Red Cross Kick Off Set Monday In Athens Hotel Berry
A Red Cross fund drive kick off breakfast is set Monday from 9 to 10 AM in the Hotel Berry ballroom. Athens County executive secretary Mrs. Clarke Daily urged all workers to attend as packets and instructions will be handed out by William A. Lavelle and campaign leaders. William V. Rowland will give an informational talk on why meeting the county quota of 16909 dollars is essential, with district and zone leaders listed for Grey Ladies and residential contacts to follow.
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Red Cross Fund
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Clarke Daily
Athens County
Wiliam A. Lavelle
County Fund Drive
Samuel B. Erskine
Bard Banks
William V. Rowland
Athens’ Business District
Red Cross
Erskine
D. E. Robinson
Sack Sweeney
Charles Woodworth
C.B. Nye
Werbert Kelley
Harry Benz
Robert Hollingsworth
Albert Johnson
Dana
Hebbardsville Resident Dies
Benjamin Franklin Parker 83 lifelong Athens County resident died Friday noon at his Hebbardsville home. Survived by son Sidney C. Parker Reynoldsburg and other relatives. one son Millard was killed in action July 1944 with the 82nd Division. Burial at Pleasant Hill. services Sunday at Bigony funeral home Albany.
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Albany
Benjamin Franklin Parker
Athens County
Hebbardsville
Sidney
Maria Sisson Parker
Adeline Gilkey
Sidney C. Parker
Reynoldsburg
Leona Pauley
Charleston
W. Va
Simon
Plains City
Charles
Mary Chase
Lydia Lash
Toledo
Millard
82Nd
Bigony
Pleasant Wl
2724 Lbs of Clothing For Korea Collected
Athens YMCA clubs collected 2724 pounds of clothing for Korea last week led by Mechanicsburg Junior Hi-Y with 1095 pounds and Hawk and Rocket clubs with 910. The items go to the Westminster Foundation and will be shipped via Ohio University Campus Religious Council funds.
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Korea
Athens
Robert S. Lance
Ohio
West Virginia
The
Mechanicsburg
Floyd Skinner
Stewart
Tumor
Peter B. Seel- Skinner
West Side Trail Blazers
N. Lancaster Westminster Foundation
Ohio University Campus
Subnormal February Rainfall Reported
February closed with subnormal rainfall totaling 1.32 inches per U. S. observer C. L. Colmer. He notes February 1952 had 2.25 inches. The month lacked measurable snow, dry weather persisted, winds eased by Saturday, and sunshine helped temperatures rise.
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C. L. Colmer
U. S
Colmer
Discharged Residents Named From Shelter Wing
A hospital shelter list includes Mrs Doris who and Mrs Clelia Lasure of Athens along with Wilbur Balderson and Henry Echstenkamper of Glouster. Dismissed are Mrs Edwin Breglan of Glouster and son, Mrs Lenora Green and Mrs Lucy Wolfe of Athens, Ronald Poches of Jacksonville, and Mrs George Kessell of Athens.
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Doris Who
Athens
Clelia Lasure
Wilbur Balderson
Glouster
Henry Echstenkamper
Edwin Breglan
Glouster, and Son
Lenora Green
Lucy Wolfe
Ronald Poches
Jacksonville
George Kessell
Industrial Arts Club Visits Albany Station
Ohio University Industrial Arts Club toured the Tennessee Gas Compressor Station at Albany Thursday night. Faculty members F Theodore Paige L C Calvin and Donald E Perry accompanied the students.
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Ohio University
Industrial Arts Club
Albany
F. Theodore Paige
L. C. Calvin
Donald E. Perry
OU Industrial Arts Department
Two Drivers Fined By Mayor After Patrol Arrests
Two drivers were fined Friday by Mayor Peter B. Seel after state highway patrol arrests. Ray B. Karns, 19, Athens Route 3, paid $50 and costs for driving a car without proper license plates. Charles C. Moore, 20, Athens, was fined $3 and costs for driving with insufficient brakes.
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Peter B. Seel
State Highway Patrol
Ray B. Karns
Athens
Charles C. Moore
Red Cross Month Declared In Athens By Mayor Seel
Mayor Peter B. Seel proclaims March as Red Cross month in Athens urging citizens to support local and national Red Cross. He cites services to servicemen at home and abroad and to families in Athens County during disasters and times of need.
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Red Cross
Athens
Peter B. Seel
American Red Cross
R D Minerd Dies at Age 23
Richard Dow Minerd 23 of 48 E Como Ave Columbus died Friday afternoon at University Hospital after a five year heart ailment. Survived by wife Clara and parents Basil A Minerd Sr, six brothers Earl Basil Jr Charles Larry Roger Garry, three sisters Jean Beal Shirley Morus Donna Minerd all of Columbus. Calling after 4 pm Sunday at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home, services Monday 2 pm by Rev Gilbert Courtney. Burial at Clarks Chapel.
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Richard Dow Minerd
E. Como Ave
Columbus
University Hospital
Minerd
Athens County
Clara
Basil A. Minerd
Earl
Basil
Charles
Larry
Roger
Garry
Jean Beal
Shirley Morus
Donna Minerd
Dowler-Ferguson- Hughes
Gilbert Courtney
Clarks Chapel
Junior Drive Emphasized by Ninth Grade Committee
The Junior Red Cross drive will be emphasized in assemblies by ninth grade personal problems class members next week at East West and Central Elementary, and at the Junior High School. Janice Edgar, Shirley Black, and John Rood lead a contacting committee working with school councils. Helen Dimsmoor guides operations and student teachers Marlene Frazer and James Edgington assist. Collection boxes will be placed in all rooms after assemblies.
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Red Cross
East
West
Central
Janice Edgar
Shirley Black
John Rood
United States
Helen Dimsmoor
Marlene Frazer
James Edgington
Get Plates Early Registrar Advi AUTO TAGS ON SALE MONDAY
Auto license plates go on sale Monday from 8 am to 4 pm daily with noon hours included. Deputy registrar B. Young Jr. urges Athens residents to obtain their plates early at the courthouse main floor office, noting last year’s 12,000 plates issued.
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Athens
B. Young, Jr
Attorney Moves Office in Athens to Security Bank Building
Attorney William A Lavelle announced Saturday that he moved his law offices from 12 South Street to the Security Bank Building, occupying rooms formerly used by Steppe's Beauticians Inc. The number plate rules and title certificate requirements are noted, with a March 31 deadline. Athens County tags run from X to MV with numbers between, and window stickers last year sold due to a steel shortage.
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William A. Lavelle
Athens
Sourt St
Securiy Bank
Steppe’s Beauticians, Inc
Athens County
SAR Speech Contest Set for Athens Area Students
The Sons of the American Revolution chapter in Athens sponsors a historical speaking contest for senior or junior high students in Athens, Meigs and Vinton Counties. Entrants compete at an Athens Kiwanis Club meeting in early May to qualify for the state contest in Columbus on May 24. Orations cover American history during the Revolutionary War period. Contact Dean E. J. Taylor at Ohio University for details. Athens has a history of state-winning entries.
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Tings
Sons of the American Revolution
Richard P. Banks
Athens
Meigs
Vinton
Athens Kiwanis Club
SAR
Columbus
E. J. Taylor
Ohio University
Athens County
Two Arrested for Intoxication Fined by Mayor
Fines of 10 dollars plus costs were imposed Saturday on two people arrested by city police for intoxication. The defendants were Mrs. Arma Swarts, 32, of 41 Mound Street and Robert Lamont, 21, of 45 Mall Street.
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Arma Swarts
Mound St
Robert Lamont
Mall St
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