Memorial Day Plans Highlight RCA Meeting in Athens
The Athens County Reserve Officers Association met in Chemistry Auditorium Tuesday night to plan a Memorial Day observance and elect officers. Robert Mathews was chosen RCA president after Edwin T. Hellebrandt withdrew from re election. Charles Fields became vice president Eugene Cole secretary and Francis Fuller treasurer. Hellebrandt, Ohio University economist, lectured on economic mobilization with five core problems including governmental organization for war and securing essential military supplies. He noted work by the National Security Resources Board and said plans may await election outcomes. Five officers from the 265th Composite Group were introduced to members.
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Edwin T. Hellebrandt
Ohio University
Athens County Reserve Officers Association
Chemistry
Robert Mathews
47Th
RCA
Hellebrandt
Charles Fields
Eugene Cole
Francis Fuller
Industrial College
Pittsburgh
National Security Resources Board
265Th
Zanesville
City approves pool open on Memorial Day and parking ban
Adjourned council session passes swimming pool measures creating lifeguard positions and daily aides at modest salaries. A corrected parking ban limits parking on numerous west and east streets with fines of five to twenty five dollars. signed by Council President Oscar Fulton in his final meeting before June 1 resignation.
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Oscar Fulton
Senior Day Convocation at Ohio University Ends Ceremony
President John C. Baker urged 500 graduates to show value of a college education through work rather than diplomas during the Senior Day convocation in Memorial Auditorium. The event featured the Men’s Glee Club, organ preludes and chimes, with torch selections by listed musicians.
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John C. Baker
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Glee Club
Philip Peterson
Eileen Price
Lois Haskins
William McCutcheon
Russell
Frank Rocco
St. Albans
N. Y
Alfred Soltesz
Yorkville
King Brady
Yakima
Wash
Gordon Cox
Cleveland
Edward Roberto
James Dehnke
Canton
Nick Mihalik
Stratton
Robert Lavely
Akron
Ralph Lambdin
Burton
Memorial Day Parade and Services Set for Athens Cemetery
Athens plans its annual Memorial Day events on Monday May 31 with a morning parade forming at 9 on College Street. The route goes west on Union Court State and Shafer to the cemetery then to the chapel for services conducted by John DeMolet and Edward White.
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Ohio University
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Mrs. and Mrs. Dean Wooley of Millfield welcome twin daughters. Dismissed: Mrs. Merle Griffin and daughter of Athens. Families listed include Mrs. Harold Brown and daughter Glouster, Mrs. Warren Cooper and daughter Athens, Mrs. Dorothy Andrachick Athens, Mrs. Louise Easler Chauncey, Mrs. Millie Robinson Athens, and Eugene Hunter Millfield.
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Dean Wooley
Millfield
Merle Griffin
Athens
Harold Brown
Glouster
Warren Cooper
Dorothy Andrachick
Louise Easler
Chauncey
Millie Robinson
Eugene Hunter
Road Crash Reported Involving Hartman and Shafer
Minor damage occurred Tuesday when Clifford Hartman 24 of Chauncey and Vearle Shafer 20 of Athens Route 5 collided on Route 682 near Beaumont as Shafer turned left into a driveway while Hartman passed. Sylvia Keirns 51 of Millfield and Donald Evener 23 of Athens Route 3 were fined by Mayor W P Mickle for offenses including permitting an unlicensed minor to operate a car and insufficient brakes.
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Chauncey
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Athens
Beaumont
State Highway Patrol
Hartman
Sylvia Keirns
Millfield
Donald Evener
Divorce suit filed after dismissal in 1947 case
Mayme Henry sues for divorce from Thomas Henry in Common Pleas Court alleging extreme cruelty and gross neglect in response to a previous October 1947 action. She cites a 1912 Athens marriage and three adult children, seeking alimony both temporary and permanent and a property settlement.
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Thomas Henry
Common Pleas Court
Mayme Henry
Oliver F. Rowland
Henry
Athens
Fingerhut Named Head of Area Music Group
W. C. Fingerhut, Athens High School music director, was elected president of the Southeast District of Ohio Music Education organization. Minnie Bowen of Logan was named vice-president, Kenneth Suter of South Point secretary-treasurer, and Carrie North of Rio Grande program chairman.
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W. C. Fingerhut
Athens
Southeast District of Ohio Music Education Organization
Minnie Bowen
Logan
Kenneth Suter
South Point
Carrie North
Rio Grande
Willam Abdella and Mary Earich Named in Local Record
Willam George Abdella, 21, of Chauncey, and Mary Lou Earich, 19, of Millfield, appear in the latest local notices.
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Willam George Abdella
Chauncey
Mary Lou Earich
Millfield
Funeral services set for Pfc. William B. Thompson
Funeral services will be held Friday for Pfc. William B. Thompson 26 killed in action Sept 22 1944 after the invasion of southern France. A 1936 Ames-Bern High School graduate he earned a BS in education from Ohio University in 1940. Survived by wife Ellen Terrell Thompson Athens Route 4 and father W. E. Thompson Barlow. Mother died May 1944. Burial at West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Thursday at Dowler and Ferguson funeral home.
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France
Ames-Bern
Ohio University
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Gallipolis
Pfe. Thompson
Ellen Terrell Thompson
Athens
W. E. Thompson
Barlow
Vesta Thompson
Dowler and Ferguson
James McMahon
W. Union St
New Farming Methods To Be Seen on Tour
Athens county pasture farmers will tour four farms Thursday to view new methods. Ross Wright and D R Dodd will lead demonstrations at Hoskinson farm South Canaan Road at 9:30, Loeffler and Sons Amesville Canaanville Road at 10:30, Hines farm Route 280 near Amesville at 1, and Par meter Sand Rock at 2:30 showing legume grass seeding hay drying and water and soil conservation results.
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Athens County
Ross Wright
D. R. Dodd
Amesville
Canaanville Road
J. A. Hines
Route 280
J. D. Parmeter
Sand Rock
PTA Group at JHS To Be Organized
Parents at Athens Junior High School plan to form a PTA and will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Little Theater. Attendees at a recent committee session included Supt. Harper C. Pendry Sherman Gilmore and Oliver L. Wood, plus Mrs. Esther Staats and other local ladies.
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Little Theater
Harper C., Pendry
Sherman Gilmore
Oliver L. Wood
Esther Staats
Evan Edwards
John Dowler
O. D. Morrison
Carl Sylvester
Frost Church to Honor Union War Dead Memorial Day
An annual Memorial Day service will be held May 30 at 10 a.m. by the auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Mrs. Virgene Parsons directs the program at the Frost Church, with help from the Auxiliary and Sunday school. Graves will be decorated at Troy Baptist Cemetery after the service.
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Frost
Sons of Union
Virgene Parsons
Troy Baptist Cemetery
Band and class officers elected at Athens High School
Athens High School elected officers for 1948 49 with Charles Kraus Kopf as president Margaret Scott as vice president and Watson Burnfield as secretary treasurer Frank Dilley Sam Henderson Bill McKee and Margaret Scott were chosen as student body officers to lead assembly programs at the high school.
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Athens High School
Charles Krauskopf
Margaret Scott
Watson Burnfield
Frank Dilley
Sam Henderson
Bill McKee
Class Night Slated At The Plains High School
The Plains High School will hold Class Night on Thursday at 8 p.m. The event was announced today and will feature student performances and presentations.
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the Plains High School
Four hundred more join AAF cadet training classes
Maj. Neil FE Walker at Ohio University announced expansion of Aviation Cadet training with 400 more candidates for July 1 classes at three Texas bases. The first class will reach 1,040 trainees with additional sessions in 1948 and 1949.
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Neil FE. Walker
Ohio University
USAF
Texas
Air Force
Air Force Reserve
Athens
Post
U. S. Air Force Base
Cub Pack 55 Sets Thursday Meeting With Indian Theme
Monthly Boy Scouts gathering Cub Pack 55 will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in Rufus Putnam Auditorium. Clark Dailey committee chairman says the cubs will have outdoor activity tied to this month’s Indian theme. Parents’ segment ends in time for the 8 p.m. parent-teachers meeting at the Junior High School.
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Boy Scouts
Rufus Putnam
Clark Dailey
Dailey
Commissioners Approve 3000 Dollar Bangs Test Contract
Athens County commissioners approved a State Department of Agriculture contract to test cattle for Bangs disease at 30 cents per head, not exceeding 1.50 per herd, with the county covering expenses. They also appropriated 7,374.86 to the general fund and 10,615.80 in bills, funded in part by state funds to offset inmate overcharges. Major bills included 5,100.26 for road maintenance and 4,128.13 for county relief. Additional actions covered water system improvements, courthouse and jail repairs, apiary inspection, lumber purchase, and a tire contract awarded to Nye Chevrolet Co.
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State Department of Agriculture
Athens County
Ralph Elliott
Elliott
County General Fund
Court House
Clyde Barrett
Athens
Nye Chevrolet Co
Nye
Hawkinson Tread Service
Logan
Weather update shows 40 degree low after 71 high
The thermometer fell to 40 degrees after reaching 71 on Tuesday. Weather observer Mrs. C N France logged 64 degrees at 10 am Wednesday. The Hocking River receded to 3.75 feet.
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C. N. France
Hocking
City Protests Suspension of Air Mail Pickup Plan
Athens officials contest All-American Aviation proposal to move air mail pickups from local sites to Parkersburg West Virginia, arguing that airmail service is a public convenience and necessary for Ohio University and surrounding areas. The protest, signed by Mayor W P Mickle and City Solicitor Foster B Cornwell, requests denial of the petition as ground transport would mirror rail mail. The CAB hears the case in Washington with possible extension of passenger routes if pickups end within a year.
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All-American Aviation, Inc
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington, D.C
W. P. Mickle
Foster B. Cornwell
All-American
Parkersburg
W.va
Wood County
Athens
Ohio University
Reserve Officers chapter to meet at Berry Hotel
Athens County chapter of the Reserve Officers of the Naval Services will hold a meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Berry Hotel, announced by president Vincent Jukes.
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Athens County
Reserve Officers of the Naval Services
Berry Hotel
Vincent Jukes
Athletes Foot Germ Killer Ad at Local Drug Store
An old fashioned ad touts a fungicide for athlete’s foot promising results in one hour and a 35 cent money back guarantee. It emphasizes 90 percent alcohol content and rapid germ kill, offered at Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store on Drury's at Glouster.
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Quick
Drury’s
Glouster
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