Veterans Day address urges diplomacy over war and cold war courage
Dr. James R. Patrick spoke at Athens Ohio University on Veterans Day urging settlement of differences through negotiation rather than shooting wars. He outlined five steps to protect the American way of life, stressing understanding Nik policy and educating citizens. The event, hosted by K T Crossen Post 21 American Legion, included a wreath, firing squad, and marching band.
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James R. Patrick
Athens
K. T. Crossen
Post 21
American Legion
Ohio University
United States
Patrick
Ohio U
Sputnik
Zhukov
Harper C. Pendry
Board of Trade
Roger Rice
First Presbyterian Church
Jan Kish
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Legion
Harold Young
Athens High School
National Guard
ROTC
Athens American Legion Post
Messenger Newsphoto
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Insurance Agencies Featured in Athens and Nearby Towns
Local advertisement highlights insurance options in Athens and surrounding areas. Agencies listed include C. B. Dillon, Gill & Co., Houck & Van Dyke, Earl F. Mathews, Seiple & Kempton, Oakley Ins. Agency, Saltz Ins. Agency, and Nelsonsville Oakley offices with agents such as Donald K. Barstow and Richard Guinther.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald K. Barstow
C. B. Dillon
C. M. Gill & Co
D. M. Goddard
Houck & van Dyke, Inc
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
Murphey & Son
Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Seiple & Kempton
Nelsonsville
Oakley Ins
the Saltz Ins
Glouster
Ohio
Richard Guinther
Births Admitted and Dismissals at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth announcements for Mr and Mrs Robert Barber Long Bottom report a son born. Admissions include Freda Jones Athens Mrs Ralph Knowlton Athens Donna Jean Largent New Plymouth James Gilham New Marshfield Luetta O'Brien Albany. Discharges list Homer Hawkins Carpenter Route 1 Janice Dunn Millfield Route 1 and Mrs Donald Johnson Nelsonville Route 2 and daughter Mrs Charles Diltz Athens Mrs C L Williams Athens Electa Bryan Athens Majel Mankin Athens and Mrs Robert Martin Athens Route 1 and twin daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda Jones
Athens
Ralph Knowlton
Donna Jean Largent
New Plymouth
James Gilham
New Marshfield
Luetta O’brien
Albany
Homer Hawkins
Carpenter
Janice Dunn
Millfield
Donald Johnson
Nelsonville
Charles Diltz
C. L. Williams
Electa Bryan
Majel Mankin
Robert Martin
Local couples named in scattered youth notices
Four pairs of youths from Athens Coalville Guysville and surrounding towns are listed with ages and hometowns, including Lorenzo Don Smith 22 from Doan Vile with Sonja Canter 18 from Buchtel, Rex McKnight 23 from Coalville with Evelyn Clark 23 from Athens, and Royce Newell 18 from Athens with Lucille Williams 16 from Guysville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo Don Smith
Doanvile
Sonja Lee Canter
Buchtel
Rex Lloyd McKnight
Coalville
Evelyn Louise Clark
Athens
Royce Newell
Lucille Wiliams
Guysville
School Levy Is Supported by Athens Citizens
Athens school superintendent Samuel R. Johnson commends Athens City School district voters for approving the three mill operating levy. He says the vote shows understanding of schools needs and the aim to prepare youth for a complex future in a competitive world. The Board of Education also thanks the public for its support.
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Athens
Samuel R. Johnson
Athens City
Voteres of
Court Action From Two Directions In Wells Case
James Vernon Walls 83 Grosvenor St faced two court actions after an alleged assault on his wife Ruth. He pleaded innocent in Municipal Court on an assault and battery charge and was held under 30 bond for a hearing next Wednesday. In Common Pleas Court Ruth Walls filed for divorce citing extreme cruelty and sought temporary support and custody of three children. The couple married November 5 1950 in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Vernon Walls
Grosvenor St
Ruth
Common Pleas Court
Athens
Gross Neglect Cited In Divorce Petition
Wanda Cole Johnson files for divorce from William Dick Johnson in Common Pleas Court citing gross neglect The couple married September 21 1946 in Pomeroy and have two minor children awaiting court action and custody decisions
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Common Pleas
Wanda Cole Johnson
William Dick Johnson
Pomeroy
Fire damages hot water heater at 50 Smith Street
A blaze started near a hot water heater shortly before 9 a m Monday at Benny Newbil’s residence 50 Smith Street. Firemen reported heavy smoke. they crawled under the house to reach flames burning through the floor under the heater. The property is owned by Jim Farley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny Newbil
Smith St
Jim Farley
Fire squad answers two health calls in hour
The emergency squad made two runs within an hour on Sunday afternoon for people who fainted. At 1:03 p.m. John Myers, 68, of 120 N Lancaster St, was stricken and referred to his family physician. The second run at 1:45 p.m. to the Hotel Berry aided Winchell Royce, 58, of Garden Court, N. Y., who was treated and taken to his hotel room.
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Fire Department
John Myers
Lancaster St
Berry
Winchell Royce
Garden Court
N. Y
Cross Petition Filed In Divorce Action
In Common Pleas Court a cross petition responds to a divorce action between Phyllis McKinley of Plain City and Gerald McKinley of Amesville. The defendant denies charges of gross neglect and cruelty and seeks a divorce on the same grounds, plus custody of three minor children. The couple wed December 23, 1950 at St Marys West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Phyllis McKinley
Plain City
Gerald McKinley
Amesville
St. Marys
W. Va
Suits Filed Over Athens Traffic Death Totals $160000
Three wrongful death actions filed in Common Pleas Court seek 160000 total for Virgil Thompson death after being struck July 12 near Circle Hill. Bernice Thompson, administratrix, names Harry K. Marsh and Ohio Steak and Barbecue Co. as defendants, alleging excessive speed and negligence.
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Ies
Circle Hill
Bernice Thompson
Virgil Thompson
Mineral Man Injured In Auto Crash
A 53 year old Mineral resident was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital after one of three Saturday crashes investigated by the State Highway Patrol. James A. Woogerd suffered face and scalp contusions and lacerations when his car struck a Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric pole after missing a Route 56 curve west of Athens. Jackson Lee Williams, 16, of Nelsonville received bruises to the left hip and back in a second crash when a car turned over after leaving Route 33 north of Chauncey onto the berm. Williams was a passenger in a car driven by Gary Lee Bruce, 18, also of Nelsonville, who had just failed a driver’s exam in Athens. A third wreck north of Logan on Route 33 involved Zoath Mohler, 46, of Logan, whose car rear-ended Thomas McClellan, 37, of Lancaster, who had slowed in traffic. Mohler was cited for failing to stop within the assured clear distance.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
State Highway Patrol
James A. Woogerd
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Athens
Nelsonville
Jackson Lee Williams
Chauncey
Berm
Williams
Gary Lee Bruce
Bruce
Logan
Zoath Mohler
Thomas McClellan
Lancaster
Mohler
Servicemen News Highlights Local Families in Army Posts
Capt Floyd M Cummings son of Mr Mrs Davis W Cummings 50 Central Ave Athens serves in the 24th Infantry Division in Korea with wife Maxine in Tacoma Washington. Pvt William P Zimmerman son of Mrs Irena Zimmerman Stewart serves at Baumholder Germany with the 293rd Engineer Construction Battalion after 1957 Army enlistment. 2nd Lt Richard L Williams son of Mr and Mrs Mac D Williams Lincoln St graduated from Army primary flight training at Camp Gary Texas after 1956 Ohio University graduation. Pvt Dale W Davis son of Mr Mrs Howard D Davis Albany Route 3 graduated from tractor operator course at European Engineer School in Murnau Germany. he joined the Army in November 1956.
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Floyd M. Cummings
Davis W. Cummings
Central Ave
Athens
24Th Infantry Division
Korea
Maxine
Tacoma
Wash
Cummings
Ft. Benning
William P. Zimmerman
Irena Zimmerman
Stewart
Baumholder
Germany
Rome-Canaan High School
Army
Ft. Knox
Richard L. Williams
Mac D. Williams
Lincoln St
Camp Gary
Tex
Ohio University
Ft. Rucker
Ala
Pvt
Dale W. Davis
Howard D. Davis
Albany Route 3
Murnau
Davis
Albany High School
Industrial Arts Meet Attended by OU Men
Ohio University associate professor Charles R. Kinison returned from Chicago where he attended the Industrial Arts Conference of the Mississippi Valley with Donald E. Perry. Kinison spoke at the Friday session on industrial arts school administration and serves on a committee planning the conference’s 50th anniversary in 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Kinison
Ohio University
Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Donald E. Perry
Industrial Arts
Kinison
Dog Bite Suit Filed Over Nelsonville Boy
A suit in Common Pleas seeks 3500 damages for a dog bite suffered by Carl Altier III, 2%, by a 100 pound German shepherd owned by Thelma Kontner Starkey at 181 Mill St Nelsonville last May 1. The boy alleges no provocation or trespass, says the bite on the right thigh will leave a permanent scar and that he has become nervous around animals.
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Nelsonville
Common Pleas Court
Carl Altier III
Carl Altier Jr
Thelma Kontner Starkey
Mill St
G A Manda Dies Monday at 79 in The Plains
George A. Manda 79 retired coal miner of The Plains died early Monday in Mount St. Mary Hospital. Born in Czechoslovakia he settled here at 25 and joined the Slovak, Knights of Columbus and Holy Name societies. Survivors include wife Mary a son Joseph three daughters nine grandchildren and another son John killed in World War II. Funeral mass 9 a m Wednesday at St Pauls Church burial Mount Calvary Cemetery. Rosary 8 p m Tuesday at Jagers and Sons funeral home.
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George A. Manda
the Plains
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Czechoslovakia
Mr. Manda
National Slovak Society
Knights of Columbus
Holy Name Society
Chauncey Mine
Mary
Joseph
Ann Manda
Ellen Blazier
Shade
Mary Meccia
Columbus
John
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Jan B. Kish
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Defense Counsel Appointed in Auto Larceny Case
Judge Francis D. White appoints Homer B. Gall Jr. as counsel for Delbert Leon Stack of Elba Washington County indicted by the October grand jury on auto larceny. Stack sought counsel at arraignment and the case was passed for further consideration by the court.
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Homer B. Gall Jr
Francis D. White
Common Pleas Court
Delbert Leon Stack
Elba
Washington County
Stack
Mercury Dips to Season Low as Weekend Cold Lingers
The weekend brought a season low as rural Hamley Run reports 11 above zero this morning, two degrees colder than Sunday. By 9 a.m. the temperature held at 18 degrees, 14 below freezing, with high Sunday at 42 and Friday and Saturday extremes of 62 and 28.
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Hamley Run
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N. Court St
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Long Bottom
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REPP
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Thompson
Route 33
Walker’s
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Mineral Man
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Coolville Firehouse
Albany Firehouse
Nelsonville Firehouse
Glouster Firehouse
Amesville Firehouse
Athens Fairgrounds
Stewart Firehouse
Athens County Board of Health, Humane Society, Athens County Commissioners and
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Wiley Funeral Home
Fawcett-Stone Funeral Home
Chesterhill
Hoodlet
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Mercury
ANDES
W. Union St
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Athens County Insurance Agents Association
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Athens, Ohio
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