Army Equipment Arrival Awaits For Armed Forces Day
Equipment from Columbus General Depot and Wright Patterson Air Force Base arrives in Athens for Armed Forces Day displays. A B-29 model, B-17 gear, Norden bomb sight, and "Operation Vittles" exhibit join parade plans with 12 bands. Lt. Ernest W. Ashurst gains first lieutenant rank. Lt. Jean Jolkovski joins as battalion communications officer.
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Athens
Zenner
Wemnto
Air
Air Material Command
Parkersburg
Ernest W. Ashurst
Jean Jolkovski
Southeastern Ohio forms regional school board group
Preliminary plans for a Southeastern Ohio Regional School Board Association were announced after a meeting in Lindley Hall. About 150 superintendents and board members from 12 counties attended as Edward M. Tuttle of the National School Boards Association spoke on organization and state associations. Don Clippinger was named planning committee chair with members listed from various counties.
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Southeastern Ohio Regional School Board Association
Ohio University
Karl Bodenbender
Glouster Schools
George Kabat
Ohio U. College of Education
F. H. McKenney
University
Center For Educational Service
Edward M. Tuttle
National School Boards Association of Chicago
John C. Baker
George Carr
Logan Schools
L. G. DeLong
McKelvey
Annamed
Ersee Meee Neereetey
Southeastern Ohio
Board of Education
F. H. McKelvey
Lindley Hall
Southeastern Ohio Association
Don Clippinger
Athens
Ralph Cherrington
Lick
Jackson County
L. M. Ingram
Green
Hocking County
Kimball G. Kate
Hamilton Township
Franklin County
Lawrence Gilmore
Somerset
Perry County
Logan
Pre-School Clinic Slated For Athens
A Tuesday clinic at West Side School will serve children entering city first grades next fall. It is sponsored by Athens PTA groups the Health Department and Medical Society. Parents may arrange appointments by calling Supt Willard Barker. transportation is provided for those needing it. The clinic targets both city system and Ohio University Elementary School entrants.
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West Side
PTA
Athens City-County Health Department
Athens County Medical Society
Medical Society
Supt
Willard P. Barker
Ohio University
Improvements Near Finish at Chubb Library Lighting
Ohio University librarian Frank Jones says Chubb Library will soon switch from old lighting to new fluorescent fixtures. Remodeling equipment is on hand, shelves and furniture added to the children's room, two new showcases in the circulation hall, and a book selection list is being prepared for open shelves to improve reader access. He expects the changes to be ready by next fall.
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Ohio University
Chubb
Frank Jones
Libaarian
Jones
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Births list includes a son for Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fuller Stewart and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Dailey Athens Route 2. Admitted Joyce Herb Athens minor surgery Nathaen Tucker Athens medical and Mrs Garnet Enghe Athens medical. Discharged Mrs Genevieve Brooks Athens Route 4 Mrs Clara Tribe and Loren Williams Athens.
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Clarence Fuller
Stewart
Wayne Dailey
Athens
Joyce Herb
Nathaen Tucker
Garnet Enghe
Genevieve Brooks
Clara Tribe
Loren Williams
Rome Men Fined After Family Fight
Two Rome men Earl Tabler aged 29 and William Butcher 18 were arrested on intoxication charges after a family dispute. They pleaded guilty at arraignment before Mayor W P Mickle receiving fines of 25 and 75 dollars plus costs, and were jailed for failure to pay.
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Frank Joyce
Earl Tabler
William Butcher
Stewart Route 1
W. P. Mickle
Tabler
Butcher
Baccalaureate Services Set at Stewart Rome Canaan High
Stewart baccalaureate exercises are planned for Sunday at 8 p m in the Rome Canaan High School auditorium. Rev. Fred E Luchs of Athens will be assisted by Rev. Fred Haley with music by the Rome Canaan Choir. Solos will be performed by Marlene Jarvis and May Frost.
OSU student Paul E Williams named on agriculture honor roll
Paul E Williams of Shade is listed on Ohio State University College of Agriculture honor roll for the winter quarter.
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OSU
Columbus
Paul E. Williams
Shade
Ohio University College of Agriculture
Coolville Youth Fellowship Plans Monday Wiener Roast
Coolville Youth Fellowship members will meet at the Methodist Church Monday at 7 p.m. for a wiener roast organized by the group.
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Coolville
Coolville Youth Fellowship
Methodist Church
Weather report from Athens notes 65 high and 52 low
Athens recorded a 65 degree daytime high on Thursday and a 52 degree overnight low. No precipitation reported. Weather outlook remains mild with light winds.
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Athens
Strawberry Growers Warned of Insect
Ross Wright extension agent warns area strawberry growers to watch for the spittlebug a sap sucking pest on crops He recommends benzene hexachloride BHC as a spray or dust applied before berries set and at least a week before harvest to protect yields He cautions using BHC early or late to spare honey bees when blossoms are closed.
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Ross Wright
Wright
Divorce Granted in Athens Case
Gaynel Kittle of Athens was granted a divorce from Robert Kittle of Glouster in common pleas court. She charged gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty.
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Gaynel Kittle
Athens
Robert Kittle
Glouster
Common Pleas Court
Driver Enters Guilty Plea In DUI Case
One of two men arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence pleaded guilty. John Simmers, 27, Chauncey, fined 125 dollars and costs and had driving rights suspended six months by Common Pleas Judge Roy D Williams. Also fined was Jack Bricker, 23, Athens Route 2, for intoxication and permitting an unlicensed driver.
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John Simmers
Chauncey
Simmers
Common Pleas
Roy D. Williams
Don Bridgewater
Marie Pincelli
Redtown
Jack Bricker
Athens
W. P. Mickle
Bricker
Pleads Guilty To Assault Albany Youth Wayne Martin
Wayne Martin aged 18 of Albany pled guilty to a grand jury indictment for criminal assault. He had earlier pleaded innocent to assault on a 14 year old girl and a trial was set for May 16. Before sentencing he must be sent to Lima State Hospital for observation for up to 60 days.
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Wayne Martin
Albany
Martin
Lima State Hospital
Chesterhill Resident James B Carpenter Dies at 68
Chesterhill James B Carpenter 68 died Thursday noon at his Chesterhill home. He was a carpenter and painter, lived mostly in Marion Township Morgan County, and was a member of Mt Zion Bible Christian Church. Survived by wife Mary, three daughters Mae Ahle Elizabeth Ridgley Lucy Carpenter, seven stepchildren, seven grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. at Fawcett Stone funeral home officiated by Frank Bailey. Burial Chesterhill Cemetery. Friends may call.
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Chesterhill
James B. Carpenter
Edward
Eliza Norris Carpenter
Marion Township
Morgan County
Mt. Zion Bible Christian Church
Mary Carpenter
Mae Ahle
Newcomerstown
Elizabeth Ridgley
Lucy Carpenter
Zanesville
Three Juvenile Court Cases Handed Suspended Sentences
In Athens County, Verna Matheny Chauncey received six months suspended in Marysville Reformatory for contributing to a daughter's truancy. Donald Riley was given a one year suspended jail term for non support. Everett Cunningham Deanville got six months for allowing his underage son to drive without a license after two recent accidents.
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Athens
Verna Matheny
Chauncey
Marysville Reformatory
John F. Newcomb
Mrs. Matheny
Donald Riley
Riley
Newcomb
Everett Cunningham
Deanville
Robert
AHS Soloists and Ensembles Enter State Finals
Ten Athens High School music students will compete in the state finals at Otterbein College in Westerville on Saturday May 13. Vocal soloists include Kathleen Downey Sharon Oldfield Dawna Bulloch Patsy Wolfe Wendell Fryer and a boys quartet: Charles Frank Wendell Fryer Jim Dilley Watson Burnfield. Girls ensemble features Downey Oldfield Bulloch Patrick Josten Ward Wolfe Green Hartley with accompanists Martha Dee Morrison and Katie Carpenter.
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Athens
Otterbein College
Westerville
W. C. Fingerhut
Athens High
Kathleen Downey
Sharon Oldfield
Dawna Bulloch
Patsy Wolfe
Wendell Fryer
Charles Frank
Jim Dilley
Watson Burnfield
Mary Patrick
Patricia Josten
Joanna Ward
Nona Green
Jean Kay Hartley
Martha Dee Morrison
Katie Carpenter
Four Couples Obtain Marriage Licenses Across Counties
William Ivan Moorehead aged 22 of Logan and Patricia Jean McCarthy 18 of Nelsonville obtain licenses. Harold Barnhill Swisher 24 of Guysville and Clarice Marie Humphrey 23 of Coolville also secure marriage licenses.
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William Ivan Moorehead
Logan
Patricia Jean McCarthy
Nelsonville
Harold Barnhill Swisher
Guysville
Clarice Marie Humphrey
Coolville
Miracle Vitamins With Iron Solu Seals Ad
An advertisement touts Miracle Vitamins with Iron Solu seals to ease frayed nerves stomach trouble and rough skin. Claims better blood and warns deficiency of B1 causes neuritis. Sold at Quick's Drug Store 100 tablets 2.50 with mail orders 25 cents extra.
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Quick's Drug Store
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Prudential Insurance Company of America
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Athens, Ohio
Carpenter Howe
S. Court St
SEO School Board Association
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Rome
Ann Page
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Brach’s Circus
Chuck
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Union St
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