New Street Sweeper Goes Into Service in City
City officials led by Mayor Peter B. Leel observe the first trial runs of a new Elgin Corporation hydraulic street sweeper. It can hold four cubic yards of dirt, is gasoline driven, with a 250 gallon water tank and night lighting. Costing 8500 dollars, the unit features a curb brush and a conveyor system to direct dirt to the dump receptacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter B. Leel
Fred Beckler
Service Department
Clyde Beese
Elgin Corporation
Elgin
Ohio
Two Chauncey Residents Die
Two Chauncey residents die. Surviving relatives include Clyde and Eisel Wenger Canter of Chauncey and siblings Virginia Riggle of Guysville Route 1 Barbara Jean Freeman of Boise Idaho and Clyde Jr of Athens. Services Sunday at 2 p m Chauncey Fleet Church of Christ with Rev Gilbert Courtneys burial Green Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call at Monte Davis Sunset Motel Athens after Saturday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde
Eisel Wenger Canter
Chauncey
Virginia Riggle
Guysville
Barbara Jean Freeman
Boise
Idaho
Clyde, Jr
Athens
Chauncey Fleet Church of Christ
Gilbert Courtneys
Green Lawn Cemetery
Monte Davis
Sunset Motel
Winter Road Repair Begins on Routes 50 A and 33 North
State Highway Department crews started winter road repairs described as the most extensive in years. Freezing and thawing damage due to fluctuating winter weather necessitates patchwork using premix tar and limestone. Crews work on portions of Routes 50 A and 33 north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Deparment
Elks Honor Athens Man on 83rd Birthday
Athens Elks honored Alex Moore on his 83rd birthday at the club rooms with a cake and greeting card. Moore, longtime member since 1904, was involved in Athens lodge leadership and served as district deputy grand exalted ruler in 1925-26. His wife of over 60 years died recently and an adopted daughter died in 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Allstock
Mr. Moore
Congress St
Elkhom
Nelsonville
Athens Lodge
Ohio
Phoebe Fitzer Dies Friday
Miss Phoebe Fitzer 73 of 10 W State St died Thursday night at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a heart attack. A Athens County native and trained nurse, she worked at Soldiers and Sailors Hospital in Sandusky and graduated from Mount Carmel Hospital School of Nursing. Survivors include brother George Fitzer Millfield and five sisters Mrs Josephine Lowden Athens Mrs Louella Day Ft Lauderdale Mrs Elizabeth Tanyior Sharonville Mrs Mildred Larkins Birmingham and Mrs Larena McClure Columbus. Public viewing begins Saturday afternoon at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home with funeral service Sunday at 2 p m by Rev Ira Shanafet. Burial in Green Lawn Cemetery near Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Fitzer
W. State St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fitzer
Athens County
Miss Fitzer
Mount Carmel Hospital School of Nursing
Columbus
Soldiers and Sailors’ Hospital
Sandusky
Mra Frieda White
George Fitzer
Millfield
Josephine Lowden
Athens
Louella Day
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Elizabeth Tanyior
Sharonville
Mildred Larkins
Birmingham
Ala
Larena McClure
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes
Ira Shanafet
Green Lawn Cemetery
Nelsonville
Pleads Innocent To Traffic Charge
Jack R. Coen, 24, of Athens Route 5, entered a not guilty plea in Municipal Court to failing to observe a stop signal after an accident at the corner of W Union and Shafer Streets. Police say Coen failed to stop and hit Wayne Williams, 210 West Union Street. A hearing was set for Monday at 8:30 am. Coen posted bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack R. Coen
Athens
Coen
W. Union
Shafer
Wayne Williams
W. Union St
Man changes plea to guilty in disorderly conduct case
Gerald A. Belfer 18 Reed Hall changed his plea from innocent to guilty of disorderly conduct. He was fined 25 dollars and costs in Municipal Court after a West Side resident reported he tried to entice a woman into his auto. Landmark names appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald A. Belfer
Reed Hall
Belfer
West Side
Shade Man Fined After Guilty Plea in City Court
Harold Sapp of 46 Shade pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to intoxication on a city police charge. He was fined an amount plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade
Harold Sapp
Power Out Sunday During Repairs Near Mark St Substation
Calumbue and Southern Ohio Electric Co workmen will cut power Sunday morning to replace an underground cable burned near the Mark St substation. Service shuts at 7 AM and will last about one hour. A second outage will occur about a week later to complete the replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumbue
Southern
Ohio
Eiectric Co
Mark St
Casof Officinate
AHS Senior Tops County Test Rating
Athens High School senior Mary Lou Wichterman placed first in the Athens County Senior Scholarship Test in January. Seven other AHS seniors finished in the country's top 10 with ties causing no fourth sixth or eighth places. Second and tenth went to Patricia Ann Donahey and Martha Louise Weller of Nelsonville. Honorable mention went to Betty Beckley Ann Guerra Cynthia Wallace and Chuck Ramedt. The exam covered five subjects and qualified upper percent students or those with principal recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou Wichterman
Athens High School
Athens County
AHS
Ecountry
Mac Morison
Ronnie Isame Teing
Sue Stalder
Jim Taylor
Gordon Scott
Rob Sheldon
Gerge Paulsen
Patricia Ann Donahey
Nelsonville
Martha Louise Weller
Betty Beckley
Ann Guerra
Cynthia Wallace
Chuck Ramedt
Williams Rites Scheduled for Sunday in Guysville
Mrs. Harry Williams formerly Vida Buck died Thursday at Mount Gilead Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. She leaves seven children from a prior marriage, and many relatives in Cardington Delaware Chesterville Foison Pom eroy Crestline Crookston Orialdo Prospect Athens area. Funeral services set for Sunday 1 3 at Asbury Church Carthage Township Athens County with burial at Asbury Cemetery conducted by Rev H L McDaniel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guysville
Harry Williama
Vida Buck
Mount Gilead Memorial Hospital
Mount Chleed
Harry
Glen Hawk
Cardington
Ralph Hawk
Delaware
Harold Hawk
Chesterville
Floyd Hawk
Foison
Nora Baker
Pomeroy
Helen Kincade
Crestline
Lucilie Lyona
Ire Buck
Crookston
Minn
Clyde Buck
Orialdo
Fila
Clarence Buck
Prospect
Grace Hawk Stewart
Laona Willama
Athens
Asbury Church
Carthage Township
Athens County
Asbury Cemetery
H. Il. McDaniel
Rites Held for Four Month Old Judy Ann Perry
Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at Jagers funeral home for Judy Ann Perry four months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Perry of New Marshfield. The infant died Thursday at Sheltering Arma Hospital after a brief illness. Burial followed in New Marshfield Cemetery. Survivors include the parents a grandmother Mrs Lillie Knowlton New Marshfield three brothers George 16 Billy 13 Dale 5 all at home two sisters Sandra 7 at home and Mrs Marilyn Conkey Columbus Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Fostes
Jagers
Judy Ann Perry
Harold Perry
New Marshfield
Accident damages car of Ohio University director
The auto of Prof. A C Gubitz director of Ohio University branches sustained considerable damage Tuesday in a traffic accident on Route east of Chillicothe. Gubitz and passenger Dean Clark B E Myers of the College of Commerce escaped without serious injury. Gubitz had a finger laceration and Myers a knee bump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Gubitz
Ohio University
Chillicothe
Gubitz
Dean Clark BE. Myers
College of Commerce
Myers
Denver Traffic Count Plea in Municipal Court
Dave Jones pleaded innocent to an improper turn charge in Athens Paute 2. He was ordered to reappear Monday at 9 am, posting a $35 bond. The affidavit was filed by Rosario J Greco, E State Si.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Dave Jones
Athens
Paute
Rosario J Greco
E. State Si
Red Cross Annual Fund Drive Kickoff and Chapter Leaders
The Red Cross annual fund drive begins Tuesday with 9am coffee at the chapter headquarters 3% W. Washington St. Wendell Base and numerous volunteers organize zones with leaders listed across Cassville to Athens Township. A TV viewing party at 9:30 will broadcast on WEHNS TV House Party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Wendell
Red Creag Fund
Washington St
Athena
Red Cros T.V
Wehns-Tv
Columbus
Zone
Dan Merrick
Claude F&f
Wilson Carr
Outer
IL. C.attehell
Margaret Rowberry
Marian Moree
Henter Hope
Jone
Harold Young
Troy Orgen
Chester Holcombe
Paul Grafton
Herbert Harris
Merritt Hysell
Thomas Stanley
George Sheidom
John Adama
Evelyn Russell
Francia McClintock
Garnet Kettle
Maxine Barnett
William Rose
Marie Schoonover
Harold Hanson
Ann Steinmetz
C. M. Darat
Charles Rimmey
Burton DeVeau
CC. Anderson
James Harper
Henry Corratini
Fef Areenheimer
H. G. Householder
Howard McBride Zone
Paul Cotton
David Strawn
K. Seward
Beatrice Posser
Francis Butner
C. Chapman
Raymer McQuiston
Ted Neutziing
L. Ao Wigal
Charles Ley
Fiord
Dewey Dailey
Mansfield
R. C. Orr
Mere Edgar Burt
Joan Kelley
Russell Bashore
Robert Butner Jone
Bessie Fairchild
Harold Oge
Charlies Grose
James Balding
Ernest Horn
Edith Barrows
Mame Steele
Joan James
James V. Rice
Harry Lackey
Raymond Woodburn
Frank Heim
Harold Kessler
Marvin
Glinero
Gene Coon
Walter Porter
DD. Haskins
Harold Lee
Robert Wickham
Thomas Evans
Woodworth
Harold Ross
Vance Springer
W. H. Carmean
Bernard Black
Emmett Rowles
P. O. Nichols
WL. L. Deissie
Fred Swearingen
William Matters
G. W. Dickerson
D. M. Downard
Freda Beckler
Robert Main
Gerald Kyle
James Day
Martha Peters
Kenneth Kerr
Chartes Jiiden
Carroll Widdows
T. Hellebrandt
John Aigeo
Herndon Hudson
Alice McCracken
Dorothy Fulton
Chartes Jump
Fred Wheaton
Wilson Baker
Earl Gorham
Jesse Day
F& F Aigeo
Charles Evans
Hobert H Hendrix
CC A. Parker
Wilson Snyder
Peter BR Seel
PR Burne
Dean Nide
Robert D Rudd
Wade Poffenbarger
Willard Barker
Woodrow Weat
Anthony Reis
Charitee Reamer
Roger Jone
Ted Stiff
Wm. Tr
Paul Wilson
Donald Stauffe
Charles Randall
Carrell Deine
James Sinyard
Mra CC
B. Nye
Teade
Wlat
Troy Townstip
Annual Cub Pack Dinner Highlights 65 Attendees
The Blue and Gold Potluck at Central Ave Methodist Church housed 65 cub scouts and parents. Fr. Taylor spoke on the value of Seow and future benefits as they grow into young men. Charles Aandall presented the charter, and Cub Master Lawrence Graves received an award from the Boy Scouts of America for membership gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Ave Methodist Church
Fr. Taylor
Perente
Taylor
Cube
Charles Aandall
Melvin Alkire
Randall
Lawrence Graves
Boy Scouts of America
Ralph Straw
Francis MecClintick
Nancy Daft
Hock-Hocking
Shelter Wing Hospital Notes A Stacked List
Dated hospital notes record admissions and dismissals including Pamela Sue Neerton Athens Glouster Route 3 and a daughter for Don Cotterill Rutland Route 1. Dismissals include Hazel Chesser Ahade and Cornelius Nevelli Athens with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Cotterill
Rutland
Jack Roeser Athene
Pamela Sue Neerton
Glouster
Greg Wolf
Athens Reynolde Callender Athens
Mra
Hazel
Cornelius Nevelli
Athens
John Romine
Charles Tribe
Hazel Chesser
Ahade
Beulah Moore
Albany
Sarah Samoeelle
Indian Guide Tribes Plan Combined Meet
A combined meeting of Athens five Indian Guides tribes is scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday at the Armory. Stunts will be presented, an Indian film shown, and refreshments served. The chiefs for the five tribes are Mt. Vermillion Shawnees Burton DeVeau Navejos Don Hoffee Apaches Paul Carpenter Sciotos Stirling Harper Kickapoos. Combined membership is about 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Five
Indian Guides
Armory
Athens
MT. Vermillion Shawnees
Burton DeVeau
Navejos
Don Hoffee
Paul Carpenter
Sciotos
Stirling Harper
Kickapoos
Le 40
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P. B. Seel
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Pigin
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Jane Parker
Pipce Bologna
Florida
Rhurarar
Mysto
Howe A Teus AL
Commonwealth Telephone Co. OF
Elks
Alex Moore
Tou Bey
Cross Bros
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Williams
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Melon Richardson
Julia Poeder
Bettie Clark
Alive
Marie Rowt
Helen Chapman
Grace Reed
Grace Bingham
Ruth Harrin
Hattie Alden
Leuelia Smith
Torek
Ruth Martin
Sand Hill
Ruby Shanks Ireland
C W. Brandeberry
Bethel Ridge
Route SO Roads
Brimatone Afd
Pauleta White
Ritla Waltjen
Hoekin
Everett Massie
Mine Leeie Davis
Mia Hesel Parrish
Athens Township
Marold Brown
John Cow
Plaine
Ste Aaron Borkey
Fimno Scott
Arthur Vie. Coy
Dwight Groce
Ray Methaner
Warren Graham Mere
Alva Koon
Bernie Shanklin
Mere Ore Darnell
Robert Williame
Norman
Grocer
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Earl Sez
Earl F. Mathews
Security Bank Bidg
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Maytag
Ours
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Rad Bakiy
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Hendie
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the Mutual Home 6 Savings Association
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