Divorce Probe Opens as Area Mothers Testify
One of eight mothers called to testify told a Common Pleas Court commission that welfare workers encouraged filing for divorce and that she would have pursued it anyway. Witnesses described welfare department involvement in divorce actions while prior recipients spoke of support and related issues. Also noted were hospital transfer for a heart concern and a Royal Arch Masons degree event in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Common Pleas Court Commission
Welfare Department
Samuel Eskrine
Foster Cornwell
Nelsonville
Helen Agnes Barnhart
Inize Clemons
Athens
Louise Morrison
Dorothy Patton
Martha E. Malone
Glouster
Donna Jean Fields
Mercury Tops 60 Mark Again In Athens Weather
A pleasant day was forecast for Athens after a sub freezing start. The morning low was 21 and by 10 a.m. the temperature had risen six degrees as sunshine broke through. Sunday's high reached 62, marking the fifth straight day above 60 and the tenth day of the current warm spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
John Glenn Coverage Described at Sigma Delta Chi Banquet
Carl Conrad of Muskingum College recalled handling John Glenn coverage in New Concord where 75 000 people gathered to honor the astronaut crowded village of 2500. John Alden Athens attended as a special guest and chapter founder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Glenn
New Concord
Carl Conrad
Muskingum College
Sigma Delta Chi
Conrad
John Alden
Athens
Jim Hart
L. J. Hartin
School of Journalism
Commissary Theft Reported At Athens State Hospital
State Highway Patrol said about $70 was stolen from the Athens State Hospital commissary. The incident is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Athens State Hospital
India talk ends mock in session at Ohio University
Sunil K. Roy, India’s consul general to the UN, addressed OU’s Mock United Nations. He urged multilateral aid, defended India’s nonneutral stance, and warned against atomic weapons while praising the mock session and receiving a standing ovation for Paul R. Brandes’s general assembly presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Ohio University
India
Goa
Roy
Red China
Patrol Cites Two Drivers After Route 50 Crashes
Patrol cites James G. Hope 81 of Athens Route 3 for failure to yield after his car hit Arthur Lee Ice 40 of Little Hocking on Route 50 east of Athens at 1 10 p.m. Saturday. Hope pleaded guilty and was fined $10 plus costs. Charles Junior Arnold 38 of Carolina West Virginia was cited for excessive speeding after colliding with a wooden barricade while attempting to turn onto a construction bypass. he faces County Court on December 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
James G. Hope
Athens
Arthur Lee Ice
Little Hocking
Hope
Charles Junior Arnold
Carolina W.va
Two Drivers Fined and Jailed for Dwi Pleas
Two men pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in Municipal Court. William Bethel, 36, and Sherman A. Pratt, 39, were fined 125 dollars plus costs, lost driving rights for four months, and received six day jail terms with three suspended. Bethel received four months probation. Pratt serves one month. A twin headed parking meter was stolen from University Terrace over the weekend. The meters were recovered by campus police and remained functional Monday. Plains volunteer firemen to meet at 7 30 p.m. tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bethel Male
Stewart
Sherman A. Pratt
Athens
Male
Pratt
University Terrace
Births and fines listed in Albany sheltering arms hospital notes
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Robert Law less in Millfield Route 1 a son and Mr and Mrs Harold Reeves Albany a daughter plus Mr and Mrs Charles Hoffman Ath ens Route 3 a son. Admissions include Mrs Nick Joseph Athens and others while discharges mention several names. Traffic fines record Clarence Tyo 30 Gallipolis speeding $15.70 Florence Burchfield 40 Athens Route 3 unsafe vehicle $14.70 Eber Scott Willock 56 Albany improper backing $29.70. Municipal Court fines name Robert W Minney 35 Nelsonville unsafe operation $30 Raymond E Firment 21 Cleveland speeding $31 William R Watts 32 Marietta speeding $26 James Lewis Ebersbach 20 Columbus speeding $17 Birtton E Deem 38 Mount Vernon speeding $16 Phenius Wilbur Long 43 Columbus speeding $16. Police report Albany motorist arrested for racing wrong way on Court St and campus patrolman arrests Charles Elliott 24 Albany for alleged racing on Court and President Sts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Tyo
Gallipolis
Florence Burchfield
Athens
Eber Scott Willock
Albany
Robert W. Minney
Nelsonville
Raymond Edward Firment
Cleveland
William R. Watts
Marietta
James Lewis Ebersbach
Columbus
Birtton E. Deem
Mount Vernon
Phenius Wilbur Long
Court St
Charles Elliott
Court
President Sts
Traffic Fines for Multiple Offenders in Nelsonville Area
A list of offenders including Jake H Hawk 74 of Nelsonville Route 2 cited for stop sign violations with State Highway Patrol and fined 10 dollars plus costs. Conrad Everett Hewlett 22 of Nelsonville fined 15 dollars plus costs for trol. Robert Woodrow Southall 44 of Columbus found guilty with a 15 dollar fine plus costs for conditional speed. Howard Leslie Martin 21 of Millfield Route 1 fined 15 dollars plus costs for left of center. Vere Olan Smith 47 of Athens Route 4 found guilty with 20 year old suspects Roger Allen Wheeler 20 of Washington Hall and Orville Crabtree Jr 31 of 109 Maplewood Dr referenced for speeding with 16 dollars plus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake H. Hawk
Nelsonville
Conrad Everett Hewlett
Robert Woodrow Southall
Columbus
Howard Leslie Martin
Millfield
Vere Olan Smith
Athens
Sub-Committees Named For City Planners
Five sub committees appointed under the mayor s committee for community improvement are to draft recommendations for a comprehensive plan. Chairwoman Mrs Robert Daniel says the groups will meet with city planning consultant Richard Beagle to discuss plan parts and incorporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Daniel
Richard Beagle
Daniel
Robert Mathews
Raymond Shepard
Bernard Black
Donald Booth
C. M. Bowman
Robert
$24 500 Goal Set For OU Fund Drive
A goal of $24 500 has been set for the Athens business campaign in support of the Ohio University Fund Inc Volunteers and team captains have met with co chairs George Rutkoskie and Art Kasler Teams A through E list captains including Charles Fulks George Hunter Sam Altman James Farley Carl Clifford Robert Mathews Fred Swearingen P F Good Dwight Rutherford Carmen Scrubbie Ben Roberts Charles Ramseth A H Kovlan Fritz Wheaton Haig Addison Betty Morgan Sol Rosenberg Vere Smith Blaine Goldsberry Hunter Hope Parker Walker R Kenneth Kerr John Good Paul Farley and David Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio University Fund, Inc
Myron Hutchison
George Rutkoskie
Art Kasler
Charles Fulks
George Hunter
Sam Altman
James Farley
Carl Clifford
Robert Mathews
Fred Swearingen
P. F. Good
Dwight Rutherford
Carmen Scrubbie
Ben Roberts
C— Charles Ramseth
A. H. Kovlan
Fritz Wheaton
Haig Addison
Betty Morgan
D— Sol Rosenberg
Vere Smith
Blaine Goldsberry
Hunter Hope
E—Parker Walker
R. Kenneth Kerr
John Good
Paul Farley
David Hughes
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Della M. Bail
Eloise Joseph
Richland Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Royal Arch Masons
Royal Arch
Roger A. Wiseman
Bell-ans
Orangeburg
N. Y
Arthur Sapp
P.O. Box
Chauncey, Ohio
Tops Cleaners
S. Court
Mac
Thrifty
W. State ST
Tore Athens
General Insurance
Jessie W. Ley
Katherine Hartley
Murphey Insurance Agency
N. Court
Mercury
Ganenat
Tatter Service
S. Court ST. Athens
Sunil K. Roy
Phil Halbirt
Ohio Real Estate Commission
Halbirt
Paul Hawk Realty
Mary Burch
Bolleana Pl
Patrol
Plains Volunteer Firemen
Robert Lawless
Harold Reeves
Charles Hoffman
Nick Joseph
Pearl Smith
Virgil Bickel
William Sharp
Springfield
David Swartz
Jacksonville
Donald Lomax
Kerr-Hunter
Hardware CO
Ews
Charles W. Reamer
John W. Seay
Roger J. Jones
Norman Cohn
B. T. Grover Jr
John LaPoint
John F. Milar
H. R. Swardson
Wade Tom
Darrell Tom
George Banks
Frank Batdorff
A. C. Gubitz
Charles Jump
Jan Kish
Thomas Smith
James Vercoe
Lois Washburn
Eleanor Minister
Rowena Sprout
Frank Dilley
Sam Eskrine
Tony Reis
Homer Higgins
Dale Orcutt
W. J. Stanson
P. T. Farley
Rev. J. B. Maffett
John Newcomb
Fred Sends
William Stewart
George Weisenbach
Roy Cross
Auto House
Ohio
Donald K. Barstow
D. M. Goddard
Houck & Reed, Inc
Murphey Ins
Agency
Nelsonville, Ohio
Oakley Ins
the Saltz Ins
Earl F. Mathews, Inc. and
C. M. Gill and Co
Dwight H. Rutherford
Joseph Seiple
N. Court St
Dukane Corp
ST. Charles
Earl Gibbs
Athens, Ohio
Insurance Service
G. Houck
Don Reed
Dial LY
W. Union St
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