Athens County Commissioners Review 1961 Budget and Appointments
Athens County commissioners opened budget talks for 1961 with an anticipated operating budget of 470000 for courthouse offices. The board elected Wayne Wiley chair and announced Jane Pancake as clerk of the Athens County Court and Sol Rosenberg to another four-year term on the Child Welfare Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Wayne Wiley
Glouster
James Edwards
Nelsonville
W. H. Wakefield
Athens
Pancake
Arthur Cornwell
George Schoonover
Sol Rosenberg
Child Welfare Board
Ex-Resident Harold Hudwell Dies at 41 in Dover Hospital
Harold Budwell 41 of Mineral City died Sunday morning in a Dover hospital after a heart attack. Survived by wife Dorothy and two sons Harold Jr and Gene Brady at home, mother Mrs Myrtle Budwell, Mineral City, a brother John Greenville SC, three sisters Lucy Jenkins Mineral City Mary Wissman Canton and Flossie Martin New Philadelphia. Father Henry preceded him. Services at Gordon funeral home Mineral City at 2 p m Wednesday by Rev Curtis Hayslip. Burial in Green Lawn Cemetery Sandyville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
Bud) Hudwell
Mineral City
Dover
Dorothy
Harold, Jr
Gene Brady
Myrtle Budwell
John
Greenville
S. C
Lucy Jenkins
Mary Wissman
Canton
Flossie Martin
New Philadelphia
Henry
Gordon Funeral Home
Curtis Hayslip
New Cumberland
Green Lawn Cemetery
Sandyville
Royal Arch Masons to Confer Degree in Athens
Athens Chapter 39 Royal Arch Masons will confer the Royal Arch degree at 7 30 p m Wednesday during its meeting at the Masonic Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Snowman Has Perfect 61 Record in Athens Snow
The piece notes a perfect 1961 snow record for the area around Athens with three consecutive days of flurries. It cites a total precipitation of 31.53 inches for the year, compares to 1959 and the 50 year average, and records temperatures around 30 to 41 degrees with prior days showing varied highs and lows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Colmer
Coolville Family Loses Home In Monday Fire
A Coolville family of five, Mr. and Mrs. Danny Whitney with three children, lost their home to a blaze that spread from a wood stove chimney. About 20 volunteers fought the fire until a second alarm at 2 a.m. Tuesday. most belongings were destroyed and aid is being organized through Mrs. Linton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Whitney
Coolville
Coolville-Troy
Whitney
Eddie Russell
Whitneys
Linton
Whitney House
Russell
Driver Fined Jailed and License Suspended in DUI arraignment
James F. Jenkins of Albany Route 2 was arraigned in Municipal Court on a driving while under the influence charge. He was fined $125 plus costs, sentenced to six days in jail with four months driving suspension two days of the jail term suspended, following a Route 33 arrest by the State Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Jenkins
Albany Route 2
State Highway’ Patrol
Jenkins
Athens Man Fined After Court Hearing
John Robert Goodfellow, 45, of 335 State Street, was found guilty of intoxication in Municipal Court and ordered to pay a $25 fine plus costs. Police had charged him with physical control of a vehicle while intoxicated after his pickup arrest on Columbus Road Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Robert Goodfellow
State St
Goodfellow
Columbus Rd
Jenny Lou Law Graveside Rites Held in Nye Cemetery
Graveside services for Miss Jenny Lou Law were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Nye Cemetery Chauncey with Rev. Hal Zug officiating. She died Sunday in Pittsburgh Pa. Survived by her father A Cuyler Law sister Marion Law and her mother Mary Porter Law who died last year.
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Nye
Chauncey
Hal Zug
Jenny Lou Law
Pittsburgh
Mary Porter Law
A. Cuyler Law
Marion Law
Driver Cited After Radford Road Collision
State Highway Patrol reports a noon collision on a Radford Road hill crest involving Richard W. Dailey 32 Athens Route 1 and Carl M. Ross 22 New Marshfield Route 1. No injuries. Dailey cited for driving left of center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Dailey
Athens
Carl M. Ross
New Marshfield
Radford
Hillcrest
State Highway Patrol
Dailey
Athens County
Firemen Meet Tonight To Discuss New Equipment
The Plains volunteer firemen will gather at the fire house at 7 p.m. Tuesday to approve ordering of new equipment for the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Plains Volunteer Firemen
Police Cite Driver After Richland Crash
A 22 year old woman from The Plains was cited by Richland city police after losing control on Richland Ave. Her car owned by Matthew E. Hawk hit a tree in front of 380 Richland Ave. Lasure faced Municipal Court for excessive speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Ave
Hester Marie Lasure
the Plains
Mathew E. Hawk
Athens
Miss Lasure
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
In Athens and surrounding routes, births include a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Rousey. Admitted are Millard Kasler, Belinda Daly, Janice Walls, Mickey McNeal, James Crabtree, and several others. Discharges list Jessie Quick, George Taylor, Gary Marks, and several Athens residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Rousey
Athens
Hugh Hindman
Millard Kasler
Giouster
Belinda Daly
Janice Walls
Mickey McNeal
James Crabtree
Carl Martin
Albany
Jessie Quick
George Taylor
Gary Marks
Beverly Brown
Visiting Congregation in Athens for Stone's Semiannual Visit
Mr and Mrs Roscoe A Stone travel to Athens for the semian nual visit with the local Jehovahs Witnesses congregation. Stone oversees 21 Ohio congregations for the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe A. Stone
Athens
Jehovah's Witnesses
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
Mr. Stone
Ohio
First 1961 Baby Born at Sheltering Arms Hospital
The Rousey family of 107 E State St welcomed a daughter born at 10 35 p m Sunday as the hospital's first baby of 1961 and the fifth child for the Rouseys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Rousey
E. State St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
the Rousey
Mrs. Wilma Morgan of New Marshfield Dies at 49
Wilma Morgan 49 of New Marshfield died unexpectedly Sunday from a heart attack at her home. Born in Percy Illinois she had lived in New Marshfield 28 years and belonged to the Methodist church WSCS and VFW Auxiliary. Surviving: husband Richard E daughter Patricia Cline Circleville mother Emma Griffiths Harco Illinois three brothers Richard Waltonville Paul Marion Carl Harrisburg five sisters Mary Bennett Equality Nora Arto Chicago Emma Takacs Litchfield Juanita Spencer Galitia and Olive Griffiths Harco two grandchildren a son Harold lost at sea in 1953 while serving in the Navy. Funeral 1 p m Wednesday at New Marshfield Methodist Church Rev Carroll Chesser Rev Ewing Ross. Burial New Marshfield. Hughes funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Morgan
New Marshfield
Percy
Ill
Methodist Church
WSCS
VFW
Richard E
Patricia Cline
Circleville
Emma Griffiths
Harco
Richard
Waltonville
Navy
New Marshfield Methodist Church
Carroll Chesser
Ewing Ross
Hughes Funeral Home
Auto Fire Year’s First Blaze Reported In City
A short circuit caused an automobile fire at 185 Grosvenor Street, 3:33 p.m. by E. H. Wickstrom. Firemen used chemicals to extinguish the blaze in the Wickstrom car. Earlier, 1960’s last alarm was 2:48 p.m. Saturday for Paul Krauss residence at 19 North May Avenue due to chimney soot with no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grosvenor St
E. H. Wickstrom
Wickstrom
Paul Krauss
N. May Ave
Charles Dalton
George Hooper Sentenced and Transferred to Ohio Penitentiary
George Hooper, 32, of Blackburn Heights, was taken to the Ohio Penitentiary Tuesday morning to begin a one to ten year sentence for embezzlement. Sheriff Harold Shields and Deputy Ward Cunningham escorted him to Columbus after a Friday plea withdrawal for probation. He had admitted embezzling funds from the Commonwealth Telephone Co., where he worked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hooper
Blackburn Heights
Ohio
Harold Shields
Ward Cunningham
Hooper
Columbus
Commonwealth Telephone Co
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Wiley
U. S. Court St. Athens
Houck & Reed Inc
Insurance Service
G. Houck
Don Reed
W. Union St
Dial LY
Southeastern
Diles Radiobar Company
Morris Ave
Polaroid
Polaroid Corporation
Te Smith
Snowman
Hamley
Abraham Lincoln
Ted Frey
Hudson Ave
Santa Claus
Bob F. Yaw
Sunnyside Dr
Messenger Newsphoto
Miss Law
Radford Rd
Murphey Insurance Agency
Jessie W Ley
Mer
N. Court Phone LY
Richland
Sadie Landis
Bennie Sheppard
Clarence Penrod
David Douglas
Mary E. Smith
Guy Brown
Ronald Werner, Jr
Sam Brown
Timothy Fulks
Don Cotterill
Rutland
William Cramer
Robert Dishong
Amesville
Eugene White
Mineral
Lydia Bean
Charles Gillian
Millfield
Robert
Fugate
Benjamin Moore
TAN Paints
Amin Moore
Kerr-Hunter
Hardware Company
S. Court St
Athens Messenger
Miles E. Hoon
CLINE
Athens, Ohio
Municipals Mutual Funds
D. H
Jonesy) Sams
Donald K. Barstow
Mill St
Family Weekly
GSU
East Main St
Logan
A&p
Bruce E. Fickel
East State Street
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