Rights Halt Trial Over Status Of Plaintiff In Auto Injury Suit
The McKee Coen damage case before Common Pleas Court is postponed as Judge White requires clarity on whether Esther McKee was a singer or guest of Bernice Coen at the time of the April 30 1949 crash near Millsfield. If guest, hitch hiker law raises proof of wanton misconduct. if passenger, ordinary negligence suffices. The three women seek 17627.89 in total damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKee
Torney
Samuel B. Erskine
White
Bernice Whaley
Bernice Kennard
Increase Seen in Sales Tax Receipts for 50 51
Athens County sales tax receipts for the 1950 51 period rose nearly 10 percent from 1949 50, totaling 405 940 48 versus 440 055 02. Nearby counties also reported gains with Meigs 8 804 56, Vinton 7 149 68, Perry 18 378 42, Hocking 15 621 77, and Gallia 12 207 04. Automotive taxes led growth, rising from 33 564 503 82 to 41 276 491, followed by chain stores and building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Roger W. Tracy
Athens
Meigs County
Vinton County
Perry County
Hocking County
Gallia County
ONG Officers Return From Infantry Camp
Ohio National Guard officers Captains Earl F. Mathews and James M. Abraham of Athens have completed a 15 week Infantry Associated Advanced Officers Course at Fort Benning Georgia. They were joined by Captains Wilbur K. Morris and Robert Canterbury from Columbus. On return they joined rifle drill at Camp Sherman Chillicothe with 166th Headquarters Company and G Company Lancaster. Athens unit to attend summer camp at Camp Atterbury Indiana August 12 to 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl F. Mathews
James M. Abraham
Ohio National Guard
Athens
Infantry Center
Fort Benning
Mathews
Abraham
Wilbur K. Morris
Robert Canterbury
National Guard
Columbus
Georgia
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
CNG 166Th
Lancaster
Athens National Guard
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Shelterin g Arm s Hospital Admits and Dismissals List
Admits Patrick Clifford Athens Mrs Elizabeth Mechem Athens Mrs Odessa Berg Athens Mrs Alta Clark New Marshfield Mrs Rosetta Silvas Athens Grace Jones Shade Mary Ward Athens Discharges include Mrs Howard Young Athens and daughter Mrs Harry Adams Athens and son Mrs Jess Weekley Athens and others from Athens region with several named spouses and relatives across nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Clifford
Athens
Elizabeth Mechem
Odessa Berg
Alta Clark
New Marshfield
Rosetta Silvas
Grace Jones
Shade
Mary Ward
Howard Young
Harry Adams
Jess Weekley
Thomas Rose
Cecil
van Sickle
Glouster
Raymond Davenport
Barberton
William Grigsby
Guysville
Jesse Gross
Betty Davidson
Bertha Phillips
New Marsheld
Goldie Person
Ralph Edward Wilson
Georgia Bolin
Charlotte Bodish
Columbus
Inez Blackmore
Richard Downs
Trimble
Dana Christian
Marian Han
Real Estate Transfers in Athens County and Surrounding Townships
Transfers show multiple deeds in Athens County and nearby areas. Names include E Beard Nellie Windon and Nellie Mitchell to Townsend, Blanches Leyde to Peter Bean, and Hixson to Lewis Hixson. Parcels cover In Lot 118 Nelsonville, 79 acres Ames Township, 226 Waterloo Township, and other tracts across The Plains and Guysville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Beard
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Nellie Windon
Nelsonville
Clayton C. Hoskins
Glenview
C. E. Hoskins
York Township
Harley Allen
Athens County
Benjamin Allen
Rhonda Gwinn
Athens
Virgina C. Maxwell
R. M. Patterson
Eastwood
Athens Township
John G. Hixson
Lewis Hixson
Ames Township
Co. L. Champlin
the Plains
Bernard L. Inman
The
Plains
Wanda B. Burritt
Martha A. Harris
Et al
Texas
Eastern Transom Corp
Canaan
Nellie Mitchell
Lancaster
Herbert F. Townsend
Waterloo
E. M. Conant
Lenore Buck
W. H. Potter
Claude J. Bateman
Etux
John S. Steenrod
Jane Scott
New York Coal Co
Columbus
Ralph E. Smith
Chauncey
Slater-Poston
Angeline F. Freybaugh
Bristol
John E. Davis
Millfield
Doverwaite
Two Jailed On Intoxicated Driving Counts
Clarence C. Golden, 25, of Baltimore Ohio, jailed for driving while intoxicated after a Sunday crash at Columbus Road and Second Street. His car rammed the rear of C. H. Douglas’s vehicle, then hit a ditch. Golden pleaded guilty, fined 125 dollars plus costs, and received 10 days in jail.
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Baltimore
Golden
Second St
W. P. Mickle
Thomas Williams
Paul McConaha
Glouster
Paul McAllister
The
Glouster Police
Anniversary Celebration at Salem Methodist Church
An all day event marks the 100th anniversary of the Salem Methodist Church in Waterloo Township. Activities include Sunday school at 9 30 a m worship at 10 30 a m a noon basket dinner and an old fashioned church service in the afternoon open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Methodist Church
Waterloo Township
Inmate jailed over unpaid intoxication fine
Herbert W. Wolfe aged 50 of Athens Route 2 remained in county jail Saturday after failing to pay a $10 fine and court costs from Mayor W. P. Mickle's court on intoxication charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert W. Wolfe
Athens
W. P. Mickle
India Today screening by Ohio University club
The Ohio University International Club will show the movie India Today on Tuesday at 7 p m in Scott Quadrangle Admission is free according to club officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Scott Quadrangle
Ohio University International Club
Roegge drunken party led to iron theft probe
Sheriff and deputies traced theft of scrap iron from Preston Oil Co to the Roegge home near Carbon Hill. Frank Roegge admitted taking the iron claiming he believed it abandoned in an old well for eight years. He was questioned after the patrol reported heavy drinking and a pistol found with Raymond Roegge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Roegge
Carbon Hill
Raymond Roegge
Waldron
Sand Run
Preston Oil Co
Roegges tied to weapon seizure and liquor speculation
Autopsy notes Frank Roegge carried an automatic pistol that a deputy retrieved. Raymond Roegge later emerged with a shotgun. Officers did not commit, but suggested the Roegges may have manufactured their own liquor, though findings on a still or sale versus personal use remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Roegge
Raymond Roegge
Roegge
Mercury Climbs After Weekend Heat Wave
Mercury rose on Monday with a 9 am reading of 75 after a low of 57. The weekend highs reached 85 and 87 with cool nightly lows of 49 and 56 as temperatures drifted upward.
June Brides Tie Record for Number of Licenses
June issued 39 marriage certificates, five fewer than June 1950. Records show totals for prior months and occupations of grooms, with 13 unemployed brides-to-be and ages ranging from 16 to 67 for men and 16 to 60 for women. Average ages 27 and 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Girl Scout Camp Damaged by Vandals
Officials at the Girl Scout Camp Rotan reported to the sheriff's department that a building at the area had been damaged by vandals. Juveniles were surprised while damaging a cabin but fled, and the matter was referred to Juvenile Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotan
Sheriff's Department
Juvenile Court
Car Hits Bulldozer Near Guysville
A Stewart resident Lewis Meeks Jr aged 20 sideswiped a bulldozer on Route 50 near Guysville at 12 55 a m. The auto suffered heavy damage but Meeks had no injuries. Dennis Matheny 49 of Clover W Va operated the bulldozer. In separate patrol notes George Crawford 45 of Athens Route 4 was fined 10 dollars and costs for insufficient funds. Hubert Gambill 39 of Albany Route 1 paid 10 dollars and costs for having no driver's license.
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Stewart
Guysville
Lewis Meeks, Jr
Dennis Matheny
Clover
W. Va
Guysville Road
Meeks
George Crawford
Athens
Shaw
Logan
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Charles Rowan
George B. Rowan
Grosvenor St
Germany
Signal Corps
Signal Photo Co
Frankfurt
Third Armored Division
Ft. Knox
Europe
General Hodges
Ohio University
Standard Oil Co. of
Ohio
ONG
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Janitrol Sales and Service
L. E. White
Shannon Ave
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Jimmy Pegram
Jan Pegram
Fairgrounds
Jimmy
Messenger Newsphoto
Mercury On Rise
Athens County Savings& Loan CO
Masonic Temple
H. G. Householder
Hubert Gambill
Albany
St.Joseph Aspirin
Athens County Agents Association
Flouck & VanDyke
D. M. Goddard
Donald K Barstow
Earl Mathews
Seiple & Kempton
Peter B. Seel
Walker & Ebright OC. M. Gill Oakley Insurance
Dwight H. Rutherford
F.R Murphey and Son
C. E. Atkinson
C. B. Dillonney, Inc
CAMEL
Robert Merrill
Hollywood
Fran Warren
Sar
Buddy Rogers
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