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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1960

Page

10

Divorce suits and estates noted in Common Pleas Court

Teresa Riggs Crooksville seeks divorce from Hobart Riggs on neglect and cruelty. Several wills are described, including John Porter leaving all to his wife and Lea Kenny leaving everything to his wife. Various estates are listed with claims and appraisals. Multiple parties, including Theo dore Hiles and Grover Hoover, appear in suits, with claims in the estate of Nobie Hoover and others. A work incident suit by P James F Thiesen cites permanent impairment from injuries at work.

Common Pleas Court Teresa Riggs Crooksville Hobart Franklin Riggs Ima Hile Theodore Hiles J. C. Furguson James and Joanna Modest Grover Hoover T. H. Ruffner Nobie Anna Hoover Willis K. Dick Phoenix Ariz Ralph E. Henning Thelma Jane Henning P. James F. Thiesen Corning Bureau of Workmen's Compensation J. T. Coal Co Elsie McNeely Clifford L. Sellers John Porter Bessie Lea Kenny Mary William J. Williams New Straitsville Janet Peter McQuade William Thomas Peyton Shawnee Hannah Ida May Pearson Loren Pearson Junction City R. R. Pearson Thornville C. W Pearson William Paul R. J Nixon New Lexington Lancaster Eleanor Bradley Canton Dorothy Dudley Lenore N. C M. B. Russell Somerset Helen Mary Lewis Ray Conaway Harold Bateson Thomas Lewis

Triumph Ends in Tragedy as Girl, 7, Bus Accident

In Lynchburg Virginia on Monday seven year old Vickie Bybee earned praise for a perfect test score. She stepped from a bus rear door and tripped as the bus moved away, the driver unaware, leading to a fatal outcome.

Lynchburg Vickie Bybee Vickie

Corning Council Names Officers and New Trustees

At a Corning council meeting Edward Ferguson was named president Leon Levion appointed village solicitor Don Fennekin named fire chief Emmet Love becomes councilman to fill the vacancy caused by Gerald Marshall who was elected by write in but declined the post.

Corning Edward Ferguson Leon Levion Don Fennekin Emmet Love Gerald Marshall

Klondike Gold Rush Starts In Alaska In August 1896

The Klondike gold rush began in August 1896 in Alaska drawing thousands of prospectors. News reports highlight the movement from Yukon to the Klondike region and the surge of migration seeking fortunes in gold.

Alaska

Egypt Accepts Soviet Aid for Second Stage of Aswan Dam

Cairo reports the Soviet Union will fund the second stage of the Aswan Dam with a $373.1 million price tag and $258.3 million in foreign exchange. The Middle East News Agency calls the agreement an admirable victory for the Arab nation and notes no separation between stages. The USSR has already provided about $100 million in aid and equipment for the project.

Cairo Egypt Aswan Kremlin Middle East Soviet Union United Arab Republic Abdel Gamal Nasser U.S.S.R

Graham To Preach Christianity In Africa

New York dispatch reports evangelist Billy Graham heads to Africa to preach. He plans to visit 16 major cities across Ghana Nigeria Southern and Northern Rhodesia Tanganyika Ruanda Urundi and Ethiopia. He notes God loves Africans as he loves other peoples. The article also notes the first chewing gum patent issued to William F Temple of Mount Vernon Ohio on December 28 1869.

New York Billy Graham Africa North Carolina Graham Ghana Nigeria Rhodesia Tanganyika Ruanda - Urundi Ethiopia William F. Temple Mount Vernon Ohio

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