County School Enrollment Drops Slightly in 1952-53
Athens County's total school enrollment fell to 4361 for 1952-53, down from 4412 the prior year, marking a second consecutive decline. Six districts saw decreases, Albany and Carthage-Troy recorded gains, while Trimble and Waterloo districts had the largest losses at 27 pupils each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
George Christman
Albany
Carthage-Troy
the Plains
Trimble Township
Waterloo Township
Trimble
Ames-Bern
Athens
Carthage- Troy
Rome-Canaan
Shade
Waterloo
Buchtel-York
Athens High Plans Student Activities and Elections
Athens High School outlined organizational activities at meetings Monday and Tuesday. The Student Council planned a party after Friday football game. Barney Andrews is president. officers include Richard Hall vice president Laile Lovett secretary and Phil Saunders treasurer. Megaphone staff met with editor Roderick Once. Y Teens organized. cheerleading tryouts run this week led by Connie Rhoads and Pat Harper with two sophomores and one junior to join the squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Richard Hall
Laile Lovett
Phil Saunders
Barney Andrews
Ths
Roderick
Connie Rhoads
Pat Harper
AHS Athlete Wounded in Korea
Sgt. David Red Evans, a 1947 Athens High School graduate, was wounded in action in Korea and evacuated. The family, living at 77 N Congress St, was informed the injury was minor. Evans had served with the Marine Corps Reserve after Marshall College and Ohio University, and had been in Korea since last January amid battalion fighting near Bunker Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Red) Evans
Athens
Korea
George R. Evans
N. Congress St
Evans
Bunker Hill
AHS
Marshall College
Ohio University
Marine Corps Reserve
Trimble Band Boosters Set Meeting Thursday
Trimble Township Band Boosters will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the high school. A potluck dinner precedes discussion of the association’s pumpkin show planned for October with proceeds benefiting the Trimble band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trimble
Trimble Township
Freshmen Enrollment Tops Four Thousand at Ohio U Orientation
Freshmen orientation week at Ohio University drew about 1225 new students the largest in five years with total campus enrollment forecast near 4000. Officials project 1307 freshmen this fall and a sizable women’s influx. Chillicothe Portsmouth Zanesville enrollments rise to around 300. Activities include mixers, rushing, and tests as registration nears Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Frank B. Dilley
Robert E. Mahn
Chillicothe
Portsmouth
Zanesville
Women's League
Rushing
Women’s Independent Association
Edwin Watts Chubb
Guysville Driver Fined and Jailed After Route 50 Crash
A Guysville Route 3 driver, James A. Depoy, 20, was fined 50 and jailed 10 days for unsafe operation after a three car crash on Route 50 at Torch. He faces a second $50 fine for using false license plates. Patrol reports this is his second arrest this year. Rollin Calhoon, 35, Nelsonville, was fined 15 for improper backing after a crash on Route 278.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guysville
State Highway Patrol
Torch
James A. Depoy
Peter B. Seel
Depoy
Rollin Calhoon
Nelsonville
Logan
Roger Friend
Calhoon
Exams Announced for Federal Posts
Examinations for fishery marketing specialist positions with the federal Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington DC and nationwide have been announced by the U S Civil Service Commission. Salaries reach 3410 dollars. Tests for medical officer at St Elizabeths Hospital Washington pay 2800 to 3800 dollars. Applications and info available at the post office from local secretary F D Higgins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington
D. C
U. S. Civil Service Commission
St. Elizabeths Hospital
F. D. Higgins
Walton League Sets Meeting at Cabin
The Athens Chapter of the Izaak Walton League will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at the club cabin. Movies will be shown and refreshments served, announced president E R Jacoby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Izaak Walton League
E. R. Jacoby
Marriage Licenses List From Columbus Glouster Chauncey
Marriage licenses announced for William Gibbs 46 of Columbus and Delores Crawford 29 of Glouster. Isaac Jones 50 and Margaret Coakley 48 both of Chauncey. Raal Carl Stover 31 and Bonnie Barnett 21 both of Stewart. Mike Eugene Bycofski 22 of Jacksonsville and Emma Jean Lowery 23 of Glouster. Clair Stansberry 25 Carpenter and Louise Haning 25 Albany. Jacob W Lyons 54 and Anna A oe 57 both of New Marshfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Jones
Margaret Coakley
Chauncey
Raal Carl Stover
Bonnie Barnett
Stewart
Mike Eugene Bycofski
Jacksonville
Emma Jean Lowery
Glouster
Clair Stansberry
Carpenter
Louise Haning
Albany
Jacob W. Lyons
Anna A.oe
New Marshfield
Cloudy Skies Hold Temperatures Across Region
Clouds kept temperatures in a narrow range with a high near 59 after a overnight low of 48. Previous day saw a high of 75 and a low of 42 as weather lingered under overcast skies.
Bryson Brothers Serve in Air Force Careers
Richard P. Bryson 19, Amesville, arrived at Amarillo Texas jet mechanic school after enlisting June 27. A 1952 Ames-Bern High School graduate, he trained at Sampson AFB New York. His brother William Bryson, stationed at Westover AFB Massachusetts, recently returned from Arabia after a year in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard P. Bryson
Henry Bryson
Amesville
Amarillo Air Force
Texas
Ames-Bern
William L, Hollandsworth
Dan Hollandsworth
Athens
Sheppard Air Force Base
Air Force
Athens High School
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital noted
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Carl Clemens of Athens welcoming a daughter and Mr and Mrs Robert Smith of Athens greeting a son. Admissions include Ronnie Carpenter Stewart Ida Sayre Trimble Judy Cheadle Carpenter Lois Hartman The Plains Robert Carr Millfield and several others. Dismissals feature multiple patients including Mrs William Cullison The Plains and daughter and Mrs Harry Summerfield Glouster and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Clemens
Athens
Robert Smith
Ronnie Carpenter
Stewart
Ida Sayre
Trimble
Judy Cheadle
Carpenter
Lois Hartman
the Plains
Robert Carr
Millfield
Helen Burleigh
Zaleski
Betty Cooley
William Cullison
Harry Summerfield
Glouster
John Wallace
Lee Little
Margaret Ward
Pauline Jackson
Chauncey
Grover Sutton
Lanford Smith
Zanesville
William Sheffer
Evansville
Ind
Carolyn Murphy
Divorce Petition Cites Gross Neglect in Logan Case
Lawrence Richards sues Garnet Frances Richards in Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty since their 1945 marriage in Logan. He states they have five children and asks the court to fix a reasonable child support amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
Lawrence Richards
Garnet Frances Richards Richards
Logan
Meeting Set Tonight by Athens Masons
Athens Council 15 Royal and Select Masters will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple announced by J T Stiff master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Masonic Temple
J. T. Stiff
Never Too Many Smiths Farm Life Tale in Farm Journal
Ex Chesterhill couple L M and Grace Smith are featured in Farm Journal through Maude Longwell. The piece recalls their teen courtship at Chesterhill High School, marriage after graduation, and life on Fruitland orchard farm near Ozark Illinois with ten children. One son died in World War II. all children attended college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesterhill
Farm Journal
L. M
Grace Smith
Maude Longwell
L. M. Smith
Grace Selby
Chesterhill High School
Ozark
Ill
Smiths
Fruitland
Smith
Chiokin
Nelsonville Tenants Sued for Back Rent and Damages
Treva J. Shaw as executrix of Freeman E. Dowler petitions Common Pleas Court against Cleve J. Hallett and Frieda Hallett. Claiming back rent totaling 765.00 and damages 797.56 for two properties at 943 and 931 Chestnut Street, Nelsonville, with a total sought of 1562.56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treva J. Shaw
Freeman E. Dowler
Common Pleas Court
Cleve J
Frieda Hallett
Halletts
Dowler
Chestnut St
Nelsonville
Executrix
Two Men arraigned on drunk driving charges
Joseph P. Moran, 35, and Norman J. Banfield, 21, were arraigned before Mayor Peter B. Lee for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Moran pleaded innocent and was bound to the grand jury under a $200 bond. Banfield pled guilty, was fined $100 plus costs, and sentenced to 10 days in jail. Both were arrested by city police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter B. Lee
Joseph P. Moran
W. Carpenter Sr
R. W. Finsterwald
Norman J. Banfield
van Vorhees
Lions Club honors Athens Little League players at meeting
The Athens Lions Club held a Tuesday night event featuring a film and a talk by ex big leaguer Estel Crabtree of Nelsonville who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds. Lions presented each of 14 Little Leaguers with a Lions emblem amid remarks by Harry Lackey and Fred Swearingen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens’ Lions Club
Estel Crabtree
Nelsonville
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Crabtree
Harry Lackey
Fred Swearingen
Athens High School
Claire
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Athens High
THE
Athens National Bank
Walton League
Cabin
William Gibbs
Columbus
Delores Crawford
Athens Wine & Beer Store
Union St
Postal Department
Felicia Reynolds
Dorothy Miller
Helen R. Majerko
Jean Simmons
Stewart Sr
J. L. Duncan
Messenger Newsphoto
Sheltering Arms Hospital
FORD
Carpenter Street
Keystone
ROY E. Hawk & Co
Investment Securities
Cline Bidg
Athens, Ohio
Hoy F Hawk
Obie
Keystone Organization
Gry
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Berry
Williamsport
Pas
Florida
Pennsylvania
Leo
Bill Bescoe
W. Union St
West Fairgrounds Gate
Tel
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