Electrical Storm Hits Athens Area With Flooding and Damage
A Wednesday night electrical storm drenched the Athens area causing streams to overflow and widespread utility outages. Lightning struck Royal McBee Plant 1 on Smith St, cutting power for about an hour, with Plant 2 also affected longer. High water signs went up as several roads and a bridge washed out, while rain totals reached .95 inches in an hour and the Hocking River rose seven feet before receding.
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Athens
Royal McBee Corp
Smith St
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
McBee
Plains
J. C. Mulligan
Albany
Dale Scott
Mineral
Margaret Creek
Alexander Township
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Hocking
Ohio highway bids set for 50 projects statewide
Two Athens County road jobs are among 50 projects to be contracted by the Ohio Department of Highways. Bids open Tuesday on surface treatment work across the state totaling about 100 miles in Athens, Hocking and Vinton Counties, including routes 56 356 14 and several others in surrounding counties.
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Athens County
Ohio Department of High
Athens
Hocking
Vinton Counties
Vinton
Coolville
Stewart
Broadwell
Laurelville
Fairfield County
Gibsonville
Hamden
Wilkesville
Ross County
City Street Paving Set Next Month
Athens officials plan paving on several streets next month. Norman Dean says contracts may be let later this month and work must finish before school starts in September. A city tour in June reviewed streets and a firm will study a list to decide resurfacing this week.
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Athens
Norman Dean
City Council
Dean
Two 17 Year Olds Admit Auto Theft in Ohio Case
Two 17 year old Nelsonville juveniles who admitted taking a 1950 auto from Athens last Thursday night were turned over to the state parole officer this morning. One youth also admitted taking an auto from Nelsonville. Both had served time in the Boy's Industrial School at Lancaster.
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Nelsonville
Athens
Lancaster
Dogs Elude Officers In West Athens
West Athens residents are plagued by two loose dogs seen for over two weeks. Capt. Joseph McBride reports one is brown and white possibly resembling a fox hound while the other is shaggy brown about the size of a spaniel. They have evaded a dog warden and police and are not believed to be rabid.
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West Athens
Joseph McBride
McBride
Auto Interior Burns in 1959 Car at Grosvenor and Madison
Firemen extinguished a blaze in a 1959 auto parked at Grosvenor and Madison at 6:45 a.m. Thursday. The electric powered front seat started the fire, destroying the interior and damaging the body. Loss estimated at $1200. the car belonged to J. C. Heston of 104 Columbia Ave. Firemen used the booster hose to combat the flames.
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Grosvenor
Madison
J. C. Heston
Columbia Ave
Grant from NSF Supports Ohio University Programs
The National Science Foundation awarded Ohio University a grant of $1135 to strengthen general research functions and programs. The grant covered the period from July 1, 1960, to March 1, 1961.
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Ohio University
National Science Foundation
Ohio Uni
Driver Fined for Insufficient Brakes in Athens County
Herbert Cullison, 37, Roseville Route 2, was fined ten dollars and costs in Athens County Court after a State Highway Patrol arrest for insufficient brakes on his vehicle.
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Herbert Cullison
Roseville
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Youth Injured In Perry County Car Crash Near New Straitsville
A 19 year old New Straitsville youth James Love was treated at Mount St Mary Hospital for head and face lacerations after his car struck a second vehicle at the south corporation limits and ran off Route 75 embankment. Danny Forest 40 also of New Straitsville drove the other car which was stopped at a stop sign. Patrolmen reported the accident under investigation. A separate Route 50 crash six miles east of Athens injured no one and involved a semi tractor driven by Clem Stewart 28 of Elkins West Virginia. Dwight Barrows 63 of Stewart was cited in Athens County Court after attempting to pass and cutting in too quickly.
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Mount St. Mary Hospital
Perry County
State Highway Patrol
James Love
South Corporation Limits
Love
Danny Forest
Athens
Clem Stewart
Elkins
W. Va
Dwight Barrows
Stewart
Edson Carsey Dies At 76 In Athens County
Edson Ace Carsey 76 died Thursday morning at his home on South Canaan Rd after months of ill health. Lifelong Athens County resident and retired farmer he is survived by wife Samaria four sons Walter Robert Cleetus and Mac 17 grandchildren one great grandson a sister and three brothers. Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at South Canaan Baptist Church with Rev Theodore Ertle. burial in adjoining cemetery. Friends may call Hughes funeral home after Friday noon.
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Edson
Ace) Carsey
South
Canaan Rd
Athens County
Samaria
Walter
Farmington
Mich
Robert
Athens
Cleetus
Caldwell
Mac
Hazel Park
Elsie Fiske
Nelsonville
Quince
Jay
Russell
Leo
Eugene
South Canaan Baptist Church
Theodore Ertle
Hughes Funeral Home
Forfeit Bonds After Patrol Arrests Three Drivers
Three drivers cited by the State Highway Patrol forfeited bonds in Municipal Court Wednesday. Dale Ward Wilson, 57, Amesville, forfeited a $16 bond on an insecure load charge. Two drivers cited for speeding, Sidney Zuckerman, 34, Columbus, and Malcom Caserta, 25, Columbus, forfeited $21 bonds.
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State Highway Patrol
Dale Ward Wilson
Amesville
Sidney Zuckerman
Columbus
Malcom Caserta
Floyd Bolin Chapter to Meet Friday Night
Floyd Bolin Chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a meeting at 8 p.m. Friday. Charles Evans, the commander, announced the gathering.
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Floyd Bolin
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Charles Evans
Traffic Fine Levied On Stop Sign Citation
John Joseph Turk 30 of Mc Connelsville pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to a State Highway Patrol stop sign citation. He was fined five dollars and costs.
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John Joseph Turk
McConnelsville
Ohio sales tax returns due July 31 for first half period
Ohio vendors must file semi annual sales tax returns for Jan 1 to June 30 by July 31 even with no sales. An examiner will assist Athens County vendors in the commissioners office at the courthouse on July 27. Delinquent notices for missing filings have been discontinued.
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Ohio
Athens County
Commissioners
Court House
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Birth announcements list a son for Mr and Mrs Lewis Crow of Albany Route 1, a son for Mr and Mrs Gerald Evans of Chesapeake, and a son for Mr and Mrs Boyd Bobo of Athens. Admissions include Michael Mulligan of Athens Hez A Henson Albany Route 1 and Mrs Kermit Swartz and Mrs Charles Brozak of Athens. Dismissals include Mrs James Finn Lima and others.
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Lewis Crow
Albany
Gerald Evans
Chesapeake
Boyd Bobo
Athens
Michael Mulligan
Hez A. Henson
Kermit Swartz
Charles Brozak
James Finn
Lima
Howard Wingo
Fred Stahl
New Marshfield
Elza McGraner
the Plains
Naval Officer Team To Administer Tests
A Naval officer procurement team from Ashland Kentucky will be on the Ohio University campus from 930 a.m. to 430 p.m. Monday to administer the officer qualification test to senior men and women for the Naval Officer Candidate School. The officers said seniors are eligible to test but will interview men and women of all grade levels about Navy programs.
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Ashland
Ohio University
Naval Officer Candidate School
Navy
Road project routes listed across several counties
The document enumerates highway segments including State Route 141 from the Jackson County line to 325 and 233 to Gallia, 325 from Meigs County line south for 16 miles, 554 east of Cheshire, 588 between Gallipolis and Rodney, 790 between Thivenor and Mercerville, 790 at Lecto, 124 in and between Racine and Syracuse, 325 south of Hanesville, 680 from 692 to Tupper's Plains, 684 between Harrisonville and Pagetown, 692 between Pagetown and Welch, and 325 in Rio Grande and Vinton.
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Jackson County
Gallia
Meigs County
Cheshire
Gallipolis
Rodney
Thivenor
Mercerville
Lecto
Racine
Syracuse
Hanesville
Tupper’s Plains
Harrisonville
Pagetown
Three Athens Countians Inducted Into Army at Ft Hayes
Three Athens County volunteers left by bus for Columbus to join the Army at Ft Hayes. Richard H. Douglas of Athens led the group, with James F. England of Frost and Carl L. Campbell of Coolville. The Gideon Society presented Bibles at induction.
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Athens
Mrs. Amanda Scholl Dies in Pomeroy at 67
Amanda Scholl 67 of Pomeroy died after heart attack at home and was taken to Holzer Hospital. Survived by husband Adam two daughters Mrs. Virgil Brown and Mrs. William Childs four grandchildren three sisters two brothers and many relatives. Federated Church member. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. at Ewing Funeral Home with Rev Waldo J Bartels. burial Beech Grove Cemetery. Friends may call anytime at the funeral home.
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Pomeroy
Amanda Scholl
Holzer Hospital
Adam
Virgil Brown
William Childs
Middleport
Josephine Anderson
Massillon
Verda Oliver
Edward Tewksbury
Irving Smith
Berthold Smith
Columbus
Federated Church
Ewing Funeral Home
Waldo J. Bartels
Beech Grove Cemetery
ODRINEX Claim Promises Quick Fat Loss
An advertisement promotes ODRINEX, a tiny tablet claimed to depress appetite and reduce fat in seven days without strenuous exercise. It guarantees a full refund if not satisfied, sold by Athens Pharmacy with mail order option and price listed as 3.06.
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Athens Pharmacy
S&j
Army man Enderle and waitress Davis named in notice
Gerald Lawrence Enderle 22 of Logan serving in the U S Army and Phyllis Elaine Davis 19 of Nelsonville a waitress are listed in the notice as individuals connected to the matter.
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Gerald Lawrence Enderle
Logan
U. S. Army
Phyllis Elaine Davis
Nelsonville
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