Religion in Life speakers to visit Athens churches
The six day inter faith program led by Dr Sherwood Eddy and Dr T Z Koo opens Sunday in Athens with lectures at churches and Memorial Auditorium. Speakers include Rabbi Richard Hertz and Dr Margaret Applegarth among others. OU Campus Religious Council sponsors, with campus and public events through the week.
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THE
Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Sherwood Eddy
T. Z. Koo
San Francisco
Memorial Auditorium
Ohio University Campus Religious Council
Richard C. Hertz
Louise Gates Eddy
Y.W.C.A
Canada
Eddy
Harry V. Richardson
Tuskegee Institute
South
Margaret T. Applegarth
C. Umhau Wolf
First Infantry Division
Chicago Lutheran Theological Seminary
Elisabeth Turner
China
Korea
James McLarney
J. Frederick Miller
University of Pittsburgh
Y.M.C.A
Baker
Donald H. Allen
BIS Inmate Returned After Thefts
Ed Zimmerman, an escapee from the Boys Industrial School Lancaster, was turned over to Lancaster officials after a police chase. He admitted stealing four cars in Rockbridge Nelsonville and Athens, with all vehicles recovered undamaged. Police Chief Grogan said the inmate confessed to the thefts during questioning.
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Boys Industrial School
Lancaster
Ed Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Joseph B. Grogan
Rockbridge
Nelsonville
Athens
Lancaster St
Births and admissions at Shelter ing Arms Hospital
In Sheltering Arms Hospital notes births show Mr and MrsJohn Butcher Cool ville welcomed a daughter. Admissions list includes Mrs Mary Williams Athens for major surgery, Mrs Margaret Sheldon Athens major surgery, Mrs Betty Davidson Athens minor surgery, and Ansel Gamwell Gloucester medical. Discharges note Mrs James Boyd and son Athens and Mrs Ronald Chapman Athens.
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Mary Williams
Athens
Margaret Sheldon
Betty Davidson
Ansel Gamwell
Glouster
Medical
James Boyd
Ronald Chapman
Twenty Attend School Leadership Meeting in McConnelsville
Athens countians attended the second Leadership Training Meeting at McConnelsville School last Tuesday. Attendees included E. H. Carbaugh, Keith Scott, Charles Ashworth, Jean McHarg, Dale Scott, James Elliott, James Hutchison, Ralph Beaty, and others from Athens Albany Stewart and Amesville. The third session was announced for the following Wednesday.
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Athens
Richard Rose
George Hyatt
Virgil Scott
Stewart
Kenneth Vernon
Wyatt McDaniel, Jr
Amesville
Republican Metropolitan Newspaper Endorses Democrat for Secretary
Metropolitan paper endorses a Democrat for secretary of state in a surprising reversal. The editorial argues policy alignment and governance over party loyalty, citing experience and steadiness as key factors influencing the endorsement.
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Weeney
Pol
Adv
Scriven Named Manager of New Production Planning Dept
James M. Scriven appointed manager of The McBee Co. new Production Planning Department to improve cooperation between factory production and the sales organization. He will oversee printing pricing job layout and sales order procedures under vice president D. R. Zenner. Previously assistant to H. C. Davis in New York, Scriven is married with two sons Larry 12 and Ronny 10, and resides on Roosevelt Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Scriven
McBee Co
D. R. Zenner
Mr. Scriven
H. C. Davis
New York City
Rodent Control Methods Stated at Hocking Farm Meeting
W W Dykstra of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service demonstrated rodent control at a Wednesday meeting on C E Holdron and Son's farm in Little Hocking. He cited apples as preferred bait and urged placing poison baits before 10 a m. Key measures are poisoning and trapping mice and keeping sod at least 18 inches from tree trunks. Ross Wright, county extension agent, said ashes and similar materials only hinder grass growth that mice use as runways.
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W. W. Dykstra
U. S. Fish and Wild Life Service
C. E. Holdron and Son
Little Hocking
Mr. Dykstra
Ross Wright
Baker to Attend Ohio College Presidents Meet
President and Mrs. John C. Baker of Ohio University were invited to the fall meeting of the Ohio college presidents, November 5-6 in Granville. The agenda includes the enrollment bulge duration, surplus property from the military services, and the acceleration of government tuition payments to colleges.
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John C. Baker
Ohio University
Ohio College
Granville
Baker
Real Estate Transfers in Athens and Surrounding Townships
Real estate transfers include Ora L. Burns and P. B. Burns selling to The Messenger Publishing Company a lot in Campbell's Addition Athens. Paul Jacob Sycks transfers two acres in Dover Township to McCH and S. Burns. Freda L. Coyle sells 2.5 acres in Athens to James W. Tipple. Freda Hoch sells lot 585 in Nelsonville to Garrett M. Hoch. Homer T. Baird and Ellen C. Baird transfer lot 2636 in Townsend's Addition Athens to Chester A. Morris and Anna Morris. Harlan G. Johnson and Helen Johnson sell a plot in Athens Township to Dena C. Koons. Roy Skinner sells 67.66 acres in Trimble Township to Willard Coey.
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Ora L. Burns
P. B. Burns
the Messenger Publishing Company
Campbell
Athens
Paul Jacob Sycks
McCh
S. Burns
Dover Township
Freda L. Coyle
James W. Tippie
Freda Hoch
Garrett M. Hoch
Nelsonville
Homer T. Baird
Ellen C. Baird
Chester A Morris
Anna Morris
Townsend
Harlan G. Johnson
Helen Johnson
Dena C. Koons
Roy Skinner
Willard Coey
Trimble
Local residents named in four couples
Melvin Russell Conway 24 of Glouster and Juanita Jean Searls 18 of Glouster. Carl Theodore Miller 24 of Dayton and Kathleen Ellen Orr 22. Carl W. Shively 33 of Chauncey and Mary Helen Sweeney 21 of Chauncey.
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Melvin Russell Conway
Glouster
Juanita Jean Searls
Carl Theodore Miller
Dayton
Kathleen Ellen Orr
Athens
Carl W. Shively
Chauncey
Mary Helen Sweeney
Car crash injures two on Richland Ave this morning
Slight damage reported by the State Highway Patrol after a crash on Richland Avenue involved Ancel H. Burbridge, 34, Downington, driving a car that skidded into Cecil O. Gillette, 20, Athens, who was stopped in the road. No serious injuries reported.
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State Highway Patrol
Ancel H. Burbridge
Downington
Cecil O. Gillette
Athens
Richland Ave
Faithful Class Met At R E Dav is Home In Jacksonville
Jacksonville area social news item notes Faithful Class of the Methodist Church met at the home of R E Davis with readings by Eloise Miller Leona Orme Arlene Davis Gladys Kempton and Mrs E C Shirkey. Halloween decorations described. Birth announcements include daughters for Russel Humphrey Delbert Lemoine and wedding trip news for Julius Bratka family updates mention Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Jacksonville
Methodist Church
R. E. Davis
Eloise Miller
Leona Orme
Arlene Davis
Gladys Kempton
E. C. Shirkey
Virginia Ginnan
Lucile Williams
Oral Kearns
Anna Rasp
Rae
Dana
Russel Humphrey
Delbert Lemoine
Fritz Hoskins
August Lemoine
Patrick Barrett
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Julius Bratka
Columbus
Jack Vernon
Beloit
Harry Vernon
Glouster
R E. Davis
Taft Wife Urges Full GOP Ticket at Athens Rally
Mrs Martha Taft wife of Senator Robert Taft addressed more than 300 Athens County Republicans urging a full Republican ticket to preserve the American way of life She backed John Bricker and attacked Democratic control as un-American She also praised her husband’s Senate record and predicted gains in the Senate with a Republican governor appointing a Republican senator in 1948 Meanwhile Athens Rent Control will stay open but the OPA office and 1 641 county offices nationwide are expected to close by Nov 4 1947 with duties shifted to regional and area offices
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Athens County
Martha Taft
United States
Robert Taft
America
Senate
John Bricker
Bricker
Congress
Political Action Committee
The
CIO
Russia
Taft
Thomas N. Hoover
Ohio University
Thomas Herbert
White House
Hoover
Athens
Worstell Ridge
OPA
Olive Rose
Associated Press
Paul Porter
Porter
Mary Olive Roberson
Miss Rose
Mary Jeffers
Dorothy Daugherty
New Sergeants Report to OU ROTC Unit
Two new master sergeants join the Ohio University ROTC unit. Wil Hawkins, a Chicago native with Northwestern University master’s in Retailing and Marketing, served with the 20th Air Force on Saipan and the Camp Lee Quartermaster school. William W. Black, from Akron, wears the Silver Star and Bronze Star with Purple Heart cluster, three battle stars, and the Presidential Unit Citation. He served with the 80th and 100th Combat Divisions in Europe and was athletic NCO at Fort Crockett Texas. He will work with the infantry unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil Hawkins
William W. Black
Ohio University
Hawkins
Chicago
Northwestern University
20Th Air Force
Saipan
Quartermaster School
Camp Lee
Sergeant Black
A” Co
399Th Infantry
Black
Fort Crockett
Texas
Akron
County Home Superintendent Exam Set For Nov 22
Examinations for the Athens County Home superintendent position will be held by a State Civil Service Commission examiner in the Court House on Friday, November 22 at 9 a.m., per Carl W. Smith and Gertrude Jones. A detailed bulletin with qualifications and application blanks is available from the county auditor or the State Civil Service Commission, Columbus. Applicants must file by Friday, November 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
State Civil Service Commission
Court House
Carl W. Smith
Gertrude Jones
Columbus
Indecent Exposure Charge Brings Fine
Pleading guilty to indecent exposure, Robert S. Mc Call, 22, Rutland Route 1, fined 25 dollars and costs and six months in jail by Mayor Franz Woodworth. Jail term suspended on condition he never return to Athens. Police said he was caught in the act and admitted several similar acts after Ohio University coeds complained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. McCall
Rutland Route 1
Franz Woodworth
Athens
McCall
Ohio University
Class Absence for OU Migrators Excused
Ohio University clears 700 students to miss classes for Migration Day to Delaware for the Ohio Wesleyan game. Dr. F B Dilley says students will not be penalized for absences on Saturday November 2 in line with the executive committee and President John C Baker approval.
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Ohio University
Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan
F. B. Dilley
John C. Baker
Three Arrested on Intoxication Charges
Three Halloween revelers faced intoxication charges in court this morning. Floyd Vincent, 18, Chester Hill Route 2, Virgil W. Evener, 30, Athens Route 3, and John F. Webb, 25, 66 West State Street, each pled guilty and were fined $5 plus costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth. Jack Bricker, 20, Athens Route 2, pled guilty to driving while intoxicated and was fined $100 plus costs.
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Franz Woodworth
Floyd Vincent
Chesterhill
Virgil W. Evener
Athens
John F. Webb
State St
Jack Bricker
Inspect Lodi Grange Annual Session at Shade Hall
Deputy Master FE H. Carbaugh announced that the annual inspection of Lodi Grange will be held tonight at Shade Grange Hall.
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Lodi Grange
the Shade Grange
FE. H. Carbaugh
Ten More Discharged Servicemen Reported
Ten more discharged servicemen have registered their return with Athens County Selective Service Board 1. Discharged include William R. Fueller Joseph Paul Griffith Harry R. Miller Jakob J. Schuler James Edgar White Howard M. Dailey Benjamin J. Bruce Harold M. Rainey Kenneth L. Oxley David Paul Minesinger Now on terminal leave to be discharged Jack Bricker and Harold D. Douglas Athens Route 4.
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Athens County Selective Service Board
William R. Fueller
Athens
Joseph Paul Griffith
Columbia Ave
Harry R. Miller
Second St
Jakob J. Schuler
E. Mulberry St
James Edgar White
Grosvenor St
Howard M. Dailey
Coolville
Benjamin J. Bruce
Amesville
Harold M. Rainey
Trimble
Kenneth L. Oxley
Carpenter
David Paul Minesinger
Ashland
Jack Bricker
Harold D. Douglas
OU graduate to attend Sweet Briar inauguration
Mrs. Edward R. Harris of Lynchburg Virginia represents Ohio University at Sweet Briar College’s inauguration of Dr Martha Lucas as fourth president with about 200 colleges in attendance Formerly Mary Peoples OU Class of 1924 is visiting with her mother Mrs Orinda Peoples of 19 S Congress St
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Edward R. Harris
Lynchburg
Ohio University
Martha Lucas
Sweet Briar College
Mary Peoples
Orinda Peoples
S. Congress St
Police Training School Begins November Session in Athens
The Athens Police Department under Police Chief J B Grogan will run a month long training course for all police officials of Athens and surrounding counties at the police station. The four Monday sessions from November 5 to November 26 begin at 6 30 pm and are led by FBI special agents covering topics from testifying in court to laboratory moulage and plaster casts. Attendees include police officers marshals and constables with no formal invitation required.
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Athens
J. B. Grogan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Grogan
October Is Warm Dry Month
One of the warmest Octobers in recent years ended yesterday according to Mrs. C. N. France weather observer. The month saw six days with 80 plus highs, with a high of 88 or 89 on October 5. Coldest days were October 2 and 13 at 29 degrees, three degrees below freezing. Rainfall totaled 2.6 inches, with yesterday's high 72 and night low 53, and rainfall of 0.28 inches last night.
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C. N. France
Car Stolen From Route 33 Front of 33 Club
Police report a sedan owned by Gerald Shunkwiler of Murray City was stolen from in front of the 33 Club on Route 33 early Thursday between 1 30 and 2 a m. The license plate listed is L 2306. No arrests reported at this time.
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Gerald Shunkwiler
Murray City
33 Club
Athens Kiwanis Parade Halloween Winners Named
Hundreds of Athens children and parents filled the Kiwanis led parade from Lindley Hall to the stadium where costumes were judged before a high school game. Awards honored the clever, funny, ugliest and most outstanding costumes with 700 ice cream bars given away. 0-0 tie noted in the score.
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Athens
Kiwanis Club
Lindley Hall
Court
Mill
Mechanicsburg
Robin Flowers
Lash St
Alice Mills
Maplewood Place
Geneva
Patty Ayers
E. Elmwood Drive
Barbara Nellis
John Romine
Franklin Ave
Don Carr
Hanlin Ave
Donny Guyer
Joe
Marion Daily
Lisabeth Cline
Eleanor Wickline
Kiwanians
Raymond A. Lee
Carl EB
Frey
Robert McManus
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Aith
Lavin Sales Company
N. Sangamon
Monroe
Tinois
Maxwell
Zanesville
Free Methodist Church
Red Town
Carbondale
Agnes Beaver
George Scott
BIS
John Butcher
Finance and
Athens County Agents Association
Donald K
Barstow
Cameron and
van Dyke
C. B, Dillon
O. G, Houck
Seiple
Kempton
F. R. Murphey and Son
Oscar Fulton
C. M, Gill
D. M, Goddard Oakley
and Oakley Nelsonville, O
Dwight H, Rutherford E
R, Walker
Richland
Jacksonville Area
Varian Hentz
Nfice
Rev
O. C. Lockwood
Church of Christ
Stimson Ave
Edward White
Maplewood Dr
Police
St.Joseph Aspirin
G World
Kilroy
Charlene Harvey
Evelyn Romine
Edith Bartlett
Arlene Burnside
Gene and
Mitchell Williams
Loggins
Sandra Lee Porter
Jane Luchs
Pat Smith
Marty
Cross Bros
Frank H. Cross
W. Union St
the Mutual Home & Savings Assn
Washington St
Athens, Ohio
Eagle’s Hall
Frank Pierce
Eagles
Athens Aerie
Athens Exchange
Athens Home Telephone Co
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