Athens Pageant Celebrates Ohio History at Stadium
Athens citizens fill the high school stadium for a pageant by 1100 city schoolchildren recalling Ohio history and education development. Principal Harold McBride led scenes with fifth and sixth graders forming the United States outline and world peoples in native dress.
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Athens
Ohio
United States
United Nations
Harold McBride
Central Elementary
State of
Rufus Putnam
Johnny Appleseed
Daniel Boone
Logan
Thomas Edison
Wizard of Invention
Garfield
Florence FE. Allen
Supreme Court
Betty Zane
Lucy Webb Hayes
Driver fined for license while McArthur arrest
Perry J. Wood aged 34 of Guysville Route 1 was fined $5 and costs by Mayor Clarence Ziegler for driving without an operator's license. State Highway Patrol made the arrest. Also noted a marriage license for Clyde W. Cornell 23 and Estella M. Elliott 17 of Athens.
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Perry J. Wood
Guysville
Clarence Ziegler
McArthur
State Highway Patrol
Clyde W. Cornell
Estella M. Elliott
Athens
Damage Suit Defendant Favored in Jury Verdict
Mrs. Bernice Skinner Coen won the second of three damage suits in Common Pleas Court after a 70 minute jury deliberation. The case by Mrs. Esther McKee sought 7247.50 for injuries from a Millfield crash on April 30, 1949. The Whaley and Kennard suits also involved in the incident were adjudicated or pending.
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Common Pleas Court
Coen
Esther McKee
Bernice Kennard
Whaley
Carpenter Street Traffic Flow Is Speeded
City officials moved to ease delays on E Carpenter Street by banning south side parking from N Court to the Eagles lodge and allowing westbound traffic to pass through the red signal at Carpenter Court. North side parking remains banned. workers repainted lanes to create a centerline south of parked cars and a thru traffic lane on the north side. Safety Director Fred Beckler said changes widen turning space from N Court onto E Carpenter and reduce backups from left turns.
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E. Carpenter St
N. Court St
Eagles’ Lodge
Carpenter Court
Service Safety
Fred Beckler
N. Court
E. Carpenter
Annual ROTC Review At Ohio University
ROTC cadets paraded before OU President John C. Baker and a reviewing party including Col Husman Lt Col Graham and Dean Taylor during the AFROTC review on OU drill field behind the football stadium. Awards to 18 Army ROTC and 12 AFROTC cadets were given for leadership scholarship and corps proficiency with several area students honored.
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Ohio University
ROTC
Army Rotc
Afrotc
John C. Bakier
James E. Husman
Air Force
John K. Graham
E. J. Taylor
OU College of Applied Science
Navy
Thi
Athens
Samuel T. Henderson
E. State St
Baker
David E. Jackson
Gallipolis
Reserve Officers Association
Arthur R. Gibson
Albany
John C. Baker
OU Air Force
Army Rotc Corps
Messenger Newsphoto
Portsmouth Man Hurt In Crash Near Albany
A Portsmouth man, Herbert H. Locke, 62, was injured when the car he rode in left Route 50 and hit a culvert a mile west of Albany. Locke suffered a head laceration, a cut lip, and abrasions. he was treated by an Albany physician. The driver, Donald E. James, 18, also from Portsmouth, reportedly lost control of the vehicle.
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Portsmouth
Albany
Herbert H. Locke
State Highway Patrol
Locke
Donald E. James
Trimble Grocery Burglary Reported. Cash Stolen
Morrison's Grocery in Trimble was entered through a rear door last night with an unspecified amount of cash taken from the register. Sheriff George Bateman announced the incident and Deputy Bernard Porter led the morning investigation.
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Morrison's Grocery
Trimble
George Bateman
Bernard Porter
Dilley Fined For Parking Too Close To Stop Sign
James Paul Dilley, 19, of North Hill Road, was fined five dollars with costs suspended by Mayor Peter B Seel after the State Highway Patrol charged him with parking too close to a stop sign.
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James Paul Dilley
North Hill Road
Peter B. Seel
State Highway Patrol
Dilley
Sheltering Arms Hospital Admissions and Discharges
The list shows admissions including Betty Jo Tucker of Athens Ceci Cremeans of Shade Charlotte Ann Finsterwald of Athens David Allen Chandler of Athens Capitola Zigafoos of Albany and discharges of Mrs Grace Hunter of Athens Walter Betts of New Marshfield and Fred Sayers of Millfield.
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Betty Jo Tucker
Athens
Ceci Cremeans
Shade
Charlotte Ann Finsterwald
David Allen Chandler
Capitola Zigafoos
Albany
Grace Hunter
Walter Betts
New Marshfield
Fred Sayers
Millfield
YMCA Drive Near Goal
Athens YMCA membership drive reaches 1,680 dollars, 120 dollars shy of the 1,800 goal. Rev Edward D Brandeberry, committee chair, reports progress at the fourth report luncheon at The Elms Restaurant and says solicitations continue until the goal is reached.
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Athens
Elms
Edward D. Brandeberry
Two Accidents Reported By City Police
City police reported two crashes on Wednesday and Thursday. Lloyd Pierce of 114 Mill Street backed into Carl Weber of 26 Grand Park Boulevard on Grand Park Boulevard near State Street with slight damage. In a second incident Jean C McAfee of Amesville struck Arthur Ellis of 70 S Shannon Avenue, who then hit Marion Rose of Athens Route 5 while Ellis and Rose waited at West Union Street and Shafer Street.
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Lloyd Pierce
Mill St
Carl L. Weber
Grand Park Blvd
State St
Jean C. McAfee
Amesville
Arthur P. Ellis
S. Shannon Ave
Ellis
Marion Rose
Athens
Auto Fire From Short Circuit Burns Donald E. Chambers Vehicle
A battery cable short caused a fire in the auto of Donald E. Chambers of 75 Stewart Street. Firemen rushed to E Carpenter Street after the alarm at 3 40 p m Thursday afternoon.
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Donald E. Chambers
Stewart St
E. Carpenter St
Auxiliary patrol graduates 17 from Athens and Vinton counties
Seventeen men from Athens and Vinton counties completed a 25 week auxiliary state patrol training course. Graduation featured Athens Police Chief Joseph Grogan and Judge Francis D. White administering oaths.
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American Legion
Athens
Vinton
K. T. Crossen American Legion
Merle Robinson
Athens County
Vinton County Legionnaires
K. L. Duling
Cambridge
H. E. Abele
Vinton County
C. G. Houck
State Anti Red Counsel To Be Police Speaker
Sidney Isaacs legal director for the Ohio Senate Un American Activity Commission will speak at the Frater Order of Police banquet May seven p.m. at the Sportsman Grill dining room. Isaacs Cincinnati attorney will share experiences with the commission and his prior work as chief counsel for the forerunner to the Un American Investigative Commission and as an FBI agent.
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Sidney Isaacs
Ohio Senate UN- American Activity Commission
Order of Police
Southern Ohio
FOP
Harold Shields
Isaacs
Cincinnati
Commission
Un-American Commission
Joint
FBI Security Division
Washington, D. C
Toter Fields Hit by Cab in City Street
William Fields 87 of 145 W Washington St was slightly injured when struck by Economy Cab driver Charles Fletcher 24 backing into a parking place at 105 W Washington St Police said Fields was starting to cross the street and was knocked to the pavement He was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital for a laceration over his left eye and head abrasions and released
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William (Toter) Fields
Washington St
Fields
Charles Fletcher
Hanlin Ave
W. Washington St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Paper Drive Scheduled by Crusaders Hi Y Club
The Crusaders Hi Y of Athens County Children's Home will run a city wide paper drive Saturday from 8 to 1. Residents should place scrap on the curb or porch if rain. Materials accepted include paper magazines coat hangers bottles rags and scrap metal. Proceeds fund a Washington trip for Y club members. Led by Virgil Williams and Bill Carter with Lowell Cole assistance.
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Crusaders
Athens County
Athens
Mechanicsburg
Washington
Virgil Williams
Bill Carter
Lowell Cole
Nelsonville
Cemetery owners urged to pay care fees at West Union lot
A cemetery association official said today that owners of lots in the West Union Street Cemetery must pay for land care if they lack perpetual care. Payments are to be made to Lee Bailey, the cemetery sexton.
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West Union Street
Cemetery Association
Lee Bailey
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John Bowling
Stanley Sigismund
Sandra Nichoson
Linda Fields
Betty Gallagher
Myron West
Fritz Wheaton
Child Conservation League
County Cancer Society
Wheaton
McBride
American Cancer Society
Cancer Crusade
Athens, Ohio
Clover Farm
Richland Ave
Bernice Skinner Coen
Carpenter St
le Corps
Dean Taylor
Ruth Taylor
James R. Patrick
George J. Kabat
T. Hellebrandt
SAR
ROA
YMCA
the Mutual
John Buck
Bernard Carter
Theodore Crane
Gordon Hamilton
Robert Hoskinson
Clark Preston
Leroy Shamel
Boyd Spencer
David Strawn
Norman van Nest
Charles White
James White
Harold Young
Clayton Bogstie
Marvin Chesser
Leslie Fry
Raymond Patton
MR. Isaacs
Buckeye
the Hoodlet Funeral Home
Calle
Drue
Hoodlet
Corbell
Cross Bros
Cation
Frank H. Cross
W. Union Street
Leon
Main Street & Mulberry
Logan Theater
Logan, Ohio
Records Magazines News
W. Union St
Maplewood Inn
The
Athens Home Telephone Co
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