Suitcase and Note Found by River Near Guysville
Sheriff George Bateman probes discovery of a suitcase and eight page letter found by the Hocking River near Guysville. The note signed by Oliver Cain Calvert mentions “end of my trail” and requests notice to several Calvert relatives. draft cards and mail traces link to Belpre and West Virginia. Investigators weigh war veteran connections and local references to the Legion at Belpre. Footprints by fishermen erased any otter clues.
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George Bateman
Hocking River
Guysville
Bateman
Oliver Cain Calvert
Boon Mill
Franklin
Calvert
Belpre
Washington County
Wildermuth
H. L. Calvert
West, Virginia
Cecil B. Calvert
Brooklyn Ave
Dayton
West
W. Va
Wetzel County
W.va
Harold Pierce
Route 50
Two Athens Students Elected to Cutler Hall Committee
William Smetts and Patricia Connor were elected chairman and secretary of the 17 member student committee for the Rededication of Cutler Hall. They will also serve on the executive committee with faculty and townspeople. The group plans the October 18 to 19 rededication as announced by President John C. Baker at the first meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio U
Cutler Hall
William Smetts
College of Commerce
Patricia Connor
John C. Baker
Degree Conferred at Special Meeting of Constitution Lodge 426
A special meeting of Constitution Lodge 426 F&AM in New Marshfield will convene Thursday at 7 30 p m to confer the Fellow Craft degree. Visitors are welcome, announced S L Collins, the master.
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New Marshfield
Constitution Lodge 426
F&am
S. L. Collins
Court Orders Partition of Property in Nelsonville and York
Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland orders partition of co owned land in Nelsonville Enterprise and York Township. Cora B Tignor sues William R Badwell Nelsonville Clarence E Badwell Veterans Hospital Dayton and Ethel Clyde E Gard Canton. Commissioners Phillip B Weller R Victor Oakely Roy Backus named to partition three Nelsonville lots Inlet 1032 Longstreths Addition Inlots 1411 1422 Jackson Pattons Addition Lot 9 Enterprise and 3 23 acres York Township.
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Nelsonville
Enterprise
York Township
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Cora B. Tignor
William R. Badwell
Clarence E. Badwell
Veterans’ Hospital
Dayton
Ethel
Clyde E. Gard
Canton
Jennie Badwell
Phillip B. Weller
R. Victor Oakely
Roy Backus
Inlet
Longstreth
Jackson
Scouts Plan Camp Trip for Troop 56 of Athens
Scoutmaster Leslie Clark announces a weekend camping trip for about 25 Scouts from Troop 56 of Athens. The group departs Friday evening from the Methodist Church for Camp Dupler, with patrol leaders Lawrence Wamsley Rollin Gaskill David White and Jack Vickers in charge of activities. They will pitch tents cook outdoors and test camp craft patrol cooking and preparation for the upcoming camporee before returning Sunday afternoon.
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Troop 56
Athens
Leslie Clark
Camp Dupler
Clark
Lawrence Wamsley
Rollin Gaskill
David White
Jack Vickers
Mercury Reaches 83 Degrees for Spring Second Time
The thermometer climbs to 83 degrees Monday marking the second high this spring after an 83 reading on April 23 and an 86 on April 5 reported by Mrs. C. N. France. A light rain begins as Athens sees a cloudy sky with 10 a.m. temp at 66, down from 74 Monday. Monday night low hits 48.
Driver Is Fined for DUI After Patrol Arrest
Earl A. Millican, 38, Athens, was fined 100 dollars and costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth after his Route 50 arrest by the State Highway Patrol on a driving while intoxicated charge. The patrol also reported Richard E. Crawford, 21, Lancaster, fined 10 dollars and costs by Mayor W. D. Hines for permitting an unlicensed minor to operate his vehicle.
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Earl A. Millican
Athens
Franz Woodworth
State Highway Patrol
Richard E. Crawford
Lancaster
W. D. Hines
Chauncey
Welfare Department and county board establish welfare agency
The Board of County Commissioners created a County Department of Welfare to coordinate aid to the blind, dependent children, and relief work. Denver White was named welfare director. A special session also discussed a report on the County Children's Home and announced a larger boiler will be installed later. The Monday meeting authorized $16,700 in county road supplies and requisitions for crushed limestone and limestone dust from Albany and a local supplier.
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Stinson
Albany
G. P. Pincelli
Civil Service Exams Announced for Engineer and Dietician Posts
The United States Civil Service Commission announced nationwide openings for an engineer in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky and a dietician in Public Health Service hospitals. Engineer positions pay 2644.80 a year requiring a four year college curriculum or equivalent experience. dietician roles require 36 semester hours and hospital experience. Applications available from the Civil Service Commission secretary in the post office building.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Civil Service Commission
Two Men Fined After Police Arrests
James Walraven age 23 of Athens Route 2 was fined 5 dollars and costs and sentenced to 10 days in the city jail by Mayor Franz Woodworth for intoxication. It was his ninth arraignment on intoxication charges. Orpha Rast age 49 of Athens was fined 5 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to an intoxication charge.
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James Walraven
Athens
Franz Woodworth
Walraven
Orpha Rast
Youth Director to Assist in Recreation
Darwin Bryan of the Ohio Farm Bureau will assist with recreation at the Farm Bureau Youth meeting in the Athens Grange Hall on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Otha Frost will lead a discussion on preparation for "Our Job." Public invited per Marion Blazier, president.
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Darwin Bryan
Ohio Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Athens
Otha Frost
Marion Blazier
Sheriff hears fast driving complaints on Columbia Ave
Residents on Columbia Avenue report speed problems and pet fatalities. Sheriff George Bateman says the area will be checked closely and urges residents to report violations.
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Columbia Ave
George Bateman
Magician Benny Franklin to Perform at Waterloo High
Benja min Franklin, a noted magician, plans an hour and a half show Friday at 8 p m in the Waterloo High School Auditorium. The Senior Class sponsors the event and announced the plans today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield
Benjamin Franklin, IV
Waterloo High School
Old Time Singing Service at Methodist Church
An old time singing service is scheduled at the Methodist Church in New Marshfield on Thursday at 5 30 p m, announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield
Methodist Church
Witnesses recalled as Burt v Tedrow indemnity suit proceeds
Four witnesses testified again in the Burt versus Tedrow indemnity suit in Athens as jurors visited the 1944 Route 33 accident site. Evelyn Burt, who previously won 1000 dollars, spoke of injuries after her car struck by a truck. A settlement of 3500 dollars had been reached out of court.
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Evelyn Burt
Athens
George Tedrow
Stewart
Tedrow
R. W. Finsterwald
John W. Bolin
Route 33
Greenlawn Cemetery
Burt
Nelsonville
Edgar Burt
Freda Davidson
W. H. Hyde
Ralph Lovensheimer
Zanesville
Army
Eight Children and Grandson Named in Goddard Will
The will of W. R. Goddard filed in Probate Court divides his estate among eight children and one grandson. He died April 8 at age 98. Principal beneficiaries are son Charles B. Goddard and grandson Elbert B. Warren. other heirs include John R. and Dewey M. Goddard and daughters Augusta M. Goddard Gladys Salmon F Estelle Dutton Helen G. Fisher and Mary G. Covert. Dewey M. Goddard is executor.
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W. R. Goddard
Helen G. Fisher
Mary G. Covert
Dewey M. Goddard
Cross Country Flights Heavy at Ohio University Airport
Dispatcher Hjalmar Olson notes 100 cross country flights last week at Ohio University Airport as good weather helps a flying school cover time lost earlier in the term. If weather holds, many students may finish in the coming week with all completing by June first. Cross country flights added 7,500 miles of flying last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Hjalmar Olson
Olson
Former resident Clyde Weiss dies in West Virginia
Clyde Weiss, 27, formerly of Athens and Amesville, died Monday in Arcola West Virginia after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife Claribel Eckard of Amesville and a son Ronnie. Services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Arcola.
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Clyde Weiss
Athens
Amesville
Arcola
W.va
Mr. Weiss
Claribel Eckard
Ronnie
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