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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1960
Page
7
Athens County board of education discusses a two supervisor plan for the county schools with a Sept 1 start target. Trimble district opposes consolidation with York pending full survey results and cooperation from affected boards.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Gross of 223 East State Street learn of the death in Columbus of Tempa Francis widow of Joe Francis a former superintendent of Glouster schools. Graveside services will be at 1 p m Wednesday in West Union Cemetery following funeral rites in Columbus.
Defendant Jack V. Wise faces a cross petition and answer in the divorce suit filed by Frances M. Wise a minor through Carl S. Frey. Frances alleges gross neglect and extreme cruelty and seeks custody of two children. Wise denies wrongdoing and seeks divorce and custody, claiming he provided for the family.
The Athens region sees warm humid conditions return with a 10 am temperature of 80 and an early low of 67. Sunday’s high reached 87 as rural Hamley Run reported a morning low of 60 after recent highs of 79 82 and 84 across Friday Saturday and Sunday.
Lt. Col. John D. Lucas, professor of military science at Ohio University, was appointed director of instruction for the Army ROTC Instructor Orientation Course at Ohio State University from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2. He will lead 45 newly assigned officers in the revised program with a faculty drawn from Ohio and West Virginia colleges.
The 19th annual Orphans Outing hosted by the Automobile Club of Southern Ohio will be held Wednesday August 17 at the Scioto County fair grounds north of Lucasville along Route 23. About 300 children from five county homes will attend including Athens County Children’s Home for the first time. Ten cars plus drivers are needed with volunteers asked to call LY 28932. Athens departures start at 11 a.m. Club members cover outing costs to ensure a memorable day for the children.
Sun Oil Co obtained a building permit from the city clerk for an $18,000 service station to be built at the southeast corner of E State Street and Lorene Avenue. The site, formerly Barnhart's Texaco, is now owned by Jones Buck Co. John M. Jones said the property will be sold to Sun Oil Co, but the deal is not yet closed. Permit filed July 12.
The Division of Sales and Highway Tax Use reminds Ohio licensed vendors to file semi annual sales tax returns for January through June before July 31. Even with no sales returns are required. Examiner Tyrus Theisen will help vendors in the county commissioners' office on Thursday July 28. vendors should bring substantiating records.
Bernice C Bailey transfers Lot 139 and 140 in Trimble Township to William Stancel of Murray City. Corwin A Cookson conveys an undivided one third interest in 12.10 acres in Waterloo Township to Ronald Riley and others of Nelsonville. Ira L Shanafelt transfers Lot 742 in Athens to Herbert Hoskinson of Athens.
Raymond H. Carman aged 46 of New Marshfield Route 1 was bound to the grand jury on a 500 dollar bond after pleading innocent in Municipal Court to a charge of driving a car without the owner consent. The complaint by Marguerite Scott of New Marshfield states Carman borrowed the car on Friday July 15 and did not return it until Sunday July 17 when arrested by the State Highway Patrol on Route 33 above Nelsonville.
Four defendants faced penalties for intoxication and related offenses in Municipal Court. Carl Ray McWhorter received six days in county jail, a $125 fine, costs, and a four month license suspension. Frank Delano Rinehart paid $25 and costs for drinking in a car. Clarence Hanning and Homer Evener each confessed to intoxication and were fined $25 and costs. John H Porter forfeited a $31 bond after being cited for intoxication by city police.
The fire department emergency squad assisted Mrs. Betty Williams at 4:13 a.m. after she fell ill at 73 W. Carpenter Street and rushed her to Sheltering Arms Hospital. Earlier, at 1:48 p.m. Sunday, crew aided Mrs. Mary Youmans at 67 Lorene Avenue for a heart condition, administering oxygen until a physician arrived.
Richard W. Lombard age 24 of 123% N. Lancaster St. was cited by the State Highway Patrol for speeding. He pleaded guilty and was fined $20 plus costs in Municipal Court on Monday.
State Highway Patrol reported four traffic crashes over the weekend in Athens County injuring three people. Ruth M. Bernard and Neil J. Bailey, both Coolville residents, were admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital after a Sunday morning collision on Orange Road. James Thomas sustained a sprained ankle in a separate Sunday crash on Old Route 33 in Chauncey, involving Richard E. Russell of Columbus who was cited for conditional speed. A Saturday incident on Rogaski Road left no injuries, while a sideswipe near Route 50 involved Robert L. Congreve and Cecil V. Cremeans. parked car owner Harry F. Carsey was cited for parking on the highway. The fourth crash near Route 13 saw George M. Snelling’s parked car struck after the other driver fled the scene.
Pvt Harold L Burritt of Albany Route 1 has been assigned to specialist training at Ft Jackson SC to attend a field communications crewman course. William C McElfresh ship fitter third class son of local residents serves aboard US Howard W Gilmore in the Atlantic Fleet out of Charleston SC. Pfc Owen W Bobo of 19 Foster Pl serves in Korea with the Third Marine Division. Pfc Roger L Risch, graduate of Athens High School, attended Ohio University and joined the Army in September 1958, now a jeep driver with Company C of the 4th Armored Division in Gravenhor Germany after arriving overseas in April.
George W Fulton 65 died unexpectedly Sunday night at his home near Shade. He was a lifelong Lodi Township resident, a Shade schools bus driver for 15 years until 1957, and owned a local farm. He is survived by Edna his wife three sons and six daughters. Funeral set for Wednesday at Shade Methodist Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
A hospital brief lists new arrivals and discharges. New parents include Mr and Mrs Victor Hudwell Athens Route 1 with a son and Mr and Mrs Ronald Dille Athens Route 2 with a son. Other admissions include R W Finsterwald and Ruth Carsey. Dismissals include Harry Kessell and Dale Perry among others.
Three couples from Nelsonville and nearby towns obtain marriage licenses. Frank D Allen Jr, 20, and Barbara Fultz, 18. Alvin C Adams, 23, and Ada Mae Woodson, 21. Lawrence W McClelland, 21, and Kay Moore Liles, 16. Richard E Cone, 39, of Athens, and Julietta Ruth Cooley, 28, also listed. Links to occupations include lumber company worker, newspaper reporter, Air Force member, book keeper.
Athens Council 15 and Rotary and Service Masons will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Masonic Temple Roger Van Dyke master stated the announcement.
It pays to select a competent independent agent to fit a protection program to your needs. A good agent offers safer, thriftier coverage by matching policies to individuals and situations.
The Saltz Insurance Agency and Oakley Insurance Agency appear in Glouster Ohio with Richard Guinther linked to operations. Local records show agency activity and ownership relations centered in Vinton County.
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