Memorial Day Observed at Athens Cemetery with OU Professor Speaking
Loren C. Staats of Ohio University spoke at W Union Street Cemetery memorial exercises sponsored by the American Legion. He urged reverence for the dead and urged militant pursuit of peace, citing Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address. A parade led by the Athens High School Band preceded the ceremony, with many youth and veterans participating. The color guard fired salutes and a wreath was placed on OU's Soldiers and Sailors monument and at Hebbardsville for K T Crossen. John W Dowler chaired arrangements.
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Loren C. Staats
Ohio University
American Legion
Professor Staats
Lincoln
Staats
John DeMolet
Frank J. Pataly
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Athens High School
Athens’ National Guard
American Legion Color Guard
W. Union
W. State St
Soldiers and Sailors
Hebbardsville
K. T
Five Hurt in Area Traffic Accidents Memorial Day Weekend
Five people were injured in four Memorial Day weekend traffic accidents in the Athens area. All victims were treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital and released. The Route 50 curve near Hebbardsville saw a crash involving William H Boyd and Martha Boyd of Washington DC. Other injuries occurred on Route 682 near Athens and on Route 33 south of Athens. No injuries resulted in two additional minor incidents including a garage-door collision.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens State Highway Patrol
Lake Hope
Hebbardsville
William H. Boyd
Martha
Washington, D. C
Athens
Harry L. Haines
Columbus
Howard Muck
Elzy Muck
Carroll
Helen Evans
Charles A. Burleigh
Guysville Rt. 2
J. C
Memorial Day Weather and Crystal Pool Attendance
Ideal Memorial Day weekend with sunny days in the high 70s and 77 on Monday. Temperatures ranged from 36 to 78 in a single day, river level 3.12 feet, and Crystal Pool reported 335 paid admissions vs 285 in 1948 for the holiday.
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Hocking
C. N. France
Crystal Pool
W J Brooks Dies at Age 73 in Athens County
William J. Brooks 73 lifelong Athens County resident died Monday morning at 157 E State St Born near Albany son of Henry and Samantha Brooks he lived in Athens 48 years worked 25 years as foreman at Athens Foundry and Machine Shop later joined Athens State Hospital retiring 1941 Survived by wife Mae son Carl two grandchildren Phillip Betsy and two brothers Richard and Frank of Logan Services Wednesday 2 p.m. at Jagers Funeral Home burial in W Union Street Cemetery
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William J. Brooks
Athens County
E. State St
Albany
Henry
Samantha Brooks
Athens
Athens State Hospital
Brooks
Mae
Carl
Phillip
Betsy
New York City
Richard
Frank Brooks
Logan
Jagers Funeral
Weekend Police Report Luz
Four cars were slightly damaged in two weekend accidents, Athens police reported. On Saturday afternoon a collision at the corner of West State and Lancaster involved Loyal Lundergard and Wanda Huntz. Monday night a crash at Carpenter and East State involved Bradford Granmell and Charles Robinson.
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Athens
Loyal Lundergard
East Green
Wanda Huntz
Columbia Ave
W. State and
Lancaster
Carpenter
East State
Bradford Granmell
Bedford
Charles Robinson
W. State St
Athens High School Plays Tonight in School Auditorium
Senior students of Athens High School present three one act plays at 7 30 pm in the school auditorium for a local adult audience for the first time. Proceeds benefit the Senior Dance. Scheduled works include When Shakespeare's Ladies Meet The Devil and Daniel Webster and Objections Overruled.
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Athens High School
Charlotte Lane
Devil
Daniel Webster
Western Horse Show Draws 2000 At Athens Fairgrounds
The Rainbow Rangers Club of Southeastern Ohio hosted the second annual Western Horse Show at the Athens County fairgrounds drawing nearly 2000 spectators. Riders from Athens, Logan, Marietta, Zanesville, Newark, Coshocton, Chillicothe and Parkersburg competed for 300 dollars in ten classes, with Lee Tracy of Orient riding Little Jim winning top prizes in elimination, spotted class, and stock horse events.
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Rainbow Rangers Club
Ohio
Athens County Fairgrounds
Athens
Logan
Marietta
Zanesville
Newark
Coshocton
Chillicothe
Parkersburg
W. Va
Kenneth Kerr, Jr
Tom Gracie
Cambridge
O. E. Brown
Janice Bechtold
Nuggett
Barbara Morris
Harry Bobo
Lurene Burson
EB. Lashley
Love City
Minnie Pearl
W. R. Hughes
Russ Fagan
Paul Dovenbarger
Bill Robinson
Marian Bush Reeder
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
Birth notices list multiple families in Athens Chauncey and Albany for daughters and sons. Admissions record patients from Athens Stewart and Chauncey with surgeries and accidents. Dismissals note several Athens and surrounding residents leaving the hospital. Cub Pack 56 meets tonight at First Methodist Church basement at 7 oclock with farming theme announced by cubmaster Louis Ruman.
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First Methodist Church
Louis Ruman
Rites Held for McKnabb Infant Stillborn Son
Graveside services were held Monday at Salem Cemetery for the stillborn son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward McKnabb of Athens Route 2. Survived by three sisters Mary Edith Phyllis and Helen Sue and a brother James Edward at home. Also surviving are grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Richard West Ludrig.
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Salem Cemetery
Edward McKnabb
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mary Edith
Phyllis
Helen Sue
James Edward
Richard West
Ludrig
Two Persons Fined On Traffic Counts
Theodore T. Kasler aged 18 of Athens Route 1 pleaded guilty to unsafe operation and was fined $5 plus costs in Mayor Mickle's court. Gladys C. Bovie of 65 East State Street paid $2 for failing to observe a stop sign with costs suspended.
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Theodore T. Kasler
Athens
William P. Mickle
Gladys C. Bovie
E. State St
VFW Meeting Scheduled At Armory This Wednesday
Floyd Bolin Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Armory, announced commander William D Boyd with details about the session and proceedings.
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VFW
Floyd Bolin Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Armory
William D. Boyd
Rites Attended for Relative in Columbus Funeral
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shannon of 32 North High Street attended funeral services in Columbus for Mrs. John Shannon. The rites were held at St. John’s Catholic Church with burial at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
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Paul Shannon
N. High St
Columbus
John Shannon
St. John’s Catholic Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Telephone co operatives rise to threaten private industry
An editorial attacks rural loan bills Poage and Hill aiming to place tax exempt co operatives and government funded networks into telephone service. It argues federal loans imply control and debt burdens, urging private Bell and independent companies to oppose federal financing despite sugar coated rhetoric and alleged industry aid.
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Hill
Ala
House
Senate
Poage
United States
REA
Hoover Commission
Congress
Mar,ci
Europe
Ponge
Bell
Independent
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MGR
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Pepsi
America
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Little Jim
Aulmer Ackley, Jr
Fred Cheadle
Herbert Lowsey
Virgil Shanks
George W. Gross
Howard Frarre
John Ator
Lindsey Hutchinson
Stewart
Walter Edward Lonas
Dorothy Stalder
Frances Minor
Dexter
Frank Landis
Phil Briley
Joe Binderbasin
Jacksonville
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Kathleen Bates
New Lexington
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Arthur Deeter
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Albert Hutton
Bonnie Oskey
Hazel Edwards
Corning
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Richard Coe
Robert Martin
Ethel McKnabb
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C. E. Clyse
Dan Bartlett
Post Office
the Security Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Athens, Ohlo
Strouds Run
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Edmond Life
Parkersburg, W. VA
Samuel Pettet
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Washington
Telephony Publishing Corp
Chicago
Athens Home Telephone Co
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