Civil Defense Plans Dry Run for Athens Emergency Hospital
Athens civil defense organizers outline a June dry run to test the emergency hospital setup at West Elementary with a 200 bed portable unit. Local medical staff learned roles while Dr. Edwards and Dr. Murchison outlined radiation risks and care strategies for nuclear disasters.
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Athens
Civil Defense Hospital Organization
Edward A. Sprague
Civil Defense Commission
Ohio University Health Center
General Emergency Hospital Organization
Spragué
West Elementary
Athens State Hospital
H. H. Fockler
Betty Morgan
Athens native to speak at First Presbyterian sesquicentennial
The Rev. Frank B. Dilley Jr. will address First Presbyterian Church Sunday in two services at 10 and 11. A Athens high school and Ohio University graduate, he is pursuing a Columbia doctorate and teaches religion at Smith College. He is married to Jane Long with a three month old son Brian.
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John Edwards
Ohio University Physics Department
Reary A. Murchison
OU Health Service
Edwards
Murchison
Frank B. Dilley Jr
First Presbyterian Church
Frank Dilley
Columbia Ave
Athens
Dilley
Roger M. Rice, Jr
Mr. Dilley
Athens High School
Ohio University
Ohio UU
Union Theological Seminary
New York
Columbia University
Smith College
Northhampton
Mass
Jane Long
Brian
Firemen Train In Masks Then Run City Building
Reporter joins Fireman Dan Arnold and Chief Charles Dalton in a two lap run around the City building to test gas masks. The pair endure heavy panting, regain breath, and finish in good style as part of routine training with the Fire Department.
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Vic Sherow
Dan
Arnold
City Fire Department
Charles Dalton
Earl Mathews
Mars
Pigeons Problem At Courthouse
Pigeons swarm Athens County courthouse, leaving dirt on steps and balcony. Custodian Sam Buffington Jr. describes repeated cleaning battles as flocks roost on clock tower and attic. Officials consider a repellent paint while avoiding traps or poison.
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Roy Cross
Athens County Court House
Court House
Sam Buffington, Jr
Buffington
Court St
Messenger Newsphotos
Spring Arrives Here Saturday After Warmth Hint
Spring, advancing at about 100 miles per day, is predicted to reach at 3 55 p m Saturday per U S Observer C L Colmer The morning air was below freezing and Hocking River read 41 but Thursday’s high of 67 suggested its approach.
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U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hocking River
Coeds And Athletes Sell Easter Lilies in Athens
Coeds from Alpha Delta Pi at Ohio University join varsity football players to sell Easter lilies in downtown Athens on Saturday for the crippled children of Athens County. The event promotes the Faster Seal campaign’s Lily Parade.
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Athens County
Ohio University
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Athens
Compensation Case Is Cancelled For Monday
The case of Clarence Shifflet against James L. Young administrator of the Ohio Bureau of Workmen's Compensation was cancelled Friday morning. Jurors were notified they will not be needed for the hearing scheduled Monday morning before a jury in Common Pleas Court.
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Clarence Shifflet
James L. Young
Ohio Bureau of Workmen's Compensation
Common Pleas Court
School Employees To Elect Officers At The Plains
Athens Chapter of the Ohio Association of School Employees will elect officers at 8 p.m. Monday meeting in The Plains School. A delegate to the state convention in Columbus May 15 and 16 will also be chosen. Refreshments will be served.
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Athens
Ohio Association of School Employees
Columbus
Athens DeMolay Bottle Drive Planned for Saturday
The Athens Chapter Order of DeMolay schedules a pop bottle pickup as a fundraiser. Members will cover the town from 11 30 a m to 3 p m stopping at homes to collect empty containers.
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Athens
Order of DeMolay
Sheltering Arms Hospital Admits and Discharges
Hospital notes list admissions including Catherine Rosler of Guysville Route 1 Marion Rose from Athens Route 5 Mrs John Lynn of Athens Cheryl Wade and Wendy Wade of Athens Route 3 and Mrs Floyd Sams from Albany Route 1 Dismissed are Mrs Ellis Stires of Athens and her daughter Mrs Willam Basnett of Athens
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Catherine Rosler
Guysville
Marion Rose
Athens
John Lynn
Ellis Stires
Willam Basnett
Cheryl Wade
Wendy Wade
Floyd’ Sams
Albany
New Marshfield Cemetery Cleanup Planned
Spring cleanup of the New Marshfield Cemetery will start Wednesday. Lot owners who want grave decorations saved should notify the sexton, officials said.
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New Marshfield
Sexton
Wars Justified
Athens Messenger reports on the ongoing debates over wartime policy with arguments defending and opposing justification. The article outlines mobilization issues and public opinion shaping policy decisions in wartime Athens.
Images of Peoples and Dehumanization in Conflict
Dr. William H. Harlan, sociology professor, lectured at the Speech Building Auditorium on how aggressors justify violence by dehumanizing opponents. He cited historical examples from Indigenous hunts to colonial abuses, urging controls on dehumanizing imagery and cross-border propaganda to prevent pending conflicts.
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William H. Harlan
Athens
Speech
Harlan
Dr. Harlan
Australia
Pedestrian Hit By Auto on Congress Street Major Incident
A 72 year old man from Athens Route 2 suffered bruises after a car turning onto Congress Street struck him. He was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital. The driver, Stanley Trout age 19 of Albany Route 3, was cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian.
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Congress St
W. Carpenter
Burt Miller
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Stanley D. Trout
Albany
Miller
Reserve Training In Navy Bureau Starts
Homer T. Baird district manager of Royal McBee Corp reports for Naval Reserve training in Washington DC with Rear Admiral J W Boundy chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. Baird holds the rank of commander in the reserve and is a management engineering officer with the Naval Reserve composite company and officers' school meeting Thursdays in the Ohio University Speech Building.
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Navy Bureau
Homer T. Baird
Royal McBee Corp
Naval Reserve
Washington, D. C
J. W. Boundy
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Baird
Naval Reserve Composite Company
Ohio University
VFW to Nominate Officers of Floyd Bolin Post
Floyd Bolin Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will nominate officers at an 8 p m meeting Friday.
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VFW
Floyd Bolin Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Emerson Poetry Prize winners announced at Ohio University
Ohio University officials announced the Emerson Poetry Prize results led by first prize winner Hubert M. Meeker from Dayton for The Red Bird. Second prize went to Steve Parker of New York for Elegy, with third prize to Mrs. John A. Hess for Autumn Garden.
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Ohio University
Emerson
Edward Stone
Hubert M. Meeker
Dayton
Steve Parker
New York
Athens
John A. Hess
Grosvenor St
The
Saturday Review
William van O'Conner
University of Minnesota
Hollis Summers
Harper Brothers
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