Appeals to Governor Bring Help On Highway Used by Coal Miners
Athens County engineer John W. Dowler reports deplorable road conditions hindering coal miners travel to work. State Highway Department equipment, lent by Perry Ford after Governor Lausche intervened, repairs Connett Road with a temporary crew. Dowler seeks broader aid on mine access routes in York Trimble and Dover townships to sustain trucking amid war needs.
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State Highway Department
Connett Road
Lausche
John W. Dowler
Athens County
Carbondale
United Mine Workers of America
Kimberly
Perry Ford
Dowler
York
Trimble
Dover
Dowler Aso
Theater Scores Hit With Play at Ewing Hall
Mary Ellen Lynch presented The Song of Bernadette in Ewing Hall for the third time to a capacity audience. Charlotte Baker gave warmth and sincerity as Bernadette, with Doryce Solomon delivering a controlled, polished portrayal Friday. Allan Gruener stood out as Bean Peyre taale, while other strong performances came from Alice Mastny Vera Shapiro Patricia McKee and Arthur Goldwyn. Directed by Christopher Lane with extensive backstage crew contributions.
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Miss Solomon
Allan Gruener
Bean Peyrataale
Lourdes
Bernadette
Alice Mastny
Vera Shapiro
Jeanne Abate
Patricia McKee
Arthur Goldwyn
Lourde
Jean Anne Robinson
Ruth Lawson
Woreen Kirkner
Muriel Fondi
Sheila Graham
Lucile Hunter
Barbara Leiwant
Therese Nrison
Betty Seltzer
Carl Algozzine
Elizabeth Shafer
Douglas MacNaughton
Edwin Powell
Alfred Corrado
Richard Kessel
Mary Jane Bond
Diane Hopsta
Marjorie Reese
Margaret Ferguson
Janis Pore
Christopher Lane
Logan
Janis Poole
Donald Hoyt
Corrine van l' Dame
Myrtie Lou Blauser
Diane Hopsin
Janice Hirsch
Noreen X Kirkner
Staton Marks
Jean Ann Robinson
Hattie la Grones
Keahella Brown
Caroline Eddy
Nancy Wartinger
Janet Horn
Charlotte Hoyt
Joan Kimnach
Martha Lothes
Jane Maccombs
Lee McCaskill
Martha Nelson
Patricia van Dame
Ohio University Band Plans Benefit Concert Friday
The Ohio University Band directed by Prof. C. W. Janssen will perform a second All-Popular Hand Concert in Memorial Auditorium on Friday night March 16 at 8 oclock. Proceeds go to the Red Cross War Fund subscriptions ending Sunday March 18. Details will be announced later.
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Ohio University
C. W. Janssen
Red Cross
Memorial Auditorium
Ohe University
Red Cross War Fund
Birthday Celebration for Jerry David McGhee
Mrs John McGhee entertained Thursday evening in honor of her son Jerry David McGhee at 18 Hocking Street Birthday cake and ice cream were served Guests included Donnie Bennett Rose Marie Daily Charles and Bobby Lee Sisson Jr Larry McGhee Mrs Alta Sisson and Mrs Dora Canode of Columbus The guest of honor received a cable return from his father Lt John McGhee stationed in Hasah wishing him a happy birthday
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John McGhee
Hocking St
Jerry David
Donnie #Bennett
Rose Marie Daily
Charles
Bobby Lee Sisson
Larry McGhee
Alta Sisson
Dora Canode
Columbus
Cabie
Hasah
Scott Speaks On Advantages Of Farm Ponds
Dale Scott, agriculture instructor at New Marshfield, spoke at the Mechanicsburg School on farm ponds. He said natural watershed ponds are cheaper and more satisfactory than dammed streams, noting a 2 to 6 acre watershed is ideal and spillways must be wide on larger watersheds to avoid dam washout. Interest suggests more ponds this year for livestock water, spraying, fire protection, fishing, and bathing.
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Dale Scott
New Marshfield
Mechanicsburg School
Scott
Virgil Overholt
Plans for Bates Church Rebuilding Meeting Set
A meeting will formulate plans for reconstructing the Bates Church on Pleasan ton Road in Alexander Township. The gathering is scheduled for Wednesday March 7 at 8 p m at the home of St Alien. All interested are urged to attend.
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Bates
Pleasanton Road
Alexander Township
St Alien
Albert Bolin Dies After Ill Health At Home
Albert Bolin 86 retired farmer and carpenter died Sunday morning at his home 25 Home Street after years of illness. Born in Meigs County he lived in Athens since 1908 and was a member of Bunker Hill Methodist Church. He leaves wife Emily two sons Clarence T A of Marion and Everett E of Athens and one grandson Donald Albert Bolin of Marion. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 pm at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home conducted by Rev Jerald Pickey with burial in Wells Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home anytime.
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Albert Bolin
Home St
Meigs County
Athens
Bunker Hill
Bolin
Emily Bolin
Clarence Ta
Marion
Everett E
Domtald
Alvert Bolin
Dowler and Ferguson
Jerald Pickey
Wells Cemetery
Freda Carsey Funeral Will Be Held Tuesday
Mrs. Freda FR. Carsey 28 died Saturday evening at home after two months illness in Ath ens County. She is survived by husband Elias a son Jack and daughter Carolyn, her father J C Ryan of Clarksburg, two brothers Clarence and Rex Ryan in the Army overseas, and a sister Mary in Akron. Funeral Tuesday at 1 pm in Clarks Chapel Church, Rev Carrol Chesser officiating, burial in Clarks Chapel. Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Freda FR. Carsey
New Marshfield Road
Athens County
Carsey
Elias
Jack
Carolyn
J. C. Ryan
Clarksburg
W. Va
Clarence
Rex Ryan
Mary
Akron
Clarks Chapel
Carrol Chesser
Dowler and Ferguson
Quarantine Ends as Athens High Reopens
The scarlet fever quarantine at Athens High School ends tomorrow morning and students will return to classes. Health Commissioner Dr. H. T. Phillips reported three new scarlet fever cases over the weekend, none among high school students. two involve Mechanicsburg schoolchildren and one a local Athens grade school pupil.
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Athens
H. T. Phillips
Mechanicsburg
Pone
State Experts Will Address Fruit Growers
The postponed fruit growers meeting is set for Thursday March 8 at 10 a.m. in the Cassville School auditorium. Tri County Apple Growers Association and extension agents from Washington Athens and Meigs Counties sponsor. Dr J H Gourley of the Ohio Experiment Station will discuss modern trends in orchard management in the forenoon. Dr H F Winters of the Ohio Experiment Station will speak on latest development for disease control in fruit orchards in the afternoon. Parish and home economics group will serve lunch. C E Holdren is president and C D Robinson secretary of the association.
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Cassville
Tri-County
Apple Growers Association
Washington
Athens
Meigs Counties
J. H. Gourley
Ohio Experiment Station
Gourley
New York State
Missouri
H. F. Winters
Glennis Wilson Arrested in Lancaster for Six Local Break-ins
Glennis Wilson, 21, of Shafer Street, jailed in Athens County, was captured in Lancaster and confessed to breaking and entering six sites in the city. Sheriff George Bateman reported the arrest after Wilson and George Gilkey Jr. escaped from the county jail during robberies at Shafer grocery on Richland Avenue and the Millview Inn.
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Glennis Wilson
Shafer’ St
Athens County
Lancaster
George Bateman
Wilson
George Gilkey, Jr
Shafer
Richland Ave
Millview Inn
Pasture Improvement Talk Set by Stout at Mechanicsburg
Clyde Stout vocational agriculture instructor at Coolville will discuss pasture improvement at the sixth soil and water conservation meeting. The gathering at Mechanicsburg School is Wednesday March 7 at 7 30 p m Ross Wright county extension agent notes Southeastern Ohio pastures have declined in quality and quantity in 50 years Farmers agree pasture is the cheapest livestock feed Everyone is invited to hear the talk on latest improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Stout
Coolville
Mechanicsburg School
Ross Wright
Ohio
Mr. Stout
Sharpsburg Man Fined After He Molests Girls
Warren Tabler, 47, of Sharpsburg, arrested for intoxication after complaints he followed girls on College Street and entered the Alpha Xi Delta sorority house at 16 South College Street. He was fined 15 dollars and costs by Mayor Franz L Woodworth. Roy Newman, 49, of Chauncey, and Tom Scott, 59, of Athens Route 2, were each fined 5 dollars and costs for intoxication.
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Warren Tabler
Sharpsburg
Athens
College St
Alpha Xi Delta
S. College St
Franz L. Woodworth
Roy Newman
Chauncey
Tom Scott
Athens Route 2
Woodworth
Commandery Inspection To Be Held on Thursday
Athens Commandery No. 15 Knights Templar schedules its annual inspection at the Masonic Temple Thursday at 7 30 pm. Dr C J Holley of Bridgeport will inspect, with Grand Commandery officers including Thomas E Gibson of Athens as Grand Standard Bearer present. Dinner will precede the inspection and visiting Sir Knights are welcome, announced Commander Harold A Pierce.
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Athens
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
C. J. Holley
Bridgeport
Thomas E. Gibson
Wecome
Harold A. Pierce
Littler Dies In Hospital Here Sunday
Thomas Littler 81 former Athens bakery operator died Sunday night after months of illness in Sheltering Arms Hospital. Born in England he came to the US 62 years ago and lived in Athens since 1904. He leaves a wife, eight children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services Wednesday at 2 PM in the Christian Church Athens conducted by Rev Joe E B Maffett. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call at Dowter and Ferguson Funeral Home after 4 PM Tuesday.
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Thomas Littler
Id N. Congress St
Littler
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr. Littler
England
United States
Athlone
Christian Church
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Knights of Macabees Jat Logan
Joe EB. Maffett
W. Union St
Dowter and Ferguson
William Rizer Killed Sunday in Columbus Rail Work
William Rizer 18 a former Athens High student son of Carroll and Mrs. Rizer of Columbus was killed Sunday morning when a car he rode was struck by two coal cars on the Pennsylvania Railroad in Columbus. He leaves his parents two brothers and grandparents. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Jagers Funeral Home with burial in W Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call after Tuesday noon.
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William Rizer
William
Billy” Rizer
Athens High School
Carroll Rizer
Columbus
Athens
Pennsylvania Railroad
Carroll, Jr
Bobby
Grace Lewis
Richland Ave
Manson Lewis
Otto Rizer
Kansas City
Jagers
McDonald
W. Union St
Rome and Canaan Workers Named in Red Cross Drive
Merwin Mansfield and Waldo W. Buck announced the Red Cross War Fund Drive solicitors for Canaan and Rome Townships. Canaan team includes Ralph Bartlett T O Kincade Carl Graham Rylmer Ackley Roger Hall birt Clifford Love Josephine Allmashy Waldo Poston Jesse Poston and Paul Kinnen. Rome team lists Earl Mace Gaylor Cook New England Mayme Ashcraft Virgene Pierce Gladys Fuller Edna Chesser Guysville Helen Moore Bethany Bernice Russell Frost Helen Cook Mrs Hyatt Christine Byron Stewart David Tabler K ivert.
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Merwin Mansfield
Red Cross
Canaan Township
Waldo W. Buck
Rome Township
Canaan
Ralph Bartlett
T. O. Kincade
Carl Gratham
Rylmer Ackley
Roger Hall ‘Birt
Clifford Love
Josephine All
Mashy
Waldo Poston
Jesse Poston
Paul Kinnen
Rome
Earl Mace
Gaylor Cook
New England
Mayme Ashcraft
Virgene
Mrs Gaston Burned After Falling Onto Gas Stove
Mrs Arthur Gaston of 114 East Onion Street suffered facial burns when she fell against a gas stove at her home Sunday noon. A carpet and chair caught fire. Athens firefighters were summoned and she was treated by a physician at the scene.
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Arthur Gaston
E. Onion St
Athens
Gaston
Army officers inspect McBee Co plant in Athens
Three Army officers from the Adjutant General's Office in Washington visited the McBee Co plant in Athens today. Col. George R. Evans head of the Classification Section, Lieut. Col. Edward K. Harnson, and Lieut. Col. Harold J. Cole accompanied the inspection.
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Adjutant General's Office
Washington
Athens
McBee Co
George R. Evans
Army
Edward K. Harnson
Harold J. Cole
CAPC NEWS Meeting Agenda At Local High School
The Athens County Council for Childhood Education holds its next meeting Tuesday at 7 30 PM in the high school Juvenile Room. Dr Mary Smith of the Bureau of Juvenile Research at Ohio University will discuss child psychology and related topics.
Sweetheart Dance at Country Club by CMC Sorority
The annual Sweetheart Dance of the CMC Sorority was held at the Country Club on February 24 with Wilbur Lanning and his Orchestra providing music. The festively decorated floor featured red and white streamers, a white picket fence bandstand, and a trellis backdrop. Prominent guests and many couples attended, with intermission led by President Ann Channell and escort Bill Beckley as the orchestra played Let Me Call You Sweetheart.
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CMC Sorority
Country Club
Wilbur Lanning
Ann Channell
Bill Beckley
Social life in marriage bored by routine says psychologist
A psychologist argues boredom fuels unhappy marriages and blames patterns set by women. He suggests variety through planned sports, dinners out, and mixed groups to spark interest, moving away from routine bridge nights and gossip.
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Nore
Leota Morris Hosts '31 Club Meeting in March
Leota Morris hosted the regular monthly meeting of the '31 Club at her home 2 Columbia Ave on Friday evening March 2 Jenny Risley club president led a brief business session and social hour Prizes went to Louise Brown and Jenny Risley Refreshments were served by the hostess Present were Helen Morgan Velma Martin Louise Brown Marie Rowland Mae McGrath Marjorie Matthews Jenny Risley and Leota Morris.
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31 Club
Leota Morris
Columbia Ave
Jenny Risley
Louise Brown
Helen Morgan
Velma Martin
Marie Rowland
Mae McGrath
Marjorie Matthews
Mary Margaret Williams
Lydia Lash Evans Club Meets at Tea Room
Mrs L C Baker hosted the Lydia Lash Evans Club at the Cottage Tea Room on Thursday evening. President Fred Weber led the meeting as members voted five dollar donations to the Red Cross and the Youth Recreation Center and seven dollars and a half for a Mohican Valley memorial forest sponsored by the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs.
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L. C Baker
Lydia Lash Evans
Cottage Tea Room
Fred Weber
Red Cross
Memorial Forest
Mohican Valley
Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs
Glen Hanes
India
United Nations
Virgil Cross
Assam
W. M Ripley
Aoa
O U Post Staff Breakfast Hosted by Student Newspaper
Ohio University Post staff gathered for an informal breakfast in the Student Union with Homer Johnson returning as guest. Miss Janet Smith of Bowling Green News attended as a guest, with numerous staff members listed among attendees. Dr. John C. Baker, OU's new president, to speak at the next breakfast on March 17. Rummage sale announced by Women's Association of the Presbyterian Church to be held all day Tuesday and Wednesday, March 7 and 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University Post
Homer Johnson
Athens
the Post
Janet Smith
Bowling Green News
Paul Brickman
Gloria Hull
Peggy Smith
Anne Hel~ Jer
Margaret Josten
Michael Ka~livoda
Bob Gingrich
Dolores Senktor
Betty Deahl
Varian Hentz
Winifred Caldwell
Ernie Panagiotakos
Bob Falis
Frieda White
Dave Goldsberry
Mary Sterling
Jean Mallow
John C. Baker
Ohio University
Women's Association of the Presbyterian Church
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Ohio U
Jerry David McGhee
Lydia E. Pinkham
Amydlia
Freda Carsey
the Security Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Ohin
Stout
McBee Plant
Capc News
Richland Avenue
Howard Camp
Howard Camco
Athens Pharmacy
CMC
Brit Beckley
Norma Coon
Joe Truipo
Alma Bateman
Harold Shields
Marilyn Todd
Carl Wiseman
Mary Hughes
D. I. Gandee
Sallie Hawkins
Pete Ross
Barbara Algeo
David Evans
I Jean Reed
Ted Neutzling
Dee Henry
Jerry Cavanaugh
Jayne Grover
Dean Rotramel
Phyllis Bean
Joe Cox
Phyliss Mathews
Ned Cameron
Gretchen Barstow
Paul Farley
Colleen Timmons
Roger Pedigo
Ellen Nichols
Larry Keenan
Nancy Smith
Don Rex Farrow
Jackie Timmons
Don Ferguson
Pat Kern
Spencer White
Jane Hamilton
Joe Walliams
Judy Schenz
Tommy Barstow
Shirley Andrews
John Fee
Carolyn Herbert
Hubert
Frebaut
Pat Bolin
David Davis
Janet Cope
Charles Kinney
Nancy Rutherford
Gary Ripley
Jackie Deem
Merril Thomas
Alice Vercoe
Bob Patridge
Esther Farley
Joe Todd
Virginia Hubert
Dick Clippenger
Ruth Carlson
David Williams
Joan Paterna
Don Finsterwald
Marian Vauntyl
Claude Westfall
Marianne Trimbie
Don Bingman
Joanne Hammerstrand
John Deisste
Melba Jo Yates
Bill Smiley
Betty Bell
Henry Brown
la Lee Roach
James Seward
Bernice Henthor
Amed
O. U. Post
Brees
Berry Hotel
R. E. McCammon
Mer
Gett
Athens Co. Savings and Loan Co
Lostro Bull
Athens, Ohio
Nelsonville
California
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