Athens man named to office at highway group meeting
A. F. Whaley of Athens has been elected vice-president of the George Washington Highway Association, filling the seat left by Carl Robinson. The group met in Chillicothe to discuss plans for Route 50 east of Guysville, including grade crossing elimination and bridge design, with bids to be advertised after Bureau of Public Roads approval.
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A. FE. Whaley
Athens
George Washington Highway Association
Whaley
Chillicothe
Carl Robinson
Little Hocking
Athens County
Guysville
Bureau of Public Aoads
Washington, D. C
Near Washington
Division 10
Two Tree Farms in Athens County Dedicated
A total of 240 acres on two Athens County farms were dedicated as tree farms in ceremonies Thursday. The 125 acre first site was Harold Howell’s Route 56 property near Athens, followed by 115 acres at the Izaak Walton League farm in Waterloo Forest.
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Athens County
Harold Howell
Route
Athens
Izaak Walton League
Waterloo Forest
William Laybourne
Ohio Forestry Association
Irving I. Dickman
Ohio Division of Forestry
Ralph R. Barker
Laybourne
Dickman
Barker
Howell
D. K. Seward
Athens Izaak Walton League
Theodore Reed
Pomeroy
Ohio
Ohio Tree Farm System
Southern Hotel
Columbus 15
Jim Wells
Logan
James Mercer
Wooster Division of Forestry
Robert Merz
Central States Experimental Station
Columbus
Ross Wright
Harold “Happy” Howell
Izaak Walton
New School Planned for New Marshfield Six Rooms in Steel Unit
Glen M. Hanes, superintendent of Athens County schools, announces an all steel elementary building to be erected on the existing lot in New Marshfield. The six room unit targets about 241 students across six grades and aims for completion by the second semester. A cafeteria is hoped to be added later due to funding limits.
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New Marshfield
Glen M. Hanes
Athens County
J. M. Guthrie
Hanes
Marshfield
California college accepts Kenneth Chanler as Woodbury College student
Kenneth Chanler son of Mrs Stella Chandler of 138 West Union Street is admitted as a student at Woodbury College in Los Angeles California The report notes the new enrolment of a local student at the college in the city edition.
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California College
Los Angeles
Kenneth Chandler
Stella Chandler
W. Union St
Woodbury College
Revival begins October 3 at White's Chapel Church
Revival services start October 3 at White's Chapel Church near Coolville with Evangelist Rev. Roy Deeter assisted by the Moore Sisters Evangelistic Trio. Services run nightly at 7 30.
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White's Chapel Church
Coolville
Roy Deeter
Moore Sisters Evangelistic Trio
Shelter wing notes and local detentions at hospital
Admitted: Mrs Hazel Gollen Athens for surgery. Mrs Florence Chalfant Athens Route 3. Mrs O E McClure Athens for medical. Dismissed: Mrs Foster Harry Gloucester and daughter. Mrs Robert Schmidt Athens Route 2 and son. Mrs Fern France Athens. Alonzo Hixson Athens Route 3. Mrs Katheryn Link Athens. John N Cole Stewart. Flemm D West Cincinnati 33 fined $10 and costs by Logan Mayor Roger Friend after State Highway Patrol arrest for driving without license.
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Hazel Gollen
Athens
Florence Chalfant
O. E. McClure
Foster Harry
Glouster
Robert Schmidt
Mra Fern France
Alonzo Hixson
Katheryn Link
John N. Cole
Stewart
Flemm D. West
Cincinnati
Logan
Roger Friend
State Highway Patrol
Freeze marks early fall cold snap in Athens
Temperatures dropped to 32 degrees for the first time this fall in Athens with a low that low. By 9 15 a m the mercury rose to just five degrees above freezing under clear skies. The river rose three inches to 2 75 feet and last night frost loosened fruit on trees according to local orchardists warning that two days of warmth could worsen fruit loss on low ground.
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Athens
C. N. France
Members Join Reserve Unit in Athens Announcement
Six new members joined Athens Volunteer Naval Reserve Unit announced after a Carnegie Hall meeting. Col. W. H. Speidel ROTC commander described a last summer cruise. New members are K. L. Emerling Cleveland Heights William F. Kelley Chillicothe Roy L. Caple Lorain William J. Lewis Athens W. R. Munch Cleveland and Charles O. Hardman Athens. Visitor William L. Fee USN seaman apprentice was in Athens on leave from Great Lakes.
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Athens’ Volunteer Naval Reserve Unit
Carnegie Hall
Col. W. H. Speidel
Ohio University
K. L. Emerling
Cleveland Heights
William F. Kelley
Chillicothe
Roy L. Caple
Lorain
William J. Lewis
Athens
W. R. Munch Cleveland
Charles O. Hardman
William L. Fee
USN
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Local Navy Families Update On Boot Leave And Assignments
GI Board William Fee of Athens Route 4 visits his parents during boot leave after graduating recruit training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center. He will return next month to enter machinist mate service school and joins the center band again. Another son, John, serves as a desselman with a seaplane tender near Arabia. USS Coral Sea crewmen Pfe. Carl E. Seaman Jr. recently graduated as a radio mechanic from Scott Air Force Base. Captain Carl E. Calloway, Coolville, reported to Keesler Air Force Base after serving in Europe, Japan, and Korea.
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William Fee
George Fee
Athens
Great Lakes
Carl E. Calloway
Mamie Calloway
Coolville
Frances K. Calloway
Keesler Air Force Base
Calloway
Ohio University
London
England
Japan
Korea
Pfe
Carl E. Seaman, Jr
Carl E. Seaman
State St
Air Force Communications School
Scott Air Force Base
Illinois
Air Force
Soldier Peyton arrives in Osaka for 25th Infantry Division
Sgt. Albert Peyton son of Mr and Mrs Harry Peyton Albany Route 3 has arrived in Osaka Japan for assignment with the 25th Infantry Division He disembarked at Yokohama and the Army announced the posting through official channels.
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Albert
Peyton
Harry Peyton
Albany
Osaka
Japan
25Th Infantry Division
Army
Yokohama
Police Seek Student Driver Cooperation In Athens Traffic
Athens police chief Joseph B. Grogan urged students and residents to cooperate to ease congestion. He cited illegal parking and long residential street stays, asking residents to report violations by calling police. Parking limits: 24 hours on residences and 12 hours in the business district from Union to Carpenter.
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Athens
Joseph B. Grogan
Grogan
N. Congress
Park Place
E. Union St
College
Congress Street
Union
Carpenter
Fifteen Corn Storage Bins Under Construction in Athens County
Fifteen 2700 bushel capacity corn storage bins are being built in Athens County by the Federal CCC. Site is the John Hope farm on Athens Route 2. Project cost figures will be released later. The aim is to absorb excess corn to keep prices aligned with living costs. Last year AAA loaned 38,000 bushels in the county. 12,000 were shipped to Baltimore. Loans on corn were extended to May 1 with repayment due by Sept. 1.
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Athens County
Federal Commodity Credit Corporation
Irvin Wolfe
AAA
John Hope Farm
Athens Route 2
Wolfe
Baltimore
Poultry Record Forms Offered in Meigs County
County extension agent Ross Wright announces availability of poultry record forms for the new fiscal year in cooperation with Ohio State University poultry department. Last year 11 residents filed records. names include Ralph Baker Guysville and others across Oss, Millfield, Albany, and Athens areas.
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Ross Wright
Poultry Department
Ohio State University
Wright
Ralph Baker
Guysville
A. R. Caster
Carpenter
Lee Glass
Sharpsburg
Kenneth Gorrel
Coolville
Charles E. Hawk
Former Athens Pastor Dies in Mississippi
The Rev. Orman McDonald former youth director at First Methodist Church Athens died recently in Meridian Mississippi He is survived by his wife Eloise and three children He later taught at Birmingham Southern College in Birmingham Alabama after leaving Athens He had been ill for several months at his in laws home
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Orman McDonald
First Methodist Church
Meridian
Miss
Eloise
Athens
McDonald
Birmingham Southern College
Birmingham
Ala
Athens Man Named To Real Estate Board
J. F. Kempton an Athens real estate dealer will report with the constitution committee at the annual Real Estate Boards convention set for October 3 to 5 in Dayton. The constitution committee is among ten groups to present reports at the gathering.
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Athens
J. F. Kempton
Constitution Committee
Dayton
Salvation Army Youth Leader Leaves for Findlay
Lt. Marie Palmisano came to Athens on July 6 to direct youth work at the Salvation Army. She will depart soon to take similar duties in Findlay and will be honored at an open farewell service Sunday at 7 30 p m at the Salvation Army.
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Marie Palmisano
Athens
Salvation Army
Findlay
Birmingham Man Banned From City After Arraignment
Hubert Jasper Harris aged 54 of Birmingham Alabama was arrested for intoxication and panhandling and ordered to leave the city by Mayor W P Mickle at Thursday arraignment. He received no fine.
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Hubert Jasper Harris
Birmingham
Ala
W. P. Mickle
Harris
Motorscooter Collides With Car at Busy Intersection
William L. Wolfe, 17, of Grand Park Blvd., riding a motorscooter, collided with a car driven by Leonard C. McKee, 47, of 35 McKinley Ave., at the W State and Congress intersection. Wolfe was uninjured though the scooter and McKee’s vehicle sustained damage. Wolfe said he did not see the auto crossing from Congress.
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William L. Wolfe
Grand Park Blvd
Leonard C. McKee
McKinley Ave
W. State
Congress
Wolfe
McKee
Driver Escapes Injury After hillside crash near Guysville
State Highway Patrol reports auto driven by Joseph V. Kavinte, 24, Bellaire, sustained heavy frontal damage when it struck a hillside between Guysville and Canaanville early Friday. Kavinte was uninjured.
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Joseph V. Kavinte
Bellaire
Guysville
Canaanville
State Highway Patrol
Kavinte
Guard Unit Starts Second Year Drills
The local National Guard unit begins the second year of a three year training plan with drills starting October 1 under Capt. Earl Mathews who also becomes battalion supply officer. Lt. James M Abrams will take command as officer. Enlistments are urged as two members have left for the U S Air Force. Sgt. Harold Hoch handles daily enlistment at the Armory. Hubert L. Koker leaves for eight weeks training at Aberdeen Proving Grounds. The year ends with first aid instruction by Lt. James E F Longsdorf and sections reviews and tests.
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National Guard
Earl Mathews
Mathews
James M. Abraham
Richard E Thompson
Homer J. Hall
U. S. Air Force
Harold Hoch
Hubert L. Koker
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
James EF
Longsdorf
Court Street Room Added by Robinson Bros
Robinson Bros announces an annex at 5 N Court St to display smaller appliances while Mill St rooms handle larger displays. The new room at Court Street will open Saturday, occupying the former Banks Sport Shop site after its move to another Court Street location.
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Court St
Robinson Bros
Mill St
Dwight Robinson
N. Court St
Banks Sport Shop
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H. T. Phillips
C. B. Nye
Harper C. Pendry
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A de Parrish
L. M. Walden
Kerry
Ben Davis
Charles
Cincinnati Sixth Street
Rocky Ford
Hillsboro
C. H. McCarthy
Chil
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens Motor Sales
Athens, Ohio
Robert F. McAllister
John McAllister
the Plains
Edward P. Hennessy
Seaman
T. A. Hennessy
Coral Sea
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Mississippi
Court Street
Cross Bros
Frank H. Cross
Union St
Republic
Wheaton's
W. Union
Kaiser and Frazer Motor Cars
Kaiser
F.O.B
Kaiser and Frazer
Ferry Sales & Service
Kaiser-Frazer
E. State St
Sinclair Dealers
Athens County Agents Association
Houck & VanDyke
Donald K. F
KR. Murphey and Son Seiple & Kempton
Oscar Fulton
M. Gill D. M. Goddard
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