River Rises to Near Flood Stage in Ohio Valley
Heavy weekend rains sent the Hocking River rising rapidly toward flood stage. At 11 a.m. the level reached 15.8 feet as observers warned of a crest near 17 feet in Athens tonight. Ohio University warned of rising water, and roads across several routes including 50A 329 56 and local byways were closed by high water.
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Hocking River
U. S. Weather Bureau
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Logan
Huntington
Athens
Amesville
Stewart
Carbondale
Coolville-Frost
Rome
Beeba Rd
Glen Ebon Rd
Jacksonville-Millfield Rd
Two Injured In Sunday Auto Crashes
The State Highway Patrol reported two injury accidents Sunday. Everette Wigal 22 of Newark lost control on Kimberly Carbondale Road and rolled into a creek bed injuring his left elbow and head. Ruth Wiler 44 of Marietta went off Route 50A east of Route 33 with pain in the right side. Dale McCune 45 Ath en Route 2 was cited for driving left of center after his car left the road hitting a guard rail pole tree and a parked car.
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State Highway Patrol
Everette Wigal
Newark
Kimberly-Carbondale
Wigal
Ruth Wiler
Marietta
Dale F. McCune
Athens
Trimble
Communication Study Conference Stated
The Ohio University Center for Communication Studies hosts its annual conference on communication sponsored by the School of Dramatic Art and Speech. Dr. Edward Penson leads. speakers include John Hollman Ed Pritchard and William Meagher. Sessions run Tuesday and Wednesday at 9 a.m. in Room 310 Speech Building. The event is open to the public with talks forums and mock interviews.
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Ohio University Center For Communication Studies
School of Dramatic Art and Speech
Edward Penson
John Hollman
Royal McBee
New York City
Ed Pritchard
Ohio Bell Telephone
Cleveland
William Meagher
Louisville
Ing
Penson
Anthropologist Dr Ethel Alpenfels to Speak at OU
Dr Ethel Alpenfels professor of anthropology at New York University will lecture at 7 30 p m Friday in Ohio University's Space Arts Auditorium on Changing Values in the Space Age She is a noted author and lecturer and has earned Teacher of the Year Woman of the Year and Outstanding Woman in Anthropology honors Originally from Colorado she holds a BA from Washington and a PhD from Colorado State College of Education
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Ethel Alpenfels
New York University
Ohio University
Space Arts
Alpenfels
Colorado
University of Washington
Colorado State College of Education
Columbus Woman Bound to Grand Jury on Check Charge
Clara E. Baker 31 of Columbus was bound over to the grand jury and placed under a 500 dollar bond after pleading innocent to a January 11 check for 113 30 with insufficient funds. The charge was filed by Nick Parkis.
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Clara E. Baker
Columbus
Nick Parkis
Roberson Named President of Ohio Busi ness Officers Association
William Roberson Ohio University bursar was elected president of the Ohio College and University Business Officers Association at a Columbus gathering. He has served as vice president for a year and previously as secretary treasurer. the group includes officers from private municipal and state universities and colleges in Ohio. Roberson, 16 Montrose Avenue, has been with the university since June 1941.
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William Roberson
Ohio University
Ohio College and University Business Officers Association
Columbus
Roberson
Ohio
Montrose Ave
Seminar Completion Marks Management Practices Session
Frank J. Shay and Robert W. Byers of Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric join 31 participants from 18 Ohio Valley firms to receive certificates after the final session at the Holiday Inn in Parkersburg. The program, directed by Dr. Edwin T. Hellebrandt with M. N. Brinkman as coordinator, is sponsored by Ohio University College of Business Administration.
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Columbus and
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Holiday Inn
Parkersburg
Frank J. Shay
Robert W. Byers
Ohio Valley
Ohio University College of Business Administration
Edwin T. Hellebrandt
M. N. Brinkman
City completes income tax mailing to individuals
The city income tax department dispatched the remaining 1353 mailings bringing total mailings to 2928. The packets include an individual questionnaire a brochure and a self addressed envelope. Officials urge quick return of business and professional forms to finalize records.
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City Income Tax Department
J. Emerson Davis
Income Tax Department
Rome Fire Protection Agreement: Two Departments Share
Chief John Coen announced a temporary fire protection agreement between Coolville and the Ames-Bern-Amesville departments. They will divide the township and respond to calls in Guysville and Stewart while Rome considers forming its own department or contracting protection. A meeting at the Rome Canaan School will discuss organizing a volunteer department. Fire alarm numbers are HI-8-2121 for Amesville and 667-3192 for Coolville.
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Rome
John Coen
Coolville
Ames-Bern-Amesville
Guysville
Stewart
Rome-Canaan
Ames
Work Train Derailment Near W Union Street Depot
A Baltimore and Ohio Railroad work train derailed near the W Union Street freight depot causing track and tie collapse under a locomotive, caboose, and crane. No injuries reported though new rails needed before service. Passenger train 23 ran over six hours late in Cumberland area delays.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
W. Union St
B&o
Athens
Cumberland
Sheltering Arms Hospital Admissions and Discharges
Admissions include William McLean Athens Route 3 and multiple residents from Athens and nearby towns. Discharges list Mrs Glen Hargis and son Athens and others from Zaleski Frost and Guysville routes among departing patients.
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Glen Hargis
Athens
Coy McKibben
Zaleski
Linda Jones
John Hernan
Kimberly Bond
Frost
H. W. Link
Maywood Smith
James Nichols
Sophronia Weber
Winifred McGill
Guysville
Velma Person
Arthur Johnson
Ten Fined by Court for Dog Tag Violations
Ten residents were fined $10 and costs by County Judge George Schoonover for failing to file dog tag applications or purchase tags. James Brown of Guysville was found guilty but plans to appeal. Others fined include Darr ell Cozart Oscar Causey of Frost Route 1, Jane Carsey Guysville Route 1, James Stack Albany Route 1, Robert Beatty Albany Route 1, Walter Braley Athens Route 1, Bernard Bobo Guysville Route 1, Larry Cullum and Kermit Root Athens Route 4.
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George Schoonover
James Brown
Guysville
Brown
Darrell Cozart
Oscar Causey
Frost
Jane Carsey
James Stack
Albany
Robert Beatty
Walter Braley
Athens
Bernard Bobo
Larry Cullum
Kermit Root
Trimble Man Loses Driving Rights Over DWI Points
Dayton Arthur Hupp of Trimble, 44, had his driving rights suspended for six months by County Judge George Schoonover after accumulating 12 points from two DWI convictions. He was arrested by a deputy sheriff on a warrant for failing to appear in court. GLOUSTER The Chit Chat Club met at Mrs. Pat Faires home with Clyde Tippi showing club Christmas party pictures at Burr Oak Restaurant. Entertainment was by Mrs. Carol Lasko. Refreshments followed. Next meeting set with Mrs. Mina Vore and Mrs. Jeanne Butt at Mrs. Ruth Christman’s Bishopville home.
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George Schoonover
Dayton Arthur Hupp
Trimble
Hupp
Warrane
Glouster
Pat Faires
Clyde Tippi
Burr Oak
Carol Lasko
Mina Vore
Jeanne Butt
Ruth Christman
Bishopville
Scholarship Planned For Athens County Students
Judy Poulson reports a $225 scholarship is planned for a county high school student within a month. The winner will be chosen by a competitive exam on smoking and cancer, funded by Ohio University Panhellenic Association as a community service project.
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Judy Poulson
Athens County
Panhellenic Association of Ohio University
Eugene Brundige
Athens
Brundige
Cancer Society
Offi
Cials
Campus Association
Mayor Plans City Cleaning
Village Council designates clean-up week starting May 4 pending weather. Residents must place refuse in containers at the curb or alley edge and sweep in front of their property for pickup by the street department.
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Glouster
Richard Keith
Chit Chat Club to Meet at Ruth Christman Home
The Chit Chat Club will gather Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Ruth Christman. Jacksonville WSCS plans a Thursday meeting at 7 30 p.m. with Mrs. Bernice Bartels. Mrs. Marina Shultz to co host and Mrs. Maxine Linscott to lead the program.
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Ruth Christman
Jacksonville
WSCS
Bernice Bartels
Marina Shultz
Maxine Linscott
Youth Arrested On Disorderly and Destruction Charges
City police arrested a 23 year old on W Union Street after he shouted at officers. He may face charges for tossing a beer bottle through a newsroom window this week. Police also investigated three minor accidents Friday night and Saturday morning.
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City Police
W. Union St
Messenger Newsroom
Fire department responds to smoking washing machine motor
At 8 a.m. Monday the city fire department went to 61 Hudson Ave. to a motor on a washing machine smoking. No damage was reported. The Entered Apprentice and Fellow Craft degrees will be conferred at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Masonic Temple by Paramythia Lodge 25 F and AM, announced John P. Buck, master.
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Andrew Brozak
Hudson Ave
Masonic Temple
Paramythia Lodge 25
F&am
John P. Buck
Two Drivers Fined, Jailed
Charles Gifford Wright of Athens Route 1 pled guilty in Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated. He received a $125 fine, costs, three days in jail, and a 120 day license suspension. Gerald Lee Koska of Nelsonville Route 1 was found guilty in County Court on a State Patrol DWI charge, fined $150 plus costs, three days in jail, and a 90 day license suspension.
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Charles Gifford Wright
Athens
Gerald Lee Koska
Nelsonville
Koska
Glouster Seniors Head to Washington Trip
Eighteen Glouster High School seniors departed Athens Sunday for their annual Washington visit. They will tour memorials including the grave of the late President J F Kennedy and return Friday morning accompanied by Mrs Harold Lamborn and faculty member Max Gumm.
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Glouster
Glouster High School
Athens
Washington D. C
J. F. Kennedy
Harold Lamborn
Max Gumm
Rating Of Excellent Won In Science Day
David R. Ladd of Athens Route 1 earned an excellent rating for his project Bud ding and Grafting shown at State Science Day in the Youth Center, Ohio Expositions Grounds Columbus. State Science Day brings together about 600 high school projects and is sponsored by the Ohio Academy of Science.
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David R. Ladd
Athens
Youth Center
Ohio Expositions Grounds
Columbus
The
Ohio Academy of Science
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