Street Painting Project Starts Citywide Traffic Markings
City crews began the annual curb and lane repainting as spring warmth returns. Yellow curbs mark no parking zones and 12 minute restricted areas, with white markings for restricted parking. Overhead signs will debut at Easler's Dairy Store and Court Washington intersections, guiding left and through traffic. Police will enforce once signs go up and markings are refreshed after winter wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Easler
E. State-Carpenter St
Carpenter
Court-Washington
Court W. Union Sts
Smart insurance buys cover at true market value
The piece argues against underinsuring property by comparing to past buying prices and urges full coverage equal to current market value to avoid loss if a fire occurs tonight. It stresses that choosing less insurance is a self-gyp and folly.
District Bar Association Election Held
Some 45 attorneys and guests attended the annual District 17 meeting banquet at Ohio University Center. Aronhold C Schapiro of Portsmouth provided the main address on Our Obligation. Gordon B Gray of Athens County Bar Association acted as toastmaster. Erle Bridgewater Jr was named as an agent for the Ohio State Bar Association title insurance corp and elected to state bar council for a two year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District 17
Ohio State Bar Association
Ohio University Center
Aronhold C., Schapiro
Portsmouth
Gordon B. Gray
Athens County Bar Association
Erle Bridgewater, Jr
Ohio State Bar Association Title Insurance Corporation
State
Akron
Council of Delegates
State Bar Group
Light Rain Ends Week of Warm Dry Weather
A light rain fell Sunday night and Monday morning ending a spell of dry unseasonably warm weather. Rural Hamley Run recorded 55 at 9 a.m., up two degrees from the early low. Friday and Saturday highs reached 85 and 38, with 79 and 47 on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamley Run
Two Drivers Fined Jailed In Municipal Court
Robert Allen Young, 24, of 103 W Union St, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and received a $125 fine plus costs, three days in jail and a three month license suspension. William Vincent Dieterly, 21, of 28 Montrose Ave, pleaded not guilty and posted $200 bond for Friday hearing. Raymond Bullock, 43, of Chauncey, was fined $125 and costs and sentenced to three days in jail by Mayor Charles Wadley on a drunken driving count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Allen Young
W. Union St
William Vincent Dieterly
Montrose Ave
Raymond Bullock
Chauncey
Charles Wadley
Hospital Births and Admits List in Athens Area
A hospital notes report shows multiple births for Albany and Athens residents including a son for Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hatfield and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson Jr. The list also records admissions: Don Enlow and Rosita Russell among others in Athens Route and surrounding communities. several residents from The Plains Millfield New Marshfield and Guysville are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hatfield
Albany
Donald Haning
Athens
William Johnson, Jr
Don Enlow
Forest Coon
the Plains
Howard Nicholson
Rosita Russell
Millfield
Pearl Martin
McArthur
Frank Cone
Clarence Penrod
Larry Linton
Guysville
Arthur Haley
W. F. Burke
F. C. Tribe
Horace Grover
John Agnone
John Smith
New Marshfield
Andrew Uhrinek
Evelyn Aleshire
Tad Grover
Albany Rites Set For Swart Infant
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. for four month old Swart infant of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Swart Grove City. The baby died Sunday at Children’s Hospital Columbus. Burial will be at New Marshfield with the Rev Carroll Chesser officiating. Friends may call at Bigony funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Eugene Swart
Grove City
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Bigony Funeral Home
Carroll Chesser
New Marshfield
Niece of Columbus Couple Dies in Cleveland
Mrs. Ruth Coon, niece of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Allison of Columbus and former New Marshfield residents, died in Cleveland. Burial was in Cleveland on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Beverage
Ruth Coon
Cleveland
Junior Leaders Training Conference Draws 250 Scouts
More than 250 scout leaders attended the Kootaga Area Council Junior Leaders Training Conference at Mechanicsburg School. Eagle Scout Dick Life of Athens Post 54 directed the seven hour event with demonstrations on fires first aid and camping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivor Balyeat
Kootaga Area
E. P. Lynn
Eagle Scout
Dick Life of
Athens
Post 54
Marietta
Troop 10
Parkersburg
Post 11
Troop
Troop 206
Nelsonville
Vienna
W. Va
John Marinaro
Troop 11
Council
Bee Causes Auto Crash Injuring Two in Athens Area
Thelma North, 35, drove County Road 17 south of Athens when a bee entered her car. While swatting the bee the vehicle left the road and nose dived into a creek. North was treated for chest injuries at Sheltering Arms Hospital. A five year old passenger, Jerry Markin, was treated for a lip laceration.
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Athens
Marshfield Woman Dies After Brief Illness
Mary Gould 69 of New Marshfield died Sunday morning after a brief illness. She leaves two daughters, a son, siblings and many grandchildren. Funeral at Pilgrim Holiness Church Wednesday 2 p.m. with burial at Zion Cemetery The Plains. Hoodlet Funeral Home visitation through Monday.
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New Marshfield
Mary Gould
Pilgrim Holiness Church of
Driver Fined After Harmony Road Crash
Danny Lee Almashy aged 18 from Athens Route 2 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to no operator's license and reckless operation following a one car crash on Harmony Road. He received fines of 25 dollars plus costs and 50 dollars plus costs. The vehicle left the highway, tore out seven posts and a fence, and ended up in a swampy area off the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Lee Almashy
Athens
Harmony Road
Two Women Fined In Municipal Court For Intoxication
Two residents Pearl Dailey of Hooper Street and Mrs. Tom Davis of First Street were each fined 25 dollars after pleading guilty to intoxication in Municipal Court. Davis’s husband pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct and posted a 30 dollar bond for a Thursday hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Dailey
Hooper St
Tom Davis
First St
Temple Degree Conferral Set by Athens Knights Templar
Willard L. Simonton, commander, announced that the Order of the Temple will be conferred at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Masonic Temple by Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar.
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Order of the Temple
Masonic Temple
Athens
Knights Templar
Willard L. Simonton
Albany 4-H Club Plans Evening Meeting
The Albany General Projects 4-H Club will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the high school building. Lawrence Bean, advisor, urges all interested boys to attend.
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Albany
Albany General Projects
Lawrence Bean
Nelsonville Scout Commissioner Appoints Konkle
William C Konkle of Nelsonville is named neighborhood commissioner in charge of scout units in Nelsonville. District Commissioner Wilbur Mender announced the appointment, noting Konkle previously chaired Pack 4 and will begin duties May 1.
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William C. Konkle
Nelsonville
Hock- Hocking
Wilbur Mender
Konkle
Troop 58 Completes Rifle Training at Athens Armory
Troop 58 of The Plains under Scoutmaster Jim Mullins completed the Athens Armory rifle training supervised by Assistant District Commissioner Donald Niesse. Four of 33 trainees posted top scores: Len Children 38, Claude Cunningham 38, Kim Linder 37, Wayne Pendelton 37. Troop 54 with Earl Funk set to participate next.
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Athens
Donald Niesse
the Plains
Jim Mullins
Len Children
Claude Cunningham
Kim Linder
Wayne Pendelton
Earl Funk
Air Force Team Plans Athens Visit
United States Air Force specialists visit Ohio University to present career opportunities for graduates. A film The Thunder Birds is shown in OU Center Room 204. Capt Mary Delsman offers WAF direct commission sessions at Jefferson Hall and Bryan Hall with interviews in OU Center Room 204. A pilot navigator program for men is conducted by Capt K S Mann T-Sgt V G Clagg and a jet pilot.
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United States Air Force
Ohio University
USAF
Thunderbirds
Ohio University Center
WAF
Mary Delsman
Jefferson Hall
Bryan Hall
Delsman
OU Center
K. S. Mann
V. G. Clagg
Man Pleads Guilty To Speeding Charge
Glenn Dale Chesser of New Marshfield pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to speeding on a state highway. He was fined 30 dollars plus costs after allegedly driving 80 mph in a 50 mph zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Dale Chesser
New Marshfield
Legion Post 21 to Sponsor New Scout Troop in Athens
The American Legion K. T. Crossen Post 21 in Athens will sponsor a new scout troop with Richard Neal as scout master and Ted Frey as assistant. A troop committee includes Maywood Smith Ted Kasler Paul Hawk and Bill Frey. Harold Young is institutional representative. Plans seek a meeting place and troop number 57 or 63.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
K. T. Crossen Post 21
Athens
Richard Neal
Ted Frey
Legion Post
Maywood Smith
Ted Kasler
Paul Hawk
Bill Frey
Harold Young
Dismissal Possible in Ohio U Students Train Obstacle Case
Federal court in Columbus weighs dismissal of charges against three Ohio University students James Onder John Hamm and Gerald Hinkley for placing a wooden horse and blocks on Baltimore and Ohio tracks near campus. Prosecutor says no property damage or injuries and action intended as a prank. Maximum penalties cited include a 10000 fine and up to 20 years in prison.
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Ohio University
Baltimore and Ohio
Columbus
Mell G. Underwood
Hugh K. Martin
U. S
University
James John Onder
Rocky River
John Earl Hamm III
North Olms
Martin
Ohio U
Maurel Hawkins
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Franz Woodworth
Gyp
Ndepen
Houck & VanDyke Inc., Insurance
W. Union
Dial
O. G. Houck
Don Reed
Athens CO
Indepe Re
Athens, OH
Donald K. Barstow
C. B. Dillon
C. M. Gill & Co
D. M. Goddard
Houck & van Dyke, Inc
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
F. R. Murphey & Son
Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Agency Seiple & Kempton
Nelsonville, Ohio
Oakley Ins
the Saltz Ins
Glouster, Ohio
Richard Guinther
District Bar Association
Robert L. Hausser
Richard F. Sater
Franklin County Common Pleas
George B. Marshall
John E. Holzapfel
Rudolph Janata Jr
Berry Hotel
Washington
Hocking
Vinton
Meigs
Morgan and Noble
Arthritic
Athens Pharmacy
Court
Sani
Dulamel
TEV Aus
Benjamin Moore
Moore
Kerr-Hunter
Lewis McBride
Athens Lions Club
Lions
Ohio
McBride
Cloyce Martin
Gallia
Jackson
Lawrence
Pike
Ross
Scioto
Don Perry
Dwight Robinson
Roy Robinson
Dan Daily
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Walter Cunningham
Clyde Rowland
Elizabeth Stamm
Vernon Higgins
Swart
Bee
Marshfield
Harmony
Don A. Olbers
Air Force
Speeder
Kasler's Dairy
The
Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Union & Court Sts
P. G. Chapman
REPP
Ohio & National Burial Vault Associations
Men's & Boys
W. State ST
Tae
Belk Larel
Jim Farley
NEW York Life
Cline Bldg
Athens, Ohio
Bell & Howell
SUN Dial
Wilshire
Monterey
Smith Stor
N. Court St
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