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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1958

Page

7

Walk Light Installation Aims For Monday Start

Police Chief Joseph Grogan says wire work and traffic light installation at the Court and President Streets intersection should be complete and lights in use by next Monday weather permitting. The system will synchronize signals to manage vehicular flow from President Street into Court Street and halt pedestrians during controlled cycles.

Court President Sts Joseph Grogan President Congress Sts South Bridge W. Mulberry St S. Court St President St Park Place-Mulberry St Court-President Court St Park Place Mulberry St Grogan

Nolled indictments cover 1952 to 1957 cases in Common Pleas

Prosecutor Harold Rose dismissed five indictments in Common Pleas Court as he winds down his term. Cases include Robert W. Rawlings driving while intoxicated in 1952 and Eugene White and Inez Curry indicted for non support and issuing bad checks in the 1950s. Two other indictments were from last year’s October term. Judge Francis D. White approved the nolles.

Common Pleas Harold Rose Robert W. Rawlings Middleport Rawlings James F. Shumaker Nelsonville Eugene White Inez Curry James R. Channell Harley Johnson Nolles Francis D. White Common Pleas Court

Angeline Boyer 87 Died. Services Planned Friday

Mrs Angeline Boyer 87 died Tuesday at daughter Winnie's home on Mary Street Athens Route 5 Pomeroy Road Surviving husband William four daughters six sons 35 grandchildren 26 great grandchildren two infants and a son preceded her in death She belonged to Methodist Church Gandeville Funeral Friday 1 pm at Jagers and Sons burial Alexandria Hebardville Rev Max Williams officiating Friends may call anytime at the funeral home until services

Angeline Boyer Winnie Buck Mary St Athens Pomeroy Road William Effie Burdett Palestine W. Va Icy Haney Parkersburg Rosa Evener Powhatan Point Flora Ervin George Roanoke Alexandria Cemetery Hebardville

Travel talk on Soviet Russia by Columbus Citizen writer

Noverre Musson travel writer for the Columbus Citizen will describe journeys through Soviet Russia and satellite nations at 7 30 p m Thursday in Chemistry Auditorium for the Ohio University Graduate Club.

Soviet Russia Ohio University Graduate Club Chemistry Noverre Musson Columbus Citizen

Judge Warns Of Suspension Of License Penalty

Judge John Newcomb in Municipal Court said license suspension may follow for all who leave the scene of an accident. Fred Douglas of Athens Route 4 received 75 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to driving a truck that sideswiped a parked car at N Court St near State St and nearly hit another local person before fleeing. He was located the next day. The judge noted leniency in the past but stated license suspension could deter increasing offenses.

John Newcomb Fred Douglas Athens Route 4 Douglas Lee A. Davis Mill St N. Court St State St Newcomb

Unlicensed Solicitors Target Local Residents

Capt. Joseph McBride urged residents to report unlicensed agents selling pho to or other services after Bernard Hughey Dwight of Zanesville was arraigned in Municipal Court for soliciting for Olan Mills studios without a license or mayoral registration. He was fined 10 dollars plus costs.

Joseph McBride Bernard Hughey Dwight Zanesville Olan Mills McBride City Hall

Seldon Norris Rites Scheduled Thursday

Funeral services for Seldon Nelson Norris 83 who died Tuesday morning will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the First Methodist Church chapel with Rev. John Koontz officiating and burial in Alexandria Cemetery at Hebardville. Friends may call at Jaggers and Sons funeral home before the service.

Seldon Nelson First Methodist Church John Koontz Alexandria Hebardville Jagers and Sons

Mild Athens Weather Ends With Light Rain

Mild conditions persisted in the Athens area on Wednesday with a light morning rain. By 11:30 a.m. the temperature was 50 after a overnight low of 29, following a Tuesday that ranged from 27 to 64 with bright sun most of the day.

Athens

Worstell Renamed Chairman of Athens County Welfare Board

In the Athens County Child Welfare Board annual meeting Mrs. Helen Worstell was re-elected chairman. Dr. A A Baldwin was elected secretary, succeeding the late Dr. T H Morgan. The board also includes Mrs. Marjorie Mathews Rosenberg and W O Kail.

Helen Worstell Athens County Child Welfare Board A. A. Baldwin T. H. Morgan Marjorie Mathews Fol Rosenberg W. O. Kail Rowena G. Sprout

Sheltering Arms Hospital Admissions and Dismissals

Admission notes list Mrs. Robert Hunter Athens Route 3 Mrs. Clyde Tolliver Logan Route 4 Mrs. Charley Misner Athens Route 2 Arthur Stewart Albany along with the newborn son of Mr and Mrs Archie Greem Athens and daughter of Mr and Mrs Pearl Radcliff Chester Hill Route 1 Dismissal of Mrs Robert Angle Gloucester Route 2

Archie Greem Athens Pearl Radcliff Chester Hill Clyde Tolliver Logan Charley Misner Arthur Stewart Albany

Youth Dies Tuesday After Long Illness

Charles Byron Weisenbach 19 son of Mr and Mrs George Weisenbach died Tuesday afternoon after a long illness at the family home 47 Sunnyside Dr He was a graduate of Athens High School Surviving include parents a brother George Lee in the U S Air Force Fort Worth Texas grandmothers Mrs A A Weisenbach and Mrs Bessie Bailes Funeral Mass will be at 9 am Friday in St Pauls Church with burial in Mt Calvary Friends will meet at Jagers and Sons Funeral Home at 8 pm Thursday to recite the rosary and may call after 2 pm Thursday

Charles Byron Weisenbach George Weisenbach Sunnyside Athens High School George Mary Bailes Weisenbach George Lee U.S. Air Force Fort Worth Texas A. A. Weisenbach Bessie Bailes Athens Jan Kish St. Paul’s Catholic Church Mt. Calvary Cemetery Jagers and Sons Funeral

Pancake appeals dismissal motion in Athens County suit

Daniel Pancake seeks dismissal of his appeal in Common Pleas Court against the Athens County board of commissioners arguing the appeal was not timely filed within 40 days. The motion also questions the law and asks affirmance of the trial court judgment, noting the alleged errors require a bill of exceptions not filed. Defendants are commissioners W. H. Wakefield Wayne Ward and Charles Bolin over damages claimed from a limestone pile in a county highway.

Daniel Pancake Athens County Board of Commissioners Common Pleas Court W. H. Wakefield Wayne Ward Charles Bolin

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