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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1957

Page

6

Ten Hurt in Three Car Route 33 Crash Near Chauncey

State Patrol probes a Saturday night Route 33 three car crash two miles north of Chauncey that injured ten people. Vehicles driven by Mary Dishong Kimberly Tom Odenthal and Robert Harris caused head on and rear impacts.

Chauncey Mary Dishong Kimberly Tom Odenthal Buchtel Robert Harris Athens Rt Dizhong Ar Odenthal Harris Odenthal Auto Donna Martin Mount St. Mary Hospital Nelsonville Ralph Davis Victor Dixon Margaret Radford Nelsonville Hospital Margaret McAllister the Plains Harms Sheltering Arms Hospital Daniel Friedberg Latonia Edith Friedberg Lationia Lena Harris Athens

Keep Record Clear Chief Tells Drivers

Police Chief Joseph Grogan urged extreme caution with under 48 hours left in the year to keep Athens streets death free. He noted 363 days without a fatality and warned that drinking and driving harms both the driver and others. The piece also notes the Mark Master degree ceremony at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Masonic Temple.

Joseph Grogan Athens Grogan Masonic Temple Royal Arch Masons Ralph Clark

Burglaries At Mineral Reported Weekend Loot Total Eight

Two burglaries at Mineral were reported with loot totaling eight dollars. Deputies say the post office building was entered with extensive damage, papers scattered, and nearly every drawer ransacked. A Holiness Church nearby also reported eight dollars stolen. Entry at both sites was gained by raising a window.

Mineral DeWitt Walker Holiness

Eight Day Old Child Dies in Columbus Hospital

Barbara Jean Fleishhacker eight day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter D Fleishhacker died Saturday in Children's Hospital Columbus Born at Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville The father Mr Fleishhacker resides Yonkers New York and is a student at Ohio University

Barbara Jean Fleishhacker Walter D. Fleishhacker E. State Sr Athens Children's Hospital Columbus Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville Fleishhacker Yonkers N. Y Ohio University

Uncertain Cold Weekend with Clear Weather at Local Observations

Weather data reports a cold spell with clear skies. Sunday highs reached 43 degrees and weekend lows ranged from 31 to 46 degrees, while Monday morning readings dipped to 25 and 30 degrees at 9 am.

Feral Hamley Run

Red Cross Honours Dealer for Annual Station Wagon Gift

Athens County Red Cross presented a framed certificate to donor Fred R. Beasley as A. A. Nellis, Red Cross president, handed over the keys to a new Ford station wagon. The vehicle aids Gray Ladies visits, bloodmobile transport, family counseling, first aid training, and patient transport to clinics and hospitals.

Athens County Red Cross A. A. Nellis Red Cross Fred R. Beasley Ohio University Chillicothe Fettering CO. D. Sleeth Nellis Robert Mathews Beasley & Mathews, Inc Jack Moore Jack Caddell Ford Motor Co Messenger Newsphoto

July 1957 Highlights From Athens Area The Messenger

The July 1957 review covers local events in Athens and nearby areas. Annexations, school hires and remodeling plans, city ballot actions, weather extremes, and several local fatalities and incidents are summarized, with updates on road work, a jury commissioner appointment, and OU summer terms.

Athens The Messenger

Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital

Births listed for Randolph Cole man Athens daughter James Hettich Corning daughter Donald Temple Athens daughter. Admitted include Carl Rorick Athens Route William Antle Chauncey Michael Van Meter Radcliff Route 1 Goldie Ley Glouster Tommie Adkins Athens Edwin Wagoner Athens Goldie Jones Pomeroy Elza Chalfant Trimble John Pierce Athens Route Dennie Thompson Athens Route 3 Larry Hughes Athens Paula Bias Athens. Dismissed include Cecil Ante Millfield Carolyn Young Athens Daniel Friedberg Latonia Mrs Charles McAfee Athens Mrs Lloyd Boring Athens Amelda Perry Athens Route 5 Mrs John Farley Athens and son Ronald Allen Columbus Mrs Richard Schloss Athens and daughter Timothy Smith Athens Route Delbert Perry Carpenter Birdie Canter Chauncey.

Randolph Coleman Athens James Hettich Corning Donald Templeman Carl Rorick William Antle Chauncey Michael van Meter Radcliff Goldie Ley Glouster Tommie Adkins Edwin Wagoner Fred Jones Pomeroy Elza Chalfant Trimble John Pierce Cecil Ante Millfield Carolyn Young Daniel Friedberg Latonia Charles McAfee Lloyd Boring Amelda Perry John Farley Ronald Allen Columbus Richard Schloss Timothy Smith

Ill man fainted on Court Street in Cleveland

The city fire department emergency squad was summoned shortly before 2 p m Sunday when Clyde Hughes 37 of Cleveland became ill and fainted on the sidewalk in front of 20 N Court St He was given first aid and turned over to relatives

City Fire Department Clyde Hughes Cleveland N., Court St

Traffic fines levied in municipal court plea results

Robert K. Taylor, 54, Mineral, pleaded guilty to unsafe operation of an automobile and was fined 25 dollars plus costs. Earl Chesser, 18, Chauncey, pleaded guilty to operating an auto without sufficient brakes and was fined 5 dollars plus costs.

Robert K. Taylor Mineral Earl Chesser Chauncey

Child Struck On Highway Near Athens

A five year old boy Dennis S Thomp son from Athens Route 3 ran across Route 50A about three miles east of Athens and was struck by a car. He was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital with multiple contusions. The driver Charles C Prather 26 of Columbus was not held.

Dennis S. Thompson Athens Sheltering Arms Hospital Charles C. Prather Columbus

Car Rolls Over on Route 33 Near Logan

A car driven by Francis Bachus, 24, Nelsonville, left Route 33 south of Logan and rolled over about 2 30 a m Sunday. Bachus was not injured but cited into court at Logan for driving left of center by the State Highway Patrol.

Francis Bachus Nelsonville Logan Bachus State Highway Patrol

Driver Fined in Left-of-Center Charge After Dec. Crash

Donald E. Evans, 21, was fined $20 and costs by Mayor Charles Wadley at Chauncey on a State Highway Patrol charge of driving left of center. The arrest followed a Dec. 21 accident. In the same court, Leenda Bashara, 47, of New Lexington, had bond of $20 forfeited.

Donald E. Evans Charles Wadley Chauncey Leenda Bashara New Lexington

Area Teacher Authors Book on Quakers

Irene Constance Elliott, area grade school supervising teacher, writes A Real Quaker about the Quaker settlement on the Delaware River and William Penn's arrival. The book targets children seven to thirteen and follows Will Guest, son of a early Pennsylvania settler. Elliott has long teaching and critic roles at Ohio University and has illustrated Primary Seatwork Books. The tale of Philadelphia settlement is now on sale in Athens bookstores.

Irene Constance Elliott Plains Delaware River William Penn Miss Elliott Penn Pennsylvania Will Guest United States Ohio University Portsmouth Columbia University Slippery Rock State Teachers College Webster Publishing Co Philadelphia Athens

Tax Guidance Available At Athens IRS Office

The Internal Revenue Service announced guidance on preparing 1957 Form 1040 will be provided in Athens on four days next month. The local post office headquarters will be open Jan 10 17 24 and 31 under District Director Nathaniel Looker who provided the office phone 31382. He noted the information booklet follows the return format though it may not answer all questions and that phone inquiries to the Athens office will often help.

Internal Revenue Service Athens Nathaniel Looker Looker

Abandoned Car Probe Seeks Owner After Holes Found

Sheriff Harold Shields and deputies hunted Monday for the owner of a car bearing Illinois plates found abandoned on the highway between Can anville and Guysville. The three bullet holes spurred an investigation as the vehicle, under observation for days, was towed to the county garage. It was registered to Lloyd Lewis of Chicago with no forwarding address and no theft report on the car.

Harold Shields Illinois Canaanville Guysville Lloyd Lewis Chicago

Minor Collision Reported by Patrol

The state highway patrol reported a minor collision Saturday at Routes 13 and 675. The drivers were Thelbert Brookhart, 31, Carpenter Route 1, and James R. Dunkle, 64, Millfield. Brookhart was cited before Mayor Charles Wadley for failing to yield. No injuries were reported.

Thelbert Brookhart Carpenter James R. Dunkle Millfield State Highway Patrol Brookhart Charles Wadley

Two Drivers Fined Jailed as Permits Taken in Court

Two drivers charged with driving while intoxicated pleaded guilty in Municipal Court. Pearl Howard Chaney, 22, of Zanesville, and William Richard Phillips, 62, of Athens Route 4, were fined $125 plus costs, sentenced to three days in jail, and received three month license suspensions.

State Highway Patrol Pearl Howard Chaney Zanesville William Richard Phillips Athens

Bound to Jury Plea on Non Support in Municipal Court

Ronald Carruthers of Lancaster pleaded guilty to non support in Municipal Court and was ordered held to the grand jury under a $300 bond.

Ronald Carruthers Lancaster

Parole Violator Detained After Athens Arrest

Robert Kirkendall 26 of The Plains was seized by deputies in Athens and jailed for parole violation. Sheriff Harold Shields holds him as a parole officer plans to return him to the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus.

Robert Kirkendall the Plains Harold Shields Athens Ohio State Penitentiary Columbus

Also Mentioned on This Page

State Patrol Ohio Chief Grogan Athens CO. Ins Agents Ass'n Athens, Ohio Donald K. Barstow Athens County Savings & Loan CO Masonic Temple Bldg Union & Court P. G. Chapman Mechanicsburg Texas Eastern John Call Pierce Defense Bliss Wayne Castle Eva Lamon Sal Common Pleas Boars City Hall Council New Marshfield John Morris Radcliffe New York Central W. Union St Ahlan Doolittle Carbondale City William R. Pence Pratts Fork Virgil R. Thompson United Appeals Harold Lee Flossie D. Taylor James Martin Luhrig Road Dennie Thompson Larry Hughes Paula Bias Delbert Perry Carpenter, and Son Birdie Canter Patrol Jasuran Weeewan Houck VanDyke Union Jim Farley New York Life Ins Cline E Smith N. Court St Mac Ohio River REPP Ohio & National Burial Vault Associations Is Cann Tmperi Decorators Amin Moore Arti Moore Kerr-Hunter W. Washington St Scotty Roberts Mgr E. Main St Gallipolis Z Saves Co
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