Seven new patrol auxiliary members join Athens unit
Applications accepted for seven new members of the State Highway Patrol Auxiliary at a Thursday night session at the K T Crossen Post American Legion home. Officer James Gibbs directs the Athens County unit, with fingerprinting and instruction for disaster and traffic duties. Charter members and new inductees hail from Athens Glouster Nelsonville and Jacksonville, with next meeting set for December 7 at the Glouster Legion hall.
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State Highway Patrol Auxiliary
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Athens County
James Gibbs
Athens Patrol Post
Gibbs
Athens
Richard Brown
Edwin Skinner
Clifford Bryan
Glouster
Robert Carter
Max Linton
Nelsonville
Everett Barnhart
Richard Thompson
Cheaper By The Dozen AHS Play Delights Teens
The AHS sophomore junior class staged Cheaper By The Dozen on the high school stage with Perry Clark’s adaptation. Marilyn Paulsen and Bruce Roach led Ernestine and Frank, while Betsy Baker and Myrdeth Sheron served as student directors under Mrs. Christophe Lane. The comedy spanned six months in the Gilbreth home with lively family antics and a heartfelt father’s preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Clark
Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Christophe Lane
Myrdeth Sheron
Betsy Baker
Gilbreth
Marilyn Paulsen
Ernestine
Bruce Roach
Frank
Dawna Bulloch
Barbara Williams
Love
Bill Wolfe
Mr. Gilbreth
Phyllis Peterson
Anne
Antoinette Ondis
Helen Lehman
Martha
Tederick Ondis
Carolyn Hefti
Don Hockenberry
John Easterling
Ruth Ellen Sands
Richard Williams
Larry
Gilbreths
Virginia Huffman
Gene Jones
Bob Jones
Dick Hall
J. R. Fenske
Athens Pastors Named To Speakers Bureau
Rev. Harold F. Kellogg of Athens First Methodist and Rev. Fred E. Luchs of Athens First Presbyterian accepted spots on the speakers bureau for the Revised Standard Bible Observance in fall 1952. Announcement came from President Harold E. Stassen of the University of Pennsylvania and ICOR. William Mathew Watkins, 30, and Edna June Carter, 28, both of Nelsonville.
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Chicago
Harold F. Kellogg
Fred E. Luchs
Athens
Ohio
First Methodist
First Presbyterian
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
International Council of Religious
William Mathew Watkins
Edna June Carter
Nelsonville
Mrs. Maggie Carter 80 Dies at Circle Hill Home
Mrs. Maggie Carter aged 80 died Friday morning at her daughter’s home in Circle Hill. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at New Marshfield Christian Church with Rev. Gilbert Courtney officiating. Interment follows in New Marshfield Cemetery. She leaves children Guy Vaughn Ethel Wade Denver Carter Julia McBride Faye Knight Maye Evener. Call hours extend to 11 a.m. Saturday at Hoodlet funeral home and then at Evener home.
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New Marshfield
Maggie Carter
Fred Evener
Circle Hill
Carter
Guy Vaughn
Lancaster
Ethel Wade
Athens
Denver Carter
Union Furnace
Julia McBride
Zanesville
Faye Knight
Maye Evener
Evener
Gilbert Courtney
Wesley Group Attends OMSM Conference in Columbus
About 45 Ohio University Wesley Foundation members travel from Athens to King Avenue Church in Columbus for the Ohio Methodist Student Movement conference over the weekend. Charles Cooley leads student ministers. Athens attendees include Mary Athearn Margaret Robe Miriam Clippinger Bob Nida and Carol Herb. The Wesley Choir, directed by Raymond Sturm, performs a choral pageant Saturday. Merrill Thomas serves as OMSM vice president.
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Ohio University
Wesley Foundation
Ohio Methodist Student Movement
King Ave
Columbus
Athens
Charles Cooley
Mary Athearn
Margaret Robe
Miriam Clippinger
Bob Nida
Carol Herb
Wesley Choir
Raymond Sturm
First Methodist Church
Merrill Thomas
OMSM
Divorce Petition Filed In Common Pleas Court
Carl Gajus 77 Franklin Ave has charged extreme cruelty in a divorce petition filed in Common Pleas Court against Elizabeth Gajus. The couple married January 24 1948 in Athens and have no children, the petition states.
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Carl Gajus
Franklin Ave
Common Pleas
Elizabeth Gajus
Athens
Snow Flurries and Mild Temps Reported Friday
Snow flurries fell Friday as the temperature held at 38 degrees just above last night’s low of 37. The day’s high reached 57 with 0.44 inches of rainfall recorded.
Truck Driver Fined for Insecure Lumber Load in Ray
A Ray Ohio truck driver, Clarence Woltz aged 26, was fined $5 and costs by Mayor W P Mickle. He was charged with failing to display a red flag on a lumber load extending more than four feet from the rear of the truck.
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Ray
Ohio
W. P. Mickle
Clarence Woltz
Community Sing Set at New Marshfield Church
The Athens County community sing resumes Sunday at 2 30 p.m. at the New Marshfield Christian Church after a summer hiatus.
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Athens County
New Marshfield
Dinner Planned by First Presbyterian Men at Friday Event
A dinner for the First Presbyterian Church men is slated for Friday at 5 30 p.m. Robert Dennis and Wilson Snyder are in charge with serving by Mrs Harold T Wise and her church women group.
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First Presbyterian Church
Robert Dennis
Wilson Snyder
Harold T. Wise
Americanism Topic Highlighted by SAR Speaker
H Boyd Davis spoke to Ewings Chapter Sons of the American Revolution urging stronger patriotism and flag reverence. Attendees from Pomeroy and Middleport heard plans to push flag precedence in Ohio law and greater focus on American history in colleges. Ladies Night was announced for Dec 16 at Thackery House.
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H. Boyd Davis
Columbus
Ewings
Sons of the American Revolution
Gordon K. Bush
Strathmore Boulevard
Pomeroy
Middleport
Davis
The
SAR
John B. Davis
Rio Grande College
Rio Grande
Gallia County
Ohio Northern University
Ohio
United Nations
Thackery House
Dedication of Athens Patrol Home Planned for Sunday
Plans for a formal dedication of Athens new post of the State Highway Patrol were under way with top officials expected. The event begins at 3 p.m. followed by a public inspection from 4 to 5 p.m. The program includes a flag raising by the K T Crossen Post American Legion and music by the Athens High School band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
State Highway Patrol
K. T. Crossen Post
American Legion
Athens High School
Odor Mystery Hits Lancaster Street Sewers
Lancaster Street residents report a strong odor from storm and sanitary sewers described as not a true gasoline scent but possibly fuel oil or cleaning fluid. Ohio Fuel Gas Co. tests were negative for leaks and officials say the fumes are not explosive. A sewer water sample is to be analyzed to identify the substance and narrow the causes.
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Lancaster St
Safety Service
Daniel A. Pierce
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Pierce
Junior High Elects Student Body Leaders
Junior High students voted Thursday and elected Barbara Nellis for president and Paul Abraham for vice president. The student council sponsored the election with one boy and one girl from each ninth grade home room as candidates. Campaigns ran with managers, speeches in 7th to 9th grade home rooms, posters on bulletin boards, mimeograph ballots, and council members counting ballots.
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Barbara Nellis
Paul Abraham
OU Engineers Hear Talk By State Roads Official
Ohio motorists are traveling 1930 highways in 1940 to 1950 model cars. John J. Heier of the Ohio Department of Highways told the OU Engineers Club that by 1955 there may be 50 million cars with no highway growth. He cited fund exhaustion, planned arterial highways, and an $80 million Ohio construction program for the coming year. Heier noted trucking growth and the stalled Ohio Turnpike bond issue as major issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
John J. Heier
Ohio Department of Highways
Ohio University Engineers Club
Super Hall
Heier
U.S
Joseph Ferguson
Petersburg
Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
OU Purchasing Agent Named to National Post
Springfield Ohio University purchasing agent William Herbert was named vice president of the National Association of Educational Buyers at a meeting here. Allan Dewey of Denison University was elected secretary treasurer and Hugh D. Pallister of Case Tech will continue as president.
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Springfield
William Herbert
Ohio University
National Association of Educational Buyers
Allan Dewey
Denison University
Hugh D. Pallister
Case Tech
Athens HI Y Club Receives Responsibilities Talk
Clayton Smith, a local high school teacher, presented an address on responsibilities to the Athens HI Y Club on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens HI
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