Mrs Irene Taylor Pleads Guilty In 1952 Jail Escape Case
Irene Taylor, 22, of Broadwell, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court after being arraigned on aiding her husband and three felons in a county jail escape in 1952. She posted no bond, was bound over to the grand jury, and later surrendered to sheriff's deputies, stating she had left her husband and would face prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Taylor
Broadwell
Taylor
Raymond Taylor
George Bateman
Athens Pupils Win Regional Scholastic Art Awards
Seven Athens city schools students under Miss Edith Woolf earned regional Scholastic Art Awards in Cincinnati. Phillip Saunders Mary Lou Wichterman Marie Stehr Kay Jones Gerald Daft Nancy Bowling Nancy Hawkins won keys and certificates for art projects. regional winners proceed to Pittsburgh for national judging with scholarships and cash prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Woolf
Phillip Saunders
Mary Lou Wichterman
Marie Stehr
Kay Jones
Gerald Daft
Nancy Bowling
Nancy Hawkins
Cincinnati
Shillito’s
Ohio
Kentucky
Pittsburgh
Athens
Miss Woolf
Mary Lou Ichterman
Assistant Ranger Named in Zaleski State Forest
Paul Schrauder, 27, named assistant ranger in Zaleski State Forest announced in Athens by district forester Richard Lindl. Schrauder, Penn State graduate, has state forestry ties in Virginia. He is married and welcomed a son this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Schrauder
Zaleski State Forest
Athens
Richard Lindl
Penn State College
Schrauder
Virginia
Albany Area farmer dies at 79
George Weaver, 79, Albany area farmer, died Thursday in Sheltering Arms Hospital after a two week illness. Survived by wife, four children Charles Londonderry Laster Blanchester Dennis and Esther Paar St Petersburg Fla, 14 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday 2 p.m. at Friends Church Londonderry with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Calling Friday after 7 p.m. at Bigony Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
George Weaver
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Bigony Funeral Home
Mrs Sylvester's Mother Dies in Iowa
Mrs John Walter aged 86, mother of Mrs Carl Sylvester of Athens, died Thursday evening in Muscatine Iowa at the home of another daughter Mrs Otto Grothe. She is survived by two sons and two daughters. Mrs Sylvester left Athens for Muscatine Friday. funeral services set for 2 p.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Walter
Carl Sylvester
Athens
Muscatine
Iowa
Otto Grothe
Sylvester
Stover Rites Set Saturday
Albany ALBANY Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon for Charlies R Stover 70 a Radcliff former resident who died Tuesday at his Walbridge home He was a former New York Central railroad employee Survivors include his wife Mae a daughter Florence Gettles Wells ton and a stepson Dr Ed Murphy Nelsonville dentist Services begin at 1 pm at the Radcliff UB Church burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery Friends may call at the Clyde Ice residence in Radcliff
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Albany
Charlies R. Stover
Radcliff
Walbridge
New York Central Railroad
Stover
Mae
Florence Gettles
Wellston
Ed Murphy
Nelsonville
Radcliff UB
Clyde Ice
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes Headline Local Women Discharged
Mrs. Alice Lalich of Athens is discharged along with Mrs. Lewis Thompson from The Plains and her son. Mrs. Ronnie Yates of Columbus and daughter, Mrs. Fawna Riley of Athens, Mrs. Ersel Adkins of Millfield Route 1, Mrs. Margaret Jewell of Athens, Mrs. Geraldine Hooper of Croshocton, and Marie Wemmer and Jack Lantz of Giuouster are listed in hospital notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Lalich
Athens
Lewis Thompson
the Plains, and Son
Ronnie Yates
Columbus
Fawna Riley
Ersel Adkins
Millfield
Margaret Jewell
Geraldine Hooper
Coshocton
Marie Wemmer
Giouster
Jack Lantz
Father of Richland Ave Resident Dies
George Paffenberger father of Mrs J R Miller 450 Richland Ave died Thursday noon at Casto Rest Home in Wellston after a two year illness Funeral services set for 2 pm Sunday at Mayhey funeral home Jackson
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George Paffenberger
J. R. Miller
Richland Ave
Casto
Wellston
Mayhey Funeral Home
Jackson
Lands enters race for Athens mayor with petitions started
Kenneth Lands of 206 East State Street announced his candidacy for the Republican mayoral nomination in Athens. Lands, a Municipal Court bailiff and former juvenile probation officer, says he has begun circulating petitions. Mayor Peter B. Seel also collected petitions but has not filed. Filing deadline is February 2 at 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Kenneth Lands
E. State Sr
Lands
Baliff
Sands
Peter B. Seel
Board of Elections
Mercury Readings Show Upswing After Overnight Cold
C L Colmer reports 11 am temperature at 24 degrees, four above Thursday’s high, as warming trend begins. Overnight lows near zero with Athens at 10 and Hamiley Run Station at three, while 9 am readings show 12 degrees at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Colmer
U. 8
Athens
Hamiley Run
Indian Guides adds Navajo and Kickapoo tribes in Athens
The YMCA Indian Guides program expands to five Athens tribes with the Navajo and Kickapoo joining. Newly elected officers include B W Deveau as chief of the Navajo and Stirling Harper as chief of the Kickapoo, with several members named across both groups.
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Indian Guides
YMCA
Athens
B. W. Deveau
Cecil McGlone Jr
Tally Keeper
Ben Dickens
Kenny Deveau
Nicky Arnold
Harold Young
Larry
Isaac Arnold
Jerry McGlone
Mike Dickens
Robert Cooley
Bob
Claire Berry
Stirling Harper
Thomas Rose
Randy
John McQuate
Dale Harper
Fred Wheaton Jr
Glenn Chadwell
Steve
David McQuate
Kenneth Kerr
Kenny
Harry Crewson
John
Robert Blackmore
Parking Lot Attendant Cut by Window Glass
A city parking lot attendant, Carl S. Frey 24, was treated for wrist and hand lacerations after window glass broke from the office door. Frey, of Apartment 9-D E State St, was hurt Thursday night while closing the door and received care from the fire department emergency squad for wounds to the right wrist, right hand, and two fingers.
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Fire Department
Carl S. Frey
D. E. State St
Frey
Athens County Land Transfers Report
A summary of land transfers in Athens County listing multiple parcel transactions. Furman M. Brooks and D. P. Dalton exchange in inlot 889 Nelsonville while other deeds involve Vaughn Brothers subdivision parcels, Nelsonville Lumber Co transfers, James Millican subdivision lots, Norwood Addition, and Currier additions in Athens. names include J Clyde Edmundson Julia L Cable Dwight H Rutherford Bertha P Junod Lee Byerly and Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co.
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Furman M. Brooks
Nelsonville
D. P. Dalton
D. R. Dalton
F. M. Brooks
York Township
Jeaae Vaughn
Athens
Nelsonville Lumber Co
Vaughn Brothers
Charlotte C. Baden
Dix Graham
Athens County
H. F. Graham
James Millican
J. Clyde Edmundson
Dwight H. Rutherford
Norwood
Julia L. Cable
Athens Township
James F. Edwards
Lee Byerly
E. H. Moore
Divorce Granted in Common Pleas Court for Mansfield
Ivola E Mansfield is granted a decree of divorce from Archie L Mansfield in Common Pleas Court for gross neglect. The couple wed August 24 1918 and the decree also includes terms of a property settlement.
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Common Pleas
Ivola E. Mansfield
Archie L. Mansfield
Tithe Office Burglary Is Admitted
A 48 year old Beau mont man admits entering the Vehicle Tithe Office at the courthouse noon Wednesday and taking 14 dollars in title fees. He used a chisel to open the office door and desk. He is held in the county jail pending further investigation and possible charges. Phyllis L. Cross commends the sheriff for rapid solution. He was seen in the courthouse earlier and questioned after the burglary was discovered. He served eight months in World War II military service with a medical discharge.
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George Bateman
Beaumont
Phyllis L. Cross
Shade Class To Return After Illness Dismissal
Pupils of Shade School first grade will return Monday after a week-long dismissal caused by infectious meningitis in a classmate. The six-year-old boy is improving, while another preschooler died Wednesday from the same disease. Attendance in the other 11 grades remained below average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade School
Athens City County Health Department
Three Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Three drivers were fined after State Highway Patrol arrests. Thomas John Sullivan 27 of St. Louis and Harley B Blair 57 of Garden Place paid 15 dollars plus costs in Municipal Court for speeding. Roberto Mills 31 of Clayton Route 1 paid 10 dollars plus costs in Logan Mayor Joseph Phillips court for mud flap violation.
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Logan Court
State Highway Patrol
Thomas John Sullivan
St. Louis
Harley B. Blair
6Arden Place
Roberto Mills
Clayton
Ala
Logan
Joseph Phillips
Gross Neglect Cited In Divorce Petitions
In Common Pleas Court two petitions allege gross neglect. Mary Lou Rankin seeks custody support and alimony from Maurice Rankin. Robert Beatty also asks custody in his divorce from Betty Woodyard Beatty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Mary Lou Rankin
Maurice Rankin
Robert Beatty
Betty Woodyard Beatty
Thompson fined in Athens assault case
Charles L. Thompson of Athens Route 3 was fined 15 dollars and costs in Municipal Court on a charge of assault and battery filed by Loretta Thompson Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Thompson
Athens
Loretta Thompson
Divorce Dismissed in Common Pleas Court
Margaret I Border filed for divorce from Earl Jackson Border but the case was dismissed according to Common Pleas Court records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret I. Border
Earl Jackson
Border
Common Pleas
Mothers Collect $1700 Despite Cold
About 125 Athens women went house to house raising nearly $1700 for the Mothers March on Polio. City campaign director Geor Hooper said the total matched last year and announced Red Men lodge members will conduct a March of Dimes solicitation Saturday in the business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Geor Hooper
Red Men's Lodge
Kootaga Area Council Dinner Honors Scouts in Marietta
Twelve Athens Countians attended the 35th annual Kootaga Area Council recognition dinner in Marietta where five area Boy Scout troops received national camping honors. Guests included local residents from Athens and nearby towns. Thomas Waaland of Corning Glass Works gave the keynote. The Silver Beaver awards went to W Elden Ness of Williamstown and Burton P Elder of Parkersburg.
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Athens
Marietta
Kootaga
Mrs. Sarah Everett 75 Dies at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mrs. Sarah Everett aged 75 of Peach Ridge Road died Thursday afternoon at Sheltering Arms Hospital. A longtime member and Sunday School teacher at McDougal Methodist Church, she is survived by her husband Henry, a daughter Hazel Sands Everett of Pennsylvania, three sons Harry Athens Fred Columbus Sidney Oakland, eight grandchildren, one great grandchild, three sisters, and three brothers. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Jagers Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Clarence Way with burial in McDougal Cemetery.
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Sarah Everett
Peach Ridge Road
Sheltering Arms Hospital
McDougal Methodist Church
Henry
Hazel Sands
Everett
Harry
Athens
Fred
Columbus
Sidney
Oakland
Calif
Gertrude Mathews
Zanesville
Fannie Matteson
Amesville
Sybil Gabriel
the Plains
Phoenix
Ariz
Dave
Harry Matteson
Weston
New District Forester Assigned To Local Office
Verner D. Honchell named district forester to replace Richard Lindl who resigns to lead county parks at Kenosha Wise. Honchell a Colorado native and Colorado State grad comes from Lebanon as farm forester for the division. District covers seven counties with headquarters on N Lancaster Street in Athens.
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Verner D. Honchenl
Wor
Richard Lindl
Kenosha
Wise
Irving I. Dickman
Athens
Honchell
Colorado
Colorado State
Lebanon
Maxine Timms
McArthur
Hocking State Forest
Zajeski
N. Lancaster Sts
Hocking
Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton
Washington
Fairfield
New Philadelphia
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Ann Page
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