Athens Pastor To Speak At High School Assembly
The Rev. Roger Rice Jr pastor of Athens Presbyterian Church will deliver the Thanksgiving assembly address at Athens High School Wednesday morning. The program, supervised by a Student Council committee, features the AHS choir led by Edward Baas with Phyllis Peterson as accompanist and several solo and ensemble performances.
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Roger Rice
Athens Presbyterian Church
Athens High Schoool
AHS
Edward Baas
Phyllis Peterson
Riley
Jones
Mueller
Don Pierce
Jane Barker
Dickson
Nancy Brooks
Mr. Rice
Ward
Lord
Bortniansky
Shirley Weekley
Susie Shepherd
Geneva Wilson
Marilyn Daft
Sydney Clark
Carol Alexander
Nancy Riegel
Thanksgiving Is Theme of Rotary Talks
The Athens Rotary Club heard Maj. David Fields and Rev. Drell H. Goff discuss Thanksgiving. Fields described Army efforts to feed every serviceman, noting it shows strength and appreciation. Goff urged gratitude for closeat hand blessings rather than distant pursuits.
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Athens
Drell H. Goff
Gross Neglect Charged In Divorce Petition
Leonard Bateman accuses Mary Jane Bateman of gross neglect of duty in a divorce filing in Common Pleas Court. The nine month marriage began in Columbus on February 1, 1952 and there are no children.
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Common Pleas Court
Leonard Bateman
Mary Jane Bateman
Columbus
University and City Pupils Begin Thanksgiving Holidays
Ohio University and Athens city and county schools start Thanksgiving recess on Wednesday. About 4000 OU students head home at noon with classes resuming Monday. Athens County’s 4400 pupils also observe the break and return Monday. OU Christmas vacation runs Dec 20 to Jan 5, matching local school calendars.
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Ohio University
Athens
Athens County
Athens County Land Transfers Sortable List
Athens County land transfers involve multiple parcels and grantees. Property owners including Mary Alice Griffith to Evan Griffith and Blanche Talbert to Clarence and Helen Meek exchange lots in Alexander and Athens with others in Albany Newsfield and surrounding areas.
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Mary Alice Griffith
Evan Griffith
Athens
P. V. Coe
Ollie E. Coe
Roger Coe
Dorothy Pincelli
Albany
Alexander
Blanche
Lewis Talbert
Athens County
Clarence L
Helen A. Meek
Florence B
Cecil A. Cooley
Earl S. Haller, Jr
Joan Parks Haller
Dayton
James and
Flossie Smith
Nelsonville
Bessie Woodrum
Louis K
Mildred B. Niggemyer
Shade
Oscar
Mary Amende
Carthage
Macy Ross
Macy Haught
Mary Young Et al
Newsfield
Hamnas FE
Goldie M. McClain
Don E
Frances E. Sanders
Ota
Howard Woods
Detroit
Mich
Mary Nero
Nettie Wend
Lydia Wend
York
Lewis Roberts
William and Sallie Roberts
City Police Charge Denied by Driver
Donald R. Guess 21 of Coolville Route 2 pleaded innocent at arraignment before Mayor Peter B. Seel on DUI charges after his car struck a parked auto. Guess claimed a friend drove the car. hearing set for Wednesday.
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Donald R. Guess
Coolville
Peter B. Seel
Guess
Carbondale Driver Held On State Patrol Count
Willard Newlan of Carbondale pleaded innocent to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was arraigned by Judge Francis D. White on a charge filed by the State Highway Patrol. Bond set at $500. Newlan jailed for failure to post. Hearing pending.
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Willard Newlan
Carbondale
Newlan
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
State Highway Patrol
Newtun
Union Thanksgiving Eve Service Planned in Canaanville
Rev. Harold Mowery, pastor of three churches, announces a candle light service at 7 30 p m in the Methodist church with preceding sacred music and an evening meditation by the pastor.
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Canaanville
Harold Mowery
Mr. Mowery
Thanksgiving Service at First Methodist Church
Annual service set for Thursday at 10 a.m. at the First Methodist Church with Dr. John M. Versteeg delivering "What Have We to Be Thankful For?" Open to the public. Music by Prof. A. R. Kresge.
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First Methodist Church
John M. Versteeg
A. R. Kresge
Tuesday Warmth Rises With Warmer Low and High
Tuesday posted a 34 degree low, five degrees above Monday's 29. The high reached 53, and by 9 a.m. today the thermometer stood at 38.
Prayer Band to Meet at Weatherbys Home
Grahams Chapel Prayer Band will meet Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Weatherby with Virgil Hawk as leader.
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Grahams Chapel
Lester Weatherby
Virgil Hawk
Third Attempt Slated To Settle Damage Case
A third attempt to settle a damage case will be made Monday in Common Pleas Court over the $50,000 suit by Thomas Bush against Chris Wolfe and Charles L. Matheny of Nelsonville. The incident arose from a June 1947 truck motorcycle crash on Canal Street. Bush sues for injuries to his son Joseph Bush, claiming permanent injuries from alleged negligence.
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Chris Wolfe
Charles L. Matheny
Nelsonville
Common Pleas Court
Wolfe
Matheny
Thomas Bush
Canal St
Bush
Joseph Bush
Servicemen Training At Lackland Air Base
Howard Vernon Guess, 17, son of Mrs. Vivian Brown of Athens, and Jack D. Buchanan, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan of Murray City, are completing basic airman indoctrination courses at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
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Howard Vernon Guess
Vivian Brown
Athens
Jack D. Buchanan
Buchanan
Murray City
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Kiwanis Banquet to Honor Athens High School Team
The Kiwanis club hosts an annual banquet honoring the Athens High School football team and cheerleaders next Monday night at Hotel Berry. James Singard, co owner of WATH radio, spoke on Athens radio at the club meeting last night and Kiwanians visited the local station afterward.
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Kiwanis Club
Athens
Hotel Berry
James Singard
WATH
Athens Radio
Turkey Dinner Served To Albany Pupils
A pre-Thanksgiving meal was served at noon to 350 Albany students. Ten turkeys roasted with customary trimmings plus a ham option were prepared by head cook Mrs. Alice Cline, assisted by Mrs. Victoria Dorsey and Mrs. Mary Cooper under home economics teacher Mary Mulligan.
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Albany
Mary Mulligan
Alice Cline
Victoria Dorsey
Mary Cooper
Corning Woman Dies At Sheltering Arms Hospital
Corning Mrs. Walter Atkin son died Monday at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens after a week there. She is survived by her husband and three daughters including Patty Atkinson a high school teacher. Funeral arrangements by Gail E. Wallace funeral home. Veterans groups hold joint meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m in Eagles Lodge basement.
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Corning
Walter Atkinson
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Patty Atkinson
Gail E. Wallace
Open House at ROTC Proves Successful at Ohio University
Ohio University's Air Science and Military Science departments reported a successful second annual ROTC Open House. About 1200 attendees including parents and teachers viewed exhibits while cadets mailed 1600 invitations nationwide. Highlights included Army Magna Board, combat training device, weapons exhibits, Arctic clothing, and Air Force Jetster demonstrations.
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Ohio University
Southeastern Ohio
Athens
Army
Magna Board
Air Force
Carnegie Hall
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital notes
Birth announcements for Mull Dunfee of Coolville and Ralph Berry of Athens plus a daughter for Ralph Upp of Athens. Admissions include Nora Williams and Hal Murphy in Athens, Walter Martin in Albany, Hazel Hails, Agnes Bresnenham, Louise Lucas, Maude Martin, William Frazee, James Carmichael in various towns. Discharges show Parker Walker in Athens and son. Also listed are Dennis Addington Trimble and Jenny Bellows and Barbara McNutt of Athens.
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Mull Dunfee
Coolville
Ralph Berry
Athens
Ralph Upp
Nora Williams
Hal Dee Murphy
Walter Martin
Albany
Hazel Hails
Agnes Bresnenham
Chauncey
Louise Lucas
the Plains
Maude Martin
McArthur
William Frazee
James Carmichael
Parker Walker
Son
Ed Timmons
Freda
Dennis Addington
Trimble
Fern Johnson
Jenny Bellows
Barbara McNutt
Civil Service Exams Announced for Auditor and Hospital Jobs
The U S Civil Service Commission announces examinations for an auditor position with the Department of Army in Washington D C and hospital administrator roles in veterans hospitals nationwide. For details contact F D Higgins local secretary at the post office.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Department of Army
Washington
D. C
Veterans
F. D. Higgins
Rites Set Wednesday For Mrs Flora Kyle
Funeral services are planned Wednesday at 1 30 p m for Mrs Flora Kyle 88 of near Pratts Fork who died Saturday night The Rev Drell H Goff will conduct at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home with visitation after 7 p m Tuesday Burial will follow at Pratts Fork
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Flora Kyle
Pratts Fork
Drell H. Goff
Dowler-Ferguson- Hughes
Friends New Call
Grass Fire Near Richland Ave Church and Home
A grass fire behind Richland Ave Methodist Church and the Joseph Thackery residence at 533 Richland Ave spread to leaves and weeds before noon. City firemen extinguished the blaze and dampened surrounding grass to prevent a rekindle.
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Richland Ave
Joseph Thackery
Wrecks Hurt Two in Athens County Crashes
Accidents on the Athens State Hospital grounds and Route 329 left two men injured. Homer Lemley, 50, suffered a facial injury in a collision with a truck driven by Howard Kieffer, 42. A second crash on Route 329 involved Charles Mayle, 65, and a dump truck, sending Mayle into a ditch after a narrow curve.
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Athens State Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Athens County
Carl Phillips
Bladen
Bernard Porter
Charles S. Mayle
Stewart
Mayle
Frank Martin Parsons
Chesterhill
Porter
Route
Logan
Larry Tucker
Rockbridge
James Gable
Tucker
Lowell Wingett
Syracuse
Jackson Judge to Hear Athens City Land Suits
Jackson County Judge James E. Kinnison will preside over condemnation proceedings in Athens as the city seeks rights of way and land for a sanitary sewer. A special jury will assess compensation, with testimony to be taken at the city hall against owners including Lorenzo Radcliff Paul Graff M the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Albert Johnson Juanita Johnson Howard C Bobo and Nada E Bobo.
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Jackson County
James E. Kinnison
Athens
Jackson County Common Pleas Court
Athens County
W. Parker Walker
Walker
Lorenzo Radcliff
Paul Graff M
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Albert Johnson
Juanita Johnson
Howard C. Bobo
Nada E. Bobo
Divorce Petition Filed in Common Pleas Court
Wilna Weaver files for divorce from Samuel C. Weaver on grounds of extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty. The couple, married at Chauncey on December 14, 1950, have one child.
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Samuel C. Weaver
Wilna Weaver
Common Pleas Court
Chauncey
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