Spring Vacations Scheduled for City Schools and Ohio U
Ath ens city schools will begin spring break after Thursday classes under Supt Willard P Barker. Over 1200 students to join Easter programs with classes resuming Monday April 2. Ohio University 4600 campus students go home for Easter break beginning Friday afternoon. Memorial Day one day recess on May 30. county schools may excuse one day for Good Friday.
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Athens
Willard P. Barker
Ohio University
George Christman
Wonder Salve touted for skin troubles in Athens ad
An old advertisement claims Wonder Salve cures itching eczema psoriasis infections athlete's foot and more. It markets the grease free antiseptic preparation as safe for children and promises money back if not satisfied, noting Athens outlets Quick Gallaher and Athens Drug Stores.
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Athens
Quick, Gallaher
Athens High School Easter Assembly Music Plans
The Athens High School choir of 54 mixed voices directed by W. C. Fingerhut will perform at the Easter assembly in the school auditorium Thursday at 2:30 p.m. The program features soloists Carolyn Kellogg and Wendell Fryer, readings by Jane Roseberry, Bill Poston’s invocation, Gale Cain’s prayer, scripture by John Blair, and benediction by Roger France.
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Athens High School
Vobed
W. C. Fingerhut
Christ
Jane Roseberry
Bill Poston
Gale Cain
John Blair
Roger France
Carolyn Kellogg
Wendell Fryer
James
Faure
Palestrina
Athens Talent Contest Staged
Butch Anderson won the amateur talent contest at Athens High School Auditorium beating 33 entries. He will enter the state contest. runners up were Martina and Patricia Josten in tap and baton, and Butch Reeder with ukulele and song. Judges included Mayor Mickle, Nolan Mace, and Judge Newcomb.
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Butch Anderson
Dearie
American Legion Auxiliary
Athens
Butch
W. M. Anderson
Martina
Patricia Josten
Butch Reeder
Dan Merrick
W. P. Mickle
Nolan Mace
John F. Newcomb
Births and dismissals at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Lewis Hannah Athens a son MITTED Sandra James Athens. Dismissals include Mrs Richard Hartley Athens and son Mrs Ernest Mingus Jacksonville and daughter Everett Bowmaster Athens Pearl Wood Albany Mrs Lena Schoonover Chauncey.
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Lewis Hannah
Athens
Sandra James
Jessie Grindling
Nellie Wilson
Amesville
Charles Clark
Richard Hartley
Ernest Mingus
Jacksonville
Everett Bowmaster
Pearl Wood
Albany
Lena Schoonover
Chauncey
Athens Naval Reserve unit to be inspected Thursday
Lt. Robert Worth announces the Athens Volunteer Naval Reserve unit will be inspected Thursday night by an inspector from the Columbus Naval Reserve Training Center. The Athens Reservists meet at 7 30 p m in Carnegie Hall.
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Athens
Dental study completed at Ohio State University
Dr. Aaron Davis of 15 Woodard Ave. completed an 18 month orthodontia study at Ohio State University, Columbus.
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Columbus
Aaron Davis
Woodard Ave
Ohio State University
April Draft Quota Set for Athens County Draftees
The Selective Service Board announced an April quota of 27 draftees for Athens County. Inductees will depart for Fort Hayes in Columbus on April 2 at 7 10 am, with names released at induction. An additional 38 men are summoned for pre induction physicals and will also travel to Fort Hayes for processing.
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Athens County
Selective Service Board
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Athens
Draft Board
Alexander Rites Planned
Funeral services for Mrs. Debbie Alexander, who died in Columbus Monday night, will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Hoodlet funeral home. She leaves husband Porter, sisters Hiram D. Nanna and Nancy Huffman, and brother Carl Cox. Burial in New Marshfield Cemetery. Call after 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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New Marshfield
Debbie Alexander
Columbus
Alexander
Porter
Hiram D. Nanna
Nancy Huffman
Lebanon
Carl Cox
Athens
New Marshfield Cemetery
Mark Sutton Dies Tuesday
Mark Sutton, 72, of Chauncey, died Tuesday at Shelter ing Arms Hospital after two weeks there. Survived by wife Blanch, son Emmett of Chauncey, sister Mrs. Jane George of Thornville, and a grandchild. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Chauncey Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Daily Sapp with burial at Green Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call Woolley funeral home in Athens until services.
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Mark Sutton
Chauncey
Sheltering Arms Hospital
United Brethren Church
Blanch
Emmett
Jane George
Thornville
Chauncey Methodist Church
Daily Sapp
Greenlawn Cemetery
Woolley
Athens
Athens League of Women Voters Members Visit Ohio Legislature
Nine members of the Athens League of Women Voters travel to Columbus for a day at the state capitol. Betty Lou Bidwell coordinates the trip with a tour of the building, committee meetings, and legislature sessions. Names on the tour include Elsie Dorgan and several Mrs. for the listed members.
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Athens League of Women Voters
Ohio State Legislature
League
Betty Lou Bidwell
State Capitol
Elsie Druggan
Robert Creegan
John Owen
William Stehr
Thomas Ludlum
Roger Barrett
William Pierce
Aaron Davis
Jesse Day
Lions Club Plans Fifth Anniversary Observance
The Athens Lions Club met at Van Meters Restaurant to outline its fifth anniversary on April 16. Five guests attended and a 10 minute film on child protection from kidnappers was shown by Fred C. Lentz. Guests included Basil Rutgers, John Laufhutte, Franklin Dunn, Donald Reed and Arthur Ellis. President Wesley Miller announced a six man nominating committee to report April 30 for next year's officer elections set for May 15.
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Athens Lions Club
van Meters
Fred C. Lentz
Basil Rutter
John Laufhutte
Franklin Dunn
Donald Reed
Arthur Ellis
Wesley Miller
Coffman Fined for Overloaded Truck Near County Line
George Coffman of Beverly was fined 25 dollars plus costs by Chesterhill Mayor Emmett Williams after pleading guilty to an overloaded truck. The State Highway Patrol arrested Coffman near the Athens Morgan County line.
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George Coffman
Beverly
Chesterhill
Emmett Wiliams
State Highway Patrol
Coffman
Athens
Morgan County
Old Amos Bean home razed for US Route 50 widening
A 10 room Amos Bean family residence near Guysville was razed to clear the US Route 50 widening east of Guysville. The longtime landmark dated to 1848 with earlier Bean family ties, including the Snow and Winner years, and is to be replaced by a new home on higher ground after sale to Lloyd Copeland.
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C. H. Harris
Amos Bean
Guysville
Bean
Charles Winner
Francelia Bean Winner
Winner
D. C. Snow
Arina Winner
Ohio Company
Samuel Bean
Bisco Bean
Athens County
Hardy County
Elizabeth Matthews
Amos
Julia Ann Baird
Cornelius
Sarah Barlow Baird
Sullivan County
N. Y
Rome Township
J. W. Baird
Canaanville
Robert
George
Chloe
Mahala
Mary Jane McGirr
Francelia Bean
Elizabeth Ann
Thomas Warren Bean
Emery Bean
Snow
Lloyd Copeland
Coolville Man Dies After Long Illness
Leslie Clyde Galbreath 47 died at his Coolville home Tuesday night after a long illness. Born near Coolville he spent his life there. Survived by wife Susan Foster Galbreath three children Lois David and Betty Lou mother Ella Galbreath and three sisters Lillie Hayhurst Emma Hilldare and Dora Dean. Funeral Friday 2 p.m. at White funeral home with Rev O C Lockwood and IOOF lodge. Burial in Coolville Cemetery. Friends may call anytime.
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Coolville
Leslie Clyde Galbreath
Galbreath
Susan Foster Galbreath
Lois
David
Betty Lou
Ella Galbreath
Lillie Hayhurst
Canton
Emma Hilldare
Racine
Dora Dean
Easton
Child Emotion Control Held Job of Teacher
Prof J B Gentry of Ohio University Psychology says controlling children's emotions is a teacher's job. He spoke at the Athens County Teachers Association meeting in Mechanicsburg School and urged guiding children to work with their hands to reduce tension. Don C Campbell also spoke on a proposed teachers salary schedule from the Ohio Educational Association.
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J. B. Gentry
Ohio University
Gentry
Athens County Teachers’ Association
Mechanicsburg School
Don C. Campbell
Athens County
Campbell
Ohio Educational Association
Metcalf to Inspect Savannah Lodge 466 in Guysville
Judge Verner E. Metcalf of Marietta district deputy grandmaster will preside over the annual inspection of Savannah Lodge 466 F&AM in Guysville. A 6 p.m. dinner precedes the inspection, announced Harvey L. Kinrade, the worshipful master.
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Guysville
Verner EF. Metcalf
Marietta
Savannah Lodge
F&am
Harvey L. Kincade
Athens County Engineer Dowler Hospitalized After Ankle Operation
Athens County Engineer John Dowler is confined to White Cross Hospital Columbus after an operation Monday to remedy an ankle ailment. His condition is reported as good.
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Athens County
John Dowler
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Bond Forfeited For Mell Underwood Jr In Athens Court
Mell Underwood Jr age 34 of New Lexington forfeited a 25 dollar bond for appearance in Athens traffic court. City police arrested Underwood Saturday night and charged him with unsafe operation.
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Mell Underwood, Jr
New Lexington
Athens
Underwood
Legion Meeting Set For Wednesday at Legion Home
K. T. Crossen Post 21 American Legion will hold a meeting tonight at the Legion home. Commander James M Vercoe announced the gathering for Wednesday evening at the post facility.
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Legion
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
James M Vercoe
Marriage License James McGirr and Mona Davis
James Thomas McGirr of Brecksville and Mona Joan Davis of Athens obtained a marriage license. The couple, aged 20, resides in Ohio and presumably plans to wed. Further details were not provided in the readable text.
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James Thomas McGirr
Brecksville
Mona Joan Davis
Athens
Snowy First Day of Spring Brings Freezing Temperatures
Snow flurries and sub-freezing air marked the first day of spring as temps slipped to 25 degrees early Wednesday and only rose to 31 by 9 am. The Hocking River dropped over two feet from 12.6 Tuesday to 10.4 today, while the prior day tallies saw a high of 45 and a low of 21.
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Hocking
Athens County 4 H Advisors Awarded for Service
Nine Athens County 4 H Club advisors were honored in Columbus during Farm and Home Week. The group, listed with their clubs including New Marshfield Union Jolly Stitchers and Bates Booster Club, received clever award pins and attended a Baker Hall luncheon at Ohio State University. Wilbur White serves with Carthage Troopers 4 H Club from Lottridge and is stationed at Fort Knox Kentucky. Mrs W G Munn attended as longtime girls clubs advisor.
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Athens County
Columbus
Ohio State University
Florence McBride
Wilma Morgan
Ardath Llewellyn
Lenore Dinsmoor
New Marshfield
Nancy Pierce
Union Jolly Stitchers
D. B. Dougan
Pleasanton Farmerette Stitchers
Howard Stanley
Albany Girls
Alton Manning
Bates Booster Club
Wilbur White
Carthage Troopers
Lottridge
White
Armed Forces
Fort Knox
W. G. Munn
Baker Hall
Osu
Junior Fair Plans Discussed for Athens County Centennial
At a Monday meeting in the post office the Junior Fair Boards discussed plans for the Athens County Centennial Fair in August. Phyllis Jean McInturf, president, said another board meeting is set for April 23.
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Athens County
Post Office
Phyllis Jean Mc.Inturf
Liquor Store to Close for Good Friday
The Ohio State Liquor Store will be closed all day Friday in observance of Good Friday.
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Ohio State
Prosecution Declined in Rardin Bros Lumber Burglary Case
Athens police closed their investigation into a burglary at Rardin Bros Lumber Co office after a suspect admitted then recanted and offered restitution that the company refused. Cash totaling 261 dollars and 456.27 dollars in checks were stolen from the safe during the Oct 3 incident.
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Athens
Rardin Bros. Lumber Co
Joseph B. Grogan
Grogan
Two Men Fined on Intoxication Counts
Two men were fined on intoxication counts after arraignment before Mayor W. P. Mickle. Woodrow Knox, 39, Athens, jailed for failure to pay 50 dollars and costs. the offense marked his third in recent weeks. Eber Clark, 32, Columbus, paid 15 dollars and costs after pleading guilty.
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W. P. Mickle
Woodrow Knox
Athens
Knox
Eber Clark
Columbus
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