Twelve Men Leave Athens For Induction Into Army
Twelve men left Athens this morning for Ft Hayes Columbus and induction into the army. Draft officials noted the next induction will be Dec 1 but did not indicate how many would depart. Two of the 12 were transferred to other boards and Franklin Sterling was moved to Hocking County. William Ross led the group with 17 inducted on Nov 1.
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Athens
Ft. Hayes
Columbus
Army
Hocking
James R. Thompson
Virgil M. Kittle
Gerald D. Meek
Vaughn H. Gwilym
Charles L. Smith
George B. McKinniss
Emmett M. Blake
Robert C. Martin
William A. Ross
John W. Dodson
Henry H. Barringer
Robert L. Keish
Franklin J. Sterling
William Ross
Howard Hall Dorm Vandalism Sparks Police Probe
Charged with breaking and entering and malicious destruction of property, suspects face penitentiary or reformatory terms for B and E and fines or jail time for property damage under or over 100 dollars. Police continue investigation into the Sunday morning incident as Howard Hall staff are questioned and fingerprinted.
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Howard Hall
Joseon B. Grogan
Temperature Dips to 17 as Cold Returns
The article notes a warm day on Monday with a high of 46, then a sharp plunge to 17 by night. By 8 a.m. Tuesday the thermometer rose to 18, marking a small recovery after Sunday's low of 41 and Monday's 46.
Ohio University Earth Science Club Meeting Notice
Ohio University's Earth Science Club will meet Wednesday at 7 30 pm in Ellis Hall. Anyone interested in geography and geology is welcome. Members will view a film and refreshments will be served.
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Ohio University
Earth Science Club
Ellis Hall
Athens Ohio Guard Unit Rated Satisfactory At Armory Inspection
Lt Col Thomas B Munson announced at Athens Ohio National Guard armory inspection that the unit received a satisfactory rating. He noted a possible excellent rating pending final report and urged greater enlistment leveraging Athens large student body for recruiting during vacations with drilling at the nearest unit. Capt J M Abraham is at Fort Meade attending staff school.
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Thomas B. Munson
U. S. Army
Athenis
Ohio National Guard
Clyde V. Scott
Scott
Munson
Athens
J. M. Abraham
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs William Byers Trimble welcomed a daughter and Mr and Mrs Harold McCathren Carpenter a son. Admitted were Mrs Letha Heightland Chauncey Ernest Rosser Athens and others. Dismissed were Mrs Joseph E Stewart Athens and son and Mrs Raymond Smith Athens Route 4 and daughter.
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William Byers
Trimble
Harold McCathren
Carpenter
Letha Heightland
Chauncey
Ernest Rosser
Athens
Rachel Brown
Irving Dickman
Celia Rigel
Ethel Mathews
Sarah Strawn
Joseph E. Stewart
Raymond Smith
Letha Easler
Home in Millfield Reveals Dent Family Heritage
The Millfield residence, long the home of the Dents, ties to Athens County history through generations. R S Dent born 1836 in Belmont County built a mercantile and civic life in Millfield, with roles from postmaster to county home board member, and descendants active in religion, business, and public service.
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R. S. Dent
Belmont County
Ohio
Athens County
Malvina Evans
Amesville
Evan Evans
Berks County
Pennsylvania
R. S. Dents
Dover Township
Millfield
Alexander Township
Old County
Dent
Evans S. Dent
Louis W. Russell
Dents
Octa
Cyrus Higgins
Royal
Wiley T. S. Prague
Chauncey
Louis Russell
Elmer A. Dent
Ohio University
Yale
East
Hartford
Conn
Avon
Alva
Hebbardville
Evans
John Dent
Georgetown
Maryland
Ohio Country
Samuel Beall
Thomas Brooke
Ninian Beall
House of Burgesses
Beallsville
Ohio River
Monroe County
Area Meet Set By Red Cross
The Athens County Chapter of the American Red Cross will host the Central Buckeye Council for Volunteer Services of the American Red Cross at a luncheon meeting Wednesday at the Athens Country Club. Forty persons from Delaware to Athens counties attend to discuss needs of veterans at Chillicothe Veterans Hospital.
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Athens County
The
American Red Cross
Central
Buckeye Council For Volunteer Services
Athens Country Club
William H. Kirchner
Red Cross
Delaware
Fairfield
Franklin
Hocking
Licking
Madison
Muskingum
Perry
Ross
Scioto
Athens
Chillicothe Veterans Hospital
Two Vie for Parking Spot Collision on Court Street
Police report two drivers Alfred Stalnaker and Fay Clifton Tribe contested the same parking space on 5 Court St. Stalnaker, 37, Athens Route 2, and Tribe, 68, of 72 Central Ave., collided as Stalnaker pulled in and Tribe backed in. A second crash on Smith St. involved William Paul Hickman, 22, of 100 Central Ave., who struck a parked truck owned by H. C. Dawson, 46 Smith St., claiming another car forced him into the truck.
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Court St
Alfred Stalnaker
Athens
Fay Clifton Tribe
Central Ave
Stalnaker
Tribe
Smith St
William Paul Hickman
H. C. Dawson
Hickman
Purple Heart Issued Posthumously for Pfc Carl Douglas
Mr and Mrs Everett Douglas inform that their son Pfc Carl Everett Douglas received a posthumous Purple Heart. He was 17 when killed in action in Korea on August 19. His body, buried in a government cemetery in Korea, will be returned to the United States for re burial.
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Everett Douglas
First St
Pfc
Carl Everett Douglas
Korea
Douglas
United States
Forestry Official Recovers After Emergency Transfusion
Irving I. Dickman assistant state forester remained in fair condition at Sheltering Arms Hospital after an emergency blood transfusion for a gastric hemorrhage caused by an ulcer. The physician said the local blood bank was used to good advantage in the emergency. William Shea 76 of Millfield Route 1 was fined 10 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication and arrest at the bus station by city police.
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Irving I. Dickman
Sheltering Arms Hospital
William Shea
Millfield
W. P. Mickle
Shea
Legion Meeting Set for Wednesday by Post 21
K. T. Crossen Post 21 American Legion will hold a meeting Wednesday at 8 pm at the Legion home. Commander James M. Vercoe announced the schedule.
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Legion
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
James M. Vercoe
VFW Meeting Set at Armory by Floyd Bolin Post
Floyd Bolin Post 3477 VFW will hold a meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Armory, announced Lloyd H. Copeland.
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VFW
Floyd Bolin
Armory
Lloyd H. Copeland
OU Professor Attends Columbia Alumni Meet
Professor Carl H. Roberts of Ohio University and Mrs. Roberts returned from a two day Teachers College Alumni Conference at Columbia University. The event drew 182 alumni from across the United States, most linked to educational institutes and private education groups. A highlight was a speech by George Counts on the Soviet Union.
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Carl H. Roberts
Ohio University
Roberts
Teachers College
Columbia University
United States
George Counts
Soviet Union
Gilbreth Book Adaptation Set As AHS Play Thursday
Athens High School presents Cheaper by the Dozen a Perry Clark adaptation of Frank Gilbreth Jr and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. Sophomore and junior cast with Myrdeth Sheron Betsy Baker directing. The story centers on a motion study engineer and his family of twelve.
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Perry Clark
Frank Gilbreth Jr
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Myrdeth Sheron
Betsy Baker
Christopher Lane
Gilbreth
Mr. Gilbreth
Bill Wolfe
Mrs. Gilbreth
Phyllis Peterson
Ernestine
Marilyn Paulsen
Frank
Bruce Roach
Anne
Antoinette Ondis
Martha
Helen Lehman
Lillian
Carolyn Hefti
Fred
Roderick Ondis
Bill
Don Hockenberry
Dan
John Easterling
Jackie
Joyce Bachus
Larry
Richard Williams
Mary Ann Hellebrandt
Mrs. Fitzgerald
Kenner Bush
Dr. Burton
Athens Driver Fined and Jailed After Crash
James Barton, 32, of 120 Morris Ave was fined $10 and costs and sentenced to three days in county jail after arraignment in May or W P Mickles court He was charged with trespassing on the Athens State Hospital grounds following a November 6 auto crash and treated at Ohio University Health Center His arraignment was postponed until hospital release Kenneth Acker 20 of Logan also paid $10 and costs after a speeding arrest in Mayor Roger Friends court
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James Barton
Morris Ave
W. P. Mickle
Barton
State Highway Patrol
Athens State Hospital
Ohio University Health Center
Kenneth Acker
Logan
Roger Friend
Purpose of Athens Hi Y Club Explained by YMCA official
Robert S. Lance executive secretary of the YMCA area explained the Hi Y Club to Athens Rotarians. Local officers led the meeting with student leaders John Smith Jon Blair John Bolin and Jerry Jagers introducing their adviser Earl Washburn. The group has about 40 members and aims to organize for Christian service across schools and communities. Camp Nelson Dodd youth camp near Brinkhaven was highlighted with 1000 attendees nationally and 32 from Athens last year. The Dick Hughes Memorial Craft Building was dedicated with support from Attorney M. D. Hughes and the Camp Nelson Dodd Committee.
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Athens
AHS
For
Christian Service
Nelson Dodd
Ohio
Brinkhaven
Dick Hughes
M. D. Hughes
Hughes
Conservationist speaks to class on soil work
Ralph Barker district conservationist spoke Tuesday afternoon to a class taught by Dr. C. L. Dow head of the Department of Geology and Geography at Ohio University about soil conservation efforts and practices.
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Ralph Barker
C. L. Dow
Ohio University
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