New Teachers Presented At Pre School Session
Athens High School hosted a pre school teachers meeting highlighting new faculty and planned city school improvements. Superintendent Willard P. Parker warned that a $50 1948 teacher bonus may be illegal per state auditor guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Ocp
Willard P. Parker
Athens
Barker
Marilyn Barron
East Side
Daniel O’brien
Central
Paul Carpenter
Edward Baas
Don F. Thomann
Lake Hope
Beef Feeder Calf Sale Planned in Southeast Ohio
The Southeastern Ohio Beef and Cattle Improvement Association will hold a Beef Feeder Calf Sale on Oct. 14 at Athens Live stock Sales Co. barns. Calves must weigh at least 250 pounds. no yearlings or bulls. Entry fee is $2 per head. Counties set quotas: Athens 200, Vinton 125, Meigs 125, Jackson 30, Hocking 30. Similar sale in Gallipolis on Oct 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Ohio Beef and Cattle Improvement Association
Athens Livestock Sales Co
Ross Wright
Wright
B. G. Chapman
Athens
Vinton
Meigs
Jackson
New Library and Lights Upgraded for Athens Schools
The Athens school system installs fluores cent lighting boosting desk illumination to 30 to 40 foot candles replacing 6 to 10. A rewire was required. The high school library, built through eight weeks of work by Irene Hand and students, houses over 3000 volumes and 100 periodicals. Other repairs include re-flooring painting new roof and general cleaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Irene Hand
Ohio University
Edwin Watts Chubb
Supt
Willard P. Barker
Concealed Weapons Charge Is Denied
Pleading innocent, Em mett Williams, 45, of Athens Route 4, was bound to the grand jury by Mayor Peter B. Seel on a concealed weapon count. Williams allegedly drew a loaded revolver on Floyd Elwood Carsey during a drinking episode at an Athens bar. Williams remained in county jail after failing to post a $500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Williams
Athens
Peter B. Seel
Williams
Floyd Elwood Carsey
Athens Girl Scout Returns From Europe
Ruth Ellen Sands of Athens is due in Athens around 6 p.m. Thursday after an 11 week Juliette Low session at the Swiss Chalet in Europe She and three other U S Girl Scouts toured Switzerland England and France and she plans to enter Ohio University this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Ellen Sands
H. H. Sands
Athens
New York City
United States
Juliette Low
Miss Sands
Ohio University
Switzerland
England
France
Shade School Sets Sept 8 Reopening
Shade Consolidated School will reopen for the fall semester on Monday September 8 announced by Richard Essex principal. The start moved up from September 15 due to polio in the area and original plans to open September 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade Consolidated
Richard Essex
Gross Neglect Cited In Divorce Petition
Jaude Weldon files for divorce from Grace Carr Weldon in Common Pleas Court citing gross neglect. The couple married June 17 1950 in Greenup Kentucky.
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Common Pleas Court
Jaude Weldon
Grace Carr
Eldon
Greenup
September Group Brings Draftee Total to 377
Fifteen Athens County men and one transfer left for Columbus to be inducted at Ft. Hayes, bringing Athens County draftees to 377 since the Korean conflict began. Fifteen others underwent physicals Tuesday. leader John Dunlap of Glouster and transfer Dean C. Sager of Athens top the list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Columbus
Ft. Hayes
John Dunlap
Glouster
Dean C. Sager
Athens
Decorah
Iowa
Gerald D. White
Roger A. Gilkey
Donald C. Flowers
Edward F. Olds
William F. Boyer
Paul L. Nutter
James C. Widdoes
Danny M. King
Norman H. Fulton
Shade
Charles E. Reid
Guysville
Joseph W. Bowles
Albany
Roy M. Sickles
New Marshfield
Richard M. Reed
Millfield
Red Cross Clarifies Emergency Leave Rules for Servicemen
Athens County Red Cross executive secretary Mrs Daily cites clarified directives on emergency leave for servicemen. She notes a rise in requests outside Red Cross jurisdiction and says the organization can initiate leaves with military agreement. Bloodmobile visits Athens Sept 29–30. 60 donors signed up at the county fair exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke Daily
Athens County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Daily
Harper Pendry
Home Service
Athens
B. F. Cutler
Air Force Instructor Assigned to OA Detachment
S Sgt George W Sprague Jr of New Haven Conn has been assigned as supply instructor to the Ohio University Air Force ROTC detachment. He has four years of military service and previously served two years at Fairbanks Alaska and came from Mitchel Field New York. He lives with his wife and son at 43 Richland Ave.
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George W. Sprague, Jr
New Haven
Conn
Ohio University Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Sprague
Fairbanks
Alaska
Mitchel Air Force Base
N.Y
Richland Ave
Widow Nominated to Fill Cincinnati City Council Seat
Mrs Elizabeth R. Cash was nominated Wednesday to fill the Cincinnati City Council vacancy caused by the death of her husband Albert D. Cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Elizabeth R. Cash
Albert D. Cash
Legion Committee Heads Named for Post 21 Activities Planned
Paul Lewis announces committee chairs for K. T. Crossen Post 21 American Legion with plans for a Sept. 13 picnic at the fairgrounds and Sept. 17 Family Night at the Legion Home. Names include Shafer Americanism Buck past activities Tuckerman membership LaVelle junior activities Wells athletics Hamilton Christmas Mechem Boys State Barnhart firing squad color guard Cox pall bearers Spencer child welfare Harvey rehabilitation Reamer public relations Buck Armistice Day Dowler Donaldson Strawn Sr coordinating committee Shannon Jeffers Mechem finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Paul Lewis
Lewis
Legion
Fairgrounds
W. R Shafer
John Buck
Edgar Tuckerman
Edwin T. LaVelle
LaVelle
Clancy Wells
Gordon Hamilton
Joe Mechem
Ben Williams
Everett Barnhart
John Cox
Boyd Spencer
Frank Harvey
Charles Reamer
John Dowler
Donald Robinson
Paul Brown
Don Strawn
Gilbert Shannon
John Jeffers
Frank Buhla
Glouster
Owen Carmichael
Athens County
Lewis A. Ondis
I. Homer Baird, Jr
Hubert Bobo
OU Evening Courses Offer Six Education Classes
Ohio University announces evening classes for Southeastern Ohio residents with six courses planned. Registration, fees set at six dollars per semester hour for Ohio residents and seven dollars for non residents, includes credit toward regular college degrees. A meeting September 20 will allow attendees to choose subjects and schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Southeastern
Ohio
George J. Kabat
College of Education
Ellis Hall
J. Floyd Dixon
Fred McKelvey
Rufust Putnam
Marie Quick
Forest Shoemaker
Rufus Putnam
Margaret Felsinger
Nippy Night Temperatures Drop Across Areas
A cold spell left Hamley Run's Poston Plant at 42 degrees early Thursday, one degree below Wednesday. Athens recorded 47 at 6 am, with highs not exceeding 69 yesterday and 60 degrees by 9 am today.
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Poston
Hamley Run
Athens
Driver Fined After Concord Road Accident
Harry H. Taylor, 32, of Trimble Route 1, was fined 10 dollars plus costs by Mayor Peter B. Seel after a State Highway Patrol arrest. He was cited for driving to the left of the center in a two car crash Tuesday on Concord Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry H. Taylor
Trimble
Peter B. Seel
Taylor
Concord
Sixth polio case reported in Athens County
The Athens City County Health Department announced the sixth polio case in the county. A four year old Troy Township boy, Larry Doherty, was admitted to Camden Clarc Hospital Parkersburg West Virginia on August 29 with polio. The Doherty family lives near Hockingport. Earlier a Torch Troy Township case was reported August 21. Three cases were found in Lodi Township and one in Canaan Township. Schools in the Carthage Troy District and Shade Consolidated have been closed due to polio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Doherty
William and
Forest Doherty
Camden-Clark Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
Athens City-County
Doherty
Hockingport
Torch
Troy Township
Lodi Township
Canaan Township
Carthage-Troy
Shade Consolidated
Marriage Licenses Given for Four Couples in Ohio
John Arnold Real 21 of Athens weds Dolores Jean Quinn 20 of Sharpsburg. Robert M. Carana 24 of Hubbard weds Ruth Zimmer 18 of Glouster. Ellsworth D. Neel 30 of Murray City weds Ramona Waldeck 20 of Glouster.
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John Arnold Real
Athens
Dolores Jean Quinn
Sharpsburg
Robert M. Carana
Hubbard
Ruth Zimmer
Glouster
Ellsworth D. Neel
Murray City
Ramona Waldeck
Ohio University artist wins sesquicentennial symbol design
An Ohio University instructor Charlies L. Smith wins the Ohio Sesquicentennial symbol contest with a map of Ohio outline, buckeye leaves and 17 scarlet stars. The $100 prize honors the first place design chosen from 15 entries across nine regional centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Erwin C. Zepp
Ohio Sesquicentennial Commission
Flin
Charlies L. Smith
N. Congress St
Zepp
Ohio
James J. Peters
Marion
Sigmund Shawkey
Akron
Frank J. Lausche
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital notes
Births in Athens to Mr and Mrs Clarence Stanley a son and to Mr and Mrs Claude Burton a daughter. Admitted include Charles McCoy and Baby Scurlock both in Athens. Discharges list Mrs Phillip Stauffer and son, Mrs Della West, Mrs Hattie Keirns, Mrs Mary Adams and Tommy Phillips all of Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Stanley
Athens
Claude Burton
Coolville
Phillip Stauffer
Two Athens Men Attend Acacia Convention in Chicago
Prof Charles R Kinison and Lewis A Ondis I of Athens attend the Acacia fraternity biennial convention in Chicago from August 31 to September 3. Kinison lives at 308 Highland Ave and Ondis at 15 Ondis Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Athens
Acacia Fraternity
Charles R. Kinison
Highland Ave
Lewis A. Ondis I
Lewis A. Ondis
Ondis Ave
Grand Jury Calls 65 Witnesses in Special May Session
A two day grand jury session began in the Common Pleas Court criminal docket with 46 cases under review. Sixty five witnesses, many law enforcement officers, are summoned to testify in multiple cases as the session eases court congestion. Jurors seated include Sybil Kittle Glouster Nadine Marquis Amesville Merle Potter Amesville Charles B Moore Herman Corday Richard B Rympn Oliver Walls Hazel Schilling Charles Bethel Harry Townsend Athens Luster Judy New Marshfield Eugene Berry Nelsonville Pauleta White Coolville Ethel Williams and Clifford Ruth Shade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sybil Kittle
Glouster
Nadine Marquis
Merle Potter
Amesville
Charles 8. Moore
Herman Corday
Richard B. Rympn
Oliver Walls
Hazel Schilling
Charles Bethel
Harry Townsend
Athens
Luster Judy
New Marshfield
Eugene Berry
Nelsonville
Pauleta White
Coolville
Ethel Williams
Clifford Ruth
Shade
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Lowe Brothers
Wolfe Hardware
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Canaanville
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Charles E. Mumford
Annapolis
Robert North
Trenton
Mich
Robert E. Brummage
Dallas
Tex
North
Kenneth Cone
Messenger Newsphoto
Legion Committee
Smo
Callies
Wieners
Athens, Ohio
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Charles McCoy
Baby Scurlock
William Scurlock
W. F. Buckley
Union St
Firestone
Simoniz
Peete Ees Ip
Geta
Firestone Dealer
W. Union St
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