Ordination Planned for Larry Woodruff at Alexander Church
A Sunday 7:30 p m ordination service at Alexander Presbyterian Church will install Larry Woodruff as minister. Rev. Frank R. Elder will preach. Woodruff, son of Everett B. Woodruff, earned a Princeton divinity degree and UC and Cincinnati education. He has active youth involvement and conducted Bible schools at an atomic energy site in Pike County in 1953. The ordination and reception are open to the public.
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Alexander Presbyterian Church
Larry Woodruff
Frank R. Elder, DD
Cincinnati
Covenant-First Presbyterian Church
Woodruff
Everett B. Woodruff
Princeton University
Cincinnati Public Schools
University of Cincinnati
Atomic Energy Plant
Pike County
Easton
Grey Men volunteers form at Athens State Hospital
The Grey Men, a Red Cross sponsored volunteer unit at Ohio University, began in April with seven male students from campus. They entertain male patients with parties and games and plan handicraft programs under hospital recreation director Charlotte Cox, aiming to expand with community members. Charter members include Alfred Ludlum, Donald Rippa, George Veinavich, Jim Waters, George Lindsay, and John Perrault. Contact Mrs. Robert H. Marquis for more information.
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Athens
Athens State Hospital
Grey Men
Circle K
Ohio University
Kiwanis Club
Red Cross
Fred Beckler
Thelma Risley
Charlotte Cox
Alfred Ludlum
Donald Rippa
George Veinavich
Jim Waters
George Lindsay
John Perrault
Robert H. Marquis
Athens Defense Corps to Fire at Camp Perry
The 12 men of Athens Ohio Defense Corps depart tonight for Camp Perry on Lake Erie for a statewide weapons firing session. Capt. Kenneth Sands says four officers and eight enlisted will leave about 7 p.m. and return late Sunday night. The Athens cadre is part of the 22nd Battalion with headquarters at Marietta, joining other civil defense groups for training.
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Athens
Ohio Defense Corps
Camp Perry
Lake Erie
Kenneth Sands
Civil Defense Military Division
Marietta
Zanesville
McConnelsville
Cambridge
Custody and Support Sought in Ohio Divorce Petition
Beulah O. Lockhart of Coolville files for divorce from Otto C. Lockhart of Palestine WV in Common Pleas Court. Petition seeks custody of three children and support. Charges include gross neglect and extreme cruelty since their June 28 1940 Parkersburg marriage.
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Common Pleas Court
Beulah O. Lockhart
Coolville
Otto C. Lockhart
Palestine
W. A
Pleasanton Methodist Church Homecoming Set for July 3
The Pleasanton Methodist Church will hold its annual homecoming on July 3 with a basket lunch at noon in the church basement. A reunion of former Pleasanton school pupils will be featured.
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Pleasanton Methodist Church
Pleasanton School
Servicemen News Highlights Two Local Veterans
Pvt Raymond Keney of Sharpsburg serves with the 2nd Transportation Port Command in Yokohama Japan after enlisting in September 1954 and basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky. David Miller of The Plains has left the Army and works at Mercury Publishing Co Des Moines as a subscription promotion specialist. Miller's father Earl Miller remains ill but showing improvement at home.
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Pvt
Raymond
Keney
W. C. Keney
Sharpsburg
2Nd Transportation Port Command
Yokohama
Japan
Army
Ft. Knox
David
Miller
the Plains
Merc Publishing Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Earl Miller
Last Rites Held For Mrs Mayton At St Pauls
Funeral services were conducted Friday at St. Pauls Catholic Church for Rosa Mayton 65 who died Tuesday at Athens State Hospital where she had resided 16 years. She was a former resident of Summit County. Low mass was said by Rev Fr Vincent Tanzola and burial was to be in Mt Calvary Cemetery.
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St. Paul's Catholic Church
Rosa Mayton
Athens State Hospital
Summit County
Vincent Tanzola
Mt. Calvery Cemetery
Acting Chief's Father Dies at Minersville
David Hudson, 71, father of Acting Police Chief Franklin Hudson of Pomeroy, died Thursday evening at his Minersville home after a heart attack. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Ewing funeral home with visitation available.
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Pomeroy
David Hudson
Franklin Hudson
Minersville
Ewing
Fire squad aids woman at Morris Avenue
Emergency squadmen answered a call Thursday evening in front of 80 Morris Ave. for Mrs. Mary Hawk of South May Avenue who collapsed. She was revived and sent home in a police cruiser after the 4 50 p.m. call.
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Fire Department
Morris Ave
Mary Hawk
S. May Ave
Weather Update From Athens District
Mild day with sun in the Athens area after yesterday's high of 75 and low of 50. This morning the temperature rose to 69 by 9 am as a warmer day was forecast and a cool evening expected.
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Athens
Divorce Dismissed in Irwin Case
Common Pleas Court records show the divorce case of Gertrude Irwin against Leslie Irwin has been dismissed.
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Gertrude Irwin
Leslie Irwin
Common Pleas Court
Department of War Becomes Department of the Army
The Department of War, later renamed the Department of the Army, was established as the second executive department by Congress on August.
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Department of War
Department of the Army
Congress
Air Lines Official To Speak In Athens
R O Mertes director of school and college services for United Air Lines will speak at Ohio University's summer aviation education workshop. The program runs through July 2 to aid teachers with general aviation knowledge for classroom use.
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R. O. Mertes
United Air Lines
Ohio University
Mertes
United Airlines
Beloit
Wis
Hinsdale
Til
Milwaukee State Teachers College
Columbia University
Northwestern University
University of Chicago
Civil Air Patrol
Air Force Auxiliary
CAP
U.S. Armed Forces Institute
Mrs Carrie R Harvey Dies at Home in Athens
Mrs Carrie R Harvey age 66 died Thursday at her Athens home after a year and a half illness. She lived in Athens 35 years and was a piano accompanist for lodges schools and veterans hospitals. She leaves Frank L Harvey her husband three children and several grandchildren. Funeral services Saturday at the Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home conducted by Dr John M Versteeg with burial in West Union Street.
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Carrie R. Harvey
Stimson Ave
Harris Ferry
W. Va
Albany Native Dies at 89
Albany obituary for Ella Morse 89, lifelong Albany resident. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. at Albany Methodist Church. Survived by three children William Akron Goldie Richardson Zanesville and Edmond Albany. four grandchildren. brother Abe Bryson Akron. sister in Alaska. Burial Alexander Cemetery. Viewing at Bigony funeral home.
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Albany
Albany Methodist Church
Ella Morse
Albany Rest Home
Morse
William
Akron
Goldie Richardson
Zanesville
Edmond
Abe Bryson
Louise
Alaska
Alexander Cemetery
Bigony
Shelter Shs Hospital Notes List Local Admits
A hospital notes listing new admissions and patients under care. Names include Mr and Mrs William Kelly of Athens Route 1, Grace Deissie, Helen Carsey, Waydel Oliviera, Dorothy Chandler, Esta Barnhart, Robert Gat, John Farley and daughter, Margaret Smith, Bessie Kurtzweig, Rosalee Chaney, Thomas Haller, Robert FE, Robert Riley, Dallas Taylor, Erma Dolan, Judy Robinson, Wanda Dunwoody, Louise Caster and others in Athens Glouster Shaker Heights Corning Albany.
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Grace Deissie
Athens
Helen Carsey
Waydel Oliviera
Dorothy Chandler
Esta Barnhart
Guysville
Robert Gat
John Farley
Margaret Smith
Glouster
Bessie Kurtzweig
Shaker Heights
Rosalee Chaney
Albany
Thomas Haller
Robert FE
Lee
Robert Riley
Dallas Taylor
Erma Dolan
Judy Robinson
Wanda Dunwoody
Corning
Louise Caster
Granddaughter Dies After Heart Surgery in Boston
Miss Billa Rae Jenkinson, 20, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bryan Jenkinson of London Ohio, died Wednesday after heart surgery in Boston Massachusetts. She is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs C H Cox Athens Route 4. Memorial services set for Sunday at 3 p m at the London Presbyterian Church. Contributions may be made to the heart fund in lieu of flowers.
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Billa Rae Jenkinson
Bryan Jenkinson
London
Ohio
Boston
Mass
C. H. Cox
Athens
Presbyterian Church
Heart Fund
Mrs. Margaret Rose Rites Sunday
Funeral services are set for Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Margaret Rose, 83, who died suddenly at her home on Sunnyside Drive. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Saturday at the residence. services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday by Rev. Joe B. Maffett. Burial is in West Union Street Cemetery. Survivors include a brother William Harrison Jackson and three sisters Mrs. Walter Leach of Caldwell, Mrs. B. C. Heber of Columbus, and Mrs. William Patterson of Lancaster.
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Margaret Rose
Sunnyside Drive
Joe B. Maffett
West Union Street Cemetery
William Harrison
Jackson
Walter Leach
Caldwell
B. C. Heber
Columbus
William Patterson
Lancaster
Slow Learner Class Delayed Until Room Available
Dr. P O Wagner urges no steps to form a slow learners class without an available schoolroom. State law requires 12 to 20 students and diagnostic tests would select eligible pupils. Subsidy is $750 yearly with up to $250 for transport. OU education expansion discussed. About 35 attended a public meeting with many agencies invited.
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P. O. Wagner
George State Department of Education
Wagner
Ohio University
Christman
Girl Injured Playing Golf at Hocking Hills Club
Barbara Joy Sickles 17 of New Marshfield Route 1 was knocked unconscious for about 15 minutes after being struck on the head by a golf club at Hocking Hills Country Club near Logan. She was treated at Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville and to be dismissed Friday.
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Waterloo High School
Hocking Hills
Logan
Barbara Joy Sickles
New Marshfield
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Ray Sickles
Barbara
Waterloo State Game Preserve
Eastwood Fined For Missing Mud Guards In Coolville
Jack W. Eastwood, 24, of South Charleston West Virginia, was fined 5 dollars and costs after a Coolville arraignment before Mayor John Aiken following their arrest by the State Highway Patrol for lacking mud protectors on his truck.
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Coolville
Jack W. Eastwood
South Charleston
W. Va
John Aiken
State Highway Patrol
Deadline Set July 6 for Athens County Teaching Scholarships
The Athens County aid program offers five elementary teaching scholarships under state approval. Applicants must show need for supplementary funds and commit to entering elementary teaching. Previous college enrollments in teaching programs disqualify applicants. If the five awards are unused they go to another county.
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Athens County
Christman
Ohio
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Youngstown
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