Ohio University Opens 1954-55 With Teaching Emphasis
OU President John C Baker challenged nearly 300 faculty members to seek the best teaching possible as the university enters its second century of service. He noted two tragic summer losses and introduced new faculty members while outlining roles for veterans and foreign student advising. Freshmen orientation began with convocation and the week’s activities, as classes set to begin September 7 with about 8000 students expected to register.
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John C. Baker
Ohio University
Baker
Victor Whitehouse
Carl O. Hanson
Kirkpatrick Seeks Three Judge Court For Murder Trial
William C. Kirkpatrick 51 waives jury trial and asks a three judge panel for his first degree murder case. Judge Francis White sets October 4 after delays to accommodate two Ohio Supreme Court judges and a key witness from Lima State Hospital. The slaying of Anita Kirkpatrick occurred on the Hocking River banks at Guysville. Kirkpatrick had been confined as insane but was restored to reason prior to trial.
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William C. Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Common Pleas Court
Francis D. White
Ohio Supreme Court
Judge White
R. E. Bushong
Lima State Hospital
Bushong
California
Anita
Hocking River
Guysville
Lima Hospital
Ohio
Barn and Granary Burn Near Point Pleasant
A lightning struck barn and granary at B. C. Wallis Farm in Apple Grove caused about 30000 in damages and destroyed both buildings. Firefighters from Point Pleasant stopped the blaze around 6 a.m. with most storage destroyed including 1000 bushels of corn 500 bushels of wheat and 200 tons of hay.
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B. C. Wallis
Apple Grove
Ohio River
Point Pleasant
Harry Flowers
Oral Bache Dies at 71 in Athens Home
Oral Bache 71 retired auditor died Monday morning at his home 38 Euclid Drive He was a traveling auditor for the Railway Express Agency before retirement Survived by wife Margaret daughter Mrs Dorothy Parker Athens granddaughter Mrs Constance Butte Columbus another daughter Mrs Edna Brooks died previously Native of Chillicothe he lived in Portsmouth for 30 years in Peters burg Virginia four years then moved to Athens in 1950 He was a member of First Methodist Church Friends may call after 2 pm Tuesday at Jagers funeral home services will be held Wednesday 1930 am burial in Alexander Cemetery
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Oral Bache
Euclid Drive
Bache
Railway Express Agency
Margaret
Dorothy Parker
Athens
Constance Butte
Columbus
Edna Brooks
Chillicothe
William and
Lydia Byers Bache
Portsmouth
Petersburg
First Methodist Church
Jagers Funeral
John M. Versteeg
Alexander Cemetery
Athens County Native Dies
William Otterbein Lambert 79 Athens County native died Sunday at his Westerville home where he lived many years He was born near Mt Hermon one of ten children of Rev and Mrs Daniel W Lambert a Otterbein College graduate He taught at Columbus South High School He is survived by his wife three children several stepchildren a sister Mrs Carrie Charles Westerville a niece Mrs R E Wagoner Athens Route 1 Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p m at the Westerville UB Church
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William Otterbein Lambert
Athens County
Westerville
Mt. Hermon
Daniel W. Lambert
Otterbein College
Lambert
Columbus South High School
Carrie Charles
R. E. Wagoner
Athens
UB Church
Fairgrounds Office Ransacked at Athens County Fair
Intruders broke into the secretary's office at the Athens County fairgrounds over the weekend and ransacked drawers but nothing was reported missing, according to city police.
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Athens County Fairgrounds
Area Man Among Mason Jail Escapees
Blaine Evener, 36, of Athens Route 3, was named as one of four prisoners who escaped Mason County Jail in Point Pleasant West Virginia between midnight and 1 am. Evener faced a non-support charge. others, Glen W. Herrell 22 of Fostoria and David Lee Edwards 18 and Harry Lee Mayes, were held on armed robbery charges.
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Athens County
Mason A
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Mason County
Blaine Evener
Athens
Evener
Glen W. Herrell
Fostoria
David Lee Edwards
Harry Lee Mayes
Annie P Joy 84 Dies in Joy Community
Miss Annie P Joy aged 84 died at her Joy residence after a life mostly in the area except 15 years in Amesville. She was a member of Amesville Methodist Church and is survived by a brother John and sister Mrs C B Smith Marta along with four nieces. Funeral services set for Tuesday 2 30 p m at Fawcett Stone Funeral Home officiated by Rev Kenneth Frazier with Chesterhill Cemetery burial.
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Chesterhill
Annie P. Joy
Joy
Louis
Mary Clark Joy
Amesville
Kenneth Frazier
Chesterhill Cemetery
Births and dismissals at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Births: Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Stage The Plains a son. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bradley Glouster a son. AD Mrs. Marie Quick Athens Thomas J. Smith Athens. Mrs. Anna Climer Athens Route 3. Mrs. Della West Athens Route D. C. Chapel Athens. Dismissed: Mrs. Jack McDonald The Plains and daughter. Mrs. Mildred Carr Athens. John T. Hope Athens Route 2.
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Vernon Stage
the Plains
Edward Bradley
Glouster
Marie Quick
Athens
Thomas J. Smith
Anna Climer
Della West
Jack McDonald
Mildred Carr
John T. Hope
Two Car Collision Reported Police Investigation
City police investigated a two car accident Monday morning on W Union Street in front of The Messenger building. The report cited A Korchak aged 38 of 28% Gross Street and an auto operator and a second driver identified as Edward Pearsh Route.
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W. Union St
Messenger Building
Oe Ot Coe
A. Korchak
St. Tayode
Edward Pearsh
Hearing Scheduled on Non-Support Charge
Billie Beckley of Albany entered an innocent plea to a non support charge in Municipal Court. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for a date in January and bond was set.
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Billie Beckley
Albany
Sencien Ae Am
Fellow Craft Club Plans Season Meeting at Masonic Temple
The Fellow Craft Club will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple to form plans for the season. Don Saunders, president, invites all Blue Lodge members to attend.
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Masonic Temple
Don Saunders
Blue Lodge
Area Roads Run Busy With College Traffic
Freshmen and parents join weekend travelers as Southeastern Ohio highways stay busy. One wreck reported on Route 595 in Hocking County injuring Margaret Janey and her husband John Janey of Columbus. Margaret treated at Mount St. Mary Hospital for arm and knee injuries. Police cited the driver for improper license plate transfer.
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Ohio
Athens Post
State Highway Patrol
Margaret Janey
Columbus
John 33
Hocking County
Delaney
Mount St. Mary Hospital
NROTC Exam Applications Open Nationwide for 1955
The ninth annual NROTC examination will be held December 11. Applications due by November 20. About 1800 appointments drawn from qualified applicants after testing. Program offers full tuition, summer fleet cruises, and $600 yearly retainer pay until commissioning. Open to high school seniors and enlisted Navy Marine Corps personnel.
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Navy
NROTC
Marine Corps
United States
U. S. Navy
Chief of Naval Personnel
Washington
D. C
Purchasing Agents To Meet Tuesday In Parkersburg
First fall dinner meeting of the Tri-State Purchasing Agents Association is set for Tuesday at 6 30 p m at the Stratford Hotel with George FE Oller Eastern Plants manager for the Parkersburg RentA Corp as speaker A tour of the latter plant is slated Tuesday afternoon
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Tri-State Purchasing Agents Association
Stratford Hotel
George FE. Oller
Eastern
Parkersburg-Renta Corp
Mrs Clarcy Belle Mathena Rites Planned
Funeral services for Mrs. Clarcy Belle Mathena, 79, are set for Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. at the Methodist church in New Marshfield with Rev. B. H. Pugh and Rev. Carroll Chesser officiating. Burial will follow in New Marshfield cemetery after a several months illness.
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New Marshfield
Clarcy Belle Mathena
B. H. Pugh
Carroll Chesser
Probation Given to Harold Jewett in Athens Court
Harold Jewett of Athens was fined 75 dollars and costs for intoxication after arrest by city police. He was placed on one year probation with the fine and costs suspended.
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Harold Jewett
Athens
Jewett
Violent storm damages Athens campus and throws traffic into mud
A brief but violent storm struck Athens Sunday afternoon during student move in, damaging utilities and felling trees on Park Place and near Carnegie Hall. City workers cleared debris blocking roads while Welcome Student signs were torn and rain soaked. Utilities reported widespread damage including 45 trees felled and several transformers hit. rainfall peaked at 2.2 inches in half an hour. The storm disrupted Routes 13 280 and 50A and delayed campus activity as authorities redirected traffic.
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Athens
Ohio University
Park Place
John C. Baker
Carnegie Hall
State Highway Department
Acros
Colmer
U. S
Hocking
Pon
Teen Age Smoking Crackdown Warns Parents and Merchants
Chief J B Grogan warned parents who sanction teen smoking and merchants who sell to under 18 that such acts violate Ohio law. He cited section 2903 04 and outlined fines and jail terms for first and subsequent offenses, urging cooperation from schools and families.
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J. B. Grogan
Grogan
Ohio
Everett Hawk Dies at 65 in Carman Rest Home
Everett Hawk 65 died Saturday night at Carman Rest Home near Pomeroy. He leaves two brothers Coy Hawk of Long Bottom and Arthur Hawk of Phoenix, two sisters Marlie Russell Williamstown and Iva Findling Alfred. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. at Orange Church with burial in Orange Cemetery. Arbaugh Funeral Home Tuppers Plains to handle arrangements.
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Pomeroy
Everett Hawk
Carman
Coy Hawk
Long Botton
Arthur Hawk
Phoenix
Ariz
Marlie Russell
Williamstown
W. Va
Iva Findling
Alfred
Orange Church
Orange Cemetery
Arbaugh
Tuppers Plains
Two Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Two motorists cited over the weekend by the State Highway Patrol were fined Monday in area courts. Everett Holmes, 29, Gilouster, paid 10 dollars and costs in the court of Acting Mayor Leiber of Chauncey for passing over the low centerline. Aubra W. Doodridge, 2, Ona West Virginia, fined 5 dollars and costs in the court of Acting Mayor Oscar Pierce of Coolville for passing in a hazardous zone.
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State Highway Patrol
Everett Holmes
Gilouster
Leiber
Chauncey
Oscar Pierce
Coolville
Aubra W. Doodridge
Ona
W. Va
Parkersburg Man Hurt At Kyger Creek Plant
George Schwalter of Parkersburg was injured this morning in an accident at the Kyger Creek power plant near Cheshire Details were not known at mid morning by Booth and Flinn contractors.
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Gallipolis
George Schwalter
Parkersburg
Kyger Creek
Cheshire
Booth
Flinn
Area Baton Twirlers Shine in National Open Contest
Two Athens contestants Ron Owens and Ann Anderson excel in Cincinnati at the National Open Baton Twirling Contest. Owens earns multiple trophies including a feet trophy and places second in two-baton and third in senior boys events, while Anderson places third in the two-baton and scores 89 of 100 in the girls division. Owens directs a baton school with 22 students and has lectured at OU band clinic Newark band clinic and National Twirling Camp.
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Athens
Ron Owens
Ann Anderson
Cincinnati
Owens
Ohio University
Benny Shirtzinger
I Sland
Miss Anderson
CeMajorette
Athene High School
W. M. Anderson
Longview Heights
U.S
Newark
Oxgiebay Institute
Wheeling
W Va
Driver Fined Jailed: License Suspended In Alcohol Case
Eliphus Selby, 72, of Athena Route 1, was fined 125 dollars and given three days in jail in Municipal Court after arraignment on operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. His driving privileges were suspended for four months. Selby was arrested Saturday on West Union Street by Sheriff Bernard Porter.
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Eliphus Selby
Athena Route 1
Selby
W. Union St
Bernard Porter
Costes
Seiby
Homecoming at Union Church Sunday Schedule
Union Methodist Church hosts homecoming Sunday with Sunday school at 9 30 a.m. led by Pastor Rev Carroll Chesser, a 10 30 a.m. sermon, a noon basket dinner, and a 1 30 p.m. program featuring music and Prof. E A Hansen of Ohio University as guest speaker. Open to the public with local former residents and pastors expected.
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Union Methodist Church
Carro!l Chesser
E. A. Hansen
Ohio University
Union
Athens County School Directory 1954 56 Completed for Mailing
The Athens County educational directory for 1954 56 has been completed and will be mailed to all personnel in the county system s 10 districts. Miss Joan Burson prepared the directory and designed the cover showing a map of Athens County. It lists administrative officials attendance officers board members teachers lunchroom staff custodians bus drivers PTA officers health nurses and more with home addresses and phone numbers.
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Athena County
George Christman
Mixa Joan Burson
Wecreta
Miss Burson
Otic
Athens County
E Tch
Wapertatentent
Schuol
Parent Teacher Association
PTA
Athens County Athletic Committee
Veterans Institutional On Farm
Lodge Meets Tonight in Trimble Lodge
Trimble Lodge 7 FAM will meet Monday at 7 p.m. Leonard Lent serves as master.
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Lodge
Trimble Lodge
Leonard
Fragmentary note on American ideals and private enterprise
Brief, fragmented line extols the American ideal of free private enterprise and the nation’s greatness, presenting a patriotic sentiment without clear events or dates.
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Clark EF. Myers
College of Com
University College
Gaige B. Paul
Wallis
Houck & van Dyke
CK & War Oye
Dial
Fairgrounds
Ann Ir Ae
Benjamin Moore
Kerr-Hunter
Mason
Sheltering Arms Hospital
D. C. Chapel
Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Tel
N. Congress St
Pine Place
Court St
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Lee E. Busch
Obie
Logan
Chicago
Eines
Hie Offee
Babettry
Athens County Insurance Agents Assoc
Leald Kk. Haarsteen
Pillen
Gm & Co
Richardt Toufather
Nelsonville
Tie
Robert Hollingsworth
Managht CO
Omio
He City
Coam & Savin
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