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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1952
Page
5
Thousands of visitors are expected for Athens Armed Forces Day events including a 2 p.m. parade with 15 bands, three floats and about 3000 marchers. Police routed traffic, with routes and restrictions posted, and the Ohio University Band to perform.
Athens High School Hi Y members attended a Y Teen meeting and staged a stunt program. Suzie Shepherd did a record impersonation and Ellen Tullis and Nancy Riegel performed two skits. Preliminaries occurred earlier. a number of Hi Y members participated.
Floyd Delashmutt told the Southeastern Ohio Regional Council the region sits at the edge of growth in population and industry. He urged a planned program to capitalize on opportunities, urging soil improvement, conservation, and development to attract industry, better schools, roads, housing, and food production.
A detailed schedule lists Pershing Rifles at Athens High School Stadium from a.m. to noon with a concurrent 7 pm to 11 pm Friday. Army and Air Force ROTC contests and parade at Ohio University Stadium from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A film at Memorial Auditorium runs a.m.-noon. The Athens Country Club hosts a noon to 11 pm luncheon honoring John Galbreath. A parade is at 2-3 p.m. followed by a 3-4 p.m. speech by John Galbreath, with Memorial Auditorium hosting an Ohio University band concert and Air Force ROTC medal presentation. The Armed Forces Ball occurs 9 a.m.-1 a.m. at Athens Armory.
Pau Brown, defeated in Athens County Republican sheriff nomination, may seek a recount after finding a 37 vote error in one precinct poll book. He lost to incumbent George Bateman by 63 votes. Prosecuting Attorney James F. Shumaker spoke with the election board and planned to confer with the attorney general in Columbus.
Mrs Ella Parks of Glouster was placed on five years probation after pleading guilty to shooting with intent to kill her husband Ralph E Parks during a domestic quarrel at their Glouster home. Judge Francis D White ordered no alcohol and avoidance of liquor establishments. the husband chose not to prosecute.
Ohio University held Career Day with 18 professions represented on Thursday. Charles Woodworth of McBee Company opened the 1:30 p.m. session in Ewing Auditorium urging early career planning and honest interview tactics. Simultaneous sessions followed covering career problems, opportunities, and requirements. The event was sponsored by the Ohio University Student Council.
E. B. Smith, executive secretary of the Southeastern Ohio Regional Council, told 25 milk haulers at a Grange Hall banquet that about 2000 producers in the Athens milk shed earn roughly 250000 dollars monthly from dairy sales. He urged encouragement to double output and income, noting 190000 pounds of milk are collected daily over 2300 miles. He cited one cow on a farm as tied to royalty income.
Dr. Royal H. Ray, previously a member of Ohio University School of Journalism, will become head of Florida State University's new advertising department in June. A former Indiana and Florida newspaper man, Ray now chairs Syracuse University's advertising department after leaving Ohio University in 1937.
Franz L. Woodworth and Edna E. Martin convey interests in Athens parcels to H. C. Dorman James Householder and Earl L. Haning respectively. Raymond T. Shepard transfers to Orville Martin in Hillcrest Addition. Dana W. Mansfield, 32, Athens Route 4, fined $10 plus costs by Justice Charles Rider for speeding after a State Highway Patrol arrest at 4:25 p.m. on Route 682 at The Plains.
City police reported Thursday afternoon that a car driven by Ed win Weiner of 59 N Court St struck an auto operated by Robert VW Decker of 22 Stimson Ave on FE Union St. Weiner was backing from a parking place and did not see Decker s car.
David E. Goodwin Robert Johnson and Gordon K. Hull are slated to complete Air Force indoctrination at Sampson AFB New York by May 31. Ernest A. Lucas a Sea Owl crew member aids Armed Forces Day at Fall River Massachusetts. Billy D. Hill reports to Camp Lejeune North Carolina with the Second Marine Division. Cpl. Richard Thompson leaves Camp Atterbury Indiana after leave and return from Korea and Japan.
Births reported for Don Cottrill and Charles Courtney couples with a daughter and son. Admitted include Rev. Roy Strausbaugh, Mahala Moody, Margaret Rutter, Joseph Moody, Nedra Eddy, Charles Bobo. Dismissals list William Dailey and son, James Barkie and daughter, Carl Herbst, Alberta Dillon, Lydia Spearry, Margie Townsend, Lora Richey.
The Izaak Walton League fish fry planned for Sunday at the cabin was cancelled. Storms on Lake Erie prevented obtaining the fish, according to the announcement issued today.
Cloudy skies and cooler temperatures prevailed Friday. The 9 am temperature was 54, two degrees warmer than last night's low. Thursday's extremes ranged from 81 to 365.
A 31 year old truck driver David O Barnett of 138 W Union St was jailed after his truck struck city police officer Sgt Joseph Fields car then hit a garage and ended in a field. He is charged with operating under the influence and will be arraigned in Common Pleas Court.
The sale of Van Meter's Restaurant on W State St was approved for 2600 at an auction May 8 with George Hooper of Athens named as buyer. The restaurant had entered receivership after landlord Roy O Davis sought $510 rent from partners George Van Meter Lucinda Lands Van Meter and Herman Theisen. receiver William Rowland was instructed to sell to satisfy debts.
Four activities are scheduled for the Athens High School Band this month. The group will perform at the West Side PTA festival Friday evening, march in the Armed Forces Day parade Saturday, play at the Athens State Hospital Wednesday afternoon, and participate in the Memorial Day parade on May 30.
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