Ohio University President urges best teaching for second century
President John C. Baker opens the 1954 55 school year at Ohio University urging faculty to be known for the best teaching possible as the university begins its second century. He notes two tragic summer losses and introduces 25 new faculty members while outlining plans for veterans and foreign student advisement. Freshmen orientation continues with convocation and activities as about 2000 new students arrive.
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John C. Baker
Ohio University
Saturn
Baker
Victor Whitehouse
Carl O. Hanson
Kirkpatrick Waives Jury for Three Judge Trial
William C. Kirkpatrick, 51, accused of murdering his wife Anita, 38, signed a waiver of jury trial in Common Pleas Court and asked for a three judge panel. Judge Francis D. White set Oct 4 for the trial, previously Sept 27, with two Ohio Supreme Court judges to sit. Kirkpatrick, once confined as insane, allegedly confessed to beating his wife with an iron bar on the Hocking River bank at Guysville.
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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
About $30,000 in damages followed a lightning strike at the B C Wallis Farm Apple Grove destroying a barn and granary. The Point Pleasant Fire Dept fought the flames from early morning. nearly 1000 bushels of corn 500 bushels of wheat and 200 tons of hay were lost. Apple Grove faced flooding with a gasoline tank blown from the ground.
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B. C. Wallis
Apple Grove
Ohio River
Point Pleasant
Harry Flowers
Wallis
Oral Bache Dies Monday at 71
Oral Bache 71 retired auditor died Monday morning at his home 38 Euclid Drive. Survived by wife Margaret a daughter Mrs Dorothy Parker Athens and granddaughter Mrs Constance Butte Columbus. Funeral services Wednesday 10 30 a m at Jagers Funeral Home with burial at 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 in Westerville
William Otterbein Lambert, 79, Athens County native and Otterbein College graduate, died Sunday at his Westerville home. He taught at Columbus South High School and is survived by his wife, three children, several step-children, a sister in Westerville and a niece in Athens Route 1. Funeral services were set for 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 Charlies
R. E. Wagoner
Athens
UB Church
Fairgrounds Office Ransacked Over Weekend
Athens County fairgrounds police reported intruders entered the secretary's office and ransacked drawers over the weekend. No items were listed as missing.
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Fairgrounds
Athens County Fairgrounds
Area Man Among Four Escapees From Mason Jail
Blaine Evener, 36, of Athens Route 3, was among four prisoners who escaped Mason jail in Point Pleasant West Virginia between midnight and 1 am. Evener was held on a non supporting charge. Other escapees are Glen W. Herrell 22 of Fostoria charged, David Lee Edwards 18 and Lee Mayes held for armed robbery.
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Athens County
Mason
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Mason County
Blaine Evener
Athens
Evener
Glen W. Herrell
Fostoria
David Lee Edwards
Ae Lee Mayes
Joy Resident Annie P Joy Dies at 84 in Chesterhill
Annie P Joy 84 of the Joy community died Saturday at home. Daughter of Louis and Mary Joy she spent most of her life in the area except 15 years in Amesville. She was a member of Amesville Methodist Church. Survived by brother John and sister Mrs C B Smith Malta four nieces. Services Tuesday 2:30 p m at Fawcett Stone Funeral Home with Rev Kenneth Frazier. Burial in Chesterhill Cemetery.
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Chesterhill
Annie P. Joy
Joy
Louis
Mary Clark Joy
Amesville
Kenneth Frazier
Chesterhill Cemetery
Births and admissions at Shelter,ing Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs Vernon Stage The Plains welcome a son. Mr and Mrs Edward Bradhey Glouster welcome a son. Admissions include Mrs Marie Quick Athens Thomas J Smith Athens Mrs Anna Climer Athens Route 3 Mrs Della West Athens Route D O Chapel Athens. Dismissals: 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 Bradhey
Glouster
Marie Quick
Athens
Thomas J. Smith
Anna Climer
Della West
Jack McDonald
Mildred Carr
John T. Hope
Two Car Collision Reported by Police
City police investigated a two car accident on W Union Street in front of The Messenger building. Authorities reported minimal injuries and the incident is under review by traffic officers as witnesses are questioned.
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W. Union St
Messenger Building
Ori
A. Korchak
Gress
Hearing Scheduled on Non-Support Charge
Billie Beckley of Albany entered an innocent plea to a non support charge in Municipal Court. A calendar hearing was set for Tuesday at 8:45 am with bond reportedly set.
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Billie Beckley
Albany
Fellow Craft Club to Meet at Masonic Temple Tuesday
The Fellow Craft Club schedules a 7:30 p.m. meeting Tuesday at the Masonic Temple to plan the season. President Don Saunders invites all Blue Lodge members to attend.
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Masonic Temple
Don Saunders
Blue Lodge
Weekend traffic swells in Southeast Ohio. one wreck reported
Heavy weekend traffic across two-county area under Athens post patrol resulted in a single crash. Margaret Delaney, 32, of Columbus, suffered arm and leg injuries when a car driven by her husband John, 33, skidded into a bridge on Route 595 in Hocking County. She was treated at Mount St. Mary Hospital. driver cited for transfer of license plates.
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Ohio
Athens Post
State Highway Patrol
Margaret Delaney
Columbus
John 33
Hocking County
Delaney
Mount St. Mary Hospital
NROTC Exam Applications Open for Ninth Annual Test
The Navy announced high school seniors may apply for the ninth annual NROTC examination held December 11 nationwide. Applications due by November 20. Eligible applicants, ages 17 to 21, may earn full government tuition and $600 yearly retainer as midshipmen and Commission in the Regular Navy or Marine Corps after training.
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Navy
NROTC
Marine Corps
United States
U.S. Navy
Chief of Naval Personnel
Washington 25
D. Cc
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 in the Stratford Hotel Parkersburg with George F E 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 Mathena Rites Set for Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Clarcy Belle Mathena, 79, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Methodist church in New Marshfield. The Rev. B. H. Pugh and the Rev. Carroll Chesser will officiate. Burial follows in New Marshfield cemetery after several months of illness.
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New Marshfield
Clarcy Belle Mathena
B. H. Pugh
Carroll Chesser
Harold Jewett Placed on Probation for Intoxication
Harold Jewett of Athens was fined 75 dollars and costs after being charged with intoxication in Municipal Court. He received one year probation with the fine suspended. city police reported the arrest.
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Harold Jewett
Athens
Jewett
Violent Sunday Storm Hits Athens Damaging Utilities
A brief but violent storm struck Athens Sunday afternoon during student arrivals, damaging utilities and scattering debris. A tree fell on a parked car in front of President John C. Baker’s home, another shattered a windshield near Carnegie Hall, and traffic was diverted as crews cleared the area. High winds and lightning paused traffic and ripped welcome signs from Court Street light poles, with utilities reporting outages and trees blocking Route 15 280 and WA. Rainfall totaled 32 inches for the half hour, contributing to a rise in the Hocking River and ending a three day heat wave nearby.
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Athens
Ohio University
Fea
Park Place
John C. Baker
Carnegie Hall
Chief Grogan Warns On Teenage Smoking Law Violations
Police Chief J B Grogan admonishes parents and merchants for violating Ohio law by supplying or allowing tobacco to under 18s. He cites section 2003 04, notes penalties from 25 to 100 dollar fines and up to 30 days in jail, and stresses parental participation and school commutes as risk factors.
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J. B. Grogan
Grogan
Ohio
Everett Hawk Dies at 65 in Carman Rest Home
Everett Hawk aged 65 died Saturday night at the Carman Rest Home near Pomeroy. He leaves two brothers Coy Hawk of Long Bottom and Arthur Hawk of Phoenix Arizona, two sisters Marlie Russell of Williamstown West Virginia and Iva Findling of Alfred. Burial will be in Orange Cemetery after services conducted by Rev Joe P Maffett of Athens at Orange Church on Tuesday at 2 PM. Friends may call at Arbaugh funeral home Tuppers Plains until services.
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Pomeroy
Everett Hawk
Carman
Coy Hawk
Long Botton
Arthur Hawk
Phoenix
Two Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Two motorists cited by the State Highway Patrol over the weekend were fined Monday in area courts. Everett Holmes 29 of Giouster paid 19 dollars and costs in Chauncey for passing over the low centerline. Aubra W Doodridge 25 of Ona West Virginia paid five dollars and costs in Coolville for passing in a hazardous zone.
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State Highway Patrol
Everett Holmes
Giouster
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 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 excelled at Cincinnati events. Owens won a senior closed contest trophy and placed second in the two baton open, while Benny Shirtzinger topped the two baton field. Anderson scored 89 in girls division, contributes as Co Majorette for Athens High School Band and leads a baton school program with 22 students.
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Athens
Ron Owens
Ann Anderson
Cincinnati
Owens
Ohio University
Benny Shirtzinger
Mike Anderson
W. M. Anderson
Longview Heights
Newark
Ogiebay Institute
Wheeling
W. Va
Driver Fined Jailed as License Suspended
Eliphus Selby aged 72 of Athens Route 1 was fined twelve dollars and costs and jailed for three days. His driving privileges were suspended for four months after arraignment in Municipal Court on a charge of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. Selby was arrested Saturday on West Union Street by Sheriff Bernard Porter.
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Eliphus Selby
Athens
Homecoming at Union slated for Sunday
Homecoming Day at the Union Methodist Church is set for Sunday Sept 26 with Sunday school at 9 30 a m pastor Rev Carroll Chesser to speak at 10 30 a m A noon dinner will be followed by a 1 90 p m program of music and a guest speaker Prof E A Hansen of Ohio University The committee says the event is open to the public and many former residents and pastors will attend
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Union Methodist Church
Carroll Chesser
E. A. Hansen
Ohio University
Union
County School Directory Completed for Athens County
The Athens County Schools 1954 55 Educational Directory has been completed and will be mailed to all county system personnel across 10 districts. Prepared by secretary Miss Joan Burson and featuring a cover map of Ohio with Athens County highlighted, the directory lists admin officials, board members, faculty, bus drivers, lunchstaff, custodians, PTA officers, health nurses, and more with home addresses and phone numbers. It includes calendars, district pages, district boundaries, and listings for athletic committee, training programs, substitute teachers, and useful educational regulations and resources.
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Athens County
George Chriatman
Mins Joan Burson
Miss Burson
Ohio
Athena County
Oecenes
Tech Schood
Parent Teacher Association
PTA
Athens County Athletic Committee
Veterans Institutional On Farm
Lodge Meeting Notice for Trimble S57 FAM
Trimble lodge S57 FAM will meet Monday at 7:30 PM, said Leonard Lent, master.
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Trimble Lodge
Leonard Lent
Fragmented OCR Note with Unclear Names and Phrases
An OCR fragment references several unclear names and terms including places and headlines. The readable content is sparse and lacks coherent events or a clear, reportable action to summarize.
Insurance executive champions private enterprise amid regulatory threats
A retail businessman promotes private, free enterprise while noting staff shortages and government rules that threaten business. He emphasizes securing appropriate insurance protection for property owners across cities and towns through the right companies in the proper amounts.
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