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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1958
Page
7
An informal survey of county recorder records shows January 1958 had more business than December or January 1957. Chattels rose to 563, deeds remained 74, mortgages 59, with total receipts $774.75, up from both December and January 1957. 139 additional instruments included rights of way and leases among others.
Three drivers pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to excessive speed on Route 33 and nearby roads. John David Lowe 35 Shade Route 1 fined 20 dollars for 65 in a 50 zone. Miles Edward Cain 37 Athens Route 4 fined 30 dollars for 75 in a 50 zone. John P Kazimar 22 113 N Congress St fined 15 dollars for 65 in a 50 zone on Route 33.
Mary Toth 17 of Glouster Route 3 Trimble High School fainted during county tournament finals at Ohio University Men’s Gymnasium around 11 10 p m Saturday. She received first aid from the city fire department squad and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital for further care. Another Trimble cheerleader Julia Darby also fainted but recovered quickly and needed no further treatment.
Homer Rinehart, 44, of Athens Route 2 pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to disturbing the peace at the Millview Inn on West Union Street. He posted a $30 bond for Tuesday’s hearing.
Residents of Athens County donated about 1640 to the Heart Sunday campaign. Volunteers collected funds across towns with Nelsonville at 475 and Glouster at 230. The drive, run with Central Ohio and American Heart associations, peaked under county supervision.
Ohio University reports 1799 students enrolled across six Southeastern Ohio branch campuses in the current second semester, up from 1400 a year ago. The first semester saw a record 2000. Chillicothe 401, Portsmouth 419, Zanesville 286, Lancaster 242, Ironton 109, Martins Ferry 165.
Rose Marie Beekman, 31, suffered lip and nose lacerations when her car left the road south of Logan at 5:30 am Sunday. The vehicle struck a guard rail and mailbox after crossing to the left side. She was not treated for injuries and is cited to appear in Mayor Francis Myers court next Friday for excessive speed for conditions.
Sixteen Richland area volunteers rushed to the Charles Ruth residence in Elliotsville near noon Sunday to extinguish a flue fire. Fire Chief Ralph Perry said about 300 gallons of water were used and damage was estimated at 300 dollars.
Marguerite E. Appel and Betty M. Weaver of Ohio University attended a three day United Business Education Association convention at the Conrad Hilton Hotel Chicago Illinois. The theme was Better Programs for Business Teacher Preparation.
Dorothy K Dent, of 14 Palmer Street, named subdivision manager in the Athens County office of Aid for Aged, announced by Thomas D Weiler, chief of the Aid for the Aged Division, Ohio Department of Public Welfare. Dent, educated in Athens public schools and Ohio University, has two sons and a daughter. She began as a caseworker in 1947 and served five years as casework supervisor before taking the new post and has been active in Red Cross and veteran volunteer work at Fletcher General Hospital in Cambridge during World War II.
William Porteous of Warren pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to issuing a fraudulent check for 74 dollars written Sept. 26 to Shannon's Firestone Store. He was ordered held for the grand jury and posted 300 dollars bond after restitution was reported.
Gary Edward Risden twenty five of 62 Sunnyside Drive pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. He was arrested about 8:30 a.m. Sunday on Sunnyside Drive after police had told him two hours earlier to lock the car and go home. He was fined 125 dollars and costs and given three days in jail plus a three month license suspension.
Rex D. Reeves age 49 of 60 S Shafer St and Thomas Graham age 21 of Nelsonville Route 1 pleaded guilty to State Highway Patrol drunken driving charges in Municipal Court. Each received a $125 fine plus costs, three days in jail and a three month license suspension for offenses on Route 33 north of the city.
Robert Harold Stanley, 46, of Columbus pleaded guilty Monday in Municipal Court to operating an auto with fictitious license plates. He was fined $5 and costs and accused of using plates issued for another car without transferring them.
John Knittel 20 of Bush Hall pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated. He was involved in an early Saturday crash on East Green when his car struck Connie Spencer 18 of Athens Route 3 who was stopped to discharge a passenger at Biddy Hall.
A list of births and discharges at Shelterings Arms Hospital includes a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Bow man of Athens and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Wright of Albany, with several names noted from Athens and surrounding towns. Blood used four pints.
An overheated transformer in a fluorescent light fixture at Luckoff's Store on North Court Street prompted a fire call around 1 40 a.m. Monday. Don Lash of 38 1 2 North Court Street notified firefighters after smelling smoke. Firemen found the issue after some time. seven regular and nine volunteer firefighters responded. No damage occurred.
Athens residents enjoyed a welcome warm spell as sunlit skies melted lingering ice and boosted temperatures. high readings reached 53 in Athens and Hamley Run with a rapid rise from subfreezing overnight, motorists cleaned cars, and convertibles returned to spring.
Posters for the Bloodmobile Poster Contest must be turned in at the Athens County Red Cross Chapter office in the Beckley Building by Friday February 28. Winners from three groups will advance to regional judging in Columbus on March 26.
Joseph Edward Karabinus twenty from Cleveland pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to a State Highway Patrol charge of unsafe operation of his arm. He was fined twenty five dollars plus costs.
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