Four Sentenced To Prison On Grand Jury Indictments
Four defendants were sentenced to indeterminate terms in the Ohio Penitentiary after pleading guilty in Common Pleas Court to January term grand jury indictments. Names include Lindley L Williams and Edward H Wolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
Lindley Leroy Williams
Logan
Charles Decker
Murray City
Edward Harry Wolfe
Hanley
W. Va
Elmer Spears
Glouster
White
Municipal Court Report Shows Collection Drop
Athens Municipal Court's annual report shows 1959 collections fell by more than $16,000 from 1958, totaling $60,486.79 received and $58,974.70 disbursed. City share dropped to $27,249.28 while expenses rose to $10,994.83, with civil cases up to 50 and criminal cases down to 1770.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Blanche Waller
Wildlife Division
Law Library Fund
City Treasury General Fund
County Treasury General Fund
County Treasury
Vinton County
Birth at Sheltering Arms Hospital and patient notes
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hixson of Athens welcome a son. Admitted: Harper Pendry Athens Elmo Barnhart Coalville Route 2 Robert Lent Jacksonville. Dismissed: Mrs. Elza Wyatt Athens. Raleigh Robinson Athens Route 3. Blood used three pints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hixson
Athens
Harper Pendry
Elmo Barnhart
Coalville
Robert Lent
Jacksonville
Elza Wyatt
Raleigh Robinson
A&P Supermarket Window Busted By Pellet Gun
Police investigate a broken front window at the A P Supermarket on Stimson Ave. The missile from a pellet gun or 22 caliber weapon shattered the glass, with the incident occurring Saturday night or Sunday. Also noted is a monthly Athens County Shrine Club dinner at 6 30 p m Thursday at Athens State Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A&p
Stimson Ave
Athens County Shrine Club
Alladin Temple
Athens State Hospital
OU Student Performs For Kiwanis Club
Lynn Rinehart an Ohio University sophomore gave juggling feats and humorous monologues to Athens Kiwanis Club members. Pres Ira Burnfield announced committee assignments while Sec Al Bechtel provided project material. The club reviewed the Athens Community Workshop and planned participation in the February 3 foreign policy panel at OU Education Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Rinehart
Ohio University
Athens Kiwanis Club
Pres
Ira Burnfield
Sec
al Bechtel
Athens Community Workshop
Ki- Wanians
Evucation
Real Estate Transfers in Athens and Nearby Townships
Carl H. Lanning and Wilma Lanning transfer Lots 106-107 in Buchtel to Arthur and Argyl Philbaum. Alexander Township sees 33.83 acres move from Frede Rick McWilliams to Frederick A. and Flossie McWilliams. Nelsonville transfers include R. V. Oakley to Charles N. and Caroline Wilson with Lots 90-91-92 in Buchtel. Athens County records show Donald R. and Carole Russell transferring 0.214 acres in Troy Township to Robert and Margaret Kapple. Ruth C. West gains three Glen R. and B Mildred Thompson tracts in Nelsonville, who then sell two tracts to Zellen Martin and Delbert J. Martin in Troy Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl H. Lanning
Wilma Bernice Lanning
Buchtel
Arthur William Philbaum
Argyl Philbaum
Lew McWilliams
Flossie McWilliams
Athens
Frederick A. McWilliams
Alexander
R. V. Oakley
Nelsonville
Charles N. Wilson
Caroline Wilson
Donald R. Russell
Carole Louise Russell
Athens County
Robert Kapple
Margaret Kapple
Coolville
Troy Township
Harry West
Ruth C. West
Glen R. Thompson
B. Mildred Thompson
Zellen Martin
Delbert J. Martin
Blind Bookie Nabbed
Federal court records show Frank Spagnuolo pleaded guilty to wagering tax violations in Los Angeles. He operated as a bookmaker and kept Braille ledgers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Frank Spagnuolo
Ernest R. Freed Dies at 71 in California
Ernest R. Freed, 71, retired Royal McBee Corp. official, died Monday night at his Woodland Hills home from a heart attack. He served 20 years with the firm, retiring in January 1957 as director of the special services department in Athens after earlier roles in Cincinnati Cleveland Chicago and west coast assignments. Survived by wife and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest R. Freed
Royal McBee Corp
Woodland Hills
Calif
Freed
Special Services Department
Athens
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Chicago
West Coast
Hawaiian Islands
Special Devices Department
Five County Youths Join Guard Unit in Ohio
Five Athens County youths enlisted in the Ohio National Guard through Headquarters and Headquarters Co 2nd AW Battalion 174th Artillery. The Glouster seniors are William Dixon 18 Franklin Byers 17 and Charles Milhoan 17. Others are Jerry Frum 20 Athens High School graduate and Glenn Tenney 17 Albany High School senior. Oaths Jan 21 raise local unit to 52. six months active duty sought by Frum. Information at the local Armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Glouster
Nave
Ohio National Guard
AW Battalion
174Th Artillery
William John Dixon
Grace Dixon
Franklin Michael Byers
William Roy Byers
Charles Nicholsas Milhoan
Charles William Milhoan
Jerry Wayne Frum
Athens High School
Paul Edward Frum
Athens
Glenn Alex Tenney
Albany High School
Hazel Alma Sanders
Frum
Robson Divorce Granted in Common Pleas Court
A divorce decree was issued in Common Pleas Court to Phryne Robson against Donald Robson on grounds of gross neglect and extreme cruelty. The couple married July 30 1947 in Athens and two children were awarded to the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
Phryne Robson
Donald Robson
Athens
Exams Announced for Civil Service Posts
The U S Civil Service Commission announced exams for special agent and inspector positions with yearly salaries of 4040 and 4980 dollars. Applications and information may be obtained at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Man Released After City Hall Interview
Police brought a man who collapsed on Central Ave and was found intoxicated. Interrogation revealed he had taken sedatives and he was released after treatment for scratches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Central Ave
Mothers March Set For Thursday In Three Athens County Areas
Plans announced for a Mothers March in Millfield Athens and The Plains to raise funds for the March of Dimes. Volunteers will visit homes 5 to 9 p m Thursday to solicit donations and collect door count forms for tallying results to be sent to the National Foundation. A Saturday dance at the Nelsonville Eagles Club sponsored by the Hocking Valley AFL-CIO Central Labor Council runs 9 p m to 1 a m with proceeds benefiting the March of Dimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Homer
B. Gall
Gall
Millfield
Athens
the Plains
Ralph Kail
Elmo Scott
Lloyd Budworth
National Foundation
Wilson Baker
Elmwood Pl
County Plans Formed For Heart Fund Drive
Plans for the 1960 Heart Fund drive in Athens County were discussed at a luncheon at the Sportsman Grill. Margery Silbaugh of the Central Ohio Heart Association outlined the drive with Heart Disease as the enemy and Heart Fund as the defense. Local chairs include Mrs Sol Rosenberg in Athens city and Mrs Wilma Darnell for rural areas. Nelsonville's drive is led by Mrs William Friedich with the Pandorian Club sponsoring. Attendees included past-drive head William Abraham and county officers Francis Fuller Gerald Stauffer and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Sportsman Grill
Margery Silbaugh
Central Ohio Heart Association
Athens City
Sol Rosenberg
Wilma Darnell
Plains
William Friedrich
Nelsonville
Pandorian Club
Silbaugh
American Heart Association
William Abraham
Athens
Gerald Stauffer
Athens County Heart Council
Francis Fuller
Don White
Jack Sweeney
Wiliam Hess
Heart Sunday
Frank Richey
Thomas Evans
Divorce Suit Filed Through Mother for Bolin
Roberta Mae Bolin sues for divorce from Joan Eugene Bolin through her mother Letha Riley. The couple married January 6 1957 in Athens Route 3 and have no children. The filing alleges gross neglect and extreme cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Mae Bolin
Letha Riley
Joan Eugene Bolin
Athens
Fire department treated man after fall at 50 Madison Ave
Emergency squad responded to 50 Madison Ave at 7 p.m. Monday to treat 42 year old Elwood Carsey for a head laceration from a fall on the steps. First aid was given before he was transported to Sheltering Arms Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tie Fire Department
Madiso Ave
Elwood Carsey
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Directors Accept Milk Unit Plans
The Hocking Valley and Athens Milk Sales marketing cooperatives approve by law changes and incorporation papers to form a single milk producers unit. A committee with Don Zehr and Glen Wagner prepared the documents. Next, members must vote to disband the two cooperatives and form one new organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking Valley
Athens
County Agricultural Extension Office
Don Zehr
State Agricultural Extension
Glen Wagner
Mercury Rise Reports Warm Athens Day
Temperatures rose in Athens with an 11 30 a m reading of 40 after a low of 31, while rural Hamley Run posted 22 as Tuesday’s low following 16 and 38 the day before. A driver from Albany was fined 15 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to a passing at an intersection charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hamley Run
Orville W. Caster
Albany Rt. 1
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William Leroy Rodgers
Chauncey
Noah Ralph Guess
Grand Larcesy
Ralph W. Craig
Columbus
Desmond Ash
Ash
Robert Gene Skinner
Homer Gall Jr
Warren Williams
Abraham
Harold Spears
Giouster RD
Austin F. Allen
Lancaster
John Bolin
Carl Beane
John Saultz
Jackson
Virgil Collins
Robert Rush
Chesterhill
John Matheny
Francis Leonard Kinnison
Clarence O. Warren
Deanville
Neil Withem
Meigs County Clerk of Courts
Arthur Cornwell
Athens Messenger
Kenneth W. Bean
Ida E. Bean
Mill St
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Carthage- Troy High School
HOTEL
Berry Lobby
Dee Abraham
Circle's
Circle
Mom
Gallipolis
Vance-Leach
W. State St
Kiwanis Club
Ernest Freed
Cline Bldg
Miles E. Hoon
Athens, Ohio
Oper
Athens County Farm Bureau Cooperative
Amesville
Heart
Mercury Rise
Jack Sherick
E. Carpenter
B. H
Jonesy) Sams
Kentile
East State Street
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