Students To Understudy Officials In Civics Day
Athens city and county officials and about 20 offices will host high school seniors for a Civics and Vocations Day. Forty eight local firms across departments, retail, auto, finance and services will pair with students to explore careers. The program aims to show duties of civic offices and local business opportunities. The luncheon features Rev. J Warren Hastings as speaker.
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Athens
The
Board of Trade
Harper C. Pendry
Athens High School
H. C. Bobo
Civic Federation
Bobo
Neation
Iimet
Berry Hotel
J. Warren Hastings
Washington, D. C
Hastings
Solu Seals Miracle Vitamins With Iron Ad
Pleasant tasting St Joseph product marketed as stomach aid and nerve tonic. Claims cure for frayed nerves, better blood, rough skin, and neuritis from B1 deficiency. Recommends Solu Seals as daily supplement, 100 tablets for $2.50, sold at Quick's Drug Store with mail orders offered.
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Quick’s
Frigid St Patrick's Day Start With Snowy Chill
With spring near, winter lingered as temperatures reached 35 during the day and dropped to 26 overnight. St Patrick's Day began cold, the thermometer rising only to 32 at 9 30 a.m.
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St. Patrick’s
General Hale visits Ohio University Military Department
The Ninth Air Force commanding officer visited Ohio University on Thursday. He was accompanied by Dean E. J. Taylor and Col. William H. Speidel. Maj. Neil E. Walker and other OU officials joined the group during the campus tour in President Baker’s absence.
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Ninth Air Force
Ohio University
Military Department
E. J. Taylor
OU College of Applied Science
University
John C. Baker
Neil E. Walker
Hale
William H. Speidel
Convention Report From Athens Guard Drill
Five officers of Athens Ohio National Guard attended a state convention in Toledo last weekend led by Lt James M Abraham commander. The meeting covered supply motor maintenance admin and field training plans for summer. A second hour featured training on management and individual tactics. Pfc William H Morris enlisted and an additional opening for a new man may arise within two weeks.
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Athens
Ohio National Guard
Toledo
James M. Abraham
Erle H. Bridgewater, Jr
Earl F. Mathews
Ernest W. Ashurst
Randall Kelly
Abraham
Clyde Scott
Richard C. Brown
Pfc
William H. Morris
Philo
Mrs Bricker Seeks Divorce in Chauncey Case
Mrs Bricker seeks a divorce from Bricker on grounds of gross neglect and mental anguish caused by his alleged affairs. She claims he left the home February 28 with another woman and induced her to mortgage their Chauncey home for 3800 to buy a 1949 model car registered in his name. She asks for a court order to prevent sale of the car and for alimony plus disposition of the vehicle proceeds to satisfy the mortgage. The couple married April 15 1927 in Point Pleasant West Virginia and have one adult child. Representation is Wooley Rowland and Bridgewater.
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Bricker
Chauncey
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Wooley, Rowland and Bridgewater
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Admits Multiple Patients
Admitted list includes John Dollar of Athens for major surgery and Donald Johnson of Nelsonville Route 2 for medical care. Miles E. Wolfe of Kimberly Route 1 and Cecil Calvin of Stockport for medical and accident cases. Also listed are Mrs Allan Blackwood of Rutland with her son, Mrs John L Atkinson of Athens with her daughter, Mrs Homer Mansfield of Athens Route 4, and Fred Raybauld of Athens Route 3.
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John Dollar
Athens
Donald Johnson
Nelsonville
Miles E. Wolfe
Kimberly
Cecil Calvin
Stockport
Allan Blackwood
Rutland
John L. Atkinson
Homer Mansfield
Fred Raybauld
Two Youths Jailed Released After Fight
Two youths ages 16 and 17 from the Children's Home were ordered jailed Thursday by Juvenile Judge John F. Newcomb after a fist fight at the home. Police detained them for court and after release were turned over to Probation Officer Kenneth Lands.
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John F. Newcomb
Kenneth Lands
Services Announced For Addison Bean
Funeral services for Addison Bean age 80 who died Thursday at Guysville will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Dowler and Ferguson funeral home conducted by Reverend Miles E Hoon. Burial will follow in Bean Cemetery Guysville with friends welcome to visit the funeral home at any time.
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Addison Bean
Guysville
Dowler and Ferguson
Miles E. Hoon
Bean Cemetery
County Agent Speaks at Troy Civic Farm Meeting
Ross Wright, county extension agent, spoke at a Troy Civic Association gathering. The farm committee led by Clyde Stout presented a program that included a film titled Safety on the Farm, with Rev. O C Lockwood, president, presiding.
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Coolville
Ross’ Wright
Troy Civic Association
Clyde Stout
O. C. Lockwood
Mixed Choir On Slate at Rome-Canaan
Rome Canaan Mixed Choir geared for a spring concert Friday at 7 30 p m under director Pauline Heft. The program lists members including Mark Wheaton Marion Kim Teddy Rupe Eddie Sweeney and others with both girls and boys glee clubs also set to perform.
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Annabelle Root
May Frost
Janice Simmons
Phyllis McInturf
Mary Joan Simmons
Leona Webb
Juanita Envoldsen
Marie Alkire
Bill McInturf
Census enumerator exams listed for Athens post office
Census enumerator examinations will be given Monday at 9 30 a m in the civil service room of the Athens post office. Mrs Lucy James says applicants should have telephones and an automobile. ages 23 to 60. exams take about an hour. Townships needing enumerators include Trible Dover Alexander Lodi Carthage Troy Lee Waterloo York.
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Civil Service Room
Athens
Lucy James
Census Bureau
Ironton
Trimble
Dover
Alexander
Lodi
Carthage
Troy, Lee, Waterloo
York
James
Winona Song Leader To Be Heard Sunday
Carl Martin of Winona Lake Indiana will sing at the First Christian Church Sunday morning in the 10 15 service announced by Rev Joe B Maffett the church minister He will lead songs in the Lenten services next week He is recommended by Homer Rodehaver and known to Interchurch Youth choir members trained at Winona Lake
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Carl Martin
Winona Lake
Ind
First Christian Church
Joe B. Maffett
Martin
Homer Rodehaver
Interchurch
Cutler Man Sentenced For Non-Support
Arlo Kennedy of Cutler was sentenced to one year in the Athens County jail after a guilty finding on non-support. The sentence was suspended on the condition that he pay 7.50 dollars weekly to support his wife and child. The complaint was filed by Kennedy’s wife in Athens County near Cutler.
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Arlo Kennedy
Cutler
Athens County
John F. Newcomb
Kennedy
County IOOF Group To Meet in Athens
The Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge 553 and Sereno Lodge 479 IOOF host Athens county group meeting led by president Kenneth Sands. The event starts at 8 p.m. in the Athens lodge rooms with planned entertainment.
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County Ioof
Athens
Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge
Sereno Lodge
IOOF
Athens County
Ioof Association
Kenneth Sands
Athens Lodge
Lands Said
Ohio State to graduate 896 this Friday
Herbert A. Harris of Athens is among 896 winter graduates who will receive diplomas at Ohio State University commencement exercises Friday.
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Columbus
Herbert A. Harris
Athens
Ohio State University
Fisher Station Resident Verity Dies at 75
Alva C. Verity 75 retired farmer died Friday morning at his Fisher Station home after a weeklong illness. He lived 43 years in Fisher Station, earlier was a blacksmith for the New York Coal Co. Survived by wife Eva two sons Earl Grove City and Gordon Albany Route 1 two daughters Grace Arnfield Athens Anna May Throckmorton Berea a sister Anna Courtney Athens nine grandchildren one great grandchild. Funeral Sunday 1 p.m. at Alexander Presbyterian Church with Rev. E C Kenney officiating. Burial Hebbardsville Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Saturday at Dowler and Ferguson funeral home.
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Alva C. Verity
Fisher Station
Nelsonville
New York Coal Co
First Wesleyan Methodist Church
Eva
Earl
Grove City
Gordon
Albany
Grace Arnfield
Athens
Anna May Throckmorton
Berea
Anna Courtney
Alexander Presbyterian Church
E. C. Kenney
Hebbardsville
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Ex Telephone Operator Dies in Guysville at 74
Charles Christy 74 died here Thursday at his daughter Mrs. Nora Pearcey home. A former telephone operator at Guysville and Sumner he is survived by his wife and three other children Kenneth Cincinnati Ebert Athens and Mrs Beulah Hutchens Guysville. Also surviving are five grandchildren and three brothers Michael Whitehall Ill Vern Akron and Walter Chester and a sister Ida Copeland Tipton Iowa. Funeral Saturday 1 p.m. at Guysville Methodist Church. Friends may call Friday at the Pearcey residence.
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Guysville
Charles Christy
Nora Pearcey
Sumner
Kenneth
Cincinnati
Ebert
Athens
Beulah Hutchens
Michael
Whitehall
Ill
Vern
Akron
Walter
Chester
Ida Copeland
Tipton
Iowa
Guysville Methodist Church
Pearcey
D F Russell Dies at 79 in Ohio Valley Area
D F Russell 79 of near Tuppers Plains died Thursday afternoon at his home. Survived by wife Marlie Russell two daughters Roxie Pettit of Marietta and Sibyl Russell at home and brother S B Russell of Black Lick. Services Sunday at 3 p.m. at Orange Christian Church conducted by Rev Joe B Maffett Athens with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Saturday at the residence.
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Coolville
David Francis Russell
Tuppers Plains
Marlie Russell
Roxie Pettit
Marietta
Sibyl Russell
S. B. Russell
Black Lick
Orange Christian Church
Joe B. Maffett
Athens
OU President To Head History Society Meet
Ohio University President John C. Baker will preside at a dinner meeting of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society in Columbus on April 14. The event includes dedication of new museum and library additions with addresses by Harvard University President James B. Conant and Louis C. Jones of the New York State Historical Association.
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John C. Baker
Ohio University
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Columbus
James B. Conant
Harvard University
Louis C. Jones
New York State Historical Association
Mayor Levies Fine for In toxication Charge
Virgil Evener aged 34 of Athens Route 3 pleaded guilty to an in toxication charge and was fined $25 plus costs by Mayor W. P. Mickle. He was committed to the county jail for failure to pay the fine. Melvin E. Wolfe of Wheeling West Virginia forfeited a $20 bond for failing to appear in Mayor Mickle s court to answer to a charge of unlawfully having an opened bottle of liquor in a public place.
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Virgil Evener
Athens
W. P. Mickle
Evener
Melvin E. Wolfe
Wheeling
W. Va
Mickle
Youth Pinned Under Car in Route 50 Crash
A 23 year old Morgan County youth Cecil Calvin of Stockport was trapped under a wrecked car driven by Ralph P Russell of Athens when the vehicle overturned on Route 50 near Guysville at about 8 p.m. Calvin suffered a broken left leg and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital. Russell aided by a motorist freed Calvin. a third man Bill Hudnell was present but fled before officers arrived.
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Morgan County
Guysville
State Highway Patrol
Cecil Calvin
Stockport
Ralph P. Russell
Athens
Russell
Calvin
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Bill Hudnell
Albany
Mrs Murphey Dies in Chauncey at 86
Emma V. Murphey widow of Athens County sheriff Andrew Murphey died Friday at a Chauncey home with family by her side. Born in Troy Township she spent most of her life in Athens and near Coolville. She leaves 26 nieces and nephews and several siblings. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 30 p.m. at Dowler and Ferguson with burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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Emma V. Murphey
Andrew Murphey
Athens County
Dan Johnson
Chauncey
Troy Township
Murphey
Athens
Coolville
Athens Order of Eastern Star
First Presbyterian Church
Delmar Warren
Columbus
Wallace Warren
St. Joseph
Mich
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Gilbert Courtney
West Union Street
County Engineer Dowler Undergoes Emergency Appendix Operation
County Engineer John Dowler had emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix Thursday afternoon. He is hospitalized at Sheltering Arms Hospital in fair condition.
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John Dowler
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Final Plans Made for Lenten Services in Athens
County wide Lent en services set to run next week at the First Methodist Church beginning Sunday at 7 30 p m and continuing through Friday at the same hour The Rev J Warren Hastings of National City Christian Church Washington D C will be guest preacher Carl Martin tenor soloist from Winona Lake Ind will be song leader Ross Wright and Rev Harold F Kellogg are co chairmen of the Athens Inter church Lenten Services The series is sponsored by Athens ministers and churches Mrs Dwight Robinson music committee chair announced the daily choir lineups with local church choirs and a combined volunteer choir joining the Interchurch Youth Choir in the closing day program.
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First Methodist Church
J. Warren Hastings
National City Christian Church
Washington, D. C
Carl Martin
Winona Lake
Ind
Ross Wright
Harold F. Kellogg
Athens
Dwight Robinson
Interchurch
Methodist Church Wesleyan
First Christian Church
First Presbyterian Church Westminster
Presbyterian Church
Robinson
J. E. Thackrey
P. L. Peterson
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