L. Waldeck, 27, of Chauncey, was fined 15 dollars and costs for speeding.
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Wayne F. McCaffrey
E. State St
McCaffrey
W. Union St
James L. Waldeck
Chauncey
Weed Control Meeting Slated Wednesday
Everett Burt, formerly of Ohio University and now an extension agronomist, will lead a weed control meeting at 10 a.m. on the George Grimes farm Route 159 seven miles north of Chillicothe. Ross Wright, the county agent, plans to attend and offer transportation to interested locals. The session will cover eradication of wild onions wild garlic Johnson grass and Canadian thistle.
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Everett Burt
Ohio University
Ohio Extension Agronomist
George Grimes
Route 159
Chillicothe
Ross Wright
Threats Denied in Municipal Court Hearings Docketed
Innocent pleas to charges of threatening in a menacing manner were entered today in Municipal Court by Alva Mayles and Gilbert Mayles. The charges were filed by Clinton Wright who claimed Gilbert threatened him with a knife. Hearings set for Wednesday at 9 am with bonds of $100 each.
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Alva Ma Mayles
Sharpsburg
Gilbert Mayles
Chesterville
Clinton M. Wright
Gilbert
Bloodmobile Visit Slated For June 14 In Athens
The Red Cross bloodmobile will visit First Methodist Church in Athens on Monday June 14 from 11 am to 5 pm. Officials say blood needs in the Columbus region are critical and urge donors to register by calling the office at 31651 or visit the center while the unit operates.
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Athens
Red Cross
First Methodist Church
Columbus
English paleobotanist visits Athens on coast to coast tour
Paleobotanist Dr. William G. Chaloner of Reading University England visited Athens over the weekend with Ohio University botanist Dr. Arthur H. Blckle. The pair toured the petrified forest area in Lodi Township and Chaloner plans further stops at West Virginia University and the International Paleobotanical Congress in Paris before returning to Britain.
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William G. Chaloner
Athens
Arthur H. Blckle
Ohio University
Lodi Township
Chaloner
Northwood Drive
Blckle
Reading University
Reading
London
University of Michigan
Chester Arnold
West
Ohio Coal Research Laboratories
Columbus
University of West Virginia
A. T. Cross
W. Va
Geological Survey
Paris
France
William Gambill
Arthur F. Beyer
Great Britain
Ex-Resident Dies Sunday in Ohio Farm Incident
William FE. Radcliff 53, former Athens resident, died Sunday night after a heart attack at a Warsaw farm where he was ill at work. He had lived in Columbus 11 years and worked at a wholesale fruit market in Bexley. Survived by wife Anna, sister Hazel Farley, brothers Gaylord Athens and Hiram Columbus, plus 11 nieces and eight nephews. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Tuesday at Jagers funeral home. service on Wednesday with Rev. Drell H. Go Bestel at Canaanville Methodist Cemetery.
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William FE. Radcliff
Athens
Warsaw
Radcliff
Bexley
Columbus
Anna
Hazel
Farley
Detroit
Gaylord
Hiram
Thurman
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
A list of names and towns appears to document individuals connected to Sheltering Arms Hospital. Names include Blaine Farley of Pomeroy and Edith Bahr of Athens among others such as Clara Tribe in Athens and Delbert King in Shade Route 1. The item reads like a roster or inmate/associated list with multiple residents and nearby locales.
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Clara Tribe
Athens
Freda Clifford
Glouster
Delbert King
Shade
Edith Bahr
Blaine Lovsey
New Marshfield
Ray Bean
Guysville
Gettle Kelly
John Holland
Sarah Hiles
Millfield
Beetle Traps Planned for Athens Area
The Ohio Department of Agriculture will place about 200 traps in Athens to monitor the Japanese beetle and guide control measures. A misting program using DDT will start this week, with machines spraying up to 200 feet depending on wind. Residents should avoid line drying during spraying and not stand in the spray path.
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Athens
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Roger McInturf
Morris Ave
Five Drivers Fined on Traffic Violations Over Weekend
The State Highway Patrol reports five drivers fined or bonded after arrests for traffic violations. David Earp of Clarksburg was fined 15 dollars plus costs for speeding. Walter Keserich of Johnson Hall paid 15 dollars and costs for driving left of center. Delbert Tuell of Parkersburg faced 19.75 dollars for passing the yellow centerline. Denver Milliron of Nelsonville, arraigned in Logan, was fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding. William Coakley of Columbus forfeited a 15 dollar bond on a speeding count.
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State Highway Patrol Today
David R. Earp
Clarksburg
W. Va
Walter Jo Keserich
Johnson Hall
Delbert D. Tuell
Parkersburg
Denver Milliron
Nelsonville
Logan
Joseph Phillips
William Coakley
Columbus
Phillips
Grand Jury In Session Hears Evidence In May Term
An all male grand jury began hearing evidence in Common Pleas Court for the May term. Prosecutor Joel Draper expects to complete the session in one day with 56 witnesses called. He may seek several secret indictments on unlisted cases as Judge Francis D. White charged the panel. The jury began at about 9:30 a.m.
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Common Pleas Court
Joel Draper
Francis D. White
Ideal Sunday Weather Sets Up Outdoor Events
Sunday offered perfect conditions with clear skies and mild temperatures. The day reached 78 degrees after a morning low of 46, easing to 68 by 9 am Monday as activities continued.
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The
Mercury
Parked Car Hit by Motorcycle in City
City police reported Saturday that a motorcycle operated by Robert C. Ryan, 22, of Athens Route 1, struck the parked auto of Thomas J. Hanson, 42, of 85 S. Shafer St. Hanson owned the parked car and was not listed as injured in the report.
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Robert C. Ryan
Athens
Three Hurt in Weekend Area Traffic
Five accidents on area highways over the weekend left three people injured. On Route 13 at Morristown Robert J. Verity 24 Chauncey and Sidney Groves 49 Springfield collided after Verity turned into Groves path. Verity lacerated lower lip and was fined ten dollars. Groves suffered a cut over the left eye. A teenage hitchhiker on Route 13 near Redtown was injured when a car overturned. Richard L. McWilliams 28 Athens Route 5 was cited for driving left of center and fined ten dollars. Ralph R. Wolfe 14 Glouster had a lacerated chin. Two others fled the scene. Additional incidents involved Melvin R. DeVault 38 Athens fined fifteen dollars for left-of-center after a collision on Route 682 at The Plains with Eison LeMasters 18 Athens. Dean Sheets 42 Athens Route 1 lost control on Route 44 south of Logan. no injuries reported.
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Late
Highway Patrol
Morristown
Robert J. Verity
Chauncey
Bailey Run Road
Sidney Groves
Springfield
Verity
Costa
Charlies Wadley
Redtown
Richard Ll. McWilliams
Athens
Ralph R. Wolfe
Glouster
McWilliams
Wadley
Melvin R. DeVault
Eison LeMasters
the Plains
DeVault
Robert Crip
Carbon Hill
Samumner
Nelsonville
Crippen
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Baccalaureate
AHS
Frank H. Strickland
Jonathan E. Thackeray
Thelma Mae Thomas
Gloria Mae Thompson
Jerry Warren Tolson
Norma Jean Tryon
Mania Lee Vermillion
Doris Lorrene Walls
Beverly Lou Watkins
Shirley Ann Weekley
Martha May Weil
Dennis Warren White
Wendell Howard White
Phillip E. Willeke
Larry A. Williams
Jack Lee Wolfe
Nancy Ann Wright
Houck & van Dyke
John Glaney
the Messenger
W. Union Street
Athens County Savings 8 Loan CO
H. G, Householder
Sec
Paleobotanist
England
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Blaine Farley
Pomeroy
Charles Jones
Athens and
Gon
Forest McDonald
Ida Misner
Albany
David Clark
Carolyn Frost
Danison
Lee E. Busch
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Ohio
Donald K Barstow
Glouster, Ohio
Getnther the
Oakley Tne
Antoey
Mac
Mac's Thrifty Store
W. State St
TY LO
W. Washington St
E. Main St
Second
Gallipolis
Lys
Kerr-Hunter
S. Court St
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