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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1968
Page
4
Fire Chief Charles W. Dalton released the 1967 annual report calling for immediate action on replacing the alarm system for notifying off duty and volunteer firemen and moving toward a east Athens substation. He urged a radio tone alert system and noted added staff and a new pumper if the 1969 substation opens.
Two Athens County youths were arrested on grave robbing charges. Jerry D. Russell, 20, pleaded guilty in Athens County Municipal Court and faces a $1000 bond and grand jury action. The 17-year-old will appear in Juvenile Court. The robbery allegedly targeted a private grave marked Rice, a War of 1812 veteran who died in 1829.
The Fourth District Court of Appeals sent the Ferrebee estate case back to Athens County Common Pleas Court for a new trial. Garnet Ferrebee, administratrix, sued Eula Boggs of Elizabeth town Kentucky over the Route 50 collision that killed Joseph H. Ferrebee and Boggs’s husband on November 17, 1964. The appeal marks the second appellate review in the matter.
The K. T. Crossen Post 21 American Legion heard Ben L. Williams report on overseas servicemen subscriptions for The Messenger and American Legion Magazine. As of January 19 1958, 58 subscriptions were approved, with over 1400 spent in the last 18 months. Richard Rypma urged Bloodmobile drive next Monday and Tuesday. An accident on N Court Street involved Virgil Agin and Berkley Frost. Agin was charged with changing lanes without due caution.
Athens County grand jury will convene Monday to deliberate on fifteen cases involving fourteen defendants. Prosecutor Homer Gall Jr. says seventeen witnesses will be subpoenaed. Lead case is Kenneth Delbert Thomas charged with shooting with intent to kill after allegedly wounding his wife outside the Elks Club. Other matters include a second degree manslaughter charge against Edward J. Sternad for a November 20 1967 crash that killed Bonnie Jean Bodine. Additional counts cover breaking and entering, assault with a dangerous weapon, malicious destruction of property, grand larceny, and six non support charges against various defendants.
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co completed two 14 000 kilowatt diesel peaking units at Poston and Conesville plants. Costing 2.5 million dollars in 1967, they lift generating capacity to 1 017 000 kilowatts. President J L McNealy noted 20 million committed for 1968 and 150 million planned for the next five years for new generation and transmission facilities.
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