Illiterate Voter Ruling Impacts Ohio Ballot Process
Ohio records show unemployment coverage declined 2.3 percent in 1949 while payroll rose 16 percent. A separate state note warns illiterate voters cannot receive assistance under a secretary of state ruling, with election day set for Nov 7 and filing deadlines for absentee ballots.
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Ohio
Division of Research and Statistics
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensa
Secretary of State
Athens County Board of Elections
C. W. Gross
Charles F. Sweeney
Musgrave Rites Set Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Wickham Musgrave 84 set for Thursday at 10 30 a m at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home. Survived by husband three sons three grandchildren two great grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Burial at West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call after Wednesday noon. Jerusalem Israel formed a broad new coalition government ending a two week cabinet crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wickham Musgrave
Musgrave
Harriet Brubacker
Barberton
Eldon Musgrave
Denver
Colo
William Musgrave
Columbus
Harold F. Kellogg
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes
West Union Street Cemetery
Jerusalem
Israel
Young
Fire Calls Reported as Fireman Hurt in Prank and Grill Blaze
Two Athena fire calls within 15 minutes ended with a slight injury to a firefighter who was knocked from a truck during a false alarm on Stimson Avenue. Chief Clarence A. Parker suspects Halloween pranksters and warns against such acts. The second call, at Esquire Grill, involved grease ignition with no damage.
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Athens
Clarence A. Parker
Stimson Ave
Parker
E. Washington St
Esquire Grill
Lifting of Albany Public Gathering Restrictions
Albany area health officials announced the lifting of gathering restrictions after two polio cases earlier in the month. Dr. H G Southard city county health commissioner thanked organizations for canceling events and withdrew the cancellation request since no new cases have been reported since Oct 16.
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Albany
H. G. Southard
Southard
Temperatures Range From 78 to 52 Degrees
Reported Mondays saw temperatures swing between a high of 78 degrees and a low of 52 degrees. Weather officials noted the notable cool spell in the afternoon.
All-American personality discussed at Athens Junior High
An Athens Junior High assembly explored the main attributes of an All-American personality including character sportsmanship scholarship reputation and citizenship. Frank Strickland led prayer Jim Taylor directed singing with Ted Krauss and Arminda Kimes providing accompaniment.
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Athens
Frank Strickland
Jim Taylor
Ted Krauss
Arminda Kimes
Bill Glover
Joe Cabeen
Shirley Weekley
Ellen Green
Bill Risley
Hilda Hanning
John Cornwell
Joan Baker
Army promotions and enlistees in World War II era
G I Bulletin notes Captain Willard C Border former Millfield resident promoted in the field while in Korea with the Third Battalion 23rd Infantry 2nd Division. Also listed are Corporal Jack and Charles Border serving abroad, and Private Glenna Geeeset join Lackland AFB for Women of the Air Force training. Private Richard L Kelley begins basic training at Lackland.
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Willard C. Border
Millfield
Eileen Yoho Border
Sunnyside
Border
Korea
23Rd Infantry
Fort Benning
88Th
Blue Devil
Italy
Kwangju
Fort Lewis
Wash
Chauncey-Dover High School
Capt. Border
Roberta
Jacquelyn
Willard, Jr
Cpl
Jack Border
Fort Devens
Mass
Charles Border
Frankfurt
Germany
Richard L. Kelley
Edison Kelley
East Riverside Drive
Athens
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Air Force Technical
Paroled Athens County Men From London Prison Farm
Two Athens County men, Fred Oliver Sr. and Oscar Exline, now at the London Prison Farm, are approved for parole effective Dec. 6. Oliver, from Greens Run, was convicted of shooting with intent to wound his son during a family dispute, while Exline, from Glouster, was convicted of arson tied to burning mine equipment at Hollister. Both were previously sentenced to the Ohio Penitentiary.
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Athens County
London
Associated Press
Fred Oliver, Sr
Greens Run
Oscar Exline
Glouster
Ohio
Oliver
Fred, Jr
Exline
Hollister
Area sailors serve aboard USS Coral Sea in Mediterranean
Three area sailors are serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea now with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. They are Robert E. McAllister electrician's mate third class son of Mr and Mrs John W McAllister The Plains Edward P Hennessy seaman son of Mr and Mrs T A Hennessy Pomeroy John H Gray fireman apprentice Harrisonville Route 1.
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Coral Sea
Mediterranean
Navy
Robert E. McAllister
John W. McAllister
the Plains
Edward P. Hennessy
T. A. Hennesy
Pomeroy
John H. Gray
Harrisonville
GOP Meeting Set for Wednesday in Glouster
The Athens County Republican Executive Committee schedules a Wednesday 8 p.m. gathering at Glouster High School. County chairman Ray Bobo says speakers will attend and refreshments will be served.
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Athens County
Republican Executive Committee
Glouster High School
Ray Bobo
Navy expands Organized Reserve rules for volunteer sailors
Volunteer Naval Reservists may enroll in the Organized Reserve and face recall to active duty only as much as inactive reserve members. The Fourth Naval District in Philadelphia says vacancies from recalls during the Korean emergency prompted the policy. Organized Reservists receive pay for drills.
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Organized Reserve
Fourth Naval District
Philadelphia
Shelterings Arms Hospital Notes Summary
A list of names is released from sheltering arms hospital notes including Bill Stafford and Frank Beebe from Athens with several others from Athens Glouster Albany Millfield and Stewart. The section also notes dismissals including Mrs Marvin Knowlton and her son Frank Dean from Athens.
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Bill Stafford
Athens
Frank Beebe
Mart Seipel
Delmar Taylor
New Marshfield
Emalene Zimmer
Glouster
Blossom St. Clair
Wanda Rose
Marvin Knowlton
Albany
Frank Dean
Presley T. Winner
Stewart
Richard Dow Minerd
Millfield
Henry Mackay
Ruth R. White
Delmar N. Ervin
Richard K. Deeds
Nan Daggett
Elmer Poling
Driver's Neck Strained In Ek State St Crash
Stanley D. Harley 21 of 66 Franklin Ave drove into the rear of a stopped auto on E State St causing severe frontal damage. Orlan Bruce McMullen 28 of Athens Route 4 suffered a slight neck strain. McMullen reported he stopped behind a double parked car in front of Bennett's Dairy. McMullen's car sustained minor damage.
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Stanley D. Harley
Franklin Ave
E State St
Orlan Bruce McMullen
Athens
Millfield Man To Be Charged In Cap Trap
Charges prepared against Carl Matheny for keeping explosives without a license and setting a dangerous trap after a dynamite cap device injures four youths at an outhouse in Millfield. Sheriff Bateman and Prosecuting Attorney Shumaker note affidavits will be filed in Mayor Mickle's court.
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Carl Matheny
Millfield
George Bateman
Matheny
James Shumaker
W. P. Mickle
Charles Kisor
Monsarat
Joe Bob Whaley
Glouster
Charles Leffler
Robert Keirns
Kiser
UNESCO Aim Purposes Explained to Athens Rotary Club
Dean George Kabat of Ohio University College of Education outlined UNESCO aims to educate the world’s illiterates and promote world peace. He noted 53 countries subscribe and the U.S. covers about 38 percent of costs, with Russia as a major non subscriber. Floyd Bolin Post 3477 VFW will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Armory clubroom. refreshments follow.
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Unesco
United Nations
George Kabat
Ohio University College of Education
Athens Rotary Club
Kabat
United States
Russia
Floyd Bolin
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Armory
Lloyd H. Copeland
City Schools To Stage Open House Thursday
Athens City School system invites the public to visit all buildings Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. Tours will be led by student organizations. No classes will be held. Textbooks and displays, chats with teachers, and two redecorated rooms will be open. Refreshments served by Home Arts Department and Future Homemakers of America. Open house kicks off American Education Week starting Nov 5.
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Athens
Supt
Willard P. Barker
East Side
West Side
Athens Lion’s Club
Board of Education
Pauline Fierce
Future
Homemakers of America
Kiwanis Club Inducts Four New Members
The Kiwanis Club at Berry Hotel inducted Dr. C. F. Jividen A W Hess Andrew Revien and Chuck Donaldson with George Smith performing the ceremony. Athens High School and Ohio University coaching staff were introduced and OU coach Carroll Widdoes predicted a tough weekend for the Bobcats ahead of the Cincinnati game. Plans for the Kiwanis Halloween party were announced with assembly at the university Library at 7 pm and a parade to the high school stadium. Ted Smith of Washington DC attended as a guest.
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Kiwanis Club
Berry Hotel
Dr. C. F. Jividen
A. W. Hess
Andrew Revien
Chuck Donaldson
George Smith
Kiwanis
Athens High School
Ohio University
Harry Lackey
AHS
Fred Swearingen
Carroll Widdoes
Jim Snyder
Kermit Blosser
Howard Brinker
Frank Rickey
Bob Wren
Widdoes
Cincinnati
Bobcats
University Library
Ted Smith
Washington
D. C
Grahams Chapel Prayer Band to Meet at Rev Hill Home
Grahams Chapel Prayer Band will convene Thursday at the home of the Rev and Mrs Charles Hill with Mrs Bernice Gaston as lead er.
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Grahams Chapel
Charles Hill
Bernice Gaston
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Sweeney
State Supreme Court
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Meigs County
John Bacon
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W. Union St
G.I. Bulletin Board
Kore
Pvt
Glenna Ggeeeseit
C. A. Russell
E. Union St
Women of the Air Force Training Center
Texas
James E. Holbert
Carthage
Troy High School
Technical Training Center
Chanute Air Force
Tut Pte
Holbert
Chanute Afb
Luther Holbert
GOP
Sheltering Arms Hospital
C. C. Patrick
State St
Aim
Athens, Ohio
Ohio Valley Exterminator Co
H. A. Locke
Mer
Carpenter Hdw. Co., Agt
Giouster
Togan
Nelsonville
U.S
GMC
Western Union
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General Motors
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