Ohio University installs Vernon Alden as new president
Nine thousand? eight hundred students at Ohio University return to classes Wednesday to meet the university’s 15th president Vernon R. Alden who succeeds John C. Baker. Alden arrives tonight from Harvard Business School and will be joined by his wife and three children about a month later.
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Vernon R. Alden
John C. Baker
Alden
Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
Aldens
Park Flace
Vicks Unveils Compact Inhaler for Quick Nose Relief
Vicks introduces a tiny decongestant inhaler that opens blocked noses instantly. The 80 unit device is portable and easier to use than sprays or tablets, offering fast breathing relief wherever you are. Concentrated in Vicks Inhaler.
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Vicks
Jury Duty Excused For Thirty One During January Term
Thirty-one prospective jurors were excused from jury service at the January term of Common Pleas Court. Reasons included invalid addresses, physical inability, conflict of interest, statutory exemption, and other listed grounds affecting jurors from Athens Nelsonville Coolville The Plains Guy Wingett Albany and New Marshfield among others.
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Common Pleas Court
Dana Niggemeyer
Guysville
Dora Niggemeyer
Vern Duesher
Reginald Levering
Clarence Nelson
Nelsonville
Frank Rose
Athens
Lester Duff
Shade
Maurice Ackley
Lou Allen
Stanley Norris
Gerald Bentley
Jennie Saunders
Russell Klinebriel
Paul Daugherty
Foster Coe
Fred Burch
Charles O. Wingo Jr
Lulu Chapman
Jessie C. Essex
Clara Shumway
Millfield
Granville Crow
Carbondale
Donald Simmonds
Deanville
Billy G. MacLeod
Coolville
Marion Swart
New Marshfield
Carl R. Wilson
Earl Goodin
Guy Graham
Clarence B. Cash
Carl Kincade
Walter Dicken
Guy Wingett
Albany
Ray Shafer
the Plains
Damage suit is settled and dismissed
The case of Jack Carder Athens Route 2 and Grange Mutual Casualty Co. against Roy W. Carter was dismissed by Common Pleas Court. The suit was settled to the satisfaction of both parties. Grange Mutual sought to recover damages paid on a claim. Carder held a policy with the insurer.
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Athens
Grange Mutual Casualty Co
Roy W. Carter
Common Pleas Court
Grange Mutual
Carder
Divorce petition filed in Glouster for Dulcie Russell
Dulcie Russell of Glouster files a Common Pleas Court suit for divorce from Wilford Russell of Glouster alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty. The marriage occurred June 26, 1959 in Trimble. She seeks custody and support of their one minor child.
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Dulcie Russell
Glouster
Common Pleas Court
Wilford Russell
Trimble
1961 Was Wet Year in Athens Says Annual Report
Athens recorded above average precipitation in 1961 totaling 41.35 inches. August logged 6.86 inches as the wettest month while September had 1.09 inches the driest. Readings show cold snaps with lows near zero and highs around 38, and 1961 surpassed the 50 year average by nearly 10 inches.
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Colmer
Athens
Alarm Clock Credited With Saving Four Lives
In Guysville a family credits an early morning alarm clock with saving four people from gas fumes from a soot clogged chimney. The Kim and Humphrey households woke, avoiding a potential tragedy as Mrs. Humphrey fell ill and was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Humphreys
Humphrey
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Mortgage Permission Sought by Bartlett Wesleyan Church
Trustees of the Bartlett Wesleyan Church ask the Common Pleas Court for permission to mortgage church property of 1.25 acres in Bern Township. They seek a 3750 loan to improve the site, with the property to be mortgaged to Wesleyan Investment Foundation Inc. of Marion Indiana.
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Common Pleas Court
Bern Township
Wesleyan Investment Foundation Inc
Marion Ind
Smith Takes Over Ashland Oil Station In Athens
Alex Smith of E Carpenter Street announced he has assumed operation of the Ashland Oil Co service station at the corner of E State Street and Stimpson Avenue. Smith a former city council member and retired Royal McBee Corp employee said he took over from Wilbur Pierce Athens who had run the station before entering the armed forces.
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E. Carpenter St
Ashland Oil Co
E. State St
Stimpson Ave
Smith
Royal McBee Corp
Wilbur Pierce
Athens
Auto Title Order Sets 10 Day Deadline in Court
A Reedsville man Daniel Cyrus Crislip, 28, received 10 days to register an auto title after a State Highway Patrol citation for failing to file within three days of possession. The court suspended 175 of 200 dollars and a 90 day jail term on condition that the title is cleared. other vehicle title cases noted.
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Daniel Cyrus Crislip
State Highway Patrol
Crislip
Harris
Boyd Cornwell
Peach Ridge Rd
Cornwell
McComb
Common Pleas Court Judgment In Favor Of American Sales Inc
A confessed judgment was returned by Common Pleas Court in favor of American Sales Inc against Dwight D. Robinson of Robinson Brothers. The promissory note dated Sept 29 owed a balance of $780.20.
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Common Pleas Court
American Sales Inc
Dwight D. Robinson
Robinson Brothers
Mill St
Holiday weekend traffic largely injury-free area
State Highway Patrol logged about one accident per day over the New Year holiday with all injuries avoided. Four county citations covered Saturday to Monday incidents including Dana Carsey and Dale Hunter charged with left of center on a New Marshfield curve.
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Dana Carsey
Athens
Dale E. Hunter
New Marshfield
Church St
Rites Held for Mother of Athens Woman
Mrs Emma Walters of Ironton mother of Mrs C L Dow of 25 Ohio Ave Athens died Sunday in Ironton funeral services and burial were held there today She was a native of Lawrence County and in her 80s after five weeks illness Mrs Dow is the widow of the late C L Dow once on the Ohio University faculty Dow Lake was named for him
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Emma Walters
Ironton
C. L. Dow
Ohio Ave
Athens
Lawrence County
Walters
Legion Meet Planned at American Legion Post 21
K. T. Crossen Post 21 will hold an 8 p.m. Wednesday meeting at the Legion home with a chili supper afterward. Commander James Balding notes the Eighth District Conference set for Sunday in Jackson.
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K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Legion
James Balding
Jackson
Richland Area Fire Brigade to Meet Wednesday Night
The Richland Area Fire Brigade will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the fire station to discuss operations and community safety.
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Richland Area Fire Brigade
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