Tri County Health Merger Approved in Athens
Athens City County Board of Health approved a merger of Athens with Logan-Hocking and Vinton counties to form a tri county health district. Dr H G Southard would head the new district with a full time commissioner to begin June 1, sharing duties across the three counties and with state aid supporting the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens City
Athens
Logan-Hocking
Vinton County Health
Logan
Blaine R. Goldsberry
Athens Board
Ralph Leonard
Athens No. 1
Goldsberry
Southard
Hocking County
John D. Porterfield
Athens Health Department
Health Department
Goldberg
H. T. Phillips
Athens Health Board
Dr. Goldsberry
Carl A. Frey
R. D. Williams
Charles G. Shafer
Painters Reach Wage Accord Ending Local Strike
Ernest Baughman, a local painting contractor, signed a wage boost contract with AFL Paint ers Local 1573. Tom Henry said the 25 cent raise to the $1.25 hourly rate ends a strike that began Monday under AFL authorization in Lafayette Indiana. The walkout was approved by 50 union members at a Saturday Athens meeting. Howard France is local president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Baughman
AFL
Tom Henry
Henry
William Green
Lafayette
Ind
Athens
Howard France
OU Rifle Team Enters Drill At Ohio University
The OU Rifle Team enters a First Regimental drill meet at Ohio State University on May 7 and 8. John M. Nolan commands. competitors include William Porter Malcolm Ruhl Neil Gibbins and others. Kennedy and Conrad Josten from Athens join the Pershing Rifles members on the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pershing Rifles
Ohio University
Ohio State University
John M. Nolan
Ohio
Kentucky
Southern Hotel
William Porter
Malcolm Ruhl
Neil Gibbins
Five Area Students Named to OU Honorary
Five Ohio University students were chosen for Kappa Tau Alpha, the journalism honor society. Seniors with top averages are selected. for 1947-48 the group includes Patricia Brider, Richard Paynter, and William Lee of Athens, Robert McCreanor of The Plains, Kathryn Griffin of Barberton, and Julia Ann Ulrich of Willard. auctioned as 1947 graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Kappa Tau Alpha
George Starr Lasher
School of Journalism
Patricia Brider
Richard Paynter
William Lee
All of
Athens
Robert McCreanor
the Plains
Kathryn Griffin
Barberton
Julia Ann Ulrich
Willard
Hudson to Attend Washington Conference
Dr. E Herndon Hudson director of Ohio University Health Service will attend the Fourth International Congress on Tropical Medicine and Malaria in Washington DC May 10 18. He is one of about 2000 world experts and will join the bacterial and spirochetal diseases section led by Dr. Thomas B Turner of Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Herndon Hudson
Ohio University
Health Service
Washington, D. C
Hudson
Thomas B. Turner
Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
Morrow County Officials Return Girl Taken Here
Morrow County officials returned Phyllis Campbell a 20 year old who was apprehended near New Marsh field Tuesday by Sheriff George Bateman. Bateman said Sheriff Thomas England reported she faced charges of assault with intent to kill her 15 year old sister who was attacked with a butcher knife. The sister remains in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrow
Phyllis Campbell
New Marshfield
George Bateman
Bateman
Thomas England
Divorce Granted restores Ellen Schenz maiden name
In an uncontested suit for divorce on gross neglect charges Ellen P. Schenz was granted a divorce from Thomas H. Schenz and restoration of her maiden name by Common Pleas Court Judge Oliver F. Rowland. The couple married in Pomeroy in September 1944 and have no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen P. Schenz
Thomas H. Schenz
Common Pleas Court
Oliver F. Rowland
Pomeroy
Cancer Drive Solicitors Report Districts and Office Change
Solicitors for the American Cancer Society report to City Chairman John Jagers at 34 N Congress as the Cancer Office closes at 234 State St. District captains named include Mrs. Walter Cornwell, Mrs. J M Ferguson, Mrs. Guy Gilkey, Mrs. C H Moore, Mrs. J H Tedrick, Mrs. Clarence Wyckoff, Mrs. Louis Ruman, Mrs. Charles Shay, Mrs. Edward Moran, Mrs. H W Cox, Mrs. C E Brider, Mrs. E B Smith, Eleanor Beckler, Mrs. Joe Klingenberg, Mrs. Ross Wright, Mrs. Fern Riley, Mrs. Wilbur F. Martin, Mrs. D M Clutter, Mrs. H A Elkins, Mrs. James Seward, Mrs. P S Wamsley, Mrs. E F Shesser, Albert Gubitz Jr., Mrs. Edward Algeo, David Algeo, Claude Westfall, Tom Wootten, Mrs. Lewis Fishbaugh, and Mrs. Clyde Hines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
John Jagers
Congress
State
Charles Shay
Edward W Moran
H. W. Cox
C E. Brider
E. B. Smith
Eleanor Beckler
Joe Klingenberg
Ross Wright
Fern Riley
Wilbur F. Martin
D. M. Clutter
H. A. Elkins
James R. Seward
P. 8S. Wamsley
Exams for State Posts Slated Here
Athens is among seven Ohio cities hosting open competitive state service examinations on May 27 and 28. Positions in the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation and related departments offer salaries from 70 to 450 dollars monthly, with various grades and titles.Closing date for applications is May 17 with info from the State Civil Service Commission and local offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio
State Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Division of Foods and Dairies
Dept. of Agriculture
Division of Aid For the
Dept. of Public Welfare
Columbus
State Employment Service Office
Division of Aid For the Aged
Canton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dayton
Toledo
Coal to Nylon Process Seen by OU Society
Members of the Chemical Society of Ohio University toured the Du Pont plant at Charleston West Virginia on Friday to study coal to nylon production. The group included juniors seniors graduates and six faculty members J R Morton L P Eblin M B Neher C T Anderson Mary V Hendrick and Barbara I McClelland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chemical Society of Ohio University
du Pont
Charleston
W. Va
The
Chemical Society
J. R. Morton
L. P. Eblin
M. B. Neher
C. T. Anderson
Mary V. Hendrick
Barbara I. McClelland
Correctional Officers Sought by Civil Service
The U.S. Civil Service Commission seeks applicants for correctional officer positions at penal institutes in Terre Haute Indiana, Chillicothe Ohio, and Ashland Kentucky. Applicants aged 21 to 45 must pass a written exam. Further information and forms from W. H. Oldfield, local secretary. Applications due by May 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Terre Haute
Ind
Chillicothe
Ashland
W. H. Oldfield
Local Commission
York Radio Shoprobbery Reported in Ohio County
The McBride Radio Shop between Nelsonville and Buchtel was robbed Wednesday night of two radios and an undetermined cash amount, according to Sheriff George Bateman who said he learned of the incident today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McBride
Nelsonville
Buchtel
George Bateman
City Teachers to Resign as Board Expands Summer Program
The Athens Board of Education told four teachers to resign and appointed Harry Lackey as playground director for the upcoming summer, with authority to extend activities for children aged six to twelve. The board also authorized contracts for 45 city teachers and noted a small windstorm loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Board of Education
Harry Lackey
Pauline Heft
Christopher Lane
Georgia Jeffers
East Side
Dominick de Fazio
Martha Hooper
Ann Day
Alice Schuler
Pauline Fierce
Elizabeth Cross
Pauline Collins
Lucy Sigmann
Mary Dillon
Maude Stauffer
Janet Clark
Ruth Pierce
Sarah Blower
Mary Connett
Irene Hand
Mayme Johnston
Eva Lamon
Gladys Moore
Anne Pickering
Ethel Woolf
Helen Dinsmoor
Lucille Duffee
Edith Stocklin
Kathryn Enlow
Myrta Ashworth
Beth Cable
Mabelle Durst
Cora Evans
Bernice Kayser
Mildred Murphy
Louisa Steele
Robert Wren
Oliver Wood
E. G
Teachers Hear Address by NEA Official
NEA field man T. D. Martin addressed teachers from city, county and university at Athens High School. He outlined NEA goals to improve teacher welfare and student interests, noting NEA’s work since 1850 on wages, retirement and tenure laws and praising teachers as a powerful professional group serving 30 million students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. D. Martin
National Education Association
Athens
Martin
NEA
Chadwick Body To Be Returned From Honolulu
The body of First Lieut Harold E Chadwick killed in the Pacific on Jan 30 1943 is among 109 Ohio servicemen being returned to the United States from Honolulu. Chadwick led the infantry headquarters company of the National Guard from Athens Ohio after leaving Chauncey Dover High School and working at Hotel Athens. Military funeral arrangements are planned in Athens when the remains arrive in a few weeks. Arrival of the Cardinal O Connell at San Francisco is expected soon according to port officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Chadwick
Pacific
Ohio
United States
Honolulu
Department of the Army
Chadwick
Infantry
National Guard
Athens
Camp Shelby
Chauncey-Dover High School
San Francisco
Cardinal O'Connell
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Births include a son to Mr and Mrs Wilford Bing of Hemlock Grove. Admissions list Scott Haney of Athens. Dismissals include Mrs Oden Ellis and daughter of Athens, Anna Wright of Athens, Mrs Callie Childers of Stoutsville, Mrs Laura Foster of Albany, Mrs Georgia Jeffers of Athens, Joan Friess of Shade, Roy Hinton of Pomeroy, William Clary of Chauncey, N H Brewer of Trimble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Haney
Athens
Oden Ellis
Anna Wright
Callie Childers
Stoutsville
Laura Foster
Albany
Georgia Jeffers
Joan Friess
Shade
Roy Hinton
Pomeroy
William Clary
Chauncey
N. H. Brewer
Trimble
Judge Dismisses Action for Divorce
In Common Pleas Court Judge Oliver F. Rowland dismisses a divorce case brought by Bonnie Sherman a minor through her next friend Eliza Wicks against Joseph Sherman. Dismissal is without prejudice with costs to be borne by the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Sherman
Bonnie Sherman
Eliza Wicks
Common Pleas Court
Oliver F. Rowland
Scouters Training Session Set For Tonight
Second in a series of training sessions will be held in Boy Scout Troop 65 meeting room at Nelsonville tonight at 7 30 Joseph Mihalka scout field executive reported Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Troop 65
Nelsonville
Joseph Mihalka
Cash gift from Ohio University women’s group to Child Welfare Board
The Women Independents Association of Ohio University gave $25 to the County Child Welfare Board for the Children's Home. Paul Noftz, executive secretary, said the money will be placed in a special fund to meet needs not covered by county funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Women Independents Association of Ohio University
County
Paul Noftz
Noftz
Dentists Pass March Examinations in Ohio Board Review
Everett Tracy of Pomeroy and James Kennedy and Robert Stick rath, both of Marietta, passed the March examinations, the state dental board announced yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Tracy
Pomeroy
James Kennedy
Robert Stickrath
Marietta
State Dental Board
SCCA Group Meets Tonight in Athens County
The Athens County Society for Crippled Children and Adults planning committee meets at 7 30 pm in the Athens City County Health Office presided by chairman Mrs Keith Scott. Topics include follow up care for hard of hearing cases speech correction possibilities and the purchase of adjustable crutches. Other committee members listed include Mrs Harold Stright Waterloo Mrs Richard Mansfield Trimble Jane Murray Glouster Iris Fierce Athens and Mrs Ray Bobo Shade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Athens City County Health Office
Keith Scott
The
Crippled Children Society
Harold Stright
Waterloo
Richard Mansfield
Trimble
Jane Murray
Glouster
Iris Fierce
Athens
Ray Bobo
Shade
Athens Highs Glee Club And Band Make State Finals
Major music groups from Athens High School will compete in the state finals at Ohio State University. Director W. C. Fingerhut announced the 40 voice Girls Glee Club will perform two numbers in the glee club finals on Friday. The band, also rated superior, will take part in the state band finals at the university on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Ohio State University
W. C. Fingerhut
River Falls Rise After Rain Crests at 12 Feet
The Hocking River swelled to a 12 foot crest at 11 a.m. Wednesday after Tuesday rain and fell to about 9.10 feet by Thursday morning. Temperatures slid 27 degrees from a Wednesday high of 68 to a Thursday low of 41. At 10 a.m. Thursday the thermometer read 68. Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France notes the readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking
C. N. France
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Tri-County Health
Vinton County
St.Joseph Aspirin
St.joseph
Earl M. Baughman
Advi
Athens County
John F. Newcomb
Ee Amel Tietalls
Carpenter Hdw. Co
S. Court St
Washington
Morrow County
Cancer Drive
OU Society
York
Pate
R. E. McCammon
Berry Hotel
Use Finance Corporation
Economy Savings & Loan CO
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Wilford Bing
Hemlock Grove
George S. May
Chicago
North Michigan Ave
SCCA
Mother's Day
Laveck’s
Dunne’s Insurance Report
Reserve Life Insurance Co
Dept
Fourth Avenue
Huntington, W. Va
Joe Marsh
Mister
Andy
United States Brewers Foundation
Grand
Detroit Jewel
F.P. Ables & Son
Linco
Lincoln Cosmopolitan
Roger Dean, Inc
East State
Avon
Athens, Ohio
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