Two damage suits filed after Athens fatal auto crash
Two negligence lawsuits totaling 50000 dollars were filed in Common Pleas Court by Bessie Fairchild and Myra R. McVay as administratrices of the estates of Charles F. Fairchild and Carol Jean Fairchild. They seek 25000 dollars each from Carmen Powers over the Route 50 collision near the Athens Washington County line that killed the couple and seriously injured Powers. The cases allege Powers drove on the wrong side of the highway, while Charles Fairchild was careful. it notes Fairchild and his wife were en route from Fort Monmouth to Athens. The petitions list the Rowland Water and Gray firm as counsel.
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Common Pleas Court
Athens
Bessie Fairchild
Charles F. Fairchild
Myra R. McVay
Carol Jean Fairchild
Carmen Powers
Park
W. Va
Powers
Washington County
Fairchild
Parkersburg
Nating Charles
desth _ bowers
Charles Fairchild
Fairchilds
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Rowland, Water and Gray
Police Speed Check Recovers Sixteen Citations
Police conducted a speed timing check on E State Street using an electric timer. A total of sixteen drivers were cited with fines for exceeding the 30 mph limit, with twelve cited the previous day. Three additional drivers pleaded guilty and were fined one dollar per mile over limit. Fines paid included Joan Klingenberg 18 Athens Route 4 Harold Stanley 39 Hudson Avenue and Weston Steigelmeier 22 State Street with varying costs.
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E. State St
Joan Klingenberg
Athens
Route 4
Harold J. Stanley
Hudson Ave
Weston S. Steigelmeier
Program Is Scheduled
NEW MARSHFIELD A gram entitled A Large White dle will be presented at the Church of Christ Sunday at 7 45 p m with church members in the cast and the event open to the public A Christmas Eve service is also scheduled with the group to later sing carols for shut ins of the area said James H Horner minister
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New Marshfield
Church of Christ Here
James H. Horner
Emergency fires report two alarms and medical aid
An emergency squad responded to a 4:25 a.m. asthma attack on Tom Bailes, 58, at 22 Columbia Ave with inhalator and oxygen. Bailes taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital. A $50 damage from a short circuit in a neon sign at 21 N Court St. Fire Chief Dalton noted wires burned inside. Two pumpers fought a Thursday 7:35 p.m. fire at Athens Building Material Co. on N McKinley Ave caused by smudge pots used to keep cement warm.
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Columbia Ave
Tom Bailes
Bailes
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Joston Cigar Store
N. Court St
Charles Dalton
Athens Building Material Co
Mrs Keeton Dies Thursday at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Margaret Shields Keeton 48 died Thursday morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage at her Plains home. Wife of George, mother of five Robert Rita Ruth Ann Margaret Alice and Carol Sue, she also left father Charles Shields and brothers Lawrence Charles and John. Requiem high mass Saturday 9 a.m. at St Pauls Church with burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Rosary at Jagers Funeral Home Friday 8 p.m.
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Margaret Shields Keeton
Sheltering Arms Hospital
the Plains
Catholic Ladies of Columbia
George
Keeton
Robert
Rita
Ruth Ann
Margaret Alice
Carol Sue
Charles Shields
Plains
Lawrence
Boston
Charles
Pontiac
Mich
John Shields
Columbus
Paul
Thomas Riley
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Jagers Funeral Home
Baker Named Director of Federal Reserve
John C. Baker president of Ohio University in Athens Ohio is named director of the Cincinnati branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. He will fill the term of the late Ernest H. Hahne president of Miami University at Oxford Ohio the term expires December 31 1954.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
John C. Baker
Ohio University
Athens
Cincinnati
Federal Reserve Bank of
Cleveland
Baker
Ernest H. Hahne
Miami University
Oxford
Stores Open Tonight as Weather Clears for Christmas Shoppers
Athens stores stay open late with ideal shopping weather. Temperatures rose to 58 degrees after a morning fog left a 28 degree start and a 21 degree overnight low. Stores plan 9 pm closings Friday and Saturday and again Monday and Tuesday, with Wednesday at 6 pm.
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Athens
Frida
Conservation Program Plan Being Mapped
Athens County District Board meets at the Soil Conservation Office to plan a 1953 conservation program. Attendees include chairman Edge Dixon and Hanning with a group forming a planning committee to meet before a January 15 deadline. The board also discusses county wide field days and approves farm plans for Brookover and Stewart with eight area assistance applications.
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Athens County District Board
Soil Conservation Office
Edge Dixon
Emerson 1
Alton Hanning
Robert Wilson
Owen Beal
Lee Enlow
Robert Ellis
Ball
Hanning
Beal
Athens
Glouster
Denver Stover
Wyatt McDaniel
Amesville
Howard Antle
Andrew Moore
Albany
Clay Rawley
Coolville
Straitsville Resident Elizabeth Essex Dies in Athens
Elizabeth Essex 73 of New Straitsville died Friday in Athens at a son's home. Born December 22, 1878 in Scotland, she had been ill for months. Survived by son Ronald of New Lexington, daughter Nancy Johnson of Logan, five grandchildren, and brothers Hugh Begland of New Straitsville and Samuel Begland of Graddenhutten Ohio. Friends may call Saturday at the New Straitsville residence. funeral services set for Sunday at 2 p.m.
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Elizabeth Essex
New Straitsville
Athens
Robert
Essex
Scotland
Ronald
New Lexington
Nancy Johnson
Logan
Hugh Begland
Samuel Begland
Gnaddenhutten
Births and dismissals at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Raymond Duckler of Athens with a daughter. Also awarded births for Mr and Mrs Charles Sharp Athens Robert Shellman Athens and others. Dismissals include Joseph Staley Athens and Mrs Bernice Wines Athens.
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Raymond Duckler
Athens
Charles Sharp
Aona
Robert Shellman
Robert Wagner
Dayton
Hoffee
Tom Bailes
Fred Smusz
Grace Day
Mary Talbert
the Plains
Joseph Staley
Bernice Wines
Mrs Altha Merrill Dies at Little Hocking
Mrs Altha Ann Merrill 85 died Thursday morning at her daughter’s home in Little Hocking. Survived by three daughters Fannie Deucher Gladys Ater and Ethel Richardson Cincinnati. seven grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Little Hocking Universalist Church. Burial Rockland Cemetery with calling at White funeral home Coolville.
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Little Hocking
Altha Ann Merrill
Fannie Deucher
Gladys Ater
Ethel Richardson
Cincinnati
Little Hocking Universalist Church
Rockland Cemetery
White Funeral
Coolville
Virginia Youths Returned by Deputies
Buchanan County Virginia deputies began a return trip with four youths arrested December 9 by Athens city police. The four, charged with assault and petit larceny, were identified as Garland A. Miller 21, Leland Ward 18, Rex Randolph Miller 19, and William McKinley Stevenson 19, all of Pilgrim Knob.
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Buchanan County
Athens City
Grundy
Virginia
Garland A. Miller
Leland Ward
Rex Randolph Miller
William McKinley Stevenson
Pilgrim Knob Va
Graveside Rites Held for Foley Infant
Graveside services were held Friday at Clarks Chapel Cemetery for Foley infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Foley ambus. The baby died Thursday morning in White Cross Hospital Columbus. Survivors include a sister and grandmother Mrs Beatrice Sams Foley Columbus formerly of Athens.
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Clarks Chapel Cemetery
Foley
Robert Foley
Ambus
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Beatrice Sams
Athens
Marshfield Christ Programs Set for Several Churches
Christ programs are slated for 7 30 p.m. at New Marshfield Sunday Union Tuesday and Pleasanton Wednesday churches in Marshfield area.
OU Graduate Sends Clothing to Korea for War-Stricken Natives
A 1951 letter from an Oklahoma graduate describes sending 40 heavy boxes of clothing to Korea, sparked by a letter detailing children starving and lacking clothes. Churches, funds, and volunteers collected garments, money, and material. boxes, each 70 pounds, shipped after Thanksgiving with $146 spent on postage.
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Korea
Wartorn
Navy
O. U
Air Force
Michael Joseph
Athens
Rupp
Three Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Three drivers paid fines Thursday after arrests by the State Highway Patrol. Carl Conrath, 35, Athens Route 5, fined $10 and costs for failing to stop within the assured clear distance ahead. James McClelland, 39, South Zanesville, fined $25 and costs for speeding. Richard S. Smith, 18, Columbus, paid $5 and costs on an affidavit charging one headlight.
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State Highway Patrol
Carl Conrath
Athens
Peter B. Seel
Seel
James McClelland
South Zanesville
Richard S. Smith
Columbus
Court of Justice of the Peace
Charles Rider
Mrs. Emma Smith Rites Set Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Smith 61 are set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at Carleton Church Kingsbury Road led by Rev Blaine Farley. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The late Mrs. Smith died Thursday at her daughter Mrs Mae Coen’s home Guysville Route 2. Friends may visit after Saturday noon at the Coen residence.
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Emma Smith
Mae Coen
Guysville
Blaine Farley
Carleton Church
Kingsbury Road
Coen
West Side Elementary Celebrates Christmas With Student Crafts
Pupils from first through sixth grade at West Side Elementary created Christmas cards, ornaments, and handmade gifts using milk cartons, clay figures, leather cases, and wall murals. Classes organized nativity scenes, sleigh and reindeer displays, and a story mural. Each room held a Christmas party with PTA refreshments and gift exchanges.
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West Side
Mabelle Darst
Donna Slage
Maude Stauffer
Iris Fierce
PTA
Indicted man fined for assault on Albany school bus driver
Jackson Hall pleaded guilty to an indictment charging assault and battery on Arnold Clark, an Albany school bus driver, after a dispute over Hall children. He was fined 50 and costs by Common Pleas Judge Francis D. White. His wife Mamie Hall, also indicted, had her charge dismissed after pleas of innocence.
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Athens
Red Cross seeks crutches for injured man
Red Cross secretary Mrs Helen Daily asks for a loan of a pair of crutches sized five foot five inches for an automobile wreck victim now in a plaster cast. Anyone able to lend should call 31651 at the local Red Cross office.
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Red Cross
Aes
Helen Daily
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