Ohio U S summer classes begin for eight weeks
About 1200 students attend opening classes at Ohio University for an eight week session. Registrar Robert H. Mahn notes university enrollment rising. Athens High School reports 185 students in a large summer session including drivers education and out of state pupil. Both programs run through August 10 with a three week post session.
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Ohio University
Robert H. Mahn
Athens
Don F. Thomann
Thomann
Ohio
AHS
Poet Shapiro to Speak at OL Summer Convocation
Karl Shapiro one of America's leading poets will address Ohio University's first summer convocation at 9 45 a m Friday in Memorial Auditorium He is visiting poet and lecturer at Indiana University and author of several works including Person Place and Thing Trial of a Poet and The Place of Love He has won the Pulitzer Prize Guggenheim fellowship Levinson prize and Shelley Memorial Prize and has edited Schooner Shapiro previously worked with the Library of Congress and Johns Hopkins University and will participate in Ohio U s Workshop for Teachers of High School English June 18 21
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Karl Shapiro
America
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Shapiro
Indiana Univer
Sity
Pulliver
Guggenheim
Levinson Prize
American Academy of Arts and Letters
His
Schooner
Poetry
Indiana University
Library of Congress
John Hopkins University
Ohio U
Truck Hits House Trailer on Route 682 Near Athens
Gene F Perry, 18, of The Plains was cited in Municipal Court on June 21 for failing to stop within the assured clear distance after his coal truck rear-ended a towed house trailer operated by Don D Hostetler, 42, of Elida, causing heavy damage but no injuries.
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Athens
Gene F Perry
the Plains
State Highway Patrol
Perry
Don D. Hostetler
Elida
Doan's Pills Offer Fast Relief For Backache And Aches
An old advertisement promotes Doan's Pills as fast relief for nagging backache headaches and muscular pains. It claims soothing bladder irritation and a mild diuretic effect plus improved sleep and lasting relief used by millions for over 60 years.
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Dean
Doan
Science Students Told Need For Common Sense
T. W. Prior of Goodyear told 125 delegates at the second annual science workshop for outstanding high school students that success requires balancing personality common sense and the tools of the trade. Athens County students John S. Krauskopf, William A. Potter, and Judith A. Antle attend as the program offers ten science areas plus photography. Fourteen scholarships worth 40 each were awarded for exceptional work in science, while the workshop costs 60 to attend.
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T. W. Prior
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Prior
Athens County
John S. Krauskopf
Athens
William A. Potter
Amesville
Judith A. Antle
Trimble
William G. Gambill
Drivers Fined and Jailed for DWI in Municipal Court
Two drivers faced Municipal Court on driving while intoxicated charges filed by the state patrol. Each was fined 125 dollars plus costs, sentenced to three days in county jail, and had driving rights suspended for three months. Alex Barkie pleaded guilty while Jessie White of Hernando Mississippi changed to guilty. Both began jail terms after court.
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State Patrol
Alex Barkie
Jessie White
Hernando, Miss
Ohio
Escapee Recovered After Stolen Car Chase
A 15 year old escapee from the Boys Industrial School was captured Tuesday morning by State Highway Patrolman Charles E Whyte in a stolen car. He was picked up on Route 33 south of Logan and returned to BIS. The incident began with a theft at Lancaster.
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Boys Industrial School
Charles E. Whyte
Lancaster
Logan
BIS
Stolen Car Report Clarified by Owner
Mrs Thora Enlow clarified she has not received an insurance settlement for the car stolen from the city parking lot on June 3. She said the insurance would cover only repair costs from the wreck and asks the city to reimburse loss in value and depreciation.
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Thora Enlow
Heat relief arrives as cool air moves into Athens
Dry air swept into Athens early Wednesday bringing relief for heat weary residents. U S Observer C L Colmer logged 75 at 11 am after a 9 degree rise from the morning low as a cold front passed around 6 30 am following .21 inch of rain. The day reached 94, three below Sunday's 97, while Rural Hamley Run reported a 66 morning low and 72 at 9 am.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hamley Run
Athens High School Teacher Termination by City Board
The Athens city board of education announced the termination of Eva Lamon, a veteran business education teacher at AHS, citing gross inefficiency and uncooperative conduct. Lamon has filed a $25,000 damage suit against Principal Don Thomann, who counters that his actions were in defense of an attack by Lamon.
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Athens
Ohio
West Side
Miss Lamon
City Firemen Respond Twice in 40 Minutes
Early Tuesday afternoon city firemen were called twice. The first call at 12 25 p.m. sent units to the M S Phillips farm on Route 33 Pomeroy Road where a tractor fire caused 300 in damage due to a stuck carburetor float. The second call at 1 05 p.m. sent crews to 6 W Simi son Avenue to Paul Wills home where gasoline leaked from a metal can in the basement ignited by an electrical short. Structural damage amounted to 200 with about 50 to contents including clothing on a line a lawn mower and a washer top.
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M. S. Phillips Farm
Pomeroy Road
W. Stimson Avenue
Paul Wills
Lighted signs installed directing to city parking lot on E Washington
City workers placed two electrically lit signs on Court Street and at the parking lot site to guide drivers to the lot. The Court Street sign will connect to the parking booth so it can be turned off when the lot, with a 72-car capacity, is full. Each two by three foot double faced sign reads Parking Lot with a large direction arrow. Chief Grogan said turning off lights when full will avoid unnecessary trips.
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E. Washington St
First Presbyterian Church
Court
Washington
Court St
Grogan
Clara Andrews Dies at 77 in Athens
Clara Andrews 77 a longtime Athens seamstress died early Wednesday of a heart attack at her home 72 S May Ave She operated the Andrews Sewing Shop in the Worstell Building and was active in the First Christian Church Esther Class and Rebekah Lodge Survivors include twin sons Vern Athens and Vance Gardina Calif a daughter Mrs Dorothy Sprague Columbus two brothers George Zimmerman Dayton Albert Zimmerman Glouster three sisters Mrs Minnie Wolfe Mrs Elizabeth Grey San Diego Tex and Mrs Caroline Cox Columbus Friends may call after 7 pm Thursday at Jagers and Sons funeral home Services time not announced.
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Clara Andrews
Athens
S. May Ave
Andrews
Worstell Bldg
First Christian Church
Esther
Rebekah Lodge
Vern
Vance
Gardina
Calif
Dorothy Sprague
Columbus
George Zimmer
Dayton
Albert Zimmer
Glouster
Minnie Wolfe
Amesville
Elizabeth Grey
San Diego
Tex
Caroline Cox
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Lancaster Truck Driver Fined and Jailed After Wreck
Donald Abel, 34, was fined 150 dollars and costs and sentenced to three days in jail by Logan Mayor Francis Myers after a State Highway Patrol investigation of a Monday accident near Old Man's Cave. Abel’s truck plunged injuring a passenger and he received an additional 50 dollar fine and costs for leaving the scene and damaging property.
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Lancaster
Logan
Francis Myers
Old Man's Cave
Donald Abel
White Named Head of County Council
Denver L. White was elected chairman of the Athens County Health and Welfare Council at the annual family picnic at Lake Hope. The brief meeting was conducted by outgoing chairman Richard Phillips. The council will hold its next meeting in September.
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Denver L. White
Athens County Health and Welfare Council
Lake Hope
Richard Phillips
Athens Board of Trade praised for highway work and industry interest
Athens Board of Trade Secretary Pendry cited improvements on Route 50 as a major achievement. He noted interest from large manufacturers in locating plants in Athens and highlighted the area's coal resources. Lions Club officers were installed before Pendry spoke, and a joint July 1 meeting with Rotary and Kiwanis was announced with James Barcon as speaker on the United Nations role.
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Athens
Athens Board of Trade
Harper
Pendry
Athens Lions Club
Berry
National Chamber of Commerce Movement
Lions Club
Lewis Mc
Meter Maid Job Opens. Receives Two Applications
Police Chief Joe Grogan reports two applications for the new meter maid position with three more inquiries to visit the office for formal applications. The city council created the post Monday to supervise downtown parking meters, freeing officers for other duties. Starting pay is 160 dollars monthly, rising to 175 after three months.
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City
Joe Grogan
City Council
Heigth
Uncle Dies In Athens With Five Year Illness
Harry A. Decker 61 died Tuesday at the home of his nephew Harold R. Kimes in Athens after a five year illness. A native of Lawrence Kansas he moved to Tulsa Oklahoma in 1918 after Army service and worked for Carter Oil Co. and Frisco Railroad Co until 1948. Survivors include a foster sister Beulah Dahlem. Tulsa Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Kimes funeral home Parkersburg West Virginia with burial in Big Tiger Cemetery.
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Harry A. Decker
Harold R. Kimes
Athens
Lawrence
Kans
Decker
Tulsa
Oklo
Carter Oil Co
Frisco Railroad Co
Beaulah Dahlem
Kimes
Parkersburg
W. Va
Big Tiger
Twelve Athens Countians Take Exams For Pre Induction
Fifteen men from Athens County, led by Frank R. Jackson Jr., traveled by bus at 7 20 a m to Columbus for pre induction physical examinations at Ft Hayes. The group included transfers from Nelsonville Glouster Athens and Coolville with three others taking tests at sites near their homes. Three Athens Countians living elsewhere took exams today in their regions. Five local men are set for induction July 1.
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Athens
Columbus
Ft. Hayes
Frank R. Jackson, Jr
Nelsonville
Jack D. McCulloch
Everett Rowe
Elmer G. Stover
Stewart
James H. Kerby
Richard P. Burdette
Glouster
Hershel Obagebyv
Feriday
Jerry G. Galvin
Lima
Marvin B. Swart
New Marshfield
Bucyrus
Williams
Tewksbury
Albany
Temple
Texas
Army
Bellans Digestive Tablets Claim Fast Relief
An ad touts Bellans digestive tablets as the fastest relief for indigestion sour stomach and stomach discomfort. It markets the product as neutralizing toxins and providing relief in one minute with claims of laboratory tests and a ready to take form.
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Bellans
Lizers
Mary
Bellane
Two Men Fined and One Jailed in Municipal Court
Elmer Dewey pleaded innocent but was found guilty after a hearing and fined $50 plus costs and 306 days in county jail. Richard Webb also pled guilty and received a similar fine. Waltonians to meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Izaak Walton League Athens Chapter farm cabin with movies and refreshments, per Ralph Kyle.
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Elmer Dewey
Richard Webb
Athens
Izaak Walton League
Ralph Kyle
Markets report around egg and poultry prices
Readable lines show poultry and egg pricing with varied grades and sizes, including large and medium categories. Regional reference points to Cincinnati area market notes indicate price adjustments and case counts, with miscellaneous figures for potatoes and moisture.
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Federal Reserve System
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