Rifle firing wounds Columbus woman. police seek Walter Wolfe
Columbus police hunt Walter Wolfe for questioning in the shooting of Blanche Wheatley who was wounded in the face as she sat in a friend's home. A .22 rifle was dropped in an adjacent yard after the incident. Wheatley, separated from her husband, has four children. Wolfe has an Athens County warrant for non support and previous arrests. officials say he mingled with Wheatley in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Walter Wolfe
Athens County
Blanche Wheatley
Wolfe
Nelsonville
Francis White
Charlies Bayless
Canal Winchester
Wheatley
Vocational Teachers Direct Poultry Exhibit at County Fair
Ross Wright Athens County agricultural agent announced that the Vocational Agricultural Dept will again oversee the poultry exhibit at the County Fair. C. T. Newsom of Coolville will supervise with assistants C. W. Shaver Albany D. C. McIntorf New Marshfield R. M. Murphy Amesville and H. T. Martin Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Wright
Athens County
C. T. Newsom
Coolville
Mr. Newsom
C. W. Shaver
Albany
D. C. McIntorf
New Marshfield
R. M. Murphy
Amesville
H. T. Martin
Stewart
Juniper Birth Announced for Ten Pound Son
Mr and Mrs Robert Juniper announce the birth of a ten pound son born Saturday at their home 166 N Lancaster St Grandparents are Mr and Mrs William Donaldson Amesville and Mr and Mrs Harley Juniper Nelsonville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Juniper
N. Lancaster St
William Donaldson
Amesville
Harley Juniper
Nelsonville
Old Maples Felled Near Howard Hall
Two soft maples, one over four feet in diameter and another 18 inches, were cut down in front of Howard Hall by Ohio University janitors this morning. Traffic on E Union Street between College Street and University Terrace was blocked for about four hours during removal. The trees were weakened by rot and posed a risk to property and traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hall
Ohio University
E. Union St
College St
University Terrace
Athens High School honor roll lists by class
Sophomore members lead with 29 students including Joe Dilley Lee France Warren Stack Max Baughman Bert Barnes Jack Grover Dick Hughes Bill Roberts Fred Rosser Gene Schuster Kenneth Sisson Margaret Barnhart Phyllis Bean Virginia Bingman Doris Buck Jane Finsterwald Jean Herron Elizabeth Kelenich Dorothy McAllister Jean Miller Patty Sherrard Mary Margaret Graham Wilma Baker Jane Bayless Martha Copeland Clarice McKibben Jean Mathews Lois Sickles and Joan Woolley. Junior class follows with 27 names and Senior class with 19 including Dan Gladding Tom Haller Phil Swanson Bill Mansfield Mary Ellen Burson Betty Cakenougher Lena Mac Martin Catherine Nash Virginia Segale Beatrice Droz Jean Forsyth Betty Fulton Donna Gaitten Mary Gibson Alice Maccombs Anna Margaret Morrison Helen Stratton Marjorie Tompkins Elizabeth Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Joe Dilley
Lee France
Warren Stack
Max Baughman
Bert Barnes
Jack Grover
Dick Hughes
Bill Roberts
Fred Rosser
Gene Schuster
Kenneth Sisson
Margaret Barnhart
Phyllis Bean
Virginia Bingman
Doris Buck
Jane Finsterwald
Jean Herron
Elizabeth Kelenich
Dorothy McA
Mary Jo Ulmer
Jack Beasley
John Hess
Frances Alexander
Mary Allen
Betty Bird
Mary Charonis
Jane Gross
Elizabeth McCollister
Grace McKee
Roberta Reynolds
Betty Wakefield
Jane Wamsley
Margaret Williams
Jim Cox
Dan Gladding
Tom Haller
Phil Swanson
Bill Mansfield
Mary Ellen Burson
Betty Cakenougher
Lena Mac Martin
Catherine Nash
Virginia Segale
Beatrice Droz
Jean Forsyth
Betty Fulton
Donna Gaitten
Mary Gibson
Alice Maccombs
Anna Margaret Morrison
Helen Stratton
Marjorie Tompkins
Elizabeth Wood
Legion Plans Memorial Day
The K. T. Crossen Post American Legion will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 PM in the Post Home at 73 S. Court St. A committee led by Maj. M. E. Olmstead John W. Dowler and C. O. Gibson will announce Memorial Day observances and additional plans for the Fourth of July celebration at the County Fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. T. Crossen Post
American Legion
S. Court St
Maj. M. E. Olmstead
John W. Dowler
C. O. Gibson
Two Hundred Pounds Blue Pike Headed for Athens Fish Fry
Two hundred pounds of blue pike caught in Lake Erie today will be shipped to Athens tonight for a fish fry at the Athens Elks club rooms Tuesday night. The fish arrive from Huron and will be prepared by L. F. Jones and Harry Graham using Jones's popular frying recipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie
Athens
Elks Club
Huron
L. F. Jones
Harry Graham
Jones
Lost bicycle held for owner at mayor's office
Charles E. Jones, 11, found the bicycle on Central School grounds last Thursday. Mayor Cliff Cornell says the bike is kept at his office and may be claimed by the owner after description verification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Cornell
Charles E. Jones
Judge likens Athens jail to medieval dungeon in grand jury address
Judge O F Rowland told 15 May grand jurors in Common Pleas Court that Athens County Jail resembles a dungeon more than a modern penal institution. He warned of insanitary, disease prone conditions and urged correction through improved jail standards and public duty to uphold law and order.
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Athens County
O. F. Rowland
May Grand Jury
Common Pleas Court
Enianting
Dismanele Ta Thain
Almei
Rowland
New York
Kansas City
Grand Jury
America
Ohio
SAR Honors Athens Hosts at Golden Jubilee Convention
Resolutions adopted at the Ohio Society SAR Golden Jubilee session thank the Ewings Chapter DAR for hospitality and the Nabby Lee Ames DAR for assistance. Gov Bricker and Athens officials praised for support. plaque unveiling at Athens County Courthouse noted. local groups and ROTC honored for their roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio Society
Charles H. Fisher
Cleveland
A. B. Sins
E. Nelson High
Ohio
Ewings
Sons of the American Revolution
Beit
Nabby Lee Ames
Daughters of the American Revolution
Bell
Herman G. James
Ohio University
Colonial Guard
DAR
SAR
Athens County
Athens High School
Pershing Rifles
Ohio University Rotc
York WPA dismissals prompt plea for work relief
A seven man York Township delegation met the Athens County Board of Commissioners to seek continued or alternative work for about 50 discharged WPA workers. They charged unfair releases favoring men with large families and noted some retained workers owned farms and paid cash for labor. Township officials reported only $40 left in the treasury with no funds for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Township
Athens
Athens County Board of Commissioners
York
WPA
Wayne Bumgardner
York Township Board of Trustees
Harry West
Waterloo High Class Will Present Comedy Lookin Lovely
The Waterloo High School Senior Class stages a three act comedy Lookin Lovely in the auditorium on Wednesday night May 3 at 8. Pupil actors include Margaret Baker Wilma Bridge Jane Hill James Romine Ann Mc Bride Marjorie Lowry Harold Clendenine Ruth Pratt Walter Giffin Wendell Bridge Jack Sickles and Dwight Shingler. The farm tale centers on a country girl’s plot believed worthless until two New York men turn it into a beauty institute, igniting further adventures.
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Waterloo High School
Margaret Baker
Wilma Bridge
Jane Hill
James Romine
Ann McBride
Marjorie Lowry
Harold Clendenine
Ruth Pratt
Walter Giffin
Wendell Bridge
Jack Sickles
Dwight Shingler
New York
Extension Council Plans District Meeting in Athens
Athens County Home Extension Service representatives will meet at 2 o clock on Thursday May 4 at 15 N May Ave the home of Ross Wright to finalize plans for a district meeting of the southeastern Ohio Home Extension Council set for May 18 on the Ohio campus. A Memorial Auditorium conference and a noon luncheon at Howard Hall are planned with Dr Florence Justin and Miss M Eunice Snyder from Ohio University presenting an illustrated lecture Child Development at Ohio University. Musical selections by a string quartet directed by Miss Mary E Ellis and songs by the Ohio University male quartet are also planned.
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Athens County
Home Extension Service
Home Council Committee
Ross Wright
N. May Ave
Ohio Home Extension Council
Ohio Bien
Memorial Auditorium
Howard Hall
Florence Justin
M. Eunice Snyder
Ohio University Home Economics
Ohio University
Mary E. Ellis
To Lecture at Ohio U On Christian Science
Chas. V. Winn, C.S.B., of Pasadena California, will be the guest lecturer at the Ohio University Christian Science Organization meeting in Music Hall auditorium at 7 30 p m Tuesday May 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio U
Chas. V. Winn
C.S.B
Pasadena
Calif
Ohio University Christian Science Organization
Music Hall Auditorium
Skywriting near Athens shows varied aviation activity
McArthur pilot Paul Swaim narrowly avoided losing his Piper Cub after a spark from a passing locomotive set a field fire near Hamden. Local aviators, map makers, and pilots including Carl Van Dyke and Clarence Barnhill, with various aircraft, populate Athens air operations as authorities explain airworthiness ratings and pilot certificates.
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AL. Knouff
Paul Swaim
McArthur
Hamden
Larry Herron
Carl van Dyke
Vern Andrews
Aeronca
Clarence Barnhill
Athens
E A Hooper Dies Sunday at 85 in Blackburn Heights
E A Hooper aged 85 died at his home in Blackburn Heights after a brief illness. He was born in Bassett and connected with Baptist and Methodist churches. Survived by wife Margaret Lowe Hooper six children and several siblings. Funeral Wednesday 2 30 p m at Harry Kelley home with burial in Hebbardsville Cemetery.
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E. A. Hooper
Blackburn Heights
Mr. Hooper
Bassett
Baptist Church
First Methodist Church
Hooper
Martha Lash
Abraham Lash
B. L. Hooper
D. E. Blackburn
Harry Hooper
W. B. Lawrence
Clifford Hooper
Harry Kelley
Margaret Lowe Hooper
Amsey Hooper
Athens
Wilburn Stansbury
Center City
Neb
Lorena Reynolds
Chesser
Bertha Swisher
Columbus
W. G. Seaman
Hebbardsville
Record CCC tree planting tops Ohio in season output
More than 1 250 000 tree seedlings were planted on about 1000 acres in Wayne Forest by Camp Nelson CCC boys with the U S Forestry Service this spring. Forest ranger R J Schaar says the effort likely sets a state record for any Ohio CCC unit. The season extended nearly two months due to favorable weather and mild frosts. Seedlings were about half pine and half hardwoods including black locust tulip poplar black cherry oak and others.
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Wayne Forest
Camp Nelson CCC
U. S. Forestry Service
R. J. Schaar
Schaar
Ohio
CCC
Merry May in Sunshine Bow Bright Athens weather breezes into May
May makes a triumphal entry into Athens as April ends its damp 30 day run. Rainfall adds .03 inch to the totals. Temperatures fell from a high of 60 to 32 last night and rise again today. The forecast calls for a warmer trend and cloudy skies tomorrow. The Hocking River sits steady at four feet. Berlin reports one beerhouse and one telephone for every 271 residents.
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Athens
Mercury
Hocking
Local residents undergo minor operations at Sheltering Arms
At Sheltering Arms Mrs. Arthur McCoy of Athens Route 4 and Mrs. Paul Edgar of 44 1-2 S Shafer St underwent minor surgical operations at Sheltering Arms Hospital this morning. It has been estimated that the cost of a television network in the United States would exceed 150,600,000 dollars.
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Arthur McCoy
Athens
Paul Edgar
S. Shafer St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
United States
Mrs. G Walton King Dies in Dayton Visit
Mrs. G Walton King formerly Miss Emma Marshall, of New York City, died in Dayton Ohio while visiting relatives. Her husband Dr King who once served as pastor of the Athens Presbyterian Church is reported in failing health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
G. Walton King
New York City
King
Emma Marshall
Dayton
Dr. King
Athens Presbyterian Church
Must Serve Fines in Athens County Jail
John Tippie was committed to the Athens County Jail this morning by Mayor Cliff Cornell for failure to pay a 10 dollar fine plus costs for fighting and a prior unpaid 10 dollar fine with costs. He must serve a total of 37.40. Tippie was arrested on West State Street Saturday afternoon by Police Chief E. S. Finsterwald and Officer Carman Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tippie
Athens County
Cliff Cornell
Tippie
W. State ‘St
E. S. Finsterwald
Carman Church
Miller Bean Fined for Intoxication by City Mayor
Milo Bean twenty Wolfe Street was fined five dollars and costs for intoxication by Mayor Cliff Cornell. He was arrested on South Court Street Saturday night by Police Captain Charles Maple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Bean
Wolfe St
Cliff Cornell
S. Court St
Charles Maple
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AHS
Legion
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Athens, Ohio
Hotel
Berry
Athens Messenger
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs
John W. Bricker
City of
Waterloo High Class
Dowler & Ferguson
Funeral Home Service
Lition
Marion Wedge
R. E. Kerns
Point Pleasant
Douglas Harris
Robert Fellmeth
Butler Aerial Surveys
A.A.A
Fairchild
General Aeromotive Service
Herbert Stump
Northway Flying Service
Gallipolis
L. R. Campfield
Vinton
Gallia County
Gallia
Campfield
Civil Aeronautics Authority
CCC Group
Merry May In
Sunshine
Berlin
Oscar Fulton
City Hall Dial
Elmo
Flore Peony
Insurance Company of America
Newark, New Jersey
Mrs. King
Ohio City
Trength Gibraltar
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