Homecoming Activities Start With Pep Rally on Campus
Ohio University prepares for homecoming with a pep rally on Friday at 8 p m featuring a snake dance to a bonfire and the burn of a Cincinnati dummy. Saturday's main event is the football game against the University of Cincinnati at 2 p.m. in Ohio Stadium followed by a men’s gymnasium dance.
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University of Cincinnati
Ohio Stadium
Don C. Peden
Cincy
Bob Brandle
Roger Conner
Pete Clark
Lee Mollner
Ruth Rodhe
Bob Foulke
Barbara Ann Miller
Zee Castrnzo
Ohio University opens registration for veterans and war workers
President John C. Baker announced a new policy allowing veterans and industrial workers to register mid semester at Ohio University. Students registering early in fall by Oct 27 or spring by Mar 16 may join classes in progress, with makeup work coordinated by instructors. Some courses accept entry anytime.
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Ohio University
John C. Baker
Ohio
University
Baker
Second of Twin Boys Dies at Stewart Home
COOLVILLE Thra Dane Boyer Jr aged month old son of Mr. and Mrs Ibra Boyer Stewart died Tuesday He survived by eight days his twin brother Ivan James Other survivors include seven siblings and paternal and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs W A Boyer Coolville and Mr and Mrs Arthur Graham Athens Services will be held at the home Friday at 10 30 am Burial will be in Wires Cemetery
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Coolville
Thra Dane Boyer, Jr
Ibra Boyer
Stewart
Ivan James
W. A. Boyer
Arthur Graham
Athens
Wires Cemetery
Hunting Dates Set for Deer Birds in Ohio
Ohio game rules list open season dates for 1945 including deer from December 1 to December 8 in Adams Pike Sciota counties and birds such as pheasants and partridge from November 16 to December 1 with daily hunting hours from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Raccoon opossum and skunk allowed November 16 to January 19 1946 with no trapping before 6 p.m. on November 16. Fox hunting allowed any time except Sundays.
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Ohio
Charles H. Moore
Athens County
Moore
Adams
Pike
Sciota
USES Aids Handicapped Veterans Jobs in Athens
The United States Employment Service in Athens, with over a decade of experience, seeks to place physically handicapped World War II veterans in suitable roles. H. H. Sands notes civilian disability figures exceed wartime casualties and urges local employers to list job openings and pledge to hire qualified handicapped workers.
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United States Employment Service
H. H Sands
USES
Athens
Sands
Mr. Sands
Athens County
Promoted to Full Colonel in War Service
On September 11, 1945 Lt Col Wilfred J. Smith, serving since 1942 with the OSS in the Far East, received promotion to full colonel. He is on leave from Ohio University where he taught history. his wife and two children live at 72 Elmwood Place. Smith is in Darjeeling awaiting transport home.
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Wilfred J. Smith
Office of Strategic Services
Far East
Col. Smith
Ohio University
Department of History
Elmwood Place
Darjeen
India
Athens High Glee Club to Perform at Friday Assembly
The Girls Glee Club of Athens High School will sing a group of compositions at the weekly assembly at 11 10 a m Friday. Accompanist will be Miss Karol K Kreager an Ohio University student teacher. The 48 singers will be directed by W Co Ingerhut the high school music instructor.
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Glee Club
Athens High School
Karol K Kreager
Ohio University
Cllub
W. Co. Ingerhut
29 Degree Low Marks Coldest So Far This Season
Yesterday's high reached 51 degrees while the overnight low dropped to 29 degrees the coldest of the season to date. Mrs. C. N. France, weather observer, notes the chilly spell continues with near record lows for the period.
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C. N. France
Five Divorce Suits Filed in Athens County Courts
Five divorce actions were filed in Common Pleas Court, Athens County. Rae E. Miller seeks divorce from Robert R. Miller with custody of two children, ages 11 and nine, and note their marriage in February 1934 in Jacksonville. Floyd Barber seeks divorce from Mary M. Marber with custody of their five-year-old son. they wed in March 1940. Alice Eblin seeks separation for Jean Taylor from Emmett Taylor and restoring her maiden name Jean Stone, citing neglect and harassment since their July 1943 Athens marriage. Zora Lucas seeks divorce from Emmett Lucas with custody of their son, alleging neglect during his Navy leave. Freda Justice seeks divorce from Jesse F. Justice, married June 1936, citing extreme cruelty and neglect.
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Athens County
Common Pleas Court
Rae E. Miller
Robert R. Miller
Emmett Lucas
Freda Justice
Jesse F. Justice
Llewelyn
Om. Cramer
Morris Ave
Wilbur Yautch
Ohio University
Yautch
Fred E. Luchs
Edith
Dr Yautch
Sunnyside Drive
University Elementary Training School
OU Librarian To Speak At Meeting in Marietta
Miss Mildred Chutter of the Ohio University Library will speak at the Southeast district meeting of the Ohio Library Association at Marietta College in Marietta on October 18 and 19. Her talk will cover the American Library Association development fund, with about 50 members expected to attend.
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Marietta
Mildred Chutter
Ohi University Library
Ohio Library Association
Marietta College
Chutter
American Library Association
Plane Crash Wounded Soldier Recovering in California Hospital
Cpl. Raymond L. Withers of Athens Route 3 is recovering in a California hospital after a Sept. 3 plane crash. He reports both legs were broken. eight men were aboard, four killed. Withers is in Santa Maria Army Air Field Hospital and has served three years in the Army.
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California
Raymond L. Withers
R. W. Withers
Athens
Withers
Glen Young
Cpl
Santa Maria Army Air Field Hospital
Demonstration Planned Of Milk Cooling Tank
A demonstration of building methods for concrete milk cooling tanks is planned for 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, on the J. A. Pickering farm near Chesterhill by the United Dairy Co. The event supports a campaign to help dairymen maintain milk quality for market. The Pickering farm lies three miles north of Route 377, Chesterhill, and one mile south of Todds.
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J. A. Pickering
Chesterhill
Tthe United Dairy Co
Pickering
Todds
Nephew Dies Prompting Lively Local Notices
Mrs. Cooley and several relatives were summoned to Zanesville this week by the death of Mrs. Cooley’s nephew, Willis G. Bardecut. Jacksonville WCTU plans a meeting at 1 pm Friday, Oct. 12.
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Cooley
Lillianse
Ray Ashby
Harmer McAfee
James Coleman
Zanesville
Willis G. Bardecut
Jacksonville
WCTU
Posters Explain Veterans Benefits in Athens Downtowns
The Athens Veterans Service Committee sponsors 17 small posters detailing 32 benefits and the administering agency with senior official and phone number. Ohio University printed the displays, which will be distributed by the OU Veterans Club to courthouses, city offices, schools, and other veteran information points. The committee aims to reduce veterans confusion by directing them to the correct agency for each service.
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Athens Veterans Service Committee
Ohio Uniersity Veterans Club
Ohio University
Num
K. F. Sells
Selective Service ‘Board
John J. Mack Bride
Veterans Administration
Howard H Sands
United States Employment Service Office
OU Veterans Club
James Grimm
Nelsonville Vet Sings Up Again for Three More Years
Tech. Sgt. Eli T. Davis of Nelsonville reenlisted for another three-year term in the regular Army. Davis has 22 years of active duty, including 50 months in the Southwest Pacific during World War II, and is now stationed at the Athens Recruiting Office on the Post Office Building’s second floor. Rome Township Republicans to Meet at High School Friday October 12 with men and women invited for a business session and refreshments.
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Athens
Tech
Eli T. Davis
Nelsonville
Davis
Southwest Pacific
Rome
Rome Township
Republican Club
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