Emergency Civil Defense 200-Bed Hospital Stored at Athens Hall
Athens City Hall will store a 200-bed Civil Defense emergency hospital in the building basement after a inspection by Col. Paul R. Lindimore and local officials. The unit, similar to a mobile army hospital, requires 2000 cubic feet and can be deployed in four hours by 30 trained volunteers.
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Athens City Hall
Kenneth W. Sands
Paul R. Lindimore
Columbus
Civil Defense Authority
City Hall
Athens
Sands
Joseph Grogan
Woman Hart Drivers Cited In Accidents
A passenger was slightly injured and two drivers were cited after two Sunday morning crashes investigated by the State Highway Patrol. Margaret Hart 39 Amesville sustained a right knee laceration when the pickup she rode in struck the rear of a southbound car driven by David A. Moleski 18 Gloucester. Moleski’s car was turning into a driveway about five miles north of Chauncey. Hart was cited in Jacksonville mayor's court for failing to stop within the assured clear distance. Herman C. Bowers 79 Coolville was cited in Coolville mayor's court after turning from a township road onto Route 50 and colliding with an eastbound car driven by David J. Erickson 22 Fairport Harbor.
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State Highway Patrol
Margaret Hart
Amesville
Cecil A. Hart
David A. Moleski
Glouster
Moleski
Chauncey
Hart
Jacksonville
Coolville
Herman C. Bowers
David J. Erickson
Fairport Harbor
Cone Enters County Commissioner Race
Charles Cone a 52 year old Athens farmer and former trustee announces another bid for county commissioner in the May primary. He is active in local Republican committees and serves as secretary of the Athens County advisory council with four children and Ohio University accounting study.
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Charles Cone
Cone
Athens County Association of Trustees and Clerks
GOP
Board of Commissioners
Wayne Ward
Foster Bean
Guysville
Athens
Canaan Township
Republican Central
Gene Zorick
Grove City
Kenneth
Max
Judy
Conservation Budget Set for Athens County in 1958
The Athens County ASC office under Irwin Wolfe announced a 1958 conservation program and about $60 000 in budget. Applications are open for cost sharing on farm ponds spring development tree plantings and drainage. Soil tests are required for seeding practices and must be completed before approval.
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Athens County
Irwin Wolfe
ASC
Wolfe
Three Drivers Fined By Coolville Mayor
Over the weekend Coolville Mayor John Aiken fined three drivers after State Highway Patrol arrests. Thomas E. Williams, 23, Charleston, W Va, paid 20 dollars and costs for speeding, as did Ralph M. Campbell, 41, Pomroy, 10 dollars and costs. John P. Fore, 18, Charleston, was fined 50 dollars and costs for using fictitious license plates, with 25 dollars suspended.
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Coolville
John Aiken
State Highway Patrol
Thomas E. Williams
Charleston
W Va
Ralph ™. Campbell
Pomeroy
John P. Fore
Fire department takes Mrs Perry to hospital after possible heart attack
The emergency squad transported 56 year old Mrs Bessie Perry from the Fairview Drive In at Union Street to Sheltering Arms Hospital around 11 a.m. Sunday after she suffered a possible heart attack.
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Fire Department
Bessie Perry
Washington St
Three New Indian Guide Tribes Form at West Side School
Three new Indian Guide tribes were formed at an induction ceremony Sunday at the West Side School. The Cherokee Tribe from Columbus Hilltop YMCA led the event with Cecil McGlone in charge and chiefs Bill Vernon Shawnee Harry Adams Apache and A M Wallace Miami receiving charters.
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Indian Guides
West Side
Hilltop
YMCA
Columbus
Cecil McGlone
Bill Vernon
Harry Adams
Apache
A. M. Wallace
Miami Tribe
Braves
al Hollowell
Columbus Hilltop
Stolen Truck Recovered In Chesterhill Case
A pickup stolen from Max W. Bowman of Chesterhill was recovered after sheriff Harold Shields announced a warrant for 18 year old Leon Britton of New England. Britton allegedly stopped at Melvin Dunfee's service station, asked for gas and a gun, left with the truck and later returned it to the station rear.
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Max W. Bowman
Chesterhill
Harold Shields
Leon Britton
New England
Melvin Dunfee
Stewart
Britton
Bowman
Father Dies While Wintering in Florida
Mrs. Fred Schleicher of Columbia Avenue learns her father J. M. Riley of Cleveland died suddenly Sunday night in Eustis Florida where he had spent the winter. She and her husband will travel Wednesday to Cleveland for Thursday funeral services.
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Fred Schleicher
Columbia Ave
J. M. Riley
Cleveland
Eustis
Fla
Florida
Proper Fire Calls Use Correct 190 Number
Fire Chief Charles Dalton urged using the proper 190 fire number for reporting fires and emergency calls. He said the line goes directly to the fire department and saves time, and it should be used only for fires and emergencies. The chief noted police lines should not be used for fire reports to avoid delays.
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Charles Dalton
Fire Department
Postmaster Lists U. S. Rural Exam Opportunities
Athens postmaster Arthur E. Cornwell announces a federal service examination for college graduates seniors juniors and others with equivalent experience. Applications are due Jan 23 with Feb 8 exam date. Over 500 positions await in Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia with starting salaries from 3670 to 4525.
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Arthur E. Cornwell
Athens
Cornwell
Commission
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Columbia Ave Resident Dies at 80 in Athens County
Mrs. Mary A. McCoy, 80, of 2 1/2 Columbia Ave., Athens County, died Monday at Sheltering Arms hospital after a week of illness. She was a lifelong Athens County resident, widow of James O. McCoy, and member of Bethel Methodist Church. Survived by daughter Mrs. R A Morris, two sisters, one brother, two granddaughters, and a great granddaughter. Funeral services Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home, Rev. J B Maffett officiating. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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Mary A. McCoy
Columbia Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens County
Abram
Edith Butts Landis
Athens
Bethel Methodist Church
James 0. McCoy
R. A. Morris
Charles Seesholtz
Lucy Mace
Lancaster
William Landis
Dowler-Ferguson- Hughes
J. B. Maffett
West Union Street Cemetery
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Births to Mr and Mrs Stanley Smath ers Athens and Mr and Mrs William Vernier Athens. Admitted include Mrs Howard Fortney Athens Albert Perry Athens Herman Williams Athens Thomas Richardson Logan Mrs Ira Gilkey Athens and others. Dismissals list Mrs C E Seiferth Athens and son Bert Cole Athens Route 5 and several residents.
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Stanley Smathers
Athens
William Vernier
Howard Fortney
Albert Perry
Herman Williams
Thomas Richardson
Logan
Ira Gilkey
Carl Wiseman
Ruth Miller
C. E. Seiferth
Bert Cole
Leo Fell
Foster Bean
Guysville
Donna Millard
Millfield
Graveside Rites Held for Stillborn Fortney Infant
Graveside services were conducted Monday in West Union Street Cemetery for the stillborn son of Mr and Mrs Howard Fortney of 124 Palmer Street. The baby was born Saturday evening at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Survivors include the parents a sister Rebecca Lee and grandparents Archie B Fortney Wilsonburg WV and William C Enevoldsen Guysville.
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West Union Street
Howard Fortney
Palmer St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Rebecca Lee
Archie B. Fortney
Wilsonburg
W. Va
William C. Enevoldsen
Guysville
Most Traffic Crashes Due To Speed
A State Highway Patrol officer told the Athens County Chapter of the Ohio Civil Service Employer Association that speed causes most auto accidents. Patrolman J A Kirkendall cited two types of excessive speed and warned drivers lack reaction time and attention to braking distances.
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Athens County
Ohio Civil Service Employer Association
J. A. Kirkendall
State Highway Patrol
Kirkendall
Amesville Civil Defense Alert Volunteers Guard Post
Seven Amesville Ground Observer Corps members manned the post from 12 noon to 6 p m Sunday. Volunteers included Mrs George D King Mrs Herbie Hanning Mrs Ed Sheridan Mrs Ralph Bennett Mrs Nadine Marquis Mrs Elden Easler and Mrs Charles A Walraven with T Sgt Delbert Knotts of the Charleston West Virginia Air Defense center as instructor.
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Amesville
Driver Fined and Jailed After Auto Collision
Oscar V. Roberston aged 52 of Athens Route 1 was arraigned before Mayor Roy Walsh on State Highway Patrol charges following a county highway accident near Hebardville. He paid $10 and costs for improper backing, then $125 and costs and served three days in jail for driving while intoxicated.
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Oscar V. Roberston
Athens
Albany
Roy Walsh
Hebardville
Traffic Fine Levied in Municipal Court
Arman N. Hunt of Guysville Route 3 pleaded guilty to driving left of center in Municipal Court. He was fined $10 plus costs by the State Highway Patrol.
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Arman N. Hunt
Guysville
State Highway Patrol
Velma Barnhart Pleads Guilty to Intoxication Charge
Velma Barnhart of Millfield Route 5 pleads guilty in Municipal Court to intoxication. She is fined $50 plus costs for the offense occurring Monday.
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Velma Barnhart
Millfield
Cold Weather Draws Skaters to Local Lakes
Continued cold weather drew many ice skaters to the Athens State Hospital lakes. Rural Hamley Run posted a low of zero and a high of 30 yesterday, with recent extremes near freezing. Morning readings showed a low of 10 and a 9 am temperature of 21.
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Mercury
Athens State Hospital
Hamley Run
Farm Books Meeting Topic at Athens Grange Hall
Neil Carpenter will speak at the farm management meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Athens Grange Hall. The session, a follow up to 1956’s school, will cover farm records and changes in the program, tax questions, closing 57 books, starting 58 books, and attendees should bring account books and farm plans.
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Neil Carpenter
Athens Grange Hall
Kenneth Ackerman
Man Denies Charge In Athens Municipal Court
Walter Bartlett of Athens pleaded innocent to a complaint by his wife Edith Bartlett alleging he used obscene or licentious language in the presence of a female. He posted a $30 bond for a hearing slated Wednesday.
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Walter Bartlett
Athens
Edith Bartlett
Circleville Held Suspects Sought in Grover Young Robbery
Deputy sheriffs viewed two Circleville men as possible suspects in the Grover Young hold up at Young's store Saturday night. Police cleared two Nelsonville area men, and no further leads existed beyond Circleville suspects.
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Circleville
Grover Young
Sheriff's Office
Harold Shields
Nelsonville Area
Young’s
New Era Press Installed At Royal McBee Plant
Royal McBee Corp announces installation of a 38 foot New Era Press at Athens Plant 2 to handle non standard Keysort card printing in multiple colors. The purchase, costing 62800 dollars, follows a two year survey and will ease overloading on the existing press said Vice President Harry M. Begg.
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Royal McBee Corp
Sheltering Arms Hospital
George Rowan
Harry M. Begg
Rowan
Charles
Athens
Grosvenor St
Grace
Bernard
Era
Stewart IOOF Officers Set for Installation
Officers of the Stewart IOOF will be installed here at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Refreshments will be served, said Gaylord Cook, secretary.
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Stewart
The
Stewart Ioof
Gaylord Cook
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