Jury Selection for Trial of Canaan Farmers Completed
Athens County juvenile cases show a drop from 250 300 annually to 117 last year Judge Francis D White told the Kiwanis Club He attributed delinquency to parental neglect noting the law allows charging any person including parents for acts leading a child to wrongdoing Community action could reduce delinquency by over 50 percent and a swimming program for underprivileged youths was proposed as a preventative measure involving Kiwanis Rotary and Lions clubs
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Athens County
Francis D. White
Kiwanis Club
Juvenile Court
White
Ohio
Athens
Rotary
Lions Clubs
Robert E. Main
L. A. Hamilton
Boys Choir to Appear at JHS Assembly in Athens
The newly formed Boys Choir of 30 seventh and eighth graders under Mrs. Pauline Heft will perform at a junior assembly in the Senior High School Auditorium Friday morning. The program includes four choir numbers and a barber shop quartet.
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Pauline Heft
Athens
Dick Nellis
Ronnie Yates
Harry Russell
Dick Taylor
Jimmy Dilley
Wendell Fryer, Jr
Roadways
John Cottrill
Joe Scott
John Mitchell
First Christian Church
Athens Junior High School
Sharon Oldfield
W. H. Oldfield
Farm and Home Week Program Announced at OSU
The 35th annual Farm and Home Week will run March 18 to 21 at Ohio State University with Gov. Thomas J. Herbert addressing a gathering. Sessions cover agronomy engineering animal and dairy husbandry beekeeping floriculture forestry 4-H home economics horticulture poultry husbandry rural economics and rural sociology plus sugar beet and vegetable gardening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State University
Ross Wright
Thomas J. Herbert
No Flu Epidemic Not Seen in Local Schools
Officials report there is no flu epidemic in Athens city and county schools despite a few cases. Two county schools closed for two days last week due to bad road conditions from heavy snow. Gallipolis schools were closed Monday and Tuesday because many students were ill.
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Athens City
Gallipolis
Athens County Students At OU Set Record
Acting Registrar Robert E. Mahn reports Athens County at Ohio University reached a record high with 598 enrolled this term. Only Cuyahoga County exceeds them with 971, and Athens County shows a 17 percent rise from the prior 883 fall term total, with fall enrollment at 562.
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Athens
Ohio University
Robert E. Mahn
Cuyahoga
Athens County
Plains man pleads guilty to intoxication charges
David Young aged 54 of The Plains pleaded guilty before Mayor Franz Woodworth on Tuesday morning to intoxication charges and was fined $5 plus costs.
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David Young
the Plains
Franz Woodworth
Jury chosen for State v Gaul Koehler Hines theft case
A jury panel of 75 produced 13 chosen and 31 questioned for the trial of George G Gaul Nial Koehler and Arthur Hines on a $1800 prime shoots theft charge from J G Hope’s farm at Canaan last October An extra juror Robert Frank was named amid a long case expectation Defense and prosecution fought over tour duties and juror qualifications as 31 sat for questioning and many were excused due to bias prior relations or opinions in the Athens area court adjourned for a tour of evidence sites with deputy Frank Joyce escort leading the group.
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George G. Gaul
Nial Koehler
Arthur Hines
J. G. Hope
Canaan
Bate Allibauntina
Robert Frank
Carbondale
Bertha Angle
Glouster
Ira Barrows
Torch
Harold Ator
Albany
Virgil Grandy
Trimble
Charlie Moore
Coolville
George Dicken
George Bateman
Frank Joyce
Gaul
Koehler
Mr. Hope
Frank Calvin
Athens
John Sayre
Buchtel
R. W. Finsterwald
Sayre
Finsterwald
R. D. Williams
William Lafollett
Millfield
Gordon B. Gray
P. V. Coe
Hope
Waldo Woodyard
Maude Riley
Hines
Flossie King
Shade
Lorens Meschher
Amesville
Ruth Carbaugh
Gertrude Rainey
Donna Thomas
Circle Hill
Victoria Dorsey
Foster B. Cornwell
Charles D. Fogle
Marietta
Gordon Gray
Jewell Peters
Gene Devore
Dale Patton
Jearl Cline
Arthur Long
Hollister School
Bateman
Rainbow Restaurant Opens Under New Management in Nitro
The former Atkins Dairy Store becomes Rainbow Restaurant under W. F. Coull and H. K. Looney of Nitro West Virginia. They lease the business for five years from Mrs. H. M. Woods of Athens after previously operating Atkins Dairy in Athens. They will close over the Easter vacation for repairs.
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Atkins Dairy
The
Rainbow Restaurant
W. F. Coull
H. K. Looney
Nitro
W. Va
Coull
Looney
H. M. Woods
Athens
Richard Atkins
Waterloo Township Falls Short of Red Cross Quota
A corrected report states Waterloo Township was the first to contribute to the Red Cross drive but has not reached its full quota. Ellen Biddle, executive secretary, clarified the mistake and confirmed the township’s ongoing contributions.
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Waterloo Township
Waterloo
Ellen Biddle
Tree Planting Planned for Athens State Forest
I S Dickman announces a major forest planting with 15 000 trees on new Athens land and a district total of 158 500 trees for District 2. Other state forests Zaleski Racoon Hocking Blue Rock will receive 30 000 35 000 38 500 and 40 000 trees respectively as part of this program including a memorial plantation at Blue Rock by the DAR.
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Athens State Forest
I. S. Dickman
Ohio Division of Forestry
Ohio River Valley
Athens
Zaleski
Racoon
Hocking
Rabid Dog Killed at Albany Home by Grandson
In Albany the Bobos woke to cattle noises early Monday and found their dog behaving oddly. Their grandson Wade Edward Jeffers killed the animal in the living room with a gun and club. The head was sent for rabies examination and cattle vaccination plans follow.
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Albany
Frank Bobo
Wade Edward Jeffers
Bobo
Shelter-Style Hospital Notes From Athens Area
Listing of admissions discharges and patients at Shelter Arms Hospital includes Donald and Mrs Krimel a daughter in Athens. Thomas Perry and Mr Williams James undergoing major surgery. Mrs Metcalf major surgery. Flo Hull medical. Discharged are Mrs Woodyard and daughter Athens. Mrs Sheridan and a son Athens. Mrs Powell Athens. Margaret Kern Chauncey. Katherine Schorn Pomeroy. Nellie Roush New Marshfield.
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Donald Krimel
Athens
Thomas Perry
William James
Harry Metcalf
Flo Hull
Howard Woodyard
Leo Sheridan
Paul Powell
Margaret Kern
Chauncey
Katherine Schorn
Pomeroy
Nellie Roush
New Marshfield
Area Men on Ohio State Honor Roll Release
Two Athens men are named on a recent Ohio State University honor list. Robert J. Sprague of the College of Arts and Sciences and Robert H. Gametsfelder are listed as honor students with Richard Williams of Carbon Dale and Davie Maxwell Jr. of Corning from the College of Engineering.
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Athens
Ohio State University Today
Robert J. Sprague
College of Arts and Sciences
Robert H. Gametsfelder
Richard Williams
Carbondale
Davie Maxwell, Jr
Corning
College of Engineering
Markets Cincinnati Produce Closes With Mixed Prices
Market notes show eggs, fowls, turkeys and butter varying by grade and weight. Prices listed include U S A A large eggs at 52 and wholesale items across categories like potatoes 2 50 to 3 60, with assorted poultry weights and butter quotes.
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Cincinnati
U. S
Cincinnati Livestock Market Report Hogs Cattle Sheep
Hogs 2300 head with price not established and bids uneven. some loads 50 below Friday. Cattle 1100. calves 300. slaughter cattle largely firm with some steers and heifers up to 25. early top 24.00 on 812 lb heifers and odd 950 lb steers. Sheep 100. lambs 25 higher. 100 lb wooled lambs 25.25. stock calves 20.00. ewes scarce. industry activity described as near steady to firm with varied lots.
County Jail Break Try Is Thwarted
Athens County sheriff reports a jail break attempt thwarted during a semi weekly inspection. A rear door was tampered with and inmates were confined to a single cell while security was tightened. Several inmates with pending charges were present, and tools were recovered.
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Athens County
George Bateman
Bateman
Former Athens Woman Serves In Research
Mrs. Edward L. Cable, of Athens, gains notice in petroleum research as a Bayway Standard Oil laboratory worker in Elizabeth New Jersey. She works on extracting oil from shale, a rock source new to science, and attended Rufus Putnam elementary and Athens Junior High School. Her husband, Edward L. Cable, is serving overseas in the military.
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Athens
Edward L. Cable
Elizabeth
N. J
Red Fox Killed in Chauncey Yard
A red fox entered the Main Street yard of Mrs. William Canter and was destroyed. Her bulldog attacked the fox before she finished it with a broom handle. The head will be sent to state laboratories for rabies testing. Deputy Marshal Clifford Banfield reported the fox was heard crying last night. No attacks were reported.
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Chauncey
William Canter
Main St
Ohio University Rep at National Music Schools Meeting
Prof. C. C. Robinson director of the Ohio University School of Music represented the university at the 22nd annual meeting of the National Association of Schools of Music in St. Louis Missouri. The association serves as the national accrediting body for music education in the United States.
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C. C. Robinson
Ohio University School of Music
National Association of Schools of Music
Hotel Jefferson
St. Louis
United States
Temperature Rebounds After 16 Degree Night
Temperatures fell to a low of 16 degrees during the night and began rising Tuesday with 34 degrees by 10 a.m. The morning sun returned over Athens as residents enjoyed blue skies. Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France noted the Monday high of 36.
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Athens
C. N. France
Have You Scratching Dog Have You Scratching Dog
Flea relief ad touts REX HUNTERS DOG PO as a remedy for chronic scratching. Claims happy results from coast to coast, with pricing at 26¢ or $1.00, available at Doe Beck art stores and Bes and sport shops. Contact Free défeese Co., Binghamton 61, N.
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Doe Beck
Bes
Défeese Co
Binghamton
Major Airlines report praises 1946 safety record at Rotary
Paul D Strahm Columbus district manager for Trans World Airline told Kiwanians that the 1946 safety record was the best ever despite public impressions. He noted airlines flew more planes and passengers with fewer fatalities and cited future aircraft development including Constellation and Strato cruiser as rapid progress. He urged public support for airport facilities and a national pattern for aviation administration.
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Paul D. Strahm
Columbus
Trans World Airline
Rotary Club
Strahm
Sams Rites Today for Athens Resident George N. Sams
Funeral services were conducted in Athens at 2 p m today for George N Sams 77 who died Saturday evening after an illness A survivor list published yesterday failed to include sister Mrs Ethel Lamb Akron
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Athens
George N. Sams
Ethel Lamb
Akron
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W. Wash St
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Dr. Edwards
Planter Plate Service
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