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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1961
Page
2
Four people, three Athene Countians, injured in a one car crash on Route 56 in Hocking County near Old Man's Cave. Driver Reuben Dale Pickard 22 of 3 N May Ave. westbound struck a bridge after wheels dropped off the road. All four were treated at Hocking Valley Hospital.
Albany area resident John C. Swart, 88, died Monday morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a two month stay. Survived by two daughters Grace Bailey and Marie Parker and six sons, plus 33 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at New Marshfield Methodist Church with burial in New Marshfield Cemetery. viewing at Bigony Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Marjorie Weekly files for divorce from Hoyt Weekly in Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty. The couple married May 2 in Mansfield. She also seeks restoration of her maiden name Marjorie Copeland.
Albany man Harold Reeves, 30, was arrested for driving while intoxicated following a two car accident at College and Union. The other driver was Walter Nutzling, 50, of Athens.
Downtown Athens meter readers replaced standard tickets with Merry Christmas messages stamped on the paper. Chief Joseph Grogan said the greetings have been used for about six years and began last Wednesday without advance notice from police.
Birth announcements list Mr. and Mrs Blaine Sams of Albany a son and Mr and Mrs Ronald Blevins Athens a son among others. Admitted patients include Charles Young Athens and Mrs Roy Gilham New Marshfield Route 1. Several births and dismissals noted for Athens area residents.
Seven drivers were fined in Athens County Court after state patrol arrests. Frank L. Flower 32 Baltimore Md paid 25 dollars and costs for driving left of center. Elizabeth Gibbs 20 Parkersburg was fined 15 dollars and costs for passing at an intersection. Ronald Hooper 31 Albany and Carl Cone 41 Athens were fined for speeding. William DeLong 68 Zanesville paid 20 dollars and costs for failing to stop within the assured clear distance. Charles R. Arnold 23 Nelsonville was fined 10 dollars and costs for improper passing, and Robert Fierce 25 Gloucester for driving left of center.
Robert Mattingly, 22, of Dayton, was released from Sheltering Arms Hospital after head laceration treatment. He was found in a car off Route 50 near Albany with no reported accident and few details of the injury.
Jacqueline Bolin of Nelsonville files for divorce from John Bolin, an ex-Athens resident now in the Ohio penitentiary. Married August 5, 1961, in St. Marys West Virginia. She seeks restoration of her maiden name Jacqueline McDonald.
Boy Scouts of Troop 75 sponsor a record hop Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Masonic Lodge. Refreshments will be served and proceeds support the scout movement.
Athens County welfare director Denver White says county relief plans align with state changes. January ADC payments will be cut and average monthly grants projected to drop about $4.50 from roughly $31, with state ADC grants reduced from 80 to 70 percent of need.
Randolph Linder, 49, formerly of Athens, was placed on three years probation by the Common Pleas Court after pleading guilty to a non support indictment returned by a January grand jury. He was transported from Columbus by the sheriff. Probation terms require weekly support payments to Carolyn Bobo.
Over 80 city employees attended a bean dinner at the city garage Friday noon. Mayor Kenneth Sands served as the chef, according to Arthur Coon, service safety director.
Five marriage licenses issued list Douglas Michael Flynn 22 of Dayton and Eleanor Louise Thackeray 20 of Athens both students James Alton Holland 18 of Athens a grocery clerk and Della Faye Welsh 16 of Athens students Edward Monroe 42 of Nelsonville a clerk and Nellie DeFord 44 of Nelsonville houseworker Jerry Eugene Woodruff 28 of Athens a construction worker and Jennie Caroline Woodruff 29 of Athens
Robert McKnight of Athens forfeits a $50 bond in Municipal Court after not appearing to answer a trespassing charge filed by his former wife Marie McKnight.
Sheriff Harold Shields said prosecutors will file additional counts against Bobby Dalton 29 Francis Tabler 30 and Leonard Tabler 40 for alleged home thefts in Coolville Stewart and Guysville. A single charge already exists against the trio filed by Glen Parson Stewart Route 1.
In two Sunday calls, the fire department emergency squad transported Mrs. Mary Marshall, 60, of Athens Route 5 from 9 Second St to Sheltering Arms Hospital for breathing difficulties. Later, at 9 36 p.m., they took Mrs. Hattie Karns, 40, of 7% W. State St., to the same hospital for illness.
A deer was killed Saturday after running across Route 50, eight miles east of Athens, in the path of a westbound car driven by 60 year old Roy Ernest Smith. State Highway Patrol reported.
Clearing skies Tuesday morning followed a two inch weekend snow that brought a White Christmas to Athens. Snow fell Saturday and Sunday, dropped to flurry stage Monday with a high of 31 and a low of 18. By 10 a.m. today the temperature had risen to 27.
An Albany Route 2 man Harold Aden Reeves, 28, was fined 125 dollars and costs, received six days in jail with three suspended on four months probation, and had driving rights revoked for four months after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. He also pleaded guilty to driving without a license costing 10 dollars. Walter Neutzling, 50, of Ath, was the other driver in the College and Union crash.
Six speed violators were fined in County Court on Saturday by the State Highway Patrol. Robert Allen Young 28 Athens Patricia Rizer 19 Nelsonville Richard Hash Reedsville Archie Dille 37 Athens each fined varying amounts Judy Radford 23 Albany $10 to $30 and costs Harold Bragg 20 Murray City $30 and costs Thomas Terrill 68 Athens fined $10 and costs for failure to yield right of way.
A closet at 16% Clark Street, home of Mrs. Peggy Kelly, was slightly damaged by fire at 5 40 p m Monday. Floyd Hutchison owns the house. Firemen say a cigarette dropped on newspapers started the blaze. Occupants had extinguished it before arrival.
An Athens Route 5 man was sentenced to the Ohio State Penitentiary by Common Pleas Court for probation violation. Dale Morris, 51, drew one to three years for non support after alcohol ban and a recent DWI conviction. Ray Willison, 54, and Joseph Christy, 32, faced probation or charges on bad checks with Willison placed on a year of probation and Christy seeking legal counsel.
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