Probation Granted to Young Shoplifters in Athens Case
In Athens Juvenile Court two 14yearold girls received probation for $400 worth of loot stolen from 14 stores. Merchants will recover $82.64 in restitu tion for nonreturnable items. Judge Roger Jones Sr allowed a news photographer in court to show the items as evidence. If reoffending occurs, the girls face Girls Industrial School in Delaware. A separate case involved a 17yearold Ohio University student’s wife and items left over from her shoplifting escapades.
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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 Route 33
Deputy DeWitt Walker said Clarence Sykes of Nelsonville Route 1 confessed to breaking into the Carr-Dickens Bar on Route 33 at Circle Hill. Sykes admitted stealing five bottles of whisky and four cartons of cigarets early Thursday morning and will be charged in Municipal Court.
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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 will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Townhouse Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Carroll Chesser. She died near Albany Thursday at her daughter Mrs. Floyd Mitchell’s home. Burial follows at Alexander Cemetery.
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Albany
Carroll Chesser
Townhouse Methodist
Worley West
Floyd Mitchell
Alexander Cemetery
Hocking River Near Flood Stage As Cold Front Lifts
The Hocking River crested four feet below flood stage at 13 feet yesterday as a cold wave ended the rain and sent temperatures down. U.S. observer C. L. Colmer reported 10.1 feet at 7 a.m. today and Athens registered 15 degrees, with 11 a.m. temperature seven degrees higher. Rural Hamley Run posted a low of 8 and a high yesterday of 38 degrees.
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Hocking
C. L. Colmer
U.S
Athens
Hamley Run
Albany Volunteer Fire Department aims for March delivery
Secretary Darrell West said the Albany Volunteer Fire Department expects its new pumper truck around March 1. The department seeks funds for a tank truck and plans a round and square dance at the high school next Wednesday evening. A women’s auxiliary is forming and local women will meet at the fire house January 21 at 7 p.m. to elect officers.
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Albany Volunteer Fire Department
Darrell West
West
Intoxication Charges Mount Man Jailed
Clarence Barnett forty seven of Brown Ave was fined fifty dollars and costs and sentenced to thirty days in jail after admitting intoxication charges in Municipal Court Records show this offense completes a third arrest card on Barnett with thirteen intoxication convictions listed on the card Chief J B Grogan said Barnett had spent two hundred seven days in jail since June sixth nineteen fifty five on intoxication charges
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Clarence Barnett
Brown Ave
Barnett
J. B. Grogan
Two Motorists Fined In Municipal Court Friday
Two men pleaded guilty to traffic violations in Municipal Court. Tommy L. Ferguson, 20, of 105 N. Congress St., was fined 50 dollars and costs for unsafe operation. Jack Hamer, 34, 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 Submits Low Bid for Athens State Hospital Tile
Ardit Mosaic Tile & Marble Co. of Columbus says its bid of 34427 dollars for a new tile floor at the main building and one cottage at Athens State Hospital is the apparent low bid. 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 announced tickets remain for Saturday’s 6 30 p m Republican Victory Dinner at the Athens Country Club. Attendees include attorney general elect William Saxbe with a high ranking state official expected to attend awaiting final arrangements.
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Athens Country Club
Elmer Jones
Jones
William Saxbe
District Scout Officials Hear Plans Progress
The local Boy Scout Council will receive 4500 dollars as its share of the United Appeals drive in Athens. L Clarke Daily announced at a Berry Hotel dinner meeting. The funds will be used to administer scouting affairs.
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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, was hospitalized with chest injuries, broken ribs, and a leg after his car rear ended a truck driven by Naffa Rickey, 63, of Guysville on Route 50 east of Athens. Rickey suffered head and face lacerations. A second Route 33 crash near the city caused no injuries. Edgar Shafer, 53, Jacksonville, and James Smith, 59, Cincinnati, involved in that incident, led to Smith being fined 24 dollars in Municipal Court 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
Shelter Homes Hospital Notes Highlight Local Births and Admits
The Sheltering Arms Hospital notes list a birth for a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Sifford of Athens. Admissions include Earl Munsee of Dayton and Mrs. Samuel Eblen of Albany Route 2. Dismissals include Harper C. Pendry of Athens and Paul Lowe of Albany Route 1. Other listed patients and visitors span several Athens area addresses and towns.
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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
Man fined for family abuse in Municipal Court
Dale Morrison aged 52 of 12 Hooper Street was fined fifty dollars plus costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to abusing his family with vulgar terms. City police filed the complaint.
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Dale Morrison
Hooper St
Two Special Stamps Scheduled For Release This Month
Postmaster Arthur Cornwell announced two special three cent stamps to be issued soon. A Hamilton birth bicentennial stamp first day covers will be available January 11 in New York and January 12 at the New York post office. A second stamp honoring polio fighters will issue January 15 with first day covers obtainable by mail to Washington DC and Athens post offices by January 16. Quality stamps may be purchased from the Philatelic Agency in Washington DC.
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Post Office Department
Arthur Cornwell
Alexander Hamilton
New York
Finlan Fined for Illegal Muffler in Municipal Court
David W. Finlan, 18, of Gamersfielder Hall, was fined $5 and costs in Municipal Court after he pled guilty to having an illegal muffler on his auto, a city police charge.
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David W. Finlan
Gamertsfelder Hall
NROS Class Starts in Athens
A Naval Reserve Officers School class begins in Athens to provide reservists with promotion and retirement points. Cmdr. Vlachos announced at the Athens Volunteer Composite Unit meeting at Ohio University, noting the unit can persist as students enroll in the Columbus based program. The NROS will include weekly drills in Athens and two weeks of active duty training each summer pending approvals.
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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 Young Dies at 91 in New Marshfield
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 of Athens Kelvin of Campbell Calif and a daughter Iris Vaden Menlo Park Calif. Private funeral services set for 2 pm Sunday at Hoodlet Funeral Home with burial in 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 commissioners postpone meeting for Ohio inauguration
Athens County board members plan to attend the Ohio inaugural in Columbus on Monday and have postponed their scheduled meeting to Tuesday. The move places county business on hold as officials participate in the state event.
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Athens County
Board of Commissioners
Ohio
Columbus
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