Athens Armed Forces Day events mark fourth celebration
Athens hosts its fourth Armed Forces Day with a town-wide program including a 11 20 a m mammoth detat luncheon at the Athens Country Club featuring George M Trautman world war two army colonel and baseball commissioner. Trautman will speak on baseball and his army career. A luncheon tickets limited to 125. After lunch a Pershing Rifles drill exhibition and static service displays at Ohio University Airport conclude the day.
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Athens
Athens Country Club
George M. Trautman
Trautman
Jack Sweeney
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Columbus
Bucyrus
Conservation of Natural Resources
Federal Security Committee For National Physical Fitness
American Commision For
Ohio State University Alumni Association
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
The
Masons and Elks
William Rowland
Joseph Vanity
Joel Draper
Swearingen
Court Street
Ohio University
Pershing Rifles
Armed Services
Postmaster Examination Plan Listed
The U S Civil Service Commission and the Post Office Department announce the first examination under new eligibility standards for postmaster positions. Applications for the Athens vacancy must be filed by June 9 with no written test and a one year residence requirement. Francis P Frebault retired March 31 and Arthur E Cornwell now leads the Athens office.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Post Office Department
Athens
Washington
Francis P. Frebault
Arthur E. Cornwell
Insurance that banishes fear for community safety
The text promotes insurance policies aimed at reducing fear of losses from fire windstorm burglary theft and accidents. It claims policies provide security and safety to residents and have increased community serenity.
Patrol Arrests Perry County Drunk on Saturday Night
State Highway patrols arrested three New Lexington Route 2 residents Nora Honula 62 Albert L. Smith 57 Maude Smith 60 and Crooksville resident Julius C. Coleman 36 after a Pittsburgh bound incident in Athens County Coleman jailed awaiting arraignment for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
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Athens County
New Lexington
Crookeville
Nora Honula
Albert L. Smith
Maude Smith
Julius C. Coleman
Crooksville
Cardboard License Plate Case Leads to Arrest
The State of Ohio required one license plate this year. Mel vin Redden of Columbus fashioned a cardboard plate and used it on a vehicle. State Highway Patrol spotted the tag and arrested him for a fictitious plate. He was fined $100 and costs by Justice Charles Rider.
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Ohio
Melvin Redden
Columbus
Redden
State Highway Patrol
Justice of the Peace Charles Rider
OU Engineers Visit Television Plant
Ohio University electrical engineering students visited the Crosley manufacturing plant in Cincinnati to see a color television demonstration and production lines. They were accompanied by a faculty counselor and sponsored by OU electrical and radio engineer groups. The trip included a visit to WLW radio transmitter at Mason.
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Ohio University Elect
Crosley
Cincinnati
WLW
Mason
Millfield Driver Fined and Jailed After Arrest
Carl Six, 42, of Millfield, was confined to the county jail Friday after city police arrested him for lacking an operator's license. Mayor Peter B. Seel fined Six $25 and costs and sentenced him to 10 days in jail.
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Carl Six
Millfield
Peter B. Seel
Six
4-H Meeting Set in Chase for 4-H Members
Variety Producers Club and the live stock and crops 4-H Club of Chase will meet Tuesday evening with adviser Keith Stanley. The meeting is open to all boys and girls interested in 4-H work.
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Variety Producers Club
Chase
Keith Stanley
Four Accidents Reported by City Police
City police logged four accidents across Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday at Fairview Drive-In parking lot two drivers, Phillip Edward Ridenour and James A. Brooks, crashed. Eva R. Ruston struck John J. Szasz after moving a car. On Saturday Lewis E. Hawk rear ended Charlies W. Buckley on E State Street. Buckley then stopped to avoid a collision as another car backed into state street. Sharon R. Vorhes from Columbus hit John Curtis Smith of Ballinger Texas on South Court Street.
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Fairview Drive-In
W. Union St
Phillip Edward Ridenour
Sunnyside Drive
James A. Brooks
Athens
Eva R. Ruston
May Ave
John J. Szasz
Lewis E. Hawk
S. Court St
Sharon R. Vorhes
Columbus
John Curtis Smith
Ballinger
Texas
Sheltering Arms Hospital Admits and Discharges
Admitted Fred Sayers Millfield Jessie Bryan Millfield Chester Howard Millfield Mrs Caroline Nelson Athens Mrs Ora Waldeck Glouster Fred Elliott Albany Mount Tippie Athens Mrs Cora Brown Trimble Discharged Christine Davis Athens Donald Richey Athens Stanley Jones Shawnee Mrs Antonio Waizak Glouster Mrs Gladys McClelland Athens Mrs Bertha Dupler Athens Robert Fulks Glouster Effa Glazier Amesville
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Fred Sayers
Millfield
Jessie Bryan
Chester Howard
Caroline Nelson
Athens
Ora Waldeck
Glouster
Fred Elliott
Albany
Mount Tippie
Cora Brown
Trimble
Christine Davis
Donald Richey
Stanley Jones
Shawnee
Antonio Waizak
Gladys McClelland
Bertha Dupler
Robert Fulks
Effa Glazier
Amesville
Three Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Fines levied against three drivers arrested Sunday by the State Highway Patrol. Claude Wright, 37, Niles, paid $10 and costs for passing in a hazardous zone. Clarence E. McKee, 19, Athens, fined $10 and costs for failing to observe a stop sign. Ralph L. Coe, 35, Chauncey, assessed $5 and costs for speeding.
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State Highway Patrol
Claude Wright
Niles
Justice of the Peace
T. C. Cecil
Coolville
Cecil
Clarence E. McKee
Athens
Ralph L. Coe
Chauncey
Charles Wadley
Hornless Feeder Calves Favored in Ohio Demo
John H. Warner of Ohio State University told a county demonstration at Carl Ferguson’s farm that hornless feeder calves are more valuable in the feed lot. He noted that horns can be removed by breeding, cautery paste, or mechanical methods for calves one to two weeks old or younger.
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John H. Warner
Ohio State University
Carl Ferguson
Warner
Speeding motorist fined after highway patrol arrest
James Pratt, 28, of Montgomery West Virginia, was arrested Sunday by the State Highway Patrol for traveling 65 miles per hour in a 50 mile zone. He was arraigned before Mayor Peter B. Seel and fined 10 dollars plus costs.
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Speeder
James Pratt
Montgomery
W. Va
State Highway Patrol
Peter B. Seel
Church Officers Named In First Methodist Dinner
Church officers were named at the annual Official Board dinner and the fourth quarterly conference of the First Methodist Church. Salaries were raised and plans for the 1957 50th anniversary of the Athens church building and the 150th anniversary of the church were set.
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First Methodist Church
Athens
Harry Benz
Dean Voigt
Donald L. Clippinger
Clark Williams
Marguerite Appel
George Hill
James Cassell
Maxwell Ferguson
WSCS
Arvilla van Dyke
Wesleyan Service Guild
Ardyce Bowling
Nancy Wright
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Church School
Fred McKay
Rush Elliott
R. G. Palmer
Irene Hand
C. F. Jiiden
Arthur D. Kasler
Loren Staats
Edward Baas
Ernest Gebhart
John Dowler
Wilson Norris
Ca.l Roberts
Paul Tanner
Clayton Smith
Clippinger
Versteeg
A. T. Volwiler
William Rowland
Joel Draper
Church Building Board
Fred Wheaton
L. A. Hamilton
Edward Bass
Wesley Foundation
C. F
Mrs. Frances Gunder dies at 87 in Coolville
Frances Alice Gunder 87 lifelong resident of Coolville died Saturday at home. Survived by son C. O. Gunder of Coolville, daughters Ella Hood and Josephine Glant of Columbus and Mattie Gunder of Coolville, grandson Frederick Glant with the Navy in Japan. Calling hours at White funeral home. service Tuesday at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. C. E. Radcliffe. Burial in Coolville Cemetery.
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Frances Alice Gunder
C. O. Gunder
Ella Hood
Josephine Glant
Columbus
Mattie Gunder
Frederick Glant
Navy
Japan
White
C. E. Radcliffe
Coolville Cemetery
Mercury Hits 86 and Rises Again After Weekend Heat
The Mercury topped at 86 Sunday for the year’s high while Saturday reached 81. The thermometer rose to 70 on Monday after a night low of 46.
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Mercury
Athens County Board discusses county testing plan for schools
A meeting of the Athens County Board of Education considered a county testing program to evaluate student IQ and achievement. County Superintendent George Christman urged the plan as beneficial. The session also announced fall term teaching hires across Waterloo Albany Carthage-Troy districts and noted attendance by board members and staff.
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Athens County
Leda Mae Kraeuter
Russell F Flint
Albany
Clara Belle Bailey Burns
Harold Koerber
McArthur
Wilma Rice Robinson
Carthage-Troy
Dallas Christman
Presiident
Claire M. Ball
Esther Dailey
L. L. Moore
Fred Philips
Christman
Joan Burson
Robert Beckler
Bloodmobile Closes Early for Funeral
The bloodmobile ends operations at 2 30 p m to allow Red Cross workers to attend the funeral of Dean Irma Voigt. Mrs B F Cutler the blood recruitment chairperson urged donors with late afternoon appointments to come to the blood center at the First Methodist Church Tuesday between 10 a m and 4 p m for the unit’s visit during its second day.
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Red Cross
Irma Voigt
B. F. Cutler
First Methodist Church
Minor weekend crash toll stays light on rural roads
Ohio Highway Patrol reported a single minor weekend crash in the tri county district. Conrad M. Hill age 25 of Athens Route 3 and Leonard Lucas age 21 of 35 Walker Street collided on Route 690 a half mile north of Route 50 at 8 30 p m causing minor damage. An early Saturday crash in Vinton County was the only other mishap reported.
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Ohio University
State Highway Patrol
Conrad M. Hill
Athens
Leonard Lucas
Walker St
Hill
Lucas
Vinton County
Tri-County
Final Belpre Upper Ohio Valley ACS session set
The Belpre meeting for the 1952-53 Upper Ohio Valley Section of the American Chemical Society will be held Tuesday at 5 45 p m at the Lawnsdale Hotel Belpre.
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Belpre
Ohio Valley
American Chemical Society
Lawnsdale Hotel
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