Athens merchants report holiday sales largely positive
With one day left before Christmas, Athens merchants describe business as running about the same to very good ahead of last year. Department stores say gains are possible. apparel shops expect a rise, aided by open weather while snow and cold last year hurt the season. Santa's Shelter aided shopping and night hours had mixed results.
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Athens
George Drach
Athens Retail Merchants Association
W. Parker Walker
Merchants Call for More Parking as Meters Draw Fire
Athens merchants surveyed voiced concern over parking conditions and urged more off street spaces. They criticized 100 new meters requiring two nickels per hour and warned higher fees may deter shoppers, while noting the existing lot profits are now used for maintenance and future off street space.
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Athens
Parkersburg
Columbus
Retail Merchants Association
Ex-County Official Ward Rushed to University Hospital
Wayne Ward former Athens County representative to the General Assembly is a patient at University Hospital Columbus receiving treatment for a heart condition. Ward was taken from Yearling Road home after illness and is known for work with State Auditor James Rhodes as highway division examiner and as an Athens County commissioner.
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Wayne Ward
Athens County
General Assembly
University Hospital
Columbus
Ward
Yearling Rd
Athens
James Rhodes
Skits Presented By Ames-Bern Students
Amesville reports three skits in the Ames-Bern school auditorium. Jo Fisher led Pardon for Caesar while Cheerleaders Around the World showcased Sue Linscott Judy Brill Mary Lou Powell Canda Fisher Rosalie Nadroski and Carolyn Marquis in native costumes. The varsity team and coaches performed Gathering of the Nuts.
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Amesville
Ames-Bern
Caesar
Jo Fisher
Sue Linscott
Judy Brill
Mary Lou Powell
Canda Fisher
Rosalie Nadroski
Carolyn Marquis
Girl Hit By Auto on Mill Street Neither Driver Charged
A six year old girl was struck by a car at 3 40 p m on Mill Street near Palm er Street. Cheryl Ann Lawson sixteen Palmer suffered a bruised right knee after stepping into the street from the curb. The driver Jeffrey B Young twenty of 70 Stewart Street was not charged according to police. Two State Highway Patrolmen witnessed the incident.
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Mill St
Palmer St
Cheryl Ann Lawson
Palmer
Miss Lawson
Mill and Stewart
Jeffrey B. Young
Stewart St
Area Driver Fined Jailed After DWI Guilty Plea
Athens area resident Dale Morris, 51, was fined 125 dollars and costs in Municipal Court for driving while intoxicated. He pled innocent previously, was found guilty, received six days in jail with three suspended, four months probation, and a four month license suspension. Morris had earlier been placed on three years probation by Common Pleas Court for non support. He had been indicted by the grand jury.
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Morris
Common Pleas Court
Grand
Births and discharges at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Roy Saylor of Athens Route 4 with a daughter and Mr and Mrs Dana Ward of New Marshfield Route 1 with a daughter. Discharges include James Mates of Glouster Peggy Ruman Athens Mrs Joseph Reinhard Glouster Route 2 Harrison Butterworth Athens Mrs William Clench Shade Linda Webb Athens Mrs William Fishback Athens Kenneth Congrove Athens.
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Roy Saylor
Athens
Dana Ward
New Marshfield
James Mates
Glouster
Peggy Ruman
Joseph Reinhard
Harrison Butterworth
William Clench
Shade
Linda Webb
William Fishback
Kenneth Congrove
Royal McBee Declares Serial Preferred Stock Dividends
The Royal McBee Corp board in New York declared quarterly dividends for the div idend period ending Jan 31 1962 on its serial preferred stock Series A B C and D amounts 1 12 1 25 1 37 and 1 50 respectively. Dividends payable Jan 15 to shareholders of record Jan 2 with no action on common stock by Chairman Allen A Ryan.
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New York
N. Y
Royal McBee Corp
Allen A. Ryan
Christmas party for Athens Aerie children Sunday
The Athens Eagles lodge to host a 2 p.m. Sunday Christmas party for children of Aerie members. Santa Claus will attend, the lodge said.
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Children of Athens Aerie
The
Eagles Lodge
Santa Claus
Mrs. Mary Novotni Dies At 67 In Columbus
Mrs. Mary Krivusti Novotni 67 of The Plains died in Columbus Friday at a son’s home after a long illness. Survived by three sons Steven Jr Charles John all of Columbus and eight daughters. Also 24 grandchildren two brothers two sisters and a great grandchild. Arrangements by Jagers and Sons funeral home.
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Mary Krivusti Novotni
the Plains
Columbus
Eugene
John
Novotni
Steven, Jr
Charles
Elizabeth Herb
Dolores Allbright
Agnes Akers
Gladys Ardner
Helen Markus
Margaret Osburn
Sanford
Fla
Eleanora Pratt
Jackson
Pauline Harvey
Joe Krivusti
Mike Krivusti
Athens
Margaret Krivusti
Anna Shust
Elizabeth Terrell
Akron
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Miss Vivian Wooley Dies at 71 in Logan
Vivian Sarah Wooley 71 of Logan Route died Thursday afternoon at home. A lifelong Hocking County resident, she was daughter of Jacob and Mary Coakley Wooley. Surviving: brothers Lewis and Jake of Logan, John of Gore, sister Mrs. Josephine Goss Rockbridge Route 1. Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Leonard funeral home. Rev. D S Dunkle officiating. Burial Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Logan
Vivian Sarah Wooley
Hocking County
Jacob
Mary Coakley Wooley
Lewis
Jake
John
Gore
Josephine Goss
Rockbridge
Leonard Funeral Home
D. S. Dunkle
Oak Grove Cemetery
Firemen Extinguish Blaze In 1952 Auto on State Street
Firefighters used a booster hose to extinguish a blaze in an auto on E State St below the Kroger Store at 4 25 p m Thursday. The 1952 car owned by Dallas Smith 33 a carpenter was being pushed by another vehicle when the overheated automatic transmission ignited. The engine and wiring were destroyed.
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E. State St
Kroger
Dallas Smith
Carpenter
Mother of Athens Store Manager Dies
J. B. Kelly, manager of Belk Simpson Co Department Store, returned from Charleston South Carolina after attending funeral services Wednesday for his mother Mrs J Ryan Kelly 85 His father died in 1929 His brother Emil of St Louis and three sisters also attended the services
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J. B. Kelly
Belk- Simpson Co
Charleston
S.C
J. Ryan Kelly
Mr. Kelly
Emil
St. Louis
OU Speakers to Attend National Speech Convention in New York
Six from Ohio University will join the National Speech Convention in New York December 27 to 30. Daniel Goulding will present Aristotle's Concept of the Enthymeme after nationwide competition. Gary Peterson discusses ethics of debating. Lloyd Watkins addresses public speaking work with charities. Claude Kantner handles graduate matters. Anthony Trisolini presents Crane's Final Statement The Broken Tower. Paul Brandes presents Rhetoric of the Reformation.
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Ohio University
New York
Daniel Goulding
U. S
Gary Peterson
Lloyd Watkins
Claude E. Kantner
Anthony Trisolini
Crane
Paul Brandes
Kantner
Watkins
Speech Association of America
Weather Update From Athens Amid Cold, Cloudy Conditions
The Athens area reports continued cold and cloudy weather. At 10 a.m. the temperature was 33 degrees, up three degrees from early morning, with Thursday’s high at 40 degrees.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
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Rindley
Rolk Irf
Keller & Weltner Monument Co
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Ohio
Acquis
van Dyke's
Buckeye Cafeteria
N. Court St
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First Church OF God
Columbus Rd
Athens, Ohio
Aaron Rachel
Jack Robinson
Betty Robinson
Anna
David Zillah
Fern
France
Claude Sandlin
Jack Clark
Sue Hooper
W. Washington
Route 5
Dale
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Miss Wooley
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Hines Insulation Co
RCA Victor
Gilbert Shannon
Firestone
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Altmans
Men's and Boys’ Suede
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Pinwale
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Noblecraft
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