Grand Jury Opens Term 28 Witnesses Are Called
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1953
Page
5
Four Weekend Accidents Stemming From Slippery Bey Highways
Athens State Highway Patrol reported four weekend accidents on Bey Highways due to slick roads. Clarence Fuller Jr and Eloise Hosler sustained minor injuries. Carsey faced multiple fines for unsafe operation and mufflerless vehicle. Woodruff and Davis were cited for rear-end collisions and failure to stop in icy conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodehaver Hill
Clarence Arthur Fuller, Jr
Athens
Robert Fuller
Eloise Hosler
Grove City
Charles Wesley Carsey
the Plains
Jerry Woodruff
Charles ©. Davis
Shade
Charles C. Brown
Davis
Light Snow Ices Area Highways
A light snow Saturday froze into ice over city streets and area roads creating driving hazards. Temperatures ranged from 13 to 23 early today with a 9 a.m. reading of 23. Sunday highs reached 39 and overnight lows dipped to 24 with Friday and Saturday reporting 41 and 20, and 40 and 30 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suny
Ernest Story Rites Tuesday
Ernest Story 60 former Athens resident died Friday at University Hospital Columbus. He operated a garage and repair shop in Athens before 1935. Survived by wife Mildred and three children Helen Grace Vera all Athens High graduates and Columbus residents. Funeral Tuesday at 1 p.m. Rutherford funeral home Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Story
Athens
University Hospital
Columbus
Mr. Story
Mildred
Helen
Grace
Vera
Athens High School
Rutherford Funeral Home
Mrs Leslie Dies Sunday at 74 Near Stewart
Grace Leslie, 74, of Rome township near Stewart, died Sunday afternoon in Sheltering Arms Hospital after weeks of illness. Born Hart in Stewart area, she trained at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn and worked as a nurse in Pittsburgh and New Kensington. Survived by daughter Mrs Walter Cornwell Athens, son Chester G. Leslie East Liverpool, brother Harrison Hart Stewart, eight grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday 2 pm at Dowler Ferguson Hughes, Rev Roger M. Rice Jr. Burial West Union Street Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Leslie
Stewart
Sheltering Arms Hospital
William and
Catherine Beebe Hart
King’s County Hospital School of
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pittsburgh
New Kensington
Rome Township
Leslie
DAR
Clarkson
Ohio
Walter Cornwell
Athens
Chester G. Leslie
East Liverpool
Harrison Hart
Dowler- Ferguson-Hughes
Roger M. Rice, Jr
West Union St
Athens County grand jury opens with 58 witnesses scheduled
The January term of the Athens County grand jury opens with 58 witnesses slated to testify on 41 cases. Prosecutor Joel Draper, elected in November, presides as the grand jury begins its first term. Police officers and numerous residents from Athens and nearby towns are listed among the witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Joel Draper
Grand Jury
George Bateman
Merle Robinson
L. J. Bill
John Born
State Highway Patrol
Ted Dean
Harold Shields
Richard McClung
Rosser Bateman
Joseph McBride
Joseph Fields
Athens Police Department
Carl Welling
Walter Wells
Lovel Wells
Joy
John F. Edwards
Wesley Miller
Rowena Sprout
Mary Millican
Roy Norris
Floyd Ayres
O. F. Yaw
F. B. Goebel
Alva Platt
G. Ray Wilson
Dave Pailet
Harlan Harris
Charles Stratton
Carl Clifford
Athens
Clarence Hanning
Florence Hanning
Raymond Tanner
Columbus
Walter Windle
Mary Ann O'Rourke
Nelsonville
Willard Skinner
Nellie Cray
Edna Carter
Glouster
Theodore Sharp
Richard Sharp
Clair Ball
Otho Castle
Robert Stilwell
Bill Lee
Fire Damages Rural Home On Mulli gan Road
An unfinished four room residence owned by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shellman on Mulli gan Road was heavily damaged by a fire that burned interior walls and floor. Neighbors spotted the blaze about 5 30 a m and aided by extinguishers from Athens Machine Co and local water, kept the roof intact. The Shellmans and their three children had planned to move in February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulligan Road
Robert Shellman
Shellman
Phil Hess
Athens Route 4
Athens Machine Co
Births and hospital notices from Sheltering Arms
The notice lists births for Mr and Mrs Marion Wood Athens a daughter. Mr and Mrs Sammie Grimm Athens a son. Mr and Mrs Chester Buck Athens a daughter. Mr and Mrs John Williams Glouster twin daughters. Admissions include Eleanor Stevens Athens Marjorie Budsworth Amesville Kenneth Secoy Athens Deborah Maffett Athens Harry Smith Athens Charles Hillyer Chauncey Harley Blackstone Nelsonville G C Stotts Millfield Route 1. Discharges note Rolland Willie Athens Route 4 and son Sara Starkey Athens Mrs Wealthy Will Athens Ira Brooks Mineral Mrs Lena Safreed Jacksonville Mrs Jean Brookhart Carpenter Homer Eckard Amesville Allison West Athens Joe MacElfresh Glouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Wood
Athens
Sammie Grimm
Chester Buck
John Williams
Glouster
Eleanor Stevens
Marjorie Budsworth
Amesville
Kenneth Secoy
Deborah Maffett
Harry Smith
Charles Hillyer
Chauncey
Harley Blackstone
Nelsonville
G. C. Stotts
Millfield
Rolland Willie
Sara Starkey
Wealthy Will
Ira Brooks
Mineral
Lena Safreed
Jacksonville
Jean Brookhart
Carpenter
Homer Eckard
Allison
Winners Named in Prince of Peace Declamation Contest
Zanesville reports winners from five Ohio districts in the Prince of Peace Declamation Contest. Semifinals in Columbus January 18 with final rounds January 26 to 29 during the Ohio pastors conference. Athens district winner Edith Curry of Somerset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
Ohio Council of Churches
Prince of Peace
Columbus
Ohio Pastors
Athens
Edith Curry
Somerset
Old Brick Home at State and Lancaster Corner Recall
C H Harris recounts the northwest Athens corner at State and Lancaster where the Beardsley house stood built by Francis Beardsley, a 1814 settler and contractor. The Bartlett family history ties to Betsey Corey Bartlett and descendants include Mary Beeman Dawes, mother of Vice President Charles Gates Dawes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State and
Lancaster Sts
Athens
Francis Beardsley
New College Town
Bartlett
Beardsley
School House
Fosters
Harris
Armitage
Stafford
Hartford County
Conn
Rebecca Bartlett
Henry Bartlett
Elizabeth
Oliver Cromwell
Claypoole
Betsey
Betsey Corey
West State Street
Massachusetts
Beverly
Itlett
New England
George Washington
William Bartlett
Pennsylvania
Maretta
Athens County
Bartletts
Ohio Company
Reynolds
Athens Country Club
Bakers
High St
Athens High School
Grandmother Brown
College Green
Ohio University
Meigs County
Scipio
Scipio Township
Scipio Bartlett
Betsey Corey Bartlett
Hocking
Reynoldsburg
Marietta
Ohio
Isaiah Baker
Canaan Township
Ziba Lindley
Ezra Stewart
Archibald Brown
William
Coates
Henrietta
Congress and
Washington Sts
Joanna
Charles Shipman
President and
Court Sts
Shipmans
Great Bend
Seaboard
Beman Gates
Mary Beman
Rufus Dawes
Charles Gates Dawes
Rufus Cutler Dawes
Beman Gates Dawes
Henry May Dawes
Mary Dawes Beach
Betsey Dawes Hoyt
Ex-Resident McHarg Dies at 76 in Portsmouth
Thomas Henry McHarg 76, former Athens and Chauncey resident, died Sunday at 2409 17th St Portsmouth. A mine inspector in Athens County, he retired from Selby Shoe Co. He came from Ayreshire Scotland in 1925. Survived by wife Bridget Stewart McHarg and six children. funeralWednesday 9 am at Holy Redeemer Church with burial at St Margarets Cemetery Chillicothe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Thomas Henry McHarg
Athens
Chauncey
17Th St
McHarg
Athens County
Selby Shoe Co
Ayreshire
Scotland
Bridget Stewart McHarg
John
Chillicothe
Margaret
Henry
Hughie
Dayton
James Ingles
Francis
Japan
the Holy Redeemer Church
St. Margarets Cemetery
Chiliicothe
Schools Reopen After Christmas Vacation
Thousands of pupils return to classes as city schools and Athens County districts resume this morning after a Christmas break. Ohio University students begin noon classes while OU faculty and staff resume normal duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Ith
Athens County
Hit Skip Driver Strikes Carbondale Woman
Rosie McDonald, 42, of Carbondale, was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital for a high shoulder bruise after being struck on Route 56 near Route 356. State Highway patrolmen said the hit and run driver failed to stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosie McDonald
Carbondale
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Record Clear of Murder in Athens County in 1952
The Athens County year closing without a homicide marks the first such gap since 1944, following prior long runs with several years lacking murders. Noted past cases include the Anita Kirkpatrick homicide in 1951 and multiple 1940s missions, with 122 known murders in the preceding half-century and two near misses in Glouster in 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy J. Cross
Athens County
Athens
Anita Kirkpatrick
Guysville
Sheriff's Department
William
Lima State Hospital
Ora Mae Kesterson
Nett
Robert Campbell
Buchtel
Buchte! Lad
the Plains
Harry Dodds
Eleanor Gifford
Delbert Spencer
Pauline Bailey
Miss Gifford
Dodds
Ohio
Gifford
John LaCorte
Glouster
Anna Lewis
Athens City
Jewell Peters
Ohio University
Peters
First 1953 Baby Is Now at Home
Kenneth Richard Willie, Sheltering Arms Hospital’s first baby of 1953, was at home today with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Willie near Clarks Chapel. Born Friday, he left the hospital Sunday with his mother. The family also includes Judy 10, Darrell 8, Sharon 4, and Gary 3. Rolland Willie works as a bulldozer operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Richard Willie
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Rolland Willie
Clarks Chapel
Sheltering Arms
Willie
Judy
Darrell
Sharon
Gary
Social Security claims and beneficiary totals for 1952
631 claims filed in 1952 at Athens district office include retirement, survivor, and lump sum death payments. Inquiries totaled 750 general and 700 benefit inquiries, with 3422 area contacts. September 1952 shows 2247 recipients in Athens County and 767 in Hocking County, with statewide and nationwide payment figures noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Social Security Administration
Don Yuenger
Yuenger
Atheny County
Hocking County
Zanesville
Logan
Court House
Nelsonville
YMCA
Glouster
Car skid and hits guard rail in Coolville
James Spreacher of Huntington West Virginia was fined ten dollars and costs by Mayor John Aiken after a Friday Route 50 East Coolville accident. His car skidded and struck a guard rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Spreacher
Huntington
W. Va
Coolville
John Aiken
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Ross County
Connecticut
George Edward Crossley
Irene Crossley
Fall River
Mass
Mechanicsburg
Ross
Crossley
Bridgeport
South-Y
Bernard Porter
F. A. McKitrick
Albany
McArthur
Porter
Whitehall
S. H. Thompson
New Plymouth
Crossleys
Bey Highways
Athens State High
Adv
Bell and Howell
Smith
the City
W. Washington
E. Main
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
C. H. Harris
Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Masonic Temple
H. G. Householder
Sec
Mac's Thrifty Store
Nye Chevrolet
N. Court St
Houck & van Dyke
W. Union St
Dial
Thrifty
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Athens, O
Athens County Agents Association
Houck
VanDyke
Donald K. Barstow
Seipie & Kempton
D. M
Goddard
Earl Mathews
Peter B
Dwight H, Rutherford
KR. Murphey and Son
B. Dillon
Guinther Insurance Agency
Glouster, Ohio
Nelsonville, Ohio
Oakley Insurance Agency, Inc
the Salts Insurance Agency
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