OU Anticipates New Record in Enrollment
Ohio University and Athens schools begin eight week sessions. Advisement for 1,900 OU students starts today with registration Tuesday and classes Wednesday. If 1,900 is reached a new eight week enrollment record would be set. Junior and senior high registration also began at 8 am with session ending Aug. 9. Buses transport students to University Elementary School for start of classes.
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Ohio University
University
Athens
Real Estate Transfers Listing Various Athens and Trimble Township Parcels
A sequence of property transfers includes Gerald M and Julia Davis to C C Hooper parcels 279 and 271 in Albany, Bessie Fay Hedrick to Paul Koch lot 32 in Hollister, Nellie Hixson to Dale W and Nellie S Wilson part of Ames Township, and multiple other transfers across Troy and Trimble Townships with mineral rights reserved and coal rights noted. Names include Hedrick, Hixson, Woods, Hooper, Founds, Sweeny, Wheaton, Coury, Phillips, Hawk, Whaley, Hamer, Coffman, Weiland, Carr, Kelley, Marsh, and others, detailing acres, lots, and inlets.
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Gerald M
Julia Davis
C. C. Hooper
McCoy
Albany
Bessie Fay Hedrick
Paul C. Koch
Hollister
Trimble
Nellie Hixson
Dale W
Nellie S. Wilson
Ames Township
M. G
Florence Woods
John W
Nadine Sams
Highland Park
Athens
Clarence
Mary Hooper
Esther O’rourke
Trimble Township
John A. Walker
R. R. Warren
Troy Township
Frank
Jessie M. Founds
Helen J. Kim
Winona
W. R. Sweeny
Byrd
Frank E. Sweeny
Frank White
Clifton Heights
Inlet
Pickering
Nellie E
Fred S. Wheaton
Charles D
Ruth A. Coury
Gladys Ivers
Audrey Mae Bailey
Edith Marie
James Covella, Jr
Betty Lee
James Pastor
Audell Phillips
Paul M
Helen M. Hawk
Harold
Ruby E. Fletcher
Lodi
Lou Whaley
George
Carrie McClelland
Glouster
Emma E. Bailey
Fred
Thelma Hambel
William Hamer
Willard A
Janice Z. Hamer
Frances H
Arthur Kennedy
Jean H
Donald Osborn
Richard
Bernice Coffman
Michael
Verity
Russell
Gaynelle Maple
Joseph Weiland
Townsend
Lawrence
Jamita E. Carr
Warren Carr
Dover Township
Caroline H. Kelley
Lt Marsh
Young
Two OU Professors End Long Teaching Careers
Ohio University celebrates retirement of Prof. Thomas N. Hoover and Dr. A. B. Sias after 60 years combined service. Hoover, history chair since 1935, will teach summer session in Dillon Montana and pursue writing projects. Sias, director of teacher training, plans Florida residence and part time teaching in Orlando high schools.
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Athens County
Ohio University
Thomas N. Hoover
A. B. Sias
Hoover
Ohio U
Harvard
Sias
Rochester
N. Y
Dillon
Montana
Montana State Teachers College
Orlando
Fla
History Department
Prof. Hoover
Pasadena
Calif
Cutler Hall
Firemen Quell Smoke Blaze at 44 Shafer Street
Athens firemen answered a 12 50 p m Sunday alarm to George Daugherty 44 Shafer Street extinguishing a fire apparently started by a smoldering cigarette on a sofa. Damage confined to one room with sofa chair burned through rug and floor.
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Athens
George Daugherty
S. Shafer St
Civil Engineer Posts Open by U S Civil Service Board
Competitive examinations for probational appointments in Civil Engineer branches with annual salaries from 3397 to 4902 dollars are announced by the Ohio River Division Board of U S Civil Service Examiners in Cincinnati. Application forms and examinations info are available from the board or most first and second class post offices.
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Board of
U.S. Civil Service Examiners
Ohio River Division
Corps of Engineers
Cincinnati
Divorce Suits Dismissed in Common Pleas Court
Two pending divorce petitions were dismissed by the Common Pleas Court. Plaintiffs Melvin L. and Selah O. had sought to dissolve marriages with Lillian Losey and Louis Parsons respectively, but the actions were dropped.
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Common Pleas Court
Melvin L
Lillian Losey
Selah O
Louis Parsons
Columbus Man Fined for Intoxication Guilty Plea
Henry Tubbs a 38 year old Columbus man pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined five dollars plus costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth on Monday.
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Henry
Tubbs
Columbus
Franz Woodworth
Procurement Inspector Positions Are Open
The Corps of Engineers Huntington District announces openings for procurement inspectors with a salary of 3021 dollars per year. Applicants need three and one half years of progressively responsible experience inspecting or testing construction materials tools and machinery. Submit SF 57 to the District Engineer War Department P O Box 127 Huntington 18 WV.
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Huntington District
War Department
P.O. Box
Huntington 18
W.va
Divorce and Custody Awarded to Mother in Gorby Case
A divorce was granted to Myrtle Gorby from Burril Gorby by Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland. Custody of the couple’s three year old daughter was awarded to the mother with Gorby ordered to pay thirty dollars a month for child support.
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Myrtle Gorby
Burril Gorby
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Gorby
Cool Weather Continues As Mercury Stays Roughly Daybreak
After a high of 72 yesterday and a low of 50 last night the thermometer stood at 60 degrees at 9 am today. Mrs C N France, weather observer, notes the continued cool spell.
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Sunday Mercury
C. N. France
Divorce Decree Granted in Lash Case in Common Pleas Court
A divorce decree is granted in the Common Pleas Court case of Jean Lash against John Lash. The decree notes both spouses are minors with Jean Lash listed as daughter of Howard Call and John Lash as son of Mrs. Grace Lash of Nelsonville.
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Common Pleas Court
Jean Lash
John Lash
Howard Call
Grace Lash
Nelsonville
Masters to Elect Officers At Athens Masonic Temple
Athens Council 15 Royal and Select Masters will hold its annual meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Masonic Temple. New officers will be elected and installed for the ensuing year, announced J Louis Winner, master.
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Masonic Temple
J. Louis Winner
Athens Girl Hurt in Crash of Motorcycle
An Athens girl and the motorcycle rider were injured when the bike failed to negotiate a curve on Route 50 near Canaanville. Marjorie Searles, 22, suffered a broken arm and leg while Charles Atkinson, 25, of Parkersburg, broke a leg and hip. Both were taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by ambulance with Searles listed as poor and Atkinson as fair. The patrol reported the motorcycle skidded and turned over, throwing them against a guard rail.
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Canaanville
State Highway Patrol
Marjorie Searles
W. State St
Charles Atkinson
Parkersburg
W. Va
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Miss
Five Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
State Highway Patrol arrests over the weekend led to fines for five drivers. Emmett L. Preston of Columbus paid 10 dollars plus costs for speeding. Donald R. Crane of Logan Route 1 paid 5 dollars plus costs for insufficient brakes. Logan Mayor W. D. Weltner also fined two men 10 dollars plus costs each. Don E. Bridgewater of Chauncey charged with driving on the left. Herald S. Douglas of Athens cited for speeding. Gerald R. Robson of Columbus fined 5 dollars plus costs by Mayor Floyd Stiff of Murray City for driving without an operator's license.
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State Highway Patrol
Logan
W. D. Weltner
Emmett L. Preston
Columbus
Donald R. Crane
W. D. Hines
Chauncey
Don E. Bridgewater
Herald S. Douglas
Lancaster St
Athens
Gerald R. Robson
Floyd Stiff
Murray City
Shelter Units Record Hospital Notes
A list from Shelter Arms Hospital records births and patient notes. Entries include multiple families from Athens and surrounding towns reporting a daughter or son births, major and minor surgeries, medical cases, and accidents. Names include Aberts, Cuckler, Alderman, Jakeway, Young, Cleveland, Lowry, Searles, Atkinson, Blackford, Miller, Chalfant, Ackerman, Stewart, Woolley, Clester, Danny, Grace, and Brown among others.
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Thomas Aberts
Glouster
Bernard Cuckler
Athens
Robert Alderman
Virgil Jakeway
Thelma Young
Nelsonville
Martha Cleveland
Irene Lowry
New Marshfield
Marjorie Searles
Charles Atkinson
Parkersburg
Edward Blackford
Chauncey
Barnet Miller
Millfield
Larry Chalfant
Frost
Eileen Ackerman
Vance Stewart
Pennsville
Jack Woolley
Lucille Clester
Amesville
Lester Danny
Albany
Dwight Grace
the Plains
Chester Brown
Damtenders Wanted by Engineer Corps
Civil service examinations for the position of damtender are announced by the Board of U S Civil Service Examiners. Applicants must have six months experience with stationary gasoline and electrical machinery and pay between 2020 and 2469 dollars. More information available from the Secretary at the local post office or the Huntington District Civil Service Examiners in West Virginia.
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Civil Service Examiners
Board of U.S. Civil Service Examiners
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Huntington
Corps of Engineers
Chesapeake and Ohio
West Virginia
Daniels-Cramer Bill boosts Athens County teachers pay
The Ohio legislature passed the Daniels-Cramer Bill increasing state aid by about 134000 dollars annually for Athens County schools. About 75000 of the subsidy goes to raise teacher salaries, estimated at 100000 for that purpose in the county. Superintendent Glen M. Hanes notes average teacher salaries and asks how long they can remain in teaching with other opportunities.
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Daniels- Cramer
Ohio
Athens County
Glen M. Hanes
Hanes
Harper C. Pendry
Athens City
Mrs Katherine Love 71 Dies After Months Ill
Mrs Katherine Love 71 of Athens died Saturday night at her son Dr C F Love’s home in Williamsport following several months illness. She was born in Perry County and lived 38 years in Athens. Survived by son, three sisters, four brothers, and two grandchildren. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Dowler and Ferguson funeral home, Rev Richard Wilcox officiating. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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C. F. Love
Williamsburg
Perry County
Athens
Friend Love
Hazel Parks
Love
Clara North
Barberton
Arthur Wilson
Huntington
W.va
J. H. Kennedy
David Powers
Edward Terrill
Ambrose Terrill
Akron
James Terrill
Dewitt
Mich
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Richard Wilcox
W. Union St
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