Poston Boy Rescues Drowning Girl for Life Saving Award
Athens County seventh grader Billy Poston of Troop 54 is recommended for a National Boy Scout Life Saving Award after diving into the Muskhingum River near Stockport to pull Rita Ann Mackie from a deep hole. Witnesses say he acted quickly, with Rita saved from a near drowning, and his family notes his bravery in a dangerous undercurrent.
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Ee Poston
Athens County
Euliv Sycks
William Sycks
Athens
Billy
Rita Ann Mackie
Stockport
Rita
Ruth Macin
Glouste
Chauncey- Rover Elementary
Ruth Erugewater
Poston
Bill
Chauncey Dover
Fitchard
Donald
Sharon
Linda
Counc Court of Honor
Parkersburg
National
Boy Scout Board of Review
New York
Ag Rita
Balloon returned helps OU senior study cosmic rays results
Ohio University researchers recovered a research balloon launched last June by Clarence Lindley Jones under physics professor Charles Randall. The craft reached 27 000 feet and flew 75 minutes before bursting 60 miles from Athens. Recovery includes recording gear and damaged instruments. study of the cosmic ray explosions will take months.
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Ohio University
Clarence Lindley Jones
Athens
Charles A Randall, Jr
Ohio University Aiport
Rowe County
W Va
Spencer
Lonnie Bowers
Randall
Randall and Jones
Outer Space
Troy Township Youth Admits Parts Thefts
A Troy Township juvenile pleaded guilty in Mayor Peter B Seet's Court to auto parts thefts. Marion Burton 128 Coolville Route 2 faced charges from three accessory theft incidents at Carthage-Troy School. He was bound to the grand jury under 200 bond and jailed when unable to post. Other two juveniles were referred to Juvenile Court.
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Troy ‘Township
Coolville
Peter
Marion Burton
Freda Blake
Coalhill
Bernard Porter
Burton
Oress
Carthage-Troy
Fined for Parking Close to Fire Truck
Kermit RF Van Nest of 301 Wo Union St was fined $5 and given 33 days suspended on a charge of parking too near a fire apparatus. The arresting officer noted the vehicle blocked by the alarm scene. A juvenile was cited for parking. Donald Thompson, 19, Athens Route 3, pled guilty to breaking and entering and larceny. Thompson was bound to the grand jury for entering the Merial Ogg Motor Co warehouse and stealing auto parts valued at $85. Bond set at $1000. Thompson jailed for lack of funds.
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Kermit RF van Nest
Wo Union St
Saturda
Peter B
van Nest
Arty
Parker
Donald Thompson
Athens
Grandatary
Peter Bee Thompson
Merriul Ogg Motor Co
Redtown
Thompson
AHS Seniors Present The Wanpy Journey Play at Assembly
Athens High School senior class staged a one act pantomime titled The Wanpy Journey at an assembly. Harald Radford and Priscilla Gnehs directed with student director Becky Putnam. Cast included Jon Thackeray Janet Hill Paul Efaw Barb Welles Joe Daily Pat Peterson and Joan Bush.
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Thorton Wider
Athens
Harald Radfmd
Priscilla Gnehs
Jon Thackeray
Janet Hill
Paul Efaw
Barb Welles
Joe Daily
Pat Peterson
Joan Bush
Becky Putnam
Masons to Meet at Paramythia Lodge
Paramythia Lodge 25 F and A M will meet Tuesday night at the Masonic Temple announced by Kenneth W Lands master.
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Masons
Paramythia Lodge
F&am
Masonic Temple
Kenneth W Lands
National Honor Society Officers Elected at Athens High
The National Honor Society at Athens High School recently elected officers for the year. Margaret Elliott is president, Monia Lee Vermillion vice president, Nancy Wright secretary, Jon Thackeray treasurer, Anne Goddard pianist, and Barbara Nellis and Raliller guides.
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National Honor Society
Athens High School
Margaret Elliott
Monia Lee Vermillion
Nancy Wright
Jon Thackeray
Anne Goddard Piarst
Barbara Nellis
Raliller
Weather pattern shifts to cool dry spell in Athens
A warm dry pattern that had persisted for weeks in the Athens area appeared to falter Saturday as clouds moved in and the temperature dropped. After a low of 42 overnight, the noon reading hovered near 46 with light rain reported in the morning and a mild 80 degree high the previous night.
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Athens
Tien
Four Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Four drivers were fined in area courts Friday after arrests by the State Highway Patrol. Mayor Peter B Lee levied two fines for speeding against Robert R. Wagner 120 Dayton and Helena Leffler 21 Athens. Albanys Mayor O D Pincell fined Robert Center 3h Athens for failing to obey a stop sign. Chaunceys Mayor Charles Wadley fined Fred A. Dawler 31 The Plains for failing to stop within assured distance ahead after an accident.
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State Highway Patrol
Peter B Lee
Robert R. Wagner
Dayton
Helena Leffler
Athens
Albanys
O D Pincell
Robert Center
Chauncey
Charles Wadley
Fred A. Dawler
County Officials Salaries Topped By Ohio Counties
Athens County paid out 307 888 for county official salaries last year, State Auditor James A Rhodes reported. The per capita cost tallied 7.61 dollars. Cuyahoga led in total salaries at 969 453 dollars, Portage had the highest per capita at 1740 dollars, while Knox posted 522 dollars per person as the lowest.
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Athens County
James A Rhodes
Rhodes
Associated Press
Cuyahoga County
Portage County
Knox
Driver Cited After Route 50 Collision
Cars driven by William Coleman and Fred C Caheen were damaged Saturday morning in a collision on Route 50 east of Athens. No one was injured. Caheen was cited for making an improper right turn and fined 10 dollars plus costs by Justice of the Peace D E Jones.
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Wiliam Coleman
Pickerington
Fred C Caheen
T Wolfe St
Route 50
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Caheen
Justice of the Peace
D E Jones
Ash Receives Fine and Jail Time for Trespass
Clarence Ash of Athens was fined 50 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 15 days in jail after pleading guilty to trespassing on a bus station stand. He was arraigned before Mayor Peter B Seel.
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Clarence
Ash
Athens
Peter B Seel
Births Outnumber Deaths in Three Month Report
A City County Health Department release for July to September shows 283 births and 110 deaths plus 199 certified copies of birth and death certificates. The report notes nurse calls for communicable diseases and tuberculosis, maternal and child visits, school and crippled child programs, and 163 athlete health examinations.
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Athens County
H M Boocks
Salvation Army Planning Drive Set for January Campaign
Maul, appointed chairman of the Salvation Army next financial campaign, will name workers later. Major Dowdell says the advisory board meets in November to set the 1954 fund drive budget for January.
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Maul
Salvation Army
Charles E Dowdell
McBee Co Research and Development Department
Major Dowdell
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Burning Tree Felled to Stop Building Risk
City firemen answered a call at Second St and Granville Ave to a burning tree that had ignited nearby grass Monday. Fire Chief Charles Dalton said the tree was pulled down to prevent it from falling on a nearby building and the fire was extinguished.
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Second St
Granville Ave
Charles Dalton
Vigilance in Tuberculosis Vital, Ohio Speaker Warns
Dr Arthur Myers, a noted chest disease expert and 1912 Ohio U graduate, urged continued vigilance against tuberculosis at the Ohio College Health Association meeting. He stressed skin tests and X rays as key, cautioned against complacency, and praised Minnesota’s efforts in reducing TB on campuses.
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Arthur Myers
Ohio College Health Association
Myers
OU Health Center
R H Browning
Omo Superculosis
Columbus
National Tuberculosis Association
State of Minnesota
Ohio University Health Center opens sessions with noted speakers
Dr E Herndon Hudson presided over the opening Friday session at the Ohio University Health Center event. Speakers included A C LaFollette from GU Dramatic Art and Speech, Arthur S Daniels of Ohio State University physics, and Dr Elanora L Schmidt of OS Health Center. Dr Max L Durfee of Oberlin College led the annual dinner. Friday might
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E Herndon Hudson
Ohio
John Adams the only President to reach age ninety
John Adams stands as the only U S President to live to age ninety in a long life that spanned the birth of the nation through the early republic. His longevity marks a notable chapter in early American leadership and history.
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John Adams
United States
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