Athens Christmas Parade Set for Saturday in Athens
Athens prepares for a festive Christmas parade beginning at 11 am from Fast Side School, with Santa Claus leading a long procession through State and Court streets to the courthouse area. The event features live reindeer, floats including Judy Schenz as queen, Athens High School and Junior High School contingents, and Santa meets children at city hall after the parade.
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Court St
Santa Claus
Judy Schenz
Athens High School
Jane Long
Nancy Packard
Jane Windisch
Chauncey-Dover High School
Athens
Carl Clifford
W. Washington St
City Hall
Merchants’ Committee
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Merchant Committee
Richard Banks
James P. Cumley
S. Glenn Foster
Francis B. Fuller
William A. Mechem
Paramuthia Lodge Names Rose Master
Wendell O. Rose of Athens Route 3 was elected and installed as worshipful master of Paramuthia Lodge 25 F and AM. Officers elected include Glenn Atkinson senior warden George Fee junior warden C E Atkinson treasurer William Roberson secretary Ellis South senior deacon Dennis Jones junior deacon and William Clark ryler W H Bechtold lodge representative. Appointive officers named are Paul Lewis senior steward Robert Brown junior steward and Robert Sheldon chaplain. All were installed at the meeting.
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Wendell O. Rose
Athens
Paramuthia Lodge
F&am
Rose
Glenn Atkinson
George Fee
C. E. Atkinson
William Roberson
Ellis South
Dennis Jones
William Clark
W. H. Bechtold
Paul Lewis
Robert Brown
Robert Sheldon
Burial service set for Cpl. J. C. Douglas in Athens
The body of 29 year old Cpl. J Clifford Douglas killed in action October 15 1944 in Bradenburg Germany arrives for burial in Athens Ohio. He served with the 30th Division First Army in France Belgium and Holland and earned the Purple Heart and Presidential Citation posthumously. Funeral Sunday 1 pm at Dowler and Ferguson with a K. T. Crossen Post 21 American Legion service Saturday 8 pm. Burial Burlingham Cemetery.
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Cpl
J. Clifford Douglas
Bradenberg
Germany
Athens
Douglas
France
Belgium
Holland
First Army
Camp Wolters
Texas
Fort George G. Meade
Jesse and
Roma
Raymond
Sidney Simpson
Daisy van Dyke
Amesville
John Douglas
Darwin
Dowler and Ferguson
Burlingham
K. T. Crossen Post 21
American Legion
Friday Morning Is Brighter Warmer in Town
The sun peeked out as temperatures rose through the week after Thanksgiving. After a 20 degree low Wednesday night and a 29 degree low last night, Friday morning reached 38 degrees at 10 30 am with a mild start for the season.
Connor To Speak at Episcopal Corporate Breakfast
Roger Connor senior warden of the Church of the Good Shepherd will speak at a breakfast after the Episcopal Church Corporate Communion Sunday at the Church of the Epiphany in Nelsonville. Transportation will depart Athens Church at 7 30 a m for the 8 a m event.
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Roger Connor
Church of the Good Shepherd
Episcopal Church
Church of the Epiphany
Nelsonville
Athens
Court Grants Judgment Against Connett Man
A judgment for 669.69 dollars was granted in Common Pleas Court to W. A. Miller doing business as the Miller Produce Co. against Clarence Johnson Connett for an unpaid account covering March through June 1947.
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Clarence Johnson
Connett
Common Pleas
W. A. Miller
The
Miller Produce Co
Miller
Amesville Grange Meeting Moved to December 4
Amesville Grange changes its meeting to December 4 instead of the regular date. Members are asked to bring a 10 cent article for a gift exchange.
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Amesville
Amesville Grange
Driver Robert Cable Fined for Unsafe Operation
Robert C. Cable 20 of 245 East State Street pleaded guilty to unsafe operation and was fined five dollars plus costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth on Friday.
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Robert C. Cable
E. State St
Franz Woodworth
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
In Athens birth notices report a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Carl McClure and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Eschenbacher. Admissions include Maxine Sauters for major surgery and Linda Lee Carmichael for minor surgery. Dismissals list several patients from Athens and nearby towns.
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Carl McClure
Athens
Howard Eschenbacher
Maxine Sauters
Joseph Snyder
Glouster
Linda Lee Carmichael
James McVey
Lewis Smith
Carpenter
George Markin
James Skinner
East Side Woman Named Ohio PTA Director in Education
Mrs. Evan Edwards, president of the East Side PTA, was named Ohio District PTA director in spiritual education during the Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers in Cleveland. The Associated Press reported the appointment as part of today’s proceedings with other officials named.
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Evan Edwards
East Side
PTA
Ohio District Pta
Associated Press
Edwards
Ohio Congress of Parents
Cleveland
Bobo Condition Improves After Weekend Car Crash
Richard Bobo of Athens Route 5 was reported improved today at Sheltering Arms Hospital where he remains hospitalized after injuries from a Sunday automobile accident.
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Bobo
Richard Bobo
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Albany Church Dedicates Memorial Window for WWII Dead
A memorial window and plaque honoring five World War II casualties will be dedicated at Albany Methodist Church Sunday at 3 p.m. Col. William H. Speidel of Ohio University will give the dedicatory address. The honorees are Virgil F. Bobo Millard L. Parker K Scott Smith Verl D. Weiss and Max F. Zimmerman. The program includes solos by Wade Edward Jeffers and a memoria by Rev. Robert Phillips. Invocation and benediction by Rev. Sydney J. Browne.
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Albany Methodist Church
William H. Speidel
Ohio University
Pfe
Virgil F. Bobo
Millard L. Parker
K. Scott Smith
Verl D. Weiss
Max F. Zimmerman
Speidel
Wade Edward Jeffers
Robert Phillips
Sydney J. Browne
Church of the Good Shepherd
Athens
Veteran Falls Injures WWII Vet Rushed to Dayton Hospital
A World War II veteran was admitted to Veterans' Hospital in Dayton after a sidewalk fall in Albany. Sheriff Bateman said the man, identified on papers as Darriel E. White of Strassburg Pennsylvania, claimed Summitt New Jersey as home and that he was hitchhiking to Dayton when he struck his head on pavement.
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Veterans’ Hospital
Dayton
Albany
George Bateman
Bateman
Darriel E. White
Strassburg
White
Summitt
N. J
Auto Climber Wrecks Vehicle on Route 33 Near Athens
Chris Corbin, 29, of 5 Pratt Street, released from Sheltering Arms Hospital after a rollover on Route 33 north of Athens. His 1947 sedan climbed an embankment and rolled back down. no serious injuries. Two other drivers escaped uninjured on Route 216 near Murray City, Joseph Parrish, 33, Akron, and Homer P. Kieffer, 27, New Straitsville Route 2, involved in a side swipe with substantial damage.
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Chris Corbin
Pratt St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Route
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Corbin
Murray City
Joseph Parrish
Akron
Homer P. Kieffer
Centerlining of Routes Out of Athens Announced
Route 33 from Chauncey to the Fairfield County line will be centerlined by the traffic department. State Highway Supt. Harry Richards announced today. Route 50 lines, which have been covered, will be renewed as soon after December 1 as possible.
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Chauncey
Fairfield County
Harry Richards
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