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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1947

Page

2

Hocking resident injured in crash near Athens State Hospital

An 84 year old Hocking County woman, Caroline Hutchison, remains at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a Sunday night crash on an Athens State Hospital grounds road. She suffered face and body lacerations but is listed as in good condition. Four other passengers in the car received minor injuries and were treated and released. The driver, William A. Brooker, was not hurt. Two men were fined for driving without licenses in separate incidents: Charles R. Frazier and Carl W. Bowley.

Hocking County Sheltering Arms Hospital Caroline Hutchison Athens State Ospital Grounds Hutchison William A. Brooker Andrew Olive Fern Brooker Beverly Brooker Lucian Kinnett Muncie Ind Carl. Searles Columbus Haydenville Charlies R. Frazier Logan W. D. Weltner Carl W. Bowley New Straitsville Nelsonville Oral Daugherty

OU Rifle Team formation announced for fall

Col. William A. Speidel Ohio University ROTC Commandant announced organizing intercollegiate rifle teams for ROTC and university. Coaches are First Sgt. Arthur E. Sneed M-Sgt. Walter E. Mareczko and M-Sgt. Jack S. Sampselle. Practice begins Thursday 1 to 4 p.m. at the range east of the stadium.

William A. Speidel Ohio University ROTC Arthur E. Sneed Walter E. Mareczko Jack S. Sampselle Sneed 12Th Infantry Regiment Mareczko Raritan Arsenal Sampselle Infantry Sampsette

Knights Meet Wednesday at Athens Commandery Gathering

Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar will meet Wednesday at 7 30. All Sir Knights are asked to bring their swords and belts. Commander George 8 Holdren urges attendance.

Athens Knights Templar George Holdren

Athens High Prepares Driving Stopping Test for Students

Athens High School announces a driving experiment to measure reaction time and stopping distance at 20 30 and 40 mph. The program includes a 30 minute lecture and a street demonstration on Lancaster Street with police drivers and student volunteers recording results.

Adams

J. H. Rice 79 Dies After Three-Week Illness

J H Herb Rice 79 of 161% Grosvenor St died Monday morning in St Francis Hospital Columbus after a three week illness. A retired carpenter born at Stewart he lived 42 years in Athens. Survived by daughter Mrs G E White Athens son Clark H Rice Mountain Home Tenn five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral Thursday 2 p m at Dowler and Ferguson with burial Bean Cemetery Guysville.

J. H Herb) Rice Grosvenor St St. Francis Hospital Columbus Mr. Rice Stewart Athens Ioof Lodge Savannah Lodge F & AM Guysville Rice G. E. White Clark H. Rice Mountain Home Tenn Mary A. Rice Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home Harold F. Kellogg Bean Cemetery

Clarence Hawk Dies at 69 in Athens County

Clarence D. Hawk 69 lifelong Athens County resident and farmer died Sunday at his home on Athens Route 4 after several months ill. Survived by wife Mary Beckett Hawk seven sons Otis Hanes Dale Virgil Eldon Richard Arden two daughters Bernice Swartz Opal Mae Betty a sister and two brothers. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Graham Chapel Church with burial beside family. Friends may call after Tuesday noon at the residence.

Clarence D. Hawk Athens County Athens Hawk Mary Beckett Hawk Bernice Swartz Dayton Opal Mae Betty Otis Hanes Dale Virgil Eldon Richard Arden Norfolk Navy Anna Swartz Ralph Hawk Guy Hawk Columbus Effie Graham Chapel Roy Deeter

Driver Fined and Jailed After Guilty Plea

Denver C. Stover, 23, Route 2 Ath ens, pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail and fined $100 plus costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth.

Franz Woodworth Denver C. Stover Athens Stover

Denison University Enrolls 1342 Freshmen

Release from the Granville institution states 1 342 students enrolled at Denison University including freshmen Ferguson son of Carl M. Ferguson of 9 Church Street and Nye son of C. B. Nye of 6 Marietta Avenue.

Granville Don CC. Ferguson Carl M. Ferguson Church St John T. Nye C. B. Nye Marietta Ave Denison University

Albany teacher leads students at Brownsville soil demo

Dale Scott an agriculture instructor in Albany schools attended the Brownsville soil conservation demonstration with ten of his students.

Albany Dale Scott Brownsville

Athens Horses Win Honors in West Virginia

Midnight Man owned and ridden by Francis Conrath of Athens took second in the open class and reserve champion in the Tennessee Walking Horse stake at the Blue Grass Riding Club event in Spencer West Virginia. Vivian Flash owned by Janice Edgar and shown by Helen Edgar won first in the 48 inches and under pony class and the pony stake, beating top ponies from Huntington and West Virginia including a Madison Square Garden winner.

Midnight Man Francis Conrath Athens Blue Grass Riding Club Spencer W. Va West Virginia Vivian Flash Janice Edgar Helen Edgar Huntington Madison Square Garden

Infant Son Dies Sunday

Infant son of Jean Edmundson aged 2 4 years died Sunday at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a three day illness. Survived by mother and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Edmundson of 187 W Union St. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p m at Jagers funeral home with burial at W Union St Cemetery. Friends may call tonight 7 to 9 and until services.

Stephen L. Edmundson Jean Edmundson W. Union Sr Sheltering Arms Hospital Charles Edmundson Jagers Funeral W. Union St

Births and admissions at Shelter Arms Hospital

Births: Mr and Mrs Nick Alexander Athens daughter. Admissions: Rosa Millican Nelsonville major surgery. Wilma Martin Stockport Mackie Chaney Dexter Elvert Fairley Chauncey minor surgery Jennie Lou Alkire Frost Grace Morley Athens medical Anna Mae Markin Carpenter medical Caroline Hutchison Carbon Hill accident Perry Rinehart Athens George Minameyer Athens medical. Dismissals: various Athens area patients and families across The Plains New Marshfield Glouster Albany.

Nick Alexander Athens Rosa Millican Nelsonville Wilma Martin Stockport Mackie Chaney Dexter Elvert Fairley Chauncey Jennie Lou Alkire Frost Grace Morley Anna Mae Markin Carpenter Caroline Hutchison Carbon Hill Perry Rinehart George Minameyer

Civil Service Employees Set Meeting In Athens

Civil Service Employees will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Athens State Hospital Auditorium to discuss the convention planned for October 11 and 12 in Columbus. Delegates elected earlier are Lillian Fishinger T R Bennett and Clarence Cooley.

Civil Service Athens State Hospital Columbus Lillian Fishinger T. R. Bennett Clarence Cooley

OU Alumni Plan Cutler Hall Re dedication Weekend

A large crowd is anticipated in Athens October 18 and 19 for the Cutler Hall re dedication. About 12 000 invitation postcards were mailed to Oklahoma University alumni offering a souvenir board for non invitees at the ceremonies.

Athens Cutler Hall

D E Williams Dies in South While on Business Trip

Dwight E Williams 49 former Athens resident died unexpectedly Sunday in Fort Smith Arkansas while on a business trip. He was southern representative for Daford Inc and is survived by wife Opal Cool ey of McHenry Illinois two Athens brothers a Jackson Mississippi daughter and two younger children. Funeral services set in Jackson after his brothers depart Athens.

Dwight E. Williams Athens Fort Smith Ark Clark E. Williams Elmwood Drive R. D. Williams W. State St Williams Jackson, Miss Duoford, Inc Sarah M. Williams Athens High School Ohio University The Raggle Co William Opal Cooley McHenry Robert Rutledge Jackson Miss June Jackie Bruce Lineburg Lake Forest

Ordination Planned for Rev Paul A Bankston at Good Shepherd

The Rev Paul A Bankston of St Luke's Marietta will be ordained a deacon at the Church of the Good Shepherd Thursday evening. He serves as chaplain to Episcopal students at Marietta College and was an Army chaplain from 1941 to 1946 with service in Australia and New Guinea. He holds degrees from Emory and Henry College Candler School of Theology and Union Theological Seminary and has been in Marietta since September.

Paul A. Bankston St. Luke's Episcopal Church Marietta Church of the Good Shepherd Bankston Episcopal Marietta College Baer Field Indiana Lowry Field Colo Keesler Field Miss

115th Anniversary of Church to Be Observed

Alexander Presbyterian Church will observe its 115th anniversary with annual homecoming exercises on Sunday October 12 starting with a 10:30 a.m. service and an afternoon gathering after dinner. Musical and historical numbers will be open to the public.

Alexander Presbyterian Church

Mild October Weather Continues In Local Readings

Mild weather trends persist as temperatures reached 57 degrees at 9:30 a.m. after a Sunday high of 80 and a night low of 45. The Hocking River stood at three feet this morning, according to local observer Mrs. C N France.

Hocking C. N. France

Rome Grange to Meet Stewart in Special Session

Rome Grange will meet in a special session Wednesday evening to work in the first and second degrees.

Rome Grange Stewart

Ohio University Adds Twenty Three To Faculty And Staff

President John C. Baker announces 23 new appointments at Ohio University. New hires include Dr. Paul R. Murphy as assistant professor of classical languages and visiting lecturers Elizabeth Wetzel and Mrs Evelyn Gray Duffey in dramatic art speech and design. Music instructors Richard Clayton and wife, Evangeline Merritt join, along with Edwin R. Hansen in drama, John V. Craven in economics, and several part time posts in English and education. Athens high school supervising critics Earl Washburn Kathryn Enlow E G Cliffton. Graduate assistants include Mrs. Bullard Carolyn Clutter Harry Hoffee Charles Lanning James Petersen Donald Staker. Library staff additions include Mrs. Lehmalz and Mrs. Kershner.

Ohio University John C. Baker Paul R. Murphy Dexter Iowa State University of Iowa Harvard University Mount Union College Elizabeth Wetzel Lewiston Idaho Evelyn Gray Duffey Eaton Rapids Mich Miss Wetzel State College of Washington University of Denver Duffey Olivet College Cranbrook Academy Edwin R. Hansen Braintree Mass John V. Craven Portland University of Colorado James R. Patrick West Virginia University A. C. Lafollette University of Missouri Thomas Ashton Athens Earl Washburn Ohio State University Kathryn Enlow E. G. Cliffton Charles W. Bullard Carolyn Clutter Harry L. Hoffee Worcester Polytechnic Institute Charles W. Lanning, Jr Juilliard School of Music Potsdam State Teachers College James W. Petersen Donald D. Staker

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