Post Office Over Hump In Record Yule Mailing
Athens post office sets record for Christmas mail as staff, aided by part timers, works 24 hour cycle to clear outgoing mail and approach catch up on incoming parcels. Postmaster Arthur Cornwell commends public cooperation while planning Santa Claus delivery for Christmas morning. Post office closed Christmas Day with limited Sunday staff for box mail only.
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Athens
Arthur Cornwell
Cornwell
Post Offie
Law Firm Relocates to New Offices at Union Street
The law firm of O. F. Rowland and William O. Rowland moved to 23 W. Union St in a remodeled building purchased recently. They left 9 E. Washington St and will share first floor space with E. L. Nye Realty Co and See Insurance Agency. The second floor houses Clark and Sheeter engineers.
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O. F. Rowland
William O. Rowland
W. Union St
E. Washington St
E. L. Nye Realty Co
See Insurance Agency
Dividends Declared by Royal Mc Bee Corp
PORT CHESTER N Y The board of directors declared quarterly dividends on serial preferred stock for the period ending Jan 31 1960. Amounts are 1.1242 on 42 percent series A 1.25 on 5 percent series B 1.372 on 5 percent series C and 1.50 on 6 percent series D. Dividends payable Jan 15 1960 to holders of record on Dec 30 1959. Chairman Allan A Ryan said no action on common stock.
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Port Chester
N. Y
Royal McBee Corp
Allan A. Ryan
Christmas Eve Service Planned at First Methodist Church
A Christmas Eve midnight service begins at 12 o'clock at the First Methodist Church. The youth and chancel choirs perform anthems directed by Mrs. Gil bert Sutherland and Mrs. Carl Nessley with Mrs. Elma Randall as accompanist. Prof. Allen R. Kresge plays organ numbers as Rev. John G. Koontz delivers the Christmas message.
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First Methodist Church
Gilbert Stephenson
Carl Nessley
Elma Randall
Allen R. Kresge
John G. Koontz
Frost pageant to be staged at Frost Church
A Christmas pageant titled Frost will be presented at 8 p m Thursday in the Frost Universalist Church open to the public.
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FROST
Frost Universalist
Hearing On Check Counts Is Delayed
Carl Leroy Beane, 33, of 78 N Court Street, was arraigned in Municipal Court on four charges of issuing checks without sufficient funds. He pled no defense and requested counsel. hearing postponed and he was remanded to city jail.
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Carl Leroy Beane
N. Court St
Beane
Athens National Bank
Union
Homestead
O. U. Sundry
Driver Cited After E State St Collision
A three car collision on E State St at Euclid Dr Tuesday afternoon caused no injuries and led to citations for George Starr Lasher 74 Beckley Bldg Byron Calvert 45 3082 Highland Ave and Paul Ervin 18 Athens Route 4 Lasher was cited for failing to signal a stop or turn after stopping to turn left into Euclid his car was rear ended by Calvert then Calvert was struck by Ervin in the same incident
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E. State St
Euclid Dr
George Starr Lasher
Beckley
Byron F. Calvert
Highland Ave
Paul Ervin
Athens
Lasher
Euclid
Calvert
Ervin
Forecast Dip Persists as Athens Sees Cold Clouds
Temperatures stayed below freezing in Athens on Wednesday under cloudy skies with an 11 a.m. reading of 26 degrees reported by U.S. Observer C. L. Colmer. The area had a low of 21 after Tuesday’s high of 34.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Safety Tips Distributed By Auto Club
Fliers warning dont let an accident spoil your holiday were handed out to Athens drivers by The Nomads auto club in cooperation with the Athens County Traffic Safety Committee. The tips urge light on the throttle ditch the bottle and check the weather amid peak Christmas traffic and winter hazards.
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Athens
Nomads
Athens County Traffic Safety Committee
The
National Safety Council
Three Athens County Servicemen Complete Fort Knox Armor Training
Three Athens County soldiers finished eight weeks of advanced armor training at Ft. Knox Kentucky qualifying as medium tank drivers and passing proficiency tests in tank weapons. They later completed basic training at Ft. Knox and include Pvt Charles Dorman 18 Pvt Robert C Sylvester 21 Pvt Richard A Jones 22 and Pvt Thomas W Metters 20 who also graduated from local high schools. Metters completed eight weeks at Ft Slocum New York in Army Information School with training in newswriting photography radio and broadcasting.
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Athens County
Ft. Knox
Charles Dorman
Homer C. Dorman
Peach Ridge Rd
Athens High School
Robert C. Sylvester
Carl J. Sylvester
Watt St
AHS
Pvt
Richard A. Jones
Walter E. Jones
New Marshfield
Waterloo High School
Thomas W. Metters
Charlotte A. Metters
Sunnyside Dr
Army
Ft. Slocum
N. Y
Former Local Patrol Officer Promoted to State Patrol Rank
State Patrol promotes Frank Hague formerly assigned to the Athens post to Patrolman IT and second in command at the Xenia post. Hague has six years at the Zanesville post after graduating from the patrol academy on December 20, 1951 and two years at Athens before transfer.
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Frank Hague
Athens
Xenia
Hague
Zanesville
Patrol
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Hospital notes list a birth for a daughter of Mr and Mrs Terry Mayles of Athens Route 3 and a long roster of admissions and discharges including Clarence Ashworth Effie Sharp Richard Luman Mrs Esta Allen Glendale L Skidmore Jr Daniel Gwinn Clara Bateman Hampton Johnson Sr and others. A blood use note records two pints.
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Terry Mayles
Athens
Clarence Ashworth
Effie Sharp
Richard Luman
Millfield
Esta Allen
Glendale
L. Skidmore, Jr
Shade
William Menifee
Griffith Evans
Daniel Gwinn
Donald Carsey
the Plains
Clara Bateman
Nelsonville
Dwight Ferrell
Hampton Johnson, Sr
Luther Sparrow
Yellow Springs
William Musser
Richard Williams
Nancy Chadwick
Bruce Perry
Carpenter
OU Professor Receives Grant for Chemistry Research
Ohio University associate professor Dr. Robert K. Ingham has been awarded a $15,855 grant from the Petroleum Research Fund of the American Chemical Society for fundamental research on heterocyclic organophosphorus compounds. The grant covers June 1959 to August 1962.
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Petroleum Research Fund
The
American Chemical Society
Ohio University
Robert K. Ingham
Ingham
Frederick Gardner Cottrell
Research Corporation
Bristol
Ing‘ram
King College
Iowa State College
Air Force
Condition of Injured Couple Improves in Crash
Officials at Sheltering Arms Hospital report Richard Kraft Lyman 38 of Millfield Route 1 in good condition and his wife Ann 39 in fair condition after an auto crash into a county road grader on E State Street Monday evening. Both had been in poor condition Tuesday.
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E. State St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Richard Kraft Lyman
Millfield
Ann
Divorce Granted in Common Pleas Court for Wilsons
David N. Wilson of The Plains was granted a divorce from Donna L. Wilson of Little Hocking in Common Pleas Court. The couple married June 3, 1955, at The Plains. They have no children and the action cited gross neglect.
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Common Pleas
David N. Wilson
the Plains
Donna L. Wilson
Little Hocking
Two Drivers Fined On Patrol Charges
Two drivers were fined Tuesday in Municipal Court on State Highway Patrol charges of traffic violations. Zoder Aswell of Albany, 34, paid $10 and costs after pleading guilty to passing on the approach to an intersection. Thomas Winner, 38, The Plains, owed $5 and costs after being found guilty of parking a truck on the traveled highway, having posted a $16 bond on a previous innocent plea at arraignment.
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Zoder Aswell
Albany
Thomas Winner
the Plains
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company Earnings Rise
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company reports for the year ended November 30 earnings of 2.38 dollars per common share, up from 2.01 last year. President Harry M. Miller announced that while 12 month earnings beat the prior year, they trail 1957. Total kilowatt hour sales rose 26.2 percent and operating revenues increased 12.4 percent.
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Columbus
Columbus and
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Harry M. Miller
Reverend Maffett to Lead Funeral Service for Minnie Townsend
The Rev. Joe B. Maffett will conduct services at 1 p.m. Thursday at Jagers and Sons Funeral Home for Minnie Townsend 84 who died Monday night.
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Joe B. Maffett
Jagers and Sons
Minnie Townsend
Plans Readied For Ecumenical Conference Opening Saturday
An advance staff from New York City arrives at Ohio University to set up offices for the 18th Ecumenical Student Conference on the Christian World Mission. Delegates from free nations, about 3600 in number, will gather for five days to discuss faith and the rule of God.
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Christian World Mission
New York City
Ohio University Center
Margaret Flory
United Presbyterian Church
Pro
Thomas Niccolls
Westminister Foundation
Athens
Claire Randall
Presbyterian Church, USA
Frank Wesley
India
Wesley
Art Institute
Chicago
Ohio University
No Fatality Mark Watched by City
Athens reports no fatal traffic accidents in four years with 50 non fatal injuries in 1958. How ard Griffin of the Ohio Department of Highway Safety presented the study to city council with Police Chief Joseph Grogan noting manpower limits. The report rates Athens low in several safety categories and urges improvements in records and reporting.
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Athens
Howard Griffin
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
Joseph Grogan
Grogan
No Parking Tickets Given In Christmas Note
Athens police exempt overtime parkers during the holiday period. Cars remain at meters without fines while red and green tickets display Christmas greetings, a longtime practice led by Chief Joseph Grogan to aid shoppers.
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Athens
Joseph Grogan
Marriage Licenses Listed for Arnold Mathena and Jo Ann Dye
Arnold Mathena age 21 of Nelsonville and Jo Ann Dye age 16 of Nelsonville apply for a marriage license. Richard David Powers age 26 of Glouster and Mary Jo Hallsman age 26 of Nelsonville register for marriage. Charles Williams age 42 of Athens Route 4 and Anna belle Brandeberry age 41 of Athens Route 4 apply for marriage.
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Arnold Mathena
Nelsonville
Jo Ann Dye
Richard David Powers
Glouster
Mary Jo Hallsman
Charles Williams
Athens
Annabelle Brandeberry
Ex Mineral Resident Isabel Nelson Dies
Funeral services are planned Thursday afternoon in New Marshfield for Miss Isabel Nelson former Mineral resident who died Monday in Columbus. The rites will be at 2 p.m. at the New Marshfield Methodist Church, with burial in New Marshfield Cemetery. She is survived by two sisters Mrs Lucinda Bodkin and Mrs Martha Stephenson and a brother Robert Nelson. Three brothers and four sisters died previously.
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New Marshfield
Isabel Nelson
Mineral
Columbus
New Marshfield Methodist Church
Ewing Ross
Miss Nelson
Lucinda Bodkin
Martha Stephenson
Cowling
England
Robert Nelson
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Richland Ave
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Larry Collins
Nick Gilkey
Gale McDonald
William Martin
C&soe
Ules UH
Ryan Seca
Good Housekeeping
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Smith
Ence
Grinny
Earl F
Earl Hooper
C. M. Gill
Security Bank
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Firestone Dealer
West Union Street
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