Ohio University Debaters Claim Permanent Debate Cup
The Ohio University women's debate team secures the permanent Ohio debate championship cup after winning the Class A Tournament at Capital University. Debaters Betty Stone Ruth Ellen Lindsey Vera Myers Barbara Nelson contributed to a 5 of 6 record. Class B teams were rated good and excellent for effectiveness.
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Ohio
Ohio University Speech Department
Ohio Universy
L. C. Staats
Fine Arts
Ohio University
Ohio U
Capital
Capital University
Columbus
Betty Stone
Piqua
Ruth Ellen Lindsey
Berea
Vera Myers
Sohomore
Martins Ferry
Barbara Nelson
Troy
Capital U
Ohio Northern
Denison U
Wittenberg
Earlham
Denison
Ith
Masons Will Confer Degree on Thursday
Athens council of the Royal and Select Masters will confer the Super Excellent Master Degree on a select group Thursday March 9 at Masonic Hall. The cast includes H S Davis, W B Bentley, Clark Williams, C C Woodworth, C E Cameron, W W Connnet, J L C Kelley, E E Woodworth, W C Vickers, R J Studer, J D Cooper, J W Deem, Orland Houck, G S Holdren, H T Phillips, M M Kerr, D H Sams, F L Bellows, H H Townsend, T E Gibson, Ed Cole, W E Clark.
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Athens
Royal
Masonic Lodge
Masonic Hall
Zedikiah
H. S. Davis
W. B. Bentley
Pashur
Clark Williams
Zepeniah
C. C. Woodworth
Jonathan
C. E. Cameron
Jeremiah
W. W. Connett
Seraiah
Ida B. Brown Dies Sunday At Home Here
Ida B Bowser Brown dies Sunday evening at her home 14% W Washington St after seven weeks illness of heart trouble. She was a College of Music Ohio University graduate and active in Athens musical life. She sang in the Presbyterian Choir and led the Methodist Episcopal Church Choir, and appeared in many programs. She was an agent for Athens Gas Light and Electrical Co resigning after marrying Lewis Vinton Brown of Jackson July 23 1918. Brown died February 1923 leaving sister Miss Clara Bowser and three nieces and three nephews in Columbus. Funeral at Smith Undertaking Parlors Lancaster Wednesday at two with burial Forest Rose Cemetery. Services by Rev Robert G Purrington and Rev Fred C Randolf. Friends may call 7–9 tonight and all day Tuesday at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home Athens.
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Ida Bowser Brown
Washington St
Brown
College of Music
Ohio University
Woman's Music Club
Athens
Presbyterian
Methodist Episcopal Church
Athens Gas Light and Electrical Co
Lewis Vinton Brown
Jackson
Canaan Coal Co
Clara Bowser
Columbus
Smith Undertaking
Lancaster
Forest Rose Cemetery
Robert G. Purrington
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
Fred C. Randolf
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral
Increase in Auto Tag Sales Anticipated This Week
David Johnson expanded his auto tag agency staff to three with Mrs. Dorothy Parmeter joining. Sales on Saturday underperformed with 34 passenger car plates, five farm trucks, and one commercial truck issued. Johnson predicted about 4,500 tags for passenger cars and trucks this month, noting 150 passenger car plates sold so far and urging early visits to avoid lines.
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David Johnson
Dorothy Parmeter
Lucy. Murphy
Johnson
Girl Scouts Announce Cookie Sale and Deliveries
Athens troops plan annual cookie sale with Brownies delivery on March 11 and Scouts on March 18. Sugar cookies chosen by the Girl Scout Council will be supplied by Rauch's Bakery. Proceeds fund flags for the Girl Scout room and running expenses of the organization.
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Girl Scouts and Brownies of
Athens
Girl Scout Council
Rauch
Girl Scouts
Girl Scout Room
Burson Fined After Plea in Athens County Court
Emerson Burson, a saw mill operator from Athens County, was arraigned on intoxication charges, pleaded guilty, and paid a $10 fine plus court costs after arrest by Sheriff Charles Bayless. The case was filed with Prosecutor Harold J. Rose and the deadline to pay was Monday March 13.
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Harold J. Rose
Emerson Burson
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
Burson
Charles Bayless
Izaak Walton League to Meet Tuesday at City Hall
Athens chapter of the Izaak Walton League will hold a meeting Tuesday night at City Hall at 7 30. New bylaws will be considered and the board of directors will also meet.
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Athens
Izaak Walton League
Skywriting Over Athens Shows Youngest Skyrider John Lewis Schwarzel
John Lewis Schwarzel the youngest Athens skyrider slept through a flight over the city with his father Bernard Schwarzel, a private pilot and Athens Flying Club member. The piece notes other young flyers Patsy Sprague Joe Jagers Kenner Bush and Norma Jean Tryon journeying with their pilot parents, and contrasts pleasure flying with non-scheduled accident risks. It ends with Mr and Mrs Gordon K Bush completing a 1200 mile trip to Miami in 24 hours aided by favorable weather and a late start.
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AL Knouff
Athens
John Lewis Schwarzel
Bernard Schwarzel
Athens Flying Club
John
Miles
Gordon K. Bush
Miami
Fla
Atlanta
Athens Battery Team Wins Cage Tourney
Battery C of Athens defeated Battery A of Columbus 53 to 31 in the final of the Southeastern Ohio National Guard tournament at the Armory over the weekend. George Bogle and Bob Winning combined for 41 points. other teams included Battery B Portsmouth Battery E Zanesville Battery F Coshocton.
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George Bogle
Bob Winning
Battery C
Athens
Battery A
Columbus
Southeastern Ohio National Guard
Armory
Battery B
Portsmouth
Battery E
Zanesville
Battery F
Coshocton
Henry Johnson Granted Divorce in Court Here
Henry Johnson aged 63 of Albany R D 2 was granted a divorce by Judge O F Rowland in Common Pleas Court. He accused Myrtle Johnson whom he wed in 1934 of gross neglect and failure to provide a proper home. Three neighbors from his Alexander Township farm testified she had not lived with him for three years.
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Henry Johnson
Albany R. D
O. F. Rowland
Common Pleas Court
Johnson
Myrtle Johnson
Alexander Township
Flames Extinguished After Riverside Car Park Fire
Athens firemen answered a Riverside Avenue call to a car park blaze near Crystal Pool. Shorted wires are believed the cause. The fire was extinguished with little difficulty.
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Athens
Riverside Ave
Crystal Pool
Rowland to Speak at Savannah Lodge Meeting
A Savannah Lodge of Masons gathering will be held at 7:30 PM Thursday night March 9. Judge O F Rowland of Athens will deliver the speech. A lunch will follow the meeting.
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Guysville
Savannah
Stansa Arnica Lotion Order Letter Cites Satisfaction
Mrs. R. E. Hall of Pt Pleasants West Virginia sends twenty five cents for a bottle of Stansa Arnica Lotion via Stansbury Drug Co Middleport Ohio. She praises its superiority for chapped hands face and lips and notes it may be obtained from all dealers.
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Main St
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
The
Stansbury Drug Co
Middleport
R. E. Hall
DAR Memorial seeks Revolutionary graves in Athens County
The Athens DAR and Ewings Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution plan a county memorial for Revolution soldiers buried in Athens County. They list known names and ask the public to notify Mrs. George S. Pilcher at 90 Lancaster St of any additional soldiers buried locally.
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Athens Dar
Ewings Chapter
Sons of the American Revolution
Athens County
Georges. Pilcher
Lancaster St
Thomas Arnold
Hopson Beebe
Alvan Bingham
Silas Bingham
Capt
Benjamin Brown
James Brice
Samuel Brown
Ebenezer Buckingham
Nathaniel Burrell
Bezaliel Culver
David Dailey
Nehemiah Davis
Mathew Dorr
James Fuller
Abraham Gabriel
David Gates
Elijah Hatch
Azel Johnson, Jr
Ziba Lindley
John Logan, Sr
Joseph Lyons
Samuel Mansfield
Thomas Mansfield
Silas Morey
Samuel Nash
Job Phillips
Ely Reynolds
Jason Rice
Samuel Risley
Nathaniel Sawyer
Daniel Stewart
Jonathan Swett
Intramural Champions Crown Lightweight and Heavyweight Teams
Athens Junior High School finished intramural basketball with the Cubs winning the lightweight title and the Buckeyes the heavyweight crown. Honorary teams were chosen by popular vote, with red felt awards for winners and black felt for honorees.
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Athens Junior High School
Cubs
Buckeyes
Roy Geisinger
Duane Deem
Robert Mills
Charles Stack
Dick Paynter
Ira Gaston
George Gloeckner
Norman Nester
Howard Efaw
Junior Efaw
Howard Bobo
Jack Chappelear
Sammy Gayton
Evan Jones
Billy Pierce
Walter Sams
Billy Sprague
John Finsterwald
Jimmie Worley
Meigs County Pageant Showcases Five Episodes of American Music
A five episode county pageant produced by the Racine Syracuse Chester Tup Pers Plains Rutland and Salisbury Township music departments debuts in Rutland March 22 then Chester March 23 and Racine March 24. Episodes cover Indian Pilgrim Colonial Cowboys and Southern Stephen Foster songs with school orchestras directed by Mrs. Hartsough performing at each show. An admission charge is planned. Rutland Recreation Center hosts a Chinese checker tournament March 26 from 5 30 to 7 30 with table tennis and other games and prizes for winners.
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Rutland
Racine
Syracuse
Chester
Tuppers Plains
Salisbury Township
Stephen Foster
Hartsough
Rutland Recreation Center
Charles Kennedy
Ivey Loses Billfold After Arrival at Ohio University
Sgt. Roy B. Ivey recently arrived to Ohio University Military Department and lost a billfold two hours after reaching town. The wallet held $28 and transfer papers replacing Sgt. George Wallace. Ivey came from Fort Niagara, New York.
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Roy B. Ivey
Ohio University Military Department
Ivey
George Wallace
Fort Niagara
New York
Nelsonville Couples Apply for Marriage Licenses
Two applications filed in Probate Court last week. Dale Burchfield 19 and Eileen BumGardner 20 of Nelsonville. waiver of the five day time limit granted. William Callahan 20 of New Straitsville and Margery Reed 18 of Nelsonville also applied.
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Dale Burchfield
Nelsonville
Eileen Bumgardner
William Paul Callahan
New Straitsville
Margery Reed
Watkins in Fair Condition After Emergency Appendectomy
William W. Watkins age 58 of Columbia Avenue underwent an emergency operation for appendicitis Friday at Sheltering Arms Hospital and was reported in fair condition today.
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Watkins
William W. Watkins
Columbia Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Time Service Debuts On Athens Telephone Dial 03
The Athens Home Telephone Co introduces a unique time service dial 03. Miss 03 at the switch confirms the time with a brief reply from the electric clock, and Mrs. Cunningham notes 452 calls by morning. Calls peak between 7:30 and 8:30 and at noon, mainly mothers tying to get children to school. The system replaces the info desk, reducing disruption to long distance lines.
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Mary Cunningham
Information Department
Decatur Township Plans New Boy Scout Troop
Decatur Township will form a Boy Scout troop with rooms at Decatur M. E. Church. Rev. E. B. Dean of Coolville is pastor and sponsor. Emerson Place is troop chairman. Lester Bennett scout master. Ward Laynes assistant. A training course titled Introduction to Scouting runs March 19 at 1 p.m.
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Decatur Township
Decatur M. E
E. B. Dean
Coolville
Emerson Place
Lester Bennett
Ward Laynes
Hocking River Flood Threat Grows After Weekend Rain
Athens residents watched overcast skies as the Hocking River rose above flood stage after 1.08 inches of weekend rain. The river climbed past 13.6 feet Sunday night with temperatures dropping toward 40 as a cold snap and light snow were forecast for tonight and tomorrow.
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Athens
Hocking
C. N. France
Knights of Columbus Crusade Inaugurated in Athens
The Knights of Columbus Crusade for Christian Justice was inaugurated in Athens at a Sunday open meeting. Prof. Ralph F. Beckett of Ohio University spoke on Action and Christian Justice, urging honesty in business and employer employee relations and stressing civic pride and family values. A corporate communion with the Holy Name Society is planned for March 12 at St. Pauls Church.
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Knights of Columbus Crusade For Christian Justice
Athens
Ralph F. Beckett
Ohio University
Holy Name Society
St. Paul's Church
Mrs. Gilliland Dies at Sumner Home
Mrs. David Gilliland, 72, native of Athens County, died at her Sumner Ohio home from a heart ailment after pneumonia. She leaves her husband David Gilliland and seven children. Funeral at Bear Wallow Christian Church Wednesday at 2 PM. Friends may call at the Gilliland residence.
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David Gilliland
Athens County
Sumner
Bear Wallow Christian Church
Gilliland
Car Looters Reported Near May Street Vicinity
Police Capt. Charles Maple investigated another car looting attempt after Odem Johnson reported youths with a flashlight going through cars in the vicinity on May Street. No thefts were reported.
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Charles Maple
Odem Johnson
N. May St
Boy Scout Health Program Is Advanced at Sunday's Meeting
The Hock Hocking District Scout Health and Safety Committee met at Dr. P J Woodworths office to plan troop room inspections for health and safety and to seek County Medical Association support for complete health exams for new scouts and current members. It aims to aid parents and protect leaders, extend to camping and water sanitation, and form three eight member emergency crews in Glouster Nelsonville and Athens to train in first aid and emergency services.
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Scout Health and Safety Committee
Hock-Hocking
P. J. Woodworth
Max Wilson
Chauncey
R. J. Marlow
Athens
Gerald Ashwill
Dr. Woodworth
Mare Low
Glouster
Nelsoneville
Infant Dies. Funeral Planned for Tuesday
Howard Leroy Fields, five months old and son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fields of 359 W. State St., died of pneumonia Saturday night. He is survived by his parents, grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fields of W. State St., and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Chiki of Sugar Creek. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Pilgrim Holiness Church with burial in W. Union St. Cemetery.
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Howard Leroy’ Fields
Howard Fields
W. State St
Fred Fields
Joe Chiki
Sugar Creek
Pilgrim Holiness Church
W. Union St
Girl Scout and Brownie Meetings Move Forward with Hikes
The Juliette Low troop hiked to the Boy Scout Camp on Saturday earning progress toward the Foot Travelers badge with 100 miles of walking. Dorothy James received her pin while Kathleen Stemple and Janet Vorhes joined as new Brownie members.
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Girl Scouts
Juliette Low
Dorothy James
Kathleen Stemple
Janet Vorhes
Jean Baird
Eleanore Bradfield
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Ida B. Brown
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Athens, Ohio
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Schwarzel
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Sprague
Private Flyer’s Association
Athens Battery
Rowland
Oscar Fulton
City Hall
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DAR
Meigs County
Athens Home Telephone Co
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McKee Drug
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