Red Cross to Lead Athens Flood Relief Efforts
Mayor Raymond Shepard designated the Red Cross as the official disaster agency for Athens. The chapter urged contributions and announced a county flood disaster fund and a rehabilitation office to aid more than 500 affected families, with initial spending of over $1,000 for food and clothing in the Mineral area.
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Raymond Shepard
Red Cross
Athens
Hardhit Mineral
Congress St
Athens National Bank
Shepard
Alden Addresses St Patrick’s Weekend at Ohio University
Ohio University President Vernon R. Alden urged restraint during St Patrick’s Day observances at Athens noting past excesses risk tarnishing the university’s progress. He cited 1500 students from 40 colleges attending last year and called for sorority and fraternity homes to close to outsiders. He praised the Greek system as a social laboratory teaching financial management self-government and civic life.
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Ohio University
Vernon R. Alden
Alden
Athens
Fort Lauderdale
Ohio
Athens Exhibits Science Fair Held by Rita Via
Athens High School hosted its annual Science Fair in the old gym with eighth and ninth grade entries. Projects covered general and biological science from digestive system models to sound recording displays and tree studies. A lab setup explains distillation and a diagram labels the human ear while written reports accompany each entry.
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Athens High School
Ohio
Smith Rites Scheduled
Charles Ray mond Smith 58 of Pomeroy died Wednesday night at Meigs Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Helen West Smith two stepsons Daniel Falls Creek Pa and Jack Norfolk Va a sister Helen Smith Albuquerque NM and brother George McKeesport Pa Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Ewing Funeral Home with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Charles Raymond Smith
Meigs Memorial Hospital
Helen West Smith
Daniel
Falls Creek
Jack
Norfolk
Helen Smith
Albuquerque
George
McKeesport
Ewing Funeral Home
Beech Grove Cemetery
Funeral Rites Planned for Mrs Hannah Laughlin
Funeral services are planned Friday at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Hannah Laughlin 86 of Chillicothe and former Athens resident who died Tuesday in Sheltering Arms Hospital. She was a Trinity Methodist Church member and former superintendent of its children’s Sunday school. Survived by daughter Louise Leach three grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Funeral home services by Jagers and Sons.
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Hannah Laughlin
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
William and
Nancy Meeks Croy
Charles Laughlin
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chillicothe
Trinity Methodist Church
Women’s Relief Corps
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Valentine Group
Louise Leach
Zaleski
Jagers and Sons
D. M. Bryson
West Union Street Cemetery
Funeral services for Ervin Hoffman in The Plains
Funeral services for Ervin Hoffman of The Plains will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Hughes funeral home with the Rev. Tobe Mackey officiating. Burial will follow at South Canaan. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Ervin Hoffman
the Plains
Hughes Funeral
Tobe Mackey
South Canaan
William Atkins Funeral in Athens Service Held
Funeral services were conducted Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church in Athens for William Atkins, a former Pomeroy resident. Burial followed at West Union Cemetery.
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First Presbyterian Church
Athens
William Atkins
Pomeroy
West Union Street Cemetery
Harold Jewett Funeral Services Set for Saturday
Harold Jewett aged 51 of 159 Washington Street dies Monday night. Funeral 2 p m Saturday at Jagers and Sons Funeral Home with Rev William Strickland. burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Ella Murch, former Athens resident, died Tuesday in Washington D C. arrangements pending at Jagers and Sons.
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Jagers and Sons
William Strickland
Harold Jewett
W. Washington St
West Union Street
Ella Murch
Athens
Washington, D. C
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
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Athens Pharmacy
Court Street
Richard
Era Vitamins
Saat Trs
Pree
Konkler’s
Pangburns
Fanny Farmer
St. Patrick’s
Nelsonville
Abel
Altman
Rita
Ous
NPFRG
High St
Glousier, Ohio
Mrs. Hannah Laughlin
N. Court St
Wright's
Vanguard
Wright Paint & Hardware ‘i
Fuller's
Admiral
Hamilton
Fuller
Pains
Oro
Scott's
South Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Slim Jim
Bowman
Chauncey, Ohio
Rom
Athens Appl. & TV Co
Precision Admiral
Parkview Model
Admiral Nynett
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