County-Wide United Appeals Drive Discussed by UA Board
Athens UA board members and agency reps met in city hall to consider a county wide United Appeals organization. Richard S. Bachman outlined county level benefits and potential inclusion of all agencies, while board members noted logistical concerns and postponed officer elections until February 24.
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United Appeals
Athens UA Board of Directors
City Hall
Bachman
Athens
Athens City
John Cline
Mother's March Listed Thursday for Polio in Athens Area
The March of Dimes campaign wraps up Thursday with a Mother's March described as the largest activity of the month by Athens Chapter president Mrs. Wilson Baker. About 175 workers in four local sections, plus Mechanicsburg directed by Mrs. Cloyce Martin, will solicit last contributions from 7 to 8 PM. Funds support research into other polio viruses and rehabilitation of victims, with 95 cents of each dollar directed to care. Athens County used over $5000 for local rehabilitation last year.
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Wilson Baker
Athens
Bert Barnes Jr
Mechanicsburg
Cloyce Martin
Athens County
Begg Named To Planning Commission
Harry Begg of 19 Marietta Ave a vice president of Royal McBee Corp has been appointed a member of the city planning commission by Mayor Kenneth W Sands. The two year term expires Jan 9 1960 replacing Roger Connor whose term expired. Connor now resides in New Rochelle NY. The commission studies plans and makes recommendations to the city council for city wide improvements. It has not met for several months after earlier frequent meetings last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Begg
Marietta Ave
Royal McBee Corp
City Planning Commission
Kenneth W. Sands
Roger Connor
Connor
Royal McBee
New Rochelle
N. Y
Planning Commission
Driver Fined and Jailed for DUI in Municipal Court
Thomas Young aged 44 of Guysville Route 1 pleaded guilty to driving while under the influence. Local court imposed a $125 fine plus costs, three days in jail and a three month license suspension.
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Thomas Young
Guysville
State Highway Patrol
Two Ohio University Students Enter Innocent Pleas
John F. Lenihan of Cleveland Heights and Albert J. Lash of Parma, both seniors at Ohio University, pleaded not guilty in Municipal Court to intoxication charges. Each posted a $30 bond for a Thursday court hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
John F. Lenihan
Cleveland Heights
Albert J. Lash
Parma
Oil Tank Vandalism Reported Near New Marshfield
Loss of about 200 gallons of fuel oil from a tank near a home was reported to Sheriff Harold Shields by Harry Miller of New Marshfield Route 1. Miller said the theft occurred between Jan. 17 and 25 while he was hospitalized in Columbus. A 3-4 inch pipe was unhooked, allowing oil to drain onto the ground. Two juveniles were questioned and released with no connection to the incident.
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Harold Shields
Harry Miller
New Marshfield
Miller
University Hospital
Columbus
Foreclosure Suit Filed in Common Pleas Court
Charles W. Losey sues Anna Lewis in Fairfield County for foreclosure on a Trimble property after a promissory note of 1500 dollars dated May 11, 1955 with interest claimed since May 11, 1957 and no payments made.
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Common Pleas Court
Charles W. Losey
Anna Lewis
Fairfield County
Trimble
Athens County Dairy Service Unit Meeting Notice
The Athens County Dairy Service Unit will hold its annual meeting Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Athens Grange Hall. Dr. Roger Morrison, former extension dairyman of Ohio State University and now with Quaker Oats Co, will speak on Profits Through Ramen Feeding. Directors will be elected. The unit is a non profit organization promoting the dairy industry and dairying education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Dairy Service Unit
Athens
Deed Sought for Property in The Plains
John E and Iuella Koon sue J Byron Kuhn to force delivery of a deed to property in The Plains. The plaintiffs allege a 1932 separation deed to Kuhn and a 1932 agreement making them agent for sale, with no deed forthcoming despite repeated requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Plains
Common Pleas Court
John E. and
Iuella Koon
Kuhn
J. Byron Kuhn
John B. Kuhn
San Diego
Calif
Rita Hayworth and James Hill Seek Tentative Marriage Plans
Rita Hayworth, 39, and film producer James Hill, 41, obtained a marriage license in Santa Monica California on Monday. They said newsmen the wedding would be early next month but plans remain tentative.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Rita Hayworth
James Hill
Hill
Miss Hayworth
Cincinnati Puts TV Into Sewer System
Cincinnati city officials have activated a $7100 water-tight sewer camera rig designed to lower 60 feet into sewers and relay images to a 12-inch monitor. They say it is believed to be the nation’s first of its kind.
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Cincinnati
Abraham Named Heart Fund Drive Chairman in Athens County
William J. Abraham, Athens attorney and 1954 Ohio University graduate, is general chairman of the 1958 Heart Fund drive in Athens County. The campaign runs through February with Heart Sunday on February 23 featuring a house-to-house canvass. Funds support heart research at Ohio hospitals and universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Abraham
Athens
Athens County
Ohio Heart Association
American Heart Association
COHA
Ohio
Abraham
Ohio University
Ohio State University College of Law
Route 33 Crash Near Chauncey Fines Set After Police Study
Virgil Mann 30 Athens Route 2 was hospitalized with severe eye injuries after a Route 33 crash near Chauncey. Guy Lee 32 Albany Route 3 faced Municipal Court on a driving while intoxicated charge and pled guilty to a $125 fine, costs, three days in jail, and three-month license suspension.
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Sheltering Arms
Athens City
State Highway Patrol
Chauncey
Virgil Mann
Athens
Guy Lee
Albany
Lee
Athens County Land Deeds Report Shows Transfers
A list of land deed transfers across Athens County includes names such as Sarah Batchelder and James Mullins transferring parcels in The Plains and Athens to relatives or buyers. multiple properties in Coolville, Troy Township, and Lee Township are listed with buyers including Midget Motors and Sherwood Hall Jr. Also included are transfers from Harold Gillette to the State of Ohio and several California residents selling properties to Wolfhard Baumgartel in Albany and surrounding townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Batchelder
the Plains
Ethel Batchelder
Athens
James Mullins
Athens County
Ethel M. South
Emily C Walden
Harrison A. Kalbaugh
Coolville
Harold Gillette
Canaan Township
Franklin G. McGirr
Little Hocking
Cecil R. Knowles
Marietta
Troy Township
John L. Farley
Midget Motors, Inc
Arthur E. Cornwell
Sherwood E. Hall Jr
Walter E. Aosenheimer
Julia J. Nehls
Everett P. Holmes
San Diego
Calif
Wolfhard Ba
Jurors Excused From January Common Pleas Term
Thirty six jurors drawn for the January term of Common Pleas Court were excused by Judge Francis D. White. Names include C. B. Cash Naomi Maurer C E Ruth Harry Locke Wilma Henry Carroll Bean Howard Bobo M L Kimmey and others for reasons such as detriment to the juror and physical disability or statutory exemption.
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Common Pleas Court
Francis D. White
C. B. Cash
Naomi Maurer
C. E. Ruth
Harry Locke
Wilma Henry
Carroll F. Bean
Howard Bobo
M. L. Kimmey
Melvin Dafee
Leonard Congreve
Sarah Colbert
Leona Chapman
Ruth D. Peterson
Mary Jo Wolfe
Howard Pennell
Kenneth L. Roth
Homer Byrd
William Adams
Ralph Koker
Orville Midkiff
W. H. Wakefield
John J. Smith
Samuel C. Russell
Charles E. Rogers
Russell Senegal
Maggie Lavelle
Jesse K. Vickers
Catherine
David Lowell White
Edgar Ruflick
John W. Risch
Mabel Radford
Wesley Byers
Fanny Rogers
Hugh Cunningham
Miles Crawford
Cross Petition Filed In Divorce Action
In Common Pleas Court Naomi Goins sues Albert L. Goins of Blue Rock Route 2. The cross petition denies allegations and seeks a divorce on grounds of gross neglect. Married March 4, 1955 in Athens. one minor child. Original petition claimed extreme cruelty.
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Common Pleas Court
Naomi Goins
Albert L. Goins
Blue Rock
Athens
George G. Smith Fined for Intoxication in Municipal Court
George G. Smith of 168 East State Street was fined 25 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to city police charges of intoxication in Municipal Court on Tuesday.
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George G. Smith
State St
Seven Ohio freshmen fined for placing snowman on rails
Seven University of Ohio freshmen from Washington Hall were fined and given severe reprimands in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to placing a large snowman on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks near the Lower Campus on December 3. The snowman was rebuilt after being struck by a westbound freight train. no derailment occurred. Fines ranged from 25 to 40 dollars with costs, totaling 285 dollars.
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Ohio University
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington Hall
David Ronald MacDonald
Ashtabula
Dennis Read Canfield
Chardon
Reynold Marquardt
Cleveland
Carl Jerome Gyurek
Warren
Carl Melvin Monroe
Ronald David Goodwin
William
P. P. Glenn
Baltimore and Ohio Detective Force
Glenn
Capt. Glenn
Grand Jury
Columbus
John Newcomb
MacDonald
Canfield
Debate Over Union Shop At Kiwanis Meeting
Ohio State University and Ohio University debaters argued the union shop issue before Athens Kiwanis at the Berry Hotel. OSU speakers Tom McManus and Allen Rule faced OU duo Bill Loftus and Ron Stewart, framing union shop as either a corruptive practice or a monopoly tool while noting worker choice and employer expectations.
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Ohio State University
Ohio University
Athens Kiwanis Club
Berry Hotel
Ohio State
Tom McManus
Allen Rule
Bill Loftus
Ron Stewart
Ohio U
Columbus
Shelter Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Tidbit
Mrs. and Mrs. Hubert Billingsley of Athens welcome a son. Admissions include Mrs. Lee Dorr Athens Route 3 Catherine Charney The Plains Willard Wallace Athens Route Vickie Sifford Athens Mrs. Lewis Cottrill Carpenter Mrs. William McCune Stewart Virgil Munn Athens Route 2 Dismissals include Mrs. Donald Swenson Athens and son Mrs. Elizabeth Ryan New Marshfield Harper Pendry Athens Mrs. Frannie Gool Albany Route 1 and daughter Mrs. Cecil Antle Millfield Cecil Barnes Athens Route 1 Shirley Colburn Stewart.
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Lee Dorr
Athens
Catherine Charney
the Plains
Willard Wallace
Vickie Sifford
Lewis Cottrill
Carpenter
William McCune
Stewart
Virgil Munn
Donald Swenson
Elizabeth Ryan
New Marshfield
Harper Pendry
Frannie Gool
Albany
Cecil Antle
Millfield
Cecil Barnes
Shirley Colburn
Snow Keeps Falling As Cold Temperatures Persist
Intermittent snow in Athens created hazards for drivers and pedestrians. Rural Hamley Run logged a 9 a.m. temperature of two degrees below freezing after yesterday's extremes of 46 and 31 degrees.
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Athens
Hamley Run
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Richard S. Bachman
Ohio Citizens Council On Health and Welfare
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
YMCA
Mental Health
Marvin Franklin
William Rose
Charles Ramseth
Carl Rob
Bege
Mercury
Athens County Dairy Service
Rita
Abraham Is
Heart Fund Drive
William Abraham
Money Bank
Athens Pharmacy
Court St
Athens, Ohio
Cross
Charles McCabe
Middletown
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Hubert Billingsley
Kere
Scotty Roberts
Mgr
W. Washington St
E. Main St
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Speed
Vance-Leach Furniture
W. State Street
Cassins & Fearn
Quick's
Culligan
Culligan Automatic
Inste
Alea Fi
Culligan Water Conditioning, Inc
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