Five Traffic Accidents Reported by Patrol
An 11 year old boy from The Plains was hospitalized after running in front of a car on Route 682. Richard Cullison suffered bruises and abrasions, struck by a car driven by John L. Thompson, 17, The Plains. Thompson was not cited. Over the weekend patrols investigated five accidents with one other injury, a Gore resident. Jack Dane, released from Mount St. Mary Hospital after left elbow treatment, had his car struck on Route 33 in Hocking County. the other vehicle fled but was later caught nearby. Ronald F. E. Darnell, 23, Logan, was fined for unsafe operation and leaving the scene. Virgil Wolfe, 18, Athens, and Paul E. France, 22, Mansfield, were cited. France fined for failing to yield. Wolfe for unsafe operation. Everett M. Edmonds, 36, Columbus, was jailed three days, fined, and license suspended for DUI after his car hit a guard rail on Route 682. A minor collision occurred Monday at Route 682 and Vore Ridge Road between Jerry Lee Smathers, 17, Athens, and Roscoe L. Locke, 38, Athens.
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the Plains
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Richard Cullison
John L. Thompson
Gore
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Jack Dane
Hocking County
Logan
Francis Myers
Ronald FE. Darnell
Guysville
Virgil Wolfe
Athens
Paul E. France
Mansfield
France
Wolfe
Everett M. Edmonds
Columbus
Edmonds
Vore Ridge Road
Jerry Lee Smathers
Roscoe L. Locke
Kined Pleads Guilty in Municipal Court Assault Case
Warren Bennett of Athens Route 3 pleaded guilty Monday in Municipal Court to assault and battery of his mother Julia Bennett. He was fined $25 and costs.
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Warren Bennett
Athens Route 3
Julia Bennett
Second St. Resident Kate Jones Dies at 77
Mrs. Kate Jones, 77, of 95 Second St., died Monday morning at home after a heart attack. Born in Gallia County, she lived in Athens since 1905 and was active in WCTU and Central Ave. Methodist Church. Surviving daughter Winifred. sister Lulu Morgan and brother John Parry. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Central Ave. Methodist Church. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes funeral home accepting calls after Tuesday noon.
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Kate Jones
Second St
Fire Department
Jones
Gallia County
William and
Elizabeth Parry
Athens
WCTU
Central Ave. Methodist Church
WSCS
West Union Street
Dowler-Ferguson- Hughes Funeral Home
Speeders cited in Haydenville radar check
State Highway Patrol cited seven drivers for speeding at night during a Haydenville radar check. Fourteen others received warnings for speeds just above 35 mph. Cited by Logan’s Mayor Francis Myers were James A. McCann, Clayton L. Poston, and Loran T. Payton all at 50 mph. Payton posted a $20 bond.
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Haydenville
State Highway Patrol
Logan
Francis Myers
James A. McCann
Columbus
Clayton L. Poston
Lancaster
Loran T. Payton
Mansfield
Payton
Gerald A. Johnson
Athens
Ralph A. Livesay
Robert B. Tavan
Chauncey
Clifford E. Hickman
Man pleads innocent to dog at large charge in Municipal Court
Donald Schoenegge 69 E Mulberry Sr pleaded innocent to a city police charge of allowing a dog to run at large. He appeared Monday in Municipal Court and posted $15 bond for Yearing on Wednesday.
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Donald Schoenegge
E. Mulberry Sr
Canaanville Woman Dies In Hospital
Inez McClain 54 of Canaanville died Saturday afternoon at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a heart attack. Survived by husband Ward and 14 children, plus siblings and grandchildren, with service at New England Presbyterian Church and Stewart Cemetery burial. Funeral home details given.
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Inez McClain
Canaanville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Meigs County
Stewart
New England Presbyterian Church
Ward McClain
Anna McLean
Joan Hart
Athens
Sylvia Randolph
Guysville
Judy McClain
Frank Starkey
Chester McClain
Niles
David
Harvey McClain
el Cajon
Calif
Leonard McClain
Aaron
Ollie Stanbaugh
Nelsonville
Goldie Cable
Flint
Mich
Gerald
Leonard
Congrove
Myrnie Congrove
Cleveland
John Congrove
Adrian
Larry Thornton
Buria
Stewart Cemetery
Dowler- Ferguson-Hughes
Guysville Area Farmer Dies at 74
C. O. Mansfield, 74, farmer of Guysville Route 2, died late Monday morning in Sheltering Arms Hospital. Arrangements are being completed by the Jagers and Sons funeral home.
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C. O. Mansfield
Guysville
Farmer
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Mother of Former Athens Pastor Dies
Mrs. C. H. Goff mother of Rev. Drell H. Goff Cardington former Church of the Nazarene minister died Sunday in Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton after a year of illness. Survived by husband of West Mansfield and two other sons Dallas Jacksonville Fla and Delphos West Mansfield. funeral at Ballinger funeral home West Mansfield Wednesday at 2 p.m.
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Athens
C. H. Goff
Drell H. Goff
Cardington
Church of the Nazarene
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kenton
West Mansfield
Ohio
Dallas
Jacksonville, Fla
Delphos
Ballinger Funeral Home
Chicago man pleads guilty to driving on freshly painted centerline
Joseph A. Griga of Chicago Illinois was fined ten dollars and costs in Municipal Court Friday after pleading guilty to a State Highway Patrol charge of driving on a freshly painted centerline in the roadway.
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Joseph A. Griga
Chicago
Ill
Athens Chapter 39 Masons Set Wednesday Meeting
Athens Chapter 39 Royal Arch Masons will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Masonic Temple. Ralph W Clark high priest announced the gathering.
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Athens
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Ralph W. Clark
Elks Set August Meeting In Athens
Athens Elks will hold their only August meeting on Tuesday at 7 30 p m Exalted Ruler J B Vanity Jr announced.
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Athens
Bert Nutter Dies at 65 Chesterhill Resident
Bert Nutter 65 prominent Chesterhill resident died Saturday at 4 p.m. at his home after a heart attack. A River Gas Co. retiree and former city plant foreman, he is survived by wife Gladys Mullins, daughter Grace Wood, two sons William and Eugene, two brothers and two sisters. Funeral conducted by Rev Max Donahue at Fawcett Stone Chesterhill with burial in Chesterhill Cemetery.
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Bert Nutter
Chesterhill
Nutter
The
River Gas Co
Glen
W. Va
Gladys Mullins
Grace Wood
Columbus
William Nutter
Marietta
Eugene Nutter
Cape Girardeau
Sherman Nutter
Clendenin
Mark Nutter
California
Bess Hughes
Canton
Ohio
Blanche Casto
Ripley
Max Donahue
Fawcett-Stone Funeral Home
Chesterhill Cemetery
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Births and Deaths List
A column from Sheltering Arms Hospital records births and social notices. Names include Mr and Mrs Pullins of Coolville Route 3 with a daughter, Schellmann of Athens with a daughter, Wilson of Albany Route 2 with a daughter, Hoffman of Athens Route 3 with a son, Riley of Athens Route 3 with a son, and multiple other residents and relatives noted in Athens and nearby areas. Additional entries mention Baltimore, Md and The Plains among others.
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William Pullins
Coolville
Marcus Schellmann
Athens
Don W. Wilson
Albany
Charles Hoffman
Oliver Riley
William Diles
Baltimore
Eugene Green
Blaine Carpenter
Fila Dewey
Juanita Misner
Guysville
James R. Seward
Dayne Withem
the Plains
Robert Andrews
Charles Smith
New Marshfield
Vercoe Murphy
Herbert Sanger
Stewart
Margaret McKnight
Gayle McDonald
Driver Fined Jailed and License Suspended After DWI Plea
Melvin R. DeVault aged 42 of Athens Route 2 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated. He received a $125 fine plus costs, three days in jail and a three month license suspension.
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Melvin R. DeVault
Athens
Cooler Day Follows Rain In Athens And Rural Areas
Weather eased after showers with total rainfall of .49 inches in Athens and .38 inches at Hamley Run. Temperatures dipped to 59 or lower overnight with 58 recorded at Hamley Run, while Friday through Sunday highs ranged from 91 to 95 and lows from 54 to 65.
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U. S
C. L. Colmer
Athens
Hamley Run
Two Drivers Fined and Jailed in Ohio Drunken Driving Case
Charles Clinton Calentine of Detroit admitted a state patrol drunken driving charge and received a $125 fine plus costs, three days in jail, and a three month suspension of auto operation rights in Ohio. Merrill Austin Carpenter, a passenger, received the same fine and jail term with his Ohio license also suspended for three months. Harry A. Shook of Sharpsburg pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined $25 plus costs.
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Charles Clinton Calentine
Detroit
Mich
Ohio
Merrill Austin Carpenter
Harry A. _ Shook
Sharpsburg
Youth named Kimes freed after paying fine in theft case
Ronald Kimes age 18 of Nelsonville Route 1, jailed a week ago for theft, was released after paying a $100 fine and costs in Municipal Court. He admitted stealing 400 feet of copper wire valued at $55 from Hartman No 2 mine in York Township and received a 30 day jail sentence plus one year probation on his promise to behave.
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Ronald Kimes
Nelsonville
Kimes
Hartman
Ambulance Driver Denies Charge in Gallipolis Court
Orville S. Rucker, 25, of Gallipolis, denied a city police charge of reckless operation in Municipal Court. He posted a $50 bond for the Wednesday morning hearing. Rucker, a part time employee for a Gallipolis funeral director, was accused of reckless ambulance operation carrying a patient to the Southeastern Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital near Nelsonville on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville S. Rucker
Gallipolis
Rucker
Southeastern Ohio
Nelsonville
Area Youths Begin Careers In The Navy
Navy area youths start careers as 13 recruits join July training under Athens recruiter CEM Howard W. Fortney. Eleven are high school graduates from Athens Millfield Middleport Glouster Rutland and Syracuse areas, names include Chauncey Dov er Richard Lee Beller John Wayne Jackson and Charles W Wilson. They will report to service schools or duty stations after boat training.
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Navy
Athens and Meigs County
CEM
Howard W. Fortney
Athens
Chauncey Dover
Richard Lee Beller
John Wayne Jackson
Millfield
Charles W. Wilson
Chauncey
Rome Canaan
Robert Eugene Alkire
Frost
Ronald Eugene Copeland
David Eugene James
Middleport
Okey Sylvester Cart, Jr
Edward Cassell Evans, Jr
Rutland
Clarence Elton Might
Vinton
Joseph W. Scragg
Norman Jerald Schoonover
Edward Ronald Swaro
Glouster
David Harry Padgett
Syracuse
Fortney
Residents Protest Strouds Run Road Closure Near Dow Lake Dam
Athens County officials and township, state park representatives met after residents complained that Strouds Run Road, near the Dow Lake dam site on Route 50, was closed. The dispute centers on opening a bypass road and funding to relocate and reopen a nearby township route to serve lake residents. The state offered a 7500 emergency grant for a new section, with no commitment to reopening the old road and shifting funds totaling 30000 requested for relocation.
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Athens County
Stroud’s Run
Dow Lake
Sioners
Canaan Township
State Division of Parks
Surest Protect Your Farm Profits From Weather
Insurance covers damage to livestock buildings and crops helping farmers guard profits against weather risks.
Insurance Agents Advertise in Ohio Towns
Local notice lists multiple insurance agencies across Athens Nelsonville and Glouster. Firms named include C B Dillon Gill Co Barstow Goddard Houck Van Dyke Mathews Murphey Seel Seiple Kempton Oakley Salt Guinther and others.
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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
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Revere
Fidelity
Vere Smith
N. Court
Patrol
Nahbst
the Security Bank
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Union Street
Gilbert Shannon
Owen Brooks
Messenger Newsphoto
Ean
George Holdcroft
Carl P. White
A. N. Moore
Erma Betts
Donald Norris
Byron Dew
Blanche Hayes
Donald Gabriel
Charles Slusher
Dwight H. Mutchler
Francis Packard
James J. Farley
Agent
FE Insurance
New York
Cline
Athens, O
Plains
Conrae Cleaners
Plains, Ohio
DON Idea
Houck
VanDyke
Ohio River
Richard Guinther
Benjamin Moore
Kerr-Hunter
Athens County Savings & Loan
Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Union & Court Sts
P. G. Chapman
Jaynes
Jaynes Furniture
E. State St
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