Legion to Hear Dr Hooper at Banquet for Past Commanders
Dr Emmett L Hooper a former Athens man now with the VA will speak on Wednesday night at a Berry Hotel banquet for past Legion commanders and Department Commander Warsmith of Columbus. The event chaired by Donald E Robinson expects more than 200 guests with many living past commanders in attendance from 1919 onward. Committees include Robinson Cox Alvarez and others as toastmaster DeMolet and Lavelle among planners with representation from local service clubs and ministerial group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett L. Hooper
Athens
Veterans Administration
K. T. Crossen Post
American Legion
Warsmith
Columbus
Hooper
Dayton State Hospital
Athens State Hospital
Athens Legion Post
Donald E. Robinson
Berry Hotel
Smith
Robinson
S. M. Johnson
J. H. Comstock
L. G. Bean
F. A. Lavelle
Dr. Hooper
F. P. Fr
Glouster
Oak Hill
Jackson
Racine
Dowler
de Molet
Cox
Lavelle
Elza Wyatt, Jr
Wilson Carr
Harry Carsey
DeMolet
Kenton
State Civil Service Commission
Worth a Try Anyhow Worth a Try Anyhow
An Ohio University bequest rumor proved a typo in a Columbus paper. The will actually named Ohio Northern University for a $2500 share, not Ohio University, after Paul R. O’Brien sought clarification.
Applications Open for Air ROTC at Ohio University
Maj. Neil E. Walker announced that Ohio University will host a separate Air ROTC school starting July 1 during the summer session. The program expands sophomores in the basic course may specialize in air training in their second semester and aims to commission about 8000 officers annually. Advanced cadets attend a six week summer camp with travel and pay. basic pay rose from 79 to 90 cents daily last July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil E. Walker
Air
Ohio University
Air Force
Walker
Air Force Plan
USAF
Real estate transfers in Athens County ledger
Athens County Realty transfers list multiple deeds. Marvin D. Barnhart and spouses convey to J R Baker and spouses a plot in Troy Township. Ervin Smith deceased transfers to Ollie Smith Lewis Smith and Thelma Sheridan a section 24 plot in Canaan Township. Elma Harvey to trustee retains property lot 1093 Athens. Myrtle Griffin and others convey five tracts in Carthage Township to Sam Jones and others. B A Wolfe and spouses to William Co Biggers and spouses a lot 2376 Athens. Myron Dewey and spouses to Belford Hoisington and spouses a parcel in Glouser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin D. Barnhart
J. R. Baker
Troy Township
Ervin Smith
Ollie Smith
Lewis Smith
Thelma Sheridan
Canaan
Elma Paul Harvey
Athens
Myrtle Griffin
Sam Jones
Carthage
B. A. Wolfe
William Co. Biggers
Myron E. Dewey
Belford G. Hoisington
Ernestine Harrison
Lewis Weae
Glouser
Suit for Money Filed in Common Pleas Court
The Producers Supply and Tool Co Marietta sues Marion S Porter Nelsonville for 742.63 plus 6 percent interest from Jan 1 1949 for merchandise delivered 1944 to Jan 1 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Producers Supply and Tool Co
Marietta
Marion S. Porter
Nelsonville
Hocking River Near Flood Crest With Mild Weather
The Hocking River was expected to crest near flood stage today after heavy rains. At 7:30 a.m. the river stood at 16.30 feet, with a forecast crest of 16.50 feet barring more rain, while Route 691 at Kimberly remained passable despite two inches of water.
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Hocking
C. N. France
State Highway Department
Kimberly
Athens High Honor Roll Names Rosters Of Seniors And Juniors
Athens High School announces honor roll recipients for the current grading period. Senior students on the honor list include Joanne Blair Miriam Clippinger Bonnie Herron Lindley Jones Charles Krauskopf Richard Leach Carol Nessley Rosemary Palmer Flora Armbruster Ruth Blosser Dorothy Clutter Frank Dilley Suzanne Gooding Connie Herbert Robert Jones Hubert Koper Bob Staneart Jean Vance and others Barbara Allen Jean Baird Jeanne Francis Theresa Josten Harietta Linscott Jessie McGrath Zoe Baird Helen Dunn Paul Lehman Shirley Miller Bill McKee Margaret Scott Lawrence Wamsley Jan Clark Sam Henderson Barbara Hope Robert Nida Don Shafter Donna June Smith Betty Wagner. Juniors on the list include Helen Edgar John Gibbs Jane Morgan Lewis Oadis Mary Patrick Doris Terrill Mary Athearn Alice Newcomb Bill Pinkerton Cresentia Spurbeck George Starcher Regina Altman WatsonBurnfield Jo Ellen Goddard Jean Kay Hartley Sharon Oldfield David White Sallie Algeo Robert Bighey Jeannine Gottfried Bob Heidler Jim Hoy Llewellyn Robe Frederick Stehr Joe Steiff Charles Frank Sally Goedicke Nancy Householder Barbara Lowe Donald Nicholson Ruth Wickline. Sophomore certificate winners are Jim Dilley David Lewis Bill Poston Dianna Roach Richard Robe Harrieta Sapp Yvonne Sherow Eleanor Wickline John Glancy Jesse Lee Dick Taylor Edith Rowland Weese Dickman Bob O Brien Patricia Orcutt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
O. L. Wood
Joanne Blair
Miriam Clippinger
Bonnie Herron
Lindley Jones
Charles Krauskopf
Richard Leach
Carol Nessley
Rosemary Palmer
Flora Armbruster
Ruth Blosser
Dorothy Clutter
Frank Dilley
Suzanne Gooding
Connie Herbert
Robert Jones
Hubert Ko
Helen Edgar
John Gibbs
Jane Morgan
Lewis Oadis
Mary Patrick
Doris Terrill
Mary Athearn
Alice Newcomb
Bill Pinkerton
Cresentia Spurbeck
George Starcher
Regina Altman
Watson Burnfield
Jo Ellen Goddard
Jean Kay Hartley
Sharon Oldfield
David White
Sallie Algeo
Robert Big- Hey
Jeannine Gottfried
Bob Heidler
Jim Hoy
Llewellyn Robe
Frederick Stehr
Joe Steiff
Charles Frank
Sally Goedicke
Nancy Householder
Barbara Lowe
Donald Nicholson
Ruth Wickline
Jim Dilley
David Lewis
Bill Poston
Dianna Roach
Richard Robe
Harrieta Sapp
Yvonne Sherow
Eleanor Wickline
John Glancy
Jesse Lee
Dick Taylor
Edith Rowland
Weese Dickman
Bob O’brien
Patricia Orcutt
Divorce Action Filed for Minor Vivian Waldeck
In common pleas court Vivian E. Waldeck age 17 filed by Ella M. Hanning her next friend against James L. Waldeck age 19. Case cites gross neglect of duty seeking divorce restoration of maiden name alimony and attorney fees. Married March 1947 at Pomeroy the couple have no children per petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Vivian E. Waldeck
Ella M. Hanning
James L. Waldeck
Vivian E. Hanning
Pomeroy
Mayor Fines Two After Police Arrests
Two men were fined by Mayor William P. Mickle after weekend arrests by city police. Dean Maxwell, 39, of Athens Route 4, pled guilty to intoxication and paid $5 plus costs. Leo E. King, 22, of Columbus, paid $10 plus costs for operating a vehicle with an improper muffler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Mickle
Dean Maxwell
Athens
Leo E. King
Columbus
Youth Committee To Meet at Shade
The Youth Committee of this area will meet at Shade school Tuesday at 8 p.m. Officers of the District Jersey Parish Show will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Athens extension office. Plans to hold the Jersey Show this year with the Meigs County fair will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade School
Ross Wright
District Jersey Parish
Athens
Jersey
Meigs County
Petition for Payment Filed in Athens Court
Morris Paper Co. of West Virginia files a petition for payment in Athens Common Pleas Court against W. A. Miller doing business as Miller Produce at 104 108 Columbia Street Nelsonville. The debt totals $265.62 with 6 percent interest on $240.27 from June 21, 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Common Pleas Court
Morris Paper Co
West Virginia
W. A. Miller
Miller Produce
Columbia St
Nelsonville
Minor crash on W Union St injures no one
Athens police reported a Sunday afternoon traffic accident on W Union Street in which a car driven by 17 year old Mary F Mason of The Plains sideswiped a parked car owned by 32 year old Roger D Humphrey of Logan. Both out of town cars were damaged slightly.
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W. Union St
Mary F. Mason
the Plains
Roger D. Humphrey
Logan
Athens
Magazine Posts Reward For Third Man In Slaying
A reward of 1000 dollars for the capture of James Stewart sought as the third man in the Eleanor Gifford slaying Jan 3 was announced by True Detective magazine editor John Shuttleworth on a radio program. Stewart described as 5'9" and 130 pounds with a receding chin. He is named an accomplice in the hammer slaying at the country home of Miss Gifford. Sheriff George Bateman urged tips and said the third man would be captured soon. Stewart faced first degree murder charges alongside Dodds and Rawlins. Five weekend traffic crashes were reported by the State Highway Patrol, including injuries to Emmett V. Springer, 63, and several other drivers in routes near Athens and Albany.
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Patrol
James Stewart
Eleanor Gifford
John Shuttleworth
True Detective Machine
Stewart
George Bateman
Shuttleworth
Marty Dodds, Jr
Grover Rawlins
Miss Gifford
Bateman
Dodds
Rawlins
State Highway Patrol
Athens
Emmett V. Springer
Franklin
Richard E. Thompson
Grosvenor St
Raymond F. Davenport
Davenport
Poston
Thompson
Herbert James Vercoe
Sunnyside Drive
Pepsi Cola
Charles G. McNabb
Chauncey
Athens Plans Orthopedic Center For Crippled Children
Athens will open an orthopedic treatment center at the Armory serving Athens Hocking and Vinton counties. Twice monthly demonstrations will teach parents physical therapy to aid their children’s recovery with instruction from Margaret Thomas and under guidance of authorized orthopedic surgeons.
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Athens
County Society For Crippled Childran and
AdAulen
Armory
Hocking
Vinton
Margaret Thomas
Ohio Department of Public Welfare
Services For
Crippled Children Division of Social Administration
H. G. Southard
Athens County Crippled Children’s Society
Rotary Club
Alpha Gamma Delta
Honor Students Listed At The Plains High School
The Plains High School announces its honor roll for six weeks. Names include seventh grade Waneta Blessing Barbara Mason Gene McDonald Virginia Sparks Jean Bryan Sarah Slater Raymond Rorick after D B Davis reported the list.
Hospital Admissions and Discharges in Athens Area
A list from Sheltering Arms Hospital notes new admissions including Mrs Clara Sheskey and EB Fairchild both undergoing major surgery, and M J Mansfield Clyde Beasley and others with medical or minor procedures. Discharges include Mrs Forrest Tippie and son, Mrs Cecil Thomas and twin sons, and several Athens residents.
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Clara Sheskey
Athens
EB Fairchild
M. J. Mansfield
Clyde Beasley
Norma Malone
Trimble
Jewell Moore
Miles Baker
Chauncey
Faye Brinkley
Jacksonville
Frieda Montgomery
Dexter
Forrest Tippie
Cecil Thomas
Blanche Oxley
Margaret Henderson
Herbert Bailey
Nelsonville
Hazel Smith
Joan Carroll
Sol Goff
New Marshfield
John Cline
the Plains
Richard Replinger
Hazel Showalter
Corning
Roger Halbert
Jessie Dodderer
Reedsville
Improvement Noted In Child Struck By Head Injury
Gerry Lee McKee six year old son of Mr and Mrs Gerald McKee of Chauncey showed his first improvement in condition today from poor to fair Sheltering Arms Hospital officials reported. He was admitted March 17 after a serious head injury when he fell from a family car. His condition had been listed as poor since the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerry Lee McKee
Gerald McKee
Chauncey
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Shade PTA Plans Spring Carnival
Shade PTA announces a spring carnival Friday night in the school auditorium. Officials say entertainment will include a fish pond a country store and a cake walk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade Pta
Official Says Seed Not Taxed Under State Sales Rules
State tax commissioner C. Emory Glander issued an explanation to standardize how sales tax applies to feed seeds and food producing plants. He clarified that feed including pet food is not taxable and the exemption covers seeds and fruit trees and vegetable and fruit plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Emory Glander
Emory
Personal Tax Filing Aid Planned for Glouster and Coolville
County auditor representatives will visit Glouster and Coolville on Wednesday to help residents prepare personal tax returns. An auditor's worker reported poor returns during Friday’s Glouster visit, prompting a rescheduled outreach at the Community Bank Glouster and Brafford's Restaurant Coolville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Auditor’s Office
Coolville
Glouster
Auditor's
Community Bank
Brafford
Plains Band Boosters Meet Tonight for Spring Concert Plans
The Plains Band Boosters, parents and others gather at 7:30 tonight at The Plains school. Thomas Evans, director, says the discussion will cover future band activities and a spring concert. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Plains
Thomas Evans
Evans
Driver Jailed For Violating License Bein A
Virgil Evener, 33, Athens Route 3, jailed 30 days by Common Pleas Judge Roy D Williams after pleading guilty to driving while license suspended. Induced by a court order revocation lasting to August, patrol arrest followed Saturday night on Route 50 A. Also weekend fines: Argyle Smith $15, Fred Cooper $10, Allan Russell $5, Leo Hammond $10 for various license and permit violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
Roy D. Williams
Virgil Evener
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Evener
W. P. Mickle
Argyle Smith
Sharpsburg
Fred Spurgeon Cooper
Millfield
Allan Clark Russell
Park Place
Mickle
Leo Hammond
Chauncey
Charles Wadley
Wonder Salve touted as wartime skin cure
Advertisement claims Wonder Salve relieves itching from psoriasis eczema infections and athlete's foot. It emphasizes wartime origins for soldiers and promises no acids alcohol or painful application with antiseptic effects and quick results sold at Athens Drug Store and local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Halter
Athens Drug Store
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Legion
Ance
Lars
Payne Ave
Cleveland
Ohio
Card Ejector Corp
Johnson & West
Charles E. Cummings
Greenfield
Cumming
Highland County
Cummings
Paul R. O’brien
Ohio Northern University
Athens County Realty
the Security Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Athens High
Shade
Vercoe’s
McNabb
Richard M. Smith
The
the Plains High School
D. B. Davis
Waneta Blessing
Barbara Mason
Gene McDonald
Virginia Sparks
Jean Bryan
Sarah Slater
Raymond Rorick
Mary Ellen McKee
Shirley McKee
Shirley Tinkham
Grace Thompson
Bruce Humphrey
Bernie Boyer
Charles Cullison
Bertha Norris
Gene Sharpe
Jon Tipton
Mary Jo
Howard Eschenbacher
Paul Dye
Carl Sims
Robert Gaus
Plains Band Boosters
Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Masonic Temple
H. G. Householder
Toltrman
Berry
Plenty Athens Co
Holtzman
New Lexington
Park Hotel
Sceni
East Main St
ROY E. Hawk & CO
Investment Securities Cline
E. Main St
Gigarett
Philip Morris
Tor, Ay c
America
Philip Morai
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