City School Instruction Program is Improved
Clyde Plant city school superintendent announced year reforms expanding language study and texts. High school French and Spanish now three years from two, junior high to add Latin Spanish and French in seventh and eighth grades. Morrison Elementary gets new texts. all schools receive extra books. Continued programs include testing and guidance, slow learners classes, and accelerated mathematics. high school library gains materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Plant
Morrison
Plant
Buckeye Sheriff Radio Code System Rollout
Buckeye State Sheriffs Association adopts a two part radio code system from Sept 1 to standardize operations and runs. Athens County Sheriff Harold Shields notes changes in designations while Nelsonville police also switch to reduce radio traffic. Signal 1 Code 32 is feared as a homicide alert.
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Buckeye State Sheriff's Association
Athens County
Harold Shields
Franklin County
Shields
Nelsonville
Buckeye
Athens Man Pleads Guilty After Eluding Police Crash
A 24 year old Athens man, Lewis Wayne Keirns, tried to outrun a pursuing officer. He hit a cement street marker after stopping to let a girl from the car. Passenger Robert Lee sustained head cuts. Keirns faced DWI, open bottle, and unsafe operation charges with fines and jail with probation.
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Athens
Lewis Wayne Keirns
Lancaster St
Richard Leffler
Keirns
Morris Ave
Leffler
Morris
Shannon
State St
Robert Edward Lee
Hoyt E. McAfee Dies At 81 In Athens County
Hoyt E. McAfee 81 died Sunday at his home 110 Columbia Ave after months of ill health. A lifelong Athens County resident he worked 35 years for Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co retiring in 1945 and later ran an electrical contracting business. Survivors: wife Myrtle two sons Richard and Hiermer five grandchildren two brothers Ralph and Bert. Friends may call Hughes funeral home. services 1:30 p.m. Tuesday led by Rev. James William Brown burial Hebardville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyt E. McAfee
Columbia Ave
Athens County
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Myrtle
Richard
Athens
Hiermer
Ralph
Bucyrus Man Transferred to Columbus Hospital
Thomas C. Cory, 68, of Bucyrus, was moved by Jagers ambulance Sunday from Sheltering Arms Hospital to Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.
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Thomas C. Cory
Bucyrus
Jagers
Riverside Methodist Hospital
Columbus
Sheltering Arms Hospital
U S Savings Bonds Extension Announced
The Ohio Savings Bonds Division announced a automatic 10 year extension for Series H United States Savings Bonds bought between June 1952 and January 1957. The extension offers a 3 percent annual rate, with the first bonds eligible to mature in February 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Savings Bonds Division
United States Savings
Vercoe Elected Finance Chairman for Ohio Legion
James M. Vercoe of Athens has been elected chairman of the finance committee for the American Legion Department of Ohio. He is a past commander of the Athens post and Eighth District and will also serve as finance officer for the district.
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James M. Vercoe
Athens
The
American Legion
Department of Ohio
Vercoe
Eighth District
Malone Divorce Granted in Common Pleas Court
Martha E. Malone awarded a divorce from Charles Malone after a finding of gross neglect and extreme cruelty. The marriage began June 18 1956 and the court gave custody of two minor children to Martha.
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Martha E. Malone
Common Pleas Court
Charles Malone
Bank School graduates 399 from 35 states and allies
Madison Wisconsin reports Brandon T. Grover Jr. joined 399 graduates from 35 states Panama and Puerto Rico in completing the School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin Athens National Bank Athens Ohio among the grads.
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Madison
Wis
Brandon T. Grover
Athens National Bank
Athens
Ohio
States
Panama
Puerto Rico
School of Banking
University of Wisconsin
Sisningvile case in Municipal Court Friday on patrol citation
A case from Sisningvile appears in Municipal Court this Friday tied to a State Highway Patrol citation. The brief notes the defendant facing charges or fines and the appearance date is listed.
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Sisningvile
Tectobea
State Highway Patrol
Births and Admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list new sons for Curtis Ray in Coolville and Paul Conrad in Nelsonville. Admissions include Richard Spurlock Athens Route, Mrs Edward Humphreys Athens, Mrs Aaron McGrath The Plains, Elsie Woods Carpenter Route 1, and multiple urban neighbors from Athens and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron McGrath
the Plains
Alva W. Rupe
Carpenter
Elsie Woods
Orville Skinner
Amesville
Jack McDonald
Athens
Appeal Dismissal Sought in Nicholson Notice of Appeal
The state asked the Fourth District Court of Appeals to dismiss Robert Ross Nicholson s appeal after a guilty finding for possession of burglary tools. He faced a one to five year sentence in the Ohio Penitentiary and remains free on ten thousand dollars bail. The district court may hear the matter in Athens in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Robert Ross Nicholson
Cincinnati
Nicholson
Ohio
Homer B. Gall Jr
Athens
Patrol Lists 2 Accidents
Two weekend traffic collisions left no injuries as State Highway Patrol investigated. In Athens County Court on August 30 Hubert Henderson, 36, Chauncey, charged with driving left of center after his car collided with Glen McClain, 24, Nelsonville, on a township road near The Plains. A minor crash on Route 33 south of Logan at 12:30 a.m. Sunday involved Erland Ahlberg, 27, Athens, rear ended by Darrell Dexter, 24, Nelsonville.
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State Highway Patrol
Athens
Hubert Henderson
Chauncey
Glen McClain
Nelsonville
Plains
Logan
Erland Ahlberg
Darrell Dexter
Court Fines Fight Drivers
A Logan driver was fined and jailed in Athens County Court after a State Highway Patrol arrest for driving while intoxicated. Walter Boudinot, 27, received $100 and costs and three days in jail. Other defendants faced smaller fines for stop sign violations, speeding, driving left of center, and unsafe vehicles.
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Logan
Athens County
State Highway Patrol
George Schoonover
Walter Boudinot
Robert Lawless
Millfield
Charles Miller
Albany
Earl Seel
David Terrill
Richard Oberholzer
Athens
Jim Allman
Kirby Mayles
Athens County Land Transfers Heading to Various Grantees
A records list multiple transfers in Athens County with new owners ranging from George E. Christman to Charles V. Christman and others. Transactions include parcels in Inlet 336, Longstreth Addition, Lee Township, Dover Township and Nelsonville, plus a 10.7 acre transfer from the district to Rome Canaan Local School District.
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Frank J. Christman
Charles V. Christman
Logan
Inlet
Longstreth Addition
Athens
Mary E. Downs
Athens County
Orville W. Caster
Albany
Lee Township
P. G. Chapman
Board of Education
Rome- Canaan
Rome Township
John Bescoe
Glouster
Betty Fultz
Clell Mingus
Fred Merriman
Millfield
Dover Township
William G. Cook
Coolville
Victor D. Stanley
Parkersburg
Troy Township
Pearl W. Chase
Chauncey
Claude Chase
Nye Addition
Phil Hess
Phil Zane Hess
Athens Township
Paul A. Davis
James E. Powell
Nelsonville
Haywood B. Boles
Clay E. Howard
Grosvenor Addition
Memory’s Well Echoes From Athens Past Mable Thomas dies
Old Athens memory piece recounts the life of Miss Mable Thomas of East State Street. The obituary notes her church work, long residence, and family ties to early Athens families. It recalls Goosetown among familiar neighbors and a community long changed by modern stores and fewer backyards.
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East Athens
Mable Thomas
E. State St
Athens County Children’s Home
Athens
Thomas
Miss Thomas
Warm Day Forecast in Athens and Nearby Areas
U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer reports a 9:30 a.m. temperature of 76 in Athens with an early low of 63. Sunday's high reached 90 as a light breeze eased discomfort for residents. rural Haley Run shows a 61 low after weekend highs of 79, 85, and 87.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Haley Run
Dog Warden Resigns From County Post
County dog warden Harry Van Dyke resigned citing health and age after seven years in the role. He had previously served five years with the Rome-Canaan School District. Deputy Rexell Boggs will cover duties until a replacement is appointed, with W. H. Wakefield noting no successor was named.
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Harry van Dyke
van Dyke
Rome-Canaan
W. H. Wakefield
Rexell Boggs
Meigs Man Dies At 87 In Meigs General
Percy L. Peoples 87 of Union Ave Meigs County, dies at Meigs General Hospital. Former Meigs County clerk of courts 1910 to 1914, taught school, worked for Ohio Fuel Gas Co. Survived by wife Maude M Jones Peoples son Leland Columbus daughter Kathleen Norris Athens brother Charles Middleport three grandchildren five great grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Church burial Beech Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Ewing funeral home until noon Wednesday.
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Pomeroy
Percy L. Peoples
Union Ave
Meigs General Hospital
Peoples
Meigs County
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Gribble
Maude M. Jones Peoples
Leland
Columbus
Kathleen Norris
Athens
Charles
Middleport
Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Church
Beech Grove
Ewing Funeral Home
Three Drivers Fined After Police Arrests
Three traffic offenders cited by city police were fined in Municipal Court Monday. Harold H. McKibben of Albany was fined $8 and costs for speeding. Walter H. Keirns, 21, Millfield, was fined $10 and costs for speeding. Charles Junior Baker, 22, Guysville, was cited for failing to stop within an assured clear distance in an accident last week and fined $15 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold H. McKibben
Albany
Walter H. Keirns
Millfield
Charles Junior Baker
Guysville
Father Of Athens Resident Dies At 94
Charles A. Thomas aged 94, father of Mrs. John W. Dowler of Athens, died Sunday night at Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati. He had lived in Grandview, Columbus, for 35 years and was a frequent Athens visitor. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday at C. A. Deyo funeral home in Columbus.
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Charles A. Thomas
John W. Dowler
Athens
Bethesda Hospital
Cincinnati
Thomas
Grandview
Columbus
C. A. Deyo
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Katherine Hartley
Murphey Insurance Agency
N. Court
Dts
Mesge
Rapp’s Wallpaper & Paint Store
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DWI
Lee
Hoyt McAfee
Columbus Hospital
Art Cne
Benjamin Moore
U. S. Savings Bonds
Mrs. Curtis Ray
Richard Spurlock
Edward Humphreys
Ralph Smeck
Michael Green
Emerson Spencer
Jack Carder
James Pratt
Jackson
Kenneth McClain
New Marshfield
Harry Ross
Lewis Hannah
Denny Walters
Clelan Norris
Thomas Cory
Coral Woolley
Joe Simms
Samuel Adelaja
Marianna Welch
Seaman
David Rosler
James Jackson
Roy Urban
Donald E. Tippie
Charles W. Eifler
U.S. Army Ordnance
George E. Christman
Athens Typewriter Sales and Services
Unice Ph. LY
Rome Insurance
Donald K. Barstow
D. M. Goddard
Houck & Reed, Inc
Murphey Ins
Agency
C. H. Barris
Franklin Ave
Biddy Dunn
Carpenter St
Frank Ferriter
Frank Schloss
Goosetown
Rich Jackson
Cornwell
Charlie
Fred
Athens High School
McDonald
Bill
Amn
Crow
Emory
Floss
Sam
Harry Barnes
Lester Sickles
Star
Drummond
Main St
Athensien
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V. State
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O. G. Houck
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