Talent and Training Shine in Athens School Concert
Twenty eight elementary pupils opened the spring concert at Athens High School auditorium with polished solo and group numbers in red and black capes. Marie Stehr on clarinet and junior band solos by Janice Musser Jane Barker Priscilla Ondis and Patrick Ullmark drew strong praise. The senior orchestra joined for selections and the finale a staged wedding parody titled The Ragtime Wedding with narration by Byron Gaskill.
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Athens High School
Skornika
Moore
Marie Stehr
Evans
Janice Musser
Gavotte
Gossec
Jane Barker
Buchtel
Weber
Priscilla Ondis
Elena Polka
Kiefer
Patrick Ullmark
Skornicka
Frangkiser
Athens
Schubert
Brahms
Maussorgsky
Patty Peteron
Aculay
W. C. Fingerhut
Yoder
Byron Gaskill
Robert Main
David Riegel
Gordon Scott
Wright Named County Democratic Chairwoman
Luta M. Wright of Athens Route 4 has been appointed Athens County Democratic Executive Committee chairwoman by C. E. Handley, who was re-elected to his post at a Wednesday Glouster meeting. An account of the meeting misses B. C. Day of Nelsonville.
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Luta M. Wright
Athens
Athens County
Democratic Executive Committee
C. E. Handley
Handley
Glouster
B. C. Day
Nelsonville
Degree Conferral Planned by Sereno Lodge 479 IOOF
The first degree will be conferred on one candidate Monday night at a meeting of Sereno Lodge 479 IOOF. The lodge will convene at 8 p.m.
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Sereno Lodge
IOOF
John Walden Dies at Age 46 in Coolville
John S. Walden Jr., 46, died at his mother Hope Walden’s home after an extended illness. He leaves wife Doris, daughter Kay, mother Hope, brothers Lawrence and Raymond, and sisters Anne, Mabel Brandenberry, and Dora Lockhart. Funeral is Sunday at 3 p.m. at the residence. burial in Coolville Cemetery.
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Coolville
John S. Walden, Jr
Hope Walden
Doris
Kay
Hope
Lawrence
Raymond
Anne Walden
Mabel Brandenberry
Dora Lockhart
Quinnimont
W. Va
Births and hospital notes from Sheltering Arms Hospital
Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Arthur Riley of Athens Route 2. Admissions list Gloria Cooper Athens Route 1 for surgery Ruth Jarvis Athens surgery Margaret Hockenberry Athens minor surgery. Susan Ormsby Athens minor Sharon Stotts The Plains minor Sue Ann Barker Athens minor. Discharges include Mrs Luther Mayles Athens and daughter Dardie Varner Athens Route 3.
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Arthur Riley
Athens
Gloria Cooper
Ruth Jarvis
Margaret Hockenberry
Susan Ormsby
Sharon Stotts
the Plains
Sue Ann Barker
Luther Mayles
Dardie Varner
Athens County Realty Transfers Readied For Recording
Evert R Lutton and wife transfer real estate in Athens to James W Carsey and wife. Ralph A Dalton and wife sell in Athens to C A Daugherty. Nelsonville Home and Savings Assoc to M J Middleton in Nelsonville inlot 387. Middleton to Lowell Miller of Nelsonville inlot 387. Rhea D Sutton and husband to Dean M Williams in Athens lot 2681. C M Buckley to Norman Saylor lot 60 in Waterloo. Daisy Chesser to Roy Nolan both of Athens lot 3 in Athens. George W McGee to Hazel Raber Glouster lot 351 in Glouster. Gerald Fierce Marion to Luther Eugene Yoho Athens real estate. George E Norman to Fred W Hammer Athens real estate in Athens. Lawrence F Collins to Harold W Brown Athens real estate in Canaan.
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Athens
C. M. Buckley
Norman Saylor
Waterloo
Daisy Chesser
Roy Nolan
George W. McGee
Hazel Raber
Glouster
Gerald Fierce Marion
Luther Eugene Yoho
George E. Norman
Fred W. Hammer
Lawrence F. Collins
Harold W. Brown
Canaan
Husband seeks divorce and child custody
In common pleas court Lewis E. Shields files for divorce from Margaret Shields alleging abandonment of him and their two year old child last March 2. He seeks custody and control of the child and cites gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty in the petition.
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Common Pleas Court
Lewis E. Shields
Margaret Shields
Shields
Six Athens area residents named in local notice
Lewis Duncan Hannah 28 and Helen Edith Cunningham 25 both of Athens Dewey Verle Lowry 19 Carbon Dale and Betty Jane Arnold 18 Nelsonville Kenneth Waldelle Vernon 26 Amesville and June Olive Morrison 20 Stewart are listed in the notice.
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Lewis Duncan Hannah
Helen Edith Cunningham
Athens
Dewey Verle Lowry
Carbondale
Betty Jane Arnold
Nelsonville
Kenneth Waldelle Vernon
Amesville
June Olive Morrison
Stewart
Training Visit of Soil Conservationist in Coshocton
Paul Smith of the Soil Conservation Service is in Coshocton for four weeks of training on farm planning.
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Paul Smith
The
Soil Conservation Service
Coshocton
Thousands To View Saturday Parade Hear Zuckert Address
Athens officials prepared for Armed Forces Day events with a two hour parade starting at 2 p.m. from E State and Morris, while Eugene M. Zuckert plans a 4 p.m. Memorial Auditorium address. The program features Air Force displays, a 40 by 60 foot flag carried by 100 Boy Scouts, and a closing Armed Forces Day Ball at the Armory.
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Zuckert
Hooper St
Harmony Road
Canaanville
Beaumont
Richland Ave
Athens State Hospital
Madison
Columbia Ave
Athens
Kiwanis and
Lions Clubs
State Highway Department
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
First Presbyterian Church Women’s Association Group 5
American Legion Home
Lydia Lash Evans Club
Ross Wright
Zenner
Air Force
Court St
George Patton
Burns
Lamborn
Athens American Legion Post
Morris
Stimson
Ohio
S. May
S. Shannon
E. State
Carpenter
Court
President
Ohio University Stadium
Navy
Parkersburg National Guard
Fairgrounds Parking Set for Armed Forces Day Parade
Police Chief J. B. Grogan announced parking bans on Court St from 11 30 a m to 4 p m Saturday due to the Armed Forces Day parade. Residents on E State St Morris Ave to Carpenteer and nearby Carpenter St were urged to use driveways or garages and avoid street parking.
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Court St
Fairgrounds
J. B. Grogan
E. State St
Morris Ave
Carpenteer
Carpenter St
E. State
S&s. Shannon
S. May
Watt
Morris
Campbell and Elliott
Stimson
Cable
Maplewood
Four OU Students To Attend Summer Geology Camps
Four Ohio University students were selected to attend summer geology camps in Wyoming and Tennessee. About 78 camps nationwide will host nearly 3000 students for six weeks. Max E. Douglas of 210 Highland Ave and Carroll G. Nelson of Mantua will join Missouri camp at Wind River Mountain Wyoming. Robert H. Spencer of Steubenville and Edmund R. Zink of Mount Vernon will attend Tennessee camp at Cumberland Springs Tennessee.
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Ohio University
Wyoming
Tennessee
Max E. Douglas
Highland Ave
Carroll G. Nelson
Mantua
University of Missouri
Wind River Mt
Robert H. Spencer
Penitentiary Jobs Open in Terre Haute Listed
Applications are being received until May 25 for positions at the U S Penitentiary in Terre Haute Indiana. Salaries range from 3125 to 4150 dollars annually. F D Higgins local secretary is cited as the source of details and exam forms.
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U. S. Penitentiary
Terre Haute
Ind
Civil Service Commission
F. D. Higgins
Scouts Host Dinner for Parents With Skits and Songs
Scouts entertained Explorer Scout Post 55 members and their parents with a planned dinner Tuesday. Fathers helped wash dishes as group singing and skits added to the evening’s entertainment, according to members.
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Explorer Scout Post 55
First Christian Church
Day Is Proclaimed for Arm ed Forces Day in Athens
Athens officials led by Mayor W P Mickle issued a proclamation urging residents to observe Arm ed Forces Day on Saturday. The schedule includes a 50 plane Navy flight 10 to 10 30 a m parade at 2 p m from E State and Morris Army jet at 2 45 p m armed forces day address by Eugene M Zuckert 4 p m Memorial Auditorium and an Armed Forces Day Ball at the Armory.
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Athens
W. P. Mickle
City
E. State
Morris
Eugene M. Zuckert
Air
Memorial Auditorium
Armed Forces Day
Armory
Bloodmobile visit planned at Athens First Methodist
The Red Cross Bloodmobile from Columbus Regional Center will visit Athens Monday at the First Methodist Church from 10 a m to 4 p m with a 140 donor quota. Registration by phone 651. Ohio National Guard members led the large response with 14 volunteers: James Abraham Earl Mathews Fred O Nail Carl Wilson Robert Shirley Paul Gillivray Ernest Ashurst Herbert Bumpass Thomas Murphy Tyrus Theisen John Moorehouse Daverance Skatzel Clyde Scott Rudolph Varhola.
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Red Cross
Columbus
Athens
William Kirchner
Athens County
First Methodist Church
Ohio National Guard
James Abraham
Earl Mathews
Fred O’nail
Carl Wilson
Robert Shirley
Paul Gillivray
Ernest Ashurst
Herbert Bumpass
Thomas Murphy
Tyrus Theisen
John Moorehouse
Daverance Skatzel
Clyde Scott
Rudolph Varhola
Air Society Activation Set at Ohio University
Formal activation of an Ohio University branch of the Arnold Air Society is planned tonight in Lindley Hall Lounge at 8 15 p m. Gordon K Bush will be guest speaker as honorary members and new officers are installed and a charter presented. The local branch honors John P Robbins the first OU student killed in World War II dying in a Georgia air crash in December 1941. Robbins' Jackson parents will attend.
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Ohio University
Arnold Air Society
Gordon K. Bush
Lindley Hall
Air Force
Georgia
Robbins
Jackson
Divorce Petition Filed in Common Pleas Court
Gladys Simpkins files for divorce from James J. Simpkins at 13 W. State St. The petition cites separation since March 24 and a separation agreement dated April 29. The couple married September 1, 1938, in Greenup Kentucky and have no children.
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Common Pleas Court
Gladys Simpkins
James J. Simpkins
State St
Greenup
Intruders Leave Fur Coat Theft After Fan Blade Entry
Patrolman Joseph Mc Bride notes several good prints on a fan blade after intruders crawled between blades. Police remove blades for fingerprint study. Officials suspect a fur coat was stolen with inventory pending to determine any further losses. Intruders exited through the front door.
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Joseph McBride
Knights of Columbus to stage minstrel for Scout troop
The Athens Council of the Knights of Columbus will sponsor a benefit minstrel for St. Paul Catholic Church Boy Scout Troop on Sunday evening. Featured on the program are the Josten twins Peter Clark and the Farley brothers. A truth and consequences session follows the minstrel.
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Athens
Weather Update From Athens and Columbus Areas
Cooler and breezier weather prevailed Thursday in Athens with a high of 78 after an 80 degree day. The low reached 52, measured at the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. Poston Plant. By 11 am Friday the temperature rose to the 70s.
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Athens
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Poston
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Athens Messenger
Courtney Hill
Lancaster St
By Avalon Taylor
Yukon
Brach’s Circus Peanuts
Maine
Kaiser
East State
Athens, Ohio
Kaiser-Frazer
John Walden
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens County Realty
Europe
Robert Burns
Armed Services
John C. Baker
Homer T. Baird
Neil E. Walker
Area Armed Forces
Messenger
Baker
Court House
Arthur H. Blckle
Athens County Reserve Officers Association
Joe B. Maffett
James McMahon
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Evangeline Merritt
Lindy Betros
Allan R. Kresge
Philip L. Peterson
Ohio U. Band
Charles E. Gilbert
Northwest Territory
West Virginia
McBee Co
Armed Forces
NCO Club of
Athens’ National Guard
Dick Bissett
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Corner
Carpenter and
East State St
Franklyn Maerker
USCSC
Scouts
Air Society
Ohio Cleaners
N. Court St
K. of C
Martin
Cross Bros
Frank H. Cross
W. Union St. Athens
the Mutual
East
Washington St
Athens Pharmacy
Swanson
Carrols Market
W. Union St
Seiple
Kempton
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Cline
United States
Athens Home Telephone CO
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