Council Advances Water Plant Plans and Annexes Land
City council approved two resolutions moving toward construction of a water treatment plant. Burgess and Niple to file plans with Ohio Health Department and Ohio Department of Industrial Relations for state approval with bids sought after. June 1 set as bid target. lease and right of way discussions with B&O Railroad for an 18 inch drain and a triangular block on West Union Street proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Crumbley
Burgess and Niple Engineering
Ohio Health Department
Ohio Department of Industrial Relations
Ben K. Bare
B&o Railroad
Frank Cross
Ciecinnati
Nigeria seeks American aid to build security preindependence
Athens Rotary heard Nigerian Ministry of Education staff Odubiyi and Rotimi describe Nigeria’s push to attract US investment, expand industry, and foster education ahead of independence in 1960. Odubiyi noted rubber, cotton, and cocoa output, with plans to study American teaching methods. Rotimi highlighted free elementary education and US partnerships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nigeria
Athens Rotary Club
Berry Hotel
Samuel Odubiyi
Bunmi Rotimi
Nigerian
Ministry of Education
Ohio University
Odubiyi
England
United States
Rotimi
Odubivi
U.S
University of London
Syracuse University
Francis Hamblin
the OU College of Education
Begg to Head New Royal McBee Plant
Kenneth C. Begg, formerly of Athens, named general manager of a new Royal McBee portable typewriter plant to be built in Springfield Missouri. The one story facility of about 300000 square feet will employ about 2500 people and is the companys second Missouri plant. Begg has been with the firm since 1935, served in the Navy in World War II, and is brother to Harry M. Begg, Athens vice president in charge of McBee production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth C. Begg
Athens
Royal McBee Corp
Springfield
Begg
Ryan
Missouri
McBee
St. Louis
Scotland
Harry M. Begg
McBee Production
Cancer Society Aims Outlined for Kiwanis
J M McClure urged Kiwanis to fight cancer as education research and service drive progress. He cited 53 cancer deaths in Athens County last year and urged early detection and a 2 million strong volunteer army to back American Cancer Society efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. McClure
Kiwanis Club
Ohio University
Athens County
McClure
American Cancer Society
Mary Draper
The
Cancer Society
Two Crashes Reported In Ohio With One Citized Driver
State Highway Patrol reported two noninjury accidents near Athens Ohio. Paul Gilkey 31 Athens was cited for unsafe operation after his car veered off Route 56 damaging a guard rail. Bernard Lonas 36 Athens Route 3 left the road on County Road 48 and struck a concrete bridge after being blinded by headlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Paul Gilkey
Athens
Guysville
New England
Bernard Lonas
Lonas
The Plains Volunteers Prepare to Elect New Officers
The Plains Volunteer Fire Department elections set for 7 30 p m Wednesday in the high school community room. Members will vote to choose new officers for the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Plains Volunteers
Plains Volunteer Fire Department
Youth Seized In Solution Of Burglaries
Rob ert Allen Dotson an 18 year old of 210 W Washington St is held in Athens city jail on admitted break ins and auto thefts Captain Joseph McBride plans further questioning He has confessed to burglaries at West Side School Nazarene Church and a theft from Dotson Service Station including $67 a watch and damages He previously attended Boys Industrial School at Lancaster for similar crimes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Robert Allen Dotson
Washington St
Joseph McBride
Dotson
McBride
West Side
Nazarene Church
W. State
Walker Sts
Lancaster St
Boys Industrial School
Lancaster
Pre-Induction Examinations for 25 Reach Columbus Trip
Fifteen Athens Countians and ten Ohio University students rode a bus to Columbus for pre induction physicals at Ft Hayes. Leader James F. Brown of Glouster led the group with members from Athens Nelsonville The Plains and other local towns. OU students named include Thomas O McDonald Jr from Middletown Herbert E Eglie from Lisbon and Gordon L Sechler of Franklin Pa among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
James E. Conant
Stewart
Robert E. Yeager
Lorenzo E. Hanning
Eugene J. Novotni
the Plains
Ralph R. Sawyer
Glouster
James 0. Rutter
Jacksonville
Daniel E. Heck
Frost
Thomas O. McDonald, Jr
Middletown
Herbert E. Eglie
Lisbon
Frank L. Gillespie
East Cleveland
New Forester Appointed at Athens Forest Center
D. A. Roach of the Athens Forest Research Center announces the appointment of David T. Funk as research forester in charge of genetics and re generation. Funk, with a Purdue masters in forestry, will work across Southeastern Ohio with his wife joining Ohio University. The Athens center, part of the U S service under the Central State Forest Experiment Station based in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Roach
Athens Forest Research Center
David T. Funk
Funk
Purdue
Ohio
Ohio University
Athens
Columbus
Athens Research Center
Central State Forest Experiment Station
Booster Shots Slated At Pre School Clinic
Athens city schools pre school clinic will offer booster shots and vaccinations Wednesday at 9 00 a m at West Side Elementary School on Central Ave. The aim is to vaccinate children entering city schools for the first time against diphtheria whooping cough tetanus and smallpox in cooperation with the PTA Council Medical Association and city county health department.
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Athens City
West Side
Central Ave
PTA Council
Athens Medical Association
City County Health Department
Willard Carsey Pleads Guilty in Intoxication Case
Willard Carsey of Athens was fined 100 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to intoxication in Municipal Court before Judge John Newcomb on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Carsey
Athens
State Highway Patrol
John Newcomb
Muffler Violation Cited In Municipal Court Plea
Lowell Stanley aged 23 of Albany Route 2 pleaded guilty to driving an auto without a muffler on a State Highway Patrol charge. He was fined $10 plus costs in Municipal Court Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Lowell Stanley
Albany
Bellan waives bond after missing Municipal Court appearance
David Frank Bellan, 20, Olmsted Falls, waived a $15 bond when he failed to appear Monday in Municipal Court on a State Highway Patrol charge of failing to obey an automatic traffic signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Frank Bellan
Olmsted Falls
New Marshfield Man Fined for Burning Without Permit
Athens County court records show C. C. Bennett fined 10 plus costs for burning brush without a permit after a Thursday fire near New Marshfield burned about an acre. Firefighters worked day and night during warm dry weather. divisions aided by Nelsonville and volunteers. A Perry County case fined Wardens for a 50 acre fire near Somerset. John Kanan suspended part of a 200 fine for burning without permit and neglecting precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ed Chesser
Ohio Division of Forestry
Edward Stanley
C. C. Bennett
Chesser
Bennett
New Marshfield
Waterloo
Division of Forestry
Nelsonville
Poston
Perry County
Walter McClintock
Somerset
John Kanan
Information Survey Conducted in County
The Athens County Agricultural Extension Service and county farm groups conduct a study on how rural farm families receive homemaking gardening marketing weather and general farm news interviews with selected families will evaluate the survey results by farm leaders in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Athens County Agricultural Extension Service
Cancer Control Topic of Eagles Meeting
A public meeting at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday in the Athens Aerie hall will discuss cancer control. A cancer control film will be shown and Mary Gaytos of Ohio University will give an address, announced by president John Easterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall of the Athens Aerie
Order of Eagles
Mary Gaytos
Ohio University
John Easterling
Driver Cited After Crash in Municipal Court
Joel P. Kraemer 18 of Bush Hall pleaded innocent to charge of failure to yield entering Grosvenor from Fort St as police say his car hit a southbound vehicle driven by Robert G. Smith. Donald Smith a passenger suffered bumps and was sent home for treatment after the Monday crash at Grosvenor and Fort Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel P. Kraemer
Bush Hall
Grosvenor
Fort Sts
Fort St
Kraemer
Robert G. Smith
Donald Smith
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Admitted and discharged patient births and removals listed for several families in Shade McArthur Glouster Coolville The Plains Long Bottom Albany Athens and Carpenter areas with names: Thornhill Hill Boggs Keirns Crabtree Knox Deeter Lunsford Oxley Tribe and others. Records include admitted and dismissed entries and family relations.
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Altha Thornhill
Shade
Nathan Hill
McArthur
Verl Boggs
Coolville
James Keirns
Glouster
Thurman Knox
the Plains
Glenda Deeter
Long Bottom
Elmo Lunsford
Donna Oxley
Albany
Paul Tribe
Athens
Patrol Charge Denied By Driver in Court
Harvey Lenigar 39 of Canal Winchester Route 1 pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to a State Highway Patrol charge of driving while intoxicated. He posted 300 dollars bond for hearing of the charges Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Lenigar
Canal Winchester
State Highway Patrol
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William Rowland
B&o
W. Union St
Athens State Hospital
Franz Woodworth
Woodworth
Hermine Davis
Mechanicsburg
City Planning Commission
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Herbert
Fred Weber
Clayton Smith
Cable Lane
Merbert
Curt Baker
Athens County Fair Board
Sewer and Water Committee
Earl C. Hooper
Thomas Murphy
W. Washington Sr
W. Washington Street Improvement Association
Dan Klingensmith
Rotary Club
William Harmon
Rotary
Ohio University College of Education
Messenger Newsphoto
Royal McBee
Kenneth Begg
Lowell J. Rapp
R. E. Main
Bernard Black
Irvin D. Quick
Quick
Kiwanis
John Huffman
Samuel R. Johnson
Athens High
Circle K
Patrol
Ford
Wisconsin
Briggs & Strat
Ton and
Clinton
Logan
Doctor OF Motors
Clyde Campbell
Mgr
Howard Linscott
Logan Shop
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
W. E. Crabtree
Carpen
Alice McLain
Carpenter
Edward Bishop
Kenneth Sands
Jesse Griffiths
Millfield
Clarence Hatfield
Soh
Robert Wilson
D. H
Jonesy) Sams
Cline Bldg
New York Stock Exchange
Hamilton
Dayton
Cincinnati
Charleston
Wheeling
Studebaker
Silver Hawk
Hawk
Studebaker Scotsman
Studebaker-Packard Corporation
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