Athens 1957 highlights mark progress across public works
The Messenger catalogues 1957 Athens County gains as new highway by-passes emerge, a dam and Lake Dow development begin, and Ohio University expands with record enrollment 7083, new buildings and dorms rising. The year features city water and sewer updates, a first citywide voter registration, and local debates, accidents, and notable deaths.
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Athens Countians
Ohio University
University
East Green
City
the Messenger
Traffic Case Delayed in Municipal Court
Hearing for Lance Ed Russell 20 of Millfield Route 1 on a speeding charge in a 20 mph school zone was postponed to December 31 after an affidavit error was found. The collision involving two cars occurred November 22 at E State Street and May Avenue as defense objected to affidavit amendment.
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Athens County
Athens
Hamley
Ray Shepard
Mercury
Common Pleas Court
Grand
Lands
John C. Baker
Rotary Inter-City
Millfield
Penitentiary
Case
Lance Ed Russell
Russell
E. State St
Ruth Richey
May Ave
Births and hospital admissions in Athens area
Births include a son to Mr and Mrs John Farley in Athens. Admissions list names Carol Easler Athens Route 2 Stella Chalky Athens Mrs Birdie Canter Chauncey Mrs Ernest Driggs Athens Everett Day Hemlock Grove Wayne Carsey The Plains Robert Radel Athens Mrs Lloyd Boring Athens Timothy Smith Athens Route DISMISSED entries show Mrs Richard Mathews and Mrs James Thompson Athens and son.
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John Brookhart
Athens
Carol Easler
Stella Chalky
Birdie Canter
Chauncey
Ernest Driggs
Everett Day
Hemlock Grove
Wayne Carsey
the Plains
Robert Radel
Lloyd Boring
Timothy Smith
Driver fined for driving without license in Athens
Charles E. Minerd, 26, of Athens Route 2, was cited by the state patrol on November 28 for driving without an operator's license. He pleaded guilty in Municipal Court and was fined $10 and costs.
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Charles E. Minerd
Athens
State Patrol
Auto Victim Daughter of Marshfield Native
Funeral services for Hannah Mae Harper 21 of Pickerington will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Pickerington Methodist Church. She was the daughter of Faye Goff Mauger a New Marshfield native and was killed Christmas Day in a Perry County auto crash. Friends may call at the mother's Pickerington home this evening and until services tomorrow.
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Hannah Mae Harper
Pickerington
Pickerington Methodist Church
Road Littering Cite Against The Plains Man
Paul Warner Martin 27 The Plains pleaded guilty in Municipal Court Friday to littering a state highway. He was accused of allowing cardboard boxes to fall from a soft drink truck he drove north from Athens on Route 33 and was fined $10 plus costs.
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Paul Warner Martin
the Plains
Athens
Real Estate Transfers Move Through Ohio Counties
Chester Brown transfers five Canaan tracts to the State of Ohio in Columbus. Margaret Reid sells a lot in Athens County to Jack Plowers of Glenshaw Pennsylvania. A W Knappenberger conveys lot 38 in Athens to Cecil Keirns. Charles L Jeffers transfers Athens lots 12 and 14 to Harrison Butterworth.
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Chester Brown
Canaan Township
State of Ohio
Columbus
Canaan
Margaret Reid
Athens County
Jack Plowers
Glenshaw
Athens
A. W. Knappenberger
Cecil Keirns
Charles L. Jeffers
Harrison Butterworth
C&SOE Plans 1957 Expansion for Central Ohio Growth
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. reports about 30 million spent in 1957 on new construction and expansion to serve central and southern Ohio. The Conesville generating station nears completion with 125 000 kilowatts, a second unit to begin operation late 1958. The downtown Columbus office building advances with stainless steel curtain walls and a world’s largest heat pump powered by electricity.
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Southern Ohio Electric Co
Central
Southern Ohio
Conesville
Muskingum River
Central Ohio
Columbus
Athens County Native Dies
Hollie Kelley 74, lifelong Athens County resident, died Wednesday morning at a Dayton rest home. Survived by three brothers Earl Lancaster Guy The Plains Russell Muskegon Mich and two sisters Effie Frost Deyton Kate Baals Chicago. Funeral 1 p.m. Saturday at Grahams Chapel Church led by Rev Daniel Teater with calling hours after 1 p.m. Friday at Ward Hartman Funeral Home in Lancaster.
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Hollie Kelley
Athens County
Dayton
Long Run
Earl of Lancaster
Guy
Grahams Chapel Church
Daniel Teater
Ward Hartman
Lancaster
Mulford Fined for Driving Left of Center in Route 33 Crash
Don Gene Mulford 20 of Cheshire Route 2 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to driving left of center after a Christmas Day crash on Route 33 south of Shade. He was fined $15 plus costs for the State Patrol charge along with the accident report details.
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Don Gene Mulford
Cheshire
Mulford
Shade
Route 50 crashes injure no one in two incidents
State Highway Patrol investigated two Route 50 crashes on Thursday. An eastbound semi driven by Eugene R. Davis of Columbus left the road at the Route 507 intersection when brakes failed. Minor damage occurred to cars driven by Jack Eddy of Athens and Ralph Mantle of Guysville after a collision near Route 3.
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State Highway Patrol
Eugene R. Davis
Columbus
Jack Eddy
Athens
Ralph Mantle
Guysville
Eddy
Mantle
Three Men Released After Questioning In A&P Robbery Probe
Three Columbus men were questioned Thursday afternoon and released after police found no connection to the December 17 attempted armed robbery at the A&P Supermarket. Deputy DeWitt Walker picked them up on Route 33. their Buick matched the getaway description but no loot or positive identifications emerged.
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A&p
Columbus
DeWitt Walker
Hocking River Crest and Rain Forecast Report
The Hocking River rose to 11.9 feet and stalled at 11 a.m. After a 1.15 inch rainfall total yesterday, Athens recorded 33 degrees and a brief 3 degree rise by 11 a.m. Forecasters expect a warming trend and renewed rain tonight. Rural Hamley Run dropped to 32 with highs of 49 and 35 yesterday.
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Athens
Hocking
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Colmer
Hamley Run
Vinton Club Owner Fines Disorderly Conduct Suspect
Jan Taylor Chauncey was found guilty in Municipal Court on a disorderly conduct charge filed by Fred Pritts the Vinton Club operator near Nelsonville. He pleaded innocent at arraignment and was fined $50 plus costs after Friday hearing.
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Jan Taylor
Chauncey
Fred Pritts
Vinton Club
Nelsonville
Driver Hashman Found Guilty in Municipal Court
Charles Hashman, 71, of Nelsonville, was found guilty after pleading innocent to unsafe operation. He was fined 20 dollars plus costs for passing two cars between Chauncey and Athens and forcing traffic to slow and pull onto the right berm to avoid an accident.
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Charles Hashman
Nelsonville
Hashman
Chauncey
Athens
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