State to survey lake sites on Hocking watershed
David Warner of the Water Conservation Commission disclosed that the state will appropriate funds for a survey of contemplated lake sites along the Hocking River. He met with Hocking Association leaders to discuss plans for dam projects to create lakes and possible state support for a regional survey.
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Hocking
David Warner
Water Conservation Commission
Hocking Association
Senate
Fairfield
Gill
Chamber of Commerce
Logany
M. Paul
Delega- Taylor
Lancaster
Woose
Woose Sites County It Is Probable Gies
National Forestry
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Fragmentary report notes a charge of peace connected to Athens R D 7 and costs on Thursday involving B McCune. Officer Carmen references a fight on Wednesday and a later change related to Mayor McCune.
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Athens
R. D
McCune
Carmen
Frost
Weather Watch: Athens Sees Warm Day. Night Drops to Fifties
Forecast calls for fair weather on Thursday with temperatures near 67 degrees after a day of mild warmth. Tonight’s low around 49 degrees, with overall conditions staying mild as winds ease.
Pilcher Killed in Chillicothe Auto Crash
O F Pilcher age 70 of McArthur died after a Thursday afternoon collision in Chillicothe. He rode with Deputy Sheriff William Berkheimer who was seriously injured. Frank Nicholls of Chillicothe escaped unhurt. Pilcher leaves a wife three sons and three daughters.
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O. F. Pilcher
McArthur
Chillicothe
Pilcher
William Berkheimer
Franklin County
Frank Nicholls
Berkheimer
Nicholls
McArthur Building and Loan Company
James
Leroy
George
Ada Benner
Washington, D. C
Lois Tinker
Jeannette Goddard
Pittsburgh
Georgy
Ohio University
Legion Auxiliary Sells Poppies Saturday on Court Street
Poppy Day for the American Legion observed with poppy sales by Legion Auxiliary volunteers. Friday afternoon members visited Court Street businesses while Saturday they will stand at street intersections to raise funds for welfare and rehabilitation of World War veterans.
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American Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Court Street
Central Pupils Plant Two Beds of Flowers
Eighth grade science students under Wayne G Henderson at Central School plant two circular flower beds in front of the building. Outer borders feature ageratums with cannas in centers and petunias between flowers. Participants include Bill Rowland Dan Bardin Bob Drake and Bob Hess. Soil prepared by Warren Cooper and Franklin Blackford.
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Wayne G. Henderson
Central School
Bill Rowland
Dan Bardin
Bob Drake
Bob Hess
Warren Cooper
Franklin Blackford
Phi Mu Alumnae Theater Party for Seniors
Phi Mu alumnae hosted a theater party for senior members on Wednesday night. After the show the group returned to the chapter house for bingo and a short skit titled Twenty Years Hence presented by an underclass member. Refreshments were served at Mrs Lawrence Gallagher’s home on Matrose Avenue.
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C. M. Bowman
Lawrence Gallagher
Danaboard
Floride Sprague
Mary Harwick
Phi Mu
Matrose Avenue
Siumnae
Initiation Honors for Athens High National Honor Society
Nineteen students at Athens High School were inducted into the National Honor Society, nine juniors and ten seniors, during Wednesday ceremonies. Senior initiates include Eleanor Roe, Margaret Guthrie, Florence Harvey, Philip Wilkinson, Ruth Phillips, Leslie Fultz, Allan Moore, Richard Imes, Richard Acomb, and Maynard Aldridge. Junior initiates include Jean Pickens, Ruth Gerwig, Florence Smith, Richard Eddy, Beth Cable, Hazel Kelley, Frances Hartman, Emerson Houf, and Harry Entwistle.
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National Honorary Society
Athens High School
Eleanor Roe
Margaret Alice Guthrie
Florence Harvey
Philip Wilkinson
Ruth Phillips
Leslie Fultz
Allan Moore
Richard Imes
Richard Acomb
Maynard Aldridge
Jean Pickens
Ruth Gerwig
Florence Smith
Richard Eddy
Beth Cable
Hazel Kelley
Frances Hartman
Emerson Houf
Harry Entwistle
Couple Hurt As Car Leaves Route 31 Near Chauncey
Edward Ames a former Ohio University student and his passenger Miss Hatesa Dentro of Zanesville were injured when their car went off Route 31 near Chauncey and overturned. They were taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital with injuries including a severely damaged ear and rib injuries to Miss Dentro, knee ligament damage and facial cuts to Ames.
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Edward Ames
Ohio University
Hatesa Dentro
Zanesville
Chauncey
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Ames
Elizabeth
Pi Beta Phi
Rural Letter Carriers Elect Delegates to Convention
Athens County rural letter carriers and the Ladies Auxiliary met at the Athens Grange Hall Saturday. Walter D. Tucker presided. delegates elected to the state convention in Zanesville in July. Ladies Auxiliary also chose its delegates for the same convention and arranged the county picnic for late July. Ice cream and cake were served after the meeting.
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Athens County
Athens Grange Hall
Walter D. Tucker
Athens
Grover C. Patton
Millfield
Emmett Swisher
Guysville
Pearl Russell
Frost
Charles E. Williams
Grouster
Zanesville
Ohio
Charles Williams
Betsy Ross Club Organizes Summer 4 H Unit
Betsy Ross 4 H Club formed at a meeting in Anna Jacoby’s home with Dorothy Frank in charge. Bernice McLeod elected president. Jane Marquis vice president. Jean Barlow secretary treasurer. Anna Jacoby recreation leader. Dorothy Barker news reporter. Next meeting in June at Jean Barlow’s name.
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Bernice McLeod
Betsy Ross
Anna Jacoby
Dorothy Frank
Jane Marquis
Jean Barlow
Dorothy Barker
State Witnesses Tell of Examiner Sale in County
State witnesses described the purchase and sale of the Examiner as Fleming trial opened. Secret service agents testified to confiscations in multiple towns while others recounted purchases, resales, and money orders connected to the paper. The jury list includes residents from Athens, Nelsonville, Coolville, and surrounding areas.
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Fleming
Christian Advocate
Examiner
Fred Simpson
Belle Center
Clovis Knowlton
Central School
Raymond Brown
Lancaster Street
Gene Tyo
Nelsonville
Roy Gordon
Coolville R. D
William Irwin
Buchtel High School
G. W. Fleming
M. L. Barron
Tom Shesky
Marie Crumbackey
Irwin
Wendell Howell
Shafer
John Davis
Drury Drug
Glouster
Henry Lancaster
Frank Beebe
Athens
Robert Frank
Carbondale
Goldie Moore
Stewart
Ed H. Barnes
Dora Lockhart
Coolville
Robert V. King
Amesville
Charles Danford
Trimble
Pearl Wood
Alexander Township
Atwood Grimm
Forty Three Girls Earn Hiking Points At Athens High
Marjorie Wheaton hiking manager for the Girls Athletic Association at Athens High School has posted the points awarded for hike attendance. The six girls with 100 points are Camille Cash Virginia Hayes Irma Hayes Marjorie Herdman Esther Secoy and Marjorie Malone. Eighteen girls have 75 points and nineteen girls have 50 points with listed names for each group.
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Marjorie Wheaton
Girls Athletic Association
Athens High School
Camille Cash
Virginia Hayes
Irma Hayes
Marjorie Herdman
Esther Secoy
Marjorie Malone
Margaret Burt
Jean Clark
Mabiel Connett
Eileen Decker
Ruth Gerwig
Dorothy Gilbert
Frieda Groeckner
Martha Jones
Hazel Kelley
Sylvia Kempton
Phyllis Laughlin
Arminta Morrison
Neva Oxiey
Eileen Sanders
Marianna Schuler
Anna Mae Tall
Sue Woolley
Harriett Musgrave
Ruth Lewis
Mary Elizabeth Littler
Helen Quest
Eileen McAfee
Florence Smith
Jane Swaim
Dixie Williams
Margaret Winning
Mildred Yeager
Vivian Bingman
Odessa Brown
Helen Baker
Roberta Chism
Aldeen Duncan
Lois Fry
Mary Graves
Frances Hartman
Jean Houf
Man Bound Over to Grand Jury on Reckless Driving Charge
John Clowes of Circle Hill pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the grand jury under a $200 bond by Justice T R Bennett. He was arrested on State Route 13 near Millfield Tuesday night by a state highway patrolman on a reckless operation of an automobile charge.
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John Clowes
Circle Hill
Justice of the Peace
T. R. Bennett
Clowes
Millfield
Two Cars Wrecked in North Congress and Carpenter Crash
Two cars were wrecked and three people escaped injury in a Thursday night collision at North Congress and Carpenter Streets. A roadster driven by Dorsey Bolin overturned the sedan driven by Paul Saylor. Juanita Saylor, Paul’s sister, was a passenger. Saylor rode west on Carpenter while Bolin came north on College.
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North
Congress
Carpenter Streets
Dorsey Bolin
Richland Avenue
Paul Saylor
Athens
Saylor
Juanita Saylor
Carpenter Street
Bolin
College
Davey May Be At The Plains For Plain High Commencement
Governor Martin L. Davey tentatively accepts an invitation to speak at Plain High School graduation on June 1 with a 25 member class. If unavailable, J. W. Fichter will deliver the address in the new school auditorium. Tonight the class play is scheduled.
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Martin L. Davey
the Plain High School
J. W. Fichter
Lawers' Spectacles Fail to Aid Fleming Snyder Trial
Alden Buck on the witness stand in the Fleming Snyder trial at the Courthouse could not read the Ohio Examiner due to missing glasses. Prosecutor Harold Rose conceded after Buck failed to see clearly even with two pairs of spectacles lent by Woolley and Altshul.
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Fleming-Snyder
Alden Buck
Lodi
Harold J. Rose
Ohio Examiner
Buck
John J. Woolley
Justin Altshul
Rose
Infant Dies in Columbus Family Home
Two year old Jackie Sue Thomas child of Mr and Mrs Ernest Thomas died Friday morning at the family residence in Columbus. Grandmother Mrs A M Rainey of Glouster. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 pm at the Christian Church in Trimble with burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
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Jackie Sue
Ernest Thomas
Columbus
A. M. Rainey of
Glouster
Christian Church
Trimble
Maplewood
Six Are Hurt As Wiener Roast Trip Goes Wrong
Six freshmen from The Plains High School were injured when their car left Route 31 at Morrison Brown Hill Thursday night. Driver Walter Wharton and five passengers Barton Keeton Arthur Fills Beulah Tinkham Katherine G ross Susan Kotival and Lucille McDonald suffered varying injuries. Keeton was most seriously hurt with scalp lacerations and contusions.
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the Plains High School
Morrison-Brown Hill
the Plains
Walter Wharton
Barton Keeton
Arthur Fills
Beulah Tinkham
Katherine Gross
Susan Kotival
Lucille McDonald
Keeeton
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