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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1950

Page

8

Ohio University Con ference on Improvement of Instruction Set

The annual Ohio University Conference on Improvement of Instruction will run Friday and Saturday led by Dean W S Gamertsfelder. Dr Russell Morgan Cooper of the University of Minnesota is featured as speaker and panel chair.

Ohio University W. S. Gamertsfelder College of Arts and Sciences Graduate College Russell Morgan Cooper Assisant College of Science, Literature and the Arts University of Minnesota Dean Cooper Edwin Watts Chubb A. C. LaFollette George E. Hill George W. Starcher Rush Elliott Esther Dunham Victor Goedicke Ewing Auditorium John F. Cady

Trucker Teams Aid Athens Food Run During Snow Siege

About 50 percent of the Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co. E. M. Poston Plant force kept the Hamley Run station on line through the storm. Workers trekked through waist-deep snow by car, foot, and bulldozers to feed 90,000 kilowatts and run plants as Athens and nearby towns received meat and perishables.

Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co E. M. Poston James Boswell Hamley Boswell E. S. Crockett Athens Nelsonville Carbon Hill the Plains New Marshfield Murray City

County Roads Open Tonight

County roads are to be open late tonight barring an unforeseen snowstorm. Minor roads should be finished by late Friday night enabling travel for residents. Yesterday openings included Baker Settlement South Canaan Vanderhoof and roads near Guysville Glouster and New Marshfield.

Baker Settlement South Canaan Vanderhoof Guysville Glouster New Marshfield

Rites Set for Mother Of Athens Pastor

Weather permitting funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 30 p m at the McCluny Pilgrim Holiness Church for Mrs Mamie Robinson 83 who died Saturday at the home of a daughter Mrs Albert Lewis near Crooksville She was the mother of Rev L A Robinson pastor of the Athens Free Methodist Church Other surviving children are Mrs Stanley Nose and Florence Robinson both of Crooksville and David Robinson Columbus Thirteen grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren also survive Mrs Robinson was preceded in death by two sons and a husband Friends may call at the Cannon funeral home in Crooksville.

McCluny Pilgrim Holiness Church Mamie Robinson Albert Lewis Crooksville L. A. Robinson Athens Free Cannon Funeral Home

Edgar C. Jones Rites Planned for Amesville

Funeral services for Edgar C. Jones of Amesville are set Friday at 2 p.m. at the Federal Valley Holiness Church conducted by Rev. Roy Deeter. Burial will follow in Federal Valley Cemetery. Friends may call at the family home after 2 p.m. Thursday.

Edgar C. Jones Amesville Federal Valley

Ohio U Football Banquet Postponed by Weather

Indefinite postponement of Ohio University's football banquet at Howard Hall was announced today by Coach Carroll Widdoes due to inclement weather conditions.

Ohio University Howard Hall Carroll Widdoes

Letter Carriers Thank Residents for Cleaned Sidewalks

Athens city letter carriers express sincere appreciation to residents for cleaning sidewalks. After the storm, delivery resumed fully yesterday. Branch 977 of the National Association of Letter Carriers sent the message signed by local president Roscoe C. Orr.

Athens Branch 977 National Association of Letter Carriers Roscoe C. Orr

OU Officials Back From Conference

Three Ohio University officials returned from New York where they attended the National Interfraternity Conference delayed by a record storm and snowstorm. Prof. George Starr Lasher led OU press relations and was honored for 25 years as editor of Theta Chi quarterly. other OU representatives included Joseph Dando and Robert Becker.

Ohio University New York George Starr Lasher OU Department of Journalism Lasher Joseph H. Dando Scott Quadrangle Robert Becker Interfraternity Council Theta Chi City

Driver Fined and Jailed by Common Pleas Judge

Doctor Kenneth H. Nye 38 of Chauncey was fined 150 dollars and costs and given 15 days in jail after arraignment on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. Arraignment occurred Tuesday before Mayor W. P. Mickle. Nye was arrested Friday on Route 33 by Deputy Sheriff Frank Joyce and has been held in the county jail awaiting arraignment when weather closed the court house.

Kenneth H. Nye Chauncey W. P. Mickle Doctor Nye Frank Joyce Common Pleas

Openings Announced In Federal Service

Emergency indefinite appointments to fill vacancies in the federal civil service for communications equipment specialist and interchangeability technician at Wright Patterson Air Force Base Dayton. Applications and information available from F. D. Higgins, local secretary, Post Office Building.

Federal Civil Service Wright- Patterson Air Force Base Dayton F. D. Higgins Post Office

Pearl Harbor Civil Service Vacancies Announced

The Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Honolulu Hawaii lists openings by the U S Civil Service with applications from F D Higgins at the local post office. Needs include instrument makers fire control electronics instrument mechanics ordnance machinists and engineers. Wages range from 1.57 to 2.02 dollars per hour.

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Honolulu T.H U. S. Civil Service F. D. Higgins

Flood Threat Foreseen by Red Cross in Athens Area

Red Cross chairman William Kirchner warns of possible floods with warming temps and rain. Athens chapter to receive 100 cots and 200 blankets from Columbus Army depot to store at the Armory for emergency use. call 651 for boats or urgent aid.

William Kirchner Athens County Red Cross Kirchner Athens Red Cross Disaster Service Donald Robinson

Grader Clears Outlying City Streets in Athens

Mayor W P Mickle and Safety Service Director Daniel A Pierce announced a rented heavy grader would clear all outlying streets in Athens. The High way Maintenance Co. machine would work with end-loaders and night lighting to finish routes, with Court Street parking rules temporarily eased.

Athens W. P. Mickle Safety Service Daniel A. Pierce Highway Maintenance Co Court St

Shelterng Arms Hospital Notes

A list of patients and dismissals. Names include Celia Rigel and Edward Seiple of Athens, Donald Collins of Athens, Dorothy Edmundson of Longsville Route 1, Helen Mosier of Athens, Virgil Grandy of Trumbull County, and Nancy Doughty of Glouster Route, plus Ronald Cox of Athens Route 4 and his son.

Celia Rigel Athens Edward Seiple Boyd Sloane Shade Donald Collins Dorothy Edmundson Longsville Helen Mosier Virgil Grandy Trumbull County Nancy Doughty Glouster

County Fair Board Meeting Postponed

The annual Athens County Fair Board meeting scheduled for Saturday December 2 has been postponed to Saturday December 9. Secretary Erle Bridgewater announced the rescheduled meeting will be held at the Grange Hall on the fairgrounds.

Athens County Fair Board Erle Bridgewater Grange Hall

Athens County Land Transfers Show Property Moves

Mary Barnhart and husband transfer property in Dover Township to Michael Gillespie in Town 10 of the Ohio River Survey. Donald E. Smith and wife sell Inlet 209 in Youngs Addition to Athens to Walter Davis and wife. Goldie Perry of Nelsonville sells Inlets 1274 and 1275 in Parkdale Addition to Nelsonville to Donald Perry and Z W Perry. H C Parrish and wife sell property in Troy Township to Myrle Griffin in Town 5 of the Ohio Company's Purchase. Odell Stover and wife sell 23 acres in York Township to Joseph Alva Coss and wife on Athens Route 2.

Mary Barnhart Athens County Michael Gillespie Chauncey Ohio River Survey Dover Township Donald E. Smith Walter Davis Young’s Athens Goldie Perry Nelsonville Donald Perry Z. W. Perry Toledo Parkdale H. C. Parrish Myrle Griffin Coolville Ohio Company Troy Township Odell Stover Joseph Alva Coss York Township

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John C. Baker Horace T. Houf Frank Jones Cooper University Arts North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools Gamertsfelder H. E. Benz Cady John E. Edwards Houf Karl H. Krauskopf L. C. Staats Dr. Staats Dean E. J. Taylor Edith A. Wray Court House George Christman Lake Shore Lines E. State St Glouster-Athens Plains State Highway Department Sunbeam Radiant Control Kerr Hardware Court St Santa Claus the Security Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Court Street Athens, Ohio Bootie Culligan Athens Ice & Storage Co Mother of Athens Edgar Jones Ohio U Mereey R. E Mac’ McCammon Mgr Berry Hotel Sonus Einie Faen Pomeroy W. 2Nd St H. E, Bickert Pearl Harbor Sheltering Arms Hospital Ronald Cox Athens Route 4 County Fair Board Tri-County WJEH Keystone Roy E. Hawk & Co Investment Securities Cline Ohio Athens Heating & Insulating Co Congress St Paul Fiske Imperial Imperial, Place Dott Donut Shop W. Union St Athens, O Western Auto Associate Store Kroger Super Market Johnny Jones Motors Johnny Jones Dial Ansua Member Federal Reserve System THE Athens National Bank
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