Heavy Snow Closes Schools in Athens Area
Two inches of wet snow blanketed Athens County causing at least two districts to close and creating hazardous travel. State and local crews spread de icing material overnight while the State Patrol logged two crashes and Athens police four. Snow began Thursday afternoon, with Colmer noting 30 to 32 degree temps. York Township and Albany Local closed due to slick roads, faulty heating in Albany, with reopenings expected Monday if weather allows.
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State Highway Patrol
Athens
L. Colmer
U. 8
Colmer
York Township
Albany
George Christman
York
City Police Investigate Four Accidents
Police reported four noninjury accidents Thursday evening in city districts. William Beveridge, 24, rear collided a Buck car on S Court Street. at S Court and Park Place, Brown and Trocchia collided. Woodruff’s car struck Corogia at Park Place and University Terrace. Rheba’s car slipped on N Court and hit Sturz’s parked auto.
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S. Court St
William Beveridge
Grosvenor St
Chester Buck
Athens
Buck
S. Court and
Park Place
Wolfe St
Ruth J. Rheba
N. Court
Kari G. Sturz
Zanesville
Changes Plea in Motor Vehicle Case for Stephen Sofer
Stephen Sofer 18 of Perkins Hall changed his plea from innocent to guilty for unsafe operation of a motor vehicle. He was fined 22 dollars plus costs in Municipal Court on Friday. The charge was filed by William Butler.
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Stephen Sofer
Perkins Hall
William Butler
Three Ohio students cut cedar tree from New Marshfield Cemetery
Police recovered a cedar tree taken from New Marshfield Cemetery by three Ohio University students who planned to use it for Christmas decorations. Merchant Policeman Carl Welling spotted the trio on W Union Street, halting their car for inquiry. The students admitted taking the tree and Sheriff George Bateman said charges are being considered.
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New Marshfield
Ohio University
Carl Welling
W. Union St
Welling
George Bateman
Five Injured in Two Wrecks Near Coolville and Athens
Snow on highways contributed to two crashes injuring five persons. Four Ohio University students on Route 50 near Coolville were hurt when their car hit a state cinder truck. A youth on Richland Ave was thrown from a spinning car that then struck a utility pole. Injured students were Jerome Mann Alan Guttman Gary Kropp and Mortimer Mendoza. The truck driver was Ralph Baker. All were treated at the Ohio University Health Center.
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State Highway Patrol
Ohio University
Route 50
Coolville
Athens Route 4
Richland Ave
Jerome &. Mann
Alan Lee Guttman
Gary Kropp
Mortimer Mendoza
Mendoza
Morris Ave
State St
Karl Rose
Mann
Ralph H. Baker
Ohio University Health Center
Rose
Dairy Ave
PBK Elects 13 Students From Ohio University
Phi Beta Kappa elected 13 students from Ross and Cuyahoga counties with members including John Allerd Chandler Martha Jean Gerber Alan Everett Huff and Rolf Eugene Huff from Chilliothe Cleveland and Westlake Initiation will be held January 7 with Dr Idus Murphree delivering a dinner speech.
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Evelyn Jear Trapp
Westlake
Patricia Ruth Cox
Dayton
James Walter Strobel
Steubenville
Harold Ernest Robinson
Winchester
Margaret Lucille Sahlin
Charleston
W.va
Joseph Wijtyk
Morrieville
Youth Bound to Jury On Charge of Assault
Don Kelly aged 19 from Jackson County was bound over to a grand jury after a preliminary hearing for assaulting a 16 year old Mason girl. The complaint was filed by the girl's father. West Virginia law carries a penalty of life imprisonment or death.
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Point Pleasant
Don Kelly
Jackson County
A. M. Goodwin
Kelly
West Virginia
Engineer and Appraiser Positions Open in Huntington District
The Huntington District of the Corps of Engineers seeks civil structural and mechanical engineers along with an attorney adviser and appraisers. Salaries range from 50 to 60 per year. Obtain full details and application forms at the post office from examiner-in-charge Charles H. Evans.
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Huntington
Corps of Engineers
Charles H. Evans
Floyd Misner Fined for Intoxication in Municipal Court
Floyd W. Misner, 42, Millfield Route 1, was fined $50 and costs Friday in Municipal Court on a charge of intoxication, and was confined to jail for failure to pay the amount.
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Floyd W. Misner
Millfield
IOOF and Rebekahs Meeting Postponed in Jacksonville
A county wide IOOF and Rebekahs meeting planned for tonight in Jacksonville has been postponed due to weather conditions according to officers. The event will be rescheduled.
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Ioof and
Rebekahs
Jacksonville
Voice of Democracy Winners Announced
The Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce announced winners of the second annual Voice of Democracy. Norma Lou Parsons Albany High School won first, Sandra Nadroski Ames Bern second, and Phil Saunders Athens High School third.
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Voice of Democracy
Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce
Tom Rose
Norma Lou Parsons
Albany High School
Sandra Nadroski
Ames Bern
Phil Saunders
Athens High School
Two New Cruisers Sought By Athens County Officials
Athens County commissioners opened bids for a courthouse elevator but none for the shaft needed to operate it. Elevator bids ranged Capital Elevator Co 15938 Otis Co 15995 Reading Co 18685. They also approved 110000 in bonds for county buildings and discussed sheriff funding and new office furniture.
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Athens Couny
Capital Elevator Co
Otis Co
Reading Co
George Bateman
Post Office Hours Extended Saturday
The post office will keep the stamp window money order and registry window open until 6 p.m. on Dec 11 and 18 to speed Christmas mail. Postmaster Arthur Cornwall announces the extended Saturday hours for residents.
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Arthur Cornwell
Eighteen Scout Awards at Hock Hocking District Court
Eighteen awards were presented Thursday at a Court of Honor after the Hock Hocking District dinner at Athens High School. More than 300 attended as Terry Lee Tignor earned the Star Scout award and Scoutmaster Raymond Michael won the Swearingen Award for top troop attendance.
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Boy Scouts
Athens High School
Terry Lee Tignor
Nelsonville
Raymond Michael
Cub Pack
James Dupler
Robert Mahn
Bobby Nelson
Arthur Wallace
Henry Everett
Keith Bolin
Danny Clyse
Jack Teman
John Mullins
John Godrow Reading
Quincy Robe
David Carmichael
Ted Smith
Jerry Norris
E. J. Tailor
D. D. Montoya
Kootaga Area
Hock-Hocking
Wesley Hollister
Edward Cole
Roy Dupler
Montoya
Taylor
Willard Carmean
John W. Dowler
One Jailed and One Placed on Probation in County Court
In Common Pleas Court actions on October grand jury indictments Oba Douglas Sr. of Athens Route 5 was confined to the county jail for 30 days after pleading guilty to petty larceny. An embezzlement indictment against Douglas was also filed by Prosecutor Joel Draper. Douglas had earlier pleaded not guilty to both counts but pleaded guilty to petty larceny through his attorney Gordon Gray. Paul Saunders of Deenville was placed on five years probation after indictment for grand larceny tied to mining equipment theft, with the court finding his character unlikely to lead to future illegal acts.
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Common Pleas
Oba Douglas
Athens Route 5
Douglas
Joel Draper
Athens State Hospital
Gordon Gray
Paul Saunders
Deanville
Saunders
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Hose
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L. C. Staats
Commission
Cross Bros
Frank H. Cross
Athens, Ohlo
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William Mary
James Taylor
William Philibaum
Jim Dowler
Redbert Trout
Rushton
Court of Honor Patrol
C. A. Randall
Richard Whitehouse
Order of the Arrow, Boy Scout Service Organization
Richard Life
Ernest Conant
Roger Schaffer
Mill St
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Earl Sez
Earl F. Mathews
General Insurance
Security Bank Bldg
Moose
E. State St
Pattersburg, W. Va
Lodge
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Sigma Chi Fraternity
Korea
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Kerr-Hunter Howe
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