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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1958
Page
2
A school board resolution orders vaccination or immunization for all pupils prior to Athens city schools attendance. The rule, effective Jan 26 1959, requires proof of vaccination against several diseases and is enforced by principals with appeals to the district superintendent.
Athens post office will stay open 8 30 a m to 5 p m Saturday and 1 to 5 p m Sunday to speed Christmas mail, said postmaster Arthur E Cornwell.
The Athens City School Board accepted the resignation of Ira Nichols a long time custodian with 29 years in the system. His retirement becomes effective January 1 1959. The board also approved home instruction for East Side Elementary pupil Sally Jo Stewart who has a kidney ailment. Superintendent Samuel R Johnson said fire drills and safety rules are being followed and monthly reports are filed by principals.
Opal Merrill a nurse from a Parkersburg hospital appeared in Municipal Court on five charges of practicing medicine without an Ohio license. Bond set at $100 on each count, with a preliminary hearing scheduled next Thursday for one count. The case cites five past treatments with small fees by date and patient, all tied to the single charge for Oct 20.
Four Athens County soldiers attached to the 1st Division's 28th Infantry at Ft. Riley Kansas will depart for Munich Germany later this month to join the 8th Infantry Division. A fifth local guard will return to Ft. Riley. Three Germany bound classmates include Pvt Robert McGill age 19, Pvt Ronald EF Golden 18, and Pvt Kenneth D Garrett 18 all Rome Canaan High School graduates.
Marion Francis Graham of Nelsonville Route 1 was ordered held on a 300 bond for the grand jury after pleading not guilty to a charge of non-support. The case stemmed from a complaint by his wife Theda L. Graham in Municipal Court.
In Municipal Court two Athens drivers faced fines for unpaid parking tickets. Randy B. Lawrence pleaded guilty to overtime tickets and paid 24 dollars plus 5 dollars court costs. his vehicle was towed. H Kent Bumpass settled 11 tickets and 5 dollar costs. Earl Goodin posted bond on 9 tickets.
Ohio town of Athens endures bitter cold as temperatures dip to five below zero with a slight improvement to five above by late morning. Rural Hamley Run reports similar lows and a wide temperature swing from record lows to above freezing.
Joseph S. Estep’s counsel filed a notice of appeal in Common Pleas Court after a jury found him guilty of assault on a child under 16 in October. The motion also requests suspension of the sentence during appeal. Estep was sent to Lima State Hospital for 60 days of observation, returned reporting sanity both now and at the time of the alleged assault.
Agnes Joann Nelson twenty six, a carpenter, was fined fifteen dollars and costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to failure to yield the right of way. Police said she pulled from a parking lot alley opposite city hall into the path of an eastbound car driven by Richard Stanley twenty, of Albany, on East Washington Street.
The Ohio Department of Health mobile chest X-ray unit ends a two day stop in front of the courthouse Thursday afternoon. It will visit the A and P and Kroger stores Friday and Saturday, rescheduled from last month. A traffic fine was levied for a truck with inoperative turning signals. Woodrow J. Ash, 41, of 12 Poplar Street, paid $25 and costs in municipal court. Conrath Bean Chapter Disabled American Veterans will meet at 8 p.m. Friday. Emma Barkey of Athens transfers property to Dolores M. Hunter in Townsend's Addition Athens.
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