Plane Forced Down After July Thunderstorm Strikes Athens County
A private plane piloted by Carmen E. Loney of near Springfield forced to land in a hay field near New Marshfield during a July storm in Athens County. Loney escaped injury as the Cessna 172 flipped after nose wheel hit a ditch. he was en route from Charleston, West Virginia to Dayton when storms forced him to seek an airport, with utilities hit and roads washed out across Amesville Chauncey area.
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Athens County
New Marshfield
Carmen E. Loney
Springfield
Loney
Charleston
W. Va
Dayton
Ohio University
Athens
Bernard J. Withers
United Appeal Officers Named
Carl H. Roberts was elected president of the United Appeal board of directors at Athens State Hospital during a Monday night meeting. The board filled interim posts, naming William Rose and Harry Lackey to key roles while planning payroll deduction emphasis and agency quotas by August 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl H. Roberts
Ohio University
United Appeal Board of Directors
Jack L. Moore
James Fenstermaker
William Rose
Royal McBee Corp
Fenstermaker
Harry Lackey
Athens
Rose
YMCA
Lackey
Recreation Commission
Samuel Erskine
Athens State Hospital Auxiliary
Don Perry
Ohio University Industrial
Ald Ross
The
Mental Health Association
Roberts
United Appeal Board
Fund Drive
Carl Roberts
Frank Nolan
Drive
Pair Held On 2 More Bogus Check Counts
Two men face additional forgery charges in Municipal Court after passing six counterfeit checks at local merchants. Floyd Davis, 30, Columbus, pleaded guilty to two counts and remains held on $3,000 total bond. Russell Wright, 20, Charleston, W V, pleaded guilty to one count and is held on $1,000 bail. he denied prior auto theft and breaking and entering convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Columbus
Floyd Davis
Russell Wright
Charleston
W. Va
Wright
West Virginia
Autos Collide At Intersection Near State Street
Two cars were badly damaged in a midafternoon crash at the N Court E State St intersection. Ray Smalley, 21, suffered neck and arm injuries but declined treatment after the green light. Lovella Faulkner, 37, reported brake failure as she went through the Ohio Food Market area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Court E. State St
Ray Edward Smalley
University Terrace
State St
Court St
Lovella Marie Faulkner
Coolville
Divorce Answer Filed in Douglass Case
An answer to Barbara Douglass's divorce petition by Stanley Keith Douglass admits residence marriage and child birth details but denies other allegations and asks the petition be denied. The complaint seeks divorce on grounds of gross neglect filed about seven weeks ago.
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Barbara Douglass
Stanley Keith Douglass
Canal Winchester
Computers Are Topic at University Lecture
Dr H D Huskey a Ohio University graduate and leading computer expert spoke on modern computers at a public lecture in Chemistry Auditorium He is a UC Berkeley faculty member and Bendix Aviation associate The talk was sponsored by the Summer Institute for teachers of science and mathematics.
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H. D. Huskey
Ohio University
Chemistry
University of California
Huskey
Bendix Aviation
Berkeley
Summer Institute For Teachers of Science and Mathematics
Bailey divorce petition filed in Albany court
Earl F. Bailey sues Marguerite E. Bailey in Common Pleas Court for divorce alleging extreme cruelty. They married November 26, 1932, in Decatur Illinois, with two children, one minor.
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Common Pleas Court
Earl F. Bailey
Marguerite E. Bailey
Albany
Decatur, Ill
City Loan and Savings marks 46th anniversary in Lima
George S. Roberts of Athens, manager of the City Loan and Savings Co. office there, attends the service award ceremony in Lima as part of 200 company employees. Roberts has ten years of service with City Loan.
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George S. Roberts
City Loan and Savings Co
Athens
Lima
Roberts
City Loan
Man Pleads Guilty To Dog At Large Charge
Dale Bowman of Highland Avenue pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to allowing a dog to run at large after an initial innocent plea. He was fined 15 dollars plus costs with five dollars of the fine suspended.
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Dale Bowman
Highland Ave
ASC Committee Post Elections Are Slated
The Athens ASC community committees offer one year terms with chairmen and vice chairmen chosen by vote. Ballots mailed to farm owners and tenants by Aug. 2, voting ends Aug. 8, with counts Aug. 13 and results announced promptly. Delegates and alternates to the Aug. 25 convention will be selected for a three member county ASC committee.
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Athens Asc
Irvin Wolfe
ASC
Wolfe
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Births list includes a son for Mr and Mrs Charles Backus of Athens and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Virgie Pratt of Shade Route 1. The hospital records admit Mary Meek Athens Route 2 Roger Hawk Coolville Route 2 John Campbell Athens Nancy Stearns Chester Darrell Smith New Marshfield Clifford Smith Athens Route 5 Mrs George Gliden Athens Howard Mills Athens. Dismissals include Mrs Henry Frank Glouster Francis Erwin Glouster Route and John Tate Athens Route 4.
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Charles Backus
Athens
Virgie Pratt
Shade Route 1
Mary Meek
Roger Hawk
Coolville
John Campbell
Nancy Stearns
Chester
Darrell Smith
New Marshfield
Clifford Smith
George Gliden
Howard Mills
Henry Frank
Glouster
Francis Erwin
OL Graduate Heads New Midwest Division
J. W. Bartlett, a 1940 Ohio University graduate, named Midwest division manager for Philip Carey Mfg Co. Based in Lockland Cincinnati, Bartlett will head a division covering St. Louis Indianapolis Des Moines and Chicago districts with headquarters at Bellwood Ill.
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J. W. Bartlett
Ohio University
Midwest
Philip Carey Mfg. Co
Lockland
Cincinnati
Clarksburg
W. Va
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Des Moines
Chicago
Bellwood
Til
Bond Forfeiture After Missed Municipal Court Hearing
Harry V. Sharp of Trimble forfeited a $30 bond Tuesday after failing to appear in Municipal Court on a State Highway Patrol charge of an axle overload of 650 pounds.
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Harry V. Sharp
Trimble
Emergency call after hotel guest falls ill
The fire department emergency squad rushed to the Homestead Hotel on N Court Street at 10 07 p m Monday when 17 year old Mrs George Ch ild on became ill She was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital per doctor orders
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Fire Department
George Childon
Homestead Hotel
N. Court St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Albany Area Youths Injured In Rollover Crash
Two Albany area youths were injured when their car skidded on gravel and rolled over on the Albany-Chase Road about five miles south of Albany. Driver David Hudnell, 16, suffered a slight forehead bump. passenger Kenny Morris, 15, had minor hand and knee cuts.
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Albany Area
Albany-Chase Road
State Highway Patrol
David Lee Hudnell
Albany
Kenny Morris
Band Fund Nears Halfway Goal for New Uniforms
Athens High School band boosters reported progress toward a $6500 goal for new uniforms. At a meeting in the AHS Auditorium president Paul E Brown announced about $3000 had been raised and the campaign would continue through the campaign period.
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Athens High School
Paul E. Brown
AHS
Brown
Natural Gas Rate Rise Hits Ath ens and 93 Ohio Communities
The Ohio Fuel Gas Company announces a rate increase due to higher supplier costs. The in crease is one half cent per thousand cubic feet and takes effect September 1 for Ath ens and 93 other Ohio communities under fuel cost clauses.
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Athens
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Ohio
Bennett Takes Stand In Trial Second Day
Prosecution in the trial of Perry Bennett of Jackson rests for the day on grand larceny charges. Evidence includes seven auto tires and about 20 radios and record players from Williams Transfer and Parcel truck, labeled states exhibits 1 through 27. Bennett testified he did not participate in the robbery before three judges in Common Pleas Court.
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Perry Bennett
Jackson
Common Pleas Court
Bennett
Williams
Dick Blosser Heads to York Post as Ford Manager
Dick Blosser, longtime operator of Athens Edsel agency on E State Street, leaves for York Pennsylvania to become general manager of the Carl Beasley Ford agency. He sold his local business to Ray Riggs Inc and has lived at 27 Graham Drive with his wife and two children. Blosser previously led the Howard Hively Lincoln Mercury dealership in Cincinnati before coming to Athens. The E State Street Edsel lot remains unoccupied.
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Dick Blosser
Athens’ Edsel
E. State St
York, Pa
Carl Beasley Ford
Blosser
Ray Riggs, Inc
Graham Drive
Howard Hively
Lincoln-Mercury
Cincinnati
Athens
E. State St. Edsel Agency
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Athens Messenger
Commonwealth Telephone Co
Amesville
Chauncey
Ames
Dutch Creek
Alexander
State High Department
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Hamley Run
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Vance - Leach
W. State St
Asthmanefrin
Nebulizer
S. Court
United Appeal
Lew Martin
Hooper St
Athens State Hospital
John H. Elias
Charles O
Phoebe Martin
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes Funeral Home
Dale Bumgardner
Hebardville
Erskine
American Association of University Women
Perry
Lions Club
Nolan
George Drach
Har
Ant Aka
D. H
Jonesy) Sams
Cline Bldg
New York Stock Exchange
Hamilton
Wheeling
Quick's
Quick's Drug Store
John Tate
Athens Route 4
OL Graduate
New Midwest
Logan
Luckoff
Luckoff’'s
Marble Cliff
Marble Cliff Quarries CO
Agricultural Limestone Division
Columbus, Ohio
Powell and Lewisburg
Anoutle
W. Washington St
Tel
Scotty Roberts
Mgr
E. Main St
Pomeroy
Second St
Gallipolis
Francis D. White
S. McGonagle
Perry County
Warren S. Earhart
Lawrence County
York Post
Gallaher's
Southeastern Ohio
Johnson
Logan Monument Co
W. Main St
Logan, Ohio
Sears and Elberfeld
Murphey
N. Court
Jessie W. Ley
Qualisies
Pharmacist
Cline Pharmacy Co
Cussins & Fearn Store
E. Carpenter St
Athens, Ohio
Hydrogen
Culligan
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