Four Day Thanksgiving Holiday Open to Ohio University and Athens Area
A four day Thanksgiving holiday begins this afternoon for Ohio University students and Athens city and county schools. Railroads add cars to handle travelers. The New York Central adds two cars to the 11 06 train to Columbus. C&O adds three cars to the 5 25 train. B&O service not curtailed. Banks, courthouse, and stores close for one day. post office closed Thursday with limited deliveries.
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Ohio University
Athens
New York Central
Columbus
B&o
ODT
Dayton motorist fined for speeding after encounter with patrolman
A Dayton driver on Route 33 paid no attention to a motorcycle following him. The rider, a State Highway patrolman, pulled alongside and cited Paul Chapman Anthony, 38, for speeding. He was fined $10 plus costs by Acting Mayor Harry L. Wilson.
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Dayton
Paul Chapman Anthony
Harry L. Wilson
Residents Missed By Canvass For Athens Drive
James L. House holder and H. C. Dorman, co chairmen of the Athens Community Chest Drive for nine thousand nine hundred ninety five dollars, report some residences have not been contacted. Exceptions apply to McBee Co. employees Ohio University and Athens State Hospital. Chest offices will close Thanksgiving Day and hours remain 9 to 5 otherwise.
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Athens Community Chest Drive
James L. Householder
H. C. Dorman
Cochairmen
McBee Co
Athens State Hospital
Ohio University
Community Chest
W. State St
Beam Dies at 79 in Sumner Community
Chester John Miller Beam 79 of Sumner died at his home this morning. He is survived by his wife Oneida C. Beam a daughter Delbert Gaul two grandchildren J M Gaul Donna Jean Gaul a great grandchild Victor E Gaul a brother Floyd Beam a sister Mrs Frank Super Athens and stepmother Mrs A C Beam Athens. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 pm at Alfred M E Church with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Ewing funeral home Pomroy until Thursday afternoon and thereafter at the family home.
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Chester
John Miller Beam
Sumner
Oneida C. Beam
Delbert Gaul
J. M. Gaul
Donna Jean Gaul
Victor E. Gaul
Floyd Beam
Frank Super
Athens
A. C. Beam
Alfred M. E. Church
Church
Ewing Funeral Home
Pomeroy
Markets Drift As Recovery Hopes Falter In Early Trade
New York trading opened with a tentative recovery move but broad participation was lacking. Industrials saw fair demand at the start while the bituminous strike and failed Tuesday settlement hopes dampened bullish sentiment. corn and butter prices showed varied moves with several livestock and produce quotes noted from Cincinnati and surrounding markets.
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NEW York
Ohio University Red Cross College Unit Receives National Praise
Ohio University Red Cross College Unit, the first eastern campus chapter, earned high praise at a Cincinnati conference. Attendees included Margaret Weaver, Patricia Connor, and Joan Cross, with focus on recreation at Chillicothe Veterans Hospital and credited First Aid Life Saving and Water Safety courses.
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Ohio University Red Cross College
American Red Cross College Unit
Cincinnati
Margaret Weaver
Patricia Connor
Joan Cross
Veterans Hospital
Chillicothe
American Red Cross
American Red Cross College
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Helen Picking
Margaret Hargrove
Red Cross
Irma E. Voigt
Ohio University
State Bacteriologists to Meet in Columbus on Saturday
Ohio University bacteriology professor Dr. Carl A. Frey presides over the autumn meeting of the Ohio branch of the Society of American Bacteriologists in Columbus this Saturday. Over 350 invitations were sent to faculty, industry, and health workers. OSU’s Dr. William G. Myers will speak at the banquet on medical uses of radioactive substances and will show Operation Cross Roads films.
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Columbus
Ohio
Society of American Bacteriologists
Carl A. Frey
Ohio University
William G. Myers
OSU
Herron to Head Teacher Association
Darrell Herron of 49 Franklin Ave. Newark has been elected president of the New Jersey Association of Teachers of English at the annual Atlantic City convention. He edits the NTA News and teaches English at Weequahic High School in Newark. the group will host a National Council of Teachers of English convention in Atlantic City over Thanksgiving.
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Darrell Herron
Warren N. Herron
Franklin Ave
New Jersey Association of Teachers of English
Atlantic City
National Council of Teachers of English
Herron
N. T. A. News
Newark Teachers’ Association
Weequahic High School
Newark
City Loan Companies Announce Consolidation In Lima
Consolidation announced today by City Loan headquarters in Lima through local manager Robert W. Hollingsworth. City Loan and Savings Co. of Wapakoneta founded in 1912 and City Loan and Guarantee Co. merge to form The City Loan and Savings Co.
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City Loan
Lima
Robert W. Hollingsworth
City Loan and Savings Co
Wapakoneta
City Loan and Guaranty Co
Divorce Petition Seeks Restored Maiden Name Edna Davis
Edna Courter files for divorce from Milo R Courter in Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty. She asks the court to restore her maiden name Edna Davis. the couple married February 23, 1940.
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Common Pleas
Edna Courter
Milo R. Courter
Edna Davis
Logan Driver Fined for Speeding on Route 33
Robert E. Brown of Logan was fined ten dollars and costs by Acting Mayor Oscar Fulton after State Highway Patrol charged him with speeding on Route 33 Saturday.
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Logan
Robert E. Brown
Oscar Fulton
Athens County backs federal four point TB program
About fifty guests at the Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association dinner urged state representatives to endorse a federal four point plan to combat tuberculosis. The program would fund county care, build regional hospitals, provide sanatoria, and allocate annual state funds for TB division operations.
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Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Benjamin F. Knepper
Ohio Tuberculosis and Health Association
Tondorse
Lowell H. Chase
Albany
Athens County
Joint Committee On
O. C. Bird
Athens County Each Year For the Past Five Years,’ Mr. Knepper
Knepper
Ohio Department of Health
J. L. Webb
Nelsonville
Webb
Ohio State Medical Association
Bird
Berry Hotel
Thanksgiving Day Services At First Church Schedule
A service is scheduled for Thanksgiving Day at the First Church of Christ Scientist. The event details indicate a Thursday gathering at 19:30 a.m. local time.
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Church of Christ Scientist
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
Shelteringen arms hospital notes list multiple births and admissions. New daughters for Cameron Brooker in Nelsonville and Arthur Keplar family and Eugene Snyder in Murray City. A son for Frank Moore in Athens and Howard Plummer in Nelsonville. Donald Booth in Athens. admissions include James Sickles Mineral major surgery and Mrs Gertrude Welch Harrisonville minor surgery. Dismissals include Gerald Reeves and son Carpenter and William Tucker with son plus Rankin Brunton and son in Portsmouth, Benton Jones Guysville, Hollie Brookhart Athens.
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Cameron Brooker
Nelsonville
Arthur Keplar
Eugene Snyder
Murray City
Frank Moore
Athens
Howard Plummer
Donald Booth
James Sickles
Mineral
Gertrude Welch
Harrisonville
George Webb
Carpenter
Gerald Reeves
William Tucker
Rankin Brunton
Portsmouth
Benton Jones
Guysville
Hollie Brookhart
Agricultural engineer outlines watershed plan for farm ponds
OSU engineer Virgil Overholt spoke at Athens Grange Hall on pond site selection and dam slopes. Lee Roach of state conservation advised fertilizing ponds and stocking with bass and bluegill fingerlings from conservation agencies and hatcheries.
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Virgil Overholt
OSU
Athens
Overholt
Lee S. Roach
Fish Management Division of State Conservation
Mr. Roach
Ohio Conservation Department
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Express Rate Raise Slated for Dec 13
Athens will see express rate increases effective December 13 announced by E E Woodworth of the Railway Express Agency. The rate hike follows a Interstate Commerce Commission ruling to cover higher wage scales in effect since 1946 and adds 20 cents per 100 pounds on first class and 15 cents on second class. No increases are planned for daily newspapers milk and related products.
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Athens
E. E. Woodworth
Railway Express Agency
Interstate Commerce Commission
Express
Mr. Woodworth
Appearance of Sun Casts Brighter Hue
The sun emerged from clouds after two days of rain to brighten holiday plans. Tuesday reached 59 degrees with .33 inches of rain, followed by a low of 37. At 10:30 a.m. today the temperature was 41, reported by weather observer Mrs. C. N. France.
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C. N. France
Carbondale Church Plans Special Thanksgiving Service
The Methodist Church in Carbondale will hold a special Thanksgiving service at 7:30 a.m. Navy 28. The Rev. Glenn M. Johnson of South Bloomingville will deliver the sermon.
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Carbondale
Methodist Church
Navy
Glenn M. Johnson
South Bloomingville
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