Memorial Day Observance Planned in Athens Parade and Services
Paul Lewis of the American Legion outlines plans for Athens Memorial Day events including a 9 30 a m parade forming on College Street. Homer T. Baird will speak at West Union Street Cemetery with Rev. Roger Rice assisting. After ceremonies, wreaths will be placed at Mt Calvary Cemetery and Hebbardsville, followed by a luncheon for Gold Star mothers.
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Athens
Union
State
John Buck
W. R. Shafer
Legion
Ohio University
Lewis
Soldiers and Sailors
Atlas High School
Athens County
Gold Star
Legionnaires
Court
Shafer St
Shafer
West State Cemetery
West Union Street
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Hebbardsville
K. T. Crossen
Quest
Harley Moler
Veterans’ Service
Buck
The
Court St
Scrap Car Project by Chauncey Dover High Students
Auto shop classes at Chauncey- Dover High School build a yearly car from scrap. The 1952-53 project named Chicken Plucker uses GI gasoline can as a tank, an old bus window as a windshield, a pipe rail for spare tire support, and a flame thrower in the exhaust to illustrate fuel loss. The car is complete with headlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey- Dover High School
Auto of James Rungeon Struck While Parked at Home
City police reported a hit and run damage incident. The vehicle owned by James E. Rungeon of 27 North Congress Street was struck while parked in front of his residence. The other driver was not identified.
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James E. Rungeon
N. Congress St
Athens High School Yearbook Arena Distributed
The 1953 Athens High School yearbook Arena was distributed to students Friday morning announced by business adviser E. G. Cliffton. Sydney Clark edited the white red-grained volume featuring school organizations music and athletics with class photos and a prophecy. Officials include Jim Guseman art editor Richard Slater literary editor Phyllis Peterson assistant literary editor Nanci Ellis assistant editor Dick Barker sports editor Bob McCammon business manager and literary adviser Miss Anne Pickering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
E. G. Cliffton
Sydney Clark
Jim Guseman
Richard Slater
Phyllis Peterson
Nanci Ellis
Dick Barker
Bob McCammon
Anne Pickering
Navy Reserve to Hold Athens Unit Annual Inspection
The Athens Volunteer Naval Reserve unit will undergo its annual inspection on Thursday, June 11, announced by Lt. Vincent Jukes. Cdr. F. J. Thomas, Fourth Naval District program officer for the Naval Reserve, will conduct the inspection from Philadelphia headquarters. the unit meets Thursdays at 7 30 p m in Ohio University Speech Building basement, with openings for officers and enlisted personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Airway Operation Specialist Jobs Open in Civil Aeronautics
The U S Civil Service Commission seeks 50 men by June 30 to fill airway operation specialist vacancies with the Civil Aeronautics Administration in Alaska Hawaii and other Pacific islands. Salary 3410 plus cost of living allowance. Apply at the post office or from local secretary F D Higgins.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Alaska
Hawaii
Pacific Islands
F. D. Higgins
Cub Awards Presented at First Presbyterian Church
Seven members of Cub Pack 55 received awards at a Thursday night meeting in the First Presbyterian Church. Recipients included David Staat David McNay Craig Olson Gary Pontious Douglas Ferris Rudy Shaw and David Olson with bear and wolf badges and gold and silver arrows. Exhibits and talks on Mother Nature's Backyard featured the four dens and a nature film The Web of Life was shown. Cubmaster Raymond Finn announced a June 27 picnic at the Athens State Hospital grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Robert Merz
David Staat
David McNay
Craig Olson
Gary Pontious
Douglas Ferris
Rudy Shaw
David Olson
Frederick Staat
Raymond Finn
Athens State Hospital
Mrs Thorne Dies Thursday at 76 in The Plains
Julia Sidney Thorne 76 of The Plains died Thursday noon at St. Mary Hospital in Neilsonville. Survived by husband George a daughter Mrs Carl Michael The Plains two sons Lloyd Kirkland and Carl Vandalia nineteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Friends may call after Saturday noon at the Thorne residence with services to follow Sunday at 2 p.m. Burial in Putnam Cemetery Route 50 west of Albany.
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Julia Sidney Thorne
the Plains
Ee St. Mary Hospital
Neilsonville
George
Carl Michael
Lloyd
Kirkland
Carl
Vandalia
Thorne
Putnam Cemetery
Route 50
Albany
Shelter ing Arms Hospital Admissions and Discharges
The sheltering arms hospital records admit Glen R. Cline a carpenter Rene Kirshner and Barbara Joyce Gabriel all of Athens and discharge Larry Everett Betty McMahon from Athens Charles Ogg from The Plains Allison Jones from Glouster and Jessie Bryan from Millfield.
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Glen R. Cline
Carpenter
Rene Kirshner
Athens
Barbara Joyce Gabriel
Larry Everett
Betty McMahon
Charles Ogg
the Plains
Allison Jones
Glouster
Jessie Bryan
Millfield
Portsmouth Driver Is Fined and Jailed for DUI
Cecil A. Bennett a 48 year old Portsmouth man pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. He was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail by Mayor Peter B. Seel after city police arrested him Thursday.
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Cecil A. Bennett
Portsmouth
Bennett
Peter B. Seel
Daily Bible School Slated at The Plains
The Plains Community Bible School will run daily at the school from June 1 to June 11, with sessions 9 to 11 30 a.m. Supervisors are Margaret Hamill and Marian Deitrich of Youth Home Missions, with local help. Ages four to 16 participate.
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The
Plains Community Bible School
Margaret Hamill
Marian Deitrich
Youth Home Missions
Ohio students win medals in state language contest
Richard Slater of Athens is among eight Ohio high school students awarded medals for ranking high in exams taken last month by more than 1400 students in 42 schools. Winners were announced by state contest chairman Anthony B. Baynard, assistant professor of foreign language at Bowling Green State University.
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Bowling Green
Richard Slater
Athens
Ohio
Anthony B. Baynard
Bowling Green State University
E State street speeder fined by mayor
William J. Marcum, 25, of Carpenter Route 1, was fined $15 with costs suspended for traveling 50 mph on East State Street where the limit is 30 mph. City police arrested him Thursday under Mayor Peter B. Seel.
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E. State St
William J. Marcum
Carpenter Rt. 1
Peter B. Seel
Quakes Hit Africa Near Addis Ababa
Six strong earthquakes struck eastern Ethiopia near Addis Ababa causing alarm in the Marar province on Friday with reports of shaking felt across nearby towns.
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Africa
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Marar
Memorial Day Plans Amid Long Weekend Observed
Athens area residents finalize Memorial Day observances with services planned across several communities. Stores and offices will close, parks and pools open for season, while Friday temperatures rose to 61 after a 43 degree night.
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Athens
Mercury
Dayton Pastor to Speak at Albany Garden Memorial
The Rev. Sidney G. C. Everson of Ohmer Park Methodist Church Dayton will deliver the dedication address for the Albany Community Garden Club memorial planting on Route 50. Albany High School band Boy Scouts and Veterans of Foreign Wars will participate. A small monument and bronze plaque honor local World War II and Korea veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Sidney G. C. Everson
Ohmer Park Methodist Church
Dayton
Albany Community Garden Club
Route 50
Albany High School
Boy Scouts
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wade To Jeffers
Albany Consolidated
Korea
Star Windsor
State Highway Department
Harold Howell
Athens
Garden Club
Earl M. Baughman
L. H. Chase
Dan Young
Four 4 H Club Officers Named Across Chapters
Athens Chatter box 4-H Club elected Nancy Foster as president Barbara Morris as vice president Judy Watkins secretary Lee treasurer Bev Watkins health director Thelma Vickers recreation leader and Mary Kay Sidders news reporter Patsy Glass was elected president Amesville 4-H Sewing Club at Ames Bern High School chose Mary Fockler vice president Diane Hamilton secretary Shirley Potter news reporter Mary Lawrence health leader Madelon Clark treasurer Norma Ziegler Louanna King Rosalie Copeland recreational leaders Happy Junior Cooks 4-H Club Albany elected Sandra Covert president Kenneth Stinson vice president Vickie Mace secretary Nancy Wingo treasurer Ivan Tribe news reporter John Stinson recreation leader Katheryn Munn health director David Crabtree safety director Next meeting set for June 10 at 10 30 a m in Albany School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Chatterbox 4-H Club
Nancy Foster
Barbara Morris
Judy Watkins
E Lee
Bev Watkins
Thelma Vickers
Mary Kay Sidders
Patsy Glass
Amesville
Ames-Bern
Mary Fockler
Diane Hamilton
Shirley Potter
Mary Lawrence
Madelon Clark
Norma Ziegler
Louanna King
Rosalie Copeland
The
Happy Junior Cooks 4-H Club of
Albany
Sandra Covert
Kenneth Stinson
Vickie Mace
Nancy Wingo
Ivan Tribe
John Stinson
Katheryn Munn
David Crabtree
Mechanicsburg Boy Hurt in Bicycle Fall
A 10 year old Mechanicsburg boy, Kenneth Thomas Jr., was injured Thursday evening after falling from his bicycle on the sidewalk above the playground. He suffered a head injury, was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital, then released. Deputy Bernard Porter reported the fall occurred as he rode along the sidewalk and tumbled over an embankment onto the yard. He was taken to the hospital in a private car escorted by the deputy’s cruiser.
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Mechanicsburg
Kenneth Thomas, Jr
Kenneth Thomas
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Bernard Porter
Porter
Ohio Reds Threaten Industry Warned By Speaker
Sidne Isaacs legal counsel for the Ohio Un-American Activities Commission warned at the Southern Ohio Fraternal Order of Police banquet that communists obstruct vital Ohio industry. He described an international conspiracy with Americans trained in Moscow’s Lenin Institute directing subversive activity in plants, unions, and subcontractors to cripple production and threaten national defense.
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Ohio
Sidne Isaacs
Ohio Un-American Activities Commission
Fraternal Order of Police
Isaacs
Commission
Ohio Reds
FOP
Sportsman Grill
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Iisaacs
Moscow
United States
Cincinnati
Reds
Lenin Institute
FBI
CIO
America
Russia
Junior Hi-Y Groups Plan Activities for Year End
Six junior Hi-Y groups will complete the school year with activities starting next week. Crusaders Junior Hi-Y plans a Washington D C trip financed by newspaper collection led by Bill Carter and Lowell Cole. Central Junior Hi-Y hosts a hayride and wiener roast tonight with Art Ross leading.
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Robert Lance
YMCA
Washington, D. C
Crusaders
National Capital
Central Junior Hi-Y
Pleasanton Road
Art Ross
TB Detection Rise Reported at Athens County Clinic
Athens County reports rising new tuberculosis cases from 25 in 1949 to 54 in 1952, ranking fourth in the state for TB deaths in 1952. At the May Mount St Mary Health Clinic in Nelsonville four new TB cases were detected.
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Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association
A. H. Rhoads
W. P. Barker
Ohio State Tuberculosis and Health Association
Athens County
Mount St. Mary Health Clinic
Nelsonville
Four Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Four drivers were fined Thursday after arrests by the State Highway Patrol. Albany Mayor O. D. Pincelli fined James F. Knoebel of Washington, D. C. $20 plus costs for speeding and William Hill of Cleveland Heights $10 plus costs for passing in a hazardous zone. Thomas E Papas of Glouster and Edward L. Murphy of Nelsonville also faced hazardous zone charges with fines of $5 plus costs from Albany Mayor Peter B. Seel and Logan Mayor Roger Friend.
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State Highway Patrol
Albany
O. D. Pincelli
James F. Knoebel
Washington, D. C
William Hill
Cleveland Heights
Thomas FE. Pappas
Glouster
Edward L. Murphy
Nelsonville
Peter B. Seel
Logan
Roger Friend
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Edith Quest
Auxi
Chauncey
Emorial
Glenn Rutter
Herman Barnes
Bill Hart
Kenneth Showalter
Don Daugherty
Bob Antle
Charles McClung
Rodney Sawyer
C. McDonald
Messenger Newsphoto
Flexrock
Mathews Goodyear
AHS
Navy Reserve Inspection
Cross Bros
Cation
Frank H. Cross
W. Union Street
Athens, Ohio
Cub Awards
Mrs. Thorne
Daily Bible School
E. State Speeder
Joseph B. Grogan
Rosser Bateman
Thomas B. Sprague
Marietta
Rockets
Hi-Y
Raymond Lee
Lake Hope
West Side Gra Y
Allendale
Frank Wood
Leon
Main Street & Mulberry
Logan Theater
Logan, Ohio
the Mutual Home & Savings Association
East Washington St
Tel
Federal Home Loan Bank
Mill St
Maplewood Inn
Athens Fairgrounds
Athens Motorcycle Club, Inc
Este Tee
Ficient
Athens Home Telephone Co
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