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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1957
Page
3
Three young men confessed to stealing eight parking meters three weeks ago from standards on West Hunter Street, clearing up the case and providing details of the theft to police.
Logan Ohio services for Mahlon B. Calvin 59 were conducted at Woodard Funeral Home with Rev. Stanley T. Benton officiating. Calvin a former Union Furnace and Logan resident died last Saturday in Barberton after a heart attack. burial was in Hamden Cemetery. In separate jail news, John A. Matheny 20 Athens Route 2 and John H. Warren 21 Nelsonville Route 1 pleaded guilty before Mayor Francis Myers and are held with $500 bond. Jerry L. Huddy 19 Nelsonville Route 2 is in Wayne County jail for wire theft. Huddy confessed to police in Lancaster and implicated Matheny, who was later brought to Logan for questioning.
Police report three youths including Matheny and Warren confessed to stealing meter heads and coins from seven meters. They dumped five meters in the Hocking River and a creek near Roy Funk, with $7.50 in coins recovered. Huddy linked to wire thefts in Wooster with a retainer warrant filed.
A local shop showcases a new spring hat collection featuring floral and feather decorations. The ad invites readers to choose stylish hats that promise flattering compliments and feminine finery.
A four engine air liner turned turtle during landing at Paris Orly Field on Tuesday night. The crash threw more than 50 passengers from the damaged cabins and one man died from injuries sustained in the accident.
The retina records light patterns as an inverted image while the brain interprets and translates them into conscious sight. The eye detects stimuli and triggers neural impulses that the mind then decodes into what we perceive as vision.
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