Top County Scholars Honored At Kiwanis Dinner
Athens County schools honored 179 top tenth, with ten outstanding seniors receiving medals for personality character talent and scholarship. Miss Anne Pickering of Athens High was saluted while Dr. Lorin Staats urged unbiased study and growth. Local schools introduced with Richard Dean and a musical program concluded the evening.
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Athens County
Kiwanis Honor Society
Stacy Sharp
Buchtel-York
Athens County Education Association
Athens High School
Anne Pickering
Paul Cotton
Pickering
Lorin Staats
Ohio University
Dr. Staats
George Christman
Athens Co
Ellen Williamson
Albany
Richard Dean
Ames Bern
Ann Anderson
Athens
Anita Schenz
Charles Taylor
Carthage Troy
Donald Dailey
Rome-Canaan
Ellen Gabriel
Shade Local
Barbara Beckley
the Plains
Jane Jarvis
Trimble
Gene Thomas
Waterloo
Athens Kiwanis Club
Lorin C. Staats
Earl Washburn
Messenger Newsphoto
Trailer Fire Doused at Richland Avenue Park
Fire crews were called to a trailer park at 43 Richland Ave at 11 30 p m Monday to extinguish a blaze from an overheated oil stove in a trailer. Fire Chief Charles Dalton listed no damage in his report.
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Richland Ave
Charles Dalton
Scouts Camp Out with Poston Troop 52 On Weekend Trip
Eleven members of Poston's Explorer Scout Troop 52 joined weekend camping in the area along with guider Guy Gabriel, explorer adviser.
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Poston
Explorer Scout Troop 52
Guy Gabriel
Athens servicemen released after April discharge list
Twenty two area men were separated from the armed services in April per a local draft board list. The Air Force released 11 Athens men. the Navy four including Rex L. McKnight and Russell A. Creamer of Coolville. Mar ines and Regular Army exits included Kenneth G. Bartlett, Lawrence L. Wess, John D. Jackson, Gilbert L. Simonton, Robert L. Andrews, and two Athens inductees discharged.
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Armed Services
Air Force
Robert D. Kyle
Roger L. Mingus
Harrison E. Scott
Athens
Okey L. Tenney
Wayne R. Bailey
Roy E. Shirley
Roger S. Call
Nelsonville
John G. Goldsberry
Steven L. Vaido
Richard D. Powers
Glouster
Thomas E. Paskievitch
Jacksonville
Navy
Service news item on Pvt James V Shaw and Frank M Hayden
Pvt James V Shaw 18 son of Mr and Mrs Vernon O Shaw of Athens Route 1 assigned to the First Infantry Division at Ft Riley Kans after graduating Athens High School 1955 and completing basic at Ft Leonard Wood Mo now a light weapons infantryman Also Specialist Third Class Frank M Hayden son of Eugene Hayden Coalville Route 2 recently took part in a transportation field training exercise at Ft Eustis Va entered the Army in May 1954 and completed basic training.
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James V. Shaw
Ft. Knox
Vernon O. Shaw
Athens
Frank M. Hayden
Eugene Hayden
Coalville
Ft. Eustis
Army
Matheny Appointed Squad Leader at Great Lakes Navy Center
Donzel R Matheny son of Mr and Mrs John C Matheny of Stew art Route 1 has been named squad leader of his recruit company at Great Lakes Naval Training Center He is scheduled to graduate May 12 and is listed as part of the company duties at the base
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Donzel R. Matheny
John C. Matheny
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
BIS Youths Apprehended After Escape From School
Two 15 year old boys who escaped Lancaster Boys Industrial School were found on a rural Athens County road near Connett Nelsonville Route 2 by sheriff's deputies. One youth from Athens County had been committed on revocation of probation. the other is from Portsmouth. BIS was notified of the capture.
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Lancaster Boys Industrial School
Athens
Harold Shields
Connett
Nelsonville
Athens County
Portsmouth
Sheriff's Office
Bis
April marriage licenses at Athens County Probate Court
An unofficial April tally shows 20 licenses issued, three fewer than March. Over the past decade April lows were 16 in 1951 and highs 23 in 1950. Ages skew higher, with a 77 oldest man and 70 for the second, and 18 and 16 as youngest. Common job listed was laborer among six, with various trades also named.
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Athens County
Cupid
Womn
Booster Shots Slated For Pre-School Clinic
Booster shots will be given at 9 30 a m Wednesday in the Central Ave Methodist Church to pre school children who have received first immunizations for Athens City County Health Department.
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Central Ave. Methodist Church
Athens City-County Health Department
Real estate activity in Athens County shows little April fluctuation
An unofficial Athens County recorder check notes April deeds total 111, down 19 from March while mortgages rose to 112 the highest in a decade. Chattel mortgages fell to 519. fees collected were 1030.73. rights of way and easements jumped to 45 with other filings listed.
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Athens Messenger
Athens County
Counity Recorder
Two Ohio University Students Fined In Municipal Court
Two students faced municipal court fines after city police filed charges. George F Smith Jr of Washington Hall paid 15 dollars plus costs for trespassing, while James L Dougherty, 24, of Perkins Hall paid 10 dollars plus costs for running a stop sign.
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Ohio University
George F Smith, Jr
Washington Hall
James L. Dougherty
Perkins Hall
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Regular Army
Mark A. Wheaton
Charles W. Scott
Rardin Bros. CO
Athens, Ohio
Pomeroy Cement Block CO
Pomeroy, Ohio
Plymale-Wagner CO
Gallipolis, Ohio
Cols. & Se
Obie Electra Co
Westinghouse
Wbns-Tv
Tre Qlectrie
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Shell
Belford Davis
Cussins & Fearn Store
N_ Court St
Évbulligan
Cl. Ga
Culligan Water Conditioning, Inc
Walter Ervin
Stimson Ave
Electric Company
Speed
Hamilton
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