Directory lists Athens County Schools 1953-54 enrollments
The 1953-54 Athens County Schools directory compiled by County Superintendent George E. Christman lists 10 districts with enrollments and staff details. It includes school board presidents superintendents faculty and staff counts bus drivers PTA presidents and meeting times for each district. Additional items cover substitute teachers athletic staff basketball schedules compulsory education buses nursing programs and a book list.
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Athens County
George E. Christman
Joan Burson
PTA
Albany
Vaughn Ross
G. FE
Theo Kittel
Ames Bern
Ralph Frash
G. A. Gardner
Athens Local
Mechanicsburg
Guy Morrison
Raymond A. Lee
Carthage Troy
George Guthrie
E. L. Koehler
Rome-Canaan
Charles McBee
Herman L. Ellis
Shade
Sam Jeffers
L. F. Miller
the Plains
G. R. Shaffer
H. W. Humphrey
Trimble
John Mingus
T. C. Porter
Waterloo
William Brown
J. Maurice Guthrie
York
Elza Cullison
C. V. Christman
County School Board
Dallas Christman
Carthage
Troy
Athens
Ames-Bern
County Athletic Cal
Teens Treated After Route 56 Crash Near Carbondale
Three teen passengers in a Route 56 crash west of Carbondale were treated for injuries. Larry Mace 16 Dean Gabriel 17 and Charles Lowery 17 suffered head lip and shoulder injuries while driver William Beveridge 23 was fined for unsafe operation. A second crash on Route 50 near Athens involved Clark Collins 33 cited for failing to stop within the assured clear distance. A third collision at Wingett Chapel and Townhouse roads between Wilber Baughman 54 and Maurice Hunter 46 had no injuries.
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Athens Post
State Highway Patrol
Carbondale
Larry Mace
Dean Gabriel
New Marshfield
Charles Lowery
Mace
William E. Beveridge
Peter B. Seel
Seel
Athens
Clark W. Collins
Ruth L. Buriff
Collins
Athens County
Wingett Chapel
Townhouse
Wilber Baughman
Albany
Maurice Hunter
New Ant Killer Roach Filmz Debuts Film Coats Surfaces
A new product Roach Filmz applies a built in cap applicator to any surface leaving a hard dry invisible film. Ants touching the film become paralyzed and die within two hours. A single application lasts months and quietly clears both ants and roaches.
Enrollment Rises in City Schools Amid Returnee Children
The city schools report 1406 pupils yesterday, a net gain of 63 from last year. Kindergarten enrollment reaches 115 as Willard P. Barker notes six new teachers ended split classrooms and reduced homeroom congestion across East Side and other buildings.
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Ohio University
Willard P. Barker
East Side
West Side
Central
Barker
Mt Liberty Woman Lydia Jarvis Dies at 72
Lydia Jane Jarvis 72 lifelong Mount Liberty resident died at home Monday evening after illness. Widow of John Jarvis she leaves six daughters, eight sons, 51 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 2 p.m. Mount Liberty Church with burial at Mount Liberty Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Wednesday.
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Chesterhill
Lydia Jane Jarvis
Mount Liberty
Washington County
Cutler
Jarvis
John Jarvis
Emma Dorr
Athens
Connie McCray
Anna Allen
Columbus
Catherine Ortman
Mary Blasdel
Greenville
Ind
Jane Holcomb
Jackson
Kyle
New Philadelphia
Francis
Horace
Glenn
Michael
Clifford
Paul
Charles
Anna Ervin
New Lexington
Catherine Jones
Liggett
Jerome Norris
Three Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Three drivers were each fined $10 and costs in area courts Tuesday after arrests by the State Highway Patrol. John B. O'Reilly 61 of Parkersburg West Virginia was fined for failing to stop for a school bus discharging students. Harvey Olan Collins 44 of Carpenter Route 1 faced the same charge before McArthur Justice of the Peace. Lloyd Sisco 21 of Lancaster Route 2 was fined for passing in a hazardous zone before Logan's Mayor Roger Friend. Mayor Seel suspended O'Reilly's fine and costs.
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State Highway Patrol
John B. O'Reilly
Parkersburg
W. Va
Peter B. Seel
Harvey Olan Collins
Carpenter
McArthur
Justice of the Peace
Lloyd Sisco
Lancaster
Logan
Roger Friend
Seel
O’reilly
Teen injured in Athens auto crash recovering at home
School reporters from The Plains report 16 year old Stanley LeMaster is recovering satisfactorily at home after a September 19 automobile accident in Athens.
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Stanley LeMaster
Athens
the Plains
Immunization Schedule Set For Athens County Schools
The Athens City County Health Department announced a schedule for smallpox diphtheria and tetanus inoculations in Athens County schools. First shots start Friday for kindergartners and first graders with boosters for third and sixth graders. Second shots occur several weeks later with dates and locations listed across multiple townships and communities.
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Athens County
Athens City-County
Kimberly
Connett
Oak Grove
Glouster
Hollister
J-T
Chauncey
the Plains
Athens Township
Shade
New Marshfield
Albany
Carthage
Stewart
Coolville
Hockingport
Nelsonville
Ames Bern
Sugar Creek
Millfield
Buchtel
Deanville
New Haven Infant dies after brief illness
Beverly Fay Roush four months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Roush of New Haven died Sunday at Holzer Hospital after a short illness. Survived by parents and brothers and sisters Larry Michael Joe Ronald Richard Jennifer Betty Gloria Cecile Judy. Funeral services held at Foglesong funeral home Mason with Rev W L Gearhart officiating. Burial in Adamson Cemetery.
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Point Pleasant
Beverly Fay Roush
Lawrence Roush
New Haven
Holzer Hospital
Larry
Michael
Joe
Ronald
Richard
Jennifer
Betty
Gloria
Cecile
Judy
Foglesong Funeral Home
Mason
W. L. Gearhart
Adamson Cemetery
County Players Take Physical Examinations
Athens County high school basketball teams undergo pre season physicals at the city county health department. Examinations, led by Health Commissioner H M Boocks, prepare squads from Buchtel Rome Canaan The Plains for the November 27 season opener. Albany Shade Waterloo, Ames Bern to follow. others arranged or completed exams per Supt George Christman.
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Athens County
Debai
H. M. Boocks
Buchtel
Rome-Canaan
Plains
Albany
Shade
Waterloo
Ames-Bern
George Christman
Polio Cases Rise in Lodi Township Ohio
The Athens County Health Department reports two new polio cases in Lodi Township bringing this year total to at least twelve. Shelby four and Pauletta seven are in a Marietta hospital with polio diagnosed. Alice nine has a suspected case and gamma globulin has been given to three other children in the family, who are quarantined along with two other area families. The ninth and tenth cases Brill and Brenda Ruth are described as light paralytic.
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Lodi
Athens County
Health Department
Shelby
Pauletta
Delbert Roush
Marietta Hospital
Roushes
Alice
Brill
Brenda Ruth
Ruth
Lodi Township
Korea War Veteran Injured in Vinton County Crash
Cpl. Charles Brown 25 of Jackson Route 3 lost control of a 1948 convertible on Route 75 between McArthur and Dundas. He was treated for a fractured shoulder at Lockborne Air Force Base Hospital after being blinded by a spotlight. Suzanne Johnson rode with him unhurt. Sheriff William Brown investigated.
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McArthur
Dundas
Vinton County
Cpl
Charles Brown
Jackson
Brown
Lockborne Air Force Base Hospital
Elmer Brown
Suzanne Johnson
Korea
David Jones
Chillicothe
Sands Hill
Jones
William Brown
OU Graduate Dies at 46 in Oberlin Hospital
Francis Peter Laczko, 46, died Sunday evening at Oberlin Hospital after attending Cleveland schools and earning a B S from Ohio University. He belonged to Phi Kappa social fraternity, Knights of Columbus and the Veterans of Foreign Wars and served four years in the Marine Corps including months as a lieutenant with the Nicaraguan National Guard. He is survived by his wife Ann Kollister Laczko formerly of Athens County.
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Francis Peter Laczko
Oberlin Hospital
Mr. Laczko
Cleveland
Ohio University
Phi Kappa Social Fraternity
Knights of Columbus
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Marine Corps
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Admits and Discharges
Hospital notes list admissions: Roger Klever Athens Hobart Young The Plains Francis Sycks Columbus Mrs Nellie LaFollette Athens Julia Kittle Glouster Route 2. Discharges include Mrs Charles Carr Shade and son Mrs John Downs Trimble and son Mrs George Gilkey Athens Route 2 and son Greta Lash Athens Shirley Morris Millfield Route 1 Leonard Viney Glouster Mrs Julia May Carpenter.
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Roger Klever
Athens
Hobart Young
the Plains
Francis Sycks
Columbus
Nellie LaFollette
Julia Kittle Glouster
Charles Carr
Shade, and Son
John Downs
Trimble, and Son
George Gilkey
Greta Lash
Shirley Morris
Millfield
Leonard Viney
Glouster
Julia May
Carpenter
Businessmen To Inspect New Ohio University Center
Athens Board of Trade members and local businessmen will tour the new Ohio University Center Thursday. Guides will lead visitors through the building from 1 p.m. to inspect facilities and see the center’s features.
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Ohio U
Athens Board of Trade
Ohio University Center
Grass fire behind 345 W State St started by flare
Firemen were called Monday night to a grass blaze behind 345 W State St. The flare from a railroad line ignited the grass and Fire Chief Charles Dalton said crews used brooms to extinguish the flames.
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W. State St
Charles Dalton
Rotary hears disposal system engineer at Athens plant
George Sheeter told Athens Rotary Club the new disposal plant will remove 97 to 98 percent of solids before discharge to the Hocking River. He described a self renewing bacterial process heated by methane, likening the system to a farm with bacteria as livestock.
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Athens
Hocking
George Sheeter
Sheeter
John Dowler
Annapolis, Md
Rotary Club
William N. Thomas
Air Force ROTC Contracts Allow Training and Deferment
Air Force ROTC cadets under contract may complete college training and be deferred from Selective Service until the ROTC course ends. From Montgomery HQs the Defense Department informs Ohio University that most advanced cadets will not all receive commissions due to limited active duty spaces and a competitive process.
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Air Force
Department of Defense
Ohio University
Military Department
Montgomery
Ala
Afrotc
YMCA Board Names Four To World Service Committee
Four Athens men were appointed Monday night to a World Service Committee and will attend a committee session in Parkersburg West Virginia Thursday night. The appointees are H B Boles Carl Rose Ralph Straw and Carl House Claire Berry was chosen as representative to the Southern Ohio Town and Country Committee.
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Athens
World Service Committee
Parkersburg
W. Va
Athens Ymca Board
H. B. Boles
Carl Rose
Ralph Straw
Carl House
Claire Berry
Southern
YMCA
Three Area Men Pass Engineers Exam
Three Southeastern Ohio men qualified for registration with the Ohio State Board of Registration for professional engineers and surveyors by passing the examination. The board announced in July. The three are Donald E. Kinker Apt. 13 C. E. State St. Eugene H. Nascher 74 N. Congress St. Athens and Carl E. Knox McArthur.
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Southeastern Ohio
Ohio State Board of Registration
Donald E. Kinker
C. E. State St
Eugene H. Nascher
N. Congress St
Athens
Carl E. Knox
McArthur
Driver Fined After E State St Crash Near Airport
Cars driven by John William Ashton of 380 Richland Ave and Addie Jane Greene of Mineral were damaged Monday in a collision on E State St near the Ohio University Airport as Greene turned. Ashton was cited for unsafe operation and fined $10 plus costs by Mayor Peter B. See.
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John William Ashton
Richland Ave
Addie Jane Greene
Mineral
E. State St
Ohio University
Greene
Ashton
Peter B. See
Yeater and Snider File Marriage License
Donald Gordon Yeater 29 of Guysville and Freda Alberta Snider 18 of Hockingport filed a marriage license in the local courthouse.
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Donald Gordon Yeater
Guysville
Freda Alberta Snider
Hockingport
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