Probation Granted to Two 14-Year-Old Shoplifters
In Athens Juvenile Court two 14-year-old girls received probation after admitting thefts totaling about 400 dollars from 14 stores. Restitution of 82.64 dollars was ordered for non returnable items, with parents liable for payment and potential reoffense leading to removal to a Delaware Girls Industrial School. An Ohio University student’s wife, 17, linked to leftovers from the spree also faced arrest.
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Athens
Roger Jones
Ohio University
Merch
Roger J. Jones
Don Moore
Ray Noble
J. W. McBride
Jones
J. B. Grogan
W. O. Kail
Suspect Held In Break In At Carr-Dickens Bar
Deputy DeWitt Walker reports arrest of Clarence Sykes 40 Nelsonville Route 1 on a tip. Sykes confessed to entering the Carr-Dickens Bar on Route 33 Circle Hill early Thursday, stealing five bottles of whisky and four cartons of cigarettes. Sheriff Harold Shields says formal charges will be filed in Municipal Court Thursday.
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Sheriff's Department
Circle Hill
DeWitt Walker
Clarence Sykes
Nelsonville
Sykes
Walker
Harold Shields
Mrs. Worley West Rites Set Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Worley West 67 are planned Saturday at 2 p.m. at Townhouse Methodist Church with Rev. Carroll Chesser officiating. She died near Albany Thursday at a daughter's home Mrs. Floyd Mitchell. Burial will be in Alexander Cemetery.
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Albany
Carroll Chesser
Townhouse Methodist
Worley West
Floyd Mitchell
Alexander Cemetery
Hocking River Crest Near Flood Stage as Cold Wave Hits
The Hocking River crested four feet below flood level at 13 feet yesterday as a cold wave ended the rain. U S observer C L Colmer reported 10.1 feet at 7 a.m. today with Athens at 15 degrees. by 11 a.m. the mercury rose only seven degrees. Rural Hamley Run logged a low of 8 and a 9 a.m. reading of 15 with yesterday's high 38.
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Hocking
C. L. Colmer
U.S
Athens
Hamley Run
Albany Volunteer's Pumper Truck Due Soon
Secretary Darrell West said delivery of the Albany Volunteer Fire Department’s pumper truck is expected about March 1. The department plans a round and square dance next Wednesday at the high school to raise funds for a tank truck. A women’s auxiliary is being organized and local women will meet January 21 at the fire house to elect officers.
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Albany Volunteer Fire Department
Darrell West
West
Intoxication Charges Mount For Brown Ave Man
Clarence Barnett 47 of Brown Ave jailed after pleading intoxication charges in Municipal Court. He was fined 50 dollars and costs and sentenced to 30 days. Records show this is his third intoxication arrest on a single card with 13 prior convictions. Chief Grogan notes Barnett has spent 207 days in jail since June 6 1955 on intoxication charges.
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Clarence Barnett
Brown Ave
Barnett
J. B. Grogan
Two Motorists Fined In Municipal Court
Two men pleaded guilty to traffic violations in Municipal Court. Tommy L. Ferguson of 105 N Congress St was fined 50 dollars and costs for unsafe operation, and Jack Hamer of Chauncey was fined 10 dollars and costs for passing without assured clear distance.
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State Highway Patrol
Tommy L. Ferguson
N. Congress St
Jack Hamer
Chauncey
Columbus Firm Wins Low Bid for Athens State Hospital Tile Floor
Ardit Mosaic Tile & Marble Co. of Columbus submitted the apparent low bid of 34427 dollars for a new tile floor installation at the main building and one cottage at Athens State Hospital. The state estimate for the project was 69856 dollars.
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Columbus
Ardit-Mosaic Tile & Marble Co
Athens State Hospital
Victory Dinner Tickets Available At Ath ens Country Club
County Chairman Elmer Jones said tickets remain for Saturday's 6 30 p m Republican Victory Dinner at the Athens Country Club. He noted attorney general elect William Saxbe will attend and that a prominent state official may visit, with details to be announced after final arrangements.
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Athens Country Club
Elmer Jones
Jones
William Saxbe
Athens
Athens County
Hawkins
Valley Forge
District Scout Officials Hear Plans Progress
The Athens area Boy Scout Council received 4500 from the United Appeals drive to fund scouting work. L Clarke Daily announced the amount at a Berry Hotel dinner. 1957 officers include Charles Ramseth as chairman and Wilbur Mender as vice chairman.
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Boy Scout Council
United Appeals
Athens
L. Clarke Daily
Hock-Hocking
Berry Hotel
Daily
Charles W. Ramseth
Wilbur D. Mender
W. P. Clark
Carl J. Sylvester
Driver Hurt In Car-Truck Collision
A Dayton man Earl Munsee 58 suffered chest injuries broken ribs and a right leg after his car rear ended a truck driven by Naffa Rickey 63 of Guysville on Route 50 about 12 30 p m four miles east of Athens Rickey had head and face lacerations. A second Route 33 crash near the city limits injured no one Edgar Shafer 53 Jacksonville slowed for a hub cap and was rear ended by James A. Smith 59 Cincinnati who was fined 24 dollars plus costs for failing to stop within the assured clear distance.
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Dayton
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Earl Munsee
Naffa Rickey
Guysville
Athens
Rickey
Edgar O. Shafer
Jacksonville
James A. Smith
Cincinnati
Smith
Births at Shelterin g Arms Hospital and Admissions
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs William Sifford of Athens with a daughter. Admissions include Earl Munsee of Dayton Mrs Samuel Eblen Albany Route 2 Mrs Gerald Sidders New Marshfield Mrs Gene French Athens Route 1 and others across Athens Guysville The Plains The Plains area with multiple residents admitted or noted during the period.
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William Sifford
Athens
Earl Munsee
Dayton
Samuel Eblen
Albany
Gerald Sidders
New Marshfield
Gene French
Charles Burleigh
Guysville
Harper C. Pendry
Paul Lowe
Robert Mayer
John Carney
Leon Berger
Edna Kasler
Raymond Crawford
Charles Fulks, Jr
Dale Cox
the Plains
Chris Handley
Frederick Evans
Charles Sewell
Francis Coen
Dale Morrison Fined for Abusing Family in Municipal Court
Dale Morrison aged 52 of 12 Hooper Street pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to abusing his family with vulgar terms. City police filed the complaint and Morrison was fined $50 plus costs.
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Dale Morrison
Hooper St
Special three cent stamps to be issued in January
Postmaster Arthur Cornwell announces two new stamps. One honors the 200th birth anniversary of Alexander Hamilton with first day covers available January 11 in New York. The other honors polio fighters with first day covers available January 16 in Athens and January 15 issuance nationwide.
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Post Office Department
Arthur Cornwell
Alexander Hamilton
New York
Finlan Fined for Illegal Muffler in Municipal Court
David W. Finlan age 18 of Gamner tsfelder Hall pleaded guilty to possessing an illegal muffler on his auto a city police charge and was fined five dollars plus costs in Municipal Court.
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David W. Finlan
Gamnertsfelder Hall
NROS Class Starts in Athens for Navy Reservists
A Naval Reserve Officers School class opens in Athens to help reservists gain promotion and retirement points. Cmdr. Vlachos says the Athens Volunteer Composite Unit can persist as students join the Columbus based NROS program with weekly drills and two weeks of active duty training each summer.
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Naval Reserve Officers School
Athens
Cmdr
William Vlachos
Special Naval Reserve Programs
Fourth Naval District
Philadelphia
Athens Volunteer Composite Unit
Ohio University
Vlachos
NROS
Columbus
Mrs E B Young Sr Dies at 91 on The Plains
Mrs. E. B. Young Sr died Friday morning on her 91st birthday at her home on The Plains. Her husband died in 1951. Survived by three sons E B Young Jr Baker both of Athens Kelvin of Campbell Calif and a daughter Iris Vaden Menlo Park Calif. Private funeral services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Hoodlet Funeral Home New Marshfield with burial New Marshfield Cemetery.
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E. B. Young
the Plains
E. B. Young, Jr
Baker
Athens
Kelvin
Campbell
Calif
Iris Vaden
Menlo Park
Hoodlet
New Marshfield
County Officials Postpone Meeting for Columbus Inauguration
Athens County commissioners plan to attend the Ohio inauguration in Columbus Monday and have postponed their meeting to Tuesday.
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Athens County
Board of Commissioners
Ohio
Columbus
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N. Court St
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Platt
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Mrs. Worley West
Commonwealth
Arthur H. Buckle
Robert L. Worthman
Vincent Jukes
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Church OF Christ
Trimble, Ohio
T. W. Butterfield
Before
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Elmer D. Geiser
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Mathews
Ford
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