Seven Hurt In Weekend Traffic Crashes Across Counties
State Patrol reported seven people hurt in five crashes Saturday and Sunday. Injuries ranged from head and facial wounds to possible rib fractures as cars collided on routes near Nelsonville Athens and Coolville. One driver, Charles Howard, was cited for driving left of center.
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State Patrol
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Evelyn Howard
Nelsonville
Betsy Howard
Charles Howard
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Clarence Blackford
Claire
Athens
Blackford
Richard Douglas
Dairy Ave
Richland A
Fred Elswick
Larry Monk
John Burchfield
Route 278
Coolville
John S. Davis
Tuppers Plains
Guy Beam
Little Hocking
Davis
Entry Clears Dow Lake Road Suits
Common Pleas Court filed to dismiss all restraining orders and injunctions in the Athens County Commissioners versus Canaan Township trustees case. The move follows disputes over Dow Lake dam gate closures and the relocation of County Road 20. The Division of Parks secured $42,000 in state funds to finance the road work, with the dismissal action announced.
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Common Pleas Court
Athens County
Canaan Township
State Division of Parks
Dow Lake Dam
Division of Parks
Education and IFYE program praised for world peace
Mrs. Helen Douglas, advisor of the Lucky Tens and Teens 4 H Club, cites the International Farm Youth Exchange Program as a key bridge between nations. She notes 25 IFYE students from India Burma Guatemala Norway and China visited the Ohio 4 H Club Congress and describes their stay with host families across six months.
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Helen Douglas
Douglas
America
IFYE
United States
Rites Held For Mother Of Former Athens Resident
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cobbling Funeral Home in Ft. Thomas Ky for Mrs. Henrietta Westfall mother of Mrs. Roger Dean a former Athens resident who died Saturday at her home 18 Miami Parkway Ft. Thomas.
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Ft. Thomas
Henrietta Westfall
Bound To Jury On Weapon Threat Count
Gail Cunningham pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to maliciously pointing a firearm at Orville Stover. He was held on 100 bond for the grand jury. Perry Hollis, 18, Louisville, was jailed pending arrival of military authorities after being picked up Friday night for AWOL from the Navy while hitchhiking.
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Gail Cunningham
Stewart
Orville
Perry E. Hollis
Louisville
Hollis
Navy
Sun Brings Mercury Up In Athens Weather
The mercury rose under a bright sun with at 11 a.m. reading of 30 in Athens reported by U.S. Observer C. L. Col. The low 14 preceded a high of 33. Rural Hamley Run logged a low of 11 after days of 17 53 18 46 10 28.
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U.S
C. L. Colmer
Athens
Hamley Run
Brother of County Engineer Dies Sunday
Guy M. Dowler aged 61, brother of Athens County Engineer John W. Dowler, died Sunday at his Columbus residence. A retired police officer and World War I veteran, he ran a barber shop and was survived by his wife Ida. Services will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Schoedinger Hilltop Chapel, with interment in Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
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Guy M. Dowler
Athens County
John W. Dowler
Belvidere Ave
Columbus
Ida
Schoedinger Hilltop
Broad St
Wesley Chapel Cemetery
Athens man pleads guilty to intoxication charge
Robert L. Smith of Athens Route 4 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court on Monday to intoxication. Judge John F. Newcomb fined him 25 dollars plus costs.
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Robert L. Smith
Athens Route 4
John F. Newcomb
Seal Sale Tops $6000 In Athens County
The Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association reports 6034 dollars raised in the annual Christmas Seals sale. Executive secretary Mrs. Joe B. Davis urged late contributions before Christmas and noted last year’s funds helped cover the Ohio Department of Health mobile unit tour costs. The unit conducted 7151 chest X rays countywide and the group thanked aiding organizations.
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Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Joe B. Davis
Davis
Ohio Department of Health
Dwight West Named to Athens Police Force
Dwight West 22 of 8 N High St was appointed to a probationary period as an Athens city police officer after ranking highest in the civil service exam held last week. Son of county home superintendent and matron V D West and Mrs West, he is Albany High School graduate and Army veteran who recently worked at the Standard Oil bulk plant. Fellow examinees Charles Leslie Sewell and Robert Scott Allen also passed. Sewell expected to join the force in January.
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D. Dwight West
N. High St
Athens City
C. E. Swaim
Standard Oil Bulk Plant
Charles Leslie Sewell
Robert Scott Allen
Sewell
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Births listed at Sheltering Arms Hospital include a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bouma of Athens and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Koons among other families in the Athens area. Admits include Larry Casteel and Mrs. Fred Elswick with locals Clarence Blackford and Alice Hooper among those noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bouma
Athens
Robert Koons
Derrell Bartlett
Alonzo Gambill
Larry Casteel
Fred Elswick
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Merry Christmas
St. Nick
Faswren
Houck & Reed Inc
Insurance Service
W. Union
Dial
O. G. Houck
Don Reed
Dow Lake Road
Perry Como
Sunbeam
NBC
Sunbeam Appliances
Kerr-Hunter
American Legion
Santa
W. Washington St
Scotty Roberts
Mgr
E. Main St
Pomeroy
Second St
Gallipolis
Gibson
Sailor
Sertilige Cologne
Mercury
Dwight West
Kenneth Smart
Alice Hooper
Harold Sheldon
Marie Young
Charles Carpenter
Trimble
Alma Rose
Vown
Badspenden Insurance Agent
Athens, Ohio
Donald K. Barstow
C. B. Dillon
D. M. Goddard
Houck & Reed, Inc
Earl F. Mathews Inc
And
C. M. Gill and Co
Murphey Ins. Agency
Feve
Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Joseph Seiple
Ohio
Oakley Ins
the Saltz Ins
Glouster
Richard Guinther
Christmas Club
Court St
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Lal Sula
Quick's
Bell & Howell Explorer
Vyze Smith
N. Court St
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