Athens City School Board Cited Among Outstanding Ohio Boards
The Athens City School Board was named one of the outstanding boards of administration in Ohio according to a Columbia University Teachers College survey. Superintendent WW Williard Barker announced the citation, detailing how findings will help slow moving boards nationwide. Members listed include Don R. Clippinger president John W. Bolin Homer T. Baird Mrs W H Herbert and James E Householder with W Parker Walker as clerk.
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Athens City
Ohio
Teachers’ College of Columbia University
Williard P. Barker
United States
U.S
Barker
Athens
Don R. Clippinger
John W. Bolin
Homer T. Baird
W.H. Herbert
James E. Householder
W. Parker Walker
Former Area GI Wounded In Korea
Keith F. McMenamy 17, former Jacksonville youth, was wounded in Korea on Sept. 23 while driving a truck with South Korean soldiers when a bomb destroyed the vehicle. He is hospitalized but back with his unit, the 68th AAA Gun Battalion, after overseas service of about three months.
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Jacksonville
Pfe
Keith F. McMenamy
Korea
Department of Defense
McMenamy
Leon F. McMenamy
George Fitzer
Millfield
Akron
68Th
Defense Department
Charges Countered In Sharpsburg Case
Three Sharpsburg residents faced counter charges in Mayor W. P. Mickle's court. Wade Johnson 67 filed an affidavit against Cecil Burns 25, who replied with a similar charge against Johnson. Goldy Burns also charged Johnson. All pleaded innocent and a preliminary hearing was set for Nov 9.
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W. P. Mickle
Sharpsburg
Wade Johnson
Cecil Burns
Goldy Burns
Johnson
Honesty Topic at Athens Hi Y Meeting
Athens High School Hi Y discussed honesty and the harm of cheating. Harold Lee claimed three people are hurt when a student cheats: yourself, your friends, and your teacher. Robert Lance of the YMCA district office attended as a guest.
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Athens High School
Hi- Y
Harold Lee
Robert Lance
YMCA
Sign of Changing Times as Passenger Trains End
Discontinuance of New York Central and Chesapeake & Ohio passenger service to Athens leads Baltimore and Ohio crews to remove 1600 feet of track at the W Union Street station siding. The track runs from the station across W Union Street to west Athens. The B and O spokesman says no siding need remains now that rival lines have halted service and future use of the space is not announced.
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New York Central
Chesapeake & Ohio
Athens
W. Union St
Baltimore & Ohio
West Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Names listed include W. C. Midkiff Guysville Route 1 Mrs Blanch South Athens Kathryn Pughline Glouster Mrs Anna Sheppard Athens Mrs Flora Ennis Albany Route Mrs Edward Oskey Jacksonville and son Mrs Byron James Athens Route 3 and daughter Mrs Wayne Moore Athens Route 1 and son Mrs Earl Briggs Glouster Route William Reynolds Nelsonville Route 1 Evelyn Yaw Athens Mrs Merne Boswell Athens Mrs Lucille Bail Athens Route
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W. C. Midkiff
Guysville
Blanch South
Athens
Kathryn Pughline
Glouster
Anna Sheppard
Flora Ennis
Albany
Edward Oskey
Jacksonville
Byron James
Wayne Moore
Earl Briggs
William Reynolds
Nelsonville
Evelyn Yaw
Merne Boswell
Lucille Bail
Millfield Man Bound Over In Dynamite Cap Trap Case
Carl Matheny, 32, of Millfield, pleaded innocent to unlawful possession of explosives with intent to use them unlawfully. Bound to the grand jury by May or W P Mickle, bond set at 1000. Four youths injured in Halloween prank involving a dynamite cap on a wire around Matheny’s property.
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Millfield
Carl Matheny
W. P. Mickle
Matheny
Francis D. White
Charlies Kisor
Monsarat
Joe Bob Whaley
Glouster
Charles Leffler
Robert Keirns
Rain Leaves Town With Slim Temperature Rise
Heavy rain Thursday night left the city cooler with a 9:15 am reading at 48 degrees after a low of 46. Thursday’s high reached 79 as rainfall totaled 11 inches, part of a lingering weather system.
Lima Driver Fined for Crossing Painted Center Line
Cicero Knox pleaded guilty as Lima mayor fines a truck driver five dollars plus costs for illegally crossing a freshly painted center line on President Street.
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Lima
W. P. Mickle
President St. Cicero
Knox
Real Estate Transfer From Alice Hervey to James Shafer
Alice Hervey and her husband of Fairport Harbor transfer property in Nelsonville to James W. Shafer of Nelsonville in a real estate conveyance recorded.
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Alice Hervey
Fairport Harbor
James W. Shafer
Nelsonville
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Turner
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Pec. McMenamy
Sheltering Arms Hospital
the Mutual
East Washington Street
Thomas A. Jenkins
Tom Jenkins
Congress
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Washington
Pol Adv
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Studebaker
Wakefield Motors
Richland Ave
Athens, Ohi
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