D Fold March Of Dimes Drive To Begin Jan 2
Athens County begins the 1959 March of Dimes drive on January 2 led by Scotty Roberts. Funds will support polio plus virus diseases arthritis and birth defects research and care. The committee includes Norma Jean Dupler Nolan Mace Lynn Tedrick and Larry McFadden with various event roles.
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Athens County
Scotty Roberts
Drive
Roberts
March of Dimes
Robert
Norma Jean Dupler
Nolan Mace
Lynn Tedrick
Larry McFadden
New Trial Sought in Glouster Case
Defense files a motion for a new trial in the Dixon versus Kittle case from Glouster. Plaintiff sought 1000 dollars with interest for surveying services. verdict awarded 938 dollars, reduced to 899.18 on motion. Samuel B. Erskine, counsel for the defense, asks the court to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial for nine specified reasons.
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Frederick A. Dixon
Harley
Gladys Kittle
Glouster
Samuel B. Erskine
Store Chief To Resign At Ohio State Liquor Store
James Mulligan, former manager of the Ohio State Liquor Store at Athens, will resign and a removal order filed against him will be recalled after a hearing on dismissal charges. He was removed last Oct. 31 for alleged inefficiency neglect of duty and insubordination.
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James €. Mulligan
Ohio State Liquor
Athens
Columbus
Mulligan
State Civil Service Commission
Leland S. Dougan
Commission
Traffic Charge Filed After 2 Car Collision
Ronald P. Bickley 41 of Chauncy cited for improper license plates after a Grosvenor Street collision Monday near Carpenter Street. Bickley allegedly pulled from a used car lot into the path of Harold D. Woodburn 19 of 94 Grosvenor.
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Ronald P. Bickley
Chauncey
Grosvenor Street
Carpenter St
Bickley
Beasley & Mathews
Grosvenor
Harold Dean Woodburn
Three Sheep Missing From Courthouse Nativity Display
The Athens Retail Merchants Association reported that three sheep were removed from the courthouse nativity display after it was arranged Monday. The spokesman said replacement would cost about 1400 dollars, but the motives are the real concern and he hopes the missing figures are found.
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Athens Retail Merchants Association
Mer
Real Estate Transfers Across Athens Area in Brief
A string of transfers shows Carbondale Coal Co to Wm Hick for 25 acres in Waterloo and multiple Athens parcels changing hands. Transfers cover lots in Eastwood Addition, Griffith Subdivision, Lodi Township tracts, Cable Acres, and two tracts in Athens. A fire squad assisted at 458 Richland Ave after Mrs. Ernest Conkey fainted.
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Carbondale Coal Co
Nelsonville
Wm. Hick
Carbondale
Waterloo
Helen Roach
Athens
E. L. Nye
Eastwood Addition
Robert V. ‘Aylor
Robert I. Forbes
Griffith Subdivision
Roy Vineyard
Troy
Stephen S. Grace
Parkettsburg
Troy Township
Hubert R. Matheny
Bernard R. Matheny
Currier
Frank Hooper
Robert Lee Hawk
Lodi
W. C. Frum
Virgil Frum
Dale P. Moffet
JoAnn S. Weissman
Rowland
Doris Legg
James Abraham
Foster B. Bean
Guysville
Swisher Coal Co
Pomeroy
Bennajah G. Conant
Agnes Eisen
Rolling Hills
Fire Department
Richland Ave
Ernest Conkey
Marvin Phillips
Clarence Lysinger
la Mar Heights
Earl C. Seigfred
N. J. Parkis
C. A. Hanning
Canaan
James C. Smith
Ethel Mingus
Wade Tom
T. H. Wilson
Dwight Robinson
Cable Acres
James Rogaski
Emory Rogaski
Lodi Township
Lead Science Institutes name 6 professors to staff
Dr. Lawrence P. Eblin announced that two Ohio University summer science institutes will have three college professors and three high school lecturer positions filled. Lecturers include Dr. Quentin Van Winkle, Dr. William Huntsman, Dr. Robert Parry, Dr. William Stehr, Dr. John Edwards, and Dr. Harper Frantz with Dr. Lloyd Mahn as associate director. The group will attend a directors meeting in Minneapolis December 17 18, along with Dr. Gambill Jr.
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Lawrence P. Eblin
Quentin van Winkle
Ohio State University
William D. Huntsman
Ohio University
Robert W. Parry
University of Michigan
William C. Stehr
John E. Edwards
Ohio U
Harper W. Frantz
Pasadena City College
Lloyd E. Mahn
University of Utah
Eblin
Institute For College Teachers of Chemistry
Dr. Mahn
Minneapolis
William G. Gambill Jr
Frost forfeits bond in driving left of center case
Ralph W. Frost of Albany Route 3 forfeited a $20 bond in Municipal Court after pleading not guilty to a city police charge of driving left of center. The charge stems from an accident on Richland Avenue on November 28.
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Ralph W. Frost
Albany Route 3
Richland Ave
Red Cross Seeks Items for Families in Athens County
Red Cross appeals for aid to two burned-out Athens County families. Executive director Mrs Clarke Daily lists needed items including a kitchen table and chairs a heating stove coal or wood cooking stove clothing for a woman size 20 22 and clothing for a 12 year old boy.
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Athens County
Red Cross
Clarke Daily
Driver Roger Morris Hawk Fined for Reckless Driving
Roger Morris Hawk, 18, of 400 W Union St, was fined $25 and costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to a city police charge of reckless driving.
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Roger Morris Hawk
W. Union St
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Athens Messenger
W. Washington St
Main St
Second St
Gallipolis
Earl F. Mathews, Inc. & C. M. Gill Company
Earl Mathews
Earl Hooper
Clarence Gill
General Insurance
Security Bank Bldg
Luckoff Stores
Logan
By Goodayear
Ohio University Science Institutes
W. Union St. West Fairgrounds
Toy. Sale
Toyland
Gilbert Firestone
West Union Street
Shannon
Athens, Ohio
Carpenter Hardware
Santa
Arara Ras
Texen
Rees
Carpenter Howe
S. Court St
A&p
Goodyear
Mathews Goodyear Store
W. Union
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