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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1957
Page
7
Mayor Kenneth W. Sands took the oath of office in a brief Municipal Court ceremony before Judge John H. Newcomb. He officially assumes office at midnight and filed the oath at city hall. An organization meeting is set for Jan 2 and the first council session for Jan 6 as several incumbents are out of state.
David Bobo 68 of Sugar Creek pleaded guilty to assault and battery after a late October shooting involving William Huddy 41 Dover Township constable. Bobo fined $25 plus costs after court advisement. Bobo severely wounded. son Eddie received six months probation and a suspended $500 fine following assault and battery verdicts.
August events in Athens include city budget approval of 714424 dollars, a 45 degree day, the 106th Athens County Fair with 2500 attendees, 226 petitions for local posts, and a school budget of 488970 dollars. Other items include the death of auto dealer Frank W. Cone at 83, new road openings, OU summer degrees, a new high school principal, teacher dismissal appeal, Mechanicsburg sewer and annexation actions, voter registration start, party leadership changes, and elevated traffic accidents amid a record drought.
The annual New Year's Eve dance at the Athens Elks Lodge runs tonight from 9 30 to 1 30 a m. Members and friends may attend as Bob Hollaway's Orchestra provides the music for dancing.
Thomas M. Wolfe president of the Athens National Bank was named a member of the Cincinnati branch board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. His term runs to Dec 31, 1960, with other appointments in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.
List of admissions to Sheltering Arms Hospital includes Mrs. Floyd Bretz and Minnie Kennard in Athens plus several others from Athens area including Route, and Coolville. Discharges include Mrs. Carl Rorick Paula Bias Baby Girl Foster Celia Devitt John Campbell Dennis Thompson and Carol Kasler, all from Athens area.
The American Legion post in Athens will not meet on Wednesday due to the New Year holiday. The next session is scheduled for January 15. Legionnaires continue preparations for tonight's New Year’s Eve dance and a telecast from Pasadena of the Tournament of Roses and Rose Bowl game.
Two vehicles collided on Route 13 Monday night near Millfield. James B. Parsons 45 of Jacksonville and John E. Davis 59 of Millfield drove away with damage but no injuries were reported. Parsons had stopped to pick up a passenger when Davis rear ended him, according to deputy sheriffs.
Overcast skies blanketed Hamley Run with a chilly day. The low reached 23 while a 9 am reading showed 30 after yesterday’s extremes of 51 and 24.
The Athens County Men’s Brotherhood announces its next meeting for Thursday January 9 in Chauncey. Officers provided the date and location.
Mrs. Margaret McAllister 28 of The Plains was treated at Mount St. Mary Hospital for injuries not from the Route 33 collision. The three car wreck near Chauncey left 10 people injured while authorities confirmed Mary Dishong 29 Kimberly and Tom Odenthal 18 Buchtel as the two head-on drivers.
A second floor bedroom fire at 42 Charles Street in Athens caused damage to the home of Joe F. Chapman. Firemen reported the bed and mattress destroyed and smoke damage throughout the house with gas masks used to locate the scene. The blaze began while Mrs. Chapman’s two boys played with matches or a cigarette lighter. Four on duty, three off duty, and seven volunteers responded, staying about a half hour.
City firemen made a fire run at 11 p m Monday to 94 Grosvenor Street where a street warning flare was overturned and the blaze was out on arrival. At 12:25 a m Tuesday the emergency squad assisted 86 year old Minnie Kennard on West Carpenter Street after a fall resulting in a fractured hip and sprained hand. She was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital after examination.
Graveside services were held Tuesday at Hebardville for Richard Carsey the stillborn son of Floyd E Carsey and his wife of 7 W State St The infant was born Monday night at Sheltering Arms Hospital Survivors include the parents two brothers Robert and Raymond a sister Wanda and the grandparents Mrs Robert Carsey Athens and Mr and Mrs George McDonald Colum DUS
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