Athens area to stage simulated disaster communications drill
Amateur radio operators in Athens will conduct a disaster exercise Sunday to test emergency communications if normal lines fail. Norris and city officials, including Mayor Mickle, plan a 1 to 4 pm exercise with National Guard, Ohio University Radio Club, WATH station, Red Cross, and city fire and police units. Headquarters at the courthouse.
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Athens
Wilson Norris
Athens County
W. P. Mickle
Norris
Jean Jolkowski
National Guard
Bob Mager
Ohio University Radio Club
Radio Club
WATH
Red Cross
Army
State Highway Patrol
Court House
Marvin Kyer
WSCRR
Don Sturdevant
WSDAR
Jack Herman
WSTSF
Ken Call
WSETZ
Arnold Rist
W8csh
D. B. Green
WSLKU
D. Skatzes
WSOAR
Lewis Owen
WSDMO
W8egm
OU Radio Club
W8fve
Fred C. Hefflin
WSCRS
Orville Bingman
W8bgs
WSPZS
W&pgq
Mrs. Mary Ward Rites Friday in St. Mary’s Cemetery
Mrs. Mary Ward 93 lifelong valley resident died at Persinger Rest Home Coolville. Survived by husband Thomas daughter Mamie Ashby and brother Tom C. McGinnis. burial 9 am Friday in St. Mary’s Cemetery Little Hocking. funeral services at St Ambrose Church Belpre conducted by Rev. Fr. William Kelly.
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Coolville
Mary Ward
Persinger
Valley
Little Hocking
Thomas
Mamie Ashby
Tom C. McGinnis
St. Mary's
William Kelly
St. Ambrose Church
Belpre
Farmers hear cost saving farm equipment talk at Athens High
S G Huber from Ohio State University outlined how farmers with 145 attendees average 3000 investment in machinery can cut costs by expanding acreage, doing custom work, sharing gear, cooperative ownership, maintenance, and maximizing tools. Florence McBride spoke on home equipment maintenance with demos on plugs and scissors sharpening. Equipment placement ties to user physique and the next meeting on November 21 will cover Wills and Common Farm Law.
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Athens High School
S. G. Huber
Ohio State University
Huber
Florence McBride
Community Institute
AHS
Partlow Woman Dies at 77 in Springfield Home
Mrs. Rose Partlow, 77, died early Thursday at the Masonic Home Hospital in Springfield where she had resided six months. A former Athens resident she lived at 90 Mill street. Her husband William H. Partlow died in November 1948. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home.
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Rose Partlow
Masonic Home Hospital
Springfield
Athens
Para
Mill
William H. Partlow
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes Funeral Home
Crash Involving Car Pulling From Curb In Athens
John Eggleston age 37 of Athens Route 2 suffered extensive damage to his car after another vehicle pulled away from the curb and forced Cecil Keirns age 55 of 7 Currier Street to stop abruptly. Eggleston rear ended Keirns on West State Street Thursday morning.
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John Aggleston
Athens
W. State
Cecil M. Keirns
Currier St
Keirns
Eggleston
Lions Club Finishes Schoolroom Lighting Upgrade Display
Athens Lions Club completed lighting and seating upgrades at East Side and West Side schools. The project cost 2000 dollars with 500 dollars borne by the club for lighting and 1100 for desks and 400 for painting and flooring. The open house will let residents view the two model rooms and residents praise improved posture and student attitude.
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Athens Lions Club
East Side
West Side
The
Lions
Supt
Willard B. Barker
George Rutkoskie
Frank Riegel
John Deem
F. M. Maerker
Dwight Robinson
Wayne Ward
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Barker
Nela Park Lighting Institute
Louisa Steele
Sarah Blower
Lions Club
Wesley Miller
Conservation Plans Okayed by Athens Soil Board
The Athens Soil Conservation District board approved four farm plans for R. S. Myers Lodi Township R. H. Hayes Rome Township H. C. Bobo Waterloo Township and Tom Davis Lee Township. The meeting in Worstell Building included board members Roy Gilham Edgar Dixon Fred Dorr Alton Hanning Ralph Frash with district conservationist Ralph Barker and farm planners Eldon Wiseman Bob Wilson. An annual meeting with the Izaak Walton League was slated for November 17.
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Board of Supervisors
Athens
Ralph Barker
Eldon Wiseman
Bob Wilson
Izaak Walton League
New County Nurse Appointed by Board
Mrs. Rosemarie Davidson age 24 was appointed a nurse in Athens County by a unanimous vote of the Athens City County Board of Health at the monthly meeting last night. Health commissioner Dr H G Southard reported the appointment as the board members Adam W Brandeberry and Charles Shafer attended. Davidson, formerly of New York, and her husband Theodore a student at Ohio University reside at 31 Maplewood Drive.
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Rosemarie Davidson
Athens County
Athens City County
Fine Levied on Assault and Battery Charge
A $10 fine plus costs was imposed on Thomas Woodrow Wilson, 36, Athens Route 5, after he pleaded guilty to assault and battery at an arraignment before Mayor W. P. Mickle on a charge filed by Frenda Gerardis.
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Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Athens
W. P. Mickle
Wilson
Frenda Gerardis
Married Men May Enlist in Reserve Components
Sgt. W. D. Jansen of the Athens Recruiting Service announced that married men aged 17 to 35 may enlist in Army and Air Force reserve units and volunteer for active duty with or without prior service. Regular Army privileges for schooling and promotions will apply.
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Army
Air Force
W. D. Jansen
Athens’ Recruiting Service
OU Senior Primary Vote Results Listed
Ohio University senior class primary results announced by Walt Dahl of the Men's Union Planning Board. Winners include Charles Emerick and Rocky River for senior class president and other offices with junior primaries set for today and final elections planned for November 8.
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Ohio University
Walt Dahl
Men's Union Planning Board
Charles Emerick
Rocky River
Quinn Stumpf
Sciotoville
Richard Sullivan
Ft. Thomas
Ida Fay Artis
Portsmouth
Helen Cowen
Elkhart
Ind
Gertrude Forney
Youngstown
Bob Finley
Tipp City
Fred A. Finemore
South Euclid
Chester Rojeck
Euclid
Mary Lou Happoldt
Akron
Marjorie Wachs
Willoughby
Patricia Jean Young
Cleveland
Nancy Canfield
Chardon
Betty Feiszli
Sandusky
Beryl Shaeffer
Lancaster
Nancy Barron
Painesville
Rosemary Griffith
Janet Zoll
Births And Admitted At Sheltering Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Byron James Ath ens Route 3 a daughter Mr and Mrs Richard Smith Athens a son Mr and Mrs Earl Briggs Glouster Route 3 a daughter Admissions include Merne Boswell Athens Stella Lambert Glouster. Discharges note Ronald Whittington Carpenter and daughter Leland O'Brien Athens and son Addie Fish Guysville Route 1 Arthur Noland Glouster Route 2 Harry Russell Jr Glouster Route 3 Mrs Lucille Bail Glouster Route Dorothy Bishop Athens Delmar Taylor New Marshfield.
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Byron James
Athens
Richard Smith
Earl Briggs
Glouster
Merne Boswell
Stella Lambert
Ronald Whittington
Leland O'Brien
Addie Fish
Guysville
Arthur Noland
Harry Russell, Jr
Lucille Bail
Driver Loses Control As Child Falls in Car
Mrs. Doris Lance 36 Strathmore Blvd told police she reached for her child who fell from the front seat causing her to lose control and strike Clarence Hudwell 23 Albany Route 3 as he backed into a W Union parking space.
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W. Union
N. Congress
Doris Lance
Strathmore Blvd
Clarence E. Hudwell
Albany
UMW Local 270 Sets Saturday Special Meeting
United Mine Workers Local 270 will hold a special meeting Saturday at 1 p.m. in the hall. Floyd Bridge, president, said new welfare forms have been received.
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Coonville
United Mine Workers of America
Floyd Bridge
Rain Ends Streak as Athens Sees Heavy Rainfall
Athens' weather broke Thursday morning as heavy rain interrupted a spell of warm days. .83 inches had fallen by 10 30 am. Temperatures dropped from Wednesday's 82 to a 56 high after a 52 low.
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Athens
Women Voters Hear Twelve Candidates at Athens Meeting
The Athens League of Women Voters hosted a candidates’ meeting in the courthouse listing twelve candidates for seven offices. Speakers included Wayne Ward Walter Maccombs Wade E. Smith Ralph Elliott Don C Campbell William A. Lavelle Charles D Wolfe Francis D White and others with party reps present.
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Court House
Athens League of Women Voters
Victor Goedicke
League of Women Voters
Ray Bobo
Otho Castle
Ohio Democrats
Wayne Ward
Walter Maccombs
Wade E. Smith
Ralph Elliott
Don C. Campbell
William A. LaVelle
C. Stanley Mechem
Charles D. Wolfe
Francis D. White
Common Pleas
William J. Curry
Congress
Bobo
Thomas A. Jenkins
Goedicke
Russell K. Mel Curdy
Ohio Court of Appeals
W. Parker Walker
OU Faculty Lecture Series Opens With Four Talks
Retired dean of women Irma E. Voigt will start Ohio University sixth annual faculty lecture series on November 20. Four lectures are listed with university librarian Frank W. Jones to speak January 9, completing first semester. Second semester will feature Dr. Frederick H. Krecker and C. N. Mackinnon with dates to be set. Talks begin at 8 p.m. in the Chemistry Auditorium and are open to faculty, staff and townspeople.
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Irma FE. Voigt
Ohio University
Elizabeth G. Andersoh
Frank W. Jones
Frederick H. Krecker
C. N. Mackinnon
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Donaldson Motors
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Board of Education
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Dorothy Bishop
Delmar Taylor
New Marshfield
UMW
Waterloo School
Firestone Westmoreland FM
R.P.M
Gilbert Shannon
W. Union St
Firestone Dealer
Don Campbell
Ohio General Assembly
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