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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1968
Page
2
Police captured two suspects outside a Toledo Trust Co branch after a bank holdup. A hostage woman was released unharmed one block away. A patrolman sprained a arm while pursuing a gunman and was hospitalized. A third man remained at large as police hunted on the North Side.
County records show the State Highway Department offered 440000 for about 91 acres of county land housing the Children's Home near East State Street. Commissioners voiced uncertainty on timing and relocation plans as Route 33 bypass preparation begins and the home must move from its present site. John Cline is noted as a third commissioner in the article.
James Albert Knight faces trial on family mistreatment charges with his three daughters after a Monday start was postponed for polygraph testing at the Bureau of Criminal Investigation in London. The delay follows his August filing by the sheriff's department.
Miss Deborah Jean Deerman, 19, a New Mexico State University sophomore, is named the 1969 New Mexico State Fair Queen. She studies art and physical education, teaches riding and dancing, plays piano, and trains her own horses at the university.
County dogs running loose and without tags will be picked up and sold or destroyed after three days. Dog warden John Villars urged owners to buy tags at the dog pound on Route 13 or at Athens Court House.
Robert Lee Sanders 33 of Logan press operator wed Barbara Ann Crabtree 36 of Chauncey secretary. Walter McQuaid 22 Haydenville wed Diane Bumgardner 18 Nelsonville student. Kenneth Walter Pottle 23 Massachusetts student wed Donna Sue Aileen 19 Nelsonville office worker. Raymond McGee 28 Columbus vending machine service wed Mary Airshire Millfield. Alfred DeWeese 26 truck driver wed Linda Mulford 21 Athens clerk. David D. Starlin 29 Stewart construction equipment operator wed Judith A. Massey 27 Amesville secretary.
Wintry conditions grip Athens with sun only shining through as early warmth lingers at 9 degrees at 8:30 a.m. The day’s high stayed at 26 degrees after a Sunday snow flurry, with a cold wind continuing.
William Kortlander an associate professor of art at Ohio University exhibits paintings at the A. M. Sachs Gallery New York City through January 4. Most works were created in the last year while he traveled in Europe under a Baker award from Ohio University.
Herbert A. Smith, 54 Chillicothe, speeding, $20 and costs. Ervin E. Greer, Logan, speeding, $20 and costs. Marcia L. Shull, 21 Athens, failure to yield right of way, $25 and costs. James H. Secoy, 41 New Marshfield Route 2, unsafe vehicle, $2 and costs. Luther W. Jones, 21 Bridgeville PA, improper registration, $50 and costs, $25 suspended on condition he be law abiding for one year. Anhur R. Rotter, 28 Athens Route 2, stopped in driving lane to pick up passengers, $10 and costs. Harry M. Hoskell, 20 Valley Acres Trailer Court Athens, speeding, $10 and costs. Oscar B. Carson, 21 Athens Route 3, improper lane change, $10 and costs. Sheppard Black, 41 Peach Ridge Road, failure to stop within assured clear distance, guilty, $15 and costs. Mary E. McMullen, 40 Athens Route 4, parking on roadway, guilty, $2 and costs.
A list of bond forfeitures records numerous drivers and violators from The Plains Cincinnati Wadsworth Athens and Riviera Beach. Violations include loitering speeding defective exhaust failure to obey stop sign improper passing and failure to obtain an Ohio driver’s license with fines ranging from 14 to 68 dollars. Names ages and locations accompany each entry.
Richard Braley earns much of his spending money from his Athens route at 75 Central Ave. He is a ninth grader at Athens High and a Boy Scout. His hobbies include birds rocks and woodworking and he has bought accessories for his model car hobbies. He helps his family while his father is minister at Central Avenue United Methodist Church.
Six auger drills and an auger head were stolen from Elmer Maiden's strip mine near Carbond Hill over the weekend. The equipment valued at $600. Deputies responded at 9:30 a.m. Monday to County Road 1 mine. Missing sections measure about seven feet each.
Glenn Iddings pleaded in nocent in Municipal Court on a disorderly conduct charge. He posted $35 bond and will face a 9 a.m. Friday hearing. The charge was brought by Velma Clark of The Plains.
The Athens City Council will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. in City Hall on the proposed comprehensive plan by Candeub Fleissig and Associates. The plan, approved by the Planning Commission, would guide city expansion and redevelopment and may be adopted at the next council meeting.
Hospital notes list admissions from Athens area including Alton Hanning Earl Trunick Rita Sininger Mary Rogers Mrs Howard Roush Jeff Swaim Charles Algeo and others. Morrison School grades 1 through 5 prepare a Christmas Windows program for PTA night at 7 30 p m in the school gym Tuesday.
Two men, Willard Carsey and John Tippie, were found guilty of intoxication by Acting Municipal Court Judge Roger Jones. Both, aged 51 and from Athens addresses, were jailed in lieu of $25 fines and court costs after separate Friday arrests by city police.
Helena Jaycees run an annual Guest of the Week project selecting a couple from a local motel to be chauffeured to events in Helena Montana. Mr and Mrs Norman Richard Sepage Lake Maine were driven to a radio station and later cited by a Helena officer for a traffic matter.
Amesville junior high pupils on the honor roll for the period just completed include Grade 8 Pat Borchard Darlene Dunfee Jane Eddy Robert Smith Kathy Wolfe and Grade 7 Ricky Harris Lilly Lewis Susan Williams Judy Dahse. Mrs Nellie Roush 56 of 195 Grosvenor Street was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the fire department emergency squad at 5 15 p m Sunday after she became ill.
Two men received seven days in jail and fines of 200 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to DWI. Edward E. Casteel 18 of Guysville Route 1 and Robert W. Williams 41 of Washington DC faced additional penalties for fictitious registration and birth date on licenses. Casteel was arrested after his car left the road and entered a ditch when a tire blew out. Williams was arrested Saturday by patrol officers.
Two Athens drivers were cited after a two car crash at Morris and Grant Saturday. There were no injuries. Dolores Ann Lobdell, 42, was cited for fail ure to yield right of way, Rosa M. West, 37, driving left of center, turned right onto Morris then left onto Grant. West then hit from left of center as Lobdell ran a stop sign.
A fire at John Gibson Motor City Inc at 200 W Union St caused an estimated 22 000 damage, with 20 000 to contents and 2 000 to the building. One firefighter injured his left foot. fire chief cites heater or wiring as possible causes. Three cars in the garage escaped damage as flames threatened Athens Oil storage tanks.
Athens police investigate a stolen license plate report from Beverly Iffland of N Congress Street. The plate disappeared from her car on a window between December 9 and December 14.
An advertisement claims Preparation H quickly stops burning itching from hemorrhoids and relieves pain. It says the formula shrinks hemorrhoids without narcotics or stinging astringents and lubricates tissues to prevent further infection in ointment or suppository form.
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