Marietta Man Named Successor to Wright as County Agent
Washington County associate county agent Kenneth E. Ackerman is recommended to succeed Athens County Agent Ross Wright at retirement March 1. If approved by the Ohio State University board of trustees, Ackerman will assume the post on April 1 and arrive to take over the duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Wright
Washington County
Athens County
Ross Wright
Kenneth E. Ackerman
Ohio State University Board of Trustees
Ohio State University College of Agriculture
Athens County Extension Advisory Committee
Ohio Extension Service
L. A. Best
Ohio
Ackerman
Don Young
Belmont County
Somerton
OSU
Guernsey County
Army Air Corps
Italy
Presbyterian Church
Marietta Civitan Club
Farm Bureau
Grange
American Legion
Adda May
Susan
Allen
Fire destroys six room residence at The Plains
A six room house at The Plains was burned early Sunday, but the family escaped unharmed. Fire Chief Ralph Perry said the Richland Volunteer Brigade was summoned at 3 50 a m after the fire had been burning for some time. Firemen wet down the neighboring McGrath home to prevent ignition and Roy Cline brought his tank truck to the scene. The Chauncey Dover department also aided but was delayed by township limits. Perry noted a television set and living room suite were removed from the Terrell residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Plains
Ralph Perry
Richland
Roy Cline
Chauncey-Dover Department
Dover
Milk Route Driver Alva Tom Dies at 66
Alva Tom 66 died Saturday night at home after a heart attack. He delivered milk for 37 years with Cline Ice Cream and Fairmont Foods. Survived by wife Carrie daughter Faye Smith and grandson Tom Smith in Navy. brothers and a sister also noted. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Jagers and Sons with burial at New Marshfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Tom
Brown Ave
Fire Department
Tom
Cline Ice Cream Co
Fairmont Foods Co
Carrie
Faye Smith
Columbus
Tom Smith
Navy
Portsmouth
Adam Tom
New Marshfield Road
Ole Strohl
Lancaster
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
N. L. Russell
R. Wingrove Ives
New Marshfield
Four Drivers Fined In Municipal Court Patrol Charges
Four drivers were fined in Municipal Court on State Highway Patrol charges. Thomas H. Bobb 20 Newark received $10 and costs for passing at an intersection. Marion E. Kim 22 Guysville Route 3 was fined $10 for running a stop sign. Harvey O. Eblin 34 New Marshfield got $15 for improper passing. Lawrence O. Farley 22 Middleport Route 1 was fined for speeding. Each was assessed court costs.
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State Highway Patrol
Thomas H. Bobb
Newark
Marion E. Kim
Guysville
Harvey O. Eblin
New Marshfield
Lawrence O. Farley
Middleport
Two Forfeit Bonds After Police Arrests
Police arrested two Chauncey men Saturday in an auto on city streets charging one with driving without a license and the other with intoxication. Charles Hillyer, 49, forfeited his $30 appearance bond for intoxication and Clarence Hillyer, 23, forfeited a $15 bond for driving without a license. The bonds were posted in Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Charles Hillyer
Clarence Hillyer
Car Lootings Reported At Two Athens Used Car Lots
City police began an investigation into car lootings at two Athens used car lots on Columbus Road. Capt J W McBride said Beasley and Mathews and Clifford lots reported hub caps stolen from cars on display Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
J. W. McBride
Beasley
Mathews
Clifford
Columbus Road
Dean B. Thompson Fined for Speeding in Chauncey
Dean B Thompson aged 42 of Trimble was fined $15 and costs by Chauncey Mayor Charles Wadley on a State Highway Patrol speeding charge.
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Dean B. Thompson
Trimble
Chauncey
Charles Wadley
Lawhead Press Opens in New Route 50 Facility
Lawhead Press begins full operations in a new 122 by 140 foot brick and concrete plant on Route 50 at the east city limits. The facility features a modern layout with a floating hydraulic dock, updated printing equipment, and space for offices, editing, and visitor use. The firm previously occupied 17 W. Washington St for 46 years before selling to Kenneth Woogerd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawhead Press
Route 50
East City Limits
Virgil Baker
Vance Reed
Miller
Good
Ohio University
Vinton County
Jackson County
Lawhead
W. Washington St
Kenneth Woogerd
Union Printing Co
Athens Office Supply
Woogerd
E. Washington St
Lawheads
Five highway accidents report weekend injuries in Logan area
Three Logan residents were treated for injuries after a crash on Route 75 in Hocking County near the Vinton County line. Coakley 18 and Davis 16, with head cuts, and Charles Davis 14 with a right shoulder injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
State Highway Patrol
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
John L. Coakley
Donald Davis
Charles Davis
Coakley
Hocking County
Vinton County
Francis Myers
Carter Peters
Columbus
Athens
Gerald Tolliver
Plains
Lake Shore
Fred C. White
Deanville
Richard L. Hunter
Glouster
Hunter
Earl Hilleary
Redtown
New Fireman Joins Athens Department Strength Reaches Seven
John Jackson of New Marshfield received a 30 day provisional appointment to the Athens Fire Department and three others Harold Hanson Dan G Arnold and Donald B Crites earned full permanent posts after civil service exams. The department now has seven firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
John Jackson
New Marshfield
Thomas Oldfield
Service-Safety Department
Harold Hanson
Central Ave
Dan G. Arnold
Jackson
Waterloo High School
Army Signal Corps
Far East
Ohio University
Mrs Frances Kelch 51 Dies After Illness
Frances Kelch of 11 S Lancaster St died Sunday morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital after several months illness. She was born in Nelsonville, daughter of William and Jane Parry, a Nelsonville High School graduate and Ohio University attendee. She belonged to First Christian Church Athens, Lydia Lash Evans Club, Gray Ladies, and Athens County Council for Handicapped or Retarded Children. Survived by husband Clarence S Kelch, daughter Karen, son Bobby, two sisters, a brother, and another sister who predeceased. Funeral at Dowler Ferguson Hughes Tuesday 2 pm, Rev Joe B Maffett officiating. Burial Green Lawn Cemetery near Nelsonville.
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Frances Kelch
S. Lancaster St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Nelsonville
William and Jane Parry
Nelsonville High School
Ohio University
Pi Kappa Sigma Sorority
Clarence S. Kelch
Karen
Bobby
George Schwenke
Logan
Robert Hickman
Berryville
Ray
Leland DeVore
Dowler - Ferguson - Hughes
Joe B. Maffett
Green Lawn Cemetery
Vir Creamer Dies at 90 in Albany
Vir Creamer, 90, longtime Athens resident, died Sunday in Albany after a four month illness. He leaves daughter Thelma Ross of Albany and son Orland Creamer of Cincinnati, plus six grandchildren. Funeral services are Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Shade Methodist Church with burial at Burlingham. Friends may call after Monday noon at Jagers and Sons Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Creamer
Athens
Albany
Creamer
The
Shade Methodist Church
Thelma Ross
Orland Creamer
Cincinnati
the Shade Methodist Church
Ira Shanafelt
Burlingham
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Charge Reduced Guilty Plea Entered in Municipal Court
Okey Mayle, 40, of Cutter Route 1, pleaded guilty to assault and battery after a prior denial of cutting with intent to wound. The charge was reduced to common assault, with a $200 fine and costs, six months jail suspended, $175 of the fine suspended, and one year probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okey Mayle
Cutter Route 1
Mayle
W. C. Parsons
Lawrence W Clark fined for disturbing the peace in Morristown
Lawrence W Clark of Millfield Route 1 was fined $25 and costs in Municipal Court Monday after pleading guilty to disturbing the peace. The charge was filed by the sheriff's department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence W. Clark
Millfield
Morristown
Sheriff's Department
Drivers Fined After Crashes
Two motorists appeared in Municipal Court on city police charges after minor-accident investigations. Merritt W. Herron, 50, pleaded innocent to unsafe operation and posted 50 dollars for a Wednesday hearing. Grace M. Stickney, 69, pleaded guilty to failing to yield and was fined 15 dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merritt W. Herron
Athens
Grace M. Stickney
Maplewood Dr
Herron
Carpenter St
Court St
John Cooper
Jacksonville
Model Plane Missing in Canaanville Hills
A gas powered model plane built by Ray mond is missing after a maiden test flight. Mrs June Gibson says the craft disappeared in gusty winds near the Athens gravel pit en route toward Canaanville with no occupants aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaanville Hills
Athens
Canaanville
June Gibson
Raymond
Blue Cross Enrollment Set Thursday Friday
Athens holds its 12th annual Blue Cross community enrollment at the Ohio Fuel Gas Co. on Thursday and Friday after an earlier announcement misdated Wednesday and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Cross
Athens
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Weather Snapshots: Snowfall and Low Temps Across Hamley Run and Athens
Cold clear spell after a surprise Saturday night snowfall. Hamley Run reports 14 degree lows on Sunday and Monday. In Athens, C. L. Colmer notes 20 degree lows and 41 at 11 am. Snow depth measured at 1.5 inches with 0.04 inches of precipitation.
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Hamley Run
Mercury
Athens
C. L. Colmer
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K. FE. Ackerman
Cedur Grundig
Stenorette
Bing
Federal Pacife
Vere O. Smith
Bell & Howell
N. Court
Truckers
Endicott
Johnson
the Bank
Lhe
the Security Bank
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
By Pete Gearhart
P. F. Good
Laverne Lausche
John Davidson
L. E. White Heating
Walsh Electric
Grinnel Co
Fred C. Russell
Billie J. Jones
Russell
St.Joseph
Peter B. Seel
East
Washington St. Athens
W. Union St
Alkyd
Peselmer
Benjamin Moore
Pai
Sealy
American Standards Testing Bureau, Inc
Eed Houseke
E. State St
Ee Furniture
Carbondale Pilgrim
Holiness Church
Calvin Bean
Lyons
Donald K
Barstow
C. B
Dillon C. M. Gill & Co
D. M. Goddard Houck & van Dyke, Inc
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
F.R. Murphey & Son
Dwight H. Rutherford
Seiple & Kempton Oakley
Ins
the Saltz Ins
Richard Guinther Glouster
Jaynes
Staly
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