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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1959
Page
9
The Friendship Scrapbook aims to mark Scouting’s 50th year in 1960 with a global outreach. Walter Ervin chairs the effort for the Kootaga Area Council to aid units in preparing books sent to 65 foreign countries.
Logan Dallas McNichols aged 18 and Noah R Kirk 28, both of Laurelville Route 1, were arraigned in Hocking County Court on breaking and entering in the night season to commit larceny. They pleaded guilty and were bound to the grand jury under 500 dollars bond each, jailed for failure to post. Affidavits by Lewis Wagoner, manager of Johnny's Tavern, say they entered Tuesday morning and stole merchandise. Fairfield County deputies questioned them about a breaking and entering in that county.
Carl Leroy Beane 33 of 78 N Court St was ordered held at $200 bond on four bad check counts after pleading innocent Thursday morning He had pleaded no contest on arraignment and was granted time to hire counsel but could not He is accused in four affidavits of passing checks on Athens National Bank with insufficient funds
Police reported a collision at the N Congress Fort St intersection about 2 p.m. Wednesday. Drivers were Helen E Daily 50 of 127 N Congress driving north and John Krauskopf 17 of 26 Fort St coming off Fort St into Congress. No charges were filed.
Funeral services for Edith Starr 64 of W Second Street who died Wednesday at Hocking Valley Hospital will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Leonard funeral home with Rev. Clark Diehl officiating. Burial is in Gore Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Jerry Lee Perry 21 of Athens Route 5 carpenter and Mary Virginia DePue 18 of Athens Route 2 student. Delmar Hoskins 19 of Murray City factory worker and Shirley Courtney 21 of Nelsonville unemployed.
Chester Graham of Albany was fined 10 dollars and costs on a guilty plea in County Court to a disturbing the peace charge filed by William Clonch of Shade.
Jack Martindale of Shade Route 4 was fined 25 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to a city police intoxication charge in Municipal Court Thursday.
Athens County Union announces a class gathering at 2 p.m. Sunday January 3 in the Lottridge UB Church. The event invites members to attend and participate in the session.
A meeting of Athens County township trustees and clerks including newly elected members will convene at 1 p m Thursday in the common pleas courtroom. Robert Costine of St. Clairsville will be guest speaker.
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