SEO Music Festival Set at OU Saturday
Vocal and instrumental soloists and ensembles will compete Saturday at Ohio University Athens in the District 15 Solo and Ensemble Competition Festival drawing about 500 high school entrants. Around 50 Athens High School students join the event chaired by AHS director Thomas H Stubbs with state finals in Bexley on April 18.
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SEO Music Festival
Athens
Athens High
Thomas H. Stubbs
AHS
Bexley
Gilbert A. Stephenson
Ohio University
Ohio Music Education Association
Richard L. Schilling
Vance O'Donnell
Ferris Ohl
Heidelberg College
Harold le Favor
Coschocton
Wayne Thomas
Newark
Myron Pearce
Henry Gibson
Wilbur Pursley
Tom O’connell
Dr. Kingsbury
Marshall College
Memorial
Music
Philosophical Perspective Shapes Modern Science Visit
Yale physicist Henry Margenau urged that scientific discoveries demand philosophical application. In Ohio University he argued Einstein’s relativity teaches reliance on reason over common sense and that science evolves as a dynamic, truth seeking enterprise. Margenau spoke during a three day OU visit hosted by Phi Beta Kappa.
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Henry Margenau
Yale University
Ohio University
Ewing Auditorium
Margenau
Einstein
National Organization of Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa
New Athens Police Auxiliary Class Holds Inaugural Meeting
Thirty four new members and six veterans attended the first meeting of Athens city police auxiliary class. Training runs through July 1 with successful cadets becoming auxiliary members. Applications remain open at the next Tuesday night session at police headquarters. Absences can lead to removal. Chief Joseph Grogan led the initial session.
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Athens City Police Auxiliary Group
Joseph Grogan
Police Auxiliary
Grogan
Fred Tippie Dies at 56 in Mount St. Mary Hospital
Fred Tippie 56 of Hocking died Tuesday afternoon at Mount St. Mary Hospital after two months of illness. Born in Meigs County he was the son of the late Riley and Hattie Tippie and spent most of his life in Athens County. He worked for City Ice and Fuel Co. in Columbus and is survived by three brothers Woodrow of Columbus Riley of Athens Route 2 and Guy of Shawnee Hills. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at The Plains Nazarene Church with Rev. A. E. Beckwith presiding and Augustine Cemetery burial. Dowler-Ferguson Hughes funeral home will host viewing after Thursday noon.
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Fred Tippie
Hocking
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Meigs County
Riley and
Hattie Tippie
Athens County
City Ice and Fuel Co
Columbus
Woodrow
Riley
Athens
Guy
Shawnee Hills
Plains Nazarene Church
A. E. Beckwith
Augustine Cemetery
Dowler-Ferguson- Hughes
Shelter House Notes Admits and Dismissals
Mrs. Francis Wheaton from Athens Route 4 and Mrs. Christopher Lane from Athens were admitted toSheltering Arms Hospital. Johnny Welch from The Plains and Mrs. Delia Porter from Athens Route 1 and Mrs. Charles Scott from Athens Route 5 and Judith Pratt from Guysville Route 1 were dismissed. Blood used four pints.
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Francis Wheaton
Athens
Christopher Lane
Johnny Welch
the Plains
Delia Porter
Charles Scott
Judith Pratt
Guysville
William Flesher Rites Planned at Bethel Church
Funeral services are set for Thursday at 1 p.m. for William Flesher Sr. 63, of Coolville Route 3, found dead at home Monday after a heart attack. Rev. Guy White will officiate at Bethel Church Route 7, with burial in Weatherbee Cemetery. Friends may call at Jagers and Sons funeral home.
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William Flesher
Coolville
Guy White
Bethel Church
Weatherbee Cemetery
Jagers and Sons Funeral
4-H Advisor Recognition Banquet Planned by Advisory Council
The 4-H Advisory Council completed plans for the 4-H Advisor Recognition Banquet sponsored by the Athens Kiwanis Club. The event at Hotel Berry on March 17 carries the theme 4-H construction with a panel on 4-H work in Athens County. Karen Kelch will report on a Buckeye recreation workshop trip to Delaware Ohio. A skating party for new 4-H Honor Club members is set for April 17 at the Athens roller rink and June 1 is the final 4-H fair project registration day.
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4-H Advisory Council
Athens Kiwanis Club
Hotel Berry
New Marshfield
Athens County
Karen Kelch
Buckeye Recreation Workshop
Delaware
Ohio
Athens
Power outage planned on Court Street in Athens
The Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. will cut electric service in a Court Street section of Athens for about a half hour starting at 1 30 p m Thursday. The outage affects both sides of Court Street between State and Union while replacing underground cables from the West State street sub station.
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Athens
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Court St
State
Union
C&soe
W. State St
Double Service Trial Set at New Church
Following a consecration service by Bishop Hazen G Werner Columbus Athens First Methodist Church will hold double worship on the remaining Sundays in March. The move comes after the 901 seat sanctuary proved inadequate for the fourth consecutive Sunday since the new $800000 church opened Feb 9. Overflow crowds have heard services in the chapel and fellowship hall.
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Hazen G. Werner
Columbus
Athen
First Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
Cutler Man Appeals Workmen's Compensation Ruling
Leroy Singer of Cutler Route 1 filed an appeal in Common Pleas Court from a Workmen's Compensation denial. He cites injury on December 3, 1951 and challenges the bureau's January 9 decision denying participation in the compensation fund. Defendants include James L. Young administrator, the Industrial Commission of Ohio, and A. W. Gilchrist of Sharpsburg.
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Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation
Common Pleas Court
Leroy Singer
Cutler Route 1
Bureau of Last
James L. Young
Bureau
Industrial Commission of Ohio
A. W. Gilchrist
Sharpsburg
Singer
Weather report notes cool, sunny Wednesday in area
Appearance of the sun brightened the weather picture here Wednesday though temperatures stayed low Rural Hamley Run reported a low of 28 and a 9 am reading of 32 identical with recordings yesterday
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Hamley Run
Legion Meeting Set for Wednesday Night
K. T. Crossen Post 21 of the American Legion will hold a meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Legion home, announced Harold Young, the commander.
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K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Legion
Harold Young
Boy Scouts Hold Honor Court and Train New Explorer Post
The Boy Scouts of America conducted a Court of Honor and Board of Review in Nelsonville, organized a new explorer post, and graduated a rifle training troop at the Athens armory. Future events include Hock-Hocking District roundtable and the Kootaga Pow Wow. All members earned the Silver award. James Hallenbaugh leads as institutional representative with Rob ert Maurer as assistant advisor.
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Boy Scouts of America
Nelsonville
Athens
Kootaga Area
Tom Tigner
Jerry Norris
James Hallenbaugh
Robert Maurer
Robert F. Bullock
Ralph Koker Jr
Dick Taylor
Bill Vernon
Troop 54 Awards Badges At County of Honor Service Night
Troop 54 sponsored by The Church of the Good Shepherd awarded eight scouts badges of rank at a County of Honor ceremony held Monday night at the church. Recipients included Jim Stewart first class Hollis Summers Robert Wyckoff Dick Fulks Jr John Overholt Mike Murphy David Foster and Steve Sammons tenderfoot. Rick Ward earned merit badges in first aid citizenship in the community and citizenship in the home. Twenty members received yearly service pins. Assistant Scout Master Don Cornele completed his first year as a leader. Earl Funk is scoutmaster and William Olpp is institutional representative.
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Church of the Good Shepherd
William Harman
Jim Stewart
Hollis Summers
Robert Wyckoff
Dick Fulks, Jr
John Overholt
Mike Murphy
David Foster
Steve Sammons
Rick Ward
Don Cornele
Earl Funk
William Olpp
New Explorer Post No 70 Organized in Nelsonville
At Epiphany Episcopal Church in Nelsonville a new explorer post No 70 was organized Saturday evening. The post is the second in Athens County with Advisor John Sowers and committee chairman John H. Coker Sr., both of Nelsonville. Charter members come from transfer scouts of Troop 64 and 66 in Nelsonville. Tom Pyle, Jim Hellyer, Shayne Kelly are named among participants.
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Epiphany Episcopal Church
Nelsonville
Athens County
John Sowers
John H. Coker
Tom Pyle
Jim Hellyer
Shayne Kelly
OU Graduate Dies at 90
Funeral services were held in Akron for Ulysses M. McCaughey 90 a retired teacher and administrator and 1898 Ohio University graduate who died February 13 He belonged to OU Phi Delta Theta and taught in southern Ohio before moving to Akron in 1902 Survivors include his wife Amy Herrold and two daughters one of whom Mrs S D Gehman also attended OU
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Akron
Ulysses M. McCaughey
Ohio University
McCaughey
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Ohio
Amy Herrold
Athens
S. D. Gehman
Haydenville Driver Cited After Route 33 Crash
State Patrol cited Phillip Ingram, 18, after his car struck the rear of George Himrod's auto on Route 33, 60 feet north of Logan. Himrod, 58, of Columbus, and passenger L. I. Fitzgerald, 75, Canton, suffered neck sprain and shoulder bruise.
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Haydenville
State Highway Patrol
Route 33
Logan
Phillip Ingram
George Himrod
Columbus
L. I. Fitzgerald
Canton
Lenten Rites Tonight at First Christian Church
Lenten services open at 7 30 p m Wednesday with Rev Joe B Maffett leading and Rev Austin Shell speaking from Christ Lutheran Church. Devotions by Dr E M Collins and group singing accompany the service open to the public.
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First Christian Church
Joe B. Maffett
Austin Shell
Christ Lutheran Church
E. M. Collins
Ruth J. Dunn Granted Divorce in Athens County
Decree of divorce granted on grounds of gross neglect in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Ruth J. Dunn is restored to her maiden name Ruth J. Hoskins after marriage to William D. Dunn on December 24, 1949.
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Ruth J. Dunn
William D. Dunn
Athens County
Scout Rifle Training Completes For Nelsonville Troop 64
Troop 64 of Nelsonville finished the Athens armory program on safe firearms use led by Donald Niesse assistant district commissioner. Final scores roll as Barney Jacobs 44 Joe Mingus 43 Jeff Barber 42 Clarence Watts 41 Glen Tharp 38 Mike Delong 35 Hubert Lanning 34 Keith Lanning 33 Gary Hook 33 Bob Beachman 32. Scoutmaster Gilbert Simonton guides the unit.
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Barney Jacobs
Joe Mingus
Jeff Barber
Clarence Watts
Glen Tharp
Mike Delong
Hubert Lanning
Keith Lanning
Gary Hook
Bob Beachman
Donald Niesse
Gilbert Simonton
Chauncey Church to Host Troop 78 Organizational Meeting
The Chauncey Christian Church will host an organizational meeting to complete plans for Troop 78 Chauncey. Rev. Gilbert Courtney is named institutional representative for the event.
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Chauncey Christian Church
Chauncey
Church
Gilbert Courtney
Cub Scout Pow Wow Set for March in Parkersburg
The annual cub scout leaders Pow Wow will be held March 16 in Parkersburg West Virginia with the circus days theme. It offers ideas in handicraft ceremonies stunts skits Webelos activities administration and program planning under Dr E P Lynn council leadership training committee chairman.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
E. P. Lynn
Council
Kootaga
Hock Hocking District March Meeting at First Presbyterian
The Hock Hocking District holds its monthly business meeting on March 13 at the First Presbyterian Church in Athens. Chairman Charles Randall presides with Wil buer Mender leading roundtable discussions for unit leaders. Ralph Scott will lead scout roundtables on the theme Save Our Soil under Dr. Willard Carmean at the U S Forest Research Center. Don Niesse serves as assistant commissioner in charge of scout round tables.
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Hock-Hocking
First Presbyterian Church
Athens
Charles Randall
Wilbuer Mender
America
Ralph Scott
Willard Carmean
U.S. Forest Research Center
Don Niesse
Scout
Cub Pack 71 Glouster Holds Blue and Gold Dinner
Cub Pack 71 Glouster named safety awards in a Blue and Gold dinner. Ralph Scott presented a Safety Plaque as part of the Safety Good Turn campaign. Wilbur D. Mender awarded a first prize ribbon to Cubmaster Frank Grubbs for a National Scout Week window display. Grubbs handed out Lion and Webelos badges and arrows to Cubs Daniel Goldberg Michael Fer ry Lewis Grubbs Arthur Wilson Denny Cunningham David Lowery David Hemsley Leroy Grubbs Michael Keith Steven Kittle, with mothers receiving miniature Webelos badges and graduation certificates.
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Glouster
Ralph Scott
Wilbur D. Mender
Frank Grubbs
Grubbs
Daniel Goldberg
Michael Ferry
Lewis Grubbs
Arthur Wilson
Denny Cunningham
David Lowery
David Hemsley
Leroy Grubbs
Rodney Riley
Michael Keith
Steven Kittle
John Cunningham
New Auto Sales Plunge as Title Office Records Low
February shows sharp drop in new auto sales and title office activity. Clerk Phyllis Cross reports $1169.90 in fees, the lowest since July 1955, with 139 new autos sold and 775 titles issued. Comparisons include January 1956 and February 1955 figures, plus breakdowns by vehicle type and other categories.
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Phyllis Cross
Defendants Named in Partition Suit for Carthage Township Property
Twenty persons are named defendants in a Common Pleas partition suit brought by D. H. Robinson. He holds a 132 interest as tenant and seeks sale and division of proceeds if partition fails. The case covers two leaseholds totaling 224 acres in Carthage Township with oil and gas interests in dispute.
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Common Pleas Court
D. H. Robinson
Carthage Township
Robinson
T. O. Kincade
Athens County
Lions Hear Bowling Talk at Athens Club Dinner
Arthur Kasler owner of Roller Bowl in Athens spoke to the Lions Club at Hotel Berry about bowling popularity in the United States and showed technique films. He hosted the press at an open house for his Palmer Street establishment. The meeting included plans to honor five new Athens area citizens.
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Arthur Kasler
Athens
Lions Club
Kasler
U. S
Palmer St
Court Session Out During Crime Clinic
Athens Municipal Court will not hold Thursday morning sessions because the crime control clinic is held all day at the National Guard Armory. Judge John F. Newcomb announced the change and plans to attend part of the day. most officers will be at the clinic starting 8 30 a.m.
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Athens
John F. Newcomb
National Guard
Firemen Respond To Smoke At Cash Home
City firemen were summoned at 11 18 a m Tuesday to the C B Cash home 65 Richland Ave when smoke from a defective furnace spread through the residence. There was no loss.
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C. B. Cash
Richland Ave
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H. B. Ayers
M. B. Ayers
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J. F. Hill
Harry Roberts
Wilbur Bailey
Harold Blackstone
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A. T. Yost
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Zanesville
Clair Kinnen
Mary Shaeffer
Whitehall
Delbert Yost
Sugar Grove
Robert Clark
Margaret Muse Clark
New Matemoras
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Newell C. Cooper
Mildred Dare Hanna
Elmer Padgett
Gilford Pilchard
N. M. Welch
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Richland
Ohio River
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Music Shop
W. Second St. Logan
Earliez
National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
General Insurance
Earl A. Hooper
Earl F. Mathews
Athens County Insurance Agents Assn
Security Bank Bldg
State Street
Athens, Ohio
Athens National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Luckoff
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Quick's
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