Citizens organize to boost Athens blood program
A citizen group formed the Chapter Blood Council at Ohio University Center to raise blood donations in Athens County. Lt Col Burton S Andrews said donors are needed, noting students currently bear much of the burden. The group plans posters and a personal contact drive to hit a 150 pint January quota plus 25 for Civil Defense, requiring about 225 volunteers for the Jan 12 bloodmobile visit and outlining future 1960 dates.
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Athens County
Ohio University Center
Athens
Ohio University
Cab Driver Forfeits Bond Over Failure to Yield
Berkley L. Frost 37 of Fairgrounds forfeited a 26 dollar bond in Municipal Court on a failure to yield right of way charge. Cited after a 5 40 a m Saturday accident on Richland Ave at Athens State Hospital grounds. Frost allegedly drove his cab into Goldie C Wyant 48 of Harrisonville Route 1 whose car was turning into the hospital grounds.
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Berkley L. Frost
Fairgrounds
Frost
Richland Ave
Athens State Hospital
Goldie C. Wyant
Harrisonville
Divorce Petition in Common Pleas Court
Joyce James of Athens Route 3 files for divorce from Byron James on gross neglect grounds in Common Pleas Court. They wed January 23 1947 at Pomeroy and have four children.
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Common Pleas Court
Joyce James
Athens
Byron James
Pomeroy
Trimble Lodge to Install Officers Wednesday Evening
Trimble Lodge 557 F and AM will install officers at 7 30 p m on Wednesday Refreshments will be served announced by Sig Kozma worthy master
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Trimble
Trimble Lodge 557
F&am
Sig Kozma
Mrs. Margaret Krecker Dies After Illness at 67
Mrs. Margaret Krecker 67 died Sunday at home after a long illness. She was a prominent club woman, wife of Dr. Frederick H. Krecker, and a former AAUW president. Survivors include a daughter Elizabeth Baker and son Frederic. grandchildren and siblings. Funeral at Galbreath Chapel Wednesday 2 pm, burial Lithopolis Thursday 11 am.
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Margaret Krecker
N. Congress St
Frederick H. Krecker
Ohio University
Marietta College
Phi Beta Kappa
Elizabeth Baker
Richmond
Frederic
Hammond
Ind
Mary Brown
Hugh
Will Brown
Lithopolis
Krecker
AAUW
Athens League of Women Voters
Athens County Dependent Children’s
Children Home Board
First Presbyterian Church
Athens Reading Club
OU Faculty Wives Club
Nomads Inspect 90 Cars for Defects in Kroger Lot
A safety check by the Nomads auto club in the Kroger store parking lot found several cars with poor lights or mufflers while others received windshield stickers. Supervising Capt. Joseph Mc Bride oversaw the inspection.
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Kroger
Nomads
Joseph McBride
Service Station Hit injures station. youth cited
James Davis Setty, 16, Albany Route 2, son of Mr and Mrs Harold Setty, was cited to Juvenile Court after a Sunday afternoon crash on Route 50 west. His attempted turn into Hamill's Ashland Service Station at high speed damaged the station and Ralph Goodin's auto on Albany Route 3.
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James Davis Setty
Albany
Harold Setty
Sheriff's Department
Hamill
Ashland
Pearl
Ralph Goodin
Police Charge Driver After Auto Collision
Pearl E Spencer 39 of 265 E State St cited for failure to stop after an accident at the College E Washington St intersection. He rammed the rear of Jerr A Mitchell 17 of Washington Hall who paused for a passing vehicle on a green light. Ming Kong Chan 22 of Johnson Hall fined 10 dollars with costs for driving the wrong way on Palmer St one way.
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Pearl E. Spencer
E. State St
College E. Washington St
Spencer
Jerr A. Mitchell
Washington Hall
Mitchell
Ming Kong Chan
Johnson Hall
Palmer St
Athens High School Senior Class Delivers The Thread That Runs True
The Athens High School senior class staged Jes se Stuart's The Thread That Runs So True on Saturday night. Ray Krauss as 18 year old Stuart and Karen MecIntorf led strong performances, with Bunny Gardner as Grandma Binion and Terry Harkins as a bully. The Lone some Valley children provided comic relief while Mrs. Margot Holmquist directed the production.
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Jesse Stuart
Athens High Schroo
Ray Krauss
Stuart
Karen MecIntorf
Jesse
Bunny Gardner
Grandma Binion
Terry Harkins
Rick Swart
Kentucky
Margot Holmquist
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James L. Stevens
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Shelia K. Colvin
Fan Y. Chen
Chifang Chang
Robert Lee Congreve
U. S. Navy
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Charles K. Ball
Bonnie Robertson
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Lorenzo Hanning
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Mary Wallace
Houck & Reed Inc
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S W. Union
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Don Reed
W. Laien
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