Traffic Fatality Rate Decline Shown In Area
An annual report from Cpl. C. C. Williams of the Athens post shows a three year decline in traffic deaths with 10 fatalities in 1960, totaling 23 for 1958 59 60, the lowest since 1943 44 45. The report credits stricter enforcement and better safety education while noting speed remains a major factor in one car crashes in 1960 Athens Hocking county territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl. C. C. Williams
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Athens-Hocking County
Delayed Awards For Two Athens County Parks Projects
Awarding of contracts for lake Burr Oak camping site improvements and a Strouds Run State Park service building has been delayed. S. I. Bastian says the bids from subcontractors exceeded estimates and the Board of Control must approve high bids and release funds before proceeding. The Burr Oak project includes a water pipe to serve restrooms and fountains while Strouds Run plans a north end Dow Lake service building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
S. I. Bastian
Lake Burr Oak
Strouds Run State Park
Board of Control
Strouds Run
Dow Lake
Attic Fire Damages Peach Ridge Home
Fire damaged a Peach Ridge residence north of Athens with damage estimated at 200 dollars. Otis Blair's attic was burned from a ceiling blaze confined by the Richland Area Fire Brigade. Neighbors and family members fought the fire until volunteers arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Blair
Peach Ridge
Athens
Richland Area Fire Brigade
Wetzel Bound Over After Guilty Plea In School Break-In
Bill Wetzel 21 of Murray City pled guilty in Municipal Court to breaking into the old Buchtel school building with intent to commit larceny. The charge filed by C. V. Christman, York Local Schools executive head, followed deputies saying a janitor saw Wetzel leaving the building Tuesday morning with a carton of dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Wetzel
Murray City
Ol Buchtel
C. V. Christman
York
Wetzel
OU Professor Ends Term As President
Doris Sponseller associate professor of secretarial studies ended her term as president of the American Business Writing Association with a talk at the Silver Anniversary dinner in Washington D C. She has led the organization for the past year whose members include college professors business writing consultants and report writing supervisors in business and government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Sponseller
American Business Writing Association
Washington, D. C
Miss Sponseller
Suit Seeks 22500 in Traffic Crash Case
James L. Scott sues Rolland B. Swart in common pleas court seeking 22500 for injuries from a April 1960 Route 13 Chauncey crash. Scott alleges Swart drove left of center causing collision with an auto driven by Leonard McClain in which Scott was a passenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
James L. Scott
Rolland B. Swart
Scott
Swart
Route 13
Chauncey
Leonard McClain
William Sisson Rites Are Planned Tuesday
Funeral services for William Sisson 72 of 225 W Washington set for Tuesday at 1 p m at Hughes funeral home conducted by Rev E C Kenney. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sisson
W. Washington
Hughes Funeral Home
E. C. Kenney
West Union St
Utility Official Retires From C SOE in Ohio
A. R. Helrich longtime Hillsboro Division manager of Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric retires after 40 years with the firm. Native of Gallipolis he studied at Ohio Wesleyan and began as a cashier at Athens Electric in 1920. The company joined Southern Ohio Electric in 1925 and Helrich became Hillsboro assistant manager in 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
A. R. Helrich
Hillsboro
Columbus and
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Gallipolis
Ohio Wesleyan University
Athens Electric Co
Helrich
OU Professor Addresses Ministers on Radio Preaching
Dr. Brooks Sanders of Ohio University spoke to the Athens County Ministerial Association meeting at the First Church of God. The Rev. John G. Koontz presided, with 14 ministers in attendance. the Rev. Claude Sandlin served as host pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks Sanders
Ohio University
Athens County Ministerial Association
Church of God
John G. Koontz
Claude Sandlin
Area Man Fined in Menacing Threat Guilty Plea
Alva Robinson of Athens Route 3 was fined 25 dollars plus costs in Athens County Court after pleading guilty to making menacing threats. The charge was filed by Lester Brown of Athens Route 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Robinson
Athens Route 3
Athens
Lester Brown
School Meeting Set in Waterloo Cafeteria
Executive heads of the Athens County Schools will meet Thursday at 12 15 p m in the Waterloo school cafeteria in New Marsh field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Waterloo
New Marshfield
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
A hospital list records births and admissions in Athens and surrounding areas. It notes multiple families welcomed daughters and sons, and lists numerous patients admitted including Harold Hoodlet Gaylord Cook Mrs Alan Fox and others from Athens Albany Langsville Racine Nelsonville Reedsville Millfield Zaleski and route designations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hoodlet
Athens
Gaylord Cook
Stewart
Alan Fox
Hollis Grate
Langsville
James Donahoe
Clarence P
Richard Morgan
Racine
Woodrow Barnes
Albany
Howard Roush
Gary Jenkinson
Seven Men Excused From Jury Duty by Judge White
Athens County residents Evan Edwards Helen Strok Palmer Glen Burt Eileen Mingus William Stevenson Cleo Thomas Chauncey Elmer Russell were excused from jury duty by Common Pleas Judge Francis D. White due to interests that would be harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
Evan Edwards
Helen Strok Palmer
Glen Burt
Eileen Mingus
William Stevenson
Glouster
Cleo Thomas
Chauncey
Elmer Russell
Millfield
Forfeit Bonds in Speeding Case
Two drivers forfeited bonds of 21 dollars each in Municipal Court for failing to appear on speeding charges filed by the State Highway Patrol. The defendants were Michael Lee Farahey, 19, Worthington, and Kenneth Campbell, 38, Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Michael Lee Farahey
Worthington
Kenneth Campbell
Lexington
Permit Transfer Filed by Ohio Liquor Control
Neva Mae Robinson executrix of Charles B. Robinsons estate seeks transfer of D1 D2 and D3 liquor permits for 50 A Inn Dover Township to Neva Mae Robinson at the same address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Neva Mae Robinson
Charles B. Robinson
Dover Township
Kiwanis Installation Set at Athens Tonight
Max Kinneer will be installed as president of the Athens Kiwanis Club during Ladies Night at the Berry-Clayton Hotel. He succeeds Ira Burnfield, with 1961 officers Vern Hancel Roger Barron Kenneth Sands and Al Bechtel named in the lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Kinneer
Athens Kiwanis Club
Berry-Claxton Hotel
Kinneer
Ira Burnfield
Vern Hancel
Roger Barron
Kenneth Sands
al Bechtel
Shade School Bus In Lodi Road Collision
A frontal collision occurred Thursday on Jeffers Road in Lodi Township between a Shade Local School bus operated by Alton D. Haning and a car driven by Thomas Fletcher. No injuries or arrests were reported by the State Highway Patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade
Lodi
Jeffers Road
Lodi Township
State Highway Patrol
Thomas Fletcher
Athens
Alton D. Haning
Divorce and custody sought in 29-child case
Doris V. Cutlip of Albany files for divorce from Edwin E. Cutlip of Columbus in Common Pleas Court charging gross neglect of duty and seeking custody of five minor children. They were married January 13, 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Doris V. Cutlip
Albany
Edwin E. Cutlip
Columbus
OU Senior Dies At 24
Patricia Collett Clark 24 of 499 Van Horn Ave Zanesville Ohio University senior died Saturday afternoon at Good Samaritan Hospital Zanesville after heart trouble since age eight She studied library science and had not resumed studies this year Born Shaker Heights daughter of William and Ruth Anderson Clark Funeral services set for 2 p m Tuesday at Fawcett Stone funeral home Chesterhill burial in Mound Hill Cemetery Amesville Surviving include mother Mack Beckwith step father Amesville grandmother Garnet Anderson Lloydsville aunt Kathryn Oberholzer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Collett Clark
van Horn Ave
Zanesville
Ohio University
Good Samaritan Hospital
Miss Clark
Ohio U
Shaker Heights
William and
Ruth Anderson Clark
Zanesville High School
Trinity Methodist Church of
McConnelsville
Morgan County
Kenneth C. Beckwith
Garnet Anderson
Amesville
Clara Shepard Clark
Lloydsville
Kathryn Oberholzer
Fawcett- Stone
Chesterhill
James Magaw
Mound Hill Cemetery
Driver Fined for Speeding and No Operator License
John Mertz of Columbus was fined in Ath ens County Court on two counts. He received $15 and costs for speeding and $25 and costs for lacking an operator's license after a State Highway Patrol arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mertz
Columbus
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Athens County Auto Titles Show 1960 Decline in New Vehicles
Auto dealers sold fewer new cars in 1960 with 1807 new car titles, down from 1866 in 1959 and 1939 in 1958. New trucks also fell to 189 from 206, while used cars and used trucks rose to 7838 and 1061 respectively. The Clerk of Courts reported higher total titles 12 395 up from 12 120 and higher fees 19 818.76 up from 18 447.20, with county share 14 636.85. March produced peaks in sales and fees, December drove down titles to 727 with minimal new autos and trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Clerk of Courts
Phyllis A. LaVelle Cross
Fair Cold Follows Snow Forecast and Readings
Bright sun did not lift temperatures much with a 10 am reading of 18 and the early low also 18. Snow flurries Sunday totaled about a half inch with a high of 33. Rural Hamley Run saw 6 after a 41 high, while Friday and Saturday reached 52 and 54 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hamley Run
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Hunter
Flenifonwe Gn
N. Court ST
Dukane. Corp
ST. Charles, Ill
March OF Dimes
Ohio Beer Wholesalers Association
OBWA
Michael Molchan
Center
John Coker
Nelsonville
Kenneth Kerr
Roy Hazlett
Lancaster
Molchan
Bob McGreevey
New Lexington
Julius Pico
Marietta
Carl M. Pico
Fairfield
Hocking
Perry
Washington
C&soe
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Donald Jeffers
Lawrence Zimmerman
Merle Cox
Clovis Betts
Carpenter
Julietta Cooley
Janice Walls
Paul Powell
Jack Johnson
Belinda Daly
Robert Longenette
Reeds
Carl Martin
Florence Fisher
Delmar Peters
Zaleski
Donald K. Barstow
OU Senior
S. Court St. Athens
Jim Vaughn
Kurtz Ave
Underwood
Athens Typewriter Sales and Service
W. Union Ph. LY
D. M. Goddard
Houck & Reed, Inc
Murphey Ins
Agency
Athens, Ohio
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
C. M. Gill and Co
Dwight
H. Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Joseph Seiple
Nelsonville, Ohio
Glouster, Ohio
Richard Guinther
General Insurance
Murphey
Jessie W. Ley
Mgr
N. Court Phone LY
Men’s & Boys
Magc’s Thrifty
W. State St
Insurance Service
G. Houck
Don Reed
W. Union St
Dial LY
Kelvinator
Acrosa
Uae
GIANT
and Electric Motor Service
W. State Street
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