County Grand Jury Indicts 13 in 20 True Bills
After two work days the January term grand jury returned 20 true bills against 13 persons in Athens County. Arraignments set for Monday. Jurors praised jail improvements to the county jail women’s section and urged cost cuts on prisoner food. True bills include non-support, bad checks, and various assaults. several defendants from Nelsonville and Guysville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San ME
JAN County Grand Jury
Cleo F. Hopkins
Parkersburg
Ophal F. Shinn
Toledo
Inez Curry
Baker Rd
Albert Snyder
Jasper
Pike County
John A. Clark
Millfield
Clarence Hutchins
Guysville
Myrnie Dailey
Stewart
Jan Taylor
Chauncey
Virgil Collins
Glouster
Collins
Ray Fulton
Fulton
30 Degree Temperature Plunges After Rain in Athens
A cold front brought snow flurries and a sharp 30 plus degree drop in Athens. Highs reached 58 yesterday while early today readings fell to 26 at Hamley Run and 27 in Athens by 11 am. The Hocking River rose after 71 inches of rain to a stage of 9.8 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Hamley Run
U. S
Epigen Bte
C. L. Colmer
Hocking River
Currier Drive Woman Dies at 83
Mrs. Rose Knappenberger, 83, of 11 Currier Drive, Mason County native who lived in Athens, died at home Tuesday night. Survived by husband Bert, sister Byantha Herdman of Toledo, two grandchildren, four sisters and four brothers predeceased. Funeral Friday 2 p.m. at Crow Funeral Home Point Pleasant. burial Lone Oak Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Knappenberger
Currier Drive
Knappenberger
Mason County
Athens
Bert Knappenberger
Byantha Herdman
Toledo
Crow Funeral Home
Point Pleasant
Lone Oak Cemetery
Mothers' March on Polio Planned in Coolville and Torch
The Coolville and Torch communities will hold the annual Mothers' March on Polio at 6 p.m. Thursday. Coolville leaders include Willard Brandeberry and several wives assisting. Torch leadership lists Robert Ellis as chairman with a team of women volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Torch
Willard Brandeberry
Jim Dawson
Phil Harrison
Charles Bentz
Bill Boston
William Cordray
Robert Ellis
Kenneth Davis
Jack Braniff
D. E. Martin
Ellis
Youth Falls From Service Station Roof
An 11 year old, John Gorby of Baker settlement, fell about 15 feet from a service station roof onto the concrete driveway. Knee abrasions were the only injuries. Fire Chief Charles W. Dalton reported the emergency run and first aid at Davis' station on W Union at Congress at 3 50 p m. yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gorby
Baker Settlement
Charles W. Dalton
Davis
W. Union
Congress
Knox given 30 day sentence for intoxication charge
Woodrow Knox, 44, of 10414 W. Union St., was sentenced in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to the city police charge of intoxication. He received 30 days in jail and a $50 fine plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Knox
W. Union St
Sheltering Arms Hospital Births and Admissions
Birth announcements list a son for Mr and Mrs Richard Reed of Athens Route 3 and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Harold Sward of Athens. Admitted patients include Mrs Ernest Collins and several others: Terry Harkins, Mrs Byron Wolfe, Roy Smith, Mary Gilmore, Mrs Anna Perry, Harry Barnes, Paul Lowe, Mrs Alva Tom, Mrs Effie Ward, Mrs Charles McMullen, Randy Storer, Elis Perry, and Mrs Charles Weiss, all of Athens or nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Reed
Athens
Harold Swardson
Ernest Collins
Terry Harkins
Byron Wolfe
Roy Smith
Mary Gilmore
Anna Perry
Harry Barnes
Paul Lowe
Albany
Alva Tom
Effie Ward
Zaleski
Charles McMullen
Randy Storer
Logan
Elis Perry
Carpenter
Charles Weiss
Juvenile Court Judge Appoints Investigator
Albert Ogg of 41 Stimson Ave. is named probation officer and investigator for the Juvenile Court by Judge Roger J. Jones Sr. Ogg previously served as Common Pleas divorce investigator court bailiff and constable for about a year. The appointment carries no compensation beyond mileage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Ogg
Stimson Ave
Roger J. Jones
Ogg
Common Pleas
Jones
State Trustee Clerk Convention Slated in Columbus
The 29th annual Ohio State Association of Township Trustees and Clerks convention will be held January 24 to 26 in Columbus. Athens County group president Charles Cone says state officials including Gov. C. William O Neill are slated to address the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Lavelle Cross
Athens County
Ohio Clerk of Courts Association
Cross
Sunnyside Dr
Gordon Jeffery
Lucas County
Ohio State Association of Township Trustees and Clerks
Columbus
Charles Cone
Athens County Group
C. William O’neill
Parole Granted to Cecil Rhoades After Plea
Cecil A. Rhoades of The Plains was paroled from county jail after serving about two months of a six month sentence imposed November 14 following a guilty plea to attempted criminal assault in Common Pleas Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil A. Rhoades
the Plains
Common Pleas Court
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Francis D. White
Junior A. Fisk
Charles Andrews
Robert A. Williams
Nelsonville
Fisk
Clarence Sykes
Sheriff's Department
Raymond Foreman, Jr
Francis Graham
Paul Dunfee
Earl E. DeVore
Charles F. Powell
Gareth Schumacher
Clarence Haning
Gale N. Evans
Bessie Love
Deanville
Robert Miller
Claude Burton
Coalville
George
Ethel Evener
New Marshfield
Dwight Rutherford
Homer Higgins
E. E. Baker
Bonnie Slagle
Richard Rympn
C. W. Gross
Ernest E. Hart
Betty Evans
Kathleen Bodyer
Raymond Www. Howe
Nile Parks
P. G. Chapman
Roy Vineyard
Bessie Goodin
Grace Dinsmoor
Ashford
Space Command
Cinebeam
Cinelens
Appliance & TV CO
Washington St
Ohio
the Security Bank
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Stewart High School
The
Green Valley Boys
March of Dimes
Man
Hartford
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
General Insurance
Earl F. Mathews
Earl A, Hooper
Athens County Insurance Agents Ass'n
Bldg
Bartford Accident and Indemnity Company
Wartford, Connecticut
Ables
Athens National Bank
Federal Reserve System
America
Firestone Nationwide
Gilbert Shannon
Firestone Dealer
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