Stolen Vehicle Recovered From Ice Covered Gravel Pit
A Studebaker Lark stolen Jan. 25 from near Howard Hall and later used by Angelo's Pizza for deliveries was recovered this morning from the ice covered gravel pit of Athens Building Material Co on N. McKinley Ave. Two Plains residents, Clarence Daniel and Sam Meek, spotted the submerged car with only its rear end showing. Police recovered the vehicle after breaking ice with a sledge hammer and found pizza remains and papers inside. investigators suspect a possible grudge theft.
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Howard Hall
Athens Building Material Co
N. McKinley Ave
Studebaker Lark
Angelo’s Pizza
Clarence Daniel
Sam Meek
Plains
Ally
Read Hall
East Green
Joseph McBride
Snow Falls as Bills Rise and Cold Deepens
More snow blankets areas overnight as Athens records 1.5 inches by 10 a.m. and temperatures rise to 33. Ohio fuel gas reports January 1961 colder than 1960 by 23 percent and December 1960 colder than 1959. The company notes heating bills reflect heavy gas use in the past two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Athens
Hamsey Run
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Millfield Area Resident Dies
John F. Coulson, 63, a lifelong Dover Township resident and retired coal miner, died unexpectedly late Thursday morning at his Millfield Route 1 home after a long heart illness. He leaves a wife Pauline, three daughters, a brother, two sisters, two step-daughters, and a stepson. Funeral services are set for Monday at 1 30 p.m. at Hughes funeral home with burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Coulson
Millfield
Dover Township
Daniel and
Lillie Belle Coulson
Pauline
Lilie Mae Pinkerman
Columbus
Mary Lester
Africa
Barbara Sue Coulson
James
Cleveland
Beckley Building Fire Extinguished at Schloss Plant
Firefighters extinguished a small blaze on the second floor of the Beckley Building at the Schloss Manufacturing Co. at 2 06 p m Thursday. Owner Phillip Schloss had already put out the flames when the fire crew arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schloss Manufacturing Co
Beckley Bldg
Charles Dalton
Phillip Schloss
Fox Killed At Albany Not Rabid, Mayor Says
Albany Mayor Earl Baugh reports a fox shot Thursday in the village was not rabid after health tests. The animal, seen climbing a window at the Charles Elliott Store, prompted fears among residents before the test results.
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Albany
Earl Baughman
Charles Eliott
Athens Pastor Heads Cancer Drive
The Rev. Richard Kasunic of First Christian Church will chair the 1961 Athens County Cancer Crusade in April. At a Columbus meeting, a $4 million in-shelved cancer research projects was announced due to lacking funds. Speidel II of New York City urged Ohio to raise 10 percent more than last year’s $1,670,000 to reach a $9,000 Athens County quota.
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Richard Kasunic
First Christian Church
Athens County
Ohio
Columbus
Jess W. Speidel II
New York City
American Cancer Society
Cancer Crusade
Paul Fontaine
Athens
Jesse Speidel II
Carl Davis to Retire From Royal McBee After 32 Years
Carl Davis, senior vice president for marketing and director at Royal McBee, will retire March 1 after 32 years with the company. He will be succeeded by Carl P. Ray as announced by President Fortune Peter Ryan, who cited Davis’s ability and integrity and noted his rise from salesman to executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Davis
Royal McBee Corp
Athens
Carl P. Ray
Fortune
Peter Ryan
Davis
Detroit
Pittsburgh
D. R. Zenner
Royal and
McBee
Ray
Royal McBee
Dartmouth College
Birth and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs Dennis Raddel of Athens welcome a daughter. Admitted are Charles Gaston Athens Carl Michael The Plains James Bright Athens Route Mrs Wilbur McCune Millfield Route 1 J Lester Scott New Marsh field Route 1 Dismissed are Mrs Joe Lucas Athens Route 3 and daughter William J Trautwein Athens Mrs James Thompson Athens and son Mrs Pearl Smith Athens Mrs Raymond Foley Athens Mrs Hugh Rousey Athens.
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Charles Gaston
Athens
Carl Michael
the Plains
James Bright
Wilbur McCune
Millfield
J. Lester Scott
New Marshfield
Joe Lucas
William J. Trautwein
James Thompson
Pearl Smith
Raymond Foley
Hugh Rousey
Mrs. Jacobs Dies At 80 In Athens Residence
Mrs John A Nettie Jacobs aged 80 longtime Athens resident died Friday morning at her home born in Wirt County West Virginia daughter of the late Charles and Susan Ball pioneer Wood County family member of the Baptist church survived by a daughter Mrs Opel Love Kent a son Dr Claude G Jacobs Kansas City Kansas three grandchildren and a sister Mrs Orma Lutz Cleveland arrangements by Franklin funeral home Parkersburg
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John A
Nettie) Jacobs
Athens
Wirt County
W. Va
Charles and
Susan Lockart Ball
Wood County
Baptist Church
Opel C. Love
Kent
Claude G. Jacobs
Kansas City
Kan
Orma Lutz
Cleveland
Ohio judges to attend Athens County dedication event
Three of Ohio's prominent judges will attend the dedication of Athens County's new probate juvenile court headquarters on the courthouse fourth floor. The event includes the oath for Judge Harold J. Rose who starts his term February 9. Benjamin S. Schwartz and other judges will speak and administer the oath.
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Ohio
Athens County
Harold J. Rose
Ohio University Center
Benjamin S. Schwartz
Hamilton County
Rose
Don
J. Young, Jr
Huron County
Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges
Holland M. Gary
Muskingum County
Ohio Association of Probate Judges
Westminster Installation Set Sunday
The Rev Dr John Coventry Smith will preach at First Presbyterian for the installation of his daughter Louise Smith as associate director of Ohio University's Westminster Foundation. Speakers include Rev John Miller and Rev Roger M Rice Jr along with others. Louise Smith holds degrees from Wooster Princeton and Yale and will advise Sunday evening programs and teach a noncredit religion course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Coventry Smith
First Presbyterian Church
Louise Smith
Ohio University
Wesminster Foundation
Commission On Ecumenical Mission and Relations
Board of Foreign Missions
United Presbyterian Church
John Miller
Westminster Foundations of Ohio
Roger M. Rice, Jr
Athens
Thomas Niccolls
Presbyterian University
Lawrence MacAdam
Westminster Foundation
Miss Smith
Wooster College
Princeton Theological Seminary
Yale Divinity School
Wooster
Princeton
Westminster House
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W. Tm St
Heghaeas & TV Co
Carl N. Ross
Orangeburg
Rowland’s
Euclid Dr
Martin
Middleport
Beckley
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
And
C. M. Gill & Company
Earl Mathews
Earl Hooper
C. M. Gill
General Insurance
Floor
Security Bank Bldg
Travelers
Hartford
Connecticut
Paul Farley
Special Gifts
John Risch
Carl Davis
Charles Adams
Hiram College
Christian Youth Fellowship
Atlanta
Hiram
Stanford University
Stanford
Bradley University
Kentucky
Sunnyvale Garden & Nursery Center
Chauncey Road
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Dennis Raddel
Franklin Funeral Home
Parkersburg
Clover Farm Stores
Reynolds
Second Ave
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Westminster
Mac’s Thrifty
W. State St
von Dyke
Buckeye
N. Court St
Tel
ALL Redmen, Pocohontas
Washington St. Athens, Ohio
Royal Blue Market
Athens, Ohio
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Ohio Ave
FBI
SUN
I. W. Battlort
United Theological Seminary of
Dayton
Sanders
John McRoberts
Jane Parker
de Monte
I. W. Batdorf
Washington St
Federal Home Loan Bank
Thunderbird
Ford
Carpenter
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