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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1960
Page
7
A Coolville man, Robert Tittman aged 26, was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital with contusions after his car left the road at the Route 7 50 intersection and struck four sign posts. Police said investigation will continue.
In Municipal Court two weekend arrests for driving while intoxicated led to fines of 125 dollars and costs for Evan Williams 57 and Norman Armbruster 32. Williams received six days in jail and four months suspension after striking a car near Athens State Hospital and leaving the scene. Armbruster, who hit a parked car at N Court and State, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene, received two days jail, plus fines later suspended due to court disparities.
Firemen were called to Sheltering Arms Hospital at 6 15 a m Monday after fuses blew from a burned out ballast on a fluorescent light. No equipment was used. Earlier, a dump and trash pile along Riverside Drive burned for an hour and a half Sunday afternoon requiring a booster tank and hydrant line. Fire Chief Charles W. Dalton warned the blaze could have endangered nearby storage buildings if not controlled.
Funeral services were held Monday in New Haven for Mrs. W. H. Clark born in Athens. She attended Ohio University and belonged to Pi Beta Phi. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Dudley Donnelly of Cheshire, Conn.
D N Tapp AB 1 Navy recruiter for the Athens area announced the November enlistments of six men. They were sent to the Great Lakes Training Station near Chicago for training. The recruits are Donald Henry Miller Athens James E Dunnington Fred V Thompson Nelsonville Route 1 Rudolph Brozak Stewart Route 1 Donald G Graham Harrisonville and William K McClung Lan caster.
Peggy Koons acting through Alice Hale sues Robert Lee Koons of Goodyear Arizona for divorce and child custody, citing gross neglect of duty after a marriage begun February 11 1958. Louisa Tabler sues Willard Tabler of Canton for divorce alleging gross neglect after seven years of separation. they were married November 17 1939 and have no children.
Members of the Plains Volunteer Fire Department will gather at 7 30 p m Monday in the high school for a scheduled meeting.
Lyle Skinner a Rome Canaan High School sophomore won the Athens County Prince of Peace speech contest at Richland Ave Methodist Church. She received the county silver medal and entry to the district contest on Jan 8. Other contestants were Lynn Nadroski and James England. judges included Dr. Brooks Sand ers and Margaret Ann Scott.
The temperature climbed from a morning low of 25 to 36 by 10:30 a.m. under a sunny sky after a seven degree dip below freezing. The day’s high was 57. Rural Hamley Run logged a low of 19 after a previous high of 56.
Jerry L. Tucker 21 of Plain City faces a second degree manslaughter charge after a Sept. 26 fatal auto crash in Nelsonville. Indicted by the October grand jury he pleaded innocent at arraignment in Common Pleas Court and was released on a $500 bond with a Dec. 28 trial date.
Births listed for Mr and Mrs Dwight West Athens a son and Mr and Mrs Jerry Smathers Athens Route 3 a son. Admitted include Kenneth Gilkey Athens Route Mrs William Marcum Albany and many residents from Athens area plus The Plains and Shade. Blood used one pint.
William Myers doing business as The Saratoga Grill of Nelsonville is named defendant in Common Pleas Court by the State of Ohio seeking $814 plus interest from Feb 1 1960. The state alleges the amount is owed on findings of fact and awards from the Bureau of Workmen's Compensation and the Industrial Commission of Ohio.
Judgment rendered in Common Pleas Court in favor of Roy O. Davis against Donald W. Windle of Nelsonville for payment of a promissory note totaling $368.50 dated November 1.
The Richland Area Fire Brigade will conduct a business meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the fire station.
Richard Rypma of Richland Avenue sues Legg and Davis Inc of Columbus in Common Pleas Court for $4023.61 claiming unpaid charges for grading seeding and fertilizing work related to a sewer on Richland Ave. He seeks restraint on Athens City payments until his claim is resolved.
James H. Robertson 20 of Stewart Route 1 was fined 30 and costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to reckless driving. Merrill A. Langel 31 of Sharpsburg Route 1 was fined 20 and costs for speeding. Bonds were forfeited for William E. Fitzgerald 20 of Ohio U junior Gamerts felder Hall and Hollie Hayes 25 of Shade Route 1 for speeding.
Fire department and emergency squad were called at 8:55 a.m. Sunday to aid William Cooper 92 of 61 E First St who had fainted and recovered before arrival. He was advised to contact his family physician. At 1:07 a.m. Monday first aid was given to Jenny Smith of Nelsonville an inmate of the city jail who had cut her hand.
A special meeting of the Athens County Mental Health Association is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Athens State Hospital receiving building. President Lewis D. Hannah says the session is open to all interested in the mental health movement.
Athens Chapter 39 Royal Arch Masons will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple Wayne F Welch high priest says the Most Excellent Master degree will be conferred at the gathering.
Circle K inducted 16 new members at a Saturday banquet at the Berry Hotel. Ohio District Circle K chair man R Dale Miller reported total Circle K International membership exceeding 5600. Terry Russell leads the local unit as president and the group aids Salvation Army, Athens Hospital, jazz events, and civic drives.
Funeral services were held in Iowa for Kenneth Jackie Sams 47 Athens native who died November 26 at his Walnut Iowa home after a heart attack He was a World War II veteran survived by his wife Alberta and his parents four sisters and two brothers from nearby towns and towns of Atlantic Avoca and Avoca Iowa
The Ohio University Newman Club launches a Christmas drive for Resurrection Catholic Missions in Mountain Creek Alabama. The home for the aged houses 35 residents and the home for crip pled and spastic children shelters 18. Two grammar schools serve 278 students. All missions rely on private donations. Candy Glatz from Long Island New York leads the project with contributions accepted via housing unit reps or at the student chapel.
Blue Key honors decorates the campus Green with greenery, lights, and wreaths. Over 525 feet of outdoor lights, 850 feet of greenery, and 25 wreaths were installed on the campus gate library and Cutter Hall. Additional caroling events and a Christmas Convocation are scheduled through December 15.
Mrs. S. B. Erskine, Athens County Red Cross rep to Buckeye Central Council, announced a shortage of about 110 gifts for the Veterans Administration Hospital gift shop in Chillicothe. The shop serves hospital patients who can select free gifts to mail to relatives. Buckeye Central Council volunteers stock and wrap items. Call LY-31651 or LY-31183 to arrange gift pickup by Tuesday.
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