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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1958

Page

7

Record Traffic Toll in Athens Area Weekends Five Accidents

Weekend traffic in the Athens area injured 16 people across five accidents. Notable crash on Route 56 involved Max Allen Cox 19 Springfield unconscious in poor condition and Robert Francis 28 Troy with others including Mary Jane Cox 13 Nellis Dennis 14. Additional Sunday crashes on Route 33 near Nelsonville and Route 50 near Coolville injured multiple, with charges for left of center and failure to yield.

Athens Max Allen Cox Springfield Cox Robert Francis Troy State Highway Patrol Francis Pamela Sue Francis Cox Auto Mary Jane Cox Nellis Dennis Nelsonville Liam Amspaugh Mary Amspaugh Lancaster Harold Stump Rockbridge Stump Coolville Earl Chaney Chillicothe Marietta

River Recedes After Weekend Rainfall

The Hocking River fell this morning after heavy Sunday rains again sent it on the move. Monday's light precipitation totalled .19 of an inch per U.S. Observer C. L. Colmer. At 11 a.m. Athens registered 68 degrees under cloudy skies with Rural Hamley Run totaling 1.25 inches of rain for the weekend and noting temperature ranges of 84/65, 83/62, and 75/58 for Friday through Sunday.

Hocking U.S C. L. Colmer Athens Hamley Run

Rain Delays City Street Resurfacing Start

Rain again delays the city street resurfacing plan delaying preliminary courses on S May Ave Morris Ave and Elliott St. The contractor will start Tuesday instead of today shifting Central Ave W State and E Union St work to Wednesday. Traffic closures and parking restrictions were announced by Police Chief J B Grogan.

S. May Ave Morris Ave Elliott St Central Ave W State E. Union St J. B. Grogan

Shelterin Arms Hospital Notes

Admissions include Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wolfe of Athens Route 1 with a son and Mrs. Edward Mingus of Millfred with a daughter. Discharges list Mrs. Roy Golden and Ida Sayers among others. Blood used four pints.

Sheltering Arms Hospital Floyd Wolfe Athens Edward Mingus Millfred Rebecca Sanborn Albany Clark Jiiden Racine Minnie Love Ross Tippie Wallace Foreman George Searles Millfield Lorena Smith Max Cox Springfield Mary Jane Cox Roy Golden Ida Sayers Trimble Mary Ruth Dwight Weiss Arnold Henry Charles’ Bond Frost Lawrence Morgan George Walton Chauncey Robert Guess Laverne Gessner

Two Guysville Drivers Fined in DWI Case

Gerald E. Congreve aged 53 and Ross G. Kickoson 41 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated. Each was fined 125 dollars plus costs, sentenced to three days in jail, and had his operator's license suspended for three months.

Guysville Gerald E. Congreve Ross G. Kickoson

Bound to Jury for Non-Support in Columbus

Pearl Latimer of Columbus was bound over to the grand jury under a 500 dollar bond after arraignment in Municipal Court on charges of non-support filed by the Child Welfare Department.

Pearl Latimer Columbus Child Welfare Department

Crash Driver Fined and Sentenced in City Court

Clifford E. Hill of Nashport received a $250 fine and costs, plus a three day jail term and a one year license suspension after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. He was arrested by the State Highway Patrol after a Thursday accident near Can aanville that seriously injured an Athens woman.

Clifford E. Hill Nashport Hill State Highway Patrol Canaanville Athens

Agency Expansion Continues with Mathews Gill Merger

The Earl F. Mathews Inc agency merges with C. M. Gill & Co as a second expansion step. The group followed six years after acquiring E. R. Walker Co. Mathews started in 1945, incorporated in 1950, and Earl Hooper joined five years later after leaving auto business.

Earl F. Mathews, Inc C. M. Gill & Co E. R. Walker Co Mathews Earl Hooper Hooper

Two Men Fined In Municipal Court For Intoxication

Two men pleaded guilty to intoxication charges in Municipal Court. Paul Gilkey, 32, Athens Route 2, was fined 50 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 30 days at hard labor. Glendon Nickoson, 49, Guysville, was fined 75 dollars plus costs.

Paul Gilkey Athens Glendon Nickoson Guysville

Elks Leader Ridge To Report On Convention

Everett E. Ridge exalted ruler of the Athens Elks Lodge will report on the Elks International Convention to members at a 7 30 p.m. meeting Tuesday in the Cline Building.

Everett E. Ridge Athens Elks’ Lodge Cline

Four Drivers Fined in Municipal Court for Speeding

Four drivers pleaded guilty to speeding in Municipal Court. Paul J. Hamilton The Plains paid 25 dollars Otto D. Depue 31 Hamden 20 dollars Roger P. Shafer 22 The Plains 15 dollars Stanley M. Haybrow 32 Hammond Ind 15 dollars plus costs. In Amesville Glenn Richard Linscott 22 was fined 24 dollars in mayor s court for reckless driving presided by acting mayor C O Gibson.

State Highway Patrol Paul J. Hamilton the Plains Otto D. Depue Hamden Roger P. Shafer Stanley M. Haybrow Hammond Ind Amesville George D. King Glenn Richard Linscott C. 0. Gibson

Athens Township Property Transfers Reported

Karl H. Kasten of Boynton Beach Florida transfers part in inlet 138 in Athens to Milton Nuzum of Athens. Myron FE of Dewey Athens County transfers two tracts in Athens Township to Dorothy Mulpas of Athens.

Karl H. Kasten Boynton Beach Fla Milton Nuzum Athens Myron FE Dewey Athens County Dorothy Mulpas Athens Township

28 Men Take Pre-Draft Physical Examinations

Twenty eight men left by bus for Columbus to undergo pre induction physical exams at Ft Hayes. The group includes 18 Athens Countians and 10 Ohio University students who transferred to the local board for the examinations.

Columbus Ft. Hayes Selective Service Athens Ohio University Lawrence L. McDaniel Leonard P. Pidcock William W. Foster John R. Oberholzer Paul P. Abraham Gerald E. Tope Larry A. Gouldsberry Alan D. Pai Let Jack R. Freeman Millfield Charles A. Stump Carbondale Ronald L. Crabtree Chauncey Jerry L. Blackston Nelsonville Meril F. Coey Jan G. Angle Wiley B. Guffy Jackie L. Skivers Glouster Rollin K. Hawk Guysville Glenn R. Linscott Amesville Don K. Seward Sandusky Sandusky Board For the Exam While Benjamin S. Cutler South Norwalk Conn Michael F. Rego Francis S. Hogan William W Wagner Fred P. Kunz Raymond Bransiel Cleveland Barnard Bushell West Hempstead L. I George R. Mathias Uhrichsville James R. Lynch Fremont Charles J. Drenta Canton Harry W. Klingensmith Waynesburg

Ex Belpre Resident Dies at 51 in Parkersburg Home

Paul M. Welch, 51, former Belpre resident, was found dead in his Parkersburg home Saturday. Wood County coroner Dr. Richard W. Corbitt ruled natural causes. Surviving relatives include brother Jess Welch of Cutler Route 1 and half-brother Raymond Welch of The Plains. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Spencer Funeral Home Belpre, Rev. Oren D. Schaffer officiating. Burial in Rockland Cemetery.

Belpre Paul M. Welch Parkersburg Richard W. Corbitt Wood County W. Va Jess Cutler Raymond Welch the Plains Spencer Funeral Home Oren D. Schaffer Rockland Cemetery

Insurance Ad Warns Against Irresponsible Drivers

An advertisement urges adding Family Protection to a standard auto policy to cover injuries from drivers who cause accidents and avoid responsibility. It promotes inexpensive steps to shield families and invites readers to learn more.

FASTEETH False Teeth Powder Advertisement

FALSE TEETH FASTEETH, an improved powder to be sprinkled on upper or lower plates, holds false teeth more firmly in place. Do not slide, slip or rock. No gummy, gooey, pasty taste or feeling. FA EETH is alkaline does not sour. Checks plate odor. Get FASTEETH at any drug counter. Ad.

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Stanley Dorst Baltimore Dorst Edward Dorst Darlene Dorst Sharon Landis Pleasantville Lena Tippie Donna Jean Tippie Linda Sue Tippie Hocking County Hillcrest Dana Hutchinson Floyd Hartley Hutchinson Cheney Bell & Howell Tvtala N. Court Moore Benjamin OOF Kerr-Hunter Hardware CO Don Finsterwald Sol Rosenberg Athens Country Club William Wolfe Finsterwald Riley Thompson Ames-Bern Amesville Masonic Hall Miss Linscott Janet Wolfe Jane Parish Barbara Walton Sue Gillett Bill Clark The Grange George King Chauncey-Dover Katheryn McCoy Henry Bryson Helen Linscott Carl Morris Clark REPP Ohio & National Burial Vault Associations Michelob Houck & van Dyke Inc W. Union Dial O. G. Houck Don Reed Athens County Savings & Loan CO Masonic Temple Union & Court Sts P. G. Chapman Earl F. Mathews CM. Gill & Company Security Bank Surance Messrs Earl Mathews Clarence Gill Clarence M, Gill Earl A, Hooper You Family Weekly Floor
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