Lake Road relocation advances toward June completion
County Engineer John W. Dowler reports Strouds Run Road project ahead of schedule with a planned completion in June. State funding of 42000 supports the access route for Strouds Run area residents as Dow Lake nears its permanent level, while preparations include moving excavation, installing drainage, and replanting with seedlings due to costly tree relocation.
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Strouds Run Road
John W. Dowler
Strouds Run
Dow Lake
Dowler
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Athens
Morgan County
Burr Oak Lake
Messenger Newsphoto
Probation Revoked for Nelsonville Youth
Robert Lee Koon of Nelsonville was sentenced to an indeterminate term at the Ohio State Reformatory Mansfield after violating probation from Common Pleas Court. He previously faced auto larceny charges and was placed on five years probation in March following a guilty plea before Judge Francis D. White. The judge revoked probation last week and ordered him to the reformatory.
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Robert Lee Koon
Nelsonville
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
Common Pleas Court
Koon
Francis D. White
Reformatory
Athens Board Studies School Survey Despite Doubt
The Athens Board of Education discussed a proposed city school survey and continued review of teacher salary increases. They plan an adjourned session to discuss the budget for a mill levy and contract renewals, while focusing on merging the Mechanicsburg system and future consolidation challenges. The board also approved a calendar amendment for Easter and considered summer school tuition issues.
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Athens Board of Education
Bolin
Mechanicsburg Sysem
Esther Staats
Charles B. McVey
Irene Hand
Way
Johnson
Roger K. Burke
Local theater contest awards prizes for Academy selections
Claudia Lynn Bolin of Albany Route 3 won first prize in a contest at Schine's Athena Theater for the best Academy of Awards selection. Ben Geary said seven of eight Monday night selections were predicted correctly. Michael Swyers and George Starr Lasher tied for correct sixth place, Swyers receiving second due to an earlier postmark. Theater passes were the prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claudia Lynn Bolin
Albany Route 3
Schine
Athena Theater
Ben Geary
The
Academy
Michael Swyers
Athens
Charges Dismissed Against Two Ohio University Students
Municipal Court dismissed city police charges of disturbing the peace Wednesday against Randy Lawrence of 3 Park Place and Robert English of 16 S. Congress St after they pleaded innocent and posted bonds. Insufficient evidence led to the dismissal.
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Ohio University
Randy Lawrence
Park Place
Robert P. English
S. Congress St
Disabled American Veterans Meet Friday Night
Conrath Bean Chapter will hold a meeting at 8 p.m. Friday the commander Harry Wolfe announced. The event invites members to attend and discuss regional veterans affairs and chapter activities.
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Conrath Bean
Disabled American Veterans
Harry Wolfe
Sheltering Arms Hospital Admits and Dismissals
Admitted: Ralph Pinkerton Athens Route Keith Gilmore Athens Barbara Halbirt Athens Route Mrs. William Henry Chauncey Mrs Sam Skinner The Plains and son Mrs Edgar Hurst Albany Route 3 and daughter Mrs Robert Hoskinson Athens and daughter Sharon Nicholson Athens Route Mrs Cecil Antle Millfield Route 1 Naaman Calentine Amesville Mrs James Snyder Athens Donald Bennett Athens Route John Smith Albany Route 3. Blood used one pint.
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William Henry
Chauncey
Sam Skinner
the Plains
Edgar Hurst
Albany
Robert Hoskinson
Athens
Sharon Nicholson
Cecil Antle
Millfield
Naaman Calentine
Amesville
James Snyder
Donald Bennett
John Smith
Driver Fined Jailed License Suspended After DWI
Milford Lewis Dailey, 38, of Athens Route 4, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated. It was a second offense, resulting in a $250 fine and costs, nine days in jail, and a one year license suspension after a two car crash near the fairgrounds on W Union Street. The other driver was Paul Davis Shaulis, 22, also of Athens.
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Milford Lewis Dailey
Athens
W. Union St
Fairgrounds
Paul Davis Shaulis
Glouster Grocer Sues Collection Firm in Common Pleas
W A Sayre of Capital Grocery sues B F Yager of Southern Ohio Collection Service in Glouster alleging failure to honor a July 1 1955 agreement. Sayre asks for a full statement of amounts and collection dates and for turnover of collected funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.A. Sayre
Capital Grocery
B. F. Yager
Southern Ohio Collection Service
Sayre
Yager
Athens youth fined in municipal court for no muffler
Charles L. Lee aged 19 of Athens Route 2 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to having no muffler on his car and was fined five dollars plus costs.
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Charles L. Lee
Athens
Three Judges Named for Sowards Murder Trial
Chief Justice Carl Weygandt named a three judge panel for the second degree murder trial of James Sowards in Nelsonville. Presiding judge Francis D. White and judges Earl D. Parker and Thomas Mitchell will sit with Sowards waiving a jury trial.
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Carl Weygandt
Ohio Supreme Court
James Sowards
Nelsonville
Common Pleas Court
Francis D. White
Athens County
Book Agents Appeal in Huntington Nelsonville case
Three Huntington book salesmen Donald Glen Enson Okay Harrison Gray and Charles V Gale seek to appeal a Common Pleas Court verdict by Nelsonville Mayor Robert Auflick issued last month. They were jailed for selling encyclopedia type books without the mayor’s written consent contend the city ordinance is unconstitutional and restraints of trade. They say the mayor’s verdict contradicted the evidence and have a hearing set for April 11.
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Huntington
W. Va
Common Pleas
Nelsonville
Robert Auflick
Donald Glen Enson
Okay Harrison Gray
Charles V. Gale
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W. P. Walker
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Ralph Pinkerton
Keith Gilmore
Barbara Halbirt
Glouster Grocer
Glouster Collection
P.m
Clyse’s
William Porter McCombs
Nelsonville City Square
Sowards
Lima State Hospital
William O
O. F. Rowland
Jack’s ‘Shoe-Per’ Store
Hotel Berry Bldg
Athens, Ohio
Children’s IN Blue
Cussins
Fearne
Reticul
H.P. Rotary
Tiller
Briggs & Stratton
E. Carpenter St
Aluminum
Trowel
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