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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1957

Page

7

Winter Storm Sweeps Athens Area On Inauguration Day

Snow blanketed the Athens region as bitter cold and near zero temperatures hit the area. Roads iced over and bus travel was hazardous with one school closing at Carthage-Troy. The State Highway Garage reported seven crews spreading cinders, and observed roads in fair condition this morning.

Athens Area Ohio Mercury Athens Columbus Carthage-Troy The State Highway Garage Poston Hamley Run U. S C. L. Colmer

Insurance Agency Ad Listing Local Agents

For Your Every Insurance Need See Any One of These Friendly Agents. ATHENS OHIO Donald K Barstow C B Dillon C M Gill Co D M Goddard Houck Van Dyke Inc Earl F Mathews Inc FR Murphy Son Dwight H Rutherford Peter B Lee Seiple Kempton Oakley Ins Agency The Saltz Ins Agency Richard Guinther GLOUSTER OHIO NELSONVILLE OHIO OHIO

Athens, Ohio Donald K. Barstow C. B, Dillon C. M. Gill & Co D. M. Goddard Houck & van Dyke, Inc Earl F. Mathews, Inc Murphy & Son Dwight H. Rutherford Peter B. Lee Seiple

Scout Leader Training Session For area leaders

Athens Glouster and Nelsonville leaders attended a leadership training conference at the First Presbyterian Church. Dr. E P Lynn of Ohio University led discussions on the scouting program troop operation and activities plus a film Scouting Many Things to Many People. A future cub master conference is planned for Athens February 17 with a recognition dinner in April at OU Student Center Ballroom.

Athens Glouster Nelsonville First Presbyterian Church E. P. Lynn Ohio University Lynn Dan Dailey Walton Davies Ray Carmichael Roger Wiseman Joe Hawkins Student Center

Victory Banquet Honors Saxbe Mechem in Athens

About 200 Athens County Republicans gathered at the Athens Country Club for a Victory Banquet celebrating campaign wins. William Saxbe and C. Stanley Mechem spoke on GOP progress and legislative aims, praising O'Neill cabinet moves and highway spending plans while urging continued party activity between campaigns.

Athens County Athens Country Club William Saxbe GOP C. Stanley Mechem Ohio Senate Senate Mechem C. William O’neill Nelsonville O'Neill O Neill Senator Mechem Capt Charles M. Noble United States Ohio Noble First Highway Construction Council Saxbe Louis Martin Circleville Glouster Elmer Jones Jones Coun Wayne Ward John Brown Brown Athens Stanley Mechem

Howard Guess Fined After Left of Center Charge

Howard Guess, 58, of 117 Central Ave, was fined $20 and costs in Municipal Court on a State Highway Patrol charge of driving left of center. The charge stemmed from an accident on Route 682 when Guess' car slid into the rear of another vehicle Friday afternoon, according to patrol reports.

Howard Guess Central Ave Guess

Odd Fellows Lodge to Install Officers Tonight

Sereno Lodge 479 I O O F will install its officers at 8 p.m. tonight. Refreshments will be served, the lodge announced.

Sereno Lodge International Order of Odd Fellows

Slusher Fined for Reckless Operation in Municipal Court

Boyd F Slusher 26 of Guysville Route 2 pleaded guilty to reckless operation and was fined 25 dollars plus costs in municipal court.

Boyd F. Slusher Guysville

Lehman forfeits $10 bond in stop sign case

Lee C. Lehman aged 21 of Washington Hall forfeited a $10 appearance bond in Municipal Court on a city police charge of running a stop sign.

Lee C. Lehman Washington Hall

Hogsett Divorce Suit Settled and Dismissed in Common Pleas

In a case filed last December in Common Pleas Court by Earl Hogsett against Leora J. Hogsett, the divorce suit was settled and dismissed at the plaintiff's costs.

Common Pleas Court Earl Hogsett Leora J. Hogsett

ShelterinG Arms Hospital Notes

List of birth announcements from ShelterinG Arms Hospital including families in Athens Guysville Marietta The Plains Glouster Albany Route New Marshfield and Stewart with details of sons and daughters born to Robert Clem Wilford Sharp Nolan Mace Sherwood Hall Edward Smart John Hensler and others.

Robert Clem Coolville Wilford Sharp Albany Nolan Mace Athens Sherwood Hall E. H. Sprague Marietta Roy Vermaaten Glouster James McClean the Plains John Hensler Robert Brown Guysville Edward Smart Frank Miller Lulu Steed New Marshfield Arthur Draper Mary Davis Carl Tippie Stewart Charles Burleigh Esther Johnson Gayle Chesser

Deputy Reports Area School Is Entered

Sheriff’s department notes a breaking and entering at Chauncey Dover High School between Friday afternoon and Sunday noon. No items reported missing from the principal’s office yet. inventory delayed by snow and school closure. Entry gained through a broken music room window and a shattered office door pane.

Sheriff's Department Chauncey - Dover High School DeWitt Walker Walker

Bound to Jury In Entering of Tavern Case

Clarence Sykes of Nelsonville Route 1 was bound to the grand jury after pleading guilty to breaking and entering the Carr Dickens Bar on Route 33 at Circle Hill on January 10. A bond of 500 dollars was set.

Clarence Sykes Nelsonville Circle Hill

Divorce Granted in Common Pleas Court

Divorce granted in Common Pleas Court of De Cree from Rearl H. Chany and Rosalie Chany, both minors. Grounds cited gross neglect. Clerk restored plaintiff to her maiden name Welch.

Common Pleas Rosalie Chany Rearl H. Chany Welch

Coolville Policeman Cited For Pocketing Bond Fees

Clayton Lee 38 was fined 100 dollars and costs and given 90 days jail, suspended, on fraud charges after pleading guilty. He admitted pocketing bonds from Wendell Moore and others totaling about 40 to 50 dollars. Sheriff Shields urged others who posted bonds to Coolville officer to report receipts to aid investigation. Lee, a Belpre resident, was appointed by the village council last August.

Coolville Clayton Lee Lee Wendell Moore Moore Harold Shields Court House Shields

Columbus Men Fined After Patrol Arrests

Two Columbus men appeared in Municipal Court after State Highway Patrol arrests. Claire Nice, 35, was fined 125 dollars and costs, jailed three days, license suspended three months for drunk driving. Boyd Akers, 48, charged as passenger, was fined 25 dollars and costs for intoxication. Both pleaded guilty.

Columbus State Highway Patrol Claire R. Nice Boyd N. Akers Nice

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Saxbe, Mechem Ber Frank J. Lausche U. S. Senate W. H. Wakefield Joe B. Maffett First Christian Church Eisenhower John G. Cline Harold Rose Foster Bean John Dowler T. O. Kincade Messenger News Don Moore Bell & Howell North Court St Sheltering Arms Hospital Thomas Winning Kenneth Hall Albert Perry Arthur M. Smith Louise Lent State St Belpre Washington County Mac's Thrifty Store West State Street Yours Houck & VanDyke Inc W. Union Dial Jaynes Furniture E. State St Franklin, Pullman Or Heywood- Wakefield Franklin, Pullman and Heywood - Wakefield Good Housekeeping American Standards Testing Bureau, Inc Jaynes
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