Condemnation Suit In 2nd Day Before Court
The second day of the Ohio Department of Highways condemnation trial against Porter opened before Judge Fran cis D White in Common Pleas Court. Jurors heard witnesses as the state seeks about two acres at Route 33 and 50A north of Athens for a right of way with a $9969.35 offer declined by Porter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Director of Highways
Oscar Porter
Francis D. White
Common Pleas Court
Porter
Athens
Ohio Department
Chauncey
Ina Gordon
Glouster
John H. Robinson
Shade
Susie Brandeberry
Coolville
Floyd
Marshfield VFEW Post Plans Events
NEW MARSHFIELD Installation of officers tonight and a fish fry Friday are on the agenda for Gilliam Frank Post 8804 Veterans of Foreign Wars. Norman L. Saylor will install officers at 8 p.m. Wednesday for Arthur Sickels commander and others. Retiring Commander James Gilham said Friday's 8 p.m. fish fry is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield
Gilliam Frank
Norman L. Saylor
Arthur Sickels
William Pidcock
Laird Smith
Arthur Rorick
John Gilham
Thomas Llewellyn
Robert Andrews
James Gilham
False Teeth Powder Promises Secure Comfort
A dental advert touts FASTEETH powder for secure false teeth with no slipping or wobbling. It claims the alkaline formula is non acidic and odor control improves denture comfort while avoiding nausea and taste issues. Available at drug counters nationwide.
Parkersburg Driver Is Fined and Jailed
Charles D. Johnson of Parkersburg changed his plea in Municipal Court to guilty on driving while intoxicated. He received a $125 fine plus costs, six days in jail, and a four month suspension of Ohio driving rights. He had previously pleaded innocent and posted a $350 bond last Friday for a later hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Johnson
Parkersburg
Ohio
Two Hurt In Crash Near Albany
Two people were injured in a two car crash on U S Route 50 a half mile east of Albany. John Smith 81 Albany was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital with two broken ribs and multiple cuts. Richard Norman 21 Pleasant City suffered a broken tooth and a head bump. Emil Seleck 26 Cambridge operated the other car. The collision occurred as the Smith vehicle turned left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
State Highway Patrol
Sheltering Arms Hospital
John Smith
Richard Norman
Pleasant City
Emil Seleck
Cambridge
Smith
Two Athens County Sailors Home On Leave
Two Athens County sailors are home on leave per Navy recruiter John E. Amnah. George Theodore Smith RMSN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Smith of The Plains, recently graduated radio school at Bainbridge Maryland and is assigned to Balboa Panama Canal Zone. James Frederick Fletcher SA, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Fletcher of Athens Route 5, graduated recruit training at Great Lakes and is in the Reserve Fleet at Philadelphia. He is spending leave with his wife Dixie Lee Ellis of Athens Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
John E. Amnah
QM1
Navy
Bainbridge
George Theodore Smith
RMSN
Benjamin M. Smith
the Plains
Balboa
Panama Canal Zone
Great Lakes
Fletcher
Philadelphia
Dixie Lee Ellis
Athens
Births and Admits at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth announced for a daughter to Mr and Mrs Lincoln Dearth of McArthur Route 2 and a son to Mr and Mrs Ivor Farrar of Chauncey. Admissions include James Winkler Athens Mrs John Johnson The Plains Charles Archer Glouster Isaac Jackson New Marshfield and many others from Athens Chauncey Albany and surrounding routes. Blood used three pints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Dearth
McArthur
Ivor Farrar
Chauncey
James Winkler
Athens
John Johnson
the Plains
Charles Archer
Glouster
Isaac Jackson
New Marshfield
Oliver Steinmetz
Charles Bretz
Guysville
Otto Russell
John Smith
Albany
Emmett Lowe
Radcliff
Ronnie Gool
Russell Miller
Kenneth Beckley
William Singer
Cutler
Alice Powell
Roy Atbell
Robert Skinner
Earl Bolin
Norman Stout
Jack Wallace
Ohio University Trustees Lose Power To Lease Theater
Attorney General Mark McElroy said the trustees may lease the Chatham theater from Mrs Elizabeth Baker for a summer program. The lease would cost 2135 dollars annually for taxes fire and liability insurance and the plan would be for student use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio University
Chatham
Mass
Elizabeth Baker
Mark McElroy
James A. Rhodes
Farm Bureau Tops County Advisory Councils in State
Athens County and Darke County share top honors in organizing Farm Bureau Advisory Councils for January through March. The councils total 1580 representing 15,000 families with monthly meetings to discuss local state and national problems. April discussion is Our Roads and High ways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Farm Bureau
Darke County
Farm Bureau
Theft of radio at Vere Smith Audio Sales
An insurance adjuster reports the theft of a transistor radio valued at $33.97 from Vere Smith Audio Sales on N Court Street. The item was taken on March 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vere Smith Audio Sales
N. Court St
Area Man Fined for Intoxication in Municipal Court
Oba Douglas Jr. of Athens Route 5 pleaded guilty to intoxication in Municipal Court and was fined $25 plus costs. The charge dated March 21 was filed after he was not located until Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oba Douglas Jr
Athens
Douglas
Chauncey Mayor Fines Zoathe Mohler for Left of Center
Zoathe Mohler of Logan was fined ten dollars and court costs by Chauncey Mayor Charles Wad ley after State Highway Patrol arrested him for driving left of center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Zoathe Mohler
Logan
Charles Wadley
Spring Weather Brings Students Back After Break
Nearly 7000 Ohio University students return to classes at noon after a week long spring recess. More than 1400 city school pupils resume studies after a week away for Easter. Warm, sunny morning as temperatures rise from a low of 40 to 51 by 10 am. Colmer notes March rainfall at 2.6 inches, up from 2 inches a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Florida
U. S
C. L. Colm
County Shapes Ohio Fuel Banquet Honor Roll in Athens County
Athens County will play a prominent role at the Ohio Fuel Gas Co. Southeastern Quarter Century banquet at the American Legion Club in Lancaster on Thursday April 30. John H. McElroy will receive a 45 year service lapel pin and preside as club president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
American Legion Club
Lancaster
John H. McElroy
N. Lancaster Sr
McElroy
L. L. Lovett
S. May Ave
William T. Jones
Millview Pl
William P. Tryon
Athens
Toledo
Ohio Fuel
Allan W. Lundstrum
Proclamations Set April as Cancer Control and Safety Month
Mayor Kenneth W. Sands proclaims April as Cancer Control month and Industrial Safety Promotion month. The Cancer Control observance follows federal authorization and urges support for the American Cancer Society and public education on cancer. The Safety Promotion month ties to the All-Ohio Safety Congress in Columbus April 28 to 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth W. Sands
Eisenhower
Congress
American Cancer Society
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Columbus
Sands
Fines for Two With 1958 License Plates
Two drivers, Marvin D. Pierce of Winder Georgia and Larry G. Welch of Columbus Ohio, were fined ten dollars and costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to charges of driving autos with 1958 plates. Their five dollar fines were suspended and each was placed on one day probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Marvin D. Pierce
Winder
Larry G. Welch
Columbus
Easter Egg Hunt Sponsored by Athens Knights of Columbus
An Easter egg hunt for children ages two to six was sponsored Sunday by Athens Council 1716 Knights of Columbus. Prizes were awarded by Lou Roberts, program chairman, and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Council
Knights of Columbus
Lou Roberts
Man injured after roof board breaks during repair
Albert Carter 57 of Athens Route 2 was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by private ambulance Wednesday after a board broke while he repaired his Union home roof causing him to fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Carter
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Union
Downtown Athens Spring Street Cleaning Planned
Athens city officials schedule the annual spring cleaning of downtown streets for Thursday afternoon weather permitting. City workers will wash and scrub Court Street and adjacent blocks using fire hoses, with parking restrictions and traffic reroutes in effect. If weather prevents it, the project shifts to next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Kenneth W. Sands
Court St
Albany Man Changes Plea Is Sentenced
Harlan O. Tewksbury, 50, Albany, pleaded guilty to acting in a way tending to cause the delinquency of a minor after withdrawing an innocent plea. Judge Harold Rose fined $300 plus costs and gave one year in jail with the sentence suspended for his health. He was placed on one year probation under strict terms following a sheriff raid that found suggestive photos of girls aged 13 to 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan O. Tewksbury
Albany
Harold Rose
Tewksbury
Harold Shields
Divorce Granted to Jessie M Shafer Adams
Jessie M Shafer Adams was granted a divorce from Solomon H Adams on grounds of gross neglect in a Common Pleas Court decree issued Saturday. They married October 21 1956 in Nelsonville and have no children. the decree restored her to her maiden name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie M. Shafer Adams
Solomon H. Adams
Common Pleas Court
Nelsonville
Jessie M. Shafer
Freshman Slashes Body in Dorm Incident at Ohio University
Ohio University sophomore Ibrahim Al-Momar found freshman James D. Winkler in Shively Hall with about 80 to 90 cuts after an ejector razor was used. Winkler, 20, was transported to Sheltering Arms Hospital as police reported the room and chair were moved through an open window and parents were en route from Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Winkler
Ohio University
Shively Hall
Winkler
Fire Department
Ibrahim T. Al-Momar
Baghdad
Iraq
Degree Conferral Set by Athens Commandery 15
The Order of the Temple will be conferred Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic Temple by Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar. Members should wear full uniform, said Russell L. Bailey, commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Temple
Masonic Temple
Athens
Knights Templar
Russell L. Baily
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Marshfield Vfew Post
THE
Athens National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
the Security Bank
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Member
Kenneth Easler
Farm Bureau High
Colmer
County
Egg Hunt
Cadillac
Charles Jaynes Jaynes Furniture
E. State St
P.S
Jaynes
Cincinnati
Dean
Doan
Tes P
U.S
Athens Appliance & TV Co
W. Washington
Éhan
Dean & Barry
Dean & Barry Suse
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