Gasoline flash fire destroys Baldwin home in East Athens
A Sunday gasoline flash fire damaged most of Dr. and Mrs. Allan Baldwin’s newly built single story home at 2 Woodside Drive East Athens injuring two people. Richard Baldwin 17 suffered burns to both legs and hands while working in the garage. Firefighter John Tall sustained hand abrasions after falling through the garage roof. Fire Chief Dalton said fumes from a leaking tank were ignited after the youth opened the garage door. Damaged areas include the kitchen living room and adjoining rooms with water supply hose problems reported during firefighting. Estimated loss ranges from 20 000 to 25 000 with investigations ongoing.
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Allan A. Baldwin
Woodside Drive
Baldwin
Richard
Sheltering Arms Hospital
John Tall
Charles W. Dalton
Athens High School
Dalton
May Ave
Tulane Road
McGuffey Lane
Athens
Arby
Herbert J. Kelley
A. A. Baldwin
East Athens
Pancake appeals ruling over county road injury case
Daniel Pancake files a notice of appeal in common pleas court seeking review by the Fourth District Court of Appeals. He alleges injuries after his car struck a pile of crushed limestone on a county road, sending him into Monday Creek.
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Daniel Pancake
Common Pleas Court
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Hi Ie
Pancake
Monday Creek
Days Assets Gone in Common Pleas Ruling
Common Pleas Court awarded the State of Ohio 383.60 against Black Jack Coal Co Amesville for work law violations but execution returns show no firm assets to levy. The Sept 29 1955 petition alleged noncompliance and Judge Francis D White ruled the defendant for failing to answer. Treasury IRS guidance dates announced for February include 3 10 13 15 17 and 24 with a help line 31382 at the Post Office second floor.
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Common Pleas Court
Ohio
Black Jack Coal Co
Amesville
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
Chi
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue Service
Mrs. Rinehart Dies Sunday in Athens County
Anna Rinehart 1, died unexpectedly Sunday at her home Athens Route 2 after years of ill health. A former Berry Hotel employee born in Vinton County she lived in Athens County for 25 years. Survived by husband Home and son Homer Jr with several siblings and a daughter. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Dow-Ferguson-Hughes home in Athens burial at Byron Sams New Marshfield.
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Anna Rinehart
Athens
Berry Hotel
Rinehart
Vinton County
Athens County
Tom
Homer, Jr
Goldie Hicks
Columbus
George
Hutchison
London
RTS Ferry
Mitchell
Chillicothe
James Charlton
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes Naval Training Center Update
Athens residents and area names appear in a hospital notes list with dismissals and attendances. Naval training center details at Great Lakes Illinois indicate training ends by February 4 with two weeks leave before shipboard duties or further schools.
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Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Jerry L. Rextoad
Athens
Jimmie {. Howard
Chauncey
George F. Mckilfresh
Glouster Route 2
Athens car crash leads to court citation and meeting notes
Cars driven by Carl W vis and Joshua J Tolliver collided on an Athens State Hospital grounds road Thursday evening with no injuries and medium damage. Dishong cited into Municipal Court Tuesday on charges of driving to the left of center. Raymond Rose, Izaak Walton League head, and several Athens figures attended a Columbus state directors meeting.
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Carl W. Vis. Song
Athens
Joshua J Tolliver
Logan
Athens State Hospital Grounds
State Highway Patrol
Dishong
Raymond Rose
Izaak Walton League
Columbus
Lunda S. Wamsley
Rotary
Ralph Kyle
Lee Marsh
Edgar Tuckerman
Marsh
Cold spell returns as weekend rain soaks region
Weather summary notes heavy weekend rainfall totaling 13 inches, the heaviest since October, with creeks bankfull and the Mocking Mover rising over two feet to 51 inches. Daily lows fell from the 40s to freezing by 1 a.m. Hamley Run recorded weekend temps of 36 and 0, 30 and 9, 47 and (fragmentary data ends).
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Colmer
Hamley Run
Hamley
Satururday
Two Men Plead Guilty In Municipal Court Traffic Case
Two men pleaded guilty in Municipal Court Monday to traffic charges filed by the State Highway Patrol. Harold R. Harbeitner Jr. of 57 E State St was fined $10. another man was fined $15 and costs for driving left of center.
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State Highway Patrol
Harold R. Harbeitner, Jr
E. State St
Air Force seeks applicants for flight training in Athens
A shortage of applicants for Air Force flight training is reported by T.Sgt John A. Korehok, Athens recruiter. He cites high physical qualification standards and urges high school graduates and college men to contact him at the post office to inquire about eligibility and opportunities.
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Air Force
John A. Korehok
Athens
Davidson seeks divorce on grounds of neglect and cruelty
John C. Davidson files for divorce in common pleas court accusing Jane M. Davidson of gross neglect and extreme cruelty. The petition notes they wed in Sylvester on August 7, 1954, with no children. Two men pleaded guilty to intoxication in municipal court and were fined, with Gail Showalter of Sugar Creek fined 90 dollars and 30 days in jail. L. J. Steinmetz, 52, of 7 Brown Ave, changed plea from innocent and was fined 25 dollars and costs. Firemen responded to a trash fire in a container at 9 North McKinley Avenue after neighbors called in at 6:15 a.m. Sunday.
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John C. Davidson
Common Pleas Court
Jane M. Davidson
Sylvester
Yon City
Gail Show Alter
Sugar Creek
L. J. Steinmetz
Brown Ave
N. McKinly Ave
Beef Cattle Group To Elect Directors In Ohio Meeting
A beef cattle meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Athens Grange Hall will elect two directors for the Southeastern Ohio Beef Cattle Association. Ross Wright, county extension agent, says the election is a key part of the session along with a business meeting. Two movies will be shown, titled Here leads Over. The Most Excellent Master degree will be conferred at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Masonic Temple by Athens Chapter 39, Royal Arch Masons, according to Ross M. Davis, high priest.
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Athens Grange Hall
Ross Wright
Southeastern Ohio Beef Cattle Association
Wright
Dhree
Masonic Temple
Athens
Royal Arch Masons
Ross M. Davis
School Band Concert Set Thursday in Athens High Auditorium
The Athens schools band program directed by Thomas Stubbs will present both high school and elementary bands Thursday in the high school auditorium. The high school group will perform 10 selections from a 65 piece program including Pony Dress March and Cathedral Canyon Overture, led by student teachers Norman Lanning LeRoy Maine and John Mitchell. The elementary band of 63 fifth and sixth graders will play five pieces including Blues in the Band and Southern Roses under Stubbs guidance.
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Athens
Thomas Stubbs
Anderson
Baoni
Hanson
Weber
Strauss
Norman Lanning
LeRoy Maine
John Mitchell
Stubbs
Car Hits Deer Killing Driver on Route 30 Weekend
James Wagner, 22, of Huntington West Virginia, drove a car that struck a deer Saturday afternoon on Route 30 near the Washington County line, according to the State Highway Patrol. In Stewart, a minor collision on Route 329 early Sunday involved William Folirod, 29, Athens, and Arthur Deeter, 26, Stewart, plus a third unnamed driver who did not participate.
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James Wagner
Huntington
W. Va
Washington County
State Highway Patrol
Stewart
William H. Folirod
Athens
Arthur J. Deeter
Marquis to lead 1956 Heart Fund drive in Athens County
The Athens Messenger reports Rev Chester V Marquis will chair the 1956 Heart Fund campaign in Athens County, joining with the American Heart Association national drive. Marquis, Presbyterian student pastor at Ohio University, has directed the Jer Foundation and served on the YMCA board. He and his wife have two sons, Peter and David. The Central Ohio Heart Association has funded research at Ohio State University and local hospitals, supporting cardiology studies, two scholarships, and several clinical projects benefiting heart disease research and education.
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Chester v. Marquis
Heart Fund
Athens County
Anthony Agnone
Athens County Heart Council
Marquis
Ohio Unis
Jer Foundation
Illi
Ohio
YMCA
Peter
David
American Heart Association
Central Ohio
Central Ohio Heart Association
Ohio State University
Association
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