County Not Affected By Surplus Plan Developments
Athens County officials say Kennedy surplus commodity measures will not affect the county now. Welfare Director Denver White outlined items from the Ohio Division of Commodity Distribution and estimated a $15 000 yearly cost for handling storage and distribution. He noted little savings in food orders and potential harm to local merchants and tax bases while promising to monitor any changes that could ease relief needs, which are running 35 percent higher than last year.
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John F. Kennedy
Athens County
Denver White
White
Jackson
Athens
County Office Project Discussed Time Study Plan
Athens County commissioners discussed a time study and job analysis for courthouse offices. University of Ohio faculty members Bolon and Smith will design a questionnaire for employees after a briefing session for elected officials. Budget strains cited as many offices overspend salaries, with 1961 general fund at 585000 and potential need of 565000 if all requests funded.
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Athens County Court House
Ohio University
Donald S. Bolon
Ralph D. Smith
Wayne Wiley
Court House
Wiley
Ex-Resident Wavelene Gordon Dead in Lancaster Crash
A former New Marshfield woman Wavelene Gordon 25 of Baltimore Ohio was killed in a two car crash on Route 158 near Lancaster. Her funeral is set for 2 pm Wednesday at the New Marshfield Pilgrim Holiness Church with burial in New Marshfield. She is survived by her husband her father two brothers and two children from a prior marriage.
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New Marshfield
Lancaster
Wavelene Gordon
Wavelene McKibben
Baltimore
Ohio
Route 158
Gordon
New Marshfield Pilgrim Holiness Church
New Marshfieldry
Fire damages residence at 16 Morris Ave
Fire caused by an electric room heater damaged the home of Mrs. Martha Peters. Richard Peters occupied the room, which held a sofa bed and contents. Total loss estimated at 750 dollars with 250 for the building and 500 for contents. alarm at 3 16 p.m. brought eight firefighters and seven volunteers.
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Martha Peters
Morris Ave
Charles Dalton
Richard Peters
Peters
Education Conferences Are Slated for Jan Meetings
Albany hosts community education conferences on Friday Jan 27 and Monday Jan 30 at 7 30 p m in the school building. General chairwoman Mrs Kenneth E Nason leads topics What Do We Want From Our Schools and How Do We Get What We Want with small group discussions to invite every opinion. A preceding PTA session presents Ohio University education survey by Dr Samuel Hicks.
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Albany
Kenneth E. Nason
Nason
State House
Ohio University
Samuel Hicks
College of Education
Brother of Ohio U. Professor Dies
Dr. H. C. Lehman of Columbia Avenue was summoned to Iola Kansas on January 15 due to illness of his elder brother Arden who died January 22.
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Ohio U
H. C. Lehman
Columbia Ave
Iola Kan
Arden
Student suffers nose bleed after pencil incident at OU
Stanley Koltcz an 18 year old Ohio University freshman from Bedford was treated with first aid and rushed to the OU Health Center after a pencil pierced his nose while studying in the College of Education Building. The emergency squad and fire department aided him at 7 44 p m Monday.
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Stanley Koltcz
Ohio University
Bedford
OU Health Center
Fire Department
College of Education
OU Professor Elevated to Tau Kappa Alpha Post
Dr. Paul D. Brandes associate professor in the School of Dramatic Art and Speech at Ohio University was elected national executive secretary treasurer of the forensic honor society Tau Kappa Alpha. The election occurred at the society's national council meeting in St Louis alongside the Speech Association of America convention. He will handle correspondence funds admission of new chapters publish society materials and supervise inter chapter affairs. He was also named to an editorial post at the convention.
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Paul D. Brandes
Ohio University
Tau Kappa Alpha
St. Louis
Speech Association of America
Brandes
Interchapter
Ex Albany Area Resident Dies by Own Hand in Circleville
Funeral services set for Jennie Angeline Dailey 28 of Columbus, formerly of Albany area, found shot Monday near Miller Trailer Court Circleville. Sheriff says head wound from a 22 rifle, coroner calls it apparently personal safety related. Survived by parents George and Dailey with six brothers and three sisters. Services Thursday 1 p.m. Hughes funeral home Athens. Burial Graham Chapel Cemetery.
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Athens
Jennie Angeline Dailey
Columbus
Albany Area
Circleville
Pickaway County
Walton W. Spangler
Freda Woodruff
Georgie Marie Smith
Reynoldsburg
Joan Walker
Toledo
Dewey
Amesville
Raymond
Tampa
Fla
Ralph
Cleveland
George L
Ft. Hood, Tex
Clarence
Jack
Dayton
Hughes Funeral Home
Norma Jones
Graham Chapel
Funeral
Two Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
An Athens driver Rexford E. Nichoson, 18, was fined 20 and costs for driving left of center and 25 plus costs for using plates of a former owner. The court suspended 15 of the latter fine and ordered new plates before driving. John C. Thurston, 21, Massillon, was fined 20 and costs for conditional speed.
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Rexford E. Nichoson
Nickoson
John C. Thurston
Massillon
Two Drivers Fined In Athens County Court
Two motorists were fined 10 dollars and costs Monday in Athens County Court after patrol arrests. Sylvia Smith aged 57 of Frost faced a conditional speed charge while Ronald Golden 21 of Athens Route 3 was cited for failure to dim headlights.
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Athens
State Highway Patrol
Sylvia Smith
Frost
Ronald Golden
Birth Announcement and Hospital Admissions
Mr and Mrs Allen Conrad of Athens welcome a son. Admitted to sheltering arms hospital include Robert P Martin McArthur Route 2 Mrs Roy Nolan Athens Route Charles Gillian Athens Albert Perry Athens Route 2 Mrs Donald Watson Zaleski Mrs Charles May New Marshfield Route 2 Oval Woods Athens Route 2 Dismissed Elmer Dewey Athens Mrs Donald Skinner Athens Route 1 and daughter Helen Perry Radcliff Leon Britton Stewart Route 1
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Robert P. Martin
McArthur
Roy Nolan
Athens
Charles Gillian
Albert Perry
Donald Watson
Zaleski
Charles May
New Marshfield
Oval Woods
Elmer Dewey
Donald Skinner
Helen Perry
Radcliff
Leon Britton
Stewart
University students spared on jaywalking fines in court
Fines of five dollars and costs were suspended by Municipal Court Judge John F. Newcomb for two Ohio University students Linda Davis and Lorna Peller, charged with jaywalking at Court and President streets. The students reside in Scott Quadrangle.
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John F. Newcomb
Ohio University
Court and
President Streets
Linda Davis
Lorna Peller
Scott Quadrangle
Court Rules for Fair Board in $50,000 Damages Suit
Common Pleas Judge Francis D White ruled for the defendant Athens County Agricultural Society in a $50,000 damages case brought by Margaret Ann Pugh of Marietta. The suit claimed injuries from a harness race accident at the county fair in August 1957. The judge found the plaintiff assumed risk by not seeking safety in the grandstand as the horse charged through a draw gate. The jury was not required to render a verdict.
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Common Pleas
Francis D. White
Athens County Agricultural Society
Margaret Ann Pugh
Marietta
Roger Jones, Jr
Fair Board
White
Hainess
W. Parker Walker
Richard J. Thomas
Bertha Giesecke
Mary Gail Laziman
Margaret Dickens
Robert Dailey
Ralph Wigal
Lola Poling
Thomas Wilson
Athens
Sybil Kittle
Glouster
Ethel Gould
Millfield
Harvey South
Carol Evener
Franklin Galbraith
Former Area Man Admits Slaying Role
Taylor and McDonald confessed to killing a taxi driver after stabbing him on a Wood County road. They dragged the body, drove over it to cover up the death, then fled in the cab before being arrested near a restaurant. Coroner Dr. Mannhardt cited a severed jugular vein and injuries from the cab being driven over. The pair claimed they wanted their money back and provided limited background on prior residence and relations.
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Taylor
Wood County
McDonald
Fleet
Fostoria
U. S. 224
H. W. Mannhardt
Walker
Detroit
Tennessee
Chauncey
Athens
Drivers Cited After York Road Collision
State Patrol cited two drivers after a Monday afternoon crash on Matheny Rd York Township. John McClain 29 Nelsonville and Harlan Harmon Kegg 49 Nelsonville Route 2 faced conditional speed charges. bus driver was not carrying passengers. Vehicles met on a hillcrest.
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Athens County
State Highway Patrol
Matheny
York Township
John McClain
Nelsonville
Harlan Harmon Kegg
York
Elks Family Party Postponed by Weather in Athens
The Athens Elks lodge postpones a Tuesday night family party due to weather. Exalted Ruler Kenneth Jones announces the delay and says plans remain on hold until further notice.
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Athens Elks Lodge
Kenneth Jones
New Cold Air Mass Brings Freezing Ohio Weather
A quick wind shift from the northwest brings a new cold air mass to Athens after snow and strong gusts. The morning low reached 24 at U S Observer C L Colmer, with a drop of four degrees by 11 30 a m. Columbus forecast the coldest weather of the winter for Ohio tonight and Wednesday with temperatures below zero.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Mercury
Columbus
Ohio
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Paul Brandes
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D. H
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