Safe and sane Fourth brings light traffic report to Athens area
Athens residents enjoyed a safe and sane Fourth with thousands at Burr Oak Lake Lake Hope and city parks. A rain delay did not stop a Valley Drive-In fireworks display while a single Route 33 crash near Nelsonville left three locals with minor injuries.
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Athens Area
Burr Oak Lake
Lake Hope
Valley Drive-In
Mercury
C. L. Colmer
U.S
Nelsonville
Eight Couples File Actions In June Divorce Surge
Eight couples filed divorce suits in the Clerk of Courts office in late June and early July. Wives appear as complainants in six cases with grounds of gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty cited in most. Marriages occurred in Richmond Indiana, Nelsonville Ohio, and other Ohio sites, with nine minor children involved across four cases.
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Clerk of Courts
Richmond
Ind
West Virginia
Ohio
Helen J. Andrews
James O. Andrews
Moore Ave
Helen S. Long
Mary Katheryn Smith
Charles Raymond Smith
Athens
Mary Kathryn Davis
Emmet Brahams
Polly Brahams
Columbus
Harold Curtis Graham
Dorothy Imogene Graham
Grace Miller
Calvin Miller
Louisiana
Betty Burt
Glen Raymond Burt
Elizabeth Ann Erwin
Charles Edward Erwin
Millfield
Mary F. Davis
Paul M. Davis
New Haven
W. Va
William Lee Baker Davis
Judy
Republican Club Meeting Set at The Plains
The Athens Dover York Republican Club will meet Monday at 8 p.m. in the community room at The Plains School. The public is invited and refreshments will be served, said Gaynelle Graham, secretary.
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Athens-Dover-York
Republican Club
the Plains School
Gaynelle Graham
Albany Area Farmer Bolen Dies at 85
William Ellsworth Bolen 85, an Athens County farmer, died Friday morning at Albany Rest Home. Unmarried, he lived near Pleasant Hill and was a Bates Methodist Church member. Survived by a brother the Rev. C A Bolen Downingtown, three sisters and a half-brother. funeral Sunday 2 PM at Bates Methodist Church. Burial in nearby cemetery. Friends may call at Bigony Funeral Home after Saturday noon.
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Albany
William Ellsworth Bolen
Athens County
Bolen
Pleasant Hill
William Tipton
Anna McCally Bolen
C. A. Bolen
Downington
Jane Hanning
Mary Stanley
Martha Ellis
Lewis Jeffers
Carroll Chesser
Bates Methodist Church
Bigony Funeral
Births And Admits At Shelterin g Arms Hospital
A series of birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Robert Rutter of Athens Route 3 a son Mrs and Mr Robert Fox of Athens a daughter Mr and Mrs Frank Barton of Athens a son Mr and Mrs James Thompson of Albany Route 1 a son admissions include Lorena Keirns Millfield Route Mrs Mary Hallam Jacksonville Mrs Opal Kasler Athens dismissals include Thomas Hood New Marshfield Dean Efaw Athens Route 2 Mrs Otis McClintock Cheshire and Mrs Carl Bretz Guysville.
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Robert Rutter
Athens
Robert Fox
Frank Barton
James Thompson
Albany
Lorena Keirns
Millfield
Mary Hallam
Jacksonville
Opal Kasler
Thomas Hood
New Marshfield
Dean Efaw
Otis McClintock
Cheshire
Carl Bretz
Guysville
Three Youths Detained in Aliquippa Case of Suspected Theft
State Patrol reports detaining three youths from Aliquippa Pa on suspicion. Two will be turned over to Marietta police and the third placed with the juvenile officer. The car they were in contained heavy equipment accessories believed stolen in Marietta.
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State Highway Patrol
Aliquippa
Marietta
Two Youths Fined for Drag Racing in Municipal Court
Thomas F. Jones 18 of 101 Columbus Rd and John Richard Rankin 18 from Millfield paid $35 fines plus costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to drag racing on Route 56 near the city line. Police said they were apprehended late Thursday afternoon following the incident.
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Thomas F. Jones
Columbus Rd
John Richard Rankin
Millfield
Hearings Set On Assault and Battery In Municipal Court
Homer Kittle of Athens Route 4 pleaded not guilty to an assault and battery charge in Municipal Court. He was held under $35 bond for a July 22 hearing. The charges were filed by Robert Jarvis of Athens Route 4. On the same date similar charges will be heard against Jarvis, filed by Kittle.
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Homer Kittle
Athens Route 4
Robert Jarvis
Jarvis
Kittle
Man Suffering Cardiac Arrest Taken To Local Hospital
Fire department and emergency squad responded to 89 Mill St at 7:29 a m Friday After Ray James 73 suffered a heart attack He received oxygen and was transported to Sheltering Arms Hospital for treatment.
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Fire Department
Mill St
Ray James
Sheltering Arms Hospital
New City Maps Placed in City Hall
City firemen plan to hang two newly authorized city maps in their quarters. The maps cover the entire city including Mechanicsburg with all streets and lots shown. The larger six by nine and six by eight foot maps will be framed and displayed in Chief Dalton's office. officials may receive a similar set for the police HQ.
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Mechanicsburg
Charles Dalton
Ward Cited By Newsmen Freshman Honorable Mention
Athens County Rep Wayne Ward is named among nine outstanding freshmen in the Ohio House of Representatives and receives honorable mention on the House All-Star team. The selections follow each session as newspaper correspondents vote, with Ward alongside Jump Kurfess and Jones also earning honorable mention. Senator C Stanley Mechem of Athens County is chosen for the Senate All-Star team.
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Athens County
Wayne Ward
Ohio House of Representatives
Jump
Huron County
Ashbrook
Licking
Rogoff
Hamilton
Jones
Butler
Sweeney
Cuyahoga
Reilly
Franklin
Milligan
Shelby
Kurfess
Wood
Ward
Gomer Jones
Athens
House
Sen
C. Stanley Mechem
Senate
Hay Barn Destroyed by Fire in Amesville Area
Amesville area barn full of hay and milking equipment burned Thursday with an estimated loss of 3500. Fire Chief William Clark said the blaze started from an electric motor spark and was out of control upon arrival. Owner George Sewell said some loss was covered by insurance as 12 volunteers responded to the 8 30 a m alarm.
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Amesville
Hooper Ridge
William Clark
Ames-Bern - Amesville
Volunteer Firemen Plan Building Talk
The Plains Volunteer Fire Department will hold an open meeting at 8 p.m. Friday in the school’s community room. Officials say the group has bought two lots on the Harrison Davies property on Connett Road near Route 682 to discuss plans for a new fire department building.
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The
Plains Volunteer Fire Department
Harrison Davies
Connett Road
Driver Fined Jailed and License Suspended in Court
Sumner Richard Moore aged 41 of Nelsonville pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in Municipal Court. He was fined 125 dollars plus costs, jailed for three days, and his license suspended for three months. Arvil Dean Wiblin, 24, Shade Route 1, was fined 40 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to speeding.
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Sumner Richard Moore
Nelsonville
Arvil Dean Wiblin
Shade Route 1
Fire at College Inn Restaurant Causes Minor Damage
Firemen responded to a short circuit in a neon window sign at the College Inn Restaurant on Court Street. About 9 a.m. Friday foam was used to subdue the blaze with only minor damage reported.
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College Inn
N. Court St
Amesville man found guilty in dog warden case
A municipal court found Homer Bolin guilty of obstructing County Dog Warden Harry Van Dyke during a visit to an Amesville Route 1 farm. Bolin was fined 15 dollars plus costs after a harsh lecture from Judge John Newcomb. Calentine's trespass charge was postponed to July 9 due to lack of witnesses.
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Amesville
John Newcomb
Calentine
van Dyke
Bolin
Athens
Georgia
Athens Court Keeps Noting Traffic Violations on Licenses
Judge John H. Newcomb says Athens Municipal Court will continue listing traffic violations on driver licenses and reporting them to the state bureau of motor vehicles despite questions about the new point system law. The law imposes one year suspensions after 12 points in two years. penalties include six points for major offenses, three for reckless operation, and two for other moving violations.
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Athens
John H. Newcomb
Newcomb
State Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Senate
House
Gov. O'Neill
Columbus
Elza Perry Fined in Athens Municipal Court
Elza Perry of Athens pleaded guilty to an intoxication charge in Municipal Court and was fined $50 plus costs on Friday morning.
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Elza Perry
Athens
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Gary Barron
Stephen Barron
Porter Barron, Jr
Tag Cecil Heaverlin
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Vemner
Fred R. Beasley
Robert S. Mathews
Beasley and Mathews, Inc
C. R. Thornton
Cincinnati
Ford Motor Co
Navy
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Swearingen
Sportsmen's Headquarters
the Plains
National Defense Activities
Royal McBee Corp
Philip M. Zenner
McBee Products
Milwaukee
Washington, D.C
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Hattie Coon
East Stone Street
Ames
ED van Dyke
General Electric
Wolfe
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East Washington St
Mutual Home &6 Savings Association
Athens, Ohio
Federal Home Loan Bank
America
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Richland Ave
Hunter
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