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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1947
Page
2
Ohio University and Athens prepare for what is described as the largest Homecoming in school history. Hotels and university housing fill with visitors while 2,000 SOEA teachers stay for sessions. Events include a pep rally, bonfire, parade, and game against Cincinnati with dignitaries and alumni in attendance. Migration Day brings 1800 Cincinnati students and the Bearcat Marching Band to town.
Eleven schools across the Hocking-Sunday Creek Valley participate in a poster contest sponsored by the Mount St. Mary Hospital Fund Committee. The winning designs promote the need for a new 100 bed Mount St. Mary Hospital in Nelsonville and may be displayed in valley store windows.
The Stewart Rome Canaan Band Boosters Club will meet Monday at 7 30 p.m. in the high school. A short musical program will be directed by Mrs Luella Clifton and Mrs Norme Ralls.
Anna G. Tinker, 87, longtime Athens native, died at her home near Columbus after a long illness. She was daughter of Frederick and Louisa Stedman and sister of F. C. Stedman. Survived by sisters J. J. Welch and W. H. Eagan of New York and two grandchildren.
The schedule lists events for Friday and Saturday including a pep rally at Memorial Auditorium at 7 15 p m bonfire at the OU baseball field at 8 p m and a parade at 10 45 a m. Ohio Stadium hosts flag raising awards queen introduction at 1 40 p m followed by the Ohio University vs University of Cincinnati football game at 2 p m. Additional activities include Cutler Hall chimes at 7 p m Historical Musicale at Memorial Auditorium 7 30 p m and a Carnival Dance in the Men's Gym at 8 p m.
Artwork from Athens elementary and secondary students is shown in Rooms 301 and 309 at Ellis Hall Ohio University. Carleton I Calkin supervising said this is the first year school student art has been exhibited with elementary pieces emphasizing color and high school works focusing on composition. Ethel Woolf's students at Athens High contributed names include Delores Baughman Karen Link Barbara Algeo Phyllis Bolin Arthur Swadner Nancy Rutherford Bob Frost Don Graham Jane Roseberry Jimmy Hooper Jane Long Jan Tullis Betty Wagner and Nicky Parkis with elementary contributors unnamed per policy.
State Highway Patrol reports two minor injury incidents on Thursday. Foster Lewis 22 of Glouster suffered bruises after his car overturned on Route 13 near Jacksonville and was cited for unsafe operation. A crash on Route 7 near Chester involved Robert E. Taylor 27 Parkersburg and Jesse W. Moore 32 Pt. Pleasant. Blanche Moore 32 received a forehead bruise and both vehicles had minor damage.
More than a thousand children paraded in costumes in Athens Kiwanis event with Athens Junior High football beating Mechanicsburg 200. Judges included Mayor Franz L. Woodworth and Ohio University arts professor Vincent Jukes. Winners cited across age groups with non-child group prize going to Pocahontas Lodge. Over 1,400 ice cream bars and candy were handed out.
A city official explains why progress slowed over six years due to wartime shortages. He notes water capacity expansion using six inch piping, increased daily use, and a 50 acre land purchase funded by Water Department earnings. Population nearly doubled while housing, policing and services strain the city.
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