Principal V. O. Kail Resigns From Jacksonville-Trimble Schools
The Jacksonville-Trimble Local School District announces the resignation of executive head V. O. Kail and industrial arts teacher Paul R. Fiske, both Athens residents. Kail offered no reason. Kail has been principal since 1951-52. Replacements are sought ahead of Tuesday classes opening.
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V. O. Kail
Jacksonville- Trimble
Kail
Board of Education
Paul R. Fiske
Jacksonville-Trimble
Fiske
Athens
W. R. Byers
Byers
Carthage-Troy
Albany
D. F Stone
G. E. Theodore Kittel
Richard H. Essex
Robert Bobo
Shade
Three People Fined By Mayor In Intoxication Case
In Mayor Peter B. Seel's court three intoxication charges were heard after city police arrests. Robert E. Guess, 25, The Plains, pleaded guilty and was fined 10 dollars plus costs. Cecil Perry, 42, Athens Route 3, also pleaded guilty and fined 10 dollars plus costs. Margarite Jewett, 43, 133 W. Washington St., previously released from county jail, pleaded guilty and fined 25 dollars plus costs with an 18 dollar suspended sentence from a prior arrest. she could not pay and spent 17 days in county jail. The charge was filed by Sgt. Joseph McBride.
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Peter B. Seel
Robert E. Guess
the Plains
Cecil Perry
Athens
Margarite Jewett
Washington St
Joseph McBride
Police Use New Driver Arrest Forms
Police introduce a permanent detailed record for DUI arrests devised by Police Chief Joseph B. Grogan and endorsed by acting chief Sgt. Joseph McBride. The alcohol influence report documents medical history, sleep, alcohol consumed, breath test, appearance, speech clarity, and driving ability with examiner and witness conclusions.
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Joseph McBride
Joseph B. Grogan
McBride
Driver Fined After Mishap in Mayor Seel Court
Winona June Bircher 35 of New Marshfield Route 1 was fined 10 dollars and costs for unsafe operation after an Aug 10 Route 13 crash north of Chauncy left her car out of control and injuring her. Peter Cenci 27 of Columbus was arrested on Route 33 for speeding and posted 25 dollar bond. his mayoral court arraignment was set for Saturday.
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Peter B. Seel
State Highway Patrol
Winona June Bircher
New Marshfield
Seel
Chauncey
Peter Cenci
Columbus
Cenci
Rome-Canaan Band To Play Monday
The Rome Canaan High School band meets in the school auditorium Monday at 8 p.m. for a rehearsal ahead of the Jacksonville parade. Band director Howard Peters of Athens says the bus leaves at 9 a.m. and all members should be present with uniforms provided if needed.
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Stewart
Rome-Canaan
Jacksonville
Howard Peters
Athens
Three Athens area men begin Army basic training at Camp Chaffee
Pvt. Clayton W. Walter, Pvt. Paul R. Dixon and Pvt. John N. McDaniel have completed processing at Fort Meade Maryland and are assigned to the 5th Armored Division Camp Chaffee Arkansas for 16 weeks of basic training. They will study close order drill clothing care first aid scouting map reading and will learn to fire the M 1 rifle carbine and light machine gun during battle indoctrination.
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Athens
Fort Meade
5Th Armored Division
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Clayton W. Walter
Herbert Walter
New Plymouth
Paul R. Dixon
Willard Dixon
Murray City
John N. McDaniel
Dewey McDaniel
Nelsonville
Six area youths enlist in Air Force and Army
M Sgt. William H. Osterholt of the Athens recruiting station announced five youths entering the Air Force and two in the Regular Army. Air Force entrants train at Sampson AFB New York and Fort Meade Maryland houses the Army enlistees. Officers Candidate Training available for 19 to 28 year olds with a high school diploma and aviation cadet training for students with two years college.
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Air Force
Regular Army
Msgt
William H. Osterholt
Athens
Earl R. Kesterson
Pomeroy
Robert T. Lehew
Richard A. Johnson
Chauncey
Samuel G. Bolin
Millfield
Sampson Air Force Base
New York
Fort Meade
Leonard
Britain claims Javelin as world’s most effective fighter
The Royal Air Force announces the Gloster Javelin, a twin engined delta jet, is the world’s most effective fighter plane. It reportedly speeds to 660 miles per hour at sea level and is more maneuverable at low speeds than any fighter since the biplane era.
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London
Britain
Royal Air Force
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital notes
Births: Mr and Mrs Dennis Childress Chauncey announce a daughter. Admitted: Charles J Williams Jacksonville Mrs Mary Adams Athens Sarah Hutchison Athens Dennis Keith Glouster. Dismissed: Mrs Myron Sturgeon Athens and daughter Ralph Frost Frost Sarah Wolfe Athens.
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Dennis Childress
Chauncey
Charles J. Williams
Jacksonville
Mary Adams
Athens
Sarah Hutchison
Dennis Keith
Glouster
Myron Sturgeon
Ralph Frost
Frost
Sarah Wolfe
Vernon Covert Seeks Divorce After Brief Marriage
Common Pleas Court records show Vernon Covert Jr files for divorce from Virginia Louise Covert after a marriage on April 2 in Jacksonville. He contends the wife failed to provide a home and accuses gross neglect, citing five months of marriage.
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Vernon Covert, Jr
Virginia Louise Covert
Common Pleas
Jacksonville
Summer Returns With 87 Degree Heat In Athens
Summer returned to Athens with 87 degree heat after a brief autumn preview. The day reached 87 at its peak with a chilly 45 degree low overnight. By 9 am the thermometer showed 83 degrees and predicted a near 90 degree high.
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Athens
Appellate Court Reverses Mills Case In Athens County
The Fourth Judicial Court of Appeals reversed the Athens County Common Pleas ruling in favor of architect William Mills who sought 2905 for work on a building contract. The court voided the verdict, dismissed Mills petition, and found no further obligation due since construction did not proceed after a low bid of 123506. Attorneys O F Rowland and R W Finsterwald represented the defendants. Samuel Erskine represented Mills.
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Fourth Judicial Court of Appeals
Athens County Common Pleas Court
William Mills
Nelsonville
Mike J. Chakiris
Steves Varnes
Athens
Ed Mills
Mills
Roy D. Williams
Chakiris
Varnes
O. F. Rowland
R. W. Finsterwald
Samuel Erskine
Albany Lodge to Confer Entered Apprentice Degree
Albany Lodge 723 F and AM will confer the Entered Apprentice Degree at a meeting Thursday at 8 p m according to Master Guy B McDaniel.
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Albany
Albany Lodge
F&am
Guy B. McDaniel
Acting Police Chief Named During Grogan Vacation
Sgt. Joseph McBride serves as police chief this week while Chief Joseph B. Grogan is on vacation, with duties temporarily reassigned to him.
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Sgt
Joseph McBride
Joseph B. Grogan
Baruch Returns to New York Amid Presidential Ambiguity
Bernard Baruch arrived back in New York from San Francisco while declining to name a preferred candidate in the ongoing presidential race.
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New York
Bernard Baruch
San Francisco
Natural Wonders at Home in Athens County Tea Tables
Athens County features several rock formations called tea tables including Shadow Rocks above the Hocking River near Peebe and near Mineral with a table like top. Other sites include Beebe tea tables near Coolville, Haga Ridge in Rome Township, and a vast sandrock ledge near Hockingport famed for caves and sculpted figures.
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Hocking
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Peebe
Athens County
Frank Patton
Mineral
Humphrey Farm
Coolville
Haga Ridge
Rome Township
Timothy Faustus Jones
Big Run Cutler
Beebe
Harrison
Carbondale
Elm Rock
Route 33
Myers Crossing
Hockingport
Ohio River
Virginia
Albany youth fined for unsafe operation
Charles Wingett age 18 of Albany Route 1 was fined $10 and costs by Mayor Peter B. Lee after pleading guilty to a city police charge of unsafe operation. He was arrested by city police.
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Charles Wingett
Albany
Peter B. Lee
Nelsonville Hardware Store to Close and Leased for Supermarket
Local Nelsonville hardware store announces closing after years of service. The building is leased to a supermarket chain, signaling a shift in the town’s retail landscape.
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Nelsonville
Carpenter block lease signed with Kroger in Nelsonville
Fred H. Carpenter announced a long term lease of the basement and first floor of the Carpenter block on West Columbus Street to Kroger Grocery and Baking Co. The Carpenters plan to close hardware stock soon while retaining the building and second floor. The Kroger supermarket is expected to open later this fall. The Carpenter brothers began in Glouster in 1895 and expanded to Nelsonville in 1902 with Athens and Logan stores later.
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Nelsonville
Carpenter
Columbus St
Kroger Grocery and Baking Co
Fred H. Carpenter
Carpenter Hardware
Kroger Company
Public Square
W. Columbus St
Carpenter Brothers
Loren
William
Sam
Glouster
Light Fails, Cars Collide At Intersection
A defective traffic light caused a two car crash at Shafer and W State Streets Tuesday. Billy Joe Glover 17 of 10 Walker St. and Kenneth R. Tabor 27 of 299 E State St. collided when one side of the light failed. Both drivers reported extensive damage to their vehicles.
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Shafer and
W. State Streets
Billy Joe Glover
Walker St
Kenneth R. Tabor
E. State St
Glover
Tabor
W. State St
Elks Change Picnic Site At Athens County Fairgrounds
The Athens Elks annual picnic location was moved from a Baker Settlement farm to the Agriculture Building at the county fairgrounds. The event will start Sunday at noon and is open to all Elks and invited guests.
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Athens Elks
Athens County Fairgrounds
Baker Settlement
W A Tewksbury Rites Set For Thursday
William A. Tewksbury aged 85, former Albany resident, died Monday at his daughter Elsie Gibson's Akron home. Services are Thursday at 1 30 p m at Bigony funeral home Albany with burial in Wells Cemetery.
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William A. Tewksbury
Albany
Elsie Gibson
Carroll St
Akron
Bigony Funeral Home
Wells Cemetery
Divorce Petition Filed In Common Pleas Court
Nora Corrine Greene a minor by next of friend Letha Smith petitions for divorce from Jerry Lewis Greene in Common Pleas Court. She cites gross neglect and extreme cruelty and requests custody and support of their infant child. Married July 7 1951 Nelsonville.
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Common Pleas Court
Nora Corrine Greene
Letha Smith
Jerry Lewis Greene
Nelsonville
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Keystone
ROY E. Hawk & Co
Investment Securities Cline Bidg
Athens, Ohio
Roy F. Hawk
CH. Cline Bidg
Keystone Organization
Aan
Jack
Family Shoe Store
Izaak Walton League
E. R. Jacoby
Pres
P. S. Wamsley
Sec'y
Bill Bescoe
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Baruch
The
Carpenters
Elks Change
W. A. Tewksbury
Rick
Frick
Drummond Implement CO
Chillicothe
Bainbridge
Portsmouth
Athens Wine & Beer Store
W. Union St
Fearn
Aidan Tle
Peiderane
Onis
N. Court St
BUTYS
Wies
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