Higher Education Days Open at OU with Stassen Arrival
Harold E. Stassen, former Minnesota governor and cabinet member, arrives in Athens Wednesday to address Ohio University's two day Conference on Higher Education. More than 50 delegates from colleges and universities attend, with several presidents on panel. The convocation closes the sesquicentennial observance, with events including a procession, receptions, dinner and a concert.
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Harold E. Stassen
Athens
Ohio University
Stassen
Minnesota
Eisenhower
Foreign Operations Administration
Jarge B. Paulsen
University College
University of Minnesota
Norman P. Auburn
University of Akron
John D. Millett
Miami University
Robert N. Montgomery
Muskingum College
Ronald B. Thompson
Ohio State University
Victor A. Goedicke
Howard L. Bevis
Paul R. Murphy
Ernest M. Collins
Baker
OU Classroom Building and Dorm Plans Approved
Knowlton Construction Co. of Bellefontaine submitted the low bids for OU projects. TheCommerce Building bid was 597000 along with related bids for plumbing heating and electrical. The dormitory bid came in at 618000 for a 300-student facility on Fast Green. Construction may begin in about a month pending approval. razing five structures is required before work starts.
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Ohio University
Knowlton Construction Co
Bellefontaine
Knowlton
College of Commerce
Fast Green
Commerce
Plumbing
Gesling Co
Lancaster
Persha Electric Co
Columbus
Shepard Elevator Co
Plumbing, National Co. Inc
Conditioned Air, Inc
Charleston
Office of State Public Works
University
Annual Scout Dinner Slated For Dec 9
The Hock Hocking District will hold its annual Scout Dinner at Athens High School on Thursday December 9 inviting Boy Scouts district wide and their parents. Richard Whitehouse Troop 54 Gerald Rushton Troop 56 William Mary Troop 55 and C A Randall district commissioner lead arrangements with FE. H. Cole coordinating use of the high school. Last year about 300 attended and officials expect roughly the same turnout.
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Hock Hocking
Athens High School
Richard Whitehouse
Gerald Rushton
William Mary
C. A. Randall
F E. H. Cole
Postal Service Curtailments for Veterans Day At Athens Post Office
In observance of Veterans Day the Athens post office stamp and money order windows will be closed and there will be no city or rural delivery Thursday. Boxes will be serviced and special delivery handled, Postmaster Arthur Cornwell announced.
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Athens
Arthur Cornwell
Tapped by Scout Society
Members of Troop 54 and 55 were tapped for the Order of the Arrow at a Church of the Good Shepherd ceremony. Recipients include Quincy Robe Roger Shafer Ernest Conant and Richard Life with Richard Whitehouse and Carl Sylvester named as leaders. Initiation will occur at Camp Kootaga on November 19 and 20.
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Order of the Arrow
National
Boy Scouts
Church of the Good Shepherd
William Morey
Amos Blakeslee
William Philabaum
Quincy Robe
Roger Shafer
Ernest Conant
Richard Life
Richard Whitehouse
Carl Sylvester
First Presbyterian Church
Camp Kootaga
Births and hospital notices from Albany and Athens
The record lists a birth to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Phelps of Albany. Admissions include Stella Maple Athens Helen Williams Athens Mrs Roselle Driggs Broadwell Amanda Clutter Athens Wahnetta Jennice Glouster Mrs Frank Seward Athens Philip Rosser Athens FE M McVey Albany Ethel Collins Athens Belle Crow Mineral. Dismissals include Mrs Leonard Peach Glouster and daughter Mrs Emmanuel Gevas Athens Mrs Elsie Perry Athens Mrs Aura Bolin Athens.
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Glenn Phelps
Albany
Stella Maple
Athens
Helen Williams
Roselle Driggs
Broadwell
Amanda Clutter
Wahnetta Jennice
Glouster
Frank Seward
Phyilip Rosser
M. McVey
Ethel Collins
Belle Crow
Mineral
Leonard Peach
Elsie Perry
Aura Bolin
Rotary Hears New Member and President Report
The Athens Rotary Club met Monday noon at the Hotel Berry. Francis Fuller was inducted as a new member and gave an autobiographical talk. President L F Lausche and H Bobo reported on a Columbus meeting with International President Herbert J Taylor. H O Sedwick chaired the program.
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L. F. Lausche
Columbus
Athens
Kiwanis Club Receives Radio Television Week Report
At a Kiwanis meeting, Gerald Beck of Ohio University spoke on radio and television as mass media. He noted radio’s risks of misuse and FCC efforts, and traced TV’s rise from 1945 with six stations to forecasts of 1200 to 1500 by 1960, highlighting global transmission of sight and sound.
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Kiwanis
Gerald Beckwith
Ohio University
Beckwith
WOUL
Federal Communications Commission
Pearl Harbor
Drill Sparks Ignition of Gasoline at Service Station
An electric drill caused a bucket of gasoline to ignite at the rear of the Morris Gibson service station on Ellis Street. Ellis Stiers, using gasoline to clean auto parts, sparked the fire. Fire Chief Charles Dalton reported responders arrived at 8:51 p.m. and used chemicals to extinguish the blaze.
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Morris Gibson
W. Carpenter
N. Lancaster
Charles Dalton
Ellis Stiers
W. Washington St
Driver Earl Halliday Pleads Guilty to Drunken Driving
Earl Halliday aged 55 of 248 Richland Ave pleaded guilty to drunken driving in Municipal Court. He was fined 12 dollars plus costs, jailed three days, and had his driving rights suspended for four months.
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Earl Halliday
Richland Ave
Halliday
Senior Class Play Tickets On Sale For Athens High
Tickets for the Athens High School senior play "Mrs Me Thing" go on sale this week. The show is set for November 18 and 19 in the high school auditorium with Arminda Kimes and David Lowman starring.
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Athens High School
Mrs. Me- Thing
Arminda Kimes
David Lowman
Plea Denied in Unsafe Operation Case
John Cassaubon twenty of 31 Franklin Ave pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to unsafe operation. Cassaubon was cited by city police after the November 2 accident on University Terrace. He posted a twenty dollar bond and awaits a Friday hearing at 8 45 a.m.
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John Cassaubon
Franklin Ave
Cassaubon
University Terrace
Community Brief Harolds Cox Fined In Athens Disturbance
Harold Cox of Athens was fined $10 plus costs after arraignment in Municipal Court on a disturbing the peace charge. The case stems from a weekend disturbance at Club 33, entered by operator Robert Slagle, who named Cox as one of two men involved.
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Harold Cox
Athens
Robert Slagle
Club 33
Cox
Indictment Against Hollie Showalter Nolled and Dismissed
Common Pleas Court records show the October grand jury returned an indictment against Hollie Showalter of Athens Route 3 that has been nolled and dismissed.
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Hollie Showalter
Athens
Common Pleas
Parents Aid Asked To Halt Wild Drivers
The Ohio Department of Highway Safety urged teen age girls and their parents to curb reckless driving by youths. Director A C Felty urged girls to refuse to date unsafe drivers and for parents to know who accompanies their daughters. He said many reckless drivers seek attention and that better grades and activity involvement correlate with safer behavior.
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Columbus
Department of Highway Safety
A. C. Felty
Felty
ROTC Professor to Attend Conference at Fort Meade
Lt. Col. George W. Dickerson of Ohio University will attend a two day ROTC conference at the Second Army Headquarters Fort Meade Maryland. Lt. Gen. Floyd L Parks commander of the Second Army will welcome all professors of military science and tactics and all ROTC district advisers in the seven state Second Army area.
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George W. Dickerson
Ohio University
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Second Army
Ft. Meade
Floyd L .Parks
Weather pattern holds with 65 high and 24 low
The Hamley Run station reports yesterday’s high of 65 and last night’s low of 24, two degrees above the prior reading. At 9 am the temperature stood at 30 degrees.
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Hamley Run
Savan nah Lodge to Confer Master Mason Degree and Elect Officers
The Savannah Lodge 466 F and AM meets Thursday at 7 30 p m at the lodge hall for conferring the Master Mason degree and officers elections. An oyster supper will be served after the meeting, per Earl Linton, the master.
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Guysville
Savannah Lodge
F&am
Earl Linton
Logan arraigns Milford man on hazardous zone charge
Ralph Brust, 44, of Milford Center Route 1, was arraigned Monday before Logan Mayor Joseph Phillips on a charge of passing in a hazardous zone, according to the State Highway Patrol report.
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Logan
Ralph Brust
Milford Center
Joseph Phillips
State Highway Patrol
Masons to Meet New Marshfield Lodge Session
Constitution Lodge 426 F and AM will hold a meeting Thursday at 7 30 p.m. with C R Barron serving as master.
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Masons
New Marshfield
Constitution Lodge
F&am
C R. Barron
Plains High Band Ends Football Season With Final Show
Thirteen senior members of The Plains High School Band under director Elmer Horskey completed their last football season performance. The group, led by head drum major Ray Reichner, performed Thursday night at Glouster with members Rita Keeton Evelyn Graham Beverlee Lovsey Harold Rowan Bill Horn Gerald Tope Sharon Stauffer Marilyn Lee Helen Henry Sam Skinner Carol Davis Janet Howard and Dale Goldsberry.
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the Plains
Plains High School
Elmer Horskey
Rita Keeton
Evelyn Graham
Beverlee Lovsey
Harold Rowan
Bill Horn
Gerald Tope
Sharon Stauffer
Marilyn Lee
Helen Henry
Sam Skinner
Carol Davis
Janet Howard
Dale Goldsberry
Glouster
Ray Reichner
Men's Brotherhood To Meet in Athens
The Athens County Men's Brotherhood will meet at the Athens Christian Church on November 11 in observance of Veterans Day. The gathering starts at 7 30 p m.
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Athens
Athens County Mens Brotherhood
Athens Christian Church
Two Men Arrested After Athens Robbery Deliveries
Four police agencies cooperated to arrest Paul James and Paul Russell within four hours after a Murray City man was robbed on Athens streets. James and Russell, both of Millfield, pleaded innocent in Municipal Court and were jailed on $70 bonds.
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Murray City
Athens
Paul James
Paul Russell
Millfield
Chauncey
DeWitt Walker
John W. Steinbrook
Steinbrook
W. Union St
Joseph Fields
State Highway Patrol
Athens County
Marshal Walker
Sergeant Fields
Porter
James
Russell
A.m
Fields
Athens County Men Complete Armed Service
Twenty one Athens County men completed periods of service with post discharge duties of five years on inactive status. The list names men in Korea Germany and overseas theaters, plus air force army and navy personnel with their towns of residence.
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Athens County
Armed Forces
Selective Service Board
Draft Board
Air Force
Wallace R. McBride
Athens
Donald L. Milligan
Charlies R. Phillips
Nelsonville
Martin E. Buechler
William Stolze, Jr
Jacksonville
Gene L. Smith
New Marshfield
Presley W. Winner
Stewart
James E. Algeo
Donald H. Nicholson
George L. Good
Servicemen Updates: Parachutist Badge for Rodehaver
G Rodehaver Pvt Charles Rodehaver son of Mr and Mrs John Rodehaver Guysville completed the 11th Airborne Division Jump School earning the Parachutist Badge and assignment to the 508th Red Devil Airborne Regimental Combat Team. Robert G Snow son of Mr and Mrs Carl Snow Athens Route 4 has received an honorable discharge from the U S Navy at Norfolk Virginia. Pvt Lewis W Roberts son of Mr and Mrs J B Roberts 41 Fort Street spent seven days in Japan on rest leave from the 24th Infantry Division in Korea. He entered the Army last February and arrived overseas last May serving as a truck driver with a field artillery battery. John F E Crabtree son of Mr and Mrs Orville Crabtree 61 Mill Street Chauncey has enlisted in the Army after basic at Ft Knox Kentucky. He is a Chauncey-Dover High School graduate.
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Pvt
Charles Son
John Rodehaver
Guysville
11Th Airborne Division
Rodehaver
508Th
Red Devil Airborne
U. S
Robert G. Snow
Carl F. Snow
Athens
VU. S. Naval Receiving Station
Norfolk, Va
Lewis W. Roberts
J. B. Roberts
Fort St
Japan
24Th Infantry
Korea
Roberts
John FE. Crabtree
Orville Crabtree
Mill St
Chauncey
SFC
J. E. Glover
Crabtree
Ft. Knox
Chauncey-Dover High School
Reserves Meet Tonight at Ohio University Hall
Athens air reserve unit will gather at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Room 307 Carnegie Hall on the Ohio University campus. Commander Peter B. Seel announced the meeting.
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Athens’ Air Reserve Unit
Ohio University
Carnegie Hall
Peter B. Seel
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Richard A. Mayle
Charles Leffiter
Robert D. Rutter
William C. Fish
Germany
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Trimble
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Westinghouse Sales and Service
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Athens Ice & Storage CO
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