Four Athens DeMolays To Receive High Degree in Ceremony Here
Four Athens DeMolays will receive the Degree of Chevalier at a 7:30 p.m. ceremony in the Masonic Temple. Honorees are Donald K. Seward Richard L. Slater James W. Smilie and David L. White. Ohio state leaders and guests from nearby states are expected to attend. A semi formal dance and queen selection follow, with free refreshments served by the DeMolay Mothers Club.
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Athens
Donald K. Seward
D. K. Seward
E. State St
Richard L. Slater
C. A. Slater
James W. Smilie
H. K. Smilie
David L. White
L. E. White
Congress St
Ohio
Masonic Temple
James W. Jackson
Cleveland
Wil
Liam S. Hecht
Canton
Urbana
International Supreme Council
Gaige Paulsen
Don K. Seward
Messenger Newsphoto
Two Judgment Suits Filed by Firm in Municipal Court
A. W Matters of the Armature and Machine petitions for judgments in Municipal Court. He seeks $156.50 with 6 percent interest since Aug 14 1952 from Sebring Coal Co and $40.15 with 6 percent interest since June 29 from John Ferry of 35 Richland Ave. He cites labor supplies and materials as the basis.
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A. W Matters
Oo Armature and Machine
Sebring Coal Co
John Ferry
Richland Ave
Matters
Mt Olive Social Roundup Reflects Labor Day Gatherings
residents of Mt Olive and nearby towns reunite and visit kin across Rocksprings Rocksprings Ohio area hosts numerous family weekends with George Bush Willard Pigott Bert German Denver Curtis L D Pierce VanMeter Barton and others Pearl Mosier returns from Veterans Hospital Carl Johnson Mary Pierce.
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MT. Olive
George Bush
Willard Pigott
Rocksprings
Denver Curtis and Sons
L. D. Pierce
Raymond Emerick
Pickerington
Charley Powell
Everett Hooper
Martinsville
W. Va
Bert German
Robert Bush
East Liverpool
Fred Young
Junior Spaun
Ethel Hodel
Fred
Ethel Chevalier
Carl
Pearl Mosier
Veterans Hospital
Huntington
Ross VanMeter
Daughters
Racine
L. D Pierce
Denver Curtis
Jake VanMeter
Portland
Robert Barton
Marietta
Fire Chief Injured in Brush Fire Incident
Massachusetts Athens Fire Chief Charles Dalton was hospitalized with first and second degree burns to the face hands and arms after a brush fire flare on Charlies Street. He and his father Harry Dalton had been burning debris when an attempt to ignite papers failed and gasoline was poured onto the brush. He is reported in good condition the following morning.
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Athens
Charles Dalton
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Dalton
Harry Dalton
Charlies St
Chief Dalton
Health Clerk Workshop Conducted in Athens Ohio
The Ohio Department of Health held a Clerks Workshop in Athens on Wednesday for clerks from Athens Vinton Meigs Gallia Perry Morgan and Fairfield Counties. Speakers included Dr HM Boocks Dr Allison Margaret Maxwell RN Mrs Saller Jagers and Mrs Pat Borne with A C Sidell addressing disease reporting Jessa Drake on budgets and William Bergel on vital statistics and Sewell Milliken on public health education.
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Athens
Ohio Department of Health
Vinton
Meigs
Gallia
Perry
Morgan
Fairfield
Gail Palmer
HM. Boocks
Allison
Jackson County
Margaret Maxwell
Saller Jagers
Pat Borne
A. C. Sidell
F. H. Wentworth
Jessa Drake
William Bergel
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Division of Public Health Education
Sewell Milliken
Personel
Thieves Loot Gallia Academy Safe After Club Meeting
Burglars hit Gallia Academy High School during a Gallipolis Downtown Coaches Club meeting. The safe was carried downstairs to janitors quarters and pried open, filing cabinets broken, causing extensive damage though little cash taken. Police seek suspects.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Divorce Petition Cites Gross Neglect in Smith v Smith
Florence Lee Smith files for divorce from William ith in Common Pleas Court claiming gross neglect. The couple, married March 25 1947, have a child and the mother seeks custody and support.
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Common Pleas Court
Florence Lee Smith
William Ith
Court Grants Judgment in Favor of Unemployment Compensation
Common Pleas Court returns judgment of 109.07 dollars for money due under the Workmen's Compensation Act. Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation sues Earl Barnhart of Rainbow Coal Co. No. 2 Nelsonville for payment.
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Common Pleas Court
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment
Earl Barnhart
Rainbow Coal Co. No. 2
Nelsonville
Divorce Granted in Common Pleas Court
A decree of divorce is granted to Ethel Francis Arnold from John Delbert Arnold on wilful absence grounds. The mother is awarded custody of four children. The Arnolds married in 1931.
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Common Pleas
Ethel Francis Arnold
John Delbert Arnold
Arnolds
Driver Harry Miller Jr? Fined for Speeding on W Union St
Harry G Miller Sr 63 of New Marshfield Route 1 was fined 22 dollars and costs in Municipal Court on a speeding charge filed by city police on W Union Street.
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Harry G. Miller
New Marshfield
W. Union St
Gallia Man Dies at 53 in Gallipolis
Louis Walter Sheppard 53 an attendant at Gallipolis State Institute farm cottage since 1941 died after entering Holzer Hospital following illness He was born June 20 1901 in Marietta and was a World War II corporal He married Opal Rose in 1929 and is survived by his mother and three brothers Services will be at 2 p m Sunday at C J Waugh Funeral Home with burial in Pine Street Friends may call at his home Saturday He belonged to Wayne Street Congregational Church and the Ohio Valley Grange.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Louis Walter Sheppard
Winton St
Gallipolis State Institute
Marietta
Reta Venhan Sheppard
Edward C. Sheppard
Opal Rose
Crown City
Wilbert
Harold
Kenneth
Wyoming
Cincinnati
Wayne Street Congregational Church
Ohio Valley Grange
C. J. Waugh
Pine Street
Bound to Jury on Two Check Counts
Ernest McGrath of near Lott ridge was bound to the grand jury from Municipal Court on two charges involving checks. He pleaded guilty to forgery of a $10 check and issuing a $5 check with no funds, and was bound under $500 bonds but jailed after failing to post. The cases were filed by W. A. Barnhill of Guysville and H. B. Neeley of Albany.
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Ernest McGrath
Near Lottridge
Municipal Court
McGrath
W. A. Barnhill
Guysville
H. B. Neeley
Albany
County 4-H Delegates Named for 37th Congress Event
The 37th annual 4 H congress will feature delegates Carolyn Withers Mary Lou Woodyard Mary Frances Fockier Larry Henry and James Glass with advisors Barbara Dougan Mrs Frank Chadwick Mrs D S Beckett and William Boyer The event includes a mock legislative session with Rep Don Campbell and international guests from England Wales New Zealand India and Pakistan Local activities include a beef barbecue friendship circles forums dances and workshops at Ohio State University and Baker Hall Buckeye Club lodging for delegates.
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Florence McBride
Ath
Carolyn Withers
New Marshfield
Mary Lou Woodyard
Chase Merry Makers
Mary Frances Fockier
Ameeille
Larry Henry
Coolville
James Glass
Ames
Barbera Dougan
New Zealand
India
Pakistan
O Hio State University
Weather snapshot from Hamsey Run station
Clear skies and mild temperatures prevail as a 9 am reading shows 70 degrees. Thursday’s high reached 2 with an early reading of 53 suggesting a cool start to Friday.
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Hamsey Run
Salvation Army Board Maps Plans For 1955 Committees
At a Salvation Army Advisory Board meeting, 1955 committees were selected. Major Charlies Dowdell joined the nominating committee with Dr Carl Frey and Ralph Miller. Members named to the 1955 campaign and budget committees included J A Maul Earl Mathews H G Householder Hal Rowland Miller and Al Bechtel. W F Mickle presided as a sympathy resolution was offered to the widow of S Phillips, former board member.
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Salvation Army Advisory Board
Charlies Dowdell
Carl Frey
Ralph Miller
J. A. Maul
Earl Mathews
H. G. Householder
Hal Rowland
Miller
al Bechtel
W. F. Mickle
S Phillips
Gray Ladies Fall Class Is Forming
Athens state notice announces recruiting a fall class of Gray Ladies. Mrs. Robert H. Jones chairs the Athens State Hospital Gray Ladies. Women may call the Red Cross office at 31651 to join, with orientation sessions at the Red Cross office and at the state hospital.
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Robert H. Jones
Athens State Hospital
Gray Ladies
Red Cross
State Hospital
Albany Area Man Hurt in Traffic Crash
Albany 21 year old Lee Jeffers suffered head and arm abrasions when his car rear ended Basil Walter Holland 63 after he slowed for a preceding vehicle on Columbus Road. Jeffers car was demolished. A second collision involved Clara Mae Stanley 44 and Philip Hostetter 67 as Stanley moved from a parking space.
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Albany
Mathews 611 Co
Basil Walter Holland
Athens
Jeffers Wen
Columbus Road
Jeffers
Union St
Clara Mae Stanley
Philip Hostetter
Peetleville
Stanley
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