Snow and Cold Hit Athens Area Delays Expected
A new snowstorm blanketed the Athens area with two inches of light snow and subfreezing temperatures. U S Weather Bureau records place the start of winter near Dec 10, with a current cold snap bringing 9 a.m. readings around 10 degrees above zero in Athens and 4 degrees at rural Hamley Run. State crews began snow treatment on roads with calcium and cinders to keep primary and secondary routes passable, while county schools reported minimal closures. The Athens city and county response included cindering streets and minor accidents, with one fatality reported in Hocking County.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hamley Run
Colmer
U. S. Weather Bureau
State Highway Department
Ward Cunningham
Rome-Canaan
Herman Ellis
Hocking County
Four Accidents Blamed On Snowy Streets
Four minor crashes blamed on slippery Monday snow filled police records Tuesday. In one, David G. Williams 25 EE State St collided with two other cars at 3 40 p m. EF State Watt er intersection. A second at 3 15 p m at College and Mill involved Edward D. Stanley 28 Albany William Fannes Jay John 20 Brown Ave and Oma h C. Chapman 65 Mill St. A third at Elliott and Stimpson involved Glenn R. Bower 27 Shannon St and Frances Brazier Athens Route 4. The fourth at E State and Charles Sts at 7 55 a m Tuesday involved Betty Jane Craggs 24 Charles St and Samuel J. Lightfritz 62 Belpre.
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David G. Williams
EE. State St
College and Mill
Edward D. Stanley
Albany
William Fannes Jay John
Brown Ave
Omah C. Chapman
Mill St
Stanley
Glenn R. Bower
Shannon St
Frances B. Blazier
Athens
Elliott and
Check Writer Faces Hearing On 3 Charges
Floyd D. Watts 73 now of Albany was arraigned in Municipal Court on three charges of issuing fraudulent checks. He pleaded innocent and is held on a total bond of 170 dollars for checks to Suttons Filling Station Belk and Belk-Simpson. Watts formerly from Madison County has a long work history and previous bad check conviction. Police continue investigation as Watts claims land near the Louisiana Arkansas border.
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Floyd D. Watts
Albany
Watts
Sutton’s
E. State St
Bank of Athens
Belk’s
First National Bank of
Nelsonville
Belk-Simpson
Logan
Nelsonville Bank
Athens
Madison County
Ohio Penitentiary
Louisiana-Arkansas
J. W. McBride
Ohio University Tau Beta Pi Initiates 12 Engineers
Tau Beta Pi announces initiation of 12 new members at OU. Notables include James V. Rutkoskie and Norman R. Roush among others from Athens Cleveland Cincinnati and beyond. Initiation occurred Sunday in the Engineering Building followed by a banquet at OU Center with speaker Dr Roger Quisenberry outlining job opportunities for graduates.
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Tau Beta Pi
National Engineering
Ohio University
Letart Falls
Brent Stojkov
Cincinnati
James F. Ulsh
Marion
Richard E. Bohn
Edward V. Kristaponis
T. E. Glynn
Cleveland
OU Engineering
Roger C. Quisenberry
Electrical
Four Bonds Forfeited In Municipal Court Cases
Four persons forfeited bond posted for appearance in Municipal Court. Frederick R. Carmen from Athens and C. R. Sweson from Middleton forfeited 30 each on city police intoxication charges. Fred C. Moore Jr. of 73 West State Street forfeited 60 for a repeat offense. Jimmie Edward Skidmore of Vienna West Virginia forfeited 35 on a State Highway Patrol charge of left of center after a Route 50 curve crash near the Athens Wayne County line, hitting a telephone pole.
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Frederick R. Carmen
Athens
C. R. Sweson
Middleport
Fred C. Moore, Jr
W. State St
Jimmie Edward Skidmore
Vienna
W. Va
Athens-Washington County
Two Glouster Residents Injured in Route 13 Rollover
Two Glouster residents suffered minor injuries when a car left Route 13 four miles north of Chauncey and overturned. Passengers Katherine Dunette 44 and Brenda Miller 18 received lacerations and possible back injuries while driver William Dunnette 18 was cited for speed excessive for conditions before Chauncey Mayor Charles Wadley on December 13.
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Route 13
Chauncey
Katherine Dunnette
Brenda Miller
William Dunnette
State Highway Patrol
Charles Wadley
Shelterings Arms Hospital Notes
Hospital notes list admissions and dismissals from Shelterings Arms Hospital. Included are Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Bogers of Athens welcoming a daughter, and several patients from Athens and nearby areas such as Clarence Vorhes Albany and Marie McCoy Athens. Blood used three pints.
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Phillip Bogers
Athens
Clarence Vorhes
Albany
Marie McCoy
Marcia Keller
Sandra Sigl
Leonard Martin
James Congreve
Kenneth Ellis
Carpenter
Dwight Cook
Donald Chambers
James Jewell
Bound To Jury On Bad Check Charge
Cecil Perry of Athens Route 3 pleaded guilty to issuing a fraudulent check and was ordered held for the grand jury under $300 bond. The incident involved a $60 check drawn on Navy and made out to Cecil Perry, with John Pierce of Chauncey as complainant.
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Cecil Perry
Athens
Perry
Navy
John Pierce
Chauncey
Athens Youth Back Home After Searcd
Conrad Foss a 15 year old Athens High School sophomore who had been missing since Saturday was found near 2 30 a m today wandering the streets of Columbus. He identified himself to Franklin County deputies and was transported back to Athens arriving with Hocking County officers at the county line. Police closed the case saying he had not been questioned about the disappearance which stemmed from a family argument over studies.
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Conrad Foss
Athens High School
Columbus
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Hocking County Sheriff's
Tri County Fruit School Set Thursday
The Tri County Fruit School will meet at 9 45 a m Thursday in the Carthage Troy High School Auditorium Coolville. Topics include orchard management disease control insect control fruit selling and grading. Lunch will be served and the program is sponsored by the Tri County Fruit Growers Association and the Agricultural Extension Service.
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Tri-County
Carthage-Troy
Coolville
Kenneth E. Ackerman
Eldon Banta
Blair Janson
Lyle Galeman
Howard Wells
Vinton County
John Roddy
Ohio Fruit Inspector
FBI Agent Mason Speaks on Law Enforcement at OU
E. D. Mason, special agent in charge of the Cincinnati FBI office, spoke at Athens Tuesday invited by Roy Fairfield of OU. The 45 year old Virginia native led a discussion at the OU Center after addressing students in Ew ing Auditorium on law enforcement topics.
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E. D. Mason
Cincinnati
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Athens
Roy P. Fairfield
FBI
Ewing Auditorium
Mason
Virginia
Attorney Worstell Appeals Guilty Driving Left of Center
Lawrence Worstell was found guilty in Municipal Court on a left of center driving charge. He faces a $10 fine plus costs and plans to appeal the Nov. 22 incident on Route 33 as the State Highway Patrol filed the charge. Bond posted was $20 for the Tuesday hearing, with two witnesses for each side.
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Lawrence Worstell
State High Patrol
Worstell
Cheerleaders Chosen at Athens Junior High
Athens junior high announces cheerleader selections after Friday tryouts. Principal Harry Lackey names seventh grader Carol Bretz and Christine Falkner, eighth grader Ann Rowland and Janie Dean, and ninth graders Sonia Nanna and Lee Trout as the new squad.
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Athens
Harry Lackey
Carol Bretz
Christine Falkner
Ann Rowland
Janie Dean
Sonia Nanna
Lee Trout
Stores Plan Evening Hours for Shoppers in Athens
The Athens Retail Merchants Association says member stores will stay open until 8 30 p m on Friday and Saturday December 12 and 13 for holiday shopping. Normal hours resume next week until December 18 when 8 30 p m closing continues through Christmas Eve. Parking meters are not checked after 6 p m during the extended hours per Mayor Kenneth W Lands.
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Athens Retail Merchants Association
Kenneth W. Lands
Pollution Study Emphasized at Athens Kiwanis Meeting
James Wells, executive director of the Logan office of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, spoke to the Athens Kiwanis at the Berry Hotel Monday about renewing or restoring resources as rapid industrial growth and population rise strain the region. He cited stream pollution as the major Southeast Ohio issue and urged research, education, and action programs.
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James Wells
Logan
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Athens Kiwanis Club
Berry Hotel
Merrill Aukland
Ohio University
Wells
Ohio
Natural Resource Department
Rubinoff
Kiwanis
Athens High School
Earl Washburn
The Safety of the Public Is the Supreme Law
A pharmacy promotional note stresses that safety drives regulation guiding dosage storage and dispensing. It urges obtaining medicines from pharmacists to avoid overdose or misuse and asserts pharmacists have a duty to protect public health.
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Pharmacists
Burglary suspect arraigned in Nattily dressed style
James Charles Sheppard 36 of Parkersburg was arraigned in Municipal Court on burglary charges for the Pepsi Cola plant break in Chauncey Nov 21. He pleaded not guilty and asked for a preliminary hearing next Tuesday. He was held on $2000 bond as Ohio officials seek transfer.
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James Charles Sheppard
Parkersburg
W. Va
Sheppard
Pepsi-Cola
Chauncey
Harold Shields
Sam Buffington
Circuit Court
Ohio
Gassaway
Dorm Fire Alarm At OU Campus Sparks Smoke Report
Firefighters responded to a general fire alarm shortly before 10 p.m. Monday at Bryan Hall on University Terrace. Fire Chief Charles Dalton said smoke smelled on the second floor and likely stemmed from an overheated hot plate with a possible spill.
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Bryan Hall
University Terrace
Charles Dalton
Carrico and Winner Tie Wedding Plans in Stewart
William Carrico aged 45 a perk caretaker and Even Lou Winner aged 30 a teacher of Stewart obtain a marriage license.
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Wiliam Carrico
Stewart
Lou Winner
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E. Carpenter St
Krazy
Doctor of Motors
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Emma Haning
Searcd
Tri-County Fruit School
OU Speaker
Quick’'S Drug Store
West Union Street
Marcus Cicero
B.C
Mphens
Joseph B. Vanity, Jr
Athens County
Bridge
Gary Dean Gregg
Gregg
Miles E. Hoon
Southeastern Ohio
Joansom
Logan Monument Co
W. Main St
Logan, Ohio
Sears and Elberfeld
Vance-Leach Furniture
Santa
Strato
Vance-Leach Furniture Co
Wrough
Weer
Mersman
Turkey
Vance
Leach
Athens, Ohio
Municipals Mutual Funds
D. H
Jonesy
Sams Cline
New York Stock Exchange
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