County School Survey Discussion Planned
The Athens County school board set Thursday Jan 13 as the meeting date at Rome Canaan school to discuss the county wide school survey. County Superintendent George Christman proposed extending the school supervisors visit to a full week in each school to boost effectiveness. The December session also covered the pupil testing system and routine bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County School Board
Rome-Canaan
George Christman
Christman
Jury Rules In Damage Suit Defense Favored In Auto Crash
An Athens County Common Pleas Court jury returned a verdict for the defendant in Ora Ashcraft Stewart v Conrad A White over an April 20 1956 Route 50 crash. The panel found the plaintiff contributed to the accident and injuries and obstructed the right of way. Costs were charged to the plaintiff.
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Athens County
Route 50
South
Canaan Rd
Berm
Sanford Smart
Rex
Mrs Josephine E Scott 78 Resident of Athens County Dies
Mrs Josephine Elizabeth Scott age 78 former Athens County resident died Sunday morning at St. Anthony Hospital Columbus after months of illness. Survived by son Francis Scott Springfield and daughter Blanche McPherson Oviedo. siblings and numerous grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at South Canaan Baptist Church with Rev. B. H. Pugh officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Friends may call an hour before services or after Tuesday noon at granddaughter’s home in Gahanna.
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Josephine Elizabeth Scott
Athens County
St. Anthony Hospital
Columbus
Canaan Township
Francis Monroe Scott
Francis Scott
Springfield
Blanche McPherson
Ovieda
Fla
John Fulton
Blanche Kiesar
Waverly
Nancy Legg
South Canaan Baptist Church
B. H. Pugh
Gahanna
Terry Lee Drive
Birth notices at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list new babies and parents from Athens and surrounding areas including Mr and Mrs Joseph Essman and a son Mrs James Wood and a daughter Mr and Mrs Robert Sutton and Helen Bethel Mrs John Lynn Dale Uldrich Mrs Glen Young Alvina Gorby Edward Puckett Glen Cline Nell Simonson Ronald Baker C F Keller Earl Guseman Sandra Sigl Judy Goldsberry Carl King Ruth Boling Warner and Dwight Munn plus a note that one pint of blood was used.
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Joseph Essman
Athens
James Wood
Albany
Robert Sutton
Helen Bethel
John Lynn
Dale Uldrich
Glen Young
Alvina Gorby
Edward Puckett
Guysville
Robert Nimmer
Glen Cline
New Marshfield
Nell Simonson
Ronald Baker
C. F. Keller
Earl Guseman
the Plains and Son
Sandra Sigl
Judy Goldsberry
Carl King
John May
Ruth Boling Warner
the Plains
Dwight Munn
Real Estate Transfer in Guysville to Dorman House Holder Oil Co
P G Chapman and others transfer 1.29 acres in Canaan, Guysville to Dorman House Holder Oil Company of Athens. The deal records the conveyance between named individuals and the corporate holder, detailing the parcel size and location.
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P. G. Chapman
Guysville
Dorman Householder Oil Co
Athens
Canaan
Fire damages house trailer at 355 W State St
A fire reported at 8:26 p.m. Saturday damaged Norman Roush's house trailer at 355 West State Street. Fire Chief Charles Dalton said city firemen extinguished the blaze with a booster tank after it started from a short circuit in a thermostatically controlled water pipe heater. The fire burned a hole through the trailer floor and caused interior smoke damage.
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Norman Roush
State St
Charles Dalton
Van Vorhes Resident Dies at 79 in Athens County
Mrs. Lillie May Collins aged 79 of 3 Van Vorhes Street died early Sunday at her daughter’s home 122 East Union Street after a two week illness. Lifelong Athens County resident she lived at Van Vorhes for 47 years and was a member of Mt. Carmel Methodist Church New Straitsville. Surviving children include three daughters Lillie Crosack Cheyenne Wyoming Ada Kemler Detroit Michigan Ella Mercer Birmingham Alabama and four sons Arthur Millican Cleveland James E Charleston West Virginia Harry Akron George Sandyville West Virginia and Fred Los Angeles plus 16 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Funeral home visitation at Dowler Ferguson Hughes with services Tuesday at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. B. H. Pugh. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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Lillie May Collins
van Vorhes St
Emma Graham
E. Union St
Athens County
Mt. Carmel Methodist Church
New Straitsville
James S. Millican
Charles Collins
Lillie Crosack
Cheyenne
Wyo
Ada Kemler
Detroit
Mich
Ella Mercer
Birmingham
Ala
Arthur Millican
Cleveland
James E
Charleston
W. Va
Harry
Akron
George
Sandyville
Fred
Los Angeles
Drivers Fined Jailed Licenses Suspended In Municipal Court
Two drivers charged with driving while intoxicated pleaded guilty in Municipal Court. Floyd Martin 46 of Nelsonville Route 2 and Billy Gene Mellinger 27 of Nelsonville Route 1 received $125 fines plus costs, three days in jail, and a three month license suspension.
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State Highway Patrol
Floyd Martin
Nelsonville
Billy Gene Mellinger
Westbound Crash Near Route 7 Junction
State Patrol reports Floyd B. Moles 50 of Little Howking drove westbound from Route 50 and struck a fence near Route 7 junction. Moles was unhurt. It was the only weekend accident reported by the patrol.
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Floyd B. Moles
Little Howking
Route 50
Route 7
State Highway Patrol
Moles
Driver fined for failing to stop at stop sign
George Allen Yoakam, 22, of 23 S. Congress St. was fined $10 and costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to a State Highway Patrol charge of failing to stop for a stop sign. He was apprehended at the Routes 50 A and 33 intersection north of Athens.
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George Allen Yoakam
S. Congress St
Athens
Traffic fine levied for left of center charge plea
Nicholas Robert Hensler 21 of Hamilton pleaded guilty to a left of center charge filed by the State Highway Patrol. He was fined $10 and costs Monday in Municipal Court.
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State Highway Patrol
Nicholas Robert Hensler
Hamilton
Canaanville Homes Burn In Sudden Blaze
Fire crews faced rapid flames at the Baker residence in Canaanville cutting off Christmas gifts. Four pumper trucks used 3000 gallons of water but could not save the home and nearby properties as volunteers battled the blaze and a second fire damaged a neighboring house.
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Arm
Gordon Wade
Columbus
Sandie Golden
Leona Scott
Canaanville
Wade
Joe Baker
Scott
Baker
Richland Ave
Ohio University
Gene Clyse
Bidwell
Clyse
Vinton
Motorist Fined After Two Car Collision
Frederick C. Jantz a 20 year old Ohio University junior from Lakewood was fined 20 dollars and costs after pleading guilty in Municipal Court to failure to yield the right of way. He was cited after an accident at the Park Place University Terrace intersection when his car drove into the path of an auto driven north by Sheldon E. Lowry a 17 year old student from New Marshfield.
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Frederick C. Jantz
Ohio University
Lakewood
Jantz
Park Place
University Terrace
Sheldon E. Lowry
New Marshfield
Forfeiture of Bond in Athens Drunk Driving Case
Bond of 30 dollars was forfeited Monday in Municipal Court by Peter A. Gannon of Athens after he was charged by city police with intoxication.
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Peter A. Gannon
Athens
Ex School Teacher Miss Helen Howard Dies at 91
Miss Helen Howard 91 a retired school teacher died Monday morning at her niece’s home in Millfield after long illness. A Chauncey native, she taught in Athens County schools for 40 years and studied at Ohio University. Survived by nieces nephews and a brother Dr John Howard. Friends may call Tuesday afternoon at Jagers and Sons funeral home with services Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Flowers omitted per family request.
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Helen Howard
Olive Brookins
Millfield
Chauncey
Miss Howard
Ohio University
Athens County
DAR
The
Christian Church
John Howard
Amanda
Lydia
Laura
Elizabeth
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Gilbert Courtney
West Union St
Commonwealth mails colorful new phone directories to 11 500 customers
Commonwealth Telephone Co. distributes eight exchange directories from Athens office. Shade exchange to switch to automatic dial Jan 1 with new name Myrtle and prefix MY6. Five crews install facilities. transition via mixed dial and manual service through year end. Dial numbers 3474 3485, 0 for Athens calls until permanent setup.
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New Commonwealth Telephone Co
Athens
Howard C. Slusher
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Jerseyville
Slusher
Commonwealth
PUCO
Shade
Shade Exchange
Myrtle
Exchange
Ann Sinclair
Otto Swartz and Son
Shade Con
Hocking River Freezes Near Athens as Temps Dip
The Hocking River was nearly solid at Athens according to U S Observer C L Colmar as temperatures hovered around zero. Friday and Saturday ranges from 15 to 26 below or above preceded a low of five below this morning after a high of 31 on Sunday in the city. Rural Hamley Run noted a low of five below zero.
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Hocking
Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmar
Mercury
Hamley Run
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Sunbeam
Fleur de Lis
New York
Gaby
Cologne
Lady Sunbeam
Ste Perry Como
NBC
Kerr
Hunter
Hardware Co
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Donald K. Barstow
Hartford
Accident & Indemnity Co
van Vorhes
Shorty
Slim
Athens, Ohio
Houck & Reed, Inc
Earl F. Mathews Inc. and Co
M. Gill and Co
Murphey Inc
Agency
Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Joseph Seiple
Ohio
Oakley Ins
the Saltz Ins
Glouster
Richard Guinther
Canaanville Homes
General Insurance
Murphey
Insurance Agency
Jessie W. Ley
Mgr. 14
N. Court
S. Court St
Amesville
Plains
Completon
Hocking River
Houck
Reed Inc
Houck & Reed Inc
Insurance Service
W. Union
Dial
O. G. Houck
Don Reed
Mac's Thrifty Store
West State St
Polaroid
Smith
IJN
N. Court St
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