United Appeal Blitz Planned By Chairman
Drive Chairman Brandon T Grover will call a Tuesday meeting of United Appeal volunteers to launch a final cleanup of the current campaign. Each worker will make five contacts to pursue remaining contributions as Athens trails the $42 700 goal for Red Cross Salvation Army Mental Health Southeastern Ohio Guidance Center and local Scouts.
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United Appeal
Drive
Brandon T. Grover
Grover
Athens
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Mental Health
Southeastern Ohio Guidance Center
Boy and
Girl Scouts
Court St
Ohio University
United Appeal Blitz
Lynn to Head Kootage Area Boy Scout Council
Dr. Edward P. Lynn an associate professor of education at Ohio University is elected president of the Kootage Area Council Boy Scouts of America. He will take office in January with vice presidents John Coker Steve Thompson and Dr R B Gilmore and a slate of other leaders guiding Scouts in Athens County Washington County and nearby areas. Clarke Daily Athens will lead organization and extension activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward P. Lynn
Ohio University
Kootage Area
Boy Scouts of America
Athens
John Coker
Nelsonville
Steve Thompson
R. B. Gilmore
Parkersburg
John W. Dowler
David Smith
Walter Ervin
the Plains
Clarke Daily
Fire destroys barn and milk house on Mark Grues er farm
A barn and milk house on the Mark Grueser farm at Helwig Ridge Lodi Township burned Saturday night. Richland Area fire department rushed two trucks and 14 members, but the blaze was already well under way and could not be extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Grueser
Helwig Ridge
Lodi
Richland Area Fire Department
Three People Helped by City Fire Squad
Ohio University students received aid from the city fire department emergency squad Sunday and Monday. Lucille Elias, 28, a graduate assistant at Voigt Hall, was taken to Hudson Health Center after a possible appendicitis attack. Karen Lundquist, 20, fainted at First Methodist Church and was brought to the health center. Harvey Wood, 66, of The Plains, was reported ill at 18 N Shafer Street. he was improving and advised to see a physician.
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Ohio University
City Fire Department
Lucille Elias
Voigt Hall
Hudson Health Center
Karen Lundquist
University Terrace
First Methodist Church
N. Shafer St
Harvey Wood
the Plains
Bond Forfeitures In County Court And Municipal Court
Anthony Nutt Jeffrey Carder Donald Poston James Cain face fines for improper passing speeding and conditional speed in county court. Raymond Finnearty Herbert Sanger and Henry Collins cited for speeding violations and stop sign violation in municipal court. Paramathia Lodge 25 F&AM to meet at 7:30 p m Tuesday in the temple per John Buck master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Richard Poston
the Plains
James Lawrence Cain
Chesterhill
Paramathia Lodge
F&am
Els Temple
John P. Buck
November Patrol Reports 55 Accidents Involving 30 Hurt
The State Highway Patrol Athens post logged 55 accidents in November with 30 people injured. Hocking County had 18 crashes and Athens County 37. Route 33 accounted for 15 wrecks, Route 50 for 9, Route 56 for 4, Routes 13 and 93 for 3, others on county and township roads. Causes included speed 31, speeding 4, failure to yield 6, left of center 4, animal strikes 5. Accidents clustered 1 pm to 4 pm and near midnight. The month saw 31 from accidents, 206 cited, 275 warnings, and 15 motorist assists.
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Athens Post
Hocking County
Athens County
School Consolidation Meetings Planned Across County
Athens County school system to hold meetings on consolidation with Athens City school board present. Executive heads and boards meet tonight at Canaanville Grange Hall to discuss district consolidation plans.
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Ames - Bern
Athens City
Athens County
Canaanville Grange Hall
Traffite Fines In County Court Involves Multiple Offenses
Lee Fenton Woodruff of Guysville Route 1 is fined 35 dollars and costs for permitting an unlicensed minor to operate a vehicle. Robert Floyd Stanley of New Marshfield Route 1 is fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding. Real estate transfer lists Pallie G. Chapman transferring three tracts in Rome Township to Gaylord E. Storer.
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Lee Fenton Woodruff
Guysville
Robert Floyd Stanley
New Marshfield
Pallie G. Chapman
Gaylord E. Storer
Rome Township
Woman Hit By Auto In Albany injury and court date set
A woman crossing a street in Albany was struck by an auto around 6 p.m. Saturday. Jesse Tewksbury, 79, Albany, suffered a bruised left arm and right knee and a scraped nose, treated at a physician’s office. Driver Cecil Robinson, 72, Athens Route 5, cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian, scheduled for County Court on December 10.
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Albany
State Highway Patrol
Jesse Tewksbury
Cecil Robinson
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Results and Local Records
Hospital notes detail births and admissions at Amesville Athens and Coolville. Police report 117 arrests in November including 48 for parking 13 for speeding and 12 intoxication. Chauncey man Gene Tunney Staley cleared of DWI charges by Municipal Court. Fire department responded to a smoking washing machine no loss reported.
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Joseph McBride
Gene Tunney Staley
Chauncey
Joe Chapman
E. State
Lorene
Police Cite Driver After Traffic Crash
City police cited Kermit Eldon Gilkey 20 The Plains for unsafe operation after a Sunday crash on W Union St near the American Legion. His car left the road, struck a guard rail and a no parking sign. He pleaded guilty in Municipal Court and was fined $25 plus costs.
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Kermit Eldon Gilkey
the Plains
W. Union St
American Legion
Gilkey
Cindering Begins As Winter Weather Hits
Snow covered streets as city county and state cindering crews worked through the morning. Rain and melted snow measured 0.39 inches by 9 a.m. temperature near 29F, a slight rise from the early low. Weather bureau notes winter arrives around Dec 10 and is on schedule. Two locals, Albert Leon Baker and Beatrice Merlene Byrd, are named in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Colmer
Colmer
U. S. Weather Bureau
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Earl Gibbs
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Murphey
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Katherine Hartley
Lynn
Boy Scout Council
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The
Athens County Savings
Pelephone LY
Dale E. Schultz
Sec
Kerr-Hunter's Gift
Kerr -Hunter
Anthony Raymond Nutt
W. Va
Jeffrey T. Carder
Raymond O. Finnearty
Herbert Leslie Sanger
Frost
Henry Thomas Collins
Masons
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Donald Williams
Naaman Calentine
Amesville
Nora Stephenson
G. R. Walden
Coolville
George Karageorge
Thomas Cannon
Clarence Blackford
Chauncer
Lee Mae Dowler
Charles H. Evans
Robert Smith
Richard van Dyke
Donald Carsey
Donald Seevers
Glouster
Samuel LaHugh
Wayne Carsey
Lucille Carsey
Sheriff's Deputies
FBI
Washington, D.C
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Theresa Anne
Lee Arlene
Lynn Beverly Trout
James Trout
Grand Park Blvd
Athens High School
Lee
Mack O. Ellis
Messenger Newsphoto
Houck & Reed, Inc
Insurance Service
O. G. Houck
Don Reed
Ph. LY
Dent
Flouse
Ohio
Earl F Mathews, Inc
C. M. Gill and Co
Dwight H. Rutherford
Joseph Seiple
Donald K. Barstow
D. M. Goddard
Jessie W. Ley
Ins
Nelsonville, Ohio
Saltz Ins. Agency
Richard Guinther
Tase
General Electric
Vere Smith
N. Court St. — LY
Albert Leon Baker
Carpenter
Beatrice Merlene Byrd
Altmans
Dov
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